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Player: Corey
Age: 24
Personal Journal:dangerbear
Contact Info: plurk@z0mbicid3; AIM@z0mbicid4
Other Characters: None 8D
IC INFORMATION
Characters Name: Zidane Tribal
Age: 16
Canon: Final Fantasy IX
Canon Point: Just after the Festival of the Hunt
Species:GenomeHuman
Gender: Male
Orientation: LADIES. LADIES LADIES LADIES. .. It's in the name too, so don't forget! c:
Zidane is a hellacious flirt. He's charming, has an affinity for the rear end of ladies, and well.. canonly, he falls for Garnet, so. I'd say it's pretty safe to call him straight.
History:
[Taken from Gargleblasted app]
Well, five little monkies were jumping off the bed--I MEAN.
Zidane is what is known as a Genome, and was born originally on the planet Terra, a dead planet somewhere in the solar system. Well… he was kind of born. More so, he and his older brother Kuja and younger sister, Mikoto were never really born. The truth is that Zidane was really a created being by a man named Garland. The three of them were intended to be “Angels of Death”. Kuja was the first created and was, inevitably, considered a failure. That’s where Zidane came in. He was made to succeed Kuja. The point of the Angels of Death? Steal Gaia’s lives and souls to fuel Terra’s needs. Zidane was sent in when Garland realized his sibling Kuja could not enter trance to assimilate Gaia to Terra. Kuja, infuriated by Garland’s decision, abandoned Zidane, where he was found by Baku and the thieving theater group, Tantalus.
He only remembers one thing from his childhood—a blue light.
Now Tantalus… Well, they were a definitely interesting group. So interesting, in fact, that they shaped Zidane to be much more than this Angel of Death he was supposed to be.
First of all, Tantalus is known as a theater group. At least that's a convenient little front! They're actually a thieves guild! They own their own Airship, and though they’re based out of Lindblum, travel all around Gaia to put on famous showsand steal stuff. One of the most popular, and integral to the story line, is I Want To Be Your Canary. Through his studies of theatrics, Zidane learns how to be one smooth talker. He’s an actor. And a good one at that. Zidane was able to rise up quickly through the ranks, becoming one of their most prized members.
And let’s be honest. It was fun. This is where Zidane learned a lot of his moral fiber. Tantalus is a real brotherhood of people. All from different backgrounds, but will always help out a fellow brother. Zidane takes that one step further, claiming that you never need a reason to help someone. He really gains so much from being with Tantalus. Very far from what he was supposed to be. It’s also where he learned to be super cunning. Whether it was tricking Baku to believe no one took anything from his private wallet, or keeping a fellow Brother busy on his birthday to quell suspicion, Zidane excelled in it all. For example, when kidnapping Princess Garnet, Zidane and fellow Brother Blank dress as guards to get around the castle.
As well, with Tantalus, he learned how to be one sneaky little monkey! That’s right, the monkey’s a thief. And a good one at that. There are several scenes throughout the game where his sneakiness benefits him. Whether it’s climbing into a barrel to hide and wait, or sneaking a nice feel of Princess Garnet’s bum, his cunning is, once more, unrivaled. The fact that he has a steal skill proves that he’s a good thief. Oh. One more thing to mention here. As Zidane aged, he became increasingly aware of how attractive he was as a young man, and flirts with nearly every fine lady he laid eyes on. Really, he has a little chip on his shoulder. Not a huge ego
That’s all well and good. Zidane aged to the tender age of fifteen. With not a care in the world, he’s fully on board when Tantalus decides to kidnap the lovely Princess Garnet from Alexandria Castle during a performance of I Want To Be Your Canary. DING DING. Maaaajor ploooot developmeeeeent. This is where Zidane meets the love of his life, Princess Garnet. He, with the help of Blank, sneaks into Alexandria Castle. What a surprise it was when he found out Princess Garnet wanted to be kidnapped! Zidane complied with this—hey, it was part of the mission! And she was one fine looking lady.
