I think the effect they were going for with that red alert scene was that beneath her arrogant, peachy exterior, Jihl isn't nearly as composed or experienced as she appears to be when faced with a situation beyond her control. In other words, her bark is worse than her bite. Still doesn't excuse the waste of a perfectly good antagonist.
I still found that scene rather poor. I saw Space Pope coming miles away after playing Grandia II and Tales of the Abyss. I dislike how Jihl was hyped as some important recurring antagonist from the promo trailers, and all she does is serve as worf effect bait for introducing Evil Space Pope. Heck, I see no reason why they couldn't give her the dignity of a proper boss fight first then have Space Pope blast her away for her incompetence and reveal himself after, and the end result is still the same.
I just find it completely asinine they made her a DLC boss in the sequel. She could easily have made the cut in the original.
I still found that scene rather poor. I saw Space Pope coming miles away after playing Grandia II and Tales of the Abyss. I dislike how Jihl was hyped as some important recurring antagonist from the promo trailers, and all she does is serve as worf effect bait for introducing Evil Space Pope. Heck, I see no reason why they couldn't give her the dignity of a proper boss fight first then have Space Pope blast her away for her incompetence and reveal himself after, and the end result is still the same.
I just find it completely asinine they made her a DLC boss in the sequel. She could easily have made the cut in the original.