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The plot revolves around the Lion War, a war of succession modelled after the War of the Roses. The war erupts when King Omdoria of Ivalice dies without leaving a clear heir to the throne. In the ensuing power vacuum, two powerful nobles, Prince Larg, the brother of the widowed queen Ruvelia, and Prince Goltana, the late king's cousin, put forward rival candidates. When Goltana coronates the king's adopted daughter, Ovelia, Larg declares war on behalf of his candidate, Orinas, the king's infant son. Although political alliances were difficult to place in this violent period, it seems that Larg had the support of the knights and supporters of the royal family, whereas Goltana had the support of the senate and other nobles.
Against this backdrop, the game relates the personal story of Ramza Beoulve, the youngest son of an aristocratic nobleman and war hero, and his best friend Delita Hyral, who was taken in at a very young age by Ramza's family. Ramza and Delita are caught in the turmoil of the Lion War, and Ramza must choose between his conscience and his duty, while Delita grapples with the issue of achieving and maintaining autonomy despite his lower class status.
The plot thickens when it is later revealed that some party conspired to start the Lion War and was manipulating it to their benefit. The Zodiac Stones, twelve mysterious & ancient stones, were related to this conspiracy.
Much of the plot attempts to pose and answer the question: "What is the proper reaction to manipulation and abuse of power?" Each character answers this question in a different way, but the ones who most clearly stand out as part of the answer to that question are Ramza, Delita, Algus, Wiegraf, and Gafgarion. All these characters struggle with the realization that they are being used by those in power, and their reactions depict different answers to this question.
Another theme is the nature of truth; how historic truth can be distorted by those in power. In fact, the story is a retelling of events during the Lion War, as pieced together through recently rediscovered documents like the "The Durai Report". The player is told at the outset that the report is what actually occurred, different from the accepted story.
The Murond Glabados Church in Ivalice preaches a religion based on the teachings of historical figure named "St. Ajora", the "Child of God" and savior of humanity.
Throughout the story, they use similar methods to enforce their power:
The threat of religious ostracizement; those who go oppose religious doctrine or the Church in general, risk being charged with heresy. Heresy examiners in Final Fantasy Tactics parallel Inquisitors from the Spanish Inquisition in terms of their scope of power.
There are a variety of NPC/PC Job Classes (Holy Knights, Temple Knights, Divine Knight), which appear to be based on Christian military orders.
Later in the story, it is revealed that the Church adopted old legends and beliefs, like the "Zodiac Brave" story, which predated and adapted them into its religious traditions, distorting them in the assimilation process.
A book called the "Germonik Scriptures", a meticulously kept logbook by one of St. Ajora's disciples, "Germonik", who parallels Judas, surfaces. Its text called into question St. Ajora's divinity and had been suppressed by the Church.
Against this backdrop, the game relates the personal story of Ramza Beoulve, the youngest son of an aristocratic nobleman and war hero, and his best friend Delita Hyral, who was taken in at a very young age by Ramza's family. Ramza and Delita are caught in the turmoil of the Lion War, and Ramza must choose between his conscience and his duty, while Delita grapples with the issue of achieving and maintaining autonomy despite his lower class status.
The plot thickens when it is later revealed that some party conspired to start the Lion War and was manipulating it to their benefit. The Zodiac Stones, twelve mysterious & ancient stones, were related to this conspiracy.
Much of the plot attempts to pose and answer the question: "What is the proper reaction to manipulation and abuse of power?" Each character answers this question in a different way, but the ones who most clearly stand out as part of the answer to that question are Ramza, Delita, Algus, Wiegraf, and Gafgarion. All these characters struggle with the realization that they are being used by those in power, and their reactions depict different answers to this question.
Another theme is the nature of truth; how historic truth can be distorted by those in power. In fact, the story is a retelling of events during the Lion War, as pieced together through recently rediscovered documents like the "The Durai Report". The player is told at the outset that the report is what actually occurred, different from the accepted story.
The Murond Glabados Church in Ivalice preaches a religion based on the teachings of historical figure named "St. Ajora", the "Child of God" and savior of humanity.
Throughout the story, they use similar methods to enforce their power:
The threat of religious ostracizement; those who go oppose religious doctrine or the Church in general, risk being charged with heresy. Heresy examiners in Final Fantasy Tactics parallel Inquisitors from the Spanish Inquisition in terms of their scope of power.
There are a variety of NPC/PC Job Classes (Holy Knights, Temple Knights, Divine Knight), which appear to be based on Christian military orders.
Later in the story, it is revealed that the Church adopted old legends and beliefs, like the "Zodiac Brave" story, which predated and adapted them into its religious traditions, distorting them in the assimilation process.
A book called the "Germonik Scriptures", a meticulously kept logbook by one of St. Ajora's disciples, "Germonik", who parallels Judas, surfaces. Its text called into question St. Ajora's divinity and had been suppressed by the Church.
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Final Fantasy Tactics is the BEST game that shares the title 'Final Fantasy'. The Final Fantasy # series should grovel at its base in shame.
Ramza > Cloud
