#queen's blood

[getvalentined]

Thinking about Vincent's involvement in the Queen's Blood storyline and how it's the perfect explanation for everything going south with the game in fairly recent history even though the game has canonically been around for decades. It's genuinely so clever, I'm in love.

So, for anyone who hasn't done the full questline, Vincent is the highest ranking Queen's Blood player in the entire game prior to facing off against the Shadowblood Queen herself and the completion of the questline. (After this, ranks are adjusted worldwide because of game mechanics; Nanaki is rank 10 in the QB Arena at Gold Saucer.)

A lot of people have poked fun at this, like Vincent apparently learned the game really fast and was just naturally really good at it—but no, actually, Vincent played the game before. He's this good because he was champion level back in the 70s, back when he was human.

We know this to be the case because when you match against Lidrehl, he says "the Emerald Witch sleeps in Nibelheim with a monster of chaos, and that is where it will remain." This means that Vincent already had the card when Hojo killed him. It's not clear how the Emerald Witch came into his possession, but you don't make his rank without being a very active player, so it's clear that he was very prolific in the scene back then!

And back then, it was just a game. No mysterious deaths or disappearances. The myth of the Shadowblood Queen and the Emerald Witch was still there, as Lidrehl developed the game based on the story, but everything was fine.

This is definitely because Vincent was active in the scene, and he had the Emerald Witch. The Rebirth Ultimania implies that the Shadowblood Queen is a piece of Jenova (which I thought was pretty obvious since she calls Cloud a "puppet" and he's also apparently the only one capable of facing her head-on), and the Emerald Witch is the soul of a Cetra that serves as the silent warden to her imprisonment within the game. (Imprisoning monsters in cards is not new to the series, either, since FF8 literally allowed players to turn monsters into cards rather than fighting them.) Vincent being so active in the circuit allowed him to spread the Emerald Witch's influence through the scene and kept the Shadowblood Queen quiet, reminded her to keep her head down, kept her from trying anything at risk of being spiritually shitmixed again.

But then Hojo killed Vincent, and the Cetra warden Emerald Witch was in his deck, and that deck was tucked away with his things in Nibelheim. And so she spent thirty years unable to perform her ongoing duty to assure the safety of the planet. This time allowed Jenova the Shadowblood Queen to regain the power and confidence to manifest and start wreaking havoc again, finally building up enough strength to directly possess her current holder—during the period that Sephiroth is calling for Reunion, which presumably helped to really draw her back to full consciousness.

There's a whole detailed storyline here that makes perfect sense, with Vincent's murder literally being the catalyst leading to the resurrection of the Shadowblood Queen, and Hojo never having a clue what he'd done.

This is super interesting to me not only because it actually showed some of the more far-reaching consequences of Vincent's death, but also because it indicates that Hojo has unwittingly been Jenova's most loyal emissary for decades. He gave her his wife, his son, himself—and the first murder he ever committed served to imprison the only power holding a piece of her thought lost to history at bay, allowing her to manifest decades later with her own will and personality completely intact, something that she can't do through Sephiroth.

As it turns out, Hojo and Vincent have been opposing forces in supporting fate's "chosen ones," the forces around them capable of choosing the final fate of the planet, for much longer than either of them ever thought.

Still not a huge fan of the card game itself, but I adore the way it's been woven into the story, and strengthened it as a result.

#vincent valentine #professor hojo #queen's blood #final fantasy 7 rebirth #ff7 rebirth #ff7rb #ff7 rebirth spoilers #fandom ramble

[protemporescitor]

The fandom: OMG Cloud is so mean and rude to people! What a jerk! 😠

Meanwhile:

#final fantasy vii #ffvii #final fantasy 7 #ff7 #final fantasy vii remake #final fantasy vii rebirth #ffvii remake #ffvii rebirth #cloud strife #barret wallace #regina konigin #queen's blood #what an absolute jerk

[shopwitchvamp]

*excitedly starts up ff7 rebirth*

*plays through the demo portion a second time*

"Finally time for new stuff! Ahhh!!!! 🤩"

*instantly hit with a card game tutorial*

*spends the next two hours playing Queen's Blood*

#ff7 #ff7 rebirth #queen's blood #final fantasy vii #final fantasy 7 #text post

[finalfantasymusicdaily]

Queen's Blood - Junnosuke Usui

#ff7 rebirth #ff7 #final fantasy music #final fantasy rebirth #final fantasy vii #final fantasy vii rebirth #Queen's Blood #Junnosuke Usui

[eyecantread]

A new challenger- It's Michael Jackson! (Tonight the role of Michael Jackson will be played by Red XIII).

