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Coin Toss
When Sabin was young he learned that his father had been assassinated by the Empire. While his brother was able to cope with the information, it was too much for Sabin, and he ran from the room with tears in his eyes. He was sad for his father, but more than that, Sabin was angry. While Sabin wanted the country to mourn for his father, their lost king, all people seemed to worry about was who would succeed him. It made Sabin sick, and he wanted to run away.
I'm outta here! I'm forsaking this war-sick realm for my dignity and freedom.
Edgar wanted his freedom, too, and Sabin cared for his brother. They both knew that someone had to be king of Figaro, so Edgar got an idea. He decided that they would flip a coin and whoever won the toss would be granted their freedom. Sabin agreed to the plan, and when the toss was done it had landed on heads. Sabin had won.
Viewing Sabin’s flashback brings an understanding of a lot of key points to Sabin’s character. The first is his trust and love for Edgar. Without him there calming Sabin down, I think Sabin would have went insane with hatred and would have probably became irrational. Edgar is Sabin’s rock, and although they’re twins, Sabin pushes his brother to big-brother standards and looks up to him for guidance.
You learn later on in the game that Edgar’s coin was double-faced and that Sabin would have won the toss no matter what. Edgar truly loves his brother, and it’s proven with his selfless sacrifice.
Sabin’s high-intensity emotion also comes into play and we learn what an emotional character Sabin is. He loves, he cries, and he actually gives a damn. That makes him more real in my opinion than any other character in the game.