Second Random Thought

[mimi_sardinia]

This can be counted as Mimi's Not Quite So Random Followup To Her Random Thought of the Day.


To put it simply, the observation on Balarlai's complection being similar to Xehanort's has reminded me of how Squeenix likes to make all of their bad guys (and girls) white-haired.

Let me list the usual suspects: Jenova, Sephiroth, Ultimecia, Kuja, Yunalesca, Baralai, Ansem/Xehanort/Xemnas, Kadaj, Loz and Yazoo, Wiess. All of them are white-haired.

The one who is a little questionable is Baralai - as that manifesto makes note of. He was possessed and really is only as much the true villain of the piece as say, Seifer. But it still means that through the mechanics of possession Shyuin has white hair by proxy.


I would be curious to know the hair colours of villains in other FFs - both before 7 and after 10-2. Maybe it's a theme that only started with Nomura but that would not be totally accurate because I have this impression that Nomura had nothing to do with 9 - barring borrowing Vivi for KH2. Plus going against the custom, Marluxia is totally not a silverhair - though silver-haired villainy makes its appearance elsewhere in CoM, in Riku's half of the game (if I'm not mistaken).


Anyway, it kinda makes me think that one may be able to predict who the true villain is in Squeenix productions (at least in FF stuff) by seeing who has the white hair.

And this post so demanded this icon!

Comments

[kalloway]

Golbez is one of the main villains in FFIV and he has white hair. Of course, if Cecil is considered to be the main hero... also white hair. But he's not exactly a good guy for the first part of the game, either.

Google 'Kefka'. It's safer than trying to explain.

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

Kefka looks blond, not white-haired. He also looks like a demented clown.

Interesting to know however that it's not just post-7 games that have white hair.

[kalloway]

Point. Though I don't think any of it is natural. *laughs*

And Garland's haircolor is sadly debatable since I'm not sure we ever see it (though Sprink is convinced he's actually the one in the FF-Origins opening movie since his armor doesn't look a fig like anyone else's)...

[sirea1182.livejournal.com]

Hmm...I suppose you're right about Baralai and Xehanort looking similar. I like the comparison to Seifer, although Seifer was acting more on his free will (having wanted to be a sorceress' knight since he was little), while Baralai was actually inhabited by Shuyin's spirit and forced to do his bidding.

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

True there, it's not completely accurate but close enough in the end - both Seifer and Baralai have post-game futures where they may possibly be accepted again.

[sirea1182.livejournal.com]

But see, only Baralai's inner circle knew he was possessed by Shuyin. The entire world knew Seifer was in league with evil sorceresses, since he didn't exactly hide it.

Don't get me wrong, I do see the possibility of Seifer being forgiven by Squall & co., but it's kind of hard to convince everyone on a planet that you're not evil anymore. Baralai, as far as everyone else is concerned, just dropped off the face of Spira for a while. No one in the general population saw him trying to blow everyone away with a giant machina. And I doubt his friends would go making something like that public.