![]() ![]() They weren't looking down on her they honestly thought that anyone who didn't look like them was deformed, which wasn't an unreasonable assumption, given that they'd never seen anyone who didn't look like them before. Not to mention the heads of the Drazilian world tried to program Gig to destroy the earth world. Were you paying attention to the end of the game? All the Drazilians looked down on Layna, and indeed anyone who isn't a Drazilian.Most of the Dracon NPCs found in the various towns and cities come off as a bit reserved, but generally friendly. And Dio is pretty much the only Dracon who's shown to be particularly arrogant. Also, there's no indication that any Dracons other than Kanan and the rest of the Thurists worshipped anything but the gods of Apis, same as everyone else. Um, since when are Drazilians arrogant? Their gods, sure, but the Drazilians themselves are pretty much the exact opposite of arrogant, having no individuality and thus no sense of self-worth.Presuming that his sermon has some basis in fact, the Dracon could well be an early attempt by the Drazillians to impose their will on Haephnes, crafted in their likeness and fully expected to thrive by following the Drazillians' ideology exactly. The Dracon are (supposedly) superior to all of the past races, learning from their mistakes however, they also grow too obsessed with the past and ignore the future, to the point that they are completely unable to cope with change. In Father Valerio's sermon on the origins of the races, he refers to the Dracon being born by lightning cast by the gods.Not to mention the optional scene where Danette plays with Odie's manikin and snaps his neck, with apparently no major (read: long-term) side-effects.A World Eater even gleefully rants about how delicious a Dracon's soul is, and specifically refers to now possessing said Dracon's power even though he devoured several other souls at the time. Then there's Dio and his aspirations of practical Godhood. The Dracon appear to worship evil Gods, and draw their power from them. They possess strikingly similiar fashion sense, though the Dracosages' robes have less impressive Shoulders of Doom. For Nippon Ichi fans who've beaten the latest Disgaea and want to see what else the company has done, or just those looking for a tactics game with a more punkish attitude, one could do far worse than sinking their teeth into the World Eaters' story.The Dracon race are directly descended from Drazillians.Both act insanely arrogant. However, it's still a competently-made strategy RPG with some good map design, as well as a killer soundtrack that helps make up for its aged visuals. Soul Nomad is by no means a hidden masterpiece, and its oppressive aesthetics are certain to turn away many players. While some may regard it as tastelessly edgy (and not without good reason), it's hard not to respect the effort that went into crafting an evil storyline that really does make the player feel like a monster. Long before games like Undertale and Fallout: New Vegas were popularizing the idea of having there be drastic consequences for making evil choices, Soul Nomad was allowing players to become a fully-fledged dark lord, complete with their own evil headquarters and opposing band of heroes. The Demon Path is an incredibly depressing tale, but it's also strangely ahead of its time in some respects. Being forced to participate in wanton slaughter results in these hapless victims going mad with fear, embracing a violent form of nihilism or just ending their own lives to escape the constant suffering. While it allows the player to recruit many of the game's minor antagonists, giving them some much-needed development, it also sees them enslave many heroic ones. Unlike other games with an evil route, however, this is an entirely separate campaign, and it's a particularly nasty one. In the game's infamous Demon Path, Revya can reject their heroic destiny and embark upon a campaign of conquest and destruction across the entire world. However, the darkest villain in Soul Nomad has the potential to be the player themselves. From the genre's usual corrupt lords and despotic gods to child slavers and abusive predators, this game's antagonists are so utterly heinous that it's all too easy to give into Gig's temptation and decimate them with his demonic power. ![]() ![]() Yet, for all his vices, Soul Nomad has so many even viler characters that he looks positively cartoonish by comparison. Being a genocidal maniac who finds slaughter hilarious, curses with every other sentence and constantly encourages the most destructive course of action, it's fair to say he'd be the villain in any other game. Speaking of which, for better or worse, Gig is the star of this show. ![]()
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