Through some trouble escaping, the Tantalus ship crashed into the Evil Forest. (I feel like we’re in Dora-land here, man. SOMEONE CALL THAT STUPID MAP.) This is the place where Zidane rescues Garnet for the first time. He does lose contact with Tantalus, but operates independently of them. It shows here that he can work alone when necessary. Through the evil forest and an ice cave, the group doth go. Zidane fights an enemy called a Black Waltz here as well. By himself. YEAH. HE'S THAT BADASS. (We find out later that Kuja is the maker of these Black Waltz things.) As the group leaves the cave, Garnet adopts the alias Dagger—after one of Zidane’s weapons. It is also at this point Zidane makes it his duty to protect Dagger until she reaches Lindblum to see her Uncle Cid.
Here, there’s a cute little scene where there is a hunting tournament. Zidane proclaims that if he wins, Dagger will go out with him on a date. Though this doesn’t happen until waaaaay later in the storyline. C: It shows how his flirtatious, charismatic ways have an effect on everyone. Even Dagger who pretends not to like it, but... let's be honest here. Who wouldn't~? But onto more pressing matters…
GUESS WHAT? THE WORLD IS IN PERIL. No really. Dagger’s mother, the Queen, is planning on taking over the rest of Gaia with the help of a certain flaming, purple-haired individual--Kuja. Well damn. Zidane just can’t let that happen, can he? ESPECIALLY after the Alexandrian Queen attacks Lindblum mostly burning the city to the ground.
... That’s his hometown, bro. Noooo can do. This shows Zidane’s loyalty to not only his Tantalus brothers, but to these newfound friends. Did he have to stick around? No. But again, his moral fiber burns with the ambition to help people. And help he shall.
After this attack the group splits up (Thanks to some cunning drugging by Dagger). She and Steiner return to Alexandria to try and talk some sense into the Queen. Unfortunately, this doesn’t go according to plan. In fact, Brahne intends on drawing the summons from her daughter and then executing her! Talk about fantastic parenting, am I right? Of course, Zidane springs into action with the help of his friends. This event proves a couple of things. One, that Zidane’s feeling just a little more than average attraction to Dagger. Two, that he wants to continue protecting her.
Zidane does save Dagger’s life, but ultimately she loses all of her summons. This, again, is an event that impacts Zidane quite heavily. Brahne tried to kill her own daughter (Though notably, the original Princess Garnet died as a child, and Dagger was a girl from the Summoner's village. She was taken so young to take the place of the real Princess.) It's my belief that Zidane was desperate to protect her, and this makes him even more so protective of this girl... he... kind of really likes a lot.
It is at this point in the game, the group decides that going after Kuja would be the best course of action. They have already found that he was the one inspiring Brahne to act so insanely, and also had been supplying her with Black Mage dolls. Brahne moves to make an attack on the group utilizing a summon. Right on her own child. During this battle, Kuja decides that he’s had enough of Brahne and turns her summon against her. This ends up taking her life. Garnet is faced with a difficult decision at this point—save Gaia or become Queen. She takes the crown.
This is possibly the biggest turning point for Zidane in the entire canon. He’s never handled a breakup like this before. And it wasn’t even really a breakup! But regardless, he takes this hard. Ending up in a bar more than a few times, feeling down in the dumps, like he can’t do anything. It’s never something he enjoys, being useless. Even when wishing Dagger luck with accepting the crown, Zidane can’t bring himself to say much, or even look at her.
And reasonably so! Even though he has these deep feelings for Dagger, he can't help but realize... She's a Queen. She has a duty to her people, and someone like Zidane has little chance with a Princess--let alone a Queen! He's all around deflated when she accepts the crown, even though his comrades all scold him for his actions. Zidane decides to go to a card tournament in another city to distance himself.
And wouldn't you know it? Kuja attacks Alexandria, and though he is warded off, Garland (Kuja and Zidane's creator) interferes and blows the whole place up. DAMN. This is also the point in the story that Dagger goes mute from the trauma. Being reunited helps Zidane get over his momentary depression. The quest continues.
