History Fridge / FinalFantasy

* After playing ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'', I found the plot rather shallow compared to its [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV predecessor]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI successor]]. Bartz was a clown who held the IdiotBall one time too many, Lenna was a classic DistressedDamsel, [[spoiler: Krile]] was a borderline CreatorsPet. And Galuf and Faris were the [[OnlySaneMan only sane]] people in the entire game. The fact that Gilgamesh and Exdeath were out-[[LargeHam ham]]ming each other every time didn't help. I then realized that this was an AffectionateParody of Franchise/FinalFantasy up to that point, to show how far they had gone since [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI the first game]]. -{{@/Kinkajou}}

* Recently, I was reading up on some good ol' Norse Mythology about Jörmungandr, son of Loki and [[MotherOfAThousandYoung Angrboða]] and how he was tossed into the sea that encircles Midgard. Hold on a minute. ''Midgard''? Drop the last D and you get ''Midgar'', our resident dystopic metropolis. Well, what is Midgard exactly? According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, Midgard is one of the nine worlds in Norse myth and is, in fact, the home of the humans. It literally means, "middle enclosure." Think about not only Midgar's architectural structure, but everything that it symbolizes in the game. [[ButWaitTheresMore But wait: there's more!]] As Norse myth goes, Midgard would be destroyed during Ragnarök. [[ApocalypseHow Meteor Fall]], anyone? In conclusion, after Midgard's destruction, it - as well as all the land - will submerge into the sea, only to reemerge, fertile and green [[spoiler: just like the eventual fate of Midgar in the secret epilogue]]. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic This might be a misinterpretation on my part]], but I think this is pretty epic.

* ''Fridge/CompilationOfFinalFantasyVII''

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* Fridge/FinalFantasyIV
** Fridge/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears
* Fridge/FinalFantasyV
* Fridge/FinalFantasyVI
* Fridge/FinalFantasyVII
* Fridge/FinalFantasyVIII
* Fridge/FinalFantasyIX
* Fridge/FinalFantasyX
** Fridge/FinalFantasyX2
* Fridge/FinalFantasyXII
* Fridge/FinalFantasyXIII
** Fridge/FinalFantasyXIII2
** Fridge/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII
* Fridge/FinalFantasyXIV
* Fridge/DissidiaFinalFantasy
** Fridge/DissidiaFinalFantasyOperaOmnia
* Fridge/FinalFantasyTactics
* Fridge/FinalFantasyThe4HeroesOfLight

* A note about the Game Over music in each game. Listening to some of the Game Over music (e.g. Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX, X, XII), you notice that it's very sombre and mournful. The group you control is respected, or at least heard of (Cloud from SOLDIER, Squall and the rest from [=SeeD=], Princess Garnet, Yuna and the guardians, Princess Ashe). Notice that Final Fantasy XIII does not exactly follow this tradition; its Game Over music is cold, clinical, almost like white noise. There's no mourning or remorse for the main characters there, since they're considered fugitives and monsters.

* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' staff chicks tend to do this to me, for some strange reason. First came Aerith, who I was sure was going to be a pathetic, throw-away love interest, but actually turned out to be a strong person who had to deal with being [[LastofHisKind the last of her kind]], being chased down by a CorruptCorporateExecutive, and just, you know, stopping the end of the world, and still kept a smile on her face. Then came Yuna, who was shy and quiet like the most stereotypical staff chick in the world, yet still managed to have a few moments of [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome]], and had a heartbreakingly wonderful mantra-"Look, if I have to die, fine. If I have to take down a cosmic horror, fine. I just want to make the world a better place." --{{@/P0W4H-L4D33}}