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Welcome to Final Fantasy Theory where we discuss the lore of this ultimate JRPG/RPG series! You'll find yourself exploring gaming theories, what ifs, Top 5's and more! I have at least one new video per week and will live stream various games! You can find me on Instagram - verenstrife, tiktok - Final Fantasy Theory, Twitter @TheoryFinal, facebook - VerenStrife and please join me on discord - discord.gg/cveRemcF
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Ultimecia is the Real Winner Part 2
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Been a while but what better way to start off the new videos than with an Ultimecia video? Here is the conclusion to why I believe Ultimecia is the real winner in FF8!!! Don't forget to comment, like, and subscribe! Join this channel to get access to perks: ua-cam.com/channels/lxEWN_8SXKVfWm0jRpIw3g.htmljoin
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Final Fantasy Theory: The Emperor is the Final Fantasy VIII god, Hyne!
Final Fantasy Theory: How Ex-Death might have survived!
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What if Weapon had been allowed to try and defeat Sephiroth?
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Final Fantasy Theory: Everyone Loses Final Fantasy 6!!!
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Top 5 Most Successful Final Fantasy Villains
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Final Fantasy Theory: Ultimecia is Rinoa and the Origin of Griever
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Final Fantasy Theory: Ultimecia is Rinoa and the Origin of Griever
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Final Fantasy Theory: Jenova is Yunalesca (louder version)
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Final Fantasy Theory: Ultimecia is the real winner of Final Fantasy 8
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Final Fantasy Theory: Ultimecia is the real winner of Final Fantasy 8
Nah! Your theory assumes that Ultimecia is Hyne and that his powers belong to her. They don't. Her going back, created a double edged sword. Idea realised and started seed to stop her, that's where the idea was. But prior to that, in her original version SEED didn't exist. Seed is the difference.
The lore of the game is clear, all sorceressess possess a portion of the half of Hyne's soul. That's why they can't die until they pass on their power.
She won my heart. Mama 🤤
People who deny the theory that Ultimecia is Rinoa are idiots who ignore the evidence and are in denial. If it's true it makes the story so much more romantic and poignant. And why did she summon Griever, Squall's symbol, and Griever sounds like grieving someone's death or some things. I believe there's evidence Ultimecia is Rinoa. Square-Enix could be lying about it to keep people guessing and a mystery, the game almost wants you to think she is and gives clues like what she says "time does not wait".
..🤔 But, 😐there is 1 major gap between 7 and 10 , unless 10 happened before 7...
Oh I just realized why nobody gets it "The Sorceress" and Ultimecia are basically separate entities. That's why they explicitly state the previous Sorceress Wars because it was to show this happened long before Ellone was born. "The Sorceress" has always been evil. As for the true form of this "Sorceress" is greatly unknown. We can only assume Hyne had something to do with it. Which could be Hynes corrupted Identity through all the Guardian Forcesthey used throughout the years thus forgetting their true purpose other than to "Exist". But again I want to really emphasize after she's dead nobody remembers her. Alll thanks to Guardian Forces.
I know it's confusing because magic and time travel is involved but the thing is Time Compression is why she's dead and why the Sorceress Power ends with Rinoa and Ultimecia. If it wasn't for the time loop of Ultimecia handing the power to Ednea to Rinoa which ends with Ultimecia again then we'd never get rid of her. It's the act of her giving the power to the past that allows us to escape Ultimecias Wraith. Because if she has no future successor then she can no longer exist. If she gave anyone her power at her own time period she can live on in a different way. But she chose to be the ultimate form of selfish desire and make the entire reality bend to her rather than build a legacy or memory. At the end of the game it's implied no one remembers Ultimecia thus making her entire existence feel invalidated as a sign of disrespect for all the harm she has caused. Meanwhile Squall and Rinoa live one to forge their own memories with all pain and trauma forgotten. Amazing story. Just to make sure you understand by having Ultimecia give the power into the past rather than the future she makes it so Sorceress's no longer exist past her own time period therefore she cannot exist past the point she was present. Because remember what Ednea said when Ultimecia appeared? "A Sorceresses cannot truly die until they pass on their power" and by having her do it in a timeloop with Ednea > Rinoa > Ultimecia > Ednea >>> Ultimecia we wouldn't be free of the Sorceress. It had to be Ednea if they wanted to break free. It was fate and luck that Squall led her there. If she picked any other person she would win but since she specifically picked Ednea she killed the Sorceress Power forever. That's kind why it was Lagunas plan. It's both his and her own plan but he was smarter by making her own plans backfire. Laguna predicted this. How? Not clear. It's vaguely implied thanks to Sqaull looking into the Past Laguna was able to see into the Future. That's why when they meet they're not really surprised.
