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Name: Corey
Are you over 16?: Yes
Personal LJ: dangerbear
Email: kourui.ai@gmail.com
Timezone: EST
Other contact: AIM: z0mbicid4
Characters already in the game: crownedwalker
How did you find us?: It’s all Button’s fault. Still.
IC:
Character name: Zidane Tribal
Fandom: Final Fantasy IX
Timeline: Just after finding out about being a Genome from Mikoto.
Age: 16
~*Magical*~ abilities and strengths:
WELL. Zidane has quite a few abilities if you know what I mean..
ճ First and foremost, he knows how to use his daggers. I’M JUST KIDDING. I won’t make all of them innuendos.
Seriously though, here’s a list of his skills.
ճ Zidane has exceptional skill with his daggers, which he holds backhanded.
ճ He is an exceptional thief, and has abilities like ‘Steal’ which has a higher success rate than the average thief.
ճ Zidane has little in the way of magic ability, but he has skill sets to use. Some of these include:
-Flee - Will escape any non-boss battle.
-Detect - Shows what items are being carried
-Soul Blade - Inflicts a status ailment
-Annoy - Causes opponent to have 50% accuracy
-Sacrifice - Sacrifies himself for mp and hp of comrades
-Lucky Seven - Inflicts damage of, 7, 77, 777, or 7777 on the enemy. Random chance.
-Thievery - Inflicts damage on an enemy as solved by # of successful steals * Zidane’s speed/2.
*(Note, all of these have been taken directly from the Wikipedia.)*
ճ Additionally, characters in Final Fantasy IX have an ability called Trance. More specifically, Zidane’s is called Dyne. When enough damage is taken, Zidane enters his Dyne state, which has the ability to perform very heavy (Up to 400% Zidane’s normal physical attack number) attack on the enemy. A list of these super special abilities can be found here
ճ Finally, Zidane is one HELL of a smooth talker. He’s a hellacious flirt and really charismatic. He’s also quite the actor. But more of that will be found in the personality~
How would they use their abilities?: He can and will use these abilities to fight for what he believes is right. He will probably throw a hand in to the rebel cause and cause some mischief for those elitist jerkwads.
Appearance: Aaaaall da ladies want this~ Zidane’s quite the little catch, if the right lady picks him up~ Young, handsome, with blond hair and a real boyband face, Zidane uses those looks to woo women and charm them to no end.
Oh, and did I mention the monkey-tail? That’s right. Zidane’s got a tail. WHY? Well. Read on, little birdie, and you shall be informed.
Background/Personality: ALRIGHT. HERE GOES.
Zidane is what is known as a Genome, and was born originally on the planet Terra, a dead planet somewhere in the solar system. Well… he was kind of born. More so, he and his older brother Kuja and younger sister, Mikoto were never really born. The truth is that Zidane was really a created being by a man named Garland. The three of them were intended to be “Angels of Death”. Kuja was the first created and was, inevitably, considered a failure. That’s where Zidane came in. He was made to succeed Kuja. The point of the Angels of Death? Steal Gaia’s lives and souls to fuel Terra’s needs. Zidane was sent in when Garland realized his sibling Kuja could not enter trance to assimilate Gaia to Terra. Kuja, infuriated by Garland’s decision, abandoned Zidane, where he was found by Baku and the thieving theater group, Tantalus.
He only remembers one thing from his childhood-a blue light.
Now Tantalus… Well, they were a definitely interesting group. So interesting, in fact, that they shaped Zidane to be much more than this Angel of Death he was supposed to be.
First of all, Tantalus is known as a theater group. And a damn good one at that. They own their own Airship, and though they’re based out of Lindblum, travel all around Gaia to put on famous shows. One of the most popular, and integral to the story line, is I Want To Be Your Canary. Through his studies of theatrics, Zidane learns how to be one smooth talker. He’s an actor. And a good one at that. Zidane was able to rise up quickly through the ranks, becoming one of their most prized members.
