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Garland
This page contains many major plot spoilers so if you have not finished the game,
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"You have gone too far, Kuja. I granted you the freedom to do as you wish
in Gaia for one purpose alone. Now that you have lost sight of your mission, I will no longer tolerate your
actions. You have not the slightest idea whom you are defying. I will show you soon enough. You two,
Zidane... More souls have returned. In microscopic proportions, the process still continues after thousands
of years. Eventually, these circulating souls will no longer belong to Gaia. They must never be circulated
back... Kuja did well. If only he had lasted longer... I never imagined he would vhoose to end his remaining
days on Gaia... Perhaps, this was his fate, set in ages past. I, too, cannot escape my fate; someday, I must
face my counterpart." |
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"The one who folds time is here..." |
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"So you believe a given name has a meaning? Boy, you have been bewitched by
the light of the blue moon. You know nothing and that is all. Come and see for yourself... See what Terra is, and
what you are..." |
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"You are completely oblivious. Just like a newborn child. You don't know why
you were given life, or for what purpose you exist... You simply shout to emphasise your life... your own
existence. You are completely oblivious." |
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"Twelve years ago, I lost one of my most prized Genomes. I created him
and sent him to Gaia to disrupt the cycle of souls there. You are that Genome... I am glad you have returned..."
"Shut up! Nobody tells me what to do! And I didn't come here to answer to you! Lemme
guess... you must be Garland." (Zidane)
"And what if I am? ... I have no intention of destroying Gaia. I only wish to make Gaia
into Terra. Of course, not everything went as planned. You growing up on Gaia, for example. There is another
one built as you were. He may be the one who threw a wrench into my gears. Someone you know quite well.
Follow me... The time when the aura of Gaia will turn to the crimson glow of Terra has not yet come. I may need
your help anyway. I constructed the Genomes to be vessels for the souls of Terra when they awaken. But 24 yours
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. The one I sent to Gaia might also be called
your brother... And his name is Kuja."
"Kuja!? He's a Genome!? Impossible! He doesn't even have a tail..." (Zidane)
"He is only hiding it. He denies his own identity. He rejects the meaning of his existence
and tries to assert his own individuality. Don't you see the resemblance?"
"Shut up! I'm not like him at all!" (Zidane)
"He said the same thing when speaking about the other Genomes: 'I'm not like these
guys'. His ambition was unbecoming to a Genome, but it was perfect for the mission I gave him. To bring war and
chaos to Gaia... That was what I sent him to do. To induce an unnaturally chaotic flow. The disruption of the flow
of souls is best brought about by war. And what he did for me far exceeded my greatest expectations."
"What about me? How did I end up on Gaia?" (Zidane)
"When you received the gift of life in Bran Bal, Kuja could not bear it. He could not bear
to see a Genome with more power than his own; he felt threatened. Kuja discarded you. He dropped you onto Gaia,
the world he would destroy."
"So I was to be your slave, just like Kuja, to start a war on Gaia?" (Zidane)
"That is correct. I did not expect Kuja to abandon you, but I believed it was in his nature.
And to him, bringing war to Gaia would prove his victory over you. Perhaps it is because of his desire to justify
his existence that he let you live as well."
"So that is why the blood of thousands had to be spilled?" (Zidane)
"Are you referring to Kuja's ambition? Or to our plan to disrupt the cycle of souls?"
"Both! And what exactly do you gain by disrupting that cycle of souls, or whatever?" (Zidane)
"We must sort the souls. I want to disrupt Gaia's cycle and drain its souls, filling the void
with the souls of Terra. To speed the cycle of souls is to speed the work as a whole. Thus, war... And in time,
Gaia's souls are gone, and Gaia becomes Terra."
"But, how!?" (Zidane)
"You saw it with your own eyes. You saw the Iifa Tree and the Mist it emits. The role of
the Iifa Tree is that of Soul Divider. The Mist you see comprises the stagnant souls of Gaia..."
"Oh yeah? But we stopped the Mist! So much for that!" (Zidane)
"All you saw was the back of the tree... Even now, the Iifa Tree blocks the flow of Gaia's
souls, while it lets those of Terra flow freely. Come and see for yourself. See the true form of this planet.
