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Hello, everyone and welcome to the inaugural segment of Ask the Star Ocean Character! Today's special guest is none other than Miss Reimi Saionji of the Space Reconnaissance Force and First Officer of the 003-Calnus. Welcome to my little corner of cyberspace, Miss Saionji, and thank you for joining us.
Reimi: Thank you, and please, call me Reimi. /smiles/
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Some facts about Reimi Saionji:
Her Japanese voice actress is Misato Fukuen.
Her English/American voice actress is Laura Bailey.
She's a surviving member of the Seeds of Hope Project orchestrated by Arnold Maverick, Edge's father, and her own parents. She's given the ability to overcome any and all diseases she might encounter, including radiation poisoning.
Reimi is perhaps one of the least liked characters in Star Ocean: The Last Hope. However, I won't say that with any definitive certainty . . . I have found that some fanfic authors do like her.
There are a PVC and pose-able action figure for her.
She has a hard time trusting people with very important secrets. See Seeds of Hope comment from above and below from the character study.
Astrological sign: Aries
Item Creation Skills
Smithery 1
Cooking 10
Alchemy -6
Artistry 6
Engineering -1
Crafting 5
Compounding -2
Sense 3
These do not change as a person levels up a person's given trade. I don't know why I thought it would so I checked. As I double-checked the numbers from the higher levels to the beginning levels, my sister asked me, "How can someone have a negative number on a skill?" I said I didn't know . . . but one thing is for sure. Reimi really stinks at alchemy, engineering, and compounding. ^_^
Reimi Character Study - Revised
Name: Reimi Saionji
Age: 19
Hair color: brown
Eye color: brown
Height: 5' 5/8" - updated thanks to Star Ocean wiki
Weight: 117 lbs - updated thanks to Star Ocean wiki
Rank: First Officer
Birthdate: March 28, 2077
Weapon: Bow
Favorite food: sweet things - added thanks to Star Ocean wiki
Quote: I believe in you, Edge.
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From me: I agree and disagree with Reimi being level-headed. She definitely has her moments where she is the calm, cool and collected one, but her age gets the better of her in other situations. It isn't a win-win for her, but it also isn't lose-lose.
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That's just one of a few examples that I can think of where Reimi isn't very level-headed. Yes, she's nineteen years old, turns twenty when the right private action is triggered, but, if she's as intelligent as the game's strategy guide claims, she wouldn't need to ask "What happened here?" when it was quite obvious as to what happened. :) I do understand shock settling in and her mind not wanting to process what she saw, but, really. Intelligent people look at it, understand it, accept it, and find a way to keep the tragedies from happening all over again.
From the strategy guide:
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From me: Reimi is the mother hen of the group but without the experience of raising children herself. The player first gets a brief glimpse of this in the opening scenes with Edge in how she conducts herself and chastises him for not attending the departure ceremony, but it becomes very apparent after Lymle joins the party. I won't necessarily say it's a bad thing, but it's something that can become annoying after a while. I understand that when a person is dealing with someone who's about five years of age or at least looks like she's five years of age, s/he is going to modify the way s/he talks to that child. I'm sure Reimi doesn't realize that, in some ways, she's talking down to Lymle, but hen again, she probably doesn't realize that Lymle is fifteen and not five.
One thing I've noticed about Reimi is how she likes to declare Edge as being a pervert, and I'm not talking about in the private actions. (For private actions, I go out of my way to PO Reimi, but that's because I don't like her. In order to get her ending, though, I'm going to have to play nice with her on the next play-through, which I hope to start soon as there's another topic I'd like to address.) The first instance is after the dragon newt is defeated in Alanaire Citadel, and the original way they reached the top is no longer accessible to them. On the outside of the citadel are some hanging materials. I want to call it canvas, but I don't believe that's the accurate term . . . it is strong enough to hold weight so . . . Anyway, Reimi points out the hanging material, no one can see another way down, and Edge volunteers to go down first.
Immediately, Reimi is objecting. She says no repeatedly, calls him a pervert (which is leaving him confused as well as Faize and Lymle), and declares she's going down first. (Which one could argue is an act of insubordination on the First Officer's part.)
The other in-game moment is on the alternate Earth when they're locked in the same room as an unconscious Reimi by Milla Bachtein. Reimi, for some reason, is naked. Why she's naked, it's never said, but she is and she's unconscious. When she comes to, she sits up, the blankets falling, and then she realizes she's nude and Edge is staring, dumbfounded. Okay, that moment isn't exactly good for Edge, but I don't blame him, either, for looking at a woman's bared boobs.
