So I was looking at my new Lalafell friend who wears a Darklight helm and a Lominson Officer's Overcoat and couldn't help but wonder if Garlemald has any Lalafell. I know the Empire is mostly Hyur by the looks of things, but would it be possible to implement a Lalafell Legatus in some patch? Or a Lalafell villain in general? I was thinking of something more along the lines of the Dark Knight in Crystal Chronicles; even though he wasn't a boss, he was still a fearsome little guy.
Nothing can parallel Shantotto in terms of an intimidating mage of small stature, but a ruthless Lalafell knight might make an rather iconic villain. Already I can imagine scenes in which this sort of character would make short work of foes before turning his weapon on the adventurer party. Perhaps more acrobatic swordsmanship a la Yoda, or ruthless military tactics would be scary.
I don't know, just an idea the devs might like to toy with. I suppose they could add a leader to the Lalafell Assassins in Thanalan. Until some of the Windurst scenes in Wings of the Goddess, I wasn't really able to take the Tarutaru too seriously. After that I came to respect them as equals to the taller races. The Lalafell need this in my opnion, especially if they want to be anything more than comic relief. The Black Mage quests helped, but not by much.
Lalafell Villain Out of the Question?
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09-14-2012, 10:01 PMYrusamaLalafell Villain Out of the Question?
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09-15-2012, 10:29 AMCatapult
Ohohohohohohohohohohoho!
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09-15-2012, 10:57 AMObsy
Considering both Shantotto as well as Robel-Akbel from XI, I'm not at all opposed to this!
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09-15-2012, 11:13 AMGugnir
All lalafell are secretly plotting against you. We will have our day. Have to agree, would like to see a Garlean lala general.
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09-15-2012, 11:18 AMRenen
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09-15-2012, 11:30 AMDuelleEh, Shantotto was overinflated by the fandom, and Robel-Akbel felt kinda forced. It just felt like they had to make him seem ruthless in order to get people to take him seriously. Sadly, it's the same reason why we never had a tarutaru serpent general in TAU.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obsy
The two sons of whatshisname that owns the miner's guild in Uldah feel a bit more natural. They should probably go somewhere along those lines, IMO. -
09-15-2012, 11:46 AMObsySo in other words, you agree with OP's idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duelle
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09-15-2012, 12:13 PMVirtuso
I was just thinking of this idea. Would love to see a villainous Lalafell but in heavy metal armor and fighting as a melee class. We can stab goodie two shoes with the best of them just fine! Enough with just making us out to be just mages with the npcs! I want to see a Lalafell in Judge armor shoving his spear down a Roegadyn's throat!
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09-15-2012, 12:14 PMFated
So the fans praised Shantotto and you didn't thus she was overinflated? Nice one.
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09-15-2012, 01:37 PMMajidah
considering everyone from the empire seems to be hyur I'm suspecting they are a bit racist
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09-15-2012, 01:54 PMBluebun
Nael is clearly 2 Lalafell in a judge's armor.
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09-15-2012, 02:05 PMSpy
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09-15-2012, 02:14 PMObsyTo be fair, I recall seeing miqo'te and elezen Garlean soldiers, if not other races as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Majidah
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09-15-2012, 02:53 PMJinrya-Geki
Evil lalafel?
It'll never happen. Red Wizard lalafel's specialty is destroying evil lalafel before they exist. -
09-15-2012, 04:19 PMDuelleI agree that there should be a villian lalafell. I don't agree with the notion of him/her being built around the idea of Shantotto or Robel-Akbel.Quote:
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09-15-2012, 04:57 PMVergil_RenataNael is most likely an Elezen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Majidah
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09-15-2012, 05:17 PMSpyThey're not all hyur o.O During invasions I've fought plenty of lalafell and miqote and elezen Garlean soldiersQuote:
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09-15-2012, 05:42 PMOzak
Us lalafell's will take over one of these days!! *fact* ^^
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09-15-2012, 06:21 PMYrusamaNot entirely built around the idea of Shantotto. I forgot Robel-Akbel's name during the post, but yeah I had him in mind. Would be nice to see a Lalafell show more physical prowess, since both Tarutaru powerhouses were mages. The miners are a start, but were still a bit too comical imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duelle
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09-15-2012, 06:30 PMYrusamaThis is almost exactly what I had in mind: a villainous Lalafell shown violently taking down other characters. Obviously the game lacks blood, but I've seen Merlwyb pull off some painful-looking moves. It would be nice to see a Lalafell do the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtuso
I've seen Roegadyn imperials in Castrum Novum. The ones we fight in leves and find in caves all seem to be Hyur though. I think it's safe to say that the majority of them are Hyur. -
09-15-2012, 06:44 PMFelis
There are Lalafells in the Garlean army.
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09-15-2012, 07:11 PMNeomarl
Kids can't be villains, or this game would be rated M for mature.
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09-15-2012, 07:32 PMZahak
I remember fighting Lalafell imperials back when they would raid near blackbrush.
The Black Wolf is actually made up of three lalafell -
09-15-2012, 09:43 PMSetto
our days is coming XD
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09-16-2012, 12:47 AMLoony_BoB
Evil lala is too obvious. Let's go for a Miqo'te. Nobody would suspect it!
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09-16-2012, 02:29 AMMajidahyeah like... the cannon fodderQuote:
Originally Posted by Spy
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09-16-2012, 02:35 AMTonkraShantottos appearance:Quote:
Originally Posted by Renen
Tarutaru / Female / Face 1 / Hair 2
http://www.oocities.org/steveciciola/thftaruf.jpg
http://images.wikia.com/ffxi/images/...7-2007)-11.jpg
FFXI did not had the best villain design ;XX they really took a typical standard tarutaru model for shantotto.. really sad ;XD -
09-16-2012, 03:47 AMTatlTael
There was also that taru in the Summoner AF quests, with the black cloak. He was kinda cool. . . just can't remember his name.