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.
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
SourceThe 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...
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Please do not conflate Girl Cloud with the raw beauty that is Cloud in a Dress.Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno
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...
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"Dual wielding pistols."
Square enix refuses to let any black character use something other then a gun.
Kiros.
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!Kiros.
How about General Leo then?
If by Black, you mean, Whitest White guy who's 100% white in color and heritage. Then yes, Leo is in fact Black.
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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.
As for Leo...
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.
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True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe. Maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself. To hold on to these moments as they pass...
Reddas was black? I thought with his lighter complexion and accent he was more of an Arabic heritage then anything else.
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I always felt he was black, Al-Cid is more Arabic in my book.
True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe. Maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself. To hold on to these moments as they pass...
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