That particular scene truly bothers me. I know Reimi is intelligent. I know she's kind. I won't dispute those facts because they are evident throughout the game. What I don't understand (aside from it being a ploy on the game designers' parts) is how come she didn't realize upon waking that she was naked? There is a world of difference in the feel of the textiles used in her uniform and cotton-blend sheets. Plus, she's only covered from underneath her arms to about her ankles.
Now, it could be argued "Well, she was drugged. Milla even admitted as much." Yes. Milla drugged Reimi. She did admit as much so it's a given. However, I only buy that argument so far. Speaking as a woman, I know the difference between how my clothes feel on me and when I'm naked under a sheet and some blankets. Drugged or not, I'm going to realize whether or not I have my clothes on upon waking, and, if I'm naked, I'm certainly not going to sit up so the blankets fall off me with people in the room.
The rest of the "pervert" remarks are found in the private actions, where Reimi's jealousy over the other women on the Calnus becomes apparent. Of course, triggering those private actions are up to the player.
There is one other flaw I've found in Reimi's character, and it seems to be a bit of a popular theme in anime in general. Girl has crush on guy. Guy is somewhat clueless to girl's crush so either doesn't reciprocate or doesn't know how to reciprocate. Guy is attractive and has other girls talking to him, increasing the jealousy of the girl (who also is supposed to be the heroine of the story, the hero's counterpart), and so said girl throws fit and storms off or calls guy a pervert and smacks him for being googly-eyed over the other women. If guy and girl are dating, I can understand the jealousy to a certain extent, but if guy and girl aren't dating, I don't understand it at all.
In essence, though, Reimi is not an evil character. She does treat the others in the team with kindness and respect, reserving the smacking for Edge (probably because Sarah is just too innocent in how she sees things, it'd be cruel for her to smack someone as unsuspecting of things like Meracle, and Myuria would smack her back). In terms of personality, she's a little like the pink fluff of Sophia Esteed mixed with emo-ness of Maria. The internal angst seems so unnecessary to me, but it's how the game designers wrote her so . . . I just find her annoying. When I get the chance, I remove her from my fighting party, keeping her levels up because she does come quite handy in certain boss battles. I don't necessarily see where she's hard on herself, other than when it comes to food, but maybe others see it.
Overall, Reimi is a character that a person will either like or dislike. That is entirely up to the player. For this player, she's just one that, if I didn't have to keep her leveled up for certain battles, I wouldn't bother with her at all. Her ability to fight disease is both a bane and a boon. You realize this later in the game. It's also because of this ability that the truth comes out about her, Edge, and Crowe.
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From me: I do agree, for the most part, that Reimi looks out for those around her. Unfortunately, there's one scene that takes place where her emotions overwhelm, and she behaves more than a bit selfishly . . . It's the return to Aeos and, upon seeing the destruction of the base, she (and Edge) initially doesn't think of Faize and what he's lost. When she does finally realize it, Faize brushes it off, and she accepts it without question. She isn't the only one guilty of this, though, but she's being written as caring and considerate of others above herself, and it doesn't always hold true.
Continued from the in-game dictionary: ( Read more... )
From me: Upon learning about the Seeds of Hope project on Roak, I really had to say, "You're kidding me, right? Again with the genetic enhancement of children? It's the same thing that they did in Till the End of Time!" And it does feel like a trite, overused plot tool when it comes to games.
Having this secret come out in the game and at a critical point in the game, it leaves me wondering just how well Reimi trusts those she calls friends and colleagues. I understand her silence is yet another plot device, or else Edge wouldn't have worried so much after she contracted the stone sickness nor would he have fought as hard as he did just to get the cure. Plot device aside, it's too much of a critical secret to be kept to herself. Edge is supposed to be her childhood friend, best friend, sibling-like friend, and someone she's falling in love with hard, fast, and strong. This secret she's resolved to keep is something that, if Sarah hadn't asked why Reimi recovered as quickly as she did and with Bacchus backing Sarah up on the issue, Reimi would have taken to her grave. She'd have never trusted anyone, Edge included, with that kind of a secret. Yes, I do understand the events that uncovered this secret, when Reimi learns the truth from her parents about her abilities, is emotionally and mentally scarring. I won't ever deny that, but to resolve to never tell anyone, not even the person you care about most in the world (and galaxy) isn't only foolish but selfish. It's the kind of thing that will eat away at your soul until your ability to love becomes eroded, and you start hating those around you for being normal, hating them as much as you hate yourself for not being normal.
