Dissidia Ending

[Ryushikaze]

Yeah. I think it's more to do with game connections than personal character ones... Though personal connections are seen in some of them.

Zidane -

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Not too sure what it is, but people have said it is Kuja's staff.... I think it resembles the FF9 crystal logo, so could be a reference to that too.. But also contains character reference in that he's been a pesky thief and obviously stolen it!

It's one or the other. I haven't looked at Zidane's story mode yet, but the shape only really matches either of those.

Squall -

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The feather was important symbolism in the opening FMV and I think in other scenes too perhaps. Feather from the wings of an angel, Rinoa. So essentiall a character reference on his behalf

Except

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All Sorceresses have wings, so it could just be a world reference, but as the love story was a vital aspect to the FFVIII story as it was not to any other, yeah, prolly her.

Cloud -

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Two references. Materia, I believe is just standard materia to reference the game. The fields of flowers I believe are a symbol of hope of regrowth, flowers being a motif in the game as well... Yes they may reference Aerith, but I don't believe that it means that Cloud and Aerith are meant to be etc... I mean, how were the meant to reference Tifa? Two breast-shaped hills in the background? So Aeirth was at an unfair advantage in being a reference point, but she was bound to be anyway being that she gave a lot of hope in the FF7 world.

See, I don't think

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all flowers are Aerith. Aerith is attached to the particular flowers that grow in her church, so why should all wildflowers be her? Because she was seen in them for a moment in an ending? The flowers likely represent Cloud's mind at rest, having satisfied his own personal demon and having saved his friend, if they are a reference to Cloud himself, and not just Gaia. Similarly, if the Materia is symbolic of anything other than 'Hey gaiz, it is teh FF7 Crystal!', as Sephy lead Cloud to and essentially gave the crystal to Cloud, it would logically be somehow symbolic of Sephy.

Terra -

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I have no idea of the significance of the shell. Perhaps the pearl is to signify purity, Terra being of pure heart. Probably... the shell is her powerful casing (fantastic magical capabilities) and the pearl is her hope, her love, her soul. Without sounding corny.

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The pearl is almost certainly her Shadow Beast/ Esper heritage, if anything, and the shell is the crystal of FF6.

Bartz -

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Throws a stick to the ground. This to me symbolises the travellers theme. Someone free enough to wander and throw sticks to the ground because he can. I can almost imagine him dreaming of Boko while throwing that the ground, and almost imagining him fetching the stick.

Possibly, but it is also a very obvious reference to

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Exdeath and the forest he came from, which you took a branch from in your quest to vanquish him. That Butz casts aside the branch means he is free from burden again, and can do as he wish, whatever that may be. Hopefully he doesn't go back just for LotC to happen...

Cecil -

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Moon. He is a lunarian, and so his connection to the moon is obvious, perhaps the most blatant.

On the other hand,

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despite being a Lunarian, Cecil never really had a connection to the moon, even after learning his father hailed from there. The biggest connection he has to the moon is that Golbez, the only true family he has ever known, lives on the moon after FFIV.
And really, the Moon in general more of a general symbol of FFIV, especially the fact that their world had a second moon, something that has only ever also been true of referential FF9, and for totally different reasons.

Onion Knight -

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Don't know a thing about this . But I'm gathering that the game is about collection crystals and stuff.

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Four of them, actually, and you gain your classes from them, same as in FF5. The whole deal of FFIII is that the world needs to be in balance, the crystals and the world neither too bright nor too dark, lest Dark Cloud apear. That may be why his world's "crystal" is muted and only occasionally polarized and reflects light

Firion -

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The rose, the symbol of the freedom group Red Roses. This is a symbol of the ultimate fight for freedom against evil imperial rule. It is crucial to FF2

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Yes, but a single rose is the symbol of Firi, the field of roses is a symbol that his world is at peace and free. Could be him, could be his world.

Warrior of Light -

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The crystal as he is a crystal bearer. Also, the most significant of all, is him walking up to Cornelia castle, reminiscent of the opening scene of FF1... So yes, perhaps this is the START of FF1? Or another loop of it? Great reference anyway.

