Thought Bubble

Cecil:

My liege, what could all this possibly serve?

Baron: After starting a new game

Cecil:

Forgive me, Kain. I meant for none of this to happen

Kain:

Those who seek the Eidolon of Mist find only death, if tales are true.

Overworld: After leaving Baron for the first time

Cecil:

Rosa is better off the farther she remains from me.

Kain:

Rosa, at least, must not be drawn into this.

Baron: After talking to Rosa's mother

Cecil:

I feel a presence. It is not hostile, but nor could it be called friendly.

Kain:

They say the Eidolon dwells here, yet the cave is quiet as a grave.

Mist Cave: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

Strange. I felt no malice in that dragon, no evil.

Kain:

There was little sport in that, but it is done. Now, to deliver the ring...

Mist Cave: After defeating the Mist Dragon

Cecil:

An orphan—and if not by my hand, then by my deeds.

Overworld: After the events in Mist

Cecil:

I cannot undo what I've done, Rydia, but I will make amends.

Rydia:

He looks so...so sad.

Kaipo: After Rydia joins the party

Cecil:

A girl from Baron? No, it couldn't be...

Rydia:

He knows her?

Kaipo: After speaking to the man in front of the Inn before going to Rosa

Cecil:

Rosa...you came all this way to find me?

Rydia:

She must really care about him.

Kaipo: After speaking to Rosa

Cecil:

There is no other route to Damcyan. But I'll need to protect Rydia.

Rydia:

Cecil must really care about her, too.

Underground Waterway: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

The sage's spells are a boon. But still, I worry for Rydia.

Rydia:

There's a big monster waiting for us up ahead.

Tellah:

Wait for me, Anna! Damcyan is just beyond this passage!

Underground Waterway: After Tellah joins the party

Tellah:

If it weren't for that misbegotten bard, Anna would still be in Kaipo.

Overworld: Exiting the Underground Waterway into the desert

Cecil:

Why would such a monster make its den in a cave frequented by men?

Rydia:

I'm afraid...but we have to help her!

Tellah:

With a dark knight and a summoner, that beast stands no chance!

Underground Waterway: Exiting the first portion of the cave

Cecil:

Damcyan is only a little farther. Be strong, Rosa!

Rydia:

We did it! I wonder if I have the same kind of power Mother did.

Tellah:

Damcyan lies just ahead. I'm on my way, Anna!

Underground Waterway: After defeating Octomammoth

Cecil:

The Red Wings!? But, at whose command!?

Rydia:

It's burning! Just like...like my village did.

Tellah:

Anna... Oh, my sweet Anna!

Damcyan: After the Red Wings bomb the castle

Cecil:

With this, we can reach the Antlion's Den. It won't be much longer, Rosa!

Edward:

I escorted Anna to Damcyan in this same hovercraft. Oh, Anna...

Rydia:

Wow! It can fly over water!

Damcyan: After Edward joins the party and the Hovercraft is obtained

Cecil:

The sand pearl is nearly ours. Wait for us, Rosa.

Edward:

Antlions nest this time of year. It should be easy to find a pearl.

Rydia:

I hope Rosa is all right.

Antlion's Den: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

Rosa...please still be alive!

Edward:

Were I as strong as Cecil, I might have saved my beloved Anna.

Rydia:

Hurry, Cecil! Rosa needs you!

Antlion's Den: After defeating the Antlion

Cecil:

Oh, Rosa...it feels so good to have you near again.

Edward:

Are you watching, Anna? I am trying, as best I can!

Rosa:

Thank you, Cecil. Now let me help you!

Rydia:

I'm so glad she's all right!

Kaipo: After Rosa joins the party

Cecil:

Forgive us, Rydia, but there was no other way.

Edward:

Rydia...so young, and yet so strong of heart!

Rosa:

Please forgive us, Rydia. That was very brave of you.

Rydia:

I'm going to become a summoner just like my mother!

Mt. Hobs: After Rydia learns Fire

Cecil:

We must end Baron's madness before more are made to suffer!

Edward:

Even Fabul's monks could not stop an attack from the skies.

Rosa:

At this rate, Baron will make an enemy of the entire world!

Rydia:

Why is there so much fighting all of a sudden?

Yang:

Rest in peace, my fallen brothers. I will see to your families' safety.

Mt. Hobs: After Yang joins the party

Cecil:

Kain...if only you were here.

Edward:

I wonder if I can truly be of any aid in this struggle.

Rosa:

The castle seems secure enough against ground invasion, but...

Rydia:

I have to do what I can!

Yang:

Our enemy is an airship fleet. How can we hope to engage them?

