Quote Originally Posted by masamune1600
Real FFI Black Mages/Wizards are kind of lacking as far as Hadoken and stabbity death are concerned. Besides, BM can never actually manage to kill Fighter (unless you count the episode where BM sacrificed the whole party, only to have Sarda immediately bring them back).
And that is what makes the 8-bit mage seem all the more cooler. He's actually being forced to go on this whole "save the world" adventure, unlike the FF1 mage, who does so willingly.