Quote Originally Posted by Wadoka View Post
Sigh... all this torturous justification why we could not, did not fight back against a minuscule merchant and four Brass Blades...

...out here in this realm, I am just an "ordinary" human... with 16 years of continuous training in traditional Japanese martial arts.

I could easily win a fight against any two of those Brass Blades, them armed and armored, me bare-handed. Without much exertion.

My Warrior of Light? Those Blades wouldn't even know they're dead, until they realize they're standing before Thal.

The only moment of pause would be consideration of what to do with the Lady-in-Waiting.

Then out the door, on a mission...

"If you kill them all and run it'll only confirm your "guilt""

1 - That is very complex reasoning in a very short amount time, for my character. Unlikely I would think about it at all. Or if so, only AFTER the deed was done.

2 - So what? I should care about that perception? Utterly meaningless. I know who I am, I know what I can do - and what I didn't do. Vengeance is mine, prepare to reap the whirlwind!

It's easy to say you could take on an armed contingency of trained soldiers completely unarmed. It's another thing to actually do so - and there was way more than four Brass Blades. The entire city was swarming with both Brass Blades and Crystal Braves, both groups hostile, both groups trained and experienced soldiers / mercenaries. Even if you had the martial prowess to take one or two on, their sheer numbers would be enough. It's also worth pointing out that from the moment we went into the Sultana's chambers until (presumably) our escape from the dining hall, we were unarmed. Even PUG / MNK needs a weapon; unarmed, and against a small army of armed, armored, and trained soldiers, there was no way we'd have come out on top.

... and that's all assuming you would be able to keep yourself together well enough to actually fight back after seeing the Sultana choke and die in front of you. Most people would be in a state of shock, and likely too distraught to really fight back against Teledji's goons. Again, it's easy to say that's what you'd do in hindsight while you're divorced and isolated from the situation, but in reality most people would be way too broken up to really do much of anything after seeing a close confidant choke and die right in front of you.