The Silicon Valley 10 & 1 3.10.10: Top 10 Coolest Final Fantasy Characters!
Posted by Steve Gustafson on 03.10.2010
From Cloud Strife and Spehiroth to Auron and Vincent Valentine, 411’s Steve Gustafson lists the coolest characters to come out of the Final Fantasy franchise in the latest edition of The Silicon Valley 10 & 1! Plus, a very special announcement that will change everything!
Hello and welcome back to The Silicon Valley 10 & 1!. My name is Steve Gustafson and this is the spot for a mix of all things game and pop culture. A place to complain, debate, and throw in your suggestions. Whatever you want, I don't judge. But comment at your own risk!
But before we do, make sure you're not missing any Steve at 411mania! Check me out: Monday:Big Screen Bulletin. OSCAR MADNESS! Wednesday:The Silicon Valley 10 & 1. Top 10 Most Disappointing Movies Based on Video Games! Hitman was number one. Saturday & Sunday:The Hollywood 5 & 1. Gossip and hot women.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Why make you wait? I've enjoyed my time doing The Silicon Valley 10 & 1. But I knew when I agreed to do it that my schedule might change and make it difficult to give my 100%. And it has. From creating a reality tv show that is currently in pre-production to...well, I can't announce that just yet. But I found myself stretched thin in my writing, especially with this column that you are currently reading. I knew I had to step down when I was only able to clear 2 hours to write the Top 10. That's not fair to 411mania and especially to you, the reader. I will continue doing my Hollywood 5 & 1 and The Big Screen Bulletin but I will miss the interaction with many of you. Yes, some of the comments are harsh, but I respect them because they are well written and I believe they come from the passion you have for games. And that's a good thing. I've been lucky to receive a number of emails, all with great ideas, feedback, and suggestions. No matter what the sentiment of the comment or email, I truly appreciate it.
Next week will be my final Silicon Valley 10 & 1. Thanks again.
Keep the comments coming and keep the emails coming as well (stevethegoose@gmail.com).
Let's take a look at...
You take the time to comment and vent. I take the time to read and laugh. Let's take the time to look back at what people were saying about last weeks Top 10!
10.Lord Keedik:You haven't found anyone who liked Mortal Kombat Annihilation? Unfortunately my wife likes it a lot. I don't know why? Then again she loves The Pirate Movie and Big Bad Momma II so I think that explains it!!!
9.Guest#8962:Well respect the fact that you treated the column as your opinion from the beginning. You went into it knowing full well no on will fully agree and can respect that. Sometimes other columnist don't do that.
I will assume the other movies mentioned in the comments like BloodRayne, Silent Hill, etc...didn't make your list because you weren't overly hyped to see them or expecting them to be good anyway. IF thats the case you were dead on right.
As for Mortal Kombat....not saying they were good movies but I think Annihilation suffered from skipping the second game for the plot of the third game and having no want to explain the storyline behind the addtional characters which were explained in the second game. I mean that was atleast my problem with it there....I know the plot of the 3rd game was ripe with possibilities but that skipping the second for the 3rd was just done terribly.
As for Tomb Raider... the game had action but be real, a lot of people had that game for the eye candy of the lead character and Jolie fit eye candy perfectly. So that movie did its job there with attempts at action done in between. The ending though......yeah it was like here it is the end...tip your waiter...refill your popcorn get the hell out.
Hitman was better than I thought it would be. It could have been a helluva lot better but, by this time after the crap that was Streetfighter.......I never go into any videogame movie with high expectations.
8.Shawn S Lealos:I enjoyed Doom. Sue me. My wife loves Tomb Raider, although I am not sure why...Steve: The truth is out! SHAWN LEALOS is coming to the VIDEO GAME section! Keep yours eyes out for some writing that will put hair on your chest! Seriously, I make time to read everything he writes...and so should you!
7.Incorrect!:Sir, you fail. Do you know why you fail? Because Legend of Chun Li had Chris Klein as a tough guy, which makes it the worst thing ever.
6.rOB:Hate to say your wrong but your wrong big time Hitman was great film it was a great action flick it would been an even bigger commercial flop if they had of stuck to the game story lines they are two slow for majority
5.Guest#8159:holy fuck you better be trolling. Doom and Hitman were awesome movies.Steve: Trolling? At 411mania? I'm aghast at the accusation!
