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Character Name: Oerba Yun Fang Series: Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns Timeline: On the day of the Apocalypse. Canon Resource Links:Drink it in.
Personality:
"Now, don't you worry. I'll come and find you, no matter where you go."
Crystal Stasis has done a number on Fang. She was always a fiercely independent woman bent on protecting those precious to her, however, as the years passed her by and the world(s) changed dramatically, she learned to distance herself from her grief and pain. Before she encountered Lightning, Snow, Hope, Sazh and Serah, there were only two people she cared about: Vanille and herself. Everyone else was on their own. It was easier to operate that way. She knew she and Vanille couldn't carry on if they were bleeding hearts to every lost cause.
Yet that didn't mean her heart was dead. It wasn't hard for her to make the decision to follow Lightning, Snow, Hope and Sazh on their journey to fulfill their Focuses and save Serah. They were people in the same position as her and Vanille and she knew, if they worked together, they had a greater chance of seeing their Focuses through.
However she didn't put her entire heart into the task right away. Some part of her kept distant - a task easily accomplished by being a sarcastic smart ass - until she witnessed for herself how far Lightning in particular was willing to go. Then there was no question: Fang had her back until she was reunited with Serah again - even if that meant defying their Focuses and wiping their brands clean.
Fang had already seen one world destroyed; she wasn't about to see Cocoon destroyed too just to please some "higher being". She is a warrior and a guardian down to her very soul. Perhaps that is why Ragnarok is drawn to her. She simply will not back down and call it a day. However she is weak when it comes to her family - both old and new. At the end of the first game, she reveals that she would rather suffer endlessly (at the hands of Orphan) than see any of them (Vanille in particular) hurt.
The aforementioned Crystal Stasis comes calling again after Orphan is destroyed. However this time, Fang and Vanille have gotten good at using it to their advantage. During the events of the second game, they are able to communicate with Serah and guide her on a path to not only save her sister, but to also save the world.
Who knew Oerba Yun Fang could be such a hero?
For her, it isn't about being heroic, though she likes to strut her stuff in battles especially. This is what you do for family. Risking her life for someone she loves is as natural as breathing and she doesn't regret any of the close calls in her past. Instead, she focuses on the future, which unfolds when she awakens from her Crystal Stasis a second time - five hundred years later.
"Perfect timing. Glad you could make it. Took you long enough, didn't it?"
Of all the things that have changed in the world - and the oncoming Apocalypse - Fang remains the same. She doesn't trust anyone at the drop of a hat - there is always a trial period where she sizes them up - and, when she finds the company lacking, she goes off on her own. Vanille might be content to hear the voices of the dead and be worshipped, but Fang doesn't like the atmosphere. She senses something is off and wrong before she has any evidence to prove it. In this way, she is like a wild animal who senses danger on the wind - on her skin - and needs no logic or human reasoning to tell her she's right or wrong.
It's a relief for her to be reunited with Lightning and she is glad to see everyone else too, but her main concern is getting worse. She knows Vanille is being used and she needs the redhead to come to her senses and see the truth. With Lightning by her side, she feels like she has a better chance of getting through to her. However there is something dirty about her using Lightning's influence to free Vanille; something that Lumina picks up on.
She hasn't seen the woman in a thousand years - at least not face to face - and right off the bat she is only considering Lightning's usefulness in saving Vanille. When Lightning tells her that she is the only one that can save the redhead, she realizes she's right. She needs to confront the woman truthfully and not hide behind the savior's brilliance.
On the final day, she fulfills her promise to Lightning and arrives at Luxerion Cathedral in order to stop Vanille from completing the Soulsong. Her fear for Vanille - as well as all the souls that Bhunivelze wants destroyed - is palpable and she shows, at last, that she isn't always a strong woman. Her love is fierce and death can't conquer it, so if Vanille chooses to save the souls and go against Bhunivelze's wishes, she won't do so alone.
