Why Yojimbo instead of Odin?

June 14, 2007, 2:59 PM

Odin so pwns Yojimbo. And yojimbo costs money.... WHY??????!!!!!!!

June 14, 2007, 3:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Master Kage

Odin so pwns Yojimbo. And yojimbo costs money.... WHY??????!!!!!!!

Because. Odin's Zantetzuken has always been a one-shot attack. He's not a summon that you can really change so that he lingers the way the FFX summons do. There's really no point.

June 14, 2007, 7:48 PM

Well I think the creators just wanted to use updated summons for the new Final Fantasy. That's why they've chosen Yojimbo over Odin, besides Yojimbo is a hidden aeon that's no really needed unlike Odin.

June 14, 2007, 7:59 PM

Odin was the final aeon.

That's what Ject took the form of.

June 14, 2007, 8:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rydia

Odin was the final aeon.

That's what Ject took the form of.

That makes perfect sense. The final Aeon is the thing that "kills everything" which is pretty much a description of Odin. and like Yiazmat Said Odin is a one-shot Summon, which wouldn't fit in with FFX-Aeon style. so they chose to incorporate Yojimbo because he had more moves at his disposal. rather than spoil the traditional Odin by giving him new moves.

June 14, 2007, 8:15 PM

WHAT!!!! That was Odin O.o!!

June 14, 2007, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aerith Gainsborough

That makes perfect sense. The final Aeon is the thing that "kills everything" which is pretty much a description of Odin. and like Yiazmat Said Odin is a one-shot Summon, which wouldn't fit in with FFX-Aeon style. so they chose to incorporate Yojimbo because he had more moves at his disposal. rather than spoil the traditional Odin by giving him new moves.

... In IX, Ifrit was a one-shot summon, Shiva was and Bahamut was. I don't understand what makes them so special as to be turned into "FFX style Aeons" while Odin can't be? It's not exactly hard to think up new attacks for a summon, X proved that.

I think that Yojimbo was a nice change. We had Odin in FFIX, and he played a nice part in the changing of the plot (Queen Brahne using him to destroy Cleyra). This time, Yojimbo doesn't play a part to the story (that I know of). I personally don't think that Odin would "fit" with the theme of FFX. FFX is an asian-themed game, while games like IX are European-themed which is why Odin fits so well, being based on a Norse God and all.

June 15, 2007, 6:10 AM

they probably just made odin for the hell of it, then again Anima was like Odin in a way as well with the pain attack as the sword of odin's would only work against certain enemies

June 15, 2007, 2:56 PM

It's nice to be refreshing and change things around occasionally, so I think Yojimbo was a good addition in X and I really enjoyed him being an aeon. But I agree that if a future Final Fantasy had controllable summon monsters 'X'-style, it would be awesome to control Odin.

June 15, 2007, 4:04 PM

Odin is a special summon though. He was a one shot summon like all the others... but in games like Final Fantasy VIII he came in without you even having to summon him. He's always been a fan favorite, of sorts. They couldn't have made him someone who stood out on the battlefield and exchanged blows with your enemy. That's just not how he's been portrayed in the entire series. He's always been a hit-and-run summon with a good one hit kill attack. There was no way they could put him as a summon without taking away his ability to hit and run... and his one hit kills thing.