4.SeatsPro:The list is okay, but putting Hitman at #1 is a ridiculously over-biased failure. The fact that you state that no argument will sway is just your way of putting your hands over your ears, shouting "la la la la" and being a child. Extremely unprofessional.Steve: Extremely unprofessional? At 411mania? I'm aghast at...you get where I'm going with this. I believe what I was going for last week was "over-the-top."
3.SeanAltly:Three points: 1. I love how you're writing a top 10 list, which is based completely on your own opinion, and then several times throughout the article you make mention of just how little other people's opinions mean to you ("I refuse to believe anyone in the comment section who says they enjoyed this," "You will never ever change my mind","You can easily get me riled up by trying to defend this movie," etc.).
2. You laugh at how stupid the plot of MK:A was, yet you seem to forget that the plot you described was actually the plot of the 3rd MK game. You then go on to complain how changes from game to movie really piss you off. Hmm. I'm not saying MK:A was a good movie (it was far from it), I'm just saying you could have some consistency.
3. In my opinion, if you watched the horror based ones, many of these would be bumped off. Alone in the Dark, House of the Dead, Bloodrayne, and RE:Apocalypse are all much worse than FF:Spirits Within, Tomb Raider, and Max Payne. Although I realize you titled the column "Most Dissappointing," I feel you wrote it as if it was a "10 Worst" list.
Anyway, this is all my opinion, so I understand if you disagree.Steve: Not at all. I thought your reply was well written and a great example of the RIGHT way to do things. This is part of the reason I did this, to spark debate and thoughts. And you answered the call glowingly! THANK YOU!
2. Big Mike Watters:I KNEW people would defend Hitman. It was NOT that bad of a movie, Olga Kurlyawhogivesafuck was SMOKIN', and Tim Olyphant was perfect for that role. I don't know how a movie could ever hold true to a game where you basically just go around shooting and killing people. In the movie, he went around shooting and killing people. Click HERE for my review of Hitman... http://www.411mania.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=59335
33&an=0&page=2#Post5933533Steve: Check out his review. He was drunk when he wrote it. KIDDING! I love Big Mike! One of 411mania's finest!
1.Robert Heenan:By the way, Steve Gustafson has to be the worst writer on this website. All of his descriptions read like this: "I don't like this movie because it sucks." Next movie.Steve: I don't know why I found this comment to be so funny? Probably because he uses my full name. I swear an ex-girlfriend of mine wrote this.
Thanks again for everyone who left a comment or sent an email. I think what I enjoy most is even when you disagree, and many of you did, you explained why in a pretty good fashion.
Oh, and Hitman was/is/and always will be HORRIBLE! Bwahaha!
Final Fantasy XIII is HERE! Anticipation for the last chapter was running high and now they clamor to get it from understaffed stores everywhere! The story follows a group of characters as they save the city of Cocoon from its former protectors, the fal'Cie. Have you played it? What do you think? And how does it relate to...
In case you didn't notice, this week was Final Fantasy theme week! And I wanted to play! So to keep in the them and have a little fun I wanted to rundown the...
Top 10 Coolest Final Fantasy Characters!
This was another list that I thought was going to be pretty cut and dry. But I started listing my favorites, characters with cool designs, and things got out of hand pretty quick. I have complete assurance that you all will fill in anyone I left out. Because I know I left out a bunch...and it pained me to do so. I think it will be made obvious which Final Fantasy I'm partial to.
And now...The LIST!
11. Vivi Orunitia (Final Fantasy IX)
How awkward would it be if two people showed up to a cos-pay, one as Vivi and the other as Orko?
I admit that Vivi got on the list because of his look. At the start of the game he's pretty gullible, shy, and quiet but after the Black Mage incident he undergoes a personality change, mature and ready to fight. His angry outburst against the Black Waltz after he destroyed dozens of golem-like Black Mages was pretty cool.
Fun fact: Vivi ("I lived"), is a past tense of the Latin vivo, "to live", a possible nod to the character's search for the meaning of his existence.
10. Vincent Valentine (Final Fantasy VII)
"That was my sin, and this...this is my punishment."
