Quote Originally Posted by MirronTulaxia View Post
I don't think we've seen a character who only does that though and is considered part of the main cast. Alphinaud was like that, and people hated him previously (not necessarily solely for that reason but I imagine it played some factor).
I would say in Alphinaud's case it had more do with his overblown self-confidence, arrogance, and expressing of our character as means toward his goal rather than any of his diplomatic stances (He does a lot of that off-screen and the few scenes that are shown are more to show his character issues more then anything).

At least in Alphinaud's case, unlike Minfilia or Lyse who shortcomings were made worse by writing issues, was kind of the point of his 2.0 version. Alphinaud was supposed to start off as an unlikable, overachieving, arrogant brat who thought he knew better than everyone else. His arc was basically to have his overconfidence bite him in the ass so he could be built up as a better person after he picked up the pieces. Compared to the other Scions in 2.0, there was a least an indication that they did have an arc planned for him that did pay off in the long run.