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[BG-57]

Seymour reminds in some ways of Delita, the main antagonist of FFT. Both are motivated in part because they have been cruelly treated by those in power and seek power to dominate others in turn. This of course makes them as bad as those that they despise.

What I found much more sympathetic was his denial of his matyrdom as a Summoner. He's grown up as a persecuted half-caste and he's supposed to sacrifice himself to save Spira, which includes some of the same people who tormented him? While such a choice would of course be noble I fully understand his reluctance to do so.

[Anno Domini]

i thought that the soul reaso he became a summoner was to control his mother. he had never mentioned "saving spira" as high on his priorites short of destrying it.

[cally777]

I think the desire to smash things like Renmiri's sandcastles is very human. Thats one big reason why vid games are so popular. So fine if its fantasy.

But its different when you are smashing up real people and their homes (not in a game). And are faced with the result of dead and injured that you have caused. Like the little kids playing in Kilika. Or Vietnam. Real evil.

[Garnie]

seymore was totally tapped in the head! the only reason he could find was that he wanted to end spiras suffering by killing a lot of people! imo i think that Aeon could have given hope to people js in them selfs but.....igronance is unfortunetlythe best way people cope with there problems. Any way seymore was totally tapped in the head. and your gonna be that way with the childhood he had too cope with i suppose.

[Anno Domini]

i dont think any one of us could feel the way seymour did. that childhood is just tooooooo unhappy. this is why i feel that if a sane person were to become sin, they could have better control. jecht didnt want to be sin and he began to phaze out. would if someone wanted to be sin.

Apart from destruction, think of what sin could do! as a beast of burden, as transportation, as a holy symbol, or even a domestic weapon. Sin COULD do a lot of good! if i were sin i dont tink i would want to be a beast of burden, but there are the occasional self-sacrificers.

[scrumpleberry]

Personally, I can understand Seymour, but I would rather be a random massacred villager because

1. Guilt

2. Loss of intelligence - "UG BERRY SMASH"

3. Constant slashing and rebirth by a bunch of summoners

[Anno Domini]

well, we know that if sin dies, that summoner goes away to the farplane. jecht got sent. but at least you can understand his mind. "UG BERRY SMASH!" lolz!

[scrumpleberry]

Originally Bespoken by Anno Domini

well, we know that if sin dies, that summoner goes away to the farplane. jecht got sent.

Wewps, forgot. Soz.