Vincent is the total package. Cool look, cool back story, and cool development. When coming up with Vincent Valentine, he was originally going to be a horror researcher...then a chemist...then a detective, and finally settled on a former member of the Turks. In an early draft, Vincent was a detective who worked supernatural cases. A contrast to his final personality, he would have been very talkative and quite a ladies man. I 'm cool with how he ends up. He's a loner, a rebel, you don't want to get mixed up with the likes of him! Actually, you do. He's great with guns.
9. Cid Highwind (Final Fantasy VII)
How can you not like Cid? Loses his cool, swears, chain smokes...he sounds like he could be a 411mania staffer!
Cid is the typical guy with the gruff exterior but a heart of gold. The kind of guy you want watching your back when it comes to a cock fight! You got to keep your head on a swivel! But Sid, even after losing his dream of spaceflight doesn't throw in the towel and is rewarded for his bravery in the end. You think he's a bit overboard, going after Shera for messing up his plans, but shows he's man enough to admit his mistake when he realizes she was doing the right thing. Cid is the kinda guy I could hang out with.
8. Kain Highwind (Final Fantasy IV)
Make that Commander Kain Highwind, if you will. Kain is just another great example of why Final Fantasy works on so many levels. You can tell how much time went into design for him. Then multiple that by all the different characters and get an appreciation for how much hard work goes into the game.
Look at this story. Kain was born in Baron to the Commander of the Dragoons, Richard Highwind. Kain's father is likely a reference to Final Fantasy II, as there was a Dragoon with the name Ricard Highwind. After his father's death, Kain was brought up with Cecil by the King of Baron. Not liking Cecil off the bat, they formed a friendship overtime, along with the lovely Rosa. Typical that the two would become rivals for her affection. Women. Even in a video game they make trouble.
But, take any character from this series and look at their history. It's layered and well thought out. You got to respect that.
7. Zell Dincht (Final Fantasy VIII)
You know why I like Zell? Hot dogs. How can you not like his obsession with them?
Zell is what you would call the comic relief. A contrast character when compared to Squall Leonhart, Zell is vibrant, loud, and a tad obnoxious. While I'm not the biggest fan of his look (Too Miz-like for me), his personality goes a long way to win me over. Zell's design was based on what someone would look like if they stepped off the pages of a shōnen manga. Or a MTV reality show. Looks like they succeeded on both points. Another interesting thing is his weapon usage. Or lack thereof. Zell is skilled in martial arts and lets his hands and feet do the work. Not bad.
Oh, and he loves hot dogs.
6. Kefka Palazzo (Final Fantasy VI)
Such a great character. Such a great bad guy. Kefka appears to be a simple court jester for Emperor Gestahl, happy to just follow orders. But in reality Kefka is attacking various towns and drains the power of Espers meant for Imperial usage. Soon he's powerful enough to overthrow Gestahl and take control of the Warring Triad, effectively becoming the God of Magic! He set himself a part from past villains, who were cold and ruthless, by just going full out Joker: Crazy, over-the-top, and insane. He gives no thought for life and pretty much hates everything.
"Why do people insist on creating things that will inevitably be destroyed? Why do people cling to life knowing that they must someday die? Knowing that none of it will have meant anything once they do?" That's Kefka.
5. Squall Leonhart (Final Fantasy VIII)
Squall is a student at Balamb Garden, the most prestigious military academy for elite mercenaries! Squall meets up with and forms a friendship with Quistis Trepe, Zell Dincht, Selphie Tilmitt and Irvine Kinneas and gets the ball rolling. Oh and he falls in love with Rinoa Heartilly. In a way, I see a lot of Squall in some of you. Aloof and cold at first, but overtime and reading of 411mania, you question that way of living and open up to the world.
OK, I'm kidding with you.
But a big factor in his coolness is his gunblade. Who wouldn't want one of those? Yes, I know I picked a picture that doesn't show the blade, but it was too cute to pass up!
4. Balthier (Final Fantasy XII)
Han Solo, anyone? Balthier has that cocky charm but this sky pirate is no fluke. I think he wins me over when he's comes into the story while Vaan is stealing from the Royal Palace of Rabanastre. Seeing Vaan steal the Goddess' Magicite, Balthier orders he hand it over. When Vaan asks who he is, Balthier says "I play the leading man, who else?" Nice.
