Summary
Final Fantasyis a game franchise full of grand plots that tend to be a bit too complicated for their own good. This leads to some of the series' villains enacting ridiculously convoluted plans that leave too many things to chance, and make it easy for the heroes to save the day.
Some villains have plans that are intentionally dumb, while others feel increasingly stupid the more players focus on the nature of these schemes. Either way,Final Fantasyisn’t a stranger to its fair share of plans that can be hard to fathom. These are some of the most notable.
This may be a bit of a stretch, since Kefka revels in chaos and would be an obvious candidate for the ruler of a ruined world. However, if this man had plans for world domination inFF6, then destroying the very world he wanted to rule over could seem like a rather odd choice.
Perhaps this iswhat makes Kefka brilliant, since fans have no idea what to expect from this mad jester. The fact that he had no idea how disturbing the balance of the Warring Triad would impact the world shows that he prefers to wing it instead of planning out everything immaculately.
From the very start ofFinal Fantasy 4, Cecil smells something fishy when it comes to his adoptive father’s behavior. It’s not until after he’s betrayed and becomes a Paladin that he comes back to Baron seeking explanations.
It turns out that Cagnazzo, one of the game’s Archfiends, had killed the real King of Baron and replaced him. This plan would have been smarter had he bothered to behave like the real king instead of flipping the tyrant switch instantly, since Cecil would have been in the dark until it was too late.
Cait Sith is one of the most hatedFinal Fantasyparty members. He’s a robot controlled by Reeve who spies on the party, until a convenient moment when he gains sentience and sacrifices himself — only to come back not long after.
If anything, Reeve’s plan should be blamed for being full of holes. There’s no reason to program sentience in a robot that’s meant to go undercover. This would obviously risk the chance of said robot empathizing with their new friends instead of sticking to their villainous goal.
Ultros is a goofy villain everyone loves to whoop inFinal Fantasy 6from time to time. He may not be the brightest octopus around, but his plan to sabotage the Opera is so hilariously bad that it deserves a special mention.
Somehow, this octopus managed to drag a 4-ton weight to the rafters and is planning to drop it on Celes, only for it to conveniently become so heavy that he needs five minutes before completing this sabotage. While this makes for an entertaining set-piece, it also highlights how stupid Ultros is, and why he stopped bugging the party once the ultra-serious World of Ruin made its debut.
As mysterious as Ardyn may be, fans may find it hard to empathize with this villain after learning of his origins. In a bid to be a good Samaritan, Ardyn absorbed the Starscourge of afflicted people within himself.
This was a plan that everyone, including his heinous brother, advised him against. Ultimately, Ardyn’s short-sightedness proved to be costly for his ambition. The Crystal rejected him and caused him to spiral into despair after a selfless act that he should have thought through.
Gilgamesh’s stupidity only serves to make him one of the mostendearing villains inFinal Fantasy 5. The fact that he saves his dumbest act for after he transforms into a tougher foe is a testament to how much of a goofball he is.
Fans will prepare their defenses for an act that is supposed to deplete their life considerably, only for Gilgamesh to whip out Excalipoor for meager damage. The fact that he never tested this weapon before bringing it into battle is hilariously stupid, but also falls in line with his airheaded personality.
2Iedolas Aldercapt Does Nothing To Fight The Starscourge
Loses Himself In The Crystal’s Power
Not only isFF15’s Iedolas one of the mostunremarkable villains in the entirety ofFinal Fantasy, he’s also incredibly stupid when players dissect his plan. The whole reason he wanted the power of the Crystal was to heal his Starscourge, only to lose himself in its power instead of taking care of himself.
By the time he realized he needed the Ring of the Lucii to heal himself, it was too late. The emperor who invaded Insomnia and caused King Regis' death turned into a mindless daemon who hunted Noctis down before eventually being taken out in an unremarkable battle.
As scary as Ultima may be, fans can’t help but feel that he tried to enact one of the dumbest plans inFinal Fantasyhistory. His species created humans andwent into hibernation for eonsafter their reckless use of magic almost caused Valisthea to die out.
What really hammers in the stupid nature of this plan is how Ultima and his species assumed that humans wouldn’t attempt to rebel after being told that they would be sacrificed to bring back a race that had already brought Valisthea to the brink of extinction. This could have been solved by robbing humans of free will, but it’s clear that sustainability and foresight weren’t Ultima’s strongest suits.
