#People talk about the Zeus vs Ogre match but I feel like none realizes how fucked up this one is in-context

[quincyhorst]

(Scrapped Tweet Thread)

This was meant to be on my own HC tag only but I decided to post it on the main Ina11 tag too bc I feel like this isn't talked enough imo. So, hi.

So just to clarify, all my Rose Griffon headcanons are set on FFI!Ogre universe, unlike the other teams (which are more inspired by the anime). Mainly because I wanted to expand on the specific Ogre vs RG match and the outcome it left in-universe. Plus being fair, I personally find slightly more interesting than just getting humiliated by all other Block B teams.

Another reason why? It is a good source of angst.

(Long post + Headcanon ahead)

First off I want to clarify something: On the game, it is shown that Ogre inflitrates on the FFI tournament, defeating Rose Griffon by 36 goals (I'm still unsure what team were they replacing in this match, and since I don't own IE3 I cannot confirm) and things got so bad that the french players had to leave themselves. Either way, after Inazuma Japan and Canon defeat them, they leave the timeline, but at the cost of deleting any of their trace in people's memories. So this leaves a question, what about the match? If Ogre gets memory holed from the entire FFI, are those 36 goals attributed to anyone else? Or do the match results change to suit the original timeline better?

For this scenario's sake, we'll make it so Ogre modified everybody's memories and perception, and took one team's spot for this occasion. When they left the timeline, they changed the match as said country made those goals instead. But unfortunately the damage was still done, France got destroyed by something they couldn't remember anymore, just vague memories and feelings that haunt them deep inside.

But you know how to make this worse? Remember, Rose Griffon is a national selection, meaning they were under the constant pressure of representing a whole country. But, what happens when at the last second, you get bombarded with such horrendous result?

The Rose Griffon kids must have had it hard, specially after getting labeled "the worst FFI team". Imagine returning home with your teammates, and for the next days, weeks and months all the press talks about is an international humiliation that you couldn't do anything about; and you can't actually process how or why it happened.

And this is all about being a regular player. NOW, imagine BEING THE ACTUAL GOALKEEPER. Because remember, in the match's cutscene THERE WAS NO SWITCHING. Ladji Parra stood in the goal during the entirety of the match, even when it ended.

When you come back home, your name appears everywhere. All over the newspapers, all over the TV, the web, your image as a soccer player overall gets ruined forever. Nobody wants to have you around, as you became a nationwide symbol of shame and humilliation. From now on, you will forever be known as the goalkeeper that failed 36 times, who knows if you'll ever get rid of that stain as time goes on.

...Now, this got rather sad, so let's add here something more uplifting: If there was something actually good that came from the Ogre match and that dreaded FFI, is that after it all ended, the Rose Griffon players started to rely deeply in one another for support. They were all put on the same situation and negative public image, so if nobody else was going to support them, why not work together? It wasn't easy at first, given some members even refused to communicate at first (I think you know who I'm referring to), but no matter what, they eventually came back and all stood together.

And by also reaching out constantly they managed to strengthen their bonds any further; making very close friendships within some of their members. Hell, some of their actual family members became close too. So overall, post-Ogre, Rose Griffon all became a very united found family.

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Note: I'm case I might be wrong and turns out those 36 goals were erased from history too, then... Uhhh... You can consider this an AU instead (? I think it's an interesting change of pace given how Rose Griffon (And France overall) always got the worst treatment out of the three euro Block B teams. Also it feels weird for me for Ogre!IE3 to just hit RG in the face and then just erase/change it with time travelling magic or something. They went by something horrible, man, of course something must have remained on their brains.