Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together

I agree! Well said.

So is her brother.
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Cyril ~ I'm glad you know your place.

Oh, I missed that post, sorry.

I took these a while back for people who hadn't seen (or aren't willing to see) the scene - Spoilers, obviously:

http://s249.beta.photobucket.com/user/Lujei/library/Ozma%20Return%20to%20Lodis

From a realistic standpoint given the dialogue, it's questionable if she even "returns" to Lodis at all, despite the name of the scene. It's quite possible she was killed on the return trip.
Not shown: The wind blows Ozma's hair/Balxephon's robe in the last two pictures. This is obviously of import, but I'll leave it up to personal interpretation what it means.
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Cyril ~ I'm glad you know your place.

I don't think there's enough information in the game to pass judgement one way or the other.

It makes the scene easier to handle if you think he loves her, and the romantic in me desperately wishes he does. More realistically, it may be his way of one-upping Hobyrim, so to speak. Everything that was once Hobyrim's is now his, even down to the woman who was arranged to marry. He might not even intentionally be so spiteful.

On the other hand, Balxephon is a Lawful character and, despite his methods, this does give us some idea of how he thinks. His "love" for her may stem out of respect or, more coolly, he's showing such love and respect because he feels it's his duty to do so.
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Cyril ~ I'm glad you know your place.

Do everything on the Lawful route needed to recruit Ozma but don't do the battle in Krysaro (just advance in the story). I think it appears in the Warren report after Barnica, it never plays during the game itself.

I guess I never put two and two together with the drool thing (it never clicked what exactly "spittle" was). That really depresses me because Ozma is a likable character in Law. And her uncertain fate (added onto her condition, whether just injured or brain damaged) doesn't make it much better.

As for Balxephon, it's really weird that he's so Lawful, when his past actions are Chaotic. He follows Lanselot to the end and chastises the other Dark knights for breaking rules. Even his dialogue with Oz in the 3L shows that he cares for the other Dark Knights and the betrayal at the end of 4 shows he was pretty shocked (maybe even hurt by it). And the alignment is based on character action, not what we or they think they should be (Andoras being N, Barbas being C, Denam being anything, both Lanselots being L). I don't think he's as devious as he was before and I don't think there's any point of him to lie or hide his feelings. Who's he playing for? Hobyrim wasn't an issue until he reappeared in Valeria, Ozma was completely oblivious to what happened (even though Lanselot and Oz seemed to know), and he was in a high position of power. Whatever affection he showed Ozma I think is genuine, even if it wasn't not true love.

I wish they fleshed out the Dark Knights more though.... Oz and Martym are my favorites. Poor Oz dies in every route.... A necessary sacrificed to push the story....
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Currently playing- Yugioh Tag Force 5,Tactics Ogre, Ratchet & Clank Collection
Waiting for- FF Versus XIII, Resident Evil 6, Pokemon BW 2, other stuff

She was pretty naive about what happened in Lodis (particularly with Hobyrim). I don't know if naivety and innocence go hand in hand but it may play a role. Japanese people have a thing about innocent women so all "good" women might be innocent in Matsuno's eye....
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Currently playing- Yugioh Tag Force 5,Tactics Ogre, Ratchet & Clank Collection
Waiting for- FF Versus XIII, Resident Evil 6, Pokemon BW 2, other stuff