HitomeOfBismarck wrote:
He may be reoccurring but definitely isn't the same as Nero.
Kam'lenaut is what I would consider a developed character with clear motivations. There were so many interesting twists with him. Learning that the leader of Jeuno was actually a Zilart prince was pretty amazing. Learning that he was a crazed prince seeking to open the Gate of the Gods was quite ambitious. Learning that he had spent so much time (ever since the crystal war and even prior to that) building up his facade as the good leader only to find out he had much more sinister plans in the works was over the top.
Nero...What did he want to do in the end? Surpass Cid? Harness the power of the primals through the Ultima weapon? Were his ambitions so low? He just represented what all the other generals did: the desire to conquer.
He's actually quite shallow: as is the rest of the Garlean empire. What is their motivation for fighting? I see no good one other than acting as puppets for the Ascians. So then the Ascians are the real enemy that control this empire. Their goal is to resurrect Zodiark. They have dealings in quite a few things.
Do not read the following if you haven't watched the T5 cutscene: The Ascians seem to have kept Louis alive and are probably going to use him to control Bahamut (what remains of him) or even aid them in resurrecting Zodiark.
Point: neither the Ascians or the Garleans seem to have very stable motivations. It's death/destruction without reason for one and smoke/mirrors with little information for the other. Why is the Garlean empire suddenly disabled now? They were an incredible military power. Why were the generals sent to do the work of the soldiers they command? Why was it necessary to fight them all, eliminating their leadership? If the Garlean empire is weak right now after sending their generals after us, why do we not counterattack?
Being vague with the plot can work at times but I just don't feel like either of them are something truly 'evil' like the two Zilart princes nor do I think they are as crafty and cunning as those two....spending an enormous amount of time setting up their scenario to open the gates.
It was pretty amazing seeing them set their plan in motion. Watching Raogrimm sacrifice himself to allow us to escape as the two princes summoned the warriors, observing the betrayal of Kam's elder brother despite all they had been through, etc. I honestly felt that Livia had an amazing setup similar to this...but her death is one of the most anticlimactic moments in 14, sadly.
Kam'lenaut is what I would consider a developed character with clear motivations. There were so many interesting twists with him. Learning that the leader of Jeuno was actually a Zilart prince was pretty amazing. Learning that he was a crazed prince seeking to open the Gate of the Gods was quite ambitious. Learning that he had spent so much time (ever since the crystal war and even prior to that) building up his facade as the good leader only to find out he had much more sinister plans in the works was over the top.
Nero...What did he want to do in the end? Surpass Cid? Harness the power of the primals through the Ultima weapon? Were his ambitions so low? He just represented what all the other generals did: the desire to conquer.
He's actually quite shallow: as is the rest of the Garlean empire. What is their motivation for fighting? I see no good one other than acting as puppets for the Ascians. So then the Ascians are the real enemy that control this empire. Their goal is to resurrect Zodiark. They have dealings in quite a few things.
Do not read the following if you haven't watched the T5 cutscene: The Ascians seem to have kept Louis alive and are probably going to use him to control Bahamut (what remains of him) or even aid them in resurrecting Zodiark.
Point: neither the Ascians or the Garleans seem to have very stable motivations. It's death/destruction without reason for one and smoke/mirrors with little information for the other. Why is the Garlean empire suddenly disabled now? They were an incredible military power. Why were the generals sent to do the work of the soldiers they command? Why was it necessary to fight them all, eliminating their leadership? If the Garlean empire is weak right now after sending their generals after us, why do we not counterattack?
Being vague with the plot can work at times but I just don't feel like either of them are something truly 'evil' like the two Zilart princes nor do I think they are as crafty and cunning as those two....spending an enormous amount of time setting up their scenario to open the gates.
It was pretty amazing seeing them set their plan in motion. Watching Raogrimm sacrifice himself to allow us to escape as the two princes summoned the warriors, observing the betrayal of Kam's elder brother despite all they had been through, etc. I honestly felt that Livia had an amazing setup similar to this...but her death is one of the most anticlimactic moments in 14, sadly.
It took the first expansion for us to get Kammy's true story, though. At the end of the original Rank 6 missions, he was still the creepy metrosexual leader of Jeuno but that's all you really knew.
I have a feeling Nero is going to be much more developed as the larger XIV story unfolds.