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Wimmelbilder - insanely detailed Where's Waldo?−style drawings
2016.11.29 10:21 mrktwzrd Wimmelbilder - insanely detailed Where's Waldo?−style drawings
A place for the amazingly intricate Where's Waldo-style illustrations you can stare at for hours, and still not pick up on all of the tiny details.
2014.04.07 22:22 asadog Heeps of garbage
This hell-pit of a subreddit exists solely to ridicule people for their poor taste in Jeep modifications, as well as their ugly financial mistakes. What makes a heep? We're not quite sure; but if it's got angry eyes, Punisher logos, or is all around painful to look at, then it likely belongs here. Consider this to be the bastard child of shitty_car_mods and 4x4
2017.11.14 19:17 JohnGenericDoe Don't help, just keep filming
A subreddit for situations where the cameraperson would rather film than assist
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Upgrades
Item | Price, $ |
Banu Tholo code | 80 |
Banu Lockbox (Banu Cube) code | 100 |
Mole to Merchantman | 199 |
Starfarer Gemini to Merchantman | 189 |
C2 Hercules to Carrack | 139 |
Valkyrie to Carrack | 169 |
Constellation Aquila to Orion | 219 |
Starfarer Gemini to Hull D Upgrade | 109 |
Constellation Andromeda to Hull C Upgrade | 139 |
Anvil Terrapin to Hull C Upgrade | 179 |
F7C-R Hornet Tracker to Constellation Taurus | 39 |
Corsair to 400i Warbond Edition | 12 |
Hull E to Polaris | 50 |
Ship Upgrades - Drake Kraken Conversion Kit | 799 |
PAINTS - PERSEUS - THUNDERCLOUD PAINT | 31 |
Stuff
Item | Price, $ |
CitizenCon 2951 Digital Goodies | 9 |
Gemini LH86 Pistol - Voyager edition | 6 |
Kruger P-72 Emerald | 105 |
RSI VENTURE PATHFINDER ARM ARMOR | 10 |
RSI VENTURE VOYAGER ARM ARMOR | 10 |
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►4◄ GAME AND SHIP COMBO PACKAGES
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Game package can be upgrade as well on your demand, price negotiated
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►5◄ LTI STANDALONE SHIPS
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CCU-d ships are upgraded from another ship. Also I have ships from original sale - they may come with different bonuses but are more expensive.
You can click on the price of original sale item to see it's contents.
Ship manufacturer | Ship model | Insurance | Price (CCU-d), $ | Price (Original sale), $ |
Aopoa (Xi'an) | Khartu-Al | LTI | 179 | - |
- | Nox | LTI | - | 77 |
- | Nox Kue | LTI | - | 77 |
- | San'Tok.Yai | LTI | 231 | - |
Aegis Dynamics | Avenger Titan | LTI | 74 | 100 |
- | Avenger Titan Renegade | LTI | 95 | 111 |
- | Avenger Stalker | LTI | 84 | - |
- | Avenger Warlock | LTI | 100 | - |
- | Eclipse | LTI | 305 | 333 |
- | Gladius | LTI | 116 | - |
- | Gladius Valiant | LTI | 132 | 147 |
- | Hammerhead | LTI | 672 | 777 |
- | Hammerhead Best in Show Edition | LTI | 746 | - |
- | Nautilus | LTI | 672 | - |
- | Reclaimer | LTI | 336 | 550 |
- | Reclaimer Best in Show Edition | LTI | 429 | - |
- | Redeemer | LTI | 333 | - |
- | Retaliator Bomber | LTI | 284 | - |
- | Sabre | LTI | 184 | 221 |
- | Sabre Comet | LTI | 195 | - |
- | Vanguard Warden | LTI | 263 | 357 |
- | Vanguard Harbinger | LTI | 289 | - |
- | Vanguard Sentinel | LTI | 268 | - |
- | Vanguard Hoplite | LTI | 231 | 268 |
- | Vulcan | LTI | 216 | 242 |
ARGO Astronautics | MPUV Cargo | LTI | 74 | 84 |
- | MPUV Personnel | LTI | - | 89 |
| Raft | LTI | 142 | - |
- | SRV | LTI | 165 | - |
- | Mole | LTI | 321 | - |
- | Combo Pack | LTI | - | 111 |
Anvil Aerospace | Arrow | LTI | 95 | 137 |
- | C8X Pisces Expedition | LTI | 69 | 79 |
- | C8R Pisces | LTI | 84 | - |
- | Carrack | LTI | 420 | - |
- | Carrack W/C8X | LTI | 440 | - |
- | Carrack Expedition | LTI | 447 | - |
- | Carrack Expedition W/C8X | LTI | 468 | - |
- | Crucible | LTI | 369 | 431 |
- | F7C Hornet | LTI | 121 | - |
- | F7C Hornet Wildfire | LTI | 189 | 210 |
- | F7C-S Hornet Ghost | LTI | 140 | - |
- | F7C-R Hornet Tracker | LTI | 155 | - |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet | LTI | 199 | 252 |
- | F7C-M Hornet Heartseeker | LTI | 200 | - |
- | Gladiator | LTI | 177 | 221 |
- | Hawk | LTI | 116 | 132 |
- | Hurricane | LTI | 210 | 231 |
- | Terrapin | LTI | 231 | 263 |
- | Valkyrie | LTI | 357 | - |
- | Legionnaire | LTI | 132 | - |
Banu | Merchantman | LTI | 399 | - |
- | Defender | LTI | 226 | 237 |
Consolidated outland | Mustang Beta | LTI | 95 | - |
- | Mustang Gamma | LTI | 74 | - |
- | Mustang Delta | LTI | 84 | - |
- | Pioneer | LTI | - | 1499 |
Crusader Industries | Ares Inferno | LTI | 252 | - |
- | Ares Ion | LTI | 252 | - |
- | Genesis Starliner | LTI | 357 | 578 |
- | C2 Hercules | LTI | 368 | - |
- | M2 Hercules | LTI | 483 | - |
- | A2 Hercules | LTI | 735 | - |
| C1 Spirit | LTI | 137 | - |
| E1 Spirit | LTI | 163 | - |
| A1 Spirit | LTI | 210 | - |
- | Mercury Star Runner | LTI | 273 | - |
Drake Interplanetary | Dragonfly Yellowjacket | LTI | - | 84 |
- | Dragonfly Black | LTI | - | 84 |
- | Dragonfly Ride Together Two-Pack | LTI | - | 126 |
- | Buccaneer | LTI | 126 | 142 |
- | Caterpillar | LTI | 336 | - |
- | Caterpillar Best in Show Edition | LTI | 347 | - |
- | Corsair | LTI | 263 | - |
- | Cutlass Black | LTI | 126 | - |
- | Cutlass Black Best in Show Edition (2949) | LTI | 137 | - |
- | Cutlass Steel | LTI | 221 | - |
- | Cutlass Red | LTI | 142 | - |
- | Cutlass Blue | LTI | 168 | - |
- | Herald | LTI | 111 | - |
- | Vulture | LTI | 158 | - |
Esperia | Vanduul Blade | LTI | 284 | 326 |
- | Vanduul Glaive | LTI | 373 | - |
- | Prowler | LTI | 399 | 510 |
- | Talon | LTI | 132 | - |
- | Talon Shrike | LTI | 132 | - |
Gatac | Railen | LTI | 242 | - |
Greycat Industrial | ROC | LTI | 77 | - |
Kruger Intergalactic | P-72 Archimedes | LTI | - | 90 |
- | P-72 Archimedes Emerald | LTI | - | 105 |
Mirai | Fury | LTI | 69 | - |
- | Fury MX | LTI | 69 | - |
- | Fury LX | LTI | 69 | - |
MISC | Endeavor BASE | LTI | 378 | - |
- | Endeavor DISCOVERY-CLASS | LTI | - | 683 |
- | Endeavor Master Set 2018 | LTI | - | 1399 |
| Expanse | LTI | 168 | - |
- | Freelancer | LTI | 121 | - |
- | Freelancer DUR | LTI | 147 | - |
- | Freelancer MAX | LTI | 163 | - |
- | Freelancer MIS | LTI | 184 | - |
- | HULL A | LTI | 99 | - |
- | HULL B | LTI | 147 | - |
- | HULL C | LTI | 357 | - |
- | HULL D | LTI | 462 | - |
- | Odyssey | LTI | 578 | - |
- | Razor | LTI | 163 | 179 |
- | Razor LX | LTI | 168 | - |
- | Razor EX | LTI | 174 | - |
- | Prospector | LTI | 163 | 179 |
- | Reliant Kore (Mini Hauler) | LTI | 84 | 105 |
- | Reliant Tana (Skirmisher) | LTI | 95 | - |
- | Reliant Mako (News Van) | LTI | 121 | - |
- | Reliant Sen (Researcher) | LTI | 105 | - |
- | Starfarer | LTI | 315 | 399 |
- | Starfarer Gemini | LTI | 347 | 452 |
Origin Jumpworks | X1 Baseline | LTI | - | 69 |
- | X1 Velocity | LTI | - | 74 |
- | X1 Force | LTI | - | 79 |
- | M50 | LTI | 121 | - |
- | 85X | LTI | - | 79 |
- | 100I | LTI | 74 | 95 |
- | 125A | LTI | 79 | - |
- | 135C | LTI | 84 | - |
- | 300I | LTI | 77 | - |
- | 315P | LTI | 77 | - |
- | 325A | LTI | 93 | - |
- | 350R | LTI | 137 | - |
- | 400i | LTI | 265 | - |
- | 600i Touring | LTI | 399 | 525 |
- | 600i Exploration | LTI | 420 | 580 |
RSI | Aurora CL | LTI | 74 | - |
- | Apollo Triage | LTI | 268 | - |
- | Apollo Medivac | LTI | 294 | - |
- | Galaxy | LTI | 378 | - |
- | Mantis | LTI | 168 | - |
- | Perseus | LTI | 557 | - |
- | Polaris | LTI | 735 | 999 |
- | Constellation Taurus | LTI | 179 | - |
- | Constellation Andromeda | LTI | 252 | 315 |
- | Constellation Aquila | LTI | 321 | - |
| Zeus MK II MR | LTI | 205 | - |
| Zeus MK II ES | LTI | 163 | - |
| Zeus MK II CL | LTI | 163 | - |
- | Scorpius | LTI | 263 | - |
- | Scorpius Antares | LTI | 252 | - |
- | Orion | LTI | 489 | - |
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►6◄ NON-LTI SHIPS & PACKAGES, COMMON
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Ship/Package | Insurance | Price, $ | Comments |
Consolidated Outland Mustang Alpha Vindicator | 6MI | 66 | Limited Vindicator version |
Kruger P-72 Archimedes | 10YI | 55 | - |
Kruger P-72 Archimedes | 6YI | 45 | - |
Kruger P-52 Merlin | 6YI | 37 | - |
RSI Aurora ES | 10YI | 37 | - |
Argo MPUV 1C Cargo | 10YI | 53 | - |
MISC Endeavor OLYMPIC-CLASS | 4YI | 578 | Endeavor with modules |
RSI Constellation Phoenix | 10YI | 399 | - |
RSI Constellation Phoenix | 6YI | 389 | - |
Origin 890 Jump | 6MI | 1099 | - |
Origin 890 Jump | 6YI | 1249 | - |
Origin 890 Jump | 10YI | 1349 | - |
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►7◄ PLANETARY VEHICLES & COMBO PACKAGES
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Vehicle | Insurance | Price (CCU-d), $ | Price (Concept), $ | Comments |
Anvil Ballista | LTI | 153 | | - |
Hoverquad | LTI | | 74 | - |
Greycat PTV | 6YI | | 27 | - |
Greycat PTV | 10YI | | 37 | - |
Origin G12 | LTI | 84 | | - |
Origin G12R | LTI | | 84 | - |
Origin G12A | LTI | | 90 | - |
Tumbril Cyclone | LTI | | 74 | Base version |
Tumbril Cyclone-TR | LTI | | 79 | With ground turret |
Tumbril Cyclone-RC | LTI | | 79 | Speedster |
Tumbril Cyclone-AA | LTI | | 95 | Anti-air + countermeasures |
Tumbril Cyclone-RN | LTI | | 79 | Scout & Scan |
Tumbril Ranger RC | LTI | 105 | | Racer |
Tumbril Ranger CV | LTI | 111 | | Offroad |
Tumbril Ranger TR | LTI | 116 | | With Gun |
Tumbril Nova | LTI | 126 | 132 | Tank |
URSA Rover | 5YI | | 63 | - |
URSA Rover | 10YI | | 70 | |
Lynx | LTI | 79 | | |
URSA Rover Fortuna | LTI | 79 | | Limited green skin edition |
Below are listed combo packs with different combination of vehicles, or with space ships
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►8.1◄ MODULES, PODS, BATTLEFIELD UPGRADE KITS (BUKS), OTHER ITEMS
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Module | Insurance | Price, $ |
MISC Endeavor Modules (Pods) | - | - |
BIODOME POD | 10YI | 126 |
TELESCOPE ARRAY POD | 10YI | 153 |
SUPERCOLLIDER POD | 10YI | 155 |
SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND CREW POD | 10YI | 53 |
GENERAL RESEARCH POD | 10YI | 72 |
GENERAL SCIENCE POD | 10YI | 71 |
FUEL POD | 10YI | 60 |
MEDICAL BAY POD | 10YI | 105 |
LANDING BAY | 10YI | 105 |
RSI Galaxy Modules | | |
Galaxy - Med Bay Module | 10YI | 116 |
Galaxy - Refinery Module | 10YI | 126 |
Galaxy - Cargo Module | 10YI | 95 |
Aegis Vanguard battlefield upgrade kits | | |
Harbinger battlefield upgrade kit | LTI | 140 |
Sentinel battlefield upgrade kit | 6MI | 69 |
Other stuff | | |
Add-ons - Aegis Idris P after market kit | - | 294 |
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►8.2 ◄ FPS WEAPONS, ARMOR, CLOTHES AND OTHER GEAR
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Module | Insurance | Price, $ |
Overlord "Dust Storm" Armor Set | - | 11 |
Overlord "Riptide" Armor Set | - | 11 |
Overlord Helmets "Silent Strike" Pack | - | 8 |
Overlord Helmets "Forces of Nature" Pack | - | 8 |
Parasite Replica Helmet (Original) | - | 11 |
Parasite Replica Helmet (Dark Birth) | - | 11 |
Stegman's Cordimon "Voyager" Complete Outfit | - | 11 |
Stegman's IndVest “Pathfinder” Complete Outfit | - | 11 |
RSI MacFlex Rust Society full armor set (5 items) | - | 21 |
RSI Venture Rust Society full armor set (5 items) | - | 32 |
Mr. Refinement’s Cabinet of Rare & Exquisite Spirits | - | 11 |
Life in the 'Verse Shirts Pack #1 | - | 5 |
Life in the 'Verse Shirts Pack #2 | - | 5 |
"Caudillo" Helmets Pack #1 by CC's Conversions | - | 10 |
"Caudillo" Helmets Pack #2 by CC's Conversions | - | 10 |
"Caudillo" Helmets Pack #3 by CC's Conversions | - | 10 |
QuikFlarePro Pack | - | 5 |
QuikFlarePro Pack Deluxe | - | 6 |
Polar Vortex Collection | - | 7 |
Cold Front Collection | - | 7 |
UltiFlex FSK-8 "Mirage" Combat Knife | - | 5 |
UltiFlex FSK-8 "Ghost" Combat Knife | - | 5 |
Urban Collection by Element Authority | - | 11 |
Adventurer Collection by Element Authority | - | 11 |
Manaslu Rust Society Jacket | - | 8 |
RSI Horizon Rust Society Helmet | - | 8 |
RSI Beacon Rust Society Undersuit | - | 6 |
Paladin helmet | - | 10 |
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►9◄ CROSS-CHASSIS UPGRADES (CCUS), SHIPS
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IAE-insurance upgrades (adds IAE insurance (10 years) to your ship)
Upgrade | Price, $ |
Prospector to F7C-M Super Hornet | 50 |
Vanguard Warden to Caterpillar | 60 |
Sorted by: Manufacturer -> ship
Target ship manufacturer | Target ship | Upgrade from | Price, $ |
Aegis Dynamics | Avenger Titan Renegade | 325A | 18 |
- | Avenger Warlock | 325A | 29 |
- | Avenger Warlock | Arrow | 26 |
- | Eclipse | Constellation Andromeda | 78 |
- | Eclipse | Vanguard Sentinel | 37 |
- | Eclipse | Vanguard Warden | 53 |
- | Eclipse | Blade | 37 |
- | Gladius Valiant | Gladius | 32 |
- | Gladius Valiant | M50 | 23 |
- | Hammerhead | Constellation Aquila | 483 |
- | Hammerhead | 600i Touring | 357 |
- | Hammerhead | 600i Explorer | 315 |
- | Hammerhead | Merchantman | 131 |
- | Hammerhead | Hull D | 341 |
- | Hammerhead | Crucible | 446 |
- | Hammerhead | Carrack | 278 |
- | Hammerhead | Reclaimer | 383 |
- | Hammerhead | Prowler | 351 |
- | Hammerhead | Orion | 210 |
- | Hammerhead | Glaive | 446 |
- | Hammerhead | A2 Hercules | 52 |
- | Nautilus | Constellation Aquila | 467 |
- | Nautilus | Endeavor | 425 |
- | Nautilus | Crucible | 425 |
- | Nautilus | Genesis Starliner | 372 |
- | Nautilus | M2 Hercules | 246 |
- | Nautilus | Merchantman | 110 |
- | Nautilus | 600i Explorer | 294 |
- | Nautilus | 600i Touring | 336 |
- | Nautilus | Orion | 189 |
- | Nautilus | Prowler | 330 |
- | Nautilus | Carrack | 278 |
- | Nautilus | Reclaimer | 372 |
- | Nautilus | Hull D | 320 |
- | Nautilus | C2 Hercules | 372 |
- | Nautilus | Valkyrie | 399 |
- | Reclaimer | Constellation Aquila | 115 |
- | Reclaimer | Starfarer Gemini | 84 |
- | Reclaimer | Endeavor | 73 |
- | Reclaimer | Crucible | 73 |
- | Redeemer | Constellation Andromeda | 78 |
- | Redeemer | Vanguard Hoplite | 84 |
- | Redeemer | Mole | 26 |
- | Retaliator Bomber | Constellation Andromeda | 57 |
- | Retaliator Base | F7C-R Hornet Tracker | 25 |
- | Sabre | Prospector | 31 |
- | Sabre | Gladiator | 16 |
- | Sabre Comet | Sabre | 31 |
- | Sabre Comet | Freelancer MIS | 26 |
- | Sabre Comet | Khartu-Al | 31 |
- | Sabre Comet | F7C Hornet Wildfire | 23 |
- | Sabre Comet | Gladiator | 35 |
- | Sabre Comet | F7C-M Super Hornet | 20 |
- | Vanguard Harbinger | Constellation Andromeda | 68 |
- | Vanguard Harbinger | Retaliator Bomber | 31 |
- | Vanguard Harbinger | Vanguard Sentinel | 26 |
- | Vanguard Harbinger | Vanguard Hoplite | 73 |
- | Vanguard Harbinger | Vanguard Warden | 42 |
- | Vanguard Hoplite | Constellation Taurus | 59 |
- | Vanguard Hoplite | San'Tok.Yai | 28 |
- | Vanguard Hoplite | Defender | 28 |
- | Vanguard Hoplite | Corsair | -3 |
- | Vanguard Hoplite | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | 54 |
- | Vanguard Hoplite | Hurricane | 54 |
- | Vanguard Hoplite | Terrapin | 28 |
- | Vanguard Sentinel | Constellation Andromeda | 52 |
- | Vanguard Sentinel | Vanguard Warden | 31 |
- | Vanguard Warden | Constellation Andromeda | 31 |
- | Vanguard Warden | Vanguard Hoplite | 40 |
- | Vulcan | Constellation Taurus | 25 |
- | Vulcan | Prospector | 61 |
Anvil Aerospace | Carrack | Constellation Aquila | 273 |
- | Carrack | Mole | 320 |
- | Carrack | M2 Hercules | 99 |
- | Carrack | 600i Explorer | 147 |
- | Carrack | 600i Touring | 189 |
- | Carrack | Orion | 42 |
- | Carrack | Prowler | 183 |
- | Carrack | Reclaimer | 225 |
- | Carrack | Genesis Starliner | 225 |
- | Carrack | Valkyrie | 215 |
- | Carrack | C2 Hercules | 189 |
- | Carrack | Hull D | 178 |
- | Carrack | Merchantman | -31 |
- | Carrack | Endeavor | 283 |
- | Carrack | Crucible | 283 |
- | Carrack | Starfarer Gemini | 294 |
- | Carrack W/C8X | Carrack | 55 |
- | Carrack Expedition | Carrack | 60 |
- | Carrack Expedition | Carrack W/C8X | 40 |
- | Carrack Expedition W/C8X | Carrack | 80 |
- | Carrack Expedition W/C8X | Carrack W/C8X | 73 |
- | Carrack Expedition W/C8X | Carrack Expedition | 68 |
- | Crucible | Starfarer Gemini | 26 |
- | Crucible | Constellation Aquila | 99 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet | Prospector | 37 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet | Khartu-AL | 22 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet | F7C Hornet Wildfire | 16 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet | Gladiator | 27 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet | Freelancer MIS | 16 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet | Sabre | 22 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet | Razor EX | 37 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | Constellation Taurus | 21 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | Freelancer MAX | 63 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | Prospector | 57 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | Razor EX | 57 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | Gladiator | 47 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | Khartu-AL | 42 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | Sabre | 42 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | Sabre Comet | 26 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | F7C Hornet Wildfire | 36 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | Freelancer MIS | 36 |
- | F7C Hornet Wildfire | Prospector | 31 |
- | F7C Hornet Wildfire | Khartu-Al | 16 |
- | F7C Hornet Wildfire | Gladiator | 22 |
- | F7C Hornet Wildfire | Sabre | 16 |
- | Gladiator | Prospector | 21 |
- | Hawk | Gladius | 21 |
- | Hurricane | Constellation Taurus | 22 |