"Don't even think of trying to help us, or bring us back, or whatever stupid plan you might come up with. Don't you dare. You worry about yourselves, you hear me?"
In summation, Fang is a layered women. On the outside - especially to strangers - she can be distant, combative, sarcastic and even downright flirtatious. It's easier for her to cloak her own misgivings under a fiery attitude. However, once that layer is peeled back, friends and family will discover that she is a fiercely loving and fiercely loyal protector who has no problem jumping head-first into a fray. Oftentimes that trait in particular is the one that gets her in the most trouble. But she lives on a motto of never having any regrets. Who knows if tomorrow is your last day?
However, despite the self-confidence she might exude from time to time, Fang is not a woman free of doubt or guilt. She has done things in her past that she isn't proud about; when the world is crashing down around you, you either run or fight. She did a little of both. And those are burdens she will carry for the rest of her unnaturally long life.
But nothing beats being alive and spending time with those you love. Family is everything to Fang. No matter where she goes, she will carve out a niche for herself and find those who need an overly-meddlesome Gran Pulsian in their lives. Even in strange lands, she has a tendency of always landing on her feet. She is a survivor and experienced enough to know that when change comes, you better find something to hang onto.
Strengths/Weaknesses:Strengths:
โ Physically Fang is fit, well-muscled and she can take a punch. She is very active - something that was probably encouraged on Gran Pulse in her younger days - and she is a practiced warrior and hunter. She and Vanille have been without roots for centuries, so she has had to learn how to ensure they survive in a chaotic world (which would include hunting for a meal as well as showing enemies exactly what she thought of them).
โ She is very talented with her Bladed-Lance. It is not only used as a weapon, but also as a means to vault herself off of the ground and, when the situation calls for it, a means to stop someone dead in their tracks (by holding it like a bar before them or jamming it into machinery to halt it or make it malfunction). She is very resourceful - and brave - in her numerous battles, which was likely what led to her becoming the leader of some bandits in the final game.
โ When her mind is set on something, good luck getting her to back down. She is feisty, strong-willed and always ready for a debate (or a spar). Her arguments with Lightning in particular highlight this trait. However, when she is proven wrong or misguided, she is honorable enough to accept her punishment without too much complaining.
โ Underneath her fire, sass and bravery (traits of which she has in spades), Fang has a soft heart. She hates seeing someone in pain or lost - especially if they're friends or family. An example of her breaking down and showing her softer side was when Vanille admitted to not telling her the whole truth. At first she was angry, but then she broke down and revealed that the anger came from hurt that Vanille didn't trust her/depend on her.
โ It probably goes without saying that Fang is loyal - and likely to a fault. Her friends are her family and she will protect them even if it means sacrificing herself. (However Vanille will always be her number one concern. She hates herself for using her other friends to ensure Vanille's safety in the last game, but that doesn't stop her from doing it.)
Weaknesses:
โ For all her physical strength, Fang has some major soft spots when it comes to her emotions. If her friends - Vanille in particular - are messed with, she goes down for the count. Failing them spells the end for her and it's a burden she can't bear. (Her reaction to all of them, briefly, turning into Cie'ths at the end of the first game was evidence enough of that.)
โ Sometimes her stubbornness can get her into trouble. While it's nice for her to be so grounded and so determined, there are times where she is simply wrong. By the time she realizes her mistake, it's usually too late to backtrack - such as when she and Vanille were first turned into l'Cies. She gets hot-headed, thinks she knows best and acts rashly.
โ Her lack of ever having a regular, healthy family (she was orphaned at a young age) has had a negative impact on her. She clings to Vanille in an unhealthy way at times and she forgets - or ignores - the fact that others are just as bad off as the red-head. One of the reasons she bonds so well with Lightning to begin with is because they share a one-tracked mind. Serah is Lightning's world and Vanille is hers. (Of course having such a narrow world and pushing others who care about you out of it will only end in heart-break eventually.)
