Sorry that this is a late blog, just come back from a trip to London, wasn't all fun though, 5 o clock start, 4 hours there, 4 hours back and 2 hours at the Holocaust Museum. It's obviously a monumental historical event, but does suck the fun out of the coach trip.

So here's my Number 3 FF character, and Number 1 Cool. You have put forward Zack (hmm), Garland (?) and... Squall (?!?). Clearly no. It is in fact...

3: Auron (Final Fantasy X)

SPOILERS FOLLOW

Sir Auron, the Legendary Guardian: serving alongside Yuna's Father on his Pilgrimage as a young, by the book disgraced monk, Auron is the sole survivor and carries with him his unique Katanas and a wealth of knowledge about the darker side of Yevon and Zanarkand. Of course, Auron is so cool he only reveals such imformation when he wants to because he has a sharp foresight of events and reprocussions. He also has a dark secret about himself; he an unsent, killed by Yunalesca (who probably distracted him with her nakedness) but refuses to be at peace because of promises he made to Jecht (Tidus' father), which is why Auron travels to Dream Zanarkand and acts as a father figure to Tidus. Auron takes Tidus to Spira so he can 'live' and whenhe rejoins the party, he is a source of guidance. And he owns in battle, while his hefty sword misses most fiends, he is so powerful that he invaluable against Bosses.

So, that's a little oversight of his character and him in battle. But you can't summise Auron's coolness on paper (a still image doesn't do him justice either), you need to see him in the game to totally experience his badassness, which is off-the-scale. Forget Balthier, stuff Sephiroth (well not entirely, he is #4) Auron is just the epitome of cool. He's got an amazing theme tune, and his voice actor delivers his great one liners with a spot on dry with. He's so cool, even the villains from Yevon respect and admire him, and when they turn on him, he cuts them down to size. Stuff Yuna, Final Fantasy X is the story of how Auron turns his back of the Pilgrimage and Yevon, they try and stop him and fail. And he's the person who defeated Braska's Final Aeon and most of the possessed Aeons (in my game anyway, First Strike + monumental strength and accuracy and Overdrives = WIN).

I've notcied this blog is a bit small so let's just include some of his best quotes:

Legendary guardian? I was just a boy. A boy about your age, actually. I wanted to change the world, too. But I changed nothing. That is my story.

Once Lady Yuna fixes her hair, we leave!

Now! This is it! Now is the time to choose! Die and be free of pain, or live and fight your sorrow! Now is the time to shape your stories! Your fate is in your hands!

The red carpet has teeth

Auron also makes a cool cameo as a party character in Kingdom Hearts II, looking a lot younger and trimmed and gets to fight with Cerberus, which is not what Hades was expecting when he wanted to summon an undead evil warrior:

Hades: Let's cut to the chase. Here's the deal I'm gonna offer you. I let you out of the slammer-no strings-you'll be free as a bird. And all for one little job. Fight Hercules, in the Coliseum...to the death!
Auron: This is my story. And you're not part of it.
Hades: Did you forget who you're talking to? I am the Lord of the Dead!
Auron: Heh... No wonder nobody wants to die.

Oh and I forgot to mention he looks a little bit old but still fights better than the young uns, he also only fights with one arm, even though he's perfectly capable of using two, he's so badass. And he carries a jug on his hop of.... something.

Now that I've fleshed this blog out a bit (even though I don't need to, you all should know how cool he is) it's time to end it. And just to tell you the Top 2 characters aren't as cool as Auron but are characters who go through lots of emotional highs and lows and come out fighting, and I'm not saying that because Auron is the coolest, that I'm done with Final Fantasy X....