- | Hurricane | Prospector | 53 |
- | Hurricane | Gladiator | 43 |
- | Hurricane | F7C Hornet Wildfire | 32 |
- | Hurricane | F7C-M Super Hornet | 27 |
- | Hurricane | Freelancer MIS | 32 |
- | Hurricane | Sabre | 37 |
- | Hurricane | Sabre Comet | 22 |
- | Hurricane | Khartu-Al | 37 |
- | Terrapin | Prospector | 84 |
- | Terrapin | Constellation Taurus | 44 |
- | Terrapin | Freelancer MAX | 86 |
- | Terrapin | F7C-M Super Hornet | 57 |
- | Terrapin | Freelancer MIS | 63 |
- | Terrapin | Vulcan | 36 |
- | Terrapin | Gladiator | 73 |
- | Terrapin | Khartu-Al | 65 |
- | Terrapin | Sabre | 65 |
- | Valkyrie | Constellation Aquila | 84 |
- | Valkyrie | Endeavor | 42 |
- | Valkyrie | Starfarer Gemini | 52 |
- | Valkyrie | Crucible | 42 |
- | Valkyrie | Glaive | 42 |
Aopoa (Xi'an) | Khartu-Al | Prospector | 29 |
- | Khartu-Al | Freelancer MAX | 31 |
- | Nox | Aurora LN | 27 |
- | Nox | Dragonfly Black | 15 |
- | Nox | Dragonfly Yellowjacket | 15 |
- | Nox | MPUV Cargo | 27 |
- | Nox Kue | Aurora LN | 23 |
- | Nox Kue | Dragonfly Black | 15 |
- | Nox Kue | Dragonfly Yellowjacket | 15 |
- | Nox Kue | Mustang Beta | 15 |
- | Nox Kue | MPUV Personnel | 15 |
- | Nox Kue | X1 Baseline | 15 |
- | Nox Kue | MPUV Cargo | 22 |
- | San'Tok.Yai | Constellation Taurus | 46 |
- | San'Tok.Yai | Hurricane | 40 |
- | San'Tok.Yai | Vulcan | 35 |
ARGO Astronautics | MPUV Personnel | Aurora LN | 15 |
- | MPUV Cargo | Mustang Alpha | 15 |
- | SRV | F7C-R Hornet Tracker | 37 |
- | SRV | Razor | 32 |
Banu | Merchantman | Mole | 239 |
- | Merchantman | Starfarer Gemini | 220 |
- | Merchantman | Prowler | 231 |
- | Merchantman | 600i Touring | 236 |
- | Merchantman | 600i Explorer | 194 |
- | Merchantman | Genesis Starliner | 273 |
- | Defender | Constellation Taurus | 42 |
- | Defender | Retaliator Base | 84 |
- | Defender | Cutlass Blue | 57 |
- | Defender | Freelancer MIS | 65 |
- | Defender | Gladiator | 70 |
- | Defender | Khartu-Al | 65 |
- | Defender | Sabre | 65 |
- | Defender | F7C Hornet Wildfire | 59 |
- | Defender | F7C-M Super Hornet | 55 |
Consolidated outland | Mustang Delta | Mustang Gamma | 22 |
- | Mustang Delta | Avenger Stalker | 15 |
Crusader Industries | Genesis Starliner | Constellation Aquila | 120 |
- | Genesis Starliner | Endeavor | 73 |
- | Ares Inferno | Constellation Andromeda | 26 |
- | Ares Ion | Constellation Andromeda | 26 |
- | A2 Hercules | 600i Touring | 341 |
- | A2 Hercules | 600i Explorer | 299 |
- | A2 Hercules | Carrack | 273 |
- | A2 Hercules | Constellation Aquila | 472 |
- | A2 Hercules | Crucible | 430 |
- | A2 Hercules | Endeavor | 430 |
- | A2 Hercules | Hull D | 325 |
- | A2 Hercules | Merchantman | 115 |
- | A2 Hercules | Orion | 194 |
- | A2 Hercules | Prowler | 336 |
- | A2 Hercules | Reclaimer | 378 |
- | A2 Hercules | Starfarer Gemini | 451 |
- | C2 Hercules | Constellation Aquila | 115 |
- | C2 Hercules | Valkyrie | 47 |
- | C2 Hercules | Crucible | 73 |
- | C2 Hercules | Endeavor | 73 |
- | C2 Hercules | Glaive | 73 |
- | C2 Hercules | Starfarer Gemini | 84 |
- | M2 Hercules | Constellation Aquila | 241 |
- | M2 Hercules | 600i Touring | 110 |
- | M2 Hercules | 600i Explorer | 68 |
- | M2 Hercules | C2 Hercules | 147 |
- | M2 Hercules | Crucible | 199 |
- | M2 Hercules | Endeavor | 199 |
- | M2 Hercules | Genesis Starliner | 147 |
- | M2 Hercules | Hull D | 94 |
- | M2 Hercules | Prowler | 105 |
- | M2 Hercules | Reclaimer | 147 |
- | M2 Hercules | Starfarer Gemini | 210 |
- | Mercury Star Runner | Prospector | 120 |
- | Mercury Star Runner | San'tok.yai | 52 |
- | Mercury Star Runner | Defender | 52 |
- | Mercury Star Runner | F7C Hornet Wildfire | 99 |
- | Mercury Star Runner | F7C-M Super Hornet | 94 |
- | Mercury Star Runner | Freelancer MIS | 99 |
- | Mercury Star Runner | Hurricane | 78 |
- | Mercury Star Runner | Khartu-Al | 105 |
- | Mercury Star Runner | Razor EX | 120 |
- | Mercury Star Runner | Sabre Comet | 89 |
- | Mercury Star Runner | Sabre | 105 |
- | Mercury Star Runner | Terrapin | 52 |
- | Mercury Star Runner | Vulcan | 73 |
Drake Interplanetary | Buccaneer | Cutlass Black | 21 |
- | Caterpillar | Constellation Andromeda | 116 |
- | Caterpillar | Constellation Aquila | 36 |
- | Caterpillar | Retaliator Bomber | 78 |
- | Caterpillar | Redeemer | 26 |
- | Corsair | Prospector | 115 |
- | Corsair | Constellation Taurus | 78 |
- | Corsair | Freelancer MAX | 120 |
- | Corsair | Freelancer MIS | 94 |
- | Corsair | Sabre | 99 |
- | Corsair | Sabre Comet | 84 |
- | Corsair | Gladiator | 105 |
- | Corsair | F7C-M Super Hornet | 89 |
- | Corsair | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | 73 |
- | Corsair | F7C Hornet Wildfire | 94 |
- | Corsair | Vulcan | 68 |
- | Corsair | Hurricane | 73 |
- | Corsair | Razor EX | 115 |
- | Corsair | Khartu-Al | 99 |
- | Cutlass Black BIS | Gladius | 42 |
- | Cutlass Blue | F7C-R Hornet Tracker | 47 |
- | Cutlass Blue | Razor | 36 |
- | Cutlass Blue | Prospector | 31 |
- | Cutlass Steel | Constellation Taurus | 57 |
- | Cutlass Steel | Railen | 21 |
- | Cutlass Steel | San'tok.yai | 26 |
- | Cutlass Steel | Defender | 26 |
- | Cutlass Steel | Terrapin | 26 |
- | Cutlass Steel | Corsair | -5 |
- | Cutlass Steel | Vulcan | 47 |
- | Cutlass Steel | Hurricane | 52 |
- | Cutlass Steel | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | 52 |
- | Dragonfly Black | Aurora LN | 15 |
- | Dragonfly Black | MPUV Cargo | 15 |
- | Herald | 325A | 26 |
- | Herald | Avenger Titan Renegade | 21 |
- | Vulture | Freelancer DUR | 45 |
Esperia | Blade | Constellation Andromeda | 52 |
- | Glaive | Constellation Aquila | 99 |
- | Glaive | Starfarer Gemini | 63 |
- | Talon | Gladius | 36 |
- | Talon | Reliant Mako (News Van) | 31 |
- | Talon Shrike | Gladius | 36 |
- | Talon Shrike | Reliant Mako (News Van) | 31 |
- | Prowler | Constellation Aquila | 162 |
- | Prowler | Reclaimer | 68 |
- | Prowler | Genesis Starliner | 68 |
- | Prowler | Endeavor | 120 |
- | Prowler | Crucible | 120 |
- | Prowler | 600i Touring | 42 |
MISC | Freelancer MIS | Prospector | 32 |
- | Freelancer MIS | Freelancer MAX | 37 |
- | Freelancer MIS | Gladiator | 22 |
- | Freelancer MIS | Sabre | 16 |
- | Freelancer MIS | Razor EX | 32 |
- | Endeavor | Constellation Aquila | 84 |
- | Endeavor | Starfarer Gemini | 52 |
- | Hull A | 300I | 36 |
- | Hull A | Mustang Gamma | 36 |
- | Hull B | 325A | 94 |
- | Hull C | Constellation Andromeda | 136 |
- | Hull D | Constellation Aquila | 178 |
- | Hull D | Starfarer Gemini | 157 |
- | Razor | F7C-R Hornet Tracker | 15 |
- | Razor LX | F7C-R Hornet Tracker | 21 |
- | Razor LX | Razor | 15 |
- | Razor EX | Freelancer MAX | 15 |
- | Razor EX | SRV | 15 |
- | Razor EX | Retaliator Base | 15 |
- | Razor EX | Razor LX | 15 |
- | Reliant Tana (Skirmisher) | 325a | 15 |
- | Reliant Sen (Researcher) | Arrow | 21 |
- | Reliant Mako (News Van) | Gladius | 15 |
- | Starfarer | Constellation Andromeda | 76 |
- | Starfarer | Vanguard Warden | 55 |
- | Starfarer | Vanguard Harbinger | 24 |
- | Starfarer | Vanguard Sentinel | 39 |
- | Starfarer | Vanguard Hoplite | 81 |
- | Starfarer | Blade | 39 |
- | Starfarer | Retaliator Bomber | 39 |
- | Starfarer | Apollo Medivac | 39 |
- | Starfarer Gemini | Constellation Aquila | 63 |
- | Starfarer Gemini | Mole | 47 |
Origin Jumpworks | 350r | Freelancer | 28 |
- | 350r | F7C Hornet | 28 |
- | M50 | Gladius | 22 |
- | 85X | Aurora CL | 15 |
- | 100i | Dragonfly Black | 18 |
- | 100i | Dragonfly Yellowjacket | 18 |
- | 100i | MPUV Personnel | 22 |
- | 100i | Mustang Beta | 22 |
- | 100i | X1 Baseline | 22 |
- | 125a | 100i | 22 |
- | 125a | 85X | 19 |
- | 125a | Avenger Titan | 14 |
- | 125a | Ursa Rover | 19 |
- | 125a | X1 Force | 19 |
- | 135C | 100i | 27 |
- | 135C | 125a | 15 |
- | 135C | 300i | 19 |
- | 135C | Cyclone | 19 |
- | 135C | Mustang Gamma | 19 |
- | X1 Baseline | Mustang Alpha | 21 |
- | X1 Baseline | Aurora LN | 15 |
- | X1 Baseline | MPUV Cargo | 15 |
- | X1 Velocity | Mustang Beta | 15 |
- | X1 Velocity | MPUV Personnel | 15 |
- | X1 Velocity | X1 Baseline | 15 |
- | X1 Force | Aurora CL | 15 |
- | X1 Force | X1 Velocity | 15 |
- | X1 Force | Nox | 15 |
- | 600i Touring | Constellation Aquila | 152 |
- | 600i Touring | Constellation Phoenix | 110 |
- | 600i Touring | Reclaimer | 57 |
- | 600i Touring | Starfarer Gemini | 120 |
- | 600i Touring | Endeavor | 110 |
- | 600i Touring | Crucible | 110 |
- | 600i Touring | Eclipse | 162 |
- | 600i Touring | Genesis Starliner | 57 |
- | 600i Touring | C2 Hercules | 57 |
- | 600i Explorer | 600i Touring | 63 |
- | 600i Explorer | Constellation Aquila | 194 |
- | 600i Explorer | Prowler | 57 |
- | 600i Explorer | Genesis Starliner | 99 |
- | 600i Explorer | Starfarer Gemini | 162 |
- | 600i Explorer | Endeavor | 152 |
- | 600i Explorer | Reclaimer | 99 |
- | 600i Explorer | Crucible | 152 |
- | 600i Explorer | Hull D | 47 |
- | 600i Explorer | C2 Hercules | 99 |
RSI | Apollo Triage | Constellation Andromeda | 23 |
- | Apollo Triage | San'tok.yai | 44 |
- | Apollo Medivac | Constellation Andromeda | 49 |
- | Apollo Medivac | Vanguard Warden | 26 |
- | Apollo Medivac | Apollo Triage | 36 |
- | Apollo Medivac | Vanguard Hoplite | 52 |
- | Constellation Taurus | F7C-R Hornet Tracker | 47 |
- | Constellation Taurus | Razor | 42 |
- | Mantis | F7C-R Hornet Tracker | 21 |
- | Mantis | Vulture | 21 |
- | Mantis | Razor | 15 |
- | Mantis | Ballista | 21 |
- | Perseus | Mole | 409 |
- | Perseus | Carrack | 110 |
- | Perseus | Carrack W/C8X | 89 |
- | Perseus | Carrack Expedition | 84 |
- | Perseus | Carrack Expedition W/C8X | 63 |
- | Perseus | Merchantman | 57 |
- | Perseus | Orion | 136 |
- | Perseus | 600i Explorer | 241 |
- | Perseus | M2 Hercules | 194 |
- | Perseus | Hull D | 267 |
- | Polaris | Constellation Aquila | 535 |
- | Polaris | Perseus | 183 |
- | Polaris | M2 Hercules | 357 |
- | Polaris | Nautilus Solstice Edition | 149 |
- | Polaris | Hammerhead | 149 |
- | Polaris | Carrack | 367 |
- | Polaris | Crucible | 499 |
- | Polaris | Merchantman | 210 |
- | Polaris | Orion | 257 |
- | Orion | Constellation Aquila | 246 |
- | Orion | Starfarer | 246 |
- | Orion | 600i Touring | 194 |
- | Orion | Reclaimer | 215 |
- | Orion | Genesis Starliner | 215 |
- | Orion | Prowler | 173 |
- | Orion | M2 Hercules | 85 |
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- | Eclipse | Caterpillar | 17 |
- | Vanguard Harbinger | Constellation Aquila | 17 |
- | Vanguard Hoplite | Constellation Andromeda | 30 |
- | Reclaimer | Hull D | 94 |
- | Reclaimer | Merchantman | 78 |
- | Vulcan | Defender | 26 |
- | Vulcan | Terrapin | 15 |
- | Sabre | Constellation Taurus | 32 |
- | Sabre | Freelancer MIS | 16 |
- | Sabre Comet | Constellation Taurus | 52 |
- | Retaliator Bomber | Redeemer | 36 |
- | Vanguard Harbinger | Redeemer | 57 |
- | Vanguard Sentinel | Redeemer | 42 |
- | Vanguard Warden | Redeemer | 26 |
- | Vanguard Warden | Hull C | 26 |
Anvil Aerospace | F7C-M Super Hornet | Constellation Taurus | 47 |
- | F7C Hornet Wildfire | Constellation Taurus | 37 |
- | Gladiator | Constellation Taurus | 26 |
- | F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker | Defender | 21 |
- | Hurricane | Defender | 21 |
- | Gladiator | Constellation Taurus | 26 |
- | Gladiator | Cutlass Blue | 28 |
- | Valkyrie | Hull D | 42 |
- | Valkyrie | Merchantman | 47 |
- | Valkyrie | C2 Hercules | 31 |
Aopoa (Xi'an) | Khartu-Al | Constellation Taurus | 31 |
Consolidated outland | Mustang Delta | Hull A | 15 |
Crusader Industries | Genesis Starliner | Hull D | 73 |
- | Genesis Starliner | Merchantman | 73 |
- | C2 Hercules | Hull D | 31 |
- | C2 Hercules | Merchantman | 42 |
- | M2 Hercules | Orion | 52 |
Drake Interplanetary | Corsair | Defender | 42 |
Esperia | Prowler | Merchantman | 120 |
- | Prowler | Hull D | 105 |
MISC | Freelancer MIS | Constellation Taurus | 37 |
- | Freelancer MIS | Cutlass Blue | 37 |
- | Razor | Freelancer MAX | 15 |
- | Razor EX | Constellation Taurus | 15 |
- | Razor EX | Cutlass Blue | 15 |
- | Starfarer | Constellation Aquila | 37 |
- | Starfarer | Caterpillar | 18 |
Origin Jumpworks | 350r | Cutlass Red | 15 |
- | 600i Touring | Hull D | 110 |
- | 600i Touring | Prowler | 110 |
- | 600i Explorer | Merchantman | 152 |
- | 600i Explorer | Carrack | 99 |
RSI | Apollo Triage | Mercury Star Runner | 42 |
- | Orion | Carrack | 120 |
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2024.05.16 10:58 Realistic_Initial_80 5th Dose Experience/Question
I finished a 5mg Mounjaro pen last week. 4 weeks before that I finished a 2.5mg pen.
Virtually zero side effects so far, luckily.
Due therefore to go up to 7.5mg, and I have a 7.5mg pen unopened in the fridge (and a 10mg pen on its way to me in the post). However I had the mythical 5th dose left in both of the finished pens. I got hold of some insulin needles a couple of weeks ago, and just now I used two of them to suck the leftovers out of the old pens and to inject them into my thigh. 0.6ml from each pen should be equivalent to a single dose from the 7.5mg pen (right?).
(I actually got ~0.7ml out of the 5mg pen so I guess I've given myself something equivalent to the dose from an 8.33mg pen, were such a thing to exist)
Anyway, it was very easy, and I didn't feel the needles going in at all. But I had a slight problem with an air bubble in one of them. I gave the thing a shake, then turned it so that the needle was facing upwards and gave it a couple of flicks. It was quite tricky to get the little bubble to sit immediately below where the needle is so that I could then gently squeeze it out. I got it in the end - I think - but it was slightly disconcerting, and I did waste a little bit of the liquid in so doing.
Are there any tricks to deal with this that I should be aware of? I guess what I've done is just remember all the times I've had injections over the years and copy what the nurses did, but (shrug). I've got an idea in my head for some reason that injecting even the tiniest air bubble will result in instant death, but Dr Google seems to suggest that's not the case, so perhaps I shouldn't worry unduly.
Big picture - previous Wegovy user (max dose) and - to my surprise - I've lost an additional 2kg on these low doses of Mounjaro ON TOP OF the 19kg that I lost on Wegovy. Started at 120kg, now 99kg, less than I've weighed at any time in the last 25 years. Remarkable.
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2024.05.16 10:48 jenajiejing The God in the Bible (Old Testament) is not the Genuine Greatest Creator
Xuefeng
First of all, we have to admit that the Bible is the accomplishment of the Ephraim which loyally records the Jewish history, explains the relationship between the God, Devil and human beings to the furthest degree, and gives the direction the human beings should take.
The Bible, the Koran, the Buddhist Scripture and the Tao Te Ching are the eternal and effective treasures and collections of human wisdom, teaching us how to behave and develop into the higher level of life space.
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”. The first sentence in the Bible did tell the truth. But the things covered by the cossack may not be the holly things. And the people wearing the sacred cassock may not be the abbot.
The problem with the Bible is that the God it introduces is not the genuine Greatest Creator.
We have known that the Greatest Creator has the 8 features. The Greatest Creator is unique and exclusive, amorphous, neutral, mysterious, impartial, merciful, supremely powerful and intelligent. The wisdom of the Greatest Creator is revealed through its creation of universe order, designing of LIFE program and knowing of the past and the future.
Then, does the God in the Bible have the above-mentioned 8 features?
Let’s explain this with examples.
The Betrayal of Adam and Eve
According to the Genesis, Adam and Eve were instigated to eat the fruit on the Wisdom Tree forbidden by the God in the Bible. Because they have violated the order of the God (in the Bible), they were repelled out of the Eden.
It indicates that the God in the Bible is a. incompetent; b. improvident; and c. unjust.
He is incompetent because he was a loser at the beginning. The first couple of human he created betrayed him. So can we still say it is supremely powerful?
Can we still believe in a “person” who often loses? The Great Flood had killed most of the human beings. What happened to them afterwards? They still wouldn’t listen to his words. The Moses Ten Commandments are actually the directives of the God in the Bible. Can you tell me how many of them are obeyed by the human being? Actually not even one. The God in the Bible seemed to know nothing about how to control the human beings. The only measure it takes is to voice warnings and threats against the human beings. Thousands of years has passed, the human beings remain the same. Is there no means to control the human beings? Or is there some other force constraining this Almighty God? If this is the case, is this God not sole or exclusive? For thousands of years, the human beings have been violating hisorder. What is he waiting for?
The God in the Bible is improvident because he didn’t know that Adam and Eve were going to betray him or the development trend of what he had created. Is this God, who is not able to predict the future or the past, still reliable? If the Earth is going to get out of the Solar System and this God knows nothing about it, how can he save the human beings? How can this GOD administer the deities, Buddha, celestial beings and Devils when he found it difficult to control the human beings? How can he manage the spacious Universe?
