Hey everyone, I am new to the forum so if you want to get to know me, just read my thread in the Welcome Area. Anyway a thing that is bothering me since I finished Xenosaga is how Jin´s backstory was omitted from the games. Considering what clues the developers left us (Jin´s grandfather, Vwud Uzuki) it could have been an extremely interesting story. Taking the mirroring between Xenosaga and Xenogears into account (you can read about it at A.C. website "Xenogears and Xenosaga study guide"), it maybe would have been revealed during the last boss fight with Margulis, just like Ramsus backstory was revealed before the last fight against him.
In any case, my version of his backstory goes like that: Jin Uzuki was an extremely rash, reckless and idealistic young men, sort of that straightforward guy that Reyn is. When he was around 19 or 20, his grandfather started to train not only Jin, but also Margulis, who was part of the Military (but secretly working for Ormus), and Jin started to admire him very much due to Margulis´ extraordinary swordsmanship. He was one of the reasons Jin joined the military. Also, Jin has a relationship with the family realian Vwud Uzuki, a realign who gave birth to Shion because her mother couldn't due to her sickness (even though the egg and the semen which became Shion are from her real parents, so Vwud just sort of lent them her womb). Vwud is sort of the type of person Febronia is - caring, motherly, wise etc., but Shion dislikes her because she has troubles with accepting her as a replacement for her mother. This is somewhat realistic as it mirrors the troubles Elly had with accepting her "mother" (her nanny). So Jin joins the army, and one day Margulis, his superior, brings one of the other soldiers, Pellegri, with him to the training of grandfather Ouga Uzuki, though it is unclear which relationship connects them. One day shortly before the training, Shion (6 years old, 2 years prior to the Militant conflict) cries: "You are not my real mother!" and runs away. Ouga tells Jin to follow her, and Jin discovers her at the top of a hill near Febronia´s church. There, she is singing "Greensleeves". Jin stops his ascent, enchanted by her voice. While listening, Cecily and Cathy climb the hill and join Shion. Shion stops her singing and talks with the sisters, who convince her to play with them. Together, they leave in the direction of the church. Jin, relieved with his sister in the company of good friends and on the way to the trustworthy Febronia, descends back to his grandfathers wooden, old-japanese style house. There, he finds only Pellegri, and no trace of Margulis. She says that Margulis is busy today and cannot attend training. Then, she challenges the baffled Jin to a fight. She chooses a Naginata (to mirror the lance which E.S. Issachar carries) and Jin also chooses the same weapon. But Pellegri tells him she wants to fight against him with his characteristic weapon, the Katana. They fight, but Pellegri wins. After that, she proposes a little walk through the nearby bamboo woods. They talk and get to know each other, until they finally reach a stone well, located in the middle of a small clearing, engulfed by high bamboo. There, they sit down and continue talking. The topic shifts to war, and when Jin says something about killing the enemy, Pellegri says that even the enemy surely deserves more respect (similar to what she says to Margulis in Episode 1 about the victims of the Ariadne incident). They also talk about books, and it is revealed that Jin hasn't touched many books in his life, even though Ouga has a book collection in his house as big as a library. Due to that, he isn't quite able to follow Pellegri´s thoughts. In the end, Pellegri asks him wether he believes or not, and he responds by asking back what kind of believe she means. She explains to him that the kind of believe she talks about is faith in a higher being, in a bigger order which connects the universe and determines your fate. A faith which gives strength, consolation and relieve. He says that he never thought about something like that, quite the contrary to his grandfather, who is practicing buddhism. She says that when she was the most desperate, believe saved her from giving up on life. Jin, looking at Pellegri who now has a deeply sad look in her eyes, goes on to ask wether she wants to to talk about this part of her life, but she refuses, shaking her head.
This night, Jin lies engulfed in Vwud arms, strangely melancholic, and Vwud says that he is acting strange today. As if his mind is at a place far away. She already figured that he wandered through the woods with Pellegri, and says that he will never reach her if he couldn't calm his temper. That his character is to harsh and reckless to reach her and that he would have to calm down. But Jin responds that he has no interest in her, and that he loves Vwud.
The next few months, Jin starts to read a lot of books in order to understand Pellegri better and to fuel their conversations which soon reached dead ends because of the gap between their interests and knowledge. Jin´s character starts to change, which will lead to the calm warrior he is in Xenosaga. They continue to meet when Margulis isn't available for training, and slowly a romantic relationship develops between them. They become lovers soon, but Jin is not able to convey his newly developed feelings to Vwud, who, while knowing about their relationship, never confronts Jin.
