[quote author=Tennyo link=topic=173.msg3629#msg3629 date=1230012870]
Very intersting, although I'm sure we're only getting half the story, but it's better than nothing.
The ending is kind of sad, though, poor thing. But still, w00t for FINALLY giving us a female SOLDIER!
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There is quite an epic story for the Online mode. As you've heard, it centres around a SOLDIER character who was sent to Deepground for excelling and was targeted by the Tsviet's plan as a possible candidate to be used as a pawn to overthrow the Restrictors. The object of the game was to work your way up through the ranks until you reached the Coloured Tsviet level and challenge the Restrictor of whichever area of Deepground you belonged to (either North, East, South or West). The idea was that the character died after the Restrictor was killed, so that the player would play through the game from a different section in Deepground (and for story purposes kill each of the four Restrictors as it were).
[quote author=Tennyo link=topic=173.msg3763#msg3763 date=1230054117]
Oh, I see...
But didn't Rosso say "She?" or does it change depending on the gender?
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According to those who played the game, it did change from 'she' to 'he' depending on gender, but since it is affected only slightly by the particular grammar used, wasn't much of a problem.
[quote author=ForceStealer link=topic=173.msg3772#msg3772 date=1230055778]
Argento's a girl too, so even if the main player wasn't...
And also, I know we've gone over this several times, but could I have a refresher on whether Deepground soldiers are SOLDIERs?
I know it used to be a hospital for SOLDIER's, but is every Deepground person? I mean, they use guns for one which is odd for a SOLDIER. It SEEMS to be setup like the Deepground soldiers are like Shinra troops, Tsviets are SOLDIER with the colored Tsviets being 1st Class. Is that right?
(Also...they must have an overabundance of people down there for all they let the Tsviets and Restrictor simply kill on a whim.)
Lastly, may I reiterate the stupidity that was not putting this on the English release? We got all those 40 bonus missions, why couldn't they include the story? >
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As pointed out by Makoeyes, some of DG SOLDIERs were SOLDIERs from the real world sent there for whatever reason. Some as punishment, others as reward, etc. However, not everyone was. Some people were those who had been experimented on, others born for the sole purpose of being entered into the DG SOLDIER program, others who had been taken there due to injuries sustained in war, some kidnapped due to potential, etc. The DG training regime was much tougher and stricter than a normal SOLDIER regime as it was specifically designed to push the human body to its limits. This was even more so after the Restrictors took charge following the battle that saw the defeat of Ragnarok. Guns were perhaps just part of that, but not all DG SOLDIERs use guns.
[quote author=Makoeyes987 link=topic=173.msg3829#msg3829 date=1230071303]
Yeah, fans made it up because she has no title. She's just "Argento."
Her name means "Silver" though in Italian.
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Argento is a leading Tsviet but not one of the 'coloured'. She is trusted by the Restrictors and acts as a go between for them and the Coloured Tsviets. Her specific role is to identify and nurture possible Tsviet candidates. She carries a sword and lost an eye in a battle with a Restrictor. Nothing much is known about her officially, but she and Shelke are actively responsible for releasing the H-J Virus into the security system (known as Patricia) which causes the restriction chip in the player character to be void.
[quote author=sephirothpaine link=topic=173.msg3942#msg3942 date=1230102520]
I really feel back about the fate of the online character. >
Shelke f%#^ with her mind the whole time.......Usher was so cool though.
PS:Shelke was the only Tsviet that had a title that really wasn't a color, Correct?
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The 'Transparent' or 'Colourless' is a reference to her SND ability. The projection of Usher was actually based on a former DG Sniper that went missing in action on a mission during the Wutai War.
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[quote author=Tetsujin link=topic=173.msg3707#msg3707 date=1230039674]Well, the gender and outfit is up to the player...
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But Shelke was implanting her own memories on the player's head, making the player believe he/she was the little girl screaming for her sister.
So the player have to be a female, for the plan to work.
Unless the player is a guy, who believes that the people at DG made a sex-change on him.
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Actually, the girl that appears in the flashbacks is supposed to be the younger sister of the player, not the player themselves. When the girl shouts 'big sister', it actually changes to 'big brother' depending on the gender of the character.
Any more questions?
