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| Is It Just Me?; Final Fantasy couples? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 7 2006, 02:03 AM (982 Views) | |
| goddess_in_pink07 | Feb 7 2006, 02:03 AM Post #1 |
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Is it just me or is that almost every FF couples is exact opposite personality wise? I've only play FF 7 - FF 10-2, but i just thought about that. Rinoa is always happy, while Squall is usually pretty depressed, Zidane is out going, while Garnet is up tight, Yuna is a churchy type of girl, while Tidus is fun and care free. Aeris is fun and happy, while Cloud is unhappy and not to bright. Cloud and Tifa just wouldn't mix. Besides, all the heroine's in final fantasty where bright and colorful clothes, while Tifa wears black and white. Blehhh! See what i mean?
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| Shiva | Feb 7 2006, 02:08 AM Post #2 |
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I would have to say "yes". From my LT page:Aerith and Cloud fit Square's idea of the perfect couple. How do I know this? Just take a look at the other canon couples from FFVIII, FFIX, and FFX... *Possible spoilers ahead* * Final Fantasy VIII: Want to see Cloud and Aerith reinvented in another game? Then play FFVIII and take a look at Squall and Rinoa. This pairing is Cloud and Aerith remade. Squall and Rinoa give us a look into what might have happened if Aerith had not died -Squall is the brooding, dark soldier with a mysterious past. He is very much of an introvert and a loner, never opening up to anyone. Sound familiar? It should, because he acts exactly like Cloud. He even has the same job-- he is a mercenary (Squall was hired to protect and help out Rinoa; Cloud was hired by Aerith to be her bodyguard). Heck, he even carries an oversized weapon and has Limit Breaks that are reminiscent of Cloud's. During the course of the game, Squall begins to open up to Rinoa, much in the same way Cloud opened up to Aerith and was able to laugh and cry. Squall's moment of greatest emotional breakdown was when he thought he had lost Rinoa, saying to her: "(Rinoa... You feel so cold. Are you going to be like this forever?)... Isn't there anything I can do?! You were so full of life. Now you don't even make a sound. I want to hear your voice...." Compare that to Cloud's speech at Aerith's death (the moment of Cloud's greatest show of emotion):: "... Aerith. This can't be real!" "Aerith is gone. Aerith will no longer talk, no longer laugh, cry... or get angry.... What about us? What are WE supposed to do? What about my pain? My fingers are tingling. My mouth is dry. My eyes are burning!" -Rinoa is the cheerful, optimistic, and flirtatious daughter of a noted general. Just like Aerith, Rinoa is someone of importance, often referred to as "princess" (Aerith was the last of the Cetra, and the rightful heiress to the planet). I have heard CloTis attempt to compare Rinoa with Tifa. This is absolutely laughable, because Rinoa is nothing like Tifa. She has dark hair and eyes. That is the only way Rinoa resembles Tifa. In all other things, Rinoa is just like Aerith. Tifa was an introvert; Aerith and Rinoa are extroverts. Tifa could not express her feelings to Cloud; Aerith and Rinoa are outspoken and flirtatious with Cloud and Squall. Tifa was a physical fighter; Aerith and Rinoa are both mages. I am only scratching the surface here, too. It is also interesting to note that Squall and Rinoa made their promise to each other in a flower field. They promised to be reunited there. And just who is associated with flowers, Tifa or Aerith? Aerith, of course! In fact, Aerith is shown meeting with Cloud in a field full of flowers in FFVII: Advent Children. * Final Fantasy IX: Just like Cloud and Aerith are opposites, Zidane and Garnet are also opposites... -Zidane is a cocky, flirtatious thief. Like Cloud, he has a mysterious past and later discovers that he is, in fact, an experiment. Zidane also has a polar opposite in the game, the silver-haired villain, Kuja. Sounds rather like Cloud and his polar opposite, the silver-haired Sephiroth, does it not? Zidane is a physical fighter, just like Cloud and Squall. -Garnet/Dagger is a princess, someone of great importance, just like Aerith and Rinoa. She is one of the last of her kind, one of a mysterious race known as Summoners (Aerith was the last