Final Fantasy V - Galuf's demise (Galuf Vs Exdeath) 

That part really struck me too. In other FF deaths, there's no mention of these, which only makes Galuf's death a bit more impactful (at least as FF lore is concerned)

i was only struck if you wasted mp and items.

Compare it to p3 when junpei gets shot and everyone is just like “OH NO JUNPEI” and with shinji, too. My Bartz in my ffv playthrough didnt even know curaga, and lenna didn’t even know raise lol, but even THEN the scene still struck me soooo hard... galuf was BY FAR my fav character in ffv, and it was beyond sad to see him go.

I guess that proves that the theory "Phoenix Downs can resurrect characters" is wrong

And the fact he fought till he couldn't anymore while they all lay defenceless on the floor.

In Final Fantasy when your HP reach 0 doesn't mean that the character is dead, he is only unconscious.

@@rakennavarro2557 yes it does. That's why you use Phoenix down to bring them back to life

@@youngtruth77 KO stands for knock out.

@@youngtruth77 then why didn't cloud revive aerith after sephiroth stabbed her? In ff the dead can't be brought back just by anyone it takes powerful magic.

@@youngtruth77 This video is actual proof you don't die when your HP reaches 0 though. You are rendered unconscious, and Galuf continuing to fight is like the scene with Boromir where he's already dead from the arrows but the energy and will to protect and fight is pushing his body to full death while keeping him alive temporarily.

Once he hit 0 hp, he was just like "Fuck you, you are still gonna die!"

Exdeath: So, you've chosen death...! Galuf: Lol. No!

More like: Exdeath: so you have chosen death. Galuf: Yes. And i am taking you with me.

@@mauricesteel4995 True, but a man can dream, right?

Always thought he shook xdeath to his core there All he knows is hate, so when galuf fought for love. He was confused and just disappeared. Galuf is the best

Rab is a runner up.

He and Lousoix would get along.

REMAKE THE FIVE!

Absolutely.

same energy as Guts yelling out GRIFFITH!!!!!

Aerith's death is a meme now, so you're probably right.

But why Aerith's death is most painful than other characters?

@@MarleHunter85 Being completely honest, it's more that Final Fantasy VII was the first Final Fantasy game to be 3D, and drew a massive amount of attention for that in particular. Because it was the majority of western fans' first Final Fantasy, a lot of people have a great deal of nostalgia when looking back at it. Aerith's death is, in my opinion, not the saddest death in the series; but because she's such an iconic J-RPG character, her death is mourned as the biggest tragedy in the series by some players.

I think it hits harder because FF5 when compared to the rest of the series is really light hearted. Galuf's death was like watching your father figure pass because that's what he felt like to Bartz and co. His sacrifice is more relatable.

@@RichterTheRat This is great insight; the heroic sacrifice or tragic death trope can be hard to pull off without it seeming forced, or easily predictable. The fact that it's so emotionally significant in the game plays quite a large role.

Tellah died with hatred in his heart. He tried avenging his daughter's death but in vain. Galuf died with love for his granddaughter and 3 younger friends and did everything he could to stop Exdeath from killing them and succeeded but died from doing that.

“You spoony bard!” -Tellah

Yes mannn :(((

Wept.

Unfortunately Galuf left before finishing off Exdeath leaving Bartz and the others to avenge him

Bruh why can't aerith can do that so cloud and the gang could avenge her

Exdeath took me an hour to kill,hes tough in the last fight

Thanks for the spoilers 😐🔫

Galuf's death was powerful and perfectly executed, Aerith was only killed because they "had" to kill someone, what hurts the most considering that in terms of skill set you can immediately replace Galuf but you never get another OP healer like Aerith. Galuf did make Exdeath retreat, Aerith cast Holly and even after being killed she used the lifestream to push meteor allowing Holly to destroy it (I doubt it was out of spite since she was really kind hearted and well tempered). In the end both did what they thought necessary to protect the others, I really like both characters and I don't get the point in comparing them.

Yeah, although, it was not released in the US, so for American Audiences who did not want to use an emulator...Aerith was the first death for them.

You both forgot about Final Fantasy 2 in Japan or 4 in America. Tellah sacrifice for Cecil and Friends from Dark Knight Gorbez by using Meteor.

​@@giovannilopez5363 Tellah killed himself. Btw, Emperor killed Ricard in FFII so that's the first time, I guess.

@@Romangelo Ricard was a guest party member though, right?

Agreed, Tellah killed by Theodore who was brainwashed by Zeromus. Tellah almost make a success revenge for Anna

Exdeath is a very powerful and skilled warlock. It's safe to say he's got mastery in all arts. He can pretty much pulverise anyone with a bevy of spells. He's one of the more terrifying bosses in the game. Vacuum just sucks.

