Quote: “I speak with passion, from the heart! That’s what matters most.”
Laguna is a lovable moron. That’s probably the simplest way to describe him. He says and does the most ridiculous and nonsensical things at times, but you can’t help but love the guy. I think what makes Laguna likable despite all the crazy stuff he does is that, deep down, you know he has a good heart. He’s a kind man who cares deeply about everyone around him. He doesn’t do the best job of expressing it sometimes, but he does try. Laguna also has a natural charisma that draws people to him, which is why Kiros and Ward continue to follow the guy despite all the trouble he constantly gets them into. Plus, as Kiros says, “Life’s pretty boring without you as entertainment, my man.”
One of my favorite Laguna quirks is his tendency to misquote common clichés, such as “The unfamiliar always happens,” and “Like killing two pigs with one stone.” Of course, Kiros and Ward’s attempts to correct him often lead to hilarious results as well. I also love Laguna’s occasional delusions of grandeur, such as when he talks about their “grand escape from Centra,” while Kiros more accurately describes it as them being chased out by Esthar soldiers and getting severely injured. Speaking of which, that scene is one of my personal favorite Laguna moments. I love how he tosses Kiros and Ward off the cliff into the waters below, and then he’s like, “You guys sure have guts. You know how high this cliff is?” as if they jumped in on their own without him shoving them! Then he slowly and delicately tries to climb down the cliff, slips, and falls down to the water below while screaming and trying not to shout obscenities. So good.
However, there’s more to Laguna than just comic relief (although he fills the role exceptionally well). He’s gone through a lot of heartbreak and sorrow in his life, which is part of the reason you’re introduced to him in the first place, because of Ellone wanting to find a way to change the past and prevent any of that from happening. Yet one of the things I like and respect about Laguna is that he manages to come out on the other side of all of those difficulties without losing his optimistic and hopeful demeanor or his sense of humor, though you can tell he’s matured a lot as a result of all he’s been through. Laguna rarely talks openly about his pain (other than mentioning that Ellone getting kidnapped while he was there with her was “the most painful episode of my life”). He always prefers to remain cheerful about things, even to the point of cheesiness (such as his speech about how to survive time compression).
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