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Official Profile

Age 37
Height 210 cm
Race Draph
Hobbies Gazing at the bottom of the sky, searching for friends
Likes Friends, people who live in peace
Dislikes Himself, conflicts, back pain
Character Release
最後は、親しき人を朋(とも)と呼ぶ、護りに長けたドラフ族の戦士「ザザ」が新たに土属性のSレアキャラクターとして登場！
ハロウィンで子供達に喜んでもらうため、気合いを入れて仮装に興じるザザですが、その見た目から中々思うようには行かず…？フェイトエピソードで、ザザの新たな一面をご覧ください！
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* This is an unofficial, amateur translation.
Age 37歳
Height 210cm
Race ドラフ
Hobbies 空の底を覗き、朋達を探すこと
Likes 朋達、幸せに暮らす人々
Dislikes 自分、争い、腰痛
Character Release
最後は、親しき人を朋(とも)と呼ぶ、護りに長けたドラフ族の戦士「ザザ」が新たに土属性のSレアキャラクターとして登場！
ハロウィンで子供達に喜んでもらうため、気合いを入れて仮装に興じるザザですが、その見た目から中々思うようには行かず…？フェイトエピソードで、ザザの新たな一面をご覧ください！
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Background

Events

Trivia

  • Parts of Zaja's skill names are German.
    • "Iron Panzer" consists of the English word "iron" and the German word "Panzer" (meaning "armor").
    • "Lockvogel" means "decoy".

Special Cutscenes

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Happy Birthday Cutscenes
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1 ✔

Happy birthday, friend. You came into existence today.
Hehe, I must thank your parents for bringing someone such as you into this world. Have a wonderful day, my friend.

2 ✔

(Captain). Happy... birthday.
You speak to me like a... friend.
Look at me. I'm a hideous, grotesque brute.
I take delight in tearing my enemies apart, bathed in conflict like some demon.
When danger appears, I might go back to my old, violent ways.
But even if that happens, I'll always protect you, (Captain).
I promise. Because I trust you, (Captain).

3 ✔

Happy birthday, friend.
This day of celebration fills me with deep emotions.
I will continue to keep you safe, (Captain).
As I face the sins inside me...
I will be with you on this special day, each and every year.
Don't worry. Because you are who you are, (Captain).

4 ✔

Beloved friend, I wish you a happy birthday. This is the fourth occasion that I've had to celebrate your birth. On our long, shared journey, it seems there are fewer and fewer chances to gaze down at the bottom of the sky. Little by little the world seems to have grown. I hope you'll allow me to continue traveling beside you, (Captain). Next year I believe we'll greet this day in a world that seems even more open than this one.

5 ✔

So I see today is your birthday, my friend...
To celebrate an event with so many people is something I could not have imagined doing before.
I've lost a great number friends in the past...
But meeting you has garnered me so many more companions.
I do not wish to lose another friend ever again...
I vow to continue protecting you all... So that the peaceful and joyous days we share may continue for a long time to come.

Happy New Year Cutscenes
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1 ✔

The new year begins...
Hehe, refreshing. I used to celebrate this day with my companions, but that was mostly just us beating up each other.
In any case I'll be relying on you again this year, friend.

2 ✔

I would call this feeling in my heart gratefulness. I'm grateful that I can enter a new year with a friend.
You've seen the visages of the company I kept before. It was no doubt frightening.
But even so you gave me a chance. I hope you will keep thinking that way.

3 ✔

The first sunrise of the year is a beautiful thing.
...
I wonder if my friends at the bottom of the sky are watching it too.
You say they are?
...
Yes, friend. You're probably right.
Let's have another great year, (Captain).

4 ✔

Nnn... (Captain)... Happy New Yeee—
Mmph... Sorry... There's nothing very wrong with me...
I actually just threw my back out doing heavy lifting as part of year-end cleaning...
And there are so many chores to do as it is... Sorting out weaponry, preparing food...
Hm? You'd like me to take it easy and leave things to the others?
But... Would that really be okay?
Mmph... Got it. When you look me straight in the eyes like that...
Sigh... I guess it may not be so bad to take New Year's off...

5 ✔

Hrgh! Haah!
Phew... (Captain), is it?
I was getting the New Year's pine tree in order. I'm suited to heavy physical work after all...
Behold its fine pointy edges, as beautiful as any bamboo spear...
Ah, forgive me. That must have been my bloodlust speaking...
Please forget I said anything...

Valentine's Day Cutscenes
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1 ✔

So people give sweet things to the ones they care about today. Heh heh. That's why everyone's so happy...
For me too? Yes, this makes me very happy. Thank you, my good friend.

