Final Fantasy 9 Lore ► General Beatrix's Origins Explained
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For our second video looking at the lore of Final Fantasy 9, we're taking a look at one of the game's most prominent NPCs... General Beatrix!
Beatrix's role within the story of Final Fantasy IX may have been brief compared to some of the protagonists, but that doesn't stop her from being extremely memorable. Not only does she present a considerable challenge to our protagonists throughout the game, as well as in her first battle, but she also has a strong redemption arc following the revelations about Garnet and the subsequent demise of Queen Brahne. Oh, and there's also a little something about her relationship with Steiner!
We hope you enjoy learning more about Beatrix. Who knows, we may get to see more from her in the future - she's one of our most wanted characters in Dissidia NT!
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Throughout this video, we'll be talking about things like...
- Beatrix in Final Fantasy 9
- Beatrix + Steiner
- Beatrix + Garnet
- Beatrix's Boss Fight
- Final Fantasy 9 Lore
- Final Fantasy 9 Story Explained
Apologies for the funky voice with this video guys! Lauren and I have been struck down with the lurgy, but we desperately wanted to get another Origins video out for you all. Thanks again for all the support
Can you do a Origin video on Zack Fair and Kefka Palazzo PLEASE!!!!!!!!
Final Fantasy Union Nyah, it's fine.
Pretty cute as well, maybe. ;P
can u make a video on the origins of vivi?
I actually watched that video while having a cold... so you're quite forgiven
Shadow from 6.
"Leave us. The dog eats strangers"
Beatrix is the perfect example on how to write a strong woman in fiction.
Yep 👍💯
And she was an absolute babe doing it 🌝
I love that Steiner confronted his fear and told Beatrix he likes her. That small hug at the ending cutscene was so cute
I'm probably alone in this idea but if we ever get a Final Fantasy 9-2 I would want Beatrix to be the main character. She went through alot and it was wonderful seeing her internal struggle and character progression throughout the game.
A party of Beatrix, trying to atone for her past actions, Freya, trying to find a way to fix Fratley, Mikoto, who wants to learn more about life to help teach the genomes, and one of Vivi's sons, who wants to see if there's a way to extend the lifespan of the black mages.
Yes to all of this
Agreed, I've thought of this a lot of times before as well.
I study game design and I've always fancied making a prequel to FFIX revolving around Beatrix as the main character, with some of the more recognizable unplayables also having a playable appearance.
Beatrix was never evil, even at the start of the game, so a game where she becomes a loyal knight to the queen and Alexandria would be amazing.
You'd see the origin of the whole Beatrix/Steiner thing. You'd be her as she grows powerful and eventually defeats 100 knights in single combat.
You see Fratley lose his memory, probably fighting with, or next to, Beatrix.
Maybe Lani could be in there, or gilgamesh.
We'd get to meet Garnets father, and find out why Beatrix was so devoted to him and the queen, we'd see the queen when she was still gentle.
We'd have a small Garnet running around, perhaps even a young street urchin with a tail.
We'd get to see an intact Burmecia.
We could see the death of the king and the subsequent change in Brahne.
Optional boss, an eidolon that is locked away on an island that later floats away to become chocobos paradise (starting Brahnes obsession with eidolons perhaps, and loses its form.
There is so much there, so much potential, although I'd probably do it more like Crisis core, with an active single character battle system rather than the traditional FFIX ATB system since I think it would fit her better.
What progression? She helped commit a near genocide and everyone's cool with it afterwards.
I'd prefer it to be about Freya. Rebuilding Burmecia, and the world as a whole. But I think that Beatrix (along with Baku and Fratley) should end up as party members. Some of the Mist Continent's strongest non-ruling members bonding as they try to rebuild the world and stop whatever threat arises to halt that (because of course something happens. Games for ages above 3 have to have conflict)
Beatrix was a childhood crush of mine. Hell she still is.
Yep.
Best FF woman.
Those legs right?
Explosive_Shart definitely the legs
Yes!
Well, I was 19 when Final Fantasy IX came out, and I was crushing on her even then, so I cannot blame you.