One day, when Jin comes back to Ouga´s house from the well, where he was thinking about his relationship with Pellegri and Vwud, he finds his grandfathers property burning, and Ouga fighting with Margulis. He attempts to join Ouga in the fight, but his grandfather tells him to save Vwud, who is still in the house. Jin rushes into the wooden building, only to find Pellegri standing in front of a dying Vwud. Jin kneels down and takes Vwud into his arms. Vwud, severly injured, tells Jin to not be mad at Pellegri, for this is what she wanted, before her life fades away. Jin arises from the blood-stained floor and confronts Pellegri. She opens up about her past and how Ormus and Margulis helped her to overcome the grief stemming from the destruction of her homeland, Ariadne. How she joined the military in order to jeopardize the Federation together with Margulis. Then, she goes on to explain how Jin was constantly hurting Vwud by not being able to convey his feelings to her, or to Pellegri. How he completely ignored the pain he caused by not being able to let one of them go. How the thought of him doing something wrong never even crossed his mind, and how that is an evidence for him being incapable of understanding other people's feelings (mirroring what she said in Ep 3). Jin asks her if she wouldn't love her, and she answers that she loves him, but isn't able to be together with a person like him. Jin asks if that is because of Margulis, and she responds that she is not romantically engaged with Margulis, but that she had to decide between her religion (Ormus) and Jin, and that she chose her religion. Then, she says that the next time they meet they will be enemies, and that she is deeply sorry about that. Thus she bids farewell and leaves Jin with the dead Vwud.
Jin follows her outside, where Margulis towers over a dead Ouga. The house is nearly completely burned down by the fire, and the two sword fighters are encircled by burned remains. Jin asks Margulis why he had to do this, and Margulis cynically answers that now the "old fool and his pretentious books" finally vanished from earth. They engage in a short fight which is won by Jin the first time ever. Margulis retreats, following Pellegri, who left before the fight was over.
In the next two years, Jin constantly remembers the words of Vwud concerning his reckless nature, thus starting to develop the calm, down-to-earth attitude he possesses in the three main games, while honoring his dead grandfather by practicing buddhist rituals at his grave and studying the way of the sword.
That's it. I tried to include all the official information there is, while adding deleted scenes like the one with Shion singing (which is not invented by me, but mentioned by the developers themself). I also tried to explain why Jin dislikes (hates?) Margulis so much, sayin things like "I was hoping to never see you again" and stuff. I don't know how close I managed to stick to the characters, and it could very well be that it contradicts the Enneagram of Personality on which the characters are based upon in the main games, but I hope it was an inspiring read and that you enjoy the concept. I would be glad if you could share your own opinion on the topic of Jin Uzuki´s backstory. Maybe you could also voice what deleted scenes you would have liked to be in the original (or what scenes of the DS version you liked best, as they can be considered deleted scenes somehow). I am looking forward to you answers.
Maybe, if there are talented and interested people, we could gather and realize this version of his story as a fan manga. If you are interested, DM me.
In any case, my version of his backstory goes like that: Jin Uzuki was an extremely rash, reckless and idealistic young men, sort of that straightforward guy that Reyn is. When he was around 19 or 20, his grandfather started to train not only Jin, but also Margulis, who was part of the Military (but secretly working for Ormus), and Jin started to admire him very much due to Margulis´ extraordinary swordsmanship. He was one of the reasons Jin joined the military. Also, Jin has a relationship with the family realian Vwud Uzuki, a realign who gave birth to Shion because her mother couldn't due to her sickness (even though the egg and the semen which became Shion are from her real parents, so Vwud just sort of lent them her womb). Vwud is sort of the type of person Febronia is - caring, motherly, wise etc., but Shion dislikes her because she has troubles with accepting her as a replacement for her mother. This is somewhat realistic as it mirrors the troubles Elly had with accepting her "mother" (her nanny). So Jin joins the army, and one day Margulis, his superior, brings one of the other soldiers, Pellegri, with him to the training of grandfather Ouga Uzuki, though it is unclear which relationship connects them. One day shortly before the training, Shion (6 years old, 2 years prior to the Militant conflict) cries: "You are not my real mother!" and runs away. Ouga tells Jin to follow her, and Jin discovers her at the top of a hill near Febronia´s church. There, she is singing "Greensleeves". Jin stops his ascent, enchanted by her voice. While listening, Cecily and Cathy climb the hill and join Shion. Shion stops her singing and talks with the sisters, who convince her to play with them. Together, they leave in the direction of the church. Jin, relieved with his sister in the company of good friends and on the way to the trustworthy Febronia, descends back to his grandfathers wooden, old-japanese style house. There, he finds only Pellegri, and no trace of Margulis. She says that Margulis is busy today and cannot attend training. Then, she challenges the baffled Jin to a fight. She chooses a Naginata (to mirror the lance which E.S. Issachar carries) and Jin also chooses the same weapon. But Pellegri tells him she wants to fight against him with his characteristic weapon, the Katana. They fight, but Pellegri wins. After that, she proposes a little walk through the nearby bamboo woods. They talk and get to know each other, until they finally reach a stone well, located in the middle of a small clearing, engulfed by high bamboo. There, they sit down and continue talking. The topic shifts to war, and when Jin says something about killing the enemy, Pellegri says that even the enemy surely deserves more respect (similar to what she says to Margulis in Episode 1 about the victims of the Ariadne incident). They also talk about books, and it is revealed that Jin hasn't touched many books in his life, even though Ouga has a book collection in his house as big as a library. Due to that, he isn't quite able to follow Pellegri´s thoughts. In the end, Pellegri asks him wether he believes or not, and he responds by asking back what kind of believe she means. She explains to him that the kind of believe she talks about is faith in a higher being, in a bigger order which connects the universe and determines your fate. A faith which gives strength, consolation and relieve. He says that he never thought about something like that, quite the contrary to his grandfather, who is practicing buddhism. She says that when she was the most desperate, believe saved her from giving up on life. Jin, looking at Pellegri who now has a deeply sad look in her eyes, goes on to ask wether she wants to to talk about this part of her life, but she refuses, shaking her head.
