Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin's Jack is an Odd Breakaway From Other FF Protagonists

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Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin sets out to take the original game and build on its lore, worldbuilding, and more. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin reviews paint a fair almost-Soulslike action RPG experience, with some shortcomings in areas like storytelling and characters. However, perhaps the most picked-apart aspect of the game is its protagonist, Jack Garland.

In the original Final Fantasy, Garland is a former Knight of Cornelia who has kidnapped Princess Sarah. The main characters, the Warriors of Light, pursue him and face his alter-ego, Chaos. In a hilarious twist, Jack Garland in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is the same Garland from the first game, but his goal is to kill Chaos. His goal is to really, REALLY kill Chaos. While he has his flaws, Garland does prove to be a major departure for the franchise and one that should be embraced more.

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First, it’s worth talking about who Jack Garland is. This is his backstory heading into the original game and starts off as someone who knows little of his past aside from a desire to find and kill Chaos. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin has produced a ton of memes, ever since the first major trailer, playing on how much Garland wants to kill Chaos—saying it over and over again.

Garland is singleminded, rude, dismissive, angry, and doesn’t get along well with others. Square Enix devs have described Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin as the story of an angry man. This reflects, likely unintentionally, in dialogue that has been shared for how badly hilarious it is, but it adds a certain lowbrow charm to it that others are enjoying too. However, this undercuts