For Diarmuid's part his driving negative emotion is, not surprisingly, going to be guilt. No matter how much he loses himself in this fight (I haven't decided if he will slip over into full on enraged/blood tears mode yet), he is always going to know on some level: This is your fault. For not protecting Ryoji. For not protecting anyone to be honest. For allowing himself to fall into dishonor. For not finding a better way to deal with Sephiroth, etc. That guilt will build until it snuffs out the little light that has always kept him going before, releasing all that hate and anger that was awakened inside of him right before he came here but he has kept so carefully caged since then. All that negative emotion is going to twist his wishes until...well until he comes to the conclusion that the only way anyone will truly be safe and protected is if they are dead. Nyx will do what he cannot.
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In addition to that, Diarmuid is also going to feel like he has to be the last one standing besides Nyx so that he will know, without a doubt, that everyone he cares about is safe. Which means seeing everyone he cares about die before he does.
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However, until everyone else is dead, he is going to fight to protect those fighting with him above everything else because they are his family. He doesn't need any encouragement to want to protect them. So, his role in this little team will be that annoying 'enemy' who never stays in one place long enough for you to hit him. Unless engaged himself, Diarmuid won't engage others. Instead, he is going to bounce from place to place blocking that shot that should have hit no matter what and then moving away again.
Diarmuid won't be shy to use either of his weapons at full power either. Both Gae Dearg and Gae Buidhe will be unsealed for the battle. It should be pointed out that since Gae Buidhe is not the Noble Phantasm version of the weapon, its powers are separate from Diarmuid's own and any nullification of his powers will not nullify Gae Buidhe's abilities unless the spear is specifically targeted separately from Diarmuid.
Since the only way to heal a wound gotten from Gae Buidhe is to destroy the spear (I would rather not) or kill Diarmuid, I full expect he will be dying during this fight. He hasn't taken the new collar fluid yet, so his powers will be glamour based.
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Oops...
In addition to that, Diarmuid is also going to feel like he has to be the last one standing besides Nyx so that he will know, without a doubt, that everyone he cares about is safe. Which means seeing everyone he cares about die before he does.
Oops again...
However, until everyone else is dead, he is going to fight to protect those fighting with him above everything else because they are his family. He doesn't need any encouragement to want to protect them. So, his role in this little team will be that annoying 'enemy' who never stays in one place long enough for you to hit him. Unless engaged himself, Diarmuid won't engage others. Instead, he is going to bounce from place to place blocking that shot that should have hit no matter what and then moving away again.
Diarmuid won't be shy to use either of his weapons at full power either. Both Gae Dearg and Gae Buidhe will be unsealed for the battle. It should be pointed out that since Gae Buidhe is not the Noble Phantasm version of the weapon, its powers are separate from Diarmuid's own and any nullification of his powers will not nullify Gae Buidhe's abilities unless the spear is specifically targeted separately from Diarmuid.
Since the only way to heal a wound gotten from Gae Buidhe is to destroy the spear (I would rather not) or kill Diarmuid, I full expect he will be dying during this fight. He hasn't taken the new collar fluid yet, so his powers will be glamour based.