Hope Estheim: Overcoming Fear (Final Fantasy XIII Chaarcer Analysis; re-upload) 

I do feel like I was in the minority of people who always liked Hope even in the first game………people tend to forget that he was thrusted out of his normal familial life in a matter of days. Not everything he did was right but I definitely enjoy his growth throughout the 3 games

My take: Hope Estheim - first of his name, hero of our age, savior of mankind, ruler of the free people of nova chrysalia, absolutely fucking ATE with that outfit upgrade in XIII-2, master of the universe, actual puppet of god, probably a better candidate for best boy than most of your problematic faves, rightful heir to the iron throne... I CAN keep going actually...

hope apologist to the bitter end here

Never understood the hate he got like what did people expect from a 14 year old in that situation? I really dislike when people say XIII characters have no personality or character development, you can clearly see they did get past the beginning and just jumped into the hate wagon just for the sake of it.

Thanks for this great analysis. With the topic of his fear and emotions as a theme, it gave me a whole new appreciation for Hope. Hope is still my favorite character in all of FF13. I was around Hopes age when I first played the game. I felt alot of his struggles and fears as a teenager whos life wasn't the easiest without going into much detail on that. I still struggle with my emotions and to come to termes with the deeply rooted pain within me. And with everytime I play FF13 I gain new respect for him and look up to him. He, for me personally, gives me hope. My sickness often leaves me hopeless and weak and I feel like I can't fight back anymore but... characters like Hope remind me that I can. That I can reach out to my friends and family, even if the relationship is rough at times. That it isn't impossible to stand up again and that there is a great strength within me too, even if problems seem much bigger than me. And moreover, my emotions are not what makes me weak, not accepting them is. Hope will for me be always one of FF13s better aspects. His arc is just so good and he means so much for me. Thanks again for this wonderful video and I hope you have a good day/night. :D

People who hate Hope are so unserious and probably forget he is a kid. Of 13's main cast, he is the youngest at 14in the original game, and had so much shit happening to him in such a short amount of time that it's no wonder he reacts the way he does. Hope Estheim and Ken Amada from Persona 3 are very similar characters who had very similar characters arcs, if you ask me. Surprise surprise, the majority opinion is to hate on these children who don't know how to deal with grief. But overall, I think Hope's journey works better than Ken's for me because we get to see that journey in its entirety on screen while Ken wasn't as lucky. I love Hope, he's one of my favourite characters and probably my favourite from 13.

You wanna know something funny? I'm one of this game's most outspoken haters, but even I consider Hope's growth arc THE supreme redeeming feature of the game. I unironically loved it and it did actually keep me invested. It's up there with FFX's laughing scene as one of those things I knew I understood better than the game's _own fans,_ and makes me think the game's fans aren't very smart for not getting it.

loved this, thanks for making these !

really loved this one! Was a great analyse. But its really sad that you missed one of the best opportunitys of showing his grow. When the Group infiltrated Eden, we didnt saw our scared and weak boy anymore. He was cocky, he was brave. And I just love how much this few seconds, just shown us, how much he did grow up to this point. I also love how when everyone else was running, he was standing. Because he were backing them up. Scene with timetamp ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iQazC8hWAZs.html

Ive loved him since I played the game. He’s a little baby, how dare people expect him to be a grown ass man. The story and all he had to go thru, helped him mature, and made him such an amazing character. People get too hung up on a character people accurately portrayed, as an annoying baby child, and miss their entire existence. Its an entitled way of looking at things imo

Hope Estheim is a well written character. His actions and thoughts are perfectly portrayed of that of a *child*. Seeing him grow and mature especially under Lightning’s care was amazing. Your analysis was well done. I really hope people can see how Hope was greatly written.

When You Think About The Main Cast, And Their Names, It Makes You Think, Like There Is A Theme Here. XIII Is Like The Modern Version of IX. Go Back, Look At The Messages That Come Up For Every Character. When I Look At Them Each Character Represents A Trait, An Aspect That Is Possibly Missing In The World. That Same Thing, At Least To Me Is Represented In Each Character Here, An Inward Journey, Soon To Be Expelled Into Great Acts of Bravery, Honour, Reliability, Unwavering Spirit In The Face of Great Odds. These Games Are Wonderful, And Contain A Lot of Life Lessons, And Great Emotional Relatability. Edit: Hope Really Lived Up To His Name.

Genuinely loved the XIII cast, and I never really loved Hope, but now I do. He's still not my favorite, but he's a fantastic character Also awesome video

Please make a Vanille and Fang analysis

Love hope and lighting story

He was always my favourite character and my lead of choice for the first playthrough because he felt most relatable to me. His weapon of choice and his way of using it didn't hurt either.

I actually cried watching this video ;_; Hope's struggles are so relatable to me

You got blessed by RU-vid algorithm now i sadly Don't have time to see all yours videos, for the moment i'll just write some of my consideration. The best part of the protagonists of ff13 is that they have some flaw "excessive" in one of their behaviour ,like for example lighting and snow when they saw serah crystallized one had excessive hope and the other faced up it with crude reality and stoicism,they followed a pattern they took like a couple of characters are the polar opposite or similar for example sazh and vanille that they are evading/ running away from their problems.this pattern make them highlight and acknowledge their flaws

Playing FF13-2 and Lightning Returns recently made me appreciate the whole FF13 Saga a Bit more... Also I just bought the same "Fighter 2 costume Pack"

Is it bad this was my favorite final fantasy and yes I grew up playing from the get go

I always liked Hope. But what i really enjoyed seeing is how over the course of XIII, he developed from a false hope to genuine hope. At first, he held onto the hope that confronting and taking revenge on Snow would somehow help him feel better or process his grief, and that revenge is leading him down a dark path towards only deeper despair. But then at the end, when the whole party is together, they all contribute something in the group dynamic. And Hope? He becomes the party’s heart. He becomes the hope he was named after, just as Lightning says. He’s the one that inspires the party to fight against their fates, almost every time when their path seems muddled or impossible. It’s fantastic writing.

If you look up true character development in the dictionary you'll find a picture of Hope there. Yeah he can be annoying at the start, but a few things to note: he's a kid, has to process his grief, and is running for his life. He was gonna whine a lot regardless. Edit: Also defeating the proto f'alcie by screaming at Hope is still pretty funny 11 years later😂😂

Bro thank you for making these. I need them

Thank you for the volume adjustment!

Ferb, I know what video were gonna watch today