Fabul: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

Quite a strong woman, that one.

Edward:

So, that is Yang's wife. Oh, Anna... If only we could have been wed!

Rosa:

What a charming wife!

Rydia:

She seems so nice and happy. Like Mother...

Fabul: After talking to Yang's Wife

Cecil:

Kain...what happened to you?

Edward:

I will not stand and watch Cecil lose Rosa as I lost Anna!

Rydia:

I hope they haven't done anything to Rosa.

Yang:

Rosa taken...and all of this for the sake of defending our kingdom!

Fabul: After the Battle of Fabul

Cecil:

If anything should happen to Rosa...

Edward:

This conflict is escalating. Will my contributions mean anything?

Rydia:

Cecil doesn't seem the same without Rosa.

Yang:

Please, guard the castle in my absence. We must rescue Rosa!

Fabul: After speaking with the King

Cecil:

Am I the only one who survived?

Overworld: After sailing from Fabul to Baron

Cecil:

Strange that fate would return me here, to atone for my sins.

Mysidia: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

Can this mountain truly wash away my bloodstained past?

Palom:

All right! Finally, a chance to use my magic in battle!

Porom:

I don't think he's really a bad person.

Mysidia: After speaking with the Elder and Palom and Porom join the party

Cecil:

Tellah came here, too. This peak must hold some secret.

Palom:

I guess even the world's greatest Sage can't overcome old age.

Porom:

What could possibly break the seal on Meteor?

Tellah:

What can Golbez do against the powers of Meteor and a paladin?

Mount Ordeals: After Tellah joins the party

Cecil:

An elemental archfiend...there must be something here.

Palom:

I could have beaten that one alone with my magic.

Porom:

That was over too quickly. I have a bad feeling about all this.

Tellah:

An elemental archfiend? Hmph. The murderer has some powerful pawns.

Mount Ordeals: After defeating Scarmiglione the first time

Cecil:

An elemental archfiend... A fearsome foe, to be sure.

Palom:

Y-you mean there are more where he came from!?

Porom:

How terrible! That...thing was no longer human at all!

Tellah:

What manner of foul creature would choose undeath of its own free will?

Mount Ordeals: After defeating Scarmiglione the second time

Cecil:

That voice...it said "my son".

Palom:

He really became a paladin!

Porom:

That voice belonged to Cecil's—! Did the elder know all along?

Tellah:

Mark my words, Golbez! Anna will be avenged—with Meteor!

Mount Ordeals: After Cecil becomes a Paladin

Cecil:

I fear to think what's become of Baron.

Palom:

Finally...no more boring training! I wonder what it'll be like there?

Porom:

Baron may be Cecil's homeland, but we'd best be careful there now.

Tellah:

What do you know of it, Elder? Vengeance is all that's left to me.

Mysidia: After speaking with the Elder with Cecil as a Paladin

Cecil:

To think my return to Baron would be like this...

Palom:

Wow! So this is Baron! I've never seen anything like it!

Porom:

The villagers are all going about their lives normally. Strange...

Tellah:

The Devil's Road exacts a high toll. I could do to rest at an inn.

Baron: After traveling the Devil's Road

Cecil:

There is an abandoned waterway in town that leads to the castle.

Palom:

To the castle full of enemies, then! This should be exciting!

Porom:

This monk trusts Cecil, too.

Tellah:

Baron—the home of those accursed Red Wings!

Yang:

Manipulated by my own enemy...for this, I must atone.

Baron: After Yang joins the party

Cecil:

Has everyone remaining in the castle gone over to the enemy?

Palom:

Ugh...awfully musty and moldy...

Porom:

Foul things lurk in forgotten places.

Tellah:

I sense monsters about. This must be their infernal lair!

Yang:

The darkness is gone from him. From his armor, and his soul as well.

Ancient Waterway: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

What's become of His Majesty? I hope Cid is all right.

Palom:

Wow! This is the castle where Cecil grew up?

Porom:

Odd... I hardly sense any humans here at all.

Tellah:

There is strong evil in this place. Perhaps he is here.

Yang:

Things are too quiet here. Something is amiss.

Baron: Entering the Castle from the Waterway

Cecil:

Then it's true. His Majesty must be as Baigan was.

Palom:

I suppose it would be hard on him—this used to be his home.

Porom:

A man turned monster in body and mind... how horrid!

Tellah:

The evil is growing thick. It seems to be coming from the throne room.

Yang:

Had I remained under their spell, I may have become like him as well.

Baron: After defeating Baigan

Cecil:

Thank goodness! Rosa is still all right.

