Anywho, to get to the point, I've been replaying FFVIII lately and some things just seemed to be bugging me about the plot. It semed a bit too familiar, but not because I've played it so much.
It seems to me that a lot of the main plot seems to be closely related to WWI & WWII. Maybe this has been said before, and I'm sorry if it has or if I'm the only one reetarded enough to not have seen it on my first playthrough.
A couple of things just seemed to make sense historically:
Esthar- The most technically advanced country in the FFVIII world cuts itself off from the rest of the world after the end of the first sorceress war.
America- The most technically advanced country of our modern world cut itself off from the rest of the world after WWI
Ultimecia- Wants to compress past, present and future to create a world that she alone controls
- Uses pawns such as Edea to help her to find Ellone which is the only way she can compress time
Hitler- Wants to take over and combine most of Europe and Russia to create a Greater Germany that he alone controls
- Uses pawns such as Mussolini and the Japanese guy who's name I can't remember to help him take over other areas to create Greater Germany
Esthar- Although strictly speaking the first sorceress war was Esthar's fault for having went along with Adel's evil plans for domination (possibly not voluntarily), at the end of the war, a small group of people went against Adel and ultimately got rid of her by blasting her into space. Then Esthar was again at peace with the world and quietly dislodged itself from the happenings of the rest of the world.
Germany*- The first world war was strictly Germany's fault for going along with the Kaiser's evil plans for domination of an overseas empire**. At the end of the war, the Kaiser abdicated and no-one ever heard what happened to him*** Then a small group of German's signed a peace treaty with the rest of the world and it quietly dislodged itself from the rest of the world so as to not draw attention to itself and to start repaying the harsh reparations.
* I am aware that I have already compared Esthar to America, but it kinda fits with the post WWI Germany as well
** Not so sure if he wnted the world as well, could someone clarify?
*** Again not so sure, clarification anyone?
O.K. I'll admit this next one could be seen as a complete shot in the dark, but:
Norg and Cid- Cid had to borrow money from Norg to help to start up Garden. He didn't actually want to borrow the money from Norg because Norg wanted Garden to be making an absolute fortune for him
Germany & America- Germany had to borrow money from America to pay back reparations to the rest of the world. They hated having to do it for they knew that they would lose even more money due to interest on the loans.
Possibly the longest shot that I've ever taken:
The Lunar Cry- It wiped out the Centran civilisation X,000 years ago. It completely destroyed everything there and the country has been nearly completely barren ever since.
The Atomic Bombs- Wiped out Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Completely destroyed everything in the area. Don't know if people live there now. Wouldn't think so though
And the last point that I can think of at this moment in time is in no way linked to either war or the time between them:
Pupu- A rare sight found near Timber, Trabia, Kashkabald Desert and Winhill.
U.F.O.'s- U.F.O.'s are commonly sighted in secluded areas where no-one can check this to be true, such as areas like deserts. The first minor U.F.O. sighting was near a small out of the way town in Southeren Arizona. Others have sighted them near industrial towns and a sighting was discovered at the foot of a large mountain in the Himalayas.
Not really sure how you guys will react to this, but when you read it could you please post your thoughts on the matter? Help Greatly
Appreciated,D.C.
FFVIII's story related to WWI and WWII?
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Originally Posted by Zeromus_X
