Setekh wrote:
Josephine wrote:
Aeris. *awaits fanboy attack*
As in the silly Cleric/ Mage Winged Elf?
I hate her.
So much.
Er, no. The one in FF7, almost certainly.
...I was unaware that there was more than one Aeris.
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Most of the female characters in Final Fantasy.
"Oh look at me, look at me! I can kick your butt anytime, anywhere!" and then they wilt if the guy doesn't find them just amazing and attractive, which, sadly, they usually do.
Hmm, let me go from experience here...
Rosa never pretended to kick smurf in the first place. Rydia I forget.
Terra wilted, but it was because she had this orphanage-manager shtick thrust on her, and she wasn't what you'd call smurf anyway. Celes kicked smurf and wilted, but then again, she was pretty sure she was the only one left on Earth, and wilting is perfectly excusable. Relm kicked smurf and didn't pine, but then, she was
ten years old, so it doesn't count.
Aeris somehow managed to kick smurf and pine at the same time (sorry, Josephine). I'm pretty sure Tifa is the very character you had in mind.
never played FF8, but I hear Rinoa is Tifa only worse and minus the Wolverine gear.
Garnet, judging by the advent of her reign, grossly overestimated her ass-kicking potential, and it was duty, not the guy's opinion, that caused the pining, but I'll give you that one. Eiko pined for maybe about five minutes after Zidane rejected her - but she's
six, so five minutes is too much. Freya, sadly, I think you're right about, but I worship her anyway. Beatrix considers ass-kicking the ultimate expression of love and is second only to Cyan on my roster of cool Square characters.
So, are the female characters weak? It's up for grabs for most of them. As for me, I tend to focus on the good guys' strengths, so I give them the benefit of the doubt when I can.
...Aaaanyway. The lamest character in RPG history is Ultros. He serves no real story purpose, he has the most moronic dialogue ever, and he can be the very devil to beat and doesn't give you a substantial reward any time thereafter. Plus, he's a big purple octopus who clashes with every setting he shows up in - including the Lete River - and his buddy Chupon robbed me blind in my Coliseum-whoring days.
Do what you will; but I will hinder it if I may.
-- Eowyn of the Mark