Post by Maxi Wesker on May 19, 2017 2:05:40 GMT
Kuja
Angel of Death | Male |
24 | Genome |
appearance
personality
Kuja's speech patterns are metaphorical and jovial. His refined nature juxtaposes his role as a sadistic war-bringer. Kuja loves luxury, as evidenced by his home at Desert Palace.
Kuja is narcissistic in contrast to Zidane's humility. Kuja has an ego to match his power, and he lets his pride rule his head. Kuja once chose to let Zidane live even if he had a chance to kill him to prove himself superior. After discovering his destiny as a mortal, Kuja's cultured personality turns into insanity, believing life should not be allowed to continue without him.
Kuja uses his elegance to hide his insecurities, and deep down he is conflicted by his existence. Kuja scorns the black mages, but also finds himself identifying with them. Kuja never experienced childhood, and thus his emotional growth is stunted, being unable to empathize with others or feel remorse for his actions. It appears that learning of his fate as a mortal and rebelling against this destiny allows Kuja to grow, and he comes to see at least some of the repercussions of his actions.
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[ BGM: The Darkness of Eternity ]
Kuja is a Genome created by the ruler of the dead planet of Terra, Garland, in 1776. Garland's ultimate plan is to assimilate the planet of Gaia with the planet of Terra by replacing the Gaian souls with Terran ones. To accelerate the process Garland created Kuja and sent him to Gaia to encourage war so the souls of Gaia would be replaced faster. Thus, it is Kuja's nature to incite death.
Garland initially deemed Kuja a failure. Kuja was created as he is and never experienced a childhood. Thus he never developed full human emotions and would never be able to enter Trance, the world's ultimate power.
A strong mind of his own with no feelings of remorse or conscience was a dangerous mix, perfect for inciting war, but difficult for Garland to harness to his own ends. Garland thus placed a limit on Kuja's lifespan and created another Genome who would be different from Kuja from the outset: Zidane was created as a child able to learn and grow, and thus develop the ability for complex emotions needed to enter Trance, making him superior to Kuja.
While Garland never told him, Kuja was only a temporary Angel of Death meant to kill people on Gaia until Garland could perfect the true Angel of Death: Zidane. Kuja felt threatened by the new Genome and kidnapped him and abandoned him on Gaia. Garland continued using Kuja, while a third Angel of Death, Mikoto, was created, but outraged at Kuja's behavior, Garland banished Kuja from returning to Terra. Kuja, defiant of his master, made his home in the Desert Palace instead, though he frequents Treno and is known there as a nobleman.
Kuja destroyed Madain Sari on Garland's instructions. Garland, fearful that the summoners' power to call forth the magical eidolons would come between him and his plans, wanted to eradicate the practice from Gaia. Kuja grew curious about these mythical beasts his master so feared, and came to pursue them himself.
The strongest eidolon in human memory, Alexander, was summoned only once 500 years ago. After being deemed dangerous its summoning crystal was divided up in four fragments so it may never be summoned again, the fragments divided between the kingdoms of the Mist Continent.
It sounded perfect to Kuja who was scheming towards his own goals and only appeared loyal to Garland on the surface. Kuja knew if Garland's plan to fuse the planets was to succeed his role as the Angel of Death would end, and his soul would no longer be his own, as Garland would turn him into a regular Genome, a mere soul vessel. The idea was unbearable to Kuja, who did not think the world deserved to exist without him. As Garland feared Gaia's eidolons, Kuja decided he had found the perfect weapon to overthrow Garland and become the master of both Terra and Gaia. With this idea in mind, Kuja began to pursue Alexander's crystal shards.
Kuja serves as a weapons supplier to Queen Brahne so she can conquer the neighboring nations of Burmecia and Lindblum and capture their crystal shards. The weapons Kuja supplies are the black mages, soulless golems who wield powerful magic. It is hinted Kuja knows how Genomes are manufactured and used his knowledge in making of the black mages.
