[ Personality ] : Outwardly, Serah may seem rather timid. However, underneath that shy exterior, she is a sugary-sweet girl with a big heart. She hates conflict and wants nothing more than her loved ones to be together. Unfortunately, the entire Final Fantasy XIII world seems to be against her. Becoming a l'Cie brought her and Snow closer together, but it drove a wedge between her and Lightning. Then, in Final Fantasy XIII-2, Serah loses Lightning (and Snow when he pursues Lightning) to some unknown force. All things considered, it would be very easy for Serah to lose heart and give up. However, the girl is made of tougher stuff.
Underneath her youthful exterior, Serah is imbued with patience and hope. She refuses to accept the worst case scenario (i.e. Lightning and Snow are dead/gone).
Serah is willing to do anything to bring her loved ones back - even if it means learning how to fight. Therefore, it's clear that Serah is also brave. While she may have played a "damsel in distress" role in the first game, she is definitely taking the reins into her own hands in the second game. In order to do so, however, she - like her sister - has to accept that she does have good instincts and that she should trust them in chaotic situations. (It was easier for Lightning to accept her instincts in the first game because she was a soldier. Serah doesn't have that education - yet, she is wary and alert to everything around her (thus why she refuses to believe that Lightning is simply crystallized on Cocoon). Therefore, even without soldier training, Serah has the gut instinct it requires to, at least, find her sister and her fiancee.)
Thus, Serah is a bright, optimistic, brave girl who inherited the same gut instinct that has served Lightning so well over the years. As she learns to fight, she will slowly mature into someone who can - and likely will - save her sister and fiancee. Serah is, plainly put, a diamond in the rough. It won't be long before she blossoms into someone that can stand on her own and protect those she holds dear.
Yet, despite all of her good qualities, Serah still possesses some of the childish traits that she displayed in the first game. When she becomes overburdened or loses her last strand of hope, she might break down and cry. However, she will never do so within a battle. She knows the difference between giving into heart-ache and/or fighting it back when the moment is inopportune. But, regardless, there might be times that she gives into her frustration. She is not the rock her sister tends to be: she is someone that feels everything to her core. Being so open has its ups and downs, unfortunately. There is only so much Serah can do to remain straight-faced when opposed with fierce opposition.
But she will always do her best. That statement, above every other, sums up Serah best. She is a character that strives to better herself - not one that already knows their strengths and weaknesses.
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Outwardly, Serah may seem rather timid. However, underneath that shy exterior, she is a sugary-sweet girl with a big heart. She hates conflict and wants nothing more than her loved ones to be together. Unfortunately, the entire Final Fantasy XIII world seems to be against her. Becoming a l'Cie brought her and Snow closer together, but it drove a wedge between her and Lightning. Then, in Final Fantasy XIII-2, Serah loses Lightning (and Snow when he pursues Lightning) to some unknown force. All things considered, it would be very easy for Serah to lose heart and give up. However, the girl is made of tougher stuff.
Underneath her youthful exterior, Serah is imbued with patience and hope. She refuses to accept the worst case scenario (i.e. Lightning and Snow are dead/gone).
Serah is willing to do anything to bring her loved ones back - even if it means learning how to fight. Therefore, it's clear that Serah is also brave. While she may have played a "damsel in distress" role in the first game, she is definitely taking the reins into her own hands in the second game. In order to do so, however, she - like her sister - has to accept that she does have good instincts and that she should trust them in chaotic situations. (It was easier for Lightning to accept her instincts in the first game because she was a soldier. Serah doesn't have that education - yet, she is wary and alert to everything around her (thus why she refuses to believe that Lightning is simply crystallized on Cocoon). Therefore, even without soldier training, Serah has the gut instinct it requires to, at least, find her sister and her fiancee.)
Thus, Serah is a bright, optimistic, brave girl who inherited the same gut instinct that has served Lightning so well over the years. As she learns to fight, she will slowly mature into someone who can - and likely will - save her sister and fiancee. Serah is, plainly put, a diamond in the rough. It won't be long before she blossoms into someone that can stand on her own and protect those she holds dear.
Yet, despite all of her good qualities, Serah still possesses some of the childish traits that she displayed in the first game. When she becomes overburdened or loses her last strand of hope, she might break down and cry. However, she will never do so within a battle. She knows the difference between giving into heart-ache and/or fighting it back when the moment is inopportune. But, regardless, there might be times that she gives into her frustration. She is not the rock her sister tends to be: she is someone that feels everything to her core. Being so open has its ups and downs, unfortunately. There is only so much Serah can do to remain straight-faced when opposed with fierce opposition.
But she will always do her best. That statement, above every other, sums up Serah best. She is a character that strives to better herself - not one that already knows their strengths and weaknesses.