Cid:

But, Kain's not the sort to turn on his friends like that!

Tellah:

Grr! Where are you, Golbez!?

Yang:

I sense more from that man than simple malice.

Baron: After the events following Cagnazzo's defeat

Cecil:

Your Majesty! You still remain as you always were!

Cid:

I knew it! I knew our king wouldn't abandon us!

Edge:

That's the king's ghost? Hm... I'd expect a ghost to be creepier.

Kain:

His Majesty—and in the very image of his former self!

Rosa:

Your Majesty! You are just as I remember you!

Rydia:

So that's the true king of Baron who raised Cecil.

Tellah:

So...that was the true king of Baron.

Yang:

What I just heard—was that the king of Baron?

Baron: After meeting the ghost of King Baron in the east tower's second basement

Cecil:

Kain...what must I do to bring you back to your senses?

Cid:

They say there're chocobos that can fly in the woods around here.

Tellah:

The land flourishes from the Earth Crystal's boons. Intriguing...

Yang:

I pray that Rydia and Edward are safe as well.

Troia: Entering the Castle

Cecil:

Edward survived. But, Rydia...

Cid:

Hmph...old curmudgeon. Seems he's got his reasons, though.

Tellah:

That young man—trying to push himself so...

Yang:

Edward, you survived! What of Rydia, I wonder?

Troia: After speaking with Edward

Cecil:

Why would Edward ask us to carry these stalks of grass?

Cid:

A magnetized cavern... Wonder how that could be put to use...

Tellah:

He seemed to know something of this dark elf.

Yang:

If the cavern possesses a magnetic field, would metals not be affected?

Troia: After riding a black chocobo to the entrance of the Lodestone Cavern

Cecil:

I cannot wield a sword in here. Even metal armor is useless.

Cid:

Didn't expect it to be this strong! Can't even use metal equipment...

Tellah:

Such a strong magnetic field... Let us pray my magic holds out.

Yang:

Swords may not avail us, but I can still use my fists!

Lodestone Cavern: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

Thank you, Edward! Now my sword is free again!

Cid:

Oh! The magnetic field's been neutralized!

Tellah:

Edward's harp bears this kind of power!?

Yang:

So this was the purpose of the Whisperweed!

Lodestone Cavern: After Edward's help during the Dark Elf fight

Cecil:

The Earth Crystal...with this, we can save Rosa!

Cid:

The Earth Crystal! Now, to get Rosa back...

Tellah:

Overexerting himself yet again...

Yang:

How did Edward know of the dark elf's weakness?

Lodestone Cavern: After defeating the Dark Elf

Cecil:

First we must return the Crystal to the Epopts.

Cid:

We got the Earth Crystal. Where are you, Kain!?

Tellah:

Did he not say they would make contact when we had the Crystal?

Yang:

Should we lose this Crystal, the enemy will have gained them all.

Troia: After speaking to Edward

Cecil:

Kain, you cannot truly...!

Cid:

We have to save Rosa—and get Kain to come back to his senses!

Tellah:

All I need is one chance to get near Golbez!

Yang:

It is difficult to believe they'll surrender Rosa so easily.

Troia: After meeting with the Epopts

Cecil:

Hold on, Rosa!

Cid:

Wait for us, Rosa! We're on our way!

Tellah:

I'm coming for you, Golbez! You'll suffer for what you did!

Yang:

Lady Rosa! Please, wait just a little longer!

Tower of Zot: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

Where is Rosa!?

Cid:

Rosa, where are you!?

Tellah:

I'll use Meteor! I'll have my revenge!

Yang:

This tower is guarded well.

Tower of Zot: After defeating the Magus Sisters

Cecil:

Golbez...why not finish me off?

Cid:

Stubborn old man... Had to go and do it, didn't you?

Yang:

Tellah sacrificed himself body and soul to that spell.

Tower of Zot: After Tellah battles Golbez

Cecil:

Oh, Rosa! You're all right!

Cid:

We've got to get back to the Enterprise!

Kain:

Cecil, Rosa...can you ever forgive me?

Rosa:

Thank goodness! Kain is himself again.

Yang:

Why did that dragoon fall under the enemy's spell?

Tower of Zot: After Rosa and Kain join the party

Cecil:

The underworld? But how can we get there?

Cid:

Where did I hear about that? Forget the name... Aga-something?

Kain:

Golbez, you will rue the day...

Rosa:

I'd never dreamed there was another world beneath the surface of ours.

Yang:

Dark crystals, resting beneath the earth?

Baron: After leaving the Tower of Zot

Cecil:

That great chasm leads to the underworld?

Cid:

All right! We can take the Enterprise through that crater!