โ Fang carries a monumental amount of guilt. Precious few will ever see how much weight she carries on her shoulders and she wants it to be that way. Her mistakes - her failings - her fears and her nightmares are hers to bear. However that means that everyone is kept at a distance. She might not look it - she is adept at hiding it - but Fang is very lonely woman with a heavy conscience. Even the gods can't relieve her of that, though they are the main causes of it.
Pokรฉmon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Purrloin Password: Cherries, Strudel
Samples First Person Sample:(Technology is grand, but Fang has no patience for it. It's only thanks to her new furry friend that she hasn't smashed the communicator to pieces.)
Alright, is it on? Can anyone hear me? (The thick accent of a female Gran Pulsian is probably pretty startling to hear anyway. However there is an almost husky edge to this voice, perpetually sounding as if she has just woken out of a long slumber.
Which isn't far from the truth.) M'not sure how much I should say. The world doesn't seem t'be endin.
(The juries out on whether or not that's good.)
This cat thing can't talk. (Yes, she sounds disappointed by that.) So she directed me to this.
(There's a low expletive and a sigh.)
Guess there's no use in hidin' it. I'm Fang and if anyone could point me in the Savior's direction, I'd appreciate it.
(No! That doesn't sound insane at all!
Another button is pressed on accident - technology can take a hike, seriously - and bright green eyes can be seen, narrowed in frustration.)
Where's the off switch? (Have no fear, a Purrloin comes to the rescue, tapping the screen with a delicate paw. Does its grin seem wicked to anyone else?)
Third Person Sample: She was good at hiding the strain the years had put on her. Hell, she was old when she met Lightning, Snow, Hope and Sazh. Now she was practically ancient, though heaven help anyone who had the nerve to say so to her face. It wasn't her fault she had spent so many years chained up in a crystal!
But it wasn't Vanille's fault either and she knew, in her heart and soul, that her sister needed her. Breathing in deeply and leaning on her Bladed Lance, Fang forced herself to think about what needed to happen next. Lightning had been right. She was the only one that could save the redhead.
The only question was - how? Talking hadn't convinced Vanille before - but she hadn't known the full truth then.
"They've been with her longer, fillin' her head with Etro knows what..." she clenched her teeth, held her weapon tighter and stalked toward a building. After climbing a ladder to the roof, she surveyed the city below, green eyes fixed on the monsters as they devoured the citizens.
"No time left."
It was now or never. If she failed and Vanille followed through with Bhunivelze's plans, that was it for them. For all of them.
We couldn't go on... She cut that thought short. No point in dwelling on that now. It was time to dig deep and find her cocky assurance that all things would work out, one way or another. But boy was she tired of the gods using them as play-things.
She would dearly love to take her Bladed Lance to Bhunivelze's face in particular. He didn't need a nose or eyes, did he?
"I leave that to you, Savior." her lips twitched into a tight smile, "You get Serah and I get Vanille. Then we go home and -" she couldn't finish that sentence.
What home? Was there a new beginning waiting for them? What would that be like?
A world without gods. Sounds heavenly.
The gods had something else in mind for her, however. Just as she resolved herself to seeing the end - one way or another - she felt a blur of motion and found herself sprawled on a bed in a strange room.
Well, actually, it wasn't strange at all. It was normal and that was what made the hair stand up on the back of her neck. Rolling onto her side and vaulting herself onto her feet, she stalked to the window and peered out warily.
Sunshine. Birds singing. People walking calmly and not running for their lives.
What the hell is goin' on?
Purring made her jump and spin around, her Bladed-Lance clutched tightly in her hands. A...purple?...cat had taken her spot on the bed and was currently smiling all too mischievously.
"I don't know what you are, but spill it." she pointed the tip of her lance at the creature. Etro knew she had seen worse than a talking cat.
Yet no verbal answer came. Instead, the cat hopped onto her lance and daintily walked up the shaft to perch on her shoulder. Fang raised a brow and chuckled, scratching the feline's chest.
