Quote Originally Posted by Gwelenguchenkus
Actually that is pretty accurate.(SPOILER)Also when Kuja manipulates Brahne that kkind of reminds me of Golbez Manipulating Kain, and ultimately them both being manipulated by an even larger force.

They're pretty darn similar. Also, note that the Hilda garde kinda looks like a whale...
Sorry, how was (SPOILER)Kuja manipulated, exactly? I'm pretty sure he acted of his own free will. Another thing, I'd consider (SPOILER)Kuja and Zidane being brothers a lot more synthetic and artificial than I would Cecil and Golbez. That might just be me, however.

I'd say that Grand Cross was more a reference to one of the attacks that the final boss of FFV has.

I also expected the crystals to come up in this, though I expected more the (SPOILER)forceful way of obtaining them. Alexandria attacked Lindblum and Cleyra for their crystals like Baron attacked Fabul, Damcyan and Eblan.