The Balthier and Fran dynamic is another thing that is a mystery. While he's obviously attached to her professionally, is it more? How can she resist his charm?
3. Auron (Final Fantasy X)
WARRIOR MONK FTW! I have an embarrasing story involving Auron but I'm hesitant to share it. I think I'll just dangle it out there and let you come up with your own tale.
Yes, Auron is a warrior monk of Yevon who became High Summoner Braska's Guardian. And he has a cool sword. Does anyone have a cooler set of battle quotes than Auron?
"Pray. Now."
"I foresee no difficulty."
"You will hurt no one!
"Do not move!"
"Pitiful!"
2. Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
My one and two are tied together. Sephiroth is main antagonist for VII. He is the result of an experiment by the super-corporation Shinra, who used cells from the extraterrestrial lifeform Jenova. He feels he is superior to all, believing himself as the last of the Ancients, and decides to become a god and rule the planet. This sets things up for Cloud Strife and the gang to stop him.
Sephiroth is stone cold ruthless. You could write an entire column about him, from his beginnings where he wasn't so bad, to his fall into madness, and his rise to conquer all. It's no shock that many consider him to be the greatest bad guys in the video game world. Don't be surprised to see him turn up again.
1. Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII)
Why does Cloud get the nod for number one? For me, he's the reason I got into the Final Fantasy game. I saw his picture and that BIG ASS sword and immediately wanted to know more.
A cocky swordsman at first (Notice a theme here?), Cloud goes through an odyssey to find out who he really is. He and Sephiroth are true arch rivals and it's only fitting that they do battle a number of times to finish it!
Ultimania Omega revealed that in an early version of the script, Sephiroth would tell Cloud that he was directly created by Sephiroth to give him the Black Materia, and that Cloud's own memories are just a phantom created by Sephiroth himself out of his emotions when was "killed" in the Nibelheim Reactor. Cloud would later have discovered that due to the SOLDIER process, Sephiroth was directly trying to take control of him, and that Cloud's own complexes combined with Sephiroth's willpower, created his alternate persona that obscured who Cloud really was.
It's stories like that, characters like Cloud, and villains like Sephiroth that make games like Final Fantasy stand out. The originality and creativity that go into it are outstanding when you stop and think about it.
What about you? What makes YOUR list of Coolest Final Fantasy Characters? And I apologize for my lack of female characters. I should have had two seperate lists! But a sign that Final Fantasy brings the awesome!
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I had the fun and honor of interviewing Riley last year. Great gal and one to watch as she rises in the adult entertainment industry. Plus, with her mainstream fame, she's a true standout in Digital Playgrounds world.
You were right on three of them... I'll give you a clue... not Cloud and Strife.
Posted By: DeimosMasque (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:11 PM
Squall? Really? The Master of Ellipses? Squall is the Megan Fox of Final Fantasy. Girls think that he's hot, while everyone else recognizes that he's hollow and boring. And the guy is not cool! He's that emo kid that sits in the back of the classroom who thinks he's deep because he watches The Crow and writes poetry.
Plus I'm fairly sure he's a closet homosexual.
Quistis: Mmm Squall, wanna go back to my room? I'll show you some tricks with my whip.
Squall: ...I'm busy...
Quistis: By the way, Selphie asked me if I could practice kissing with her because she doesn't think she's good at it. Do you think you could videotape it for us?
Squall: ...Whatever... Stop bothering me...
Posted By: Spoony One (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:11 PM
Sephiroth > Cloud
Posted By: Forrest (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:11 PM
Wait a second, its the Top 10 COOLEST characters and Balthier is not #1? The guy oozed coolness.
This is your top 10 favorites don't lie. If it was top 10 Coolest Balthier would be #1...through 10.
Posted By: Guest#8140 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:19 PM
Cue the FF7 haters in 3....2...1....
Posted By: Santa Kermit (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:20 PM
Great list. People will shit on your top two, but I say fuck 'em. Cloud and Sephiroth are awesome.
By the way, the scariest thing about Zell to be is his facial tattoo. I keep expecting him to try and eat my children.