And let’s be honest. It was fun. This is where Zidane learned a lot of his moral fiber. Tantalus is a real brotherhood of people. All from different backgrounds, but will always help out a fellow brother. Zidane takes that one step further, claiming that you never need a reason to help someone. He really gains so much from being with Tantalus. Very far from what he was supposed to be. It’s also where he learned to be super cunning. Whether it was tricking Baku to believe no one took anything from his private wallet, or keeping a fellow Brother busy on his birthday to quell suspicion, Zidane excelled in it all. For example, when kidnapping Princess Garnet, Zidane and fellow Brother Blank dress as guards to get around the castle.
As well, with Tantalus, he learned how to be one sneaky little monkey! That’s right, the monkey’s a thief. And a good one at that. There are several scenes throughout the game where his sneakiness benefits him. Whether it’s climbing into a barrel to hide and wait, or sneaking a nice feel of Princess Garnet’s bum, his cunning is, once more, unrivaled. The fact that he has a steal skill proves that he’s a good thief. Oh. One more thing to mention here. As Zidane aged, he became increasingly aware of how attractive he was as a young man, and flirted with nearly every fine lady he laid eyes on. Can we say… pretty big ego? Why, yes. Yes we can.
That’s all well and good. Zidane aged to the tender age of fifteen. With not a care in the world, he’s fully on board when Tantalus decides to kidnap the lovely Princess Garnet from Alexandria Castle during a performance of I Want To Be Your Canary. DING DING. Maaaajor ploooot developmeeeeent. This is where Zidane meets the love of his life, Princess Garnet. He, with the help of Blank, sneaks into Alexandria Castle. What a surprise it was when he found out Princess Garnet wanted to be kidnapped! Zidane complied with this-hey, it was part of the mission! And she was one fine looking lady.
Through some trouble escaping, the Tantalus ship crashed into the Evil Forest. (I feel like we’re in Dora-land here, man. SOMEONE CALL THAT STUPID MAP.) This is the place where Zidane rescues Garnet for the first time. He does lose contact with Tantalus, but operates independently of them. It shows here that he can work alone when necessary. Through the evil forest and an ice cave, the group doth go. Zidane fights an enemy called a Black Waltz herr as well. By himself. YEAH. HE'S THAT BADASS. (We find out later that Kuja is the maker of these Black Waltz things.) As the group leaves the cave, Garnet adopts the alias Dagger-after one of Zidane’s weapons. It is also at this point Zidane makes it his duty to protect Dagger until she reaches Lindblum to see her Uncle Cid.
Here, there’s a cute little scene where there is a hunting tournament. Zidane proclaims that if he wins, Dagger will go out with him on a date. Though this doesn’t happen until waaaaay later in the storyline. C: It shows how his flirtatious, charismatic ways have an effect on everyone. Even Dagger who pretends not to like it, but... let's be honest here. Who wouldn't~? But onto more pressing matters…
GUESS WHAT? THE WORLD IS IN PERIL. No really. Dagger’s mother, the Queen, is planning on taking over the rest of Gaia with the help of a certain flaming, purple-haired individual--Kuja. Well damn. Zidane just can’t let that happen, can he? ESPECIALLY after the Alexandrian Queen attacks Lindblum mostly burning the city to the ground.
... That’s his hometown, bro. Noooo can do. This shows Zidane’s loyalty to not only his Tantalus brothers, but to these newfound friends. Did he have to stick around? No. But again, his moral fiber burns with the ambition to help people. And help he shall.
After this attack the group splits up (Thanks to some cunning drugging by Dagger). She and Steiner return to Alexandria to try and talk some sense into the Queen. Unfortunately, this doesn’t go according to plan. In fact, Brahne intends on drawing the summons from her daughter and then executing her! Talk about fantastic parenting, am I right? Of course, Zidane springs into action with the help of his friends. This event proves a couple of things. One, that Zidane’s feeling just a little more than average attraction to Dagger. Two, that he wants to continue protecting her.
