#final fantasy xiii spoilers

[frigigly]

Forever mad that people hate characters like hope ff13 out of pocket, forever fucking seething. I've never not been able to see myself in characters like that, little kids who make bad choices and lash out in anger. But then all people will say is that he's a "little shit". Like fuck offffffffff with that actually.

Of course he reacts badly to vanille initially, she encourages him to go into a deathtrap, (shes done nothing wrong tho, perfect lesbian as she is) of course he's mad at snow, theyres no way a fucking 14 year old wouldnt just blame the nearest adult in a situation like that. (not snows fault tho, hes doin his best poor guy)

Of course he's upset because his mom just fucking died and then he was told he was gonna die essentially not long after. I think i can excuse him being a little fucking snappy with the other characters after his god damn life is ruined forever.

It's so pretentious dude god, like of course it was the right thing for him not to blame Snow, i loved it when he was finally getting along with him, but come on, he had so much grief and anger and nowhere to put it.

Really wish people had more sympathy for characters like him, people dont have to just think what i want, but god dude it makes me so mad.

Anyway Hope estheim is a good lad who deserves love, even when he's being a "little shit", bye.

[eveningecho]

okay so Hope Estheim is my favorite character of all time. (I hate claiming favorites, it makes me feel like I’m letting others down, but it’s very true.)

I was around his age when I first played the game, and never, never, have I related to any character, at any time, in any media, more than him. I too was an emotional teenager. I too had people get upset at me for being an emotional teenager. I too had overwhelming anger and struggled to deal with it in a healthy way (not that I ever tried to kill anyone,) and I too was scared of upsetting people around me.

Hope needing to tiptoe around Lightning for fear of rejection? So, so painfully relatable. I have ADHD and RSD (unaware of it at the time) and pretty much anything that leans into fear of rejection hits home for me. That datalog entry that directly states that when, in the Gapra Whitewood, Light asks Hope if he’s scared and he says no, he’s clearly lying because she kind of holds his life from a string. That entry is so beautiful, because logically, of course he’s scared and of course he’d lie. Without her, his odds of survival drop so, so, so low. I didn’t pick up on without reading the datalog, because sometimes I miss things, but listen. It also sings of fear of rejection to my heart. Not sure what it’s like without RSD, but with, rejection sure feels weighty enough to be life or death anyway lol.

Continuing from RSD, Palompolum brought me so. much. stress. I love Snow, with all my heart, and did from the first moment I met him (all these characters are so great, I take no criticism for any of them,) but I also understood Hope’s anger, it made sense, I knew how it happened. I had plenty of it in my own life. I did not blame him for clearly misplacing it, but I was so desperate for a reconciliation between the two and I couldn’t see how it would be possible. There was no way this wasn’t going to end without a confrontation and how could anything be okay after a confrontation? But then, Hope tried to kill Snow, instead got thrown unconscious off a roof, and Snow, who knew full well what was happening at that point, wasted not a second before jumping after him to save him. Unconditional love and forgiveness? To me, who was dealing with so much anger, and the guilt that comes after lashing out, this was so much more important than I can define.

When Alexander comes, and Hope’s trying to put on a brave face, and lie again, and much like in Gapra, it’s clear that he’s trying to be braver than he is, and they refuse to leave him. It’s that unconditional love from Palompolum again. They won’t leave him behind because at that point they are a Family, and familymeansnoonegetsleftbehindorforgotten. It is so satisfying to see a Family who does not care for the sort of people pleasing behavior, who see right through it, and are there for the you that is trying to hide beneath it.

This isn’t the most coherent but anyway anyone who dislikes Hope for being an emotional teen are wrong actually. As a (once upon a time) Certified Emotional Teen, he was the representation I needed.

[hecho-a-mano]

Proto-behemoth from Final Fantasy XIII

[thefantastician]

final fantasy 7 rebirth comics

[a-s-t-a-r-i-o-n]

the group making fun of cloud

[emeraldblonde]

"Look at these two! Not even tryin' to blend in!" —FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH (2024)

[priceofreedom]

FF7 Rebirth 25 / ?

[kiiseru]

This one's for Aerith...

[cyhaino]

"Aerith?"

[deathberi]

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH (2024) ↳ Cloud, Aerith, and Nanaki ➤ Costa del Sol

[ncthandrake]

Cool it.‏‏‎ How can I!?

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH (2024)

[emblazons]

"This Planet's Still A Kid. A Little Kid Sick And Trembling In The Middle Of This Huge Universe. Someone's Gotta Protect It."

The Party // Playable Characters in Final Fantasy VII (Rebirth)

[blahblahblahviolentpain]

Can we talk about Reeve? He's so funny. He hates his job, he hates his coworkers, he hates his boss. This ragtag group comes along and he's like "friends!" and tries to sacrifice the Turks because he's afraid of losing them. He needs a vacation

Bonus page:

[bolina]

COSTA DEL SOL 🌴🍍 FINAL FANTASY VII: REBIRTH (2024) dev. Square Enix

[the-prima-vista]

[a-s-t-a-r-i-o-n]