"Well hello to you too."
If she was going mad, at least she had some company!
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Current Characters in Route: Sansa Stark
Character
Name: Oerba Yun Fang
Series: Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns
Timeline: On the day of the Apocalypse.
Canon Resource Links: Drink it in.
Personality:
Crystal Stasis has done a number on Fang. She was always a fiercely independent woman bent on protecting those precious to her, however, as the years passed her by and the world(s) changed dramatically, she learned to distance herself from her grief and pain. Before she encountered Lightning, Snow, Hope, Sazh and Serah, there were only two people she cared about: Vanille and herself. Everyone else was on their own. It was easier to operate that way. She knew she and Vanille couldn't carry on if they were bleeding hearts to every lost cause.
Yet that didn't mean her heart was dead. It wasn't hard for her to make the decision to follow Lightning, Snow, Hope and Sazh on their journey to fulfill their Focuses and save Serah. They were people in the same position as her and Vanille and she knew, if they worked together, they had a greater chance of seeing their Focuses through.
However she didn't put her entire heart into the task right away. Some part of her kept distant - a task easily accomplished by being a sarcastic smart ass - until she witnessed for herself how far Lightning in particular was willing to go. Then there was no question: Fang had her back until she was reunited with Serah again - even if that meant defying their Focuses and wiping their brands clean.
Fang had already seen one world destroyed; she wasn't about to see Cocoon destroyed too just to please some "higher being". She is a warrior and a guardian down to her very soul. Perhaps that is why Ragnarok is drawn to her. She simply will not back down and call it a day. However she is weak when it comes to her family - both old and new. At the end of the first game, she reveals that she would rather suffer endlessly (at the hands of Orphan) than see any of them (Vanille in particular) hurt.
The aforementioned Crystal Stasis comes calling again after Orphan is destroyed. However this time, Fang and Vanille have gotten good at using it to their advantage. During the events of the second game, they are able to communicate with Serah and guide her on a path to not only save her sister, but to also save the world.
Who knew Oerba Yun Fang could be such a hero?
For her, it isn't about being heroic, though she likes to strut her stuff in battles especially. This is what you do for family. Risking her life for someone she loves is as natural as breathing and she doesn't regret any of the close calls in her past. Instead, she focuses on the future, which unfolds when she awakens from her Crystal Stasis a second time - five hundred years later.
Of all the things that have changed in the world - and the oncoming Apocalypse - Fang remains the same. She doesn't trust anyone at the drop of a hat - there is always a trial period where she sizes them up - and, when she finds the company lacking, she goes off on her own. Vanille might be content to hear the voices of the dead and be worshipped, but Fang doesn't like the atmosphere. She senses something is off and wrong before she has any evidence to prove it. In this way, she is like a wild animal who senses danger on the wind - on her skin - and needs no logic or human reasoning to tell her she's right or wrong.
It's a relief for her to be reunited with Lightning and she is glad to see everyone else too, but her main concern is getting worse. She knows Vanille is being used and she needs the redhead to come to her senses and see the truth. With Lightning by her side, she feels like she has a better chance of getting through to her. However there is something dirty about her using Lightning's influence to free Vanille; something that Lumina picks up on.
She hasn't seen the woman in a thousand years - at least not face to face - and right off the bat she is only considering Lightning's usefulness in saving Vanille. When Lightning tells her that she is the only one that can save the redhead, she realizes she's right. She needs to confront the woman truthfully and not hide behind the savior's brilliance.
On the final day, she fulfills her promise to Lightning and arrives at Luxerion Cathedral in order to stop Vanille from completing the Soulsong. Her fear for Vanille - as well as all the souls that Bhunivelze wants destroyed - is palpable and she shows, at last, that she isn't always a strong woman. Her love is fierce and death can't conquer it, so if Vanille chooses to save the souls and go against Bhunivelze's wishes, she won't do so alone.
