23rd May 2005, 2:40 AM
Final Fantasy VII's story has very real depth. Though, it's quite derivitive of many other works. Even Star Wars.
Thinking about it, Sephiroth and Jenova are almost direct parallels to Darth Vader and the Emperor. Sephiroth the greatest of the great soldiers (Hell, even the elite Soldier force could be considered an equivilent of the Jedi.. though it's abit of a stretch) being nothing more than a puppet to Jenova's ultimate scheme of destruction.
And not to upset OB1 too much, but I do prefer FFVII's story over Star Wars 1 through 6.
As far as what makes great characters.. I do believe the depth truely enriches a character, but I do agree with OB1 that characteristics are enough to make a character great. Hell, my favourite character ever in a movie is Hudson from Aliens, a character with a virtually no story, but his personality just shines enough to make me laugh with almost every line. His demise at the end truely upset me.
Going back to FFVII, Jenova, a character I consider to be one of my personal favourite villains ever (or even my very favourite) and her/it's motives aren't anything more than she is pure evil and wants nothing short of the ultimate destruction of everything. It's the way she goes about doing this that makes her so great. Manipulating peoples minds, killing nearly an entire species (the Ancients) before finally being trapped. Being discovered thousands of years later, she starts weaving her web again, manipulating most powerful characters in the game to start a war in Wutai, to get Shinra to change their business to better suit her plans, etc. etc. Much like Sidious, her character is central and pivotal to the story of the game. The catylist and driving force behind everything that happens.
.. I kind of forgot the point I was going to make.. but it was great to reminisce. :)
Thinking about it, Sephiroth and Jenova are almost direct parallels to Darth Vader and the Emperor. Sephiroth the greatest of the great soldiers (Hell, even the elite Soldier force could be considered an equivilent of the Jedi.. though it's abit of a stretch) being nothing more than a puppet to Jenova's ultimate scheme of destruction.
And not to upset OB1 too much, but I do prefer FFVII's story over Star Wars 1 through 6.
As far as what makes great characters.. I do believe the depth truely enriches a character, but I do agree with OB1 that characteristics are enough to make a character great. Hell, my favourite character ever in a movie is Hudson from Aliens, a character with a virtually no story, but his personality just shines enough to make me laugh with almost every line. His demise at the end truely upset me.
Going back to FFVII, Jenova, a character I consider to be one of my personal favourite villains ever (or even my very favourite) and her/it's motives aren't anything more than she is pure evil and wants nothing short of the ultimate destruction of everything. It's the way she goes about doing this that makes her so great. Manipulating peoples minds, killing nearly an entire species (the Ancients) before finally being trapped. Being discovered thousands of years later, she starts weaving her web again, manipulating most powerful characters in the game to start a war in Wutai, to get Shinra to change their business to better suit her plans, etc. etc. Much like Sidious, her character is central and pivotal to the story of the game. The catylist and driving force behind everything that happens.
.. I kind of forgot the point I was going to make.. but it was great to reminisce. :)
If i had a dollar for every time i ran out of hair in the middle of a spoon making contest id only eat your children with a side of slaw and THOSE ARENT PILLOWS!!