[OOC] Links + Script
Official Quest (rough) translations:
Vaan, Yuna, Firion (012), Squall (012), Cecil (012), Cloud (012), Tidus (012)
Kain (012)
Cloud of Darkness (013), Sephiroth (013), Lightning, Gilgamesh (2 quests), Bartz (012)
Cecil (013), Shantotto, Sephiroth (012), Gabranth, Vaan (???)
This script is for my own record-keeping because this is as good as I'm gonna get without 012 and a decent internet connection to watch everything online forever. From the Dissidia Script and 012 script on GameFAQs, with some minor modifications to suit my purposes. Stuff in blockquotes are things added in 012.
Museum:
A youth bearing the title of Onion Knight. Intelligent and mischievous, he unquestionably believes there's nothing he can't do.
In the original game, he was an orphan raised by the Ur village elder, Topapa. After a sudden earthquake opened a cavern in the ground, the boy and his friends went to investigate and fell into the Altar Cave. Eventually they were chosen as Warriors of the Light by the Wind Crystal.
012 Museum
11. Onion Knight [10.111Mu]
A youth boastful of his vast knowledge, he wields strength befitting a knight, yet relies heavily on logic.
DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY
The youngest combatant summoned, the Onion Knight wields impressive skills as a warrior despite his age.
Thinking more like an adult, he dislikes those who simply treat him as a child.
His youth shines through on occasion, especially when he becomes arrogant of his intelligence or skills. When he is able to mature and transform his pride into strong motivation, he will become a knight like no other, one fit for his title.
He does not mention his name simply because he has yet to remember it, but when another warrior pitied him for this, he no longer even attempts to divulge it, claiming it an exercise in caution.
Many have thought of nicknames based on his title as "Onion Knight", but all such efforts have been dismissed.
FINAL FANTASY III
Four orphaned youths raised by the village elder of Ur become lost in a cave while exploring. There, they are informed of pending doom by the Wind Crystal.
The world sinks into despair as an earthquake buries the crystal far below and monsters run rampant. The four warriors of light travel across the world, with hope in their hearts, intent on saving their home.
Destiny Odyssey III-1
The boy is known by the legendary title of "Onion Knight." His strongest weapon is his brilliant mind. It is what allowed him to survive many enemy encounters in spite of his youth. The boy has supreme confidence in his own intellect. In a world that was slowly decaying around them, the boy traveled with Terra, a girl with magical powers, in search of their crystals-- with the conviction that his brilliance will lead him to answers about the future.
-The Pride of Youth-
Onion Knight: "Crystals...have the power to break through despair, huh? I wonder what they look like."
Terra: "Do you think we can find them? What if we do find them, but we still can't save the world?"
Onion Knight: "Gods always have a habit of sounding pretentious, don't they? There's no proof that Cosmos is telling the truth, but we don't know that she's wrong, either. Anyway, our only choice is to believe and move forward. Let's start with what we can do."
Terra: "Mm-hmm... You're right."
Onion Knight: "Standing around here isn't going to give us any answers. Come on, let's get moving. You don't need to worry. I'm going to figure this all out."
(Scene ends)
Terra: "Look...the path ahead is hidden. Could enemies be hiding there? Or..."
Onion Knight: "Could be an ambush, could be treasure. Until we know, we'll have to be careful."
Terra: "Please... Can we just keep going?"
Onion Knight: "But you never know where you might find a treasure chest!"
- DESTINY ODYSSEY III-2 -
[The Pride of Youth]
His greatest skills, intelligence and luck...
For one clever enough to anticipate traps,
even the toughest trials are treated as sport.
[The setting shifts to the World of Darkness]
CoD: "Is that girl truly worth the trouble?"
Kefka: "Ab-so-lute-ly! Her powers are the real deal!"
CoD: "Then we will take your word. We shall soon see how strong she is."
Kefka: "You won't regret it...as long as she performs as well as she did before."
CoD: "Before?"
Kefka: "Oops, just talking to myself! Before, after, now, all the same! Now, off you go! Happy fighting!"
[The setting goes back to Onion Knight and Terra]
Terra: "I sense many enemies here, too. Are we going to be alright?"
Onion Knight: "You just have to take a good look at the enemy before going into battle. Based on their equipment, you can figure out their weakness--the spell or the sword."
Terra: "You like to fight, don't you..."
Onion Knight: "I do not! I'm... just looking for treasure chests!"
[Onion Knight and Terra are walking through Crystal World. Terra suddenly stops]
Terra: "Wait a minute..."
Onion Knight: "What?"
Terra: "I feel something... Something very powerful from that direction..."
Onion Knight: "Do you think it's a crystal?"
Terra: "I can't tell. It's just a strong presence."
Onion Knight: "Let's check it out."
[Onion Knight begins to walk off, but Terra doesn't move]
Onion Knight: "What's wrong?"
Terra: "Something about this doesn't feel right. I don't think we should get any closer."
Onion Knight: "Terra, even if it isn't a crystal, we might find some clues. It's alright. I can handle any enemy that comes our way."
Terra: "But..."
Onion Knight: "Chaos's puppets may be strong, but they're just big lunkheads. And I've got something they don't... Right here, if you know what I mean."
[Onion Knight taps his head]
Onion Knight: "Come on, let's keep going."
(Scene ends)
[OK and Terra are now on the world map]
Terra: "I feel something really strong coming from that direction. I'm not sure about this..."
OK: "I know you're scared, bu the crystal isn't going to show itself if we just wait around. I'm telling you, it's gonna be alright. You have to believe me. Come on."
Terra: "...Okay. But you have to be careful, too."
[The two journey on and come across a moogle]
Moogle: "Do you have your KP, kupo? I don't give kids discounts, kupo!"
[Afterward, they continue forward to a gateway, which they enter]
-North Melmond Gateway-
Terra: "We're just searching for our crystals... but we have to fight, don't we?"
OK: "There's nothing to worry about if you think things through. See that emblem? If you use a chain skill on that emblem, it'll stay in effect and make things easier."
Terra: "Really? Alright, I'll remember that."
- DESTINY ODYSSEY III-3 -
[The Pride of Youth]
Overconfidence and curiosity...
The naive youth has yet to learn what's
caused the severe mistake he has made.
Terra: "Are you sure about this? I think the enemies are getting stronger..."
Onion Knight: "There's nothing to worry about, Terra. It'd be reckless to just dive in, but watch carefully, and we'll find an opening." Manikins are brainless, but we're not! Use your head, and there's nothing to be scared of."
Terra: "You're so strong. I envy your courage."
[Onion Knight and Terra find a Summonstone]
Onion Knight: "Could this be..."
Terra: "Such a warm light..."
Ifrit AUTO: "Whenever your heart shatters, Flames of Rebirth shall protect you."
Terra: "You've defeated so many already... Can't we just move on?"
Onion Knight: It's not that I'm TRYING to fight so much! I just keep thinking there could be treasure..."
Onion Knight: "Terra, you feel something?"
Terra: "It's still up ahead... Watch out!"
[Exdeath teleports in]
Exdeath: "Pawns of Cosmos, I presume."
Onion Knight: "(Whoa... What is with this guy?)"
Exdeath: "I come out here to kill the time, and what do I find but a woman and child."
Onion Knight: "(No way I can look after Terra while fighting him. I've got an idea...)"
Onion Knight: "C-could you possibly let us go, sir?"
Exdeath: "What?"
Onion Knight: "Our strength is no match to yours. We're hardly worth your time. I think you'd be much better off finding a stronger opponent to fight. Unless you're the cowardly type who only picks on those weaker than yourself..."
Exdeath: "I suppose there is no point in sending harmless insects to the void. Very well. I will let you go. But keep this in mind, little worm. The crystals shun the unworthy hands of those without valor."
Onion Knight: "Well, that was easy! Of course, even if he came for us, I would have run. I don't fight against anyone unless I know I can win."
Terra: "But...wasn't it a bit strange?"
Onion Knight: "What do you mean by that?"
Terra: "It seemed like he let us go on purpose. He sort of even gave you advice when you wouldn't fight him..."
Onion Knight: "You mean the 'those without valor' line? Fighting against someone you can't beat isn't a sign of valor. It's simply being reckless!"
Terra: "I'm sorry. I just--"
Onion Knight: "Then I'll prove it to you by getting the crystal. That'll show I'm not 'without valor.' Let's go. Do you still feel the presence?"
Terra: "It's up ahead."
Onion Knight: "Right!"
(Scene ends)
- DESTINY ODYSSEY III-4 -
[The Pride of Youth]
Ingenuity and intelligence are not infallible,
but misfortune is never far away.
Is the youth worthy of his title?
[The setting is Pandaemonium]
Exdeath: "The girl awakens to the light. Your plans have come to nothing, Kefka."
Kefka: "Nothing? Are you blind or just stupid? You saw her power firsthand!"
Exdeath: "She was merely an empty vessel then. Not anymore. Even you must be aware that she acts on her own will now."
Kefka: "So?"
Exdeath: "So cease your plotting. She will never join Chaos. She is sided with Cosmos now."
[Exdeath leaves]
Kefka: "No way I'll give it up! I swear I'm going to draw her powers out. Then I'll be absolutely untouchable!"
[The setting is back with Terra and Onion Knight]
Terra: "I wonder where that man went... I hope everyone's doing alright."
Onion Knight: "Eh, let them figure it out. They can use their swords if they want. Me, I'm using my brains. I just know the crystal is close."
Terra: "It's just... I have a bad feeling..."
Changed in 012 to
[OK and Terra are now back on the world map]
Terra: "You know... I think that person knew about the crystals. Maybe he knows where we can find them--"
OK: "Terra! Don't believe what the enemy says! We have to find the crystals by ourselves. Let's hurry. I have to find out what it is that you're feeling."
Onion Knight: "Do you still feel it? Is it up ahead?"
Terra: "Mm-hmm..."
Onion Knight: "Okay. We're almost there!"
[Moving forward, the pair reaches a blue gateway and enters]
-Gateway to the Shrine-
OK: "Maybe we should take a detour... No, I have to be diligent and strong."
[After defeating the manikins and acquiring the treasure in this gateway, OK touches the Stigma of Chaos here. Back on the world map, the two warriors of Cosmos advance to another gateway, which they enter. The setting is now FFIV's Lunarian moon. The two are walking across the area, while Kefka and CoD watch them from a cliff above. CoD begins charging a blast of energy aimed at them. Kefka pushes her hand down and laughs]
CoD: "Why not break her now? So fragile...it would be simple."
Kefka: "I wanna have some fun! After all, she's a-- good ol' friend of mine!"
[laughs]
[Kefka's laugh echoes across the plains. OK and Terra gasp, looking around for the owner of the laugh. They look toward the cliff where Kefka and CoD had been. No one is there. The setting shifts to the World of Darkness]
CoD: "Is that girl truly worth the trouble?"
Kefka: "Ab-so-lute-ly! Her powers are the real deal!"
CoD: "Then we will take your word. We shall soon see how strong she is."
Kefka: "You won't regret it...as long as she performs as well as last time."
CoD: "...Last time?"
Kefka: "Oops, just talking to myself! Before, after, now, all the same! Now,
off you go! Happy fighting!"
[CoD leaves]
Kefka: "...Better not let me down this time."
-Gateway to Decay-
Terra: "It's just...what I sensed was something utterly evil..."
OK: "No one was there, remember? You don't have to be afraid. Are we nearing the presence you felt? We're in the right gateway, right?"
Terra: "Yes...we're close. Please, be careful."
[After defeating some manikins, OK comes across a Summonstone on the gateway board]
Demon Wall AUTO: "Clever child... I shall be a wall to protect you from despair..."
OK: "Hm, what a nosy guy. I'm not one to hesitate."
Terra: "...But you're going to take it?"
[The setting is the top of the Chaos Shrine]
Terra: "It's here. Something powerful is close by."
Onion Knight: "I don't see anything unusual. Let me go take a look around and--"
[Terra begins whimpering]
Onion Knight: "Terra?"
Terra: "What is...this voice...in my head?"
[Electricity begins emanating from Terra]
Terra: "No! What is this... Aaagh!"
Onion Knight: "Terra! What's going on!?"
