*is the best character in the entire game*
The story was doomed the second they decided to kill him off just to emulate ff7 Aerith's death, just for shock value. Remove Verso entirely and keep the family drama but let Gustave live and the story would be 100x better. We were robbed of a good character that felt human. Verso's interactions with the rest of the party feel weird and forced, he's desperately trying to be cool and mysterious while also lying. Goddamn french people ruining shit on purpose.