Highlights

• Ferry’s tragic backstory in Granblue Fantasy: Relink reveals a sorrowful previous and a reference to the goddess of loss of life.
• Ferry’s narrative is open-ended, leaving unanswered questions that gasoline hypothesis round her character in endgame content material.

There might be spoilers for Granblue Fantasy Relink’s Ferry Destiny Episodes

As I’ve mentioned in my overview for Granblue Fantasy Relink, there’s so much to get pleasure from in regards to the action-RPG. Whereas story isn’t its greatest point of interest, there are nonetheless fairly a number of fascinating tales advised through the sport’s Destiny Episodes system. And none of these shine as brightly as that of Ferry.

The Destiny Episodes are voiced vignettes chopped up into brief chapters, which inform a narrative about every of the characters within the recreation’s intensive roster. I’ve loved them as a result of they’re nicely voiced and tightly written. I can’t assist however nerd over the intelligent use of prolonged metaphors to deliver dwelling the altruistic message that every of the Episodes culminates to. The prime instance of that is Ferry’s story.

Ghost Woman

Ferry’s tragic backstory unfolds early in her Destiny, revealing a sorrowful previous. Raised in a village, she lived along with her sister and fogeys. When her sister fell in poor health and left for distant remedy, a pandemic struck the village, claiming her mother and father and threatening Ferry’s life. Determined, she prayed for salvation, and Celeste, the goddess of loss of life, granted “unlife” to the villagers, stopping them from reaching the afterlife.

Ferry’s corporeal kind pale, and, fearing rejection, she resided on the outskirts of her haunted village, forming bonds with ghosts. When the crew, led by Gran (or Djeeta), arrived and uncovered the paranormal barrier imposed by Celeste, they defeated her. This allowed the undead to search out peace within the afterlife, concluding Ferry’s haunting story. It was additionally the start of her journey within the recreation.

Thematically, Ferry’s vignettes discover love in its numerous kinds—romantic and in any other case. Her private journey is fueled by the love for her lacking sister, motivating her to hitch your crew. Concurrently, her story intertwines with that of a lady diligently crafting a blanket for her absent husband.

The 2 ladies share each day moments on a bench, exchanging tales. Because the blanket nears completion, Ferry’s dedication leads her to battle some monsters for an important spool of thread. Rising involved in regards to the extended watch for the husband’s return, Ferry ultimately discovers, in a desert quest, that each the person and the lady are deceased. It turns into evident that the lady sought out Ferry to assist her discover decision for her afterlife journey, pushed by the need to complete the blanket and discover her husband’s resting place.

In a poignant closing dialog, heat, each bodily and metaphorical, takes middle stage as the woman asks if the husband discovered the blanket pleasing. Reflecting on earlier moments of consolation close to the lady, Ferry constructs a brand new grave for the couple, wrapping the finished blanket round it to deliver closure to their intertwined tales of affection and loss.

Endgame Motivation

Suppressing tears, I tapped my fingers rhythmically on my chest—an instinctive consolation ritual when feelings grow to be overwhelming. Characters with bittersweet tales resonate deeply with me, notably Remaining Fantasy X and X-2’s Yuna, and Remaining Fantasy 13-2’s Serah. Their journeys, marked by solace amid isolation and loss of life, ring a bell, maybe offering a method to grapple with the inevitability of departure.

“It’s okay now. They’ll by no means be aside once more,” Ferry tells her ghost friends.

Ferry’s narrative, particularly in Granblue Fantasy Relink, stands out as a consequence of its open-ended nature. Regardless of the wonder in her vignette, unanswered questions linger—will she discover her sister? Why does she have a tangible kind to work together with the crew and others? These uncertainties drive my engagement along with her in endgame content material, fueling hypothesis about her unresolved quest. Very like the lady she assisted, is Ferry current as a consequence of lingering issues, particularly discovering her sister? The elusive nature of her storyline raises the opportunity of her eventual disappearance into the sky’s ether.

For now, I am going to proceed empowering her because the cornerstone of my roster, as I stay up for the subsequent chapter in her enigmatic journey.