Kain:

They must not be allowed to take the Dark Crystals!

Rosa:

Could anything even survive beneath the surface, without sunlight?

Yang:

Who could have imagined I'd one day be journeying to the underworld?

Agart: After using the Magma Stone

Cecil:

Such heat! We must find someplace cool to take shelter.

Cid:

Just sit tight, Enterprise! We'll be back for you-I promise!

Kain:

Will Rosa be all right? It's as hot as a forge down here.

Rosa:

This heat is unbearable! If we don't find shelter soon...

Yang:

The enemy is already here!

Underworld: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

A castle inhabited by dwarves...

Cid:

This place was built by the same craftsmen who built those tanks.

Kain:

Was it this castle's forces we saw engaging the Red Wings?

Rosa:

It is cooler here, but...who are these folk?

Yang:

They seem to bear us no ill will. Let us hope they are friendly.

Dwarven Castle: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

Rydia... I'm so glad you survived.

Kain:

Only a single Crystal remains. We must make haste!

Rosa:

Rydia... You've grown so much!

Rydia:

Cecil has changed, too. I barely recognized him.

Yang:

Oh, Rydia, you survived! But, how could you have aged so quickly?

Dwarven Castle: After defeating Golbez

Cecil:

The Crystals are all within the Tower of Babil.

Kain:

If the master is away, his last servant is sure to be on watch.

Rosa:

Golbez may be out, but it's still his base. It will be well defended.

Rydia:

Eidolons... I'll need your strength to do this.

Yang:

Out of the frying pan and into the fire... We'd best brace ourselves!

Underworld: After leaving via the Dwarven Base

Cecil:

Such a colossal place, this tower! But we must regain the Crystals.

Kain:

Odd... No sign of Rubicante.

Rosa:

A tower of this magnitude could not have been built by human hands.

Rydia:

Golbez may not be here, but that doesn’t mean this tower is empty.

Yang:

Their main forces are gone, and this much strength yet remains?

Tower of Babil: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

Luck be with you, dwarves.

Kain:

The Crystals are above the surface!?

Rosa:

Cannons!? Could that rumbling be from them!?

Rydia:

Quickly! If we don't hurry, the dwarves will be wiped out!

Yang:

Fired upon from this height, those tanks may as well be made of glass.

Tower of Babil: After defeating Dr. Lugae

Cecil:

Yang, and the dwarves, too... All for us...

Kain:

If it came to it, could I made the same sacrifice?

Rosa:

Yang...you were strong and true till the end.

Rydia:

He tried to protect me when Leviathan attacked, too.

Tower of Babil: After Yang blocks the Super Cannon

Cecil:

We must hurry to Baron...for Cid.

Kain:

Cid... Without you, who will keep our spirits high?

Rosa:

Cid... How could we lose you, too? It's more than I can bear.

Rydia:

Why? Why do I have to lose everyone!?

Overworld: After Cid seals the path to the Underworld

Cecil:

Cid... Were you plotting something with your crew?

Kain:

What can we possibly say to your men, Cid?

Rosa:

Even now, I expect to see Cid running up to greet us.

Rydia:

Baron - Cecil and Rosa's homeland.

Baron: After arriving in the castle but before speaking with Cid's workers

Cecil:

We must keep fighting. For Cid's sake!

Kain:

Cid, you were like a father to us all.

Rosa:

Cid... I've never known a man so loved by all who knew him.

Rydia:

Cid was well-loved, wasn't he?

Baron: After speaking with Cid's workers

Cecil:

Eblan... It lies to the southwest of Baron.

Kain:

The Eblanese are descendants of the ninja clans of old, they say.

Rosa:

The Crystals are waiting in the Tower or Babil's upper reaches.

Rydia:

Edward's hovercraft... I wonder if he's alive and well somewhere.

Overworld: After the Hovercraft is picked up

Cecil:

The Adamant Isle... I'd not heard of such a place.

Edge:

This cave is certainly claustrophobic enough.

Kain:

The ground feels unnaturally hard on this isle.

Rosa:

What are those glittering veins that snake about the walls?

Rydia:

There are no others on this island? Don't they get lonely here?

Adamant Isle Grotto: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

Well, we've brought a tail.

Edge:

Tail collecting? To each his own, I suppose.

Kain:

He should be willing to talk to us with this tail.

Rosa:

I wonder if this tail will be to his satisfaction.

Rydia:

I hope they like this tail.

Adamant Isle Grotto: After obtaining a Tail

Cecil:

Does this passage lead to the village of Eblan?

Kain:

Eblan has likely fallen already, sitting so close to the Tower.

