Personality: Kuja considers himself a superior specimen, and it shows in his appearance. His silver hair is long, perfectly clean and well kept. His skin is pale, unmarred by scarring or other damage and his choice of clothing is often flamboyant and eye catching. While his appearance may be intimidating or off-putting to some, Kuja himself is affable, an appreciator of all things lovely and proof of his power. From his quotations of Lord Avon’s “I want to be your canary”, to the works of fine art in his desert palace fortress, he wants to be known as someone worthy of respect and adoration. While on the surface he appears pleasant enough, the cracks in this persona become apparent upon closer inspection.
The truth is, that Kuja is not at all what he seems.
Kuja worked as an arms dealer, supplying weapons for one of the most powerful kingdoms known on Gaia, Alexandria. For his weapons he created black mages, humanoid vessels powered by magic and capable of using great amounts of it as a weapon. As such he has very little concern for those who work for him and human life in general. If his planning is derailed or his actions otherwise halted, he will force his underlings to work harder while rapidly adapting his plan for success. Nothing is expendable in the pursuit of his goal and if he can inflict discomfort on his enemies - all the better.
His need to prove himself superior and awesome is a remnant of the knowledge of his creation. Kuja is a being called a genome, a creature similar to a homunculi or golem that lacks its own soul, created by a man called Garland. He started life, fully grown and gained sentience entirely by accident. The result is that Kuja is ultimately childish – because he did not grow into the person he is, Kuja is unable to empathize with others and lacks the emotional depth that most peers his age and adults have. This means for all of his intelligence and posturing, Kuja’s attempts at culture are quickly understood as shallow by those with a better sense of emotional development. As a result of his impatience Kuja’s plans tend to have horribly short-sighted goals and are only effective because of his adaptability. Kuja ultimately achieved victory over his creator through exploiting the one thing he considers a weakness, his lack of a soul.
Finally, while Kuja is unabashedly intelligent he has a marked tendency towards instability. When he does not get his way, he becomes openly cruel and dismissive. This is most noticeable when Kuja is informed that he is in fact entirely mortal. He immediately snaps and goes into what can only be called a narcissistic suicidal fugue state. In his mind, it would not be fair if the world would be allowed to exist without him and thus he takes action to destroy everything. At the end of everything, as he is spent of almost all of his energy, he manages some level of regret at his actions and is believed to save his brother’s life at the last possible moment.
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The truth is, that Kuja is not at all what he seems.
Kuja worked as an arms dealer, supplying weapons for one of the most powerful kingdoms known on Gaia, Alexandria. For his weapons he created black mages, humanoid vessels powered by magic and capable of using great amounts of it as a weapon. As such he has very little concern for those who work for him and human life in general. If his planning is derailed or his actions otherwise halted, he will force his underlings to work harder while rapidly adapting his plan for success. Nothing is expendable in the pursuit of his goal and if he can inflict discomfort on his enemies - all the better.
His need to prove himself superior and awesome is a remnant of the knowledge of his creation. Kuja is a being called a genome, a creature similar to a homunculi or golem that lacks its own soul, created by a man called Garland. He started life, fully grown and gained sentience entirely by accident. The result is that Kuja is ultimately childish – because he did not grow into the person he is, Kuja is unable to empathize with others and lacks the emotional depth that most peers his age and adults have. This means for all of his intelligence and posturing, Kuja’s attempts at culture are quickly understood as shallow by those with a better sense of emotional development. As a result of his impatience Kuja’s plans tend to have horribly short-sighted goals and are only effective because of his adaptability. Kuja ultimately achieved victory over his creator through exploiting the one thing he considers a weakness, his lack of a soul.
Finally, while Kuja is unabashedly intelligent he has a marked tendency towards instability. When he does not get his way, he becomes openly cruel and dismissive. This is most noticeable when Kuja is informed that he is in fact entirely mortal. He immediately snaps and goes into what can only be called a narcissistic suicidal fugue state. In his mind, it would not be fair if the world would be allowed to exist without him and thus he takes action to destroy everything. At the end of everything, as he is spent of almost all of his energy, he manages some level of regret at his actions and is believed to save his brother’s life at the last possible moment.
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