Final Fantasy XIII: New Final Fantasy XIII Character Has A Fabulous Afro
He looks pretty suave. Love the little baby Chocobo.
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Final Fantasy XIII: New Final Fantasy XIII Character Has A Fabulous Afro
He looks pretty suave. Love the little baby Chocobo.
Oh my god he has an afro xDDD
This is a first for Final Fantasy!
...round and poofy hair!
Why am I getting a "Donovan McNabb meets Lando Calrissian" vibe?
I want a baby chocobo :p
I love all the interesting names the characters are getting, builds up on the expected world being created :D
w-...wha-...what the hell...?
He should ride that into battle! Or throw it. That Baby Chocobo is so awesome!
Ah,well , I guess Shaft finally decided to come to FF...
70's disco scene at some point is now a necessity. This guy looks pretty good. 'Fro could be more epic.
Always wanted to play FF as a Black Panther.
I'm getting that vibe too. Its like he dropped out of a 70's sitcom :eep:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tavrobel
Still, he's probably the most interesting design so far. He doesn't have the "borrowed" feel of the other character designs so things are looking a bit better. Now let's just hope the villain doesn't sport hair that defies physics.
This is by far the best incentive I've seen to play this game yet.
From what I've read about him, that little chocobo supposedly lives in his afro, that could be wrong though.
Final Fantasy XIII: Our Black People Are Better Than Your Black People
+1, Mister Chocobo Nest Hair Man
This is probably gonna be the most different FF in the series.. just a touch of final fantasy X makes this game IMO potentially the best FF in the series. i seriously can't wait !!!!!!
Very nice design. One problem though; he uses pistols. I feel this game has enough gun wielding characters with lightning and snow.
He looks charming and likable.
OMG A BLACK FF CHARACTER!
He does look likable, he reminds me of Balthier for some reason, only better looking. The men so far have me likey. *drools*
EDIT-I imagine him to be a happy-go-lucky guy with a pacifistic twist.
Samuel L. Jackson should voice this man.
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Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi
I'm starting to have a little respect for Nomura now, by the fact that excluding Lightning, this game has more characters that are actually well made and not copy+paste as per his usual style. However Versus makes that respect vanish when I realize that game is overflowing with girly men.Quote:
Samuel L. Jackson should voice this man.
So that would make him...you except black, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Laddy
He joins Barret and Raijin as tokens.
This is all wrong, a man who actually LOOKS like a man.....in Final Fantasy? :confused:
Well he is, according to this article I found.Quote:
Originally Posted by scrumpleberrySo that would make him...you except black, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Laddy
If they can't get SLJ, they've gotta get the guy who did Pedro in Excel Saga.Quote:
...is a gentle hearted person easily moved to tears...
I'm now thoroughly excited to see the final product.
Masculine?
Ahahaha. xD
I can't believe it, but my gaydar is going off for a video game character. That guy is totally hot for other guys. And I'm totally digging it. :p
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Originally Posted by Miriel
I really hope this Guy really is Gay. Final Fantasy needs a gay character, because it would definatly make the game interesting xD
You can be gay and also masculine, Hannah.Quote:
Originally Posted by Miriel
They should make someone a lesbian instead. Gay is done to death in the media. We need a lesbian for a change. Though judging by Lightnings character design...
Oh and there are gay characters in Final Fantasy XI, their called male Dancers.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...-Osakacopy.jpg
Though seriously they have a flamboyant guy in the latest storylines who is probably gay, or bi or something. >.>
Did I ever say otherwise Mr. Loves to Twist Words? But THIS particular character is not masculine, and for anyone to describe him as that is hilarious. Being black and having a fro does not make you masculine!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi
Oh my god, I know! They give them lisps and whatnot. It's kinda nuts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bahamut2000X
Your lucky. In the cut scenes when he hits on you it's just another same 'ole same 'ole. When he hits on my handsome elvaan ass it's just creepy. :cry:Quote:
Originally Posted by Miriel
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.
That's kind of funny, because Al-Cid I thought was just weird. Like Arabic, with an Italian accent.
There was some black blitzer in X.
Wait, you mean he doesn't use a Mac-10?!?!
Sorry, that was in bad taste.
Haha he does look like McNabb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tavrobel
Na man Al-Cid clearly had a russian accent. And I always thought of Reddas as white....with dark sort of european complexion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bahamut2000X
I like Sazh. Though they could've given him a more interesting weapon.
I always felt his sprite looked white but then I read he was black and after seeing his portrait I just stuck with it as he does look dark skinned but it's rather hard to confirm it. He's certainly not the "Whitest White guy" lol- that would be the horrible characters in Advent Children. They make albino Setzer looked tanned. Did Square spend all their money on the SFX that they couldn't afford colours and had to make do with shades of white and grey?Quote:
If by Black, you mean, Whitest White guy who's 100% white in color and heritage. Then yes, Leo is in fact Black.
