Date: June 30th, 2022 9:32 PM
Author: Cerebral codepig
I guess at the time I originally played FF8, my more innocent worldview made me miss the subtext of how devastating this all was, but damn.
The gorgeous pianist Julia is completely hung up on CHAD Laguna. He disappears in the war, and beta orbiter General "Fury" Caraway (whose very name even seethes with rage at being cucked) comforts Julia and encourages her to pursue her dreams of becoming a singer. Which she does, by writing a song about how much she still loves CHAD Laguna.
Then she dies in a car crash (the game not so subtly implies that she killed herself to be with Laguna, who she thought was dead, but who is actually alive and well), and their daughter Rinoa humiliates Caraway by changing to Julia's maiden name. She goes on to fuck Squall, who is Laguna's child, so it's really a multi-generational cuck.
Then there is the fact that CHAD Laguna stumbled into being president of a world superpower by sneaking up on a sorceress and pushing her into a cage, whereas Caraway devoted his life to grinding up through the military ranks and was forced to retire in disgrace.
It's really, really bad. It didn't register just how bad way back in the day.
https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Julia_Heartilly
Julia was saddened Laguna had to leave just when they had gotten to know each other, but he promised he would return after his mission was complete. Julia waited for Laguna to return, but never heard from him again.
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Julia and Laguna's last meeting.
Julia was comforted by Fury Caraway who encouraged her to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter. Julia wrote, "Eyes On Me", a romantic ballad about Laguna, and it became a hit all over Galbadia.
Julia and Caraway married, and built a life together in Deling City. They had a daughter, Rinoa, and Caraway advanced his position within the military to become the head general, while Julia continued to write and perform songs. Their happiness was shattered a some years later when Julia was killed in an automobile accident, when she was 28 years old, and Rinoa was 5. This tragedy became the start of the estrangement between her daughter and her husband.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5143918&forum_id=2#44775776)