Final Fantasy IV (2007 Video Game)

Liam O'Brien: Kain Highwind

Quotes 

• Kain Highwind : [Cecil walks downstairs in the Castle halls and meets with Kain]  Shall we, then, Cecil?

  Cecil Harvey : I'll be counting on you, my friend.

  Kain Highwind : Then you've nothing to fear.

  [Cecil and Kain walk outside the castle gates who are greeted by Baron guards and the opening fanfare scene begins] 

  Narrator : And so the dark knight Cecil, stripped of his command of the Red Wings, set out for the distant Valley of Mist. Together with Kain, commander of the Dragoons, he would pursue a faceless quarry- and a chance for redemption. The advent of the airship had marked the realization of mankind's most ancient dream. But man is a creature seldom sated, and he was quick to dream anew. With the unparalleled might of the Red Wings, Baron's military soon reigned supreme. Why, then, does its king now seek the Crystals? And why have fearsome monsters suddenly begun to overrun the once calm land? If the Crystals know, they share no answers- only their pure and silent light.

  [Then Cecil is outside in the overworld map] 

• Cecil Harvey : [Cecil runs in the Village of Mist but the ring reacts]  The ring!

  Cecil Harvey : [the the ring summons the Bomb Monsters and they attack the village which is now burning while Cecil watches in horror at what he's done]  This is what we were sent to do?

  Kain Highwind : He wished this village torched!

  Cecil Harvey : But why? WHY?

  [Suddenly a young girl named Rydia is sobbing and crying and Cecil looks at her with her dead mother on the ground and Cecil and Kain walks over to Rydia] 

  Rydia : Sobbing. Mother, you can't die! Just because your dragon did...

  Kain Highwind : I've heard of their lot. Men who can conjure Eidolons- summoners.

  Cecil Harvey : Then the dragon we slew was her mother's?

  Rydia : Gasp! You- you're the ones who killed her dragon?

  Cecil Harvey : Forgive us. We'd no idea this would happen to your mother.

  Kain Highwind : His Majesty sent us to eliminate every last one of these people.

  Cecil Harvey : No...

  Kain Highwind : Foul work, to be sure. But we'll need to kill the girl as well.

  Cecil Harvey : [Cecil blocks Kain]  Kain!

  Kain Highwind : It's her or us, Cecil!

  Cecil Harvey : She's a child!

  Kain Highwind : You'd betray your king?

  Cecil Harvey : Betray him? Any man who'd wish for this is no king of mine.

  Kain Highwind : Heh. I thought you might say that.

  Cecil Harvey : Then...?

  Kain Highwind : I owe His Majesty much, but not so much I'd soil the Dragoons name in his.

  Cecil Harvey : Then you're with me?

  Kain Highwind : Baron's army is the mightiest in the world. Our flight means nothing if we remain alone. We must treat with other nations, share what we've seen. And Rosa- she must share our flight.

  Cecil Harvey : And she will. Thank you.

  Kain Highwind : I'm not doing this for you.

  Cecil Harvey : Huh?

  Kain Highwind : Quickly, we mustn't linger here! What of the girl?

  Cecil Harvey : We take her with us. Come, it's not safe here. Take my hand.

  Rydia : No!

  Kain Highwind : We've no time. Use force if you must.

  Rydia : Stay away!

  Cecil Harvey : Wait!

  [Cecil and Kain runs after Rydia] 

  Rydia : Leave me alone! I hate you!

  [Then Cecil and Kain gets into a turn based battle with Rydia] 

• Cecil Harvey : [after Cecil gets defeated in battle and is knocked down]  Kain... Even you now?

  Kain Highwind : [Kain threatens to stab Cecil with his spear]  Let me ease your suffering.

  Yang Fang Leiden : You'll do nothing!

  [Yang leaps into the air and tries to kick Kain but Kain deflects Yangs kick by swinging his spear and knocks Yang back on the floor. Kain is about to stab Cecil when Rosa and Rydia runs in the Crystal Room] 

  Rosa Farrell : Stop!

  Kain Highwind : Rosa!

  Rosa Farrell : Kain! Tell me you've not turned traitor!

  [Kain drops his spear while holding his head] 

  Kain Highwind : Urgh... Don't... look at me!

  Golbez : Kain! Why do you now hesitate?

  Edward Chris von Muir : Golbez!

  [Golbez walks in the Crystal Room] 

  Cecil Harvey : You're him- the usurper!

  Golbez : So, you are Cecil. Allow me to give you something- a gift, to remember our meeting by.

  [Golbez shoots out lightning from his hand at Cecil] 

  Yang Fang Leiden : Let me through!

  [Yang runs at Golbez but shoots out lightning at Yang and Edward and knocks them down] 

  Golbez : I did not come to treat with worms. Kain! Enough of this foolishness. Bring me the Crystal.

  Kain Highwind : M'lord!

  [Kain walks over to the Wind Crystal altar] 

  Rosa Farrell : Don't do it, Kain!

  Cecil Harvey : Rosa, let it be!

  Golbez : Oh, you care for this one, do you? Then let me take her along as well. To hold in trust until we are graced with the chance to meet again. Come, Kain!