In summation, Fang is a layered women. On the outside - especially to strangers - she can be distant, combative, sarcastic and even downright flirtatious. It's easier for her to cloak her own misgivings under a fiery attitude. However, once that layer is peeled back, friends and family will discover that she is a fiercely loving and fiercely loyal protector who has no problem jumping head-first into a fray. Oftentimes that trait in particular is the one that gets her in the most trouble. But she lives on a motto of never having any regrets. Who knows if tomorrow is your last day?
However, despite the self-confidence she might exude from time to time, Fang is not a woman free of doubt or guilt. She has done things in her past that she isn't proud about; when the world is crashing down around you, you either run or fight. She did a little of both. And those are burdens she will carry for the rest of her unnaturally long life.
But nothing beats being alive and spending time with those you love. Family is everything to Fang. No matter where she goes, she will carve out a niche for herself and find those who need an overly-meddlesome Gran Pulsian in their lives. Even in strange lands, she has a tendency of always landing on her feet. She is a survivor and experienced enough to know that when change comes, you better find something to hang onto.
Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths:
โ Physically Fang is fit, well-muscled and she can take a punch. She is very active - something that was probably encouraged on Gran Pulse in her younger days - and she is a practiced warrior and hunter. She and Vanille have been without roots for centuries, so she has had to learn how to ensure they survive in a chaotic world (which would include hunting for a meal as well as showing enemies exactly what she thought of them).
โ She is very talented with her Bladed-Lance. It is not only used as a weapon, but also as a means to vault herself off of the ground and, when the situation calls for it, a means to stop someone dead in their tracks (by holding it like a bar before them or jamming it into machinery to halt it or make it malfunction). She is very resourceful - and brave - in her numerous battles, which was likely what led to her becoming the leader of some bandits in the final game.
โ When her mind is set on something, good luck getting her to back down. She is feisty, strong-willed and always ready for a debate (or a spar). Her arguments with Lightning in particular highlight this trait. However, when she is proven wrong or misguided, she is honorable enough to accept her punishment without
too muchcomplaining.โ Underneath her fire, sass and bravery (traits of which she has in spades), Fang has a soft heart. She hates seeing someone in pain or lost - especially if they're friends or family. An example of her breaking down and showing her softer side was when Vanille admitted to not telling her the whole truth. At first she was angry, but then she broke down and revealed that the anger came from hurt that Vanille didn't trust her/depend on her.
โ It probably goes without saying that Fang is loyal - and likely to a fault. Her friends are her family and she will protect them even if it means sacrificing herself. (However Vanille will always be her number one concern. She hates herself for using her other friends to ensure Vanille's safety in the last game, but that doesn't stop her from doing it.)
Weaknesses:
โ For all her physical strength, Fang has some major soft spots when it comes to her emotions. If her friends - Vanille in particular - are messed with, she goes down for the count. Failing them spells the end for her and it's a burden she can't bear. (Her reaction to all of them, briefly, turning into Cie'ths at the end of the first game was evidence enough of that.)
โ Sometimes her stubbornness can get her into trouble. While it's nice for her to be so grounded and so determined, there are times where she is simply wrong. By the time she realizes her mistake, it's usually too late to backtrack - such as when she and Vanille were first turned into l'Cies. She gets hot-headed, thinks she knows best and acts rashly.
โ Her lack of ever having a regular, healthy family (she was orphaned at a young age) has had a negative impact on her. She clings to Vanille in an unhealthy way at times and she forgets - or ignores - the fact that others are just as bad off as the red-head. One of the reasons she bonds so well with Lightning to begin with is because they share a one-tracked mind. Serah is Lightning's world and Vanille is hers. (Of course having such a narrow world and pushing others who care about you out of it will only end in heart-break eventually.)
