The Flawed Beauty of Barret Wallace (Final Fantasy 7 Remake)
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The fact that Barret is so loyal to his people shows why people are willing to follow him and how much a leader such a person is.
Maybe Marlene takes after he mother rather than father
@@ursaber There's not a trace of black in there dude, use your head
My favourite detail about barrett in the remake iis the way they use his Sunglasses to convey when he's acting tough and when he's being honest and vulnerable. He wears them throughout the entirety of the first mission even on the train back to secotr 7 but when he's talking to Cloud about how the people living in the slums are trapped living in their poor conditions he takes them off, he also has them off in every seen where he is talking about or with Marlene. It's a subtle detail but a great use of a prop to convey character.
That moment is pure art.
Maybe its just me too, but Barret has the most soulful, deep and compassionate eyes of any characters. The glasses cover that, because when he takes it off, you can see this gentle face with deep, soft eyes under it. The sunglasses are part of his mask, hiding the real Barret under them.
@breadandcircuses8127 he was cool in the original game yeah, but much like all the other characters he wasn't as truely fleshed out. The remake fleshed him out and he's become my favorite character now!
I said this in a stream of FF7R: "Barrett has three modes: Angry, Very Angry, and Father".
But it's more accurate to say that Barrett's main modes are Bravado, Very Angry, and Father, with nuances in between.
They did a REALLY good job on expanding Barrett and Tifa in the Remake.
Also... random aside: I want to know why Merle has a swordsmanship manual just lying around.
Barret went from one of the most ignored characters in the whole roster to one of the most beloved.
The same subtext was present in the original game though. Perhaps presented too coyly for some people to pick up, I guess. He's always been the most believable member of the party.
I always liked Barret, but Remake made me fall in love with him :*)
I always loved Barret. He was a permanent member of my group in FF7 way back - even the one to save my save-less run by defeating Sephiroth with his ultimate while Cloud and Cid were out of commission. Yeah, he didn't really get much beyond some of his backstory and comical scenes aside that, but he still was easily my top character alongside Cid to bring along for everything. With that said I am ecstatic that Barret gets some proper screen time in the remake. Will give everyone a good reason to love him even more.
I've always liked Barret, but the remake made him one of my favorite video game characters of all time.
I used to not care about barret (I was about 15 or 16 when i first played), but when I got older, I appreciated him much more.
He's one of the best characters in 7 (especially 7R), but I feel 7 has many great characters.
I loved the way they did the elevator scene, primarily how bombastic Barrett sounds while talking about shinra, he sounds like a conspiracy theorist, but not in a bad way, he just like conspiracy theorists are more emotional than based in logic, which makes the whole are we actually the bad guys narrative more believable with the inclusion of the whole bomb problem with Jessie.
Also Barrett only wears those sunglasses to protect us from his beautiful eyes that could hypnotize vampires.
Honestly Barrett has the most beautiful eyes in the game, its criminal to hide them behind those glasses all the time
how can you not be conspist after being avalanche? specialy at 10
It's hard to be a hard ass leader when your eyes can melt the coldest hearts, hence the glasses
Barret was great in the original, but something was missing. This remake really fleshed him out and showed further why he is so great as a character and his complexity. It's more show than tell.
i agree but sadly as for many character of the game, they lose meaning while the story goes on, they will only be "people that follow to help" not much sadly.
Barret only has his arc with dyne , except that , if he is in the game or not nothing changes.
Same goes for yuffie, after you do wutai she is there for basically no reason. while character like tifa, red and vincent has more reason to stay until the end. Also Cid make more sense since he will be the pilot of highwind. But i can't really find any use for yuffie or barret in the story after their personal arc.
Yuffie is my second favorite character so i don't say this based on taste or whatever but pure logic.
Barret is cool for the first Cd of ff7 but after he is more like a "i'm there so i just follow" , i hope they will change that in the remake and give all character some actual meaning to stay there.