This is from my 8-hour follower appreciation stream. I really enjoyed the Queen's Blood tourney in Chapter 5 of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth!

#ff7 rebirth #Final fantasy #Queen's Blood #Red XIII #final fantasy vii rebirth

[evil-robot-cat]

I'm in Queen's Blood hell.

I've battled EVERYONE except the final three, but on two different saves, and now I have to check every single person to find out which TWO I'm missing on the main save.

This is punishment for my "fill the field, play a joker, then kill my own entire army" strategy, isn't it? Well, I won't apologize.

It's what the Shadowblood Queen would have wanted.

#FF7 Rebirth #Queen's Blood #i get a certain high #watching the joker's number go up #and up and up #i think my highest score is 56

[skeith-platinumprincess]

Want to get one of the best Queen's Blood cards in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth but the puzzle is too difficult for you? Here is a guide on how to solve A Kingly Clash!

#article #articles #journalism #queen's blood #Final Fantasy VII #ff7 remake #ff7 rebirth #FF7 #Final Fantasy #final fantasy vii remake #final fantasy vii rebirth

[magicalenbysarah]

I beat Chadley

#ff7 rebirth #queen's blood

[grayfeather]

Going thru rebirth again to do all the side stuff means I gotta actually play Queen's Blood and I have realized that I Do Not know how to deck build.

The only thing getting me thru is...... Him 💜

#midgardsormr my mvp #also all the 'destroy your own card' cards #ff7 rebirth #queen's blood

[burntheupholstery]

Queen's Blood is so addictive

*boots up the PS5 just to play a card game

#queen's blood

[ravelqueen]

OMG AM I SENDING PEOPLE TO THE SHADOW REALM???

#ff7 rebirth #queen's blood #yugioh #final fantasy 7 rebirth

[lordfentongaming]

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Chapter 6 Queen's Blood Opponents and Cards Guide

#youtube #final fantasy #final fantasy 7 #final fantasy 7 rebirth #final fantasy 7 rebirth chapter 6 #final fantasy 7 rebirth chapter 6 queen's blood #final fantasy 7 rebirth queen's blood #ff7 #ff7 rebirth #queen's blood #final fantasy vii #final fantasy vii rebirth #final fantasy vii rebirth chapter 6 #final fantasy vii rebirth chapter 6 queen's blood #final fantasy vii rebirth queen's blood #ffvii #ffvii rebirth #ps5 #playstation 5

[afi-mukami]

About FFVII: Rebirth... Not really spoilers for the plot but maybe you want to avoid this if you don't want to know anything at all...

I really like Queen's Blood. It was surprising since IRL card games aren't really my thing and both Tetra Master and Triple Triad stress me out (but I figure it's because of the risk of losing cards).

Anyway... now I'm stuck with the first match I haven't been able to win: the last round of the tournament on the ship. Gosh, this annoys me so much. But I'm not sure if I should keep trying or give up. The pink-haired lady seems to have much better cards than I do... Do I even have a chance...? 😔

#final fantasy vii #final fantasy vii rebirth #queen's blood

[eyecantread]

#yugioh #Queen's blood #FFVII Rebirth #Final Fantasy

[dyspraxicgamergirl]

It's alright, but it's no Fort Condor

#ffvii rebirth #queen's blood

[prancingintheshadows]

I keep going back and forth on Queen's Blood. Sometimes I'll be like 'It's good if you know deck building!' and other times it's 'Man, I don't really understand how you're supposed to get a good board going'

But this final match is the literal worst with legit cheating on the computer's end. Sure, just let them automatically start with a card in the center that auto wins them that lane. That's totally fair on top of ballooning out of control in terms of power, constantly enfeebling you, and just having absurdly good zone control with cards that ignore all the established rules and costs and balances of the game

#ffvii rebirth #ffvii rebirth spoilers #Queen's blood