A note! A lot of Zidane's development happens through Dagger, and whereas it does affect and change his outlook some, he really doesn't change a lot. Mostly, he cuts down on his flirting. BUT, ABOUT THE MUTE THING... Here’s this girl he’s rather attracted to—more so than other woman, completely mute because of the actions of his nemesis. Zidane attempts to cheer her up by bringing up that date again, promising that when they do go on it, it’ll be amazing.
Eeeeeven though that whole mute thing sucks. Zidane, like he always does, keeps hopeful and reassures Dagger, who has become most important to him.
When the entire group is captured by Kuja, Zidane is blackmailed to retrieve a stone from a place which magic can't be used, Zidane learns of his connection to Terra. He questions his existence quite heavily. Learning that one is created is quite the thing, you see. Though he is stricken with... something, it is far from grief. The group, once more, escapes Kuja's clutches, but run into a girl who looks uncannily like Zidane. Say whaaaaat? She explains everything in detail. About Terra, Kuja, Zidane, and the rest of the genomes.
With the resolve to meet his creator and give him a real piece of his mind, Zidane sets off. Long story short, Garland makes Kuja mortal, Kuja goes balistic, enters Trance (WHICH HE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO DO DAMN IT.) and attempts to kill the world.
No big deal, right?
Wrong.
Like always, Zidane, with his friends at his side, resolve to meet Kuja in battle--though it is a loooooong process. (I HATED THIS PART OF THE GAME. DON'T MIND ME RUSHING THROUGH IT.) Finally, the epic battle comes. Meeting with Trance!Kuja, the team is teleported to the Hill of Despair to defeat Necron, and furthermore, Kuja.
After defeat, Kuja teleports the party to semi-safety. Most of them go straight to the airship to escape. Not Zidane. What does he do?
Go try and save Kuja from dying. Their fate remains unknown for a little over a year, where Zidane reunites with Dagger during a performance of I Want To Be Your Canary. Credits roll C:
Appearance:
Aaaaall da ladies want this~ Zidane’s quite the little catch, if the right lady picks him up~ Young, handsome, with blond hair and a real boyband face, Zidane uses those looks to woo women and charm them to no end.
Oh, and did I mention the monkey-tail? That’s right. Zidane’s got a tail.
Personality:
You may have noticed there was some personality trickled around the background section. Things here and there that influenced Zidane's character are sprinkled around there. I felt those were important to mention there. I'll do my best to sum a good majority of that up into this section as well, without repeating myself too much.
Zidane really is a great guy with higher moral standards--especially considering he's a thief. He lives by the mantra that you don't need a reason to help someone. You just do it. It's something that earns his follower's respect, as well as captivates them. Amarant, one of the recruit-able characters, only joins because he wants to understand Zidane and how he captivates others to follow him. Gaia got lucky when Zidane decided to save it. But that's just for starters. Zidane has so many more redeeming qualities that make him stand out amongst the crowd.
For one, he’s immensely helpful. Even to those he doesn’t care for. Case and point, he doesn’t necessarily care for Steiner and Amarant, yet remains friendly with the two, even coming back to save them during several points in the game. In a weird way, this rag-tag group becomes a strong almost family to Zidane, who has only relied on Tantalus before this. He does the same with Kuja after the final battle, even though he was a sworn enemy. It simply isn’t in Zidane’s nature to leave someone behind.
Ah, but virtue can be a fleeting thing, when it comes to girls.
Yes, he is a major skirt-chaser, flirting with Garnet, and nearly any other female he can throughout the story at any given moment. He is known for being a hellacious flirt, even angering Ruby, another Tantalus member, for whispering sweet nothings to her and then up and leaving. This really tones down throughout the game, since Zidane meets the woman of his dreams--Dagger.
I'mma put in a little section about what Dagger means to Zidane. Sure, he's seen his fair share of lovely ladies. Blank even comments one point about Zidane not being able to get girls off his mind for one minute. But Dagger... she's special. Right from the start, Zidane feels something special for her that turns his world around. He comments all the time that he can't stop thinking about her. It's love at first sight, even though he doesn't quite understand the depth of it right away. IMHO; the cutest Final Fantasy love story. c:
BACK TO THE PERSONALITY.
