A persistent debate grew after she grew to prominence, circling on if she really deserved to become the face of the Final Fantasy franchise in the years after the game's release, with a lot of spin-offs highlighting her presence, leading to frequent Creator's Pet accusations. Lightning is either one of the coolest, most badass females of the franchise and a worthy leader for the group, or a cold and abusive bitch who treats Snow and Serah like crap and never makes amends for her behavior.Base-Breaking Character: All four of the party members other than Sazh and Fang:.Nevertheless, it is still somewhat challenging. less than impressive when compared to its monstrous and extremely powerful first form, due to the absence of Barthandelus and its unintimidating voice.
A faction of fans point to her Jerkass qualities as grounds to criticize her for her behavior and dismiss her later Character Development.