I thought Barret was a one-dimensional cardboard character personality-wise in the original. When Cid joined the party, I was in disbelief since now there were 2 of the same swearing angry dude on my team. Remake Barret is fantastic.
Personally, Barrett in the original felt like a side character from the start, despite being the catalyst of the early game's events. Here, he feels like the protagonist, while Cloud feels like the side character. Over time, the transition happens and Cloud is front and center, but Barrett definitely shines in the remake.
Barret in the original is a lot better in japanese. The translation kinda ruined him.
andrea piro I get what you’re saying but that doesn’t necessarily happen to Barret. Yuffie, Cid, Cait Sith (debatable) and Vincent? (also debatable) Yea they just get casted off as side character who are just there for the right and serve no true purpose honestly. Barrett not so much because his character continues to grow so so much even after disc 1 and he’s pretty much the backbone of the team
"A good man who serves a great evil is not without sin. He must recognize and accept his complicity."- Barret, Final Fantasy 7
Damn this man really BTFO society
We truly do live in one.
Actually this is his only phrase which I disagree with. It is just to fanatic. With this same logic, all people on earth are sinners because they drive their cars, or use plastic, because it is a sin for the planet. And Barret's logic says that to repent, you must totally stop using any of these which is simply ridiculous. In this sense, he is asking of thousands of employees to lose their jobs and send themselves and their families homeless because they work at an evil company. Things aren't that simple
@@serenityssolace its true though. Every action has a consequence. We are depleting the Earth's resources and the pollution we create will, by our best scientific estimates, affect the world negatively for centuries and millenia. Of course we think it's okay because we are accustomed to our standard of living. But is it really? If our Earth turns into an uninhabitable hellscape in the future will those generations look so charitably on us? Barrett is 100% right that we have to come to this realization on our own and accept the fact that we as a society are ok with it.
“What do you do when there is an evil you cannot defeat by just means? Do you stain your hands with evil to destroy evil? Or do you remain steadfastly just and righteous even if it means surrendering to evil?” < this is barret but he is unwilling to accept that he has stained his hands with evil
@@puffman06 Some people don't have a choice though. The way the system works forces people to do that. People have families, lives, homes. You need a car to get to work, you need to work in a plant that pollutes the land to make money, you need money to not die and to keep people and things you care for safe. It's not the fault of the worker that they have to pollute the world with a car or that their work hurts the environment, they're forced to do that in order to protect what they love and to stay alive. Not everyone is like cloud, they cant just move on and keep going where they want without any restraints and commitments. A lot of people are like barret, they have things they care for, children to raise, people to protect and most people are not able to just do those things without abiding to a system that actively profits from the destruction of the planet. Many of the folks in this system don't have the luxury of choice, you know?
Great breakdown of Barret! I LOVED what they did with him in the Remake and I can't wait to see where Part 2 takes him!
Thanks dude! Totally agree, cannot wait.
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@@Aleczandxr I totally agree that Barrett is very determined, brave, empathetic but also very naive individual when it comes to actual ambitions and goals
One major issue I have with AVALANCHE is that they don't have clear political ideas or ambitions for Post-Shinra society, as their methods of sabotaging Mako reactors is mostly short-term fixes to a problem that requires very long term solutions and ideas.
I think this is best reflected in Advent Children, where after the fall of Shinra AVALANCHE did developer any important structures or institutions to replace Shinra and instead Reeve Tuesti with his experience and some funds from Rufus had to rebuild society after the meteor event.
While I can understand Barrett acting on his emotional and instinctual anger at injustice he does come off as very naive for more politically intelligent.
"A good man who serves a great evil is not without sin. He must recognize and accept his complicity."- Barret, Final Fantasy 7 Another person used this quote in the comments, and you did as well.
