Why Do You Think Ashe’s Theme Sounds Ominous and Sinister?
To me, Ashe’s theme sounds ominous and sinister, like a villain’s theme. Could it be that her hate and anger drove her to less than heroic ambitions? I think most […]
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If Only Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Were a Four Member Party…
…I’d never use Vaan or Penelo. It’s true. I like Penelo. And Vaan is a flagship character. But Basch, Ashe, Fran, and Balthier are all I need. They drive the […]
Vayne Carudas Solidor’s Theoretical World B Timeline
Sometime after the 12th/13th cycle… Vayne is the son of Gramis, the Archadian Emperor. Through Machiavellian tactics, be becomes Consul to Dalmasca. Like Gramis and Gabranth, he’s amoral and completely […]
Vayne Solidor, the Übermensch and the Will to Power
The will to power (German: der Wille zur Macht) is a prominent concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. The will to power describes what Nietzsche may have believed to […]
why does Fran so old?
in ffxii so you know how in ffxii vAnn ask frAn hoW yOu oLd? hEre; stUpid vAan. fraN So oLd bEcauSe sHe rAbBiT. but wHy? VaAn sAys “fRaN WhY YoU […]
Imagine If They Made the Opening Scenes of Final Fantasy XII into a Movie…
We have Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac to look forward to, but what if they made extra material for it? Imagine the opening cutscene explaining the politics behind Ivalice. The […]
Three Instances of Cain and Abel Parallels in Final Fantasy
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 […]
Most Final Fantasy Relationships Won’t Last 😞
Thanks to OnlyThingToDo for the inspiration! Every mainline Final Fantasy game has a happy ending. At the end of every Final Fantasy game, we tend to think the lead male […]
Broken Reflections on Final Fantasy XIV
After missing out on playing Final Fantasy XI, I made it my mission to play Final Fantasy XIV. I didn’t want to miss out on another Final Fantasy title. I […]
Can You Pique My Interest in Final Fantasy XII?
I played the first two hours of it on PlayStation 2. It was interesting, to talk with citizens, tour the city, watch the cutscenes, learning the gameplay, etc. The graphics […]
Gabranth’s Theoretical World B Timeline
The guardian of the law who presides over judgments of life and death, his true strength is realized when he dons his helm. —Dissidia 012 Description A warrior who swears […]
Broken Reflections on Final Fantasy XII
One of my first posts on /r/FinalFantasy asked the community to pique my interest in Final Fantasy XII. I played the first two hours of it yesterday – talking to […]
Final Fantasy Fashion Faux-Pas: Ashelia B’nargin Dalmasca
Ashe has one of the better designs in Final Fantasy XII. She doesn’t look like a man-child with a tiny boy vest. Nor does she look like a rejected mutant […]
What Happened to Our Characters During Dissidia?
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. […]
What Is Ivalice Alliance’s Canonical Order?
Thanks to NinjaXI for the inspiration! Just like the main series, Final Fantasy Tactics and the rest of the Ivalice games have a very confusing timeline. Only Ivalice games connect […]
The Three Faces of Eve in Final Fantasy: An Analysis
The Theory Each Final Fantasy has no more than three female characters to illustrate the stages in a woman’s life. Evidence In 1957, Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M. Cleckley […]
The License Board and the Story of Final Fantasy XII
Like many of the later Final Fantasy titles, Final Fantasy XII allowed players to customize their characters. Of course, the limit of customization is job class, but characters could have […]
Why Final Fantasy Villains are Twisted…
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 […]
The Final “Fantasy” of the Main Characters
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 […]
Vieras Are Hybrids of Hummingways and Humes
The Hummingway are a rabbit-like race featured in Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-, and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years who live in the Hummingway Home on the […]
How Do You Think Many of the Final Fantasy Characters Retain Their Positive Attitudes?
Thanks to RebeccaETripp for the inspiration! They have endured some of the most horrifying physical punishments we can think of, but that’s not it even the true horror of what […]
Final Fantasy Fashion Faux-Pas: Minfilia Warde
Not much seems out of the ordinary for Minfilia’s attire. She has all of the signature trademarks of an Akihiko Yoshida character. Tank top, yes. Exposed mid-section, check. Thigh high […]