Board 8 > Save My Favorite Final Fantasy Characters Special Edition: Day 14 [smfffc]

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Dante is a cool dude
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i like how no one noticed when i changed those topics to dinner
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I figured it was still thong season

but I guess not
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16. Kuja (Final Fantasy IX)

The Good: Whenever Kuja shows up in Final Fantasy IX, something big is about to happen. He's involved in some of my favorite moments in the game, like the fight at the Iifa Tree at the end of Disc 2, the battle in Alexandria at the beginning of Disc 3, or him turning into Trance Kuja and destroying Terra at the end of Disc 3. I also like his first appearance in Burmecia at the end of Disc 1 where he just looks down on everyone after Beatrix has owned them and walks away. The first three discs all end with Kuja triumphant over the party. I also like his blatant narcissism to the point that he'll ramble in long, almost poetic monologues about his plans to no one in particular.

The Bad: Honestly, I'm not a big fan of Kuja's deathbed repentance at the end. I don't think they pull it off very well, especially with Mikoto trying to eulogize him as if what he did was laudable in any way. I think it would've been cooler if he tried to sucker Zidane into thinking he changed at the end and then tried to kill him with the Iifa Tree as he dies. Oh well.

The Best: Part of the reason I like Kuja's extreme narcissism that it makes it all the more amazing when Garland kicks the props out from under him by revealing that he's going to die soon. Then he decides the best course of action is to destroy everything before it destroys him. Also, while the fight with Trance Kuja isn't super difficult or anything, "The Dark Messenger" is one of my favorite special boss themes in the series.
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LeonhartFour posted...

or him turning into Trance Kuja and destroying Terra at the end of Disc 3

Just like he destroyed Terra in CVII

ohhhhh
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