This night, Jin lies engulfed in Vwud arms, strangely melancholic, and Vwud says that he is acting strange today. As if his mind is at a place far away. She already figured that he wandered through the woods with Pellegri, and says that he will never reach her if he couldn't calm his temper. That his character is to harsh and reckless to reach her and that he would have to calm down. But Jin responds that he has no interest in her, and that he loves Vwud.
The next few months, Jin starts to read a lot of books in order to understand Pellegri better and to fuel their conversations which soon reached dead ends because of the gap between their interests and knowledge. Jin´s character starts to change, which will lead to the calm warrior he is in Xenosaga. They continue to meet when Margulis isn't available for training, and slowly a romantic relationship develops between them. They become lovers soon, but Jin is not able to convey his newly developed feelings to Vwud, who, while knowing about their relationship, never confronts Jin.
One day, when Jin comes back to Ouga´s house from the well, where he was thinking about his relationship with Pellegri and Vwud, he finds his grandfathers property burning, and Ouga fighting with Margulis. He attempts to join Ouga in the fight, but his grandfather tells him to save Vwud, who is still in the house. Jin rushes into the wooden building, only to find Pellegri standing in front of a dying Vwud. Jin kneels down and takes Vwud into his arms. Vwud, severly injured, tells Jin to not be mad at Pellegri, for this is what she wanted, before her life fades away. Jin arises from the blood-stained floor and confronts Pellegri. She opens up about her past and how Ormus and Margulis helped her to overcome the grief stemming from the destruction of her homeland, Ariadne. How she joined the military in order to jeopardize the Federation together with Margulis. Then, she goes on to explain how Jin was constantly hurting Vwud by not being able to convey his feelings to her, or to Pellegri. How he completely ignored the pain he caused by not being able to let one of them go. How the thought of him doing something wrong never even crossed his mind, and how that is an evidence for him being incapable of understanding other people's feelings (mirroring what she said in Ep 3). Jin asks her if she wouldn't love her, and she answers that she loves him, but isn't able to be together with a person like him. Jin asks if that is because of Margulis, and she responds that she is not romantically engaged with Margulis, but that she had to decide between her religion (Ormus) and Jin, and that she chose her religion. Then, she says that the next time they meet they will be enemies, and that she is deeply sorry about that. Thus she bids farewell and leaves Jin with the dead Vwud.
Jin follows her outside, where Margulis towers over a dead Ouga. The house is nearly completely burned down by the fire, and the two sword fighters are encircled by burned remains. Jin asks Margulis why he had to do this, and Margulis cynically answers that now the "old fool and his pretentious books" finally vanished from earth. They engage in a short fight which is won by Jin the first time ever. Margulis retreats, following Pellegri, who left before the fight was over.
In the next two years, Jin constantly remembers the words of Vwud concerning his reckless nature, thus starting to develop the calm, down-to-earth attitude he possesses in the three main games, while honoring his dead grandfather by practicing buddhist rituals at his grave and studying the way of the sword.
That's it. I tried to include all the official information there is, while adding deleted scenes like the one with Shion singing (which is not invented by me, but mentioned by the developers themself). I also tried to explain why Jin dislikes (hates?) Margulis so much, sayin things like "I was hoping to never see you again" and stuff. I don't know how close I managed to stick to the characters, and it could very well be that it contradicts the Enneagram of Personality on which the characters are based upon in the main games, but I hope it was an inspiring read and that you enjoy the concept. I would be glad if you could share your own opinion on the topic of Jin Uzuki´s backstory. Maybe you could also voice what deleted scenes you would have liked to be in the original (or what scenes of the DS version you liked best, as they can be considered deleted scenes somehow). I am looking forward to you answers.
Maybe, if there are talented and interested people, we could gather and realize this version of his story as a fan manga. If you are interested, DM me.
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