Rosa:

Let us pray the people of Eblan remain safe.

Rydia:

That tower stretches from the underworld up to the clouds!

Eblan Cave: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

All of these people, hiding right under the nose of their enemy...

Kain:

Trust the sons of shadow to plot resistance under Rubicante's nose.

Rosa:

Thank goodness. Even the women and children are safe.

Rydia:

They've been dealt a rough hand, but they aren't giving up!

Eblan Cave: After finding the village of Eblan

Cecil:

So, Eblan's royals shared the fate of our own.

Kain:

To face Rubicante alone—is he mad, or merely a fool?

Rosa:

The Tower of Babil lies just ahead.

Rydia:

Eblan has a prince, too? I wonder if he's like Edward.

Eblan Cave: After leaving the village of Eblan

Cecil:

So, that is Rubicante—the last of Golbez's elemental archfiends.

Edge:

Just you wait, Rubicante!

Kain:

This hardly seems the time for such foolery.

Rosa:

For a prince, he seems to lack restraint.

Rydia:

This is Eblan’s prince—an adult who acts like a child?

Eblan Cave: After Edge joins the party

Cecil:

If Rubicante is guarding the tower...what of Golbez?

Edge:

Who are these people!? No ordinary folk, that's for sure.

Kain:

I see Rubicante has prepared his defenses well.

Rosa:

Ninjutsu... It seems similar to black magic, yet somehow different.

Rydia:

He can pass through solid walls? Just what is this ninjutsu of his?

Tower of Babil: After Edge teleports the party in

Cecil:

This tower extends to the heavens. Where could the Crystals be?

Edge:

Mother... Father... Rest in peace.

Kain:

If only our Eblanese friend had some humility...

Rosa:

Let us hope the final Crystal is still safe.

Rydia:

Edge...now should be your time for grieving.

Tower of Babil: After defeating Rubicante

Cecil:

Oh no! Is there no way to return to the upper floors?

Edge:

We're underground now!? Just how big is this tower?

Kain:

All of that for nothing... We must hurry and escape!

Rosa:

We've wasted time. They may already have the final Crystal.

Rydia:

We don’t have enough time to climb back to the top!

Tower of Babil: After falling down the trap door

Cecil:

We should return to King Giott to see how the battle fares.

Edge:

The underworld!? Are you serious!?

Kain:

With his elemental archfiends slain, how will Golbez strike now?

Rosa:

The last Crystal seems to be safe, but this sudden quiet is unsettling.

Rydia:

I hope the dwarves escaped.

Underworld: After acquiring the Falcon

Cecil:

We cannot cross the magma in the Falcon.

Edge:

Dwarves really live down here! I thought they were just a myth.

Kain:

Will we find Golbez at the Sealed Cave?

Rosa:

We must protect the final Crystal!

Rydia:

Thank goodness! Luca and all the rest—they're alive!

Dwarven Castle: After speaking to King Giott

Cecil:

You truly are as tough as you boast, Cid.

Edge:

A touch overzealous, that one...but he's good at what he does.

Kain:

Unbelievable. You never cease to amaze me, Cid.

Rosa:

Oh, Cid...You can't know how glad I am to see you alive!

Rydia:

Yang must have survived somehow, too, right? Like Cid...

Dwarven Castle: After Cid upgrades the Falcon

Cecil:

Another dwarven settlement...

Edge:

Guess this would be the backwater of the underworld—minus the water.

Kain:

Even Golbez's reach has its limits, it would seem.

Rosa:

Dwarves live here as well?

Rydia:

I can’t help but smile, listening to these dwarves.

Tomra: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

We'd best watch our footsteps.

Edge:

It doesn't look like there's much of anything here.

Kain:

There's little room for maneuvering in these passages.

Rosa:

The going here looks treacherous without the aid of Float.

Rydia:

Is someone out there? Are they hiding from us?

Sylph Cave: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

Yang survived! If only we could wake him...

Edge:

Those monks of Fabul must be as tough as they say.

Kain:

To have survived that blast... Fabul's monks are strong indeed!

Rosa:

We must get word to Fabul, and somehow see him returned home.

Rydia:

The sylphs must have been able to see Yang's kindness, too.

Sylph Cave: After talking to Yang

Cecil:

This passage leads to the home of the Eidolons?

Edge:

Lot of flying monsters in here...hey, maybe we should—!

Kain:

The entrance to the Feymarch, hidden on an island within the earth!

Rosa:

There is so little safe footing in this cave!

Rydia:

I wonder if everyone is well.

Passage of the Eidolons: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

This is where Rydia lived for all that time.