2 ✔

Today's a good day. Yes, a very good day. Love is in the air.
Love and recognition... For my village, that only meant battle...
But today is about peace and rejuvenation. A day worthy of love.
So I will eat every single one of these chocolates you gave me, friend.
Thank you.

3 ✔

Again you give me a sugary delight. I thank you deeply from my heart.
But I also made sweets this year.
They are full of my feelings that I want to give out.
I want you to have some too, friend.
Why wait? It is not a problem if we both want to give something at the same time.
Hehe. Next month is going to be great.

4 ✔

Happy Valentine's.
Sweets for me again this year? Thanks.
You'd like me to eat them now? Why would that be?
Hm... I suppose if you want to know how I like the flavor... Yes, I could have a bite.
The sugary flavor is spreading all through my mouth... You've outdone yourself again.
And on top of that... They're heartwarming..
Heh... I'm going to be eating the rest in my room.
Thank you very much.

5 ✔

This year too? Why, thank you...
Valentine's is such a wonderful day.
When your thoughts are with someone else, the positivity spreads like beads on a rosary.
We must strive on a daily basis for such compassion to keep going.
For someone like me who's lived through so many battles, I know all too well how important that is...
I'll be certain to continue treasuring the peace we have in the days to come, (Captain)...

White Day Cutscenes
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1 ✔

White Day... This world sure has many different customs.
This is for you, good friend. I'm grateful for every day we spend together.

2 ✔

This is a symbol of my thanks to you, good friend.
Don't forget this look of joy on my face. Heh heh.
I look forward to spending more days with you, my dear friend.

3 ✔

Now is the time to hand you sweets in return for last month, friend.
Today is not just about you but to also thank everyone in the crew.
My friends would be surprised to see how far I've come...
Oh? You're giving me something too? Such integrity...
That is what makes you my beloved friend. Let us continue our friendship, (Captain).

4 ✔

Beloved friend, I made you a gift to express my thanks. Take it if you would...
Expressing affection for each other in this way... It is a wonderful custom.
I hope you'll let me give you another present next year.
Now then, let's give our little tokens of gratitude out to the crew.

5 ✔

My friend... I prepared a thank-you gift this year as well.
It's a wooden carving meant as a charm.
It may not be much, but...
Perhaps you can consider it my way of letting you know that I'm always praying for your safety...
If it's not too much of a bother, it'd be of tremendous relief to me if you kept it on you at all times.

Gift
Chocolate Biscuits
Trick or Treat Cutscenes
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1 ✔

Trick or treat! Hand over the candy if you value your life.
Huh? Adults don't get to do this? My bad.

2 ✔

Hehe...
There is so much celebration in the skies. I've lived my life in these very skies myself, but things were so different...
How peaceful it feels to see these children running around so playfully...
You should go out and have a good time yourself, friend. There is no need to worry about me.
Here, have some candy... Hehe...

3 ✔

Help me, friend! My thumb... It's... My thumb came off!
...
The ol' thumb trick was a favorite between me and my friends...
If that shocked you... No, it didn't. Never mind. Sorry...
Would you still give me candy? Thank you, friend...
I promise next year's trick will be better...

4 ✔

I'm sorry, (Captain)... I'm at a loss to think of any good pranks...
So instead... I've readied some treats.
One of the three is mouth-puckeringly sour. We'll each take one and eat them simultaneously.
Made your choice? Then let's do this!
...
Mine wasn't sour, and it doesn't look like yours was either...
The last one, then, must be...
Allow me... I'll take responsibility by eating it...
... It's...
Aaaagh!
Letting out a bellow, Zaja runs off somewhere...

5 ✔

Ah, (Captain).
Do I look all that depressed? There's a reason for that...
I've come to realize that tricks are not exactly my forte... Which is why I've decided to simply be the recipient of tricks from now on.
I asked others in the crew to play one on me.
I don't know if they find me intimidating, but not a single one would even approach me... Perhaps it was too much to ask...
No matter whether I am trickster or tricked, it appears I'm fated to suffer...
Alas, why must Halloween be so difficult...

Happy Holidays Cutscenes
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1 ✔

Happy holidays... Kids are supposed to get presents today, right?
Hmm... Does that mean I should give them something too?

2 ✔

(Captain). It's very... calm today.
Such calmness never existed for me nor my friends...
I won't forget this moment. Thank you, friend.

3 ✔

I'm invited to a winter night's feast?
Thank you. I can barely stand in awe of you.
It is said that a friend of a friend is my friend.
Letting me spend time with your friends is a chance I mustn't waste.
Let us go now.
Hm? I'm not smiling enough?
I will work harder then.

