Part 26: Recommended: Battlefield Philosophy
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This can't go poorly. At all.
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This went poorly.
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Babus is involved in this part, for whatever reason.
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I'm amazed Ramza remembered those names, much less how to pronounce them.
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Okay, there's a minor plot point here where Ramza doesn't want his clanmates arrested too. Carson has been in the slammer twice and Lini should for his cold-blooded murder.
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Reiterating plot points, a-yup. Go FFTA.
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OBVIOUS.
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Also OBVIOUS. Cripes, Ramza, couldn't you do any research?
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It's not like Beoulve is in a shitty spo-
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-Yeah, what he's saying.
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Mewt is in
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Hey, look, Ramza grew a real reason for wanting to destroy Ivalice. He's trying to help Mewt, see? What a fucking hero! Nevermind that this has only come up now that 3 of the crystals are gone.
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The universe, incapable of understanding Ramza being altruistic, starts to fracture.
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It dumps everybody (including Cid's chocobo which is here now) into another Totema chamber.
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Exodus is weak for some reason.
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Being a tree, it's now fruit or something. Ramza's mind instantly goes to crystal-obliteration mode.
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Watch out, Ramza's gonna give his heroic resolve speech!
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Now that we're fired up, what are we gonna do?
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That's right, beat up Babus, ignore Cid, and spoil...
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Exodus, the Judge-Sal!
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...Once everyone is done talking.
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You know, Babus, for being in the wrong, makes a damn lot of sense.
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Then there's this bit of text from him:
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Are these words true? Did Mewt scream it like "I'm the only one who can play with my toys"? This kind of ambiguity doesn't help anyone's case.
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"...I grew a new motivation! Now I have retroactively always been in the right!"
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Either way, Babus can't touch Damage>MP.
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Did Mewt brainwash everybody, or did some people brainwash themselves!
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Now that I finally have a turn for all the talking, Babus has a fancy new robe, a Lotus Mace to replace his old one, but no shield.
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He's got Demi, the improved version of Quarter, but his only means of damage are stopped by Ramza's fancy Blaze Robe and Damage>MP.
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Yoink.
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Why not?
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Of course, leaving him alive would be a nuisance...
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Now that nothing can stop us, as Cid is content to judge the destruction of his world, Ramza punches the fruit until it explodes.
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Cid is a "master" rank Judge, meaning that any infraction is instant jail. If Ramza is jailed, it's game over instantly. There's no point to save in between stepping on Muscadet and now.
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Oh yeah, the fruit explodes pretty graphically.
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Babus wakes up from his saber-induced coma to find he's too late.
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4/5 gone
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This crystal just fades. Lame.
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Time for more Mewt's life sucks theatre, this time featuring...
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Cid!
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I read that Cid was a jolly drunk in the Japanese text, and the translation added all the self-loathing he has.
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Either way, seeing this affects Cid on a profound level...
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...As the game borrows the fade-out effect from Freezeblink...
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Cid has been disillusioned by these sights, so he decrees...
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This is actually a horrible message. More on that later.
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I don't think any clanmates who had been arrested before Muscadet get freed for free, but I haven't checked.
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Still OBVIOUS.
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Exodus does the same thing as Ultima; MP damage.
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Another Black Robe? Fuckin' KICK ASS!
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Wait, who's paying us?
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Longbarrel for 25 Identify, if anyone cares.
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The Genji Armor grants humans Reflex. Moogles are the only ones who miss out.
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Can Eldena absorb the MP of her own summons? I need to try this once I get Madeen.
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Speaking of Eldena, I think it's funny that I've just stopped using weapons on her. They're not worth the equipment slot.
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This is why independent judges suck. Every battle has three of the roughest, toughest laws. Carrying some antilaws to keep key abilities is more important than ever.
NEXT TIME:
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Eman Sdrawkcab! A Target Bow?!