I want to see Steiner get one. He was my favorite character. I love Beatrix, I wish she became a secret character to recruit.
There is a mod for that that works well with the steam version
I loved Beatrix as a character and it was a joy to play her for that brief time in game. Thank you for this video!
Not gonna lie: Beatrix scared me the first time I played this game, with her overwhelming power, kinda eerie battle music, and her menacing yet honorable attitude. It's one of the few RPG antagonists that really has the power he/she brags about, and I think that makes her both awesome and fearsome in terms of story/gameplay of their respective game (Saturos and Menardi from Golden Sun are the second scariest RPG antagonists on my list), I know the game itself requires to be defeated THRICE by her, but let's be honest, even without that, defeating Beatrix would be a pain in the ass. Even now I feel nothing more than respect for this waifu, and she became one of my FF characters of all time.
Yay! So glad Beatrix was covered :) Final Fantasy 9 is and has always been my favorite installment and I always thought Beatrix's character was so complex and needed more love.
Beatrix didn't snap at the soldier because she felt that she might become superfluous I think. I think she snapped at her because she insulted Steiner and the knights of Pluto, and Beatrix secretly respected Steiner, the only man who had ever beaten her, and didn't want to hear someone disrespect them.
Ask yourselves this: How much devotion does it take to willingly do monstrous thing to protect the ones you care about? The country that you love?
She set her heart and will aside for it, until she just couldn't bear it no more. Beatrix is a good person at heart. And her character arc is amazing.
Fantastic video! Beatrix was always a favorite character of mine due to her character progression through the story. She represented an inner conflict many people experience because she had to choose between doing what was right or doing what was expedient. She chose to do right and became one of my favorites in the process.
I was always happy with Beatrix's redemption but I didn't realise her character development was actually more thought out than I had remembered.
One of my absolute favorite characters ever from FF. Her and Edea made me want NPCs to be playable more than just a short period of time, if you get to play them or on your team at all.
Stock Break! Beatrix is definitely my favorite character of all time. I have a save file specifically when she joins your team. Wish she had a trance form though
Well then, next time you play the game make sure you install the "alternate fantasy" mod (beatrix only version), and all your wishes will come true.
Beatrix's piano theme is one of my three favorite tunes in FF. Tied with Terra's theme from FF6 and the end theme of nearly every FF.
I believe the theme you are referring to is called "Roses of May"
I study game design and I've always fancied making a prequel to FFIX revolving around Beatrix as the main character, with some of the more recognizable unplayables also having a playable appearance.
Beatrix was never evil, even at the start of the game, so a game where she becomes a loyal knight to the queen and Alexandria would be amazing.
You'd see the origin of the whole Beatrix/Steiner thing. You'd be her as she grows powerful and eventually defeats 100 knights in single combat.
You see Fratley lose his memory, probably fighting with, or next to, Beatrix.
Maybe Lani could be in there, or gilgamesh.
We'd get to meet Garnets father, and find out why Beatrix was so devoted to him and the queen, we'd see the queen when she was still gentle.
We'd have a small Garnet running around, perhaps even a young street urchin with a tail.
We'd get to see an intact Burmecia.
We could see the death of the king and the subsequent change in Brahne.
Optional boss, an eidolon that is locked away on an island that later floats away to become chocobos paradise (starting Brahnes obsession with eidolons perhaps, and loses its form.
There is so much there, so much potential, although I'd probably do it more like Crisis core, with an active single character battle system rather than the traditional FFIX ATB system since I think it would fit her better.
Sorry I’m so late, but I’d absolutely play that.
Whenever you release that game I'll be the first to preorder it!
I'd love that.
I loved how Beatrix was literrally a hybrid of a warrior and a mage. There's no one like her in the game who demonstrated strong attacks and sword skills while also capable of casting an array of useful white magic such as cura, full-life, and holy.
I ship her with Steiner so much. Especially when she accidentally picked the love letter from Eiko and thought it was written by Steiner and the moment they fought alongside each other in Alexandria to help civilians escape from mist monsters. When a wounded Steiner told Beatrix that he will protect her. He's the manliest manly knight yo!!Never have I imagine that a non protagonist rpg character would have a very interesting love story.
