New character revealed - Sazh Kalzroy

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Oh my god he has an afro xDDD
This is a first for Final Fantasy!
...round and poofy hair!

Not really, there was an afro in VII... though that might have just been a hologram. Still, it was there.

Very nice design. One problem though; he uses pistols. I feel this game has enough gun wielding characters with lightning and snow.

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.

Samuel L. Jackson should voice this man.

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.

This is all wrong, a man who actually LOOKS like a man... in Final Fantasy?

You mean instead of girlie or like some kind of hulking mass of muscle? Heh.
Don't forget where Final Fantasy comes from. Manly men would pretty much be considered a betrayal to the public consumer.

Leo... 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.

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.

I haven't played XII in a while. Who is Reddas? Got any pics?

I'm still thinking each character has a ranged and melee weapon. Like Lightning has her weird Gunblade-ish thing, and stuff.

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.

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.