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[Anno Domini]

it happens ^^)

[Bashini]

I totally understand Seymour and I can't say I disagree with it. His way is just a different means to the same end Auron hoped for. A way to break the cycle of suffering on Spira, but unlike Yuna he had nothing worth living for. His understanding of the world is skewed by his religion and by his loneliness.

On Spira, if people die their consciousnesses remain, they even appear as they did in life, and can enjoy things similarly. So by killing all of them, by becoming the last Sin, the cycle ends and everyone would be apart of him and apart of each other in a weird and mystical way. Spira's people could continue without change, Yevon gets what they want and, the world no longer suffers from the constant death caused by sin.

[Roogle]

Originally muttered by BG-57

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.

I think that Delita is a much better villain than Seymour, but I understand your comparison, too; however, I think that Delita was more logical and less emotional than Seymour.

[BG-57]

Agreed.

Although I found Seymour more likeable than Delita. Delita had lost all my respect by the game's end.

I guess it partly has to do with the way the game reveals their backstories. In FFT we get to see Delita's tragic backstory early on and then gradually we learn about his ruthlessness. In FFX we initially don't have much emotional investment in Seymour and only later do we find out about his tragic origins.

[Anno Domini]

i think that perhaps his coolness and darkness attracts quite a lot of followers.
i still love him!

[Roogle]

Originally muttered by BG-57

Although I found Seymour more likeable than Delita. Delita had lost all my respect by the game's end.

I did not like or dislike Seymour. He seemed more of the standard fare of villain to me regardless of his tragic origins, and I would rather have found out about his tragic origins before seeing him become evil, as I think that adds a little more tragedy to the story when the characters know what caused the descent into the wrong.

[BG-57]

It was all uphill for Seymour for me since I didn't care for him at first and I grew to sympathize with him more as the game progressed.

[Klyklops]

Well since I have my hair in my face most of the time I woud really love to live out millenia as a giant barnacle encrusted whale. I could really have a lot of fun and listen to all my MCR albums over and over. That would be sweet.