[rp? probably not rp] Man though. necrofancy just finished playing through Final Fantasy 4 and every time I get a refresher on that game I'm like "I MISS CECIL HARVEY"
and is then confronted with the consequences of his actions and is made to repent until he proves that he's not a total shitstain and gets to be a Paladin
but it's fascinating to me that even in all his Marty Stu specialness, the narrative goes out of its way to be like "he's not actually that special and could have easily been the villain of this piece if circumstances were even a little bit different"