At some point Kuja kidnapped Hildagarde Fabool, a noblewoman from the nation of Lindblum, who has taken a prototype airship from Lindblum that flies on advanced technology named after her, the Hilda Garde. Kuja kept her captive and, in need of an audience to fuel his narcissism, told her of his plans to conquer Terra an Gaia while taking the airship for himself.
Burmecia is conquered, and Zidane—now a thief living in Gaia with no knowledge of his origins—sets out on a quest to find out what is happening alongside his friend, a Burmecian Freya Crescent, and a sentient black mage, Vivi Ornitier, as well as possibly a qu gourmand, Quina Quen. The four arrive too late to defend the kingdom and are defeated by General Beatrix of Alexandria. Kuja observes Zidane before boarding his dragon and departing the site.
Brahne, under Kuja's advice, extracts her daughter's eidolons and summons Odin to destroy the Burmecian survivors at Cleyra, and to capture Cleyra's crystal shard. Zidane and his allies sneak aboard Brahne's airship and teleport back to Alexandria Castle.
Zidane and his friends rescue Brahne's daughter Garnet, who learns of her roots as a summoner. The group splits with Zidane, Garnet, and Vivi returning to Lindblum, only to witness Brahne conquer it with Atomos and her army of black mages. The surrendered Regent Cid tells Zidane's party about Kuja's role as Brahne's weapons supplier, and the three turn their attention to defeating Kuja and cutting off Brahne's supply of black mages. Armed with the knowledge that Kuja came from the north, they set out to the Outer Continent.
Zidane, Vivi, and Garnet track Kuja, following leads to the Black Mage Village and the summoners' ruined village of Madain Sari, recruiting Quina, Eiko Carol, and Amarant Coral along the journey. The group continues to the Iifa Tree, a gigantic tree that assists in filtering the Gaian and Terran souls—the Mist that Kuja uses to create the black mages is a by-product of this process. The party kills Soulcage, stopping the flow of Mist, but Kuja arrives on his dragon and tells them he no longer cares.
Brahne's fleet arrives, and Brahne, deeming she no longer needs him, attacks Kuja. Kuja survives Brahne's onslaught and she summons Bahamut. Kuja enslaves Bahamut by calling forth the Invincible, a Terran airship able to house souls, and kills the Queen by destroying her fleet.
Garnet is crowned the new queen and Kuja returns to Alexandria intent on killing her with his new eidolon. Kuja summons Bahamut and commands it to destroy the kingdom. Garnet and Eiko rush to Alexandria Castle's turrets and call forth the eidolon guardian of Alexandria, Alexander, by bringing the four crystal fragments together.
Alexander destroys Bahamut, and Kuja attempts to enslave the former by calling the Invincible. Garland has learned of Kuja's rebellion and commands the Invincible to destroy both Alexander and Alexandria, frustrating Kuja, and leaving him without an eidolon to manipulate. Kuja vows he will find an eidolon even stronger than Alexander and departs.
Zidane and his allies return to Lindblum where Cid tells them Kuja has been spotted in control of his Hilda Garde airship, and has recruited the sentient black mages from the Black Mage Village. They use Cid's sailing ship, the Blue Narciss, to return to the Outer Continent and find Kuja's Desert Palace. Kuja captures the group, and tells Zidane he will release his friends if he retrieves an artefact for him, sending Zidane to Oeilvert with three friends of his choosing.
While Zidane is at Oeilvert Kuja attempts to kill his companions who were left behind. They narrowly escape, but Zidane returns before Kuja finds the escapees and hands over the Gulug Stone. Kuja escapes with Eiko, and Zidane follows him to Mount Gulug where Kuja commands Zorn and Thorn, Brahne's jesters that now work for him, to extract Eiko's eidolons, but the attempt fails because she is too young.
Eiko's pet moogle Mog enters Trance, unleashing her true power as the eidolon Madeen. Kuja realizes that to enter Trance one needs to experience a surge of powerful emotions, and formulates a new plan. He decides he doesn't need an eidolon to fight Garland after all; he simply needs to enter Trance.