Zidane does save Dagger’s life, but ultimately she loses all of her summons. This, again, is an event that impacts Zidane quite heavily. Brahne tried to kill her own daughter (Though notably, the original Princess Garnet died as a child, and Dagger was a girl from the Summoner's village. She was taken so young to take the place of the real Princess.) It's my belief that Zidane was desperate to protect her, and this makes him even more so protective of this girl... he... kind of really likes a lot.
It is at this point in the game, the group decides that going after Kuja would be the best course of action. They have already found that he was the one inspiring Brahne to act so insanely, and also had been supplying her with Black Mage dolls. Brahne moves to make an attack on the group utilizing a summon. Right on her own child. During this battle, Kuja decides that he’s had enough of Brahne and turns her summon against her. This ends up taking her life. Garnet is faced with a difficult decision at this point-save Gaia or become Queen. She takes the crown.
This is possibly the biggest turning point for Zidane in the entire canon. He’s never handled a breakup like this before. And it wasn’t even really a breakup! But regardless, he takes this hard. Ending up in a bar more than a few times, feeling down in the dumps, like he can’t do anything. It’s never something he enjoys, being useless. Even when wishing Dagger luck with accepting the crown, Zidane can’t bring himself to say much, or even look at her.
And reasonably so! Even though he has these deep feelings for Dagger, he can't help but realize... She's a Queen. She has a duty to her people, and someone like Zidane has little chance with a Princess--let alone a Queen! He's all around deflated when she accepts the crown, even though his comrades all scold him for his actions. Zidane decides to go to a card tournament in another city to distance himself.
And wouldn't you know it? Kuja attacks Alexandria, and though he is warded off, Garland (Kuja and Zidane's creator) interferes and blows the whole place up. DAMN. This is also the point in the story that Dagger goes mute from the trauma. Being reunited helps Zidane get over his momentary depression. The quest continues.
A note! A lot of Zidane's development happens through dagger, and whereas it does affect and change his outlook some, he really doesn't change a lot. Mostly, he cuts down on his flirting. BUT, ABOUT THE MUTE THING... Here’s this girl he’s rather attracted to-more so than other woman, completely mute because of the actions of his nemesis. Zidane attempts to cheer her up by bringing up that date again, promising that when they do go on it, it’ll be amazing.
Eeeeeven though that whole mute thing sucks. Zidane, like he always does, keeps hopeful and reassures Dagger, who has become most important to him.
When the entire group is captured by Kuja, Zidane is blackmailed to retrieve a stone from a place which magic can't be used, Zidane learns of his connection to Terra. He questions his existence quite heavily. Learning that one is created is quite the thing, you see. Though he is stricken with... something, it is far from grief. The group, once more, escapes Kuja's clutches, but run into a girl who looks uncannily like Zidane. Say whaaaaat? She explains everything in detail. About Terra, Kuja, Zidane, and the rest of the genomes.
With the resolve to meet his creator and give him a real piece of his mind, Zidane sets off. Aaaand this is where fate decides to not like Zidane and throws him into SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE.
What else is there to know about this little monkey boy?
Well, for one, he’s immensely helpful. Even to those he doesn’t care for. Case and point, he doesn’t necessarily care for Steiner and Amarant, yet remains friendly with the two, even coming back to save them from time to time. He does the same with Kuja after the final battle, even though he was a sworn enemy. It isn’t in Zidane’s nature to leave someone behind.
Ah, but virtue can be a fleeting thing, when it comes to girls.
Yes, he is a major skirt-chaser, flirting with Garnet, and nearly any other female he can throughout the story at any given moment. He is known for being a hellacious flirt, even angering Ruby, another Tantalus member, for whispering sweet nothings to her and then up and leaving.
