Today, I noticed something...

[Cloud775]

I noticed that Amarant and Eiko have almost the same last name. Amarant's last name is Coral and Eiko's last name is Carol. If you arrange them a bit, you'll notice that they'll have the same last name. Or rather, they have the same letters in their last name.

[Yugo]

Wow... interesting. But that still doesn't tear away the fact that one is a really tall red head and the other is a really short... "purple head"!

[sephiroth JR]

were you by any chance feeling a bit bored today?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Yeah, sometimes people get confused and think they have the same surname. They don't, though, so that's that.

[Destai]

Now I know Amarant is underdeveloped as a character but for petes sake.

[Cloud775]

were you by any chance feeling a bit bored today?

Of course I was bored today. Sundays are always boring to me. Nothing ever exciting happens on a Sunday. Why are we to live with this curse of boredom?

[Buccura]

I once heard from someone (Not the most reliable source at all so take it for what its worth) That in developing the story, they were concidering having Aramand and Eiko have some kind of relation but scrapped it.

But it could be just something made up so dont take it seriously.

[Vyk]

Uh can't you find out Garnet's real name by having Amarant in the party? Considering the relation between Garnet and Eiko. I always assumed that meant he had some relation to them as well. Despite the last name coincidense, there's deffinitely something more. I just can't put my finger on it...

[Squall of SeeD]

Uh can't you find out Garnet's real name by having Amarant in the party?

Not for the part that involves speaking with Lani, no. She'll run from him.

Considering the relation between Garnet and Eiko. I always assumed that meant he had some relation to them as well. Despite the last name coincidense, there's deffinitely something more. I just can't put my finger on it...

What relation? It's never suggested in the game that the two were related by blood, and there's certainly no indication offered that Salamander/Amarant was related to either of them.

[Slade]

I also noticed the name similarity...and it wasnt even sunday! I always thought that Amarant might have some relation to Eiko by the way they acted towards one another....sort of similar to the way Shadow and Relm acted in FFVI. And considering the fact that alot of the things from IX were borrowed from older ffs then 'Eiko is related to Amarant' dosnt seem so far out.

BTW...this is about the third time ive heard someone call Amarant 'Salamander'. Why's that?

[Raven Nox]

I noticed this a LONG time ago, and it always freaked me out...

and Slade I think Salamander is the translation of his japanese name, not sure though, I just started learning japanese

[Masamune·1600]

Salamander was the name in the Japanese game.

There is, as was noted earlier, nothing to indicate that Eiko and Amarant are in any way related. Eiko's parents and close relatives would have necessarily been summoners of Madain Sari, anyway, which obviously disqualifies Amarant.

[Vyk]

What relation? It's never suggested in the game that the two were related by blood, and there's certainly no indication offered that Salamander/Amarant was related to either of them

I didn't mean blood relatives.

[nik0tine]

Oh my god... Do you know what this means?!?!
(SPOILER)
........ Eiko and Amarant are Ultimecia!!!!!!11one! omfg!!1 E+A=U!!!!!

[Slade]

Oh my god... Do you know what this means?!?!
(SPOILER)
........ Eiko and Amarant are Ultimecia!!!!!!11one! omfg!!1 E+A=U!!!!!

I knew something was up