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crestfallencrest · 8 months

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All he wants is friendship :)

#tw: blood #tales of vesperia #yuri lowell #zagi #flynn scifo #estellise sidos heurassein #crest art #came up as a joke when discussing zagi after I beat the game LOL #your party was like “He just wanted a friend :(”#and im like “HE WASN'T PASSING NOTES ASKING FOR MY FRIENDSHIP LIKE A SCHOOL GIRL WITH A CRUSH”#“HE WAS TRYING TO KILL ME”#But the thought was VERY funny

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wefft · 2 months

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#tales of vesperia #zagi vesperia #zagi

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tales-of-sweets · 1 year

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Zagi's Tragic Need For Validation

I don't think that Zagi became obsessed with Yuri the moment he met him or that an interesting fight alone was what motivated him to chase Yuri the ends of the earth. I believe he was out for Yuri's blood, yes, but not for blood's sake but instead because of what it symbolized... This is a headcanon/interpretation that I've probably talked about a million times before, but I'm thinking about it again! Since it chronologically references the events of the game and includes sources/examples it's pretty lengthy so I'll put it under the cut!

The first time he meets Yuri he's on a job and, while it seems to be the first worthwhile fight he's had in a long while, he leaves willingly when he's called to retreat (well, willing in the sense that this is the only time we ever see him retreat mid-battle while he's still in perfect fighting condition).

The next time we see him he's on yet another job, eager to kill "something", his choice of words even with Yuri right in front of him and they seem to recognize each other.

Zagi doesn't actually seem to acquire any fixation on Yuri at all until after the second battle, specifically after he's defeated... and Yuri compliments him. Even after what we can clearly see Zagi believes is a failure on his part (worth noting that in the official translation he says "...I-I retreated..." instead of "...I-I'm finished..." even though they both convey a similar feeling.)

From this point forward, we never see him taking another job or working with Leviathan's Claw. Hunting down Yuri appears to have become his full time fixation. Zagi to me seems like an incredibly lonely man. He is isolated by his own abilities and his inability to relate to others in a meaningful way. He has reached a level of skill that few can comprehend, let alone match (things that are corroborated by this skit here:

He takes pleasure in killing and victory but has not known the rush nor the bond of a fair fight in so long. For all of his hooting and hollering about wanting to kill Yuri, I don't think that's exactly what he was truly getting out of this whole thing. I don't think that's actually what he was chasing. That was the first time he'd found someone on his level and that was the only time Yuri ever complimented him so to me it seems like what he's really chasing is that same high of validation. A connection. He wanted Yuri to come at him with full force, to find joy in their fights as he did, to connect with him... but he only got that the one time. All future instances involved Yuri dismaying at his presence, swatting him off like a pest, fighting him only to remove him as an obstacle. So many of his lines feel like validation seeking, not only in the form of wanting friendship, but more in the way of just wanting to be recognized period. For example:

He tried to make himself stronger, augmented himself, taunted him, but there was always some bigger issue that held Yuri's attention, something greater than him. To me, that played a huge role in why, in the end, he had to make himself Yuri's priority even if it meant destroying himself in the process. While the whole "you can't break the seal without my arm" bit is a little contentious (poor wording? an outright lie? mistranslation?), the truth of the matter is that, in a last ditch effort, he made himself Yuri's number 1 priority. He was now an important part of his quest, not just an annoyance to be brushed aside. Yuri had to take him seriously now.

And when, at last, he was defeated, he thought maybe then Yuri had seen his value and worth, that at last their fight had resonated with him.

Of course we all know how that ended. While I have many issues with the way this ending was handled, I think we get some interesting insight from it that I believe lends some credence to this interpretation:

I think it's worth nothing that almost everyone expresses some sort of sympathy and understanding towards Zagi in the end, except for Yuri. While it is a very valid and plausible interpretation to think that Yuri still doesn't care even after his death, I personally choose to consider the fact that Yuri, as we have seen time and time again, is not very upfront with his emotions and is not always the quickest to admit when he's wrong. I think he could see the tragedy of the situation, I think he could recognize that he really hadn't understood Zagi's intentions, and it's my personal theory that that's precisely why he took a more forgiving approach when confronting Duke in the end. I cannot, in any way, fault Yuri for not stopping to befriend the guy who, for all intents and purposes, seemed intent on killing him. But I also can't help but see the tragedy of the situation from Zagi's perspective. Raven states that something changed after Zagi met them. While it's hard to imagine him as an upstanding citizen or pleasant person to begin with, he probably wasn't always like this.

