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green-ray-blog1 · 29 days

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Dagger being a weird white mage

Back when I played FF9 for the first and second time, I was annoyed at how Dagger's a pretty clearly inferior white mage compared to Eiko. Eiko gets full life, esuna, dispel and holy, all awesome spells that Dagger just can't learn. I guess the idea is that Dagger has the more offensive summons but even then it's not like Eiko's summons are bad, and her final one is pretty op.

But replaying the game again, some of that is making sense to me. Dagger's pretty cool, really, and she's kind of a mess.

Like okay, the trope of the white mage who actually kicks grown men's asses appears in other Final Fantasy games. Aerith roughs up some dudes in Don Corneo's house, and I'm pretty sure I remember Yuna knocking out some goons offscreen in FFX. Dagger doesn't seem to hit the same notes, though.

I don't think she ever physically overwhelms another character during the game, which doesn't stop her from jumping from towers or ditching half of the party when they don't want to take her along. She also doesn't have the same kind of enthusiasm about her that the other two try to project. When I used to play FF9, I didn't pay enough attention to her name. She was just Garnet with a fake name, but it's more than that. Aerith and Yuna want/try to be world saviors, but Garnet, for half the game mostly wants to save her mother, and it doesn't go well. I think she feels overwhelmed by Brahne's dedication to go commit worse and worse crimes. So she needs to become something more than the princess bound by her social role. She needs to become something dangerous, like a dagger. Someone who will poison the fuck out of her buddies and run ahead if they don't take her to the frontline. Obviously, Zidane's into that edgy shit, I mean look at Blank (lots of potential slash I previously had no clue about with this one btw).

Dagger's also kind of entitled, for a while ? Which, duh, she's royalty. There's the whole poisoning incident, of course. But during said incident, she doesn't poison Steiner because she knows he'll do what she says, even if he might protest at first. Worse case she can just put her foot down and shut him up. She really does take Steiner for granted. And again, what I find really cool is that it ends up being pretty subtly written (maybe in part because it's often played for laughs but not just that). Steiner doesn't mind being taken for granted. It gives him purpose, even when it's tedious as fuck. It's interesting that they're never really that close and their relationship is mostly a power dynamic.

The first trip to Treno might have lots of layers. Both Dagger and Steiner are having some personal crises. Dagger gets really into the whole plot to rob someone to save Blank (she gets to be dangerous and edgy and rub elbows with bandits, and she doesn't even need Zidane anymore hah), which is a sidetrack from saving her mother, but it does feel right too (and at least that one is successful). Steiner keeps trying to convince himself that Queen Brahne must be right and he shouldn't think too hard about her motives, but gets stung by Baku calling him out for having no thoughts of his own. In French, he asks himself "Am I a puppet?", which feels more direct than the english version. And yeah, dude, maybe you are ? You're also being roped into all sorts of business you wouldn't do because you're at Dagger's beck and call. So when they're back in Alexandria, when he finally opposes Brahne, shortly after, he also decides to stop following her to stay and fight with Freya and Beatrix. In retrospect, maybe that was a well earned vacation for the guy.

But yeah, all in all, maybe I shouldn't be surprised Dagger isn't an S tier white mage, and is more into the big damage summons, including the horrific robot from another planet with a completely excessive animation that does darkness damage.

#ff9 #garnet ff9 #dagger ff9 #who would have guessed that the girl who names herself after a knife would be kind of edgy #hey zidane can you pass me your stabby weapon for a bit i want to name myself after it #Dagger/Zidane #otp

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reikascafe · 16 days

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More Final Fantasy Girls in my style. This complete image took me around 6 months of work to digitally paint each girl. You can check my timelapses and sketches by following me at Instagram and Twitter (same handle @). See you there chocobos!

🗓 Oh and commissions are open! Don’t miss this chance to see your OC from the Final Fantasy world in my style! 📌

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monogm · 2 months

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Garnet

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demonbloodpal · 4 months

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ff gals ultros sumoning full on patreon

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ontheseconddayitrains · 7 months

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Garnet

#garnet til alexandros #final fantasy ix #final fantasy 9 #garnet ff9 #ff9 #ffix #final fantasy #fanart #my art #i've been listening to nockat's new ff9 season #so now ff9 is on my brain #what a good game

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silvestars-arts · 2 months

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Just filling sketcbook.

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portfolio-gisele · 2 days

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My preview for the @ffladieszine 🌟

Garnet and the white birds 🕊

You can preorder the zine now : https://ffladieszine.bigcartel.com 💙

so much heart went into this project, you can look forward to it !

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rune-writes · 6 months

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Deception

Fandom: Final Fantasy IX

Word count: 1998

Rating: G

Characters: Beatrix & Garnet

Summary: Ten years in the past, Beatrix became privy to one of Alexandria's most vital secret: that the Princess Garnet til Alexandros XVII was not, in fact, the princess.