Posted By: Anonymous (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:24 PM
There has been nothing but absolute shit for lists on 411mania.com recently. Given that said this is one of the best lists I've read.
Posted By: impressed (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:35 PM
ohohoho where to begin? i would never ever personally have put either zell or squall in there. FF8 has some pretty weak one dimensional characters, while cloud was a misunderstood emo, he had the badassery to go along with it, all squall has is whine whine whine whine, and zell as a foil to his character is even worse coming off as obnoxious and frat boy like. Although Steve you get big ups from me for putting up balthier on there, he IS one of the coolest ff characters ever. My list
10 - general beatrix (ff9) shes hot, shes super powerful, she appears as a badass boss which makes her all the more cool when you finally get her in your party for a while, plus her love story is cute.
9 - Auron (ff10) ffX had a shortage of cool characters, i thought wakka and tidus were pretty lame, auron kicked freaking ass tho, dead veteran bad ass with shades and a big sword.
8 - Cloud Strife (ff7) emo and whiny, but has a big sword, and a pretty awesome bike to go with it, plus hes man enuf to crossdress and still come off as cool
7 - Cecil (ff4) - the freaking dark knight, he looks cool, hes got a super hot gf, hes got a great backstory, and a great rival, who knows when final fantasy will give us a badass male protagonist like that again.
6 - Zidane (ff9) a breath of fresh air considering the emo's we had to put up with in the last two incarnations, zidane was funny, bright, smart and a scoundrel, his interactions with vivi, steiner, eiko and dagger are the meat of the story and really show how his character carries the story. Brilliant, his dark turn near the end of the story pushes that notion further.
5 - sepiroth (ff7) the most recognisable rpg villian in history, he isnt a god, he isnt pure evil, hes a man thats been wronged and in the middle of an existential crisis, he also has mummy issues, oh well, still badass.
4 - balthier (ff12) han solo style all around, he was charming, he was sauve, he looked cool, he played it smooth with the ladies, and his relationship with fran was really interesting.
3 - lightning (ff13), probably one of the coolest most badass female protagonists in rpg history.
2 - vivi (ff9) the best written character in ff history, his story moved my heart.
1 - kefka - the greatest ff villian ever. no motivation, no tragic backstory, he was pure evil, he wanted to destroy the world and he SUCEEDED, plus he has the most epic of boss themes clocking in at 15 mins and 3 parts.
Posted By: gooched (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:37 PM
how did Shadow from FF6 not make the list?
Posted By: Guest#7555 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:44 PM
Cue the FF7 haters in 3....2...1....
Posted By: Santa Kermit (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:20 PM
It's not even about hating FF7. I don't mind FF7 at all, but there were many very interesting characters before the Yoshitaka Amano's work was being butchered by 3D graphics.
Posted By: DeimosMasque (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:46 PM
Celes from FF6 isnt on here. She a General who realizes her evil. Gets punished for being a traitor, performs one of the coolest scenes in gaming history at the opera, hussles a Gambler into getting his airship and nurtures her "dad" back to life before finding all her friends after the ruin of the World.
Posted By: Guest#6125 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:47 PM
Locke is my favorite FF character of all time, I don't know why.
Posted By: Joel Yeomans (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:50 PM
Man, how could you not have Balthier as no.1? Not only is he the coolest FF character made, but he's also the saving grace for FFXII's story. He never gives away his true intentions until the end and doesn't ever let a moment go dull. A badass with a heart of gold and he tells it like it is.
As for FFVIII, I'd probably put Seifer up there too if he didn't get jobbed out so much. A likeable antagonist, held down by a lack of depth in comparison to other villains.
Posted By: Excalibur (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 12:09 AM
Cecil Harvey, nuff said
Posted By: zer0 (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 12:33 AM
This list is not cool. If anyone from FFVIII is cool it's Irvine. And seriously there are like 20 Final Fantasy related games and you have four characters from VII on your list.
Posted By: Carlito (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 12:40 AM
"The kind of guy you want watching your back when it comes to a cock fight!"
Sorry but I don't want a guy watching my back during anything cock related, with that said Zell blows, Shadow, Cecil or Riku should of replaced him.
