I hate Hope Estheim. He is a whiney, annoying, little brat who thinks he is he worst off in any situation. Poor Vanille, having to comfort him all the time. Then poor Lightening/Claire We GET IT, HOPE! You watched your mum die right in front of you, other characters have lost theirs too! Ever people in real life are not always “Boo hoo hoo! I lost my mum! Feel sorry for me! My father is a bastard,” you are not the only one! We have seen that kind of storyline many times before! Also, what kind of a name is “Hope” for a boy? It is a girl’s name. If Hope was female, I would be more inclined to actually like him. He should have been the one to change gender instead of Fang (though I absolutely love Fang as a woman, it makes her and Vanille’s relationship much better. Though I would love to see a male character who acts like Vanille. I would love to see a "Plucky boy" character.