Read on AO3.

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It was a closely guarded secret within the royal palace that Her Royal Highness the Princess Garnet til Alexandros XVII was not, in fact, the real princess. Only a handful of people knew. The King and Queen, of course, as they had been the ones who had ordered the removal of the girl’s horn. The royal physician, who had examined the girl as she’d lain unconscious for weeks and subsequently removed the horn. Then there was the General, who had found the Queen on the pier one morning as she’d cradled the girl’s unconscious body to her bosom. Still distraught after her daughter’s death, Queen Brahne had readily accepted the girl as her own.

Beatrix had only been a knight then, not yet risen to her position as General of the Alexandrian Army. An ambitious one at that, coming from a lesser noble family whose only wish was to see her succeed in life. What more could she ask when she landed herself a position as a royal knight. Even at the tender year of seventeen, her fighting prowess was second to none—barring the General herself—who’d seen fit to train the young prodigy after her innate talent became known. So it was at the heels of the General that Beatrix often found herself following, from trainings at the barracks to meetings at the royal chambers.

It was during one of these meetings—or perhaps on the way to such a meeting—that Beatrix and the General found the Queen in the royal pier with a bundle cradled to her chest.

The General stopped in her tracks, her conversation with Beatrix ceasing. She stepped toward the path.

“Your Majesty,” she greeted with a salute.

The blue-skinned queen regarded her with a flick of her eyes before her gaze dropped to the bundle in her arms. She tucked at the linen, her finger brushing something inside before her lips pulled into a frown.

“Your Majesty, may I ask why you are at the pier so early in the morning?” the General asked.

“She has a fever,” the Queen murmured. “That won’t do. Come, let us call on the physician.”

In a flurry of silk and gown, the Queen made her way back up the stone steps, gaze never looking back even as she called to them to keep up.

By all accounts, Beatrix shouldn’t even be there, but the moment they arrived at the Queen’s chambers, she had been ushered in along with the General. The Queen had ordered only the physician to attend to her, and so it was the four of them in the huge room. The Queen set the bundle on her bed, slowly unraveling the linen to reveal a girl, barely six years old, curled against the white sheet and shivering.

“Doctor, may you see if she is ill?” the Queen said.

Beatrix watched from afar as the physician, a lean man with average height and long strands of fair hair tied neatly at the base of his head, bent down to examine the girl. Her damp black hair hung in dirty clumps and her brown smock bore no resemblance to any local clothing Beatrix had seen. Then she spotted a horn protruding from her forehead. Very uncanny.

“By the Gods,” the General gasped. She’d taken a full look at the girl, her attention shifting to her queen.

Intrigued, Beatrix took a few steps forward, stopping behind and to the right of her general. The physician was still bent down, but when he finally stood and brushed the black bangs back, Beatrix felt her own breath caught in her throat.

“Your Majesty,” her general began, caution and disbelief thick in her voice.

“How is she, doctor?” Queen Brahne asked.

“Mark of a fever and malnutrition, but otherwise not much worse for the wear,” the physician said, turning to face her. “I could keep her at the infirmary for the time being until we locate her family—”

“No.” The reply came too quick; the Queen cleared her throat. “That won't be necessary.” Then she added, “The girl will stay in my chambers, and if the King is willing, occupy the rooms upstairs.”

Eyes flashed at the decisive announcement, both from the General and the physician as they shared stunned glances.

“So until then, you may treat her here. Do not bring your assistants until I say otherwise.”

The physician pursed his lips, then bowed his head. “Very well, Your Majesty.”

“The King will need to be told about this.” Her gaze shifted to the General. “No one is to enter the room while I am gone,” was all she said before she turned with a flourish of her gown and disappeared out the door.

Silence fell. The physician cast a rueful glance at the General before sighing and announcing he would prepare medicine and bring his equipment forthwith. Beatrix was left alone with the General, who looked at the girl with brows drawn even as she approached, her usually determined gait hesitant until she reached the foot of the bed. Beatrix followed, feeling a foreboding at the memory of the General and physician’s uneasy glances, yet at the same time perturbed by the uncanny resemblance the girl had with the little princess who was, as far as she knew, sleeping peacefully upstairs: from the small round face to the clumps of black hair, albeit skinnier, no doubt, and horned.

As though just remembering Beatrix’s presence, the General whirled around and closed the distance between them in quick strides. The fierceness with which she hissed her order set the already disturbed bells ringing in her mind:

“Speak nothing of this!”

There was nothing Beatrix could do but nod in compliance.

