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. […]
Tag: Warrior of Light
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New Potentials for Magic in Final Fantasy
Thanks to AXL-Low-Player for the inspiration. I keep thinking about how magic in Final Fantasy evolves according to the game design. Not only that, but the lore informs how the […]
How are the Final Fantasy I – VI Worlds Connected? Let’s Look to Final Fantasy I: The 20th Anniversary Edition…
“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 […]
Every Chapter of Final Fantasy XV Refers to the Previous Final Fantasy Games
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 […]
Kain Highwind: Final Fantasy’s Original Brooder
Thanks to kevprime for the inspiration! FFIV is my favorite game and I have played it on every system multiple times. I love the game. One thing I have never […]
Tidus’ Ultimate Fantasy in Final Fantasy X
Thanks to ThatOneTruePrick and Soo7hsayer! A fantasy is a situation that expresses certain desires or aims at the part of its creator, often imaginary. Fantasies sometimes involve highly unlikely situations; […]
Broken Reflections on Final Fantasy IV
Squaresoft released Final Fantasy IV for the PlayStation with Chrono Trigger in 2001 under the title Final Fantasy Chronicles. I found that a little weird. Wouldn’t they rather release Final […]
Final Fantasy IX’s Terra Is Final Fantasy I’s World in the Distant Future…
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 […]
Every Final Fantasy Plot Mirrors Their Respective Main Character…
Thanks to Jason_Wanderer for the inspiration! Dedicated to guihcz! In this post, I talked about this: [Final Fantasy VIII] perfectly mirrors the hidden complexities within Squall himself. All the half-truths, […]
Final Fantasy XV Is a Callback to Previous Mainline Final Fantasy Games in the Series Throughout Its Chapters
Consider Chapter 1, where King Regis sends four friends on a grand journey to meet a princess. This is intentionally reminiscent of the original Final Fantasy; four nameless Light Warriors […]
Should We Take Missions on Gran Pulse in Final Fantasy XIII?
And they call out to l’Cie, over and over: Complete my Focus. —Oerba Yun Fang When our characters arrive on Gran Pulse, they’ll come across Cie’th Stones: L’Cie who fail […]
Did Garland From the Original Final Fantasy Create the Final Bosses From Other Games?
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 […]
Warrior of Light’s Theoretical World B Timeline
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 […]
Rinoa Heartily, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl….
Thanks to All_this_hype for the post! Oh Rinoa. I used to say Rhy-Own-Nah, I guess for having slight dyslexia. Besides the name, I remember her as a character. The FF […]
Shantotto’s Theoretical World B Timeline
A former superstar, his bold words and confident mannerisms conceal the deep love he holds for his family. —Dissidia 012 description A former blitzball star, and Tidus’s father. His surly […]
Final Fantasy VI Was Revolutionary to the Final Fantasy Franchise, Final Fantasy VII Was Iconic to the RPG Genre
Thanks to Maxtacy for the inspiration! Know the difference: Final Fantasy VI was revolutionary. Revolutionary in that it caused a complete and dramatic change to the nature of Final Fantasy. […]
Are All Warriors of Light L’Cie?
Thanks to IkariLoona for the inspiration! Final Fantasy is no stranger to retconning the storylines of games to make way for new concepts. Final Fantasy XIII, while conceived as a […]
Would the Turks Have Been Heroes in Final Fantasy VII?
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 […]
I Hope Final Fantasy XVI Has Character Creation
When I played the first Final Fantasy, I liked how I could choose the character I wanted. In Super Mario 3, I could be Mario or Luigi (in two player […]
Five Final Fantasy XV Theories You Haven’t Seen Yet…
Like Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy XV will have the same type of theory most media have: it was all just a dream. The whole road trip is a ten […]
Which Warrior of Light Is the Real One?
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 White Mage From Final Fantasy I Is Actually a Dude
In nearly every Final Fantasy, the white male is a female. Starting with Rosa, white mages were seen as delicate, wispy and, yes, feminine. Aside from Princess Serah in Final […]