Originally posted by Besimudo

Simply talk about the idea of women in FFVIII it is a very strong theme.

I would appreciate a character analysis or even a look at social precept of women (why are women so powerful in FFVIII)
Besimudo?....a topic?....

Ok!...I agree and disagree with you all.....

However! it is impossible to ignore the fact that all the main villains in FF8 are female.

---- I have not played many games. But ff8 is probably the only game i have played in which the final villain is female. Edea, Adel and Utimecia are female. It is undeniable. This is probably why the game is so unpopular...however i will not comment on that

----When compared to FF9 and FF10, ff8 definitely gives women more physically powerful roles...maybe not in the main heroines but definitely in the villains.

-----However -- ff7 is tricky....because of Jenova....the Sephiroth/jenova connection has been debated and debated and debated....but the fact still remains that the very last person you fight is sephiroth...whether Jenova controlled or not....he is male....

FF8 --is different in its portrayal of villains as female...Imagine the horror...making gamers (who are usually male).....fight against a final villain thats ...egad ...oh no...A girl????

However i think the heroines of FF7 has more impact and fortitude in the game that FF8

--Tifa saves the damsel in distress "cloud" from the life stream ...what exactly Quitis does i don't really know...

-- Aeris sacrifices her life to save the world (ok maybe not aeris so much ...you could almost draw a straight line between her and rinoa. Cloud never 'saves aeris' but Squall saves Rinoa on countless occasions....but then if you look at strenght from a non-physical point of view you can almost say that Rinoa saves Squall from loniness and love-less-ness......SO I DON'T REALLY KNOW....

I can't compare strength in FF7 and FF8 on non-physical...it's hard....

I can only go on the fact that the villains in FF8 were female...which in my opinion really counts as a valid point.

WOW....i wrote a lot.......(and the sad part is i can go on and on....lol but i will stop this rant