I think what I really enjoy about Fang as a character is so much of her thought-process and her emotions are such a mystery. It was a welcome relief in a game that pretty much bludgeoned you with every new development.
The problem with Fang, for me, is that she was totally unstable, but they never really portrayed her that way. She was portrayed as consistent, as another member of the team, and I think that's where I get confused?
It was like... they didn't want to delve into the self-destructive side of Fang, didn't want to give us her logic, or show us anything besides ANGER then ACCEPTANCE and then... she randomly goes toward ANGER again.
I don't know. Like, on some levels, it made sense to me, but the way it was presented in-game really really threw me for a loop, and I keep trying to figure it out, because it made no sense, without making excuses for Fang, but the best thing I keep coming up with is that something was making her even more unstable than she already was, and she doesn't know how to deal with grief, and, also, a berserk button that's a giant fucking monster with the capacity to destroy the world?
Actually, come to think of it, Fang's giving into the whole saving the world thing always seemed pretty weak to me too. Like, one second she was gonna destroy Cocoon and then Bahamut made her reconsider, but... ??? I don't know. Maybe I don't believe strongly enough in the power of the Eidolon?
(God, if this rant made any sense, it's a miracle.)
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The problem with Fang, for me, is that she was totally unstable, but they never really portrayed her that way. She was portrayed as consistent, as another member of the team, and I think that's where I get confused?
It was like... they didn't want to delve into the self-destructive side of Fang, didn't want to give us her logic, or show us anything besides ANGER then ACCEPTANCE and then... she randomly goes toward ANGER again.
I don't know. Like, on some levels, it made sense to me, but the way it was presented in-game really really threw me for a loop, and I keep trying to figure it out, because it made no sense, without making excuses for Fang, but the best thing I keep coming up with is that something was making her even more unstable than she already was, and she doesn't know how to deal with grief, and, also, a berserk button that's a giant fucking monster with the capacity to destroy the world?
Actually, come to think of it, Fang's giving into the whole saving the world thing always seemed pretty weak to me too. Like, one second she was gonna destroy Cocoon and then Bahamut made her reconsider, but... ??? I don't know. Maybe I don't believe strongly enough in the power of the Eidolon?
(God, if this rant made any sense, it's a miracle.)