#Serah concepts

[pippatis]

just another oc lol don't mind me

This is Ryan. He's an... 'old friend' of Serah's.

In honor of her FINALLY being mentioned on my Patreon(check it out! Everything is free!), you guys can have this mini comic related to her backstory lol

it's an example of things to look forward to, I guess??? if anyone is looking forward to any of this???????

[mogranet]

Final Fantasy 13-2 – Serah Farron (Concept) Cosplay

Cosplayer Profile & Origin of Photos

[s-insomnia]

i don't CARE about ffxiii's generally bad and linear gameplay. the fabula nova crystallis mythos will forever have me in a chokehold.

[oeidn]

" look up at the sky . "

         ✱˚｡⋆   ↪ 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 .    /    serah farron, @healfate.

         &.    as instructed, the warrior looks upward. Taking in such scenery of creamy-white    &.    a plane or two soaring across    ...    the warmth of a dusk falling sun nearly  sparkles  on pale skin, shining on silver metal armor. It's almost blinding, though feels  freeing.  To have the pleasure of being in a moment of calm before a storm soon approaches;  living in a moment to last forelong. Lips stretch into a smile - one so    GENUINE    her muscles ached, it's been  too long  since having such emotion overwhelm her chest. To be with her sister, peacefully like this, is all she'd ever wanted    &.    fought for.

         However, concepts like this  don't stay.  A sky once so full of hope    &.    rainbows, soon become  gloom,  become doom.  A mirage of the sister so loved    &.    desperate to reunite with fades - nothing short of an apparition formed from one's mind.

         Her smile fades.

         Rain pours, harshly connecting with the same armor that basked itself in sun;  now rusted    &.    so very worn.

         Odin made a noise, that of which horses do when checking on their rider    &.    clanking their hooves against rubble    &.    ash. God reincarnate looked to him, a silent reassurance that she'd be  fine.

          ❛ ❛  Too much time's been wasted already    ...    I know.  ❜ ❜         A response stern    &.    filled with frustration. The pair would take off, fighting yet another battle in hopes to become  one step closer  to being with her family once more. This time, swearing not to let Serah slip between her grasp again.

[caparrucia]

@garbria replied to your post “(This is assuming you played FFXIII, so if you...”:

Well, now I want to play FF13

​You should! It's available on Steam and on Xbox, I'm pretty sure (I have the collection for Xbox One, because Sony decided it didn't want to port that one to the PS5 and I'm deluding myself to believe that means they're working on a remaster even though the game really doesn't need it.)

XIII suffered a lot of criticism at launch, most of it was a lot of misogyny, a vast majority of the rest is incongruent in the context of the trilogy (but it's fair criticism, because we didn't KNOW it was a trilogy, at launch, or what that trilogy would look like long term) and the smallest remaining is actually fair and valid.

Common criticisms of XIII are:

"It's a hallway!" Which is true, but it is thematically relevant, and only really valid for the first game. It is addressed (beautifully) in XIII-2 and Lightning Returns, because the point of trapping the player and the characters in a hallway is to highlight through gameplay the concept of prophecy and fate as well as to reflect on the player how the characters are acting.

"The story makes no sense!" The story makes perfect sense if you understand it as a god's long term gambit. But specifically the complaint is that the characters are trapped in a situation where killing the big bad will trigger the apocalypse, and after going back and forth about it for twenty hours, they settle in on killing the big bad. People notice, correctly, that this still not really a choice, but they fail to land on the fact nothing in XIII is meant to be a choice. Because it's all ordained and determined by the gods (plural, this is important.)

"The ending is an asspull!" The ending is a literal act of god, yes. There are no consequences in XIII for it, so you can end on a high note if you don't play the rest, but the entirety of XIII-2 and Lightning Returns is a protracted analysis of why "and then God meddled to save our asses" was the worst possible thing that could happen. And also a great example of why we're gonna end up punching The God in the face over it.

