Kefka seems to have gotten ahold of the AutoCrossbow and punched numerous holes in the plot.
1. From Infancy To Adulthood
So, yeah, Terra, you got abducted as a child by Emperor Gestahl...yeah...and then when you were 18 they put a slave crown on your head...
What about the 17 years between those two events? What did they do with her? Does she know Celes? Do they have a history together? What about the REST of her memories? T_T I've always found this an irksome thing.
2. I'll Protect You, No Matter Wha--Later!
Locke said he was going to protect Terra no matter what, then promptly leaves her with someone she's never met in a place she's never been and doesn't know her way around. I do not think "protection" means what he thinks it means.
3. We Have Fire-Spewing Mechs, Sir Kefka...
Kefka only sets the castle on fire enough to get Edgar to surrender Terra to him. This doesn't seem kind of stupid when he could just have the soldiers blast out the castle walls and flush her out himself? You can say that Kefka is crazy, but why is he stupid too?
4. Oh Hello Sovereign Ruler!
The KING walks into your town, and you tell him "There's lots of armor and relics in our shops!"
Imagine Barack Obama or the Queen Mother walking past your driveway. You're gonna tell them "Kroger has a great deal on cucumbers!?"
This is just surreal. Edgar walks into South Figaro and nobody bats an eyelash. Do they not know who their king is?
5. Oh, A Person With Green Hair? Yeah, She Was Here
Terra has green hair, and nobody cares. She is absolutely, I guarantee you, the only person in this entire world with green hair, and she walks through populated areas unquestioned.
This wouldn't be half as bad if she wasn't being hunted by the Empire at the time. Don't they want to protect her? Shouldn't she cover her hair to hide her identity or something?
6. Sorry About Your Surrogate Dad, Bro
Sabin has just revealed to everyone within a 5 mile radius that Vargas has killed his Sensei (Vargas' father), Duncan.
Edgar utterly drops the subject when the scene afterward plays. Not "I'm terribly sorry for your loss," but "We're going to the Returner Hideout, derp."
This guy took Sabin in when he was homeless and trained him for 10 years. Sabin later remarks that the dude's wife treated him like a son. And Edgar doesn't say boo about it. Cold chillin', Edgar.
7. Smellavision
It would be kind of nice if there were any indication that anyone in this game bathes. There are toilets, for goodness sake. But no showers or bathtubs? That seems weird. They just climbed a mountain, and they don't take a bath when they get to the Returner Hideout?
Yuck. I'd have wanted a bath and some clean clothes...and how about some food!?
8. Imperial Soldiers Are Ridiculously Stupid
You have the option of walking Terra back over to Mt. Kolts at this point. You meet a single Imperial Soldier, who, rather than capture this weak, pathetic loner who has decided to run from the crazy, B.O.-infested Returner Hideout, simply screams "You're Returners!!" and jumps on his mech, chasing her out.
This guy was later fired. If he was fired by Kefka, it might have been over a spit.
Anyone want to take over from here? The list does keep going and going...