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Freya had the most potential for a great story, unfortunately her story never really took off. We get small samples of her hunt for Sir. Fratley and they meet a couple of times, but that's it. We never hear how they got together at the end, and her overall story just seems... Hmm, how to put it, unfinished. In battle she's great; her Dragon abilities are good, and they look pretty awesome.

What do you think about Freya?

I have to agree she has a really shadowy past thats never fully revealed, but ive always been able to appreciate the freedom final fantasy (and many books/movies) gives to insert whatever past we would like for her to have.
I never really used her much in battle, though, I preferred Steiner.

I never found freya much of a talker and if she got the chance she'd go and pursue her hunt for fratley. but once he lost is memory she dicides theres more inportain tast at hand and heads on with zid. once kuja is defeated and all is well she has a full year to get to reknow fratley. but i seemed to notice though out the game that she seemed to slowly take towards amerant

Freya decided to go with Zidane to revenge for the distruction of Clayra. She says that she is happy that she knows that Fratley is alive, but i think she thoufght that she should finish some things before go back to Fratley. She has to help her country and that is more iportant for her than personal happiness. Meybe she met Fratley after she escaped Alexandria with Beatrix and Stainer, who knows.

I agree. Her story did leave me wondering, and perhaps that was an intentional move on Square's side.

It's a shame Freya's story didn't get much exposure, she always seemed to me to have one of the deepest personalities.

Mabie it was becouse sqaure was to focused on the sidequest so they just didn't have time for freya's story or that once she met fratley they just couldn't figur out where to pick off from there. Personally i was hoping that sqaure could have some part where freya takes fratley to that dragon city place, right after zid gets eiko back. So fratley could join your party for a short time. (Sqaure was focused on making ff9 fun for everoyne even if they've beat the game all ready so they added alot of side quest.)

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Mabie it was becouse sqaure was to focused on the sidequest so they just didn't have time for freya's story or that once she met fratley they just couldn't figur out where to pick off from there. Personally i was hoping that sqaure could have some part where freya takes fratley to that dragon city place, right after zid gets eiko back. So fratley could join your party for a short time. (Sqaure was focused on making ff9 fun for everoyne even if they've beat the game all ready so they added alot of side quest.)

I dont disagree, but imagine having a full-developed story and background for every character. Too much data to put in CDs. But its a shame that there was that secret scene with Vivi and Quina and nothing extra for Freya.

Bw i have just remembered. Fratley left to continue his journey, so it would be pretty hard for Freya to search for him. She had been searching for him for years and never found him

If she would have been the main character, Final Fantasy IX as a whole would have been much better.
Also Sain, your blonde.

If she would have been the main character, Final Fantasy IX as a whole would have been much better.

Would you please explain your logic there? Don't get me wrong; I like Freya, but I highly doubt that FFIX would've been better with her as the lead.

FF IX could never be expanded upon, the game rocked.

Even though Freya is a kick ass character.

FF IX could never be expanded upon, the game rocked.

Even though Freya is a kick ass character.

Agreed. Freya is absolutely kickass. She's my favorite FF girl next to Celes. XD

Also agreed that there was absolutely no reason to expand on her any more than there already was.

Eight characters, only three of which are really the "lead" characters. Any more than that, and you're looking at a seriously tedious game. Freya is a supporting character, and the most important things you need explained about her are explained. So yeah, maybe it would be nice to somewhere have a canon explaination of what exactly did happen to Fratley to cause him to lose his memory, or whatnot... but really, I don't think any less of the story for leaving it a mystery. *shrugs*

Besides, that's what character profiles are for. Square knows fans geek out over shit like this, so they release books and guides, and stuff like that.

Would you please explain your logic there? Don't get me wrong; I like Freya, but I highly doubt that FFIX would've been better with her as the lead.

We already had this conversation 7 months ago.
Shame it was deleted.
Basically I believe that Zidane is the worst possible pick for main character, his story; it only begins to get good towards the second disk, the whole kidnap Garnett, run away from queen whats-her-face then wind up in a forest is one crap begining.

You piss me off, Prettyboy. The whole point of the beginning was the fact that she wanted to be kidnapped, much to the surprise of Zidane and the Tantalus gang. The whole point was to twist the beginning around, and so they did. I don't see how that's a crappy beginning, if anything, it made people all the more curious about the rest of the game. At least for me it did.

The begginning was pretty original. It is still original, to these days. I think it was pretty awsome idea

The beginning of IX is great. Zidane is one hell of a leading man that actually has the ability to firmly make a decision and stick with it. As kick ass and strong of a warrior as Freya is, I don't think she had the leadership qualities that Zidane had.

SPOILER

Plus, her if story was in the spotlight, we would've lost the main party for nearly the entire second disk and just followed her and Beatrix around as they attempted to defend Alexandria. I mean, Beatrix freakin' rules, but she wasn't a main character. Also, FFIX wouldn't have made much sense to us once they reached Terra because we wouldn't be able to empathize with Zidane's pain. We would have missed too much of the storyline.

I cannot believe you say I piss you off. Hmm, my opinion sucks when I'm drunk.

Let's see...

if we had Freya as the main character, what's before that [the Final Fantasy IX as we know it]? A really long part where she fights all her battles by herself?

Coooool, ninja assassin Freya.

and then she meets pimp Zidane and his whore Garnet.

Then it all comes together...

Not forgetting Sir Steiner and his marionette Vivi...

Would you please explain your logic there? Don't get me wrong; I like Freya, but I highly doubt that FFIX would've been better with her as the lead.

I think he meant in the fabled movie FFIX : Freya's quest for sex. :P

*Has been exposed to too many Freya porn images from furries XP*

Yeeeah, Freya and Frately porn... Wicked.

Not forgetting Sir Steiner and his marionette Vivi...
and Michael Jackson's wife Quina and their daughter Eiko.

And some red haired maniac who was shoved on at last minute, hence the minor role.

We already had this conversation 7 months ago.
Shame it was deleted.
Basically I believe that Zidane is the worst possible pick for main character, his story; it only begins to get good towards the second disk, the whole kidnap Garnett, run away from queen whats-her-face then wind up in a forest is one crap begining.

I certainly don't remember it then, LoL. Anyway, you're totally wrong. FFIX has a much better beginning than just about any other FF. Cases in point: FFVIII, after a flashy FMV, puts you in a boring class with one of the worst main characters ever. FFVII puts you in a stale "dungeon" with boring, repetitive music. From the get go, FFIX turns on the humor and charm, and doesn't let up.

Yeah, okay don't make me yawn, do that tommorow darling after I'm back on the non-alcholic stuff.

Vivi would of also made a good main character. Quina on the other hand...

Well, the characters actually join Zidane and Garnet. So they actually have their sub-stories and background, for ex vivi and the black mage village, freya and fratley, steiner and beatrix, amarant and zidane etc. But they all follow Zidane and Garnet in their journey, each one for his/her reason. I cant imagine Garnet or Zidane following Freya or Vivi.

Good point.

*Last Post*

well i stop at 503....

* characters is enough mabie if quina or amerant wern't there they could bring in beatrix and improve on her...

bye people.

Freya is one good character in the game because of her past and the part wherein she in zidane met again.

Are you trying to necrobump every single thread in the Final Fantasy IX Forum?