Blog post 5: "The Fangs of the Lion"

The Lion Heart Limit Break (End of Heart)

Now, I'm not sure if this is still considered as "mythology", but I just want to point this little tidbit out. Remember that weapon where you had to exert so much weapon to forge? Yep. The Lionheart. Well, Squall also has a Limit Break called Lion Heart which can only be executed when the Lionheart is equipped and its worth it if it does 9999 damage per hit. In Dissidia, you need to trade it with the Punishment weapon, 5 Unshelled Bullets and 5 Bless Orbs and as for FFVIII, you need to get all the rare stuff you can find (from monsters, of course. That would be no fun if it wasn't).
The Limit Break's Japanese name is translated as "End of Heart" which is also a bit similar to Ultimecia's EX Burst in Dissidia: "Sorceress Heart" which is "End of Memories" in Japanese and Lionheart sounds very similar to Leonhart. Don't get it mixed up, okay? For me, I can never have the time to even start getting the things I need to create this weapon because of school stuff but I guess since I have SOME free time, maybe I could continue in making this. But that's a big "maybe".

The Lion Heart weapon as it appears on FFVIII

Okay, enough about that. There's a reason for everything that's happening to you. Like why is the Lionheart so hard to obtain. Here's my answer to that: WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU GET A SUPER BADASS WEAPON WITHOUT EVEN BREAKING A SWEAT (Caps). Maybe Square Enix based Squall's name on the weapon itself. From where I see it, Squall is a soldier who is performing well in his duties although he has a hard time expressing his emotions (That's where Rinoa comes in). Wanna know someone else who's excelling in the military? He is Richard I of England or commonly known as "Richard the Lionheart". He's the son of Henry II of England, whom has agreed to make him his successor two days prior before his death. Well, Laguna was Squall's dad but I never really knew what became of him because I haven't progressed to that part yet.

Richard I of England

Back to what I was saying, Richard was appointed as heir by his father before he died. When Henry II died, Richard used his newly obtained powers to ban the Jews from his country. And according to Kennedy Hickman's article, he would punish the perpetrators accordingly and he was able to assemble a force of around 8000 men to crusade the Holy Land. Well, I guess he's kinda like Hitler of medieval times. I bet he's also feared like Hitler. That's probably why Nomura decided to make this weapon Squall's final weapon because it is a force to be reckoned with. Just like Richard I (and Squall too).

"A sword wielded by knights loyal to a hero-king of old"

That quote was from the description of  Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Grimoire Rift. I don't play a lot of Final Fantasy but I have played this game. So based on what I've researched, I'm getting a sense of symbolism in it. Like Richard I did not want any Jews. Same thing as to why Squall rejects people around him.
What have I realized? Squall is a force to be reckoned with. Even if you're a total noob at this game, it's pretty easy to kill off unnecessary monsters with Squall because he never misses. Even with the Darkness ailment with him. Square Enix does it again and I give them credit. So I guess making games weren't as easyas I thought because you need to provide a certain back story to it. Otherwise, it would be sort of a bad game. Or maybe the little back story thing isn't mandatory. I don't know.
Once again, thank you for taking your time in reading this short, yet informative blog about the Lionheart. Have a good day!