The God in the Bible is unjust because it cannot tell wrong from the right and because it is unreasonable.
Why would Adam and Eve betray the God in the Bible? There are three major reasons. First, the genetic structure of Adam and Eve had faults, or was imperfect. The life created by this God was now its own constraint. This angered the God very much. It is just like the house built by an architect who put every efforts was fallen and hit his own feet. Is the house or the architect that should be blamed?
The second reason they betrayed is that they were instigated and seduced by the snake. Adam and Eve are humans while behind the snake was the Devil Satan. The energy and wisdom of human beings can’t match those of the Devil. This God didn’t punish the Devil Satan. Instead, it imposed inflictions on Adam and Eve and drove them out of Eden. Is it fair? If a rapist raped an 8-year-old girl, would it be fair to blame the girl for her sexual organ and weakness instead of bringing justice to the rapist?
The third reason of betrayal, which is also the most important one, is the damned Wisdom Tree that can tell the good and evil. Who has planted it in the Eden and why? It’s just like putting a poisonous sweet on the dinner table for the kids. Or it’s like playing the porn video for the young girls while teaching them to retain their innocence. Would a moral person do such a thing? Isn’t this “person” who planted the Wisdom Tree in the Eden has caused the betrayal of Adam and Eve?
Besides, does this God, who had created Adam and Eve, has other measures to take rather than driving Adam and Eve out of the Eden? Is it fair not to give them a second chance simply because they have made only one mistake? Does one mistake justify their life-long sins?
Jesus came to the Mortal World to atone for the human beings’ sins. According to the Bible, all the people have their “original sin”. Where does the “original sin” come from? Actually, they are inherited from Adam and Eve, the ancestors of human beings, whose sins were formed because they had eaten the fruit on the damned Wisdom Tree.
When we are born, we have the “original sin” inherited from Adam and Eve. The “cross” on our back was much too heavy. According to this logic, “the son of a thief is always a thief”, “the son of a criminal is always a criminal”, and “the son of an emperor is always an emperor”. That’s why in ancient China, in the feudal period in particular, “If a man committed crime, all his family members would be sentenced to death”, or “If a man attained the Tao, even his pets ascended to Heaven”. This also explains why the thrones can only be passed on to the next generations of royal families. This is because it complies with the logic in the Bible.
If somebody has sins, the God in the Bible and the Satan sined first. Is it humanitarian to inflict on billions of humans throughout the history simply because of the wrongdoings of Adam and Eve? Why not executing Adam and Eve and creating a new pair of humans at the time? Is creating a new couple so difficult for the God in the Bible?
All the people are born with sins. This is why each of us comes to the Mortal World to endure the sufferings. But the sins are not inherited from our ancestors. They are made by oursleves in the previous cycle of life. If we don’t have sins, we would all have become Buddha or celestial beings.
Ten Plagues of Egypt
According to the Exodus, when Moses and Aaron, in the capacity of the GOD in the Bible, asked the Egyptian Pharaoh to let the Israelis leave Egypt, they were refused. Consequently, the GOD in the Bible imposed 10 plagues on Egypt. 1. Plague of Blood The water of the Nile will be changed into blood. The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water. 2. Plague of Frogs. The Nile will teem with frogs. They will come up into your palace and your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and on your people, and into your ovens and kneading troughs. The frogs will go up on you and your people and all your officials. 3. Plague of Lice.The dust of the ground became lice, lice came upon men and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became lice. 4. Plague of Flies The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and even the ground where they are. 5. Plague of Livestock Death The fifth plague of Egypt was an epidemic disease which exterminated the Egyptian livestock; that is, horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep and goats; 6. Plague of Boils The sixth plague of Egypt was Shkhin. The Shkhin was a kind of skin disease, usually translated as "boils".; 7. Plague of Hail The seventh plague of Egypt was a destructive storm; 8. Plague of Locusts Locusts will devour what little you have left after the hail, including every tree that is growing in your fields.; 9. Plague of Darkness Total darkness covered all Egypt for three days 10. Death of the Firstborn The tenth and final plague of Egypt was the death of all first born in Egypt — no one escaped, from the lowest servant to Pharaoh's own first-born son, including first-born of livestock.
It is understandable that the God punished Egypt because Egyptian Pharaoh wouldn’t obey his order. However, it was unreasonable and went too far to kill the first-born of all humans and animals in Egypt. You can punish the Egyptian Pharaoh for his disobedience. Why inflicting on the common people? Even worse, the God would kill the kids of the girl slaves working as donkeys in the lowest rank. Can we still say the God behaving like this merciful? It was behaving without humanitarianism just like a Devil.
Even more abominable, the Pharaoh of Egypt wouldn’t let the Israelis leave mainly because the God had hardened the Pharaoh’s heart. Before the Ten Plagues came, the God in the Bible had done something. According to 7:3 in the Exodus, Jehovah told Moses, “And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.”
It means the God in the Bible had prepared a trap for the Egyptians, trying to find an excuse for the following plagues. In Exodus 8:19, “Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said.”. In Exodus 9:35, “And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.” In Exodus 10:20, “But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.” In Exodus 10:27, “But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.” In Exodus 11:10, “And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.”
It was the God in the Bible who let the Israelis leave Egypt. But it was the same God who had hardened the Pharaoh’s heart and sparked the conflicts so that the Israelis couldn’t leave Egypt easily. So what the God in the Bible was doing? It was encouraging the people to revolt while telling the authorities about the revolt and encouraging the government to oppress them mercilessly. Isn’t such a person a schemer and two-faced?
So is this the image of the Greatest Creator?
The Israelis Are the People of the Covenant
The Bible has the Old Testament and the New Testament. The part telling what happened before Jesus was born was called the Old Testament and the part telling things after Jesus was born was the New Testament. The Testament actually means agreement, covenant, and contract. The whole Bible is the agreement, covenant and contract between the Israelis and the Greatest Creator.
So here is a paradox. There are over 3,000 nations in the world and why the God has established the Testament with the Israelis? Does this mean the other nations are not the subjects of the God? If they are, why has the God only established the Testament with the Israelis while neglecting all the other nations? If they are not, what’s the origin of all the other nations? Are Adam and Eve only the ancestors of Israelis and not the other nations? The Israelis are created by the God. Does it mean the other nations are created by the Devil?
There are 1,656 years between the Genesis and the Great Flood. There are 857 years between the Great Flood and the Exodus. There are 396 years between the Exodus and the founding of the Israeli State. There are 510 years between the founding of the Israeli State and their captive to Babylon. There are 152 years between their imprisonment in Babylon and the reestablishment of Jerusalem. There are 450 years between the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the birth of Jesus. There are 2003 years between the birth of Jesus and today. So according to the Bible, the history of human beings is about 6,376 years.
According to the Bible, there were only 8 people survived the Great Flood on the Earth. They were the couple of Noah, their three sons and their wives. It means that 4,700 years ago, there was no one else living on the Earth except for the Noah family.
But this has brought some other questions. First, where do the American Indians come from? According to the theory of Continental Drift, America drifted away from the other continents. But it couldn’t happen within 4,700 years of time. Then how the Noah family reached America from the Middle East? After the Great Flood, there were only 8 members in Noah family. It was impossible for them to get dispersed. Noah couldn’t let one of his sons and his wife to cross the freezing Siberia and the Bering Strait to get to America.
Second, where did the African blacks come from? From the perspective of genetics, the blacks, yellows and whites have their separate ancestors. A couple of pure whites couldn’t generate the blacks and yellows. Even the evolvement couldn’t produce the blacks and yellows in 3,700 years of time. Besides, according to Darwin’s evolutionary theory, the survival of the fittest, could the Israelis able to write the Bible evolve into the African blacks? The blacks are not the matches of Israelis in the intelligence no matter how we exaggerate their abilities.
Now let’s come to the Chinese nation. The first Chinese King was born about 4,600 years ago. The story of Dayu‘s Flood Control happened about 4,200 years ago. It was impossible for the future generations of Noah to come to mainland China 100 years after the Great Flood. Even if they did it, how could they produce so many people who followed Dayu to control the flood?
Where does the Chinese nation come from? Are the Flood Control by Dayu were just the Great Flood?
From the perspective of the Bible, the biological evolutionary theory could never be accepted. But once we accepted the theory, it would deny the theory that the God created the human beings. But if we denied the evolutionary theory, there was no way to explain the origin of the blacks and yellows and we can’t say Adam and Eve are the common ancestors of all human beings.
The Story of Cain
The first child of Adam and Eve, after they were driven out of the Eden, was Cain, followed by Abel. “And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect.” Out of jealousy, Cain killed his brother Abel.
We want to ask the God in the Bible some questions, “Why do you favor the offerings of Abel instead of those of Cain? Is Cain killing his brother Abel not your fault? If you had never favored one of them, how could it arouse the jealousy of Cain? Why the people created by you had so many troubles? Adam and Eve wouldn’t follow your orders and their kids killed each other. As the God, you don’t have the ability to solve these problems? Or is it what you have designed?
Cain was a murderer and deserved the punishment. But you told Cain, “Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.”
So what kind of the justice standard is it? It is hardly understandable not to levy the punishment on the criminal. But it is even more understandable to have revenge of sevenfold on those who would punish the criminal. Is it protecting the criminal?
That’s why the few thousand years of human history were full of blood, violence and crime. The God in the Bible has been protecting the criminals.
“Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” Because Cain is a criminal, we can fully understand it as ““Therefore whosoever slayeth the criminal, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.””
We can conclude we had better become criminals because the criminals are protected and the good men are not. The good men have the risk of being revenged sevenfold.
The Prophet and the Dream
In the Bible, there are a large number of prophets and dreams. The prophets are the representatives of the God in the Mortal World. They have unimaginable wisdom and power, which sink the average people with average wisdom into the mist. If someone says, “I am a prophet”, should we believe him or not. If we don’t, we are standing against the God. If we do, how can we know the prophet is a fake or not?
Now let’s talk about the dreams. There are many dreams and dream analysis in the Bible, in particular in the Revelation. Of course, those who can analyze the dreams are all prophets. But they have also brought a lot of puzzles.
First, has the prophet had the dream at all? No one could see his dream and he could well compose some dreams and cheat us. If he really had the dream, was his analysis correct, or was he analyzing the dream on the reverse aspect?
I want to ask the God in the Bible, in the Old Testament, you used to talk directly with the human beings. Then why you stopped doing so later? Are the Adam and Eve on other planets also disobeying your orders? Why would you warn the human beings in the form of dreams? Why not tell us the truth directly? Don’t you have the ability to do so? Don’t you have time? Don you have some secret sorrow?
I can give many other examples to state that the God in the Bible does not have the features of being unique and exclusive, amorphous, neutral, mysterious, impartial, supremely powerful, merciful and wise as genuine Greatest Creator has.
So we can affirm that “the God in the Bible is not the genuine Greatest Creator”.
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2024.05.16 10:46 jenajiejing The God in the Bible (Old Testament) is not the Genuine Greatest Creator
Xuefeng First of all, we have to admit that the Bible is the accomplishment of the Ephraim which loyally records the Jewish history, explains the relationship between the God, Devil and human beings to the furthest degree, and gives the direction the human beings should take. The Bible, the Koran, the Buddhist Scripture and the Tao Te Ching are the eternal and effective treasures and collections of human wisdom, teaching us how to behave and develop into the higher level of life space. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”. The first sentence in the Bible did tell the truth. But the things covered by the cossack may not be the holly things. And the people wearing the sacred cassock may not be the abbot. The problem with the Bible is that the God it introduces is not the genuine Greatest Creator. We have known that the Greatest Creator has the 8 features. The Greatest Creator is unique and exclusive, amorphous, neutral, mysterious, impartial, merciful, supremely powerful and intelligent. The wisdom of the Greatest Creator is revealed through its creation of universe order, designing of LIFE program and knowing of the past and the future. Then, does the God in the Bible have the above-mentioned 8 features? Let’s explain this with examples. The Betrayal of Adam and Eve According to the Genesis, Adam and Eve were instigated to eat the fruit on the Wisdom Tree forbidden by the God in the Bible. Because they have violated the order of the God (in the Bible), they were repelled out of the Eden. It indicates that the God in the Bible is a. incompetent; b. improvident; and c. unjust. He is incompetent because he was a loser at the beginning. The first couple of human he created betrayed him. So can we still say it is supremely powerful? Can we still believe in a “person” who often loses? The Great Flood had killed most of the human beings. What happened to them afterwards? They still wouldn’t listen to his words. The Moses Ten Commandments are actually the directives of the God in the Bible. Can you tell me how many of them are obeyed by the human being? Actually not even one. The God in the Bible seemed to know nothing about how to control the human beings. The only measure it takes is to voice warnings and threats against the human beings. Thousands of years has passed, the human beings remain the same. Is there no means to control the human beings? Or is there some other force constraining this Almighty God? If this is the case, is this God not sole or exclusive? For thousands of years, the human beings have been violating hisorder. What is he waiting for? The God in the Bible is improvident because he didn’t know that Adam and Eve were going to betray him or the development trend of what he had created. Is this God, who is not able to predict the future or the past, still reliable? If the Earth is going to get out of the Solar System and this God knows nothing about it, how can he save the human beings? How can this GOD administer the deities, Buddha, celestial beings and Devils when he found it difficult to control the human beings? How can he manage the spacious Universe? The God in the Bible is unjust because it cannot tell wrong from the right and because it is unreasonable. Why would Adam and Eve betray the God in the Bible? There are three major reasons. First, the genetic structure of Adam and Eve had faults, or was imperfect. The life created by this God was now its own constraint. This angered the God very much. It is just like the house built by an architect who put every efforts was fallen and hit his own feet. Is the house or the architect that should be blamed? The second reason they betrayed is that they were instigated and seduced by the snake. Adam and Eve are humans while behind the snake was the Devil Satan. The energy and wisdom of human beings can’t match those of the Devil. This God didn’t punish the Devil Satan. Instead, it imposed inflictions on Adam and Eve and drove them out of Eden. Is it fair? If a rapist raped an 8-year-old girl, would it be fair to blame the girl for her sexual organ and weakness instead of bringing justice to the rapist? The third reason of betrayal, which is also the most important one, is the damned Wisdom Tree that can tell the good and evil. Who has planted it in the Eden and why? It’s just like putting a poisonous sweet on the dinner table for the kids. Or it’s like playing the porn video for the young girls while teaching them to retain their innocence. Would a moral person do such a thing? Isn’t this “person” who planted the Wisdom Tree in the Eden has caused the betrayal of Adam and Eve? Besides, does this God, who had created Adam and Eve, has other measures to take rather than driving Adam and Eve out of the Eden? Is it fair not to give them a second chance simply because they have made only one mistake? Does one mistake justify their life-long sins? Jesus came to the Mortal World to atone for the human beings’ sins. According to the Bible, all the people have their “original sin”. Where does the “original sin” come from? Actually, they are inherited from Adam and Eve, the ancestors of human beings, whose sins were formed because they had eaten the fruit on the damned Wisdom Tree. When we are born, we have the “original sin” inherited from Adam and Eve. The “cross” on our back was much too heavy. According to this logic, “the son of a thief is always a thief”, “the son of a criminal is always a criminal”, and “the son of an emperor is always an emperor”. That’s why in ancient China, in the feudal period in particular, “If a man committed crime, all his family members would be sentenced to death”, or “If a man attained the Tao, even his pets ascended to Heaven”. This also explains why the thrones can only be passed on to the next generations of royal families. This is because it complies with the logic in the Bible. If somebody has sins, the God in the Bible and the Satan sined first. Is it humanitarian to inflict on billions of humans throughout the history simply because of the wrongdoings of Adam and Eve? Why not executing Adam and Eve and creating a new pair of humans at the time? Is creating a new couple so difficult for the God in the Bible? All the people are born with sins. This is why each of us comes to the Mortal World to endure the sufferings. But the sins are not inherited from our ancestors. They are made by oursleves in the previous cycle of life. If we don’t have sins, we would all have become Buddha or celestial beings. Ten Plagues of Egypt According to the Exodus, when Moses and Aaron, in the capacity of the GOD in the Bible, asked the Egyptian Pharaoh to let the Israelis leave Egypt, they were refused. Consequently, the GOD in the Bible imposed 10 plagues on Egypt. 1. Plague of Blood The water of the Nile will be changed into blood. The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water. 2. Plague of Frogs. The Nile will teem with frogs. They will come up into your palace and your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and on your people, and into your ovens and kneading troughs. The frogs will go up on you and your people and all your officials. 3. Plague of Lice.The dust of the ground became lice, lice came upon men and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became lice. 4. Plague of Flies The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and even the ground where they are. 5. Plague of Livestock Death The fifth plague of Egypt was an epidemic disease which exterminated the Egyptian livestock; that is, horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep and goats; 6. Plague of Boils The sixth plague of Egypt was Shkhin. The Shkhin was a kind of skin disease, usually translated as "boils".; 7. Plague of Hail The seventh plague of Egypt was a destructive storm; 8. Plague of Locusts Locusts will devour what little you have left after the hail, including every tree that is growing in your fields.; 9. Plague of Darkness Total darkness covered all Egypt for three days 10. Death of the Firstborn The tenth and final plague of Egypt was the death of all first born in Egypt — no one escaped, from the lowest servant to Pharaoh's own first-born son, including first-born of livestock. It is understandable that the God punished Egypt because Egyptian Pharaoh wouldn’t obey his order. However, it was unreasonable and went too far to kill the first-born of all humans and animals in Egypt. You can punish the Egyptian Pharaoh for his disobedience. Why inflicting on the common people? Even worse, the God would kill the kids of the girl slaves working as donkeys in the lowest rank. Can we still say the God behaving like this merciful? It was behaving without humanitarianism just like a Devil. Even more abominable, the Pharaoh of Egypt wouldn’t let the Israelis leave mainly because the God had hardened the Pharaoh’s heart. Before the Ten Plagues came, the God in the Bible had done something. According to 7:3 in the Exodus, Jehovah told Moses, “And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.” It means the God in the Bible had prepared a trap for the Egyptians, trying to find an excuse for the following plagues. In Exodus 8:19, “Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said.”. In Exodus 9:35, “And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.” In Exodus 10:20, “But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.” In Exodus 10:27, “But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.” In Exodus 11:10, “And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.” It was the God in the Bible who let the Israelis leave Egypt. But it was the same God who had hardened the Pharaoh’s heart and sparked the conflicts so that the Israelis couldn’t leave Egypt easily. So what the God in the Bible was doing? It was encouraging the people to revolt while telling the authorities about the revolt and encouraging the government to oppress them mercilessly. Isn’t such a person a schemer and two-faced? So is this the image of the Greatest Creator? The Israelis Are the People of the Covenant The Bible has the Old Testament and the New Testament. The part telling what happened before Jesus was born was called the Old Testament and the part telling things after Jesus was born was the New Testament. The Testament actually means agreement, covenant, and contract. The whole Bible is the agreement, covenant and contract between the Israelis and the Greatest Creator. So here is a paradox. There are over 3,000 nations in the world and why the God has established the Testament with the Israelis? Does this mean the other nations are not the subjects of the God? If they are, why has the God only established the Testament with the Israelis while neglecting all the other nations? If they are not, what’s the origin of all the other nations? Are Adam and Eve only the ancestors of Israelis and not the other nations? The Israelis are created by the God. Does it mean the other nations are created by the Devil? There are 1,656 years between the Genesis and the Great Flood. There are 857 years between the Great Flood and the Exodus. There are 396 years between the Exodus and the founding of the Israeli State. There are 510 years between the founding of the Israeli State and their captive to Babylon. There are 152 years between their imprisonment in Babylon and the reestablishment of Jerusalem. There are 450 years between the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the birth of Jesus. There are 2003 years between the birth of Jesus and today. So according to the Bible, the history of human beings is about 6,376 years. According to the Bible, there were only 8 people survived the Great Flood on the Earth. They were the couple of Noah, their three sons and their wives. It means that 4,700 years ago, there was no one else living on the Earth except for the Noah family. But this has brought some other questions. First, where do the American Indians come from? According to the theory of Continental Drift, America drifted away from the other continents. But it couldn’t happen within 4,700 years of time. Then how the Noah family reached America from the Middle East? After the Great Flood, there were only 8 members in Noah family. It was impossible for them to get dispersed. Noah couldn’t let one of his sons and his wife to cross the freezing Siberia and the Bering Strait to get to America. Second, where did the African blacks come from? From the perspective of genetics, the blacks, yellows and whites have their separate ancestors. A couple of pure whites couldn’t generate the blacks and yellows. Even the evolvement couldn’t produce the blacks and yellows in 3,700 years of time. Besides, according to Darwin’s evolutionary theory, the survival of the fittest, could the Israelis able to write the Bible evolve into the African blacks? The blacks are not the matches of Israelis in the intelligence no matter how we exaggerate their abilities. Now let’s come to the Chinese nation. The first Chinese King was born about 4,600 years ago. The story of Dayu‘s Flood Control happened about 4,200 years ago. It was impossible for the future generations of Noah to come to mainland China 100 years after the Great Flood. Even if they did it, how could they produce so many people who followed Dayu to control the flood? Where does the Chinese nation come from? Are the Flood Control by Dayu were just the Great Flood? From the perspective of the Bible, the biological evolutionary theory could never be accepted. But once we accepted the theory, it would deny the theory that the God created the human beings. But if we denied the evolutionary theory, there was no way to explain the origin of the blacks and yellows and we can’t say Adam and Eve are the common ancestors of all human beings. The Story of Cain The first child of Adam and Eve, after they were driven out of the Eden, was Cain, followed by Abel. “And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect.” Out of jealousy, Cain killed his brother Abel. We want to ask the God in the Bible some questions, “Why do you favor the offerings of Abel instead of those of Cain? Is Cain killing his brother Abel not your fault? If you had never favored one of them, how could it arouse the jealousy of Cain? Why the people created by you had so many troubles? Adam and Eve wouldn’t follow your orders and their kids killed each other. As the God, you don’t have the ability to solve these problems? Or is it what you have designed? Cain was a murderer and deserved the punishment. But you told Cain, “Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” So what kind of the justice standard is it? It is hardly understandable not to levy the punishment on the criminal. But it is even more understandable to have revenge of sevenfold on those who would punish the criminal. Is it protecting the criminal? That’s why the few thousand years of human history were full of blood, violence and crime. The God in the Bible has been protecting the criminals. “Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” Because Cain is a criminal, we can fully understand it as ““Therefore whosoever slayeth the criminal, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.”” We can conclude we had better become criminals because the criminals are protected and the good men are not. The good men have the risk of being revenged sevenfold. The Prophet and the Dream In the Bible, there are a large number of prophets and dreams. The prophets are the representatives of the God in the Mortal World. They have unimaginable wisdom and power, which sink the average people with average wisdom into the mist. If someone says, “I am a prophet”, should we believe him or not. If we don’t, we are standing against the God. If we do, how can we know the prophet is a fake or not? Now let’s talk about the dreams. There are many dreams and dream analysis in the Bible, in particular in the Revelation. Of course, those who can analyze the dreams are all prophets. But they have also brought a lot of puzzles. First, has the prophet had the dream at all? No one could see his dream and he could well compose some dreams and cheat us. If he really had the dream, was his analysis correct, or was he analyzing the dream on the reverse aspect? I want to ask the God in the Bible, in the Old Testament, you used to talk directly with the human beings. Then why you stopped doing so later? Are the Adam and Eve on other planets also disobeying your orders? Why would you warn the human beings in the form of dreams? Why not tell us the truth directly? Don’t you have the ability to do so? Don’t you have time? Don you have some secret sorrow? I can give many other examples to state that the God in the Bible does not have the features of being unique and exclusive, amorphous, neutral, mysterious, impartial, supremely powerful, merciful and wise as genuine Greatest Creator has. So we can affirm that “the God in the Bible is not the genuine Greatest Creator”.
