10 final fantasy characters who almost ruined their own games
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10 Final Fantasy Characters Who
Almost Ruined Their Own Games
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almost-ruined-their-own-games
No matter what happens in future installments, Final Fantasys legacy is secured. No other
franchisein
gaming
history
could
possibly
hope
to
accomplish
as
many
feats
as
Final
Fantasy
in
a
25yearlongreign.Sinceitsinception,theserieshasbecomerenownedforasenseofinnovation;
alwayswillingtoexperimentwithgameplay,visualsandstoryinwaysthatcapturetheimagination
anddrawyouintoitsvariousworlds.PerhapsthemostintriguingaspectofFinalFantasysimmense
successisthedivisionitinspireswithinitsownfanbase;everybodyhastheirownfavouritegame;
their own favourite character; their own favourite villain It doesntmatter howmany times
peopletryandclassifyoneaspectofonegameasthebest;otherswillalwaysbewillingtostep
upandfightthecorneroftheirfavourites.Thisallstemsfromthehighstandardofgameweexpect
fromaFinalFantasyreleaseanditsthesehighstandardsthathaveperhapsledtoaslightdiminish
withinthe
series.
Final
Fantasy
XIVs
failed
launch
was
seen
by
many
as
the
first
major
blunder
withinthefranchise,thoughotherspinpointthebeginningoftheseriesdemiseasfarbackasFinal
FantasyVIII.Allofthatisirrelevantthough.EvenifSquareEnixreleaseadozenfailedMMOs,the
qualityandstandardoftheFinalFantasygamesleadinguptoitwillnotbediminished.Still,within
thesegames,thereareelementsthatareslightlyoffputtingtousasplayers.Withawidevariety
ofcharactersandstoryarcs,youdexpecttobemore interested incertaincharactersaheadof
others; thats simplyhuman nature. Interestingly though, some characters seem to be placed
withintheseriessimplytoannoyus.Whyelsewouldyouintroduceheroiccharacterswithwildly
inflated egos and aggravating personalities? This article seeks to highlight ten characterswho
challengeduswiththeirappearancesthroughouttheseries;characterswhoannoyedus,upsetus
oroffended
us
with
their
pointless
ways.
Whether
it
was
an
annoying
personality
or
habit
or
an
infuriatingsidequestwhichwastedourtime,thesetencharactersshouldbeashamed fortheir
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crimesagainstustheplayers.Ofcourse,asalreadystated,thisisntadefinitivelist.Everybodys
opinionswill be different here so please feel free to disagree and add your thoughts to the
commentsbelow;Idwagerthattheresatleastonecharacteronthislistthateverybodycanagree
onthough.
10. Umaro Final Fantasy VI)
Interestingly,FinalFantasyVIwascreatedwithnomainprotagonistinmind;itscharactersform
moreof
an
ensemble
than
any
other
Final
Fantasy
game.
As
such,
theres
arange
of
creative
characterswithmanyoptionalchoicesthatcanbemissedentirely(especiallywhenintheWorld
ofRuinwhererediscoveringcertaincharactersisoptional).Ofcourse,whenyoureintroducinga
widerangeofcharacters,notallofthemaregoingtobehits.Umaroisaremarkablystrangechoice
foraplayablecharacter,evenbyFinalFantasystandards.Hesaberserkeryetiwhodoesnttake
anycommandsfromtheplayer;hesimplyusesphysicalattacksandgenerallydoeswhateverhe
wants.Notexactlythesortofpartymemberyouwantaroundwhenthegoinggetstough.Even
strangeristhewayyourecruithimintotheparty.IntheWorldofRuin,Umaroisencounteredina
mineandafterabattle, ifMog is inyourparty, theMooglewillcommandUmaro tojoinyou;
apparentlyMog
knows
how
to
control
him.
Its
abizarre
partnership
to
say
the
least;
so
bizarre
in
factthatwhenheldupagainstthemorematurestorylinesinFinalFantasyVI,itkindoffallsapart.
TheresvariouswaystogetthemostoutofUmaro inbattlebutwith littlestoryandcharacter,
whenallissaidanddone,onequestionreallyremainsaboutUmarowhy?
