Exploring The Mind of Zack Fair - A Psychoanalysis of Zack

The story of Zack Fair is a tragic one but sets in motion the events that would take place in Final Fantasy 7. In Crisis Core/ Crisis Core Reunion, we get an in-depth look at Zack's character in his quest to become a hero.
Today, I'll be using real life psychological concepts and case studies to explore the mind of this hero.
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Works Cited:
Literature:
Varieties of Moral Personality: Beyond the Banality of Heroism - Walker - 2010 - Journal of Personality - Wiley Online Library
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Jumping on a grenade: To become a hero you have to think beyond self-interest | Frank Martela
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Frontiers | The Effect of Modeling on Self-Efficacy and Flow State of Adolescent Athletes Through Role Models (frontiersin.org)
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(PDF) Emile Durkheim and Altruistic Suicide (researchgate.net)
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[@DavidRYates-tk2tq]

One thing I particularly love about Zack is how he manages to be legitimately heroic and a decent person even whilst serving the evil imperialist war machine of Shinra. His heroism manages to survive and thrive in spite of how objectively terrible the Shinra Electric Power Company is.

[@kermitwithamustache3885]

I'd like to see an analysis video on Noctis from FF15. So many people call him bland and forgettable, but he always felt so human, so real as a person to me

[@boozeman4749]

This one it's home for me. Thank you for this brother.

[@vgology]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@gerardoperfors2645]

Impressive references and analysis, thank you for bringing out the depth and interrelation of good videogames and social theory. I would never have made the link with Durkheim, but you are totally right! Cheers.

[@vgology]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Art definitely imitates life and there are a lot of parallels we can draw. Thanks again for the comment!

[@LordScrumpus]

Stumbled across your channel last night and binge watched all your videos without a wink of sleep, gotta say, i love everything you do.

[@Leondragon06]

Loved your video thanks for making it. I already loved playing Crisis Core and it got me to appreciate the Buster Sword and VII more.

[@Everyonehatesban_]

i think im going to study psychology just to make videos like this, good work!

[@Bloodshot199]

Amazing been marathoning your video. Hope you do cid and Vincent!! Also persona 5❤

[@theSceptile01]

amazing video!

[@vgology]

Thanks!

[@patrickmccrary3005]

Thank you so much for your work! The story of FF7 has been a big part of my journey. I had CPTSD that lead to OCD. The way FF7 portrayed heroism mental illness and the human condition gave me encouragement and comfort in dark times. It also lent it self for me a partial allegory of my faith in Jesus.
I so appreciate the way you are bringing psychoanalysis to story. Very refreshing

[@lailanashim274]

I've always let the mom die in the fire... that's because my haunted mansion quest was bugged 😿

[@erickluviano981]

Wait that was captain America when he was just a skinny dude. You’re telling me that happened irl?? That’s bad ass but sad

[@QLTEQ]

Damn

[@omegagilgamesh]

Personally, I took Director Lazard's comment as akin to saying, "At which point do you successful reach the horizon?" What exactly is a hero? Zack never defines it. Also, to me, Zack telling Cloud "You will be my living legacy" can only be described as selfish. Angeal didn't tell Zack to emulate him, he told Zack to find his own honor and stick to it, while Zack said, "Be like me," rather than "You'll be okay" or "Look at this sword, and know you have the strength to carry on." He didn't even show any relief that Cloud was alive! Also, you said Zack "could have left Cloud behind and ran," but it looked to me like he was surrounded on all sides, nevermind that not even he could outrun a military chopper, let alone a small fleet of them. Sure, he probably wouldn't have abandoned Cloud to his fate, but to me it seemed like he had no choice but to fight for his life. And also, at the beginning of Crisis Core, he gleefully engages in a mass killing of enemies because it would look good on his record, and as far as I can recall, he never expressed regret or inherent guilt for killing people he didn't know.
To me, Zack was just an idiot. He had a good heart at times, but aside from when he was interacting with those he was close to, his actions seemed to only superficially altruistic and honorable while intrinsically being self-centered. It almost seemed like he declared himself a hero more because he died in battle than because he died protecting his friend.

[@DavidRYates-tk2tq]

You have some decent points but also I think you're being incredibly uncharitable to Zack. Shinra probably expends a ton of resources and effort creating propaganda in order to make sure people don't question the status quo they've created. So many people in real life have been heavily propagandized into unquestioningly accepting terrible things like capitalism, imperialism, colonialism and genocide, manufacturing consent is a real thing, and it's really not fair to blame people for not being totally perfectly aware of what's wrong with the world they live in when they've been conditioned to accept it. Instead, the onus should be on the people who DO understand what's wrong with the world to teach people who don't.

[@khayrinqistina1901]

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