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2024.05.16 10:46 lavendervc Wrong engagement ring - Help!
TLDR; secretly bought an engagement ring a year ago because my girlfriend wanted it, now she wants something else
My girlfriend has been very wishy washy about proposals/engagements. She is always asking "when are we going to get married" "I cannot wait until I am your wife!" "When is the proposal" Etc, but every time I try and sit down to talk with her about her actual marriage goals and expectations, or what she wants out of an engagement she freezes up and either goes on about something that does not really matter for right now, or has no opinion at all. I have asked her time and time again about just simple things like her gold colour preference or if she wants a diamond just so I can vaguely get an idea of what I need to look for, only to get no straight answer.
Well, she finally settled on an idea and told me about it and showed me some photos. I talked to her at length about what drew her to that style, why she preferred it, what were hard yesses and nos, and if it truly felt right. She seemed very excited by it all and so I quietly got to work behind the scenes and not long after bought the actual ring from the inspo pics.
It was a true vintage secondhand ring from a seller on etsy. I had to take it to a local jewler to get sized. I bought the ring in December '23 and had it resized this January and it has been sitting in my closet since. I wanted to propose in April but we had some life stuff going on so I waited. I have been planning to propose at the end of next month as we are taking a vacation to a spot that is special to her. I have been keeping this ring a secret for 6 months now!
And today she mentioned how she is "not so sold on that ring style I mentioned before". Oh. My. God. The panic that ran through me during our conversation. I hoped I did not let it show but I have been internally freaking out all day. She says she is not so sure if it feels right to her anymore and that she might want something more classic (it was a coloured ring so ""untraditional""). But she "still needs to think about it". I suggested we go to a jeweler and let her try on all kinds of different rings in person so she can gauge her style in reality, not just pictures. She had been asking about that style for about 7-10 months before I felt like it was a solid enough idea of hers to feel comfortable purchasing.
But Y'ALL?!?!?! Whaaaaaat am I supposed to do with the other ring I bought??? I logged into etsy today to see if I could contact the seller and ask about returning it even though I had it sized and their store is no longer active. I know I could take it to a local jewler and sell it for scrap but I would hate to do that especially since I would be losing so much. I was thinking about saving it and giving it to her as a future birthday or christmas gift. But now I do not know what to do!! I spent my whole budget on it! Now I have to either find a way to sell it asap or find a way to explain why I suddenly need to save for her (new 😫) ring when it was not an issue before. I am also scared that I am going to get a new ring just for her to change her mind again. Why does this have to feel so impossible 😭
(And for those of you that will suggest putting her in charge- we have discussed this. I have always said that she can design the ring and we will have it made under her instruction. But she wants it to be a complete surprise so I am not left with a lot of wiggle room lol)
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2024.05.16 10:17 DemocracyManaged Balance Suggestions for (almost) Every Primary Weapon
There's been a lot of talk around balance lately, particularly some (in my opinion) valid complaints about certain nerfs not making sense.
With that in mind, here are some suggestions around balance. The focus here is on fun and uniqueness.
Credit for most suggestions goes to the Helldivers community. I've mostly compiled what others have said, though I've tried to be more specific about stat recommendations.
For anyone who doesn't know, the stats shown on-screen are not the full picture. For instance, the CEO has said recoil is actually governed by 14 different values. However, I wanted to be as specific as possible.
For anyone wondering, I'm around level 50 and play on various difficulties, most often 7.
When in doubt, I've erred on the side of smaller versus larger changes, which I think is a good approach to balance in general.
Some more general thoughts about balance about the bottom, but for now, let's just dive in...
Liberator: Honestly great as-is; well-rounded starter for clearing crowds, compensated by being bad against armor.
Liberator Penetrator: VERY underpowered due to a 30-round mag (versus 45 for the Liberator), and 45 (versus 60) damage, though it does have Medium armor penetration. It's very strange that the "Penetrator" does far less damage than its "vanilla" variant. Suggest raising damage to 65 and keeping the clip at 30 rounds to emphasize its specialty anti-armor role.
Liberator Concussive: Suggest raising damage to 75. Come on... it shoots explosive, um, concussive rounds. The smaller clip would still balance it versus the basic Liberator, while the lack of Medium penetration would mean it doesn't invalidate the Penetrator.
Tenderizer: Suggest raising damage to 75 on this one too, or it will be completely invalidated by the Liberator variants (as it currently is...). This would make it a smaller-capacity, higher-caliber alternative, which aligns with the description. Also, ammo should be fully refilled by drops (as most other guns are) and the color fixed to match the trailer. Guessing these were oversights.
Adjudicator: Well-balanced thanks to recent buffs, but I do think the recoil should be more like 30-35 instead of 40. I'm a big fan (and liked it even before the buff), but it feels strangely hard to control the recoil, especially now that it's considered an assault rifle.
Diligence: Think it's great after the buffs. Not always ideal for bugs (though I use it for that too), but great for bots. No changes.
Diligence Counter-Sniper: Love it after the buffs; it was terrible before. I do think it should have 8 mags instead of 6 (matching the Diligence in mags, but still with less ammo overall due to a clip of 15 versus 20). It feels like it runs out way too fast.
Defender: Honestly not sure; I rarely use it and haven't read much about it. I suspect this means it's decent as-is.
Pummeler: Similar to Defender but less fire rate and lower damage in exchange for stun. Well-received by the community; good as-is.
Punisher: Powerful and well-rounded, good as-is.
Slugger: People were using it as a stagger sniper rifle, and somehow the balance "fix" was to remove the stagger and power, but keep the sniper accuracy? This is a slug shotgun. Suggest reverting damage and stagger to pre-nerf, but make it somewhat less accurate (or have the damage drop off more) at longer ranges.
Breaker: Good as-is.
Breaker Spray& Pray: Nearly half the damage / twice the capacity of the regular Breaker, but only 10% more fire rate? Granted this is a light crowd clearer, but I really think the fire rate should be more like 400. This would still be notably lower DPS than the Breaker, but with more ammo and much faster firing... it is called the Spray&Pray!
Breaker Incendiary: One of the best weapons imo, with a very reasonable trade-off of less immediate power for more BURN THEM ALL. My teammates often use it to set me ablaze with patriotism. Good as-is.
Exploding Crossbow: One of the worst-balanced weapons right now. The question is whether it should be more of a light crowd-clear (as it was pre-nerf), or armor penetrator (as the devs have claimed was their original intention), as currently it is bad at both. I would favor the former, only because A) that's what it was before and what people seemed to prefer, and B) that sets it apart from the Eruptor more, rather than basically serving the same role but without the ability to close holes. (I personally wish it could close them, as it is explosive, but being semi-auto that might be a bit OP.) I think it should be reverted to pre-nerf, but adding a couple more clips and keeping the faster-flying bolts (a nice change!). It was odd and a bit annoying how slow the bolts were when it first got released; even strafing could throw them off. It's a crossbow, after all, not a trebuchet. The tooltip should also say its level of armor penetration (currently it doesn't.)
Dominator: Not sure why it was recently nerfed down to 275 damage. I honestly feel the recent nerf made no difference to the balance, but I'd revert it just as a show of good faith.
Eruptor: There is a lot to say here... suggest reverting its stats and performance to the original release, but keeping the fix to it not 'imploding' players toward the explosion, and keeping the magazines at 6. I think it is potentially OK to keep the slight nerf to damage radius fall-off too (I didn't feel much difference, but it seemed more realistic somehow, whereas at release the explosion felt like it went abruptly from full damage to 0 at the edge of the radius).
HOWEVER, removing the "shrapnel" mechanic absolutely needs to be reverted. This was a massive, unnecessary nerf that removed the gun's identity and took it from being great to being awful.
A couple more points about that:
-Yes, it could randomly kill you from 30 meters away... like 0.5% of the time. Anyone claiming it didn't is wrong, though it was very rare. I had it happen maybe twice in a 10-hour period.
-No, it was not a big deal at all. However, it also did not make sense, and added nothing fun to gameplay. None of the other "explosive" guns, airstrikes, etc, work that way, and it appears from dev comments the rare weirdly long ricochets were not intended. If that could be fixed without removing the shrapnel, I think it should be... though I would personally rather have a quick revert/fix that adds back shrapnel but keeps the weird ricochet, versus a slower fix that resolves the issue completely.
-Removing the shrapnel was a dev decision. Some people need to stop blaming the community for that, because no one was asking for it to be removed completely; they just wanted the explosive mechanics to be more consistent, fun, and intuitive.
Punisher Plasma: Feels way better after the buffs; love the increased flight speed for the shots. I could see a slight buff to power or explosive radius, but think it's pretty good as-is.
Blitzer: Feels amazing after the buff to fire rate. Kudos to the devs, because this has gone from hot garbage to being my favorite gun... unless/until the Eruptor is fixed. Democracy rating: Taste My Lightning / 10.
Scythe: The buff helped, but it still feels quite weak. I'd buff power significantly (up to 450-500 DPS) and up the Fire Limit from 8 to 10. For comparison, the Sickle has a DPS of 687.5 (assuming its 750 "Fire Rate" means roughly 750 rounds per minute) and a Fire Limit of 9.
Sickle: Super fun, no notes. Great crowd clear, not so great against heavies. I think the nerf to its ammo cartridges was fine, though unnecessary. It didn't change much.
Scorcher: I haven't used it personally (literally just unlocked), but the community seems to feel it's in a good place. Looking forward to some Scorching!
Purifier: Also have not used this personally, so take with a grain of salt, but the consensus seems to be that it's like a much worse Scorcher. The chargeup is a neat mechanic, so I'd lean into that and add a lot more power... like, 400 versus the current 250. Maybe increase recoil to give it that extra kick. Also, I could be wrong, but the 250 displayed for the fire rate seems strangely high based on the gameplay videos I've seen... not sure if that's accurate.
General balance suggestions:
1) "Spreadsheet" balancing based on gun popularity is a bad strategy.
It's good to encourage loadout variety, but guns will never be used equally, and "more used" does not necessarily mean "overpowered." There are many reasons besides a gun being unbalanced that it might be used by more people. It could be unlocked earlier, or easier to learn, or just more fun to use (in which case it's the last thing you should be nerfing!). Some will be used by more people simply because they see other people using it. There are many examples of this in other games. In Rocket League, the "Octane" car is literally identical to many other cars in its stats, but it's still the most used by a wide margin. In Age of Empires 2, the French civilization has a higher win-rate among low-level players because it's easy to learn, but at a higher level, it's well-balanced.
2) Ideally balance for low and high difficulties... but high is more important.
At a high level, if a gun underperforms, you will either die, or worse, not contribute properly to your team... and Freedom.
Because there are some enemies that only appear on higher difficulties, you simply can't get away without playtesting on higher levels.
With that said, if something works well at a high level, the lower levels take care of themselves to an extent. There are some caveats (for instance, crowd-clearing weapons with low armor penetration are relatively better on lower levels), but it's hard to have perfect balance across all difficulties, and it's less important for lower levels because you can get away with a lot more and still survive. The same is not true in reverse.
If the devs don't have the time or inclination to play at a high level, a Preview server (as some have suggested) could help. Tapping skilled streamers/content creators for balance suggestions (after vetting them and/or putting some kind of NDA in place) is an option, too. Microsoft does that with Age of Empires, for instance.
3) This is a PVE game, not PVP. It's best to err on the side of limited changes... especially with nerfs. Fixes take time, but it takes 0 development time to NOT nerf something.
People emotionally invest in weapons they enjoy. (I bring my emotional support 500KG everywhere!) If you change them, they probably won't like it! This goes double for unnecessary nerfs (see 1 above).
In a PVP game, if something is overpowered, the person it's used against generally has less fun. In Helldivers, our enemies are subhuman and have no feelings to consider besides a hatred of all things free and Democratic.
If you've read this far, thanks for taking the time!
I'd love to hear what others think about these suggestions.
The CEO (Pilestedt) has made it clear that the community's concerns around balance have been noted, and the recent Discord posts indicate it's something the team is currently looking at, so hopefully there will be more positive changes soon.
See you on the front!
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2024.05.16 10:14 tinybeetch Weirdos in Myrtle Beach
I contemplated sharing all of these since the first two happened so long ago, but they’re eerie enough that I think that they should be shared. I have two stories from when I was young, when I was around age 5-6. Though they were over 20 years ago, the first one I remember vividly and the other occurred later yet I can’t recall that one much at all. However, my mom tells that story like it was yesterday so I’m pretty sure my brain blocked it out or something.
So for context, my mom had me when she was 20 and was a single parent for a while. My father was completely out of the picture, so we lived with her childhood best friend in different apartments when I was young. So one night, it was dark but not extremely late (like 7-8) and I was coloring in the kitchen while my mom was in another room. I vividly remember a knock coming from the sliding glass door only a few feet away from where I was. I turned to see a middle aged man with a sinister smile, pointing at the handle to let him in. I immediately screamed, which scared this guy off, and my mom ran in and called the cops. My mom later told me he was peeping at my her and her best friend for a while but this was the first time I had seen him and that he attempted to come in. Apparently he had left… evidence that he was there a couple of times but I don’t think the cops ever got him. But the rest of the time we lived there, my mom had security from her job (House of Blues) sleep over a lot for protection.
The next encounter is one I don’t remember happening but the story still terrifies me because of what might be out there and how easily these things can happen. It was a different apartment, like a townhouse, but only a few blocks away from where the other thing happened. There was a couple that lived across the street and my mom always got very strange vibes from them. The man would openly stare at me (around age 6) and my mom’s best friend’s niece (who was 11) when she would stay over, which would prompt my mom to angrily yell at him for being creepy for staring at us the way he was, calling him a perv. My mom’s best friend thought she was being paranoid but then at some point, I was playing outside, and that same man lured me over into his apartment with his dog. It didn’t take long for my mom to notice I was gone… it wasn’t even 10 minutes before she ran over to come get me. The couple acted like nothing was wrong and that I just wanted to see their dog but she freaked out on them. When we were home, I told her that he took pictures of me with their dog and she called the cops. They were kicked out but the pictures were never found… which creeps me the hell out to this very day.
The most recent creepy encounter was also with my mom but it was about 6 months ago. I’m still not sure if this was us being paranoid or if we were being followed but it felt wrong. We went to the mall looking for shoes for my wedding and started at Belk. My mom had to use the restroom so I went off on my own and while I was browsing, I got annoyed with this guy wearing a baseball hat because he seemed to be constantly in my way or hovering. It struck me as odd that he kept ending up around me in the women’s shoes section and I got annoyed with him quickly, shooting him a glare that seemed to back him off a bit. The aisles for shoes are short so I noticed him walking toward another man with a newsboy cap on the other side of the section with his arms crossed. I wouldn’t have thought much of it except the two spoke briefly before baseball cap guy made another round through the section. I’m not sure how to put it but they seemed out of place, like almost dirty or something, and I felt weirded out so I pulled out my phone to text my husband and pretended to look busy until my mom came back. She eyed the baseball cap guy lingering around but I felt much safer when she arrived, and I loudly complained a bit about the selection and “surroundings” so we headed somewhere else. We went into a bunch of different stores and when we were on the other side of the mall at an Earthbound (trendy hippie store if you’re unfamiliar), my mom made a loud comment how she kept seeing a guy in the same stores we were in. In the moment, even though I did have a strange feeling, I waved it off to keep browsing since I don’t go to the mall often and wanted to enjoy the day with my mom. She said she must be going crazy when I blew it off but the next store was when my mom’s suspicions grew into a serious full blown anxiety attack. I honestly was still oblivious to this guy but I saw how she was looking around a lot, had us weaving through people and quickly going down aisles. Like I said, I still wasn’t paying attention to the people around us so I bought a couple of things but as soon as I had my bags, my mom yanked me and rushed us out. While we were walking, she grew serious, kept glancing behind us and told me how she didn’t feel right about this guy with a newsboy cap and thought we were being followed. I took a look back for myself and sure enough, the man she described, and I finally recognized him as the same guy I briefly saw in Belk an hour or so ago, just left the same store we did and was walking toward us. He was by himself, looking down, carrying no shopping bags. We ducked into the first store we came across and the employees picked up on our frantic and nervous energy. When asked if we were okay, we told them what was going on and they stood in front of us, hiding us from view and assured us that we were safe. We didn’t see him (or the other guy with the baseball cap) after that but it spooked us to the point where we couldn’t even enjoy our day out anymore so we went home.
This same mall is known to be unsafe and honestly, this whole city is rampant with human trafficking so even though it could have been just paranoia, we anticipated the worst. Interestingly enough, this same mall recently posted a policy that visitors under 18 need to be accompanied by an adult after 4pm on Friday and Saturdays along with safety guidelines on how to stay safe. So there’s that.
Stay alert and aware of your surroundings. Trust your gut. I don’t walk alone without my phone in my hand, and I call someone anytime I’m in a parking lot or gas station. It’s sad but it’s always been hard to ever feel safe when I’m alone.
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2024.05.16 10:06 kassavfa Who do you think is coming?
- Gojo
- Gojo Ghost
- Sukuna's hallucinations about Gojo ghost
- Yuta
- Yuta with Gojo's Six Eyes
- Nobara
- Chinese Sorcerer
- Kenjaku
- Kenjaku Gojo
- ...
My guess it's either Yuta or Yuta with Gojo's Six Eyes
And I prefer Yuta with Six Eyes because it's so META and showing that they are using any means necessary to win this. Yuta also has been out of battlefield for a pretty long time so it's perfect time for him to come back.
Picture sauce: Mya
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2024.05.16 09:44 vmq Been working out and focusing on nutrition for about 2 years. 38 years old with Test levels are in “range” with free test flagged as low at 4.4 should I go on trt (6’1” 230lbs to 170lbs)
| Really debating going on trt as I’m starting to really feel old these last several years. I feel like I’m experiencing symptoms of low testosterone. Last years lab work my total was 420 and free was 4.9 Had another test last week my total was 560 and free was 4.4. On both labs my free testosterone is well below what they consider in range I lost most of the body weight from the before picture in the first year I went from 230lbs to 159 I felt skinny fat at 159 so then tried to bulk up a little. Over a six month period this past winter I Got up to around 180lbs on days where I had eaten a ton and now I’m back on a little cut because I felt like I was just gaining too much fat. But i feel like I can’t get rid of this belly fat. for the past 7 weeks around 1700-1800 calories a day. 20 mins of zone 2 cardio a day. Even on my 2 rest days most weeks. I’m weighing around 168 when I first wake up currently. Which I feel like is too low for 6’1” and I feel like I should be way more shredded at 168? In good lighting I can kinda see some abs trying to show so I’ll probably just stay in this deficit for another month if I have to. As miserable as it is lol I’d ideally like to be in more optimal ranges especially for muscle building and I’ve read about so many benefits as well as what measures are required to make sure you’re still at healthy levels. Wonder what everyone’s opinions here are submitted by vmq to fitness30plus [link] [comments] |
2024.05.16 09:38 airwaydude2001 Batter Up - An appropriate send off
Ever since hearing the album two years ago, I could spend most of my time gushing about Science Fiction not just as another great Brand New album but how it just works as the final Brand New album too. And that's nowhere as relevant than with the closer, Batter Up. At 8 and a half minutes, breaking Limousine's record for the longest Brand New song at 7 minutes and 42 seconds, it's an incredibly somber and mellow number that ultimately looks band on the band's illustrious career as emo legends over the last 17 years. Jesse perfectly paints the picture here of how he never thought Brand New would be this career-defining moment for him and how much his commitment would take him all over the world. But at the same time, he yearns for that life he never had, one where Brand New wasn't his primary focus and one where he wasn't tormented by his past actions. But the interesting aspect about the song is how despite these feelings of regret, there's a bittersweet optimism of accepting the hand you're dealt with whatever curveballs life throws at you and making the most of it. "Batter up, give me your best shot". Feels so damn appropriate to use an American favorite pasttime as a metaphor for it, simple but effective. And then comes the bridge, perhaps the most important line in the whole song. "Lose whoever you once were, died and returned to the earth" Even though this line is interpreted as a sign of alienation from those around you as well as a loss of self-identity, I infer it as a personal message from Jesse to the fans. "Lose who you once were" Essentially saying, "don't be like me, make peace with your demons, get closure etc." And the feeling of optimism returns with the next line "Found ourselves back in love" (Nice reference to aloC-acoC) In a way, it reminds me of another emo legend's final closing statement, Stay True by Thursday with how Geoff asks of the bands that looked up to them as inspirations to not make the mistakes he did, even though Geoff and Jesse are kinda miles apart as people but I digress. Ultimately, Batter Up is perhaps the most appropriate way for a band to curtain call their career on. Not on a loud note with smashed guitars but akin to a quiet walkout of the theater as the credits roll. And the final chorus exemplifies perfectly with how Brand New's music will live on in our hearts (and in our earphones/speakers) "Batter up, never gets forgot" Sorry for the rambling but I just had to get this off my chest for a song that means a lot to me.