[Terra suddenly looks at OK fiercely and begins firing blasts of energy at him
while he dodges them]
Onion Knight: "Terra, what are you doing? Don't you recognize me!?"
[Onion Knight draws his sword]
Onion Knight: "Looks like I have no choice but to fight."
(Scene ends)
[Onion Knight battles Terra]
[Battle commences]
Terra: "Destroy...must destroy!"
OK: "I'm sure I can help if I..."
(DO III part 5 of 9; DO scene 18)
[Terra is still whimpering]
Onion Knight: "Terra! Terra! It's me! Are you alright? Terra!?"
[Terra suddenly screams and disappears. Several energy blasts are then fired from offscreen at the Onion Knight, but he dodges them. CoD floats onscreen, laughing]
CoD: "Stay out of the way. Her true powers are beginning to awaken."
Onion Knight: "What have you done to her!?"
CoD: [laughs] "The legendary Onion Knight. A title far too grand for a child such as you. Do you not understand who caused this to happen?"
Onion Knight: "What?"
CoD: "Who was the brute who chose not to ease the girl's pain, but to use his sword instead? Who was the fool who dragged the unwilling girl here?"
Onion Knight: "I, I--"
CoD: "The girl knew in her heart all along. That is why she was so reluctant! You have only yourself to blame for this. Your shallow cleverness got the best of you! Curse your own ignorance and powerlessness. Nothing you can do can save the girl!"
[CoD teleports away]
Onion Knight: "Terra..."
(Scene ends)
- DESTINY ODYSSEY III-5 -
[The Pride of Youth]
By understanding himself, and acknowledging
others, the youth may recover a light
brighter than any he's yet known...
[OK is now back on the world map, alone this time]
OK: "I can defeat the Cloud of Darkness with someone's help. If only I weren't alone... But Terra would continue to suffer while I go looking for someone... --Standing still isn't going to solve anything. I've been saying so myself..."
[OK continues forward and comes across a moogle]
Moogle: "What is with all the commotion, kupo? Everyone, take a deep breath, kupo..."
[Heading on further, OK locates and enters another gateway]
-Omen of Destruction-
OK: "I know I have to save Terra. But to have to fight her... I don't know if I can win-- What should I do? What's the answer? The right answer?"
[Onion Knight is standing still, deep in thought. Cosmos appears]
Cosmos: "I felt the fear in Terra's cry. She is in pain. The Cloud of Darkness has taken hold of her with her curse..."
Onion Knight: "It's my fault..."
Cosmos: "Yes. Because you were overconfident of your powers."
Onion Knight: "Cosmos, you know how... You know how to save Terra, don't you?"
Cosmos: "You must defeat the Cloud of Darkness."
Onion Knight: "Her...? But I can't fight her... I don't fight against anyone I can't beat... Oh, right! The crystal! I should be able to save Terra if I can get my hands on the crystal... It has the power to save the world, right? Then I won't have to fight anybody! Please, just tell me where I should go find the crystal!"
Cosmos: "Avoiding conflict is certainly a choice. Few would say it is wrong. But is that truly what is in your heart?"
Onion Knight: "What's in my heart...?"
Cosmos: "The crystal lights the way to what you seek. It is yours if you look inside your heart and follow what is most important to you. I'm afraid that is all I can tell you."
[Cosmos vanishes]
Golbez (offscreen): "Such a pity."
[Golbez walks onscreen]
Onion Knight: "Chaos's minion..."
Golbez: "Terra was her name, was it not? Unless the curse is lifted, she will live only to fight for the Cloud of Darkness. When at last her strength fails her, she will fall to some faceless foe. You cannot defeat the Cloud of Darkness. You'd show wisdom in choosing to avoid her. Why do you hesitate? You do not trust what your mind knows to be true?"
Onion Knight: "I..."
Golbez: "If not to reason, then listen to your heart."
[Golbez teleports away. Onion Knight grunts and runs offscreen]
(Scene ends)
Onion Knight: "I know I have to save Terra. But how can I fight HER and win? Wait... Yeah! That just might work..."
Changed in 012 to
OK: "So overwhelming, this aura... She must be near. And Terra, too. Hang in there, Terra..."
Onion Knight: "She must be close. I can smell the stench of darkness..."
(DO III part 7 of 9; DO scene 22)
[The setting is the World of Darkness. CoD floats above Terra, who is
unconscious on the floor]
CoD: "Unconscious already... She's too fragile to be of any use."
[CoD looks offscreen]
CoD: "Well, now. Have you not learned yet? Are you here to challenge us again?"
[Onion Knight runs onscreen]
Onion Knight: "I don't fight anyone that I can't defeat. I will do whatever you want. So please, spare Terra's life."
CoD: "So you have learned after all. Your decision is a wise one. Very well. Then you shall serve us."
[CoD floats over to Onion Knight]
CoD: "Prove yourself more useful than the girl."
Onion Knight: "I didn't think you'd be so gullible."
[He suddenly strikes CoD with his sword, knocking her back slightly. He then runs over to Terra and stands between her and CoD]
Onion Knight: "No way I'm joining Chaos!"
CoD: [laughs] "Foolish child... You should know better by now than to deceive us!"
Onion Knight: "I finally got it. I was a fool to defy my heart, just to bind myself to reason. I will protect Terra with my own strength. That's what's most important to me! Don't get me wrong--I still won't fight against anyone I can't beat. But I've decided in my heart to fight. That's why I'm going to beat you!"
CoD: [laughs] "Enough chatter!"
[CoD teleports away]
(Scene ends)
(DO III part 8 of 9; DO scene 23)
[Onion Knight looks around for CoD, confused. She is walking down the steps at the back of the World of Darkness]
CoD: "You have already taken such a beating..."
[Onion Knight looks toward the steps, but CoD is already gone]
CoD (offscreen): "and you still want to save her?"
[CoD floats onscreen, emerging from behind a pillar behind OK. He turns and begins running toward her]
Onion Knight: "Gotcha!"
[Onion Knight swings his sword but CoD has teleported away before the strike can land. He falls to the ground and rolls, coming to a stop on his feet. He begins looking around for CoD again]
CoD (offscreen): "A lone heart will not change the world..."
[CoD appears again, this time at the opposite end of the stage from Onion Knight]
CoD: "What awaits when you awake is always--"
[CoD begins charging a blast. OK turns in her direction and gasps]
CoD: "nothing but despair."
[CoD fires the bast. It completely engulfs Onion Knight. The screen fades out to white. When it fades back in, CoD gasps. Onion Knight is fine, his arms crossed in front of him to shield himself. Smoke is pouring off of him]
Onion Knight: Not even you can destroy this. What I've found is strength-- Strength to protect everyone!"
[CoD teleports again, appearing this time right in front of Onion Knight]
CoD: "But can you use it?"
(Scene ends)
Added in 012
[Battle begins between the two]
CoD: "What can a mere child do?"
OK: "You never know until you try!"
[Onion Knight fights and defeats CoD]
(DO III part 9 of 9; DO scene 26)
CoD: [laughs] "We have been defeated by a child!"
[CoD beings discorporating into dark smoke. She vanishes]
Onion Knight: "Terra!"
[Onion Knight runs over to Terra]
Onion Knight: "Terra!!!"
Golbez: "She merely fainted. The girl drew too deeply upon her powers."
Onion Knight: "You again... You're not getting near Terra!"
Golbez: "I admire your resolve. You should protect her."
Onion Knight: "What?"
Golbez: "For all the awesome power she wields, the girl fears what she is. You must be her shield, her pillar of support."
Onion Knight: "I don't need you to tell me that!"
Golbez: "I suppose not. You know the path that lies before you. And the crystal lights the way to that which you seek."
[Onion Knight's crystal appears in front of him. Though smaller, its appearance is that of the Wind Crystal from FFIII]
Onion Knight: "This is the crystal..."
[He holds out his hand and claims it. When he looks back to where Golbez was, there's no one there. Terra wakes up]
Terra: "Where are we...?"
Onion Knight: "Terra... Everything is alright. I'll be right here, so you can rest."
[Terra shuts her eyes]
Onion Knight: "Because I'll protect you. But...maybe for a minute, I'll--"
[He lays down beside Terra and goes to sleep]
Destiny Odyssey VI
(DO VI part 1 of 9; DO scene 44)
[Terra and Onion Knight are on the moon from FFIV]
Onion Knight: "Something bothering you?"
Terra: "The winds have stopped. I can't feel the enemies' moves-- or the presence of our friends. This has never happened before... But don't worry about me! I feel fine, so--"
Onion Knight: "I'll protect you."
Terra: "What?"
Onion Knight: "I'll always protect you, Terra. That's a promise."
[Terra smiles at him]
Onion Knight: "Is something funny?"
Terra: "I've just-- always thought of you as something of a rascal. Since when did you become so knightly?"
Onion Knight: "So...you don't remember anything."
Terra: "Huh?"
Onion Knight: "Nothing. Never mind. Come on, we should get going."
Terra: "(Ever since I woke up,) (it feels like I've forgotten something important.) (But I can't remember--) (what it could have been.) (Or even why I was asleep...)"
Onion Knight: "Terra, are you coming?"
Terra: "Oh-- Yes."
Terra: "(But I know it will come back to me) (And maybe then, I can find the
way to the crystal...)"
(Scene ends)
Terra: "There's so many of them..."
Onion Knight: "You don't have to get all of them. Sometimes it's better not to fight."
Terra: "You're right... I'll do my best."
Terra: "...!"
Onion Knight: "Terra? What is it?"
Terra: "I thought I felt a presence. Eyes filled with a burning hatred..."
-Snow of Sorrow-
[Terra and OK are inside a dungeon]
Terra: "Tell me if you remember anything from when we were asleep, okay?"
OK: "...Alright. I'll help you, so let's go together."
[A message appears saying "Terra learns many long-range magic attacks. she also has a variety of skills available in EX Mode. The character in your control has changed. Check equipment in the customization menu." After defeating all of the manikins on this board, Terra may speak with the OK]
OK: "Getting the hang of things? Let's keep going."
- DESTINY ODYSSEY VI-2 -
(DO VI part 2 of 9; DO scene 46)
[Terra and Onion Knight are walking through the area of the final battles of FFX]
Terra: "I wanted to thank you."
Onion Knight: "Huh?"
Terra: "For cheering me up back there. To be honest, I was getting scared. It seems like I've been getting nowhere while everyone else is making strides. It frustrates me that I still don't know where to go. I wonder if things will change once I find the crystal."
Onion Knight: "Not exactly."
[Onion Knight holds out his hand and his crystal appears]
Onion Knight: "I got mine because things changed. Someone once told me-- 'The crystal lights the way to what you seek.' So all you have to do is follow the strongest feeling inside you."
Terra: "The strongest feeling... I don't think I feel anything."
Onion Knight: "Terra--"
Terra: "But I have to keep at it... and work hard, just like you did. As long as I never give up and keep going forward, someday--"
Onion Knight: "You're going to find it. I have a knack for knowing these things."
[Onion Knight taps his head a couple of times like he did earlier during his own Destiny Odyssey]
Terra: [giggles] "I'm counting on you."
(Scene ends)
Onion Knight: "Careful, Terra. Check out the enemy's equipment before going into battle, alright?"
Terra: "*chuckle*"
Onion Knight: "Wh-what?"
Terra: "Nothing. Let's go, shall we?"
Terra: "...We're being watched."
Onion Knight: "Huh?"
Terra: "It's as though... someone's been testing us all this time..."
Added in 012
[The two are now on the world map]
OK: "We haven't been here before. Let's take the time to look around as we go. There's no need to hurry. Let's just take one step at a time."
Terra: "Okay. I'm ready to go."
[Moving forward, the two come across a moogle]
Moogle: "Beautiful snowfield, isn't it, kupo? And I need your KP for its upkeep, kupo!"
[Journeying forward, the two eventually find a gateway and enter it]
-Frozen Continent-
OK: "What's the matter, Terra? Is there something on my face?"
Terra: "...Oh, no. It's just that you seem more gallant now."
OK: "Wha-what're you talking about? Let's just get going!"
(DO VI part 3 of 9; DO scene 55)
[Terra and OK are in the Chaos Shrine. Kefka is there too]
Kefka: "What a smashing display! A good demolition is so moving--but, of course, you know that, dear friend."