Much unlike any of his Final Fantasy predecessors, Zidane is not at all the brooding type. He tends to be very optimistic, as well as free-spirited. Not to mention loud. He also seems to have an energy that people are drawn to. Once they get a taste, it can never be enough. At least that’s what he’s convinced himself of. (Ohoho, this goes double for those fine looking ladies out there. B) )
Zidane keeps a mostly positive attitude, staying in high spirits to keep the group motivation going. He has a deep-set faith in his teammates, encouraging them with things such as life advice and in spirit. He even goes so far as to treat some of them like little siblings, possibly from the camaraderie that comes with Tantalus. This is especially true of Vivi. Cute little bugger was just begging to be a little bro, man.
Finally, Zidane tends to overreact and over exaggerate which can sometimes get him in trouble. Not… that he really minds. He doesn’t, as he prefers excitement, and can’t seem to stay in the same place for long. It is both a blessing and a curse.
ONE MORE THING: Just so people aren't... confused, Zidane isn't actually a monkey-boy. I only call him that as an affectionate nickname. C:
ONE MORE ONE MORE THING. For an absolute in depth look at Zidane, please refer to his Wiki page!
Aaaaand some of this was taken from my Vatheon app.
Why should that character be in this game: For OCs only.
Why do you want to continue their history here: For characters from other games only.
For applicants considering an alternate version of a character already in game, please use this as your chance to explain the key differences between your character and the one already in play:
Have you read up on how the game works?: Yup! Guide is known as FlamingFerret, and you can make da monies byyyy: thieving (DING DING DING. THAT’S THIS ONE’S SPECIALTY), accepting missions, aaaaand getting a permanent job. |D
1st person sample:
[Alright, where was he. Garland was supposed to be somewhere on this ship, right? The first poor bastards to run into Zidane were beaten to the ground and left unconscious. The second two were... almost lucky! He almost didn't beat the crap out of them! But alas, finally, he was captured by the next bit of crew, and hauled off for questioning.]
Hey, hey! Hands off! I'm just looking for Garland. He's getting a real piece of my mind, damn it, and not you or your lackeys here are gonna stop me!
[Spoiler alert! They stopped him! Restrained him while they explained everything.]
[Really, the Monkey-boy hadn't been paying attention. Only when they someone said something about his whole world being destroyed did he perk in. Waitaminute. Waitadamnminute.]
Say that again, buddy?
[Sure enough. World. Poof. Gone. In an instant.]
H-hey, you gotta be kidding me man. I mean... Kuja didn't have the power at the time! This has gotta be some sick joke isn't it? ... Isn't it?!
[And thus, tables were flipped.]
3rd person sample:
So... You know what really sucks? Finding out your whole home's been destroyed. Including the girl you're so hung up on, you spent the last week getting completely drunk while she becomes Queen.
Good thing that doesn't happen to a lot of bros right? ... Oh wait. It does? Bust. So here's Zidane, sitting on a rail on one of the floors of the ship, looking below him in discontent. So everything... was gone. No Vivi... Rusty, Freya... No Kuja, Amarant... No Tantalus Brothers... No Dagger... He let out a rather deep sigh.
It's not usually like him to be depressed and down like this but... well... This was some heavier news than what he'd ever heard before... Some hero he was turning out to be.
And this place was weird... So many odd looking people--and he wasn't just talking about the refugees... The food was different--though he was certain he smelled those horrible pickles at one point--even the air here. Felt... stiff. Maybe stale was the more correct word. Either way, Zidane didn't like it. Even though his own continent was covered in Mist, fresh air was always in ample supply.
... Man if his Brothers could see him now. In space? Sure, he was... kind of born in space, but... not like this.
"Man, they'd never believe this... Heh..."
Well, what else was there to do in such a situation. Introduce oneself and get used to it. Moping would do nothing. And what wasn't to say those people he held so dear wouldn't show up? So, Zidane took out the little Guide tool they'd explained to him, and flipped it on, putting on a little smile.
"Thor huh?" He smiles quite somberly. These people were in the same boat as him. No need to whine or complain.
