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Final Fantasy 9

Also known as: FF 9

RPG Emo-Off

From sighing to suicide – which JRPG character out-emos them all?

Words: AJ Glasser, GamesRadar US


Games: Tales of Symphonia & Lost Odyssey

Broken homes make for the best kind of emo. Whether it’s a lost spouse, a dead child – or both – the severed ties of family make even the most chipper JRPG character consider cutting their wrists. Tack onto that a total loss of identity and it’s shocking that either of these two characters lived to the end of their plotlines.

 

 

Regal

Above: “It is enough that I alone bear the weight of sin.”

Sarah

Above: “I couldn’t save her!”

The Winner – Regal because Sarah gets her husband back plus two grandkids.



Games: Final Fantasy IX & Persona 3

Evil versus good goes out the window when we consider which of these ego-centric characters is more wastefully whiny. On the one hand, we’ve got an evil villain with a crushed ego. On the other – a high school student. Which is kind of the same thing, when you think about it.

 

 

Kuja

Above: “I’m gonna… die?”

Main Character

Above: We’re talking about a teenager who routinely shoots himself in the head. Do you really need a YouTube video to prove that he’s a little bit emo?

The Winner – The Main Character because when it comes to emo, nobody does it better than a teenage boy. Except maybe a teenage girl.


 
45 Comments
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Skellington  - 1 year 1 month ago 
YAY FIRST EMO-NES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
emoemoemoemo
Levy  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Great Article!!! I loved it!!!! America needs at least one Emo protagonist.....
Z-man427  - 1 year 1 month ago 
and emo protagonists matter because?
GoldenMe  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Gah! Too much emo! Need...country music.... to replinish... non-emoness!

Great Article GR!!!
iluvmyDS  - 1 year 1 month ago 
My friend doesn't like this article. Then again he's a rabid FF7 fanboy.
octagons  - 1 year 1 month ago 
I really hate it when characters are supposed to be mature but they are really just emo. the same goes for game plots.
lava_lamp  - 1 year 1 month ago 
emo kids and rpgs two of the worst things ever
Christrigg1  - 1 year 1 month ago 
emo supremo ftw! im not emo, i just felt like saying that. it sounds like a great burger king burger. "ill have the emo supremo with a side of fries and adr. pepper" awesome.....

NICE VID GR!!!
Christrigg1  - 1 year 1 month ago 
well, not a vid, but its a great report for sure. awesome!
noofer7  - 1 year 1 month ago 
well im a constantly depressed 8th grader, so i can relate to this...
not actually emo though.
ZellieKinneas  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Of course Cloud wins. You can't win an emo contest if you're not emo. And Squall is definitely not emo. He's just introverted, to put it briefly.
jonathan13k  - 1 year 1 month ago 
im emo
Biohazard82493  - 1 year 1 month ago 
i hate emos they are like a plague long live metal!!!
BlackKraken  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Whats actually the difference between being depressed and being an emo?
Weasel  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Maybe that's why these games always feel unfinished somehow, they're so emo they cut themselves *ducks*
Dameon Angell  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Haha Gackt with the come from behind victory!
zeldafanjohn  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Oh come on!
Neku isn't in this?
What the fuck?
MissWhipKat  - 1 year 1 month ago 
What, no Roxas?
REALLY?
Comatose92  - 1 year 1 month ago 
lol, "and the winner is... Clou-! Wait, scratch that. Genesis!"

Cloud: "WTF?"
Comatose92  - 1 year 1 month ago 
lol, "and the winner is... Clou-! Wait, scratch that. Genesis!"

Cloud: "WTF?"
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