History Characters / FinalFantasyXIVZenosYaeGalvus

** In contrast to his apathetic and [[BadBoss casually murderous]] attitude towards his other officers, he consistently rewards Fordola's achievements. The soft spot he seems to have for her is mocked by some of the others, who infer that she's using sex to have her way with him; at the very least, she gets away with suffering defeat repeatedly – a lethal misstep in Zenos's court – simply because Zenos admires her attitude. He is also somewhat above the petty racism expressed by his underlings, and believes in using the right tool for the right job. Strength and power interest him more than anything, so if you prove to be interesting, he couldn't care less your birthplace, though he still holds some traditional views and is not above calling people savages.

* SuperpowerLottery: As one of the foremost antagonists of the game, he has some of the most powerful abilities in the lore. Zenos was already an enhanced Garlean supersoldier and is a direct descendant of an unsundered Ancient, which gives him unparalleled physicality compared to other Garleans let alone other races. On top of that he acquires the Resonant, an artifical enchanced version of the Echo that gives him limited precognition as well granting not only immunity over primal influence but allows subjugation over them through a sort of reverse-tempering. His death apparently unlocked Ascian powers to his artificial Echo, such as the ability to body-hop, wield magick in spite of his Garlean body, and teleport. By the time of ''Endwalker'' Zenos has added the powers of a Reaper to his arsenal, which includes summoning a voidsent avatar to assist in combat and has even learned Enshroud, allowing him to merge with his avatar to further enhance his powers.

** By the time of ''Endwalker'', his status as one of, if not THE strongest mortal in the planet was reinforced: [[spoiler:By the time of the final fight against him, he has, in no particular order: Superhuman strength, an artificial Echo of such strength to match an Ascian, the ability to transform into Shinryu at will given enough Aether, the ability to utilize the elemental powers of ''A Realm Reborn'' primals even in his humanoid form, the power of a Reaper alongside a unique Voidsent Avatar, all on top of the skills he already had as a samurai. It's telling that most of his regular melee attacks are parts of the playable Reaper's ''Level 3 Limit Break''. In single, one-on-one combat, no other mortal can compare to him except the Warrior of Light.]]

* SuperpowerLottery: As one of the foremost antagonists of the game, he has some of the most powerful abilities in the lore. Zenos was already an enhanced Garlean supersoldier and is a direct descendant of an unsundered Ancient, which gives him unparalleled physicality compared to other Garleans let alone other races. On top of that he acquires the Resonant, an artifical enchanced version of the Echo that gives him limited precognition as well granting not only immunity over primal influence but allows subjugation over them through a sort of reverse-tempering. His death apparently unlocked Ascian powers to his artificial Echo, such as the ability to body-hop, wield magick in spite of his Garlean body, and teleport. By the time of ''Endwalker'' Zenos has added the powers of a Reaper to his arsenal, which includes summoning a voidsent avatar to assist in combat and has even learned Enshroud, allowing him to merge with his avatar to further enhance his powers.

** By the time of ''Endwalker'', his status as one of, if not THE strongest mortal in the planet was reinforced: [[spoiler:By the time of the final fight against him, he has, in no particular order: Superhuman strength, an artificial Echo of such strength to match an Ascian, the ability to transform into Shinryu at will given enough Aether, the ability to utilize the elemental powers of ''A Realm Reborn'' primals even in his humanoid form, the power of a Reaper alongside a unique Voidsent Avatar, all on top of the skills he already had as a samurai. It's telling that most of his regular melee attacks are parts of the playable Reaper's ''Level 3 Limit Break''. In single, one-on-one combat, no other mortal can compare to him except the Warrior of Light.]]

* ShutUpKirk: To Jullus in ''Endwalker'', when the Garlean soldier demands an explanation for the utter destruction Zenos visited upon their homeland and can't accept the "petty" reason given him. Zenos is utterly unsympathetic and reams the guy out for wanting a better motivation from him, as if a "good" reason might make him happier or justify the bloody outcome.

* StrawNihilist: Zigzagged. In ''Stormblood'', he gleefully goes on about how nothing on the star matters, besides the cycle of the strong killing the weak. In ''Endwalker'', Zenos continues to espouse the meaninglessness of existence, saying that it is up to the individual to make their own purpose in life. He even calls duty, honor, and morality "constructs of convenience" that people use to justify and veil their selfish desires that people will easily abandon when put to proof. While this is textbook nihilism, it also runs contrary to his goal of getting the Warrior of Light to fight him. Since the Warrior doesn't agree with this philosophy, and won't fight Zenos until the BigBad is dealt with, that means Zenos has to compromise and hold back on his own selfish desires before he finally gets what he wants. In other words, his nihilism worked to a point and wasn't just some easy excuse to be a BloodKnight, but when it bumped against somebody who actively fought against that ideal, Zenos is forced to temporarily place it on hold.