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I love Steiner! One of my favourite characters in the game and possibly the series.
"... and so I close, realizing that perhaps the ending has not yet been written."
No. I thought he was a fool.
You see, rather than be put off by the bumbling (I was too young to know better), or the fact that the gameplay doesn't necessarily match the story (I was too young to know better), I didn't like it that he couldn't see the blatantly obvious: that Queen Brahne was becoming murderous and dishonorable.
That goes against what a Knight would think...or at least what I would think, if I were a Knight.
And of course, I know why they couldn't have done him that way: they already did that in Final Fantasy IV. It would have made the game too "heavy" in comparison to its other elements, and Steiner too central a character.
I hated how thick-headed he was for the first chunk of the plot. Seriously, it was basically "Steiner, my mom's involved in something bad. I have to find out what it is so I can get her to stop." "Nonsense, back to the castle." And then he still kept trying to get her back to Alexandria even after Zorn and Thorn tried to kill her. Gah.
That said, I do like how he grows as a character. He and Vivi are my favorite characters in the game specifically for that reason.
My detailed series timeline (Covers Final Fantasy I-VIII) (IX and onward will be added later)
Less detailed timeline:
(SPOILER)X -> X-2 -> Spira becomes Terra ->
(MANY YEARS LATER) ->
II -> IV -> TAY -> Failed Terra/Gaia Fusion -> Garland/Chaos -> Xande -> Enuo -> III -> V -> I -> Legend of the Crystals ->
(MANY YEARS LATER) ->
IX -> XI/XII ->
(MANY YEARS LATER) ->
Jenova/Lunar Cry -> War of the Magi begins -> VIII -> Ultimecia defeated/War of the Magi ends -> Crisis Core -> Before Crisis -> Last Order -> VI (World of Balance) -> VII -> Tactics -> VI (World of Ruin) -> On the Way to a Smile -> Advent Children -> Dirge of Cerberus
Alternate continuities: Kingdom Hearts, Dissidia, and Mystic Quest
I didn't really care much for his character. One of the only things Steiner-related I really enjoyed was his relationship with Beatrix, who was an amazing character, and it was nice to see the two of them growing closer. Though, Steiner did get a lot better for me after Brahne died.
Last edited by SirPrizes; 10-13-2013 at 09:31 PM.
Sure, I like him. He's not my favorite, but he's up there as one of the best characters in this game. He was a wee bit too idiotic at times, but that's alright.
When I first played the game I hated his character. Now as an adult I love his character. I mean I've always liked him in my party but in general it went from hate to love.
Steiner is clearly the best written character in the history of existence. Those who do not love him evidently lack his manly intelligence.
"They said this day would never come. They said our sights were set too high. They said this country was too divided, too disillusioned to ever come around a common purpose. But on this January night, at this defining moment in history, you have done what the cynics said we couldn't do." - Barack Obama.
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I really disliked him as he was at the beginning of the game, but I guess I can appreciate the way he developed throughout the game.
everything is wrapped in gray
i'm focusing on your image
can you hear me in the void?
Actually, there is a huge reason Steiner should be the comic relief character.
FFIX is structured very similarly to a Shakespearean comedy which are known for archetypical characters designed to move the story forward, to serve as a foil for the main character and to extract a moral or thematic lesson. The really great thing about the storytelling in FFIX is that these character archetypes aren't forced to stay there for the purposes of plot - they get to grow beyond their role, as it were, in a natural pattern to become something better. So while Steiner starts out as the person who is the object of teasing and fun he becomes a trusted friend.
Without first starting out as a bumbler, Steiner would never gain the experience to grow into a confident, exemplary knight. Furthermore, the structure of FFIX would kind of fall apart. Steiner would be competent in his protection of Garnet (the ingenue,) who would never make her escape and meet Zidane (the flawed hero) and neither character would have the opportunity to shrug off their own archetypes.
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I can't think of specific examples but, from memory, Steiner still plays the part of the fool quite late into the game, even after he's demonstrated his capabilities and undergone soul searching and whatnot. I agree entirely that the journey he takes is nice but it's not a complete journey and that creates a pretty unpleasant contrast in my opinion.