"All the story is in the databooks!" This is... a valid complaint! A lot of the lore and history of this world is contained in the datalog, and only briefly or obliquely referenced by the characters. Meaning, if you want to REALLY understand what's going on, you're gonna have to read a lot. The reason, from a game structure perspective is that the story in XIII really isn't about the war between the gods and their gambles and the history of the world: The story of XIII is about grief and loss and refusing to give up on your loved ones, no matter what, and how that fundamentally changes and propels its protagonists (plural! All 6 of them!) into becoming the kind of people who punch God in the face for all his fuckery.

What XIII actually delivers on is one of the most well-rounded and healthy romantic relationships I've ever seen in media, period (should out to Serah and Snow for not being toxic dipshits, either way), a fantastic and nuanced cast full of flawed, complex characters that are trying their best despite the fact there's literally no options and no choice that could possibly fix their situation, and a nuanced, dynamic combat system that is easy to learn and takes time and skill to master but which will allow you to ridiculous shit while also relying on AI that's both distinct per character, but also reliable. Which like. When was the last time you played an RPG where you could trust your AI party members to not fuck you over mid-boss fight?

Also, it looks gorgeous and I love it.

[terraxcloud]

Clerra hints in FF7 Rebirth so far

I have been wanting to continue writing more, but I was waiting for the script of Act 4 Chapter 7 Part 2 of DFFOO to release at dff.ooo, but that still hasn't happened...so I'll ignore it for now.

The demo footage from the Tokyo Game Show has arrived. I originally didn't expect anything, but it makes sense that the demo shows the flashback and Junon since they were shown in the trailers already.

Here's a list of general stuff followed by miscellaneous Clerra stuff (#7 is biggest):

Climbing is a part of this game.

You can swim in basically any source of water to reach islands.

Yuffie is recruited during the boss fight that involves Priscilla and it seems like the artificial respiration minigame will be done with Yuffie (?maybe?). They were playing it safe there I suppose.

A giant bird creature (i'll just call it "the condor") snatches one of the black cloaked figures. I feel there was always a hint that Zack should be snatched up by something bird-like and fall on some flowers thanks to what the WoFF DLC scene involving Serah showed (search it up on YouTube if you want) and the fact that the condor appeared before Zack's scene in Intergrade's ending (which is why I mention it). There is a little more information about birds and Shinra involving the "Fonadu" enemy. Also, Fort Condor is now an island (it's may be important for Clerra, but that's a long story).

Priscilla is similar to Rikku. In fact, I felt she was so similar that I can literally just say that my crazy theory has been proven right. Rikku is designed after Yuffie and Priscilla, which is why both of them are now involved in the same scene and already know each other. It may not seem important now, but if Rikku appears in DFFOO, it will be. Plus, it's "lore"...in a way. My original theory started with why the concept art of Priscilla looked similar to Rikku (specifically the hair) and why in X-2 Rikku says she once had a crush on someone which was never ever figured out to be anyone except one guy which couldn't possibly be (yes, it's actually Cloud, thanks Nomura).

Rhonda, the mayor for the town under Junon has clothing that is similar in composition to Terra. She has the pink cloak "scarf" around her neck, interesting earrings, a ponytail, and a piece of clothing wrapped around her waist mimicking Terra's sash. She has a tattoo on her left arm as well, but I didn't know what it was. I'd assume there'll be something involving her with this Clerra storyline in Cloud's timeline. The hair bangs of Tifa, Priscilla, and Yuffie are also similar...they may be imitating Cloud's hair in a way. This isn't a new thing since Terra's hair in Dissidia (2008) also imitates Cloud hair (it's very subtle, but you won't un-see it once you notice it and how it goes away in Dissidia NT). Another character will likely be Kyrie in Zack's timeline (and maybe Jessie again if she exists). Priscilla's hair and clothing look more like Terra's now.

The synergy attack with Cloud & Aerith ("Firework Blade") looks like Terra's "Riot Blade" attack from FF6 (three energy beams are shot from Cloud's sword)...however, the most important detail is extremely important. The attack has the 5-petal flower spammed into existence. This flower is always found on Terra's hints: the flowers on Miss Folia's shirt, a promotional Dissidia Arcade image with Cloud, Terra, and Onion Knight, on the New Year 2020 card with mouse Terra, and on Yuffie's clothing in Advent Children. I think this flower is one of the many 5-petaled ones on Terra's leggings.