  [Golbez kidnaps Rosa with his cloak. Kain steals the wind crystal from the altar and walks over to Cecil] 

  Kain Highwind : It would seem your life is spared... for now.

  Cecil Harvey : Kain, wait! Urgh...

  [Golbez and Kain leave the Crystal room] 

• Cecil Harvey : Kain.

  Kain Highwind : So, you did survive. Impressive.

  Cid Pollendina : Kain! What in the world's gotten into you?

  [Cecil holds Cid back] 

  Cecil Harvey : Where's Rosa? She's safe, I trust.

  Kain Highwind : Heh. Worried about her, are you? If you wish to see Rosa live, fetch me the Earth Crystal from the land of Troia.

  Cecil Harvey : What?

  Tellah : A craven play.

  Kain Highwind : I'll make contact once you have it. You'd do well to hurry. If you value Rosa's life.

  Yang Fang Leiden : How dare you?

  Cecil Harvey : Open your eyes to what you're doing, Kain!

  [Kain turns his back on Cecil and walks back to his airship] 

  Kain Highwind : This meeting... is over.

  Yang Fang Leiden : What do we do?

  Cid Pollendina : Blast that Kain...

  Cecil Harvey : We make for Troia. Cid, set us on a course for the northwest.

• Rosa Farrell : [the Cannon machine goes berserk shooting out electric bolts and Yang braces himself]  It's too dangerous!

  Cecil Harvey : Yang!

  Yang Fang Leiden : I will take care of things in here. The rest of you get out!

  Rydia : Are you mad?

  Cecil Harvey : It's too late, Yang!

  Yang Fang Leiden : Forgive me!

  [Yang karate kicks Cecil, Kain, Rosa, Rydia out of the Cannon room.and attempts to stop the cannon controls] 

  Cecil Harvey : Yang? Yang!

  [Cecil runs over to the Cannon room but the door shuts on Cecil and it's locked and Cecil bangs on the door] 

  Yang Fang Leiden : If you should see my wife again, tell her to live enough for us both.

  Kain Highwind : Don't be a fool! Open the door!

  Rydia : Yang!

  Rosa Farrell : Please, Yang! Don't throw your life away!

  Cecil Harvey : Yang!

  Yang Fang Leiden : It has been an honor fighting with all of you!

  Cecil Harvey : Open the door, Yang!

  Yang Fang Leiden : Gaaaah!

  [the cannon control room explodes while Yang sabotages the controls] 

  Cecil Harvey : Yang!

• Rydia : [the party members Cecil, Kain, Rydia, Rosa, Cid on the airship is being chased by an enemy airship]  They're closing on us!

  Cid Pollendina : Come on, Enterprise!

  [Then the propeller explodes but stays intact] 

  Cid Pollendina : The engines can't take this! Cecil, take over!

  [Cecil drives the airship and Cid runs over to the edge of the airship] 

  Rosa Farrell : Cid!

  Cecil Harvey : What are you doing?

  [Cid holds out a time bomb detonator in his hand] 

  Cid Pollendina : Once you breach the surface, I'll seal off that hole for good- with this!

  Rosa Farrell : No! Not you, too!

  [Cecil flies the airship up to the surface hole] 

  Cid Pollendina : I was hoping I'd get to see your kids someday, but, well- someone's got to keep Yang company! You get yourselves back to Baron. Talk to my boys there!

  Cecil Harvey : But, Cid!

  Rydia : You'll die!

  Cid Pollendina : And so young, too!

  [Cid leaps off the airship] 

  Cid Pollendina : Bombs away! Try stopping this, Golbez! My once-in-a-lifetime unaided flight!

  [Then the bomb explodes in Cids hand, the party gets the airship out of the hole in the upperworld right as the volcano erupts and seals off the underground world area] 

  Rosa Farrell : Cid...

  Rydia : One after another...

  Kain Highwind : Rushing to die like fools!

  Cecil Harvey : We go to Baron-for Cid.

• Kain Highwind : My mind... is my own again. I cannot expect forgiveness, but...

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : Forgiveness? It's your fault the Giant appeared in the first place!

  Rosa Farrell : Stop it!

  Kain Highwind : Rosa...

  Rosa Farrell : Golbez broke free as well. That's why you're free. None of this was your fault.

• Kain Highwind : What do you mean?

  Rosa Farrell : Golbez is... Cecil's older brother. A Lunarian named Zemus was making use of Golbez's Lunarian blood, as a means to control him. Golbez and Fusoya went to the moon to put an end to Zemus.

  Kain Highwind : Golbez was Cecil's brother? Well in any case, it would seem I've a debt to repay Zemus, too.

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : Ha! And when he takes over your mind again-what then?

  Kain Highwind : If that should happen, kill me without a second thought.

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : Heh! Then count me in, too. I've a couple of blades with this Zemus's name on them.

  Kain Highwind : Edge...

  Cecil Harvey : Let's go. To the moon. But Rosa and Rydia stay behind. This time, there may be no homecoming.

  Rosa Farrell : Cecil!

  Rydia : You can't mean that!

  Cecil Harvey : Go. Get off the ship.

