#dominion dies on cutscene ONCE and im like THIS CANT BE

[oreonyu]

too many sacrifices

[hjaltemod]

hey wars talk eight to us. explain why eight is so smart he could think of good plans like that?

EIGHT....OUR LITTLE MELEE CHILD.....A FOOL..A IDIOT.......THE SMARTEST CHILD WE HAVE

im too tiwed to actually think of actual hcs so imma just go thro my dialogue document for him but. this is literally. how u are first introduced to him

Ace: Eight?Eight: I'm busy punching people.Ace: Well, sounds like we're all on schedule.

i hate him?? thats his line??? along w that entire scene u get 2nd playthrough where he was purposefully getting captured to find the hostages and see if they were alive, took a beating, was Edgy with his normal lines and beat them up???? and then things blew up while they were walking away????? WILD AF

its so funny cuz hes obviously aware of good study methods

Come exam week, this place is apparently always packed with students cramming for their tests.Studying at the last minute might get them through the task in front of them, but it won't do them any good in the long run.

but then he says THIS in the RESEARCH ROOM. AS IF THEY WONT HEAR HIM

This is where the dominion carries out all its research and development. No wonder this place is so quiet.The researchers hold tours here every once in a while, but I don't care about weapons. Sure, they shield you from the pain of hurting others, but they also numb your heart.

eight, in front of researchers: i dont care about yall

then he has lines about wanting to get out asap to the (battle) field, while also making sure you review the mission first because its IMPORTANT to be informed. and he knows that not everyone in the dominion are as supportive of them as mother is, cue the “We'd better watch our own backs because there's no guarantee anyone else will” line which GETS ME SO SAD CUZ THATS LITERALLY WHAT HAPPENS LMFAOOOO please i hate this

also this line🥺🥺🥺

We're incredibly adaptive creatures. Given enough time, we can adjust to anything — academics, relationships, and even war.

he’s proud of their strength, and Know they alrdy beat up a lcie (even if he later has to realize that they have no chance against the primus lcie, and hes not comfy in enemy territory RIGHTFULLY SO, but at the cabin its also eight who has the game mechanic role of saving & moving on etc WHICH SHOWS THAT OUR BOY IS VERY RESPONSIBLE (further showed in the cutscene where hes cleaning the blackboard) AND HAVE A GREAT EYE FOR IT.

theres also at least two times in cutscenes where he stops people from saying things they might regret (the scene in militesi where he stops machina, and i forgot the second, but i think its one where they talk with kurasame?), so while eight is...not very sugarcoating his words either, he also has some sense of what to say in front of who.

ALSO EIGHT IS SMART. HOENSTLY. SPEAKING OF THE QUEEN? WHEN SHE DIED?

Call it a hunch, but I don't think it's any coincidence that Concordia changed its approach to foreign policy immediately after the queen's death.Think about it: if the new King of Concordia were really trying to follow the will of the late queen, would he really make such drastic changes to the kingdom's foreign policy?

i!!!! think eight is distrusting of ppl in charge a lot, aside from mother, and the concordian king doing all this he’s right with questioning it, and its cool that thats his line after it?? like he rly out here about to call out conspiracy

dude he’s so bitter too

I think we have a lot to learn from our experiences in Milites—like that when the top makes a bad call, everyone beneath them is forced to suffer for it.

i cant wiht him

but eight is so good with empathy too......he realizes that machina has reasons to be upset, and he tells him to check with medical if he cant talk with them while reminding him that he Can’t skip out on missions like that (while also saying that he must have good reasons to skip out)

According to everything I've read, the queen that we allegedly assassinated was a pacifist who preferred to resolve conflict with words, not weapons.But as soon as the ruling regime changed, so did their approach to diplomacy. It just goes to show how much influence a single person can have on the destiny of a nation.

OUR READING BOY🥺🥺🥺

he’s not impulsive, he thinks before he does things (they said that again in opera omnia!!!!!!!), he laughs when nine trips while running into the classroom, he’s smart and calculating and knows how to get ppl to do what he wants (fooling kefka), is calm in almost any situation and thinks with a clear head, is very dedicated to mother & will do his best for her sake, and is responsible and can make up plans on the go, but also questions missions they receive and can probably plan their missions before, and he is SO SO GOOD