NAIDA AND RUBINA: WHAT'S BEHIND THE MASK - 27
By Gerdha & Joe7
(first article: here; previous article: here)

ANALYSIS ABOUT RUBINA

THE PAST: THE INVASION OF FLEED

It is interesting to note that, in Dialogue 5, Duke Fleed talks about his parents's death to Rubina, who connects her role as Vega Princess on the event: but she is not calling out of responsibility for what happened. She asks forgiveness for herself, not for her father. Let's read again:

Duke Fleed: (finally watching Rubina) But my father and my mother have been killed by Planet Vega Allied Forces.
(Rubina lowers her eyes and turns away)
Rubina: When you tell me so, I don't know what to say anymore. I can't do anything but ask for forgiveness.

Rubina answers to Duke Fleed assuming her own responsibility in Fleed attack. On the other hand, Duke Fleed reprimands the fact directly to her: he does not refer to the treachery of her father King Vega regarding the alliance between Fleed and Vega. From Rubina's answers, it seems that Rubina herself played a role in Fleed attack; besides, Duke Fleed himself considers Rubina as responsible for those events, at least partially.

In fact, when Duke accuses the Vega Allied Forces of Fleed massacre, Rubina asks for forgiveness, but she does not consider herself as unrelated to that context.

In my opinion, Duke Fleed thinks he has no reason to believe Rubina. I think he knew something about what had happened behind the scenes of the attack on Planet Fleed, something that accused Rubina. In fact, at their meeting on Earth he speaks with anger (the OV - Original Japanese Version - leaves no doubt) to Rubina about the invasion of his home planet ... and she does not reject his words, she asks forgiveness for herself. It is curious that Rubina asks Duke to forgive her and not her father for the destruction of Fleed, as if she had played an important role in this fact. And what would she have done? In my opinion, we need to put together several pieces of the puzzle in OV (Original Version) to find the answer.

(to be continued here)

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Edited by joe 7 - 21/4/2020, 13:41