Somebody mentioned that Sazh looks about like Lando from Star Wars. That's fine with me! He was awesome and didn't fall into the jive talking stereotype that Barret did. Do any of the announced characters so far use a sword or anything though? It all seems to be guns.
Wait they said somewhere he was black? I don't recall it in the game, was it elsewhere?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Turk
Well I haven't paid much attention to the game thus far, but Lightning I think uses a gun sword or at least I recall her having a sword in the first trailer way back.Quote:
Do any of the announced characters so far use a sword or anything though? It all seems to be guns.
And I somehow don't see Vanille using a gun, but that's just me. But what little I've seen she hasn't been shown with any weapons thus far.
She has a bow-type thingy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bahamut2000X
Wow why am I not surprised they gave a girly girl female character a bow? Seems this game focuses on ranged combat and not melee then.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpatvarkShe has a bow-type thingy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bahamut2000X
This guy is pretty darn cool with the chocobo in his afro etc.
I think there will be another 'macho' type male character who will be close range, to compensate for the party so far.
I'm still thinking each character has a ranged and melee weapon. Like Lightning has her weird Gunblade-ish thing, and stuff.
I'm digging the crazy names they keep thinking up.
Realistically, a ranged weapon is always to prefer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bahamut2000XWow why am I not surprised they gave a girly girl female character a bow? Seems this game focuses on ranged combat and not melee then.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpatvarkShe has a bow-type thingy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bahamut2000X
Traditionally, looking back at history, while melee troops may well only have melee weapons, ranged attackers would typically have melee weapons as well, due to reloading times, e.g. rifle brigades during the Napoleonic Wars, longbowmen during the Hundred Years' War, etc.
When you can take a bullet to the head/ parry one with your sword it kind of throws every real world combat theory out the window. So they can safely make combat revolve around whatever axiom they think is the coolest.
Even still, the fact I can hit you once before you reach me gives me an advantage. And with XII's introduction of "immobilize" range really is preferable in most cases.Quote:
Originally Posted by VeloZer0
I love him! They do say FF needs to be a bit more integrated!
Not really, there was an afro in VII... though that might have just been a hologram. Still, it was there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪
I haven't seen any other Fantasy with a pistoleer involved and I had originally created one for my VII fanfic in the form of Raine Rivers (who is supposed to look surprisingly like Lucrecia), that's how much I liked the idea of having that type in Final Fantasy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crossblades
Give me a break. I love Sammy, but he's not the only black actor in Hollywood. I think if he looks more like Lando, he should be voiced by Billy Dee. Damn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noctiluca
You mean instead of girlie or like some kind of hulking mass of muscle? Heh.Quote:
Originally Posted by neokeymaster
Don't forget where Final Fantasy comes from. Manly men would pretty much be considered a betrayal to the public consumer.
I agree it's confusing. If he's a dark-skinned Caucasian it could be a blonde moustache. If he's black, it could just be his lips.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno
I haven't played XII in a while. Who is Reddas? Got any pics?
I agree. I also think the idea is awesome. I hate having to choose a character based on whether their weapon is ranged or melee. I love the Long-Range materia in VII.Quote:
Originally Posted by Laddy
Someone mentioned gay. That's not socially acceptable in America. Instead, the character could be flamboyant and effeminate and have closer bonds with other men, but nothing too direct.
Here are pictures of Reddas and Al-Cid for those who are wondering. Attachment 29812Attachment 29813
Reddas is almost certainly black, while Al-Cid has more a of a Mediterranean feel. Both are awesomely voiced, though - it's rather difficult to tell that Reddas shares his actor with Vamp from MGS and Hermes from Futurama, while Al-Cid is voiced by the man behind FFX's Brother.
As for this new dude in FFXIII - neat design, though I really wish they'd cut back on the manorexia. Pencil-thin figures are bad enough on female characters, without making the men painfully malnourished as well.
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Originally Posted by Mercen-X
there needs tobe a gay man or woman in final fantasy, maby then it would be accepted world wide, if there was a gay woman, ppl would just turn the other way, but if its a gay man, they start throwing a temper tantrum, its very biased and wrong to not accept gays as part of society.
While I agree with what you're getting at, I doubt that the only thing gays need in order to be accepted by everyone is a character with their sexual preference in a Final Fantasy game.Quote:
Originally Posted by sir helix
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Originally Posted by RaseWhile I agree with what you're getting at, I doubt that the only thing gays need in order to be accepted by everyone is a character with their sexual preference in a Final Fantasy game.Quote:
Originally Posted by sir helix
Cool design. Kiros was a playable charcter right? And he wasn't stereotypical at all. Barret might as well have been Mr. T.
itd be a start, videogames have a huge impact on peoples lifes, i dont realy understand it, standing as gay rights activist, words just ain't cutting it.