Player Name: Nemo! If that's taken, Cam or Sharkbait :3 Personal Journal:nemoded E-mail: nemoded@gmail.com AIM/MSN: Nemoded Timezone: GMT! Current Characters in Route: N/A
Personality: Hope is a typical teenage boy. He starts the game as a boy who is trapped in the world of puberty, confused on where he stands with his father. He claims sometime before the purge that he doesn't need his father and that he and his mother can get along without him. He has a fierce want for independence, but at the beginning of the game, not an understanding as to what it means to be independent.
Hope can be swayed quite easily, as shown by when his actions become very much like Lightnings after she accepts him. Fuelled by the anger he felt for Snow when he 'killed' his mother (It didn't actually happen that way, but Hope holds him responsible) be becomes incredibly focused on becoming a better fighter, partly to be able to avenge his mothers death, but in some ways, a reaction to Lightnings tutelage and subtle care for the boy. During the story, Hope and Lightning escape to Hope's home town. It is here that Lightning has her revelation that she has been fighting for the wrong reasons. Hope is devastated as she tells him that his mission for revenge is over. Despite her better judgement of the situation, Hope decides to continue with is plan even after being warned. This stubborn streak, while being a negative thing in this situation, quickly turns to an aid throughout the story as he refuses to give up on his destiny, claiming that he'll decide his own fate, not the Fal'Cie.
However, Hope is not unreasonable. Hope and Snow are forced into conversation after they are repeatedly attacked by the army and Hope soon realises that Lightning is right. It isn't Snow's fault and that his anger was misdirected. He learns from this mistake, creating peace between him and his new older brother Snow.
Over time, Hope's confidence grows. It was difficult for him to tell his father what had happened to his mother. It's here he learns that his judgements of people lead him astray as he learns rather quickly that his father does indeed love him. His father tells him that he should make his own decisions and stand by them no matter what. This creates a deep change in Hope, who decides from that point onwards he will do exactly that, showing a great level of maturity.
However, Hopes confidence is not faultless. He has a tendency to doubt himself when he has the time to think about it. He tells the party to leave him behind, which summons his Eidolon Alexander. (An Eidolon is a summon in Final Fantasy XIII, it is called when a L'Cie gives up on him/herself and will steer them back to the right path. Alexander was summoned because Hope lost his faith in his ability.) With the team congratulating him on summoning such a giant L'Cie, Hope moved on with the group, his confidence in his ability restored.
The party realises that they can change their destiny, but this shaky belief is tested when the Fal'Cie Barthandelus turns innocent people into Ceith, a horrible monster caused by a L'Cie not completing their assigned Focus. Hope sees through Barthandelus's cruelty, saying that he's doing this to deter them, and stop them from attempting their plan to rid themselves of their brands. This clarity is something that Hope obviously treasures, and it shows that his judgement has become less flawed over time, especially when compared to his early judgements of Snow and his father.
Despite his growing maturity, Hope is not incapable of having a joke with a friend. Though his maturity and the situation doesn't allow him much time to joke, he does have one doozy that he performs on Vanille. Vanille teases him about something that is vaguely romantic. But Hope delivers it right back, commenting on how Vanilles smile makes him happy. Just as she falls for it, Hope laughs and runs away, Vanille chasing after him.
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Name: Nemo! If that's taken, Cam or Sharkbait :3
Personal Journal:
E-mail: nemoded@gmail.com
AIM/MSN: Nemoded
Timezone: GMT!
Current Characters in Route: N/A
Character
Name: Hope Estheim
Series: Final Fantasy 13
Timeline: Endgame
Canon Resource Links: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Hope_Estheim
Personality:
Hope is a typical teenage boy. He starts the game as a boy who is trapped in the world of puberty, confused on where he stands with his father. He claims sometime before the purge that he doesn't need his father and that he and his mother can get along without him. He has a fierce want for independence, but at the beginning of the game, not an understanding as to what it means to be independent.
Hope can be swayed quite easily, as shown by when his actions become very much like Lightnings after she accepts him. Fuelled by the anger he felt for Snow when he 'killed' his mother (It didn't actually happen that way, but Hope holds him responsible) be becomes incredibly focused on becoming a better fighter, partly to be able to avenge his mothers death, but in some ways, a reaction to Lightnings tutelage and subtle care for the boy. During the story, Hope and Lightning escape to Hope's home town. It is here that Lightning has her revelation that she has been fighting for the wrong reasons. Hope is devastated as she tells him that his mission for revenge is over. Despite her better judgement of the situation, Hope decides to continue with is plan even after being warned. This stubborn streak, while being a negative thing in this situation, quickly turns to an aid throughout the story as he refuses to give up on his destiny, claiming that he'll decide his own fate, not the Fal'Cie.
However, Hope is not unreasonable. Hope and Snow are forced into conversation after they are repeatedly attacked by the army and Hope soon realises that Lightning is right. It isn't Snow's fault and that his anger was misdirected. He learns from this mistake, creating peace between him and his new older brother Snow.
Over time, Hope's confidence grows. It was difficult for him to tell his father what had happened to his mother. It's here he learns that his judgements of people lead him astray as he learns rather quickly that his father does indeed love him. His father tells him that he should make his own decisions and stand by them no matter what. This creates a deep change in Hope, who decides from that point onwards he will do exactly that, showing a great level of maturity.
However, Hopes confidence is not faultless. He has a tendency to doubt himself when he has the time to think about it. He tells the party to leave him behind, which summons his Eidolon Alexander. (An Eidolon is a summon in Final Fantasy XIII, it is called when a L'Cie gives up on him/herself and will steer them back to the right path. Alexander was summoned because Hope lost his faith in his ability.) With the team congratulating him on summoning such a giant L'Cie, Hope moved on with the group, his confidence in his ability restored.
The party realises that they can change their destiny, but this shaky belief is tested when the Fal'Cie Barthandelus turns innocent people into Ceith, a horrible monster caused by a L'Cie not completing their assigned Focus. Hope sees through Barthandelus's cruelty, saying that he's doing this to deter them, and stop them from attempting their plan to rid themselves of their brands. This clarity is something that Hope obviously treasures, and it shows that his judgement has become less flawed over time, especially when compared to his early judgements of Snow and his father.
Despite his growing maturity, Hope is not incapable of having a joke with a friend. Though his maturity and the situation doesn't allow him much time to joke, he does have one doozy that he performs on Vanille. Vanille teases him about something that is vaguely romantic. But Hope delivers it right back, commenting on how Vanilles smile makes him happy. Just as she falls for it, Hope laughs and runs away, Vanille chasing after him.