Board 8 > Save My Favorite Final Fantasy Characters XXV: Day 73 [smfffc]

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Oh Quistis is not something I trade for, and I meant hour 2.

what if

selphie got over her third place hump?

A fine back up plan

FFDragon posted...

what if

selphie got over her third place hump?

I'd be on board for a Selphie/Jessie final

I'd vote for Selphie if she's against Aerith.

FFDragon posted...

(at Camden yards again)

Oh good, it wasn't just me.

Mewtwo59 posted...

Oh good, it wasn't just me.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/5/7/AAAqtIAAEyaR.jpg

https://streamable.com/2h250s

... so many.. layers to move.... in so many frames...

yet i think the brief milliseconds of cid p are the best part

i swear i've been watching this 50 times and every time it loops back to the cid p toss i burst laughing and i feel so dumb for it

Grimlyn posted...

yet i think the brief milliseconds of cid p are the best part

I missed the one at the start and had to slo-mo at the end because i'm like "why is this red mouth chasing him", lol

but I also laughed so don't feel dumb, when you mentioned beach girls the other day I thought you were talking about some scene around the beach battle, certainly did not recall Layle being chased down by a trio of lovelorn bikini babes!!

easy to miss since it's not a full cutscene or anything - it's a gameplay interaction, if you open 4 chests in that room in the city those beach babes will come out fawning for you lmao. it is in the movie tho, hence being so sped-up!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/9/5/AAeYFbAAEya3.png

it gets you this achievement

Guess it's time to make my pitch for why I love Selphie as a character and why you might want to throw her some saves. On the surface, she is a normal bubble-pop optimist with the "Booyaka!" catchphrase that organizes the Garden Festival. On the inside, and what actually pours out throughout the game, is the core of a very damaged, very demented sociopath that the entire party is terrified of. Now, most of the time it's a case of, "yes, she's a psycho but she's OUR psycho!" but it does often cross the line into asking "...but is she our psycho?" A lot of the FF8 characters get limited chances to develop, but Selphie makes the most of her time with a full arc of unhinged mayhem that culminates in the best FMV of the game.

From the very first mission, she gets genuinely confused/annoyed at why you don't take unnecessary risks by jumping off the cliff. She has no sense of self-preservation and chases thrills:

Selphie: "What took you so long? It would've been much quicker if you'd just jumped."

During the Timber briefing, she first shows off her penchant for wanton destruction. And you get the first reactions of someone nervously questioning Selphie's mental state:

Zone: "Our plan is to..."
Selphie: "...Blow it to smithereens with a rocket launcher!?"
Zone: "Ahh...not quite..."

And during the briefing she's just a little too excited by the prospect of their catastrophic failure:

Rinoa: "We'll have to complete the uncoupling before the 1st switch point. If we don't..."
Selphie: "BOOM! ...Game over, right?"
Rinoa: "...Yeah. So we'll have to move fast. I'll explain the uncoupling process later."

Also seems to lack empathy or any kind of social cues:

Selphie: "It's one of the... ugliest things that I've ever seen in my life. You must really hate him."

Her words and her actions often clash, and the party itself first starts side-eyeing her in Dollet:

Rinoa: "I know that...! What I want to know is, what is the president going to broadcast!? Why use radio waves? There must be something they want to say to the whole world. What can it be?"
Selphie: "Everybody! Love! And Peace!"
[Everyone kind of looks at Selphie funny.]

By mid disc one, Squall has already learned to give Selphie what she wants:

Train Announcement: "This train, bound for East Academy, will depart shortly."
[Selphie looks at the locked door.]
Squall: "We'll..."
Selphie: "Open, Open, OPEN!"
Squall: "...Make it."
Selphie: "Please... Open up!
Squall: (...Better let her have her way.)
ID Check: "Confirming...Access granted..."
[The door opens.]
Selphie: "Tee-hee! Thanks

Squall: (Yeah, whatever.) "Have a good time..."
Selphie: "Are you being sarcastic!? You are, aren't you! Well, fine then! We WILL have a good time!"
Squall: (Did I say something terrible? Women... I don't understand women.)

Even trains learn to bend to Selphie's will not long after:

ID Check: "Confirming... Access granted..."
[Everyone piles in. Selphie goes to the door and it opens.]
Selphie: "Hee! You caught on!"

