Jack Garland: Difference between revisions

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|image1 =<gallery>Jack Garland.png|''SoP'' (2022)

Garland_FF1.png|''Final Fantasy'' (1987)</gallery>

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|series =''Final Fantasy''

|debut =1987 (Garland in ''Final Fantasy'')<br>2022 (Jack Garland in ''Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin'')

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'''Jack Garland''', known simply as '''Garland''' in the original ''Final Fantasy'' and other related media, is a major antagonist from the ''Final Fantasy'' series and the main protagonist from ''Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin''. In his debut, Garland would act as both the first and final boss, making him the overarching antagonist of the game. The character would go on to make later appearances in the franchise, most notably the ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' series, yet would remain a fairly reserved presence within it. This would forever change, however, with the reveal and later release of ''Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin''. The game features the newly christened Jack Garland as its protagonist. In what can almost be considered a parody of typical JRPG protagonist, Jack is an arrogant and brash man who is single-minded in his goal to keep fighting until he can defeat Chaos, to the point where he even interrupts boss monologues to get to battles quicker. His constant claim to need to "kill Chaos" in the game's reveal trailer at E3 2021 became the subject of many memes, particular on 4chan's /v/ board. After the game's release, many came around to Jack's character and praised both his backstory and personality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a result of his win, all incarnations of Garland from the ''Final Fantasy'' series are banned from participating in future iterations of [[King of /v/]]. Jack Garland is, by far, both the newest and quickest character to win a /v/ character tournament to date, with his starring game coming out less than a year prior to the tournament. On the converse, if counting his initial incarnation, Garland is actually the oldest winner of King of /v/ by a long-shot (predating Dante by nearly 14 years) and the second-oldest winner of a /v/ tournament overall aside from [[Samus Aran]].

 

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