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| Final Fantasy IX The last installment ever to be released originally for the Playstation, FF9 returned to the roots of Final Fantasy in terms of characters and jobs, yet introduced interesting twists to abilities and other such features. |
May 5, 2007, 5:40 PM
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She also needed to change the way she looked so that the common people couldn't tell who she was. How making your hair shorter does that? I don't really know. I think what is stupider than her cutting her hair is that she wanted to change her name to Dagger.
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May 5, 2007, 11:08 PM
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Right before she did it she made a little speech about "all I ever wanted to do was be a perfect princess, and when my mother died that didn't change, all I wanted to be was the perfect queen." Now her life has changed and she DOESN'T care about that anymore. She wants to be Dagger. She wants to be the archetypal warrior woman. It's a Japanese thing (come on, at least you've seen Mulan?!) that a woman will cut her hair with a sword before a life change and going into battle.
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May 5, 2007, 11:14 PM
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i thought that the cutting of the hair meant that she was leaving her old life behind - as the scared princess - behind and starting her new life as a confident and powerful queen 
Its a beautiful scene though
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May 5, 2007, 11:32 PM
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In Japan, cutting your hair is symbolic for becoming a new person.
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May 9, 2007, 7:21 AM
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Mulan is a Chinese story, not a Japanese one. I don't recall there being a Great Wall in Japan. 
But as for the "won't recognize her" remark...I've had my hair cut short enough so it only goes down to my chin once. I wandered around school and no one I knew really recognized it was me 'til the day was halfway over. XD
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May 21, 2007, 11:21 AM
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I think it was her way of seperating herself from Princess to Queen. Fresh start and all that.
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May 21, 2007, 2:14 PM
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Originally Posted by darkswordprince
does it realy matter i sat who fuck cares it just a game
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I laughed so hard at this post.
I liked the scene, although like Booger, I prefer the long hair better. |
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May 21, 2007, 3:54 PM
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Lots of interesting answers here. Well like most everyone here, I agree that it means a change on Garnet's part. She wanted to be different from her old self and do things her way, as if she wanted to explore more about her individuality.
My reaction to that scene was, "No...don't do it! Damn..." I really loved her long hair. Needless to say, I was happy when her hair grew back in the ending.
So then, the question is...what did it mean to have her hair back to its normal way? xD That she changed back to her old ways? Or maybe she fulfilled her duty as a queen and...yeah, I think I'm looking more into this than really necessary. Nevermind.
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May 24, 2007, 9:42 PM
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id have to say that it had something to do with her wanting to put the past behind and start looking toward the future and becoming who she needs to become. i liked it.
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June 11, 2007, 8:25 PM
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To me Garnet cutting her hair was her way of cutting off her childhood ties and becoming a woman and a Queen.
You cant say they copied from another game as everyone cuts their hair, doesnt mean everyone is suddnely copying everyone else. Its a nautral thing!
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