Of course, the infamous skinning a moomba to escape situation:

Selphie: "Well, we could skin this little guy and wear him as a disguise..."
[The lion-thing grows frantic and runs away from Selphie.]
Selphie: "I'm kidding! I'm kidding!"
Zell: (Doesn't sound like you are...)

Destruction:

[The SeeDs go up the floors 'til they come to a large iron door.]
Zell: "This ain't gonna open."
Quistis: "Should we try somewhere else?"
Selphie: "Let's just force it open!"

Lack of self-preservation, yet again:

Selphie: "Oh, so this big hole goes all the way to the bottom. So if we jump ALL the way down, we're outta here."
Quistis: "Go ahead if you want to be squashed like a pancake."

Then there's the whole Metal Gear Selphie section (one of the best stretches in the game), where there is no plan besides (yet again) calculated and large scale destruction. Every step of the way, you can choose to try and be stealthy but it always boils down to a fight and Selphie trying to murder and/or explode everything, often to the party's terror:

Selphie: "I'm on the missile base infiltration team! I have to be! They launched missiles at MY Trabia!"
Squall: "This mission is unlike any other. It's not an order or a request from anyone... Selphie, do you have some kind of plan?"
Selphie: "I think if we take this Galbadian army vehicle, we should be able to make it inside the base. But...that's about it. I'll have to think of the rest once we're inside. Do you think that'd be ok? I'm sorry... I mean, thanks. There isn't much time! You better hurry to Balamb Garden!"

Zell: "When the hell is launch time!?"
Selphie: "It doesn't matter! We have to stop the missiles! That's all there is to it, right!? If there's a door, we go in! If there's anything we can break, we break! And in the end, we blow this place to smithereens!"

The party barely keeps the fireball contained this entire section, and it's at this point that literally everyone know that she is pyschotic:

The party enters the nearest door and come to another door that's locked tightly.]
Selphie: "It's LOCKED!"
[Selphie looks at a panel near the door.]
Selphie: "Insert ID Card!? But...we don't have one!!!"
Quistis: "Selphie, calm down."
Zell: "Selphie, stop yelling!"

Maintenance Soldier: "So, that's that. We're counting on you."
Selphie: "Yes, sir!" (......Whoo-hoo! Blow the place to smithereens!)

Selphie: (This must be the control panel, but I'm not sure what to do...)
R1: "I'm not sure what to do so, I'll just press whatever!"
[Selphie presses some stuff.]
Selphie: (...That's strange... Nothing happened. ...Maybe I should try again.)
R4: "Destroy everything!"
[Selphie square-s off with the panel, banging on it for awhile until she gets some results. The room's power then shuts off.]
Selphie: "Huh? Heeey... The lights went out..."

Then there's a gauntlet of fights and Selphie just clobbering maintainence soldiers:

Selphie: "Whoo-hoo! Let's keep movin'!"
Rinoa: (Selphie can get a little carried away at times...)
Irvine: (...Geez...Selphie can be a little outta control at times...

Selphie: "...Phew. That was close..."
Zell: "Selphie! You're outta control!"
Quistis: "Selphie! What's gotten into you!?"
Selphie: "Whatever! Let's just hurry!"

Officer: "Bring it ON! How dare you interfere with our plans! (Maybe that was a bit too much? Well, what's done is done!)
Selphie: "Up yours! We're gonna screw up this plan of yours!" [The battle
starts after this.]

Selphie: "TA-DAH! Hooooo, finally. This military uniform is itchy, and it stinks!"
Selphie: "Ok then! Let's stop the missiles, blow the base to smithereens, and get outta here!"

[They walk around inspectin' things for awhile, before Selphie hits paydirt.]

Selphie: "Let's see... ............ Heeey! I found it! Push this, then that... ............ ............ There! I'm done! Whoo-hoo! All we need to find now is the self-destruct mechanism!"

Selphie: (...Are we locked in? Squall will take care of the rest, right? I wonder if he'll organize the Garden Festival? Nah, can't count on Squall for that... Sigh... It's all over...)
Rinoa: "...Squall, did you put me on this team because you hated me...?"
Quistis: "It came quite quietly. I thought the end would have been more dramatic..."
Selphie: (...What are you all saying? ...Squall chose us because he believed in us. I'm sure of it! We can do it. That's what he thought when he made this team. Isn't that right, Squall?)

