Thread:MMYP999/@comment-27109830-20180523194209/@comment-27416494-20180712220516

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to talk about this one.

Anyway, a good portion of this match mainly revolves around their alter selves (of a sort) Ratatosk and Grima, two powerful godly beings strongly affiliated with the element of darkness with a desire to destroy all of humanity, due in part to a strong belief that humans are the root of many of the problems plaguing their worlds. They intended to use Emil and Robin's bodies as living vessels or conduits for their powers as a means of recovering from fatal injuries sustained in the game's backstory or to awaken from a thousand year long slumber respectively.

Emil and Robin themselves are polar opposites of Ratatosk and Grima in terms of personality, due in part to suffering from amnesia (or rather being implanted with false memories in Emil's case) at the start of their games. Their travels with their friends and companions throughout the world would mold the two protagonists into kind, caring, yet determined souls who would be able to overcome the control of their counterparts once they finally uncovered their origins. Both of them would even go on to attempt to sacrifice their lives to save the world and their friends, though said sacrifices would become undone and allow them to safely reunite with their loved ones in the true epilogues of their games.

With all that said, it should be noted that Ratatosk wound up turning good and chose to gave humanity a second chance by the end of the story, which serves as a very stark contrast to Grima.