Board 8 > Quinton ranks user-nominated Final Fantasy stuff

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SaveEstelle
10/28/19 3:45:52 PM
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Welcome dorks and damsels to the #1 thread about ranking user-nominated Final Fantasy stuff presently on the board... I think.

Im going to pilfer the suggestions made by users in the other thread and keep chipping away at this subject until I inevitably vanish or whatever. Up first Final Fantasy V party members. Ill start this tonight.

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TheArkOfTurus
10/28/19 3:46:34 PM
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tag
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Leonhart4
10/28/19 3:48:47 PM
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Final Fantasy characters whose names connote weather
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Gatarix
10/28/19 3:49:31 PM
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alphinaud outfits
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Eddv
10/28/19 3:50:55 PM
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Minwus Outfit

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Mac Arrowny
10/28/19 3:59:39 PM
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Ultimas
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SaveEstelle
10/28/19 4:05:33 PM
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I like all of these suggestions.
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Leonhart4
10/28/19 4:13:27 PM
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Mac Arrowny posted...
Ultimas


FFVII where the camera zooms in from multiple angles for #1 or I riot
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pjbasis
10/28/19 4:26:35 PM
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wait is this the suggestion thread or the execution on the concept thread

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SaveEstelle
10/28/19 4:27:49 PM
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pjbasis posted...
wait is this the suggestion thread or the execution on the concept thread


I know it's super confusing sorry

How do I close the other thread? I couldn't find the function. That one was for suggestions and this one's supposed to be where the actually rankings happen but I ended up bewildering people
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pjbasis
10/28/19 4:28:47 PM
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I've never closed a thread in my life.

I imagine it would be somewhere in the first post though.

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LeonhartFour
10/28/19 4:29:05 PM
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A topic has to have no posts for 5 minutes to close it.

The option should appear next to Report and Quote in the opening post.
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LeonhartFour
10/28/19 4:43:07 PM
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Leonhart4
10/28/19 6:29:42 PM
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SaveEstelle
10/28/19 7:52:47 PM
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PARTY MEMBERS IN FINAL FANTASY V
Nominator: @Reg

There's only five of these folks and I could probably knock this all out at once if I felt like it but I'll limit myself so as to keep the drama going. Is there drama? Can there be drama with regard to the ranking of party members in Final Fantasy V? Wait, don't answer that; SMFFFC proves the answer to everything dramatic is "yes."
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Bossman_Coolguy
10/28/19 7:53:08 PM
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Genesis Rhapsodos

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VeryInsane
10/28/19 7:53:39 PM
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The differences in translations between FFT and FFT: War of the Lions

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DanteIsSlacking
10/28/19 7:54:27 PM
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primals in eorzea
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SaveEstelle
10/28/19 8:08:31 PM
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5. Lenna Charlotte Tycoon

I'm trying to think of cool things to tell you about Lenna Charlotte Tycoon. I've really gotta wrack my brain for this one. She was localized as "Reina" before FFV Advance, which I like a lot more, but I won't hold it against Advance because otherwise it's an unmistakably superior product than basically any other version of Final Fantasy V. "Finest Fantasy for Advance," the ad campaigns used to say. They weren't kidding. There's a lot to love about the game, you see, but none of it is Lenna Charlotte Tycoon.

Lenna Charlotte Tycoon has a name that only an 1849 California gold rush miner could love. When I was a kid I headcanoned that "Tycoon" was pronounced with an intense Southern twang and I'm not sure why I did that. Looking back, if I had to guess, it would be because I was desperate to make Lenna Charlotte Tycoon interesting at any cost. She likes dragons and eventually comes to like her secret sister too. She dances at a stately ball alongside Faris during the early parts of World 3, which is cute I guess. She's selfless ("doesnt afraid of anything") and has a heart of shrug.

I don't really care about Lenna Charlotte Tycoon very much but here's something shrimpteresting: the creator of the Higurashi franchise modeled Ryg Rena after her. What's really great about this "coolfact" is that, although she herself is pretty boring, Lenna Charlotte Tycoon's existence gave rise to a character who is not at all boring.
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LeonhartFour
10/28/19 8:11:35 PM
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SaveEstelle posted...
I won't hold it against Advance because otherwise it's an unmistakably superior product than basically any other version of Final Fantasy V.


The former Death disagrees
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SaveEstelle
10/28/19 8:12:33 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
SaveEstelle posted...
I won't hold it against Advance because otherwise it's an unmistakably superior product than basically any other version of Final Fantasy V.


