I didn't really like Ultimecia that much, either. As an overtone villian she was cool... but that freaky accent when she finally showed up at the end was kind of distracting. *shrugs* She was still my favorite final boss, though. The random character choice wasn't really a factor the first time I played, though.. 'cause two out of the three characters I was planning to use was chosen.. the one who wasn't equipped properly died in moments, and was replaced with my third major player.
Her invoking Griever was interesting, too. I was like "..Hey! That's mine!!" ..kind of makes you think about how Guardian forces are made.. if she comes from the future and Griever was what Squall modeled himself on (not sure if this is the right terminology.. it was like griever was an aspect.. an ideal) ..then maybe the Guardian Forces were just spirits of powerful warriors. *was tripping out thinking about that throughout the closing sequence.. almost missed da big kiss.
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