History Headscratchers / FinalFantasyTacticsA2

** I always though it was closer to a callback. He was wearing the uniform before he got bejudged and then he entered his battle uniform. So I thought that he had changed back after leaving the clan, thus losing the new uniform and going back to the old one, which was his school uniform.

*** No Gifted One uses their skills, but their Gift appears somewhat by what defines the battle with them. Ljda fights you with monsters (thus her ability is to charm other units), Elde sacrificed herself to keep other people safe (thus that ability kills Adelle to revive every other character), Viola died of heartbreak (and her ability does more damage the more you are hurt), Wermut asks you a potion for his broken leg (hurts and slows)... Ok, some connections are tenuous at best, but bear with me, it makes sense.
** Remember that Adelle unlocked her own power last. She had to put a lot of work into learning the heritor power before she got her own. As to why they aren't used, there could be a few reasons.

** The one in Tactics Advance was a false one created by the Gran Grimoire. The one in this game is the real one, seen in Tactics and XII. See, Mewt and co. got the Gran Grimoire, a Grimoire that can [[RealityWarper alter the world around them]]. Luso ended up reading the Grimoire of the Rift, a Grimoire that flung him into an already-existing dimension. Different books, different powers, different Ivalices.

*** 'Film/TheNeverendingStory'' is a pretty good comparison for FFTA IMO.

* Who was the teacher in the prologue? Wasn't that "Mr. Randall"? I could've sworn the teacher in the ending looked like a ''woman'', so that can't have been the same person... Not to mention the rest of that damn thing is confusing and too sudden. At least FFTA's ending had more ''emotion''.

* OK, so there's a mission, a repeatable one, called For The Cause, where you donate some money to Carm Mercantile, the monster-preservation guild. Doing this one opens up the quest line about monster poaching, and at the end of that quest line, you find out that Carm Mercantile is actually [[spoiler:a front for Khamja, the crime syndicate ''behind'' the poachings.]] The weird thing is, even after finding that out, For the Cause remains a repeatable mission. So... what?

*** Would I stop donating to the Salvation Army if the head(s) were skimming off the top for their own gain? Abso-freakin-lutely. If no one else in the organization was smart enough to notice that "Hey, were not actually getting as much money as our books say we are," and no one investigates that, then they're not a group I'd be giving my hard earned Gil to.
*** Well, you're simplifying it immensely, and ignoring the fact that Khamja's smart enough not to make it too obvious, and that Carm Mercantile actually is doing good. Plus, hey, clan points and free items for a tiny amount of Gil you'll make back in a mission or two anyway. What's the big deal?

** But they're ''already'' one-handed weapons, indicating they aren't that heavy.

* Why is Luso in his school uniform at the end of the game? When he says "I wonder what today has in store for me" or something like that, he is wearing his uniform, but school is over. I'm willing to say lasy devs, but can someone think of something better.

** I always though it was closer to a callback. he was wearing the uniform before he got bejudged and then he entered his battle uniform. So I thought that he had changed back after leaving the clan, thus losing the new uniform and going back to the old one, which was his school uniform.

** If it just created an alternative Ivalice instead of putting them in the real ivalice (implied in A2), then is this the "real" Montblanc while the Montblanc in the first Tactics Advance game is someone imagined by Marche?
** The one in Tactics Advance was a false one created by the Gran Grimore. The one in this game is the real one, seen in Tactics and XII. See, Mewt and Co. got the Gran Grimore, a Grimore that can [[RealityWarper alter the world around them]]. Luso ended up reading the Grimore of the Rift, a Grimore that flung him into an already-existing dimension. Different books, different powers, different Ivalices.

* Why can't we keep the items that [[spoiler: Adelle uses when she is possessed and fights you]] after you beat her? Sure it's still late in the game but those are some good equipment to have.