  [Rosa runs off the Lunar Whale Spaceship] 

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : This is work for grownups. You just wait for us back here.

  Rydia : Fine!

  [Rydia runs off the Lunar Whale Spaceship] 

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : Heh!

  Kain Highwind : Cecil...

  Cecil Harvey : Don't argue Kain.

• Cecil Harvey : [Rosa runs up to Cecil]  Rosa! Step aside, Rosa.

  Rosa Farrell : I'm not going anywhere.

  Cecil Harvey : Why not?

  Rosa Farrell : Without me along, who will heal you when you're hurt?

  Cecil Harvey : Rosa...

  Kain Highwind : You can't win this one, Cecil.

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : No use arguing with a woman.

  Cecil Harvey : Then I'll argue no more. Your help is welcome.

  [Rydia runs up the ship] 

  Rydia : Just as we planned.

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : Y-you're here too!

  Rydia : This battle is ours as much as anyone's. Cecil said so himself. And having some Eidolons along can't hurt, can it?

  Cecil Harvey : Rydia... Come. Our battle awaits!

• Zeromus : [after the party defeats the final boss Zeromus]  I will never die... as long as there is darkness in the hearts of men! Urrrgh... Gaaaaaah!

  FuSoYa : [Then Zeromus explodes and dies]  You've truly done it! I'd no idea there was such strength in you. You of the Blue Planet may have already grown more powerful than we of the moon.

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : It does rather look that way, doesn't it?

  Kain Highwind : But... what of the final words Zeromus spoke?

  Rosa Farrell : As long as there is darkness...

  FuSoYa : There will always be evil in men's hearts. We all of us bear a touch of darkness, just as surely as we bear light. Much as with the twin sets of Crystals. And the darkened underworld that rests beneath your planet's brighter surface. But as long as there is darkness, so will there always be light. Just as the light within you rose to overcome the shadow cast by Zemus.

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : Well, now that you mention it, I did feel a bit aglow!

  Rydia : Are you joking? It's a miracle Zemus didn't end up using you!

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : Ha ha ha ha. My love of justice kept him at bay, no doubt!

  FuSoYa : Well, then... The time has come for me to join my people in their sleep. What will you do now?

  Cecil Harvey : We will return-to our planet.

  Rosa Farrell : Our friends are waiting.

  FuSoYa : I see. You are lucky to have such friends. I look forward to the day we can meet again.

  Golbez : Might you permit me to accompany you?

  FuSoYa : You would... join me?

  Golbez : I would. I cannot return. Not after all I've done. And I would very much like to meet my father's people. At least one time.

  FuSoYa : I see. Yes, our blood flows in your veins, too. You know this will be a very long slumber?

  Golbez : I do. Cecil... You called me Brother. I suppose I can expect no more than that. All you've suffered until now has been because of me.

  FuSoYa : We must go now, and sleep. We will pray for the peace of your planet. Come, let us go.

  Golbez : Yes...

  Rosa Farrell : Cecil!

  Kain Highwind : Is this all right-letting him go?

  Rydia : You're brothers!

  Golbez : Farewell.

  [Fusoya walks away and disappears] 

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : Cecil!

  Cecil Harvey : Farewell... my brother.

  [Golbez turns around and looks at Cecil and reveals himself to be his brother without the armor on before disappearing] 

• Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : [after Edge gets defeated in battle]  Damn... you!

  Rubicante : You've strength worthy enough of pride, but not nearly enough to think of challenging me. Hone your skills. I'll look forward to facing you again when you have.

  [Rubicante teleports away] 

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : Come... back here!

  Cecil Harvey : Are you all right?

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : I lost, and he got away. Of course I'm not all right!

  Rydia : We came to find Rubicante, too, and the Crystals he holds.

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : Rubicante's mine! You stay out of this! I'm going to put an end to him with... with my own hands!

  Kain Highwind : Your enemy is an elemental archfiend, Your Highness.

  Cecil Harvey : You've seen his strength for yourself.

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : Heh... Don't mistake me for some pampered prince. The Eblanese royal family is heir to the secrets of the ninja masters of old. I don't need help from lesser men!

  Rydia : Enough! I can't watch another person go off to die. First Tellah and Yang... And then Cid, too... All of them... all of them-!

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : H-hey, I didn't... I mean...

  Rosa Farrell : Rydia...

  [Rydia sniffles] 

  Cecil Harvey : Rubicante is the strongest of the four archfiends. Whether we can even hope to defeat him, I cannot say. But we have no choice. We must take back the Crystals he holds.!

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : ...It doesn't look like I have much choice. I can't leave a pretty girl crying. Let's do this together, then-just this once.

  Kain Highwind : Hmph. Too weak to stand, and still as arrogant as could be. It's nigh on comical. Rosa, do you think you could...?

  Rosa Farrell : Cura!

  [Rosa casts the Cura spell and heals Edge and he stands up] 

  Edward 'Edge' Geraldine : Thank you, my dear! You're not so rough on the eyes yourself! Right, then! time for us to break into the tower, now that we're all fast friends!

  Rydia : That was an awfully fast recovery.

  [the ninja Edge joined the party]