Votes for Auron
- NickCaligo42: I just have to go with Auron. He represents a time when Final Fantasy was slightly more tasteful than what it's become; a time when it was the pinnacle of modern gaming, respected amongst fans and critics alike. Today, largely in thanks to Balthier and the game he's a part of--though I won't count out Crisis Core and Kingdom Hearts--all they see is a shallow game full of androgynous juvenile male leads designed solely to please fangirls. Don't get me wrong, if I had to choose someone from FFXII that I'd say I liked it'd be Balthier, hands down, and were he fighting Tidus I'd be voting differently, but Auron wins this one. He's a stronger character from a stronger game with a stronger story. Plus he has Triple Overdrive and Break Damage Limit going for him, and since he doesn't need to blow all his MP to do his ultimate attacks Balthier would genuinely be screwed the second he used one of those lame quickenings.
- Adam mcduck: Auron's the badass, Balthier's the leading man... Badasses are more fun so Auron wins, though I won't mind if Balthier wins.
- Omega MK 54: Auron has some of the best lines in FFX, and his mysterious nature makes him even better
- Jammi568: Auron, because he can be middle aged, and be cool
- Blykus 08:25, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
- Henryacores: Auron is epic.
- Dark raven: That's obvious.
- Lockhart: Although Balthier is awesome, he can not compare to all that is Auron. Auron may very well be the best character in the series.
- Actiondan: Balthier has the lines, but Auron has everything else =].
- Tex: I'm one of the few who doesn't use Balthier much in FFXII, but Auron in FFX is in the fight most of the time. Plus Tornado > Element of Treachery IMO. Plus, I like Auron's Theme and his cool and calm mannerisms...Auron, hands down.
- OtO: Balthier is a disgrace to Final Fantasy. A total and complete ripoff of other good characters in media, but it utterly failed. He's weak, horribly designed, and has bad lines. He's all talk and not enough action.
- NOOOOO!!! I refuse to let Auron lose to this overconfident bastard! Go auron!--Superaeon35 20:24, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
- Bartz235: Pretty much what superaeon said. Auron is epic, powerful, and wise. Balthier is overconfident, snobby, and his reputation to Auron is nothing. Everyone in Spira knows Auron, while Balthier is a pirate noob who got lucky that he ended up with an amazing kick-ass viera to do the fighting and piloting for him.
- Chocolancer: Auron is the badass of badass, period...(leading man...pssshhh!)
- Sora_Rainstorm: "Now! This is it! Now is the time to chose! Die and be free of pain; or live and fight your sorrow!! Now is the time to shape your story, YOUR FATE IS IN YOUR HANDS!!!" Auron aall the waay for me baby! Not only is he the best character in FFX (or in history of all characters); he's cool, he's wise, he's strong, he's sexy, he's mysterious. I don't give a damn if he's middle aged; he still looking pretty good for an unsent! Balthier stands no chance against Auron's HUGE kantana! If Auron can still keep his cool when hearing all of Tidus' whinning, he can win with no sweat. You can't loose, Auron! BEAT HIS ASS!!
- TheSwordofDoubt: 我真的要说吗?
- Dr. mcfishers: I'd have to go for Auron. Auron's an awesome badass shadow-of-glory hero and Balthier hides behind Fran.
- AK-47: How in the name of Lock, Stock and two weed-smoking scottish pipers is this even a fight? Balthier is as good a character as anything Lindsay Lohan's every played in any movie ever. Guys who voted for Balthier, you can officially go buy yourself little hats with the word "retard" on them right now. And give them to BlueHighwind!
- Mjka: Don't get me wrong, I like Balthier, [being that sexy should be illegal], but there's no way in all the Farplane that the wandering unsent ronin can lose to the metrosexual sky pirate. No way. Especially since technically he can't die again. GO AURON! USE YOUR BUSHIDO TO KICK HIS SEXY ASS!
- Dancing Daggers: No doubt; Auron is by far the coolest character out there. Not necessarily my favorite, but certainly the coolest. Auron is the badass who crawled from Zanarkand over a f*cking mountain and all the way to Bevelle before eventually snuffing it, and then STILL refusing to go to the afterlife. That makes him even more of a badass monster then Vincent Valentine in my opinion. In contrast Balthier is just up himself.
