Ribbon

[Xaven]

So the ribbon was born in the very first installment Final Fantasy in 1987. It has been a beautiful aid ever since, blocking nearly every status ailment, easily being one of the most useful accessories in every game to incorporate it. But why a ribbon, and why so powerful? Is it supposed to represent innocence, or the power of the meek? Or something more? Or nothing at all?

Discuss and deliberate, for I must be enlightened!

[Flying Mullet]

Ribbons have been a powerful accessory since the beginning of time.

Why else would every cause known to man use a colored ribbon as their sign for awareness? It's not by chance that breast cancer awareness is spread through a pink ribbon.

[Jiro]

I always thought it was a sort of irony; ribbons seem to be fairly flimsy and useless but are actually quite powerful.

[Goldenboko]

Ribbons have been a powerful accessory since the beginning of time.

Why else would every cause known to man use a colored ribbon as their sign for awareness? It's not by chance that breast cancer awareness is spread through a pink ribbon.

I was just thinking "maybe they based their ribbon off the cancer ribbon". Now I feel lame and unoriginal! Howl alone! Howl alone!

[Raistlin]

The ribbon for FFXIII is kinda disappointing, as FF ribbons go.

[Kyros]

I found it funny that FFIX has a ton of references to other FF titles, but the ribbon does pretty much everything except block status effects lol. It gives the best stat boost as an accessory and absorbs/negates pretty much all elemental magic cast on you.

[Skyblade]

While we're discussing Ribbons, does anyone else wish the "Super Ribbon" stuff was junked?

[qwertysaur]

I love how it's female exclusive except for Cloud. more FF males need to crossdress to unlock the power of the ribbon :p

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I miss it being explicitly classified as headgear rather than just an accessory, because I like to think of the heroes all marching into the final battle looking like Kiki (http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/kiki/).

[Meat Puppet]

I heard it was a mistranslation of diaphragm.

[Flying Mullet]

I miss it being explicitly classified as headgear rather than just an accessory, because I like to think of the heroes all marching into the final battle looking like Kiki (http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/kiki/).
I always viewed it more as a headband than an actual ribbon.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Did you think of the various headbands as ribbons, then?

[Flying Mullet]

Nope, no inverse relationship.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Well, the fun of the Ribbon stems from the concept that something dainty and plain would protect you more than a solid steel helmet.

[qwertysaur]

It makes the girl or Cloud so adorable that the monster can't bring himself to kill her, so he instead plots to whisk her away to his lair.