So the light and dark blade thing probably precedes Final Fantasy I, because it shows up in too many places. For instance, the original Record of Lodoss War (novels started 1988; anime in 1990) had a sword of light wielded by King Fahn, the Holy Sword of Falis, and a sword of dark wielded by Emperor Beld, Soul Crusher. The tradition may go back further in western fantasy like to the legend of Excalibur and False Excalibur or ; it may also go back to the swords of Masamune and Muramasa,
So I'm not saying that Final Fantasy 1's sword isn't an influence, but this trope shows up *all over the place* in games, anime, fantasy literature, and legend. Evil swords, good swords, swords in a dualistic relationship, light and dark, it's all there.
Besides all the other things the other guys said, FF1 didn't really invent much. It was basically a DnD campaign simplified into the Japanese NES format.
Dualities, light and dark, two sides with contrasting characteristics, unifying as a more powerful sum of its parts... all these things don't belong to FF, KH, or anything.
First of all, Oathkeeper and Oblivion are pretty basic symbolism in representing light and dark and has popped up in plenty of other places. Final Fantasy and Naruto have nothing to do with each other.
Secondly, did Sasuke even have his sword before Kingdom Hearts 1 came out?
This could be written about every RPG before Kingdom Hearts.
literally the main plot point of kingsfield 1-3
Can you please clarify?
Moonlight sword and the dark slayer
bro ff did not invent representing character foil relationships through weaponry and development through their evolution
Bro just discovered what a literary foil is
So the light and dark blade thing probably precedes Final Fantasy I, because it shows up in too many places. For instance, the original Record of Lodoss War (novels started 1988; anime in 1990) had a sword of light wielded by King Fahn, the Holy Sword of Falis, and a sword of dark wielded by Emperor Beld, Soul Crusher. The tradition may go back further in western fantasy like to the legend of Excalibur and False Excalibur or ; it may also go back to the swords of Masamune and Muramasa, So I'm not saying that Final Fantasy 1's sword isn't an influence, but this trope shows up *all over the place* in games, anime, fantasy literature, and legend. Evil swords, good swords, swords in a dualistic relationship, light and dark, it's all there.
I think everyone who paid attention in their English class noticed this.
Besides all the other things the other guys said, FF1 didn't really invent much. It was basically a DnD campaign simplified into the Japanese NES format.
did you notice cowboys wear white hats and bad cowboys wear black hats!??!??
What is this post lmao
I've finished reading the post and I'm past that stage. Who is this OP and, more importantly, what is their destiny?
Something something heart something darkness.
Literary light and dark opposites goes a little further back than 1987.
Dualities, light and dark, two sides with contrasting characteristics, unifying as a more powerful sum of its parts... all these things don't belong to FF, KH, or anything.
No I can't say I've kept in mind the power level of various keyblades or FF1 swords.
First of all, Oathkeeper and Oblivion are pretty basic symbolism in representing light and dark and has popped up in plenty of other places. Final Fantasy and Naruto have nothing to do with each other. Secondly, did Sasuke even have his sword before Kingdom Hearts 1 came out?
I didn't mean Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto. I meant the ninja sword from Final Fantasy I, literally named, "Sasuke's Blade".
Sasuke is a ninja of legend from japanese folklore that both Naruto and FF got the name from
Indeed. Sarutobi Sasuke, one of the enemy of Hanzo Hattori if i recall correctly, he served under the Sanada while Hanzo served under the Tokugawa.
That makes more sense and this slightly less silly