"I guess I should introduce myself, being new here. Name's Zidane. I come from a place called Gaia. It's my home. So if anyone knows anybody from there, please point me in their direction. I could sure use a look at some familiar faces."
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Name: Corey
Are you over 16?: Yes
Personal LJ: dangerbear
Email: kourui.ai@gmail.com
Timezone: EST
Other contact: AIM: z0mbicid4
Characters already in the game: crownedwalker
How did you find us?: It’s all Button’s fault. Still.
IC:
Character name: Zidane Tribal
Fandom: Final Fantasy IX
Timeline: Just after finding out about being a Genome from Mikoto.
Age: 16
~*Magical*~ abilities and strengths:
WELL. Zidane has quite a few abilities if you know what I mean..
ճ First and foremost, he knows how to use his daggers. I’M JUST KIDDING. I won’t make all of them innuendos.
Seriously though, here’s a list of his skills.
ճ Zidane has exceptional skill with his daggers, which he holds backhanded.
ճ He is an exceptional thief, and has abilities like ‘Steal’ which has a higher success rate than the average thief.
ճ Zidane has little in the way of magic ability, but he has skill sets to use. Some of these include:
-Flee - Will escape any non-boss battle.
-Detect - Shows what items are being carried
-Soul Blade - Inflicts a status ailment
-Annoy - Causes opponent to have 50% accuracy
-Sacrifice - Sacrifies himself for mp and hp of comrades
-Lucky Seven - Inflicts damage of, 7, 77, 777, or 7777 on the enemy. Random chance.
-Thievery - Inflicts damage on an enemy as solved by # of successful steals * Zidane’s speed/2.
*(Note, all of these have been taken directly from the Wikipedia.)*
ճ Additionally, characters in Final Fantasy IX have an ability called Trance. More specifically, Zidane’s is called Dyne. When enough damage is taken, Zidane enters his Dyne state, which has the ability to perform very heavy (Up to 400% Zidane’s normal physical attack number) attack on the enemy. A list of these super special abilities can be found here
ճ Finally, Zidane is one HELL of a smooth talker. He’s a hellacious flirt and really charismatic. He’s also quite the actor. But more of that will be found in the personality~
How would they use their abilities?: He can and will use these abilities to fight for what he believes is right. He will probably throw a hand in to the rebel cause and cause some mischief for those elitist jerkwads.
Appearance: Aaaaall da ladies want this~ Zidane’s quite the little catch, if the right lady picks him up~ Young, handsome, with blond hair and a real boyband face, Zidane uses those looks to woo women and charm them to no end.
Oh, and did I mention the monkey-tail? That’s right. Zidane’s got a tail. WHY? Well. Read on, little birdie, and you shall be informed.
Background/Personality: ALRIGHT. HERE GOES.
Zidane is what is known as a Genome, and was born originally on the planet Terra, a dead planet somewhere in the solar system. Well… he was kind of born. More so, he and his older brother Kuja and younger sister, Mikoto were never really born. The truth is that Zidane was really a created being by a man named Garland. The three of them were intended to be “Angels of Death”. Kuja was the first created and was, inevitably, considered a failure. That’s where Zidane came in. He was made to succeed Kuja. The point of the Angels of Death? Steal Gaia’s lives and souls to fuel Terra’s needs. Zidane was sent in when Garland realized his sibling Kuja could not enter trance to assimilate Gaia to Terra. Kuja, infuriated by Garland’s decision, abandoned Zidane, where he was found by Baku and the thieving theater group, Tantalus.
He only remembers one thing from his childhood-a blue light.
Now Tantalus… Well, they were a definitely interesting group. So interesting, in fact, that they shaped Zidane to be much more than this Angel of Death he was supposed to be.
First of all, Tantalus is known as a theater group. And a damn good one at that. They own their own Airship, and though they’re based out of Lindblum, travel all around Gaia to put on famous shows. One of the most popular, and integral to the story line, is I Want To Be Your Canary. Through his studies of theatrics, Zidane learns how to be one smooth talker. He’s an actor. And a good one at that. Zidane was able to rise up quickly through the ranks, becoming one of their most prized members.
