What's The Deal With Auron's Left Arm and The Scar On His Rigth Eye? (Spoilers)

[ALAN]

I've always wanted to know...why does Auron have his arm the way he does...why doesnt he just put it in the sleeve? Also, his scar on his closed eye is wierd...i figure he got them both from battling Sin along with Jecht and Braska...but then why didnt Braska or Jecht have any scars, or injuries...also, i remember Rin asking Auron how he was able to get up and walk away from his house after he had help heal him...he said that a normal man wouldnt have been able to just get up and lave like that.

[TasteyPies]

He was killed by yunaleska, OOPS SPOILER!

Thats what his scars are from.

[ALAN]

He was killed by Yunalesca?? Do they show this in FFX?? How did she kill him, and why? What did he do wrong?

[m4tt]

You find out near the end of the game. But now it won't be much of a suprise to you since pies had to be an ass.

[ALAN]

No, really, i dont care if it spoils the fun, i just want to know why she did it?...what did Auron do to be killed by her? please tell me, guys.

[SeeDRankLou]

Auron went through the whole thing with Jecht turning into a fayth and Auron summoning the final aeon and Sin being defeated, temporarily. Auron, in a rage, went back to Yunalesca, I think knowing that what he had just went through was in vain. He attacked her, and she struck back. He was mortally wounded, and he made his way back to Mt. Gagazet where he found Kimari. He asked Kimari to find Yuna in Bevelle and take her far away. Somewhere along the line, Rin finds Auron. Despite Rin's care, Auron dies, but because of his ties to the world, he remained an unsent. That's why when you visit the Farplane, Auron doesn't go in, and when Yuna is sending Seymour's father, he is in pain, because he is being sent as well, but he's fighting it.

I believe Auron's look is based around the premise of something called a Ronin, a certain kind of Japanese warrior. Someone else would know more about that.

[ALAN]

Hey thanks...so Yunalesca didnt make Auron's arm like that?, or she did?
That's my last question.

[ShivaBlizzard8]

I believe Auron's look is based around the premise of something called a Ronin, a certain kind of Japanese warrior. Someone else would know more about that.

I don't know much about the term other than it was used in an old X-Files episode to describe "a samurai without a master." In other words, a mercenary for hire. I'm not sure how that fits in with Auron's look though

As for the arm, although it looks like its in a sling, he does use it now and then, and it seems to work fine. I don't know if this means that its injured but he can use it if necessary. Either way, I would guess that any injury he has, including his arm, is a result of his confrontation with Yunalesca.

[Nait]

The arm thing? Naw, that's no injury. It's just to show that he's cool. :cool:

My guess is, that his scars and age came either from his time in the Dreaming, OR that he somehow manipulated his own looks. I mean, c'mon, fiends are Unsent, but they were humans once, and Auron's Unsent, and he just turned a bit greyer.

[Aerio]

I read somewhere A Ronin warrior is a samurai without a master like said. Auron was there to protect Braska and when Braska died he lost his purpose and his master so he became a ronin warrior and one of there looks is a lil bottle thing on there side and there arm slinged like Auron. His arm isn't hurt :\ or else he would be swinging his sword around with it ^.^. Someone esle might come along with better explanation.

[DocFrance]

It should be noted that Ronin is an awesome Robert DeNiro flick.

[Ouch!]

I think Nait's got the arm thing right. It's more of a fashion statement than anything else. It's all part of his look. He wouldn't look half as cool if he had his arm in the jacket instead of just having it hang off his back.

[guffertothecore]

you guys dont know aobut the bottle?!?! It's MOONSHINE! like seriously thats not a joke, for his ultimate attack he takes a big swig of it and all the sudden hes powerful as shit, also the de nero thing, im glad some said that before i did, right on

[zacks_clone]

you guys dont know aobut the bottle?!?! It's MOONSHINE! like seriously thats not a joke, for his ultimate attack he takes a big swig of it and all the sudden hes powerful as shit, also the de nero thing, im glad some said that before i did, right on


i keep trying to find it(its probably in the guild...but im to lazy to find THAT in my mess of a room),but i believe i read somewhere that the jug called Sin.It would make sense in a way.He did hold it up to Sin at the begining of the game...But then again,wouldnt explain why he drinks it:S i dunno.