And thus ends the revision of Reimi's character study. Next week's character study will feature Sophia Esteed from Till the End of Time.
Reimi: Thank you, and please, call me Reimi. /smiles/
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Some facts about Reimi Saionji:
Her Japanese voice actress is Misato Fukuen.
Her English/American voice actress is Laura Bailey.
She's a surviving member of the Seeds of Hope Project orchestrated by Arnold Maverick, Edge's father, and her own parents. She's given the ability to overcome any and all diseases she might encounter, including radiation poisoning.
Reimi is perhaps one of the least liked characters in Star Ocean: The Last Hope. However, I won't say that with any definitive certainty . . . I have found that some fanfic authors do like her.
There are a PVC and pose-able action figure for her.
She has a hard time trusting people with very important secrets. See Seeds of Hope comment from above and below from the character study.
Astrological sign: Aries
Item Creation Skills
Smithery 1
Cooking 10
Alchemy -6
Artistry 6
Engineering -1
Crafting 5
Compounding -2
Sense 3
These do not change as a person levels up a person's given trade. I don't know why I thought it would so I checked. As I double-checked the numbers from the higher levels to the beginning levels, my sister asked me, "How can someone have a negative number on a skill?" I said I didn't know . . . but one thing is for sure. Reimi really stinks at alchemy, engineering, and compounding. ^_^
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Reimi Character Study - Revised
Name: Reimi Saionji
Age: 19
Hair color: brown
Eye color: brown
Height: 5' 5/8" - updated thanks to Star Ocean wiki
Weight: 117 lbs - updated thanks to Star Ocean wiki
Rank: First Officer
Birthdate: March 28, 2077
Weapon: Bow
Favorite food: sweet things - added thanks to Star Ocean wiki
Quote: I believe in you, Edge.
( Read more... )
From me: I agree and disagree with Reimi being level-headed. She definitely has her moments where she is the calm, cool and collected one, but her age gets the better of her in other situations. It isn't a win-win for her, but it also isn't lose-lose.
For example:( Read more... )
That's just one of a few examples that I can think of where Reimi isn't very level-headed. Yes, she's nineteen years old, turns twenty when the right private action is triggered, but, if she's as intelligent as the game's strategy guide claims, she wouldn't need to ask "What happened here?" when it was quite obvious as to what happened. :) I do understand shock settling in and her mind not wanting to process what she saw, but, really. Intelligent people look at it, understand it, accept it, and find a way to keep the tragedies from happening all over again.
From the strategy guide:
( Read more... )
From me: Reimi is the mother hen of the group but without the experience of raising children herself. The player first gets a brief glimpse of this in the opening scenes with Edge in how she conducts herself and chastises him for not attending the departure ceremony, but it becomes very apparent after Lymle joins the party. I won't necessarily say it's a bad thing, but it's something that can become annoying after a while. I understand that when a person is dealing with someone who's about five years of age or at least looks like she's five years of age, s/he is going to modify the way s/he talks to that child. I'm sure Reimi doesn't realize that, in some ways, she's talking down to Lymle, but hen again, she probably doesn't realize that Lymle is fifteen and not five.
One thing I've noticed about Reimi is how she likes to declare Edge as being a pervert, and I'm not talking about in the private actions. (For private actions, I go out of my way to PO Reimi, but that's because I don't like her. In order to get her ending, though, I'm going to have to play nice with her on the next play-through, which I hope to start soon as there's another topic I'd like to address.) The first instance is after the dragon newt is defeated in Alanaire Citadel, and the original way they reached the top is no longer accessible to them. On the outside of the citadel are some hanging materials. I want to call it canvas, but I don't believe that's the accurate term . . . it is strong enough to hold weight so . . . Anyway, Reimi points out the hanging material, no one can see another way down, and Edge volunteers to go down first.
Immediately, Reimi is objecting. She says no repeatedly, calls him a pervert (which is leaving him confused as well as Faize and Lymle), and declares she's going down first. (Which one could argue is an act of insubordination on the First Officer's part.)
The other in-game moment is on the alternate Earth when they're locked in the same room as an unconscious Reimi by Milla Bachtein. Reimi, for some reason, is naked. Why she's naked, it's never said, but she is and she's unconscious. When she comes to, she sits up, the blankets falling, and then she realizes she's nude and Edge is staring, dumbfounded. Okay, that moment isn't exactly good for Edge, but I don't blame him, either, for looking at a woman's bared boobs.
