For U=R lovers

[Future Esthar]

Do you realize that the reason Ulti looks like Rinoa is that she could be her mother?
Not exactly herself.
If not mother,the heritage must be very direct so it´s not like Ulti lives too far on the future.

This explains the great similarity of their pictures.

[.:fairydust:.]

Forgive me, but wasn't that singer Rinoa's mother? The one Laguna went to see in Galbadia Hotel? I can't see her going from singer to one of the most powerful sorceresses of all time...

[Future Esthar]

Or another direct heritage,I said?

[Yar]

Julia dies in a car accident anyway. Rinoa is a child when she dies.

[Serapy]

I don't think Adel looked like that before she was imprisoned.
I also don't think she looked like that before he even gained her own powers. It cannot be possible. It's likely that she looked like a normal person before all this happened.
Therefore, when she was imprisoned for many years, her physical being has begun to evolve. Something in the imprisonment made her have tattoos, strange symbols, red eyes, and muscles, as a result for living ageless (paying the ultimate price.) How did she get muscles? Did she exercise and eat free food during his imprisonment ? Cannot be possible because from the FMV she was seen to be stuck in the same position. That is what imprisonment means for witches in VIII.

So, if you compare Adel to Ultimecia, you can see some similarities. That would explain why Ultimecia was imprisoned as well. Because if she wasn't imprisoned, she wouldn't have these tattoos and other things around herself (such as her horns.) Her imprisonment caused her to go crazy, going back to the past to rule the whole world for revenge and vengeance.

The only flaw is Zell's tattoos. How did he get them, and his tattoos really look like Ultimecia's tattoos. Rubah linked me to one of the interviews regarding his tattoos, but I'm suprised the writer didn't say anything about Ultimecia or Adel tattoos so they must mean something.

[MJN SEIFER]

Do you realize that the reason Ulti looks like Rinoa is that she could be her mother?
Not exactly herself.
If not mother,the heritage must be very direct so it´s not like Ulti lives too far on the future.

This explains the great similarity of their pictures.

To be perfectly honest, I've never really seen any resembelence to Rinoa and Ultimeica. (I'm not saying this 'cause I hate the R=U stuff, I just don't see it).

But... It's brilliant to see you post here again FE (hope to see some more stuff from you )

[Future Esthar]

Can you post me the link to that interview Serapy?

[Serapy]

Zell was drawn with the "main character of a shonen-manga" image. Beforehand, Nomura saw a music clip on MTV featuring a man with an all-over body tattoo. Remembering how cool it looked, he decided to add a large tattoo on Zell's face

Source - FLAREgamer | Tetsuya Nomura's 20s

At the bottom of the page, it shows:

Sources:
Squaresoft Staff
Ultimania & Dismantling
V-Jump & Famitsu

I really don't know if this information is reliable, but who knows really. Noruma did not mention Adel or Ultimecia tattoos . . .

[Future Esthar]

I think the tattos are the same.That is because Zell is Ulti´s grandson.

That is the tattoo of the SeeD (SorcErEss Dinasty).

SeeD heritage is as follows:

Seifer et Almasie (Seifer D'Almasy) marries Ultimedea and gives birth to Ellone Rinva.
Ellone Rinva marries Sqvall giving birth to Zell
Zell marries Qvistix giving birth to Sophie
Sophie marries Irvine.

This 8 persons form SeeD.
This is a codename given by the Garden´special students but no one knows its real meaning.

[Serapy]

Zell could be indeed a true descendant of Ultimecia in blood. His tattoos must be genetically related because Ultimecia has the tattoos as well. So, she re-produced Zell, and that's how he's got her tattoos inherited. But what about Adel?

EDIT- Almost all the beings in VIII don't have tattoos. Only Zell, Adel and Ultimecia do.

[Future Esthar]

Tattoos aren´t acquired genetically.
It is a symbol of SeeD.

Adel is easily explained.

I theorize that SeeD (and "white SeeD") has these powers because they are alien beings known as Propagators.
They ruled Centra but camed from another planet.
Propagators are the monsters Squall and Rinoa fought on the airship on outer space.
These monsters have the ability of acting as a single entity and can physically become one through some artificial processes.This technology exists somewhere on the Galbadia prison.
This single entity is Adel.
if you look at Adel you will see that he resembles Squall (on space),Zell(FMV beggining fight),Seifer (same) and Irvine(Through the long pushair).The girls resemblance are difficult to see but are easily spotted through the clothes.

[Serapy]

The car license's code and the code on Raine's tomestone. Does they have something to do with the reentry code at the Ragnarok? To activate the Propagators ...

I'm sure there are more codes in the game.

[Skyblade]

Tattoos aren´t acquired genetically.

That is true. I'm shocked.

It is a symbol of SeeD.

Says who?

Adel is easily explained.

Then do so.

I theorize that SeeD (and "white SeeD") has these powers because they are alien beings known as Propagators.

I think your tin hat might be on a little too tightly once again.

They ruled Centra but camed from another planet.

Your evidence for this is what, exactly?

Propagators are the monsters Squall and Rinoa fought on the airship on outer space.

Yes, some of us were actually paying attention when we played the game.

These monsters have the ability of acting as a single entity

Um, noooo... These monsters have the ability to revive each other unless they are killed in their colored pairs, that is not the same thing.

and can physically become one through some artificial processes.

Since when?

This technology exists somewhere on the Galbadia prison.

Really? Where? Why has no one else ever noticed this gestalt technology there?

This single entity is Adel.

Um, says who?

if you look at Adel you will see that he resembles Squall (on space),Zell(FMV beggining fight),Seifer (same) and Irvine(Through the long pushair).The girls resemblance are difficult to see but are easily spotted through the clothes.

You're arguing that Adel is the same entity as the entire rest of the cast because of "long hair", and "clothes"? Oh no, I have two eyes! Adel does too! I must be part of Adel!

[The Last Oath]

Maybe, just maybe...like 1/10000000 chance, Zell simply wanted a tattoo on his face.

[Fynn]

Zell could be indeed a true descendant of Ultimecia in blood. His tattoos must be genetically related because Ultimecia has the tattoos as well. So, she re-produced Zell, and that's how he's got her tattoos inherited. But what about Adel?

EDIT- Almost all the beings in VIII don't have tattoos. Only Zell, Adel and Ultimecia do.

I know I might not be quite right, but I believe Zell didn't have the tattoo in the orphanage flashbacks...