4 ✔

What? You've all assembled with presents in hand?
You surely don't mean... The last person standing will walk away with them all?
Oh, I see... You plan to exchange them... How intriguing...
Now what should I give you?
A traditional decoration from my village? Would that please you?
Ah, thank you. I haven't made one in forever.

5 ✔

Ah, (Captain)... Happy holidays.
Hehe, I'm setting up the holiday tree's decorations.
Each trinket has its own meaning and significance.
That's why I fashioned this traditional charm, instilling my own wish into it...
My wish being the peace and smiles of all my friends...
I pray that this wish spreads far beyond my personal reach and benefits people throughout all the skies.

Fate Episodes

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Sky Watcher

A huge man named Zaja appears before the resting crew and says he's searching the bottom of the sky for his missing friends. He tells the doubtful crew to leave him alone, but then he notices that (Captain) resembles an old friend. The man decides to join the crew to protect (Captain).


(Captain)'s crew is visiting an island famous for its beautiful scenery to take a break.
The crew walks to a cliff known for its breathtaking view.
Lyria: Whoa! Check it out, Katalina! That looks incredible!
Katalina: Yeah. There's not a single thing in the way of seeing the vastness of the sky.
Katalina: But there's nothing here to stop you from falling right off the edge of the cliff either...
Vyrn: Hey! What in the world is that guy doing?
???: ...
Vyrn is surprised to see a large man standing at the edge of the cliff.
Katalina: What does he think he's doing? He could easily fall if he stands there!
Lyria: We need to stop him! He's in danger!
Lyria: Hey!
???: Whew...
???: What is your purpose? Huh?
???: No way... That just can't be...
Lyria: What's the matter?
???: That's none of your concern. Just tell me what you want.
Katalina: Well... I'm sure you can see for yourself, but you're standing dangerously close to the edge. Perhaps you should stand a little further back.
???: Is that all?
Lyria: Huh?
???: If that's all you came to tell me, then your business is done. Now leave me alone.
???: I'm too busy to waste time with you.
Katalina: Wait! It really is dangerous!
???: I know that, but it's not like I'm going to fall off.
Vyrn: What are you leaning so far over to look at anyway?
???: I'm looking for friends who are resting under the clouds. I just want to see their faces once more.
Vyrn: Under the clouds? Can people really go there?
Katalina: No... Since he says his friends are resting...
Katalina: He probably intends to say they're—
???: I'm sure they're still alive and happy somewhere at the bottom of the sky. That's why I'm searching for them.
Katalina: Huh? They're alive? But there's nothing at the bottom of the sky...
Lyria: Um... Then what exactly is going on?
???: I'm sorry... I suppose my words must be somewhat confusing for you.
???: They're all mixed up... truths and lies... because I'm trying to run away from my mistake.
???: But maybe it wasn't a mistake... because my friends are living happy lives down at the bottom of the sky somewhere.
Vyrn: Huh? What is this guy trying to say?
???: You don't need to understand, and I don't need to be understood by you. So just hurry up and go away.
Vyrn: Okay... Let's leave him, (Captain). There seems to be something off about this guy anyway.
Katalina: Hey! You shouldn't say that kind of stuff about people, Vyrn!
Katalina: But I guess he has asked us to leave him alone. We don't really have any right to interfere with him.
Lyria: Katalina, wait a minute. We can't just leave him like this.
Vyrn: Say what! Why not?
Lyria: Well... he might be a little scary, but he doesn't seem like a bad guy.
Katalina: Lyria...
???: What are you thinking? And why won't you leave? Are you trying to make me angry?
Lyria: Of course not!
???: Then why?
Lyria: You just seem like you're so sad and in so much pain.
Lyria: Uh... I really want to help if there's anything I can do.
Vyrn: Aw... That's just like Lyria... always wanting to help people.
Vyrn: You heard her, Slouchy! If there's anything we can do to help, just name it!
???: That's very kind of you... although a part of me thinks you're just being nosy.
???: But I guess that's why you seem so similar. And you seem like you're in danger too.
Katalina: What do you mean by that?
???: Never mind me. I'm just rambling.
The big man pauses to look at each member of the crew before turning to stare at (Captain).
???: You're in charge here, aren't you, kid?
Vyrn: What? How can you tell (Captain)'s our captain?
???: It's all in the eyes. You look like someone who's dodged death many times, Captain.
???: Just answer one question for me. Why do you fight?
???: Don't you realize that you might lose everything you hold dear?
???: Why fight?
  1. To avoid that loss.
  2. To reach our goal.