- Arausio:This battle has already been decided as has everything in life kick his ass Auron
- Defunctzombie: Auron, hands down. May not look the best, but anyone who attacks with his wine is best in my book.
- Falbub: Very tough choice, but I'm voting for Auron here. Auron is kickass, and he had to put up with Tidus. TIDUS. This pretty much means he has the patience of a saint.
- Kenjutsukata1o1: Auron is a classic character, and as Final Fantasy X was the very first Final Fantasy I ever played, he was one of the first characters I was introduced to- and to this day he remains one of my favourite characters of the series (and the only character I've ever cosplayed as!). He's dedicated, strong, loyal, and has all the awesome samurai type characteristics for added awesomeness. Balthier's just... blah. I'll admit, at first he amused me, but he got old really quick. I'm sorry, the characters in Final Fantasy XII just don't get very good development, and even if they did, Auron would clean house with any of them. Go Auron!
- RaggleFraggleVoteyBoaty AzureDrake 03:31, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
- Hydronisa It's AURON, DAMMIT!! He BLEEDS Testosterone! FIGHT OVER!!!
- Blackheart191: He actually has a F&@%$ing pair.....
- Skoot85 He is crippled and still OWNS
- Terra_Homing: Auron's just badass. I don't really like balthier, shocking but true.
- Varehemsko: Auron simply outweighs Balthier in so many respects. Men like Balthier you follow because they are leaders. Men like Auron you fear and respect, because he talks with his actions, and his actions HURT. Also Bushido works better for me than Fires of War/Tides of Fate/Element of Treachery
- Leiber Mage: While surprising to know that Balthier is son to FFXII's Cid and has a very coo attitude, the fact of the matter is Auron can kick ass more than anyone else, and has more character development than he does. Plus, Auron has put up with Tidus who is, I'd say a little more childish than Vaan (but just a little)
- RedMage I like swords.
- Kami strife 17:34, 30 April 2008 (UTC)Auron gets my vote simply because he is Auron. Someone with his level of badass-ness doesn't need anything more.
Anonymous votes
- no comment, why not have sed(lost odyssey) vs cid
- OMG!! This would be a very good one, I think Auron is the best ffx character and i don´t like Balthier so i gotta go with Auron. Balthier may be the leading man but Auron IS THE MAN!!-- SaBin TOny
- Balthier is awesome, but not even the leading man can beat the legendary undead gaurdian of FFX.
- got to go with Auron on this one
- If Auron needed a wallet to keep money in, the likelyhood is that it would have on the front the words 'Bad Ass M***** F*****'. The only character in the whole of ff IMO who looks like he can actually pull off swinging a supermassive sword; most look unable to even pick it up. He does it dead, age of death over 40 -and with sunglasses on. Noone else in ff10 seems to wear sunglasses; its like he was so cool -he invented em in Spira. Balthier wouldn't stand a chance.
- Auron would TOTALLY win this one. he would also win it as an UNSENT BADASS.
- I'm rather fond of both of them, actually, but I'm of the opinion that it's hard to defeat someone who's already dead. I'm putting my money on Auron.
- Auron is da maaan! Auron could kick Balthier's ass any day!
- How can you make me choose? I love both of them so much. The battle would probably depend on luck. With Auron's kick-ass sword he could probably beat Balthier without breaking a sweat. BUT (let's assume Balthier's using his default weapon[gun]) if Balthier can get a good position and move fast enough, Auron may not be able to catch up with him before he is defeated. So... since liked Auron first and longer I shall vote for him. Cold, loyal wise guy beats cool, smart mouth pirate.
- GO Auron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he's way cooler!
- Big Sword.
- Auron...Mifune...legend...
- Yumiko: Auron is cool. Plus he is in the last FF before enix (which totally screwed up FF)came along. So go Auron
- Oh, tear my heart out with this vote, why dontcha? I love them both so much, with their (no doubt confusing to less genre-savvy characters) commentary on stories and leading roles... I'll give this one to Auron though. At least Balthier has his health. :P
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Votes for Balthier
- Rydiaofmist: Although Auron was a great character, I still prefer Balthier. He was fun, entertaining, and witty, not to mention damn sexy.
- BlueHighwind: He is one of the best characters in FFXII, however its in FFT where he really shines. In a game filled with super-powered people like Agrias, Delita, and the Thunder God, Balthier was the most powerful. Can't really top that. And he's a part of the superior game by far.
