We should ally with the Garleans

[SendohJin]

Doesn't matter if those good ones aren't in power. As long as the ones in power call for conquest and ethnic cleansing, we will never be allied with them.

unless you ally with the good ones to overthrow those in power. their Emperor is crazy enough to leave Garlemald so we can assassinate him right here.

[hagare]

unless you ally with the good ones to overthrow those in power. their Emperor is crazy enough to leave Garlemald so we can assassinate him right here.

That's a possibility too.
But assassinating the emperor only creates a vacuum of power for the evil ones to take advantage of.
We need to ally with the rebels first before doing so.

[Daralii]

That's a possibility too.
But assassinating the emperor only creates a vacuum of power for the evil ones to take advantage of.
We need to ally with the rebels first before doing so.

Assuming there are rebels. There are soldiers that disagree with their COs or Varis, but there's no guarantee they'd be willing to openly rebel, especially to the benefit of theistic Eorzean savages.

[AlphaSonic]

Assuming there are rebels. There are soldiers that disagree with their COs or Varis, but there's no guarantee they'd be willing to openly rebel, especially to the benefit of theistic Eorzean savages.

It doesn't need to be a rebel (Larsa FFXII)

[hagare]

It doesn't need to be a rebel (Larsa FFXII)

Larsa is an example of good guy in power.
I haven't seen anyone like that in the empire so far.

[AlphaSonic]

Larsa is an example of good guy in power.
I haven't seen anyone like that in the empire so far.

We've never had the chance to look at Garlean politics. Moreover, Penelo in FFXII is one of the most hated characters for bringing nothing to the story of the game.

But its actually the reason we can finish the war with Arcadis

, without her i'd doubt we would have met Larsa. She's the link between Arcadia and Rabanastre.

[hagare]

We've never had the chance to look at Garlean politics. Moreover, Penelo in FFXII is one of the most hated characters for bringing nothing to the story of the game.

But its actually the reason we can finish the war with Arcadis

, without her i'd doubt we would have met Larsa. She's the link between Arcadia and Rabanastre.

Oh yeah. I forgot to put in the meeting with main characters factor. FF12 would end pretty differently if larsa never met the heroes.

Likewise with the empire. If we simply assassinate the emperor while he's in eorzea, the ruling body of the empire can spin a propaganda that paints us as the villain. And that propaganda might cause those good few to turn against us.

We'll be known not as the hero who fights to defend life but as a cowardly villain who is trying to destroy the empire and everything in it when we killed the visiting emperor.

hmmm..... thinking about it. If SE intend to go that route, they can always use Nero.

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blunt and clear purposed, true.
But I can hardly say "KILL THEM ALL!" to be better written.