Raven lends a little more insight too, one of the skits following his demise:

Yuri, Duke, the Don (not shown in the screenshot, though Raven does reference him and Belius), they were held together by the bonds they shared with people who understood them. I think there could have been a chance for Zagi to have turned things around, not let his obsession with Yuri consume him to this degree. Hell, I don't even think it's improbable that he could have become an ally, put his energy into something more productive (as Yuri put it several times over). I don't think Zagi was always doomed to this fate, I think he just met the wrong person at the wrong time.

#tov #tales of vesperia #zagi #am I reading into this too much? PERHAPS!#but they neglected to flesh him out at all so I like to put thought into what little they gave us to go on and try to make sense of it #this is probably full of typos that I don't have time to catch and correct rn. Sorry about that!#feel free to point any out of if you see some!#also again this is not a meta post it's just just my personal headcanon/interpretation. I am not saying this is a fact!

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l0n4t1csfan65 · 4 months

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myachiart · 10 months

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ZAGI from ToV DOODLES, sorry my caps lock was stuck. I honestly don't think I can dislike drawing Zagi; if I were to commission someone, it'd definitely be fanart of him. oh and Kayn from League of Legends is here, too. I couldn't tell you what he said to get that look in response.

#tales of vesperia #zagi #league of legends #kayn league of legends #doodle #prepare for more zagi #he is my profile picture after all #digital art #ibispaintx #fanart

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tales-of-asteria-rips · 7 months

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#tales of vesperia #Zagi #costume: normal

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kilfeur · 10 months

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Tales of Vesperia memes

Me

Search for the aqua blastia that was stolen Save the princess

I am a healer but

When Yuri commits a murder

Let the Vesperia guild take care of the mess. Appear at some points and be cryptic, then give the sword to Yuri The cataclysm is coming!

Well done to you all, but Estelle is in another castle.

Rita with Estelle, Rita with others

Aren't you dead?! You asshole!

Only 5000 gald ? I'm worth more than that !

#tales of vesperia #tov #tov memes #yuri lowell #estelle sidos heurassien #Raven #karol capel #flynn scifo #rita mordio #Duke Pantarei #alexei donia #Zagi

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ormspryde · 9 months

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Echoes of the Past

This week's chapter of Echoes. It's a lot of introducing characters to the story - Duke, Flynn, Yuri, and Judith - but I wound up doing a lot of focusing on Raven and Yeager's return to Dahngrest with the twins. Zagi's in this chapter too, if only briefly; I've got to get a better hold on writing him.

#tales of vesperia #echoes of the past #ao3 #archive of our own #fanfic #writing #duke pantarei #flynn scifo #yuri lowell #judith vesperia #zagi vesperia #zagi #found family #ptsd

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satan-is-a-furry · 8 months

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too bad there's no merch of Zagi or Alexei Dinoia (official or Fan-made) I would buy those for sure

#shut up axel #tales of vesperia #Zagi #alexei dinoia

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mariii03 · 1 year

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Probably the only person drawing jyu oh sei fanart in 2023 but idc😭

Zagi is a babygirl I love him and I want to draw more

#digital art #anime #jyu oh sei #zagi #fanart

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groovygladiatorsheep · 2 years

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Mermaid au !! ( well sorta for Mellow, I guess he’s like if a mermaid was a fish with legs )

I fell in love with Zagi design, I had to draw em and the little bean

Axolotl Zagi belongs to : @/zagida10

Starfish Keith belongs to : @/mellowthefox

#mdraw #mermaid au #mermaid #mermaid sona #merfolk #Zagi #Keith #Mellow #axolotl

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tales-of-asteria · 2 years

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[Item Collection Event] The Mirage Island and the Hidden Treasure Duration: 7/30 (Sat) 16:00 ~ 8/18 (Thu) 15:59 Exchange Duration: 7/30 (Sat) 16:00 ~ 8/25 (Thu) 23:59 Missions Duration: 7/30 (Sat) 16:00 ~ 8/18 (Thu) 23:59

Challenge the limited quests to collect “Hidden Treasure” in order to get 5☆ Zagi, as well as other rewards. Zagi can be evolved into 6☆ and his Evolution Crystals are obtained through milestones, exchange and event missions.

Exchange the “Hidden Treasure” to get various rewards and the following limited items:

ToV BGM “Distorted Sword Light”

Miso Oden (boost Attack & Defense & HP by 7% for 3 minutes)

5☆ Co op Skill Book (only for ToV characters)

5☆ EXP Book (only for ToV characters)

5☆ Arte Book (only for ToV characters)

5☆ EX Skill Book (only for ToV characters)

Clear all the event related missions to get a Purple Summon Tear as final prize.

#tales of asteria #tales of vesperia #Zagi #item collection event #events

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mirtapersonal · 2 years

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