: Spoilers :
But there is another layer of this, and it ties into his own history with Shinra and his home town of Correl. Originally, the town he lived in was a coal mining town, but due to the shortage of coal in their mines, the town itself had fallen on hard times. Shinra, at the time, showed up wishing to create a reactor, promising jobs and prosperity for the town of Correl. Barret was one of the people that SUPPORTED Shinra making the reactor, in hopes of reviving the living conditions of his own. One of his best friends, Dyne, did not trust Shinra, but the townspeople agreed with Barret. Not long afterward, Shinra did as they had to Reactor 1, claiming terrorist action on the townspeople's behalf, and sent in soldiers to "passify" them. Dyne and Barret both were shot on a cliff-face, both losing an opposite arm, and eventual replacing it with a gun. Dyne supposedly fell to his death, but was instead imprisoned near Gold Saucer. Mind you, imprisoned was a bit of a misnomer, as he could leave the complex, and shoot up Gold Saucer to later frame Barret when the team came there during the original game.
Point is, Barret's quote applies to himself not necessarily in service of Avalanche, but himself serving SHINRA once upon a time, and now flawed as his path is, it's the one he feels is HIS ONLY way to redeeming himself for failing his hometown. It makes his character THAT MUCH MORE TRAGIC, as he feels trapped on his path, not merely tunnel visioned, but honestly unable to think of any other way due to the "sins" of his past. Add to that Dyne's daughter, who now calls Barret "Papa", he can only see the path forward from a limited perspective, because of the sheer pain he pushes through just to do this much every day.
I agree, Barret is a beautifully flawed character, but the scope and depth of him is easily missed without further knowledge of him. As the original story showed, with time he did grow and learn, though mostly I'd say he learned to listen to those with better learning and thinking abilities than himself, and contribute where he could. Now, in this Brave, New world, who knows where his character will grow? I for one, can't wait to see!
Definitely agree, though I couldn't include that connection in this video specifically because spoilers. It's a brilliant sequence of lines.
He even mentions at one point that he used to believe Shinra, and that thinking back on that "makes him even madder." You're right on the money, it looks like.
Man I can't wait for the Coral, Cosmo Canyon, and Rocket Town portions.
AkaRedFallen talk about expanding the idea
Bravo!!
I’ve always loved Barret since the original, so I’m glad he’s getting more love with the remake. Thanks for the video ❤️
You’re welcome!
Same.
John Eric Bently ascended Barret to one of my favorite VA's of this Generation alongisde Kyle Mcarley as 9S (And Ryo Asuka) and Chris Hackney as Dimitri. He's just so good.
We stan a flawed and hypocritical but good-natured KING
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and loving father 👑
stop butchering the English language, stain ain’t a word mate
@@claudiopolonia7854 stan*
@@claudiopolonia7854 The irony..
I cannot wait for the Coral storyline with Dyne. There he shines in one of the best secondary character plots.
yea, coming like 2023 lol
Yesssss
Here from 2024, and turns out that part is literally the most emotionally gripping segment of Rebirth, at least to me
@@finixmoon127 glad I got it right
This remake blew me away. So much was added to each character and their interactions. No matter what changes are made in the next installments, I can rest assured that these characters will be done justice.
@@soccerstuff8071 ff7 was always anime and if you think otherwise you are delusional.
Personally I think Cloud is spectacular in this game if you consider what he’s actually gone through.
@Salt Cube its a video game tho
That’s not a writing flaw, he’s just socially awkward and withdrawn. And that high five sequence was adorable. Calling him an alien with no knowledge of human interaction is a bizarre exaggeration IMO. But hey, that’s just me. It’s too bad it didn’t work for you.
Aleczandxr I 100% agree, Cloud was executed masterfully in the remake. He was completely consistent with his original version, trying give off the impression of being cool while being aloof. All his interactions were realistic and added to the development he gets throughout the game.
I LOVE how they handled the characters in this Remake. Barret, Cloud, Tifa, Everyone! Each character on their own is a master-class in good character writing and I can't wait what to see what they do for the rest of the cast (I'm really looking forward to Vincent and how they might flesh out his story and how it connects to Sephiroth).
James West Cid is one character I’m looking forward to the most in the next part (whenever that is).
