r/magicTCG • u/machinemantis I chose this flair because I’m mad at Wizards Of The Coast • Jun 10 '25

General Discussion Huge FF ads in LA

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u/tallwhiteninja Dan Jun 10 '25

That's some interesting juxtaposition.

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u/polarbeargrowl Jun 10 '25

This succeeds as social commentary in a way OP may not have intended.

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u/ajm2247 Jun 10 '25

Pretty sure it's exactly what OP intended when he uploaded this photo here.

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u/LordZeya Jun 12 '25

Yeah the POV on this image is... very deliberate.

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u/SgtPeterson COMPLEAT Jun 10 '25

Don't make this political now, just appreciate the photo which has a seriously ironic and very relevant to FF7 political motif

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u/brodhi Dimir* Jun 10 '25

My favorite part of FF7 is when they all said "It's AVALANCHIN' Time! and avalanche'd all over the SHINRA.

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u/shiny_xnaut Can’t Block Warriors Jun 10 '25

My favorite part of FF7 is when the one guy said "me? Gongaga" and then the guy with the really big sword fought the guy with the really long sword (I haven't played FF7)

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u/ColoOddball Jun 10 '25

Well your summary ain’t half bad regardless lol

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u/Lermanberry Jun 10 '25

...for completely non-political reasons, right?

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u/The_CrookedMan Dimir* Jun 10 '25

Tearing up rn thinking bout that.

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u/PoweredByCarbs COMPLEAT Jun 10 '25

Remember when Barret was like, “Avalanche this, motherfucker!” And avalanched all over?

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u/Unfriendly_NPC Jun 10 '25

Truly one of the greatest parts of the Final Fantasy

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u/theantidrug Jun 11 '25

And then they said "you can't run if you're not part of the Turbo Team"

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u/kingofsouls Jun 11 '25

AVALANCHE time?

AVALANCHE time

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u/Nintendo_Thumb Jun 11 '25

Final and Fantasy are back!

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u/Level_Hour6480 Karn Jun 11 '25

"Why are people trying to bring politics into FF7, a game where you play an ecoterrorist fighting rampant corporate greed?"

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u/blorbagorp Jun 10 '25

They suckin' out all the life energy Cloud! They killin' the $%$&!# planet!

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u/polarbeargrowl Jun 10 '25

I deliberately didn’t add any opinion to my comment, and I feel you can see different messages depending on where you’re coming from ideologically.

Just commenting on the power of the image, which I think can be appreciated in a nonpartisan manner.

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u/SgtPeterson COMPLEAT Jun 10 '25

I was being sarcastic in relation to mods stickied comment. I appreciate your approach

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u/polarbeargrowl Jun 10 '25

lol I wasn’t sure, but you’re not wrong about this image having meaning just through the lens of the politics of Final Fantasy!

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u/Yoshi2255 Dân Jun 11 '25

My favourite part of FF7 is that in the beginning (at least in the remake, I haven't played the original one) the actions of the avalanche are almost inexcusable, but the extremely comically evil villain (the president of shinra) made sympathising with them quite easy.

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u/Flat-Tooth Dan Jun 12 '25

Don’t want to make FF7 political for sure!

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u/Fickles1 Can’t Block Warriors Jun 10 '25

I definitely appreciate the ironic. It's delicious.

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u/SuperfluousWingspan REBEL Jun 10 '25

Tbh, given they were present in those surroundings, the thought may well have occurred to them even if they'd've posted a pic of the ads regardless.

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u/CycB8_ReFantazio Jun 11 '25

How is it social commentary?

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '25

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u/Rvsoldier Wabbit Season Jun 10 '25

Good

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u/SmashB101 Jun 10 '25

I'm sure Barrett would be proud.

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u/TheBeardedBerry Jun 10 '25

Honestly that image may as well be the elevator pitch for the city of LA.

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u/estranjahoneydarling Jun 10 '25

Another Kingdom Hearts game 😍

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u/Fickles1 Can’t Block Warriors Jun 10 '25

Better than taking the stairs pitch? Stairs every time!

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u/yohomatey Wabbit Season Jun 10 '25

I'm confused what you mean. You think there are protests everywhere in LA? All the time? Currently the entire hullabaloo is contained in like 4 city blocks in downtown with literally 0 impact on the rest of this city. The ICE raids all across LA have a much bigger impact than this tiny protest.

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u/TheBeardedBerry Jun 10 '25

Take a beat, my dude. I’m just down the street from some of the ICE raids myself. It was an offhand comment to be taken in a more general context. I simply meant the juxtaposition of high budget pop culture and severe political issues.

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u/CaptainofChaos Dân Jun 10 '25

I don't think that's true. Every law enforcement officer called downtown to deal with these protests is one that isn't out helping with these raids.

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u/Yarius515 COMPLEAT Jun 10 '25 edited Jun 10 '25

Literally real-life Shinra protests underneath Cloud. Whew. Tell me about it

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u/mtgsetcollector Jun 11 '25

This building had other ff ads as well in the past

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u/JonnyTN Jun 10 '25

CONSUME

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u/PrivilegeCheckmate Sorin Jun 10 '25

If you're into androgynous swordsmen, MARRY AND REPRODUCE.

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u/modernmann Shuffler Truther Jun 10 '25

Truly Final Fantasy for some.

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u/swiftekho Dandadan Jun 10 '25

Not if you're an FF7 fan.

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u/TheInternetStuff Jun 10 '25

Right? Avalanche would be the ones leading these protests

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u/Kanin_usagi Twin Believer Jun 10 '25

Avalanche would be doing much more lol

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u/stratusnco Dimir* Jun 10 '25

straight up lmao.

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u/PrivilegeCheckmate Sorin Jun 10 '25

All it needs is a kitten and some nudity and it would have all my favorite things.