MJN SEIFER
10-13-2010, 10:34 PM
I got thinking how the game doesn't seem to outright explain Ultros's storyline; he is most likley supposed to be a comic relief kind of enemy (albeit an anoying one, since you still have to fight him) but it's never really esablished why he's fighting you. I once theorized that he could actually be part of the empire based on a few coincidental points - however that theory is fully on my DH list, those who responded to my post proved that my theory completly failed and made no real sense.
Thinking about it, Ultros only seems to be directly after you in two encounters, and even then one of them isn't after a character he "knows" yet.
First Fight: You just run into him by chance in Lete River - you could have simply been in his way, just as he was was in yours.
Second Fight: This a strange one! He says he's going to pose as Setzer, but never does. He then decides to drop a weight on the opera for no good reason, other than he probably finds it funny. His attack on that party doesn't really seem to have any real realtion to the previous battle either since Edgar and Sabin don't need to be there, and Terra and Bannon are not. Despite this, his letter states that he "owes you one", implying that it is refering to the last battle - or does he have an unrelated grudge against the opera house?
Third Fight: He doesn't really seem to notice you until your teem speaks - he is much more interested in the statues, which acording to him will get Siegfried's attention. Siegfried is either the guy on the train, or more likely the guy at the Colloseum (there are two of them) it is never fully stated why Siegfried matters to Ultros at all, you simply fight him and he escapes again.
Fourth Fight: Here, he does specifically target you, and his dialogue is very "game-like" - he actually ensures you that this is your last battle with him (unless he meant that, he's going to kill you this time - hence "final battle") he even brings an ally allong with him, who is suddenly introduced from nowhere. The battle isn't really finsished either.
When you get to the Colloseum, Ultros is the receptionist, and someone says that he's working there because he couldn't "repay his debts" to someone proably Siegfried, as he mentions him earlier. Did Ultros somehow get himself in debt with this Siegfried, and believe that the statues would be enough to pay? I liked Ultros (after a while) and I love this game, but I really feel like I'm missing something here...
Thinking about it, Ultros only seems to be directly after you in two encounters, and even then one of them isn't after a character he "knows" yet.
First Fight: You just run into him by chance in Lete River - you could have simply been in his way, just as he was was in yours.
Second Fight: This a strange one! He says he's going to pose as Setzer, but never does. He then decides to drop a weight on the opera for no good reason, other than he probably finds it funny. His attack on that party doesn't really seem to have any real realtion to the previous battle either since Edgar and Sabin don't need to be there, and Terra and Bannon are not. Despite this, his letter states that he "owes you one", implying that it is refering to the last battle - or does he have an unrelated grudge against the opera house?
Third Fight: He doesn't really seem to notice you until your teem speaks - he is much more interested in the statues, which acording to him will get Siegfried's attention. Siegfried is either the guy on the train, or more likely the guy at the Colloseum (there are two of them) it is never fully stated why Siegfried matters to Ultros at all, you simply fight him and he escapes again.
Fourth Fight: Here, he does specifically target you, and his dialogue is very "game-like" - he actually ensures you that this is your last battle with him (unless he meant that, he's going to kill you this time - hence "final battle") he even brings an ally allong with him, who is suddenly introduced from nowhere. The battle isn't really finsished either.
When you get to the Colloseum, Ultros is the receptionist, and someone says that he's working there because he couldn't "repay his debts" to someone proably Siegfried, as he mentions him earlier. Did Ultros somehow get himself in debt with this Siegfried, and believe that the statues would be enough to pay? I liked Ultros (after a while) and I love this game, but I really feel like I'm missing something here...