The former Death disagrees


No, the former Death agrees whilst you disagree
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LeonhartFour
10/28/19 8:13:38 PM
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Lopen
10/28/19 8:13:54 PM
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Reina and X-Death both far superior names to be sure.
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SaveEstelle
10/28/19 8:14:49 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
Bring the X back


I do not have the power to grant you this wish

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Reg
10/28/19 8:30:41 PM
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SaveEstelle posted...
I don't really care about Lenna Charlotte Tycoon very much but here's something shrimpteresting: the creator of the Higurashi franchise modeled Ryg Rena after her. What's really great about this "coolfact" is that, although she herself is pretty boring, Lenna Charlotte Tycoon's existence gave rise to a character who is not at all boring.

This is literally the best thing about this character, yes.
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SaveEstelle
10/28/19 8:42:01 PM
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4. Krile Mayer Baldesion

Also known as Cara and Kururu, Krile Mayer Baldesion is another person with a striking name who plays a role as a playable character in the hit 1992 video game Final Fantasy V for the Super Famicom Entertainment System. Krile Mayer Baldesion wears peach eyeshadow which vividly reflects her bright and cheery personality, I guess. She's Galuf's granddaughter which connects her to a more interesting character by proxy. She's probably grateful for that.

Although Krile Mayer Baldesion shows up somewhat early into the story, it isn't until the death of her grandfather and superior officer that she truly comes into her own. This is because she jacks all his stuff and basically cosplays as him in the job class system for the rest of the game (except sadly she doesn't actually wear the various job costumes the same way he did which would have been a lot funnier but what do I know I wasn't even five years old yet when this game was made). The first time players are introduced to Krile Mayer Baldesion, she shows up in Galuf's memories at a place called the Ronka Ruins. The Ronka Ruins have a cool name.

Unfortunately for Krile Mayer Baldesion, she's only somewhat cooler than Lenna. I give her the edge because she has plot abilities that, while going completely unexplained, make her niftier by design. Krile can, like, talk to moogles. She can also talk to dragons, which is why I am convinced that Lenna kicked trees behind the scenes every day of their adventure in jealous angst. One of those trees was probably Exdeath which likely contributed to the party's misery. Krile Mayer Baldesion can also see ghosts, again for no discernible reason but again who cares, the point is this makes her vaguely shrimpteresting.
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Nrrr
10/28/19 9:14:50 PM
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blitzball teams

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Raka_Putra
10/28/19 9:40:23 PM
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Tag.
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Lopen
10/28/19 10:27:14 PM
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Based on the discussion in here I nominate the most bloated category name

"Top name translations from official releases that are no longer considered the official name, not including Final Fantasy Tactics cause that would be like 300 rankings on its own"

I have no idea how many members that list actually has you'll have to do research
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LeonhartFour
10/29/19 2:09:50 AM
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trdl23
10/29/19 9:44:47 AM
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Reasons Haurchefant is best boy
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SaveEstelle
10/29/19 10:49:51 AM
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Lopen posted...
Based on the discussion in here I nominate the most bloated category name

"Top name translations from official releases that are no longer considered the official name, not including Final Fantasy Tactics cause that would be like 300 rankings on its own"

I have no idea how many members that list actually has you'll have to do research


Omg, Im in.

LeonhartFour posted...
man glad I got my list in early at this pace


I could have done all five last night but I dont want to burn out early! Ill knock the rest out today.

trdl23 posted...
Reasons Haurchefant is best boy


Heck, I only just recently met the guy and I can already think of at least three.
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SaveEstelle
10/29/19 1:19:54 PM
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3. Saris Scherwil Tycoon AKA "Faris Scherwiz"

Probably the most significant playable Final Fantasy character to participate in an accidental gender reveal party, Saris Scherwil Tycoon AKA "Faris Scherwiz" continues the FFV tradition of really funny names. Saris Scherwil Tycoon, as her name implies, is Lenna's long-lost sister. But Saris did not know how to pronounce her own name so the pirates who rescued her decided to label her Faris Scherwiz instead. Faris Scherwiz, being not a moron, soon realized it would be advantageous to masquerade as male whilst surrounded by scurvy sea dogs who might not have taken "no" for an answer once she came of age.

What I like most about Faris Scherwiz is that she isn't Krile or Lenna. As she is neither Krile nor Lenna, Faris is possessing of more than a mere modicum of coolness. Her rudeness and abrasiveness give her dialogue more flavor and bite. Her bond with Syldra is genuinely touching. And her status as King Tycoon's daughter is far more interesting than Lenna's because the revelation prompts her toward greater personal change.

Perhaps the best thing about Faris Scherwiz is that, in the fan translation as well as the Anthology localization, her royal nomenclature is translated to "Princess Salsa." However, this prompted me to consume more tortilla chips as a child than I would later have preferred, so I can't quite call it a win.
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pjbasis
10/29/19 1:25:52 PM
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SaveEstelle
10/29/19 1:26:14 PM
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pjbasis posted...
Is it Saris now and not Salsa???


