Garlean Admiration

[Adonan]

Does anyone else actually admire the Garleans a little? I know they're our enemies, but they overcame their lack of magical aptitude with science and technology, and sweat. Now they're one of the most powerful empires in the world. I just think it's rather impressive.

[Lacan]

They do have an interesting culture, and like.... a lot of them are hot. :v

[RicaRuin]

Coming such a long way the people of Northern Ilsabard have surely is a great feat and shows a lot of dedication to the cause and endurement.

But let's not forget another aspect of how they got that far. Don't read if you haven't finished 4.4/4.5 MSQ yet.

They were able to overcome it because the knowledge for their technical advances and the expansion to an Empire was possible because they had their strings pulled by Ascians, who already had the knowledge and surely all the resources needed, since Solus had been the one to iniate all their advancement.
My take on it is that the people of Garlemald only came that far because the Ascians wanted them to.

[SenorPatty]

The only thing that's impressive is their hubris.

[Berteaux_Braumegain]

I would admire them more if they as a whole weren't in the habit of shooting themselves in the foot near constantly through both their antagonistic actions and their fanatical worship of an ancient civilization that not only destroyed itself but nearly the world on more than one occasion.

That said, Garlean science is pretty great.

[shao32]

i personaly love Garlean culture, they aesthetics and they technology, i wish there was a alternative route where you grow inside the empire and get rid of the ascians control from inside and secure the rule and prosperity under his flag buuuuuuuut thats just a dream saddly i just hope they don't fall and stay as a midgthy empire over all the continent they are set now as ally somehow and get even a garlean grand company, give those juicy armors :3

[Nemmar]

I don't like their regime, but i like their tech very much.

Magitech walkers and the Fenrir motorcycle are my favorite mounts in the game. Maybe the motorcycle is just an FF7 import, but i like to think it's Garlean tech. There's a steampunkness to it i like.

[Rasikko]

They have Nero.

[Kallera]

Ilberd’s plan for Baelsar’s Wall and the extensive damage done by Shinryu, only kicked off because of Elidibus’s intervention. The tech and sciences of ancient Allag remain to be something fought over by the grand companies.


I have mixed feelings.
I don’t want them to be destroyed, especially if it is some vain attempt to make zenos seem even more eeeevil. I want Gaius to succeed in saving his people from the shadows of manipulation and fear the Ascians designed to fail. Let the Garleans find out that the big scary world isn’t out to kill them , cast off the racist hat, and take back their lives. Maybe then we can go to the moon together.

On the other hand, if devs want victory to be total destruction of the Garlean state, or some puppet democracy that bends to The allaince’s whims, I want the blood to reach Cid’s hands and never come off. Have the Allaince go too far in attempting to punish the garlean people. Let the thought of retribution and racism consume people in a way no speech from Raubahn will cure!

[KaitoAsaha]

If it bring me closer to obtaining formal attire that resembles a business/formal suit, tie, and vest, or something close to this then most definitely. The Butler attire was close, and remains to be saved onto a glamour plate today, but it's still not quite there. Will it happen? More than likely not, but I will remain naively hopeful.