Most Hated XIV Character

[Carin-Eri]

The amount of Hildibrand hate in this thread shocks me. Do people really hate him? Why?

This is coming from a massive fan of everything Hildibrand, to the point I consider him coming back this expansion a legit selling point.

I don't find him particuarly funny for the most part, but I don't hate him. And the fact that anything involving him generally involves the completely adorable Nashu Mhakaracca makes playing that content more tolerable!

[Azuri]

The amount of Hildibrand hate in this thread shocks me. Do people really hate him? Why?

This is coming from a massive fan of everything Hildibrand, to the point I consider him coming back this expansion a legit selling point.

Yes. I despise Hildibrand. It's not funny. It's not entertaining. It's not interesting. I only did those quests to wipe an annoying question mark off my map and I hated every moment of it.

[Maxilor]

Yes. I despise Hildibrand. It's not funny. It's not entertaining. It's not interesting. I only did those quests to wipe an annoying question mark off my map and I hated every moment of it.

[Allegor]

Asahi, hands down, but he's meant to be unlikable so they got that right, and I'm fairly certain the current Fandaniel persona was just an excuse to bring him back. Other characters that I don't necessarily dislike but consider... "narratively wasted" would be Zenos, Lyse, Y'shtola, and the entirety of the PLD questline.

[P0W3RK1D]

Valens van Varro
Abusive, liar, kills and inflicts pain without remorse, this man isnt even savage, hes just evil.

[FlatLined]

G'raha tia. Every time he wiggles his ears I want to punch him square in his face.

[kpxmanifesto]

G'raha tia. Every time he wiggles his ears I want to punch him square in his face.

I liked Graha Tia when he was just known as the Crystal Exarch and kept his hood on, lmao.

[dustdjinn]

I liked Graha Tia when he was just known as the Crystal Exarch and kept his hood on, lmao.

What is it about graha you don't enjoy?

[Raoabolic]

What is it about graha you don't enjoy?

How he went from a guy caught in a bad situation where he had to lead even when he felt he wasn't good enough to lead to a cardboard cutout of a character that does nothing but fawn after the WoL. The sad thing is that you can tell when the writer has to write him as the exarch when he has to do something of significance only for him to revert back to the WoL's cheerleader. It's actually kind of a bummer they write him like that, lol. Personally, I would not mind him fawning over the WoL if he cuts it back to a third of how he acts in EW so he's more endearing and less annoying.

[Seymour_Rainecourt]

How he went from a guy caught in a bad situation where he had to lead even when he felt he wasn't good enough to lead to a cardboard cutout of a character that does nothing but fawn after the WoL. The sad thing is that you can tell when the writer has to write him as the exarch when he has to do something of significance only for him to revert back to the WoL's cheerleader. It's actually kind of a bummer they write him like that, lol. Personally, I would not mind him fawning over the WoL if he cuts it back to a third of how he acts in EW so he's more endearing and less annoying.

If you could understand the life that G'raha had led up until the passing of Elidibus- when things had finally calmed down- then you might be able to show only a little empathy for the man. He's been through a lot, has seen a lot, had suffered quite astutely, and bore himself through it using the WoL as a role model/aspiration. While Endwalker G'raha can easily be seen as cutesy, or even fan-service in behavior, it still fits the man's character, as he no longer bears a terrible burden he had once carried for the better part of his life and only wishes to live out his dreams of becoming an adventurer standing beside a figure he could only read about in essence in fiction. Well, his personal yearning, anyway. I'm sure he's still one of the first that would jump in to save the world if necessary.

I despised G'raha before he left for the Crystal Tower, and was moderately impressed with his candor come the Crystal Exarch. Only after he showed signs of having his own personality inside of that persona did I start caring some about him; and while the ear animations and hand-wringing are somewhat too plenty in cutscenes post-Elidibus's fall, I rather enjoy that he's of the mind or heart to express himself after spending a lifetime bottled up and locked up.

As for the reversion of personalities back and forth to suit the writing: I both see it and understand how "stocky" or "jarring" it can get. I'll admit that I felt the plot too convenient (and rolled my eyes) when G'raha used Levitate or whatever after the Tower of Zot. G'raha isn't my favorite XIV character, but, to me, he's nowhere near one of the unbearables.

Edit: sorry, I didn't mean to sound as if I were judging you or saying you felt he was subpar/etc. I realize the first part of my response sort of insinuates so. Apologies.