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I really like the Squall is Dead theory. However I think it's simply a case of mysterious magic at work. How did Cloud survive being impaled by Sephiroth's sword when Aeris died in one hit? Same with Tifa surviving. It's all just conveniently ignored because there's not a realistic explanation.
Sometimes it's called "Revive" which can apply to bringing an unconcious but not dead person back to conciousness.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lone Wolf Leonhart
Why ? If CD 2 onwards is Squall's ego fantasy then what's the point in playing and spending a hour drawing Meteor magic from a level 60 Red Dragon ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
It might as well just be a movie. Plus it makes Squall look like some huge egoistical ass-hole instead of a misunderstood soul.
I think they were just like, "We need to end the first disc with a BANG!" and someone said, "Let's make people afraid that Squall might be dead but then he's okay!" and then someone else said, "Make it so."
I enjoy the theory for the same reasons I enjoy the theory that Pokémon is Ash Ketchum's comatose fantasy. It provides an interesting framework for which to wave away some of the flaws while simultaneously giving us a great insight into Squall's personality. It doesn't make him look like a huge egotistical asshole, or at least, no more than he already is. Instead, it shows how his mind reconciles all of his flaws and insecurities by pitting him against an impossible foe and having to rely on the people he loves closest but fears to lose.Quote:
Originally Posted by maybeeWhy ? If CD 2 onwards is Squall's ego fantasy then what's the point in playing and spending a hour drawing Meteor magic from a level 60 Red Dragon ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
It might as well just be a movie. Plus it makes Squall look like some huge egoistical ass-hole instead of a misunderstood soul.
The mechanics of the game are irrelevant. You're right though: it might as well be a movie. Every good video game story might as well be a movie. Or a book. Or whatever else. The mechanics are often completely removed from the tale itself and while you might be a gaming buff for the gaming, I'm a gaming buff for the story.
In a game where you can bring dead characters back to life and heal their wounds with magic...
True. But the game never explains why or how. Squall comments on it briefly and then everyone moves on with their life.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMKA
You can't bring dead characters back to life - only knocked out characters.
Final Fantasy protagonists are difficult to kill unless they are on their knees begging to be impaled from behind.
Or not consuming enough healthy fish during the apocalypse. ;__;Quote:
Originally Posted by Mercen-X
So...is the "Death" spell a mistranslation?Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
In some Final Fantasy games it's knocked out when you loose HP and sometimes it means death. I think in Final Fantasy VII 0 HP equals knocked out. In Final Fantasy VIII I think it's death.
In Final Fantasy IX it's death for sure because the game over picture is a graveyard same with Final Fantasy VIII I think.
He survived specifically because he's a Final Fantasy character, and if there's one thing we know about Final Fantasy characters, it's:
http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/5/14unkillable.jpg
What?Quote:
Or not consuming enough healthy fish during the apocalypse. ;__;
Haven't played a certain game, I presume?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mercen-X
Wow. What a fantastic theory. The Squall is Dead theory is deep and explains a lot. And for someone like me who HATES this game with a burning passion for its horrid story, plot holes, and gameplay, this offers an escape from all that. If this theory were true, I could like this game. I really could. I'd still hate the battle system to some extent, but I could still accept this.
To bad it isn't true though. I think everytime I play this game now, I'll remember this theory. It'll keep me playing, looking for more evidence supporting the theory.