Squallfan Posted August 24, 2006 Report Posted August 24, 2006 I have heard so many theories about this topic. That Rinoa is acually the young version of Ultimecia in FF8. That would really suck if that were the case! Yet, some of the theories actually made sense.
Squallfan Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Posted August 24, 2006 I almost forgot. Here is a link to where I saw one of the cool theories.http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/fi...ot_analysis.txt
Guest Evil_Labs Posted August 24, 2006 Report Posted August 24, 2006 Considering Ultimecia repeatedly sends agents or directly attempts to kill or absorb Rinoa, I think the Rinoa is Ultimecia theory is not really possible. It's close enough to make an easy AU sort of fic from, but it's not a viable explanation for Ultimecia in the game. The best explanation of Ultimecia I've seen deals with her having been persecuted throughout her life because they knew, via historical information, that she would become evil and try to destroy the world, and out of rage and frustration she finally took the mantle of Ultimecia up and attempted to defy fate by compressing time and ruling the universe. In that theory, Ultimecia is just an unnamed sorceress who was born generations later (knowing what Ultimecia would become, who would name their child that? It seems like she'd just declare that was who she was when they kept harassing her for being a sorceress in general). So yeah, Rinoa almost certainly isn't Ultimecia. Also, the Ultimania guide book (official canon on FF VII, VIII, etc.,) notes that Soceresses live normal human life spans, so Rinoa would be hundreds of years old if she was Ultimecia; an impossible feat. They officially note that Ultimecia is 'many generations' later, as a Sorceress.
ZombieDuke Posted August 25, 2006 Report Posted August 25, 2006 Allow me a stupid question(I never got that far into the game) : Does that mean Seifer, being her "Knight", also comes from the future as well?
Squallfan Posted August 25, 2006 Author Report Posted August 25, 2006 Considering Ultimecia repeatedly sends agents or directly attempts to kill or absorb Rinoa, I think the Rinoa is Ultimecia theory is not really possible. I have to agree with you.
Guest Evil_Labs Posted August 25, 2006 Report Posted August 25, 2006 No, Seifer is a student at Garden along with the other main characters.
Guest Evil_Labs Posted August 26, 2006 Report Posted August 26, 2006 She recruited him to be her knight when he interrupted the broadcast by the President of Galbadia and he ended up going along with her instead of staying behind with Squall and Co. She was controlling Edea at that point, and through proxy he became her's (Cid was Edea's knight).
ZombieDuke Posted August 27, 2006 Report Posted August 27, 2006 Oh! Okay, that makes sense now! Thank you Evil_Labs
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