Much unlike any of his Final Fantasy predecessors, Zidane is not usually the brooding type. I say usually because he can become unmotivated--especially when he and Dagger go through a rough patch and he ends up in a bar all night. This was noted to be extremely abnormal for Zidane as he usually doesn't get that hung up over a girl. But on the day to day, he tends to be very optimistic, as well as free-spirited. He's not one who's really into being unnoticed, either. Tends to draw attention to himself when he's not trying to sneak~ He also seems to have an energy that people are drawn to. Once they get a taste, it can never be enough. At least that’s what he’s convinced himself of. (Ohoho, this goes double for those fine looking ladies out there. B) )
Zidane keeps a mostly positive attitude, staying in high spirits to keep the group motivation going. He has a deep-set faith in his teammates, encouraging them with things such as life advice and in spirit. He even goes so far as to treat some of them like little siblings, possibly from the camaraderie that comes with Tantalus. This is especially true of Vivi. Cute little bugger was just begging to be a little bro, man.
ONE MORE THING: Just so people aren't... confused, Zidane isn't actually a monkey-boy. I only call him that as an affectionate nickname. C:
Abilites:
Other than his ama~zing~ charm with the ladies and that face, what else does he need?!
No really, he has quite a few abilities, but nothing that needs a cap put on them.
ճ Zidane has exceptional skill with his daggers, which he holds backhanded.
ճ He is an exceptional thief, and has abilities like ‘Steal’ which has a higher success rate than the average thief.
ճ Zidane has little in the way of magic ability, but he has skill sets to use. Some of these include:
-Flee – Will escape any non-boss battle.
-Detect – Shows what items are being carried
-Soul Blade – Inflicts a status ailment
-Annoy – Causes opponent to have 50% accuracy
-Sacrifice – Sacrifies himself for mp and hp of comrades
-Lucky Seven – Inflicts damage of, 7, 77, 777, or 7777 on the enemy. Random chance.
-Thievery – Inflicts damage on an enemy as solved by # of successful steals * Zidane’s speed/2.
*(Note, all of these have been taken directly from the Wikipedia.)*
ճ Additionally, characters in Final Fantasy IX have an ability called Trance. More specifically, Zidane’s is called Dyne. When enough damage is taken, Zidane enters his Dyne state, which has the ability to perform very heavy (Up to 400% Zidane’s normal physical attack number) attack on the enemy. A list of these super special abilities can be found here This seems like something that will need to be nerfed. So I don't see him having this ability in Holly Heights.
ճ Finally, Zidane is one HELL of a smooth talker. He’s a hellacious flirt and really charismatic. He’s also quite the actor.
Other: Nothing really!
SAMPLES
First Person:
[So, that was the deal huh? Where ever he was, he was living here now, with a pseudo family. Sure, the view wasn't bad, but man was this place just plain weird.]
[So Zidane would appear on the network day, tilting his head at this .. well really advanced technology.]
So you all can hear me through this thing, huh? Pretty damn advanced... We didn't have anything like this back home...
Speakin' of! Guess I'm droppin' in for the long stay. Name's Zidane Tribal. [He grins and waves into the phone.] Anyone I've talked to has no idea how to get back home, but I'm wondering id anyone's even heard of Lindblum?
It's a real nice place, and it'd be a shame if no one has. Guess I'll have to explain it, if not. [Heh.]
Third Person:
The structures here sure were unlike Lindblum. ..Or Alexandria... ... Or any other place on Gaia. Like many of those that showed up in Holly Heights, Zidane Tribal had no idea where he was; let alone what he was doing here. Sure, he found the keys with the house number attached, he found the contract he'd apparently signed, but... Really? What a joke!
I mean, who can just--Oh hello~
Well, where ever he was... boy did it have some fine looking young ladies. And if there was one redeeming quality to whatever strange place this was, it was ladies. And across the way, there she was. so Zidane meandered his way on over, slipping up against a wall beside this fine looking young lady. This charmer would easily be able to sneak on in her heart.