Choose: To avoid that loss.
???: Huh? So you're telling me that you fight to avoid losing things you could very well lose by fighting?
Katalina: Indeed. It's a little complicated. We fight to protect the things that matter to us.

Choose: To reach our goal.
???: Your goal? So you're prepared to lose anything to reach some goal?
Katalina: Uh... I don't think that's what (Captain) is saying.
???: What do you mean?
Katalina: I suppose you do need to be prepared for loss, but it's even more important to protect what matters. And that's why we fight.
Continue 1
???: You fight... to protect?
Vyrn: Hey... don't give us such a strange look...
???: I wonder if I could have protected my friends if I'd fought only to protect them.
???: Oh... I haven't told you my name yet. I'm Zaja. Will you introduce yourselves to me?
(Captain) and company introduce themselves to Zaja and tell him that they're skyfarers.
Zaja: I see. Those are good names.
Zaja: A few minutes ago, you were struggling to come up with a way to assist me.
Zaja: If you still want to help, would you allow me to join you... and use my strength to protect you?
Zaja: Skyfarers travel the sky, do they not? I can think of no better way to get a good view of the bottom of the sky.
  1. Protect your heart out.
  2. Welcome to the crew.

Choose: Protect your heart out.
Vyrn: Phew... You've got it all figured out, huh, guy?
Zaja: I'm grateful to you all... And I'll do everything in my power to protect you.
Vyrn: You're surprisingly upbeat, big guy.
Zaja: ...?
Vyrn: No need to look so surprised! Can't you take a compliment?
Vyrn: But wait a minute? Are you trying to tell me you're not acting?
Zaja: What? What did I do?
Katalina: Ha-ha... It's okay. You didn't do anything.
Zaja: That's good I guess...

Choose: Welcome to the crew.
Katalina: Yeah. Just like Lyria said, you don't seem like a bad guy. We don't have any reason to refuse you.
Zaja: I see. Thank you.
Continue 2
Katalina: Anyway... Now that the talking's done, let's get back to the ship. It's starting to get dark.
Lyria: Hee-hee... Our airship is huge, you know!
Zaja: I look forward to seeing it.
The crew returns to the airship with Zaja trailing along slowly behind, quietly mumbling to himself.
Zaja: This time... I'll protect them.

Reason to Fight

The crew visits a peaceful village to resupply. Zaja watches the happy villagers with a contented smile, but bandits suddenly appear and raid the village. Burning with rage, Zaja fights the bandits to save the villagers.


While gathering information on primal beasts, the crew lands on an island to restock.
They visit a nearby village where everyone seems content.
Lyria: Hee-hee! You look happy, Zaja!
Zaja: It just gladdens me to see people living happy lives.
Child: Aahh!
Villager: No! My boy!
Katalina: What's wrong?
Bandit 1: Heh-heh... Every scrap of food and every valuable in this village now belongs to us!
Bandit 2: Ha-ha! And if you defy us, this kid's going to get it!
Katalina: Bandits! And cowardly ones at that!
Zaja: How dare those scum disturb the peace of these people?
Zaja: Unforgivable!
Vyrn: Hey! Wait! Ugh... Slouchy ran off by himself.
Katalina: We better go after him!

Reason to Fight: Scene 2

As Zaja fights with the strength of ten men, he starts showing signs of enjoying the battle. Katalina manages to stop him, but he is clearly disturbed by his actions.


Vyrn: Wow, look at Slouchy go! He's like a one-man army!
Katalina: But something seems to be wrong...
Zaja: Gweh-heh... Gwah-ha-ha!
Bandit 2: Aahh! No more! I'll let the kid go! Please!
Zaja: Gwah-ha-ha!
Bandit 2: No!
Bandit 1: Eek! What's with you!
Zaja: Huh? What are you afraid of? Are those toys in your hands?
Zaja: I think not! Those are weapons of war for cutting skin, slicing flesh, and breaking bones! Those are killing tools, are they not?
Zaja: And what does that make us? Warriors. Fighters. Killers!
Zaja: So do not fear... Laugh... Enjoy it... Feel the joy of parting flesh... The joy of being torn apart!
Bandit 1: Aahh!
Katalina: Stop! You're going too far, Zaja! You'll hurt the child!
Zaja: Ha-ha! Wait... Child?
As Zaja raises his axes once more, his eyes meet those of the released child.
Child: Gasp...
Zaja: What? What am I doing?
Zaja: How horrible... I can't believe how alive I felt in battle. How foolish I've been...
Vyrn: Hey! What are you doing? You're still in the middle of a fight!
Zaja: Yes... I'm sorry... For now, I won't lay down my weapons...
Bandit 1: Ugh... Let's beat it, you guys!
Katalina: Stop! You won't get away!

