Well its time for our next entry in the Census and no, it's not another cutscene from VIII. Remember how I told you we got some entries from the pre-FMV era of FF games? Well this was one of them and I was personally surprised it actually got enough votes to be a part of the top spots. Even more amazing, is that it is from a game that is not often touted for excellent story or memorable scenes, characters yes, but not story sequences. Yet this entry beat all the odds and was the reason we decided to allow Pre-FMV sequences into the fold.

One of the things FF is known for, are their epic death scenes of awesome characters. While knocking off characters began with FFII, it really didn't get that cinematic flair until FFIV's Meteo Scene with Tellah. Yet, easily one of the most overlooked death scenes in the series has always been that of the character of Galuf from FFV. Encased in ExDeath's evil power, Galuf absorbs it and uses it to power himself up to battle Exdeath one-on-one for a climatic face off as one of the last remaining Dawn Warriors. This scene is also unique from all the other entries in that its still treated as an actual boss fight, if a bit scripted, since the old man can't actually die unless he uses Self-Destruct. Galuf's death is saw the lost of on of the coolest members of the V team, and unlike most heroic deaths in the series, Galuf was at least kind enough to give his MAD SKILLZ to his granddaughter Krile so you're party can still kick some ass.

Here's the scene in question for those who want to experience it again.



Here's a cool fanart pic.

So our third winner is Galuf's Last Stand

So far:
FFVIII Ending
Rinoa and Squall's Waltz
Galuf's Last Stand

Only three more from three different FFs.