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Oh, it's definitely the start of the game, but is it the start BEFORE the break the cycle, and thus Garland will again be corrupted, or is a start AFTER they break the loop, and thus Garland will be well?

 

[EVA]

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it would logically be somehow symbolic of Sephy.

I was reading through translations (not sure how accurate they are) and isn't there something that says

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the crystal is related to Sephy? I believe somewhere in Sephiroth's dialog he says the crystal is supposed to be a reminder that he'll never die. *Is lazy and doesn't want to look for the exact quote*

 

[Valkyrur]

The music is phenomenal... Quite nice to listen to.

And I see the design for the character are really good, especially so in such high quality graphics too...!!

 

[Ryushikaze]

I was reading through translations (not sure how accurate they are) and isn't there something that says

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the crystal is related to Sephy? I believe somewhere in Sephiroth's dialog he says the crystal is supposed to be a reminder that he'll never die. *Is lazy and doesn't want to look for the exact quote*

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I think you're referring to

Cloud: This is the Crystal...

Sephiroth: You have found it, as well as despair.

Sephiroth: If you take it, you shall only be thrown into another battle.

Cloud: This is... my predestination.

Cloud: I...This is the reality I must live with*.

*(this line is a bit odd so I did the best I could)

Sephiroth: So it is.

Sephiroth: Look upon its radiance, and remember it well.

Sephiroth: For it was through my guidance that you obtained it.

Sephiroth: How many times have I guided you now...

[Sephiroth vanishes at this point]

Which I think is referring to Cloud's destiny to keep fighting Sephiroth, and of his upcoming battle with Chaos but I don't know if the crystal itself is an indication of all that, or just means he will have to deal with all that.

In another tack, though, in his dialogue with Tina, they speak of neither of them having a dream of their own to fight with, so they both adopt the same dream as Firionel, only to have all sorts of wild flowers in their peaceful world, not just Roses. So it turns out that the ending is about Cloud's dream of a peaceful world, just like Firion's, only with different flowers than Roses. So the flowers symbolize a peaceful world. Not a woman who is never mentioned or even implied in the dialogue

 

[Saints&Storms]

Vincent-sama!!

The ending could possibly mean a sequel, which means more characters?

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Cause one of the characters at one point and time say, they'll fight with each other again, I really hope for a sequel it'd be awesome if Vincent was in it!

He would totally kick a$$ :mark:

 

[2Tru]

See, I don't think all flowers are Aerith. Aerith is attached to the particular flowers that grow in her church, so why should all wildflowers be her? Because she was seen in them for a moment in an ending? The flowers likely represent Cloud's mind at rest, having satisfied his own personal demon and having saved his friend, if they are a reference to Cloud himself, and not just Gaia. Similarly, if the Materia is symbolic of anything other than 'Hey gaiz, it is teh FF7 Crystal!', as Sephy lead Cloud to and essentially gave the crystal to Cloud, it would logically be somehow symbolic of Sephy.

It's possible that the flowers for the ending is Cloud's mind being at rest although I remember somewhere in an interview it was specifially filmed in Hawaii because they had yellow and white flowers, the same ones in Aerith's church. It is kind of hard to not connect flowers with Aerith because they grew only for her and she was known as the 'Flowergirl'.

The materia probably most likely represent Sephiroth also like you said.

 

[Ryushikaze]

It's possible that the flowers for the ending is Cloud's mind being at rest although I remember somewhere in an interview it was specifially filmed in Hawaii because they had yellow and white flowers, the same ones in Aerith's church.

If you mean AC, no, they filmed in Hawaii cuz, hey, Hawaii! The mentioned that the flowers were the same colors as in the church, not the same kind, andt they never mentioned this was the reason why they filmed there.

It is kind of hard to not connect flowers with Aerith because they grew only for her and she was known as the 'Flowergirl'.

They don't grow only for her, though. They grew in the church, regardless of her. That was what was amazing about them.

The materia probably most likely represent Sephiroth also like you said.

If anything outside being the world's crystal.