#fs2

[rosy-crow]

What people thought we were getting:

What we actually got:

[ichorknight]

we don’t talk enough abt how rin is just walking around in the first half of fs2 dropping his sad boy hog whenever it can land. like at least haru was somewhat subtle abt his debilitating heartbreak but rin is just out here in PUBLIC looking like a haggard victorian wife in a mandatory mourning period

like can yuo imagine being some athlete completely unrelated to this YA romance novel bullshit just trying to wait for your clothes in the wash but the entire time yuore in this room with the most miserable looking man god could create and put on the earth. if i saw this screenshot without context i would assume the typhoon came back for seconds and got his mom. but its literally just bc he and his “”””precious friend”””” and “”””rival”””” said mean things to each other and now theyre not speaking. like oh my god dude. join a discord server with a fucking vent channel yuore a danger to yourself and the ppl around you looking like that in public

[stellaefelices]

Unfortunately Square played right into my hands by giving Angeal Latin limit break names, so let’s have a look!

Serit Arbores - literally, “He plants trees.” It’s most likely a reference to Book 1 of Cicero’s Tusculan Disputations, “On the Contempt of Death,” which features a fictional speech by Cato the Elder praising elderly farmers that dutifully tend to their fields for the benefit of the next generation. Cato quotes a line from the poet Caecilius Statius:

“Serit arbores quae alteri s[a]eculo prosint.” (“He plants trees so that they may benefit another generation.”)

I believe this could be a reference to Angeal’s SOLDIER Honour, the legacy that he passes down to Zack.

“SOLDIER Honor, the catalyst for Genesis's change in values, is the Gift of the Goddess for him. As SOLDIER Honor represents Angeal's wishes, it can be said that Zack, who inherited Angeal's wishes, was the Gift of the Goddess for Genesis.” (Crisis Core Complete Guide, 2008, p.274)

Angeal’s legacy, carried out first through Zack, and later Cloud, serves to benefit others long after his passing. Additionally, his dreams and honour speeches were given to many of his junior SOLDIER members and continued to inspire them too:

“He has said, "If you are to live as a hero, as a SOLDIER, and as a decent person, you must never forget your honor." Those words made a deep impression on his younger colleagues, especially Zack, and lived on in them.” (Crisis Core Ultimania, 2007)

This is why I believe the choice of this Limit Break name to be very intentional. Of course, given that one of Angeal’s weapons is a shovel (😭) we could understand it at the surface level meaning (Farm Boy Angeal planting apple trees 🤠🍎), but isn’t it fun to dig a little deeper?

Ad Astra - “to the stars.” This could go in many directions as it’s a popular motto on its own, but perhaps its most frequently seen within “per aspera ad astra,” “through hardships to the stars.” I think this could be a reference to Angeal’s life journey, which saw his humble beginnings in a poor family and his rise to the very top ranks as a SOLDIER First Class. It also may reference his wings:

“The white feature, as well as being a symbol for Angeal, is also a symbol for ‘wings’. The “wings” which cross the ‘blue sky’ is Angeal, and it also includes the hint that in order to reach those heights, dreams, he needs to overcome many difficulties.” (Crisis Core Complete Guide, 2008)

The idea of having to face many hardships on the journey towards the fulfillment of dreams seems built-in to the character of Angeal, and why I think that quote is the one they’re referencing in this limit break.

[asherasgayagenda]

KOHAKU OUKAWA. YOU AGREE. REBLOG.

[scalding-homestuck-confessions]

i saw friendsim 2 on fraf. their egos gonna get sooo much worse

Normally I wouldn't care outside of another opportunity to dunk FS2, but there's already a lot of rumor going around that FRAF will not approve fanworks that don't align with the team's beliefs. It's better to stick to MSPFA or other webcomic sites, or even just make your own site and plug it like crazy.

I'm willing to do fanwork signal boosts if it comes down to it.

[altocat]

For some reason, I get the feeling that Alissa might turn out to be a mommy monster yokai, like the one from Inuyasha. Both Angeal and Sephiroth have dreams that focus on their moms.

Ooh I could totally see this. I'm still not completely sure if she is Jenova. So another explanation like this would make equal sense. Regardless, this whole situation had to have done some serious damage to Sephiroth's psyche in relation to his mother. Even if he has a grace period for another eight ish years, Alissa's entire presence probably led to some pretty serious psychological consequences.

[secretspriter]

make spirt of Cirava (version friendsim 2)

I don't know how old they are in fs2

Also I don't know what they're wearing below the sprite so I just winged it.

[caffernnn]

I never watched fs did haru seriously fall asleep on a bench and no one said a peep

Half of my memories of FS/FS2 feel like fever dreams at this point, but the guy was just. Passing out places from grinding too hard?? And iirc Sousuke found him and drove him somewhere while making some vague “get it together” comment. But like. Nothing really said to Makoto or Ryuuji or Haru in an actual “we need to confront this” conversation before he isolated. One of those situations where they’re not all solely responsible for “saving” Haru or anything, but for a bunch of guys supposedly obsessed and close to him, there was a weird lack of anyone noticing or acknowledging something was wrong before the guy was passing out in public