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Thanks to Scott Baird of ScreentRants.com for the inspiration! 10. DAGGER’S LOST VOICE Princess Garnet Til Alexandros XVII is one of the main characters of Final Fantasy IX. She doesn’t […]
Thanks to Scott Baird of ScreentRants.com for the inspiration! 9. ZIDANE’S OVERLY DARK BACKSTORY Zidane Tribal was created to be a contrast to the moody protagonists who preceded him. Cloud […]
Thanks to Scott Baird of ScreentRants.com for the inspiration! 2. THE EMPHASIS ON STEALING As the main character of Final Fantasy IX is meant to be the thief of the […]
A warrior of light clad in armor, wielding sword and shield. A noble warrior that fears no one and faces any foe gallantly. He has taken on the role of […]
Thanks to MetaCommando for the inspiration! Ignoring the obvious crossovers, MetaCommando wrote a theory connecting the Final Fantasy worlds: 2 and 4 are implied to be the same planet; they […]
Thanks to ginja_ninja for the inspiration! So how do the Final Fantasy worlds connect? Well, they don’t. Hironobou Sakaguchi conceived each game as a stand-alone title. The only connection they […]
I found this post on Twitter, about the toxic stages of a fandom: I love this. I own this. I control this. I can’t control this. I hate this. I […]
Thanks to DaleLeatherwood for the inspiration! The Turks in FFVII would be the heroes in every other Final Fantasy game, but for some reason, the game tracks a group of […]
Most of the Final Fantasy games a character, usually the flagship, with a meteorological name. Why do they do this? I guess in a ham-fisted way, to inform the player […]
I know this sounds like a trick question. Over the years, we’ve seen several Warriors of Light. Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy III and V all had them. But […]
The story of Cain and Abel is perhaps one of the most famous Biblical narratives in the Book of Genesis. As an etymology, it deals with, among other things, the […]
Thanks to Leth09 for the inspiration. Game designers develop worlds which inform us of how our character’s progress. Each main character’s job class can achieve this. Can’t say much about […]
I’ve written about the tonal shift of Final Fantasy villains and how they changed from one-dimensional stock characters to having some type of pathos. But why did they shift this […]
Final Fantasy XV. A game for fans and first-timers. Well, I guess. It’s definitely new. Final Fantasy XV is the first game to incorporate real-time battle, something battle planner Ito […]
I was a big Nintendo player when I was younger. I remember getting Super Mario Bros 3 for Christmas, with a brand new system. Inside, a poster displayed some of […]
At the end of the dream… even chaos tears itself apart! —Chaos Chaos: “I was having a long dream– in the midst of disorder…” Garland: “So you are awake. What […]
An active and cheerful thief, Zidane exhibits fondness for women and is easily elated. But he has a strong sense of justice beneath that cheerful exterior, and cannot help but […]
We’re all aware that the main villains of Final Fantasy are a little off. Obviously, they’re “evil”. But for the most part, their “evil” is based on irrationality. So what […]
A stalwart consigned to the endless cycle of battle, he enjoys dueling with stronger foes. —Dissidia 012 description A knight sworn to face the Warrior of Light. He wields a […]
Thanks to MarthdoingMath and S-r-ex for the inspiration! I was reading this post: And S-r-ex said: Nah, not enough AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA But this is a common parallel. So I decided to […]
I’ve thought about this while playing Final Fantasy I & IV on the PSP. In those editions, you get to fight the villains from other Final Fantasy games (I – […]
Where did Necron and Ozma come from? What and what are they? There two of the biggest mysteries in Final Fantasy IX are Ozma and Necron. What are they and […]
“Our promise to ourselves is that for every single game that we make, we are going to give it our all, and then we finish it, we’ll end it in […]
Little known to most people, the characters of the original Final Fantasy had names. Final Fantasy: Memory of Heroes is a book consisting of three short stories written by Umemura […]
A fantasy is a situation imagined by an individual that expresses certain desires or aims at the part of its creator. Fantasies sometimes involve situations that are highly unlikely, or […]
Along with the ‘Squall’s Dead’, ‘Rinoa is Ultimecia’ is one of the more famous theories about Final Fantasy VIII. The Theory In November 2001, a Rinoa shrine entitled “Girl Next […]
A stalwart consigned to the endless cycle of battle, he enjoys dueling with stronger foes. —Dissidia 012 description A knight sworn to face the Warrior of Light. He wields a […]
At the end of Dissidia Final Fantasy, the Warrior of Light appears in an open field outside of Cornelia. The Warrior of Light could’ve been anyone, while in Dissidia Final […]
Thanks to Memorphous for the inspiration! Zidane is dead. During the end scene, after the battle with Necron, Zidane runs after Kuja to save him from the Iifa Tree. He’s […]
Thanks to FutureHistory101 for the inspiration! This is another Final Fantasy VIII theory where someone dies during the course of the story. Only this time – it’s Rinoa! FutureHistory101’s theory […]
Thanks to Shihali for the inspiration here and here! IX’s Terra is the world of I. It’s not spelled out, but there is an awful lot of evidence pointing in […]
Thanks to mmr93 for the inspiration here and here! Garland (Chaos) transformed Zemus into Zeromus, Exdeath into Neo-Exdeath, and created Cloud of Darkness and Necron. I’ve always thought that Garland […]
An elite student who is unsociable and hates forming relationships with others, Squall aspires to walk the path of solitude like a lion. Whether out of personal charm that attracts […]
I don’t know where or when Dissidia takes place, but it seems to be in a universe beyond their spacetime. This means the normal logic of their world doesn’t apply. […]
Right around Dissidia Final Fantasy release, Square Enix published the 20th Anniversary Edition for Final Fantasy. In this sense, Final Fantasy Dissidia becomes a prequel to Final Fantasy I. We find out that […]
The Theory Fans know Final Fantasy IX as being a love letter to fans of the series. “Sakaguchi envisioned a “reflection” on the older titles of the series.“ It would […]
Thanks to RichtersMask for the inspiration! My theory is that in FFIX, Necron was possessing Kuja. The devs seem to try to play it off like Necron just comes out […]
According to Wikipedia: Harem (ハーレムもの hāremumono; “harem works”) in anime and manga is an emphasis on polygamous or love triangle relationships characterized by a protagonist surrounded amorously by three or […]
I’ve heard criticism about how Final Fantasy XV’s story was very short, only 20 hours. What happened to 40 hours of story content? Well, 20 hours isn’t that bad if […]
Besides certain elements (such as crystals, Chocobos, summons, monsters, Cid, etc.) every Final Fantasy resides in their own individual universe. But so many parallels exist, it seems like they are […]