Terra: "Kefka! What are you scheming?"
Kefka: "I wanted to see how strong you were. You know, serving Chaos suited you so much better. Don't you think?"
Terra: "What do you mean?"
Kefka: "Oh, my! You really don't remember? Then allow me to refresh your memory. You used your powers to hurt your precious--"
Onion Knight: "Stop it!"
Kefka: "What's this? Oh, you're the one she thrashed, aren't you?"
Onion Knight: [grunts]
Kefka: "Aww, friends forever, huh?" [chuckles] "Please, stop. Makes me want to puke my guts out!"
Terra: "What... What are you saying? You don't mean--"
Kefka: "Bingo! That's exactly what I mean! You beat your precious companion, that little kid, to a bloody pulp! It looked like you were enjoying it. How could you forget?" [laughs] "You are such a dangerous creature. The more you fight, the more your powers grow out of control! Destruction, incarnate! That's what you are, my dear!"
Terra: "You're lying!"
Kefka: "'You're lying.' Oh, no. Look, here's another enemy for you!"
[Kefka fires a small blast at Onion Knight and Terra that produces several small explosions around them. Kefka laughs maniacally]
Kefka: "Aw, come on! I wanna see some more of that cataclysmic power! Let's destroy it all, you and me! Friends, enemies, everybody and everything!"
Terra: "I--"
[Onion Knight growls and rushes Kefka, swinging his sword at him. Kefka just barely jumps back in time]
Kefka: "Huh!? What the--"
Onion Knight: "I'll take you on! Terra, run!"
Terra: "But--"
Kefka: "What do you think you're doing, you little worm!?"
[Kefka teleports himself and Onion Knight away as they fight]
Terra: "What happened? Where did you go? I have to find him. But I..."
Added in 012
[The setting shifts to the World of Darkness]
Kefka: "Grrr... Aargh... I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate... hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate HATE YOU! Why does someone always, always, ALWAYS have to get in my way!?"
OK: "What are YOU trying to do? Why are you so obssessed with Terra?"
Kefka: "You think you're some sort of hero? Heh, these dorks are just like the last time."
OK: "...Last time?"
(Scene ends)
- DESTINY ODYSSEY VI-5 -
Added in 012 (though I swear a conversation with Golbez happened in the original, too)
[The setting shifts to the World of Darkness]
Golbez: "What is it that bothers you so?"
OK: "Golbez...!"
Golbez: "Your lack of memory puts you at unease...but you swore to protect the girl, did you not? Your resolve was enough to lead you to your crystal. Memory would serve you no more."
OK: "I..."
[CoD fires a couple of blasts at Cloud, but he blocks them with his sword]
Terra: "Cloud!"
CoD: "Now...what will you do? Will you both surrender to our powers? Or will you--"
Onion Knight (offscreen): "We'll ride it out, all three of us!"
[Onion Knight runs onscreen and confronts the CoD]
Terra: "You're alright!"
Onion Knight: "I told you I'd protect you. Now, you can leave this nasty one to the two of us!"
[Terra fights and defeats Kefka]
(DO VI part 9 of 9; DO scene 76)
Kefka: [growls] "I'll get you back!"
[Kefka's body discorporates into dark smoke. Cloud and Onion Knight arrive]
Onion Knight: "Terra!"
Cloud: "You okay?"
Terra: "You two! I'm so glad."
[Suddenly, Terra's crystal appears in front of her. It looks like a magicite from FFVI]
Terra: "Could this be... my...power?"
Onion Knight: "What did I tell you? I knew you'd find it."
In WoL's Destiny Odyssey
[The other nine warriors of Cosmos all now approach WoL]
WoL: "Is everyone alright?"
OK: "Of course! It was a piece of cake."
Firion: "So now we all have our crystals. We should get going!"
WoL: "Yes. Let us hurry. Cosmos is waiting."
- SHADE IMPULSE CHAPTER 1-1 -
[We're now looking through WoL's eyes. Exdeath and Kefka begin laughing hysterically. WoL's vision gets blurry as he continues looking at them and trying to keep his eyes open. Finally, his eyes shut and the screen goes black]
WoL: "There is not even a speck of light-- I am in absolute darkness."
Tidus: "Did I really disappear? If all of us are gone, then that world--"
Squall: "Is this it? Is this the way it all ends?"
Onion Knight: "No... I don't want it to end."
[Suddenly, in the darkness, the 10 crystals appear]
Onion Knight: "I learned through all the battles that we can't just give up!"
[The crystals emanate a white light together that covers the screen]
Onion Knight: "Even in the deepest despair!"
[The warriors of Cosmos are now on the world map]
Firion: "It's not only Chaos who waits ahead. Not all of his warriors have been defeated."
Cecil: "But some we have felled...and we are all still here."
OK: "And we have the crystals. And Cosmos... She's with us, too."
Firion: "Right. We won't let her wishes die in vain!"
- SHADE IMPULSE CHAPTER 2-2 - (?)
-The Schemers-
From 012
The party cleans out the gateway, touches the Stigma of Chaos here, and returns to the world map. They then move on to another gateway]
Terra: "Do you think Kefka--and others with Chaos--know the things we can't remember?"
OK: "That bit about the brutal truth? Maybe, Terra, but--"
Cloud: "We can't find all the answers. But we have to keep moving forward."
Terra: "I know. I'm fine. I have all of you with me. I just want to tell Kefka what I'm feeling--and he's in here..."
(SI scene 10)
[The setting is with the Emperor and the heroes. Firion, Squall and Onion Knight are there]
Emperor: "How wonderful to see you all again."
Squall: "It can't be... You lost to Firion!"
Firion: "Emperor... You're still alive?!"
Emperor: "I've come back from the afterworld. This world seems to be looking for a new ruler."
Firion: "It's because of fiends like you that conflict never fades!"
Emperor: "Save your energy. You've yet to face the true crisis."
Onion Knight: "What?"
Squall: "Doesn't sound like he's bluffing.
Firion: "What are you saying?"
Emperor: "With Chaos victorious, the chains binding us are no more. One schemes the world's return to the Void, while another revels in its ultimate destruction. Each of us has begun to follow the naked desires in our hearts. It is the birth of an utterly chaotic world."
Onion Knight: "Well, we'll just stop every last one of them!"
Firion: "We're not handing you the future!"
Emperor: [laughs] "The future isn't yours to give or take. Be the opening act, dear warriors-- until the time comes for my reign."
[The Emperor teleports away, laughing]
Onion Knight: "We are all here--"
Firion: "because none of us are alone! There's no time to stand around."
Squall: "Let's get going."
[Onion Knight nods]
(Scene ends)
In 012. SOMEWHERE HERE??
[The party returns to the world map]
Squall: "...You alright?"
WoL: "Yes, no need to worry. I will not fade until our mission is done."
OK: "It's only a little bit until we reach Chaos's gateway, isn't it?"
Squall: "We should hurry."
- SHADE IMPULSE CHAPTER 2-3 -(?)
[The Schemers]
in 012
[The party moves on to another blue gateway]
Tidus: "Hey, we're taking down this gateway too, aren't we? I'm ready for my workout--"
OK: "Wait!!!"
Tidus: "Whoa, what the--! Relax, kid! I wasn't gonna hog it all for myself."
OK: "That's not the issue! I just--I feel a really strong presence up ahead. It's the Cloud of Darkness... I have to face her once and for all..."
[The party enters the gateway]
-Gateway of Wails-
OK: "People are able to accomplish things if they believe, even if it's illogical. The heart's so strange. It's so unstable, you can't measure it or predict what it'll do."
Squall: "Indecision can be a strength as well. Only idiots don't act on their desires to protect others."
OK: "Yeah... I know what you mean."
[If you do use Onion Knight for the battle with CoD, the following occurs]
(SI scene 13)
[The setting is the World of Darkness]
CoD: "In the end of infinite solitude-- Disorder shrouds the world in darkness. And now, all things belong in our arms."
Onion Knight (offscreen): "Not yet. We're still here!"
[OK runs up to her]
CoD: [laughs] "You cannot even stand on you feet without something to protect. What will you do without your goddess to defend?"
Onion Knight: "Her thoughts are with me. They live right here inside."
CoD: [laughs] "What insolence."
[Onion Knight draws his sword and CoD takes up a fighting stance]
CoD: "You should know that your bravado is what feeds the darkness!"
(Scene ends)
[Onion Knight battles and defeats the CoD]
(SI scene 15)
[CoD is slumped over, barely able to stand]
CoD: "With the gates to the Void wide open, you are already dissolving into darkness. There is nothing more you can do."
Onion Knight: "You're right. If I listened to my head, I'd probably just run."
CoD: "Then why fight?"
Onion Knight: "My friends give me the strength. I just need to follow 'this,' and the path will open up."
[Onion Knight puts his hand over his heart]
CoD: [chuckles] "Such interesting creatures. But there is no escaping the fate of doom. We will be waiting-- among the clouds in the Void..."
[CoD is surrounded by a swirl of brown clouds. They close around her and she's gone, leaving only a brief pillar of dark energy that dissolves into dark smoke]
Onion Knight: "It's only the end if we think it is. We'll change that."
[He runs on ahead]
(Scene ends)
- SHADE IMPULSE CHAPTER 2-5 - (ACTUALLY i'm not sure about the order of some of this. I think some of it's been rearranged in 012?)
[The Schemers]
[The scene opens on the bottom of the Northern Crater]
Onion Knight: "With Cosmos gone, we're doomed to follow. The crystals are the only reason we're still here..."
OK: "So the crystals are what keep us here. But with Cosmos gone, we're vanishing, too."
Firion: "...Has what we've done actually made a difference? There was never a way to preserve ourselves, yet she encouraged us to dream... And she knew those hopes were false the whole time. How cruel can a goddess be?"
Cloud: "...That's not it. All we have to do is focus on saving this world. This is the center of everything. If we can restore balance here, the other worlds will come back too. We'll all go home, just how it was. Maybe better."
Tidus: "So, we're not vanishing, but returning... Then our dreams haven't all been for nothing?"
Cloud: "... ...I made that up."
Tidus: "What? You were lying!?"
Squall: "But...it's not a half-bad lie. Don't you agree, Firion?"
Firion: "Yeah. It's not bad at all."
[The screen fades to black for a moment before fading in on Ultimecia's clock tower]
Onion Knight: "Hey, Squall..."
Squall: "What?"
Onion Knight: "What Cloud said a minute ago... I believe it. I want to believe it's true."
Squall: "I've been a believer for a while now."
Onion Knight: "Really?"
Squall: "I remembered this promise I made... There's someone waiting for me."
Onion Knight: "...Wanna tell me more?"
Squall: "...No. This's a secret between you and me. Got that?"
Squall: "...No. And don't go telling the others either."
-Pervasive Sorrow-
OK: "Those Chaos creeps used plenty of tricks. Tricking us and using imposters."
Firion: "Those who simply trick others cannot break our will. We shall prove our strength with the crystals Cosmos gave us."
OK: "Feelings are stronger than rationale. --Don't worry, I've already proven that."
[The Emperor screams before exploding in a flash of light and plume of dark smoke accompanied by his classic "Uboar!" death cry]
Onion Knight: "Time is not on our side here..."
Firion: "But unless we defeat Chaos, they'll return again... They knew everything, right from the start..."
-While Time Grows Short-
(SI scene 20)
[WoL, Squall, Cecil and Onion Knight are walking through Crystal World. WoL is in front. Suddenly, he gasps and falls to one knee, still gasping. The others run up to him. Pyreflies begin rising from his body]
Onion Knight: "Not again!"
[WoL's crystal appears above him and covers the area in a white light. When it clears, the pyreflies have stopped rising and WoL is able to stand again. He reaches up and grabs his crystal]
WoL: "I think our time... is running short."
Cloud: "Chaos, ruler of discord-- There is no end to the conflict unless we defeat him."
Squall: "Whether he's a god or not-- We've got to try. Even if our fate...is to disappear..."
Onion Knight: "I'm not running. Cosmos is still with us, fighting alongside us."
WoL: "But..."
[Suddenly, they all go quiet as a sound like rushing wind reaches their ears]
Cloud: "Is the world...crying?"
