Seymour reminds in some ways of Delita, the main antagonist of FFT. Both are motivated in part because they have been cruelly treated by those in power and seek power to dominate others in turn. This of course makes them as bad as those that they despise.
What I found much more sympathetic was his denial of his matyrdom as a Summoner. He's grown up as a persecuted half-caste and he's supposed to sacrifice himself to save Spira, which includes some of the same people who tormented him? While such a choice would of course be noble I fully understand his reluctance to do so. |