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When Beatrix saw the body of the little princess taken from her bedchambers, then in its place lay the little girl from the pier, she realized she’d come to be privy of the kingdom’s most vital secret. She’d been sworn to secrecy. No one should know of this. Her jaws tightened when the physician sheared the horn from the girl’s soft skin. The girl had screamed in her sleep, the pain not enough to wake her from her delirious fever, even as blood trickled from the gash in her forehead. It made Beatrix sick, but she kept her ground, her face carefully schooled into indifference.

The next several weeks passed by in a blur. The late winter sun shone bright on an empty, cloudless sky, yet its heat could barely penetrate their armor. Beatrix stood on the courtyard, sword drawn out, hardly breaking a sweat as she faced Adelbert Steiner in a duel, already long drawn-out. It should have been finished minutes ago, and judging from Steiner’s heaving chest and sweat-covered brow—despite the cool sun—the taller and stockier knight was barely hanging on. Quite commendable, seeing as his opponent was the undefeatable Beatrix. But she would put an end to this. Steiner’s shoulders had sagged from her barrage of attacks, slightly but noticeable enough, and that would be his weakness. The exhaustion had settled in. His movements would be sluggish. A quick thrust to the chest or his side would immediately topple him. Or if he could somehow dodge that, she’d swerve and swipe at his leg instead. And then she would win.

The image was imprinted in her mind and muscles. Beatrix adjusted her grip on her sword. Steiner’s jaw tightened, readying for the attack. She thrust—

“Your highness!”

The high-pitched shriek tore Beatrix’s concentration apart. Her speed faltered at the last second, long enough for Steiner to step aside and swipe his sword at her side. She fell to her knees; Steiner’s blade right up against her neck. Cheers erupted from his side of the circle. His usually stern face broke into a grin of feral delight. Beatrix scowled—she should’ve won, she’d calculated it perfectly—but she was above being petty over an irrefutable defeat. Swallowing past her irritation, she looked over her shoulder, seeking the source of distress: a woman in dark purple robes Beatrix recognized as the late princess’s governess was flapping her arms in the air on the terrace leading inside the castle, the muscles around her cheeks and jaws drawn back against the shock. She caught sight of a fluttering of silk by the balustrade, strands of ebony hair, before she heard the loud splash, and the entire envoy broke into yells.

Beatrix was upon the pond in moments, well before the rest of the knights realized what had happened. The governess ran down the stairs, along with a handful of handmaids, footmen, and of course, the ever-present royal physician and his assistant hard on her heels. The princess was sprawled on the pond, knee-deep in water. When Beatrix reached the edge, the princess—or rather, the girl posing as her—blinked at her. Dark beady eyes set in a soft, round face; a faint mark on her forehead was the only remnant where a horn should have been. Tears slowly welled in her eyes and her cries pierced the ground.

Before the governess and her retinue reached her side, Beatrix had already stepped into the water. She crouched beside the girl. “Are you alright, Princess?” she asked, but the girl only cried. Beatrix checked her knees, her legs, her body. Besides the soaked dress and a scrape on her knee, the girl was utterly fine. It was the shock, perhaps. So, taking care not to make sudden movements, Beatrix held the girl’s hands and coaxed her to stand. “Come, let’s get you out of the freezing water.”

Apparently, the princess had finally awoken the previous night with no memory as to what had transpired before her deep slumber. The physician had assigned it to the heavy illness muddling her brain. No one questioned it, but Beatrix knew better. She met the physician’s glance briefly before his gaze slid away.

In a bid to jog her memory, they’d attempted to take the princess around the castle. When the view of the central courtyard with its cobbled paving and frost-covered shrub had mesmerized her and she’d stepped too close to the balustrade, her small body had easily slipped through the gaps.

“We’ll need to get you changed lest you catch a cold,” the governess said with a dramatic flutter of her hands to scurry the princess and her entourage back to her bedchambers.

Through her shivering and chattering of teeth, the girl looked up from her bangs and locked eyes with Beatrix. It was uncanny to see those similar brown eyes in that same round face but knowing they hosted a different soul from the one she’d known and vowed to protect for the past five years. But the girl did not know; neither did the rest of the kingdom. Was it for the best? Beatrix couldn’t help the pang in her heart when she thought of the real princess in the morgue, lying silent and forgotten without so much as a royal funeral.

The girl bobbed her head, a little smile parting her lips. “Thank you.”

Her voice was different, softer, with a lilt that hinted at a songstress. Beatrix straightened and bowed deep at the waist.

“I serve to protect Your Highness.”

The governess bowed her thanks, then ushered the girl up the stairs in her dripping dress, the handmaids fussing over the little figure. Once they’d disappeared inside, Beatrix turned to find the other knights had gathered behind her in a loose semicircle. Steiner stood at the forefront, the hard lines of his face softening in a breath of relief.

