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The_Star_Ocean_Universe ([personal profile] star_ocean_fan) wrote2012-12-07 06:10 pm

Ask the Star Ocean Character - Peppita Rosetti/Dream Houses/Character Facts/Character Study

Ask the Star Ocean Character - Peppita Rosetti

Hello once again, everyone, to the Ask the Star Ocean Character, where we interview the many people from the games. For today's installation we have Peppita Rosetti.

Peppita: /waving/ Hi, everyone!

First of all, as with all of our other guests so far, I'd like to thank you for joining us today.

Peppita: It isn't a problem. Anything for my fans!

You sure like to please your fans . . .

Peppita: Of course! Without my fans, I wouldn't be a success, and being successful is important when you're performing.

This is true. What inspired you to become a performer?

Peppita: My mom. She was such a fantastic person in the short time I knew her. I remember watching her when I was really little, and I just thought she was the most amazing dancer . . .

Awww. That's very sweet. You really love your mom.

Peppita: Yeah . . .

What was it like when you met Fayt and Sophia for the first time?

Peppita: /laughs a little/ I thought they were my first fans, even though I hadn't made my debut yet! I was a bit surprised but I didn't care, either. Fayt was so cute!

You won't get any arguments from me on that. /grins/ What about Sophia? What are your thoughts on her and how do you feel about her, knowing she and Fayt are long time friends?

Peppita: Well . . . she's okay, I guess. She's very nice, and she knows how to cook some really good food.

And if she and Fayt were to marry?

Peppita: I would . . . be happy for them . . .

And what about the other women? What are your thoughts on them?

Peppita: I like them! /smiling and bouncing in her seat/ Maria, she's so cool. She's the leader of Quark, and people listen to her. She's just so awesome. Mirage, she's especially cool. She knows martial arts and said she could teach me some moves. I got to meet her when she and Cliff came to my debut.

Sounds like you had a good time with the group when they were on Moonbase.

Peppita: Yeah. I wanted to go with them, but I also couldn't leave my uncle. He'd be sad without me.

Family can get like that. What's your favorite thing to do around the holidays?

Peppita: Oh, I love it when the entire troupe gets on the stage and starts singing holiday songs. The colors are so bright, and the lights are so beautiful and twinkly.

It is a very beautiful time of the year. If you weren't a dancer, what would you be doing with your life?

Peppita: I'd go out adventuring. I'm soooo envious that Fayt and Sophia got to go on that adventure, but wouldn't take me. It was fun to hear about it from Sophia later.

Now for some questions from the audience. Mrs. Nox asks why would you think it is okay to draw on a guy's only shirt? He HAD to stay in that shirt for the rest of the game.

Peppita: I didn't know those events were going to happen . . . I thought he was a fan. I gave him my autograph . . .

I can see that. And, from agarfinkel, who do you like more? Fayt or Roger?

Peppita: Who's Roger?

Ah . . . you never met Roger?

Peppita: Nope. So I guess I like Fayt more. /smiles/

I guess so . . . and that's all the time we have for this segment. Thank you, again, Peppita for joining us.

Peppita: You're welcome. It was a lot of fun! I'd like to come back again!

We'll see what the future holds. Tune in next week when we interview Roger S. Huxley, the Menodix out to prove he's the real man.
 
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Dream Houses - Peppita Rosetti

Peppita's home would be more than just a home. It would be a movable home that suits her nomadic way of life. I can imagine the Rosetti troupe has their own ships, at least for the animals and equipment. In order to save money, they travel with the transport shuttles from location to location. I think when she starts to earn enough money and as she becomes old enough, Peppita would buy herself a ship, and it would reflect her success. It would be large with rooms for guests and friends and the rest of the Rosetti Troupe. The replicators would be filled with plenty of good food to eat, and there would be a room for her to practice her routines and a room filled with all of her accolades.

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Character Facts - Peppita Rosetti

In the Japanese version of Till the End of Time, Peppita's name is Souffle.
Her Japanese voice actor is Masayo Kurata, and her English voice actor is Sherry Lynn.
In the Rosetti Troupe, she is referred to as the Fairy of Illusions.
Her father is a famous soldier in the Pangalactic Federation's army and a high-ranking one, though he isn't specifically named. (It's stated on Star Ocean Wikia that it's Commodore Whitcomb with various instances to back up the claim.)