9. Edward Final Fantasy IV)
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Isitpossibletohaveaplayablecharacterwhowasplacedinagamejustforoneline?Edwardsfirst
appearanceinFinalFantasyIVseeshimbeinginsultinglyreferredtoasaspoonybardbyTellah.
Itsanexampleofthesillinessoftheseriesaswellassometerrificallypoortranslationthroughout
theyears,butitssomehowincrediblyapt;thereissomethingratherspoonyaboutEdward,after
all.AtleastpartofTellahsexclamationisrightanyway;Edwardisabard.Hesalsoaprincebuthis
loveformusicfaroutweighshisloveforpolitics.Hisstoryfeaturesanearlytragedywhenthelove
ofhis life,Anna, iskilledbyGolbez (whoalsostealsEdwardsairship forgoodmeasure)and it
doesntgetmuchbetterfromthatpoint.Hespendsalotoftimemopingabouthislostloveand
therestofthetimeactingcowardlyandveryunprincely.Healsoendsupbedriddenformostof
thegame(althoughhedoeshelpthepartyoutgreatlyfromthecomfortofhisbed),furthermaking
himlookweakanduseless.Inbattle,hisstatsareprettypoor(theyskyrocketafterLevel70butin
theoriginalSNESversion,yousimplyarentgoingtogethimthathigh)andhisabilities,mainlySing,
are fairly useless. He also uses Hide when his health is low, saving him from death while
simultaneouslymakinghimunusuable.Edwardmightnotbemuchofafighter(oracharacterin
general)butwellforeverrememberhimastheSpoonyone.
8. Squall Final Fantasy VIII)
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Squallofferssomethingofadilemma;asthecentralcharacter,hes imperativetoFinalFantasy
VIIIsnarrativeyethis irritatingpersonalityandunsociablehabitsmeanthatitshardtorootfor
him.Hesacharacterthatdividesopiniononanincrediblescale;someviewhispersonalitytraits
asinhuman(andtherefore,highlyproblematic)whiletheresalsoanargumentthathiscynicaland
coldwaysmakehiman intriguing characterone thatwewant to seemoreof.Squalls stoic
personalityderivesfromanintensefeelingofloneliness;acombinationofhislifeasanorphanand
afeelingofabandonmentfromthegirlhelooksuptoashisoldersister.Whenthisstorylineactually
develops,itsaninterestinglookatourhero,givingusthechancetopeelbackhisrigidexterior
andseewhatliesbeneath.Sadly,itcomesverylateinthegameandforsome,thedamagemay
havepermanentlybeendone.Yousee,Squalldoesntseemtogetonverywellwithpeople.His
talents allow him a leadership rolewithin the SeeD organisation (specifically leading Zell and
SelphieontheirfirstassignmenttoTimber)buthisdismissiveattitudemakesyouwonderwhyhes
entrustedwiththisrole.Eventhosewhofollowhimmockhimforhispoutyways;QuistisandRinoa
bothpreemptivelycopyhimwithhiscatchphraseWhatever.Hesreallynottheworldsbiggest
badass.Yes,SquallsdevelopmentiscentraltoFinalFantasyVIIIandseeinghimfinallyopenupis
agenuinelyawesomemoment.Still,youcanseewhysomanyfeltthatthejourneytogetthere
simplywasntworthit.NotthatSquallreallycareswhatwethinkanyway.
7. Cait Sith Final Fantasy VII)
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Youhavetobeespeciallyabnormaltobetheweirdestcharacterinagamefeaturingavampire,a
manwithagunforanarmandatalkinganimal.CaitSithisdefinitelyabnormalthough;hesagiant
stuffedanimalcontrolledbyaroboticcatwithamegaphone(whosactuallybeingcontrolledby
ReeveofShinrayouknow,thebadguys).UponjoiningthepartyintheGoldSaucer,CaitSithacts
asaspyforShinra.Cloudquicklysuspectsthatthegrouphasaspywithinitsmidstsbutdoesnt
seemtosuspectthenewguyatall.Lateron,hestealsakeyitemfromthegroup(thekeytothe
TempleOfTheAncients)andhandsittoShinra.Whencaught,herevealshistruecoloursbutthen
announceshesholdingBarretsdaughterhostage,forcingthegrouptokeephimaround.Itsfair
tosaythathesnotateamplayer.CaitSithsredemptionarrives intheTempleOfTheAncients
whenhesacrificeshimself toget theBlackMateria.However,mereminutes later,an identical
replacementshowsup,makingtheentiresacrificeordealirrelevant.Ontopofallofthis,inbattle,
hislimitbreakisentirelyrandomandhasachancetogiveyouanimmediateGameOverscreen;
CaitSithmightbethefirstcharacteryouveeverwantedtoliterallyknockthestuffingoutof.