Onion Knight: "Whatever comes my way, I can take it."
(Scene ends)
In 012, somewhere around here i guess?
[The heroes are back on the world map]
OK: "We can keep defeating Chaos's warriors, but in the end, we have to defeat Chaos himself..."
Cloud: "Well, I think you can say that we pretty much have him cornered. ...Let's go."
Zidane: "Cloud, wanna get a little more fired up? Hey guys! This is gonna be a piece of cake!"
-The Decisive Battle-
(SI scene 30)
[All 10 Warriors of Cosmos are gathered atop the Chaos Shrine]
WoL: "The world now faces true disorder..."
[Pyreflies suddenly begin rising from everyone]
Tidus: "No! We're not vanishing just yet!"
[The rise of pyreflies abates. Suddenly, Chaos's roar can be heard through a vortex in the sky]
Terra: "Maybe Chaos is trying to erase even his own despair..."
Cecil: "The sadness of absolute solitude, having lost his equal in Cosmos..."
Onion Knight: "No way... That's just wrong! Trying to erase everything is no different than running away!"
Bartz: "Cosmos didn't run away, but held on to hope."
[EVERYONE ELSE DOES SOME INSPIRATIONAL LAST STAND SPEECH WITH EACH MANIKIN FELLED]
[The setting returns to the heroes. They battle and defeat a Counterfeit Wraith, a manikin of CoD]
Onion Knight: "Um... I... Uhh... I just want to... ...Nothing. Never mind!"
[After the defeat of Chaos, as the warriors of Cosmos are disappearing, Onion Knight looks to Terra, who puts a hand on his shoulder before they both disappear together]
[ENDING]
[BLAH BLAH BLAH YEAH YOU KNOW HOW THE ENDING GOES]
[Cecil vanishes. Onion Knight hugs his crystal and looks up toward the sky]
Onion Knight: "Everyone...thank you!"
-Hidden Darkness Gateway-
Vaan: "I wish we had an airship. It'd make getting to Chaos so much easier..."
OK: "How can you have a carefree daydream at a time like this?"
Vaan: "What the--! How long have you been there? Don't scare me like that!"
[As Vaan wanders abou the gateway board, defeating manikins and opening treasure chest, he can encounter OK]
OK: "Guess it can't be helped. I'll lend a hand. But I'll only help in this gateway."
[report 9]
[2nd story segment]
012: Treachery of the Gods
The Grown-Up
In the midst of their battles,
Vaan can't help but wonder about
his young comrade.
--The Grown-Up--
[The setting is the bottom of the Crystal Tower]
Vaan: "So, you're a kid, huh?"
OK: "What? What do you mean by that?"
Vaan: "You say a lot of grown-up things, but you're really just a kid, right?"
OK: "Um...what do you mean by THAT?"
Vaan: "Well, it's just... I'm not all for having kids involved in fighting. I was wondering why Cosmos would summon a kid like you to a place like this."
OK: "You're saying that I'm not fit to be a warrior?"
Vaan: "Huh? No, that's not it. But you're just a kid... Isn't it tough fighting alongside a bunch of grown-ups?"
OK: "Not really... I'm fine with it. Besides, you're just a kid yourself."
Vaan: "I'm an adult. Unlike you, I don't get treated like a kid anymore."
OK: "Vaan, the others don't treat me like a kid."
Vaan: "Hm... You should be treated like one. It's unfair to have you fight like the rest of us."
OK: "I don't think it's unfair. I'm fighting--"
Vaan: "That's it! I've got a great idea! It'd take a load off you if you had someone to lean on, right? Then I'll be your big bro."
OK: "...Huh?"
Vaan: "Alright, you'll be my little brother from now on. Just be a kid! If ya need something, just let me know."
OK: "..."
[The setting is now Ultimecia's clock tower]
Vaan: "Hey! How's it going? Anything you want to talk about?"
OK: "Vaan... I want to train a little. Could you leave me alone?"
Vaan: "Didn't you just come back from a fight? Kids don't have to push it, ya know. Wrap it up for the day and get some rest. You'll have a hard time getting up tomorrow."
OK: "You're the one that's always sleeping in. I haven't slept in later than you once."
Vaan: "Hm? I...guess you're right about that. You're awfully mature in that regard."
OK: "You don't need to worry about me, so would you just leave me alone?"
Vaan: "You sure? Alright, well, yell if you need anything."
OK: "Okay... ... You'd better not come until then..."
[The setting is now the top of the Chaos Shrine]
OK: "Thank you for sparring with me today."
WoL: "No, it was good practice for myself as well. You have my thanks."
Vaan: "Heeey! What're you guys up to?"
OK: "Ah!"
Vaan: "I was worried since I couldn't spot ya. You guys sparring?"
WoL: "Yes. We were just wrapping up a training session."
OK: "Well, I'll be off now..."
Vaan: "Whatsa matter? Pull a muscle or something? Hm? You--"
WoL: "What is it?"
Vaan: "You didn't hold back? You should know better than to go all out against a kid!"
WoL: "...A 'kid'? But he is a respectable--"
Vaan: "He's a kid. No matter how you look at it. You think he looks like an adult?"
WoL: "If you put it that way... One can't help but say he is indeed a child."
Vaan: "Huh? What's wrong? Where ya going, Onion? Heeey!"
[The setting is now the Phantom Train. Vaan and OK are sitting across from one another]
Vaan: "Hey, something wrong? You seem kinda down again today."
[OK says nothing]
Vaan: "Actually you've been kinda down for a while now. If you've got a problem, just spit it out."
[OK is still quietly evasive]
Vaan: "Wait. Don't tell me. You're still stewing over the other day. Training gettin' a little rough for ya?"
[OK now looks him in the eye]
Vaan: "You gotta let that stuff go."
[OK shakes his head and grunts, then closes his eyes. After a few seconds, Vaan walks over to OK]
Vaan: "Way I see it, sometimes you gotta lose."
OK: "Huh?"
Vaan: "You hafta take some falls before you can grow up. Once you're older, then you can show that guy who's boss. And when that time comes, you'll have no trouble taking anything he can throw at you."
OK: "Vaan..."
Vaan: "Just keep that in mind, is all I'm sayin'. So, you feeling better now?"
[Squall and Laguna walk up to them from offscreen]
OK: "You really don't get it."
Laguna: "Look at you two, always thick as thieves. It's almost like you guys are brothers or something."
Vaan: "You've got it all wrong, Laguna. We're not almost like brothers;
we're exactly like brothers. Right?"
[Vaan and Laguna walk off. OK sighs and stands up]
Squall: "Sucks to be us, huh?"
OK: "You know, I think I'm getting used to it. When you're stuck with a brother like that, what else can you do?"
[OK runs off after the others]
[report 09]
--The Girl Awakens--
[The setting is the surface of FFIV's Lunarian moon]
Terra: "It...hurts..."
OK: "Watch out!"
Terra: "Aaah!"
[OK fights and defeats a couple of manikins]
OK: "You alright? There's a horde of manikins here. It's dangerous wandering around alone."
Terra: "You saved me...but, why?"
OK: "You don't like to fight, right? How are you now? Are you okay?"
Terra: "I'm fine now. Thank you."
OK: "Are you going off...alone?"
Terra: "Yes."
OK: "That's fine...but-- can you protect yourself?"
Terra: "I can fight if I have to. I think..."
OK: "You really don't want to fight, do you?"
Terra: "It's not that... It's just... Never mind. Thank you for thinking about me."
OK: "Say, why don't we travel together?"
Terra: "Together?"
OK: "I think you're still afraid to fight. If that's the case, you shouldn't push yourself. I'll protect you until you're ready. It'll give you time to get the hang of things."
Terra: "But if we go together, I'll just be a burden."
OK: "Don't sweat it! I'm pretty experienced, you know. You just lay low somewhere safe and wait for me once a battle starts."
Terra: "Lay low... Wait..."
OK: "What's the matter?"
Terra: "Ah...it's nothing."
OK: "Then let's go."
[report 15]
[Story segment]
013: Light to All
If We're Like Them
The Onion Knight wonders about
the manikins' origins and
questions his own memories.
--If We're Like Them--
[The setting is the throneroom of Pandaemonium. Zidane battles and defeats a trio of manikins with OK as his Assist. Afterward, Zidane and OK are walking through the area when Zidanes uddenly comes to a stop. OK does likewise]
Zidane: "Enough already. Those damn puppets, there's just too many of 'em. Wish they'd let up for a bit."
OK: "The manikins you mean?"
Zidane: "Yeah. If they're gonna go around using my form, they can at least show some of my restraint."
OK: "What if we're like them?"
["You're Not Alone" from Final Fantasy IX very appropriately begins playing]
Zidane: "Huh?"
OK: "What if they're not imitations of us? What if there were nothing but manikins from the very start... And then later, we were just chosen at random and made into what we are now?"
Zidane: "What if we were?"
OK: "The thought doesn't bother you?"
Zidane: "It's just not that big a deal really."
[Zidane takes a few steps]
Zidane: "How we were born into this world doesn't matter; it's what we do with ourselves afterward that counts."
[Note: The onscreen text for the previous line is "How we were born into the world doesn't matter; it's what we do with ourselves afterward that counts."]
OK: "You might be right but... But, just suppose that we were born into this world. All the memories we thought were ours, they'd be nothing but lies. How can you--"
Zidane: "'What if?' 'Just suppose.' You'll never find any answers that way. That's why Cosmos gave us these."
[Zidane holds out his right hand and his crystal appears in front of him]
OK: "The crystals..."
[Zidane moves his hand back and the crystal disappears]
Zidane: "We go take down Chaos. After that, who knows what's gonna happen? Me? I'll worry about it once we get there."
OK: [sighs in a worried, frustrated manner]
Zidane: "Hey, lighten up, will ya? You don't want to upset your big sister do you?"
OK: "My big sister?"
Zidane: "Terra's gotta look out for you like you're her... annoying little brother."
OK: "H-hey!"
Zidane: "Hah, that got ya going. I knew you had some spirit left. Can't have the kids mopin' around all day. No sir."
OK: "You... You're still just a kid yourself!"
[report 16]
--To Protect -2---
[The setting is Dream's End]
Cecil: "Say, why did you desire to protect Terra?"
OK: "Huh? It's because-- She's been uneasy since we met, so I thought I needed to protect her."
Cecil: "So you've fallen for her, I see."
OK: "Tha-that's not the reason! I have a more honorable reason... I mean, if we didn't, we couldn't obtain the crystals--"
WoL: "Then you should take action in accordance to the crystals."
OK: "Huh? What do you mean?
WoL: "Manikins are rampant in this area. You should be by her side."
OK: "Ah!"
WoL: "A true knight is defined by that which he protects. If you've decided your calling, see it through."
OK: "Y-yes, sir!"
Cecil: "'Defined by that which he protects'..."
[The setting is now the Sky Fortress Bahamut. Firion, Bartz, Cecil, OK and WoL are walking across the main platform. They all come to a stop as WoL addresses the others]
WoL: "We appear to be safe for the moment. Let's chance a short rest."
[WoL, Firion and Bartz walk off and start talking]
OK: "Hey, Cecil. I don't get it. How does he stay so calm all the time?"
Cecil: [gasp] [sigh]
OK: "Now that Cosmos is gone... Now that we know the truth behind the crystals, I can barely keep from yelling in frustration."
Cecil: "Yes. I feel the same."
OK: "Wasn't he always the one giving encouragement? 'We have to end this conflict.' 'We have to do this for Cosmos.' 'We have to keep pushing onwards.' You heard him, right, Cecil? So how...? Now that she's gone, how can he stay so calm? Does he feel nothing? Nothing at all?"
Cecil: "I doubt he feels nothing. I'm sure he's just as sad as us. Just as angry. For now, he can't surrender to his emotions. There is still so much for him to protect."
OK: "So much to protect? But Cosmos is..."
Cecil: "The crystals hold the power Cosmos entrusted to us all. And so, by keeping his companions safe, he protects that which Cosmos desired as well."
OK: [gasp]
Cecil: "A knight is made by that which he protects. Remember?"
OK: "Cecil..."
[OK takes a few steps forward]
OK: "I swear, I'll keep Terra safe. I'll watch out for everyone... as well as for myself."
