[FF I and II Week] Comic Strip Competition

[Lirael]

After Final Fantasy III and V Week, it'll be time to celebrate Final Fantasy I and II! (16th to 23rd July)

Final Fantasy II introduced many elements that would later become staples of the Final Fantasy franchise, including chocobos and the recurring character Cid

In light of this piece of information, I thought it would be fitting to do something based around these staples: chocobos, moogles, Cid and the airship...

So what's the challenge?

After @Gingerbread Man's suggestion, I want members to create a 1-6 panel comic strip using these. You can use as many of the FF staples (or as few) as you like, but it has to focus on them.

Rules:

• You may bring in FF characters from either FFI or FFII; you can give the FFI character your own, made-up personality or use a few details from FFII to represent one of its characters.
• Please do NOT use characters from FFs III - XIV.
• You MUST use 1 to 6 panels.
• It doesn't have to be funny, but this is recommended - can you make our members laugh?

I envisage two basic scenarios. Feel free to use and develop these:

Spoiler!

1. The comic strip is ABOUT the staples but uses FFI or FFII characters to meet them; perhaps the main character from FFII sees a wild chocobo in one panel, then meets a quirky Cid character in the next.
2. The staples are used to create a mini scene, which could explore other aspects of either FFI or FFII such as the gameplay mechanics.

Due date: 15th July, which will allow me to post the voting thread on the morning of the 16th.

Send to: Lirael

Any questions? Ask them here.

[C i d]

Must the events in the comic strip be something related to FFI or FFII? Because there's hardly any interesting events in FFI and II involving staples that could be made into a funny comic strip

FFI and II don't even have moogles. FFI has no living chocobos.

[Lirael]

Oh, the events don't have to be events from FFI or II. You can create events or a mini story using your own Cid, your own chocobo, made-up characters based on the people in FFI, characters from FFII etc...

Since Cid was first conceived in FFII, you can create a brand new Cid character, but can't use characters from FFIII to XIV.

You could use the comic strip to explore the mechanics of the gameplay, such as the odd levelling up system which depends on the actions you take in battle.

Those who participate could create a mini story about a brand new Cid!

[C i d]

Thanks! But if I focus on the gameplay mechanics, then won't it be counted as not focusing on staple FF icons?

[Lirael]

You'd have to use the staples to explore those mechanics.

I envisage two basic scenarios:
1. The comic strip is ABOUT the staples but uses FFI or FFII characters to meet them; perhaps the main character from FFII sees a wild chocobo in one panel, then meets a quirky Cid character in the next.
2. The staples are used to create a mini scene, which could explore other aspects of either FFI or FFII such as the gameplay mechanics.

*adds this info to the first post*

[Lirael]

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Hey guys. I have one entry for this competition, so I will extend the due date to this Wednesday, the 18th.

Ondore's Lies, pleaaase enter.

[Dionysos]

Despite my enthusiasm, my muse has failed me so far.

I've had one idea, not a good one, but I'll probably sketch it up quickly before Wednesday just so that we have another entry.

[Omegadruid]

I would gladly participate but I never got around to finishing these games. I barely played them. Nevertheless this is not really my type of competition

[LukeLC]

Same as Omegadruid...I haven't played much of FFI or II. I've played enough to come up with a basic comic strip, but I just plain couldn't think of anything

[Lirael]

The due date has been extended again to Sunday the 22nd, as late as you wish.

I'm going away on the 23rd, so will need to post the thread up that morning.