6. Zell Final Fantasy VIII)
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PerhapsitsintentionalthatnearlyeveryFinalFantasygamehasacharacterthatsbeenperfectly
designedtoannoyyouonaconstantbasis;howelsecanyouexplainZellsexasperatingroleinFinal
FantasyVIII? Zell isaneardisastrousmixofarrogance, stupidityand speech in capital letters,
meaning that when hes not annoying you by trying to fight everyone, hes saying or doing
somethingthatsboundtogetyourpartyintotrouble.Theresagreatexampleofthisduringthe
partysearlymissioninTimber.ThePresidentofGalbadia(whothegrouphavebeentaskedwith
kidnapping)ismakingaspeechontelevisionbutbeforethegroupcanputtheirplansintoaction,
Seiferstormsinandholdshimhostageinfrontofthenation.WhenyouarriveintheTVstudio,Zell
blurtsoutthatSeiferisfromGarden,despiteSquallsdesperateattemptstoshuthimup,directly
leadingtoGalbadiatakingmilitaryactionagainstthethreeGardens.Greatjob,Zell.ZellandSeifers
rivalry is actually a running plot thread through the early stages of Final Fantasy VIII and its
unbelievablysilly.Seifer likestocallZellachickenwusswhich,despitebeingoneoftheworst
insultsevercreated,getsunderZellsskinforsomereasonandusuallyleadstohimfiringupina
big,melodramaticfashion.Hedoesbringsomegoodqualitiestothetable(particularly inbattle
wherehislimitbreakseeshimperformingwrestlingmovesonfoes)butZellsannoyingqualities
willundeniablyhaveyoufacepalminglikeSquallonaconstantbasis.
5. Vaan/Penelo Final Fantasy XII)
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Whenareyourmaincharactersnotactuallyyourmaincharacters?WhentheyreVaanandPenelo.
FinalFantasyXIIsmainstorydealswithAshesquesttoaccumulatepowerandregaincontrolof
herkingdomafteritsoverthrownbyabetrayal.VaanandPeneloaccompanyheronthisjourney,
actingasviewpointsonthevariousevents.Thisseemsstrangethough,giventhattheyrethefirst
charactersintroduced inthegame(asidefromthetutorialsectionwhichfeaturesVaanssoldier
brotherReks).Forthemajorityofthegame,youllbecontrollingVaan,yet inanarrativesense,
hesnotreallythemaincharacter.PerhapsSquarefeltthatAshestalewastoldbetterfromathird
personperspectivebutitalsounderminesVaanscharactersomewhat.Vaansmaindevelopments
centeraroundhisdesperatewanttoobtainanairshipandbecomeaskypirate.Lateron,headmits
that this isdrivenbyadesire to leavethememoryofhisbrotherbehind.Peneloservesashis
companionandthatslegitimatelyprettymuchit.Together,theylearnabouttheworldofIvalice
duringtheirtravelsbutbeyondthis,anystoryfocusedonthemascharactersisprettymuchnon
existent.VaanandPenelosproblemisntevenreallytodowiththemascharacters;itsmoretheir
frustratingrolewithinthestory.Theyregivenlittleopportunitytostandoutandbytheendofthe
game,theyreonlyslightlybetteroffthantheywerebefore.Plus,theresasectionofthegame
where youre required to run around as Vaan and yell Dont listen toOndores lies! in the
smuggestvoicepossibleyeah,thesetwodefinitelyneededmorework.