Reason to Fight: Scene 3

Zaja seems shaken even after the bandits are driven away. Apparently hallucinating, he flees the village and is pursued by the crew. They remind him of his lost friends, and he clutches his head in confusion. He then howls as if to drive away the hallucinations and strikes down the bandits trailing the crew.


(Captain)'s crew manages to drive away the bandits that invaded the village, but Zaja seems bewildered by the whole ordeal.
Zaja: Why... Why won't these impulses go away? I know what happens when I... Agh!
Katalina: Wait! Where are you going, Zaja?
Zaja: Ah... Those wretched emotions are coming back... At this rate, they'll cost me those I should protect... I... What should I do?
Zaja: My friends! Did you not die because of these same emotions?
Zaja: It's all my fault! If only I'd... But wait. They're still alive... No!
Vyrn: What's going on? Are you okay, Slouchy!
Zaja: (Captain), everyone... You came for me, but I can no longer travel with you.
Katalina: Why? Does this have to do with your reaction to the battle earlier?
Zaja: That's nothing for you to worry about.
Lyria: Why... Why won't you tell us anything?
Zaja: Because... this is my burden to bear.
Katalina: But you're wrong about that, Zaja.
Zaja: What? What do you mean?
Katalina: We don't know what kinds of demons you face.
Katalina: But we can see how much you're suffering because you can't face them alone!
Zaja: ...!
Lyria: Um... If you feel like your troubles are too much, I'll share the load with you!
Zaja: What?
Katalina: And Lyria's not the only one who feels that way. Right, (Captain)?
Zaja: Why? Why would you do this for me?
  1. Because we're your friends.
  2. Isn't it obvious?

Choose: Because we're your friends.
Zaja: You're my friends?

Choose: Isn't it obvious?
Vyrn: Yeah! You should know this by now!
Lyria: Exactly! We're all your friends!
Zaja: So you consider me your friend...
Continue 1
Katalina: That's right, Zaja. So you can trust us. We want to be there for you.
Zaja: For me? You're my friends?
Zaja: Ugh... Oh... Argh!
Friend: If you're ever suffering, just tell us, my friend. We'll always be there for you.
Friend: Why? Why do you stop the fighting? Without battle, we are nothing! My friend, don't deny your love of combat!
Friend: My friend... No, Chief. If a peaceful, boring life is what you seek, we will be leaving the village!
Zaja: No!
Katalina: What?
Lyria: You need to stop him, Katalina!
Friend: Ha-ha... Chief... We all lost... And yet nothing beats the thrill of battle.
Friend: Why do you cry, my friend? You may not have fought by our side, but that... was not a... mista...
Zaja: Aahh!
Katalina: Whoa!
His swing does not hit Katalina but instead finds a different mark.
Bandit: Oof!
The bandit that was sneaking up behind (Captain) and company is struck.
Katalina: What the! Where did that one come from?
Zaja: Huff, huff... This time... This time I will fight by the side of my friends. But not for the joy of battle...
Katalina: I'm glad to see you've calmed down.
Vyrn: You had us worried for a minute!
Zaja: (Captain), I'm sorry... I can't tell you everything yet. I'm not ready to face the truth...
Zaja: And I'm not really sure where my future path will lead me...
Zaja: But I do know what I must do right now!
Bandit: Damn! Don't just stand there! Fight back! Attack!
Zaja: Foolish bandits. I have a message for you to deliver.
Zaja: When you see my friends resting at the bottom of the sky, tell them that I'll fight on to protect those I care about.

Reason to Fight: Scene 4

Zaja wallows in self-loathing for enjoying the battle. He doesn't think he can protect anyone in his current state, but the crew reminds him that he already saved his crewmates and the villagers. He finally realizes he was able to save someone.


Zaja: I knew it wouldn't be so easy to change a man's love of battle.
Katalina: There's no need to rush. You can change little by little.
Zaja: But how can I possibly protect you guys like this?
Vyrn: What are you talking about? You just saved us a little while ago, Slouchy.
Katalina: That's right. If you hadn't noticed the enemy earlier, we might have been ambushed.
Katalina: Thank you. You saved us, Zaja.
Zaja: I did?
As Zaja struggles with how to respond, some villagers appear from the forest.
Villager: There you are! Thank you so much for your help earlier!
Villager: We wanted to properly thank you by welcoming you as our guests.
Katalina: But are you sure?
Villager: Of course! Please come to the village. Everyone is waiting.
Lyria: Yay! Thank you! Let's go! You too, Zaja! Come on!
Zaja: No... I...
As Zaja hesitates, a child appears from among the villagers.
Zaja: You're the child from before...
Child: Sorry! I got so scared before... Even though you were guarding me...
Child: Um... I'll see you in the village! I helped cook, so eat a bunch, okay?
With that, the child blushes and returns to the village with the others.
Zaja: I protected that child? Me?
Katalina: Yes... that child and the rest of the village. No one can deny that. Not even you.
Zaja: I see... I see...
Lyria: Hee-hee... Come on, Zaja!
Zaja: Okay...
The warrior continues to struggle with the ghosts of his past in search of answers, but he now has friends he can trust by his side.
His journey with them is sure to make him stronger and help him find the right path.

