I will say this: they are all villains, in some sense. That is, all the characters listed here are antagonists, and cause great grief/harm to the rest of the world. However, being the marshmallow that I am, I have the annoying habit of supporting everyone's point of view at the same time. I can see that every villain here has a motive, and although these motives are not necessarily "noble" by any means, a lot of them were influenced by circumstances beyond their control.
Sephiroth, for instance, seemed to be an Ok guy at some point. It wasn't until after the Nibleheim incident that he went bonkers and tried to kill everything. True, Garland was manipulative and cruel, but in the end, wasn't Kuja as well? As for Vayne...well, I haven't quite figured him out yet. But most people see that Venat was the one manipulate both Vayne and Cid. On the other hand, Venat was rebelling against the other Occuria, who IMO weren't very nice to begin with. Were they not just as manipluative and power-hungry? I mean, trying to control all of human history is pretty unfair for everyone else, dont you think?
So, in the end, I find it hard to partake in this poll, as every person here is a villain, for one reason or another. And where the manipulation ends and the true villain-ism starts is sometimes difficult to distinguish.
I decided that Hojo was the true villain of FFVII, because although Jenova started this whole mess, Hojo and Sephiroth merely used her/its cells to cause destruction. Yu Yevon, I think, was the driving force in FFX, even though he created Sin to "save his beloved Zanarkand," he still kept the destruction gong for 1000 years. As for FFXII...I'm still stuck on this one. XD
But none of this really even makes sense to me, and I'll probably change my mind by morning. IMO, everyone here has a very good point, so WE'RE ALL RIGHT......Right? Maybe?
A rant and a half
Sephiroth, for instance, seemed to be an Ok guy at some point. It wasn't until after the Nibleheim incident that he went bonkers and tried to kill everything. True, Garland was manipulative and cruel, but in the end, wasn't Kuja as well? As for Vayne...well, I haven't quite figured him out yet. But most people see that Venat was the one manipulate both Vayne and Cid. On the other hand, Venat was rebelling against the other Occuria, who IMO weren't very nice to begin with. Were they not just as manipluative and power-hungry? I mean, trying to control all of human history is pretty unfair for everyone else, dont you think?
So, in the end, I find it hard to partake in this poll, as every person here is a villain, for one reason or another. And where the manipulation ends and the true villain-ism starts is sometimes difficult to distinguish.
I decided that Hojo was the true villain of FFVII, because although Jenova started this whole mess, Hojo and Sephiroth merely used her/its cells to cause destruction. Yu Yevon, I think, was the driving force in FFX, even though he created Sin to "save his beloved Zanarkand," he still kept the destruction gong for 1000 years.
As for FFXII...I'm still stuck on this one. XD
But none of this really even makes sense to me, and I'll probably change my mind by morning. IMO, everyone here has a very good point, so WE'RE ALL RIGHT......Right? Maybe?