Favorite Final Fantasy Antagonist

[neo_rufus]

In your eyes who is the best Final Fantasy antagonist? My friend was telling me that Sephiroth was recognized as the best Final Fantasy villain thus far. I don't blame people for considering him the best. He is very powerful and skilled with a sword, has a very interesting history and his motives are simply outrageous, yet deep. But is mere

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[glacial_phoenix]

I'll have to go with Kefka. Honestly, you can't get better than the villain with utterly no compassion who's insane anyway. He's a great villain because - well, you can hate him; he's not just another anti-hero whom you end up sympathising with and feeling for. Also, no other villain does a laugh quite like Kefka's classic 'uweeheeheehee'

I'm a Seifer fan myself, but Seifer doesn't make a good villain simply because he's human. You can't hate the guy when he's only trying to strive for his dreams. Okay, maybe you can - I can't; he's been used and manipulated. Besides - he wanted to be a knight so badly, and - to have your innermost dreams taken and twisted like that's just awful. Ultimecia, on the other hand...

Sephiroth's anti-hero, not villain; he's got a messed-up past; and if I'd call anyone in the game a villain it would be Jenova, not Sephiroth. Besides, I had a much harder time with Kefka than with Sephiroth, lol. And I just don't find Kuja all that villainish - I know it sounds superficial, but I do wish he had better dress sense.

[neo_rufus]

Awesome another Seifer fan like me. This conversation should be fun. But yeah, Seifer's dreams were used against him. I find it amazing how a overwhelming bully can be so easily manipulated. I guess he just jumped right into the chance to make his dream come true. In fact, I think Seifer was also brainwashed with a magic spell, seeing as how he was acting like a zombie when he let Deling go and began walking towards Edea. So yeah, it was probably a combination of verbal manipulation and a magic spell that got Seifer tricked.

Wow...this is honestly a first for me. I've never met anybody who considers Sephiroth to be an anti-hero. That’s a very interesting point indeed. Sephiroth was once a hero, so it isn't like he has no heroic qualities whatsoever. I like this idea of yours already. :D

Sorry I took so long to reply by the way. :(

[glacial_phoenix]

Oddly enough, when it comes to Seifer, I sort of envision him as a bit like Quistis. He seems insecure, rather, and constantly frustrated - perfectionistic, too, which is probably why he's constantly frustrated. He's intelligent and very good at what he does, too, which is why he can't understand why Squall is considered to be the better student than him when all Squall does is follow orders.

Oh, the irony.

Also, regarding Sephiroth - he was once hero-worshipped. The Great Sephiroth, remember? 'Sides, he was Zack's friend; I imagine pre-Nibelheim Sephiroth and post-Nibelheim Sephiroth to be completely different people. In fact, I'd say post-Nibelheim Sephiroth was more JENOVA than Sephiroth, and that the blame for the villainy should go to her. The kind of rampant killing streak Sephiroth went on in Nibelheim doesn't seem to coincide with the brief flashes of his personality you get before all that fiery destruction.