of the Cetra, another mysterious race). Garnet is quiet, yet strong-willed, a complete opposite of Zidane. She is also a princess while Zidane is, let's face it, a criminal. How opposite can you get??? Garnet is also a white mage, weak physically, but strong in mind and magic. * Final Fantasy X: Tidus and Yuna are also opposites; Tidus's name/celestial objects refer to the sun while Yuna's name/celestial objects refer to the moon. Not only that, but their story is directly parallel to that of Cloud and Aerith... -Tidus is an outspoken, cocky blitzball star who, like all FF heroes, has a mysterious past. He also becomes a Guardian for Yuna during her pilgrimage, vowing to protect her from her fate. -Yuna is the daughter of a famous man, High Summoner Braska. Like Aerith, and all of the female FF heroines before her, she is someone of great importance. She is also a white mage and a Summoner, someone with unusual powers, just like Aerith (a Cetra), Rinoa (a Sorceress), and Garnet (also a Summoner). Yuna is traveling on a pilgrimage with her Guardians to Zanarkand, where she will obtain the Final Aeon. We later discover that Yuna will die upon summoning the Final Aeon. And yet she bravely moves forward, with the good of the world in mind. Sound familiar? Aerith willingly sacrificed herself for the good of the planet in FFVII. It is only later in the game that Yuna realizes the truth about Tidus. He is merely a dream, to be lost when she destroys the enemy. And yet Yuna bravely presses on selflessly, much the way Aerith did in FFVII. Even when Tidus is lost to Yuna, she does not stop loving him and she does not stop looking for a way to be with him. Just like Cloud, at the end of FFVII, who expresses his desire to be reunited with Aerith, Yuna searches for a way to be with Tidus once again. Again, we see the idea of love beyond death being presented. CloTis may mock this, but it is something Square clearly believes in. It is amusing for me to see so many CloTis that are fans of TidusxYuna, but not of CloudxAerith. Hellooooo???? These two pairings are the same! * Final Fantasy X-2: In this game, we see a continuation of Yuna's search for Tidus. Although he is gone, she continues to love him, hold his memory dear, and search for a way to be reunited with him. Also, in this game, we see another story that supports love beyond death. Shuyin and Lenne, while dead, still love one another, although they haven't seen each other for thousands of years. They are soul mates and their spirits persist in Spira, searching for one another. This is what love means, people. Loving someone forever is something that many CloudxTifa fans are unable to comprehend. Their idea of love is shallow, at best. If you cannot grasp the true meaning of love, as demonstrated by CloudxAerith, TidusxYuna, and ShuyinxLenne, then you are a very sad person, indeed, and have clearly never experienced true love. |
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| Promiscuous | Feb 7 2006, 04:01 AM Post #3 |
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Right where you want me
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Definitely! You'd have to be blind and deaf not to see all the couples are opposites! |
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| tif | Feb 14 2006, 12:49 PM Post #4 |
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yes because riona is open squall isn't garnet is a princess zidane is a thief tidus and yuna are sorta the same where they come from there both famous |
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| Lynn | Feb 14 2006, 01:09 PM Post #5 |
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Lynn has no Lloud smut ;-;
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That and their family situation (both losing fathers from young) are about the only similarities they share, though. Personality-wise, Tidus and Yuna appear as different as day and night. So they still come under the "opposites attract" label as far as I'm concerned. :lol: I think part of why SE tends to gravitate towards these sort of couples is because it makes their interactions much more dynamic and interesting to watch. When one is down, the other cheers them up. When one feels hopeless, the other is able to see the silver lining around their cloud. It's also why fanon pairings such as Cid/Vincent and Vincent/Yuffie are also so popular.