And let’s be honest. It was fun. This is where Zidane learned a lot of his moral fiber. Tantalus is a real brotherhood of people. All from different backgrounds, but will always help out a fellow brother. Zidane takes that one step further, claiming that you never need a reason to help someone. He really gains so much from being with Tantalus. Very far from what he was supposed to be. It’s also where he learned to be super cunning. Whether it was tricking Baku to believe no one took anything from his private wallet, or keeping a fellow Brother busy on his birthday to quell suspicion, Zidane excelled in it all. For example, when kidnapping Princess Garnet, Zidane and fellow Brother Blank dress as guards to get around the castle.
As well, with Tantalus, he learned how to be one sneaky little monkey! That’s right, the monkey’s a thief. And a good one at that. There are several scenes throughout the game where his sneakiness benefits him. Whether it’s climbing into a barrel to hide and wait, or sneaking a nice feel of Princess Garnet’s bum, his cunning is, once more, unrivaled. The fact that he has a steal skill proves that he’s a good thief. Oh. One more thing to mention here. As Zidane aged, he became increasingly aware of how attractive he was as a young man, and flirted with nearly every fine lady he laid eyes on. Can we say… pretty big ego? Why, yes. Yes we can.
That’s all well and good. Zidane aged to the tender age of fifteen. With not a care in the world, he’s fully on board when Tantalus decides to kidnap the lovely Princess Garnet from Alexandria Castle during a performance of I Want To Be Your Canary. DING DING. Maaaajor ploooot developmeeeeent. This is where Zidane meets the love of his life, Princess Garnet. He, with the help of Blank, sneaks into Alexandria Castle. What a surprise it was when he found out Princess Garnet wanted to be kidnapped! Zidane complied with this-hey, it was part of the mission! And she was one fine looking lady.
Through some trouble escaping, the Tantalus ship crashed into the Evil Forest. (I feel like we’re in Dora-land here, man. SOMEONE CALL THAT STUPID MAP.) This is the place where Zidane rescues Garnet for the first time. He does lose contact with Tantalus, but operates independently of them. It shows here that he can work alone when necessary. Through the evil forest and an ice cave, the group doth go. Zidane fights an enemy called a Black Waltz herr as well. By himself. YEAH. HE'S THAT BADASS. (We find out later that Kuja is the maker of these Black Waltz things.) As the group leaves the cave, Garnet adopts the alias Dagger-after one of Zidane’s weapons. It is also at this point Zidane makes it his duty to protect Dagger until she reaches Lindblum to see her Uncle Cid.
Here, there’s a cute little scene where there is a hunting tournament. Zidane proclaims that if he wins, Dagger will go out with him on a date. Though this doesn’t happen until waaaaay later in the storyline. C: It shows how his flirtatious, charismatic ways have an effect on everyone. Even Dagger who pretends not to like it, but... let's be honest here. Who wouldn't~? But onto more pressing matters…
GUESS WHAT? THE WORLD IS IN PERIL. No really. Dagger’s mother, the Queen, is planning on taking over the rest of Gaia with the help of a certain flaming, purple-haired individual--Kuja. Well damn. Zidane just can’t let that happen, can he? ESPECIALLY after the Alexandrian Queen attacks Lindblum mostly burning the city to the ground.
... That’s his hometown, bro. Noooo can do. This shows Zidane’s loyalty to not only his Tantalus brothers, but to these newfound friends. Did he have to stick around? No. But again, his moral fiber burns with the ambition to help people. And help he shall.
After this attack the group splits up (Thanks to some cunning drugging by Dagger). She and Steiner return to Alexandria to try and talk some sense into the Queen. Unfortunately, this doesn’t go according to plan. In fact, Brahne intends on drawing the summons from her daughter and then executing her! Talk about fantastic parenting, am I right? Of course, Zidane springs into action with the help of his friends. This event proves a couple of things. One, that Zidane’s feeling just a little more than average attraction to Dagger. Two, that he wants to continue protecting her.