Edge:

A town? Eidolons have their own society!?

Kain:

An entire city of Eidolons!

Rosa:

Everyone who meets Rydia adores her, don't they?

Rydia:

I hope they won't be angry at me for bringing others here.

Feymarch: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

Asura...queen of the Eidolons, and nearly a goddess in this world.

Edge:

Just as creepy as I'd expect an Eidolon queen to be...

Kain:

What form of creature might the Eidolon King be?

Rosa:

Asura seems the epitome of grace and benevolence.

Rydia:

Thank you, my queen!

Feymarch: After defeating Asura

Cecil:

So Leviathan is the king of this world...

Edge:

Leviathan—the Lord of All Waters!?

Kain:

For how long have the Eidolons dwelt here?

Rosa:

Leviathan—he is the one who brought Rydia here!

Rydia:

Thank you, Your Majesty!

Feymarch: After defeating Leviathan

Cecil:

No sign of Golbez's forces...

Edge:

Never would I have thought there were more Crystals down here.

Kain:

Wasn't Golbez supposed to be here already?

Rosa:

The last of the dark crystals rests within this cave.

Rydia:

Who would have thought Luca's necklace was so important?

Sealed Cave: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

The seal is broken. We must hurry to the Crystal!

Edge:

He's not getting the last Crystal, no matter what it takes to stop him!

Kain:

Something about this feels wrong. It's too quiet.

Rosa:

We've opened the door. Will the enemy follow us in?

Rydia:

We have to hurry, before Golbez discovers we've broken the seal!

Sealed Cave: After breaking the seal

Cecil:

Even the doors themselves seem determined to keep us out!

Edge:

Wh-what was that!? Never seen a door like that before!

Kain:

Please tell me all of the doors are not like that.

Rosa:

Living doors... It seems the gates are their own keepers here.

Rydia:

Attacking doors!? There’s something I’ve never seen before!

Sealed Cave: After defeating a Trap Door

Cecil:

The final Crystal is here—and well protected.

Edge:

What's supposed to happen when all the Crystals are gathered?

Kain:

I don't like this. No sign of them at all...

Rosa:

These caverns run deep. How far does this underworld extend?

Rydia:

Where is the Crystal!?

Sealed Cave: After going through a door that was originally a Trap Door

Cecil:

We seem to have made it in time. But where is Golbez?

Edge:

Heh... That was even easier than I thought it would be!

Kain:

This feeling... I've...I've felt it before.

Rosa:

This is our final hope. We must guard this Crystal, come what may!

Rydia:

Whew... We made it to the Crystal before they did!

Sealed Cave: After obtaining the Dark Crystal

Cecil:

We're not out of here yet. We must remain cautious.

Edge:

Ah, so that's it—easy to get in, and hard to get out.

Kain:

No... Not...not again!

Rosa:

A final trap to protect the Crystal...

Rydia:

As if the attacking doors weren't enough...

Sealed Cave: After defeating the Demon Wall

Cecil:

Why, Kain!? Why would you betray us again?

Edge:

An enemy spy... No wonder I never liked that guy!

Rosa:

Kain...why are you alone affected by Golbez's spell?

Rydia:

Neither Cecil nor Rosa will speak a word.

Sealed Cave: After Kain leaves the party

Cecil:

Mysidia—the place where all this madness began...

Edge:

The Lunar Whale? Is it supposed to be a big warship or something?

Rosa:

Thank you. Cid! Now we can reach Mysidia.

Rydia:

Dragon's maw? Are there dragons that large in Mysidia?

Dwarven Castle: After speaking to King Giott

Cecil:

Hmm... We can't bring Yang back here in his current state.

Edge:

Fabul is an even starker place than the rumors say.

Rosa:

How can we tell Yang's wife?

Rydia:

Yang... How can we get you back on your feet?

Fabul: Revisiting to speak to Yang's wife

Cecil:

Of course! With this we can...cook something?

Edge:

For the wife of a monk, she sure has a good sense of humor.

Rosa:

A frying pan... Is this truly going to help?

Rydia:

I know Yang is thick-skulled, but is this really a good idea?

Fabul: After Yang's wife gives the party a frying pan

Cecil:

Yang... Rest well, my friend.

Edge:

Sad to see such strength withered away to nothing.

Kain:

If that's the cure, I might well prefer the sickness.

Rosa:

Rest and get well, Yang.

Rydia:

Oh, thank goodness! Yang's wife will be happy to hear.

Sylph Cave: After Yang is hit with the frying pan

Cecil:

All we can do now is pray for Yang's rapid recovery.