Yeah, since 2006!
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pjbasis
10/29/19 1:28:42 PM
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Are you actually doing these by memory.

I couldn't tell you the name of a location like Ronka Ruins even though I think I beat the game at least twice, and probably had at least 3 more attempts at the early gsme.

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SaveEstelle
10/29/19 1:34:32 PM
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pjbasis posted...
Are you actually doing these by memory.

I couldn't tell you the name of a location like Ronka Ruins even though I think I beat the game at least twice, and probably had at least 3 more attempts at the early gsme.


Mostly! I think the only thing Ive had to look up so far was the spelling of Kriles middle name.
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Lopen
10/29/19 1:38:16 PM
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Faris 2 spots too low
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pjbasis
10/29/19 1:43:50 PM
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LeonhartFour
10/29/19 1:46:57 PM
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ZaziGuado
10/29/19 2:17:52 PM
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FFX OST Top 10 (or more should you choose to!)
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JonThePenguin
10/29/19 6:45:23 PM
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FF11 Expansions
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Mega Mana
10/29/19 7:04:31 PM
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Culex
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SaveEstelle
10/29/19 7:32:00 PM
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Gonna wrap up FFV tonight and move on to the next exciting nomination.
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trdl23
10/29/19 7:54:42 PM
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Haurchefant is legit one of my favorite FF characters of all time now.
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LeonhartFour
10/29/19 9:28:04 PM
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SaveEstelle
10/30/19 12:25:20 AM
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2. Bartz Klauser

There are two Bartz Klausers -- the Bartzes Klauser, if you will. There is the Bartz Klauser who appears in sprite form in the actual video game called Final Fantasy V, and there is the Yoshitaka Amano Bartz Klauser who looks like someone ordered a Skinny Chai Unsweet Firion Latte. I vastly prefer the former Bartz Klauser, whose poppy and pulpy array of catchy one-liners (as illustrated in the superb Final Fantasy V Advance) far outweigh the moody buffoonery seen elsewhere.

The superior Bartz Klauser is a fun-loving, fancy-free adventurer who, along with his valiant chocobo Boko, stumbles into an epic journey courtesy of a meteor falling roughly twenty yards ahead of him. Bartz is friendly, Bartz is funny, and Bartz fits his element (wind) to a tee. He goes where he goes! He's not even on the right planet until further into the story, but who cares? Not Bartz. (Admittedly, he doesn't actually know he's from another planet, but I digress.) He reminds me of myself in some ways, which is impressive for a game as early into the series as his. Also, he says "That overgrown lobster got SERVED!" You can't not like a guy who says that after a boss fight. You just can't.

What holds Bartz back? Well, I've talked about how he's kind of cool but I can't tell you about much else. Because there isn't much else to Bartz Klauser. He's a dashing heroic shrugmuffin. He's a shrugmuffin. A decent one but a baked good nonetheless.
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SaveEstelle
10/30/19 12:33:55 AM
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1. Galuf Halm Baldesion

This guy. Right here. This guy's the best that Final Fantasy V has to offer. Is it any surprise? There's just something endearing about the old man. I like that he's the token amnesiac here rather than a young girl like so many other Japanese stories. I like that his memory issues are given a nice dose of intrigue almost from the very beginning. I like that it turns out he's the king of another world -- Bartz's world, even! -- but what I like most of all is that Galuf's death is the first time in the Final Fantasy franchise that death is truly felt. It happens every time you sneeze in Final Fantasy IV, and the only time the dying is genuinely terminal, it's for one of the worst characters in the game, but in Final Fantasy V it's appropriately shocking.

Final Fantasy V, you see, is a spirited and adventurous video game about friends banding together to become the "Warriors of Light" and setting to rights a world plagued by a guy whose name is literally Exdeath. But despite his unfortunate name, Exdeath earns my angst every time I watch Galuf go down. Because it hurts. Because Galuf Halm Baldesion isn't just kind cool. Galuf Halm Baldesion is cool.

Y'see, Galuf loves dumb puns and makes fun of his own old age as a proxy for his bad memory. He's the heart of the party the entire time he's around, and for the remainder of the game post-demise he's referenced numerous times to great effect because it's pretty clear things just ain't the same without him. This guy is probably my favorite playable fellow in all of the first five Final Fantasies, so ranking him #1 was a cakewalk.
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SaveEstelle
10/30/19 12:35:20 AM
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Oh man, @LeonhartFour, that next nomination is going to take a while to complete!
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LordoftheMorons
10/30/19 12:47:44 AM
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Aww yeah Galuf

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