So, it looks like Riot Blade, and it only has this specific flower involved in it...this is the most important Clerra clue so far, period, in anything. Sure, it could just be a five petaled flower because it's Aerith's attack, but the main difference is that it is MANY. The Yuffie flower hint is very old, btw.

Now, about Zack's timeline...

In Zack's timeline, Elmyra hints that the world may be "ending". The tornado that destroys and incapacitates the others in that timeline is involved in the end of FF7 with Meteor coming close. The case may be that Zack's timeline is Sephiroth winning.

With Sephiroth's words at the end of the trailer, this means that instead of "going to another world", he will bring two worlds together (FF6 and FF7's worlds). This is hinted at in Opera Omnia where worlds actually are merged into one ALL THE TIME, although Sephiroth mentions he wants to travel to other worlds. It could be that Terra (and maybe others) will just appear in the world, but it seems a bit silly to think of it like that...for now (it was one of my original joke theories from early 2020).

Many people were surprised by what Sephiroth said about the Reunion being "worlds merging" and the general assumption is that the timelines are the worlds, but no one is anticipating anything related to Clerra despite all the hints that have been ignored.

The thing is, following the pattern, Cloud in his timeline is with Aerith doing the "FF7 game story". It makes sense that Zack would be doing the opposite thing with Terra in the "FF6 game story" that Cloud is missing from (as he's the original main character of FF6 and Zack was the originally planned "personality" of Cloud for FF7 before they decided on FF6 Cloud and made a big mystery on who's "the real Cloud").

I know that's hard for anyone to believe, but I guess you'll see for yourself...

Still, I don't know WHEN Terra will appear, but it's completely possible it will happen in Rebirth as all the puzzle pieces are set with Zack's timeline along with DFFOO chapter 4 is building up something and the hints are getting too strong for them to continue the secret for four or so more years. Also that Terra statue will be shipped soon that costs as much as a car...obviously, that can't be ignored (will it ship November 2023? I remember it being that.)

Many people like to focus on Cloud, Zack, and Sephiroth (theorists especially), but don't seem to notice that the three are distinctly tied to Terra, Aerith, and Jenova.

[harukirai]

Wow, I didn't know that about Terra! I'm surprised they were so upfront about that! Maybe her girlfriend was supposed to be Daryl, or they were going to make Locke into a woman who was going to be her girlfriend, kind of like Terra was originally supposed to be a male character. It seems like the idea was reworked for Fang and Vanille's relationship in XIII. (Also Lightning seems like a lesbian.) Thanks for the reply, I'm so pleased!

Also had a similar thought, but for the love of god the only optional/implied- scrapped girlfriend i found is celes(in that one time terra played with the thought of falling in love and flirt with celes only to reject the idea of love) which is with the other guy in the end, im replaying it in english its my next game after finishing 5(which i dont have much of left of).also yeah it feels like the scrapped concept was rewritten into 13! Thats why i was so happy with the inclusion(and yeah i restarted playing 13 in english for the first time and lightning does sound kimda gay, which id preffer than the hope implication that this game have for some reason in jp. Like i love hope, he grew to be a fine man only to be put back into a child in lightning returns which for the love of god i cant stand, let the kid grow, have his relationship with lightning be maternal& non romantic please my personal headcanon is that lightning is a mother figure to hope and hope brings her softer sides, as in what babies, kitten and puppies bring out of pple and for some reason pple really do ship them and im livid. Pretty sure there's no official love interest for claire cause in the toriyama's eyes she is his wife, no man can have her thats why the only pple she is soft for is serah and hope is no threat for Toriyama)

Also im stuck in the sahz vanille segment in the forest when you change weather i hate the bosses idk why but my adult brain is somehow worse in the game then i was before(like dont get me wrong i did get stuck allot but usually in the summon fights or like later game fights idk if the xbox version is bugging on me but im seriously stuck and thats what sparked my replay of the series )

