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[silalcarin]

My favorite FFVIII moments from the FF 25th Memorial Ultimania Vol. 2 — Part 1

The summary of the game:

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Squall's character summary:

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Squall saving Rinoa from being cryogenically frozen forever is among his "Memorable Quotes":

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The moment when Rinoa genuinely, sincerely, fell in love with Squall is among his "Memorable Scenes":

^ Read that again, carefully: "Just Stay Close to Me — On the surface, these words only refer to Squall's concern for her safety, yet they sway the young girl's heart."

There's the confirmation, folks. Rinoa didn't fall in love with Squall for being "the best looking guy here," nor for his supposed bad boy charm/troubled but cute appearance. She fell in love with him because he was protective of her. That's a far more realistic and organic reason to fall for someone, not to mention way better than simply falling for a handsome face.

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Squall revealing all of his insecurities to the comatose Rinoa on the bridge of Fishermans Horizon is also among his "Memorable Scenes":

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Squall's promise to Rinoa, to meet her at the flower field in Cid and Edea's orphanage, is also among his "Memorable Scenes":

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Rinoa's character summary:

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Rinoa wanting everyone to know that she and Squall are pretty much dating at the end of Disc 2 is among her "Memorable Quotes":

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Rinoa's "hypnotism" on Squall at the SeeD graduation ball having worked on him after all, albeit very slowly, is also among her "Memorable Quotes":

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Rinoa's feelings for Squall being confirmed as love — not a crush, not an infatuation, but love — when she wants him to hug her in the Ragnarok is also among her "Memorable Quotes":

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Rinoa hearing Squall while she's drifting away in space is among her "Memorable Scenes":

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Rinoa falling into Squall's arms, with her feelings for him being confirmed as love a second time, when he saves her from the Sorceress Memorial is also among her "Memorable Scenes":

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Quistis calling out Squall for letting Rinoa be sealed away in Esthar, despite everything he'd done to save her, is among her "Memorable Quotes":

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Quistis admitting that she gave up on her inappropriate crush on Squall** after Rinoa danced with him is also among her "Memorable Quotes":

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Quistis being jealous of Squall dancing with Rinoa is also among her "Memorable Quotes":

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Quistis getting angry with Rinoa in Deling City because she sees her as her rival for Squall's affections*** is also among her "Memorable Quotes":

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Laguna finding his heart changing as he spends time with Raine and Ellone in Winhill — which is very similar to how his son will find his heart changing as he spends time with Rinoa during their journey (as stated in Squall's character summary above) — is among his "Memorable Quotes":

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Laguna remembering the night he proposed to Raine in Winhill, almost two decades later, is among his "Memorable Scenes":

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Ward allowing Squall and his party to leave the Sorceress Memorial with Rinoa, with the description confirming that Laguna is Squall's long-lost father, is among his "Memorable Scenes":

This also implies that it's canon for Zell and Quistis to be in Squall's party when they rescue Rinoa.

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Raine's character summary, which confirms that she and Laguna are Squall's long-lost parents:

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The Moomba's character summary, which confirms that Laguna is Squall's long-lost father:

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The romance scene between Squall and Rinoa in the Ragnarok is among the FFVIII Memories:

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Notes:

** = It doesn't matter that Quistis is only a year older than Squall. She was still his SeeD instructor for about a year, meaning she was in a position of power and authority over him for about a year. Therefore, it was very inappropriate for her to have a crush on him.

*** = This is despite the fact that Squall literally never liked Quistis to begin with — which was already confirmed in her previous Memorable Quote: "[...] rationalizing Squall's lack of interest." During the revelation sequence in Trabia Garden, Squall remembers that Quistis was "difficult to deal with" even at the orphanage. Even when they were children growing up together in the orphanage, Squall didn't like Quistis. Her crush on him was doomed from the beginning, long before Rinoa even showed up.

Link to Part 2

[chubbybeaver77]

Originally, Tifa had 2 dresses when she was younger. She would have worn white during the promise scene and light blue as a kid. However, for some reasons, her dresses ended up looking the same in OG.

The Remake decided to keep Tifa's blue dress for the promise scene like we have always remembered it and gave her a white dress when she was small.

I was thinking a lot about her white dress and turned out Nomura had always intended to have her in white.

Tifa ~ white dress ~ LIGHT. ✨

[finalheaven]

@sparkling-munakatareishi asked: Can I ask if these are legit?

The first two are legit, the third one is from a fanmade magazine. So I would take that with a grain of salt.

But the first two are official english translations of the Ultimania Archive :) It’s as clear as day, not sure what else we can say. Anyone who denies it, well.. lol. True desire made clear. Their love. Etc. ❤

@lockhartsss posted the first two on her blog as well, she has an entire post on it. Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 2 is also available on Amazon if anyone’s interested, it’s a good read. And it’s massive.