Same, I actually thought she was annoying when we first get introduced (though I absolutely loved her music) but her character arc was really nice. I was glad to see her with Steiner at the end simce they were my fav characters in the whole game.
Always look forward to this video series. Best ongoing video series for Final Final on the internet. More FF fans need to know about it!
Thanks so much Ryan! ~Darryl/Lauren
Can we just have the videos for the entire cast of 9? They all have the most fleshed out, meaningful and best storylines in the entire final fantasy franchise :)
I second that 100%! And I would Upvote your comment if I could...
Beatrix should have been a playable character.
She was... for one small segment. Unfortunately, they would have needed to overhaul her or Steiner's whole battle style, as they're (intentionally) identical. This would have broken that every character is unique in battle. Even Eiko and Garnet are different... though it would have been nice if they made them MORE different. Like, let Garnet wield a hammer like the original white mage, make her more combat-able, and keep Eiko to more modern (at the time) squishy healer with over-powered heal spells. Even Garnet's summons are more combat focused, while Eiko's are more defense focused. Eiko gets freaking PHOENIX! THE AUTO-SUMMONING PARTY REZ!
You can do it by using gameshark.
Shes not identical. She has white magic.
She was, briefly...
@@vatarants true. gameshark rules!!!
I was so gutted when I found out Beatrix wasn't a permanent character. Good thing the Alternate Reality Mod for this game fixes that.
Beatrix is quite literally my favorite FF character. She is strong, pragmatic, intense, proud, talented, but also insightful and intelligent as well. Everything you've said about her reminded me of Cecil's arch as well as General Leo's, especially with both of them reaffirming their duties as Paladins. There's some reflection of Kain as well, being used by the primary antagonist. I feel she also very closely follows Celes's arch; a female general in an imperialistic empire who comes to regret their role in the genocide the kingdom inflicts and takes up arms against both the kingdom and the people pulling the strings behind it. She's a great example of how FFIX took many of the great story archs from previous games and rolled them together into a beautiful narrative that also had its own identity and story to tell.
I recently played a hack that allows you to add her to the party after the attack on Alexandria and she was a part of a few scenes that take place after that (for example, she joins Garnet and Eiko at the Water Temple, expressing a desire to protect Garnet after unwittingly allowing her to become captured previously). While the hack did not give her Trance, she felt very much a part of the story as a whole and it felt more complete having nine characters in FFIX (I know FFVII has nine, and FFVIII has six, but I'm a sucker for matching numbers). Thank you for giving me more content to experience and share about my favorite character. Great video!
As a FF9 lore nut, I have 2 issues from early in your video.
#1: Alexandria’s military has always been mostly made up of female soldiers. Going back as far as the 9th Lindblum War in 1389, over 400 years before the start of the game. According to several in-game NPCs, Alexandria is historically female-dominated.
#2: The Knights of Pluto is a historical institution, the only all-male squad within the Alexandrian military, they’ve been around for over 200 years. Going back as far as the 15th Lindblum War in 1601. Their job has always been to protect Alexandria Castle and the city while the mostly-female army goes out to fight. Steiner’s childhood dream was to join the Pluto Knights.
But other than that, good job!
I just played through FF9 for the first time and really I loved Beatrix :) she's definitely one of my favorite characters in the game and I really wanted her to be a party member so badly
Beatrix is my favorite character in FFIX. She's a badass knight who fought with her loyalty and morality, and totally should have been a playable character. And her romance with Steiner showed her softer side too. I'd main her in an instant if she joined NT.
She was one of the epicest enemies I've ever seen, even in my childhood, I've had her as a example of duty and of being a true soldier.
I literally screamed while I was driving seeing this notification! She is literally my favorite character in 9, and the person that I want the most to make an appearance in dissidia!!!
Like OMG, LITERALLY. I LITERALLY SCREAMED, to the point that[]]]]]]]]1 LITERALLY! I'm LITERALLY drooling right now!!!!!!qq
Can we appreciate the hair flicks prior to her dialogues 😂 I always found it hilarious!!
