Why did Diamond attack Midgar?
This is just to see if anyone has any ideas about why Diamond Weapon attacked Midgar and why Meteor struck it. Post any ideas.
Personally I think it was because through out the entire game Shinra is the enemy of the planet. This is backed up by Diamond, Sapphire (Junon) and of course, Meteor. Surely if Sephiroth/Jenova was the real threat then the weapons would attack the Crater? By destroying Shinra the planet is saved.
This is only my opinion. Anyone else is welcome to suggest thier ideas.
Midgar has the most Mako
and Meteor is drawn to the Mako
and sice Midgar has the most amount
Meteor went there
as for y diamond Weapon attacked Junon
i forget
Sephiroth/Jenovas aim was to draw all the mako to himself and become a god. He planned to do this by making a huge wound in the planet. Where does it say meteor is drawn to mako? (Seriously. I probably forgot or something.)
i heard it somewhere
Where? (Just for clarification)
one of these threads
No details? (Yes, i am obsessive)
argh
i know i saw it somewhere on one of these threads awhile back!
waepons were born from the planet to protect the planet. seems as midgar was absorbing the most mako energy from the planet the diamond weapon went to stop it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4
...*holds up free hugs sign.*
Please?
Good point.
But hey, what about Meteor?
The last words of Oscar Wilde, to the wallpaper in his room - "One of us has to go"
since when does meteor strike midgar?
SPOILER
At the end.
END SPOILER
The last words of Oscar Wilde, to the wallpaper in his room - "One of us has to go"
Diamond Weapon attacked Midgar because doing so was in keeping with one of the primary functions of WEAPON.
Consider what Hojo says aboard the Highwind.
Significant text highlighted for emphasis.Hojo: Weapon... Then it really does exist... I didn't believe in it.
Rufus: What does this mean?
Hojo: ...Weapon. Monsters created by the Planet. It appears when the Planet is
in danger, reducing everything to nothingness. That's what was stated in
Professor Gast's report.
As one can see, Hojo attests that the specific monsters of WEAPON (Diamond Weapon, Ultimate Weapon, and so on) reduce "everything in nothingness" in order to aid the Planet. This information, moreover, was taken from Gast, who would have received enormously accurate information from his wife Ifalna. Given that the Planet was threatened by the Mako Reactors, condensing and refining Spirit Energy into Mako, one can presume that Diamond was attempting to reach Midgar because the city had an enormous populace, which destroyed would return a vast amount of Spirit Energy to the Lifestream.
It also seems possible that the monsters of WEAPON are drawn to what might be called "high-risk" regions, as might be suggested by the actions of Ultimate Weapon. During the Ultimate Weapon sidequest, said monster can be fought at a number of locations: initially the lake/destroyed forest, then it will proceed randomly to Midgar, Fort Condor, Mideel, Gongaga, Mt. Nibel, the Northern Crater, and the Corel Reactor. After Ultimate Weapon's HP is reduced to under 20,000, it will hover between Cosmo Canyon and the Ancient Forest.
From this perspective, all of Ultimate Weapon's targets save the "lake," Mideel, the Northern Crater, and the Cosmo Area have one or more Mako reactors in the immediate vicinity. However, of these four areas, the two where Ultimate Weapon can be fought multiple times (Mideel and the Northern Crater) are both regions where the Lifestream itself emerges from Gaia (which would be similar to reactors, as they apparently tap the Lifestream). Moreover, Sapphire attacks Junon (which has an Underwater Reactor), and Emerald moves about under the sea (where Junon's reactor is located). Ruby, for its part, appears near the Gold Saucer, which undoubtedly needs an enormous amount of Mako energy in order to be maintained. From this view, then, Diamond's assault on Midgar can be seen as an attack on a location where the life of the Planet comes to the surface of Gaia.
As to the matter of Meteor, we're told specifically how the magic functions.
Basically, use of the Black Materia could force Meteor and Gaia to collide. This being the case, Meteor's apparent homing in on Midgar is coincidental; it is not being drawn so much toward Midgar as it is being drawn to Gaia.Aeris: ...this must be magic. Just what Sephiroth was saying. The Ultimate
Destructive Magic, Meteor. It finds small drifting planets with its magic. And
then collides with them. This Planet might get wiped out entirely...
There is absolutely nothing in the game which suggests that Meteor is drawn to Mako rich regions.
Meteor actually strikes the city of Midgar? as in crashes into Midgar and destroys it?
Meteor is supposed to cause a massive wound, so that all the Spirit energy is drawn to heal it. Surely Sephiroth/Jenova would want to be at this place so as to absorb the most energy?
(We are not shown midgar destroyed. We do not know if Meteor fully collided. All we see is it just before impact with the life stream rushing out to meet it. We then see midgar 500 years later, covered in flowers. We only see Red XIII here so maybe all the humans were killed by Holy... Hey! another good topic!)
The last words of Oscar Wilde, to the wallpaper in his room - "One of us has to go"
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