Board 8 > Save My Favorite Final Fantasy Characters Special Edition: Day 9 [smfffc]

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Oh wait was it because Kain and Wiegraf were the last two

Man I miss updates
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LiquidOshawott posted...

Man I miss updates

I mean you got an update 15 posts before the round ended

I can't do everything for you
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Oh I guess I killed Kain then? I'll call that revenge for Rinoa not making top 10 last SMFFFC
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revenge on Kain was gotten in the last SMFFFC already

it's sad that the only catharsis I've been able to get from the last couple of contests is killing off other people's characters right before the top five in revenge
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oh good thing those were free cause i didn't get another save <_<
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24. Kain Highwind (Final Fantasy IV)

The Good: As the original dragoon, Kain has one of the coolest designs in the series, and Jump is a fun mechanic. He's also one of the few Final Fantasy IV characters with any nuance that doesn't involve (usually unsuccessfully) trying to kill himself. Even though he and Cecil are friends, Kain also views him as a rival and bears some deep-seated resentments toward him for a variety of reasons, which makes him susceptible to Golbez's mind control in the end. Despite that, he still defers to Cecil and Rosa and is willing to suppress his own desires so that they can be happy together. Friendship wins out over rivalry most of the time for him as long as the choice is his own.

The Bad: I don't have as much of a problem with mind control/brainwashing/amnesia plots as a lot of people do, but I think it was kind of dumb to have it be a recurring thing for Kain's character. Once he overcame it the first time, that should've been it. Also, it's been a long time since I've played FFIV, so maybe I'm misremembering, but I seem to recall Kain dying a lot when he was in my party. Maybe his HP is low or his defense is bad, but there's a reason why the dude needs to be jumping all the time, I guess!

The Best: The fight against Kain in Final Fantasy IV is really cool. One of my favorite parts of the game in general is that its storyline battles tend to be very good, and that might be the best one of the bunch. I didn't know anything about FFIV before I played it the first time, so having a party member betray you and fight against you was a pretty mind-blowing moment for me.
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