Bravery or Bravado

One day, Stan learns how Zaja's friends died valiantly in battle. To make up for his blunt reaction, Stan confesses how weak and cowardly he feels. Zaja promises to protect him. However, he also senses danger in Stan's heart, and prays he never turns reckless in his pursuit of strength.


One day, Stan comes out onto the Grandcypher's deck to find a most peculiar sight.
Zaja: ...
Stan: Hmm, is that Zaja? What's he up to?
Curious as to why Zaja is standing so close to the edge of the deck and peering over the railing, Stan approaches him.
Stan: Hey, Zaja. What are you doing over there?
Zaja: Hm? Ah, Stan...
Zaja: I was searching for my friends... forever lost to the depths of the skies...
Stan: Uh... Can you actually see that far down?
Stan joins Zaja and leans forward but sees nothing but the vast, blue sky.
Zaja: My friends live on, happily, at the bottom of the sky...
Stan: Umm, I don't see anything...
Zaja: Forgive me... My words... are filled with contradictions...
Stan: Uhh, what do you mean?
Zaja: My friends fought fearlessly... And passed on to the other side, to the bottom of the sky...
Stan: ...
Zaja: And now... They live happily down there...
Stan tries to make sense of what Zaja is saying.
Stan: I see what you mean now. They fought without fear of death, and died honorably... I can respect that...
Zaja: ...
Stan: Sorry, I mean they're still alive! Right below the skies!
Zaja: Yes... But no... My friends are no longer...
Stan: U-um, I'm so... I... I wish I knew what to say...
Zaja: Forgive me... As I try to forget my sin... Truths and untruths overlap...
Stan: ...
Zaja: You need not concern yourself... I do not seek to be understood.
Although Zaja speaks little of his past, Stan can feel the weight behind each of his words.
Stan: (Uh oh, did I make him angry? Maybe I hurt his feelings...)
Stan: (I guess it was a pretty sore subject...)
Stan often resorts to bravado, but this interaction with Zaja helps him come to a realization.
Stan: I'm a coward. I shake inside every time I fight a monster. That's why I've always admired the fearless and daring...
Stan: It just slipped out. I'm sorry, Zaja.
Zaja: ...
Stan: Heh... Telling people I'm afraid of monsters is pretty scary too.
Zaja: You're afraid? To fall in battle?
Stan: Yeah, I'll admit it...
Zaja: Then I will protect you, my friend... You have nothing to fear...
Stan: P-protect me? Hey, I'm no dainty little princess, all right?
Zaja: That is not the issue... I am here... to protect my friends...
Stan: Argh! Everyone always looks down on me! Always!
Stan: I'll get stronger! I'll train harder than ever! I'll show you that I don't need any protecting!
Stan turns on his heel and runs off.
Zaja: ...
Zaja: Please, my friend... Do not be like my comrades who rushed off into battle...
Zaja: Even when you gain true strength... I pray that you never come to enjoy war and bloodshed...
Zaja looks on worriedly as Stan walks away.
Although Zaja's tribe always favored bravery and courage, Stan's attitude presents a different kind of peril. With his thoughts still on Stan, Zaja tightly grips the handle of his axe.

Laughter Echoing Down

Ludmila stops by a village where her unstoppable laughter incites resentment. Zaja then tries to come up with a way to help her stop laughing. In return, Ludmila tells Zaja that perhaps his missing friends are the ones looking for him, so he should laugh as loudly as possible to let them know he's okay.