Cecil: "Yes. You'll do just fine."
Vaan, Yuna, Firion (012), Squall (012), Cecil (012), Cloud (012), Tidus (012)
Kain (012)
Cloud of Darkness (013), Sephiroth (013), Lightning, Gilgamesh (2 quests), Bartz (012)
Cecil (013), Shantotto, Sephiroth (012), Gabranth, Vaan (???)
This script is for my own record-keeping because this is as good as I'm gonna get without 012 and a decent internet connection to watch everything online forever. From the Dissidia Script and 012 script on GameFAQs, with some minor modifications to suit my purposes. Stuff in blockquotes are things added in 012.
Museum:
A youth bearing the title of Onion Knight. Intelligent and mischievous, he unquestionably believes there's nothing he can't do.
In the original game, he was an orphan raised by the Ur village elder, Topapa. After a sudden earthquake opened a cavern in the ground, the boy and his friends went to investigate and fell into the Altar Cave. Eventually they were chosen as Warriors of the Light by the Wind Crystal.
012 Museum
11. Onion Knight [10.111Mu]
A youth boastful of his vast knowledge, he wields strength befitting a knight, yet relies heavily on logic.
DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY
The youngest combatant summoned, the Onion Knight wields impressive skills as a warrior despite his age.
Thinking more like an adult, he dislikes those who simply treat him as a child.
His youth shines through on occasion, especially when he becomes arrogant of his intelligence or skills. When he is able to mature and transform his pride into strong motivation, he will become a knight like no other, one fit for his title.
He does not mention his name simply because he has yet to remember it, but when another warrior pitied him for this, he no longer even attempts to divulge it, claiming it an exercise in caution.
Many have thought of nicknames based on his title as "Onion Knight", but all such efforts have been dismissed.
FINAL FANTASY III
Four orphaned youths raised by the village elder of Ur become lost in a cave while exploring. There, they are informed of pending doom by the Wind Crystal.
The world sinks into despair as an earthquake buries the crystal far below and monsters run rampant. The four warriors of light travel across the world, with hope in their hearts, intent on saving their home.
Destiny Odyssey III-1
The boy is known by the legendary title of "Onion Knight." His strongest weapon is his brilliant mind. It is what allowed him to survive many enemy encounters in spite of his youth. The boy has supreme confidence in his own intellect. In a world that was slowly decaying around them, the boy traveled with Terra, a girl with magical powers, in search of their crystals-- with the conviction that his brilliance will lead him to answers about the future.
-The Pride of Youth-
Onion Knight: "Crystals...have the power to break through despair, huh? I wonder what they look like."
Terra: "Do you think we can find them? What if we do find them, but we still can't save the world?"
Onion Knight: "Gods always have a habit of sounding pretentious, don't they? There's no proof that Cosmos is telling the truth, but we don't know that she's wrong, either. Anyway, our only choice is to believe and move forward. Let's start with what we can do."
Terra: "Mm-hmm... You're right."
Onion Knight: "Standing around here isn't going to give us any answers. Come on, let's get moving. You don't need to worry. I'm going to figure this all out."
(Scene ends)
Terra: "Look...the path ahead is hidden. Could enemies be hiding there? Or..."
Onion Knight: "Could be an ambush, could be treasure. Until we know, we'll have to be careful."
Terra: "Please... Can we just keep going?"
Onion Knight: "But you never know where you might find a treasure chest!"
- DESTINY ODYSSEY III-2 -
[The Pride of Youth]
His greatest skills, intelligence and luck...
For one clever enough to anticipate traps,
even the toughest trials are treated as sport.
[The setting shifts to the World of Darkness]
CoD: "Is that girl truly worth the trouble?"
Kefka: "Ab-so-lute-ly! Her powers are the real deal!"
CoD: "Then we will take your word. We shall soon see how strong she is."
Kefka: "You won't regret it...as long as she performs as well as she did before."
CoD: "Before?"
Kefka: "Oops, just talking to myself! Before, after, now, all the same! Now, off you go! Happy fighting!"
[The setting goes back to Onion Knight and Terra]
Terra: "I sense many enemies here, too. Are we going to be alright?"
Onion Knight: "You just have to take a good look at the enemy before going into battle. Based on their equipment, you can figure out their weakness--the spell or the sword."
Terra: "You like to fight, don't you..."
Onion Knight: "I do not! I'm... just looking for treasure chests!"
[Onion Knight and Terra are walking through Crystal World. Terra suddenly stops]
Terra: "Wait a minute..."
Onion Knight: "What?"
Terra: "I feel something... Something very powerful from that direction..."
Onion Knight: "Do you think it's a crystal?"
Terra: "I can't tell. It's just a strong presence."
Onion Knight: "Let's check it out."
[Onion Knight begins to walk off, but Terra doesn't move]
Onion Knight: "What's wrong?"
Terra: "Something about this doesn't feel right. I don't think we should get any closer."
Onion Knight: "Terra, even if it isn't a crystal, we might find some clues. It's alright. I can handle any enemy that comes our way."
Terra: "But..."
Onion Knight: "Chaos's puppets may be strong, but they're just big lunkheads. And I've got something they don't... Right here, if you know what I mean."
[Onion Knight taps his head]
Onion Knight: "Come on, let's keep going."
(Scene ends)
[OK and Terra are now on the world map]
Terra: "I feel something really strong coming from that direction. I'm not sure about this..."
OK: "I know you're scared, bu the crystal isn't going to show itself if we just wait around. I'm telling you, it's gonna be alright. You have to believe me. Come on."
Terra: "...Okay. But you have to be careful, too."
[The two journey on and come across a moogle]
Moogle: "Do you have your KP, kupo? I don't give kids discounts, kupo!"
[Afterward, they continue forward to a gateway, which they enter]
-North Melmond Gateway-
Terra: "We're just searching for our crystals... but we have to fight, don't we?"
OK: "There's nothing to worry about if you think things through. See that emblem? If you use a chain skill on that emblem, it'll stay in effect and make things easier."
Terra: "Really? Alright, I'll remember that."
- DESTINY ODYSSEY III-3 -
[The Pride of Youth]
Overconfidence and curiosity...
The naive youth has yet to learn what's
caused the severe mistake he has made.
Terra: "Are you sure about this? I think the enemies are getting stronger..."
Onion Knight: "There's nothing to worry about, Terra. It'd be reckless to just dive in, but watch carefully, and we'll find an opening." Manikins are brainless, but we're not! Use your head, and there's nothing to be scared of."
Terra: "You're so strong. I envy your courage."
[Onion Knight and Terra find a Summonstone]
Onion Knight: "Could this be..."
Terra: "Such a warm light..."
Ifrit AUTO: "Whenever your heart shatters, Flames of Rebirth shall protect you."
Terra: "You've defeated so many already... Can't we just move on?"
Onion Knight: It's not that I'm TRYING to fight so much! I just keep thinking there could be treasure..."
Onion Knight: "Terra, you feel something?"
Terra: "It's still up ahead... Watch out!"
[Exdeath teleports in]
Exdeath: "Pawns of Cosmos, I presume."
Onion Knight: "(Whoa... What is with this guy?)"
Exdeath: "I come out here to kill the time, and what do I find but a woman and child."
Onion Knight: "(No way I can look after Terra while fighting him. I've got an idea...)"
Onion Knight: "C-could you possibly let us go, sir?"
Exdeath: "What?"
Onion Knight: "Our strength is no match to yours. We're hardly worth your time. I think you'd be much better off finding a stronger opponent to fight. Unless you're the cowardly type who only picks on those weaker than yourself..."
Exdeath: "I suppose there is no point in sending harmless insects to the void. Very well. I will let you go. But keep this in mind, little worm. The crystals shun the unworthy hands of those without valor."
Onion Knight: "Well, that was easy! Of course, even if he came for us, I would have run. I don't fight against anyone unless I know I can win."
Terra: "But...wasn't it a bit strange?"
Onion Knight: "What do you mean by that?"
Terra: "It seemed like he let us go on purpose. He sort of even gave you advice when you wouldn't fight him..."
Onion Knight: "You mean the 'those without valor' line? Fighting against someone you can't beat isn't a sign of valor. It's simply being reckless!"
Terra: "I'm sorry. I just--"
Onion Knight: "Then I'll prove it to you by getting the crystal. That'll show I'm not 'without valor.' Let's go. Do you still feel the presence?"
Terra: "It's up ahead."
Onion Knight: "Right!"
(Scene ends)
- DESTINY ODYSSEY III-4 -
[The Pride of Youth]
Ingenuity and intelligence are not infallible,
but misfortune is never far away.
Is the youth worthy of his title?
[The setting is Pandaemonium]
Exdeath: "The girl awakens to the light. Your plans have come to nothing, Kefka."
Kefka: "Nothing? Are you blind or just stupid? You saw her power firsthand!"
Exdeath: "She was merely an empty vessel then. Not anymore. Even you must be aware that she acts on her own will now."
Kefka: "So?"
Exdeath: "So cease your plotting. She will never join Chaos. She is sided with Cosmos now."
[Exdeath leaves]
Kefka: "No way I'll give it up! I swear I'm going to draw her powers out. Then I'll be absolutely untouchable!"
[The setting is back with Terra and Onion Knight]
Terra: "I wonder where that man went... I hope everyone's doing alright."
Onion Knight: "Eh, let them figure it out. They can use their swords if they want. Me, I'm using my brains. I just know the crystal is close."
Terra: "It's just... I have a bad feeling..."
Changed in 012 to
[OK and Terra are now back on the world map]
Terra: "You know... I think that person knew about the crystals. Maybe he knows where we can find them--"
OK: "Terra! Don't believe what the enemy says! We have to find the crystals by ourselves. Let's hurry. I have to find out what it is that you're feeling."
Onion Knight: "Do you still feel it? Is it up ahead?"
Terra: "Mm-hmm..."
Onion Knight: "Okay. We're almost there!"
[Moving forward, the pair reaches a blue gateway and enters]
-Gateway to the Shrine-
OK: "Maybe we should take a detour... No, I have to be diligent and strong."
[After defeating the manikins and acquiring the treasure in this gateway, OK touches the Stigma of Chaos here. Back on the world map, the two warriors of Cosmos advance to another gateway, which they enter. The setting is now FFIV's Lunarian moon. The two are walking across the area, while Kefka and CoD watch them from a cliff above. CoD begins charging a blast of energy aimed at them. Kefka pushes her hand down and laughs]
CoD: "Why not break her now? So fragile...it would be simple."
Kefka: "I wanna have some fun! After all, she's a-- good ol' friend of mine!"
[laughs]
[Kefka's laugh echoes across the plains. OK and Terra gasp, looking around for the owner of the laugh. They look toward the cliff where Kefka and CoD had been. No one is there. The setting shifts to the World of Darkness]
CoD: "Is that girl truly worth the trouble?"
Kefka: "Ab-so-lute-ly! Her powers are the real deal!"
CoD: "Then we will take your word. We shall soon see how strong she is."
Kefka: "You won't regret it...as long as she performs as well as last time."
CoD: "...Last time?"
Kefka: "Oops, just talking to myself! Before, after, now, all the same! Now,
off you go! Happy fighting!"
[CoD leaves]
Kefka: "...Better not let me down this time."
-Gateway to Decay-
Terra: "It's just...what I sensed was something utterly evil..."
OK: "No one was there, remember? You don't have to be afraid. Are we nearing the presence you felt? We're in the right gateway, right?"
Terra: "Yes...we're close. Please, be careful."
[After defeating some manikins, OK comes across a Summonstone on the gateway board]
Demon Wall AUTO: "Clever child... I shall be a wall to protect you from despair..."
OK: "Hm, what a nosy guy. I'm not one to hesitate."
Terra: "...But you're going to take it?"
[The setting is the top of the Chaos Shrine]
Terra: "It's here. Something powerful is close by."
Onion Knight: "I don't see anything unusual. Let me go take a look around and--"
[Terra begins whimpering]
Onion Knight: "Terra?"
Terra: "What is...this voice...in my head?"
[Electricity begins emanating from Terra]
Terra: "No! What is this... Aaagh!"
Onion Knight: "Terra! What's going on!?"