(played it on pc before so idk what i did or is the steam version easier but i wanna get to fang already and im stuck even though i looked at tutorials ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ

*also just jumped to xiii-2 to replay that one on english as well(the whole xiii trilogy i experienced back in the day in japanese i think my original version was on ps3, but i lent most of my collection when my first ps3 died so ill get that back only when my cousin will visit next)

So im cringing at some of the differences there too. But on funny note i think its hilarious that vanille and fang had an Australian accent, cause in japanese its okinawan i think and the implication are hilarious. Especially on fang it sounds just 100% like she had a huge lesbian vibe in japanese as well and text wise more so but i cant her va in english did such a great job im in tears like most of the cast sounds good in the first game but the 2nd in english 8s evan whackier than the jp and havent gotten to lightning returns yet but i cant wait to see that one dog scene in english, but yeah sorry for gushing i really love thise games and its hard to find pple who played them let alone acknowledge the gays in the games especially in the western sides of the internet (like besidesa handful of actual queer players who actually got far enough in the games & few dudes who just love vannile and fang cause they are fetishizing the lesbians & ignoring the whole lot of representation the games gave us through the years- which is the problem with subtleity cause like in ffvx it was straight out changed in localization cause oh no the guys will be pissed if manly-man macho m'gee over here is fancying the glasses twink 'god forbid' ತ⁠_⁠ತ)

I just really love those game and dont get me wrong in not looking at it in queer centric goggles all the time or thats all i wanna talk about but when i finally find pple to talk about the games with usually after a while when the subject comes and im gushing about how i love fang & vanille /gladio& ignis or even now with 16's terredion pple outside of the very small queer internet bubble is usually get all pissy about it and bitter(which is shocking to happen now in 2023 but its more centered around the 'im not homophobe but not everything is about that) when dude chill all i was talking about is that hey thats the 3rd gay dragoon in a row. (Ignis is kinda a dragoon too, since his moveset with lance equipped is very similar to Arenea)

But yeah not the point so imagin my surprise actually talking about ffxiii queer reps and suddenly most ofy notes is from xiii focused blogs i was sure long dead/new ones ive never seen before.

[ser4h]

001.   the seaside ,  as the sun is setting .

once , loneliness was a concept unknown. evenings would be spent with sister or with snow. both were gone now , and she was the girl left behind. each day was greeted with the same hope , she would see them again. to think other wise would be to give up, and that was something serah refused to do. faith. she had to give them that , place her trust. lightning was alive , despite every sign otherwise. something in her heart, an instinct formed from bond between sisters. she wouldn't have left serah behind , not like this. the shore had become a place of escape for her , greeting waves that rolled in like friends. it gave her comfort , a moment of peace. hours could be spent upon the sand , bright blue hues watching the horizon. it's a shared spot now she realizes , smile lights her face towards the other. ❛ are you settling in okay? ❜ new bodhum was no stranger to new faces , striving to make the place feel like home.

[silver-wield]

If you don't mind clarifying this for me: Is Toriyama himself a Clerith fan or does he just push the concept of a love triangle because he enjoys needless, romantic melodrama?

He's a clerith. He wrote all the OG scenarios between Cloud and Aerith from the Midgar section, and has admitted he doesn't remember anything that happens once the group leave Midgar because there's only a couple of scenes between Cloud and Aerith. Basically it's like everything around what he wrote is a black hole in his brain. He also created Jessie and wrote all the Remake scenarios between her and Cloud, so that's why she's such a mirror for OG Aerith being a skanky thirsty two faced bitch.

He also wrote his own clerith fanfiction with ffxiii by having lightning have a dual persona with her soldier self and the lil girl in LR, so that gave him his Cloud character, but then he wanted his pathetic pink princess to resurrect over and over, so created Serah, and then made Snow to satisfy the pathetic "I will never get over you and be depressed for 500yrs" he wanted from AC cloud that was never a thing in canon.