Kuja loses all his allies when the black mages realize he had tricked them and return to their village. Zorn and Thorn were killed by Zidane's party, who have rescued Hilda and taken back the airship Hilda Garde. With help from Cid's wife, Hilda, Zidane and his companions find a path to Terra where Zidane meets Garland, who reveals his and Kuja's past, claiming Kuja is in denial of his existence as a Genome.
Although Garland attempts to take Zidane's soul and turn him into an ordinary Genome when Zidane defies his plans, he survives, and Zidane and his allies attack Garland. A weakened Garland is usurped by Kuja who has returned to Terra on his Silver Dragon and taken control of the Invincible.
Kuja enters a Trance and crushes Zidane and his friends with Ultima. Because Kuja is a Genome and originally constructed to be a vessel for souls, he can absorb souls into his being and has absorbed the captive souls on the Invincible, including the soul of Queen Brahne; her feelings of greed, hatred, and jealousy were the emotional surges Kuja needed to enter such a powerful Trance. Kuja kicks Garland off the precipice of Castle Pandemonium and declares he will rule both Gaia and Terra.
Garland's spirit lingers and speaks to Kuja, telling him he was created to last only until the real Angel of Death, Zidane, reached maturity. Kuja realizes he is but a temporary pawn, much like the black mages he so despises. The revelation of his impending death drives Kuja mad, and he declares he won't let the world exist without him.
Kuja destroys Terra with a barrage of Ultima spells and returns to Gaia. Zidane and his friends escape on the Invincible along with the other Genomes they saved. They find Gaia covered in Mist and surmise Kuja is at the Iifa Tree. With the help of Beatrix commanding an alliance of the survivors of the Mist Continent's kingdoms, Zidane and his friends penetrate the barrier into Memoria, a world made manifest of the planet's memories. Guided by Garland's spirit, they travel deeper into Memoria and travel back in time to the origin of the universe, the Crystal World.
In the Crystal World they find Kuja at the Crystal, the source of all life. Kuja summons Deathguise who is summarily destroyed. Kuja engages Zidane's party himself, and upon his defeat casts Ultima, defeating them. Zidane and his friends appear in the Hill of Despair and encounter Necron, a being summoned by Kuja's fear of death to destroy all life and save it from the suffering of existence. Necron is defeated, and life is allowed to continue.
Kuja, who has lost his Trance, uses the last of his powers to teleport Zidane and his friends outside the Iifa Tree. Zidane stays behind to rescue Kuja, and barely makes his way to the Iifa Tree's core as its trunk and roots collapse. A weakened Kuja apologizes for his actions, but Zidane understands why he did it. As Kuja's body goes limp, the tree's interior collapses and Zidane protects the former as flailing roots converge on them. Mikoto, the third Angel of Death Garland had created, later tells Kuja in spirit how he taught the Genomes they can be more than mindless vessels and has given them hope for the future.
powers
Power - Weapon
Name: Mist Core
Description: Two "cores" conjured by Kuja representing the Holy and Flare spells that can split to become six individual cores.
Damage Type: Holy (Physical & Magic), Flare (Physical & Magic)
Power - Ability
Name: Grace Glider
Description: Kuja has the ability to glide through the air and can attack while still moving around giving him high mobility. If he's in Trance Form, his gliding speed increases.
Damage Type: N/A
Power - Technique
Name: Holy Thrust
Description: Kuja magically controls the cores at close range to target his opponent with a quick 3 hit combo attack.
Damage Type: Holy (Physical)
Power - Technique
Name: Flare Burst
Description: Kuja controls his flare cores in a circular formation before firing off two blasts of Flare magic.
Damage Type: Flare (Magic)
Power - Technique
Name: Flare Storm
Description: Kuja charges power around him and his Flare cores before rising into the air while surrounded by a flaming vortex knocking the opponent(s) within his space away.
Damage Type: Flare (Magic)
Power - Technique
Name: Flare Blow
Description: While in midair, Kuja casts his Flare cores forward at close range to target the opponent with a quick 3 hit combo attack.