[Terra suddenly looks at OK fiercely and begins firing blasts of energy at him
while he dodges them]
Onion Knight: "Terra, what are you doing? Don't you recognize me!?"
[Onion Knight draws his sword]
Onion Knight: "Looks like I have no choice but to fight."
(Scene ends)
[Onion Knight battles Terra]
[Battle commences]
Terra: "Destroy...must destroy!"
OK: "I'm sure I can help if I..."
(DO III part 5 of 9; DO scene 18)
[Terra is still whimpering]
Onion Knight: "Terra! Terra! It's me! Are you alright? Terra!?"
[Terra suddenly screams and disappears. Several energy blasts are then fired from offscreen at the Onion Knight, but he dodges them. CoD floats onscreen, laughing]
CoD: "Stay out of the way. Her true powers are beginning to awaken."
Onion Knight: "What have you done to her!?"
CoD: [laughs] "The legendary Onion Knight. A title far too grand for a child such as you. Do you not understand who caused this to happen?"
Onion Knight: "What?"
CoD: "Who was the brute who chose not to ease the girl's pain, but to use his sword instead? Who was the fool who dragged the unwilling girl here?"
Onion Knight: "I, I--"
CoD: "The girl knew in her heart all along. That is why she was so reluctant! You have only yourself to blame for this. Your shallow cleverness got the best of you! Curse your own ignorance and powerlessness. Nothing you can do can save the girl!"
[CoD teleports away]
Onion Knight: "Terra..."
(Scene ends)
- DESTINY ODYSSEY III-5 -
[The Pride of Youth]
By understanding himself, and acknowledging
others, the youth may recover a light
brighter than any he's yet known...
[OK is now back on the world map, alone this time]
OK: "I can defeat the Cloud of Darkness with someone's help. If only I weren't alone... But Terra would continue to suffer while I go looking for someone... --Standing still isn't going to solve anything. I've been saying so myself..."
[OK continues forward and comes across a moogle]
Moogle: "What is with all the commotion, kupo? Everyone, take a deep breath, kupo..."
[Heading on further, OK locates and enters another gateway]
-Omen of Destruction-
OK: "I know I have to save Terra. But to have to fight her... I don't know if I can win-- What should I do? What's the answer? The right answer?"
[Onion Knight is standing still, deep in thought. Cosmos appears]
Cosmos: "I felt the fear in Terra's cry. She is in pain. The Cloud of Darkness has taken hold of her with her curse..."
Onion Knight: "It's my fault..."
Cosmos: "Yes. Because you were overconfident of your powers."
Onion Knight: "Cosmos, you know how... You know how to save Terra, don't you?"
Cosmos: "You must defeat the Cloud of Darkness."
Onion Knight: "Her...? But I can't fight her... I don't fight against anyone I can't beat... Oh, right! The crystal! I should be able to save Terra if I can get my hands on the crystal... It has the power to save the world, right? Then I won't have to fight anybody! Please, just tell me where I should go find the crystal!"
Cosmos: "Avoiding conflict is certainly a choice. Few would say it is wrong. But is that truly what is in your heart?"
Onion Knight: "What's in my heart...?"
Cosmos: "The crystal lights the way to what you seek. It is yours if you look inside your heart and follow what is most important to you. I'm afraid that is all I can tell you."
[Cosmos vanishes]
Golbez (offscreen): "Such a pity."
[Golbez walks onscreen]
Onion Knight: "Chaos's minion..."
Golbez: "Terra was her name, was it not? Unless the curse is lifted, she will live only to fight for the Cloud of Darkness. When at last her strength fails her, she will fall to some faceless foe. You cannot defeat the Cloud of Darkness. You'd show wisdom in choosing to avoid her. Why do you hesitate? You do not trust what your mind knows to be true?"
Onion Knight: "I..."
Golbez: "If not to reason, then listen to your heart."
[Golbez teleports away. Onion Knight grunts and runs offscreen]
(Scene ends)
Onion Knight: "I know I have to save Terra. But how can I fight HER and win? Wait... Yeah! That just might work..."
Changed in 012 to
OK: "So overwhelming, this aura... She must be near. And Terra, too. Hang in there, Terra..."
Onion Knight: "She must be close. I can smell the stench of darkness..."
(DO III part 7 of 9; DO scene 22)
[The setting is the World of Darkness. CoD floats above Terra, who is
unconscious on the floor]
CoD: "Unconscious already... She's too fragile to be of any use."
[CoD looks offscreen]
CoD: "Well, now. Have you not learned yet? Are you here to challenge us again?"
[Onion Knight runs onscreen]
Onion Knight: "I don't fight anyone that I can't defeat. I will do whatever you want. So please, spare Terra's life."
CoD: "So you have learned after all. Your decision is a wise one. Very well. Then you shall serve us."
[CoD floats over to Onion Knight]
CoD: "Prove yourself more useful than the girl."
Onion Knight: "I didn't think you'd be so gullible."
[He suddenly strikes CoD with his sword, knocking her back slightly. He then runs over to Terra and stands between her and CoD]
Onion Knight: "No way I'm joining Chaos!"
CoD: [laughs] "Foolish child... You should know better by now than to deceive us!"
Onion Knight: "I finally got it. I was a fool to defy my heart, just to bind myself to reason. I will protect Terra with my own strength. That's what's most important to me! Don't get me wrong--I still won't fight against anyone I can't beat. But I've decided in my heart to fight. That's why I'm going to beat you!"
CoD: [laughs] "Enough chatter!"
[CoD teleports away]
(Scene ends)
(DO III part 8 of 9; DO scene 23)
[Onion Knight looks around for CoD, confused. She is walking down the steps at the back of the World of Darkness]
CoD: "You have already taken such a beating..."
[Onion Knight looks toward the steps, but CoD is already gone]
CoD (offscreen): "and you still want to save her?"
[CoD floats onscreen, emerging from behind a pillar behind OK. He turns and begins running toward her]
Onion Knight: "Gotcha!"
[Onion Knight swings his sword but CoD has teleported away before the strike can land. He falls to the ground and rolls, coming to a stop on his feet. He begins looking around for CoD again]
CoD (offscreen): "A lone heart will not change the world..."
[CoD appears again, this time at the opposite end of the stage from Onion Knight]
CoD: "What awaits when you awake is always--"
[CoD begins charging a blast. OK turns in her direction and gasps]
CoD: "nothing but despair."
[CoD fires the bast. It completely engulfs Onion Knight. The screen fades out to white. When it fades back in, CoD gasps. Onion Knight is fine, his arms crossed in front of him to shield himself. Smoke is pouring off of him]
Onion Knight: Not even you can destroy this. What I've found is strength-- Strength to protect everyone!"
[CoD teleports again, appearing this time right in front of Onion Knight]
CoD: "But can you use it?"
(Scene ends)
Added in 012
[Battle begins between the two]
CoD: "What can a mere child do?"
OK: "You never know until you try!"
[Onion Knight fights and defeats CoD]
(DO III part 9 of 9; DO scene 26)
CoD: [laughs] "We have been defeated by a child!"
[CoD beings discorporating into dark smoke. She vanishes]
Onion Knight: "Terra!"
[Onion Knight runs over to Terra]
Onion Knight: "Terra!!!"
Golbez: "She merely fainted. The girl drew too deeply upon her powers."
Onion Knight: "You again... You're not getting near Terra!"
Golbez: "I admire your resolve. You should protect her."
Onion Knight: "What?"
Golbez: "For all the awesome power she wields, the girl fears what she is. You must be her shield, her pillar of support."
Onion Knight: "I don't need you to tell me that!"
Golbez: "I suppose not. You know the path that lies before you. And the crystal lights the way to that which you seek."
[Onion Knight's crystal appears in front of him. Though smaller, its appearance is that of the Wind Crystal from FFIII]
Onion Knight: "This is the crystal..."
[He holds out his hand and claims it. When he looks back to where Golbez was, there's no one there. Terra wakes up]
Terra: "Where are we...?"
Onion Knight: "Terra... Everything is alright. I'll be right here, so you can rest."
[Terra shuts her eyes]
Onion Knight: "Because I'll protect you. But...maybe for a minute, I'll--"
[He lays down beside Terra and goes to sleep]
Destiny Odyssey VI
(DO VI part 1 of 9; DO scene 44)
[Terra and Onion Knight are on the moon from FFIV]
Onion Knight: "Something bothering you?"
Terra: "The winds have stopped. I can't feel the enemies' moves-- or the presence of our friends. This has never happened before... But don't worry about me! I feel fine, so--"
Onion Knight: "I'll protect you."
Terra: "What?"
Onion Knight: "I'll always protect you, Terra. That's a promise."
[Terra smiles at him]
Onion Knight: "Is something funny?"
Terra: "I've just-- always thought of you as something of a rascal. Since when did you become so knightly?"
Onion Knight: "So...you don't remember anything."
Terra: "Huh?"
Onion Knight: "Nothing. Never mind. Come on, we should get going."
Terra: "(Ever since I woke up,) (it feels like I've forgotten something important.) (But I can't remember--) (what it could have been.) (Or even why I was asleep...)"
Onion Knight: "Terra, are you coming?"
Terra: "Oh-- Yes."
Terra: "(But I know it will come back to me) (And maybe then, I can find the
way to the crystal...)"
(Scene ends)
Terra: "There's so many of them..."
Onion Knight: "You don't have to get all of them. Sometimes it's better not to fight."
Terra: "You're right... I'll do my best."
Terra: "...!"
Onion Knight: "Terra? What is it?"
Terra: "I thought I felt a presence. Eyes filled with a burning hatred..."
-Snow of Sorrow-
[Terra and OK are inside a dungeon]
Terra: "Tell me if you remember anything from when we were asleep, okay?"
OK: "...Alright. I'll help you, so let's go together."
[A message appears saying "Terra learns many long-range magic attacks. she also has a variety of skills available in EX Mode. The character in your control has changed. Check equipment in the customization menu." After defeating all of the manikins on this board, Terra may speak with the OK]
OK: "Getting the hang of things? Let's keep going."
- DESTINY ODYSSEY VI-2 -
(DO VI part 2 of 9; DO scene 46)
[Terra and Onion Knight are walking through the area of the final battles of FFX]
Terra: "I wanted to thank you."
Onion Knight: "Huh?"
Terra: "For cheering me up back there. To be honest, I was getting scared. It seems like I've been getting nowhere while everyone else is making strides. It frustrates me that I still don't know where to go. I wonder if things will change once I find the crystal."
Onion Knight: "Not exactly."
[Onion Knight holds out his hand and his crystal appears]
Onion Knight: "I got mine because things changed. Someone once told me-- 'The crystal lights the way to what you seek.' So all you have to do is follow the strongest feeling inside you."
Terra: "The strongest feeling... I don't think I feel anything."
Onion Knight: "Terra--"
Terra: "But I have to keep at it... and work hard, just like you did. As long as I never give up and keep going forward, someday--"
Onion Knight: "You're going to find it. I have a knack for knowing these things."
[Onion Knight taps his head a couple of times like he did earlier during his own Destiny Odyssey]
Terra: [giggles] "I'm counting on you."
(Scene ends)
Onion Knight: "Careful, Terra. Check out the enemy's equipment before going into battle, alright?"
Terra: "*chuckle*"
Onion Knight: "Wh-what?"
Terra: "Nothing. Let's go, shall we?"
Terra: "...We're being watched."
Onion Knight: "Huh?"
Terra: "It's as though... someone's been testing us all this time..."
Added in 012
[The two are now on the world map]
OK: "We haven't been here before. Let's take the time to look around as we go. There's no need to hurry. Let's just take one step at a time."
Terra: "Okay. I'm ready to go."
[Moving forward, the two come across a moogle]
Moogle: "Beautiful snowfield, isn't it, kupo? And I need your KP for its upkeep, kupo!"
[Journeying forward, the two eventually find a gateway and enter it]
-Frozen Continent-
OK: "What's the matter, Terra? Is there something on my face?"
Terra: "...Oh, no. It's just that you seem more gallant now."
OK: "Wha-what're you talking about? Let's just get going!"
(DO VI part 3 of 9; DO scene 55)
[Terra and OK are in the Chaos Shrine. Kefka is there too]
Kefka: "What a smashing display! A good demolition is so moving--but, of course, you know that, dear friend."
