So, I LOVED Shadowbringers, but one gripe I had with it, was that everyone felt a little TOO serious at times. Thancred felt like a major buzzkill, and I it was the first time I'd TRULY felt Minfilia's absence. There's still a tiny, tiny spark of hope that maybe we might see her again sometime, although I really miss her old, more cheerful voice-actor (also, Kan-E-Senna sounds a little too "normal", not as "wise, ethereal" as her OG voice).
Regardless! The single biggest and greatest surprise was seeing G'raha Tia joining the ranks of the Scions! I freaking LOVE that guy! He's more upbeat, smart enough that he still regularly contributes to the story, and even just VISUALLY, he's literally the only Scion that doesn't have white hair now.
Real talk? I'm honestly getting a LITTLE bored with "the twins". I still like them, mind you, but I feel it's been a bit overkill. I also don't necessarily support Alphi being the de facto LEADER of the Scions; he's done a lot and proven himself trustworthy, but it's still weird to have other Scions actively looking to HIM for guidance (rare, but I've noticed). Once Endwalker concludes -- however that might be -- I wouldn't mind getting a bit of a break from them, maybe until the following expansion (hey, maybe they could even return having finally aged a bit, with more significant makeovers).
Personally? I would *LOVE* to see more of the character Pipin. He's obviously serving as Nanamo's right hand these days, but he just seems like he would be a cool character to interact with more. Similarly, while Stormblood was my least favorite expansion overall, it DID introduce a lot of my favorite characters; Hien was awesome, so was Gosetsu, I'd love seeing more of the Au Ra and particularly the Xaela tribes, Yugiri was also a pleasant character to jibe with. And while it took some time getting used to the name change, I really like Lyse as well.
I could definitely use a little more humor -- or at least sarcasm -- in the group, IMO. Just my two cents.
Any characters in particular that you guys would love to go adventuring with for a while?