Posted By: Kurruption (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 12:42 AM
kefka was a better villian than sephiroth. both are great villians. both are not cool. they are evil. evil is not cool.
Posted By: Good (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 12:46 AM
Locke, Sabin, Shadow from FF6 > anyone from FF8, IMO.
But hey, it's my favorite game, so I'm biased.
Posted By: Heyyo (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 12:47 AM
Squall should be #1. Sabin should be up there too.
Posted By: Mark (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 01:12 AM
gooched your list is fucking terrible. theres a reason why gustafson is writing for a legitimate website and your just whining in the comments section of his article. and that goes for all of you.
Posted By: impressed (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 01:19 AM
another overlooked badass is Jecht from ffX, hes not in it much, but hes got one hell of a kickass theme.
Posted By: gooched (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 01:30 AM
gooched your list is fucking terrible. theres a reason why gustafson is writing for a legitimate website and your just whining in the comments section of his article. and that goes for all of you.
Posted By: impressed (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 01:19 AM
Im not whining, im giving my feedback, you know cus he asked and all. Lets see your shitty list? filled with ff7 and 8 characters no doubt, you fail. I'll take a wild assumption that you think ff7 and 8 are the be all end all of final fantasies, shows you how much you know. Seriously, impress me, give me a legit reason why my list is fucking terrible, troll.
Posted By: gooched (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 01:54 AM
Zack Fair>>>>Cloud Strife
Posted By: Guest#6573 (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 02:44 AM
Zack pwns soooo much better than cloud
Posted By: 654654321 (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 03:09 AM
Good luck with your new show!
Posted By: The Great Capt. Smooth (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 05:31 AM
pretty predictable..why does almost everyone say cloud it the best?
vivi has a much more interesting character and story
Posted By: Guest#9017 (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 06:29 AM
" I have an embarrasing story involving Auron but I'm hesitant to share it. I think I'll just dangle it out there and let you come up with your own tale."
Was it the day before your birthday, and you had Auron over for a steamy, rigorous, sodomy session, and then the phone went as you were lying there naked, and you thought it would be fun to have Auron give you a nude piggy back ride to the phone, and when you got downstairs your entire family had thrown a surprise birthday party for you, and your Granny fainted at the sight of Auron's 'cool sword'...ya dirty fecker.
Posted By: Loki (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 08:01 AM
The only 3 that should be on this list is Auron, Kefka and Balthier, everyone else is pretty forgettable. I don't think FFVIII should even be considered a FF thats how bad it is. Shadow not being on this list makes it a complete crock.
Posted By: Ultra Gepetto (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 08:13 AM
Where's Terra
Posted By: dogpound7382 (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 09:21 AM
Too bad that Jenova was actually the villain of FF7 and not Sephiroth, who did nothing but sleep in a crystal the entire game.
Then again, even by doing nothing but sleep, Sephiroth is still much better than the most useless villain in the entire series - Kefka. After all, Sephiroth at least accomplished something in flashback sequences. All Kefka ever did was move a couple statues, and otherwise be the most consistent character in the series - consistently boring, useless, and sleep inducing.
Posted By: Raptor (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 10:36 AM
No love for Setzer from FFIII/VI? Daryl's tomb is my favorite part of the world of ruin. Oh and the offering/fixed dice combo kicks ass. "My life is a chip in your pile! Ante up!"
Posted By: ashurazoma (Registered) on March 10, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Packing it in already huh? Did you realize that lists will never make people happy? take care Steve, I've enjoyed the 10 & 1.
Posted By: Todd Vote (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 11:55 AM
screw these d-bags its your oppinion and a pretty solid list although i would have barret in my top five but that's about it
Posted By: guest of guests (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 11:59 AM
Expected Cecil, left disappointed.
I can't stand anything having to do with FF8. Such a letdown in every way to me.
Irvine was the best thing out of it.
Posted By: SomeDude (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 12:25 PM
"kefka - the greatest ff villian ever. no motivation"
Talk about a contradiction.
Posted By: Bubba (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 01:06 PM
Hey Balthier, nice jewelry. They have a 3 for 1 sale at the tween girl store?
Posted By: Guest#4441 (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 01:33 PM
lol @ Squall being "cool." Squall's a bitch.
Same with Zell. Grah. Hate FFVIII.
