Dissidia FF - Kuja's Death

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[@MisterX867]

I love how Kuja fades in a light as if he was a warrior of cosmos

[@capedluna]

+MisterX867 ikr I noticed that too, I like to think he wanted to redeem but Kefka and others made that impossible and he just gave up.

[@EvelynL.1112]

MisterX867 IKR???!!!!!!

[@astrisperspecto4130]

It's also somewhat fitting to Kuja in the end of FF9, where he also sacrificed himself to save Zidane and at last the planet of Gaia as such. The line "I was defeated by life itself" is a good spoiler xD

[@bakerasher8516]

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[@korbynrowan1351]

@Baker Asher yea, been watching on flixzone} for months myself :)

[@coolguyman16]

"Off with you. Aren't there more important things for you to seize?" I think that really says a lot about Kuja. He acts so cool and composed only to hide his crippling self esteem, can't blame considering he's looked down by all the other villains in the Dissidia universe and his backstory in his own game. That's what I love about him, he has layers and you can relate to him on some levels. It's not like, say Sephiroth, were he's like: "Woe is me, I have alien DNA that makes me stronger, faster, and smarter than everyone else. I work for a world dominating company and everyone loves me. Truly my existence is a miserable one!"

[@emptilion]

coolguyman16 Yeah. Sephiroth was created as a sinister background villain who looms over the story like a shadow. Which works for plenty of people, but those have never been my kind of villains. And the side games suddenly push him to the foreground, which really reveal how boring he actually is. don't mind a villain who is more like an evil force of nature than a character "Kefka for example is my favorite villain alongside Kuja", but Sephiroth just wasn't meant to be used more than his own game. His entire thing was mystery, but as a character without that mystery he just completely falls flat. In dissidia he really was one of the least interesting villain of the bunch. But yeah, Kuja is a fantastic villain.

[@Buliwyf90]

the problem with sephiroth is that he's more or less a victim, but once he goes with the crazy/destroyer of worlds part he looses all his interesting parts and never recovers. Kuja is much, much better (ff9 was much much better if you ask me) everything he does, the way he dress, the way he acts is a desperate attempt at self-affirmation, to defy his role an empty vessel (he is not empty, but he lives ALL his life under the threat of becoming so). He play the villain part because he's created to bring destruction to the world, and at the same time he tries to play his own game agaist his master. Also just like the black mages he has to copy with concepts beyond he immediate grasp, given his condition as an artificial being, like death. He's crushed by despair, but he managed to redeem himself in the end. He's a lot like Roy Batty in Bladerunner and thats one hell of a compliment

[@coolguyman16]

+Buliwf90 Yeah, that's what I love about Kuja, there's so much to explore. I feel like Sephiroth's backstory is done given its simplicity and what happened in Crisis Core (huge plotholes aside). But did Kuja love killing and destroying, or was it just a front to appease Garland? Personally, I think he spent as much time as possible in his Desert Palace scheming on how to overthrow Garland, only coming out interact with Brahne. Given his lack of complex emotions, I think he was more so indifferent to it than outright hated it though. And that's just the beginning of an analysis for Kuja, he's a lot like Ultimecia in that there's more than meets the eye, whereas Sephiroth is pretty clear from the start and is fleshed out pretty quickly. I think the deepest you can get with him in the Jenova & Sephiroth Theory, half of which makes him even less of a legitimate villain and more like a puppet.

[@astrisperspecto4130]

Kuja also stood up against his fate to vanish into void after he reaches the age of 24 - and with that Zidane being old enough to have his maximum power able - and chose quite the overdramatic path. But here again Kuja has a clear theme within his acting: Theater. Since kefka who's motive was insanity, given by power and experimental doings on humans, Kuja has a clear and we'll pointed out theme. Ultimecia was quite the Witch but so are Edea and the witch of past. so nooo real outstanding there while Sephiroth is so vague in his theme - fallen hero? immature alien child? Whimsy Sissy? - I couldn't really find a way to him.

[@astrisperspecto4130]

Also when you play FF9 as first part of the franchise, which I did, you don't think kuja is more villain than brahne. Of course he is following the villain rules: Older than main protagonist, fancy outstanding over the top sexy clothes, very unique hairdo. but it isn't as obvious as with Ultimecia

[@exchangediary968]

in the end Zidane helped Kuja getting redeemed, as Kuja unlike the other bad guys all of them vanished with red flames Kuja on the other hand vanshed as if he is a warrior of light

[@RemyDyte]

Faust Girl same thing happened to Jecht and Sephiroth for some reason

[@ghostfalcon6609]

@@RemyDyte I can understand Jecht since he was a warrior of Cosmos before giving it to Tidus

[@chumchuumm]

@@ghostfalcon6609 Sephirtoh makes sense too. Sephiroth was never evil. Delusional and completely mentaly lost, but not evil.

[@farisfaizzal9825]

Sephiroth was also a good guy too in the past before he turn insane

[@marckevin203]

Jecht slowing turning into Pyreflies and Sephiroth slowly fading in golden lights. Also, COD did not vanished it simply goes back to sleep.

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Kuja: *dies* Necron: You couldn't live with your own failures. And where did that bring you? Back to me.

[@WhatTheDogDoin0493]

Hes still alive tho

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

@@WhatTheDogDoin0493 OH THANK GOD

[@WhatTheDogDoin0493]

@@goldenhydreigon4727 Lol play the new dissidia

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

@@WhatTheDogDoin0493 Okay. I don't have it rn though

[@duobane001]

RIP Kuja.

