Why do we love black mages so much?

[liam_yates]

I suppose another reason is that people see Black Mages as "evil", and many people like playing the amoral character. For example, if you ever played a Star Wars game where you could choose force powers, which were you more likely to choose? Force Choke or Heal?
In the films, who did you think was "cooler", Darth Vader or Luke?

In my oppinion, people like the Black Mage because they think he is "cool" because he can cast spells like Flare and Ultima. I sure as hell do, anyway