Firefly131 said:
Malo_Tux said:
Squall... all he does is *****, whine, and moan
I quite liked Squall. After being left behind all his life you could see why he was some sort of misanthrope. Sure he was dick but he had a reason for hating people and not trusting but he still wanted to be liked. I know i'm a minority but I liked VIII and was my first brush with FF and has a special place in my heart.
Definitely wasn't my first, but I'm in the same boat, here.
As I've said before on the matter, I'm a sucker for a love story, and that one in particular just tugged at the heartstrings in just the right way. I definitely agree that Squall is a prick throughout 90% of the game, but as you said, he had a pretty legitimate reason for his general attitude towards the world at large. That said, I still found him pretty agreeable, nonetheless.
As far as my least favourites? Sadly, they mainly fall under female cast members. Yuffie, Selphie (being the most predominant), and a host of others for their general annoyance level. Vanille only bothered me because of her voice acting. Apart from that, I'm alright with the occassional happy-go-lucky/I'm-pretending-to-be-happy-against-all-odds-because-it's-my-way-of-coping-with-the-world-falling-apart.
My top spot belongs, though, belongs to Cait Sith.
Yes, I understand that he's a character you're supposed to love-to-hate. Yes, I know he's actually a fairly deep and pretty good character (insofar as the development of his personality). I just couldn't shake
HATING him, though. While that's just tribute to his good design, it doesn't really change the fact that I kept hoping for the rest of the cast in VII to beat the stuffing out of him.[footnote]Pun totally intended.[/footnote] His damned Limit Break was my last straw against him, I think. I cannot count how many times I hit for minimum damage with it. Sure, it was just poor luck, but hot damn, it made my blood boil.
EDIT: I actually sort of liked Snow (I have a soft spot for characters with a Hero Complex), but my past roomate's comment on him was priceless: "Cut your hair, hippie!" I laughed. And laughed.