โ Fang carries a monumental amount of guilt. Precious few will ever see how much weight she carries on her shoulders and she wants it to be that way. Her mistakes - her failings - her fears and her nightmares are hers to bear. However that means that everyone is kept at a distance. She might not look it - she is adept at hiding it - but Fang is very lonely woman with a heavy conscience. Even the gods can't relieve her of that, though they are the main causes of it.
Pokรฉmon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Purrloin
Password: Cherries, Strudel
Samples
First Person Sample: (Technology is grand, but Fang has no patience for it. It's only thanks to her new furry friend that she hasn't smashed the communicator to pieces.)
Alright, is it on? Can anyone hear me? (The thick accent of a female Gran Pulsian is probably pretty startling to hear anyway. However there is an almost husky edge to this voice, perpetually sounding as if she has just woken out of a long slumber.
Which isn't far from the truth.) M'not sure how much I should say. The world doesn't seem t'be endin.
(The juries out on whether or not that's good.)
This cat thing can't talk. (Yes, she sounds disappointed by that.) So she directed me to this.
(There's a low expletive and a sigh.)
Guess there's no use in hidin' it. I'm Fang and if anyone could point me in the Savior's direction, I'd appreciate it.
(No! That doesn't sound insane at all!
Another button is pressed on accident - technology can take a hike, seriously - and bright green eyes can be seen, narrowed in frustration.)
Where's the off switch? (Have no fear, a Purrloin comes to the rescue, tapping the screen with a delicate paw. Does its grin seem wicked to anyone else?)
Third Person Sample: She was good at hiding the strain the years had put on her. Hell, she was old when she met Lightning, Snow, Hope and Sazh. Now she was practically ancient, though heaven help anyone who had the nerve to say so to her face. It wasn't her fault she had spent so many years chained up in a crystal!
But it wasn't Vanille's fault either and she knew, in her heart and soul, that her sister needed her. Breathing in deeply and leaning on her Bladed Lance, Fang forced herself to think about what needed to happen next. Lightning had been right. She was the only one that could save the redhead.
The only question was - how? Talking hadn't convinced Vanille before - but she hadn't known the full truth then.
"They've been with her longer, fillin' her head with Etro knows what..." she clenched her teeth, held her weapon tighter and stalked toward a building. After climbing a ladder to the roof, she surveyed the city below, green eyes fixed on the monsters as they devoured the citizens.
"No time left."
It was now or never. If she failed and Vanille followed through with Bhunivelze's plans, that was it for them. For all of them.
We couldn't go on... She cut that thought short. No point in dwelling on that now. It was time to dig deep and find her cocky assurance that all things would work out, one way or another. But boy was she tired of the gods using them as play-things.
She would dearly love to take her Bladed Lance to Bhunivelze's face in particular. He didn't need a nose or eyes, did he?
"I leave that to you, Savior." her lips twitched into a tight smile, "You get Serah and I get Vanille. Then we go home and -" she couldn't finish that sentence.
What home? Was there a new beginning waiting for them? What would that be like?
A world without gods. Sounds heavenly.
The gods had something else in mind for her, however. Just as she resolved herself to seeing the end - one way or another - she felt a blur of motion and found herself sprawled on a bed in a strange room.
Well, actually, it wasn't strange at all. It was normal and that was what made the hair stand up on the back of her neck. Rolling onto her side and vaulting herself onto her feet, she stalked to the window and peered out warily.
Sunshine. Birds singing. People walking calmly and not running for their lives.
What the hell is goin' on?
Purring made her jump and spin around, her Bladed-Lance clutched tightly in her hands. A...purple?...cat had taken her spot on the bed and was currently smiling all too mischievously.
"I don't know what you are, but spill it." she pointed the tip of her lance at the creature. Etro knew she had seen worse than a talking cat.
Yet no verbal answer came. Instead, the cat hopped onto her lance and daintily walked up the shaft to perch on her shoulder. Fang raised a brow and chuckled, scratching the feline's chest.
"Well hello to you too."
If she was going mad, at least she had some company!