The Fact family

[bugs]

So i just played through Ys I&II Complete for the first time. I loved the amazing attention to detail the games had. From shadows moving around you when a light source changed position to sound effects changing depending on what type of ground your on. I'm a big fan of 2D games and these were among the best I've played.

I was a little confused over the lineage of the Fact family. Bear in mind i haven't played Origin yet so some of this might be answered there. Please don't spoil it for me.

Here's what I understand. There was a priest named Fact among the six original Ys priests 700 years ago. He helped raise the land to escape the demon horde. Six months before Ys I his descendant Dark Fact came to Esteria to unseal the demons and resurrect Darm. Here's where it gets confusing. Judging by the ending of II Keith is also a descendant of Priest Fact. He also has a sister. My question is what's their relation to Dark Fact? children? siblings This has bothered me since i finished the game on the Turbo Duo a few years back.

[yotaka]

Origin does answer the question; There are two branches of the family. If you go back seven centuries Dark and Keith have a common great^x grandfather but the two lines haven't interacted since Ancient Ys Vanished (okay, that was bad).

[bugs]

I LOLed

So I guess I wait for the Origin translation. Dark Fact seems to revel in evil while Keith had it thrust upon him. There is something with the Facts. Oooooh I can't wait for Origin.

[bugs]

LOL

Considering the official Japanese romanization of Fact as "Fukt" and the family being evil, you have to wonder if that was at least slightly intentional.

[thesocial]

Thank you!

[Kuro-chan]

Well, "Fukt" could apply to Adol if he does not equip the Silver Sword and Armour before the final battle.

Also, as I understand it, Keith, the monster in Ys II is a descendent of the original Fact.

[Ranzor]

Yeah, it's a fact he's a Fact.

It'd be cool if, at the end of Ys I, when he gets to the final boss, Adol said: "You're Fukt!"