I’ve always appreciated how many things can tie this theory together, but can’t bring myself to believe it because it makes me too sad for Rinoa 😢 I just want them to defeat the evil sorceress, not imagine the centuries of living on after all her friends and dog all pass, and just live happily ever after 😂
Lilith Scarlett and Hecate 😅
I find it interesting that people debate whether it is a time *loop* or not, without acknowledging other possibilities; I think it's more like a time *mobius*. A mobius being a single loop with a half twist. When Edea received Ultimecia's powers in the orphanage, everyone (the plot) entered the INSIDE of the loop. When Ultimecia is eventually defeated, this represents the one and only time where you cross that "twist" in the loop. When the party journeys back through the uncompression of time and "witnesses the same event again", it's actually just Squall and co. moving forward on the OUTSIDE of the loop. Squall witnessing the events he experienced as a child is explainable by the fact that time is uncompressing (i.e. the mobius has its twist here). The key to all of this is *you continue to live the rest of your life BEYOND the loop*. We see in the end credits everyone celebrating at Garden. It's like a loop-de-loop in Sonic; you go in, go around, and then go OUT. I came to this conclusion, in part, due to the "point-line-plane" postulate. Watch this video, and then the one on the 5th dimension on the same channel ua-cam.com/video/MN4KC_zlW4g/v-deo.html&pp=ygUbSW1hZ2luaW5nIHRoZSA0dGggZGltZW5zaW9u basically, time is a dimension like any other (spatial), and thus, isn't simply linear. If shaped like a mobius, you can get a plot like this!
So Kitase actually retracted his statement on debunking this theory, it's alive boys.
This is exactly what I thought!
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The *Ultimate* *Winners* are all the guys that got to see *Selphie* in her *tight* *jumper* 💛 💛 🍰
The *Thunderplains* are easy compared to that *dam* Chocobo game.. bring on!! the *Lightningbolts* 🌩
I still think it's a little farfetched since after the concert and you return the storm is back
@@kallmemikey1701 the game is recycled material. The important point is the storm ends after the concert ends. Since there is no existing game footage of the thunder plains without a storm, they couldn't insert it. The storm is over after the song. Just like in game wakka and lulu have gained weight but since their characters are recycled, there is no increased weight versions of them. The creators were lazy
that makes a lot of sense. i like it
Right? Glad you liked it!
Very good as always.
Glad you liked the video!
This is a very interesting theory; I may be thinking too much into this, but it seems to me if the power was looped from the same source for an increase in power it would be similar to a break in the founding law of thermodynamics, BUT if each loop her powers grew almost like someone gaining experience, adeptness and strength through practice and exercise it would make a tremendous amount of sense to me.
So, if she knows, don't you think she would have known exactly who would slay her before hand, in each loop. Also, it's very unique how they front Edea as the antagonist, until Disc Three. I really like when they bring in plot twists like this, which also explains this has been a thing way before the plot we witness even happens. Adel is just very horrifically terrifying I never paid attention as to why they had no communications until the whole space station incident and the lunar Cry. Edit: Also, it looks like Ultimecia is reaching in for a hug in the thumbnail, hahaha!😂😂😂
huh, it does look like she wants a hug. I think it's like a harry potter Voldemort thing. She knows there are "Legendary" Seeds destined to kill her and she essentially causes this in each iteration. This could explain why Edea came up with Seed before you beat the game and went into the past.
