It actually happens in XII, by RW he's starting to establish himself as an Sky Pirate whereas the ending to XII has him finally getting his first airship.Originally Posted by champagne supernova
I haven't played Revenant Wings. Because that personal journey must occur then.
I know he is a participant in the events, but after about a third of the game, he is almost entirely a peripheral character. He really is just tagging along for the ride.
Vaan is a realistic take on the "coming of age" story. He's far more mature by the ending of XII than he was when it started. He's still reckless and a bit innocent but not everyone needs to have a complete transformation from childhood to manhood like you see in so many other JRPGs. I found it quite refreshing that we watch Vaan mature and become cooler through the series rather than him having some grand epiphany that transforms him and allows him to be able to handle anything.
The difference between Vaan and say Tidus and Squall is that firstly, Vaan really isn't the main character like those two were and the story of XII is told from a variety of perspectives whereas VIII and X's is told through Squall and Tidus' point of view exclusively. I felt it was ok to have Vaan fall into the background a bit so we can see different perspectives like Lady Ashe and Balthier. Just a difference in writing styles.