@@RealKyndleNance That's assuming we get Cid in the next game. If Part Two ends at Nibelheim, we most likely won't see him until the start of Part Three.
Barret is an AMAZING character in this game!
I really hope you're do more FFVII content. This is amazing! I'd love you to cover Reeve and maybe some others. Cloud should be reserved for future parts of course.
Really glad you enjoyed the video so much, thank you for the kind words! Just so you know, I don't plan to make any more videos on FFVIIR Part 1. It's not impossible, but Barret (and the way the game captures the gray morality of the Shinra conflict that I discussed here) is really the only topic I felt a need and desire to cover. So I'm not ruling it out, but I just wanna be crystal clear and let you know that it isn't in my plans right now. Hope you understand!
@@Aleczandxr all is fine. Do what you do. I'll just be here and be patient! :)
A character analysis of a Final Fantasy character? Never knew I needed this.
He did it for Kefka too, years ago.
To me, Barret is the best character in Final Fantasy 7 Remake from a characterization and character development standpoint. He has been given new life in this game and represents all the best parts of this game, and I love it so much.
I would argue tifa and cloud are better at this point.
I am so grateful to finally have one well developed video on our dear Barret and even more from you Alex for I really appreciate your content for a long time now.
I have not played the FF7R yet, but had occasions to replay original FF7 recently. It's especially with adult eyes that you see how well written this character is. Actually he's a real adult in this franchise which is pretty rare in FF franchise, and I mean by that not the mentor adult set to help the main character progress like Auron or Thela in FF IV, but an adult with objectives, struggles and a vision on the world for and by himself. When you think of it, this game has 4 real adults in your team despite being designed for kids to teenagers - Barret, Cid, Vincent and Reeves via Caith Sith.
He really is relatable because his motivations are not artificially dragged by the main character, it's rather the opposite, Barret is the one who drags Cloud into his adventure, into his actions.
Sure after the Midgar arc Cloud takes the lead because at that time things get anyway too dangerous for them to stay in Midgar and they already figured out a future major danger would come from Sephiroth / Jenova going to the Promised Land.
Barret steps back on his authority figure when the team leaves Midgar because he knows what they were doing so far, frontly attacking Shinra and killing people would lead nowhere, and at that time Cloud has (well, rather thinks he has :) ) a pretty good understanding of the situation. And well, he must still feel utterly guilty for the loss Jesse, Biggs and Wedge.
Barret's choices and actions are those of a man who really tries the hardest to do his best, and having success as well as loss and defeat, and makes mistakes. And no one is here to tell him what to do or what is right, he can only rely on himself.
To me he's a pure portrait of heroism, sure motivated by revenge but trying his best to make his revenge... Make sense. And man in FF7 journey he's struggled and suffered terrible loss just like Cloud in the whole game, especially with the desert prison arc where he has to defeat Dayne.
This character is a pure addition to the many qualities this game has. I really like his interactions with Cid and Caith Sith.
I actually love the first Bombing Mission I think the elevator scene does a good job contrasting Cloud with Barret and they both have different strengths and weaknesses. Barret doesn't trust Cloud because Cloud doesn't work or is fueled by Passion, Cloud has his own issues, but he is able to take a more distant and Objective view of the situation, and think about mid term consequences. "I'd worry less about the planet and more about the next five seconds." The reason Cloud even agreed (The Merc thing is really just a mask.) Is A. He is familiar with How Shinra hurts PEOPLE and B. A childhood friend asked him to do it. Also notice when Cloud and Barret do try to support people they do it in different ways, Barret does it with his Bullish Charisma and showing how much he deeply cares, Cloud tries to offer a more quiet and reserved strength, as if he is a calm in a storm, while Barret idea of strength is a Dynamo to keep moving forward, Cloud's is a brief Pause to collect oneself. (He tells Tifa to take a deep breathe and tries to "listen" to her.) It also shows there weaknesses, Cloud has trouble expressing himself and letting himself get deeply involved, while Barret gets so involved in his feelings he forgets about everything else.
