Quote Originally Posted by Necrotica View Post
But when the Scions want to portray themselves as this righteous group fighting to save the world
No they don't.

The Scions portray themselves as a group fighting to save the world, specifically from the threat of the Ascians, and by extension the Primals, since the Primals are what the Ascians were using to destabilize the world. More broadly, the Scions work "for the betterment of the realm".

Righteousness was never a core mission statement. Individual Scions are more comfortable with "righteous" methods, and they act based on their own personal morality, but even back in ARR the Scions know that everyone's definition of righteousness was different. (Hence Alphinaud going "fine, we'll make our own" with the Crystal Braves.)

Individual Scions usually go "I want to do what is right, by my own ideals and opinions", and the other Scions with them go "we agree, and we will help you". But that's not the same as being codified as official Scion rules.