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I know this has probably been done before but I couldn't find it in the forums so I started a new poll.
I only listed the more popular ones and few others.
Kefka and Sephiroth are both my favorites but I went ahead and voted for Kefka because I liked VI overall slightly more than VII

This post has been edited by Kefka's Revenge on 17th February 2008 04:35

I liked Astos because I couldn't stop laughing at him the first time I saw him. And I had over-pumped my characters, so I killed him in one hit lol

^ lol, Astos is cute.

In the series? I guess FFT doesn't count then!

How could you leave out Gilgamesh! Ultros, Gilgamesh and the Turks had some of the wittiest lines in their respective games and often added a bit of comic relief when the story was taking a tragic turn. They weren't real antagonists after all.
Kefka's an awesome villain, though probably not the kind of awesome most fans view him as. I just found myself sympathising with him after briefly hearing about his background from an imperial soldier. Still, he isn't a character you'd normally forgive because of it (unlike Sephiroth for example). Even though some of his villainous traits are cliched, he's a unique one in his own right. Of course Amano's design is the icing on the cake. Very beautiful.
Sephiroth is a good character alright, but he was an ineffectual antagonist. Even Hojo, I found more interesting. Same with Golbez.. although I like him for some reason. Garland, Ultimecia and Exdeath are your common, irritating fairytale-evil to the freaking max.

Sometimes, I can't help but wonder which of the characters is a REAL villain. When it comes to the deepest RPGs, it's usually hard to make up my mind regardless of whom the game forces me to fight.
I won't vote.

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Id say Kuja or Kefka cos they both seem so flamboyant but at the same time murderous.

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It's always Kefka of course.... But awwww...... You left out Seymour, he's my second favorite.

I picked Garland, Garland/Chaos was the best enemy in my favorite Final Fantasy and had one of the most ammusing stories of how he could be both Garland and Chaos

Kuja because he has that kickarse silver dragon, and he had a bunch of black mages at one point. And IX is my favorite FF. To bad he died.

Kuja.

For the sole reason that upon seeing him for the first time, both of my cousins, in unison, said "Woah, she's well fit!"

And I've laughed every time I've seen him since.

Though Seymour's pretty good too. Gotta love crazy hair styles. But then I also love Jenova too. And Hojo's pretty awesome. Heck, they're all great.

Kuja, no question about it! FFIX was a great game and Kuja had a tremendous combination of poetry, flair, magic, ruthlessness, and mysticism to become my favorite video game villain of all time!

Kefka comes in at a very close second because not only does he have the killer clown gimmick, but no deep, symbolic reason for becoming a villain unlike most everybody else (if I understand it correctly) and that, in my opinion, gives him an honorable position within the greatest of the FF villains.

This post has been edited by FabulousFreebird on 23rd February 2008 02:01

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In the series? I guess FFT doesn't count then!

How could you leave out Gilgamesh!

Personally I consider FFT and FFTA part of the series despite the lack of roman numerals, but I suppose that could be a matter of conjecture.

If I remember my FFV correctly

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doesn't Gilgamesh change sides towards the end?

Agreed he is a much more interesting character than ExDeath.

The poll only allowed me to put 10 choices hence why I put 'other' as a choice.

This post has been edited by Kefka's Revenge on 19th February 2008 03:14

I had to say Sephiroth because one FFVII is my favorite game and two i love his story line third i love his sword to it's just so awesome

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If I remember my FFV correctly doesn't Gilgamesh change sides towards the end?

So does Golbez.

If FFT counts then, I would say Wiegraf is my favourite even though he wasn't a true villain in my eyes.

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Cid from FF XII. Great combination of genius and insanity, sprinkled with a dash of humor.

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Spoilers please people! I've not finished FFV yet.

Sephiroth is a great enemy. What I particularly like is how you see him from lots of different angles. The three major factions of FFVII (Sephiroth, Shinra, Avalanche) play off against each other throughout the game, so Sephiroth helps you, almost, at a few points. Not to mention that you see him as a friend in the Cloud's Past part of the game. Finally, the Shinra Mansion music is the most foreboding in the entire series, and it really adds to his character.

