Can Square create a black character who isn't a huge walking racial stereotype? It looks doubtful.
Still not as bad as Jim from Tom Sawyer though.
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Can Square create a black character who isn't a huge walking racial stereotype? It looks doubtful.
Still not as bad as Jim from Tom Sawyer though.
xD I don't think that Nomura was going for a manly character with Sazh :p
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The latest issue of V-Jump has been released and with it comes a scan of a brand new Final Fantasy XIII character. He isn't a character that was revealed at Jump Festa. In the scan we can see him fighting in a battle with Lightning which is the first time we've seen a battle with more than one character in the party. He's also supposed to be a starting party member meaning you'll be able to use him at the beginning of the game. BlankChocobo has translated more details from the scan:
"His name is サッズ・カッツロイ 'Sazh Katzroy', and he is a middle aged man. He dual wields pistols, has a baby chocobo, is a gentle hearted person easily moved to tears, possesses good judgment and a sense of social responsibility.
Why do I get the feeling this will be the most unintentionally funny FF in the series.
We got Cross-dressing Cloud, Mecha Shiva Bike and now a 70's blackploitation (sp?) stereotype...
Its like that Penny Arcade about Doom 3, I would love to make fun of the game but every time SE releases information or footage, I feel I can't make anything funnier than that...
Please do not conflate Girl Cloud with the raw beauty that is Cloud in a Dress.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e2...inadress-a.gif
Is "She-male Cloud" better? I swear I thought I saw something under Dia's skirt in one of the trailers and it wasn't a gravity/time grenade...
"Dual wielding pistols."
Square enix refuses to let any black character use something other then a gun.
Kiros.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldenboko
I don't get how Sazh looks like a 70's blaxploitation cliche at all. He has an afro? Oh yeah that explains it. Nobody has afros outside of the 70's, they were just a fad like flares or the BeeGees....
It's his natural hair! Hes not exactly dressed like ABBA or using a disco ball as a weapon!
Kiros doesn't count. Kiros was in FFVIII and therefore failed and I pretend that game never happened. Did you hear me? They decided they like the number nine better and just skipped eight! IT NEVER HAPPENED!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kawaii RyűkishiKiros.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldenboko
How about General Leo then?
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...alLeoFront.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by The Turk
If by Black, you mean, Whitest White guy who's 100% white in color and heritage. Then yes, Leo is in fact Black.
His portrait was sort of blackish or he had camoflage stuff on his face.
His outfit gives me a Shaft/pimp vibe. Granted its been converted into a Star Wars setting but I still get the vibe. I kid though, I actually like his design but I do find it unintentionally amusing.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Turk
As for Leo...
http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/1...-leo_large.jpg
http://www.videogamesprites.net/Fina...-%20Status.gif
He's closer to a skin head imo... Though I've always wondered... Its hard to tell from the pictures and portraits but I feel like he has a mustache but its hard to tell.
Also, everyone seems to be forgetting about Reddas from XII.
Reddas was black? I thought with his lighter complexion and accent he was more of an Arabic heritage then anything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno
I always felt he was black, Al-Cid is more Arabic in my book.