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2024.05.16 09:36 Hardcorelivesss Which beach on Bahia Honda / Marathon
Hi. I've been coming to the keys for about 5 years now, but I've always flown into and stayed on Key West. For my honeymoon, my fiancé and I are driving down from Miami. We are spending a night in Marathon on our way down to Key West. So the plan is a full day from Miami to Marathon, and then better than a half day from Marathon to Key West. (Turning in the rental car at the airport at 6 pm) Our plan is to wake up and head to Bahia Honda on the day we make our trip to Key West from Marathon, and spend the morning and afternoon there before we continue down the islands. Right now our only other stop on the way from Marathon to Key West is Big Pine for No Name pub and maybe a hike. So we have realistically 7-8 hours to spend from our checkout in Marathon til our car drop off in Key West.
I know I want to visit Bahia Honda, but I've heard it has 3 beaches. Which is the best one to visit? What are the vibes of each one, if they are different? Is it plausible to visit multiple beaches on Bahia Honda and still enjoy them in our time frame? Do all of them have chair rentals? How about umbrella rentals?
I've seen pictures of Sombrero beach on Marathon, how does it compare? Is it worth carving out some of our time to visit there, or does it pale in comparison to Bahia Honda?
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2024.05.16 09:28 haygurlhay123 “This Time, I Will Never Let You Go”: Cloud’s Mission and the Hidden Purpose of the Remake Trilogy - Literary and Musical Analysis of FFVII - Part 3
(continuation of
part 2)
III. e) The
Mobius FF x FFVII collaboration
Alright, back to our suspension world-hopping! Let’s visit the realm of
Mobius FF, —more specifically, the collaboration between
Mobius FF and
FFVII—, where I found the most substantial evidence for my theory.
In case you’re unfamiliar with the
Mobius FF (
MFF) world and games, let’s begin with a bit of a summary of the parts relevant to us. The story takes place in a world called Palamecia, to which people from other worlds are inexplicably summoned. The vast majority of those who are brought there don’t remember anything from their worlds of origin or their lives before Palamecia except their names: these amnesiac people are called Blanks. The main character is Wol, accompanied by a guiding fairy of Palamecia named Echo. Echo knows a lot about the mechanisms of Palamecia, as she’s tied to the realm. The leader of this world is Vox, a being who manifests only as a voice. The first thing all Blanks remember before they wake in Palamecia is Vox telling them the rules of the realm. Incidentally, the crystals of the
MFF world are teleportation crystals.
III. e) i. Devs’ Statements
Let’s review some of the
MFF x FFVII Remake collaboration devs’ statements before diving into its story.
For both the
MFF x FFVII Remake collaboration and the
Remake project, Kitase took on the role of producer while Nojima supervised the screenplay and wrote the scenario. The project leader was none other than the
Remake trilogy’s Hamaguchi, who told a SE interviewer the following:
“We would love for you to play the [MFF x FFVII] collaboration event as you look forward to [Remake’s] release” (“Celebration of the Overseas Release of the Steam Version and FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Collaboration Event”, Square Enix).
He later hints at the collaboration’s storyline:
“This collaboration is focused on Cloud, so the other characters will not make an appearance. Players will join Cloud, who has gone astray in Palamecia, on his adventures and see how the story unfolds based on his decisions. Content-wise, FINAL FANTASY VII fans will surely become fraught with emotion as events unfold in-game (laughs).”
Kitase concurs on the emotional aspect of the collaboration in the same interview:
“When it comes to the story, I seek two things– ‘mystery’ and ‘[…] emotional impact’.”
Clearly, fans of
FFVII are supposed to react emotionally to the events of the collaboration. With these statements in mind to give us perspective, we can get into the plot points relevant to our analysis.
MFF x FFVII Remake comes in two parts, the relevant plot points of which I will describe and analyze one at a time.
III. e) ii.
Eclipse Contact 1) Fact-Finding
Part one of the
MFF x FFVII Remake collaboration event is called
Eclipse Contact. It came out in 2017 on Aerith’s birthday, February 7th, and its release campaign ran until March. In
Eclipse Contact, Palamecia welcomes someone new: Cloud Strife appears in the realm with very little recollection of his core world of
FFVII.
Cloud isn’t a Blank, since he recalls the mako reactors in Midgar upon his arrival in Palamecia, and also remembers that he was hired by Avalanche to blow them up:
“Echo: How did you end up in Palamecia?
Cloud: I… That day... I remember now. A job. I had taken a job. I was hired muscle protecting clients. They wanted to stop the reactor... We used a train to get past security... Was it at night? Something happened... Next thing I knew, I was floating through darkness. Then [I woke up here]”.
This piece of dialogue reveals that
Eclipse Contact Cloud’s memories end at the very moment when Avalanche arrives at reactor 1 in OG (disk 1, chapter 1): the very beginning of the game. Consequently, Cloud does not remember anything that happened from the beginning of the OG timeline onwards.
Wol and Echo are intrigued by Cloud’s strange case: non-Blanks rarely arrive in Palamecia. The following text appears on the screen shortly after they meet:
“Perhaps he is not truly who he thinks he is.
Perhaps everything is illusory, a dream.
Only one thing is certain, that he must press on, one step at a time, toward the light that shines from the promised land.”
Just like he did in
FFT’s Ivalice, Cloud feels the need to find the Promised Land in
MFF x FFVII, despite the fact that he lacks memories of the OG timeline. Though Cloud doesn’t remember anything beyond the train ride to reactor 1, he does remember the Promised Land (at least somewhat). This is odd, given that in OG, Cloud didn’t learn about the Promised Land until several chapters into the game.
Wol and Echo agree to help Cloud figure out why he’s here, since there’s clearly something strange going on with his presence in Palamecia. In fact, Cloud brought Midgar’s mako reactors with him somehow, transplanting them onto the landscape of Palamecia. The group decides to bomb these reactors, following Cloud’s instincts in the hopes that it will jog his memory.
Now for my favorite part. After blowing up another reactor, the group is surprised by the appearance of a crystal. A piano rendition of Aerith’s theme begins. When Wol tries to touch the crystal, something akin to a force field rejects him. When Cloud approaches it, however, the crystal responds to his hand by flashing with light. As it begins to glow, Wol concludes that the crystal is linked to Cloud and Cloud alone. Let’s examine the resulting dialogue:
“Echo: This is the light in your memories. The light of home.
Cloud: Home? But I don’t—
Echo: If you don't remember… then your home is lost to you.
Cloud: Then my memories are gone.
Wol: Do you want to reclaim your past?
Cloud: Not interested... I am what I am now. Not what I was.
Wol: Then tell me… This light. If you can’t remember it, what does it mean to you?
Cloud: It's a warm light... I feel at peace. If this place —home— is as warm and peaceful as this light, then I want to go there.
Echo: You can't go there... Not back to the past.
Cloud: I see.
Echo: But even if you can't go back to the past, you can go forward. If you wish for it strongly enough, the crystal will show you the way. The way to a new world. The way to your Promised Land. […]
Cloud: So... Should [I] take [my] chances and make a wish to this crystal?
Wol: Go ahead. It’s your crystal.
Echo: I should warn you that once you start on this journey, there's no coming back.
Cloud: The past is the past. I want to go to a place where everything is new. I’m ready.“
What follows is a moment I call
the wishing scene (13:43-14:34). Cloud closes his eyes and wishes on the crystal. It flashes, and suddenly, rainbow-colored ripples of light appear around it. Aerith’s theme is replaced by a slightly modified version of
“Midgar, City of Mako”, the track that plays during the opening cutscene of
Remake. You can recreate the modification by listening to “Midgar, City of Mako” from 2:00 to 2:23, then skipping to 3:00 and listening until 3:18. You may recognize the musical motif that kicks off the wishing scene as the
Lifestream motif, which has become symbolic of the mysteries of the
Remake trilogy, as it often plays during scenes where unexplainable plot deviations from OG occur— more specifically, deviations involving multiverse shenanigans. For instance, it plays during MOTF 4. It also plays in
Rebirth after Cloud blocks masamune as Aerith is shown dying anyway.
Cloud disappears with his crystal, after which Echo speaks to Wol about Cloud’s journey:
“Echo: Each person gets the Promised Land they justly deserve, not the one they really need. If you’re a bad person, you go to a bad place. If you expect nothing, you get nothing. Even the journey there makes you look deep within yourself to find out who you really are. Cloud should be facing his own past as we speak. It’s cruel, but necessary. That battle was a long time coming”.
Apparently, at least in the context of this collaboration event, the Promised Land can be a reward or a punishment, depending on which you deserve. Echo explains that Cloud will have to face himself and his past on his way to his Promised Land. This means that the Cloud that appears in
Eclipse Contact must next embark on a journey that will confront him with his past, test his mettle, and ultimately lead him to the Promised Land he justly deserves.
III. e) ii. 2) Fact Analysis
There’s a lot of vital information to dig into here, mostly provided by Echo. She claims that the crystal’s light is linked to Cloud’s memories of home; Cloud has to have known this home in the past, as it could not otherwise exist in his memories.
MFF Cloud must be a post-OG Cloud. Unfortunately, Echo indicates that whatever Cloud’s home is, he’s lost both it and his memories of it. Despite this, Cloud describes his home as warm and peaceful, concluding that he wishes to find it. Though Cloud can’t return to the past, Echo tells him that if he wishes it strongly enough, the crystal can guide him toward a new world, where his home and his Promised Land exist in the future. The fact that Aerith’s theme is playing all throughout these descriptions of Cloud’s lost home, his Promised Land and the past that he can’t return to makes it extremely obvious that these concepts all point to Aerith. Aerith is Cloud’s lost home. Wherever Aerith is, that’s his Promised Land. The time spent with Aerith before her loss is the past he tragically can’t return to. You might have clocked the similarities between
Eclipse Contact’s mention of Cloud’s lost home and
DFF’s mention of Cloud’s lost dream: in both these titles, Cloud’s home and dream are equivalent to his Promised Land. It’s confirmed yet again that Aerith is the one Cloud hopes to return to, just like every soul returns to the Lifestream. At this juncture of my research, I was curious as to why the last thing Cloud remembers before waking in Palamecia is the run-up to the Reactor 1 bombing mission in OG (disk 1, chapter 1). This mystery will have to persist for a while longer.
The alarm bells in your head might’ve been triggered by the mention of the wishing scene’s rainbow ripple effects— and rightfully so. This visual cue has sparked passionate debate in the fandom since its appearances in
Rebirth, as seen in these pictures:
Zack Choosing To Get A Cure For Cloud, Rebirth Chapter 14; Creating a New World/Timeline Aerith Pushing Cloud Out of that World/Timeline, Remake Chapter 14 Cloud Blocking Masamune, Rebirth Chapter 14; Creating New World/Timeline You might have read or heard that this rainbow effect signifies that a character has entered another timeline, created a portal to another timeline, created a new timeline or is being shown different timelines. Indeed, whenever the OG timeline is deviated from in a significant way, this effect appears. The pictures above present multiple examples of these shifting realities.
One might propose that the rainbow ripples in
Eclipse Contact and
Rebirth are unrelated because of the long period between their respective release dates. This long in-between period indeed makes it likelier that the effect was used without forethought in
Eclipse Contact, forgotten over the years, and incidentally reused in
Rebirth as a plot-important visual cue with no connection to
Eclipse Contact. I’m inclined to disagree since the crystal is specifically described as a vessel that can take Cloud “to a new world” by Echo, which is a bit on the nose. Regardless, it’s plausible that there’s no connection. That is, it would be, if the rainbow effect didn’t show up in
Remake too.
When
the Whispers are finally defeated in chapter 18 of
Remake, a burst of the rainbow ripple effects indicate the emergence of multiple worlds, newly freed from the restrictive clutches of fate (1:16:36-1:16:47). Shortly thereafter, Sephiroth takes Cloud to the Edge of Creation and invites him to join forces with him. Cloud refuses, and Sephiroth says the following:
“Seven seconds till the end. Time enough for you. Perhaps. But what will you do with it? Let's see.”
The question “What will you do with it?” implies that the answer is unknown, meaning Cloud is no longer bound to the OG timeline by fate: many alternate futures lay ahead. Sephiroth is telling Cloud and the audience that now, the mystery of the Remake trilogy has become “Which future will Cloud bring into existence? Which among the infinite possible timelines will his choices result in?” After pondering this aloud, Sephiroth leaves Cloud alone to consider the rainbow effects in the sky (1:19:23-1:19:36). Because they generally represent alternate or changing timelines, it’s safe to assume that the rainbow ripples here represent the myriad of possible worlds that Cloud’s actions in those seven seconds could generate. After all, Sephiroth was just talking about them, and chapter 18’s description in
Remake reads as follows:
“In a world beyond, Sephiroth shows Cloud a vision of the planet seven seconds before its demise. Having strayed from the course destiny set for them, they strike out on a path towards an unknown future."
This explains why the player is shown Cloud staring at those colors in the apocalyptic sky at world’s end, directly after hearing Sephiroth’s cryptic words: those are all the alternate “unknown future” timelines ahead of him, now unravelled from fate. Amongst those rainbow ripples lies the answer to the question “What will you do with [the seven seconds]?”
Given that
Remake was released in 2020 and
Eclipse Contact came out in 2017, the major story elements of the
Remake trilogy —including the eventuality of alternate timelines— had to have been planned out at the time of
Eclipse Contact’s release: while the
MFF x FFVII Remake collaboration was being made,
Remake was also in production. Also recall that the collaboration event and the
Remake trilogy share a codirector in Hamaguchi, a writer in Nojima and a producer in Kitase. Based on all this, it’s more than likely that the rainbow ripples in the
Remake trilogy and in
Eclipse Contact represent the very same thing: alternate worlds and timelines. All this to say that when the rainbow effect appears around the crystal in the
Eclipse Contact, it means the crystal is acting as a vessel to another world, just like Echo said.
But that’s not all Echo said: she also mentioned that this other world would take Cloud to his home, to his Promised Land. We’ve already established what that means for Cloud, what it’s meant since two whole decades at the time of
Eclipse Contact’s release: this crystal will take Cloud to Aerith. So, where exactly did the crystal take Cloud? In what world can he meet Aerith again?
The music that plays during the wishing scene gives us a huge hint. As I noted before, the track playing in the background is a slightly modified version of
Remake’s
“Midgar, City of Mako”, which plays in the introduction cutscene of
Remake. This is a musical cue that the ending of Cloud’s journey in
Eclipse Contact and the very beginning of the
Remake trilogy are closely related. Add the fact that the devs wanted players to experience this collaboration event before playing
Remake, and it becomes undeniable: the crystal that appeared to Cloud in Palamecia —which offers to lead him to his home and Promised Land, meaning to Aerith—, took him to the world of the
Remaketrilogy.
Eclipse Contact is huge. The whole crux of my theory lives and dies right here. However, we still have part two of the
MFF x FFVII Remake collaboration event to analyze as well as its promotions to look into before I can drop the thesis on you, so bear with me in order to receive the most thorough analysis of all this possible! I want to give you every drop of proof I can!
III. e) ii.
MFF x FFVII Remake Fatal Calling 1) Fact-Finding
Fatal Calling came out February 1 of 2018, and its release campaign ended in March. The game opens with a cutscene: Cloud is floating, seemingly unconscious, through a sparkling, green current of light. The current flows into a circle of bright, white light, surrounded by rainbow ripple effects as Cloud is driven toward and into it. An orb floats along with him. The
Advent Children theme “The Promised Land” plays, a choir of mournful, aching, mutedly desperate souls engaged in a lamenting prayer. Sephiroth’s voice echoes:
“Sephiroth: It’s time. You may turn your back on the past, lock your memories away. Hide reality beneath a layer of illusion. But destiny will not die so easily. Yes. At memory’s end you may plead for it all to go away. But the past is a curse, binding your soul. It’s time. Wake to your fate. Rise to your destiny.
Cloud: (In a half-conscious grunt) Reunion…
Sephiroth: The light will lead you. Wake to your fate. Rise!”
Sephiroth’s mentions of Cloud hiding under an illusion and repressing his memories are no doubt allusions to Cloud’s past, which was complicated and darkened by Hojo’s experiments. It makes sense, then, that Cloud responds with “Reunion”.
Fatal Calling indeed focuses on Cloud’s relationship to his past, his identity and Sephiroth. Everything involving Nibelheim —where everything started—, Sephiroth’s manipulation, and Hojo’s experiments are on the table. Also noteworthy if not out of place is Sephiroth’s evocation of fate.
Cloud enters a battle with Sephiroth with the help of Wol and Echo, who are surprised to see him back in Palamecia. Cloud tells them about the orb seen floating along with him in the opening cutscene: though he calls it a materia, he doesn’t know how or when he acquired it. Based on his behavior, it appears that Cloud remembers just as little about the events of OG as he did by the end of
Eclipse Contact. Wol informs Cloud that whoever he heard speaking to him on his way here was probably Vox pretending to be Sephiroth.
As the group advances, Cloud recalls Midgar and decides they should go there next. At one of Midgar’s mako reactors, the group encounters Sephiroth, who speaks to himself:
“It's still not enough. This... this is but a pale imitation of the power I desire.”
Once Sephiroth has disappeared, Cloud explains what he remembers: Sephiroth was the greatest SOLDIER of all and a hero to Cloud, though Cloud can’t remember what exactly ended this admiration. As players of
FFVII OG, we know the event in question is the Nibelheim incident, wherein Sephiroth slaughtered the town’s residents, including Cloud’s mother, after learning of his past. The former war hero also severely injured Tifa, whom Cloud presumed dead when he found her in the old mako reactor with a vicious slash on her chest. Cloud is agitated by the gaps in his memory, so the group resolves to follow Sephiroth for answers. When they find him again, Sephiroth causes Cloud to experience a piercing headache with the mere mention of the Reunion. They fight, but Sephiroth is too powerful— he skewers Cloud with the masamune and taunts his unconscious body:
“Sephiroth: A puppet. I won’t kill you. Not yet. Not until you know true despair.
Wol: If you want despair, we got plenty to go around. Palamecia’s full of it.
Sephiroth: Yes, this planet knows suffering. But it is not the world that was promised to me. I must go home. Tell Cloud, if he wants to see me again, he should face his memories. I will await him there, in the land of memory, where it all began. In Nibelheim.”
Sephiroth darkens Cloud’s materia, turning it black. Later, Wol explains to Cloud that Sephiroth stole the light from his materia, taking Cloud’s strength along with it.
Once Cloud has woken up, the group travels to Nibelheim to uncover the truth about Cloud’s memories. Cloud slowly gathers pieces of his past, shown to the player as titled, diary-like text written from various perspectives. Cloud learns the truth about SOLDIER, Jenova cells, Sephiroth, and what happened in Nibelheim. Let’s examine a few of these diary entries:
“A Warrior’s Tale: There's a girl in Nibelheim I think about. Warm. Cheerful. More grown-up than a child. Haven't talked to her much, but she seems nice. She's going to be leading the SOLDIERs to the mountain reactor. Maybe if I get into the survey team I'll get a chance to talk to her? Nah. She's out of my league.”
Young Cloud’s crush on Tifa is on full display! This must be a memory from his time as an infantryman accompanying Zack and Sephiroth to Nibelheim.
“Tale of the Nameless: I drift along in the mako, asleep. Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Give me a number. I… I… I am… The Reunion. The Reunion must happen.”
This entry could be taken from any one of the Nibelheim survivors’ perspectives, as they were all bathed in mako and turned into Sephiroth clones. I would venture to say this is Cloud’s perspective though, given the reference to this iconic line from OG:
“Cloud: Professor... please give me a number. Please, Professor...
Hojo: Shut up, miserable failure.” (disk 2, chapter 2).
The trio encounters Sephiroth near the old Mt. Nibel mako reactor. Because Sephiroth stole the light from his materia earlier, Cloud goes into the confrontation already drained of his strength. However, when Cloud lifts the materia in his hand, it lights up and creates rainbow ripples in the air around him, similar to those seen in
Eclipse Contact and
Rebirth. Cloud is healed of his injuries: he closes his eyes for a moment, wearing a peaceful expression. Sephiroth is displeased, but recovers quickly:
“Sephiroth: The guiding light… it healed you.