"Hey, how are ya? Name's Zidane."
Let the flirting begin~
"So, you ever been on an airship? Used to own one," he'd say casually. What a total flirt.
OTHER
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Player: Corey
Age: 24
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Other Characters: None 8D
IC INFORMATION
Characters Name: Zidane Tribal
Age: 16
Canon: Final Fantasy IX
Canon Point: Just after the Festival of the Hunt
Species:
Gender: Male
Orientation: LADIES. LADIES LADIES LADIES. .. It's in the name too, so don't forget! c:
Zidane is a hellacious flirt. He's charming, has an affinity for the rear end of ladies, and well.. canonly, he falls for Garnet, so. I'd say it's pretty safe to call him straight.
History:
[Taken from Gargleblasted app]
Well, five little monkies were jumping off the bed--I MEAN.
Zidane is what is known as a Genome, and was born originally on the planet Terra, a dead planet somewhere in the solar system. Well… he was kind of born. More so, he and his older brother Kuja and younger sister, Mikoto were never really born. The truth is that Zidane was really a created being by a man named Garland. The three of them were intended to be “Angels of Death”. Kuja was the first created and was, inevitably, considered a failure. That’s where Zidane came in. He was made to succeed Kuja. The point of the Angels of Death? Steal Gaia’s lives and souls to fuel Terra’s needs. Zidane was sent in when Garland realized his sibling Kuja could not enter trance to assimilate Gaia to Terra. Kuja, infuriated by Garland’s decision, abandoned Zidane, where he was found by Baku and the thieving theater group, Tantalus.
He only remembers one thing from his childhood—a blue light.
Now Tantalus… Well, they were a definitely interesting group. So interesting, in fact, that they shaped Zidane to be much more than this Angel of Death he was supposed to be.
First of all, Tantalus is known as a theater group. At least that's a convenient little front! They're actually a thieves guild! They own their own Airship, and though they’re based out of Lindblum, travel all around Gaia to put on famous shows
And let’s be honest. It was fun. This is where Zidane learned a lot of his moral fiber. Tantalus is a real brotherhood of people. All from different backgrounds, but will always help out a fellow brother. Zidane takes that one step further, claiming that you never need a reason to help someone. He really gains so much from being with Tantalus. Very far from what he was supposed to be. It’s also where he learned to be super cunning. Whether it was tricking Baku to believe no one took anything from his private wallet, or keeping a fellow Brother busy on his birthday to quell suspicion, Zidane excelled in it all. For example, when kidnapping Princess Garnet, Zidane and fellow Brother Blank dress as guards to get around the castle.
As well, with Tantalus, he learned how to be one sneaky little monkey! That’s right, the monkey’s a thief. And a good one at that. There are several scenes throughout the game where his sneakiness benefits him. Whether it’s climbing into a barrel to hide and wait, or sneaking a nice feel of Princess Garnet’s bum, his cunning is, once more, unrivaled. The fact that he has a steal skill proves that he’s a good thief. Oh. One more thing to mention here. As Zidane aged, he became increasingly aware of how attractive he was as a young man, and flirts with nearly every fine lady he laid eyes on. Really, he has a little chip on his shoulder. Not a huge ego
That’s all well and good. Zidane aged to the tender age of fifteen. With not a care in the world, he’s fully on board when Tantalus decides to kidnap the lovely Princess Garnet from Alexandria Castle during a performance of I Want To Be Your Canary. DING DING. Maaaajor ploooot developmeeeeent. This is where Zidane meets the love of his life, Princess Garnet. He, with the help of Blank, sneaks into Alexandria Castle. What a surprise it was when he found out Princess Garnet wanted to be kidnapped! Zidane complied with this—hey, it was part of the mission! And she was one fine looking lady.
