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Before the whole l’Cie business started, way back in XIII, Serah was just a normal teenage girl, attending school and living in the beach city of Bodhum. Three years later, she’s instead living in the Pulse colony of New Bodhum, can use magic, teaches children and misses her fiancé and older sister fiercely.
As a teenager, because Lightning was a soldier in the Guardian Corp and consequently away from home a lot, Serah learned to be independent. Their parents died when they were both still young, so it had always only been the two of them. During this time, Serah was very studious and excelled in school, more than smart enough to attend university in Eden. She had a special interest in history, which is basically the reason behind her becoming a l’Cie.
In XIII, Serah is the type of person who is quite mature and brave for her age, and she’s occasionally known to express wisdom beyond her years, like when she’s talking to Vanille. She’s not the type to be overwhelmingly selfish, since she knows Lightning supports the both of them with her job. And Serah, above everything else, cares about her sister a lot: she’s the only family Serah has left.
Unlike Lightning, though, Serah is very sociable and friendly; she makes friends easily. So it was pretty inevitable that she would meet Snow, the leader of NORA, and fall for him. She was lonely, maybe, and she’d found someone who understood and adored her. At her core, Serah’s a bit of a romantic, and that’s a part of her that’s not as mature as the rest: it’s the part of her that refuses to accept Lightning’s disapproval of Snow. Even though a lot of that disapproval has to do with Serah choosing Snow over attending university.
She’s also naïve in the respect that she doesn’t fully understand the world around her; she’s not completely world-wise in XIII. While Serah is independent and has been for a while, she has a certain naïve curiosity that ends up being to her detriment. The prime example of this is her choosing to explore the Pulse Vestige, despite knowing the dangers. The consequence? Becoming a l’Cie. Serah was terrified of becoming a monster, of becoming an enemy to the people she loved. So her choice was to push them away instead and try to deal with it alone.
It wasn’t about trust or love—it was about fear at what she’d become and fear that she might hurt Snow or Lightning. What she ended up underestimating were Snow’s feelings for her, but Serah tried to be brave enough to face it alone. This bravery allowed her to defy her Focus (well, along with some divine intervention) and turn to crystal regardless.
In XIII-2, three years have passed since Serah awoke from her crystal sleep, and the world is greatly changed. Instead of reuniting with her sister at the end of XIII, Lightning ended up in Valhalla, and Serah was the only one who remembered that she wasn’t in the crystal pillar with Fang and Vanille.
Living in New Bodhum with NORA, Serah was able to go on with a semblance of normal life. But, especially after Snow left, she felt lonely and abandoned, and put on a brave face to deal with this. She first appears in XIII-2 crying and freaking out over the meteorite crash, screaming out for Lightning to help her. But this impression doesn’t last long: Serah shows that she’s more than capable of being tough and defending herself, and her decision to travel with Noel is part of this.
She’s a very kind and caring person, as demonstrated by showing concern for Noel despite knowing nothing about him in the beginning. But throughout the journey, she offers him advice and encouragement, being the morale booster of the group. Serah’s very resilient in that respect; she’s not completely in Stepford Smiler territory like Vanille, but she can shrug off her own negative feelings to keep moving forward.
Serah can also be intimidating when angered, especially to the children of New Bodhum. This earns her the nickname of “Meanie Miss Farron”. She’s said to resemble Lightning when she’s looking angry or serious—so, even though she’s the friendlier of the two, she definitely has inherited some of the Farron traits. But, most of all, her bravery has carried over into XIII-2. Despite not knowing what lies ahead, Serah keeps going forward to find her sister; even after she finds out Snow is a l’Cie again and he disappears right in front of her. She still wants to save Cocoon and change the future, no matter what.
Vanille sums up Serah in a good way. “Even if there was nothing waiting for her, Serah was brave enough to face it.”
Strengths: Serah is pretty intelligent (despite certain Live Trigger options) as she was confirmed to be a straight-A student in school, and has become a teacher in the three short years since Cocoon’s fall. She’s also brave, as noted above, in defying her Focus and leaving the security of New Bodhum to find Lightning and, later, change the future.
Serah can use magic too, since Cocoon’s fall, and is decent with both a sword and bow, so she can definitely hold her own in battle. She’s a tough person in general, in a different way to her sister; while outwardly she can be sensitive and cry and seem scared, when the going gets tough, she stands her ground and pushes forward. Like at the beginning of the game when New Bodhum is attacked, and when Snow disappears in the Sunleth Waterscape.
Weaknesses: Despite her battle prowess, Serah is still a twig and her physical strength can’t match the likes of Noel or Lightning. And despite her bravery, Serah can sometimes be overwhelmed by the situation, such as when she calls out for Lightning’s aid in the beginning. She sometimes needs a push into the action; instead of trying to find Lightning herself, she allowed Snow to go, and waited around for them to come back.
She’s also sometimes not forthright enough with her feelings; in a lot of situations she can stand up for herself, but there are occasions where she doesn’t. In XIII when she’s trying to tell Lightning she’s a l’Cie, in XIII-2 when Snow is leaving, again when she is reunited with him and he says “the wedding is on hold”, without realising that comment has upset her. At the end of the day, Serah is still a young girl, and sometimes these feelings get the better of her—even in XIII-2, when she has become a warrior in her own right.
And also, of course, wandering into a Pulse Vestige out of curiosity wasn't ever the greatest idea in the world.