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darkknightkryta on 28 December 2009
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Jumpin said:
bugrimmar said:

"I don't deserve to be anyone, I don't deserve to be loved, I can't protect anyone, I'm worthless.." blah blah blah.. This guy is such a wimpy little girl. What the hell does Rinoa see in him?

I'm playing FF8 again via PSN. What horrible lead character design, now that I realize it.. Back when I first played the game, I was a teenager.. So I guess I kinda shared his emo-ness. But now? Damn man, grow a set of balls will you?


I don't think I remember Squall saying that at all. He is not a self-loathing character, he is an elitist, self-loving arrogant character; his opposite is Laguna who is the opposite of elitist and is much more open. He is very similar to Matt Damon's character in Good Will Hunting. Like Matt Damon's character, Squall goes through a remarkable change throughout the game.

 

Though I am playing Final Fantasy 7 right now, and that seems similar to something Cloud has said because he was too weak to save his village.

indeed Squall has never said most of that.  But he has said he shouldn't be relied upon, and the more they try to "rely" on Squall to do things, the more his thought bubbles get funnier.  And Squall isn't an elitist, or self-loving character.  He's just a depressed man who would rather be ordered around than lead. He rather take things as they are without question, I mean, why bother trying to change things, he can't control anything, he's not the one in control.  Until half way through the game when he starts questioning everything and HAS to take control. I guess most people either never finished past half way through the second disc, or just feel Squall's character development is unrealistic.  But Squall goes through a lot; he makes his changes to go from the extreme he's in, to the middle ground and that's one of the things that makes this game so great in my eyes.