Full Name Claire Farron Alias Lightning TitleKnight; Savior Nickname(s) Light Orientation Straight Real Age 21, 521 (Lightning Returns) Age Appearance 21 Home Bodhum; Valhalla; Nova Chrysalia; New World Species Human; L'Cie (formerly) Eye Color Pale Aqua Hair Color Rose (Pink) Height 5'7" Dominate Hand Right-Handed
Personality
Lightning is determined, concentrated and independent. Initially, she is cold and standoffish, distancing herself from her companions. She only looks out for herself and doesn't care if others are left behind. Much of her motivation is fueled from what she perceives as failing to protect Serah leading her to lash out at those she believes are responsible for her fate: namely, the Sanctum, its fal'Cie and, to a point, Snow Villiers, due to his relationship with Serah and his failure to protect her as he promised. As she journeys with Hope Estheim and takes him under her wing, Lightning begins to show compassion and trust others, and sees the errors in her approach. Ultimately, she becomes the leader and, to a degree, protector of the other Gran Pulse l'Cie as they journey to challenge their fate.
In Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lightning has almost become a new woman due to the experiences and emotions she has endured. She has learned to trust others and ask them for help, and expresses her emotions rather than keeping them bottled up. Her recognition of her past "sins" has made her more somber.
In Lightning Returns, Lightning is initially cold and distant, most of her emotions sapped from her, although her memories remain intact. Her wish to save Serah remains, and she still shows concern for her former allies. Lightning and Hope demonstrate trust and care for one another, Hope promising to be by her side, helping Lightning better maintain her humanity despite her situation. She resents Bhunivelze for robbing her of her emotions and his use of her situation to his advantage.
As her quest advances, Lightning begins to show compassion toward others because of her assigned task to save their souls. Straying from her cold-hearted personality, she begins to encourage those struggling, implying Lightning unconsciously had given up her emotions, rather than Bhunivelze taking them with force, which is further suggested by Lumina. By the end of her quest, Lightning has come around from her self-imposed tough and emotionless warrior persona, as Serah and Lumina, along with all her experiences, help her realize that locking her heart away is how she threw away her happiness.
Lightning has a mischievous side, as she considered the idea of bonding with Serah through Moogle Throw as a sport.
Early life
Claire's father died when she was young, and her mother died from an unknown illness when she was fifteen. With no other family to turn to, Claire raised her younger sister, Serah. To overcome the pain of her parents' deaths and to become an adult as quickly as possible, she changed her name from Claire Farron to "Lightning". Despite the delusion of not needing her past, Lightning was a normal orphaned child who wanted to be loved.
After graduating from high school, Lightning joined the Guardian Corps Bodhum Security Regiment under Lieutenant Amodar, where she attained the rank of sergeant and was scheduled for officer training. However, she began to lose sight of her goals, and worked many hours while spending little time with Serah.
Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero
Nine days before Lightning's twenty-first birthday, the Bodhum monster-fighting group NORA rescues her from an aquatic ambush. Lightning meets Snow Villiers, their leader and Serah's boyfriend. Lightning remains unimpressed as she has never approved of NORA's vigilantism and unsuccessfully demands for him to stop dating Serah.
The next day, Lightning begins to regret her lack of attention to Serah, feeling she got involved with Snow to quell her loneliness. After seeing Nora Estheim and her son Hope in the mall, Lightning is inspired to plan a vacation away from Bodhum for her birthday to spend time with Serah and divert her attention from Snow. Four days later, the Cavalry is hunting down a girl named Vanille and Lightning meets with Rygdea, suspecting it may have something to do with the incident at Euride Gorge two days ago. While attending Bodhum's fireworks festival four days later, Lightning learns of a Pulse-related incident at the nearby Vestige being kept under wraps by the Sanctum, but Amodar warns her not to investigate.
