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«FFXI-Movie» 0130 - The Promise
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The Promise - Port Windurst Kohlo-Lakolo: ...I just can’t do it! There's just no way I can take Joker to pieces! Papo-Hopo: But even if you don't do it, you can bet dat old meanie will find another way to dis-a-sem-bull Joker...
Yafa Yaa: Once he finds out where Joker is, he'll probably hire an adventurer!
Pyo Nzon: Who knows what he'll do! How can we stop him?
Gomada-Vulmada: ...Hey, I know. Why don't we take Joker so far away that Honoi-Gomoi will never-ever find him?
Gomada-Vulmada: Even furtherer away than San d'Oria or Bastok. Somewhere where even adventurers are afraid to go.
Kohlo-Lakolo: Yeah! That's a great idea!
Papo-Hopo: But dat plan is gonna be awful hard for us to carry out.
Papo-Hopo: First we need to find a way to get Joker out of Windurst without anybody noticing.
Pyo Nzon: You're rrright. If we can't fool the gatehouse guards, Joker will be caught before we can get anywhere!
Papo-Hopo: Exactaruly. It makes it difficult with Joker being a Cardian.
Papo-Hopo: Da gatehouse checks have been much stwicter since a bunch of Cardians kidnapped da old Manustery minister.
Kohlo-Lakolo: Joker is one of the good Cardians, but the grown-ups won't understand even if we try to explain.
Pichichi: ...... ...If we had an invisible man sticker...
Kohlo-Lakolo: ... ? What are you talking about, Pichichi?
Pichichi: That time before, when we were uthing gadgetth from the Junior Investigator'th Toolkit, my mom made me an invisible man sticker.
Pichichi: I gave it to a Cardian who wanted to leave Windurtht. The Cardian became invithible, and was able to get outthide.
Pichichi: Mom thaid it was really, really hard to get all the materialth you need to make one, tho she wathn't going to make me any more.
Kohlo-Lakolo: Aha! It's your turn to shine again, adventurer! Go talk to Pichichi's mom and get all the materials she needs!
Kohlo-Lakolo: You want to help Joker, right? We need that invisible man sticker!
The Promise - Port Windurst Kohlo-Lakolo: So this is an invisible man sticker. Kohlo-Lakolo: Pichichi's mom has come through for us again.
Pichichi: Heh-heh, my mom can do ANYthing!
Kohlo-Lakolo: Okay, let's get this to Joker...
Kohlo-Lakolo: ...Aah!
Shanruru: Aaaah! Aaaaaaaah!
Ace of Swords: At last...Ive found you. Hear me Tarutaru and Mithra, I will take back the life of our king.
Ace of Wands: You have no need of that. If you don't return it to us... You can say goodbye to your friend.
Kohlo-Lakolo: Dammitaru! Let her go!
Kohlo-Lakolo: I'm not afraid of you, you don't scare me at all!!
Pichichi: We're not afraid of you!
Ace of Swords: Fools... Why are people such fools...
Ace of Wands: Let this be a lesson to you...
Joker: ...Enough.
Kohlo-Lakolo: Joker!!!
Joker: It was those children that brought me back to life. Let the girl go.
Ace of Swords: Your Majesty!
Ace of Wands: Your Majesty!
Ace of Swords: We have long awaited the return of our king.
Joker: Aces, I have returned. And there is a task that I must perform.
Ace of Wands: We understand. We live but to serve you, your Majesty.
Ace of Swords: We live but to serve you, your Majesty.
Joker: Then let us be gone. This is not where we belong.
Kohlo-Lakolo: ...Jo, Joker...
Kohlo-Lakolo: ...Joker! You can't go! Those Cardians are evil!
Kohlo-Lakolo: They're not your friends! We're your friends! You can't leave with them!
Joker: Thank you, my friends. I will always be a member of the Star Onion Brigade. I promise that one day I will return to stand at your side.
Joker: "Never break a promise." Add this to the rules of the Star Onion Brigade.
Kohlo-Lakolo: It'll be added, all right, so don't even think of breaking it!
Kohlo-Lakolo: Remember, you promised!
The Promise - Port Windurst This bonus cutscene plays after completing Windurst Mission 9-2
Kohlo-Lakolo: What’s this supposed to be? A dark Mana Orb...?Kohlo-Lakolo: Hey! This is Joker's Mana Orb! What have you done with our Joker!?
Papo-Hopo: But doesn'taru that mean...
Pyo Nzon: Noooo! Joker is dead!?
Gomada-Vulmada: I can'taru believe it! Joker's been diss-a-sem-bulled!?
Yafa Yaa: Bring him back! Bring Joker back to life rrright now!
Kohlo-Lakolo: This is ridiculous! Calm down, everyone! Joker can't be dead!
Kohlo-Lakolo: Joker wouldn't go and die on us, rightaru?
Kohlo-Lakolo: He promised that he would come back. He promised!
Pichichi: Doeth thith mean... Mithter Ghothtie ith back?
Kohlo-Lakolo: Yeah, Pichichi. Joker said he would come back to us.
Pichichi: Oh! Mithter Ghothtie hath come back! And he'th come back really big thith time!
Kohlo-Lakolo: Huh?
Kohlo-Lakolo: Whoah...!?
Children...Your lives here, your town, everything...
I'll be watching over you...
I have returned to this land...
Kohlo-Lakolo: Joker! Joker! Jo~ke~r!
Kohlo-Lakolo: Can you hear me? You finally came back to us!
Kohlo-Lakolo: Listen, Joker! We'll be watching you as well! The sky, the town, the people... We'll be keeping an eye on things!
Kohlo-Lakolo: Don't ever forget us! Don't forget the friends of justice, the Star Onion Brigade!
Source entry: The Promise/Plot Details. Cached on this server on 5 November 2026.