In a remote village terrible things are happening one after the other.
Child: Waaaah! The present my grandma bought me just broke!
The precious toy the boy often played with lies before him in pieces as he cries.
Young Woman: But... why... Why did he leave me... and run off with that other woman...
Sadness consumes the woman as she reads a letter from her lover that has arrived to inform her that their relationship has reached its end.
Boat Engineer: Blast it all... That boat construction deal was all but mine...
Sadly the job that the engineer should have received was stolen by a rival.
Then they hear a devilish sound...
???: Ahahaha!
Boat Engineer: Hm?
A woman with a gun appears, laughing uncontrollably. She stops in front of the unfortunate three.
Ludmila: Ahaha! Is there a weapon shop around here? I need bullets... Hehe...
Poisoned by a mushroom she ingested long ago, Ludmila is cursed with laughter that will never end.
Boat Engineer: Are you a traveler?
Ludmila: Hehehe... Yeah. Ahaha! I've come with my crew to get some shopping done. Hehe.
Boat Engineer: Why are you laughing at us? I'm not in the mood to be ridiculed by anyone.
Ludmila: Ahahaha! Right... I don't mean to do that... Tehe... Sorry... I don't mean any disrespect... Hehehe! Gahaha!
Boat Engineer: Why you! You think what happened to me is funny? Is what happened really a laughing matter?
Ludmila: Ahahaha! S-sorry... I can't control the laughing... Hehe! But I'll try!
Ludmila: ...!
Ludmila forces her stomach to contract, causing the air in her body to stop flowing and ceasing the laughter.
Ludmila: I can't... I'm really sorry! Bahaha!
Young Woman: Are you laughing at me as well? Do you think less of me for being thrown aside by my love!
Ludmila: Hehehehe! I really don't! I just can't help it! Gahaha!
Child: Then you're laughing at me! Because my very special toy broke, aren't you!
Ludmila: Hehehe! I'm not! Ahahaha!
Boat Engineer: How dare you! Get outta here! We won't stand for garbage like you laughing at us in our misery! Don't show your face here again!
Ludmila: Ahahaha! I'm sorry!
Ludmila's condition creates a terrible impression of her.
On a cliff some distance from the village, a large figure stands.
Zaja: My friends...
Zaja gazes past the clouds below in hopes of one day finding his missing friends.
He hears strange laughter and turns his head to see a small person cradling themselves.
Ludmila: Oh man... Hehe... Sigh... Why does this happen to me... Ahaha...
Zaja: What's wrong, Ludmila?
Ludmila: Gasp!
Oh, it's just you. Why aren't you with (Captain)?
Although the two are part of the same crew, they seldom exchange words.
Zaja: The others said they would be heading into a cramped cave, and as you can see I am quite large, so I would only get in the way.
Ludmila: Pahaha!
Zaja: Did I say something strange?
Ludmila: Hehe! Giggle! No... I couldn't go with them for a similar reason.
Ludmila: Haha! There are monsters they need to get rid of that are sensitive to sound... And since I laugh so much...
Ludmila: Ahaha! I decided it's best to stay behind! I'd do much worse than just get in the way! Hehe! The monster would have a field day with me!
Zaja: Then... why not stop laughing?
Ludmila: Tehe! I would if I could... It's a long story...
Ludmila goes into detail about eating a new species of mushroom, and how it's plagued her with unstoppable laughter ever since.
Zaja: I see. I always thought your ability to find everything so funny was a bit strange, but I never would have guessed a mushroom was behind it...
Zaja: But that you laugh so much always makes you seem like you're enjoying yourself.
Ludmila: Heehee! It does cause me trouble though... A second ago I was laughing when it really wasn't appropriate, and I made some people really angry... Ahaha!
Zaja: That does sound difficult...
Ludmila: Wheeze... Wheeze... At least you get it...
Zaja: What's happened now? You seem in pain...
Ludmila: Wheeze... Hahaha! I... can't breathe... from all... the laughter... Hehe!
Ludmila: Sigh... Hehe... I wish I could be as relaxed as you are, Zaja. What can I do... Hehe!
Zaja: Hmm... I wish I could help.
Zaja: But all I ever do is search for my friends at the bottom of the sky. What use could I be to you...
Ludmila: Hehe! Huh? Bottom of the sky? What are you talking about?
Zaja tells Ludmila about his quest for his friends and about his delusions.
Zaja: My friends are alive... At the bottom of the sky... I just want to see their happy faces at least once...
Typically anyone who listens to Zaja's tragic tale of his departed comrades is lost for words.
Ludmila: Hehe! I'm sorry! Haha! I don't mean to laugh...
Zaja: I understand. My past is what it is. But I want to help you with your present.
Zaja: If I understand correctly, you can't control the laughter. When I was a leader...
Zaja: I learned that a person in charge must always remain calm. That is why I do not often seem moved.
Ludmila: Wheeze! Hehe! You might not believe this, but at the moment, I'm pretty relaxed.
Zaja: Hmm... What if you try to recall painful memories? It may make you sad, but perhaps the pain will help.
Ludmila: Ahaha! Just a second ago... Haha! Was a pretty painful experience... but no tamale!
Zaja: Right... What if I pinch your arm?
Ludmila: Gaha! I've tried everything. I can't even stop laughing when I'm fighting! Ahaha!
Ludmila: Cough! Hehe! Thanks for thinking of so many ideas just for me.
Zaja: But of course. We're a part of the same crew. Helping each other is the obvious course of action.
Ludmila: Wheeze... Wheeze... You're a good guy, Zaja...
Zaja: I just want to help my comrades. Wouldn't you do the same?
Ludmila: Ahahaha! I would. But I'm just so annoying. I'd think people would stay away from me... Haha!
Zaja: I don't think that's the case. None of our comrades would say such a thing.
Ludmila: Hehe! Yeah... You're probably right... Hehehe!
Zaja: Hm... Still can't get that laughter under control...
Ludmila: Ahaha!
Zaja: Right...
Ludmila: Bahaha!
Zaja: Hmm...
Ludmila: Gahaha!
Zaja: Heh heh!
Ludmila: Hehe... Huh? What's wrong?
Zaja: I'm sorry... Hearing your laughter for so long... It's infectious...
Zaja: Heh heh heh!
Ludmila: Ahaha! What's with that laugh! Bahaha! Hahahahaha!
Zaja: Heh heh heh! Your laughter continues to escalate...
Ludmila: Hehehe! But this is a real laugh! The sounds you make are just too funny!
Zaja: Heh heh heh... Who would have thought I could make you laugh even more... Heh... Or that you would think my laughter is strange...
Ludmila: Hehehe! You make a good point! Hehe! Hahaha! I'm so sorry!
Ludmila: Hehe... Zaja... I thought of something after hearing your story...
Zaja: Hm?
Ludmila: Giggle... If you think your friends are happily living at the bottom of the sky, then maybe they're the ones searching for you...
Zaja: What do you mean?
Ludmila: Hehe! If you try this hard to help me, your friends must love you.
Ludmila: Haha! So who would want to leave you behind? I bet they're trying to find you too.
Zaja: ...
Zaja recalls, for a just a moment, the time he spent with his friends.
Ludmila: Hehe! Zaja... Laugh a little now and then... To let them know you're okay, got it?
Zaja: What?
Ludmila: Ahaha! I bet your laughter could reach all the way to the bottom of the sky. Just let them know where you are! Hehe!
Ludmila: Hehe! I want to help you...
Ludmila: Haha! But my laughter isn't really that useful... so... Haha!
Zaja: Heh heh...
Ludmila: Hehe... Laughable, ain't it?
Zaja: Heh heh heh...
Ludmila: Hehe!
Zaja: Hahaha!
Ludmila: Gahaha!
Zaja: Bahaha!
Ludmila: Gahahaha!
Ludmila and Zaja pass their time laughing into the great blue.
Little do they know that they are being watched.
Vyrn: What the heck? A long day's work, and then we find these two laughing their heads off...
Lyria: I wonder what happened...
Vyrn: ...
Lyria: ...
Vyrn: Haha! Who knows. But looking at 'em makes me laugh too!
Lyria: Hehehe! It does! I feel like all my funny bones are being tickled.
Zaja & Ludmila: Bahahaha!
Ahahaha!
Anyone who hears those two laughing is drawn in to laugh themselves.
Even (Captain) and the others are not immune. Together, their laughter echoes even to the bottom of the skies.

