Kuja...Female? - Page 8

January 14, 2008, 12:53 AM

Who's to say the original people of Terra even LOOKED like the Genomes? Some dialogue for you, when Zidane meets Mikoto on Terra:

Mikoto: "Garland watches over this planet. His mission is to restore the
people of Terra."

Zidane: "R-Restore the people of Terra? You mean people besides these
guys here?"

Mikoto: "They are merely vessels. So am I, and so are you. But the true
people of Terra have been asleep for ages, waiting for their
time to come. When the time is right, the light of this planet
will change from blue to red, and Gaia will become Terra."

Later on when Zidane talks to Garland in Pandemonium:

Garland: "I constructed the Genomes to be vessels for the souls of the
people of Terra when they awaken. But 24 years ago, I gave
life to a Genome that was very much like you. His will was too
strong to make him into a proper vessel, and I even considered
discarding him. But then I thought that I should put his
strength to use. I sent that Genome as my servant, to disrupt
the cycle of souls on Gaia."

After the party beats the Silver Dragon and is about to fight Garland:

Garland: "I was created to oversee Terra... I exist to wait for a time
when this world is without life or death... I am the absolute
controller of this planet!"

So basically, Garland himself was created. Those faces in Oeilvert that told Zidane about Terra's history, those are likely fashioned after the original Terrans who made Garland.

January 14, 2008, 1:07 AM

Oh God, sad thing fer Zidane up there, VR.
I don't get why they had Kuja looking that a female.
Maybe that's a new Japanese fashion for guys...?

January 14, 2008, 3:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Kelet Queen Amelia

Oh God, sad thing fer Zidane up there, VR.

Uh...what's sad for Zidane? Nothing in those lines of script was sad.

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I don't get why they had Kuja looking that a female.
Maybe that's a new Japanese fashion for guys...?

Oh for christ's sake, would you people read up on bishounen? It's been in asian culture (especially Japanese) for a long time, it's where a guy can be perceived as beautiful by both genders.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bish%C5%8Dnen

My Character Profiles · January 14, 2008, 3:48 AM

Oooo I haven't played this game in a while. I guess my grand theory just flew out the window. >__<
And if Garland was created by the original Terrans, then I would assume that he resembles them more than the genomes do.

Anyhow, the faces look like regular people to me...

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Originally Posted by Kelet Queen Amelia

Oh God, sad thing fer Zidane up there, VR.
I don't get why they had Kuja looking that a female.
Maybe that's a new Japanese fashion for guys...?

I don't know what the deal with this person is...but the last three posts that I've seen her make in this thread have had squat to do with the conversation or the topic at hand.

January 15, 2008, 1:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Booger

Oooo I haven't played this game in a while. I guess my grand theory just flew out the window. >__<
And if Garland was created by the original Terrans, then I would assume that he resembles them more than the genomes do.

Anyhow, the faces look like regular people to me...

Hmmmm....they looked creepier in my mind when I remembered them XD Either way, like I said, Garland was created to be an overseer of the Genomes...so maybe there were differences between him and the original Terrans, maybe not. Personally, I was always more interested in why the Genomes had tails, rather than why Kuja was made a bishi. They were built just like humans, so I doubt they served a purpose as far as balance goes.

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I don't know what the deal with this person is...but the last three posts that I've seen her make in this thread have had squat to do with the conversation or the topic at hand.

I propose a mandatory name change for her, from Kelet Queen Amelia to Queen Spamelia.

January 15, 2008, 2:32 AM

On the topic of how the Genomes looked and how the vessels look... how in the hell did the designers make that decision?! The design of, say, the viera in Tactics and XII makes sense, even if it's based on fan service... what exactly was so appealing or logical about blond shoulder-length hair parted in the middle and a monkey tail?

Perhaps the answer to that question also answers many other questions about Final Fantasy: heavy drug usage by the game designers?

January 15, 2008, 6:22 AM

Regardless of gender crisis, Kuja had sex appeal which makes the main antagonist even more likeable. I thought that Trance Kuja looked more feminine but was due in part to the colour choices. Either way, Kuja was cool.

January 16, 2008, 10:41 PM

Well knowing the Japanese culture and their preference for video games and such, I wouldn't be surprised if Kuja was origianlly meant as a female nemesis in the game. I mean the plot makes sense that Zidane and Kuja would be separated so-to-say "brother-sister" and then the jeolousy and ambition would make one turn her back on the other.

As a main enemy in the game, I love Kuja. He is one of my favorite final villains in the series and it does tick me off when people bitch that he looks too femine and think he's really a girl, but like I said, the Japanese may have had other initial intentions and just made some changes down the line.

January 16, 2008, 10:47 PM

Well, I guess the designer just wanted a villian to look like he's showing off his body build, but wow, does he look feminine...
He's kinda cool, but bitchy at times.