Through some trouble escaping, the Tantalus ship crashed into the Evil Forest. (I feel like we’re in Dora-land here, man. SOMEONE CALL THAT STUPID MAP.) This is the place where Zidane rescues Garnet for the first time. He does lose contact with Tantalus, but operates independently of them. It shows here that he can work alone when necessary. Through the evil forest and an ice cave, the group doth go. Zidane fights an enemy called a Black Waltz here as well. By himself. YEAH. HE'S THAT BADASS. (We find out later that Kuja is the maker of these Black Waltz things.) As the group leaves the cave, Garnet adopts the alias Dagger—after one of Zidane’s weapons. It is also at this point Zidane makes it his duty to protect Dagger until she reaches Lindblum to see her Uncle Cid.
Here, there’s a cute little scene where there is a hunting tournament. Zidane proclaims that if he wins, Dagger will go out with him on a date. Though this doesn’t happen until waaaaay later in the storyline. C: It shows how his flirtatious, charismatic ways have an effect on everyone. Even Dagger who pretends not to like it, but... let's be honest here. Who wouldn't~? But onto more pressing matters…
GUESS WHAT? THE WORLD IS IN PERIL. No really. Dagger’s mother, the Queen, is planning on taking over the rest of Gaia with the help of a certain flaming, purple-haired individual--Kuja. Well damn. Zidane just can’t let that happen, can he? ESPECIALLY after the Alexandrian Queen attacks Lindblum mostly burning the city to the ground.
... That’s his hometown, bro. Noooo can do. This shows Zidane’s loyalty to not only his Tantalus brothers, but to these newfound friends. Did he have to stick around? No. But again, his moral fiber burns with the ambition to help people. And help he shall.
After this attack the group splits up (Thanks to some cunning drugging by Dagger). She and Steiner return to Alexandria to try and talk some sense into the Queen. Unfortunately, this doesn’t go according to plan. In fact, Brahne intends on drawing the summons from her daughter and then executing her! Talk about fantastic parenting, am I right? Of course, Zidane springs into action with the help of his friends. This event proves a couple of things. One, that Zidane’s feeling just a little more than average attraction to Dagger. Two, that he wants to continue protecting her.
Zidane does save Dagger’s life, but ultimately she loses all of her summons. This, again, is an event that impacts Zidane quite heavily. Brahne tried to kill her own daughter (Though notably, the original Princess Garnet died as a child, and Dagger was a girl from the Summoner's village. She was taken so young to take the place of the real Princess.) It's my belief that Zidane was desperate to protect her, and this makes him even more so protective of this girl... he... kind of really likes a lot.
It is at this point in the game, the group decides that going after Kuja would be the best course of action. They have already found that he was the one inspiring Brahne to act so insanely, and also had been supplying her with Black Mage dolls. Brahne moves to make an attack on the group utilizing a summon. Right on her own child. During this battle, Kuja decides that he’s had enough of Brahne and turns her summon against her. This ends up taking her life. Garnet is faced with a difficult decision at this point—save Gaia or become Queen. She takes the crown.
This is possibly the biggest turning point for Zidane in the entire canon. He’s never handled a breakup like this before. And it wasn’t even really a breakup! But regardless, he takes this hard. Ending up in a bar more than a few times, feeling down in the dumps, like he can’t do anything. It’s never something he enjoys, being useless. Even when wishing Dagger luck with accepting the crown, Zidane can’t bring himself to say much, or even look at her.
And reasonably so! Even though he has these deep feelings for Dagger, he can't help but realize... She's a Queen. She has a duty to her people, and someone like Zidane has little chance with a Princess--let alone a Queen! He's all around deflated when she accepts the crown, even though his comrades all scold him for his actions. Zidane decides to go to a card tournament in another city to distance himself.
And wouldn't you know it? Kuja attacks Alexandria, and though he is warded off, Garland (Kuja and Zidane's creator) interferes and blows the whole place up. DAMN. This is also the point in the story that Dagger goes mute from the trauma. Being reunited helps Zidane get over his momentary depression. The quest continues.
A note! A lot of Zidane's development happens through Dagger, and whereas it does affect and change his outlook some, he really doesn't change a lot. Mostly, he cuts down on his flirting. BUT, ABOUT THE MUTE THING... Here’s this girl he’s rather attracted to—more so than other woman, completely mute because of the actions of his nemesis. Zidane attempts to cheer her up by bringing up that date again, promising that when they do go on it, it’ll be amazing.