I think the game has subtly been implying through Cloud's side quests, that people can come to agree to help with your goals if you just help them out first and demonstrate your good intentions. You see this as people change their attitude towards Cloud as he completes more side quests. Moreover, it demonstrates just how interdependent people are, how Cloud came to have more resources to fill in the gaps in his abilities as he made connections.
I see the fact that Cloud is an ex-Soldier, defecting from the Shinra corporation, and the fact that he's achieving his needs through achieving those of others as inherently the argument against Barret's approach. Cloud has even become increasingly convinced that there is a greater good he needs to fight for because of Barret, what Barret needs to figure out, is that he can actually trust people to be convinced of what he's trying to get them to take seriously and act decisively on.
I'm glad Barrett's getting one of the first video essays because dang he's impressive in this game.
Barrett just had a very rough life, brutally been backstab by Shinra and had many reasons why he despises them so much.
Bro finally someone understands how complex he is in this game. I might even try to make a video on him but I probably wouldn’t touch your video at all.
Barret Wallace has been and always will be an underrated treasure in Final Fantasy 7's cast.
Wouldn't have expected this until the remake project was complete.
Looking forward to how the project handles Rufus.
I'll be dead by the time the remake project is complete though.
Aleczandxr IKR square scheduling man
Gosh darn you got me teary eyed just in the first 3 mins of the vid... What the devs did with Barrett really sold me that they are putting the time and care to this remake.
Thank you so much for giving Barret love! He's my favorite character!
You’re very welcome!
You forgot the most important part. All Barret wanted in life was a best friend talking dog! Avalance
Love barret, he was so underused in the original in terms of being recognised as a serious character, what with cloud, aerith, tifa and Vincent always at the forefront of fandom.
But he's just such a great character, tough as nails on the outside, but inside is deep, caring, protective of those he cares about and would do anything to protect his daughter.
I'm so glad they built on his character and fleshed him out, he deserved it the most.
21:40 All of us who have played the original know that this speech is something that he has told himself to the mirror given his backstory in his hometown. The number of layers here are outstanding. Thanks for this awesome video.
Thanks for watching!
they really made great job in making all characters more layered.
Even Shinra President despite his greed and lust for power, had a lot of reason behind his actions. He had to provide safety enviornment for all citizens, with Wutai constantly waging war at the border.
at the same time it becomes somewhat of a hollow argument from him when shinra is the entity that suppressed Wutai in the first place
@@MrInuhanyou123
He seemed more competent in this one. He didn't get to be where he is without good character qualities. Just like Genghis Khan had many good leadership traits that contributed to his success.
Dude straight up dropped one of the plates of the city killing hundeds of thousands, who needs external threats when they guy in charge manufactures internal crisis?
My God, Barret is an amazing character in this game.
I always really liked Barret, but for all the reasons you mentioned, FF7 Remake pushed him to whole new heights! I love this man even more, which was a real surprise!
Also, If they were able to do Barret Justice this well, I can't wait for when:
Spoiler:
When Tifa goes into Clouds subconcious mind to fix it in time to escape the destruction of the city he's hold up in while he recovers.
Oh. There's going to be so much flirting, I'll bet. The girls in the remake are so thirsty for Cloud.
Cloud stitching his mind back together is my favorite scene from the original so I am READY for that.
@@Gooong And men, it seems
Who's ready for Corel?
DYNE
Man, the showdown between him and dyne is gonna be super emotional. I can’t wait.
Going to be so good. I hope.
If there was one thing I think they landed super well (There's more than just one, but the thing they did the best) it was the Characters. They all feel real. I love how Cloud is so stiff and over the course of the story he learns to loosen up, just a bit. (In general. What happens in Wall Market stays in Wall Market) Barret's amazing, Tifa's great, Aerith is just amazing. I was rolling when the ladder broke and she actually says "Shit." Just did not expect her to swear. So great.
I cannot wait till we get to see how they handle the other characters. I'm REALLY interested to see how they expand out bits like Cosmo Canyon or Fort Condor. This is gonna be a ride!
