#ondore

I didn’t notice it straightaway when I played this part of the game, but when Basch and the others are in Ondore’s mansion, before Basch and Ondore pretend the first is attacking the last, after Balthier says to Basch “wait!”...

... Basch just SMILES while saying “sorry, can’t be helped”. 

Basch. SMILING. Being all “sorry not sorry lol”. I’m LIVING *internal screaming noises* How did I not notice THIS before?

Just look at the screenshots below, look at his face, at his lips curling up like that, he can’t fucking hide his happiness that Ondore’s lending them a hand so that they can go rescue Ashe. 

The best thing is that Basch DOESN’T know that Vossler has been talking with Ondore and infiltrated on the Leviathan, they DON’T know what will be awaiting them there, they KNOW they’re at disadvantage in every sense (and again, only Ondore knows that Vossler is in the ship, but still it’s just one man more to add to their ranks) and they DON’T have an escape plan.

Like, it’s a risky plan, almost a suicidal one, but Basch’s like, smiling and not giving a flying fuck about all that it seems, because it means they have a chance to rescue Ashe. 

And also can we talk about how ironic it is that Basch said that phrase? It’s like he’s mocking the fact of him being falsely accused of assassination. That adds sassy points in my opinion.

Gods, I love this man.

Just look at his smile:

Also there’s something about Basch that I’ve noticed as well, and it’s that his behavior, while silent, tells quite a bit when you notice (or at least for me, because I tend to act a bit like him sometimes, silent, listening and observing). Still there are some small details, subtle things that I barely thought I saw, or that I noticed only while re-watching a scene.

As a last point, can we talk about the fact that king Raminas entrusted ONLY Basch with the location of the Dusk Shard? Basch was Captain of the Order of Knights of Dalmasca, yes, but damn, not even Ashe knew of the Dusk Shard’s location, it seems. That implies A TON of trust, and that there must have been a close relationship between Basch and the royal family (and this is why I headcanon the king tasking Basch especially with Ashe’s protection when she was little).

11 years ago I probably said at a certain moment that Basch was bland and/or boring. Oh boy, I was so mistaken. I just needed some years for my sight to sharpen and my perspective to widen.