I think the theory of Ultimecia is being used by Hyne against her will makes more sense. And one of the reasons I see this is where we see Ultimecia’s Final Form where we see the two different halves. Mind you, Ultimecia has of course created a time loop meaning that she’ll ultimately be the winner in the end; however, I also see that in this final form’s bottom half really stood out in a way that can support the idea that Hyne is using her and taking advantage of her weaknesses. She’s is of course being dragged along by Hyne’s Will which I believe the Top half of her final form represents. I think that as the time loop continues and continues until she finally wins, she subconsciously may have regretted or it’s a way of presenting to us that she’ll eventually regret complying with Hyne’s will. Definitely would like to hear what you have to say about this.
I for sure think it is possible. Sadly there isn't a lot of lore about Hyne other than he split himself in half and have his soul to the world to make sorceresses. It seems this plan was to cause conflict which would eventually allow him to regain his soul and subjugate the world as he intended. It's one of the reasons I came.up with the emperor from 2 being Hyne. They are both very extra
Why do fan theories need to be so depressing. 1) Squall dies 2) Rinoa is evil. Yall just hate happily ever after
Also, Laguna, President of Esthar knows that Rinoa went through time to save the world, might tame the Sorceress hatred, at least in Rinoa's lifetime. And let's not forget the ending sequence to the actual game showing them happy, flying around in garden, spreading flowers and peace. I came up with those points in 30 seconds and it's at least as compelling as this silly fan theory.
@@onlinecitizen3266 if you can't handle fan theories then stay off the Internet. Secondly, I have many theories, not all dark, thirdly, ending on a good note doesn't mean it doesn't get bad. Look at final fantasy 10 after x-2 story, goes super depressing and it's canon
this guy is driving me crazy he keeps going back and forth between how I say ultimicia and ultimeshia
Ulti-me-see-a or ulti-mesh-a?
ugh rebirth sorry hate the game
How is she defeated by Squall the first time if her defeat is contingent on and adult Squall planting the idea of SeeD in the mind of Edea in the past?
That is what we call a plot hole that they try to explain as something something time travel something something paradox something something complete
@@finalfantasytheory yes, I know they try to explain it but it simply doesn’t work. This is the same cheap plot device used in the movie Interstellar. That film is beautifully made but ultimately a waste of time. No pun intended.
@@DrVarner time travel is always risky and often lazy. I'm actually surprised that 13-2 did well at it
@@finalfantasytheory good point. I’m played through every numbered entry in the series again with my 13 year-old son. I can’t wait to get to the 13 trilogy again. Honestly, I understand the criticism of 13 but if you read the datalog entries the story is really well done. I wonder how a re-release would be received post-Darksouls/Elden Ring era now that we are comfortable with story being delivered via item descriptions.
Ultimecia looks more like Quistis than Rinoa.
When I beat the game the 2nd time, I get the impression ultimacia won. While squall was lost in the void ultimacia deceived him to think she is rinoah with this forced happy ending so he could be her knight for the rest of his life.
Look, even with FFIX, I still thought that Terra would still assimilate Gaia in the end, and that they woukd have to accept their limited time left. Well, the copy I had at the time couldn't play FMVs so, I was left without the grand ending of Terra becoming the next crystalof Gaia. I still question that ending, and how Zidane even survived that attack of the Iifa Tree roots.
Maybe time dilation can explain the difference of years would account for the differences we see in both games. After all, space travel is complicated business.