I didn't really like how Tifa was handled
I am thrilled you are doing analysis' for this game! I didnt love all of it, but I didnt hate it either. Im on the fence to see it all before making a judgement, but the characters remain so strong! Before they were squares and triangles. Now they're more flushed out. You see more of their own personalities and I love it!
If you pay attention to the shades, it's like putting on a mask, and taking it off.
They shade one's eyes literally and figuratively.
I love that before the game Barret was complicit with mako, and he had to lose everything before he accepted the anti mako perspective. When he thinks he lost everything again because of his crusade it makes it all the more heartbreaking
Best character development so far. Can’t wait to meet the rest of the cast.
This was a great character analysis of Barrett. I love that fact how multi-layer he is as a character.
Cheers!
Whelp, I didn't play this, but it's an Aleczandxr video so I'll give the video a shot.
Won't you be lost then? No context and all that.
@@bobbyzamora6389 Aleczandxr normally explains it to a point that even if you don't know it, you can still enjoy/watch it.
@@TheUnknownOtaku indeed. There's a lot I haven't watched, but I have still watched Alexandxr's analysis videos.
Watching ths source just adds the bonus of knowing, instead of finding out along the way.
@@hariman7727 I never denied that, although I am probably never gonna play the game.
I hate when people say Barret is some type of walking stereotype, because he's much more then that.
Simply magnificent character discussion about Barret. You do him true justice. Thank you for this.
I wasn't a fan of the remake and the direction it goes in, but I love how Barret was treated. Felt ripped out of the og with more layers added to him than before.
also remember when cloud says on the train
you are better then that!
and barret just has nothing to come back with. he just gives up
I'd play a game with a main character like Barret any day of the week, for every waking hour until I finished it. I absolutely love him and his attitude. He's a good man, a nurturing and protective father and just straight up nigh incorruptible because of where his values lay. You cannot bribe a man who would die to give a loved one a single more day to live. Shinra tried it in the game and we saw quickly what happened there.
My "canon" playthrough of this game will be Cloud, Barret and Cid. As it always was and as it always will be. All three are leaders; Cloud a leader of the main group. Barret a leader of a part of the resistance and Cid, who was trusted to lead in the groups most dire and desperate of times.. and succeeded. Everyone else is support. IMPORTANT support and make *no* mistake about it. Nothing would be possible without them, but the real enabling was good leadership.
Barret is way, way up there on my favorite characters of all time. It brings me so much joy that they did him justice in FF7 Remake. He feels exactly like he should.. but he has more time to open up and show us that there's more to him than bravado and tough talk. The chat outside Aerith's home, which I am happy to say I got and is the one I prefer over Tifa and Aerith's talks, really gave you an idea of his true character. He's a loving father, a caring friend. Maybe naive, but he trusts people have the best of intentions.. even if he doesn't give away that trust easily as we can see with Cloud. He'd never trust Cloud if not for Tifa vouching for him. Because trusting Cloud could bring harm to his crew and friends.
I can't wait to see what they do more with him. FF7 seems now to have gone in a different direction than the original - which I am perfectly fine with. The endgame is the same, but what happens in the middle can be anything. This game is a re-imagining of the game, not just a remake. I can't wait to see what happens when they meet Cid (though that is not the upcoming "disc" and probably won't be for another three, four years). There's just so much to look forward too.
Except for Reeves, he's the only good Shinra executive
Of course. Reeve is precious.
How fitting that you bring him up. Despite his best of intentions and genuine care for the people of Midgar, Reeve is basically the antithesis to Barret. I can't wait to see where they take Reeve's character development, given his role in the original game. It'll make for such a juicy character comparison analysis down the line when it's open spoiler time.
And I hope there's a video about this too by then. ;)
I LOVE Barret. Always loved him in the OG, love him even more now. I hope they continue to do well with his character. I
Well that earns a subscription from me!