Thanks for this, Beatrix is my favorite FFIX character (and since FFIX is my favorite FF, and FF is my favorite type of game, that puts her high on my list of things in general).
Just started playing FFIX again with one of the main reasons being an urge to do those small segments with her again.
Only problem is I am stuck at the " saving Garnet after Cleyra" part because I want to lvl Marcus to lvl 99 in that hallway but the game keeps crashing somewhere during the 10+ hours it takes to actually do that.
So some positive FFIX content is greatly appreciated.
Once youre 35+ go outside of treno, walk to the forest between quans dwelling and treno and grind on mandragoras, its faster than grinding on worms.
beatrix and blank where my favorite characters in ff9
You clearly have a gift to explain Final Fantasy stories. I cleared this game a lot of times, but a long time ago, when my english was not enough to understand 100% of the story.
I didn't know that Beatrix was more than a brave knight and there was actually a story behind of it. Now I am willing to clear it again and read every part of the conversations.
Beatrix is AWESOME! Imagine inviting her, Celes and Faris to dinner - wow!
Sorry I am 3 years late! Rule #1 when taking Celes on a date : Don't take her bungee jumping or cliff diving!
To be honest, the NPC that sticks out the most to me in the entire franchise is Maechen.
At this point, you are probably asking "who?", quite rightly. A minor NPC, by all accounts, he served as the historian of FFX. He was always happy to share details of the region we were about to explore - and with a very melodious narration. He was so embroiled in the search of History, he forgot... he died. All that time we were playing FFX and he was regaling us with the history of Spira, he forgot himself an Unset.
And that as they say is that
She became badass after she questioned the motives of her Queen. Queen Brahne did order for Dagger to be beheaded...
Beatrix' is love... Beatrix' is life
Very very underrated character and amazing video! Loved it!
FF9 is the best FF
Try and change my mind
the truth can't be changed
lennethebeauty Yep
Respectable opinion. 6,9 and tactics are my favorites.
Roge9 Videos Actually haven’t played 6 yet, going to after I finish 4
Favorite is 9 with Tactics as my second
Hell yeah! FFIX is number 1!
In my opinion, as much as I love Steiner as a character, and his arc, I think he should have died in the battle for Alexanderia after confessing his love for Beatrix and saving her from a fatal attack. She could have replaced him as a party member for the remainder of the game, and truly learned what it meant to have something worth protecting with your life.
That being said, 9 is by far my favorite Final Fantasy, and I love the story as is. I just think that would have been an interesting take on the story.
We agree, and actually did a whole video on how that would have worked mechanically - I'd recommend checking it out! :D ua-cam.com/video/UCibWXNxfOo/v-deo.html ~Darryl
Final Fantasy Union Awesome! Thanks for the link, I'll definitely have to check it out. 😀
While I agree that it would have made a dramatic twist for the story, I love Steiner so much lol, I'd be heartbroken if he had died.
Maybe just heavily wounded then, so he could rest in Alexandria and help getting things there done untill the Endsequence^^
Shirker1990 While i honestly believe 7 is the best ff of all time i understand you saying 9 easily the 2nd best in my view. I like the idea of Steiner dying and Beatrix coming on board especially as she single handedly irons out the full gang on multiple occasions it would be cool to control someone that powerfull.
I remember when freya and Steiner stayed with Beatrix. After seeing how much damage beatrix did, I was like she really didn't need their help at all. It is funny how long in the game it takes for steiner to get the skills Beatrix learned at her initial introduction. I wonder where he finds out all this background information. Did he read an ultimanium?
In every FF that has Save the Queen, this is the one that always stick out in my mind.
Beatrix is actually very briefly playable (just after Garnet/Sarah is rescued from being beheaded by her adoptive mother), so not fully an NPC. She is a beautiful and incredibly strong fighter - a shame she is only temporarily in the party.
Beatrix would make a great prequel. Beatrix, Rose of May.
