Yotsuyu [Maybe spoiler]

[Qojon]

... I don't think so. The Domans, on the other hand... well, mob mentality is a real pain in the ass, and even though Yotsuyu will have figuratively died they'll still want vengeance. We also know the Alliance... doesn't seem to share this philosophy, as if my memory serves me correctly they executed the creator of the Black Rose poison despite him being amnesiac or driven insane by guilt (one or the other).

I'm interested to see how this develops.

And before you know it, there's a shiv in the WoL's backside.

[Big_Panda]

Amnesia would be a reasonable explanation since she was shown to be unconscious at the end of 4.0

For all we know, she could have been trapped underwater in Doma castle for an extended period and suffered oxygen deprivation in the brain.

[Cidel]

Amnesia would be a reasonable explanation since she was shown to be unconscious at the end of 4.0

For all we know, she could have been trapped underwater in Doma castle for an extended period and suffered oxygen deprivation in the brain.

This is my impression as well. The whole situation reminded me of the Read or Die OVA ending where one of the antagonists suffered pretty much the same fate and ended up an amnesiac and childlike enough for the protagonist to approach and befriend her.

You just know their plans to travel to the Ruby Sea is in all likeliness going to trigger the people she tormented there and then "instant drama" if she can't remember any of it. That'd make her something of a foil to Fordola; someone who literally empathizes with all of her victims versus Yotsuyu who would be unable to even recall any of them.



That or she really is just playing the part.

[Draginhikari]

I'm more wonder what's going on in Gosetsu's head exactly. He seems intended to head right back to Doma with her in tow. I'm probably just as curious for his reasons for doing all this as I am with her current situation.

[DynamoAce]

I'm not gonna lie, whatever it was I actually found it.....kind of adorable and heartwarming. I hope I'm not the only one that felt this way. ;__;

[Dualblade]

Amnesia is the most likely culprit here, its not like Final Fantasy is a stranger to it. Said characters also tend to eventually get their memory back, atleast from what I remember. FFIV's Yang had it happen to him once, twice if you count the brainwashing.

Personally expecting her to survive long enough for her memory to return, and thus the clashing of her reclaimed memories and the present kindness of Gosetsu (and, most likely, other characters including ourselves) will be the cause of certain events in...probably 4.4.

[Rofel]

FFIV's Yang had it happen to him once, twice if you count the brainwashing.

I'll be damned is she recovers it after beinh hit in the head with a frying pan lmao

[alimdia]

Amnesia here as well, if she was faking it I don't think she would take such a massive risk entering Kugane where she would be recognized, or not show even a slight of worry when Gosetsu said they were heading to Doma.

My bet is that her plot will revolve around what the Domans will do with her, as some might see it questionable to punish someone who is incapable of remembering what they did. Perhaps she could gradually regain her memory and return to her vengeance-fueled character.

[NosamKin]

Are there any Japanese movies/stories with these kinds of characters? It may give insite into there this is headed. I'm not aware of any but am not an "expert" on Japanese stories.

For example, Xenos is the bad guy right out of the movie "13 assassins".

[CaesarCV]

Hm....lots of good discussion here! I do have something to ask though, and I'd love to hear other people's answers!

What, in a narrative sense, would the point of Yotsuyu just faking her change of heart/amnesia? Why would it be used with the themes of Stormblood? What would it bring to the story other than allowing a (rather well liked) villain to return? What sort of real challenge would it present Doma, Hien, or Gosetsu for her to just be evil? How would it help the story as a whole? What would it say about Yotsuyu, or how would it improve her character?

I'd love to see some answers, I know that this is a somewhat divisive plot point, and I'd like to hear opinions on both sides of the fence!