So, out of curiosity, I looked up the original Japanese, and it's also just a total non sequitor in English but the original Japanese line actually follows from

So, out of curiosity, I looked up the original Japanese, and it's also just a total non sequitor in English but the original Japanese line actually follows from the conversation. https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/You_spoony_bard https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/You_spoony_bard! > Tellah > original: きさま あの時の吟遊詩人！ きさまのせいでアンナは！ > literal: You! You're that damn bard! Because of you, Anna's...! (The word used for both instances of "you" is "kisama", the single rudest way to say "you" in Japanese. Because of its harshness, "kisama" is somewhat akin to "you bastard" or "you son of a bitch" in English.) > SNES: You're the bard! You did this to her! > Edward > !? > Tellah > original: きさま よくも娘を・・・・ > literal: How dare you do this to my daughter... (Again, "kisama" is used for "you".) > SNES: You swindler! > Edward > original: ちがうんです！ > literal: It's not like that! > SNES: Please! Listen! > Tellah > original: なにがちがうと いうのだ！ > literal: How the hell could it not be like that!? > SNES: You spoony bard! I'm all for localizations that take liberties with the translation (see: the best parts of Woolsey's dialogue in FF6), but looking at this in context, it makes no sense. Woolsey's famous lines, like "Welcome to my barbecue!", belonged in context and didn't look out of place. This is just a non sequitor. If you asked me to give a localized angry response to "Please! Listen!", I'd probably go with something like "I'm not listening to YOU!". Or if I wanted to be silly with it, "Why would I do that, bard-brain?" (OK, I'm not the best dialogue writer...).