Rathen would fill a deus ex machina role, offering the main party a chance to escape on the back of his Chocobos that he breeds. Naturally he would be joining the party after since doing this puts him in bad with whoever/whatever is chasing the party. In all honesty, it works out well because he was getting bored of that place anyway, and now we all have Chocochickens!
Aside from that, he fits a very neutral role, following the party not because it's the 'right thing to do', but mostly because it gives him something interesting to do... for now (and he can keep on eye on his kwehing/warking buddies and make sure they're not being treated unfairly).Â
If we're talking about some of the newer RPGs that give morality and romance options... maybe the main character's interactions with him can point his moral compass north or south, but it would take a lot of that campfire talk time to do so. He is a brawler, preferring to get up close and personal when fighting, eschewing weapons for his fists, knees, elbows, feet, head, etc. He'll follow the party into a fight if it comes down to it, but isn't going to try to force a fight when there are other options available. He would be a romance option if certain criteria were met.
For the bonus questions, his role sorta fills Cid from 7 with the deus ex machina escape mechanism, and he would fit the classic Black Belt job.
Aside from that, he fits a very neutral role, following the party not because it's the 'right thing to do', but mostly because it gives him something interesting to do... for now (and he can keep on eye on his kwehing/warking buddies and make sure they're not being treated unfairly).Â
If we're talking about some of the newer RPGs that give morality and romance options... maybe the main character's interactions with him can point his moral compass north or south, but it would take a lot of that campfire talk time to do so. He is a brawler, preferring to get up close and personal when fighting, eschewing weapons for his fists, knees, elbows, feet, head, etc. He'll follow the party into a fight if it comes down to it, but isn't going to try to force a fight when there are other options available. He would be a romance option if certain criteria were met.
For the bonus questions, his role sorta fills Cid from 7 with the deus ex machina escape mechanism, and he would fit the classic Black Belt job.