4. Quina Final Fantasy IX)
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AfterthesemirealisticworldsofFinalFantasyVIIandVIII,Squaresdecisiontoreturntoitsmore
bizarrefantasyworldsinFinalFantasyIXallowedthemtobringtheirimaginativecreationstothe
foreonceagain.Howelsedoyouexplainthedecisiontocreateahumanoidleadcharacterwho
hasatailfornoreason?TheresplentyofweirdandwonderfulcharactersinFinalFantasyIXbut
nonecomeclosetothebizarreappearanceofQuinaQuen.ItsalmostimpossibletodescribeQuina
inwords,thoughthefirstthingtopointoutisthatQuinaisactuallygenderless(aprettyannoying
charactertraittowriteabout,asitturnsout).QuinaspeaksinbrokenEnglish,forcinghim/herinto
aJarJarBinksesquerolewithinthegame;notthebestroletobeplayinginanything,really.Quinas
definingcharacteristicisaloveforfoodwhichisprettymuchthecharacterssolepurposewithin
thegame.S/he initiallyjoinsyourpartyonhis/herownquest todiscovernew foodsand s/he
regularlydepartsthegroupwhilechasingdownfoods,convenientlyreturningwhen itstimefor
thegrouptomoveon.Annoyingly,this isprettymuchQuinasrolethroughouttheentiregame.
S/hellpopup inseveralActiveTimeEventsorwhenthegroupfirstentersanareaandusually
makeacommentaboutcuisinebeforedisappearing.Itsrepetitivetosaytheleast.Onapositive
note,Quinacanbequiteuseful inbattleass/heactsas theBlueMageof theparty inbattle,
learningenemyskillsbyeatingthem.Ofcourse,theproblemwithanyBlueMageclassisthatin
ordertomaximisetheirusefulness,youhavetospendtimetrackingdowneveryskillforthem.If
yourefullyinvestedinFinalFantasyIXandlookingforasmuchadventureaspossible,thatsfine.
Otherssimply
wont
bother
and
Quina
simply
wont
match
up
to
other
party
members.
If
Quina
hadsomeactualstory(andagender),s/hemighthavebeenadecentcharacterinFinalFantasyIX,
despitehis/herbrokenEnglishandannoyinghabits.Sadly,s/hesrelegatedtosimplecomicrelief
andlikeJarJarBinks,halfthetime,itsimplyisntfunnyenough.
3. Tidus Final Fantasy X)
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Itshardbeingstuckinyourwaysandthensuddenlyfindingyourselfcompletelyoutofyourdepth
inawholenewworld.Well,at least,thatswhatTidusstoryinFinalFantasyXtellsus.TheStar
PlayerOfTheZanarkandAbesistransportedtoSpirawhenSindestroyshishomeofZanarkand
andhefindshimselflostinaworldwhichisalmostcompletelydifferent.Youreallyhavetofeelfor
theguy.Ornot.MaincharactershavedividedopinionintheFinalFantasyseriesbefore,butTidus
iseasilythemostconflictcausingprotagonistofall.Hisnaivetyandignorancemeansthathesa
prettygoodcharactertocontrolaswe,theplayer,learnaboutSpiraourselves,thoughthiscauses
alotofawkwardsituationsthatjustmakeourherolookstupid.Akeyexampleisearlyinthegame,
whenWakkawarnshimagainsttellingpeoplehesfromZanarkand(inSpira,itsregardedasaholy
place.Plus,itsbeendestroyedforathousandyears).Despitethis,Tidusproceedstotelleverybody
thatlllistenthathesTheStarPlayerOfTheZanarkandAbes,completelydisregardingWakkaswise
warnings.Whilethisneveractuallycausesanyconflictwithinthegame(well,hedoesgetbranded
aheathenbyanoldwoman),ithardlypaintsTidusasthesortofintelligent,heroicfigurewewant
tobeplayingas.
2. Hope Final Fantasy XIII)
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ItsfairtosaythatthereareveryfewredeemingfactorsinFinalFantasyXIIIssixmaincharacters.
Lightning,Sazh,SnowandFangcanbestbedescribedasalrightandVanille isoneoftheseries
mostdivisivecharacters.Still,nonehavedrawnasmuchhostilityasHopeandforgoodreason.A
lotofHopesproblemsstemfrombiggerproblemswithFinalFantasyXIIIscharactersingeneral.
