Quote Originally Posted by Firo Volondé View Post
TBPH, after reading that discussion (if you could even call it that:rolleyes2 ), I'm agreeing strongly with Renmiri here. I'll try to justify why, though I haven't finished it yet.

At the beginning of the game, Vaan is the main character, and we see he has strong feelings about avenging his brother, especially when he meets Reks' supposed killer, Basch. In time, he does realize that the Empire, not Basch, killed his brother. From that point on, Vaan goes from a cameo, to a mere Vincent character (as in, like Vincent, his only role is to be an extra playable character).

Onboard the Strahl, he plays no role whatsoever, and when the party leaves Bhujerba afterwards (the scene where Ashe plans to steal Balthier's ship) his entire reason for going is, and this is a direct quote, "I don't want to stick around this place." He doesn't have to bring his brother up constantly, but if he was going to, that would be the time. I could stop here, because Savannah and Cap'n have already failed, but I want to make sure you can't dismiss my evidence as a bad case of ADD:rolleyes2 .

Another direct quote:
Quote Originally Posted by The script
Balthier: Hard to say. I'll know when I find it. What is it you want, Vaan?
What are you looking for?

Vaan: Me? What am I looking for? I guess- well, I- you know...
Yo, Vaan. Is the answer you're looking for 'avenge my brother' perchance? Why don't you say it? Maybe because... you've forgotten it!

Vaan finally remembers his brother in Jahara, but all thoughts of revenge are long gone by then. So why were Vaan and Penelo even there? Unlike the previous games, the character you control in cities is not the central character. In my opinion, they are just present to illustrate the fact that war affects everybody, not just the important people in the world.


Ah, that was a good rant. I think I'll have some cocoa now.
Go fight the bosses in the Pharos again (I guess everyone is just ignoring me on this point since it might make you face a flaw in your theory). Vaan doesn't stop talking about his brother after Bhujerba. He doesn't answer Balthier because... how is "avenging my brother" an answer to "What are you looking for?" None of this is evidence of Vaan "forgetting" his brother. If he talked about Reks any more than he did, you would all be bitching that he's too whiny (i.e., like everyone did with Tidus).