Such is the Iifa Tree's true pupose, its true form. All you saw was its material form. The flow of Gaia's souls
cannot be changed simply by stopping the disposal of Mist."
"So... Kuja is just an angel of death who sends souls to the Tree of Iifa." (Zidane)
"Yes, my angel of death. But only until you came of age."
"What do you mean?" Garland
"His soul is not eternal... I was going to create you next, after all."
"You mean you won't need Kuja's soul once I grow stronger than him?" (Zidane)
"Precisely... Soon, that time will come. Well... now you should be fully aware of the
meaning of your existence..."
"Yeah, I'm aware of all the laughter, all the tears I've shared with the people I grew up
with on Gaia." (Zidane)
"Forget all that. You are destined to live among the stars for all eternity. You have the
power, the position, and the motive to do it."
"I wouldn't want that kind of power... if only I had a place to call home... My brothers
in Tantalus, Vivi, Freya, Amarant, Quina, Steiner, Eiko, and... Dagger... My home is with them in Gaia! If you
say I have a motive, then it's to punish all of you who brought pain to my friends! I'll destroy Terra! That's
reason enough for my birth here as a Genome!" (Zidane)
"Regrettable... I thought your soul would be perfect for a new angel of death."
"I AM the new angel of death! Yours!!!" (Zidane)
"Don't you know what it means to meet your maker?" |
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"Foolishness! He's just too good to be made into a simple vessel, but I have
no choice." [Garland uses a magic spell on Zidane]
"Who am I? I don't know anything. I cannot think at all. Zidane? Yeah...
I was called that once. Many people called me that." (Zidane tries to remember)
"You always have to show off, don't you" (memory of Eiko)
"Yeah, maybe I do." (Zidane)
"Why, you worthless mendicant." (memory of Steiner)
"Yep... Sounds about right." (Zidane)
"How very becoming of you?" (memory of Freya)
"Becoming of me?" (Zidane)
"I've learned a lot by travelling with you, Zidane." (memory of Vivi)
"Yeah, right. I have nothing to teach..." (Zidane)
"You teach me many things more important than tasty munchies." (memory of Quina)
"No! I don't know anything!" (Zidane)
"You call that friendship?" (memory of Amarant)
"Friendship... Friendship...?" (Zidane)
"Zidane!" (memory of Garnet, looking crossed)
"I don't know... who I am...!" (Zidane)
"You were always here for me, Zidane..." (memory of Garnet)
"I'm so... tired..." (Zidane)
"How come you're always so...?" (memory of Garnet)
"I... I am... an... empty... vessel." (Zidane)
"Zidane!" (Vivi/Eiko)
"Who?" (Zidane)
"Wake up, Zidane!" (Vivi/Eiko)
"Who...?" (Zidane) [wakes up]
"What are you doing here?" (Zidane)
"Huh? We came to save you, of course..." (Vivi)
"And it wasn't easy. You left off all alone!" (Eiko)
"Leave me alone... This has nothing to do with you." (Zidane) [stumbles away]
"Come on, Zidane. Don't be like that..." (Vivi)
"Shut up! Just shut up, you stupid brat!" (Zidane) [leaves them behind]
"Zidane, wait!" (Eiko)
"You just need rest, Zidane!" (Vivi)
"Will you little twits just shut up! There are some things kids can't understand." (Zidane)
"How foolish of you to go alone." (Freya)
"Dawn hypocrite. Always talk about friendship when you're nothing but a selfish loner." (Amarant)
"I can take care of myself." (Zidane) [stumbles on]
"Come back Zidane!" (Freya)
"Zidane, you no can leave us!" (Quina)
"And I have not yet considered whether or not you are the right man for Her Highness, mind
you!" (Steiner)
"Just... leave me alone. I don't want to trouble you anymore. You're all a bunch of
baby-sitting bastards! But trust me, I know that I'm the worst bastard here." (Zidane) [stumbles on]
"Dagger..." (Zidane)
"Is this how you want to solve the problem? You try to do everything by yourself, don't
you?" (Garnet)
"Try to understand... I don't want to cause trouble to anyone." (Zidane)
"Aren't we your friends?" (Garnet)
"I want to think so! That's why I always... Look, I'm not from Gaia. I was just a hair's
breadth from becoming the destroyer of Alexandria! I can't accept your friendship so easily!" (Zidane)
"You've always protected us. But you still don't understand that we looked out for you,
too! We watched your back while you watched ours. And we believed in you the same way that you believed in us!
