Quote Originally Posted by Nucah View Post
What's interesting about this is that I love the Joker and Kefka is my favorite villain of all time. They are both but jobs, just like Zeno's but this ties back to my point about Zenos just not being well written period. It's not like you get a ton of backstory on Kefka either. We know he was experimented on with Espers and that turned him nuts but it's his presence during the game where we interact with him that is written much better than Zenos. I found Kefka super compelling and the same with the Joker. I don't find Zenos compelling at all.

I understand what kind of a character Zenos is. His type of villain is just not my personal cup of tea.
Zenos just gets bored of everything and has absolutely no sense of humor at all. If he enjoys something, it's out of lust, not humor. Kefka and the joker do have a sense of humor, even though it's twisted, but I think that's a major distinction.
People want to see simple villains have fun when they succeed, which Zenos never did. Zenos actually shows having fun when he's losing, which actually undermines the satisfaction you can get for the protagonist succeeding at stopping such a villain.