Zidane does save Dagger’s life, but ultimately she loses all of her summons. This, again, is an event that impacts Zidane quite heavily. Brahne tried to kill her own daughter (Though notably, the original Princess Garnet died as a child, and Dagger was a girl from the Summoner's village. She was taken so young to take the place of the real Princess.) It's my belief that Zidane was desperate to protect her, and this makes him even more so protective of this girl... he... kind of really likes a lot.
It is at this point in the game, the group decides that going after Kuja would be the best course of action. They have already found that he was the one inspiring Brahne to act so insanely, and also had been supplying her with Black Mage dolls. Brahne moves to make an attack on the group utilizing a summon. Right on her own child. During this battle, Kuja decides that he’s had enough of Brahne and turns her summon against her. This ends up taking her life. Garnet is faced with a difficult decision at this point-save Gaia or become Queen. She takes the crown.
This is possibly the biggest turning point for Zidane in the entire canon. He’s never handled a breakup like this before. And it wasn’t even really a breakup! But regardless, he takes this hard. Ending up in a bar more than a few times, feeling down in the dumps, like he can’t do anything. It’s never something he enjoys, being useless. Even when wishing Dagger luck with accepting the crown, Zidane can’t bring himself to say much, or even look at her.
And reasonably so! Even though he has these deep feelings for Dagger, he can't help but realize... She's a Queen. She has a duty to her people, and someone like Zidane has little chance with a Princess--let alone a Queen! He's all around deflated when she accepts the crown, even though his comrades all scold him for his actions. Zidane decides to go to a card tournament in another city to distance himself.
And wouldn't you know it? Kuja attacks Alexandria, and though he is warded off, Garland (Kuja and Zidane's creator) interferes and blows the whole place up. DAMN. This is also the point in the story that Dagger goes mute from the trauma. Being reunited helps Zidane get over his momentary depression. The quest continues.
A note! A lot of Zidane's development happens through dagger, and whereas it does affect and change his outlook some, he really doesn't change a lot. Mostly, he cuts down on his flirting. BUT, ABOUT THE MUTE THING... Here’s this girl he’s rather attracted to-more so than other woman, completely mute because of the actions of his nemesis. Zidane attempts to cheer her up by bringing up that date again, promising that when they do go on it, it’ll be amazing.
Eeeeeven though that whole mute thing sucks. Zidane, like he always does, keeps hopeful and reassures Dagger, who has become most important to him.
When the entire group is captured by Kuja, Zidane is blackmailed to retrieve a stone from a place which magic can't be used, Zidane learns of his connection to Terra. He questions his existence quite heavily. Learning that one is created is quite the thing, you see. Though he is stricken with... something, it is far from grief. The group, once more, escapes Kuja's clutches, but run into a girl who looks uncannily like Zidane. Say whaaaaat? She explains everything in detail. About Terra, Kuja, Zidane, and the rest of the genomes.
With the resolve to meet his creator and give him a real piece of his mind, Zidane sets off. Aaaand this is where fate decides to not like Zidane and throws him into SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE.
What else is there to know about this little monkey boy?
Well, for one, he’s immensely helpful. Even to those he doesn’t care for. Case and point, he doesn’t necessarily care for Steiner and Amarant, yet remains friendly with the two, even coming back to save them from time to time. He does the same with Kuja after the final battle, even though he was a sworn enemy. It isn’t in Zidane’s nature to leave someone behind.
Ah, but virtue can be a fleeting thing, when it comes to girls.
Yes, he is a major skirt-chaser, flirting with Garnet, and nearly any other female he can throughout the story at any given moment. He is known for being a hellacious flirt, even angering Ruby, another Tantalus member, for whispering sweet nothings to her and then up and leaving.