Peppita has two toys for the Till the End of Time and, according to one picture I found googling Star Ocean merchandise, an alarm clock with her on the clock face. Whether that was released in Japan, I don't know. It was on a display someone snapped a picture of at around the time of Star Ocean 3's release.

Item Creation Stats:

Cooking  6
Crafting 40
Smithery 5
Engineering 15
Alchemy 12
Compounding 11
Writing  6
Synthesis 20

Note: When you get Peppita on Moonbase, head immediately to the workshop to create the Potion of Youth (Fake) with Eliza and Mackwell. They are the only three who can create this particular item. I've tried it with Mackwell, Eliza, and Fayt, but I've not been successful. Don't forget!

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Character Study - Peppita Rosetti

Name: Peppita Rosetti, Souffle Rosetti
Age: 14
Race: Valbaysian
Hair color: pale blond
Eye color: brown
Height: 4'4"
Weight: 79 lbs
Weapon: bangles/dancing shoes
Profession: dancer

"There's no use thinking about it! Let's just dive right in!"

From the in-game dictionary: A dancing girl of the nomadic race of Valbaysians who wander space, without any permanent home.

Since her father is unknown, and her mother Elayne is already dead, she stays with the Rosetti Troupe, which is led by her uncle Piccolotto.

She has the same genius for dancing that her mother possessed and has already mastered many different dances at a young age, earning the admiration of the other members of the troupe.
 I've noticed that the in game dictionary for Till the End of Time has a strange tendency to lean towards redundancy.

Peppita is an interesting character for me, but she isn't a favorite female character. She's annoying but she's one that, if she annoys you, you can avoid recruiting her permanently. In that sense, for me, she's like Sophia - pink and fluffy in terms of personality. However, if you're aiming for the "defeat luther at level 1" battle trophy, you need her, Sophia and Fayt for that.

I digress.

Peppita . . . is very much a romantic, a hopeful, and a bit of an adventurer. She also possess a bit of a bossy side and a gullible side. Given from what I've seen with her and dealt with in terms of leveling her up and the cut scenes, she does possess a sweet streak. In the manga, she has an instant crush on Fayt, and that shows her petty side as well. She's a vast mix in a very young character, and it's because she's endured so much - losing her mom, traveling a lot, never knowing who her father really is - in her short life.

From the strategy guide: Peppita is a fledgling member of a troupe of Valbaysian circus performers known as the Rosetti Troupe. Orphaned by her mother at an early age (and abandoned by her father), this young girl now lives with her uncle Piccolotto, who manages the Troupe. However, she longs for a life of adventure . . .
This longing for a life of adventure really isn't apparent in Peppita for me. Yes, when it comes time to leave Moonbase, Peppita wants to leave with Fayt and friends, thinking she doesn't have anyone. However, she also knows it isn't true, but she also wants to do something. Her debut for the Rosetti Troupe has been cancelled twice now, due to attacks on the places where she's been, and it's frustrating for her. Above all, she wants to be a star. She wants to be famous throughout the universe. That's why she's excited to see Fayt and Sophia for the first time and she gives him her autograph, even though she hasn't been on the stage just yet. She definitely wants to vent her frustrations out on the appropriate forces responsible for delaying her debut.

Before this, I used to think that the Peppita/Roger pairing was quite viable - they're close enough to each other in age and have more in common than what she would with Fayt. However, this pairing only works in fanfiction, where all playable characters can be taken to fight Luther in the final battle. Cannonically speaking, the only way it could work is if both are recruited for the final battle over Albel and Nel. Given that Peppita joins the party (temporarily) shortly after obtaining Sophia, this is a trick and a half but can be pulled off, since Peppita starts out as a level one character.

The dances that Peppita is supposed to be really good at are probably her attacks that she can use after gaining the levels needed.

There is a lot with Peppita that can be explored in terms of fanfiction, and therefore can be developed for characterization.