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Scepticism, that dry rot of the intellect, had not left one entire idea in his mind.

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I do have to admit that Kefka is hands down the best villan of the entire series but, my vote goes to Garland. Because hey, he was the first main villan and also the first dark knight( yeah the whole fallen warrior tone and awesomeness thing won me over) and come on, he has the powers of chaos, immortality and the four elemental fiends.

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After thinking about it, i realized i didn't ever have a favorite villain. so i thought about it, and decided on....

Garland!

From FFIX!

shocker! there was something just kinda cool about him, and he did help out at the end. he had his little terra thing working out pretty well, but after he got defeated, im not exactly sure what his motives became.

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I had to go with Kuja
his role and story in FFIX was just great.

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Kefka and Sephiroth are the Best FF Villians, but I voted for Kefka.

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I don't think I could rightfully pick anyone other than Algus. Most FF villains I simply dis/like; my sentiments toward Sadalfas, for whatever crazy reasons, go way beyond hate. Heck, he's not even bent on world domination or genocide...

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Kefka and Sephiroth are the Best FF Villians, but I voted for Kefka.

exactly but i voted for sephy, next came kuja

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Kuja was good, but I still think Kefka and Sephiroth wind up on top.

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I can never really answer this question. My knee-jerk answer is Kefka, but Sephiroth is excellent also. They're very similar and yet very different.

I think one of the big differences between Kefka and Sephiroth is that Sephiroth seems so cold and purposeful with what he's doing where Kefka is just total mayhem.

The biggest example of this I can highlight is in their theme music. Do you know what Sephiroth's theme reminds me of? The sacrifice music played in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It's more ceremonial than evil. Sephiroth is kind of like a figurehead in some fanatic religious cult. The summoning of Meteor isn't just to kill the planet and everyone on it - there is a higher purpose behind it.

Here are clips of both for reference:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9HztgEj2Qo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C0PvdPxv-w&feature=related

Contrast that with Kefka, who acts out of pure spite. I always felt that him becoming all-powerful was just an added perk of trampling people underfoot. Kefka is truly mean-spirited, and I love him for it. Kefka by a nose.

This post has been edited by Asylum Outpatient on 1st March 2008 21:58

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Well, I decided to go for Hojo. Not because I like him, but rather I despise him more then the others. Knocking him around brings out a rare sort of passion of mine. After I whomp him...I just turn off the game, cause I couldn't care less about Sephiroth.

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I'm ganna have to go with Kefka. I would like to say Sephiroth, but the endless clones and gay-ifying of his character since FFVII has lead me to be quite bored of him by now. =P

Kefka, on the other hand, remains original and has not been vastly overused since his part in VI. Bless the insane little git.

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Well, I decided to go for Hojo. Not because I like him, but rather I despise him more then the others.

I guess that's what a good villian is supposed to do. Make you despise him.

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There could be some spoilers.

My fav villain is Kefka. He's so mad and... bloody °_° and I love his loughter. He's REALLY evil, not like Sephiroth who's a more complex story behind him and different motivations (I think he's not so bad. Ok, he wants to destroy the world, but it's understandable XD)
Anyway, I love both of them, in different ways.
On the other side, I hate Ultimecia (or Artemisia, in Italian): she's so pointless, even though she could have been a good character. I prefer Adel, who has a bit more of background.
Kuja is good character, in my opinion; I like his redemption at the end, it makes him more human.
Seymour is too foreseeable, but not so bad, as a character.
Oh, and I like FFXII Cid. Love when he dies and complains about his silly son, instead of begging his pardon.

At the end, I chose Kefka

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Kefka rox! He killed 6 playable characters and destroyed the world. Take that Sephiroth!

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Kefka rox! He killed 6 playable characters and destroyed the world. Take that Sephiroth!

Sephiroth is just a mama's boy.

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Edea had so much potential... Sigh... Why replace her with Ultemecia - she was so useless.

I'm going to have to go with Sephiroth, though I haven't played 6 yet.