Damage Type: Flare (Magic)
Power - Technique
Name: Holy Rise
Description: Kuja fires holy cores upward to strike opponents from a distance and reel them in before blasting them away.
Damage Type: Holy (Physical)
- Variant:
Power - Technique
Name: Holy Raid
Description: Kuja fires holy cores downward to strike opponents from a distance and reel them in before blasting them away.
Damage Type: Holy (Physical)
Power - Technique
Name: Holy Charge
Description: Kuja charges forward while surrounded within the cores' Holy magic, catching the opponent with multiple hits.
Damage Type: Holy (Physical)
- Variant:
Power - Technique
Name: Flare Charge
Description: Kuja charges forward while surrounded within the cores' Flare magic, catching the opponent with multiple hits.
Damage Type: Flare (Physical)
Power - Technique
Name: Flare Star
Description: Kuja creates a quick explosion in front of himself, then sends five Flare cores that converge and explode, knocking the opponent upwards.
Damage Type: Flare (Magic)
- Variant:
Power - Technique
Name: Seraphic Star
Description: Kuja tosses a sphere of holy magic that builds up energy and then explodes
Damage Type: Holy (Physical) - Variant:
Power - Technique
Name: Force Symphony
Description: Kuja uses both a Flare core and a Holy core simultaneously to strike the opponent in an X formation. If the opponent is caught within the attack Kuja creates a quick explosion using both Holy and Flare magic, knocking the opponent away.
Damage Type: Holy & Flare (Physical & Magic)
Power - Ability
Name: Soul Divider
Description: Kuja gathers his magic around as his Mist Core circles around him. He'll then disperse a wave of light that'll grant him and any of his allies within 40 feet a buff depending on the level of the Soul Divider. This spell has a total of 4 levels, each with a duration of posts and cooldowns which afterwards will allow Kuja to change to the next level. However, if by any chance Kuja is defeated, all buff effects will be gone.
Damage Type: N/A
- Soul Divider Lvl. 1
*Grants 1 of 3 following buffs to allies and himself ( ATK + 6.25%, DEF + 6.25%, SPD + 6.25% )
*Lasts for 1 post
*Soul Divider cooldown for 2 posts - Soul Divider Lvl. 2
*Grants 2 of 3 following buffs to allies and himself ( ATK + 12.5%, DEF + 12.5%, SPD + 12.5% )
*Lasts for 2 posts
*Soul Divider cooldown for 3 posts - Soul Divider Lvl. 3
*Grants all 3 following buffs to allies and himself ( ATK + 18.75%, DEF + 18.75, SPD + 18.75% )
*Lasts for 3 posts
*Soul Divider cooldown for 4 posts
*Allows Kuja to transform to his Trance Form. - Soul Resonance (Lvl. 4)
*Can only be used in his Trance Form.
*Grants all 3 following buffs to allies and himself ( ATK + 25%, DEF + 25%, SPD + 25% )
*Lasts for 3 posts
*Soul Resonance cooldown for 5 posts
Power - Ability
Name: Trance
Description: Trance is a surge of powerful emotions that momentarily enhances one's inner capabilities, and thus the effects are unique to each individual. Kuja witnesses the feat and realizes the true power of Trance, and abandons his quest for powerful eidolons, beginning to seek the power of Trance instead. Being a Genome, he can absorb dormant souls into his being, and thus absorbs the souls from within the Invincible. Using the soul of Queen Brahne as a catalyst, Kuja has the souls all enter Trance simultaneously, giving him an incredibly powerful Trance that he is able to sustain for an extended period of time. Kuja's Trance not gives him permanent duration (unless he dies) but also increases his movement and gliding speed.
Damage Type: N/A
( NOTE: All powers in red are meant for story purposes )
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Final Smash: Ultima
Description: As a last resort, Kuja unleashes his ultimate spell into the air which then causes a massive barrage of magical energy to rain down on his victims. Kuja can only perform this spell when he's in Trance Form.
Damage Type: Non-Elemental (Magic)
Kuja from Final Fantasy IX | PLAYED BY: Maxi
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