Terra: "Kefka! What are you scheming?"
Kefka: "I wanted to see how strong you were. You know, serving Chaos suited you so much better. Don't you think?"
Terra: "What do you mean?"
Kefka: "Oh, my! You really don't remember? Then allow me to refresh your memory. You used your powers to hurt your precious--"
Onion Knight: "Stop it!"
Kefka: "What's this? Oh, you're the one she thrashed, aren't you?"
Onion Knight: [grunts]
Kefka: "Aww, friends forever, huh?" [chuckles] "Please, stop. Makes me want to puke my guts out!"
Terra: "What... What are you saying? You don't mean--"
Kefka: "Bingo! That's exactly what I mean! You beat your precious companion, that little kid, to a bloody pulp! It looked like you were enjoying it. How could you forget?" [laughs] "You are such a dangerous creature. The more you fight, the more your powers grow out of control! Destruction, incarnate! That's what you are, my dear!"
Terra: "You're lying!"
Kefka: "'You're lying.' Oh, no. Look, here's another enemy for you!"
[Kefka fires a small blast at Onion Knight and Terra that produces several small explosions around them. Kefka laughs maniacally]
Kefka: "Aw, come on! I wanna see some more of that cataclysmic power! Let's destroy it all, you and me! Friends, enemies, everybody and everything!"
Terra: "I--"
[Onion Knight growls and rushes Kefka, swinging his sword at him. Kefka just barely jumps back in time]
Kefka: "Huh!? What the--"
Onion Knight: "I'll take you on! Terra, run!"
Terra: "But--"
Kefka: "What do you think you're doing, you little worm!?"
[Kefka teleports himself and Onion Knight away as they fight]
Terra: "What happened? Where did you go? I have to find him. But I..."
Added in 012
[The setting shifts to the World of Darkness]
Kefka: "Grrr... Aargh... I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate... hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate HATE YOU! Why does someone always, always, ALWAYS have to get in my way!?"
OK: "What are YOU trying to do? Why are you so obssessed with Terra?"
Kefka: "You think you're some sort of hero? Heh, these dorks are just like the last time."
OK: "...Last time?"
(Scene ends)
- DESTINY ODYSSEY VI-5 -
Added in 012 (though I swear a conversation with Golbez happened in the original, too)
[The setting shifts to the World of Darkness]
Golbez: "What is it that bothers you so?"
OK: "Golbez...!"
Golbez: "Your lack of memory puts you at unease...but you swore to protect the girl, did you not? Your resolve was enough to lead you to your crystal. Memory would serve you no more."
OK: "I..."
[CoD fires a couple of blasts at Cloud, but he blocks them with his sword]
Terra: "Cloud!"
CoD: "Now...what will you do? Will you both surrender to our powers? Or will you--"
Onion Knight (offscreen): "We'll ride it out, all three of us!"
[Onion Knight runs onscreen and confronts the CoD]
Terra: "You're alright!"
Onion Knight: "I told you I'd protect you. Now, you can leave this nasty one to the two of us!"
[Terra fights and defeats Kefka]
(DO VI part 9 of 9; DO scene 76)
Kefka: [growls] "I'll get you back!"
[Kefka's body discorporates into dark smoke. Cloud and Onion Knight arrive]
Onion Knight: "Terra!"
Cloud: "You okay?"
Terra: "You two! I'm so glad."
[Suddenly, Terra's crystal appears in front of her. It looks like a magicite from FFVI]
Terra: "Could this be... my...power?"
Onion Knight: "What did I tell you? I knew you'd find it."
In WoL's Destiny Odyssey
[The other nine warriors of Cosmos all now approach WoL]
WoL: "Is everyone alright?"
OK: "Of course! It was a piece of cake."
Firion: "So now we all have our crystals. We should get going!"
WoL: "Yes. Let us hurry. Cosmos is waiting."
- SHADE IMPULSE CHAPTER 1-1 -
[We're now looking through WoL's eyes. Exdeath and Kefka begin laughing hysterically. WoL's vision gets blurry as he continues looking at them and trying to keep his eyes open. Finally, his eyes shut and the screen goes black]
WoL: "There is not even a speck of light-- I am in absolute darkness."
Tidus: "Did I really disappear? If all of us are gone, then that world--"
Squall: "Is this it? Is this the way it all ends?"
Onion Knight: "No... I don't want it to end."
[Suddenly, in the darkness, the 10 crystals appear]
Onion Knight: "I learned through all the battles that we can't just give up!"
[The crystals emanate a white light together that covers the screen]
Onion Knight: "Even in the deepest despair!"
[The warriors of Cosmos are now on the world map]
Firion: "It's not only Chaos who waits ahead. Not all of his warriors have been defeated."
Cecil: "But some we have felled...and we are all still here."
OK: "And we have the crystals. And Cosmos... She's with us, too."
Firion: "Right. We won't let her wishes die in vain!"
- SHADE IMPULSE CHAPTER 2-2 - (?)
-The Schemers-
From 012
The party cleans out the gateway, touches the Stigma of Chaos here, and returns to the world map. They then move on to another gateway]
Terra: "Do you think Kefka--and others with Chaos--know the things we can't remember?"
OK: "That bit about the brutal truth? Maybe, Terra, but--"
Cloud: "We can't find all the answers. But we have to keep moving forward."
Terra: "I know. I'm fine. I have all of you with me. I just want to tell Kefka what I'm feeling--and he's in here..."
(SI scene 10)
[The setting is with the Emperor and the heroes. Firion, Squall and Onion Knight are there]
Emperor: "How wonderful to see you all again."
Squall: "It can't be... You lost to Firion!"
Firion: "Emperor... You're still alive?!"
Emperor: "I've come back from the afterworld. This world seems to be looking for a new ruler."
Firion: "It's because of fiends like you that conflict never fades!"
Emperor: "Save your energy. You've yet to face the true crisis."
Onion Knight: "What?"
Squall: "Doesn't sound like he's bluffing.
Firion: "What are you saying?"
Emperor: "With Chaos victorious, the chains binding us are no more. One schemes the world's return to the Void, while another revels in its ultimate destruction. Each of us has begun to follow the naked desires in our hearts. It is the birth of an utterly chaotic world."
Onion Knight: "Well, we'll just stop every last one of them!"
Firion: "We're not handing you the future!"
Emperor: [laughs] "The future isn't yours to give or take. Be the opening act, dear warriors-- until the time comes for my reign."
[The Emperor teleports away, laughing]
Onion Knight: "We are all here--"
Firion: "because none of us are alone! There's no time to stand around."
Squall: "Let's get going."
[Onion Knight nods]
(Scene ends)
In 012. SOMEWHERE HERE??
[The party returns to the world map]
Squall: "...You alright?"
WoL: "Yes, no need to worry. I will not fade until our mission is done."
OK: "It's only a little bit until we reach Chaos's gateway, isn't it?"
Squall: "We should hurry."
- SHADE IMPULSE CHAPTER 2-3 -(?)
[The Schemers]
in 012
[The party moves on to another blue gateway]
Tidus: "Hey, we're taking down this gateway too, aren't we? I'm ready for my workout--"
OK: "Wait!!!"
Tidus: "Whoa, what the--! Relax, kid! I wasn't gonna hog it all for myself."
OK: "That's not the issue! I just--I feel a really strong presence up ahead. It's the Cloud of Darkness... I have to face her once and for all..."
[The party enters the gateway]
-Gateway of Wails-
OK: "People are able to accomplish things if they believe, even if it's illogical. The heart's so strange. It's so unstable, you can't measure it or predict what it'll do."
Squall: "Indecision can be a strength as well. Only idiots don't act on their desires to protect others."
OK: "Yeah... I know what you mean."
[If you do use Onion Knight for the battle with CoD, the following occurs]
(SI scene 13)
[The setting is the World of Darkness]
CoD: "In the end of infinite solitude-- Disorder shrouds the world in darkness. And now, all things belong in our arms."
Onion Knight (offscreen): "Not yet. We're still here!"
[OK runs up to her]
CoD: [laughs] "You cannot even stand on you feet without something to protect. What will you do without your goddess to defend?"
Onion Knight: "Her thoughts are with me. They live right here inside."
CoD: [laughs] "What insolence."
[Onion Knight draws his sword and CoD takes up a fighting stance]
CoD: "You should know that your bravado is what feeds the darkness!"
(Scene ends)
[Onion Knight battles and defeats the CoD]
(SI scene 15)
[CoD is slumped over, barely able to stand]
CoD: "With the gates to the Void wide open, you are already dissolving into darkness. There is nothing more you can do."
Onion Knight: "You're right. If I listened to my head, I'd probably just run."
CoD: "Then why fight?"
Onion Knight: "My friends give me the strength. I just need to follow 'this,' and the path will open up."
[Onion Knight puts his hand over his heart]
CoD: [chuckles] "Such interesting creatures. But there is no escaping the fate of doom. We will be waiting-- among the clouds in the Void..."
[CoD is surrounded by a swirl of brown clouds. They close around her and she's gone, leaving only a brief pillar of dark energy that dissolves into dark smoke]
Onion Knight: "It's only the end if we think it is. We'll change that."
[He runs on ahead]
(Scene ends)
- SHADE IMPULSE CHAPTER 2-5 - (ACTUALLY i'm not sure about the order of some of this. I think some of it's been rearranged in 012?)
[The Schemers]
[The scene opens on the bottom of the Northern Crater]
Onion Knight: "With Cosmos gone, we're doomed to follow. The crystals are the only reason we're still here..."
OK: "So the crystals are what keep us here. But with Cosmos gone, we're vanishing, too."
Firion: "...Has what we've done actually made a difference? There was never a way to preserve ourselves, yet she encouraged us to dream... And she knew those hopes were false the whole time. How cruel can a goddess be?"
Cloud: "...That's not it. All we have to do is focus on saving this world. This is the center of everything. If we can restore balance here, the other worlds will come back too. We'll all go home, just how it was. Maybe better."
Tidus: "So, we're not vanishing, but returning... Then our dreams haven't all been for nothing?"
Cloud: "... ...I made that up."
Tidus: "What? You were lying!?"
Squall: "But...it's not a half-bad lie. Don't you agree, Firion?"
Firion: "Yeah. It's not bad at all."
[The screen fades to black for a moment before fading in on Ultimecia's clock tower]
Onion Knight: "Hey, Squall..."
Squall: "What?"
Onion Knight: "What Cloud said a minute ago... I believe it. I want to believe it's true."
Squall: "I've been a believer for a while now."
Onion Knight: "Really?"
Squall: "I remembered this promise I made... There's someone waiting for me."
Onion Knight: "...Wanna tell me more?"
Squall: "...No. This's a secret between you and me. Got that?"
Squall: "...No. And don't go telling the others either."
-Pervasive Sorrow-
OK: "Those Chaos creeps used plenty of tricks. Tricking us and using imposters."
Firion: "Those who simply trick others cannot break our will. We shall prove our strength with the crystals Cosmos gave us."
OK: "Feelings are stronger than rationale. --Don't worry, I've already proven that."
[The Emperor screams before exploding in a flash of light and plume of dark smoke accompanied by his classic "Uboar!" death cry]
Onion Knight: "Time is not on our side here..."
Firion: "But unless we defeat Chaos, they'll return again... They knew everything, right from the start..."
-While Time Grows Short-
(SI scene 20)
[WoL, Squall, Cecil and Onion Knight are walking through Crystal World. WoL is in front. Suddenly, he gasps and falls to one knee, still gasping. The others run up to him. Pyreflies begin rising from his body]
Onion Knight: "Not again!"
[WoL's crystal appears above him and covers the area in a white light. When it clears, the pyreflies have stopped rising and WoL is able to stand again. He reaches up and grabs his crystal]
WoL: "I think our time... is running short."
Cloud: "Chaos, ruler of discord-- There is no end to the conflict unless we defeat him."
Squall: "Whether he's a god or not-- We've got to try. Even if our fate...is to disappear..."
Onion Knight: "I'm not running. Cosmos is still with us, fighting alongside us."
WoL: "But..."
[Suddenly, they all go quiet as a sound like rushing wind reaches their ears]
Cloud: "Is the world...crying?"
Onion Knight: "Whatever comes my way, I can take it."