Nojima or Nomura even said they have to watch Toriyama because he adds shit they don't want on the sneak. Nojima vetoed Toriyama's version of Tifa's resolution too, and didn't let him write Aerith's, thankfully. And Kitase has put Toriyama on media so that's why he's doing all the ulti comments, even though he still slips in some biased bullshit here and there. They really tried their best to muzzle him because he's such a pain in the ass.

Toriyama 👇👇👇

Hopefully they haven't got him writing or directing any major scenes in the game.

[jessjustplay]

Mog Character Analysis (Final Fantasy XIII-2)

January 30, 2025

You can also read this Final Fantasy character analysis on my Threads!

Mog is a cute little moogle with a big personality. He's a good luck charm, dangerous weapon, and treasure hunter. Mog is also very funny, which makes him the perfect companion for Serah and Noel as they travel the timeline solving paradoxes.

Mog's Skills & Abilities

• Turns into a weapon for Serah • Finds hidden treasure, near & far • Understands/communicates with monsters • Knows about Valhalla events and the timeline

Treasure Hunter Mog

"I'm an expert at detecting things no one else can find, kupo!"

Unfortunately for Mog, he literally gets thrown around to find hard-to-reach items but when he lands, you can see and hear him actively searching for treasure showing us his determination to help.

Mog is very expressive, saying "Who's the moogle?" when he finds treasure but becoming visibly sad when he doesn't find anything. He is likely disappointed that he let Serah down, which shows us again that he wants to be helpful.

Mischievous Mog

Mog is responsible and dependable, but he also has a childlike essence which is seen through his expressive sass and mischievous behavior.

For example, in Bresha Ruins (300 AF), Mog wants to help clear the monsters but is very upfront about wanting to get the reward money. His voice even changes to a sneaky, mischievous tone.

And although Mog rarely leaves Serah’s side, once inside Serendipity, he immediately leaves to explore the attractions, showing us his playful nature.

Mog's mischievousness is evident in the paradox ending "Mischievous Mog's Marvelous Plan with Flan" where Mog is understandably frustrated with his team, telling Noel that he plans to give the poison flan to Noel instead of the monster: "Noel, you’re going to be the first to get a taste of my poison flan, kupo!"

And at Yaschas Massif in 010AF, Serah wonders if moogles are staging a human invasion with Mog replying, "I see you are onto our fiendish plans!"

Secretive Mog

When Mog wants to evade a question, he does so with a sense of humor:

At the Bresha Ruins (005 AF), Serah asks Mog his thoughts about fighting Atlus. Instead of answering the question, Mog declares his greater affection for Serah over Noel.

"Umm, I think... I like Serah more than I like Noel, kupo!"

And at the Archylte Steppe, when they're discussing the big monster's sudden appearance, Mog's input is that the monster should chew his food before he swallows.

There is a scene when you visit New Bodhum (003 AF) where you choose the "What is a moogle anyway?" option and Noel lists some powerful explanations of what a moogle could be, including a beast, a fal’Cie, or a servant of the gods. In response, Mog simply says “Kupo!” - confirming one of those options but it isn’t clear which one.

These are all examples of how Mog can be dismissive, but he does so in a really cute and funny way.

Wise Mog

Mog doesn't keep everything to himself though. He is very helpful to Serah and Noel, explaining new concepts to them (and us - the player) such as Serah's ability to capture monsters and giving us the tutorial. Mog also explains what anomalies are and he very often has information about the time Labyrinths that they encounter. Because he has met Lightning, he is intuitive and knowing of Valhalla events which he also shares with Serah and Noel.

Mog and Noel

These two tend to bicker (playfully for the most part) throughout the game. When Serah notices that something is troubling him, she asks Noel if it’s because of Mog. Also in Yaschas Massif 010 AF, Noel says that Mog has a “strange little face” with Mog replying that he shouldn't make fun of him.

Their bickering is interesting because they have similar experiences. Both spent time alone and craved companionship.

Mog says he was alone for a very long time and that he spent many moments crying in the labyrinths, searching for something that would make him feel warm and fuzzy. (This could be why he is so good at finding treasure because he has always been in “search mode.”)

