Yeah, but once you see the whole of the Odyssey chapters, you learn that Ultimacia and Garland are spurring him on and are aware of his Genome heritage which is something Kuja really despises and gets flustered about. Yes he's making excuses but I don't feel its terribly out of character, considering the part where Kuja was "aloof and cool" about everything was during the part of the game where he's manipulating behind the shadows and not being center stage. Besides, he has been making off color statement about all the villains. I can see Kuja caring about Zidane cause unlike other characters, his relationship and jealousy of Zidane is a core part of his story. I think Ex-Death is more out of character than Kuja.Originally Posted by NeoCracker
He doesn't like Criticism no, but in IX he was usually able to keep his cool. Like all the time he spent with Barne. Regardless of how much he hated her, he never showed it while in the pressence of the Bermucian people.I really don't see Kuja being too out of character really. Maybe its just me. He always seemed flamboyant and intolerable of criticism. I still don't see how he's stupid.
Now, he gets wound up whenever somethings said about him. And as for him being stupid in Dissidia?
"Oh, you're just his 'friend'. Zidane would NEVER chase after you. Why, that is totally not something he would EVER do."
Again, it's either that, or he was lying cause he couldn't beat squall, so he made up an excuse. That jis just something else out of character for Kuja. Look at him in FF IX. He knew he coudln't beat Garland on his own, so he tryed to ensare the EIdalions. When those plans failed, he took in the souls of the Iifa tree and obtained Trance. He didn't make up an excuse, he came up with a way.
Kuja also did throw a a bit of hissy fit when Garland retook the Invincible and used it to destroy Alexander. I also remember him getting really annoyed about Zidane being able to use Trance yet he couldn't.
(SPOILER)Another thing to remember is that most of the villains are a little off. I mean Ex-Death suddenly gives a damn about Bartz and is also obsessed with crushing him? Golbez and Cecil's relationship is sorta reversed, Golbez was the one trying to get Cecil's acknowledgment in IV and instead its Cecil following Golbez like a sheep for some odd reason. Even Ultimecia is half respectable as a villain? WTF?
Most of the villains seem off.. but I also feel most are close to character as well. We're trying to establish emotional relationships without the 40+ hour backstory building it up. Liberties are going to be taken. Besides, its not like Dissidia is canonical
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