Much unlike any of his Final Fantasy predecessors, Zidane is not at all the brooding type. He tends to be very optimistic, as well as free-spirited. Not to mention loud. He also seems to have an energy that people are drawn to. Once they get a taste, it can never be enough. At least that’s what he’s convinced himself of. (Ohoho, this goes double for those fine looking ladies out there. B) )
Zidane keeps a mostly positive attitude, staying in high spirits to keep the group motivation going. He has a deep-set faith in his teammates, encouraging them with things such as life advice and in spirit. He even goes so far as to treat some of them like little siblings, possibly from the camaraderie that comes with Tantalus. This is especially true of Vivi. Cute little bugger was just begging to be a little bro, man.
Finally, Zidane tends to overreact and over exaggerate which can sometimes get him in trouble. Not… that he really minds. He doesn’t, as he prefers excitement, and can’t seem to stay in the same place for long. It is both a blessing and a curse.
ONE MORE THING: Just so people aren't... confused, Zidane isn't actually a monkey-boy. I only call him that as an affectionate nickname. C:
ONE MORE ONE MORE THING. For an absolute in depth look at Zidane, please refer to his Wiki page!
Aaaaand some of this was taken from my Vatheon app.
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Have you read up on how the game works?: Yup! Guide is known as FlamingFerret, and you can make da monies byyyy: thieving (DING DING DING. THAT’S THIS ONE’S SPECIALTY), accepting missions, aaaaand getting a permanent job. |D
1st person sample:
[Alright, where was he. Garland was supposed to be somewhere on this ship, right? The first poor bastards to run into Zidane were beaten to the ground and left unconscious. The second two were... almost lucky! He almost didn't beat the crap out of them! But alas, finally, he was captured by the next bit of crew, and hauled off for questioning.]
Hey, hey! Hands off! I'm just looking for Garland. He's getting a real piece of my mind, damn it, and not you or your lackeys here are gonna stop me!
[Spoiler alert! They stopped him! Restrained him while they explained everything.]
[Really, the Monkey-boy hadn't been paying attention. Only when they someone said something about his whole world being destroyed did he perk in. Waitaminute. Waitadamnminute.]
Say that again, buddy?
[Sure enough. World. Poof. Gone. In an instant.]
H-hey, you gotta be kidding me man. I mean... Kuja didn't have the power at the time! This has gotta be some sick joke isn't it? ... Isn't it?!
[And thus, tables were flipped.]
3rd person sample:
So... You know what really sucks? Finding out your whole home's been destroyed. Including the girl you're so hung up on, you spent the last week getting completely drunk while she becomes Queen.
Good thing that doesn't happen to a lot of bros right? ... Oh wait. It does? Bust. So here's Zidane, sitting on a rail on one of the floors of the ship, looking below him in discontent. So everything... was gone. No Vivi... Rusty, Freya... No Kuja, Amarant... No Tantalus Brothers... No Dagger... He let out a rather deep sigh.
It's not usually like him to be depressed and down like this but... well... This was some heavier news than what he'd ever heard before... Some hero he was turning out to be.
And this place was weird... So many odd looking people--and he wasn't just talking about the refugees... The food was different--though he was certain he smelled those horrible pickles at one point--even the air here. Felt... stiff. Maybe stale was the more correct word. Either way, Zidane didn't like it. Even though his own continent was covered in Mist, fresh air was always in ample supply.
... Man if his Brothers could see him now. In space? Sure, he was... kind of born in space, but... not like this.
"Man, they'd never believe this... Heh..."
Well, what else was there to do in such a situation. Introduce oneself and get used to it. Moping would do nothing. And what wasn't to say those people he held so dear wouldn't show up? So, Zidane took out the little Guide tool they'd explained to him, and flipped it on, putting on a little smile.
"Thor huh?" He smiles quite somberly. These people were in the same boat as him. No need to whine or complain.
"I guess I should introduce myself, being new here. Name's Zidane. I come from a place called Gaia. It's my home. So if anyone knows anybody from there, please point me in their direction. I could sure use a look at some familiar faces."
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