[TheAbominatrix]

A ronin is indeed a masterless samurai, however that has nothing to do with his style of fighting. I cant think, offhand, of any historical figures who use the limp-armed style, particularily with a weapon as large as a nodachi, but Auron's arm does seem to work just fine. He may just be doing it to make himself seem weak, hence putting his enemey offguard, or perhaps just a 'fashion statement' as has been suggested.

Ronin's do not have a set style of fighting. They can fight anyway they choose, they simply don't work for a shogun or a particular master.

[ALAN]

Cool, thanks man, i didnt know that about Auron's bottle...is he stronger than Seymour when he uses the bottle?

[zacks_clone]

Cool, thanks man, i didnt know that about Auron's bottle...is he stronger than Seymour when he uses the bottle?

Im afraid its only ever used for his limit break/boot thing( i cannot remember what X called it). It can be quite powerful but probably not enough to kill seymor right away.

[ALAN]

Thats too bad it's not strong enough to defeat Seymour...i'm sure it can eventually kill him, after several attemps, though, lol. I hate Seymour. Anyways, thanks to you all for solving some of my FFX mysteries.

[ALAN]

awesome...but sake...what is it? Is it a spiritual thing? is it an actual drink? Questions, questions, questions, questions....

[Big D]

Yep, to recap what the others have said... a Ronin is a masterless Samurai. They typically carried their sword-arm inside their sleeve, and wore a flask of Sake (rice wine). Auron does both of those things. He served High Summoner Braska, who (as we should know) died; after that, he wandered alone. A Ronin, of sorts.
Just another fine example of the FF designers bringing elements of history and mythology into their games.

[Ouch!]

Like Big D said, sake is rice wine, and it is a real drink.

[ALAN]

Cool, thanks

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

I hope the mods will forgive my geeking out here.

As far as the Ronin are concerned, though they have been much romanticized (for example, the Ronin Miyamoto Musashi, author of the Book of the Five Rings and said to be one of the greatest swordsmen to ever lve) Ronin were, in actuality, often scorned, they had fallen from the naturally harmony, they had no master, they were often seen as bandits or worse. Many Ronin lost their masters and were thus freed of their ties, not necessarily a good thing in the Japanese society. Others were samurai who had failed and become dishonored, yet chosen not to commit seppuku and were cast out, or had to flee for their very lives.

[Jebus]

The way he carries his arm is part of the ronin look. Ronin are know by a couple of signs, two of which are that they carry their left arm inside their jacket/kimono whatever, and that they carry a jug of sake on their belt. Not exactly sure what it means.

[Giga Guess]

To squeak off topic for a sec, for your sake, ALAN, sake is pronounced SOCK-ee, or thereabouts. Aside from that, I have nothing else to add.

(Sorry, just had visions of ALAN heading into a sushi place and yelling "I WANT SOME SAKE!" Figured he may wany to pronounce it at least.)

[ALAN]

lol, thanks man, yeah i was gonna do that, lol...jk...anyways...thats cool to know. Thanks man

[dman]

Sake is rice-wine (just if you wanted to know what sake exactly is, Alan).

[ALAN]

all right...can i buy it anywhere? lol, or is it only in Japan, or something??

[TasteyPies]

all right...can i buy it anywhere? lol, or is it only in Japan, or something??

Im sure you could find it somewhere if you looked. I heard it sucks though.

[ALAN]

So i can probably buy it somewhere, but it sucks, huh..hmm...oh well...i'll look around.

[TasteyPies]

So i can probably buy it somewhere, but it sucks, huh..hmm...oh well...i'll look around.

You might like it, who knows.

Even if you don't at least you can say "I drank sake once...it sucks beer is better."

[SeeDRankLou]

Warm sake is decent. If you wish to try it, don't drink it at room temperature. Heat it up to a fairly warm temperature, like hot tea after it's cooled for a while. That's just my preference though, you might like it a room temperature, you might like it cold. And it, like most other wine and alcohol, is rather combustable, which is why Tornado goes up in flames when Auron throws the sake into it.

[ALAN]

Hey thats cool. Does any regular store sell it? lol, i mean, like a specialy store? and have you had any Sake? How much does it cost? Thanks.

[TasteyPies]

I HIGHLY doubt you could run over to 7-11 and pick up a sixpack of sake. Try an oriental resteraunt.

[ALAN]

Of course, i 'll check it out later, thanks.

[Del Murder]

Don't forget you have to be 21 to buy it.

[TasteyPies]

Well I just tried sake and have one thing to say:


Sake is to bitter as Anchovies are to salty

Sake has got to be one of a bitterest things I have consumed.