I wrote a short story on Beatrix. I know her last name is Beatrix, but her first name is never mentioned. So I just called her May. May Beatrix.
During the games story, it is never mentioned what happend to her eye besides a duel with Adelbert Steiner, but because nothing is never mentioned through out the game to reference this, I dismissed it. I wrote that May challenged the Griffin in Treno's weapon shop and it cut out her eye. This is referenced to the Griffin's heart May's family sold to the auction house after she became General of Alexandria. It reads "Fear its soul, for it know no terror." Beatrix grew up in Treno so this made sense. She joins the Alexandrian Army at 16 and climbs the ranks, however a year later she loses the duel to Steiner, which at this point I wrote the patch was already there and it disabled her a bit in combat, for she had not mastered her inability to see through only one eye. After this incident she trains harder and returns to Treno to kill the Griffin and cut out its heart.
Beatrix is and always will be my favorite Final Fantasy character.
I want this chick in Dissidia Opera Omina
OMG She would put 85% of the characters to shame LOL
Both Dissidias
I know what I must save for then. In the meantime, Zidane still ain't beefy enough yet, I gotta pump his numbers up.
Word!
Well your dream just came true lol
Thanks for this vid... definitely one of the most underrated character in the FF games
I wanna know what your thoughts are if square enix ever did an FF9 prequel following Beatrix's rise to General, along with the story of what happened to her eye and the story of the hundred soldiers she defeated on her own that she mentions before you battle her in Burmecia.
Great video, you pointed out a few details that I never noticed and explained a few things in ways I'd never thought of before. Thanks for sharing!
I would absolutely love to see you do an origin for Ashe or Basch. Or better yet a special on the realm of Ivalice
Man would you love to see that duel between Steiner and Beatrix
this woman is a total badass!! she already has all the major sword skill that steiner only gets to learn far later in the game (overwhelming "shock", anyone?) and not only that, her exclusive weapon, save the queen not only is the only weapon to increase all the stats that can be raised with level up, it also has a very unique property that makes it alone the most powerful weapon in the game, although it always shows a 23 attack stat, it actually becomes more and more powerful as the user gains levels, being more damaging than the other best weapons. it is a shame that such a weapon can only be equipped by her and one need a cheat device like gameshark to allow this weapon to be equipped by someone else and see its amazingness, even though one is allowed to get a small glimpse of its effect in her scene with steiner against mistodons. finish the first 2 battles to level her up a little and then see that steiner with a over 30 atk stat( ice brand or coral sword by the time) cannot deal as much damage as beatrix's save the queen that shows a miserable 23 atk stat. beatrix is too damn powerful and is well deserving of her title as general. baku said to her "you have some big heart, unlike that knucklehead steiner. no wonder why the women run the show around here!"... i wish she would join dissidia opera omnia... that would be so awesome
=) here she comes
Love FFIX and Great video Darryl, I had no idea about the back story of Beatrix.
Final Fantasy 9 is to me, by far, the best in the franchise. Characters have a complexity about them that makes you connect with them. I love how Zidane was not your traditional emo main character, 'cause let's be honest, FF games have a lot of those; and of course my girl Beatrix is cool AF. She is not only complex as a character, but also has an incredible strength both in body and mind. I love that no one of consequence to the main party died in this games 'cause that was done like 3 or 4 times in the previous games, but also that the characters have closure. You can watch every single one of them evolving and trying to find their place in the world, while also trying to find thmeselves. I wish I had had a chance to play more with her and use the all mighty Save the Queen, ¿cuz let's be honest, how cool would that hav been? And well, as a character she is the embodiment of persistence. There a re no excuses, either you give it your all to reach your dreams or you self-pity yourself for the rest of your life. To me, that was the most amazing part of her character.
so? how and when did Beatrix lost her eye?
Really. I'd pay money to have a whole story of her early life of Beatrix.
There's an Ultimania translation that says there was an accidental during the duel with Steiner.
It happened during the 3:30 part of the game. Like retro gamer said, steiner took her eye during the duel when she was younger and inexperienced.
