Plot Theory: Hidden Themes of *Satanic Ritual Abuse*

[McLovin']

Go on... Tell me everything. Deling City...Islands of Heaven and Hell...Odin...Ragnorak in space....Esthar. I'm intrigued.

[zx12y]

Go on... Tell me everything. Deling City...Islands of Heaven and Hell...Odin...Ragnorak in space....Esthar. I'm intrigued.

Hmm. The statement lacks relevance and context, but I will entertain. "Lunatic Pandora" can be taken to mean "All-giving Moon" or "Moon Gift". The moon is a symbol for fertility or spiritual power. Ragnarok is an event in which two people repopulate after disaster (Squall and Rinoa?). Eden is also the ultimate GF, and the ultimate symbol of fertility. So basically, there are pleas (and this is a common theme in the FF series) regarding some sort of great deluge and rebirth.

How is this relevant to the allegory? Well, it is merely a transcendence. It ascribes purpose and meaning to the lives of people caught in the middle of persistent conflict. It suggests there are symbiotic and transformative aspects of the psyche, soul, and universe.

[zx12y]

So I want to add to my theory a bit. This game is for sure about MKULTRA, you simply don't know what the program is if you don't realize this by now, I want people to be aware of this perspective!

FF8 is largely an allegory, meaning the characters take on abstract concepts.

Squall: sublimation of emotions
Seifer: "decipher" serves as a role model of discipline and later copies Squall's white knighting
Quistis: "quizzical" doesn't fit in as the elder, maintains obedience through whip
Selphie: "ego/self" takes on different personalities resulting from rich social upbringing, nunchaku represents alter ego
Zell: "zell" enough said
Irvine: "innervation or vine" both a retardant and catalyst in the story, comes in later to balance Balamb's perspective

Yeah, I don't know how this theory hasn't been popularized yet somehow.

[The Last Oath]

I can see where you are coming from with the relation to ideas and truths in the real world. Great insight. If you have more to say then I am listening.

[Jiro]

I can see a few errors and holes in the argument, but I'm incredibly fascinated. Final Fantasy 8 is one of those games that I think had good ideas but just didn't execute them as well. And you're right; art opens itself up to multitudes of interpretations.

GOD. You people wanna talk about -those- kinds of conspiracies?

Squall's Dead - a theory of what really happens in Final Fantasy VIII

It was mentioned in that FanMag celebrating FF's 25th anniversary that got made over on UFF...

You know people here were involved too, right?

[noxious.sunshine]

Indeed I do! ^_^ lol

[WhiteStorm]

Don't forget Rinoa is Ultimecia as well. That's a beautiful thing about literary analysis; one story carries a variety messages. Not to sound pretentious, but I feel this theory is just as well evidenced as others. The problem with theories about literature is they are sometimes impossible to disprove, because you are given a limited scope of context to disprove the theory, while theories themselves are formed with outside inspiration.

Rinoa is NOT Ultimecia. Square Enix said so in Ultimania guide.
Move over, already, people!