Shinra

[Turk]

The whole Final Fantasy VII storyline is very relavent to today.

Wars today such as the one in Iraq, are actually feuled by corporations looking for business opportunities, in this case oil. Corporations like Haliburton which also have connections to people very high in the US government (like Dick Cheney) are really the ones running trout, and they hire PMCs (Private Military Companies) to protect their assets in whatever country the army is attacking. For example, ever heard the term "private military contractor"? Cute term for mercenary. These mercenaries also do not have to abide by the Geneva Convention for war nor are they subject to US Military tribunals.

If the US government wasn't employing these types of people you'd have a draft...Yeah so that's how FFVII is relative today. Anyone else interested in masonic or Illuminati theories can also connect the dots for themselves.

[DJZen]

I don't realy think the Shinra are bad.

It's true. No organization that houses Heidegger could ever be evil.

[escobert]

Anyone else interested in masonic or Illuminati theories can also connect the dots for themselves.

My familys been apart of the masons for a long time. My grandfather was the head mason type person in our town

[-N-]

The Shinra were acting in the best interests of their company's survival and profitability. Part of the company's survival depended on removing threats such as Weapon. Part of the company's survival depended on nullifying Cloud's party, since they acted in opposition to Shinra. I think the means taken to achieve their ends is what is troubling.

It's an interesting power triangle; one between Shinra, Cloud, and Sephiroth, where all three have the capacity to take control. One could easily see it being resolved in a number of different ways. Then there are the bit players - Hojo is a great example. *shivers as he realizes how awesome FFVII is, dammit*

[mr. anderson]

shinra inc. isnt really evil, and rufus wasnt evil at all and was basically going after sephiroth just like cloud, and the turks are like assasans hired from the military so they're not evil either, just doing what they're getting payed for.


overall, shinra is basically just like a major company trying to make some profit

[Zante]

yes there are many corporations today that. and you know what, those corporations ARE BAD!

Harming the enviroment isn't theyt goal. Althroug it isn't good, it is necessary. Our society needs electricity, fuel and other things like this. The same goes for Mako. Without it, you even wouldn't be able to use materia at all.

And what about (SPOILER)the dropping of the Sector 7 plate That always struck as the mosty inherently evil act in the game. And who did it? Shinra.

Althroug this isn't an excuse, they wouldn't do it if Avalanche wouldn't attack the reactors in the first place.

[mr. anderson]

yeah, they only (SPOILER)dropped the sector seven plate because they were trying to get rid of the terroists,avalanche for blowing up two reactors

[Jolts]

Ya'll forgetting about them (SPOILER)creating mutants and monsters from human life in Nibelheim? HELLO! If that's not bad enough for you, nothing is.

Also, (SPOILER)Jenova was a parasite from space, who contaminated anything in its path. Instead of trying to destroy for the good of mankind, Shinra was trying to expoit for a weapon of war!

[Zante]

I don't remember them (SPOILER)creating monsters from humans. Shinra actualy (SPOILER)saved everyone in Nibelheim.

[Jolts]

(SPOILER)Play through Cloud's Past again, Sephiroth explains the whole story. He also blames Hojo for it. They were only saving Nibelheim from monsters that they created themselves.

Look at that, the whole post was a spoiler .

[Zante]

What I meant was that they (SPOILER)revived everyone after Sephiroth went berserk.

[Jolts]

Actually, (SPOILER)In Hojo's letter (it's on Tifa's desk when you get back to Nibelheim and everyone thinks Cloud lied), he states that they hired actors and actresses to take their place.

[Zante]

I'll chech the letter next time I'm there. (SPOILER)Then Tifa should be an actor too, shouldn't she?

[Turk]

^I don't like Tifa, that bytch is shady

[Jolts]

I'll chech the letter next time I'm there. (SPOILER)Then Tifa should be an actor too, shouldn't she?

Not if she survived. Plus, nobody said Squaresoft was perfect when making this part of the storyline .