As the last remaining human, Noel also spent a lot of time alone and tells Serah he wants a future with humans in it, one where he won’t have to be alone anymore. Noel, just like Mog, is searching for something to heal his loneliness. Furthermore, both of them find their way to Valhalla and are directed by Lightning to find and help Serah. They become two-thirds of the team, helping Serah along the way.

Mog and Serah (and Mog's Past)

It is very apparent that Mog cares for Serah. He will often mimic her gestures and mood. At the Void Beyond when Serah feels a bit defeated for getting lost, she finds a place to sit and Mog joins her, copying her posture. (It’s very adorable.) Mog also worries about Serah when she is hurt or when she gets visions, as seen by his frantic behavior and excessive twirling above her in the Sunleth Waterscape.

Perhaps the greatest example of how much Mog cares for Serah is when he chooses to stay with her. It turns out that Mog has a good sense of smell (he says the time labyrinths in Oerba smell like tears) and as we enter the anomalies in the Oerba time gates, he begins to think about his past home.

Serah and Noel want to help Mog remember his past, so they go searching for answers. We learn that Mog was swallowed by a paradox and drifted far from his home, eventually landing in the Void Beyond. Unable to remember his friends, family, or home, Mog felt alone and cried a lot (this explains why the time labyrinths smell like tears).

We find something called the Ocean of Time, which appears to be a gate that can transport Mog back to his home. Serah and Noel encourage him to go through it so he can see his family and friends. Ultimately, Mog decides to stay with Serah, saying that his new home is with her.

"Mog has a new home – right by Serah’s side, kupo."

In accepting that his memories are in the past, he is able to acknowledge that his current reality is what he used to search for (company & belonging).

Mog and Lightning

Mog also cares very much about Lightning, saying that she is the one who found him in the Void Beyond, rescuing him from his loneliness. Lightning is also the reason Mog is with Serah in the first place, because Lightning asked Noel to take Mog to Serah.

"A good luck charm. Give him to Serah." - Lightning

Mog verbally declares his loyalty to Lighting while in Oerba (400 AF). After he decides to stay with Serah & Noel, Serah tells Mog that when they get back to Valhalla, he will need to listen to Lightning. Mog says of course he will, “Lightning saved me! I promised to be loyal to her forever, kupo!”

When Noel asks him to pick a side (Lightning or Serah), Mog just giggles and dances and says “It’s good to be me, kupo!”, showing us he knows he's lucky to have them both!

[bossuary]

look, at no point will i shit on anyone’s legitimate choice of thirst material. but i am. . .really glad that patrick weekes at least tried to temper the truly unintelligible fervor over the concept art they showed in the bts video.  my re-heated-in-the-microwave take? if my lineup of female/female presenting companions (in the part of this Rich Fantasy World that is supposedly full of brown people) is Thin White Lady Mage, Tall Thin White Lady with Horns, and Thin White Lady with a Rapier and a Bird Fetish. . .  keep ‘em. *yawn*

[pippatis]

The number of figures I've made is steadily increasing... Even if 80% or more of it is personal. It's crazy to look back at some of the basic stuff I made early on.

I'm looking forward to making even more for the future.

[mogranet]

Final Fantasy 13-2 – Serah Farron (Beachwear) (Concept) Cosplay

[ravenbraid]

Concept Art for Kai as a LARP Character

[becomestorm]

i’m just writing this down as a personal note that when i redesign stormflower to be blades that can connect into a bow that the string isn’t tangible until it’s in bow form because it’ll be made from hard light dust. i didn’t want to at first because it didn’t seem plausible it could be used for things that weren’t solid like shields, until i remembered that velvet copied penny’s floating array, which included string. arrows made of hard light dust can also be used, but it’s incredibly expensive and ren tends to only use those in emergencies / also other arrows can be crafted with different dust tips anyway.

[givelightningherharem]

Until SE gives in and decides to add Serah to NT, these 012 mods shall keep me occupied until then :')