Oh, the infamous ice cream line... It's always been one of my favorite lines in the series. It's well written, and is actually a great example of Roxas' identity conflict. However, due to the delivery, many fans took it as Roxas just being an idiot who only cares about ice cream. I'll admit, I found it strange at first too. The Japanese translation, "You, me, and Axel... let's all go eat ice cream, the three of us!" (Note: I probably messed that quote up, it's been ages since I've seen the translation) always made more sense to me. However, after seeing disputes about the meaning behind the ice cream line, I've come to understand it, and appreciate it. Now, this is probably going to be a really weird thread. I mean, who writes a logical argument about ice cream? However, I wanted to make it more clear about the meaning, that way it makes more sense to those who misinterpreted it.
Now, think back to early on in Days. Remember when Roxas and Axel were eating ice cream, and watched Hayner, Pence, and Olette? Roxas remarked about how strange they looked, getting into arguments and racing each other, but still laughing and eating ice cream together. Axel told him that this was because they were friends. Roxas had no memory of his life prior to being a Nobody, so he didn't know what a "friend" was. He compared this with the ice cream the three were eating, and asked Axel if friends are people who eat ice cream together. Axel confirmed this, realizing that Roxas probably wouldn't understand the full concept of friendship due to his amnesia.
Now, skip ahead to the end, after Roxas fought Xion. He had left the Organization, and believed that he'd lost Axel's trust and friendship. Xion was the only person who he thought he could call a friend. However, she attacked him, with the intent that he'd destroy her and regain his power, also helping Sora awaken. Upon killing her, he'd lost his final friend. He finally remembered her when she touched him, which led to his infamous question: "No, Xion! Who else will I have ice cream with?" This was a throwback to his original definition of friendship, when he assumed that friendship meant eating ice cream together. The time he spent with Axel and Xion on the clock tower made up his fondest memories of his life as a Nobody, and they would never be able to meet like that again now. He'd lost both of his friends. His hopeless question reminded the audience just how confused he was.
So, that's it. I'm sorry if this seemed like a strange topic idea, but I wanted to settle the confusion about the line. I haven't seen any recently, but it's something that's bugged me ever since I learned about this years ago, and I wanted to explain it somewhere. Thanks for reading!
Oh, the infamous ice cream line... It's always been one of my favorite lines in the series. It's well written, and is actually a great example of Roxas' identity conflict. However, due to the delivery, many fans took it as Roxas just being an idiot who only cares about ice cream. I'll admit, I found it strange at first too. The Japanese translation, "You, me, and Axel... let's all go eat ice cream, the three of us!" (Note: I probably messed that quote up, it's been ages since I've seen the translation) always made more sense to me. However, after seeing disputes about the meaning behind the ice cream line, I've come to understand it, and appreciate it. Now, this is probably going to be a really weird thread. I mean, who writes a logical argument about ice cream? However, I wanted to make it more clear about the meaning, that way it makes more sense to those who misinterpreted it.
Now, think back to early on in Days. Remember when Roxas and Axel were eating ice cream, and watched Hayner, Pence, and Olette? Roxas remarked about how strange they looked, getting into arguments and racing each other, but still laughing and eating ice cream together. Axel told him that this was because they were friends. Roxas had no memory of his life prior to being a Nobody, so he didn't know what a "friend" was. He compared this with the ice cream the three were eating, and asked Axel if friends are people who eat ice cream together. Axel confirmed this, realizing that Roxas probably wouldn't understand the full concept of friendship due to his amnesia.
Now, skip ahead to the end, after Roxas fought Xion. He had left the Organization, and believed that he'd lost Axel's trust and friendship. Xion was the only person who he thought he could call a friend. However, she attacked him, with the intent that he'd destroy her and regain his power, also helping Sora awaken. Upon killing her, he'd lost his final friend. He finally remembered her when she touched him, which led to his infamous question: "No, Xion! Who else will I have ice cream with?" This was a throwback to his original definition of friendship, when he assumed that friendship meant eating ice cream together. The time he spent with Axel and Xion on the clock tower made up his fondest memories of his life as a Nobody, and they would never be able to meet like that again now. He'd lost both of his friends. His hopeless question reminded the audience just how confused he was.
So, that's it. I'm sorry if this seemed like a strange topic idea, but I wanted to settle the confusion about the line. I haven't seen any recently, but it's something that's bugged me ever since I learned about this years ago, and I wanted to explain it somewhere. Thanks for reading!