Vagrant Story Guildenstern Analysis
Vagrant Story's Guildenstern remains one of the more interesting and believable characters in a video game due to his ideology based perspective.
Guildenstern's General Characteristics
Romeo Guildenstern has a mixed set of characteristics, some he shows those around him and others he keeps very much to himself. To others, he gives the appearance of a noble holy knight intending to destroy the evil of Lea Monde and prevent Sydney from accessing its power. However, he hides his abilities to control the dark and use its power, which seem to rival or even best Sydney Lasstarot.
Guildenstern's Dream
Guildenstern dreams of bringing an unbending and all powerful justice to the world by wielding the powers of the city of Lea Monde. He despises those that exploit others to to gain power or wealth, believing them to be a parasite that needs to be cut from the world. In a manner of speaking, he is a legalist that believes in a harsh system of laws that are impossible to bend.
Guildenstern as Inverse of Rosencrantz
Guildenstern and Rozencrantz both have some things in common in that they do not reveal their true motives to others, letting others believe them to be something they are not. However, Guildenstern is the complete inverse of Rosencrantz in that Guildenstern has a moral plan to benefit humanity, even at cost to himself, whereas Rosencrantz is really just in it for himself.
Guildenstern Character Design
Guildenstern's character design is interesting for a number of reasons. Firstly, he has a very specific set of colors associated with him that often are aligned with danger. For example, the fabric of his clothing is white, red and black. This is most probably meant to represent the manner in which his black and white world view will result in blood. Secondly, he tends to stare and have a generally statue-like demeanor, displaying his extreme focus and fanatical devotion to his dream. Thirdly, he seems to have a slight base in Kenneth Branagh's portrayal of Hamlet.
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