Eeeeeven though that whole mute thing sucks. Zidane, like he always does, keeps hopeful and reassures Dagger, who has become most important to him.
When the entire group is captured by Kuja, Zidane is blackmailed to retrieve a stone from a place which magic can't be used, Zidane learns of his connection to Terra. He questions his existence quite heavily. Learning that one is created is quite the thing, you see. Though he is stricken with... something, it is far from grief. The group, once more, escapes Kuja's clutches, but run into a girl who looks uncannily like Zidane. Say whaaaaat? She explains everything in detail. About Terra, Kuja, Zidane, and the rest of the genomes.
With the resolve to meet his creator and give him a real piece of his mind, Zidane sets off. Long story short, Garland makes Kuja mortal, Kuja goes balistic, enters Trance (WHICH HE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO DO DAMN IT.) and attempts to kill the world.
No big deal, right?
Wrong.
Like always, Zidane, with his friends at his side, resolve to meet Kuja in battle--though it is a loooooong process. (I HATED THIS PART OF THE GAME. DON'T MIND ME RUSHING THROUGH IT.) Finally, the epic battle comes. Meeting with Trance!Kuja, the team is teleported to the Hill of Despair to defeat Necron, and furthermore, Kuja.
After defeat, Kuja teleports the party to semi-safety. Most of them go straight to the airship to escape. Not Zidane. What does he do?
Go try and save Kuja from dying. Their fate remains unknown for a little over a year, where Zidane reunites with Dagger during a performance of I Want To Be Your Canary. Credits roll C:
Appearance:
Aaaaall da ladies want this~ Zidane’s quite the little catch, if the right lady picks him up~ Young, handsome, with blond hair and a real boyband face, Zidane uses those looks to woo women and charm them to no end.
Oh, and did I mention the monkey-tail? That’s right. Zidane’s got a tail.
Personality:
You may have noticed there was some personality trickled around the background section. Things here and there that influenced Zidane's character are sprinkled around there. I felt those were important to mention there. I'll do my best to sum a good majority of that up into this section as well, without repeating myself too much.
Zidane really is a great guy with higher moral standards--especially considering he's a thief. He lives by the mantra that you don't need a reason to help someone. You just do it. It's something that earns his follower's respect, as well as captivates them. Amarant, one of the recruit-able characters, only joins because he wants to understand Zidane and how he captivates others to follow him. Gaia got lucky when Zidane decided to save it. But that's just for starters. Zidane has so many more redeeming qualities that make him stand out amongst the crowd.
For one, he’s immensely helpful. Even to those he doesn’t care for. Case and point, he doesn’t necessarily care for Steiner and Amarant, yet remains friendly with the two, even coming back to save them during several points in the game. In a weird way, this rag-tag group becomes a strong almost family to Zidane, who has only relied on Tantalus before this. He does the same with Kuja after the final battle, even though he was a sworn enemy. It simply isn’t in Zidane’s nature to leave someone behind.
Ah, but virtue can be a fleeting thing, when it comes to girls.
Yes, he is a major skirt-chaser, flirting with Garnet, and nearly any other female he can throughout the story at any given moment. He is known for being a hellacious flirt, even angering Ruby, another Tantalus member, for whispering sweet nothings to her and then up and leaving. This really tones down throughout the game, since Zidane meets the woman of his dreams--Dagger.
I'mma put in a little section about what Dagger means to Zidane. Sure, he's seen his fair share of lovely ladies. Blank even comments one point about Zidane not being able to get girls off his mind for one minute. But Dagger... she's special. Right from the start, Zidane feels something special for her that turns his world around. He comments all the time that he can't stop thinking about her. It's love at first sight, even though he doesn't quite understand the depth of it right away. IMHO; the cutest Final Fantasy love story. c:
BACK TO THE PERSONALITY.