Wol: […] here, near the mako reactor, the materia regained its light. And your strength returned […]. [Sephiroth]’s here so he can steal the power you've stored inside that materia.
Sephiroth, with a short laugh: I have all the power I need. Cloud. What strength you’ve regained is yours. Use it to fight me. It’s time. Let’s decide this, in this land lost to despair. The prize is home. The Promised Land. There to answer the call of destiny.”
With this second evocation of fate, Sephiroth disappears.
Cloud, Wol and Echo find Sephiroth at the Northern Crater. He mocks Cloud for believing the orb in his possession is materia. Sephiroth waves a hand and his signature black and purple fog surrounds Cloud, immobilizing him. Sephiroth claims that the power Cloud regained at the Mt. Nibel reactor was Sephiroth’s all along. Now that it courses through Cloud’s veins, Sephiroth controls him. He calls Cloud his puppet and finishes with the following before the two vanish, leaving Wol and Echo alone:
“Now, let us return. Back to the Promised Land. The time of the Reunion has come.”
After Cloud finally breaks free and defeats Sephiroth with the help of Wol and Echo, the villain makes a final threat:
“Very good, Cloud. You’ve destroyed an illusion. But the time will come to abandon your illusions and face reality. Then, you will know true pain.”
Sephiroth disappears for the last time, his body surrounded by his signature dark fog and the rainbow ripples. A piano rendition of Tifa’s theme begins. Cloud’s orb rises into the air and becomes a crystal, with the same shape and glow as the one we see in
Eclipse Contact. The following dialogue is illuminating:
“Cloud: I will fight. The light will lead me where I need to go.
Wol: You sure? Wasn’t that [crystal] Sephiroth’s?
Cloud: I heard Sephiroth's voice, at the end. Inside me. Whatever he put in me, it’s still in there. Someday I’ll settle that score. If I can't avoid destiny, I might as well face it head-on.
Wol: Yeah. That was quite a speech, Cloud. Surprised you made it through without laughing.
Cloud: Yeah, forget I said it. I will too.
Echo: Forgetting won’t make it go away. Even if the words fade from memory, your dream will never disappear. Not until it becomes real.“
The crystal shines as though in response.
“Echo: See? See, that's how the light of hope works. Hope can turn your dreams into reality.
Cloud: Yeah. I guess so. I might forget this world, but I won’t forget hope. And my reality, that’s for me to live.”
Tifa’s theme ends. Cloud approaches the crystal, and disappears in a beam of blinding light. Once Cloud has vanished with the crystal, Aerith’s theme begins playing. A few pale feathers with a slight orange tint (the color of
MFF) float down onto the floor where he stood seconds before. The image fades to black. The credits roll, and Aerith’s theme continues all the way through.
Once both the final name in the credits and Aerith’s theme fade, we’re surprised by a sudden, troubling image: Sephiroth appears in a frightening flash, standing amidst the flames of Nibelheim. When his image fades to black, the collaboration title *“Final Fantasy VII x Mobius Final Fantasy”*appears on the screen. The
FFVII title is surrounded by the 1997 meteor logo. Then, a flash of light: the titles reappear, except this time, they read
“Final Fantasy VII REMAKE x Mobius Final Fantasy”. The new
Remake Meteor logo replaces the 1997 version. As soon as these changes to the
FFVIItitle and meteor logo occur, Aerith’s theme returns. It plays on until the game ends a few seconds later, the screen fading to black.
III. e) ii. 2) Fact Analysis
The introduction cutscene shows that
MFF Cloud travelled from
Eclipse Contact to
Fatal Calling via Lifestream. It’s unclear how much time has passed in between, but the atemporal nature of the Lifestream makes the question irrelevant. My theory that
MFF Cloud has died is corroborated by the way he’s depicted in the opening cutscene: his eyes are closed and his body is limp as the Lifestream carries him.
Eclipse Contact ended with Echo’s claim that Cloud will face his true self and confront his past while he journeys to his Promised Land. This description resembles what Cloud experienced in the OG Lifestream sequence (disk 2, chapter 8). Indeed,
Fatal Calling revolves around the same topics the Lifestream sequence addresses: the truth about the Nibelheim incident, Hojo’s experiments, young Cloud’s crush on Tifa, etc. The opening cutscene shows Cloud being transported to his Promised Land and facing his past on the way there, just like Echo said he would.
Let’s now take a long detour to examine the song that plays during the opening cutscene of
Fatal Calling: “The Promised Land” theme from
Advent Children. The title and general subject of this song are obviously relevant to the cutscene, but there must be more to its inclusion than that. Perhaps the lyrics can help us understand its appearance in the opening cutscene of
Fatal Calling. Here are the unofficial English lyrics (translated from the original Japanese lyrics by an anonymous fan and verified by me via DeepL):
“Why do we cling together?
Why do we give punishment to lesser hearts?
The planet did not forgive us
Did not forgive us
The planet did not forgive us
Did not forgive us
The pulse of veins flows through the earth
A faint, faint pulse
Of a heart drawn to death
A gentle life returns to the planet
Is it necessary to sacrifice souls?
Why do we cling together?
Why do we beg for forgiveness
In the Promised Land?” (“‘The Promised Land’ (theme)” by Final Fantasy Wiki).
The song appears to be a regretful lament of human behavior, expressed by the repetition of “Why do we […]?” questions. The behaviors listed are all typically human ones: the terms “[clinging] together” and “[giving] punishment to [the] lesser” express the uniquely human nature of tribalism and the consequences of the fear and hatred it can generate, and “[begging] for forgiveness in the Promised Land” is likely a reference to the human hypocrisy of only feeling sorry for one’s crimes when judgement day arrives. This last line describes a scenario where someone remains passive or ignorant in the face of something important, only to realize its essentiality once it’s too late. The repeated“The planet did not forgive us” lines reflect the fear of being condemned forever because of one’s mistakes, as though the planet is a deity one has sinned against. The lyric describing a pulse in the earth is obviously about the planet being alive— a reference to the Lifestream. But the pulse is faint and weak and the planet is dying, perishing because of mankind’s greed. This is an indictment of mako energy. The line “A gentle life returns to the planet” refers to an innocent’s soul returning to the Lifestream after death, while the next lyric “Is it necessary to sacrifice souls?” protests the “sacrifice” of the planet’s soul energy for mako production. In all this darkness, this song’s mention of “forgiveness in the Promised Land” leaves a modicum of hope for a better place, however meek, even though mankind might not deserve it. The song “The Promised Land” is both a lament of mankind’s ways and a plea for mercy, with religious and/or spiritual undertones. The song’s themes seem to be: the Promised Land itself, regret and shame, the sins and foolishness of mankind, the death of innocents, grief, Cetra spirituality, and a meek, quiet hope despite it all. The most interesting aspect of the song is its antithetical portrayal of death as a thing of both despair and hope, condemnation and salvation, cruelty and mercy, suffering and relief. Maybe we can glean more information about this theme’s significance in the world of
FFVII if we examine the contexts in which it appears.
Importantly, the song plays in Marlene’s introductory narration of
Advent Children, meaning its themes are related or similar to the film’s. I highly recommend listening and watching it again, even if you remember
this iconic segment. Marlene references Aerith’s sacrifice as the image of Cloud lowering her into the water is shown. Note that Marlene says “Sadness was the price to see it end” (2:36) after we are shown Aerith’s death and her subsequent unleashing of the Lifestream (1:49-2:24): Aerith’s innocent life was sacrificed for the planet’s survival. The lyrics “A gentle life returns to the planet” and “Is it necessary to sacrifice souls?” suit Aerith’s situation quite well.
The theme also plays in
Advent Children as Kadaj dies in Cloud’s arms (1:45:00-1:47:55), hearing Aerith’s gentle voice and reaching up to take her invisible hand. Here is what Aerith says to him in his dying moments as “The Promised Land” plays:
“Aerith’s voice: Kadaj?
Kadaj: Huh?
The dark sky has gone with Sephiroth. Healing rain starts falling from bright clouds. The rain no longer hurts Kadaj.
Aerith’s voice: You don’t have to hang on any longer.
Kadaj: Mother! Is that…?
Aerith’s voice: Everyone’s waiting, if you’re ready.
Kadaj nods his head slightly in acceptance. He holds out his hand, and slowly evaporates into the Lifestream. Cloud watches […]” (Advent Children).
Kadaj is brought into the Lifestream by Aerith as she provides rain from the Lifestream. All those with geostigma are healed by the rain, and Tifa feels Aerith’s presence as the party celebrates:
“Tifa, looking out at the falling rain […]: Somehow, I knew you were there. Thank you” (Advent Children).
Cloud stands in the rain with a smile —his first in the whole film—, closes his eyes and basks in Aerith’s healing with his face upturned. He is finally at peace:
“Cloud’s expression is one of peace as the [Lifestream] rain patters against him” (Final Fantasy VII Advent Children English script, “[83] Atop the Shinra Building”).
One thing is clear: the track “The Promised Land” accompanies Aerith. It only makes sense, since we’ve seen overwhelming evidence that she is Cloud’s Promised Land, and since she occupies the Lifestream —which some consider the Promised Land as it is where souls go after death— during the events of
Advent Children. Note that when the piece plays, Cloud is shown either mourning Aerith and releasing her into the river at the Cetra capital, or basking in her presence, smiling with relief at the peaceful feeling that she’s somewhere near: these two opposing scenes reflect the song’s antithetical portrayal of death.
Additionally, the song’s themes of regret, shame concerning one’s sins and a small hope perfectly describe Cloud’s character arc and feelings in
Advent Children. Cloud regrets his inability to save Aerith, which he considers a sin. Further, he only realized how important she is to him once it was too late to tell her. And of course, he harbors a fragile yet important hope that he’ll be reunited with her in the Promised Land:
“‘Can sins ever be forgiven?’ — Cloud asks this to Vincent, who mutters a brief answer. For both of them, ‘I couldn't protect my loved one’ is the sense of guilt that they carry, so their words resonate with weight” (FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania Revised Edition, “Chapter 2: Character in FFVIIWorld”, “Vincent Valentine”, “In Advent Children”, page 72).
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"’It is my sin that I couldn't protect my loved one’ — under this assumption, Cloud closes off his heart. What will the reunion with Aerith bring him? ‘I... think I want to be forgiven. Yeah, I just want to be forgiven’” (FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania Revised Edition, “Chapter 2: Character in FFVIIWorld”, “Cloud Strife”, “In Advent Children”, page 40).
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“Cloud, after seeing Aerith’s hand reach for him through the Lifestream: … I think I'm beginning to understand.
Tifa: What?
Cloud: An answer from the Planet… the Promised Land... I think I can meet her... there” (disk 3, chapter 3).
Just as the song and Marlene express in the introduction of the film, Aerith was innocent, and her sacrifice generated great grief. Cloud finally experiences peace when he feels her presence in the healing rain, and he smiles: he’s glad to be with her again, even if it’s only for a brief moment of tangential respite.
The scene depicts Aerith guiding Kadaj into the Lifestream as the song plays, tying her to the concept and theme song of the Promised Land once more. This connection is later solidified by Tifa’s thanks to the late flower girl. All of this evidence shows us that this musical theme is intimately linked to Aerith, as it never plays in her absence. After all, the song speaks of sins, the death of innocents, forgiveness, grief, a small sense of hope, regret and the afterlife: all themes relevant to Cloud’s feelings surrounding Aerith’s death in and outside of
Advent Children.
The
Remake OST also includes a version of this piece called “The Promised Land - Cycle of Life”. This iteration of the theme begins playing in the wake of the first bombing mission, right after Sephiroth taunts Cloud with his mother’s dying words in Sector 8 (chapter 2). Sephiroth appears to Cloud surrounded by flames, evoking the Nibelheim massacre, and the theme begins playing in the background once he disappears,
continuing (13:17-15:30) as Cloud walks through the sector, encountering fires and destruction all around him. This version of the Promised Land theme is meant to emphasize the deaths of the innocent Nibelheim townsfolk and the innocents in Sector 8. This dreadful atmosphere is amplified by the cries of despair that ring all around as Cloud passes by NPC Sector 8 residents. Perhaps the themes of tribalism and mankind’s sin are relevant to this scene as well, since Shinra and Avalanche are two distinct and warring groups whose quarrels, regardless of their necessity, result in the deaths of innocents. The theme of guilt also emerges, reflecting the Avalanche members’ feelings upon seeing the unintended collateral damage of the explosion. “The Promised Land - Cycle of Life” plays until Cloud encounters Aerith on Loveless. So it seems in this scenario, the heavy weight of death and despair is lifted when Cloud meets the lively, cheery Aerith. Once more, Aerith is central to the musical theme of the Promised Land, as well as to the concept itself.
I also noticed that a version of the song plays as Cloud and the party ready to enter the Forgotten Capital to save Aerith in
Rebirth’s chapter 14: it truly adds the weight of her upcoming death to the scene.
Back to
Fatal Calling, the scene where Cloud regains his strength is quite mysterious. Wol says Cloud’s orb regained its “guiding light” light because of its proximity to the mako reactor. In the moment his strength is replenished, Cloud is shown tilting his head back and closing his eyes: this is reminiscent of the scene in
Advent Children when he stands under Aerith’s healing Lifestream rain, feeling at peace. The rainbow ripples shining from the orb indicate that something is crossing the boundaries of worlds. Since the mako reactor pumps up the Lifestream, being near a reactor also means being physically near the Lifestream. This means Aerith’s spirit is within proximity. In my opinion, Aerith was able to heal Cloud from the Lifestream, just like in
Advent Children. However, Aerith is not in Palamecia with him: her healing had to travel there through the Lifestream, transcending the boundaries of worlds, hence the rainbow ripples.
Let’s now address the appearance of Tifa’s character theme in
Fatal Calling. Since
Fatal Calling is all about discovering Cloud’s past in Nibelheim and then in Hojo’s lab, it makes lots of sense for Tifa’s theme to play as the crystal appears. In OG’s Lifestream sequence (disk 2 chapter 8), she’s the one there helping Cloud sort through his past instead of Wol and Echo. Cloud even picks up a piece of his childhood crush on Tifa in
Fatal Calling as a shard of his memory. After all, this crush was the catalyst for him joining SOLDIER, and everything that transpired in consequence:
“Cloud: That was the first time I heard about Sephiroth. If I got strong like Sephiroth, then everyone might... If I could just get stronger... Then even Tifa would have to notice me” (FFVII OG, disk 2, chapter 8).
Additionally, it’s fitting that her theme should begin right after Sephiroth speaks of “[abandoning] your illusions and [facing] reality”, considering that Cloud’s false persona was concocted by Jenova using Tifa’s mistaken impressions of Cloud:
“While being tended to by a station worker in the Sector 7 Slum train station, [Cloud] was reunited with Tifa, and using the abilities of Jenova’s cells, formed a new personality” (FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania Revised Edition, “Chapter 2: Character in FFVII World, “Cloud Strife”, “Cloud Behavior Record, Compilation of FFVII”, page 40).
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“(Image caption:) A new personality takes shape the moment he sees Tifa” (FFVII Story Playback, “Story Check: Tifa’s Flashback”).
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“Tifa (to Cloud): Deep down, you're a pretty nice guy. Didn't see it when we were kids, but...” (Remake, chapter 14).
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(5)Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (France) When: First Sunday in October Where: Longchamp Racecourse, Paris The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, often called "the Arc," is Europe's most prestigious horse race. First run in 1920, this 2400-meter (1½ miles) race is open to thoroughbreds aged three or older. The Arc is renowned for its high-quality field and the prestige of winning it. Held at the historic Longchamp Racecourse, the event draws horse racing enthusiasts worldwide. It is part of a more giant racing festival featuring multiple Group 1 races. The Arc is a highlight of the European racing calendar and is a crucial target for the continent's best horses. (6)The Breeders' Cup (USA) When: Late October or early November Where: Rotating locations across North America The Breeders' Cup World Championships is a two-day event that culminates the North American racing season. Established in 1984, it features multiple Grade 1 races with varying distances and conditions, culminating in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Each year, the event moves to different racetracks, adding a unique flavour to each edition. The Breeders' Cup is known for its competitive fields and significant purses, making it a key target for top horses worldwide. The event has a festival-like atmosphere, with various entertainment and hospitality options enhancing the spectator experience. (7)The Japan Cup (Japan) When: Last Sunday in November Where: Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchu, Tokyo The Japan Cup is one of Japan's wealthiest and most prestigious horse races. Established in 1981, it is run over 2400 meters (1½ miles) on turf. The race is part of the Japan Autumn International series and attracts top international competitors. The Japan Cup is renowned for its high-quality field and the opportunity it provides for international horses to compete against Japan's best. The race has played a significant role in promoting horse racing in Japan and enhancing its global reputation. (8)The Epsom Derby (UK) When: First Saturday in June Where: Epsom Downs, Surrey, England The Epsom Derby, commonly known as "The Derby," is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious horse races. The first run was in 1780, a group one flat race open to three-year-old colts and fillies. The first 1½ mile was (2400 meters) and is part of the English Triple Crown, alongside the 2000 Guineas and the St Leger Stakes. The Derby is famous for its challenging course, which includes an uphill climb and a steep descent, testing both the horses and jockeys. The race is a critical event in the British social calendar, attracting royalty, celebrities, and thousands of racing fans. Conclusion Horse racing tournaments are more than just sports events; they are cultural phenomena that bring people together from all walks of life. From the historic tracks of England to the modern facilities in Dubai, these races showcase the best of the sport, blending tradition with innovation. Whether you are a seasoned racing enthusiast or a casual observer, these major horse racing tournaments offer something for everyone, celebrating the magnificent racehorse's beauty, speed, and endurance. submitted by nicheracing to u/nicheracing [link] [comments] |
2024.05.16 09:11 Sweet-Count2557 Chelsea Inn - 17th Street in New York City, USA
| Chelsea Inn - 17th Street in New York City, USA Discover the Vibrant Culture of Chelsea in New York City at Chelsea Inn - 17th Street Price Level: $$$ Hotel Class: 2.0 If you're looking for a unique and stylish accommodation in the heart of New York City, look no further than Chelsea Inn - 17th Street. This small boutique hotel is nestled in the vibrant and trendy neighborhood of Chelsea, making it the perfect choice for travelers seeking a taste of the city's vibrant culture. With its prime location, guests can easily explore the nearby art galleries, trendy boutiques, and world-class restaurants that Chelsea has to offer. The Chelsea Inn offers a personalized and intimate experience, with its boutique style and attention to detail. Whether you're visiting for business or pleasure, this charming hotel provides a comfortable and convenient base for your New York City adventures. Amenities of Chelsea Inn - 17th Street in New York City, USA At Chelsea Inn - 17th Street in New York City, USA, guests can expect a range of amenities to enhance their stay. The hotel offers free internet and wifi, ensuring that guests can stay connected throughout their visit. The non-smoking rooms and non-smoking hotel policy create a comfortable and clean environment for all guests. Air conditioning is provided to ensure a pleasant temperature, and a safe is available for guests to store their valuables. Each room is equipped with a flatscreen TV for entertainment, and housekeeping services are provided to keep the rooms tidy. Baggage storage is available for guests who arrive early or have late departures. The hotel staff is fluent in both English and Spanish, ensuring effective communication with guests from different backgrounds. Additionally, the 24-hour front desk is always available to assist with any inquiries or requests. For added convenience, the hotel offers laundry service, allowing guests to refresh their wardrobe during their stay. Families traveling with children will appreciate the children's television networks provided, keeping the little ones entertained. With these amenities, Chelsea Inn - 17th Street aims to provide a comfortable and enjoyable experience for all guests. Contact of Chelsea Inn - 17th Street in New York City, USA +1 212-645-8989 46 W 17th St, New York City, NY 10011-5705 RESERVATIONS@CHELSEAINN.COM http://www.chelseainn.com/ Location of Chelsea Inn - 17th Street in New York City, USA Pictures of Chelsea Inn - 17th Street in New York City, USA Tips for Staying in Chelsea Inn - 17th Street No luggage storage, no house keeping Avoid this place Theres a decent 24/7 diner nearby (Hollywood Diner), plus the 1,2,3 subway is super close for easy access to uptown or downtown Stay Away Active Cases, no PPE, Loud Housekeeping, alcohol drugs illicit pot Ask for a room higher up, further away from street noise....but beware there is no lift! Reviews of Chelsea Inn - 17th Street in New York City, USA Book Chelsea Inn - 17th Street Now !!! Tags submitted by Sweet-Count2557 to worldkidstravel [link] [comments] |
2024.05.16 09:07 Quiet_Signature_9149 What do I do?
Throughout our whole relationship (most I wasn’t aware of) my boyfriend has been cheating on me by chatting to random guys on gay dating apps. I only found this out through catching him numerous times watching X rated videos whilst I was asleep next to him and getting off to them. I caught him chatting to guys after multiple of these instances and me waking up abruptly through my sleep.
I’ve forgiven him multiple times, tried to find ways around it and speak to him about it but he always ends up going back and doing the same stuff. He also has a raging porn addiction which I’ve also tried to support him through and he’s promised to cut it all off and of course never did.
I feel bad in a sense because I know he hates himself but him hating himself means I have to face the consequences. He’s now moving out by himself and I’ve told him we need to split and it’s the end because he’s going to take full advantage of being alone 24/7 to do all the things I felt deeply uncomfortable with.
He’s also exploited x rated pictures of me to receive other people’s too.
He’s absolutely ruined me throughout all of this but I do still love him and it seems as though he does love me too but I just cannot face how someone can hurt you so much and still claim to love you.
What do I do?
