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I don't mind Hope's arc in Final Fantasy 13. It's been a while, but isn't one of the main complaints that Hope tries to stab Snow after he saves them both from the cops or whatever? Hate doesn't disappear because someone does you a solid. It doesn't matter if the person you hate doesn't realise or understand why you hate them. The pain Hope felt over his mother's death led to a desire to kill Snow for it, and it took time for him to mature and look past that.

I think Hope was realistic in that sense. He didn't comprehend that his mother gave her life to the cause, and he attributed blame to Snow in response. He should have known better, but he didn't because he was a traumatised kid who watched his mother die. After being validated by Lightning - and subsequently trying to get talked out of it by Lightning once she had her own character growth - Hope steeled himself to kill Snow out of hate. I don't think that's as cringe as everyone makes it out to be.

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