- AnonyMan: Balthier of course being massively popular,(well by FFXII standards) isn't that bad of a characters, he's pretty entertaining, Auron not so much. He's not that cool to begin with, but since everyone just swoons over this guy it's just even more annoying, still he's probably like the only other Main FFX character who's even borederline bearable.
- Crazyswordsman: Call me old fashioned but I prefer voting for someone who isn't drunk.
- ChiefKakashi: He's currnetly losing. Go Balthier!
- Big mamou: Auron's is a great character, but Balthier is better.
- Mymindislost: Are you fucking kidding me? Of COURSE I'm voting for Balthier!
- I do not know about XII, but aside from my Onion Knight, Balthier was my favorite character to play as in Tactics.--Oranejo 19:26, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
- While I may be into older men, I'm going to have to vote for Balthier. The only way I would vote against Balthier is if he were against Vivi, Sabin, Minwu and possibly some other characters. That, and Balthier is hotter than Auron by a long shot. So much hotter... --Alcaeus
- Pablo618: He has some sweet-ass lines
- Hexed
- Aramis: Do I really have to give an explanation every time I vote? I just like Balthier more.
- I've decided...although i think Auron is the coolest, but Balthier is the one who charmed me. --VN
- Cactuar38:Balthier is an ARCHADIAN! All Auron is is a NON ARCHADIAN. So he can use swords, pfeh, Balthier can use guns spears, hand-bombs, swords, bows, and guns. Guns beat swords in this case but Lightsaber beats Darth Vader. Baltier rox.
- SCM: He's better than Auron, and the Leading Man.
- Aleria:He's just awesome.
- Maverick King:Are you fucking shitting me? Auron sucks. His quotes suck, and if they were ever used in real life, the person would get laughed at. I laughed my ass off when Auron said his bat fuck insane "Now is the time to choose" pep talk. Kimahri is far supeior and easily trumps that grimpy bastard of a samurai. Arrogant bastards beat self proclaimed "badasses". Guns always beat swords fanboys and if you think I'm wrong I will fight you. That's no lie.
- Zephyrus11:Balthier is the leading man.
- Pikmin Master: There is only one reason why Balthier is my choice. No, it's not that he's freaking awesome. No, it's not that he's "in the better games". No, it's not that he's the self-proclaimed leading man. It's solely because of his versatility. In XII, he can do and equip pretty much anything. In Tactics, he can change jobs, and have the sub-job abilities from FFV, too. I'm quite disappointed in Balthier's restriction in RW. Sure, Auron CAN technically use White Magic, but not only it's useless for him, but it takes a long while before he can learn them all. Like Alcaeus said, Minwu can beat Balthier.
- Triforcel: Yeah. I'm going with the one I like better.
- I pick balthier cause I used him more, and was better. CoD
- HiddenWings The leading man, indeed.
- Nashblade: FFX vs FFXII The Battle: Auron struggles to connect with his Masamune, while Balthier chips away with his Fomalhaut. With his Power Break and Armor Break useless, hope is running out for Auron. Balthier uses his Quickening and Auron barely survives. However, with a full overdrive gauge, he uses Banishing Blade and Balthier is now in critical status as well. Next attack wins...and Balthier gets the win! Note: FFT would be quite different. It would be the longest battle of all time while Balthier uses Arm Shot and Leg Shot, as well as Barrage (assuming that Seal Evil wouldn't be an instant win), but with a max of 748 damage with the Fomalhaut per Barrage (Auron has no Faith, so no Blaster), Auron waits patiently and eventually gets one lucky hit and kills him.
- Yuan Come on, just 9 more votes...
- ZodiarkMKXII: Balthier's Element of Treachery is one of my favorite moves, so my vote goes for Balthier.
- TacticAngel: Believe it or not, I actually like Balthier.
Anonymous votes
- I'm gonna vote for the leading man!
- Auron may be cool, but I'm gonna have to vote for the sexy leading man that has his own sweet airship.
- He has his own airship, is a pirate (and all pirates rule), and he isn't a ghost/dream or whatever Auron was.
