A Question Of Environment
This has been bugging me for awhile now, so I'm going to share my inner turmoil. It has to do with Noah and Basch's life in Landis.
In a lot (ok, 99%) of fan fiction written on ze Ronsenburgs, they are referred to as having grown up on a farm. The idea of these two being farmers by birth bothers me for a few reasons. (Which will follow, no worries.) Is there any evidence in canon, other than the mention of Basch's popularity with the Dalmascans because of his "common" status, that they came from farmers?
Why take an issue with this? Dunno about y'all, but the twins strike me as men defined by duty and martial study. Nothing against farmers (descended from and related to I am) but men so decidedly military are not made, they are born.
I grew up on military posts, my husband is in the ARNG, and I spent a great deal of my developing years obsessed with the history of war and the practice of martial art. It is possible for a civilian to learn a militaristic outlook and lifestyle (obviously). Yet I find it hard to believe that a civilian turned soldier can truly achieve what the Spartans, the samurai, the Norse and other war cultures achieved. True heros, comprised completely of service, valued for their skill, trained from the cradle, total warriors.
In fact, it's safe to say that Reks was a soldier. Basch (& Noah) were warriors. There is a difference and, if you look, the gap between the two is rather wide.
It is possible that they were born farmers and developed this warrior mentality because Landis was under threat from the Archadian empire, but the timeline provided by the FFXII Ultima guide suggests the fighting didn't begin until the twins were in their teens. Training in childhood is, as far as I understand, essential to growing a warrior.
Am I crazy? Somebody help me with this. I may have completely missed something. I think too much, don't I? Guh.
xposted to cookiesforbasch
In a lot (ok, 99%) of fan fiction written on ze Ronsenburgs, they are referred to as having grown up on a farm. The idea of these two being farmers by birth bothers me for a few reasons. (Which will follow, no worries.) Is there any evidence in canon, other than the mention of Basch's popularity with the Dalmascans because of his "common" status, that they came from farmers?
Why take an issue with this? Dunno about y'all, but the twins strike me as men defined by duty and martial study. Nothing against farmers (descended from and related to I am) but men so decidedly military are not made, they are born.
I grew up on military posts, my husband is in the ARNG, and I spent a great deal of my developing years obsessed with the history of war and the practice of martial art. It is possible for a civilian to learn a militaristic outlook and lifestyle (obviously). Yet I find it hard to believe that a civilian turned soldier can truly achieve what the Spartans, the samurai, the Norse and other war cultures achieved. True heros, comprised completely of service, valued for their skill, trained from the cradle, total warriors.
In fact, it's safe to say that Reks was a soldier. Basch (& Noah) were warriors. There is a difference and, if you look, the gap between the two is rather wide.
It is possible that they were born farmers and developed this warrior mentality because Landis was under threat from the Archadian empire, but the timeline provided by the FFXII Ultima guide suggests the fighting didn't begin until the twins were in their teens. Training in childhood is, as far as I understand, essential to growing a warrior.
Am I crazy? Somebody help me with this. I may have completely missed something. I think too much, don't I? Guh.
xposted to cookiesforbasch
