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Published: 2006-02-04 03:35:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 1950; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 33
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Description I love the Final Fantasy game series. All of them. The stories are superb, the characters are wonderful, and they're just overall good games. I don't care what anyone else has to say about it. Just a few days ago I wrote up a list of all my favorite Final Fantasy characters, and have taken it on as a personal challenge unto myself to try to get those 18-some characters drawn. Not necessarily all by Fanime, but it'll be a hoot trying.

The first in the series; Tifa Lockhart. But why is she a favorite when so many other people seem to hate her?

In truth, I am an avid defender of Tifa's character, and I think she has one of the worse fan-wraps of almost any other Final Fantasy character. A lot of people seem to dislike Tifa because 1) she's not Aerith and 2) she has a sizable bust.

At the risk of being hung, I am not an Aerith fan. I was just never into her character. I mean, the woman has no flaws! And then her role as the "tragic heroine" has turned her into a martyr of video games. Then SquareEnix has the audacity to make all their other lead females in Aerith's image (expect Rinoa, but she would be Aerith if she was a spoiled rich girl). IMO, Tifa is a much more believable character. She has her strengths, as well as her fears and her weaknesses. On top of that, the woman has a heart of gold. I strongly believe that if Cloud had ever admitted that he loved Aerith, than Tifa would let him go without a fight, just to see that her friends are happy despite her own broken heart. Besides, Tifa is one of the few FF women, if not the only one, who's a martial artist. For me, that just adds so much more to her character because she breaks the whole "White-Mage-Staff-weilding-heroine" confiment that Enix built around its woman.

Second, does having big breasts really make you a bad person and builds grounds for immediate spite? Nothing annoys me more than when people's reason for their dislike of Tifa is "her boobs are huge, so that makes her a slut!" Okay, throughout the entire game, Tifa never did one thing that would label her a "slut". Hey, there are women out there who naturally have large breasts, without the aid of enhancement and surgery. So does that make us all sluts? No, and it's wrong for people to judge otherwise. And hell, if I had a body like her's I would want to show it off too.

But hey, if you don't like Tifa, that's your business, so please don't argue with me otherwise. I'm just stating my reasons for giving Tofa Lockhart a tribute picture.
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Comments: 16

holyangel123 [2014-01-04 01:40:45 +0000 UTC]

It's been awhile since you wrote that but I want to point something out.


Aerith does have flaws. She's very stubborn, she's daring, and a bit tactless and self-centered. She has been in denial of her Cetra heritage since she was a child until her last moments and she has make mistakes.


And it's funny how you said that Aerith has turned into a "martyr" when Tifa's fans are constantly making of Tifa a poor victim with a "heart of gold". She wouldn't let Cloud that easily when she has been jealous of Cloud and Aerith relationship since the very beginning regardless Tifa's friendship with those two.


There are a lot of female character who doesn't fight through magical or healing skills. And there is nothing wrong with that anyway. Rinoa, Garnet, Yuna, all of them are strong female characters and very well written. If those are not your type, that's another story.


One thing is having big breasts and one thing is over sexualizing a female character (including her unrealistic boobs) for fanservice purpose and Tifa's outfit is completely unpractical for a physical fighter like her (hell, Barret watched accidentally under Tifa's skirt inside Shinra's building youtu.be/4MhEm5fYPmo?t=3m11s)


Also, at least right now, Aerith gets a LOT more hate than Tifa. Being a flirty woman and "getting in the middle of Cloud and Tifa" is one of the many "reasons" I see from Aerith haters (Looks like Rinoa has inherited Aerith's haters since she gets hate from many Squall/Quistis shippers similar reasons lol)


So I just wanted to say that because I don't agree with something of what you said.


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Jester-of-the-Clown [2009-09-06 22:08:13 +0000 UTC]

Please. People think Tifa's a slut `cause she wears clothes only a hooker would get away with [wearing].

And there is a dominant FF7 fanbase that only see Tifa as a fucking pair of tits(double-entΓ©ndre, here) in a sexy outfit, and these creeps live vicariously through Cloud while the story progresses. I'm sure you're one of the rare brands of fan that's not a perve, so I hope you can understand my point here...

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OmegaDevin In reply to Jester-of-the-Clown [2009-09-07 06:14:37 +0000 UTC]

Eh, that's fandom for you. Just offering my views on the subject, especially since there don't seem to be many female fans of the character.

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Lucrecela [2007-04-18 02:22:19 +0000 UTC]

Truest words spoken yet, hopefully you'll plant some sense in those crazy Tifa haters!!
Well done, I love the coloring of her hair, and woohoo! You got her eye color right!!

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JunkyardWillieFan [2007-03-14 08:11:44 +0000 UTC]

I don't hate Tifa. I like it how she's the monk type. I like it how she treats her friends like a family. And I also like how she has big boobies.

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a-z-a [2006-12-10 00:00:01 +0000 UTC]

I never hated Tifa, and I think your exactly right! Tifa is a wonderful character, she deserves more respect. She's very tough, yet very sweet! I like Aerith too, but Tifa is Awsome!!

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LimeTheDragon [2006-02-23 05:17:58 +0000 UTC]

Mmmm.. Tifa nipples.

I mean.. great piece. I look forward to the rest of the tribute series. ;-P

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joedachimp [2006-02-23 04:26:03 +0000 UTC]

I love the drawing, and I've always been a fan of your work, since I had seen it. I like your style.

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Sailor-Lupus [2006-02-05 20:11:41 +0000 UTC]

Yay for Tifa! I think she rules. Love the drawing!

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Murasakimuraki [2006-02-04 21:26:07 +0000 UTC]

Another awesome drawing~~ I'm a big Aerith fan and I do like Tifa too.
Have you seen FF12s female lead, Arshe? She looks like she's going to be the best female lead ever! Then again I think everything FF12 will be the best! Hahahah! But who doesn't love the sight of a female lead with a SWORD and not a staff?

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RosesAndThorns [2006-02-04 20:27:22 +0000 UTC]

Great, great drawing! *claps*

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Shadowguyver0 [2006-02-04 04:14:34 +0000 UTC]

Tifa and cloud clikc better than Cloud and Aerith anyways.

wonderfully done picture. Mind you, the leather folds you put in her top make this pic a little racy...

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OmegaDevin In reply to Shadowguyver0 [2006-02-04 05:24:54 +0000 UTC]

Meh, the world needs racy. Thanks for you comment

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Garter [2006-02-04 04:04:05 +0000 UTC]

Great drawing of Tifa. Curious, what medium did you use to color it?

Also, I agree with you wholeheartedly about the Tifa-hating. Shes a great character who doesnt get enough credit as such.

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JunkyardWillieFan In reply to Garter [2007-03-14 08:08:12 +0000 UTC]

Now who would hate Tifa and her boobies?

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OmegaDevin In reply to Garter [2006-02-04 05:16:11 +0000 UTC]

I use Prismacolor Pencils. Thanks for the comments!

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