Final Fantasy XIII/Awesome: Difference between revisions

* How about the one scene with Sazh and Vanille, the two comic relief characters {{spoiler|escaping from the Palamecia? Both of them are being held hostage, but when two guards come in to take them away, one is taken out by Sazh after ''his chocobo chick body slams his face'', and when the automated flying thing tries to apprehend them, Vanille picks up a gun, screaming as she empties a clip into it}}. In FFXIII, you don't mess with the comic relief.

** The scene shortly before {{spoiler|the capture}} - you know, the scene where {{spoiler|Sazh just found out Vanille's secrets and nearly shoots her, than nearly shoots himself}} is a more meta CMOA for Vanille's (English) voice actress. Up until then, Vanille's voice acting was the weakest in the game - too chirpy, shrill, unrealistic and obnoxious. Then came this one scene, and I forgave her everything.

*** It's also a crowning moment for the characters themselves. These lines may not seem impressive, but in context, they rival Assault On Eden in terms of awesomeness.

'''Sazh:''' ''(fires over Vanille's shoulder)'' "Okay, fine! You want me? Come and get me!" }}

* Lightning on the Purge train at the beginning of Chapter 1. the train hits a bump in the tracks, and without a weapon, she bashes the guard and then takes over the train.

** Army of One alone is awesome. Push an entire into Stagger and watch as the percentage skyrockets easily to 999%.

* Hope, in Chapter 7. {{spoiler|He tries to fight the Ushmajal Subjugator by himself, after Snow gets swatted aside.}}

{{spoiler|'''Hope:''' I won't let you!}} }}

** Even the ''interface'' gets a CMOA here.

*** [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]? With careful management of the Paradigms Hope could [[Cherry Tapping|Cherry Tap]] the thing to death ''all by himself''.<ref>It'd still be easier to take a pounding to bring Lightning and Fang in though...</ref>

** Hope gets another one just before the final battle:

* Snow has a lesser [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment in the very first chapter: {{spoiler|Hey C'ieth, you want to chunk up [[Tagalong Kid]] Vanille and Hope? Not if Snow's fist has anything to say about it.}}

* {{spoiler|I'd say [[Big Bad|Dysley]] gets one when the heroes first confront him. Seeing a frail old man effortlessly destroy numerous troops, including [[Complete Monster|Jihl]], is quite a sight. Then he follows it up with an epic speech to open the fight:}}

** I completely agree with the above. You initially dismiss {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Dysley]] as a frail old man, but seeing him fry soldiers}} and {{spoiler|[[Complete Monster|Jihl]]}} makes you think this could be interesting. Seeing him become {{spoiler|fal'Cie Barthandelus}} pretty much makes you go [[Oh Crap]]... the epic quote he says, along with our heroes similataneous [[Oh Crap]], makes it even better.

* {{spoiler|Orphan gets one at the end with his [[Dynamic Entry]] accompanied by [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]. His speech before the fight, with his [[Voice of the Legion]] is also made of win:}}

* Lightning's final speech to Orphan before initiating the final battle.

** Capped off by the opening line in said battle (provided she's the party leader):

* [[Badass Boast|"You want quiet? Wait for the next train."]]

* Hope is an instant away from {{spoiler|killing Snow}}. Then there's an explosion, and Hope {{spoiler|gets knocked off the side of the building.}} What's Snow's response? Without even thinking about it, he {{spoiler|drops off the side of the building, grabs Hope, and cradles his body with his own to shield him as they fall through multiple panes of glass and hit the ground.}} ''That'' is what it means to be a hero: {{spoiler|to save even the ones who want to kill you}}. Then, when Snow recovers, despite being so badly wounded he can barely walk, {{spoiler|he puts Hope on his shoulders, pockets Hope's knife, and then proceeds to haul him across the city.}} That is where, in my eyes, Snow went from a [[Idiot Hero|well-intentioned idiot]] to a true ''hero'' worthy of the title. See the whole scene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9lbz1fqcNQ here].