Great post, Commonmind! Welcome to the discussion.
So...I'm not to use the Super Nova? You're not about to sit through five minutes of planet-smashing video sequence?
That's no fun!!!
But if everyone saw everything the same way, the world would be pretty boring.
I know a lot of people like Sephiroth because he's 'cool'. The flashback when you get to Kalm, when you see him fight a dragon and take off over 4000, reinforces the idea of him as the ultimate SOLDIER. But the reason I like him is because of his tragic story. He is a fallen hero, and a victim, both of the Shin-Ra researchers and the Jenova entity, and his subsequent rage and nihilism is a result of this. I find him a more three-dimensional and rounded character than Kefka, for example. Where Scarlet, Heidegger and Hojo are concerned (but not so much Rufus), you certainly have a point. Don't tell me you didn't like the Turks, though?
What was your opinion of the plot in FFXII?