Edge:

A well-maintained blade... This I can use!

Rosa:

Yang and his wife are two truly wonderful people.

Rydia:

It's hard to feel down, talking to someone as cheerful as her!

Fabul: After receiving the knife

Cecil:

Watch over me, my liege...as you always have.

Edge:

I could learn a thing or two from his swordsmanship.

Kain:

Be at peace, Your Majesty.

Rosa:

Your Majesty...you will ever be our king.

Rydia:

Please, Your Majesty—help us in our fight!

Baron: After defeating Odin

Cecil:

What is this place? It has the look of a smithy.

Edge:

This place smells like a forge.

Kain:

Is this some manner of dwarven base?

Rosa:

It's quiet here. It's hard to believe these are dwarves.

Rydia:

Something smells peculiar here.

Entering Kokkul's forge

Cecil:

What sort of blade might one forge from adamantite?

Edge:

How does he plan to forge a sword out of unmalleable metal?

Rosa:

It seems he's regained his focus.

Rydia:

It's good to see that dwarf is in high spirits again.

Kokkul's forge: after handing over the Adamantite

Cecil:

A ship from the moon? Who could have built it?

Edge:

You're telling me we can fly that big whale-shaped thing to the moon?

Rosa:

The Lunar Whale...is it fueled by some manner of magic?

Rydia:

Of course! The land of Mysidia itself forms the Dragon!

Mysidia: After the appearance of the Lunar Whale

Cecil:

So, this is the moon. Why does being here make me feel this way?

Edge:

From way out here, our planet looks perfectly round!

Rosa:

We're on the moon—the same moon we always gazed up at in the sky.

Rydia:

Incredible! To the moon in the blink of an eye!

The Moon: Arriving for the first time

Cecil:

Strange... This place feels almost...familiar.

Edge:

What's with all these disgusting monsters up here?

Rosa:

It's quiet—eerily so.

Rydia:

Who could have imagined there was life on the moon?

Lunar Tunnels: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

I can't shake the feeling that I know this place somehow.

Edge:

Come on...spirits, giant snakes, whatever! We're ready for you!

Rosa:

Cecil seems somehow at ease here.

Rydia:

If there is life here, I wonder if there might be humans?

Crystal Palace: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

My father, a Lunarian... And that voice on Mount Ordeals—!

Edge:

Wow... I thought he was a bit odd, but—half Lunarian?

Fusoya:

Would that you could see the fine man your son has become, Kluya!

Rosa:

Cecil! Who could have known how weighty a destiny you bore?

Rydia:

Then, Cecil's father lived here once, didn't he?

Crystal Palace: After Fusoya joins the party

Cecil:

I'll protect this planet you loved so much, Father!

Edge:

Now some giant, you say? We'll see about that!

Fusoya:

We've little time. The Blue Planet's weapons cannot stop the Giant.

Rosa:

I will stand with you, Cecil, and face this fate we’ve been dealt.

Rydia:

The Giant is going to emerge from that tower!?

Lunar Whale: Entering with Fusoya in the party

Cecil:

A cloud of tension hangs in this place, waiting to burst.

Edge:

Sure is quiet in here...

Fusoya:

With this child along, might he deign to lend us his power as well?

Kain:

It's quiet, but I feel an awesome presence here.

Rosa:

I've never breathed air so clean as the air that fills this cave.

Rydia:

Could this be the place Leviathan spoke of?

Lair of the Father: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

To think the Feymarch's Hallowed Father would live on the moon!

Edge:

Oh, man...Now I really better not make Rydia mad!

Fusoya:

To earn the Father's blessing—this child is more than she appears.

Kain:

Bahamut—Hallowed Father of the Eidolons!

Rosa:

Do Eidolons hail from the moon as well?

Rydia:

Your gift will not be used lightly, Bahamut.

Lair of the Father: After defeating Bahamut

Cecil:

We'll stop this monstrosity. The fate of the world depends on it!

Edge:

I've seen clockwork soldiers before, but—the size of this thing!

Fusoya:

He's unleashed a monster hoarder here in place of proper guards!

Rosa:

Cid, Edward, Yang...please survive!

Rydia:

We must stop this thing while the others are buying us time!

Giant of Babil: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

Golbez's elemental archfiends...is he here, too, then!?

Edge:

Try as many times as you like, Rubicante!

Fusoya:

Is such the strength of this planet's evil?

Rosa:

Kain...are you still serving the enemy?

Rydia:

Trusting others enough to fight as one is not an easy thing to do.

Giant of Babil: After defeating the Archfiends

Cecil:

Golbez...my brother?