I remember when FF13's Sazh set the bar for a POC in a final fantasy game and I'm eternally grateful with how they handled Barret im the remake. The passion, compassion, humor, and pain they put into in just this proportion has me stunned with the prospect of future storylines and character growth!
I honestly loved when Barret was ever on screen always entertaining
I love how awesome a character they made Barrett in this game and I love how so many people have been recognizing it. Barrett is awesome!
Very well done exposition and explanation. Thank you!
barrets always seemed like a comic relief character to me this game turned it up compared to the first disc of the original especially. unlike most/all comic relief characters he's actually a pretty damn useful, a powerful tank character that can stagger like crazy. nice video barret was one of my favs !
God every vid i watch about ff7r makes me impatient for the next one. phenomenal work on this video! there are so many subtleties i didn't catch here
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
i love him 😭
A man of tragic who bear so much pain who only wishes to heal others of their. Barret was a great character in the remake and I can’t wait to see the next installment of this story. When he quoting what seems like words of wisdom it’s nothing more than reminders to himself I think Barret fully well knows the problems he’s caused but is blindly justifying it to shinra playing the whole tough guy act as he said live and learn.
Can't wait until they get into Barret's back story in the future games.
They really made Barret 100% more likeable than he was in the original. Even if you did like his character, they went up and beyond to ensure Barret's character stands out. Not to mention that Marlene helps to sell this too since you can see just how much he cares about her. Yeah, you can love a kid you are caring for, but it's another to see Barret actually going into detail in knowing what color dress Marlene was wearing on a certain day (and how after knowing that she's upstairs and is told "DON'T RUN!" you see him quietly go upstairs).
I'm glad to see a video about Barret so soon. While playing through I realized his judgment and guidance as a character is incredibly topnotch even if he can be brash.
Really he's just a guy that cares about everyone enough to put his neck on the line to help.
John Eric Bentley (Barret's English VA) is also probably the only main VA that have played the original when it was out in 1997.
If the handled berret this well, i cant wait to see how they handle Red 13's story (it was always so bittersweet)
with how well done everything was done here, I think Red XIII however his story gets handled will be fantastic. I'm the most curious about how they will handle Vincent's, Hojo's, and Lucretzia's story. Given how little of it was in the original FF7,and how important it is to the overall story.
I only cried twice while playing the original, both times were in scenes involving Nanaki.
The first time was when he discovered the truth about his father, the second was when Bugenhagen died in front of him.
His line about good men working for evil also applies to his backstory when shinra took over his hometown transitioning from coal to mako
23 years later, Barret is even more best girl.
An excellent video, I have always loved Barret! What he says about complicity, sin and redemption takes on so much depth considering his backstory, but it works beautifully here, too. Thank you for a very thoughtful analysis.
Glad you enjoyed it! My pleasure and thanks for the kind words.
I always wonder how Barrett keeps surviving after raising that many death flags.
We were already somewhat tricked into thinking he would in this remake. Lol
Well, in a way he already had his death scene but because it was taken back by the plot ghosts, that essentially means he won't die for the rest of the story or at least part 2.
Amazing video man I knew there was a reason Barrett was my favorite character in the remake simply amazing work👍🏾
Much appreciated!
Thank you for this video! He was my favorite character in the game as it was my first time playing a FF game and I picked up on these clues but you articulate it in such a good way.
You’re welcome! Happy to hear that.
Barret is the best written character can't even think of any cringeworthy lines expected on the train when he confronts that shinra suit employee. But then again it was the employee that gave the cringe lines not barret.
What an awesome video - really informative and insightful
Thanks so much!
I LOVE your other character analysis videos such as the HxH and FMA ones. I’m really excited to see you tackle the rest of the main FF7R cast.
Unfortunately I don’t have any plans to tackle the rest of the cast. Sorry about that, but I’m very glad you enjoyed this one, and the rest of my videos! :)
"Nothing worth fighting for is ever won without sacrifice" - Barret Wallace. What a badass!