I always thought he covered her eye as a way to give an advantage to her opponents: since she's so powerful and seems no one can defeat her, she longs for a strong opponent to duel with
I'd pay money to have a whole story of the life of Beatrix's lost eye.
Played FF9 for the 1st time last year. I totally understand why FF9 is so beloved by the fanbase. It's a good FF game, and Beatrix was a great character. She's as beautiful as she's badass. She's the only character I've ever seen in a video game story that is touted as "Undefeated" and retains that title. You lose in the end every time you fight against her. In most games you fight these so called matchless opponents and beat them, but not here. Truly unique.
Awesome origin videos. I liked how you did Lightning's, which made me want to see Vincent's, which led me here. Will you do another Final Fantasy XIII Origin video about Fang?
Beatrix omg
Vividspirit now that be awesome!!
Been saying it since 2008
I can't believe they haven't added her to the character roster.
I've always wanted certain characters to become playable at least post-game, such as Beatrix. FF VIII's Seifer after his final defeat would have made sense as well, along with Fujin & Raijin.
There's a NPC in Alexandria right before Dagger's coronation that says Beatrix would have been a better queen, and honestly, I kind of agree. As much as I like Dagger, she's kinda lacking in bad-assness and military experience. Which Beatrix has plenty of
Except Beatrix can't summon. Litterally one of the things that you need to be able to do in order to rule Alexandria is to summon the kingdom's own guardian, Alexander. It's been shown that Brahne was somehow able to summon Odin, Atomos, and Bahamut while Garnet was already capable of summoning in the first place.
@@todd2.08 The fuck kind of headcanon are you spouting as facts? WHERE does it say you have to be able to summon in order to be the king? Brahne couldnt summon shit until she extracted them from garnet and even then she wasnt a summoner, she used summoning stones. Holy fuck. Summoners are extinct btw, eikos village was the only one that had living summoners(besides sarah/garnet/dagger). Pay attention to the story instead of making up ridiculous claims.
Steiner beating her at any point is shocking
Ok so I know you made this video awhile ago, and I dont know if this was mentioned so far, however I wanted to mention that when I first played FF9, I could not help but feel Beatrix reminded of someone. And that is Misa Hayase from SDF Macross, or also known as Lisa Hayes from Robotech. Look her up, her face and hair (without the missing eye) look incredibly similar!
This is definitely a very interesting story, and Beatrix is definitely a very interesting character. But there's one small detail you neglected to explain. Why is one of her eyes always covered? Or did they not explain that in the game?
She lost it in a duel against steiner 10 years before the game started
The girl with cloud sttifes limit break climhazzard which she can use at her will anytime she wants. Who will not think she's as badd ass as F#$!.
Actually she IS one of the playable characters in the game. Wow, video starts really good.
I love this series by the way, great content, thank you!
Thank you so much! We're definitely on the Beatrix for Dissidia hype train! ~Darryl/Lauren
Fantastic video and hopefully you both are feeling better. I just subscribed to your Channel 2 days ago and I find it quite interesting the way that you describe the characters. I cannot wait for the next video but I would love to see videos on Zack from Final Fantasy 7 or Garnett from Final Fantasy 9 thank you for all that you do
Thank you! Really glad you're enjoying how we're constructing these videos and that you've decided to subscribe! I'm sure Zack will be making an appearance soonish ;) ~Darryl
Customary pat on the back. Sad there have been no other comments regarding this amazing character considering it's been almost a year since you posted this video. Beatrix is easily one of the best characters in the entire franchise in my own personal opinion.
I agree. Such an underrated character
Beatrix is one of favorite female FF characters in general, and among my top favs within FF9 itself. It's hard to put into words, but, she just has such an interesting development. A rather detailed arc within a story that didn't revolve around her, yet, that didn't diminished her character. Out of a lot of NPCs, she has one of the most well written in the FF franchise. Going from a major threat, to a potential ally, to even having a budding relationship with someone who she has history with.
Since you've done one of these origin videos on Beatrix, I really hope to see one of Aranea Highwind on here in the future! Probably the most interesting character in all of FFXV!
I'm loving this series!