[@wherearemypowers]

Kuja and Zidane are like brothers

[@tsunaxsawada10]

Hector Gonzalez cause they are brothers.

[@tsunaxsawada10]

bajocontinuo3 spoiler to a 16 years old game? they are bound to be spoiled throughout all those years.

[@Ninetails2000]

So then I guess I shouldn't mention that Aerith died in FF7 then, right?

[@randomanimefan0154]

Yeah and she was originally supposed to be Sephiroth's little sister but they scrapped the Idea.

[@segafan1316]

@@bajocontinuo3 it is kinda mentioned in Dissidia 012 anyway And is not that big of a spoiler i guess

[@alfredlopez7519]

Brotherly love

[@tmma1869]

Zidane: As long as there's hope, I'm not going anywhere. Wol: You can keep your hope! Hope's got nothing to do with my story. Sorry, voice actor joke involving Mobius Final Fantasy 😅

[@AweInspiringLols]

I don't understand, how did Kuja die? I'm just thinking he went back to the ff9 would XD, cause he can't die not unless his time runs out

[@TheAzulmagia]

Well, all of the Chaos Warriors aside from Garland, Cloud of Darkness, and Golbez are dead by the end of their games, so technically he would be returning to the IX world to die.

[@HiroUey]

@@TheAzulmagia Kuja survives in FF9, Zidane goes back to save him in the end. He does have a time limit though, not sure how long he last after you last see him.

[@christopherh4891]

So sad Kuja story. He had a reason to be angry at the world. The father who created him loved his younger brother more, his people didnt see him as anything more than a tool but thats not their fault because garland took away the things that made unique models after them 2. Kuja short life span. He really wanted to just prove he was as good as Zidane and worthy of being alive. He didn't have friends or any support. So he sought power but really everything he did was to protect himself and try and distance himself from the pain he felt deep down, he just wanted to be loved and have friends.

[@Kn1ght_Edits]

That's why he is a another Anti hero/Anti Villain

[@megakazuya123]

Kuja did not "die"; when they are defeated, they are returned to their universes without any memory of Dissidia. None of them "die". They are competing for the crystals on a team. Cosmos and her warriors vs Chaos and his. The goal is to beat either side and claim the crystal so that the winning side can maintain power. When they lose, they are sent back to their timelines with no memory of the events of Dissidia

[@lindthechaoticheretic8708]

Half of this gives me the feels while the other half is me shouting "SHUT THE FUCK UP KIRITO!"

[@SirMoFoDans4]

Now that I think about it, Kuja might be the only main villain besides Dysley that doesn't just fucking disintegrate when he dies.

[@ravusgamez5642]

Poor Kuja ;-;

[@Sceleratus]

Evil life, why you so mean to Kuja ;-; I hope he returns to Gaia where he rules all :) Especially Treno.

[@alfredlopez7519]

Are Kuja and Zidane related? It's been soo many years since I played FF9, I don't remember much of of the storyline.

[@osaurus]

yes, they are genome created by Garland to disrupt soul cyce of gaia

[@iCloud1st]

You could say they are somewhat like brothers

[@RandomShinigami7]

If I remember correctly, Zidane and Kuja were both created to be an “Angel of Death”, with Kuja being created first and Zidane as an improved replacement for Kuja. They have the same creator and were created for the same purpose, so in a way yes they are related. ISK calling them somewhat like brothers is what they may as well be.

[@ericotness6147]

They're effectively brothers. Garland [no relation to the guy from the first Final Fantasy beyond name] created them to be Angels of Death as part of his agenda to restore Terra by wiping out Gaia. Kuja's the prototype, and was literally created as is. Because of that, he's emotionally stunted, hence his narcissism since he's essentially a child in an adult body. Zidane was created to effectively replace him, hence why Kuja basically banished him to Gaia, resulting in his own banishment courtesy of Garland.

[@SuperBleuz]

If Kuja's clothes weren't so... flamboyant, he could've been much more popular. I mean, it's hard to take a guy dressed up like that seriously.

[@danielorlovaquinn]

SuperBleuz then why is kefka one of the top ones? I liked kujas apearance

[@SuperBleuz]

It's because contrary to Kuja, Kefka doesn't take himself seriously, Kefka's clothes fit him. Kefka is the stereotype of "goofy but strong" character, which is an extremely popular trope. Kuja was made to be serious but his outfit is frivolous and doesn't really fit what most serious male characters would be enclined to take i believe. Buth, hey, to each his tastes !

[@danielorlovaquinn]

SuperBleuz true plus i never played ff9 so i wouldnt know as much , but i liked kujas andromyns look at least it wasnt another basic villian

[@haroldcabrera9268]

I like Kuja's outfit, it's original and fits him

[@floatsyourgoats6200]

Seriously Kuja is my favorite villain of the series but you can't really bring him up without people scoffing at his design. If only he'd been designed with regular pants...

[@athfcoz]

Does this remind anyone of the end of Blade Runner?

[@wysmare2261]

Ost?

[@HighDarkDragon]

''Keeping the Peace'' is the name

[@bubblescentedpillow3221]

Is Kuja gay?

[@multifandomcarrot5242]

coffeeandmilk NDC he's a guy

[@bubblescentedpillow3221]

Multifandom Carrot i know

[@Kn1ght_Edits]

Well sh-t..

[@ericotness6147]

Nope. He's straight believe it or not, at least he was in his debut game. He flirted with Princess Garnet at one point.