FF7 Headcanons and Discussion

[Clement Rage]

In terms of worldbuilding, I prefer individual isolated towns, in part because it makes the world feel different than ours, plus makes sense with all the monsters in the wild.

I do think there is more than we see, but if a world with vastly different physics doesn't also have different culture and societal mechanics, then it's questionable to me. I don't want to call it poor worldbuilding because there can be reasons for it, but I'm not that fond of that approach.

XV world never felt like a real place (this nation is both at war and in conditions where monsters grow out of the ground every night. Why is nothing fortified? Who is maintaining these roads? Why is everyone so chill about the violent annihilation of their capital city?)

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Why is everyone so chill about the violent annihilation of their capital city?

That one's actually explained by NPCs. There was a lot of sentiment like (actual quote) "We may be Lucian in name, but we've always lived under the empire's thumb."

 

[Clement Rage]

Seems more likely that would lend itself to the opposite attitude, TBH.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

How so? People outside the wall felt largely abandoned by Regis and Insomnia, and generally had more interaction with imperials than Crown City officials. It's not too odd that they would be somewhat indifferent.

 

[Clement Rage]

You're living in no mans land between two warring powers, nominally under one, but frequently have to deal with Imperials falling from the sky and attacking people. One day, they nuke the capital city.

What happens next?

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

... frequently have to deal with Imperials falling from the sky and attacking people.

But they don't, though?

One day, they nuke the capital city.

What happens next?

That's sort of their point: nothing is going to really be any different for them without the king or Crown City.

 

[Clement Rage]

They don't (and can't) know that. At a minimum, the Imps will set up more checkpoints and things(as they do in game), but it's extremely likely that they will do things to assert their control or launch campaigns to root out dissidents and survivors. Even if it is true that nothing much will change, there's no reason why they should be so sure of that. Who is running the electricity grid now, what will happen when the Empire takes control of it? And so on.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

The electrical grid for Lucian territories outside Insomnia is run out of Lestallum.

Even if it is true that nothing much will change, there's no reason why they should be so sure of that.

The empire has had decades at this point to wipe them out, but hasn't done it, and has no real reason to. The average person (unaffiliated with the royal family or the Crownsguard) has more to fear from the daemons.

 

[Odysseus]

The average person (unaffiliated with the royal family or the Crownsguard) has more to fear from the daemons.

Which is why no towns are fortified lol.

 

[Clement Rage]

Agree to disagree?

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

No, that is unacceptable.

 

[Odysseus]

The flames of conflict must be stoked.

 

[Jessie Rito]

My headcannons:

Wedge only can drink like very little alcohol before being drunk af

While marlene is around nobody is allowed to swear or else they have to put money in a swear jar

Vincent is tired all the time

Jessie ist at least bi

Renos main mission is to piss off tseng

 

[BioTeach]

While marlene is around nobody is allowed to swear or else they have to put money in a swear jar

I love this one! I can definitely see Barrett arranging this. Stealing this headcannon for myself now.

 

[Jessie Rito]

I love this one! I can definitely see Barrett arranging this. Stealing this headcannon for myself now.

The money goes to her schooling money

 

[Clement Rage]

Pahaha... never change, y'all.

 

[SilverArrow20XX]

More of a general FF head canon.

My head canon is that all FF games take place in the same galaxy, but on different planets.
There have been a few hints for this in the series, but they're mostly just brushed off as cameos.
It's way more fun if all cameos are canon though.
It's pretty much established already that travel between the FF worlds can be done through the interdimensional rift.
But I like to think that's just a shortcut, and good old fashioned space travel can do it too.

The Creator from FFIV: The After Years seeded crystals on planets across the galaxy, resulting in many planets evolving similar life.
The infamous FFX-FFVII connection.
Pupu from FFVIII crash landing on Spira in X-2.