Much unlike any of his Final Fantasy predecessors, Zidane is not usually the brooding type. I say usually because he can become unmotivated--especially when he and Dagger go through a rough patch and he ends up in a bar all night. This was noted to be extremely abnormal for Zidane as he usually doesn't get that hung up over a girl. But on the day to day, he tends to be very optimistic, as well as free-spirited. He's not one who's really into being unnoticed, either. Tends to draw attention to himself when he's not trying to sneak~ He also seems to have an energy that people are drawn to. Once they get a taste, it can never be enough. At least that’s what he’s convinced himself of. (Ohoho, this goes double for those fine looking ladies out there. B) )
Zidane keeps a mostly positive attitude, staying in high spirits to keep the group motivation going. He has a deep-set faith in his teammates, encouraging them with things such as life advice and in spirit. He even goes so far as to treat some of them like little siblings, possibly from the camaraderie that comes with Tantalus. This is especially true of Vivi. Cute little bugger was just begging to be a little bro, man.
ONE MORE THING: Just so people aren't... confused, Zidane isn't actually a monkey-boy. I only call him that as an affectionate nickname. C:
Abilites:
Other than his ama~zing~ charm with the ladies and that face, what else does he need?!
No really, he has quite a few abilities, but nothing that needs a cap put on them.
ճ Zidane has exceptional skill with his daggers, which he holds backhanded.
ճ He is an exceptional thief, and has abilities like ‘Steal’ which has a higher success rate than the average thief.
ճ Zidane has little in the way of magic ability, but he has skill sets to use. Some of these include:
-Flee – Will escape any non-boss battle.
-Detect – Shows what items are being carried
-Soul Blade – Inflicts a status ailment
-Annoy – Causes opponent to have 50% accuracy
-Sacrifice – Sacrifies himself for mp and hp of comrades
-Lucky Seven – Inflicts damage of, 7, 77, 777, or 7777 on the enemy. Random chance.
-Thievery – Inflicts damage on an enemy as solved by # of successful steals * Zidane’s speed/2.
*(Note, all of these have been taken directly from the Wikipedia.)*
ճ Additionally, characters in Final Fantasy IX have an ability called Trance. More specifically, Zidane’s is called Dyne. When enough damage is taken, Zidane enters his Dyne state, which has the ability to perform very heavy (Up to 400% Zidane’s normal physical attack number) attack on the enemy. A list of these super special abilities can be found here This seems like something that will need to be nerfed. So I don't see him having this ability in Holly Heights.
ճ Finally, Zidane is one HELL of a smooth talker. He’s a hellacious flirt and really charismatic. He’s also quite the actor.
Other: Nothing really!
SAMPLES
First Person:
[So, that was the deal huh? Where ever he was, he was living here now, with a pseudo family. Sure, the view wasn't bad, but man was this place just plain weird.]
[So Zidane would appear on the network day, tilting his head at this .. well really advanced technology.]
So you all can hear me through this thing, huh? Pretty damn advanced... We didn't have anything like this back home...
Speakin' of! Guess I'm droppin' in for the long stay. Name's Zidane Tribal. [He grins and waves into the phone.] Anyone I've talked to has no idea how to get back home, but I'm wondering id anyone's even heard of Lindblum?
It's a real nice place, and it'd be a shame if no one has. Guess I'll have to explain it, if not. [Heh.]
Third Person:
The structures here sure were unlike Lindblum. ..Or Alexandria... ... Or any other place on Gaia. Like many of those that showed up in Holly Heights, Zidane Tribal had no idea where he was; let alone what he was doing here. Sure, he found the keys with the house number attached, he found the contract he'd apparently signed, but... Really? What a joke!
I mean, who can just--Oh hello~
Well, where ever he was... boy did it have some fine looking young ladies. And if there was one redeeming quality to whatever strange place this was, it was ladies. And across the way, there she was. so Zidane meandered his way on over, slipping up against a wall beside this fine looking young lady. This charmer would easily be able to sneak on in her heart.
"Hey, how are ya? Name's Zidane."
Let the flirting begin~
"So, you ever been on an airship? Used to own one," he'd say casually. What a total flirt.
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