[lethargicthylacine]

I’m seeing the original chocobo concept art for the first time and I am screeching

[silalcarin]

My favorite FFVIII moments from the FF 25th Memorial Ultimania Vol. 2 — Part 2

The Ultimania shows the following below, under Rinoa's "Memorable Quotes." This implies that it's canon for Rinoa to be in Squall's party while he goes to Balamb Garden, and not in Selphie's party while she goes to the Galbadia Missile Base:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Rinoa's "Memorable Scenes." Once again, this implies that it's canon for Rinoa to be in Squall's party while he goes to Balamb Garden, and not in Selphie's party while she goes to the Galbadia Missile Base:

Um, excuse me, "assaults"? "Assault" means to "make a physical attack on" and "the illegal act of causing physical harm or unwanted physical contact to another person, or, in some legal definitions, the threat or attempt to do so." Rinoa literally doesn't physically attack Squall. Hell, she never even touches him throughout this whole scene and the guided tour that comes afterwards. Where the hell is this damn "assault", localization team?

Not to mention that it doesn't match up the rest of the paragraph, which describes the scene more favorably — "convincing him to show her around the Garden", "audacious behavior." I don't know what this sentence looks like in its original Japanese kanji, since these screenshots are from the official English translation, but all I know is that it's a poor word choice to use.

I'm pointing out the incongruity of the word because I'm a survivor of both physical and sexual assault. So when that word is used incorrectly, I take offense.

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Quistis's "Memorable Scenes." This implies that it's canon for Squall, Zell and Selphie to avoid fighting the X-ATM092, leading to the FMV of Quistis destroying it and saving Squall:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Quistis's "Memorable Scenes." This implies that it's canon for Squall to allow Irvine to form a party with Rinoa and Selphie, leaving Quistis and Zell with him, as they exit Galbadia Garden:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Zell's "Memorable Quotes." This implies that it's canon for Squall to question Zell's leadership and his ability to watch over and protect Edea ("...Not too sure about that") in Lunar Gate:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Zell's "Memorable Scenes." This implies that it's canon for the Combat King 003 sidequest (a.k.a., the Zell's Love Quest) to be completed:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Zell's "Memorable Scenes." This implies that it's canon for not only Rinoa to be in Squall's party while he goes to Balamb Garden, but also for Zell to be in his party as well. This also implies that it's canon for Quistis and Irvine to be in Selphie's party while she goes to the Galbadia Missile Base:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Zell's "Memorable Scenes." This implies that it's canon for the Deep Sea Research Center sidequest to be completed, and for Zell to be in Squall's party throughout the sidequest:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Selphie's "Memorable Quotes." This implies that it's canon for Squall to: 1) not jump off the cliff after Selphie, and instead take the long way around; 2) disagree with Zell about jumping off the cliff ("I don't know about that…"), despite not doing so himself, leading to him calling Zell a "chicken-wuss" like Seifer does and Selphie following him:

Bear in mind, however, that this exchange will actually lower your Attitude score during the SeeD field exam. So, why the Ultimania implies that this exchange is canon is anyone's guess.

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Selphie's "Memorable Scenes." Once again, this implies that it's canon for Zell and Rinoa to be in Squall's party while he goes to Balamb Garden, and it's canon for Quistis and Irvine to be in Selphie's party while she goes to the Galbadia Missile Base:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Selphie's "Memorable Scenes." This implies that it's canon for Selphie and Rinoa to be in Squall's party when they visit Trabia Garden:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Irvine's "Memorable Scenes." Once again, this implies that it's canon for Squall to allow Irvine to form a party with Rinoa and Selphie, leaving Quistis and Zell with him, as they exit Galbadia Garden:

Also, way to go, localization team. The party left Galbadia Garden, not Trabia Garden.

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Laguna's "Memorable Scenes." This implies that it's canon for Zell and Selphie to be in Squall's party when they fight Adel:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Kiros's "Memorable Quotes." This implies that it's canon for Squall to talk to Laguna, Kiros and Ward in the Ragnarok as they prepare to save Ellone:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Kiros's "Memorable Scenes." This implies that it's canon for Quistis and Zell to be in Squall's party when they meet Laguna, Kiros and Ward in Esthar:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Cactuar's "Memorable Feature" in the Monsters section. This implies that it's canon for the Cactuar sidequest to be completed, and for Zell and Irvine to be in Squall's party throughout the sidequest:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under PuPu's "Memorable Feature" in the Monsters section. This implies that it's canon for the PuPu UFO? sidequest to be completed, and for Zell and Rinoa to be in Squall's party throughout the sidequest:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Adel's "Memorable Feature" in the Monsters section. Once again, this implies that it's canon for Zell and Selphie to be in Squall's party when they fight Adel:

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The Ultimania shows the following below, under Odin's "Memorable Scene" in the Extra Content — Guardian Forces section. This implies that it's canon for Zell and Rinoa to be in Squall's party when they fight Seifer in Lunatic Pandora:

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Link to Part 1

NOTE: This post had to be split into two parts, due to the 30-picture limit.

[lethargicthylacine]

I love the Final Fantasy franchise