Where is Cid? I know he's not the most major character in Hollow Bastion, but neither is Sephiroth and he gets features in plenty of fics
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Come to think of it, I haven't seen Cid in many Kingdom Hearts fics. :( I think Cid is awesome.
I like the interaction between the Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden residents personally. XD That includes Merlin and the nephews and Scrooge McDuck, not just the Restoration Committee. :) So it's really hard for me to see how anyone could just leave out Cid. He is the one operation the computers - all the committee members talk to him constantly.
I admit, his clothes in KH are terrible, but it's not like one can't imagine him in something much better when writing a fic...or drawing fanart!
I still wanna know why the hell he was the only "main" human cast member - because yeah, love them, but it didn't happen to Donald and Goofy - to not get a new outfit. Even Sephiroth got restyled somewhat. That goddamn harimaki sash makes him look old, and whatever else you can say about Cid, he's not old.
It totally looks like a barrel at first glance, and when I was playing the first game for the first time, I saw Cid and thought "Jeez, are times that tough that he's got to wear a barrel like in those old cartoons where they have no other clothes but a barrel held up by a pair of suspenders?"
In any type of clothing, horizontal stripes make body parts look thick - pull on some "witch socks" and see what I mean. While Cid's barrel-sash does have some vertical lines on it, it's a horizontal dividing line right between two solid colors. Quite frankly, he looks fatter than he should. He's a big guy, but that's much more thick-waisted than he should be, and it looks like he's been splurging on the donuts (with that tea, damnit!)
There's a reason I rarely describe Cid's clothing in my fics - and when I do, I tend to put him in FF gear, 'cause it's pretty much interchangable except for the damn yellow tire.
Re: Am I the only FFIX fan here?moongoddesscynOctober 18 2006, 02:07:55 UTC
I actually see Vivi once in awhile, since he hangs out with Seifer's gang in Twilight Town. Although I will grant you, I have never seen him as a main character.
I never ever see Setzer though. I've seen him all of once in some crack pairing, I think over on Adultfanfiction.
For a guy who actually has screaming fangirls in canon, there is so much meta comedy potential and no one uses it.
I bet if FFIX were more popular, there'd be a lot more Kuja fangirls/cameos.
Not that that'd be a good thing, of course; he gets butchered enough in his own fandom!
I can see it now: Hypothetical Badfic Situation:
Mary Sue No. 3000/Sora: We have to defeat the Heartless! Donald and Goofy: *Went on vacation to Hawaii* Kuja: *Randomly shows up, and the Heartless are conveniently forgotten* Kuja: Hello, [Insert Main Character Here], I've come up to destroy you! I would have done it earlier, but my manicurist was only available at four. *Flips hair* Now let's fight to the death! Mary Sue No. 3000/Sora: *Summons Keyblade and hits Kuja, messing up his make-up* Kuja: *Spazzes* How dare you, you meanie?! I spent four hours on that! *Leaves, never to be heard from again* The badfic continues as though Kuja never existed.
Re: You know...demishockOctober 18 2006, 03:33:39 UTC
See, I'm not even that fond of Kuja, and even I know he's not that much of a frickin' pansy. *eyeroll*
I do agree with you, though, that FF9 needs more representation in KH (I would love to see Sora react to Eiko... or Quina. *snickersnort*). I wonder why Yoshitaka Amano hasn't got any stake in the KH games... I don't know much about whether he's still involved with Square or not. I don't see why he and Nomura can't, like, work together and combine their talents, though. Then we'd get FF characters from all over the place, and not just Nomura's games.
I looooooove Cid Highwind. I'd drink that goddamn tea any day! *even though he doesn't say that in KH at all but...>_>;* I don't really like the voice they gave him though.
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I like the interaction between the Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden residents personally. XD That includes Merlin and the nephews and Scrooge McDuck, not just the Restoration Committee. :) So it's really hard for me to see how anyone could just leave out Cid. He is the one operation the computers - all the committee members talk to him constantly.
I admit, his clothes in KH are terrible, but it's not like one can't imagine him in something much better when writing a fic...or drawing fanart!
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There's a reason I rarely describe Cid's clothing in my fics - and when I do, I tend to put him in FF gear, 'cause it's pretty much interchangable except for the damn yellow tire.
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Maybe it was because he was butchered by Nomura. A zipper on his hat? I mean, WTF? nine and looked strange, compared to the other cameos?
Vivi's cool, dammit! Use him more often, fandom!
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I never ever see Setzer though. I've seen him all of once in some crack pairing, I think over on Adultfanfiction.
For a guy who actually has screaming fangirls in canon, there is so much meta comedy potential and no one uses it.
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Not that that'd be a good thing, of course; he gets butchered enough in his own fandom!
I can see it now:
Hypothetical Badfic Situation:
Mary Sue No. 3000/Sora: We have to defeat the Heartless!
Donald and Goofy: *Went on vacation to Hawaii*
Kuja: *Randomly shows up, and the Heartless are conveniently forgotten*
Kuja: Hello, [Insert Main Character Here], I've come up to destroy you! I would have done it earlier, but my manicurist was only available at four. *Flips hair* Now let's fight to the death!
Mary Sue No. 3000/Sora: *Summons Keyblade and hits Kuja, messing up his make-up*
Kuja: *Spazzes* How dare you, you meanie?! I spent four hours on that! *Leaves, never to be heard from again*
The badfic continues as though Kuja never existed.
*Shudder*
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I do agree with you, though, that FF9 needs more representation in KH (I would love to see Sora react to Eiko... or Quina. *snickersnort*). I wonder why Yoshitaka Amano hasn't got any stake in the KH games... I don't know much about whether he's still involved with Square or not. I don't see why he and Nomura can't, like, work together and combine their talents, though. Then we'd get FF characters from all over the place, and not just Nomura's games.
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Icon love, by the way. XD
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