Quote Originally Posted by Zanarkand-Ronso View Post
It sounds like the argument is that they all need to be complete opposites in every single way, and so they but heads and derail the journey for the sake of conflict and artificial tension.
No, if I had to take a stab in the dark, after seeing this argument come up enough times and the way it's made, I think the sentiment is dual-result of sour grapes ("How come X character I liked better died, while Y Scion(s) I don't like get to live?") along with dictator apologism ("How come X country that had dictator Y doesn't have one anymore after the Scions beat them and instead have Z republic?").

The two arguments kind of compress together into "the Scions' morality has ruined everything I like about the story and I want them gone".

Again, this is just the impression I get after seeing these exact points brought up ad nauseum by the same people.