- Tough choice...They're both extremely wise about their worlds (Auron in Spira and Balthier in Ivalice, of course) and they both have painful pasts. But I'll go with the smooth-talking gunslinging sky pirate we all love. Plus I got to play him more! (FFXII and FFXII:RW; looking forward to FFT)
- My vote is definitely for the sexy leading man who is the star of FFXII
- Agurably the two best characters ever i gotta give this one to Balthier if only because i seem to recall Auron having difficulty hitting anything that moves quickly.(i don't even think it really neccessary to point out the more accesible nature of mist charges or the fact that Balthier could summon)
- He's dashing, sexy and badass. So there. And I agree with the person who said Auron has a hard time hitting things that move fast.
- Such a tough decision. I adore both games and both characters. But since I adore pirates, I'll go with the sky pirate!
- The leading man never dies!!
- exdeath64- he totes guns, has a airship, and has a viera following him around for no apparent reason, need i say more?
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Peanut Gallery
I don't think you could get the two of them to fight. They'd start talking in metafiction, then team up and go around confusing and/or annoying the hell out of people with fourth wall-less comments. Gotta love 'em. ...why yes, I am anonymous Auron voter number 14, how did you guess?
Another tough choice! I like them both DX. Auron's like the coolest ronin, and Balthier's freakin charming. Both are the greatest supporting characters (yes, i take Balthier as a supporting character despite his 'leading man' demeanor :3 ). --VulpineNinja 24 April 2008
Jammi568: @ whoever wrote that description. Last time i checked Cloud and Sephiroth were both massivly overrated on this Wiki.
- Cloud? No. Sephiroth? Hell, yes! But not as much as those two -- YuanchosaanSalutations! 08:06, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
- Hell no! FFVII Fanboys are massively bashed on this wiki! Henryacores
- ...And Balthier is the avatar of gods where almost everyone worshiped. -- Nelo 09:07, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
LOL somebody said Auron is middle age? I thought he's like 30 something. Vincent is middle aged... --VulpineNinja 24 April 2008
- No way. Auron is at least in his late forties. I always thought him to be around fifty. --BlueHighwind 12:12, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Yay! My suggestion! --ChiefKakashi 17:01, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Funny, that's how I always saw Vaan, Oath. Are you sure you got your character's straight? --BlueHighwind 19:50, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
- I doubt it, because Vaan didn't rip off a good character. He ripped off bad ones, like Tidus. --Crazyswordsman 22:57, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
- In RW (and RW only), Balthier sucks. Bad. --ChiefKakashi 23:40, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
- Well since Revenant Wings itself sucked, it could not be helped. Really what could Balthier do in a half-hearted attempt at an RTS? What could anyone do with a game that actually had an idiot like Vaan as the central character? (Don't give me that shit about him being the lead in FFXII, he had like six lines and no purpose). Anybody who says Balthier is weak better play War of the Lions. I'd like to see them fucking talk then. --BlueHighwind 00:10, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- Orlandu could kill him... but thats about it. Orlandu is rediculous though. --TacticAngel 02:07, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
I have noticed a trend, so I will emphasize this point: you must be logged in to vote as a user. Otherwise you're an imposter, as far as I can tell. --TacticAngel 06:15, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
TA, best intro ever! -- Nelo 08:10, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- OMG! I have just read it! It's so hilarious! Pablo618
Wow. Who knew that this would be a landslide victory for Auron? --Alcaeus
- ...Dammit. Well, it sounded good at least. --ChiefKakashi 02:52, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
MK, I accept your challenge. We will meet a dawn. I'll fight with a claymore and you can run around with a 15th century pistol with a jamming problem. --BlueHighwind 12:24, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
Well, Balthier's slowly catching up. If this trend continues, maybe we'll see the greatest comeback in DNC history? --ChiefKakashi 22:57, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
This is gettin' good--TheSwordofDoubt 12:02, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Right now as of the time I post this comment, Auron is ahead of Balthier 35 1/2 votes to 27 1/2 votes. It will be interesting to see who emerges as the victor in this bout between two of the FFWiki's most popular FF characters. Will the powerful ronin make the leading man's pain be twofold or will the crafty sky pirate shoot the unsent one down to the Farplane? Time will tell... --Tex 19:04, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
- Actually Vivi would kick both of their asses. --BlueHighwind 19:06, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Cloudofdarkness Have you noticed that almost all anons sound alike. When voting for Balthier, almost all say "Leading man", and those who vote for Auron say he's an unsent badass. Pretty repetitive.
- Well? It's true for both of them, and lots of people like them for the same reasons. User:RedMage
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