Question on the ending

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

I always assumed Delita was seriously injured by the wound as well, perhaps not life threatening but at least something that put him in bed for a while. Also, if Delita died then and there, there would be no one to succeed him, since there is no mention of an heir. It is interesting that Ovelia stabs him for being manipulated, since he did break his promise that he would not (he even swore by Teta). I had always thought that during the stabbing scene that Delita was about to kill Olivia (to completely avoid any obstacles in his way) and Ovelia had found out so she decided to kill him before he killed her. From what I read here, I am thinking I got the wrong impression.

Delita is an interesting character, in a way much similar to MacBeth. Both honourable men to begin with (though MacBeth was already nobility) but succumb to ambition and lose themselves in the process. Ultimately, both become what they loathe most.

FFT is one of the best example of the biasness of history and how it tends to be written by "winners". Delita goes down in history for he is the "hero" who saves Ivalice, Ramza becomes forgotten as he is labelled a heretic and subsequently disappears from the face of the earth (at first literally, then later goes underground).

I think the main theme to FFT would be appearance vs. reality since there are many examples where this clash. First, Ramza's own perception of his brothers and the later revelation of their true intentions; second, the whole treatment of Ramza and Delita in history; third, St. Ajora's own life. There are probably more as well. A consequence of this theme is the two-sides-of-the-story idea, where there is the historically accepted side and the hidden truth (e.g. Delita's fame-Ramza's obscurity; St. Ajora's saintliness-Ajora as a spy/rebel). There is a nice contrast that plays throughout the game.

For all these reasons and more it make FFT one of my favourite, if not my favourite, Final Fantasy game. The battle system just plain rocks as well.

((EDIT: I almost feel like I am so close to breaking out into an essay format with this...))