(Scene ends)
In 012, somewhere around here i guess?
[The heroes are back on the world map]
OK: "We can keep defeating Chaos's warriors, but in the end, we have to defeat Chaos himself..."
Cloud: "Well, I think you can say that we pretty much have him cornered. ...Let's go."
Zidane: "Cloud, wanna get a little more fired up? Hey guys! This is gonna be a piece of cake!"
-The Decisive Battle-
(SI scene 30)
[All 10 Warriors of Cosmos are gathered atop the Chaos Shrine]
WoL: "The world now faces true disorder..."
[Pyreflies suddenly begin rising from everyone]
Tidus: "No! We're not vanishing just yet!"
[The rise of pyreflies abates. Suddenly, Chaos's roar can be heard through a vortex in the sky]
Terra: "Maybe Chaos is trying to erase even his own despair..."
Cecil: "The sadness of absolute solitude, having lost his equal in Cosmos..."
Onion Knight: "No way... That's just wrong! Trying to erase everything is no different than running away!"
Bartz: "Cosmos didn't run away, but held on to hope."
[EVERYONE ELSE DOES SOME INSPIRATIONAL LAST STAND SPEECH WITH EACH MANIKIN FELLED]
[The setting returns to the heroes. They battle and defeat a Counterfeit Wraith, a manikin of CoD]
Onion Knight: "Um... I... Uhh... I just want to... ...Nothing. Never mind!"
[After the defeat of Chaos, as the warriors of Cosmos are disappearing, Onion Knight looks to Terra, who puts a hand on his shoulder before they both disappear together]
[ENDING]
[BLAH BLAH BLAH YEAH YOU KNOW HOW THE ENDING GOES]
[Cecil vanishes. Onion Knight hugs his crystal and looks up toward the sky]
Onion Knight: "Everyone...thank you!"
-Hidden Darkness Gateway-
Vaan: "I wish we had an airship. It'd make getting to Chaos so much easier..."
OK: "How can you have a carefree daydream at a time like this?"
Vaan: "What the--! How long have you been there? Don't scare me like that!"
[As Vaan wanders abou the gateway board, defeating manikins and opening treasure chest, he can encounter OK]
OK: "Guess it can't be helped. I'll lend a hand. But I'll only help in this gateway."
[report 9]
[2nd story segment]
012: Treachery of the Gods
The Grown-Up
In the midst of their battles,
Vaan can't help but wonder about
his young comrade.
--The Grown-Up--
[The setting is the bottom of the Crystal Tower]
Vaan: "So, you're a kid, huh?"
OK: "What? What do you mean by that?"
Vaan: "You say a lot of grown-up things, but you're really just a kid, right?"
OK: "Um...what do you mean by THAT?"
Vaan: "Well, it's just... I'm not all for having kids involved in fighting. I was wondering why Cosmos would summon a kid like you to a place like this."
OK: "You're saying that I'm not fit to be a warrior?"
Vaan: "Huh? No, that's not it. But you're just a kid... Isn't it tough fighting alongside a bunch of grown-ups?"
OK: "Not really... I'm fine with it. Besides, you're just a kid yourself."
Vaan: "I'm an adult. Unlike you, I don't get treated like a kid anymore."
OK: "Vaan, the others don't treat me like a kid."
Vaan: "Hm... You should be treated like one. It's unfair to have you fight like the rest of us."
OK: "I don't think it's unfair. I'm fighting--"
Vaan: "That's it! I've got a great idea! It'd take a load off you if you had someone to lean on, right? Then I'll be your big bro."
OK: "...Huh?"
Vaan: "Alright, you'll be my little brother from now on. Just be a kid! If ya need something, just let me know."
OK: "..."
[The setting is now Ultimecia's clock tower]
Vaan: "Hey! How's it going? Anything you want to talk about?"
OK: "Vaan... I want to train a little. Could you leave me alone?"
Vaan: "Didn't you just come back from a fight? Kids don't have to push it, ya know. Wrap it up for the day and get some rest. You'll have a hard time getting up tomorrow."
OK: "You're the one that's always sleeping in. I haven't slept in later than you once."
Vaan: "Hm? I...guess you're right about that. You're awfully mature in that regard."
OK: "You don't need to worry about me, so would you just leave me alone?"
Vaan: "You sure? Alright, well, yell if you need anything."
OK: "Okay... ... You'd better not come until then..."
[The setting is now the top of the Chaos Shrine]
OK: "Thank you for sparring with me today."
WoL: "No, it was good practice for myself as well. You have my thanks."
Vaan: "Heeey! What're you guys up to?"
OK: "Ah!"
Vaan: "I was worried since I couldn't spot ya. You guys sparring?"
WoL: "Yes. We were just wrapping up a training session."
OK: "Well, I'll be off now..."
Vaan: "Whatsa matter? Pull a muscle or something? Hm? You--"
WoL: "What is it?"
Vaan: "You didn't hold back? You should know better than to go all out against a kid!"
WoL: "...A 'kid'? But he is a respectable--"
Vaan: "He's a kid. No matter how you look at it. You think he looks like an adult?"
WoL: "If you put it that way... One can't help but say he is indeed a child."
Vaan: "Huh? What's wrong? Where ya going, Onion? Heeey!"
[The setting is now the Phantom Train. Vaan and OK are sitting across from one another]
Vaan: "Hey, something wrong? You seem kinda down again today."
[OK says nothing]
Vaan: "Actually you've been kinda down for a while now. If you've got a problem, just spit it out."
[OK is still quietly evasive]
Vaan: "Wait. Don't tell me. You're still stewing over the other day. Training gettin' a little rough for ya?"
[OK now looks him in the eye]
Vaan: "You gotta let that stuff go."
[OK shakes his head and grunts, then closes his eyes. After a few seconds, Vaan walks over to OK]
Vaan: "Way I see it, sometimes you gotta lose."
OK: "Huh?"
Vaan: "You hafta take some falls before you can grow up. Once you're older, then you can show that guy who's boss. And when that time comes, you'll have no trouble taking anything he can throw at you."
OK: "Vaan..."
Vaan: "Just keep that in mind, is all I'm sayin'. So, you feeling better now?"
[Squall and Laguna walk up to them from offscreen]
OK: "You really don't get it."
Laguna: "Look at you two, always thick as thieves. It's almost like you guys are brothers or something."
Vaan: "You've got it all wrong, Laguna. We're not almost like brothers;
we're exactly like brothers. Right?"
[Vaan and Laguna walk off. OK sighs and stands up]
Squall: "Sucks to be us, huh?"
OK: "You know, I think I'm getting used to it. When you're stuck with a brother like that, what else can you do?"
[OK runs off after the others]
[report 09]
--The Girl Awakens--
[The setting is the surface of FFIV's Lunarian moon]
Terra: "It...hurts..."
OK: "Watch out!"
Terra: "Aaah!"
[OK fights and defeats a couple of manikins]
OK: "You alright? There's a horde of manikins here. It's dangerous wandering around alone."
Terra: "You saved me...but, why?"
OK: "You don't like to fight, right? How are you now? Are you okay?"
Terra: "I'm fine now. Thank you."
OK: "Are you going off...alone?"
Terra: "Yes."
OK: "That's fine...but-- can you protect yourself?"
Terra: "I can fight if I have to. I think..."
OK: "You really don't want to fight, do you?"
Terra: "It's not that... It's just... Never mind. Thank you for thinking about me."
OK: "Say, why don't we travel together?"
Terra: "Together?"
OK: "I think you're still afraid to fight. If that's the case, you shouldn't push yourself. I'll protect you until you're ready. It'll give you time to get the hang of things."
Terra: "But if we go together, I'll just be a burden."
OK: "Don't sweat it! I'm pretty experienced, you know. You just lay low somewhere safe and wait for me once a battle starts."
Terra: "Lay low... Wait..."
OK: "What's the matter?"
Terra: "Ah...it's nothing."
OK: "Then let's go."
[report 15]
[Story segment]
013: Light to All
If We're Like Them
The Onion Knight wonders about
the manikins' origins and
questions his own memories.
--If We're Like Them--
[The setting is the throneroom of Pandaemonium. Zidane battles and defeats a trio of manikins with OK as his Assist. Afterward, Zidane and OK are walking through the area when Zidanes uddenly comes to a stop. OK does likewise]
Zidane: "Enough already. Those damn puppets, there's just too many of 'em. Wish they'd let up for a bit."
OK: "The manikins you mean?"
Zidane: "Yeah. If they're gonna go around using my form, they can at least show some of my restraint."
OK: "What if we're like them?"
["You're Not Alone" from Final Fantasy IX very appropriately begins playing]
Zidane: "Huh?"
OK: "What if they're not imitations of us? What if there were nothing but manikins from the very start... And then later, we were just chosen at random and made into what we are now?"
Zidane: "What if we were?"
OK: "The thought doesn't bother you?"
Zidane: "It's just not that big a deal really."
[Zidane takes a few steps]
Zidane: "How we were born into this world doesn't matter; it's what we do with ourselves afterward that counts."
[Note: The onscreen text for the previous line is "How we were born into the world doesn't matter; it's what we do with ourselves afterward that counts."]
OK: "You might be right but... But, just suppose that we were born into this world. All the memories we thought were ours, they'd be nothing but lies. How can you--"
Zidane: "'What if?' 'Just suppose.' You'll never find any answers that way. That's why Cosmos gave us these."
[Zidane holds out his right hand and his crystal appears in front of him]
OK: "The crystals..."
[Zidane moves his hand back and the crystal disappears]
Zidane: "We go take down Chaos. After that, who knows what's gonna happen? Me? I'll worry about it once we get there."
OK: [sighs in a worried, frustrated manner]
Zidane: "Hey, lighten up, will ya? You don't want to upset your big sister do you?"
OK: "My big sister?"
Zidane: "Terra's gotta look out for you like you're her... annoying little brother."
OK: "H-hey!"
Zidane: "Hah, that got ya going. I knew you had some spirit left. Can't have the kids mopin' around all day. No sir."
OK: "You... You're still just a kid yourself!"
[report 16]
--To Protect -2---
[The setting is Dream's End]
Cecil: "Say, why did you desire to protect Terra?"
OK: "Huh? It's because-- She's been uneasy since we met, so I thought I needed to protect her."
Cecil: "So you've fallen for her, I see."
OK: "Tha-that's not the reason! I have a more honorable reason... I mean, if we didn't, we couldn't obtain the crystals--"
WoL: "Then you should take action in accordance to the crystals."
OK: "Huh? What do you mean?
WoL: "Manikins are rampant in this area. You should be by her side."
OK: "Ah!"
WoL: "A true knight is defined by that which he protects. If you've decided your calling, see it through."
OK: "Y-yes, sir!"
Cecil: "'Defined by that which he protects'..."
[The setting is now the Sky Fortress Bahamut. Firion, Bartz, Cecil, OK and WoL are walking across the main platform. They all come to a stop as WoL addresses the others]
WoL: "We appear to be safe for the moment. Let's chance a short rest."
[WoL, Firion and Bartz walk off and start talking]
OK: "Hey, Cecil. I don't get it. How does he stay so calm all the time?"
Cecil: [gasp] [sigh]
OK: "Now that Cosmos is gone... Now that we know the truth behind the crystals, I can barely keep from yelling in frustration."
Cecil: "Yes. I feel the same."
OK: "Wasn't he always the one giving encouragement? 'We have to end this conflict.' 'We have to do this for Cosmos.' 'We have to keep pushing onwards.' You heard him, right, Cecil? So how...? Now that she's gone, how can he stay so calm? Does he feel nothing? Nothing at all?"
Cecil: "I doubt he feels nothing. I'm sure he's just as sad as us. Just as angry. For now, he can't surrender to his emotions. There is still so much for him to protect."
OK: "So much to protect? But Cosmos is..."
Cecil: "The crystals hold the power Cosmos entrusted to us all. And so, by keeping his companions safe, he protects that which Cosmos desired as well."
OK: [gasp]
Cecil: "A knight is made by that which he protects. Remember?"
OK: "Cecil..."
[OK takes a few steps forward]
OK: "I swear, I'll keep Terra safe. I'll watch out for everyone... as well as for myself."
Cecil: "Yes. You'll do just fine."