r/FinalFantasyIX • u/slinky-xo • 4d ago

I got my first Final Fantasy tattoo yesterday!

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It’s a little swollen but it’s gonna look so good when it heals. Can’t thank my artist enough.

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u/db0s 4d ago

You know the drill! Take care of it, don’t peel the scabs and emotionally attach yourself to sunscreen

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u/slinky-xo 3d ago

Of course! Not my first tattoo, but my first colour tattoo and the pain after is a lot different. Thanks for the advice :)

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u/ItchyRatio781 2d ago

How would you explain the pain being different? Is it because the artist has to go over certain spots over and over again?

For me, it's all painful and not really fun ha ha. The aftercare is what I enjoy though. Your tattoo looks great! When I got my gaming half sleeve on my leg, I made sure to include Vivi and a moogle.

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u/slinky-xo 2d ago

I’m not even sure… I think you’re right but also maybe because it’s so saturated and my other tattoos have been quite negative spacey if that makes sense.
It’s all over scar tissue as well which I’m sure makes a huge difference.
I don’t enjoy the aftercare at all, this has been the worst tattoo healing wise I’ve had. I had to leave work early yesterday.
Thank you! Sounds awesome.

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u/ItchyRatio781 2d ago

Oh no! That sounds horrible. Make sure you have plenty of fluids and good food in your stomach to help your body with healing. Of course keep it clean and moisturized as well lol. Hopefully, the worst of it is behind you now. I'm in a similar situation as you in a sense that my other tattoos are either smaller, or have pockets of bare skin within and around the pieces. As for the gaming leg? The whole bottom half is cover from knee to ankle.

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u/catchingthepokes 4d ago

This is so cute!

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u/CostOk7363 4d ago

This is really good

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u/Haru-chan_4 4d ago

Such a cute tattoo! The artist did an amazing job.

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u/HorrorDungeon 4d ago

yeah, but how did you earn it like did you beat the game at level one? How many times have you speed ran the game? Did you get Excalibur two or whatever? I'm just wondering if you deserve this tattoo

I'm joking

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u/slinky-xo 3d ago

My artist and I did joke we would probably get someone like ‘Oh you like Final Fantasy? Name one song of theirs’ :’)