Edge:

I know how you feel, but this is a matter of life and death, Cecil.

Kain:

I...I know my path now.

Rosa:

Cecil...

Rydia:

He can't forgive Golbez? Even though they're brothers?

The Moon: After returning with Kain in the party

Cecil:

This is Excalibur, the holy blade of legend!

Edge:

Unbelievable! He really is a master swordsmith!

Kain:

Excalibur... That is no ordinary bladesmith.

Rosa:

Tanks, and now this! Is nothing beyond the craft of dwarves?

Rydia:

How could he possibly have worked such a hard metal?

Kokkul's forge: After acquiring Excalibur

Cecil:

Zemus awaits us down below.

Edge:

I can't even imagine how foul a monster Zemus must be.

Kain:

We're coming for you, Zemus!

Rosa:

These Crystals—are they vessels for the thoughts of the Lunarians?

Rydia:

Fusoya and Golbez may actually be strong enough to do this.

Crystal Palace: Entering to access the Lunar Subterrane

Cecil:

Fusoya... Golbez...

Edge:

They... But if the two of them couldn't even stop him, then—!

Kain:

Cecil... If you can forgive me, then please—forgive him, too.

Rosa:

We must hurry!

Rydia:

Could he really be so strong that even the two of them would fail?

Crystal Palace: After speaking to the south blue crystal

Cecil:

What is it I wish to do?

Edge:

This isn't like me. What do I have to be afraid of?

Kain:

I need to see this finished. I cannot rest until I do.

Rosa:

So many have suffered in this conflict.

Rydia:

He's your brother, Cecil. Won't you forgive him?

Crystal Palace: After speaking to most crystals

Cecil:

Why was Zemus able to control Golbez?

Edge:

He's waiting for us down below. I can almost feel the evil.

Kain:

This wave of hate—does it emanate from Zemus?

Rosa:

Rydia lost her home—Edge, his parents...

Rydia:

I couldn’t forgive Cecil, either—not at first.

Lunar Subterrane: Entering for the first time

Cecil:

Is Golbez truly evil after all?

Edge:

I... I'm just shaking because this is so exciting!

Kain:

No... These thoughts are not my own.

Rosa:

Kain, you suffered in silence for my sake.

Rydia:

Why did Mother send her dragon against Cecil and Kain?

Lunar Subterrane: After reaching B4

Cecil:

Kain was used as well.

Edge:

Why oh why can't I just run away and leave them here?

Kain:

I bear no...no ill will toward Cecil.

Rosa:

Forgive me, Kain...and thank you.

Rydia:

Mother must have been trying to protect me.

Lunar Subterrane: After reaching B6

Cecil:

Even I've done unforgivable things. First Mysidia, then Mist...

Edge:

I guess I just like these crazy people too much.

Kain:

No...that makes no sense. I would never...hate Rosa!

Rosa:

All of our thoughts are with you, Cecil!

Rydia:

Cecil protected me, too.

Lunar Subterrane: After reaching B8

Cecil:

Father... I will follow the path you set me on!

Edge:

Especially that one...

Kain:

People's hearts are not toys for you to trifle with, Zemus!

Rosa:

We must see this through, Cecil!

Rydia:

Cecil, you have to forgive your brother!

Lunar Subterrane: After reaching B11

Unused thoughts[]

Some thoughts found in the game are not used at any point.

Cecil:

I am not the only one troubled by all this...

Cecil:

Wh-what!? I nearly jumped out of my armor!

Cecil:

Aquatic dancing... I wouldn't mind seeing more of that.

Cecil:

Who is this Golbez? What has become of Baron!?

Cecil:

Cid is all right! Now, to rescue Rosa!

Cecil:

Palom... Porom... We will find a way to undo those spells!

Rydia:

How pretty! I want to learn how to dance, too!

Yang:

That dancer would benefit from a stricter regimen of muscle training.

Yang:

Now there is a properly muscled dancer!

Yang:

He may be an engineer, he certainly does not lack for brawn.

Yang:

They were only children! Is there nothing we can do for them?

Palom:

He's the one who built the airships? Never would have guessed.

Porom:

So, this is Cid. He seems like a cheerful fellow.

Tellah:

This unmannered lout is the man who built those airships? So selfless...

Tellah:

We will not abandon you, children!

Cid:

Hang on, Rosa! Just need to fire up my new ship, and we're on our way!

Cid:

Kids sacrificing themselves for us...

Fusoya:

Cecil's adoptive father, lingerning here even now...

Fusoya:

I am sure Kluya would be grateful for all you've done.

Fusoya:

The hummingway have come far as well, haven't they?

Unused thoughts