The next day, Lightning's birthday, Serah reveals she has been branded a Pulse l'Cie, and that she and Snow are engaged. Thinking Serah is lying to give herself an excuse to wed Snow, Lightning drives her away, leaving her alone to open her birthday present from Serah: a survival knife. When the Sanctum announces the quarantine of Bodhum after a Pulse fal'Cie was discovered within the Vestige, Lightning realizes Serah had been telling the truth.
After learning the Sanctum plans to Purge everyone in town to Pulse, Lightning tries to find Serah but Snow says she is being held captive inside the Vestige. The following day, PSICOM rounds up the people in Bodhum and lines them up to board Purge trains. Although military personnel are exempt, Lightning volunteers to be Purged with the civilians and resigns from the Guardian Corps to get into the Hanging Edge, where the Vestige is being moved, to rescue Serah before she is taken out of reach. Lightning is approached by a man named Sazh Katzroy, who joins her in her quest to reach the Pulse fal'Cie.
That's so true. Or some make an account then completely abandon it. Oh yeah. I see that alot now. I don't mind some banter in between replies to keep my muse afloat. However, I'm against it being my main form of roleplay. Since banter is nothing but short replies. I prefer a long-term storyline that will end eventually. So, if you're like me then we'll get along just fine! Cool. Why not have the setting take place in FFXIII and FFXV? That way we can have the best of both worlds! Instead of focusing only one world. How does that sound to you? Then from there we can branch off into a variety of plot ideas.
I'm humbled that you took interest in adding me, Lightning. I'm ecstatic to see another active FF roleplayer around here. I'm sure we can create an amazing roleplay together! Of course! Just let me know when your ready to discuss a storyline. I welcome friendly chitchats anytime in comments. I'll be sure to drop you comment every now and then. I look forward to your companionship and a future roleplay. Until next time!
Yeah it's a pain. I'll be glad when I'm done with school and can just focus on work.
I'm busy with these final assignments for school but once they are done I'm going to take some time for myself to relax. I'm sure when things settle down for us we'll find time to write together. I hope your plans go well and you have a safe trip back home.
Yeah, it was still a nice time and good memories. I'm glad to be off work since I feel like I work a lot even tho I'm part time. But school added in the mix, also makes me feel like I'm full time having to juggle both of them.
Yeah, I agree. This'll be a fun story to write out. Would you like to start or me? And I'm also glad Light became her own character. A bit of Cloud in there, but for the most part, she's her own person.
✓ooc;; Thanks for the add, I am really happy to have Lightning on board! ⚡ I used to have my comments with gif and banner, but I lost all my html. I break my own devices. 💔 I would definitely be more than happy to roleplay with you. Seeing what our verses are, we can definitely come up with a thousand and one ideas to go about this. I can't wait! And don't worry, I am an old head in writing. Just been awhile. Though, it sucks I lost my old school html and things, I can still work out the kinks. Hope to hear back from you, Light! :D
Ultimately I did have a nice time. I enjoyed being there for my friend but I ended up having to go with my dad since the girl I was going to go with canclled on me when she told me she has a boyfriend. She now has a baby so that's something. But all and all, it was a nice expereince. It was a nice break from Publix for me. So I know how you feel about gettin ga nice break from your job.
Yeah that's true. I'm glad you're able to see where I'm coming from with these ideas for Cloud. It's really interesting how similar they made Cloud and Light at the end of the day.
I'm glad the storm is gone for the most part and I hope your wedding trip goes well. It's nice to see someone get married. I went to a friends wedding last year.
I'm glad you like the idea about her snapping him back to the good side and we can have this be a new cycle where they have both been in Dissdia before. This way they'll have faint memories of each other and other events but it'll be like a hazey memory. The more we talk about the rp the more I'm looking forward to it.
No worries, I just wanted to make you aware of it if you weren't aware it was happening. But it's out of your control. Hopefully someone will be out there sooner rather than later to take a look at it. I hope you're staying safe during the storm. I hope you have a safe trip home.
As for a starter, I honestly would like to try starting in Dissida where Cloud is on the bad guys side and Light has to snap him out of it. I think that could be a fun and unique idea to start the story.