Side-scrolling Quotes

JapaneseThis is an official transcription. EnglishThis is an official translation.
朋達は…生きている… My friends... are alive...
空の底は…本当に深いのだな… The bottom of the skies... Where does it lead...
戦いを楽しむわけにはいかない… War is no sport.
私は今度こそ…護るために…！ I swear to protect... I will not fail again.
肉を砕き砕かれるそれが私にとって… Inflicting and receiving pain... Is that my purpose?
朋は最期に笑って…なぜ…だ…？ My friends parted with a smile... Why?
解っているさ…朋達はもう… I know... My friends are no longer...
この枷は自らつけた罪を忘れぬように… I placed these shackles myself... To remember my sin.
(主人公)…大丈夫か…？ Are you okay... (Captain)...
(主人公)、本当に君は良く似ている… (Captain)... You remind me of a friend...

References

  1. ↑ Cygames, Inc. (2016). GRANBLUE FANTASY CHRONICLE vol. 09.
  2. ↑ Granblue Fantasy Official Blog Post, グランデフェス開催＆新キャラクターハロウィンバージョン「真紅と冥闇 ゼタ＆バザラガ」「ハレゼナ」「ザザ」紹介！
  3. ↑ Cygames, Inc. (2020). GRANBLUE FANTASY GRAPHIC ARCHIVE VI.
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