This is like the one time she becomes self-aware in the early game, when she lets the bubblepop mask slip, and even then it's a dig at Squall:

Selphie: "Y'know, I really wanted to see a band perform on this stage. I even had my eyes set on a few people, too. Oh well..."
Squall: (Man, she's really down.) "Come on. I'm sure you can still do something."
Selphie: "... Squall...being sensitive? That's weird. You're the last person I expected to cheer me up. I must really look depressed."

She could very well be a golden god, she is untethered, and her rage knows no bounds!:

Selphie: "Sorry to keep you waiting! Thanks so much for coming all the way out here, everyone."
Irvine: "Cheer up, eh?"
Selphie: "Thanks. Take me with you when you fight the sorceress, ok? I wanna get even. I want my revenge!"
Rinoa: "Um... Do we...have to fight? Isn't there another way? Y'know, to avoid any bloodshed?"

This one's just funny because dunking on Seifer is always funny:

Seifer: "Selphie, right? I wish we had time to get to know each other."
Selphie: "Nahh. You're not my type."

Fucking with Squall just because:

Selphie: "How's it goin', Squall? Is Rinoa still asleep? Psst... Psst... Psst... (Rinoa's so cute when she's asleep.)"
Squall: "Whatever. So how is it? Can we make it to Esthar?"
Selphie: "Wooo! Are you blushing!?"
Irvine: "Selphie, don't make Squall angry...

Panic attacks when she can't take control of something by blowing it up:

Selphie: "What, what, did I miss something? Uh-oh, it's so quiet. The air's getting heavy. Guys... What's wrong? COME ON! We're all together again! We're gonna bring back Rinoa! It's like a picnic! We're gonna have fun!"

No fear, no questioning, just acceptence and the thrill of the unknown:

Squall: "...There's something here."
[A hole opens up.]
Selphie: "Oh! Neato! A hole in the middle of nowhere."

Oh yeah I just got out of the SPACE CRASH, abandoned the other guy, stole a chocobo and wandered around and also IS THAT A SPACESHIP I CAN ALSO STEAL?!:

Selphie: "Whoo-hoo! I'm back!"
Squall: "How did you get here?"
Selphie: "It was soooo bad! The impact from the landing knocked me out cold. When I woke up, it was just me and Piet."
Squall: (Piet? Oh, the guy who escaped with us. What happened to Ellone?)
Selphie: "Sis wasn't there. I hope she's all right... Piet said he'd wait for the rescue crew. I found a chocobo, so I went for a run, then I came upon this ship. And there you were, Squall!"
Squall: "I see."
Selphie: "Hey, does this ship fly? Does it move?"
Squall: "Who knows?"
Selphie: "Squall... That was so cool when you jumped out into space. Just like a hero from a storybook! Heeey, where's the heroine?"

And Selphie was always off, even as a child, delighting in the death and destruction:

Irvine: "Sefie, whacha playin!?"
Selphie: WAR!

And in the game's final acts, Selphie goes full mask off and just commandeers a spaceship to go plow face first into the Lunatic Pandora. Party has accepted their fate:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEK3hmYkg44

Quistis: "Ahh... Excuse me, we're flying?
Zell: "I hope this ain't the case but, I can picture Selphie in the pilot seat, and..."
Quistis: "...Selphie screaming, 'Whoo-hoo, we're flying!' (And standing next to her, a very excited Irvine...)
[The three head up to the cockpit.]
Selphie: "Whoo-hoo! We're flying!"
Irvine: "Selphie's just amazing!"
Squall: "You sure you can fly this?"
Selphie: "It just kinda took off! I don't know. It's pretty easy. I think it'll be fine. But there's no guarantee it won't crash!"

Quistis: "Are the machine guns and main cannon ready?"
Selphie: "Rrready! Let's just fire like crazy and make a big hole, BOOM!"
[FMV. The Ragnarok fires at the outer shield of the structure but is repelled.]
Irvine: "Shields!"
Selphie: "WHOO-HOOO!!!"
[Selphie rocks back and forth in the pilot seat]

End of game Selphie gives zero fucks too:

[They finally defeat Ultimecia once and for all. There is only a white room now, and everyone is running around in it except Squall.]
Irvine: "Is it over? Let's go! Let's go back to our time!"
Selphie: Shut up! Just calm down and think where we have to go."

