“I’ll Tell You Why–because I’m Not A Sap Like You!”

Life on the line at all times.

Noctis wanted to save Luna

had an epiphany tonight

in Luna’s death scene, Noctis says “All I wanted was to save you.” I thought for the longest time that that line was… sorta BS. He didn’t know she was going to die until she did, or he would have paid more attention to her during the Leviathan fight, or sent the Chocobros to guard her, or something. He had never really shown that saving Luna was an important goal to him during the game. All I saw was his mixed feelings for/disinterest in marrying her. I didn’t see him as having any real goals for himself aside from getting to Altissia for the wedding and short term things like carrot farming.

But then I realised, saving Luna was Noctis’s goal all along! But not in the way that is immediately obvious. All their lives, Luna has been living under the control of the Empire, and that must have weighed on Noctis as he wrote letters to her. I think that the reason he wanted to marry Luna yet was so seemingly unenthusiastic about it when questioned by Prompto is because he thought that by marrying Luna, he could save her from the clutches of the Empire. It wasn’t to save her literal life, it was to save her from a life of captivity. Of course her dying counts as him failing that mission, though, so that’s what makes “All I wanted was to save you” a true statement.

This is also why Noctis’s emotional state goes to shit after Altissia, not to mention gives relevant context for his argument with Gladio. He felt like he failed his biggest and most important goal, with drastic consequences. Probably the worst consequence he imagined was being unable to get Luna out of Altissia, not her straight up dying. And, I don’t think he had any other goals for himself. It’s the player who chooses where to go and what to do in the game, not Noctis - he just goes along with it…

I would bet that Noctis’s original, unstated plan for the first half of the game was to go to Altissia, marry Luna, and take her back to Lucis where it was “safe”. Of course, the fact that the Empire took over Insomnia is a bit of a wrench in the plan. I don’t know if Noctis mentally accounted for this. Maybe he thought that he and Luna had a better chance of reclaiming Lucis together.

This theory totally fits with my “Noctis wasn’t marrying Luna for love” theory, by the way. It was never about love, it was about responsibility, maybe heroism. So when Prompto was talking about Luna’s personal attributes as reasons Noctis should be excited to marry her, it meant nothing to him. Another reason he perhaps did not want to talk about the marriage is because he saw it as a rescue mission and thinking about it in light of Insomnia falling gave him anxiety. That’s also a weak justification, but it does add some depth to the way that Noctis is so avoidant to discussions of Luna and his upcoming wedding in the game.

this was a thread on twitter i called “kagepro except i give the cast better outfits” LOL anyways here’s the inspiration for each group

Shintaro & Ayano - Streetwear

Konoha & Ene - Harajuku streetwear

Momo, Hiyori, Hibiya - Country Summer

Mary & Seto - Dressy casual

Kano & Kido - UNIQLO/Japanese minimialism

Wholesome background event from the ending:

Riku winning the race without breaking a sweat and then turning around to watch Donald fuss at Ven, Aqua and Roxas waving at each other before he starts wheezing, and Terra coming in third completely exhausted.

Don't explore the fact that Daemon lost both his mother and Laena to childbirth and Rhaenyra's premature labor probably triggered him. Don't explore the fact that his parents were very much in love, and his father became a shell of man after he lost the love of his life to childbirth, and Daemon suddenly has to contemplate living the same loss while raising seven children and defending his son's birthright, and he froze because fighting he can do, strategizing, planning attacks and defenses, that he can do. But raising seven children on his own while grieving the love of his life, that he can't even fathom. No, instead have him choke her out of nowhere, that makes sense.

Don't explore the fact that Aemma died in pursuit of a boy, and Rhaenyra's only daughter died before taking her first breath.

Don't show Rhaenyra's reaction to losing her boy, the one who was always attached at her hip, the one who hadn't even learned how to stop holding her hand yet, the one she sent to the closest ally so he wouldn't be gone too long, the one she had just promised she wouldn't abandon to his responsabilities without making sure he learned all he needed to, the one whose death literally started the war.

But a torn up paper from a book nearly two decades ago, from a woman who abused and humiliated her in front of her entire court, who chased her out of her own home, who usurped her throne and her birth right, who's currently conspiring against her, her children, and her husband, that was important to show.

I love Kingdom Hearts for all the “it makes sense in context (or maybe not even then)” things it lets me say, like:

The antagonist of the second game went up to a week-old kid and was like “join my cult!”

Clayton from Tarzan shot his shotgun at a teenager, with intent to kill.

In the first game, Sora stabs himself in the heart. This act, arguably, makes him the father of twins.

It is implied that Great Britain exists in at least three different planets.

It has been established that data and computer programs can also have hearts and personalities. An important character from a recent game is a character from an in-universe video game. He’s pretty explicitly not one of those data beings. Because fuck you.

The Fairy Godmother from Cinderella can apparently casually visit the afterlife whenever she wants, and bring at least two “guests” with her.

If you really think about it, the games kinda imply that Santa Claus (yes, the Santa Claus) either has a spaceship, a keyblade, or access to the powers of darkness.

The island the protagonists live on is surrounded by an ocean that apparently leads straight to the KH equivalent of Hell.

YAS I freakin’ love it  you’re welcome, anon.  also, solo ver. on instagram 

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