I have a lot of characters I love from Square games, the entire FFIX cast, I actually really like Sora (I think he's just a sweetie/dork and I think it's adorable), Xeno characters, Balthier, Threads of Fate cast, Vagrant Story cast, I can go on.
But god, if they haven't created some of my most hated characters ever.
Tidus is the worst fictional character I've ever had the displeasure of experiencing. Like, he's my least favourite character of any media, ever. Everything about him, from his design, his face, his voice, his personality, his story, makes me want to kill something.
Snow's whole schtick just killed me. If he had a screechy voice like Tidus, he would have joined Tidus as Most Unlikeable Ever. Everytime he said hero, I wanted to punch someone in the face.
Cloud and Squall are also just really unlikeable. I hate the whiny, moody protagonists who never really seem to go anywhere with it. Cloud was just a mope forever and when he did try to be happy, it was unpleasant. Squall just did a total 180 and suddenly ~was in love~ and I just did not care. It also didn't help Squall that he was paired up with an annoying female lead, who is one of my least favourites in that department.
Some of their moody characters just really, really rub me the wrong way. Some of them work well. But others...