Because Galuf actually fought back, and his friends actually tried to fevive him. I get that Aerith was prayong foe Holy, but still, he death, and later, lack of revival attempt, felt underwhelming, ngl.

The only thing that made Aerith's death sad was her theme song. The dialogue between Cloud and Sephiroth didn't really contribute to it.

Xenogears

Chrono Trigger

Thanks for typing this out. I always thought xdeath didn't actually get killed by galuf, but rather scared him into running away to the n-zone to gain more power.

Really wouldn't be the same. But I would still like to see it all the same.

@@NukeCloudstalker hey, I'll take a remake in the same way ff3 & ff4 were made on the DS/PSP

​@@WanderingNerd21If it looks anything like Bravely Default 2, it'll be fine.

Khyle Nuñez Ikr, that was quite smart from them, even if it didn't work

Phantasy Star IV. "It's no use! Even Gires isn't repairing Alys' wounds!"

I think the only other game i have played where they try to heal a dying person to no avail is Tales of Symphonia. Hell they even make it a plot point where the healer is constantly beating her self up for not being good enough and trying to improve her self so she stop losing people.

I mean theres jojo. Josuke tries to heal his grandpa.

@@flashygoomba2832 Which part of "game" you don't understand?

You should watch this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I7ujjQA4vGw.html

This is the first game where they actually try though, implying that taking damage beyond your limits prevents being raised.

@@belias360 With the strongest spells in the game spammed at Galuf in an attempt to put him down? Yeah he ain't getting up, Dead like Ollianus Pius.

Afaik, Phoenix Down cures the "knocked out" status, not death

As Kaid Zeal said, Phoenix down just cures K.O. When HP reaches 0, the character is passed out, not dead yet. Death is permanent. Even in this game.

He was my favorite character of FFV =(

It's not that it's underrated. It's just overshadowed by the most overated death in the series, Aerith's

weak

@@TheWTMudkip better than your Pokemon shit.

Indeed, I never got too far in the game myself for some odd reason. But this scene definitely goes for the one-two punch. Galuf died valiantly and that's what hits close to home here. Simply an amazing scene for sure, wish the localization planned for the SNES had received an official release. But I am glad that it did get an official translation and then an updated one years later.

Said willpower propelling him even as his body gave, only when Exdeath fled did he allow himself to properly die.

I m crying righ now

Still the only scene that makes my eyes teary. Aerith or Tellah don't compare.

At the same time, that explains why Bartz, Lenna and Faris were unable to revive him. He fought on despite fighting most of the battle at 0HP out of sheer willpower to protect his friends and granddaughter. He was so exhausted that even the most powerful healing spells and items can't revive him.

The knowledge is sealed away, not the ability to cast them

He waa a tree that was once used to seal away evil spirits and such. Maybe they sealed away some evil sorcerers or necromancers. That's how he knows the spells maybe.

Yeah this game needs a 3D remake like FF3 and FF4 did. It has been over a decade since those two got a 3D remake but FF5 and FF6 didn't get 3D remakes yet.

@@JcDizon A fellow dreamer I see.

@@Darkfawfulx This game is so underrated, it's sad. It's my favourite Final Fantasy game.

@JcDizon Mine as well. When I was younger I assumed we'd get a remake by the 3DS.

Imagine if someone didnt hit 0. Same thing wouldnhappen of course because you are supposed to hit 0.

ayyyyyy I see what you did there

And love.

MrOmegatronic And donuts.

Oh look, someone shoehorning Undertale into something that didn't need it. Never seen that before -_-

+The Rape Face Oh look, someone complaining about an Undertale reference. Never seen that before -_-

Oh look, someone complaining about someone complaining. Never seen that before -_-

Josh Casey gba

This is obviously the GBA. The sound is a giveaway.

Gba .-.

Similar but they are actually complete opposites. Exdeath is a truly evil entity, while Golbez is a good person under mindcontrol. Galuf fights till his last willing to protect them and Tellah sacrifices all his lifeforce in misery and hatred while trying to avenge his daughter

Golbez isn't evil. His negative emotion made him an easy target for Zemus. Heck, in the end of the game, he actually goes to the moon to settle the score with source of all the game's evil, Zemus, and even kill him. (Although Zemus' hatred made so he was revived into a much more powerful form, Zeromus) Exdeath is a creature born of pure evil and hatred.

Exdeath had zero chances to beat Galuf. Infact he got knocked down and instantly fled. Galuf was only stalling him.