Just like you protected us... we want to protect you!" (Garnet)
"Dagger..." (Zidane)
"I still haven't cooked tasty frogs for you!" (Quina)
"Chivalry requires a knight to look after his comrades-in-arms. I will no abandon you!
And I shall follow you to kingdom come if I must. You remember that!" (Steiner)
"Steiner... Ha... What am I gonna do with you guys?" (Zidane)
"The feeling is mutual." (Steiner)
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"You told me you'd become my angel of death. But think for a moment...
Isn't life death itself? It must kill other life forms to survive... Sometimes it even kill those with whom it
shares blood... To live is to give life meaning, yet one must take others' lives to survive... A mature
civilisation becomes aware of this paradox... Terra's souls will sleep until they forget such nonsense. They will
begin a new life in a new dimension. It's a world in which life and death become one... That is the dimension in
which we are meant to live, as beings that transcend life and death! Zidane... I'll ask you one more time.
Who are you!?"
"You're a sad man, Garland. We know more than you... We're not perfect, but we have
friends who help us. That is reason
enough for us to live!" (Zidane)
"We live to protect the ones we love!" (Eiko)
"Blind pursuit of power is a meaningless vice." (Amarant)
"We may be weak, but that's what makes us work together and help one another." (Garnet)
"...Then show me! Lecture me again when you are on the verge of death!" |
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"In his bid to defy me, Kuja tried to acquire Alexander... An incident, 10
years ago, started everything... I feared Gaia's eidolons more than anything... However, I decided to deal with
them before they became a major problem... Zidane, what you just saw was from your memory, and not Garnet's."
"What? I don't remember ever being in a storm at sea!" (Zidane)
"You still don't understand... You will find out soon enough..."
"What do you mean? Can other people's memories be part of my own?" (Zidane)
"Once you accept everything, the answer will appear before you. A tremendous force was
summoned to Gaia during the age of war... However, the Gaians were not ready to harness so great a power...
They were terrified and broke the jewel into 4 pieces... and they prayed never to see it again... That is a picture
of Gaia being assimilated by Terra. Five thousand years ago, Terra, alrady an old planet, sought to assimilate
Gaia. Terra needed to merge with a younger planet to survive. However, there was already life on Gaia. And so,
the story began... Life on Terra was coming to an end... We had no choice but to proceed with the fusion, which
tragically destroyed Terra's native civilisations. Terra was too old to assimilate everything. Thus, I created
the Iifa Tree to regulate the flow of souls back to Terra. ... This is the birth of Gaia. Over 5 000 years ago...
Terra reached the peak of its prosperity at this time. The people believed that their future was secure. Ultimately,
that very hubris led to Terra's demise. Thus, I was created to deal with our plight... This is space. Your journey
is not over. Do not fear. Step forward, and you will be closer to the truth... You have entered a new realm. There
are no more worlds. There is no more space... Follow your memory, your original memory, and march forth...
Do not limit memory to just one indvidual's experiences from birth. That is only the surface. Every life born
in this world, whether natural or artificial, requires a parent. And that parent also require a parent. Life is
connected, one to another... If you trace the root of all life, there exists only one source. The same can be
said for memory. All life constitutes an intelligence that holds memory beyond experience. Memory is not isolated
within individuals. It is an accumulation of generations of memories that continue to evolve. You can say that
memory and evolution go hand in hand. But most life forms do not understand the true nature of memories... which
explains why most memories never cross paths."
"So what am I gonna find tracing back our roots of existence?" (Zidane)
"... A presence that presides over all life and memories. The crystal...
Even if I were created to serve one purpose alone, I do not regret being born in this world." |
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