Final Fantasy

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Final Fantasy



Quotables


"Le-FEIN"
One of the towns in the game is named Lefein. For no apparent reason, Josh added an obnoxious amount of emphasis on the -fein portion, calling the town "Le-FEIN!".

"SLAB"
In the game text, certain key items are listed in all capitals to draw attention to their importance. One such item is the SLAB, necessary to translate the ancient language of Lefein's citizens. Adam and Josh latched on to the humorous potential of an item in all caps and began pronouncing it with the emphasis it seemingly deserved. Rather than showing the emphasis through volume, Adam and Josh would instead add a highly authoritative tone to the word. It should be noted that SLAB is the only key item Adam and Josh do this for.

"Transportation requiiiiiiiiiiires a CUBE!"
At one point in the game, a CUBE is required to power a transportation machine. An NPC standing next to the machine informs the player "Transportation requires a CUBE." In a random bit of nonsense, Adam began to say in a slightly hick-ish voice, "Transportation requiiiiiiiiiiires a CUBE!" As he said this, he would move his foot along with the phrase, as if it represented the NPC speaking the line.

Enemy Names



Sea Wagons


There is a monster named "Sahag" in the original Final Fantasy. This monster makes appearances in multiple other games in the franchise, sometimes going by the somewhat different name "Sahuagin". Josh, unsure of how to pronounce the name, started called them "Sea Wagons".

"But why, Vern, why?"


One of the monsters is named "Wyvern". Adam, imitating Ernest P. Worrell, would say "But why, Vern, why?" whenever the enemy appeared.

Final Fantasy VI



Themes


Returners
The driving, marchlike nature of the track, coupled with its rhythmic bass line, made it a favorite of both Adam and Josh. Taking the opportunity to use the word "dump" to mimic the sound of the bass line (see Tetris under ((Video Game Ditties)) ), Adam and Josh would say "dump" along with each note.

Setzer
Taking note of the rallying nature of the track, Josh felt that the opening notes were almost tripping over themselves in excitement. Josh would often sing out the opening notes in such a fashion, with the opening to the song constantly tripping over itself.

"Do it Kaczynski!"


During the iconic opera scene, the camera occasionally pans down enough to reveal the orchestra and conductor in the pit. The conductor is wildly gesturing and directing the orchestra. His arms would move up and down with only two frames of animation. At one point, Josh noticed that the conductor bore a striking resemblance to Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber. Due to the conductor's wild movements, Adam and Josh felt he was giving it his all and wanted to voice their encouragement. Josh began to earnestly exclaim "Do it, Kaczynski! Do it!". It is important to note that the encouragement was due to the conductor's fervor and not his incidental resemblance to Kaczynski.

Final Fantasy Tactics


The Tragedy of Strawberry
In the early to mid 2000s, Adam obtained a copy of Final Fantasy Tactics for the Playstation. Having never played it before, and not particularly skilled at pure strategy games, he proceeded cautiously. In the game, characters in the party are not revivable - when they die, they are gone for good and must be replaced by others. One early party member was a female chemist named Strawberry. Adam took an inexplicable liking to her and protected her when he could. In one unfortunate battle, Strawberry was defeated and Adam despaired. Due to the inability to revive her, Adam was soured on the game and has not attempted to play it since.

The Avenging of Strawberry
With the encouragement of friends, Adam began a new play-through of the game in February of 2015, in an attempt to avenge Strawberry so her soul could rest in peace. On June 28, 2015, he beat the game, finally ending over a decade's worth of regret.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance


"Do eeet!"
In the mid 2000s, Adam began playing Final Fantasy Tactics Advance on a Gameboy Advance emulator. In many of these sessions Josh would watch him play. When the player is presented with a confirm/cancel command, the confirm option would usually be worded "Do it." Josh, for no particular reason, would say "Do eeet!" in a low, smooth voice with a slight Hispanic accent. From that point on, whenever Adam or Josh would be faced with a decision, one of them would often respond with "Do eeet!"

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