It is an infinite loop because you forget one thing. Rinioa gets Edea's powers and then Adel's making her stronger than the Ultimecia that casts Time Compression. Every loop Ultimecia gets stronger but so does Rinoa. The only way to break the loop is for Edea to kill Rinoa at the end of disc 1, and that's Edea'a play. History states that Seed beats Ultimicia, it never mentions Rinoa so Ultimecia never has Edea kill her before Rinoa becomes a sorceress.
So Jenova is the reincarnation of Yualeasca?
@@leonorakristinerozalinamll9473 Jenova is Yunalesca after absorbing all of the farplane of Spira. Like Yu Yevon, Yunalesca lost her sense of self, consumed with only the desire to consume everything. "Death is the final liberation" as she once said. Like sin that is what became her only function. Consume everything. Jenova does the same.
Good theory! I think their all linked...just companie secrets
How about we just say ...their all linked in some ways..all of the games including 13 and up
These are really weak arguments for Rinoa to be Ultimecia 🤕😵💫🤬
@@Adragos17 they aren't. You just lack mental computation
@@finalfantasytheory So there is nothing within the game Lore to Suggest Rinoa is Ultimecia. It makes more sense for Hyne lore wise to be the one behind all of the sorceresses powers and ultimately interested in Time Compression. He has a motive to want to reset all of humanity/the world, since he isnt pleased with what he created. And he'd be the only who could survive such a thing. You suggesting Ultimecia pulls Griever out based on a conversation Rinoa had with him i find unrelated since it's explained within game that Ultimecia's Pulls it from Squalls mind and she CREATES Griever. She also junctions herself to Griever. Something Hyne alone can only do, junctioning himself to humans, not humans, to Hyne. Also the sorceresses are said to be a descendant of Hyne and didnt start showing up till his trickery with his body escape from the war. and Also during the time compression they all get sent BACK in time and we have no idea,, lore wise, how Ultimecia came to be or who she is exactly. Also referencing Rinoa's conversation with Squall in Ragnorak as a basis for her motivation for time compression is weak in my opinion because the goal of the scene is to show human elements of vulnerability, fear, and prejudice. When humans face a situation like that is common for us to want to have that moment last for ever and not move on. You even said yourself during the video " we can assume... we can assume". Alot of the assumptions arent based on lore within the game. Ill end with this question. If Rinoa travels with Squall and the team THROUGH time to the future. Rinoa is displaced in that time line thus being removed from the time ( as she's transported to the future with everyone else) an wont be present in the past or future TO BECOME Ultimecia. It's a completely different sorceress. I'd say that the strongest argument i have seen for Rinoa to be Ultimecia is the way Ultimecia casts magic the way Ally - Turned Enemies Casts magic. Like Seifer and Edea. Ultimecia casts magic the way they do implying Ultimecia might have once been an ally. But simply saying Rinoa is Ultimecia because of the ring conversation, their promise to meet in the field, and Ultimecia's castle being behind The Matron's House, and Rinoa wants to "freeze time" because she's scared of judgement? I consider those argument's weak as far as the story goes in leau of other Lore and for the simple Fact Rinoa Goes with Squall and the Team through time to face Ultimecia.
Why in the world do people keep thinking Ultimecia and Rinoa are the same person!??!? They are NOT!
They are all self-contained worlds and these "theories" are a waste
your comment is the only real waste
Your theory is my favorite theory and I'm now considering it cannon, lol.
I'm replaying ff8, and I just got up to where Rinoa and Squall have the conversation at the orphanage. I actually find it so hard to believe Rinoa is NOT Ultimecia! It feels like theres so many hints in that conversation that just can't mean anything else. Her saying that it will be ok if Squall kills her, and that she'll wait for him at the orpganage. Why else would Ultimecia build her castle there?
I mean the other Squall from the other timeline could not keep his promise. Rinoa turned into a monster. But she was defeated second time around, and he found her. So the original timeline is now a celebration.
I don’t think the castle was actually built there, but is placed there due to time compression. Edea’s house is a location the party all holds dear and they all share a connection with it. The key to existing in a time-compressed world is believing in their own and each other’s existence. They believe in the bond they all share which is rooted at that location.
