![]() ![]() GOAT JRPGs, still salty that the series is no more while inferior pretenders (naming no names) are churned out annually. And this is only two-thirds or so through the game.įuck, this thread is making me want to screw my backlog and do yet another Suikoden series playthrough. The catharsis when you finally take this motherfucker down is incredible, and would make a worthy climax to any JRPG. The buildup, the music, the three-party boss fight, the genius moment with the fireflies (my headcanon is that the wooden amulet used for that part of the plan was the same one Pilika sent Riou and Jowy to buy just before Luca sacked her just seems poetic that way) and then the final duel. ![]() The whole night ambush is one of my favourite RPG setpieces of all time. He's simply a bloodthirsty, incredibly dangerous human who is only taken out using the combined efforts of pretty much your entire army. He isn't a True Rune bearer (who are usually the strongest fighters in the Suikoden series) and heck, I don't think he even uses runes at all (apart from maaaaybe a bog-standard Fire Rune in his sword). He's by far the most memorable boss I've ever fought in a JRPG, and he managed to achieve it without multiple forms, apocalyptic special attacks, or any of the usual cliches. It's said that you always feel the pain of loss more intensely when it's someone that you know, and FFVI did a great job of having Kefka perform evil acts which left their mark on characters that we cared about.Couldn't agree more. We feel the tragedy of General Leo's death because of his discussion with Terra during the boat trip to Thamasa. We feel the struggle of the orphaned children of Mobliz because we get to see them trying to get by in the aftermath. We feel the pain of the poisoning of Doma not because of the deathcount, but because we see its effects on Cyan. Luca spins his sword around himself six times while walking forward and laughing maniacally. Luca jumps into the air swinging his sword with it on fire. It's the fact that he hurts people whom you get to know. Luca Blight is one of the playable characters in Super Smash Bros Tourney Legends TBA Luca swings his sword up sending a wave of fire across the floor. Luca gained notability once he gained control over the Highland Army, which he has used to instigates wars, such as with Jowston. ![]() He is infamous for his sadistic and cruel nature, which earned him the title 'Mad Prince'. ^_^Īnd it's not just the deathcount either. Luca Blight is the main antagonist of Suikoden II. It's a miracle that Celes survived her attempted suicide after giving up hope (which was basically Kefka winning.), but hey, sometimes the good guys need a little bit of luck to make it happen. Kefka didn't just destroy the world he very nearly destroyed the hope that anyone had for a better future. That being said, I like yours (evil in terms of how much suffering has been caused) because it's a great way 'measuring' the extent of Kefka's evil. Therefore we're all trying to interpret 'evilness' from the perspective of how effective and memorable it made each villain for it. The point of choosing Luca is that he's highly regarded as a villain. (the obvious being that in retrospect, a villain might've had better success taking a different approach)Ĭlick to expand.Ha, I think the real debate is, ultimately, who was the better evil villain? I mean, are Kefka and Luca more 'evil' than say, Ultimecia? Or Zemus? Or ExDeath? Not really. Almost no villain has perfect foresight (you mentioned Sun Li, who comes close, but couldn't take EVERYTHING into account), because otherwise the heroes wouldn't be able to win, but that wasn't in dispute here, as there's no point in stating the obvious. The point of referring to something as a stupid mistake is in the fact that the mistake was stupid. They would've been lucky to catch Kefka with his pants down the way Riou and co. The heroes had to overcome great odds in order to get another shot at Kefka. But did he make a dumb mistake that was the direct cause of his downfall? No. ![]() So did Kefka underestimate the resolve of the good guys? Of course he did. He previous goal had only been to attain god-like power, but after ruling over a dead world for a good while, it was no longer enough. When he tells you of his nihilistic relevation, it's a new thing. Click to expand.Like Swiss tried to tell you, he didn't come to the conclusion that he wanted to wipe everything from existence until later. ![]()
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