It's all about Auron, Balthier, Cid FFVII, Kain, Shadow, Locke, Edgar, Kefka, and Vivi.
Posted By: Guest#2806 (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 02:11 PM
Nobody from FF8 (except maybe Quistis, that was one hot CG gal).
It's too early to put her in there (I've only just crashed on Lake Bresha), but Lightning's pretty damn cool.
10. Red XIII (VII)
9. Quina (IX)
8. Auron (X)
7. Shadow (VI)
6. Yang (IV)
5. Kimahri (X)
4. Vincent (VII)
3. Vivi (IX)
2. Cid (VII)
1. Lulu (X) (who managed to pull off sexy goth in the tropical paradise of Besaid and was way too cool to end up with Wakka)
Posted By: Steve B (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 02:35 PM
I'm not a big video game guy but I know for a fact that Barrett is easily the coolest of all. The fact that he was absent from this list is an utter FAILURE!
Posted By: Greg (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 02:50 PM
"All Kefka ever did was move a couple statues, and otherwise be the most consistent character in the series - consistently boring, useless, and sleep inducing."
And poison an entire towns drinking water, killing many. Not as big as moving statues but worth a mention.
Posted By: Guest#5015 (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 03:56 PM
Wow, you know this column has a bunch of nerds for readers given that the vast majority are bitching about Final Fantasy characters, yet none of them have commented on the smoking hot porn star at the end of the column.
Posted By: JJ (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 04:34 PM
"All Kefka ever did was move a couple statues, and otherwise be the most consistent character in the series - consistently boring, useless, and sleep inducing."
Yeah, the fact that he actually brought on the apocalypse, murdered the ruler of the most powerful empire in the world and required the combined powers of a dozen heroes is really overmatched by your brilliant summary.
Douchebag.
Posted By: Meirsch (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 04:37 PM
I thought Fran was much more cooler than Balthier. She knew her weapons and magic. She knew high tech equip. Balthier was like a super douche who needed to be shot in the ass with his own gun.
Vivi is my favorite character out of the series. He had his funny moments, but was so damn complex without being too confusing. It was simple. He wanted to know why he existed if he was made. None that bull "I HATE EVERYONE. AND I AIN'T GONNA TELL YOU WHY UNTIL THE END IF YOU ARE LUCKY."
Posted By: Eboney (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 05:29 PM
Loki sure made up one hell of a tale, anyways if Squall is only on the list because of the Gunblade you should have Seifer on here instead, you get all the gunblade with less of the pussyness.
Posted By: kurruption (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 07:08 PM
This list fails without Locke, the Figaro brothers, or Edge. Final Fantasy 7, while a good game, gets far too much credit for being "innovative" when it borrowed heavily from many of the aspects of 6 (materia system for instance). All Sephiroth did was whine the whole game, whereas you couldn't wait to climb that trash pile and kick Kefka's ass in 6. While I'm on the soapbox, Vivi should rank higher as his story and character were so well done that its one of the only saving graces of FF9. My top 10:
Posted By: Guest#1735 (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 10:31 PM
Zach > Cloud
Posted By: Baxter (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 11:01 PM
If by "Coolest Final Fantasy Characters", you really meant "Biggest Brooding Emo Assholes", then yes, your list is accurate, save for Balthier and Vivi.
Posted By: Grymmbear (Guest) on March 11, 2010 at 06:42 AM
Grymmbear +1
Posted By: Cryotek (Guest) on March 12, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Zell, Squall, and Cloud???? Bleh!
But damn, that chick in the red shorts made up for that failure, and more! :D
Posted By: Relayer71 (Guest) on March 27, 2010 at 05:21 PM
"Yeah, the fact that he actually brought on the apocalypse, murdered the ruler of the most powerful empire in the world and required the combined powers of a dozen heroes is really overmatched by your brilliant summary.
Douchebag."
And also managed to look like a reject for the part of the Joker in Batman where as Sephiroth, you know, wasn't flouncing around in big, fluffy sleeves that probably got ripped off some three year old at a ren fest.
Sephiroth may have wanted his mother, but at least he didn't look like she picked out his cloths.
Posted By: General (Guest) on July 15, 2010 at 03:16 PM
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