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This is my current Final Fantasy Friday post where I’ll be discussing which characters I think exemplify each card of the Major Arcana. If this is your first time here, please head over to my Final Fantasy Tarot page for explanation. Now onto the next card!
*The picture of Cecil and Rosa is entitled Final Fantasy IV by Deviant Artist LaurenMontgomery
This was almost a freebie card as it really could’ve been any Final Fantasy lovers, but I went with my favorite Cecil and Rosa from Final Fantasy IV. I love the dichotomy of light and darkness in all areas, but IV did it a little bit different in having Cecil be a legitimate and bonifide white knight for true. While I hate the fact he thought he wasn’t good enough for Rosa as a dark knight, I have, er, aesthetic reasons for loving his paladin look.
The Lovers as a card is associated with relationships exactly as one would expect, its appearance in a spread meaning some decision about an existing relationship, a temptation of the heart, and/or a choice in potential partners is going to be presented. This makes me lean towards Cecil, Rosa, and the mien of FFIV even more since the game presents a sort of a love triangle with Cecil’s best friend Kain, though there isn’t much evidence presented that Rosa has any feelings towards him at all, and Kain’s case is quite unrequited. The card presents the dichotomy of one partner being chosen, while another is turned down, and that certainly fits FFIV to a tee.
Alternates: Celes & Locke (VI), Squall & Rinoa (VIII), Garnet/Dagger & Zidane (IX), Tidus & Yuna (X)
I used to love the Celes & Locke OTP, but now that I’m older I see it more like Leia and Han, and that relationship would not work out so well (as we saw in Episode VII). Celes was the general of the Imperial army, and Locke is a treasure hunter. She’s elite, near royalty, and he’s pretty much a thief. As a teenager the idea of opposites attracting hadn’t yet been proven fallacious, plus I was way more into traditional Rescue Romances back then, but now as a crotchety old gamer, it’s kind of ludicrous that Celes would tolerate that for more than five minutes, and my fanfiction writer friend runicmagitek has well solidified my love for Celes & Setzer now.
I’m just not a huge fan of Squall & Rinoa for different reasons. She has so little personality besides Manic Pixie Dream Girl and is more of a plot device than an actual character. I guess they were going for “lighthearted girl brings brooding loner out of his shell,” but it didn’t seem wholly genuine. Tbh I’d like Squall & Selphie more. That little lady had spunk, and her super green eyes reminded me of Aeris.
Btw notice I didn’t mention FFVII, because I am not touching that love triangle, flame war starting nonsense with a seven foot pole. The only “couple” that would have a ghost of a chance for me to pick would be Vincent & Lucrecia, especially considering “the dichotomy of one partner being chosen, while another is turned down.” That decision most certainly led to woe and regret.
A round of applause for hungrygoriya for perfectly guessing the canon couple!
There were two guesses for Squall & Rinoa and one for Snow & Serah. Alas, I have not played any games after FFXII. This means I may have to revise this list after I get to later games, but the information at least rules some characters out.
Next week is VII The Chariot, a bit of a complex card that made me reconsider my prior choice. I was going to pick one of the airships; however, at recent examination (and using this site for a better resource), there is a person I think fits the mold. Happy guessing!
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Rinoa did have a bit of a flat personality. I still need to beat FFVIII, but I got to what I think is the second last boss before I gave up. I plan to start a fresh game at some point. When the NES mini comes out, I’m going to play the original Final Fantasy and work my way up. I’m missing out on so many great stories!
For the Chariot, I’m at a loss. I suspect Noctis from the upcoming FFXV might fit the role, but we don’t know his story yet.
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I love the card game in FFVIII. It’s my favorite mini game in the series. Tetra Master from IX is okay, but I find VIII’s to be much more logical and calculating just so long as you don’t spread around bad rules like the plague.
I’m really curious if they’ll make the original FF for that console as difficult as the original FF. The earlier ones were HARD. FFIV is one of the most difficult games I’ve ever played. Usually by the end of the game, I’m over powered enough to shred through enemies, but not with IV. You’re also almost over leveled by the time you get to the final boss, but nope, not IV. I’ve noticed with the later Final Fantasies, they’ll throw in that super powered optional boss for you to test you skills against, and those battles are difficult no matter what level you’re on. I have managed to defeat VIII’s Ultimate Weapon and IX’s Ozma. I never got to the part with the weapons in VII, but I did kick Ruby’s ass for my husband :p
I’ll let you know this. Since I haven’t played anything after FFXII I won’t be using any characters from those games. So if you’d like to guess again feel free!
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Awesome job hungrygoriya! I completely forgot about this pairing, but it’s a great fit nonetheless. I’m kind of glad it wasn’t Squall and Rinoa because I don’t like that couple at all, haha… I really have no clue what The Chariot is even about. So I’ll just guess Edgar from FFVI. Keep ’em coming!
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FFIV is so good and alas so underrated though they’ve made two remakes of it! I’m not fond of them as a couple either. I like Squall more than many do and don’t mind his moody-broodiness, but I’d actually pair him more with Selphie than Rinoa. She’s bouncy and bubbly AND has a legitimate personality. Quistis is way too serious for him, and here I am playing matchmaker.
The Chariot is a really tough card to crack. I had to go to several websites to finally nail it down. I was going to use my favorite airship because chariot, conveyance, airship just seemed like the proper progression, but no, I settled on a person 🙂
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Person… or Chocobo?
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Well it seems I’m forced to give up my secrets. The Chariot is Boco :p
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I knew it! Go Boco Go!
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I love how they had his name as Bobby Corwen in FFIX 😀
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Woohooooo! I’m glad I guessed correctly! I can’t wait to read about our little Bobby Corwen. He was the absolute cutest thing about FFIX.
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Omg right? And the fact that they black mages kept calling him that, and I think Zidane was like, “Why do they keep calling him Bobby Corwen??” lol. I loved it.
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