Final Fantasy Character Switch

Take any Final Fantasy Character, from any game in the series, and place that character in another Final Fantasy. Say why you would do it and explain how that character would effect his/her new game. For example, how would he or she change the plot? Plot twists? The development of other characters? Also, would you remove a character from another Final Fantasy to insert he/she into the game?

Example:

Personally, I would remove Quina from Final Fantasy IX and insert Red from FFVII. Why? Because Red is an audity, certainly, just like Quina, so he wouldn't screw up the uniqueness factor that Quina brought to the game. However, he wouldn't be as useless as Quina as far as story development, other than wanting to eat things, and would be able to communicate far more intellegently with the other characters, bringing out more about their personalities and their pasts.

Ok, that was just a quick example. If you're going to talk about the plot development changes that this character would bring to the game, please remember to include a spoiler warning for the game you'll be talking about! I'm looking forward to reading your ideas.

Well, I would remove Tidus from Final Fantasy X and put Squall from FFVIII, in his place. I would do this because Squall, in my opinion would make the game a little more serious...Now this might have an affect on the story, in that he is quiet, and Tidus was a big loud mouth. I would think that this would make the game a little more fun also. It got quite frustrating when your trying to be serious and Tidus is opening his mouth. That got frustrating at times because I need to be serious sometimes, but he was pretty much never serious.

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This might change the fact that there was even a love story...because I doubt Squall would be the least bit interested in Yuna. And there would probably be a little bit of argueing between Squall and Wakka, because of all their diferences.

[So maybe there weren't any spoilers...lol]
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Love Axel's idea, but without Kefka in a good ol' SNES quality game, how could we listen to the best laugh in the history of video games? lol, still, good answer.

As far as Squall and Tidus, it would be interesting to see how Squall and Lulu would interact then....they're both silent, ignorat (or blunt), it would be a funny relationship to see grow throughout the game IMO. Good answers Union Members!

I would replace Selphie (FFVIII) with Celes (FFIII) because she would bring more personality to the story. Selphie is more of a 3rd leg in FFVIII and presence seems to be wasted, apart from her limit which i think is called something like Ultimate End. Celes on the other hand is one of the more crucial parts of the story-line and of she was in FFVIII she could have easily left a bigger impact.

Feel free to flame me >_<

-Die!-

My idea would be to switch Cloud from Final Fantasy VII with Auron from Final Fantasy X.

In Final Fantasy VII, the change would alter the dynamic between Sephiroth and the Hero/Anti-Hero, since Auron is (SPOILER ALERT) already dead. It would also change the dynamic, I think, between Auron and Tifa, since, in a way, he came back from the dead to help her. I think it would make that connection a little more real, and the romantic underpinnings that occurred between the two would be of a more serious nature, and less of a childhood crush; both for the fact that Auron is a more serious character by nature, as well as he being older (the filthy old man!). Back to Sephiroth and Auron, that duel would would take on different meanings since Auron (SPOILER ALERT) has already slipped this mortal coil. One can only imagine what the final fight would be like between these two!

In Final Fantasy X, the introduction of Cloud would not change the dynamic too much in My opinion. Cloud would be as serious, and would add another swordsman to the group, so the group balance would be the same.

Lol, Kefka's laugh was indeed insane.

I'd say we'd move Terra (VI) with Aeris (VII).

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I think they are very alike in many ways, they are unique (Aeris being the last survivor of the Cetra, Terra a daughter of a Human and an Esper). They also feel different from other people which they are, and both run away from the powerful empires for being different and having powers. (Terra from the Empire, Aeris from Shinra)

Terra in VII would be scary for the people on the slums because of her strange power and would be an outcast from other people, Cloud would be caught in the middle, chased by the Turks,  and Cloud would help Terra and they would meet then.

Terra would be more strong in her mind and not as clumpsy and lazy as Aeris were in the beginning, but she would be frail at times, questioning who she is.

Aeris on VI would have some relation with Kefka, like a sibling,  and Kefka, in all of his madness laughs, would chase Aeris to kill her, not control her like he did with Terra. 

This is my first post ever on Gamespot and I am so sorry if it has a lot of grammatical errors.

Personally, I would switch Irvine from FFVIII with Edgar from FFVI.  When I got Irvine to join my party on FFVIII, I was like, "Cool, I can kick some butt with this guy!!"  After a couple of hours of gameplay, I shook my head in disgust and disbelief. I was also pondering why Square-soft (or Square-Enix) actually created this character and had the nerve to put him in the game.  In my own opinion, (sorry if you are offended by this) Irvine is the most annoying character in FF History. Here are my reasons 1. He is very weak and has a very stupid Limit Break, compaired to the other characters who have bad-ass limit breaks.  2. He is also not involved in the storyline, which is the most essiential part of a video game.  The only 10-second moment Irvine actually shines is when he was going to assasinate Sorceress Eden, but miserably failed at the end of Disc 1. 3. Basically, all he just did was chase Selphie and Quistis around and say stupid pick-up lines.  I admit, its pretty funny when he gets rejected, but its get too old quickly.  If I had the power to switch Irvine with another character, I would choose Edgar to fill Irvine's spot.  Edgar is strong because he got the high-tech gadgets and a really huge chainsaw.  He is also involved in the storyline in FFVI and is also behind the theme of the famous plot.  Edgar is also a funny type of a ladies' man.  He says intelligent and witty comments that make me laugh, not lame pick-up lines.  (In my opinion, there are 3 kinds of ladies' mans: the funny and cute ladies man aka Edgar, the perverted wanna-be ladies man aka Irvine and the handsome guy who doesn't realize he is a ladies man because he is too caught up with other issues aka Cloud) If both characters are switched up, the FFVIII game would be a lot better, because there would be 6 intelligent warriors instead of 5, and the storyline would probably go into depth of not only Squalls problems, but Edgar's issues as well.  What I am trying to say is, FFVIII would have been a great game if intelligent, witty and strong Edgar from FFVI would fill in weak, irresponsible and perverted Irvine.

I LOVE that idea!

I would also like to trade Rikku in FFX/X-2 for Selphie in FFVIII because Rikku is WAAAAAAY to cheerful for the battles against SIN and Shuyin/Vegnagun.  Selphie to me appears to have more going on upstairs and I like her demeanor.

I would have LOVED for FFVI to have a TON more character growth.  There really wasn't that much by way of the story,  No plot twists, no story arcs, nothing!  FFVI is my favoriite of all time, but the characters seemed a little limited.  FFX at least attempted to give the characters some semblance of a personality.  FFVII was a dramatic departure from the NES/SNES-era FF's, the characters in it had dimension and weight.  It seems to me that all the older FF's were two-dimensional (character-wise, not the obvious graphics).

Cheers!

Jessica