Ultros Predicted Villains From Future Games
For whatever reason, Ultros wants to be a villain. Of course, throughout the series, he comes off as a troll. Ultros: Mwa, ha, ha! I’ll pretend to be Setzer and […]
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Final Fantasy Characters Have a Supersense for Justice
What makes a hero? Why do Final Fantasy characters put themselves on the line to save the world? Personally, I think it’s who they are as people. Heroes are: person […]
Narrative Conflicts in Final Fantasy
Here are the conflicts in Final Fantasy, the challenges main characters need to solve to achieve their goals: Game Man against Man Man against Nature Man against Self Man against […]
When Final Fantasy Villains Became Sociopaths Instead of Psychopaths…
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 […]
Ashe or Vayne: 2016?
Personally, I like Ashe. People liked her husband, who led the kingdom into a successful merger. Still, we can’t really judge Ashe based on her husband’s deeds; that’s a bit […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Venat Is Ivalice’s True Hero
Thanks to ginja_ninja for the inspiration! Of course, this theory about Venat is true: Venat seeks to free mankind from Gerun and his ilk by giving nethicite to the Archadians […]
Is Dalmasca a Proper Subject for Ashe’s Moral Worth?
During the year 704, Ashe, crowned princess and heir to the Dalmascan throne, weds Rasler, the prince of Nabradia. However, only a week later, her husband dies defending his kingdom. The […]
The Actual Summons in Final Fantasy XII Are Housed in the Airships
Ever since Final Fantasy III, summons are a mainstay, and then staple, of the Final Fantasy franchise. The regulars (Ifrit, Shiva, Bahamut, etc.) all make appearances throughout the Final Fantasy […]
Lord Raslers, Back and to the Left
Lord Rasler Heios Nabradia, commonly referred to by his initials RHN, was a Nabradian politician. He served as the prince of Nabradia until his assassination. Rasler avoided any significant increase […]
Who Was More Machiavellian: Vayne Solidor or Princess Ashe?
Machiavellianism is “the employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct”. The word describes a person’s tendency to be unemotional, and detach from conventional morality. Hence, they’re […]
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 […]
Did We Do the Right Thing in Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age?
Vayne’s purpose was to free mankind from the Occuria, and worked with Venat to accomplish this goal. We defeat him, but also “destroy the Sun-Cryst, ensuring the Occuria will never […]
The Six Stages of a Toxic Final Fantasy Villainy
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 […]
I Wish Reks Replaced Vaan in Final Fantasy XII
I wish Reks replaced Vaan in Final Fantasy XII. Look at him. I think he’d be a fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! main protagonist. Reks is a minor character in Final Fantasy XII. Vaan’s […]
The Occurianati
The “Occurian” is the name of several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically, the name usually refers to the most powerful beings in the world of Ivalice. The society’s goals […]