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2024.05.16 09:07 BlueTwist3r Some of my photos are going missing
I have an iphone 13, i also own an iphone 7. Cloud storage was nearly full when i bought the 13 and it was filled up in like 2 months of using the 13. Since my new phone has 128gb storage i decided that there is no point in buying more cloud storage, but every now and then when i browse my photos there is always pictures missing, but if i check my old iphone which has wifi off the pictures are still there. Whats causing this and how do i prevent it from happening?
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2024.05.16 08:55 Mysterious-Okra-6108 not a little poofy baby anymore
| i’m getting all emotional right now because time is already FLYING with my baby boy 😭🩵 he’s already 7 months old, and it feels like i just got him yesterday when he was 3 months old 🥺 hes already doubled in size and lost his cute little pink speckled nose! 😭 he’s still the most handsomest son a girl could ask for though of course! 😂💕 first 5 pictures off him are from when i first got him, and last 5 are pictures of him now! 🥹🩵 my bluey boy submitted by Mysterious-Okra-6108 to Pomsky [link] [comments] |
2024.05.16 08:32 PLEReviewhub PRC Initial Registration MEGATHREAD
PRC FAQs -
https://www.prc.gov.ph/prc-frequently-asked-questions Congratulations on your Oath taking ceremony! Next agenda is your initial registration with the PRC.
Disclaimer
This post is based on my personal experience and thus, your mileage may vary.
How to register online?
- Sign in to your LERIS (https://online.prc.gov.ph/) account.
- Go to `Select Transaction`
- Select the `Initial Registration` tab.
- Input your profession and application number (from NOA).
- Choose a PRC venue (don't forget to scroll down the list).
- Choose your preferred schedule.
- Arrive at the selected venue at least 30 minutes before your actual appointment time since you still have to fall in line.
What are the requirements for initial registration?
- Printed Oath form
- Two (2) passport size pictures in white background and full name tag
- Two (2) documentary stamps - This is available in the PRC branch, though availability may vary.
- Community Tax Certificate or *Cedula* - you can get this from your city/municipality hall.
How much is the registration fee for successful examinees?
The fees for initial registration are as follows:
For examinations requiring baccalaureate degrees:
Initial registration fee - ₱600.00
Annual renewal fee - ₱450.00
Total ₱1,050.00
How long does it take for a professional to claim the Certificate of Registration (COR) and Professional Identification Card (PIC)?
- Actual lengths may vary per branch, but in my experience, the PIC will be released on the same day after completion of the initial registration.
- COR will be released within a month after initial registration, your PRC branch will provide a contact number and email address for follow-up and updates.
What is the procedure if a registrant was not able to attend the scheduled mass oath taking?
A registrant who cannot or has failed to attend the scheduled mass oath taking may request for a special/individual oath taking to the Board concerned. The request must cite the reasons for his/her failure to attend the mass oath taking.
- Basically, you need to register and complete the E-oathtaking via LERIS first.
Are Professional Identification Cards subject to expiration?
Professional Identification Cards have a validity period of three (3) years for all professions and are renewable during the birth month of the professional.
Additional tips:
- It's prudent to make digital backups of your important documents, there are printing services within the vicinity of PRC branches and it'll save you the hassle of returning home and fetching your documents if you forget to bring them.
- Documentary stamps prices vary depending on where you buy them ranging from ₱30 to ₱50.
Posts/Inquiries about the initial registration should be posted in this thread, posts in the TNPLE subreddit that violates the subreddit rules will be removed. Thank you.
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2024.05.16 08:23 johnruby Meursault - Character Speculation & Analysis (based on the source literature)
| I feel embarrassed that I've been playing Limbus Company for 2~ weeks and only now I found that he's based on Albert Camus' L'Etranger, one of my favorite novels of all time (I'm native Taiwanese and more familiar with the Chinese translation, therefore I forgot how to spell Meursault in English/French smh). I know LCB Sinners are only loosely based on the source literature, but I really like both Meursault's characters in the game and in the source, and through this post I want to provide my preliminary speculations of Meursault's in-game story from a more source material oriented perspective. ____ Plot Summary If you're interested in the novel's plot, here's a previous post summarizing the general storyline. But in short, the novel is entirely narrated from the main character Meursault's perspective, who only speaks in an extremely descriptive and indifferent manner (just like LCB Meursault). His mother passed away at the begining of the story and he couldn't even confidently specify the date of her mother's death, hence the world-famous opening line " Mom died today. Or perhaps yesterday, I do not know." Later in the story, under the overwhelming heat from the sun, Meursault ── quite inexplainably ── shot an Arab to death on the beach with a revolver, and got incarcerated for a year prior to trial. His seemingly indifferent and atheistic attitude towards his crime and defense infuriated the prosecutor, and ended up causing him to be sentenced to death. Before execution, a chaplain visited his cell and asked him to abandon atheism and apathy, to which Meursault furiously refuted that people are all condemned to die one day, so nothing ultimately matters, which is the first time (iirc) Meursault displays any significant amount of human emotion. The novel ends with Meursault alone in his cell, contemplating his imminent death and opening his heart " to the benign indifference of the universe". visibly confused So, that's the gist of the novel. "What a weird and somewhat perplexing story" you might say. It's natural for you to want to follow up with the question: "What is the story truly about?" ____ Philosophical Context L'Etranger is a very philosophy-oriented story, which means it's more intended to assert a philosophical standpoint or raise a philosophical question rather than trying to be intriguing, entertaining, or straightforward. I'd say Meursault's character is key to understand the novel. He seems weird because the author is not trying to make him realistic or relatable (which doesn't mean he's impossible to relate to, though; I find myself often agreeing with his reasoning throughout the story). He is basically a tool or device, embodying and presenting Camus' absurdism philosophy. So, what is absurdism? It's a school of thought orignated from existentialism. Existentialism is a broad term used to describe various philosophies that explore the issues caused by human's existence in the universe, such as meaning, purpose, value, free will, and the ramifications of their absence, while absurdism is more laser focusing on the issues dervied from "absurd". " Absurd" refers to the uncomfortable situation in which humans try to find (often futilely) meaning in a meaningless world, reason with an irrational world, plead against an indifferent word, etc. Due to the conflicting nature of the relationship between humans and the external world, absurdism claims that the entirety of human existence is "absurd" ── It makes no sense and feels hopeless and paralyzing. Absurdism is essentially people trying to figure out how to deal with such an awkward situation. At one point, Camus even seriously discussed if suicide is a legitimate solution for the absurdity of human life ( tldr: it's NOT. Don't try it at home.) in his othoer book Le Mythe de Sisyphe, and Sysyphis futilely rolling a boulder up a hill only for it to roll back down in eternilty subsequently becomes the most well-known symbol for absurdism. Back to Meursault. He is basically a thought experiment by Camus, attempting to answer the question: " What if a person is fully aware of the absurdity of human existence? What kind of person he/she will become?" The result is a man who seems apathetic towards human emotion and societal rules, who feels like a stranger (hence the title) in the world. However, deep down he is brutally honest to both himself and others, is perceptive and even somewhat passionate about nature, and is constantly suffering from his acute awareness of absurdity, but will never cover up or trade away this suffering with a lie. It's worth noting that, from Camus' perspective, Meursault is not the only possible result of a man directly staring into the abyss of absurdity. In his other fantastic work Caligula (minor spoiler ahead!), the main character Caligula is fully committed to fighting aganist the absurdity, and ends up spiraling into madness. Meursault is way more passive and submissive than Caligula, but the starting points of their reasoning are surprisingly similiar: the conlict between humans and the inhuman universe is irreconcilable, and the most important thing in our life is how to continue living happily and fulfilling despite the paradoxical nature of human existence. Also btw, both stories start with (or are triggered by) the death of a close family member: Meursault's mother, and Caligula's sister and lover. If you're interested in further exploring the concept of absurdity, I'd highly recommend giving Jean-Paul Satre's novel La Nausée a read. This existentialist philosophical novel also presents its main character more as a presentation device than a conventionally engaging protagonist. It's bascially the main character's diary and random thoughts and can hardly be described as a well-structured story. But that's the point: humans crave to be a story character in a world deprived of any storyline. Every time the main character is struck by the feeling of absurdity, he often feels irresistible nausea (hence the title). Chains of Others Interestingly, Satre's philosophy may also be relevant in terms of in-game Meursault. Meursault's basic EGO is called "Chains of Others", and its passive is called "Refusal to Judge", which is likely a reference to Satre's world-famous quote from his play Huis clos: " Hell is other people." To be clear, Satre is not saying that other people are always adversaries or hellish. Instead he meant that people become frozen after death, unable any longer to fend off other people's interpretation and judgement. In life, we can still do something to manage the impression we make; but in death, we're left entombed in other people's memories and perceptions. This may imply that Meursault feels powerless against the gaze and judgements of others, which could be his main obstacle to overcome during his future Canto before moving forward. ____ Speculations So, that's all the literary context I'd like to provide here. What can we speculate about in-game Meursault from these source materials? Tbh, I don't think PM will incorporate many philosophical elements into Meursault's backstory, becasue it'd be difficult to make him engaging and accessible to a broader audience. Here's the list of speculations I made based on (very loosely) the source literature mentioned above: - Despite the indifferent and monotonous manner, Meursault probably craves (or used to crave) for purpose, for serving a higher and meaningful cause. This could be the reason why he initially joined N Corp, to find meaning via the religious fanatism.
- In his promo trailer, Meursault said "Today, I killed mother. Or maybe it was yesterday." which is quite different from the original quote "Today mother died. Or maybe it was yesterday." Assuming Meursault indeed intentionally kiiled his mother, it could be because his mother disobeyed the religious rules set by N Corp or defied their authority, or something horrible happened to his mother and he had no choice but to end her life (e.g. his mother turned into a Distortion. He did mention he's dealt with Distortions in the past). His cold description of his mother's death could be due to his apathy or nihilist worldview in general, or due to him strictly following N Corp's rules and trying to suppress his normal human emotions.
- Meursault mentioned (in Intervallo III) that his mom used to reprimand him the same way Outis does. His mom could've been very strict in raising Meursault, which may contribute to Meursault's monotonous demeanor. Their relationship could've been quite intense before she was killed by Meursault. This may also contribute to Meursault's reticency (children often criticized tend to become less likely to speak up) and efficiency (children often punished tend to do things more efficiently in self-preservation), both traits are more prominent than in-novel Meursault.
- In his promo trailer, Meursault said "They are difficult to understand... Nevermind. That was a pointless anecdote. It was a waste of my energy." It seems that he's genuinely perplexed and has difficulty understanding normal human emotion. This line gives me a strong neurodivergent vibe. Therefore I think in-game Meursault genuinely doesn't (fully) understand how human emotion works, while in-novel Meursault intentionally chooses to be apathetic due to his philosophical stance.
- In his promo trailer and in the picture of "Chains of Others", it seems that Meursault was on trial in front of a crowd. It could be a reference to the trial scene in the novel. I think in-game Meursault was being tried for his murder (potentially of his mother), similar to in-novel Meursault being tried for murdering the Arab. Her mother could be an important figure within N Corp or the community, hence the dramatic reactions from the crowd.
- I think Meursault was genuinely feeling pain and all sorts of negative emotions during the trial. The EGO "Chains of Others" and the passive "Refusal to Judge" may imply that deep down he's trying hard to resist the negative judgement by others or by the crowd shouting in the court, or by his mom, or by his other comrades in the past. But his neurodivergent personality prevented him from wailing or shouting back or seeking help in a conventional manner. Instead, he can only describe the pain in a very objective and detached monologue: "Questions shaped from various emotions smothered my breath slowly."
- At the end of his promo trailer, Meursault said "... the sunlight was just overwhelming, that's all.", which is a reference to the novel scene in which Meursault killed an Arab on the beach and attributed such murder to the sweltering sunlight (which I believe is symbolizing the absurdity). I think maybe in-game Meursault killed his mother under a similar circumstance (in an outdoor sunlit environment), but for a different reason. This line could be that he's merely tired of the roaring crowd, and instead of wasting his breath explaining his motivation, he used this random sunlight as an excuse instead. Tbh, I'm not sure what's the meaning behind the "sun" or "sunlight" in terms of Meursault's in-game story. It seems very important to him, but there're too few pieces for me to speculate further.
Meursault's in-game icon ____ Overall, I feel that in-game Meursault has less autonomy than the novel version, and was definitely way more traumatized by certain undisclosed events in his past (which seems like the common trait of all Sinners). But both of their worldviews in general could be similar. They both seem aware of the dread of the inescapable silence and indiffernece inherent in the outside universe. But in-novel Meursault had already disenchanted all the illusions of meaning at the begining of the novel, while in-game Meursault seems to still be struggling to find something to grasp onto, to anchor his purposeless and directionless life. ____ Thank you for the patience reading this long post! Lastly, I'm no expert in philosophy or literature in general. I'm also very new to the PM universe and unfamiliar with previous games and stories. So if any of the above is laughably misguided for you, feel free to corret me. submitted by johnruby to limbuscompany [link] [comments] |
2024.05.16 08:23 PromptDry2455 Day 1
20F, 220 lbs, 5’1. I started phentermine today. I got prescribed 37.5 mg but I’m taking half for the time being. Side effects: dry mouth/throat, weird taste in mouth (from the dry mouth), little bit of dizziness, slight headache, elevated heart rate, excessive sweating & ENERGY.
I’m writing ALOT because seeing other people’s experiences helped me before I started.
I took it at 8:30 am, ate a banana and peanut butter at 9:30 ish. At about 11 am my mouth got dry and I started to feel super amped up so I decided to check my heart rate and it was at 130 bpm😅 i took advantage and I got some things done. My heart rate fluctuated through the day (I commented a picture so you can see). I got a hunger cue at about 2 pm, so I ate string cheese and that filled me up until 7 pm lol. I noticed excessive sweating also, but only when I got hot. It’s hard to explain. I obviously sweat when I’m hot, but this was way more than I usually do. And then I crashed at about 4 pm. I got so tired I took a 3 hour nap?? Which I wasn’t expecting, but it could be because I cut it in half and because it’s the first day. The headaches have been coming and going. Will update again tomorrow!
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2024.05.16 08:18 haygurlhay123 “This Time, I Will Never Let You Go”: Cloud’s Mission and the Hidden Purpose of the Remake Trilogy - Literary and Musical Analysis of FFVII - Part 2
(continuation of
part 1)
III. Searching for Aerith Beyond FFVII
There were absolutely no answers in
Remake or OG (at this point in my research,
Rebirth wasn’t released yet), no matter how much I looked; nothing at all hinted at how Cloud could’ve obtained the memories of OG that emerge in
Remake as MOTFs. I knew I had to look elsewhere to search for more clues, so I decided to check every piece of media ever released by SE with a mention of Cloud or Aerith in it, digging for hints in the compilation and beyond.
And boy, did I find them.
III. a) Core Worlds and Suspension Worlds
There are a couple of general
FF rules that we need to establish before going forward.
It’s important to note that there are multiple realms in which the
FF stories take place, each with a different name, history and society. This ensures that all
FF stories occur separately, never intercepting or interacting— though they do have creatures like moogles and chocobos in common, as well as concepts like airships, gil, magic and some form of crystal. For simplicity, I will refer to these separate worlds in which the numbered
FF games (
FFI, FFII, FFIII, etc) occur as “core worlds”.
Characters from different core worlds may appear together in non-numbered
FF games, the events of which have no impact on the core world at all: it seems that sometime after a
FF character has reached the end of their core world’s plot-line, they may somehow be summoned to far-removed realms where they will face new adventures. I call these far-removed realms “suspension worlds”. One example of a
FF game that takes place in a suspension world is
Dissidia Final Fantasy, wherein characters from multiple core worlds unite to accomplish a mission as a team.
III. b)
Final Fantasy Tactics First on our list of non-compilation SE games to explore is 1997’s
Final Fantasy Tactics (
FFT), a game whose plot takes place in the suspension world of Ivalice. Let’s plot out the relevant events, and then analyze!
III. b) i. Fact-Finding
The main character of
FFT, Ramza, encounters a brunette flower peddler with Aerith’s iconic, gravity-defying bangs:
\"Aeris\" in FFT's Ivalice If you choose to buy a flower from her, she express her relief: apparently, business isn’t going well because no one is interested in flowers. The girl wistfully dreams aloud:
“When is my knight in shining armor going to take me away from here...?”
Later, Ramza and his companions encounter a mysterious machine that can summon people from across universes. The machine is activated, and a rather rude young man with spiky blonde hair appears. Cloud claims he used to be in SOLDIER, and says the last thing he remembers is “getting stuck in the current”. He looks to be disoriented and lost, and suffers from piercing headaches. Mere moments after being summoned to Ivalice, Cloud rambles:
“What’s this? My fingers are tingling… My eyes… they’re burning… Stop… stop it [Se]phiroth…”
He dashes out of the room, but not without announcing:
“I must go… must go to that place…”
Outside, Cloud encounters the brunette flower girl Ramza met earlier. She offers Cloud a flower, but he only stares at her wordlessly:
“Flower girl: Buy a flower? Only 1 gil.
Cloud: …
Flower girl: Something wrong? Do I resemble someone?”
Cloud: No… it’s nothing.”
As soon as Cloud leaves, a gang of ruffians surround the flower girl and start harassing her, demanding payment that’s apparently overdue. One of them finally calls her by her name: “Aeris”. He grabs her, insinuating that he might sexually assault her in lieu of payment. Aeris is not strong enough to push him away. That’s when Cloud returns:
“Cloud: Get your hand off her!
Thug: What did you say!?
Cloud: Didn't you hear me? Get your dirty hand off her!
[…]
Cloud, to Aeris: Go… now.”
Aeris heeds Cloud’s advice, fleeing the scene before a fight between Cloud and the thug can break out. After Cloud scares the ruffians off with the help of Ramza and his companions, he speaks once more:
“I lost… something very important… Ever since, I’ve been lost […]. What should I do? What about this pain [?] Must go… to the Promised Land.”
III. b) ii. Fact Analysis
There’s a lot to unpack here, all of which you probably clocked in your head upon reading, but let’s put it down in writing.
While
FFT Cloud’s memory is far from perfect, the Aeris he encounters in Ivalice doesn’t recognize him at all.
FFVII Ultimania Omega addresses this question without answering it:
“[The flower seller’s] name is Aeris, and she has the same appearance and tone of voice as the Aeris of FFVII. However, when she comes across Cloud, she does not recognize him. Could she really be the same Aerith who appears in FFVII but with memory loss, or is she a completely different character?” (“#4 Proof of Omega”, “FFVII in Other Games”, “Final Fantasy Tactics”, page 560).
Regardless of her unknown identity and inability to recognize Cloud,
FFT Aeris’ fantasy of a “knight in shining armor” is quite reminiscent of the flower girl/bodyguard dynamic we’ve come to know and love. Cloud’s armor doesn’t shine, but in my opinion, if you’re looking for the dystopian, corporatocratic equivalent of a knight, you can’t get much closer than a supposed-former-SOLDIER-turned-bodyguard. Additionally, despite his rude and cold attitude toward Ramza’s gang, the urgency with which Cloud swoops in to save the flower girl from the ruffians betrays a softer, warmer side to him: the flower girl/bodyguard dynamic strikes again!
FFT Cloud’s dialogue borrows two lines from the speech OG Cloud makes as Aerith lies dead in his arms (disk 1, chapter 28): “My fingers are tingling. My mouth is dry. My eyes are burning!” and “What are we supposed to do? What about my pain?” You might’ve noticed that this glimpse of grief Cloud experiences in
FFT bears a resemblance to the fourth MOTF 4 experienced by
Remake Cloud (see section “II. a)”). Could it be that
FFT Cloud and
Remake Cloud have something in common?
Shortly after being summoned to Ivalice,
FFT Cloud declares that he must go to “that place”, a mysterious line that is later elucidated when he tells Ramza that he must go to the Promised Land and find the “very important” thing he’s lost. The Promised Land is the Cetra culture’s afterlife, meaning
FFT Cloud is looking for someone who’s died, someone “very important” to him. OG suggests this is none other than Aerith:
“Cait Sith, reading Cloud’s fortune: You will find [what] you pursue. However, you will lose the most precious thing” (disk 1, chapter 16, English translation by Kotaku’s “Let’s Mosey: A Slow Translation of Final Fantasy Seven: Part Eight” by Tim Rogers, 9:42-9:52).
&
“Cloud, after seeing Aerith’s hand reach for him through the Lifestream: … I think I'm beginning to understand.
Tifa: What?
Cloud: An answer from the Planet… the Promised Land... I think I can meet her... there” (disk 3, chapter 3).
Finally, let’s try to understand where on the OG timeline Cloud was summoned to this suspension world from and what he remembers. His comment about getting stuck in a current has to be about the Lifestream; apparently, on top of its atemporal nature, it can act as a conduit to other worlds. One only enters the Lifestream if they’ve somehow fallen into the core of the planet or once they’ve passed away and returned to the planet. Both scenarios merit consideration.
On the one hand, it’s possible that Cloud was summoned to Ivalice after he and Tifa fall into the core of the planet: this point in the
FFVII OG timeline occurs after Aerith’s death and shortly before Cloud finds out he was never SOLDIER, which matches the gaps in
FFT Cloud’s memory quite well. However, this scenario does not account for the vagueness with which
FFT Cloud remembers Aerith and her death. Most importantly, Cloud’s realization that he can find Aerith in the Promised Land occurs much later in the game (
FFVII OG, disk 3, chapter 3) than when he falls into the Lifestream with Tifa (
FFVII OG, disk 2, chapter 8).