* Who was the teacher in the prologue? Wasn't that "Mr. Randal"? I could've sworn the teacher in the ending looked like a ''woman'', so can'tve been the same person... Not to mention the rest of that damn thing is confusing and too sudden. At least FFTA's ending had more ''emotion''.
** The teacher in the start of the game is Mr. Blair. The person Luso sees in the library at the game's end is Mewt Rande'l all grown up (the game does take place several years after FFTA so his appearance obviously changed) and he didn't look like a woman to me. If you paid attention to Luso's script throughout the whole game, he's pretty much happy with the adventures he was having and was ready to go home when the time came and once he did go home, he looked forward to what each new day would bring him. Then again, [=FFTA2=]'s main story isn't as deep, but probably was for the better compared to FFTA, which was controversial due to Marche's motives.
* OK, so there's a mission, a repeatable one, called For The Cause, where you donate some money to Carm Mercantile, the monster-preservation guild. Doing this one opens up the quest line about monster poaching, and at the end of that quest line, you find out that Carm Mercantile is actually [[spoiler:a front for Khajima, and is ''behind'' the poachings.]] The weird thing is, even after finding that out, For the Cause remains a repeatable mission. So... what?

*** Well, you're simplifying it immensely, and ignoring the fact that Khamja's smart enough not to make it too obvious, and that Carm Mercantile actually is doing good. Plus, hey, clan points and free items for a tiny amount of gil you'll make back in a mission or two anyway. What's the big deal?

** Maybe they wanted to use an esoteric word for it because it's a completely different setting than just about every other final fantasy game?
** There are parivirs in Final Fantasy XII. (Only as random [=NPCs=], but still.) It's played for consistency with that, is the main thing I can think of.

** The teacher in the start of the game is Mr. Blair. The person Luso sees in the library at the game's end is Mewt Rande'l all grown up (the game does take place several years after FFTA so his appearance obviously changed) and he didn't look like a woman to me. If you paid attention to Luso's script throughout the whole game, he's pretty much happy with the adventures he was having and was ready to go home when the time came and once he did go home, he looked forward to what each new day would bring him. Then again, FFTA2's main story isn't as deep, but probably was for the better compared to FFTA, which was controversial due to Marche's motives.

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** I always though it was closer to a callback. he was wearing the uniform before he got bejudged and then he entered his battle uniform. So I thought that he had changed back after leaving the clan, thus losing the new uniform and going back to the old one, witch was his school uniform.

** The teacher in the start of the game is Mr. Blair. The person Luso sees in the library at the game's end is Mewt Randel all grown up (the game does take place several years after FFTA so his appearance obviously changed) and he didn't look like a woman to me. If you paid attention to Luso's script throughout the whole game, he's pretty much happy with the adventures he was having and was ready to go home when the time came and once he did go home, he looked forward to what each new day would bring him. Then again, FFTA2's main story isn't as deep, but probably was for the better compared to FFTA, which was controversial due to Marche's motives.

*** No Gifted One uses their skills, but their Gift appears somewhat by what defines the battle with them. Ljda fights you with monsters (thus her ability is to charm other units), Elde sacrificed herself to keep other people safe (thus that ability kills Adelle to revive every other character), Viola died of heartbreak (and her ability does more damage the more you are hurt), Wermut asks you a potion for his broken leg (hurts and slows)... Ok, some connections are tenous at best, but bear with me, it makes sense.
** Remember that Adell unlocked her own power last. She had to put a lot of work into learning the herritor power before she got her own. As to why they arn't used, there could be a few reasons.

** If it just created an alternative Ivalice instead of putting them in the real ivalice (implied in A2), then is this the "real" Montblanc while the montblanc in the first Tactics Advance game is someone imagined by Marche?

** The teacher in the start of the game is Mr. Blair. The person Luso sees in the library at the game's end is Mewt Randel all grown up (the game does take place several years after FFTA so his appearence obviously changed) and he didn't look like a woman to me. If you paid attention to Luso's script throughout the whole game, he's pretty much happy with the adventures he was having and was ready to go home when the time came and once he did go home, he looked forward to what each new day would bring him. Then again, FFTA2's main story isn't as deep, but probably was for the better compared to FFTA, which was controversal due to Marche's motives.

** I like to imagine that the book just appeared in the library to appear before Luso. Kind of like the book in ''TheNeverendingStory''.
*** 'TheNeverendingStory'' is a pretty good comparison for FFTA IMO.

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* Maybe since Raptor is the only Gria job that can equip shields without Shieldbearer, and they didn't want Ravager's using it.

* Have you ever tried to swing something as large as an encyclopedia or even a coffee-table book with a single hand? It's really not designed for that. ''REALLY'' not designed for that.

