Dec. 2nd, 2009

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When dealing with the classical elements, we can't forget how often they play a significant role in Square Enix games. The first Final Fantasy has the Light Warriors facing off against four elemental fiends: Lich for earth, Kary (Marilith in the Japanese version) for fire, Kraken for water, and Tiamat for air. FF4 also uses elemental fiends, this time named after demons from Dante's Inferno: Scarmiglione for earth, Cagnazzo for water, Barbariccia for air, and Rubicante for fire. (Due to limited space, translation errors, or possibly a combination of both, the original North American translation referred to these four as Milon, Kainazzo, Valvalis, and Rubicant.) Final Fantasy IX has four Chaos Guardians with the same names as the Fiends from the first game, and Mystic Quest has the Vile Four: Flamerus Rex, Ice Golem, Dualhead Hydra, and Pazuzu. Also making significant use of the classical elements are the Mana games, in which there are eight Mana Spirits. Four represent the elements we all know and love, while the others are associated with wood, the moon, light, and darkness. Kind of an odd combination, I'd say, but what are you going to do?


Elements are also significant to Chrono Trigger, but instead of the typical four, we're instead presented with fire, ice, lightning, and shadow. The first three seem to be the most typical families of spells in role-playing video games. It's also fairly typical for lightning to work well against water monsters, fire against ice monsters, and, oddly enough, ice against fire monsters as well.
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From a personal standpoint, I think smoking is disgusting, and I'm not sure why anyone still does it. You can't really even use the "it looks cool" excuse anymore, because, well, I don't think that association is common these days. There was a time when cigarettes were considered glamorous, but now I think they're seen as lowbrow. That said, you can smoke if you so choose; it's not like I don't have plenty of bad habits of my own (although I'd argue that none of them are as self-destructive). As for the rights of smokers, well, they're not a persecuted minority, are they? They're doing something they CHOOSE to do, and that can harm those around them. Even if secondhand smoke doesn't lead to cancer, it still smells bad and can aggravate other health conditions. I know one argument against smoking bans is that businesses should be able to operate the way they want, and perhaps there's something in that, as there were some smoke-free restaurants and such even before the bans. I've heard the argument that you're going to EXPECT smoking if you go into a bar, and I generally don't go into bars anyway, unless I'm with someone else who wants to (and fortunately, they were all in places that didn't allow smoking). Nonetheless, sometimes people who don't normally go into bars will do so to see a concert or other such event. Sure, we don't HAVE to go, but wouldn't it suck to miss out on seeing your favorite band because the only nearby place they're playing allows smoking? I guess I would be okay with some businesses allowing smoking, as long as they're clearly designated and there isn't any real reason for non-smokers to patronize them.

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