Can’t wait for Barret’s showdown with Dyne in the next part (possibly), when he’ll finally accept his part of the blame in those disasters. Man, that will hit hard.
Barret was maybe my least favorite of the original cast, because I was too young to understand his complexity when I first got to know him. As the remake went on, I realized how much I care about him and even relate to him in some personal ways. What an amazing character.
Thanks for this great video man.
You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed!
Hello, I am an artist and have been desperately trying to get some good picture references for barret for the past few days, I've had your video up and watching the footage, hearing your analysis and all the footage you collected really helped me collect all the angles I need ;-; I know this wasn't exactly your video's intended purpose, but it has really helped me. I have not played the game, so your analysis is perfect to help me understand!! Thank you
Well I'm glad to help! You're welcome!
Great video about my favorite character
A bit spoilery for those who haven't played the original, but:
What I love about Barret's line at 21:09 is that he's really talking about himself in more ways than one. Its not just about his recent actions. He's projecting his past mistakes, how he used to trust and even defend Shinra, onto his perception of Shinra employees. As if they are supposed to KNOW they serve a "great evil". Because it validates himself in trying to "redeem" himself. The fact of the matter is he still carries the guilt for his compliance that led to the exploitation and ultimate destruction of his hometown at the hands of Shinra. The focused aggression of his retaliation against Shinra is ultimately a retaliation against himself and his own guilt.
Another thought on the 'great evil' line. It isn't served with the same intensity as the rest of his preaching. Given his backstory in the original game, I think that bit of "Gospel" is more for him as he was the guy that pushed his village to cooperate and get a mako reactor online.
wow i love that you cover the remake!
Tifa to Don Corneo: "What does Barret Wallace look like?"
Man I love all the characters in the remake. I hope square continues down this path of expanding character growth and the feel of the world. I'm honestly waay too excited for the next game
These old classics... nothing like these nostalgic vibes
Great video.
Thanks!
THE MUSIC IN BOTH OF THESE GAMES SPEAKS TO ME
Great breakdown!
Appreciate it!
Cloud also often calls him out on his naivety with snarky one-liners.
But yeah, i used to dislike Barret in the original, he was just too much most of the time and text boxes didn't leave a lot of space for nuances in his characterization.
The remake fixed that heavily.
On the subject of relationships. He also bonds with Red XIII super quickly.
Love your analysis and I whole-heartedly agree
Glad you enjoyed!
Correl is one of my fav sections in the original game, fleshing out Barret's motivations. Hopefully we see that visualized in part 2 or 3.
With how fantastically executed every character in this game's writing was, I'm really looking forward to how the rest of the crew gets handled in future parts, especially Reeve and Vincent. Reeve for obvious reasons, the one good man square in a den of evil trying to do good while now knowing after witnessing first hand the plate fall, we know what he does from here on, but now well get time to see more on how he decided to go so. And Vincent well I find him and his history with Hojo, Lucretzia, and his present state facinating.
Fantastic Video
Thank you very much!
i always felt that of the 7 main human characters in final fantasy Vll Barrett was the most slept on it's nice to know he's finally getting the recognition he deserves
Classic as always. I have one question that's been in my head for a while though. How do your videos not get copyright struck despite using clips from anime/games? Anyone have an idea?
I don't know if you played the original but Baret is actually talking about himself in that elevator. He has a history with Shinra. Eco terrorism justifies his revenge for past incident with Shinra.
Great video man, do you have any plans on any other character bios from this game? I really liked Tifa's arc in particular due to how the original game implied most of the things that were more out in the open here and her arc in the story isnt even until later..they did a good job expanding while properly sequencing things for what comes in the future
Thank you! And no plans for more videos on Part 1, no. Barret (and how his character applies to the moral complexity of society in Midgar) was the main thing I really wanted to make a video about.
Barrett is a boss Evan wishes he could be that chadly
Great video
Thanks!
I dont know, planting those party favors in the mako reactor seems like some bite, but that's just me.
I am so happy to find someone that gets how excellent Barret was written in this game.