Terra Branford
Terra's is an interesting case. She can be first seen early on (I found her after recruiting Sabin), but this chance encounter caught me by surprise. My team of Celes and Sabin found Terra in a town with two other adults (a young husband and wife) who had taken it upon themselves to care for the lost children whose children fell victim to Kefka's fury. The once fearless and peerless fighter had become a caretaker - a nanny. While tending to these poor children is a kind and noble cause, I suppose badass points can be deducted nonetheless. My dynamic duo plead with Terra to join, but she refuses, claiming that she has lost the will to fight and that her skills have deteriorated.
This is proven mere minutes later when Phunbaba (lol), a powerful demon, attacks the town. Terra tries to fend him off but is easily defeated, forcing Celes and Sabin to jump in and chase him off. Terra reiterates that her place is now with these children, and I leave her to whatever perverted Japanese fantasies she has in mind.
We can return to her after acquiring the second airship, and I do this immediately. We see Phunbaba attack the town once again. This time, however, Terra emerges in Morphed/Tranced form and kills the living **** out of him. She realizes that her newfound love for these children is not a source of weakness, but strength. She then joins the party after assuring the children, who have grown to love her as a mother, that she will return.
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