** Obvious answer: they're ''magic'' books.

* Hurdy lacks backstory, at least when compared to Luso, Adelle, and Cid, I see that Hurdy's role is only playing music, composing music, and [[spoiler:being the point of Montblanc's appearance]]. It bugs me more than Montblanc.

* Is it just me, or did Illua feel like a bit of a wasted character? Don't get me wrong, she was a great villain, but they could have taken her story in any number of interesting directions. She has a Grimoire, and that's never really explained- what if she was from Luso's world, long ago, who decided to stay in order to dominate this new world? Or, perhaps, her goal could have been to destroy or invade Luso's world as opposed to a vague search for "power." Instead she subscribed to a more generic "take over the world" plan, which, while functional, was a little disappointing

** The one in Tactics Advance was a false one created by the Gran Grimore. The one in this game is the real one, seen in Tactics and XII. See, Mewt and Co. got the Gran Grimore, a Grimore that can [[RealityWarper:alter the world around them]]. Luso ended up reading the Grimore of the Rift, a Grimore that flung him into an already-existing dimension. Different books, different powers, different Ivalices.

[[WMG:Why is Luso in his school uniform at the end of the game]]
When he says "I wonder what today has in store for me" or something like that, he is wearing his uniform, but school is over. I'm willing to say lasy devs, but can someone think of something better.
* Possibly it's his everyday wear and not necessarily a school uniform.
* Or maybe he was going back to school, there was no mention on how much time passed when he said that.

[[WMG: For The Cause?]]
OK, so there's a mission, a repeatable one, called For The Cause, where you donate some money to Carm Mercantile, the monster-preservation guild. Doing this one opens up the quest line about monster poaching, and at the end of that quest line, you find out that Carm Mercantile is actually [[spoiler:a front for Khajima, and is ''behind'' the poachings.]] The weird thing is, even after finding that out, For the Cause remains a repeatable mission. So... what?
* Donating enough gets you rare items, I was gonna kill those monsters at some point anyway.

[[WMG: Why wasn't the Parivir class just named Samurai?]]
Really, Parivir is much more esoteric than Yojimbo, and Final Fantasy already has a history of using Samurai as a Job title, so...? Not that I really see why they felt the need to change the name in the first place, but since they did, the choice just bugs me.
* To say nothing of the fact that Square has used Yojimbo for stuff in previous games' American releases.
* Maybe they wanted to use an esoteric word for it because it's a completely different setting than just about every other final fantasy game?
* There are parivirs in Final Fantasy XII. (Only as random [=NPCs=], but still.) It's played for consistency with that, is the main thing I can think of.

[[WMG:Hurdy lacks backstory.]]
Compared to Luso, Adelle, and Cid, I see that Hurdy's role is only playing music, composing music, and [[spoiler:being the point of Montblanc's appearance]]. It bugs me more than Montblanc.

[[WMG:Move-and-weapon compatibility issue]]
So: Shield Bash. Requires a shield to use. Fair enough. However, it's taught by equipping a Beastsword. Beastswords are two-handed weapons. You can't use a shield with one, so you can't use Shield Bash while equipped with one, unless you teach your Gria Monkey Grip ahead of time. That's more than a little odd.

[[WMG:Dual Wield doesn't work with books.]]
Why? Attacking with them doesn't involve reading them, just [[ThrowTheBookAtThem using them as bludgeons]], so why is it impossible to hold two at once?

** Maybe she just knew different gifted ones that happened to have MeaningfullName(s). I always figured it was kind of like how Babus and Ezel in the first game were advanced alchemists and didn't have pure-Alchemy techniques.

* There are parivirs in Final Fantasy XII. (Only as random NPCs, but still.) It's played for consistency with that, is the main thing I can think of.

Really, Parivir is much more esoteric than Yojimbo, and Final Fantasy already has a history of using Smaurai as a Job title, so...? Not that I really see why they felt the need to change the name in the first place, but since they did, the choice just bugs me.

When you fight [[spoiler:Ljda]], one of the Gifted Ones, why does she not have any Heritor abilities?

Since this is the real Ivalice instead of a world that was created by the desires of Marche, Doned, Ritz, and Mewt, would that mean that the book is capable of just transporting someone to a world of their desires, or is the Ivalice in this world just something created by the desires of Luso? Or was the world of their desires actually still around after they defeated the Li-Grim and sent them back, then evolved into the Ivalice seen in Final Fantasy XII?