Just gonna add some more hints which make Rinoa no brainer Ultimecia aside from the common known ones. First off starting with denying the producer claim. 1 People always qoute half the post from producer. He denied it initially but then upon closer thinking, he did admit that he wasn't the writer and cannot comment on whether the similarities between Rinoa and Ultimecia were intentional or not. 2 Ultimecia uses Apocalypse in FF8 and Dissidia NT. Rinoa uses Apocalypse in Dissidia NT... still not surprised? They use the exact same weapons too. They are also both the same Marksmen class. brruuuh like bruuuuuh 3 I'm amazed no one brings this one up. Before Squall, Rinoa really liked Siefer. And said "Just being with him made her feel like she can take on the world" aka also feeling protected. Ding Ding... for some reason out of all the people, Ultimecia even though she's lost her memories (cuz doesn't recognize Squall), subconciously choses Siefer out of all the people to be her knight to protect her. Likely because Ultimecia (Rinoa's) tastes about men still work the same way as they did even though she had forgotten her past. 4 For those who don't know, in some cultures we have this trend of love stories where the lover has to kill his beloved. Squall and Rinoa both kill each other over and over in a tragic "Fated Circle" should I add. Ultimecia/Rinoa doesn't kill Squall but brings him to near death experience 2x, once when ice sharding him via Edea then healing him, 2nd time in game's ending then saving him via Rinoa> Squall kills Ultimecia (Rinoa) with his team mates only to repeat the cycle where she ends up giving her powers to past Edea "I cannot vanish just yet" <pretty similar to Sephiroth's "I will not become a memory" if you ask me.
I've always found the Rinoa=Ultimecia theory very intriguing, but unfortunately, I couldn't ever bring myself to believe it. It'd be cool if it were true, though. However, I've always been open to the possibility that Ultimecia might be Squall and Rinoa's daughter or granddaughter. I know she lives generations in the future, but we don't know exactly how many generations. As for Ultimecia's age, even the developers don't know because it's irrelevant to the story, but she looks like she could be anywhere from 28 to 60
Why not just put a bullet in the back of Ellone’s head. Time Paradox solved.
Just so we're all clear, her real name is Artemisia.
If Rinoa is Ultimecia, why do they have different accent? Like in sentences, Ultimecia replaces the hard “c” with “k” like “kurse, lokusts, akross, kompression, krusade” while Rinoa’s spelling of words are correct.
That was an American addition in translation. The Japanese she isn't russian lol. Look at the dissadia games, no russian
what if Ultimecia is the daughter of Rinoa and Squall in the Future??
@@Luzitanium plausible. Looks like rinoa and has connection to griever
This was my head canon as a child
OMG I'LL WAIT FOR THE PREMIERE LATER TONIGHT! ACKKK I love your theory vids and I'm so invested for it!
Glad you like the videos!!!
New video part for this one comes out tomorrow!!! ua-cam.com/video/JKD6Uo6Ako8/v-deo.htmlsi=nYQEWuT45_IHvEeX
I've heard this theory before but love your simple explanation of it. Always wondered though...is it Ulti-MESS-ia or Ulti-MEESH-a? I like the second because it rolls off the tongue better
I basically summed up the theory. Since it was made before me, I didn't want to go super detailed as if it were my own theory. And the OG dissadia goes by ulti-meesh-a
Square officially stated that Rinoa and Ultimecia are not the same person.
And?
@@finalfantasytheory "Enjoy the video and leave your comments below!"
Dont see the resemblance between the two personnaly.
I assumed she created a perpetual loop. As long as everything repeats itself infinitely, she would attain immortality.
Bruh what have you been cooking? Any new theories?
New theory out tomorrow! ua-cam.com/video/JKD6Uo6Ako8/v-deo.htmlsi=nYQEWuT45_IHvEeX
New theory regarding the Thunder Plains comes out tomorrow!!!!