On the other hand,
FFT Cloud’s vague yet persistent memories of Aerith suggest that he’s been summoned to Ivalice after his eventual death post-OG, but also that he’s lost quite a large portion of his memories. His incomplete memory loss is likely the result of Cloud’s individuality’s erosion by the Lifestream after death, which we discussed in section “II. a) ii.”. We can therefore surmise that by the time he is summoned to Ivalice from the Lifestream, Cloud has been dead for long enough that the Lifestream eroded a large portion of the memories of his lifetime. This post-death scenario is likelier than the first. The memory of Cloud’s realization that he was never SOLDIER must be gone, which explains why he claims otherwise upon being summoned to Ivalice. Contrastingly, vestiges of Cloud’s OG memories of Aerith cling to his soul, even after others have been wiped clean. Could this be a consequence of their soulmate bond? Could the strength of Cloud’s love and grief for Aerith have made his memories of her stronger and more difficult for the Lifestream to erode? Could it be both?
One thing is clear: Aerith is of fundamental importance to Cloud, even when he can’t quite remember her. In fact, the only other character he remembers and/or mentions in
FFT is Sephiroth. It does make sense that the memories of those who have marked one’s soul forevermore would be the most difficult for the Lifestream to erode.
III. c)
Dissidia Final Fantasy The next stop on our travels through suspension worlds is 2008’s
Dissidia Final Fantasy! Now strap in, because here’s where things get really serious.
III. c) i. Fact Finding
In the suspension world of
Dissidia Final Fantasy (
DFF), the goddess of harmony Cosmos and the god of discord Chaos are engaged in a never-ending cycle of conflict. Both deities need warriors to fight on their behalf, so they recruit core world characters into their respective teams by summoning them to
DFF. Some of these summoned characters are
FFIV’s Cecil,
FFVI’s Terra,
FFVII’s Sephiroth,
FFX’s Tidus, and of course,
FFVII’s Cloud. The warriors find themselves in the suspension world of
DFF with no memories of their core worlds’ plotlines. However, as the
DFF adventure progresses, they are able to recover pieces of their memories here and there. It isn’t clear how much they come to remember. Ultimately, the warriors hope to return home to their core worlds by fighting in this war and seeing to its end.
Cloud is summoned to
DFF as a warrior on the side of Chaos, who seeks to destroy all existence. Sephiroth is also on Chaos’ side, meaning the two are teammates despite being enemies in their core world of
FFVII. It just so happens that Tifa is a summoned warrior in
DFF too, though she’s fighting on Cosmos’ side. Intrigued by her vague familiarity, Sephiroth hypothesizes that killing Tifa will bring back his memories of OG’s plot line: before long, the masamune wielder finds Tifa alone and corners her into a one-on-one fight. Thankfully, Cloud swoops in and saves her before Sephiroth can do any harm. Tifa is thankful for Cloud’s help, though confused that Cloud would elect to assist her and turn against a fellow warrior of Chaos; she doesn’t remember what Sephiroth and Cloud mean to each other in OG. In fact, Tifa doesn’t even remember Cloud’s name or that they share a core world, though Cloud feels somewhat familiar to her. For his part, Cloud at least remembers that Tifa is someone he cares about from his core world. As Tifa thanks Cloud for saving her from Sephiroth, something she says elicits an odd reaction from the warrior of Chaos:
“Tifa: The way you showed up and fought that guy off. It was a pretty cool thing to watch. You were like a hero, charging in to save the girl.
Cloud gasps at her words. She doesn’t notice” (Dissidia 012: Treachery of the Gods, report 5: “Unexpected Fulfillment 2”).
On another note, Cloud knows he will have to fight Tifa once the Cosmos-Chaos conflict comes to a head, as they are on opposing teams. He thinks to himself:
“Once [her] memories return, [she]’ll lose the will to fight just like I have. So... Before that can happen, I have to act...” (Dissidia 012: Treachery of the Gods, report 5: “Unexpected Fulfillment 2”).
In order to end the cycle of the conflict and to avoid fighting Tifa, Cloud decides to try and defeat Chaos himself. Predictably, Cloud is no match for the deity. As he dies, Cloud pleads the following to the goddess Cosmos:
“Cosmos, goddess of harmony. If you can hear me, listen to my plea. I beg you. Save her. Save my friend… Tifa.”
Cosmos hears him and responds immediately:
“Cosmos: An end to this conflict, and a life spared? This is your heart's desire? If your will remains unchanged, I shall bring you here when the battle draws to a close. Cloud. My chosen" (Dissidia 0.13: Treachery of the Gods, report 7: “Unexpected Fulfillment 3”).
Cloud’s wish is granted by Cosmos: the first phase of the conflict ends without Tifa getting hurt, and she is sent away from the suspension world of
DFF before the second phase begins. Cloud is saved from death, and Cosmos enlists him into her team of warriors for phase two: this time, Cloud is fighting on the good side.
Now we enter phase two of the war. Cosmos tells her team of ten core world warriors that in order to save the world from Chaos’ destruction, they must collect what she describes as crystals containing the power to persist through darkness. I call these the “
DFF crystals”. There are ten
DFF crystals in total: one for every warrior in Cosmos’ group to find. To obtain their crystal, each hero must overcome a trial that will confront them with whatever personal struggle they faced in their core world; if they prove themselves worthy, their
DFF crystal will appear to them. On one hand, some warriors’
DFF crystals simply take the form of the crystals found in their core world. For example, Onion Knight’s
DFF crystal looks to be nothing more than one of
FFIII’s elemental crystals, which hold little to no personal significance to him. On the other hand, some warriors’
DFF crystals symbolize something more personal to their respective warriors. For instance, Cecil’s
DFF crystal looks to be one of
FFIV’s dark crystals, which specifically represent the dichotomy of light and darkness he struggles with in his core world’s plot line. Cosmos describes the quest for the
DFF crystals as follows:
“Cosmos: The crystals embody the strength to face despair. With ten gathered, there is hope yet to save the world. The path to your crystal will be perilous... and different for each and every one of you. But you must believe in and follow your own path. Even if you know not where that path leads" (Dissidia 013: Light to All, prologue: “A Final Hope”).
From this exposition, simply keep in mind that: Cloud must find his crystal by overcoming a personal trial, and his crystal may have the appearance of an object in OG that’s important to him.
Once the team is debriefed on their mission, Cloud remains reticent to fight; he doesn’t much like the mysterious nature of this conflict. Not knowing exactly what they’re all fighting for is clearly bothersome to the swordsman, and the idea of thoughtlessly engaging in battles leaves a bad taste in his mouth. Fellow warrior Firion understands that without a reason to fight, Cloud’s heart just isn’t in it. He imparts upon Cloud that he must have a dream he’s fighting to protect, something he wants to see come true, to motivate him to stop Chaos from destroying all existence. Unfortunately, Cloud doesn’t have a dream to preserve, or can’t find one for himself:
“Cloud: I've looked, but I'm still empty-handed. And without a dream, what do you suppose I should do? […] Maybe what I'm looking for... isn't here” (Dissidia 0.13: Light to All, chapter 1: “Beyond Doubt”, “Gateway of Good and Evil”).
Another fellow warrior, Cecil, expresses worry for Cloud, whose response evokes the main theme of
FFVII OG:
“Cecil: Everyone's worried, Cloud. But... Do you shoulder a larger concern?
Cloud: Concern... Maybe a sense of loss" (Dissidia 0.13: Light to All, chapter 1: “Beyond Doubt”, “Beyond the Continent”).
Whatever Cloud is looking for “isn’t [there]”, and he feels “a sense of loss”: Cloud’s motivating dream has been lost to him. This is later reasserted in a conversation with Terra, another warrior of Cosmos:
“Terra: And you, Cloud... What's your dream?
Cloud: I've lost mine" (Dissidia 0.13: Light to All, chapter 3: “The Chosen Battle”, “Gateway of True Intent”).
Later, Cloud encounters and fights Sephiroth, who is still a part of Chaos’ team. Sephiroth is defeated, but not before he’s taunted Cloud with his habitual puppet talk. However, Cloud remains strong and refutes Sephiroth’s manipulation, asserting that only he can determine his own path. This must’ve been Cloud’s personal trial, because his crystal appears at that very moment: it is a small, light green orb that looks like materia from his core world. Having pocketed his crystal, Cloud decides he must find his own reason to fight. Interestingly, his search is depicted as intertwined with Fate:
“Cloud: Even if I have my doubts... I have to find my own answer […] Until then, I'll keep fighting.
Narration: The warrior has vowed to keep fighting— and keep fighting he will […]. Etched in destiny, his quest for answers continues on” (Dissidia 0.13: Light to All, chapter 1: “Beyond Doubt”, “Gulg Gateway”).
Later, the nemeses meet again in a segment called “Recurring Tragedy”. Their interactions here are particularly interesting. Sephiroth speaks of making Cloud suffer through despair and pain as though referencing their history together:
"Sephiroth: This disease called hope is eating you alive. The world of suffering was born out of such half-baked ideals.
Cloud: If that's the case, I have to endure the suffering. There's no moving on if I run from it.
Sephiroth: If that is what you wish for, you shall drown in the pain. I'll lead you to true despair. [My] shadow is burned into your heart. We'll meet again, Cloud. I'll keep coming back— as long as you are who you are."
Sephiroth disappears. Cloud looks out into the distance before the scene ends.
“Cloud: No thanks. The one I really want to meet is…” (Dissidia 013: Light to All, epilogue: “Conclusion of a Cycle”, “Recurring Tragedy”).
This final line suggests Cloud has finally found a reason to fight: he wants to meet someone unspecified.
Finally, after the war has ended, we arrive at the final cutscene of
DFF. I will let you read the full script, with notes added by me
in bold behind the spoiler censors. Please do not read my notes if you do not wish to encounter spoilers for
FFI,
FFII,
FFIII,
FFIV,
FFV,
FFVI,
FFVIII,
FFIX or
FFX:
“[The] heroes are all standing together in a grassy field with a forest behind them. Birds are chirping, the sun is shining brightly, and the wind is blowing gently. The heroes look around them in awe. They're all holding their crystals.
WoL: The battle has come to an end...
Tidus notices that his crystal has begun to emanate a blue glow.>! His crystal is a movie sphere from his core world of FFX: a capsule containing sounds and images that people record for later viewing. Tidus’ crystal likely represents the specific movie sphere recorded by his love interest Yuna, which revealed that she’d loved him from the beginning.!<
Tidus: Gotta go, huh...
The blue glow transfers to him as well. He turns to look at the others
[…] Tidus grins at the others, then turns and runs toward a nearby lake. He leaps into it in a manner reminiscent of [the events] of FFX. He vanishes as he descends toward the lake.
Zidane: We're not vanishing. We're returning—
Zidane is sitting on a tree limb as he says this. His crystal begins to glow gold, as does he. His crystal is shaped like a highly important ‘progenitor of all life’ crystal from his core world of FFIX.
Zidane: — to where we're supposed to be.
Zidane spins around the tree limb with the use of his tail and launches toward the sun. He's lost to view.
A white feather then drifts down from that direction and Squall catches it. The feather is reminiscent of his love Rinoa Heartilly, whose character symbol is a white feather. In fact, Squall’s crystal looks like a mix of his revolver gunblade from FFVIII and Rinoa’s feather motif. [Squall glows blue.]
Squall: Perhaps we can go on a mission together again.
Squall vanishes.
Cloud is then visible, standing in [a] flower field. The flowers are white and yellow. Cloud has his crystal, a light green materia from his core world of FFVII, in hand.
Cloud: [(Chuckles shortly, like a scoff)] Not interested.
Cloud walks off into the flower field, gaining a green glow. He vanishes.
A snowflake then falls into Terra's right hand as her crystal begins to glow pink. The flames drawn on her crystal represent her power, which is connected to the element of fire: her character arc in FFVI.
Terra: I think I've learned how to keep going. Thank you— and take care.
Terra glows pink and then vanishes. Bartz throws a stick. He's glowing pink as well.
Bartz: When you're having the most fun, that's when time always flies. His crystal is the Adamantite from his core world of FFV.
Bartz vanishes.
Cecil: It's mine to pass on—
A moon appears behind Cecil and goes through its phases as he begins to glow blue. His crystal has shadowed and illuminated parts, representing the duality of his character, which is central to his personal arc in his core world of FFIV. It also represents his brother Golbez, who has chosen the darkness. Cecil considers his familial bond with Golbez his guiding light and hopes to be with him someday.
Cecil: — this strength I've gained from everyone.
Cecil vanishes.
Onion Knight hugs his crystal and looks up toward the sky. His crystal is shaped like those found in his core world of FFIII**.**
Onion Knight: Everyone... thank you!
OK briefly glows blue and then vanishes.
There are wild roses at Firion's feet. He and WoL are looking toward the sky. WoL suddenly begins walking away while Firion looks down and sees the roses.
Firion: This isn't the end. Another dream is waiting to begin.
His crystal is the color of the wild roses that were at the center of his dream and of his motivation to fight Chaos. The roses are also the emblem of the Rebel Army he was a part of in his core world of FFII. His crystal is shaped like Pandaemonium, the final dungeon of his core world story. Firion gains a violet glow and then vanishes.
WoL is walking through the field and then comes to a stop. He's looking at something.
WoL: May the light forever shine upon us.”
As you can see, everyone’s crystal is very important to the story of their core world, and in the cases of at least Tidus, Squall, Terra and Cecil, the crystals represent something very personal. What about Cloud and his crystal, then? What about the dream he lost and the person he wants to meet? Let’s begin analyzing to answer these questions.
III. c) ii. Fact Analysis
Firstly, it’s clear to me that the Cloud that appears in
DFF is a post-OG Cloud, given how many plot points from OG he interacts with. I’m reticent to say whether or not this post-OG Cloud is dead like in
FFT, as he recovers many of his memories of OG during
DFF and there is no evidence of him having passed away and joined the Lifestream.
The second thing I’d like to point out is Cloud’s strange reaction when Tifa compares him to a hero who swoops in and saves the girl from the bad guy. Cloud gasps, indicating that her words mean something to him; the trope Tifa references must therefore be included somewhere in the
FFVII OG plot-line. Some of you are surely ahead of me by now, having realized that only the tragic antithesis of this trope appears in OG: Cloud is unable to save Aerith from Sephiroth (disk 1, chapter 28). Whether or not
DFF Cloud remembers Aerith herself at this point, it’s clear he recalls the pain and guilt of losing Aerith to Sephiroth.
Next, let’s address Cloud’s lost dream: to meet an unspecified person. It seems Cloud is aware at this point that in OG, he was eternally separated from the person he dreams of meeting. So, who was he separated from in his core world? Who can he never meet again, even if his team of warriors defeats Chaos and Cloud returns to the realm of
FFVII? There are a few options —his mother, his father, Zack, Jessie, Biggs, Wedge, and any other person he knew who died—, but the sheer narrative weight that Aerith’s untimely death carries makes it clear who he truly wants to meet. This is corroborated by Cloud’s “I think I can meet her… there” line in OG (disk 3 chapter 3), by
FFT Cloud’s search for Aerith during his appearance in Ivalice, and by Cloud’s strange reaction to Tifa’s comparing him to a hero who swoops in and saves the girl from the bad guy. All the available evidence suggests that Cloud’s dream is indeed to reunite with Aerith, and that this dream is “lost” to him because she was killed by Sephiroth (disk 1, chapter 28). This would also explain the title of the
DFF segment “Recurring Tragedy”, since as we all know, the ultimate tragedy of
FFVII OG is Aerith’s death. Considering Sephiroth was the one to take Aerith away from Cloud, Sephiroth’s threats of drowning him in despair in “Recurring Tragedy” only solidify this interpretation of Cloud’s lost dream.
Finally, we arrive at the ending cutscene. Cosmos’ warriors return to where they belong to try and accomplish whatever dream they held as motivation during the Cosmos-Chaos conflict, each carrying their
DFF crystal. Cloud is shown standing in a field of white and yellow flowers and walking deeper into it with a light green materia in hand. Why was a white and yellow flower field chosen to represent
DFF Cloud’s dream? The answer is obvious. White and yellow flowers symbolize Aerith: she sold Cloud a yellow blossom upon first meeting him in OG (disk 1, chapter 1), and her yellow and white flowerbed cushioned Cloud’s fall when the two reunited in the Sector 5 church (disk 1, chapter 4). What’s more, we have the
iconic credits video of the original cut of Advent Children to refer to, wherein Cloud is seen driving near flower fields. Aerith stands there (3:20), seemingly waiting for him. Here’s what Nomura had to say about this credits scene:
"[...] we filmed the video for the ending credits in Hawaii. There are fields of flowers on both sides of the road, and the colors —yellow and white— are the same as the flowers in Aerith's church […]. With Aerith, 'flowers' have been her image throughout the series” (FFVII Reunion Files, “Countdown to Reunion”, “Stories from CG Production”, page 87).
Even in the
Advent Children Complete cut of the film, where Aerith is not shown standing in the field, the flowers and their symbolism of Aerith remain. That being so, it’s more than fair to say that the white and yellow flowers in
DFF’s ending cutscene serve as yet another confirmation that Cloud’s dream is to be with Aerith.
With all of this established, we can address the nature of Cloud’s
DFF crystal. As we established, every core world has its own version of a crystal, each possessing a distinct appearance, function and meaning. Materia are the crystals of
FFVII, so one could be satisfied by the proposition that Cloud’s
DFF crystal is simply meant to represent a random materia. However, I think Cloud’s crystal is specifically the White Materia, as it represents Aerith’s sacrifice, her importance to the plot and what she died fighting for. If any one object symbolizes her death, it’s the White Materia; it’s even given closeups during the
event (2:33-3:02). Besides, unlike any other materia in
FFVII, the White Materia is known to glow a light green when Holy has been activated:
“Bugenhagen: If [the prayer] reaches the planet, the White Materia will begin to glow a pale green” (FFVII OG, disk 2, chapter 15).
Here are pictures of the White Materia in OG and
Advent Children, and two pictures of Cloud's
DFF crystal (in order) so you can compare for yourself:
https://preview.redd.it/0qtumfeyfq0d1.jpg?width=386&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3995f010738c83fca0c5842a0564d0a9ad206dfd https://preview.redd.it/0kj525tzfq0d1.jpg?width=1144&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=575573ef1d2c937635cf569d4a376886a24b384c Cloud's DFF Crystal Cloud’s DFF crystal So far, in both suspension world games we’ve examined (
FFT and
DFF), Cloud is searching for Aerith. As a final note on
DFF, it may interest you to know that codirector of the
Remake trilogy Toriyama was actually a writer for
DFF: he may have carried some themes from
DFF to
Remake…
III. d) Detour: The
Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Farewell Exposition
Before we hop onto the next suspension world, let’s return to ours for a quick detour: the 2018
Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Expo. Themed with farewells and tragedy, this expo showcased the heartbreaking goodbyes featured in different
FF games. Artwork, clips, quotes and images aplenty here! As the highly anticipated
Remake was going to be coming out approximately a year and a half later, the
FFVII section of the expo featured a few sneak peek
Remake designs. This means the expo was at least partly curated with the
Remake trilogy in mind; there could be interesting material in the
FFVII section of the expo related to
Remake. Let’s dive in!
Unsurprisingly, the focus of the
FFVII section is Cloud and Aerith, since she is the loved one he lost in OG. Zack is also given a mention, however Aerith was the glaringly central star of the show. To showcase how important Aerith’s farewell in particular was to the expo, the
FFVII portion was introduced by a photo of Cloud lowering Aerith into her watery grave and a video of her tragic death:
Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Farewell Exposition, FFVII Introduction The description under the video screen reads:
“She was gone in the blink of an eye. But the pain never went away.
Aerith awoke the ultimate magic to protect the planet and the people she loved. Yet her life came to a sudden end at the hands of Sephiroth, a man bent on seeing the world destroyed. Even the usually stoic Cloud couldn’t hide his grief at the unexpected death of an irreplaceable companion. ‘My fingers are tingling. My mouth is dry. My eyes are burning.’ True words, revealing Cloud’s deep sorrow” (Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Exposition).
Conveniently enough for us, the expo’s tagline is “Who is the person you want to meet again?” Given that Aerith holds the spotlight in the
FFVII section of the expo, it’s clear who SE is telling us Cloud wants to reunite with. Recall Cloud’s unfinished line in
DFF: “The one I really want to meet is..." (
Dissidia 013: Light to All, epilogue: “Conclusion of a Cycle”, “Recurring Tragedy”). We theorized that he must be referring to Aerith, and now, we are certain.
The expo also had pamphlet descriptions of the farewells depicted. Here is the general summary of
FFVII‘s farewell story according to that pamphlet:
“The story follows the lead character Cloud, but it is the heroine, Aerith, who opens Cloud’s eyes and helps bring him closer to understanding the mystery that is his past. Through her, we draw closer to the truth of the story.
This scene, in which the heroine Aerith is lost, is easily the most shocking and tragic in the story. No one expected to say goodbye to such a major character in the middle of the story. Rumors of a secret way to revive Aerith spread, and it was clear players were having a hard time saying goodbye to her too. Even now, twenty years later, it still feels like a shocking turn of events” (Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Exposition Pamphlet, page 36).
It’s interesting that SE would mention the rumors of Aerith’s revival circulated by players back in 1997, especially as fans were awaiting
Remake’s release…
In light of everything we’ve analyzed so far, it can be said that between
FFT (1997) and this farewell expo (2018), SE has consistently demonstrated that reuniting with Aerith is post-OG Cloud’s goal. That’s a period of over two decades— two decades of wishing, seeking, longing in real-world time for this character. This is a huge long-term commitment for SE to make, and you can bet the devs don’t take it lightly. Again and again, once the events of the OG game have ended, Cloud is shown to desire a reunion with Aerith. This ever-present and ever-insistent theme will become very important to us later in this analysis.
(continued in
part 3)
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