“It is good to find the princess hale and whole,” he murmured.

Another pang in her heart. Beatrix glanced over her shoulder at the empty castle door, feeling her jaws tightening and releasing within a heartbeat. There was no going back. This little girl who’d drifted to their shores would be the princess they were sworn to protect. Giving a silent prayer to the body buried in the morgue, Beatrix nodded her assent.

“It is.”

~ END ~

#final fantasy ix #ff9 #ffix #garnet #beatrix #garnet til alexandros xvii #garnet ff9 #beatrix ff9 #final fantasy 9 #final fantasy #fanfiction #ff fanfic #ff9 fanfic

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nobu-25m · 8 months

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線画はうまくいってた✏︎

#zidane tribal #garnet til alexandros #zidane ff9 #garnet ff9 #final fantasy 9 #ff9

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flare-vortex · 3 months

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARNET!!! 🥳🥳🎂

I bet she’s got lots of cake today…, I think Zidane wants some too 😏💕💦🤭🫣

(I made this before finding out today was her birthday btw 👀👀👀)

#ff9 #ffix #final fantasy #final fantasy 9 #final fantasy ix #garnet #final fantasy garnet #garnet final fantasy #garnet ff9 #garnet ffix #ffix garnet #ff9 garnet #zidane #ff9 zidane #zidane ff9 #digital art #illustration #fan art #flarevortex

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skulkingfox · 4 months

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#final fantasy #hope estheim #yuna #eiko #auron #snow villiers #garnet ff9

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snakegorl212006 · 5 months

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When they want attention/affection and how they act when you don’t give them your attention/affection

------------Kuja---------------------------

-ok probably not the most affectionate person but does require your full attention -if he doesn't get at least a hug or kiss from you he would be upset -not like full temper tantrum but definitely would feel a bit sour -especially since he dealt with neglect with Garland -he’ll probably feel like he’s not need which would make him feel salty -part of him wants to be patient like if you had a long day or something -and then a big part of him says to do something extreme to get your attention -he has very elaborate methods to get your attention all on him -he would call on you giving you his affection so you can return his feelings -maybe even whisper sweet words to really try to get a reaction -another thing he could do is be dramatic but it’s very subtle -using his poetic words to express is boredom or longing for your gaze -”If only something could cure me of this insufferable mood” something like that -if nothing works he would just give you the silent treatment and would look irritated

---------Zidane------------------------

-if he doesn't get any attention from you he would act just as dramatic as his brother counterpart -unlike his brother he’s more opened about it -”hey what’s got you so hooked!?” -he’d probably pout -last case scenario he would just take you away from whatever you are doing just to spend time with him -he’s not clingy buttttttt… -good luck getting a needy zidane off of you -when he’s not that needy he would leave you alone with similar thoughts like kuja -you might want to be alone -or you might be actually busy -which is fine for him but he’ll like if you told him before you’re off to your lonesome -he worries about you and he cares for you

--------Dagger/Garnet------------------------

-her being needy doesn't happen often especially with her independent personality -I feel like she would prefer if you seek her out vs when she want to seek you out for some attention -If you reach out to her even if it’s just a simple hello or to check up on her, she would be happy and view it as you care about her -but lets say she wants to have your attention -if the shoe is on the other foot i feel like she’s more than capable to just tell you her feelings -she can be straight forward especially to her S/O -if she feels neglected she could just summon you and just say the she want’s to spend time with you -although i also feel like she would also be shy with it but also understanding about having a busy life(she is queen after all) -”I was wondering if you and I go out for a walk sense we haven't had time to ourselves in a while” 🙂

------------------Vivi---------------------

-i doubt he completely understands his need for attention or affection -but he dose understand how lonely he’d get when you don’t hang out with him for some time -as much as he would love to ask you to hang with him, he gets a little shy -he might feel a little embarrassed for he doesn't know how you would react to him asking for some attention -sometimes he would be quick to back down on his request and just wait until he sees your not busy -”can we oh..umm.. Nevermind” or “hey can we umm.. Wanna go see a play”

---------------Eiko------------------------------

-she’s not shy at all when expressing her need for attention -when she see you not giving her the attention she deserves she his huffy -it starts out as “it’s rude to ignore a lady” -then it ends with “I’M NOT INVISIBLE YOU KNOW” -she wouldn't be happy at all that her favorite person is ignoring her -Ekio would get very upset and would stay like this until you apologize or explain why you weren’t involve as much with her -”oh! I see… well you could’ve said something! You had me worried for a second..”

#ff9 vivi #ff9 kuja #zidane ff9 #garnet ff9 #ff9 #ff9 dagger #final fantasy 9 #final fantasy ix #Final fantasy #final fantasy x reader #final fantasy 9 x reader #ff9 eiko

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