Terra Branford/Elle Woods: Legally Blonde

[SuperMillionaire]

She was originally designed with blonde hair, which was changed to green hair in the game itself. In Dissidia, she was given blonde hair in her normal attire and green hair in her alternate attire, and her English voice actress, Natalie Lander, was a contestant on the reality TV show Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods, and finished in 5th place. Elle Woods is a rather ditzy sorority queen who wants to find herself. Terra, while not as ditzy, also tries to find herself over the course of Final Fantasy VI. Isn't that quite a coincidence?

Sorry, I just couldn't resist; I actually find these facts quite amusing.

[scrumpleberry]

Hahahaha really? Legally Blonde musical contestant, huh? Well this makes me quite happy tbh because Elle Woods has a strong voice and I was afraid they'd make Terra sound really pathetic. There's a small chance that she might have a bit of gravitas this way!

Also I prefer the green hair because I think it just pulls her look together more and is far more memorable. The blonde Terra is nice too, but she's just a little bit too generic. And for people who are going to go BUT THATZ NOT THE TROOO VERSION amano has a total blonde fetish he drew every single character ever with blonde hair. Both are valid, but I prefer green terra.

[blackmage_nuke]

Maybe her green hair is caused by her esperness but when the espers die it turns blonde

[Flying Mullet]

I thought they gave her green hair so players wouldn't confuse her with Celes.

*shrug*

[SuperMillionaire]

I personally would've liked Terra to have blonde hair with streaks of green, purple, orange, blue, and white.

[rubah]

Also I prefer the green hair because I think it just pulls her look together more and is far more memorable. The blonde Terra is nice too, but she's just a little bit too generic. And for people who are going to go BUT THATZ NOT THE TROOO VERSION amano has a total blonde fetish he drew every single character ever with blonde hair. Both are valid, but I prefer green terra.

Yes, thank you

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Tina's design is already incredibly memorable without the green hair—one of Amano's best, I think. I don't think the green very well complements the red, white, and gold of the rest of her design, either.

[Heath]

On the sprite of Terra, I like the green hair. I think it makes her look a bit unusual and otherworldly, which is appropriate. On the Amano art, I quite like her with blonde hair. I'm easily pleased.

[Shiny]

I always thought her green hair was from her swimming in pools too much because I think high chlorine levels tend to change blond hair green.

[Jiro]

On the sprite of Terra, I like the green hair. I think it makes her look a bit unusual and otherworldly, which is appropriate. On the Amano art, I quite like her with blonde hair. I'm easily pleased.

Me too.

[SuperMillionaire]

I always thought her green hair was from her swimming in pools too much because I think high chlorine levels tend to change blond hair green.

True, but not THAT green... Or maybe it was just a green wig...

[bipper]

Tina's design is already incredibly memorable without the green hair—one of Amano's best, I think. I don't think the green very well complements the red, white, and gold of the rest of her design, either.

I too, hate Christmas trees and any sprite resembling them.

[Big D]

Absolutely smurfing every woman drawn by Amano has blond hair. Even Tifa and Eiko. Changing Terra's hair for the final, in-game image was a fairly logical and straightforward move, I think.

Though keeping the original blond tresses for Dissidia is also just fine with me, since that game's art aims to pay direct tribute to the artist's undeniably great work.

[SuperMillionaire]

Yeah, I think I saw an Amano-drawn image of Tifa with blonde hair instead of black... who's Eiko?

[Flying Mullet]

who's Eiko?

She's a character from FFIX.