And of course, the escapism of the train song:

Selphie: "Train Train Take Us Away. Take Us Away Far Away. To the Future We Will Go. Where It Leads No One Knows."

So there you go. Selphie the Unhinged. Barely keeping it contained for the entirety of the game until she finally gets to unleash it all at the end. I love this little psycho, and I really do think she's underrated because people don't look past the bubblepop.

UltimaterializerX posted...

I really want a Seph/Aeris final. Maximum comedy.

If Aerith absolutely has to be in a third consecutive final (and to be clear she absolutely does not, as there are many other VII options to choose from, people) this would be the objective best option for the lulz. I'm pulling for AerithxRedXIII though. Hojo's dream is also a funny alternative that won't cause me to shrivel up and die inside!

GenesisSaga posted...

If Aerith absolutely has to be in a third consecutive final (and to be clear she absolutely does not,

If you didn't want her in the finals again, you should have let her won one of the last two.

Selphie also somehow has commandeered control of Garden's ranking system because she can lower everyone's rank if they're too mean to her

Ah yes, the malicious streak I forgot about that.

Selphie is also one of the earliest known bloggers.

It does make me kinda sad that some of FFVIII's best character moments are optional and easily missable, like Selphie's blog or saying "Up yours!" to a Galbadian soldier.

Quistis: "...Selphie screaming, 'Whoo-hoo, we're flying!' (And standing next to her, a very excited Irvine...)
[The three head up to the cockpit.]
Selphie: "Whoo-hoo! We're flying!"

Well now I'm just sad about Quistis going out

The parenthetical thought is from Squall, not Quistis, for the record

BlueCrystalTear posted...

If you didn't want her in the finals again, you should have let her won one of the last two.

Hey I definitely voted for her over Ramza! I felt obligated to support Kefka though.

UltimaterializerX posted...

The Ramza loss was a blowout. Not sure why people rallied behind Kefka two years ago.

Both characters that Aeris lost to are better characters than she is.

Ramza > Aerith > Kefka

Kefka > Ramza > Aerith

Top 3 Tactics has a longer streak than Finals Aerith

Leonhart4 posted...

Ramza > Aerith > Kefka

this

LiquidOshawott posted...

Top 3 Tactics has a longer streak than Finals Aerith

Delita v Aeris final let's go

Bring back Wiegraf to beat Aerith next year

Kefka > Delita > Ramza > Aerith

Actually fuck it next year Ill give Wiegraf a run unless XVI absolutely rocks my socks

I would happily lend my support to a Wiegraf run

(this is a non-binding post you can't get mad if I change my mind)

where's drak

andylt posted...

I would happily lend my support to a Wiegraf run

(this is a non-binding post you can't get mad if I change my mind)

its ok I know your commitment is to get Ghido top 20 until the end of time

UltimaterializerX posted...

Two in a row and she's lost no momentum.

We're a long way from the end and there are multiple users who were saving her last year who aren't participating this year, and also no guarantee the ones who were saving her last year would do so again this year. Though I am certainly hoping so, all Aerith savers are welcome!!

(....also just realized I haven't saved Aerith yet this contest. MartinFF7: Shame of the FF7 Nation)

GenesisSaga posted...

If Aerith absolutely has to be in a third consecutive final (and to be clear she absolutely does not)

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/4/7/AAC56kAAEdp_.jpg

Damn it, FFD. Now I have to play FF8 all over again to solely focus on the unhinged psycho that is Selphie :3

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/5/8/AAB3mmAAEye-.jpg

Why doesn't lefty just add the cut off times to the rules so I can stop forgetting them

time for 30 minutes of obsessive board refreshing

Wouldnt that be an hour of obsessive board refreshing? Or am I misremembering?

your cutoff time is now

No round today.

back to Zelda

th3l3fty posted...

your cutoff time is now

No round today.

I'll be damned

now i know what lefty would sound like as a bartender

FYI this means there's only been a round in 1 of the past 4 Sundays (1 of the past 5 that was within the Sunday time limit)

Can we discuss just making Sundays permanent days off the rest of the contest? (edit: posted this before seeing Ulti's post)

yeah I had a no Sunday rounds rule when I hosted, it was just easier that way