Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy IX or any of the characters. The following is not part of the story, rather an encyclopedia of terms so that people not familiar with the Final Fantasy series may better understand it.
Love's Lost Refrain
ENCYCLOPEDIA
Confusing Quotes?
The following quotes from "LOVE'S LOST REFRAIN" explain the background of Final Fantasy IX, and other events some people may not understand.
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"She could not betray her mother like that."
Garnet's mother, Queen Branhe, was killed when Kuja summoned Bahumut to destroy her ship.
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"What do you wish to wear to the annual Tantalus performance tonight?"
Twice in Final Fantasy IX, Tantalus performed "I Want To Be Your Canary," a popular play in Gaia.
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"The least you could do is remember my title!"
After her mother's death, Garnet became Queen of Alexandria.
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"After he met up with Kuja, and the Iifa tree caved in, I did not know what to think."
At the end of Final Fantasy IX, Zidane went into the Iifa tree in search of Kuja, leaving Garnet behind. After the tree caved in, she thought he had died, but he returned "Some time later."
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"What's it this time, boss?"
Baku is the head of Tantalus.
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"Remember that time, about two years ago? When we did that play for Garnet? Boy- she didn't see you coming."
After the Iifa tree caved in and Garnet thought Zidane had died, he surprised her during a performance of "I Want To Be Your Canary" when he dressed up as the fully-robed Marcus, only to reveal his true identity (Zidane) in the middle of the performance to Garnet.
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"Unless she fell for that Vivi character..."
Vivi was a black mage in FFIX, searching for his identity.
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"Steiner ran to the scene with Beatrix"
Steiner is the Lord of the Knights of Pluto. He watches over Garnet, as does General Beatrix. The two share a love interest.
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"Jeez, can't we have one normal production?"
Every Tantalus performance seemed to be disrupted. The first time was the kidnapping of Garnet, and the second time was Zidane's triumphant return to Garnet.
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"Zidane, that time me and Steiner interfered with your play... well, that was the best time of my life."
During Tantulus' first production, Steiner chased Zidane onto the stage with Garnet, and they had to adlib some of the lines. Funniest part of the game.
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"How did you sneak by ol' Rusty?"
Rusty was Zidane's nickname for Steiner, because of all the metal he wore was a bit rusty.
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"I could just summon Ramuh!"
One of Garnet's first Eidolons. Ramuh has the power of electricity.
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"You've sacrificed so much to be where you are today!"
Garnet had many bad experiences with her journey's with Zidane. Some include her mother (Brahne) extracting Eidolons from her body. Other's include the death of Brahne as well.
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"The freedom, the independence... don't you want that?"
When Zidane tried to kidnap Garnet, she actually wanted to be kidnapped. She enjoyed the freedom. She had with Zidane.
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"I am controlling your moves from another place... another world..."
Kuja was talking to Zidane from the crystal world.
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"Zidane... on that fateful day in the Iifa tree... you came back alive, and everyone thought I was dead..."
Zidane returned to Garnet, but Kuja never did... until now...
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"So he brought the pendant to the Eidolon wall at Madain Sari."
A wall with many murals and descriptions of Eidolons. It's also the place where Zidane learns of Garnet's real name, Sarah.
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"You know, even though she tried to do so many evil things to me, I could still find it in my heart to forgive her."
Here, Garnet is talking about when her mother extracted her Eidolons, and when she sentenced her to death for betrayal.
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"He could understand what it is like to think that you have lost a loved one"
Earlier in part 4, Zidane searched frantically for Garnet, hoping that Kuja had not gotten to her. The same fear Garnet felt when Zidane never returned from the Iifa tree until a while after the 'defeat' of Kuja.
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"Garnet's one wish was to live a life of freedom, was it not?"
After all, she wanted to be kidnapped.
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"Do you... do you work on this theater ship?..."
A memory of Garnet by Zidane. This was the first time he met her.
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"He expected to see a little girl and a woman floating on a tiny boat."
One of Garnet's earliest memories. She and her real mother (Brahne had adopted her) boarded a ship There was a violent storm, however, and her real mother didn't survive.
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"He saw himself, throwing off a black robe, and Garnet leaning over her balcony."
During Zidane's reunification with Garnet after the Iifa tree...
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"His skin turned a golden yellow color, and he exploded into the shape of a bird."
The legendary bird, Phoenix. This bird has the ability to bring people back to life, and in the end, it was what saved Garnet and Beatrix.
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"A sparkle descended towards her body, and went into the open wound Blank (or Kuja) made with his dagger."
From Phoenix, the Eidolon that Kuja summoned.
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"And I love you, Zidane. But... call me... Dagger."
During Garnet's first journey with Zidane, she needed an alias. So she picked up a weapon that Zidane had, and he told her it was a dagger. She changed her name to Dagger. This name indicates freedom for her, and the start of a new life.
Kuja's Encounters
The following list is shows how many times Kuja possessed Zidane, and Blank.
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"This!" replied Zidane as he punched her in the stomach. The crowed gasped. Cornelia grew limp as Garnet noticed a strange smile on his face as he looked at her. She tried to smile back, when the silent crowd heard Ruby, lying in Zidane's arms, speak silently.
Zidane's 1st possession by Kuja.
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"SHUT UP BLANK!" Zidane grabbed Blank by the neck and held it tight until his face turned red.
Zidane's 2nd possession by Kuja.
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"...I saw Kuj-..." Just then Zidane had a sudden seizure, and he was at a loss of words.
Zidane's 3rd possession by Kuja.
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Zidane felt yet another sudden jolt in his body.
"Me too... Garnet... I don't know what happened."
Zidane's 4th possession by Kuja.
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"Next to her lay a bloodied dagger. Blood had covered the bed where she (Beatrix) lay."
Zidane's 5th possession by Kuja. He killed Beatrix here.
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"Zidane lunged the sword towards himself."
Zidane's 6th possession by Kuja.
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"Z..." Blood poured out of her mouth. She fell to the ground to reveal a murderer.
It was Blank.
Blank's 1st possession by Kuja, here he stabbed Garnet.
Terms
The following terms are terms taken from various FF games, mainly FFIX.
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Knights of the Round
The most powerful summon of FFVII. 13 knights float towards the enemy, and they each strike it with tremendous force. Also very hard to find.
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Eidolon
Garnet has these, they are like "summons" of FFVII or "guardian forces" of FFVIII.
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Prima Vista
Tantalus' theater ship.
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Kuja
The enemy of Final Fantasy IX. He was trapped with Zidane in the Iifa tree during the ending of Final Fantasy IX.
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Iifa Tree
A mysterious tree on Gaia, also where the entrance to the crystal world is.
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Gaia
The planet where the Final Fantasy IX characters live.
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Crystal World
Where all of Garnet's memories were stored, and where Kuja resided in the end.