Were given littlemotivation to care about their plight or themselves as characters and they
developveryslowlyduetoalackofinteractionthroughoutthegame.Infact,thegroupissplitfor
thevastmajorityofthegame,preventingusfromseeingthevariousdynamicsofthepartyatwork.
Perhapsworstofallthough,thisallservestohighlightHopeasthegamesmostirritatingcharacter.
Hismothersextremelyunsurprisingdeathearlyon inthegame isclearly intendedtoattachus
emotionallytothecharacter,yetitfallsflatasheproceedstoblameeverybodybutactualkillersfor
herdeath,drivingawedgebetweenhimselfandthegroup(especiallySnow)fornexttonoreason.
Heconstantlymoansaboutthegroupssituation,ratherthanembracingitandyouconstantlyget
thefeelingthathesimplywantstocurlupinaballandgiveup;hardlythemostheroicofactions.
Thankfully,Hope is redeemed slightlywithhisappearances inXIII2 and LightningReturns (or
FFXIII3)wherehesfarmorematurewithhishighintellecthelpingyouthroughoutthetwosequels.
Sadly, in Final Fantasy XIII, theres little of that on show. Again, Final Fantasy XIII wont be
remembered fondly for itscharactersbutHopesconstant lackofhope (intentional irony?)will
haveyourollingyoureyeseverytimehesonscreen.Asahero,Tidusdevelopslateoninthegame,
especiallydue
to
his
love
story
with
Yuna
becoming
more
central
to
the
plot.
Sadly,
to
get
to
that
point,wehavetoendurehisirritatinglycockyattitude,hisinabilitytolearnbasicmannersanda
laughsceneinLucawhichhaslivedininfamyforbeingoneoftheworstscenesintheentireseries.
Plus,hefitsintothedumbblondestereotypeperfectly;timetobuckupyourideas,Tidus.
1. Yuffie Final Fantasy VII)
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Optionalcharactershaveittoughintheworldofroleplayinggames.Duetotheiroptionalstatus,
theyveryrarelyget involved inmajorploteventsandtheirownstorylinesmaybesignificantly
worsethanothersinthegame.YuffiemaybeanoptionalacquisitioninFinalFantasyVIIandthats
perhapsforthebest;ifyouknewthetroubleshewasgoingtocauseyou,inhindsight,youmight
haveturnedheraway.Yuffiefirstappearsasarandomencounterontheworldmap inaforest
region (the earliest possible location isjust outside JunonHarbour).After battling her, youre
transportedtoanopenfieldwhereyouhavetopickthecorrectresponsestoherquestionsinorder
togethertojoinyou.Ifyousomuchasopenamenuortrytosaveatthenearbysavepoint,she
willrobyouandleave;apparentlyshehaslittleworriesaboutmakingagoodfirstimpression.If
youhaveYuffieintheparty,shellmakeafewhumorousappearancesthroughout(suchaswhen
shegetsajobataMateriastoreparttime,onlytorobthemwhen leavingwiththeparty)with
littletooffend.YuffiecomestotheforewhenthepartyarrivesinherhomenationofWutai.Here,
sheleavesthepartytemporarily,takingthegroupsMateriastashwithher.Thisleadstooneofthe
gamesmostfrustratingsegments;withnoMateria(andthereforenomagic),thefightsinWutai
becomemuchtougheranditsimpossibletoleavewithoutfinishingthestoryline,whichinvolves
chasingYuffieallovertheplace.Great.Forthemajorityofthegame,Yuffieisaninoffensiveyet
unimportantcharacter.Sheappearsinseveralscenesandhassomefunnylinesbutapartfromthat,
shedoesntdoalot(shedoesntevenappearinthegamesclosingFMV).HerstorylineinWutaiis
achore
though
and
while
its
optional,
youll
undoubtedly
find
yourself
stumbling
upon
it
during
yoursearchfortheTempleOfTheAncients.Here,Yuffiesannoyingqualitiescometolightandits
hardforhertoregainourtrustafterputtingusthroughsuchagrueling,testingtime.
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