tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post7016332522489423394..comments2024-02-24T08:37:56.690+00:00Comments on Johnny Mercyside: My Top 50 Final Fantasy Characters: The Winner (+ more)Johnny Mercysidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17544190123104279746noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-42686505627197068932015-12-01T10:30:28.396+00:002015-12-01T10:30:28.396+00:00This is a well written list. KEFKA FTWThis is a well written list. KEFKA FTWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-47586482843046554812013-10-13T12:45:38.372+01:002013-10-13T12:45:38.372+01:00Very good points, I think we're to agree to di...Very good points, I think we're to agree to disagree on our overall opinion of Kefka being the greatest FF character of all time however I completely understand where you're coming from. Of course, Kefka gets beat in the end of the game, so yeah, he didn't "destroy" the world completely or achieve a God-like status that he was invincible, but he still did more damage than any other villain in FF history, the way I see, and also I just love his character, and everything about it.<br /><br />You talk about him being a "Joker" ripoff and I thoroughly agree, however at the time there wasn't really a video game villain like Kefka, back in 1996. I just love him and he's my favourite FF character of all time. But yeah, I see where you're coming from and you make some very good points.Johnny Mercysidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544190123104279746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-56686691024221989602013-09-10T22:09:55.657+01:002013-09-10T22:09:55.657+01:00Kefka to me is nothing more then a watered down ve...Kefka to me is nothing more then a watered down version of The Joker from the DC series. For half the game he never even acted like a true antagonist but one for comedy reasons. It's apparent that Square seemingly took qualities that The Joker shared and put them onto Kefka.<br /><br />He's also very one-dimensional, in that he's simple evil incarnate. If FFVI actually delved more into his character so that we could flesh out more of what set him to this, then it would've been more interesting.<br /><br />However he just runs around killing, and being evil, which to me an Antagonist should do more to be interesting.<br /><br />If relationship w/ Terra is only shown in short spurts, hence why I didn't feel any strong protagonist to antagonist build off.<br /><br />Only when Kefka became a "Demi-God" did he finally have antagonistic potential due to what he did with the World of Balance to the World of Ruin.<br /><br />You mention of Kefka achieving "God" status, and yet it was done so on purpose for the simple fact that even when reaching his ultimate peak, Kefka Could Be Beaten and was Beaten.<br /><br />However someone like Sephiroth whom, "had" he'd achieved the Goal Status of "God", then Cloud and the gang would've had absolutely No Power to Stop Him anymore. So Sephiroths "true" peak would've been truly untouchable where as Kefka was still left with vulnerability.<br /><br />Kefka only maimed the world, not completely destroy it. The other antagonist once again are not allowed to do so because their achievements would've been absolute.<br /><br />Take Kuja for example, he summoned an Entity called Necron that would've destroyed all of Reality within FFIX. <br /><br />Sephiroth with the summoning of Meteor to wound the planet so much that he would consume the entirety of the lifestream to become a God had to be thwarted before hand.<br /><br />Where as in Kefkas case it took a small band of group (Locke, Terra, Celes and co.) for Sephiroth it took the Might of Holy and the Entire Lifestream of the planet in order to defeat Meteor.<br /><br />Kefka killing General Leo is quite an overrated story piece within FFVI. Lockes relationship w/ Rachel was more compelling then Leo's death. Not to mention if you compare that to the Greatest Final Fantasy death of all time, that goes to Aerith by the hands of Sephiroth.<br /><br />Unlike General Leo, Aerith was a pivotal central character in the storyline that had a direct relationship with the main Protagonist of the game. Making her death far more dramatic than any characters death within any FF game to date.<br /><br />In all honesty, it is one of the Most Powerful Death Scenes in comparison to any video game death scene of all time. Of course you're top-50 ranking is preference, however to me, I've never understood the whole Kefka love from so many people.<br /><br />Some of my most beloved and favorite characters came from FFVI, however the storyline in there was still written very childishly due to the generation of where gaming was at the time, hence why I feel FF games from VII onward had overall more riveting characters barring FFXIII for me since I barely played that game.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-83650556890720519602013-02-25T09:34:32.023+00:002013-02-25T09:34:32.023+00:00I am stoked that Vincent and Squall made it on thi...I am stoked that Vincent and Squall made it on this list and were as high as they were even though I have them muchhigher on mine. I will say I was disappointed to not see Genesis on here. Sephiroth, like with most FF fans, was my favorite villain... until Genesis was introduced with Crisis Core. Being the pretty boy, that quotes a play(which is very well written)the entire time is one side but the fact that he has one of the top 3 most epic sword ever seen in FF ontop of the fact that he is ballsy enough to not only try to fight Sephiroth by himself but Firaga Angeal in the face for interfereing... He should at least get an honorable mention on everybody's lists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-68292487600426520962012-06-07T15:50:41.349+01:002012-06-07T15:50:41.349+01:00YEAH I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE KEFKAYEAH I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE KEFKAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com