What if's....

[Dark Messenger]

Just a few interesting thoughts...

1. What if Orlandu was ever an enemy?

2. What if Archaic/Ultima Demons could join your team?

3. What if you could use two guns?

And finally....

4. What if Rafa and Malak were more useful?

[BG-57]

1. What if Orlandu was ever an enemy?

Well he and Balbanes fought on opposite sides of the war before. But they were more adversaries than enemies. I would picture him as always honorable, like Rubicant in FFIV; healing his foes first then kicking their tails.


2. What if Archaic/Ultima Demons could join your team?

That would be cool of course, but overpowered for regular combat. Imagine a party of Lucavi though! :mwahaha:


3. What if you could use two guns?

You could stage Western-style gunfights then.


4. What if Rafa and Malak were more useful?

I would actually use their default professions, which I totally ignore right now. At least Rafa's Brave is natually low enough to make her a useful Mediator/Treasure hunter.

[LunarWeaver]

1. What if Orlandu was ever an enemy?

Well, we'd be in deep crap.


2. What if Archaic/Ultima Demons could join your team?

Sounds good to me.


3. What if you could use two guns?

Mustadio would become twice as cool as he already is :jess:


4. What if Rafa and Malak were more useful?

Then I'd actually use them :cat:

[dodhungry]

1. What if Orlandu was ever an enemy?
Ah! /panic:eek: Maybe Meliadul would have found a place in my party and Agrias would not still be lvl 50


2. What if Archaic/Ultima Demons could join your team?
I have actually always wished this..... but then again having some differnt jobs *cough assassins* or Bezerker


3. What if you could use two guns?
lol I think this could be kinda fun Maybe I would create a team of chemist with the special guns then


4. What if Rafa and Malak were more useful?
I would still kill them for j/p and exp and revive them and repeat no matter how *usefull* they are........thats about as *usefull* to me as it gets

[Zeromus_X]

1. What if Orlandu was ever an enemy?

Well, we'd be in deep crap.


2. What if Archaic/Ultima Demons could join your team?

Sounds good to me.


3. What if you could use two guns?

Mustadio would become twice as cool as he already is :jess:


4. What if Rafa and Malak were more useful?

Then I'd actually use them :cat:

[Lich3636]

what if algus never shot teta?

strange to think the entire war could have changed drasticaly if 1 person did not get shot

[vorpal blade]

1. If Orlandu was the enemy, no one would have beaten the game without cheating.
2. The game wouldn't be challenging at all.
3. Neat.
4. same as LunarWeaver

[MogThief]

Just a few interesting thoughts...

1. What if Orlandu was ever an enemy?


I'd run.

2. What if Archaic/Ultima Demons could join your team?


I would use them sometimes.

3. What if you could use two guns?


I'd take full advantage of it, having Mustadio or chemists with two guns.

And finally....

4. What if Rafa and Malak were more useful?


More useful? Meaning their skills are not random at all? They would probably be the best units. I already use them a lot, so I would keep using them.

[LoKuS]

1. He would die
2. I wouldn't use them
3.Wouldn't matter to me
4. I still wouldn't use them

[Bloodline666]

1. What if Orlandu was ever an enemy?

Two words: GAME OVER!


2. What if Archaic/Ultima Demons could join your team?

I'd use a /xxx.gif/xxx.gif/xxx.gif/xxx.gifload of them in battle at all times. :D


3. What if you could use two guns?

I'd essentially do drive-bys while riding a chocobo.


4. What if Rafa and Malak were more useful?

I wouldn't be ditching them to begin with!

[yuno]

why are people all too scared of orlandu???

1. He (Orlandu) would die
amen,man.

[Ragnarok]

Yeah no joke, one calculator could own Orlandu, not to mention several other classes and combinations.

[dodhungry]

that is if you calculators would even get a turn before Orlandu would get his 3 in because of 1) Excalibur has auto haste and 2) Calculator is slow as crap.

So if Orlandu could move and use Lighting Stab befor you even get a chance to move once then I think your screwed over just a bit:D

[BG-57]

It's certainly possible to set up situations where Orlandu can be defeated, but that hardly suggests he's a pushover. I would say he ties with Beowulf as the strongest and most versatile character in the game.

Of course, in my game, Orlandu is a Holy Swordsman with Math Skills, so he can have the best of both worlds. :D

[feioncastor]

1. What if Orlandu was ever an enemy?

Well he and Balbanes fought on opposite sides of the war before. But they were more adversaries than enemies. I would picture him as always honorable, like Rubicant in FFIV; healing his foes first then kicking their tails.

Actually, he and Balbanes weren't on opposite sides during the Fifty Years War. That war was between Ivalice and some other country (I think called Ordalia or something, I'm not sure). The war where you have Larg/Hokuten vs. Goltana/Nanten (the Lion War) takes place after the Fifty Years War ended. The Lion War was a civil war between different regions of Ivalice, competing for the throne. As you know, Balbanes died at the tail end of the Fifty Year war, a bit before the Lion War broke out.

1. If Orlandu were an enemy, I too would picture him as being a lot like good old Rubicant, from FF4. Being kind and respectable, even chivalrous, and then once the formal fighting begins, you'd be screwed. But I'd kill him. Just because I dont' lose in FFT anymore. I used to lose a lot, but I don't anymore. Ever.

2. I wouldn't use them at all. I never use monsters. I've never seriously made use of a monster. Except to ride Chocobos, and even then, I'd rather have another versatile human unit fill that space.

3. I've often wondered why they can't! It's not like a bow where you get the little two hand icon. It's considered a 1-handed weapon, and for some reason, you can't give them two!

4. Your word choice of "more useful" implies that they were useful, but could stand to be a bit more useful. I disagree. They were both entirely useless. I kept them only because they're unique. But quite frankly, when I got to a point in the game where I was recruiting a "Heaven Knight" and a "Hell Knight", I expected a little more than what was delivered. In fact, I expected A LOT more. I mean, those two couldn't hold up against anything. There is no situation in the game where they'd be useful. Even where their skill do hit the enemy, they really don't do that much damage.

[Lynx]

1. What if Orlandu was ever an enemy?
id kill him

2. What if Archaic/Ultima Demons could join your team?
id kill them

3. What if you could use two guns?
id kill everyone!!!!!!! id fight battles with just one person and snipe everyone.
And finally....

4. What if Rafa and Malak were more useful?
i still wouldnt use them there personalitys bored me and thats reason enough for me not to use them. unless they had orlandu's abilities.

[BG-57]

Actually, he and Balbanes weren't on opposite sides during the Fifty Years War. That war was between Ivalice and some other country (I think called Ordalia or something, I'm not sure). The war where you have Larg/Hokuten vs. Goltana/Nanten (the Lion War) takes place after the Fifty Years War ended. The Lion War was a civil war between different regions of Ivalice, competing for the throne. As you know, Balbanes died at the tail end of the Fifty Year war, a bit before the Lion War broke out.

You have a point. Still, the Nanten and Hokuten may have been allies during the Fifty Year's War, but I doubt they were chummy. No doubt they were used by Larg and Goltana to curry favor with the King. Ivalice may be a single country on paper, but it still has strong regional identity within.

I imagine that Balbanes and Orlandu were friendly rivals who didn't share their underlings' antipathy. Considering that Orlandu let a young Ramza try to wield his sword.

Ordalia lies to the east of Ivalice. The only other foreign country that appears in the game is Romanda, to the north.