Kuja if the chief
villain of Final Fantasy IX. Those playing the
game will most likely figure this out rather quickly, as he has that special "destined to
betray or otherwise
kill every other villain in the game" quality, in a way somewhat between
Kefka's giggling
insanity and
Sephiroth's quiet
murderousness. He generally tends toward the
cool,
calculating, and
arrogant side of
evil, at least when he hasn't been slighted, and he has his own special brand of
villainy, which the
player will learn to
hate him for. Anyone can capture the
party and
blackmail the
hero into doing his
dirty work while secretly planning to kill the
hostages, but it takes real evil to subject the
good guys to a huge
dungeon focused entirely on lighting
candles. And I won't even
mention being freed by a
frog.
One very noticeable feature about Kuja is his Bishonen ("pretty boy") quality. He looks very feminine, particularly in FMV scenes. Although fans of console RPGs are certainly used to characters having unique appearances that do not really factor into the game, Kuja's looks reflect an important facet of his character... Kuja denies who he really is. Saying more than this would spoil the plot, and it's been spoiled enough, but suffice to say it has plenty of irony.