Cloud and Tifa are very similar in personality. Simply said, they're both characters very prone to angst. :lol: It's why you sometimes see Tifa or Cloud trying to be surprisingly optimistic around one another (Cloud trying to cheer Tifa up in the Highwind; Tifa apparently successfully maintaining an optimistic face if Cloud could call her "optimistic" in CoT), because their mutual angst will only drag them down and they both know it. Aerith works well for Cloud because she's able to offer him optimism when he most needs it, hope when he can't find it-- and all due to her natural personality. It's not something she has to force, like Tifa and Cloud have to do for one another. I guess that also makes Aerith absolutely perfect for Tifa, but I digress.
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| tif | Feb 14 2006, 01:13 PM Post #6 |
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i guess that makes sense but its like in some of the games the girl is older than the guy it just gets me really confused sometimes lol |
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| Hades' Daughter | Feb 14 2006, 06:34 PM Post #7 |
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If you think about it though...there are many couples in real life where the lady is actually older than the man. I don't see how it would be "confusing" or so hard to accept. Think about it this way if it makes you feel any better...Aerith stayed 22, and Cloud is now 23. Guess who's older now
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| Vanessa Strife-Gainsborough | Feb 14 2006, 06:45 PM Post #8 |
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I agree with you goddess 100 % :yes:. Its true by the saying goes "Opposites Attract". but i also noticed that this was not only in Final Fantasy but other Video Games as well :hmm:.....even Anime!!!!! For example you have Jun Kazama and Kazuya Mishima from Tekken 2 Jun: good-natured, peaceful, angelic, and pure ![]() Kazuya: depressed, unhappy, devillish :devil:, and evil ![]() And they fell in love by their opposite personalities. That kind of sounds lika a conincidential relationship.
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| Cloud Lockheart | Mar 14 2006, 12:39 AM Post #9 |
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yeah i agree totally like wakka and lulu they dont mix lulu dpressed and dark wakka bright happy and playful NO WAY
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| cloud_n_aerith_strife | Mar 14 2006, 02:06 AM Post #10 |
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aeirth is clouds one and only
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it is almost always like this in anime, I think that's why sometimes when they have two characters with similar personalities in anime that fall in love it's weird to me. |
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| Kaldea | Mar 14 2006, 03:37 AM Post #11 |
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This doesn't seem like an AC discussion to me. *Moves* |
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| Alan Bates | Mar 14 2006, 05:57 AM Post #12 |
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I have to disagree about the comparrison of Squall/Rinoa and Cloud/Aeris. On the surface they may seem similiar, but the reason they are who they are is extremely different. Squall wanted everybody to leave him alone. He was naturally talented and everybody looked up to him. His childhood wasn't too horrible and he always had people looking out for him. Cloud on the otherhand had it rough. Nobody was ever there for him. he always dropped the ball and failed when it mattered most. His childhood stank and most importantly, he wanted people to notice and appreciate him. Aeris was happy and cheerful despite knowing how bad things can get. She knew she had a deep responsibility and her life pretty much sucked as well, but she never let it get her down. Rinoa was a lot less mature with a lot less of a purpose. She tried her hardest to be important and just couldn't manage. Her life was actually rather nice, but she rebeled. While they do have some similarities in the way they act, I really don't see them close enough to each other to really compare their realtionships. Also, I have the feeling that if you swapped them around Cloud/Rinoa or Squall/Aeris, the whole thing would just completley fall apart. |
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| UsagiMamoru | Mar 25 2006, 01:46 AM Post #13 |
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I've played all Final Fantasy games. Most of the couples are opposite, except for FFVI, which was the exception where the couple was very much alike. From 4-10, most of the couples have been opposites except FFVI. Also, FFIV and FFVIII have a LOT of similarities. FFIX and FFVIII do, too. FF4 is a lot like FFVIII. |
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| lalagirl | Mar 28 2006, 05:42 AM Post #14 |
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yeah, they're polar opposites.. and that's what makes final fantasy so interesting..
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| pink_ribbon07 | Apr 3 2006, 03:11 AM Post #15 |
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"Just shake it off" I love SkatR Boys <3
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Yes I definatly agree!! they r opposite |
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