Seymour Guado has such a harrowing tale! I'd love to hear his story being highlighted!
I LOVE THIS! I gotta show my friend (A Beatrix fan :D)
Hmm. I would request Illua from Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, Galuf FFV, Kain FFIV, Desch, FFIII, Rikku FFX, Shantotto FFXI, Vaan, FFXII, Vanille FFXIII, Aranea FFXV and Delita FFT
Nice vid!
Beatrix is the most badass female it the series in my opinion.
Since you are on a 9 streak. You should go ahead and do Garnet/Dagger! That would be awesome. Lol
/Sarah*
Arenea is badass
Good watch. Thanks for putting this video together
I like how this is an “origins” but the huge plate over her eye is still never explained rofl also why not mention her theme song which is one of the most beloved FF songs
She lost her eye during the duel vs steiner, its not mentioned in the video but at 3:30 they talk about the duel.
Love the videos just happened to run across a video yesterday and I am officially addicted lol. I think Ashley Riot from Vagrant Story would be pretty awesome origins story
Nice series of videos!
Final Fantasy is an awesome franchise with only so much to explore!
If you allow me, I'd love to see a video on the origin of Vivi Ornitier, Ramza Beoulve and, although I know it is not a Final Fantasy game itself, it does take place in the same Ivalice World, so I'd also like to see the origin of Ashley Riot from Vagrant tory [if acceptable]!
All in all, love those videos!
Suggestions for next origin video: Vivi, Tidus/Yuna, Balthier, Ashe, Noctis, Ramza.
Steiner formed the Knights of Pluto? If you mean the original Knights of Pluto, then I think you're wrong about that. In the Alexandria market you can see statues of the Knights that are clearly not the one's at Steiner's command. It all points to the Knights of Pluto being some kind of elite unit that has existed for several generations.
My personal headcanon for Steiner's backstory is pretty fun. It starts out with him as a rookie in the KoP, during a training session with the female army. The KoP are at this point the highest ranking elite unit in Alexandria and the royal guard, and have a sense of superiority over the rest of the army. Their captain issues a challenge that even their rookie could defeat their best soldier (Beatrix).
Steiner has insane strenght but is outclassed and pushed around by Beatrix. As he's about to loose, one of his comrades (a dark knight) discretely cheats for him by enhancing his sword with a blizzard spell (that's were he learned the magic sword technique). This catches both Steiner and Beatrix off guard and the ice launched from his strike ends up slashing out one of her eyes. The other knights play it off as if it was Steiner's own magic being used and then mock the army further.
Later on, the KoP are sent on some kind of mission, but are ambushed. They are outnumbered and the captain orders Steiner to retreat to the castle and inform Alexandria of the situation while they hold the enemy at bay, giving him a chance to escape. When Steiner gets back he tells them about the ambush and that only he is still alive. The King automatically assumes that Steiner won the battle and was the last man standing on the battlefield (when the truth is that he ran).
The king makes Steiner the new captain and orders him to train the new Knights of Pluto. But since he is only a rookie with no real combat experience, he does a really bad job of training the new Knights. Meanwhile Beatrix quickly rises through the ranks and her army manages to gain favor over the incompetent Pluto Knights.
I think something in those lines would really add to their rivalry and explain why Steiner is such a bad knight sometimes in a sympathetic way. It would also add to his character and explain his extreme sense of loyalty by giving him a dose of survivor's guilt. Plus it was mentioned that he was a veteran, when he tells Garnet he doesn't want her to experience war as he has.
Steiner joined the army in 1982 when beatrix was 10 years old. The duel took place in 1987 so he wasnt a rookie, he served in the military for 5 years and beat up a 15 year old girl. Ultimania says "When he was 23, he dueled with Alexandria's best swordsman, Beatrix, and won due to sheer luck."
"But since he is only a rookie with no real combat experience," he fought against burmecia iirc.
I'm not very familiar with the Ultimania or lore outside the actual game. Cool to know my head canon matched up pretty closely with the official canon, although a few details were off.
I’d like to see the princess from Final Fantasy Tac Tics. I forget her name, but it is the one that accompanied Delita for most of the game.