That particular scene truly bothers me. I know Reimi is intelligent. I know she's kind. I won't dispute those facts because they are evident throughout the game. What I don't understand (aside from it being a ploy on the game designers' parts) is how come she didn't realize upon waking that she was naked? There is a world of difference in the feel of the textiles used in her uniform and cotton-blend sheets. Plus, she's only covered from underneath her arms to about her ankles.
Now, it could be argued "Well, she was drugged. Milla even admitted as much." Yes. Milla drugged Reimi. She did admit as much so it's a given. However, I only buy that argument so far. Speaking as a woman, I know the difference between how my clothes feel on me and when I'm naked under a sheet and some blankets. Drugged or not, I'm going to realize whether or not I have my clothes on upon waking, and, if I'm naked, I'm certainly not going to sit up so the blankets fall off me with people in the room.
The rest of the "pervert" remarks are found in the private actions, where Reimi's jealousy over the other women on the Calnus becomes apparent. Of course, triggering those private actions are up to the player.
There is one other flaw I've found in Reimi's character, and it seems to be a bit of a popular theme in anime in general. Girl has crush on guy. Guy is somewhat clueless to girl's crush so either doesn't reciprocate or doesn't know how to reciprocate. Guy is attractive and has other girls talking to him, increasing the jealousy of the girl (who also is supposed to be the heroine of the story, the hero's counterpart), and so said girl throws fit and storms off or calls guy a pervert and smacks him for being googly-eyed over the other women. If guy and girl are dating, I can understand the jealousy to a certain extent, but if guy and girl aren't dating, I don't understand it at all.
In essence, though, Reimi is not an evil character. She does treat the others in the team with kindness and respect, reserving the smacking for Edge (probably because Sarah is just too innocent in how she sees things, it'd be cruel for her to smack someone as unsuspecting of things like Meracle, and Myuria would smack her back). In terms of personality, she's a little like the pink fluff of Sophia Esteed mixed with emo-ness of Maria. The internal angst seems so unnecessary to me, but it's how the game designers wrote her so . . . I just find her annoying. When I get the chance, I remove her from my fighting party, keeping her levels up because she does come quite handy in certain boss battles. I don't necessarily see where she's hard on herself, other than when it comes to food, but maybe others see it.
Overall, Reimi is a character that a person will either like or dislike. That is entirely up to the player. For this player, she's just one that, if I didn't have to keep her leveled up for certain battles, I wouldn't bother with her at all. Her ability to fight disease is both a bane and a boon. You realize this later in the game. It's also because of this ability that the truth comes out about her, Edge, and Crowe.
From the in-game dictionary: ( Read more... )
From me: I do agree, for the most part, that Reimi looks out for those around her. Unfortunately, there's one scene that takes place where her emotions overwhelm, and she behaves more than a bit selfishly . . . It's the return to Aeos and, upon seeing the destruction of the base, she (and Edge) initially doesn't think of Faize and what he's lost. When she does finally realize it, Faize brushes it off, and she accepts it without question. She isn't the only one guilty of this, though, but she's being written as caring and considerate of others above herself, and it doesn't always hold true.
Continued from the in-game dictionary: ( Read more... )
From me: Upon learning about the Seeds of Hope project on Roak, I really had to say, "You're kidding me, right? Again with the genetic enhancement of children? It's the same thing that they did in Till the End of Time!" And it does feel like a trite, overused plot tool when it comes to games.
Having this secret come out in the game and at a critical point in the game, it leaves me wondering just how well Reimi trusts those she calls friends and colleagues. I understand her silence is yet another plot device, or else Edge wouldn't have worried so much after she contracted the stone sickness nor would he have fought as hard as he did just to get the cure. Plot device aside, it's too much of a critical secret to be kept to herself. Edge is supposed to be her childhood friend, best friend, sibling-like friend, and someone she's falling in love with hard, fast, and strong. This secret she's resolved to keep is something that, if Sarah hadn't asked why Reimi recovered as quickly as she did and with Bacchus backing Sarah up on the issue, Reimi would have taken to her grave. She'd have never trusted anyone, Edge included, with that kind of a secret. Yes, I do understand the events that uncovered this secret, when Reimi learns the truth from her parents about her abilities, is emotionally and mentally scarring. I won't ever deny that, but to resolve to never tell anyone, not even the person you care about most in the world (and galaxy) isn't only foolish but selfish. It's the kind of thing that will eat away at your soul until your ability to love becomes eroded, and you start hating those around you for being normal, hating them as much as you hate yourself for not being normal.
And thus ends the revision of Reimi's character study. Next week's character study will feature Sophia Esteed from Till the End of Time.
