The letters in the background spells out 'A Single Pawn'... the message that I intended to send was that even a seemingly inconsequential person can make a difference.
Hey, and if you think about it... Citan's one of the few characters in Xenogears who isn't manipulated or exploited in one way or another... he's a part of 'the system,' but only because he's able to use it to *his* advantage. Citan's the man. =)