FINALLY. A UA-camr who pronounces her name right! Beeah-triks not BEEHTRIX nor BETRIX
Good video!
beatrix x steiner is adorable
I think an origin video of Cid Fabool IX would be interesting!
can u do final fantasy tactics advance Marche. tactics advance is the most underated final fantasy game for me
Ryui i love that game. But i think the lore is kinda easy to follow already. I will still watch a lore explanation tho
I... am conflicted about TA. I don't like the main characters other than Montblanc. I love TA2, though. Marche is fixated on destroying the world because of (admittedly valid) reasons, but Luso just enjoys his time there. I enjoy Luso's more carefree attitude to Marche's more sullen drive. ...TA also has one of the worst reasons for a character's "arc" in Ritz. "I don't have to dye my hair anymore." Really? REALLY! *ugh* That said, it has good gameplay, and does good thing to the Tactics system that TA2 further worked on top of.
Actually, you can play as Beatrix in short parts of final fantasy 9. She did not permanently join the group, but you could use a Game Shark or Action Replaly if you wanted to put her back in your party.
Seriously though. Please do a video on shadow from ff6. He's like one of the few you haven't done.
That cleyra artwork is too gorgeous.
Here is something for everyone to consider and feel gleeful joy over.
We are making comic book movies, not just one or two, but entire comic book universes.
We've been making movies out of books for years, with nerd favorites such as LotR becoming massive hits.
We've even made some crappy video game movies.
But if we look at the first crappy fantasy movies, and consider the time span between them and the great ones we have currently,
it becomes more than likely that somewhere during the remaining 60 or so years of our lives, we will get realistic, high-quality movies made out of all our favorite games.
Somewhere there is someone who played FFIX and experienced the same feelings Peter Jackson felt when reading LotR, or David and Dan felt when reading A song of ice and fire.
And they will try to make those games into movies for love instead of a quick buck.
And with the advancements in technology, that fantasy world might even be created with rat people as believable as any Thanos.
My request for the next origins is for Wol from Mobius Final Fantasy. I know It's not a main series game, but the character has a profound story, especially considering what the game he comes from means for the series as a whole.
General Beatrix and Fran, my two choice waifus of the FF series.
You gotta do Vivi next man is such an awesome character with also I feel a pretty interesting back story
I finally took the time out to play ff9. She is the first female in the game I like to see in the remake. 😊
amanos depiction of steiner was cooler but im so used to this steiner already.. he grew on me in the end when he learned his lesson :)
Really awesome vid. Def a favorite mpc of mine. There was a way (cheats) to have her join your party as a playable character permanently in the ps1 version but idk about the remaster. As a player, I kind of wanted her in my party more than Steiner. I just wish she could equip the same weapons as him. But I digress, keep up the great work! Any hints towards the next origin vid?
Thanks Daniel, really appreciate it. As for hints for the next video, there's a couple of potentials, so we may put up a vote to see how people sway :) I've also got my eye on doing a slightly different Origins video too! ~Darryl
Final Fantasy Union Sounds great! Can’t wait!😀
Will always be the one obstacle in the game you could never overcome, no matter what you achieve she could do it better, everything you did is because she let you. I equally love and hate that and it frustrates me 😂.
Would of liked a side quest at end game where you can have a 4th fight and actually overcome her for a cool reward, a friendly duel of course, but maybe that's the completionist in me talking, I don't like losing XD
Beatrix is a favorite of mine. I really like the mod that makes her a playable character with dialogue and cutscences. How about doing Shadow from FF VI
Beatrix is my all time favorite character in the series
Yes my one true queen! Thank you for this video! What music are you using in the background? It's beautiful and so fitting for Beatrix outside the FFIX soundtrack
I really want a final fantasy 9 remake with Beatrix as a main playable character
I had a huge crush on Beatrix during FF9. Still one of my most favorite women in Final Fantasy
Beatrix was one of my favorite characters in FF. I would love to see her in Dissidia someday!! I would rather see her than a lot of the people who are currently in Dissidia