What the smurf is Brahne?

**Big D** · 10-15-2012, 06:47 AM

Brahne's one of many human victims of FFIX's committee of character designers. Like Amarant, she's got blue skin; like Steiner, her eyes have no irises. I reckon there were simply too many different artists involved in creating Gaia's population; it can't even manage a consistent idea of what counts as human. The only passable fanwank explanation I can concoct is the idea that there's been a lot of inter-species breeding in FFIX's world, leading to various traits being shared between races and nationalities over the years.

**Weimar Pluto Knight VII** · 10-15-2012, 06:56 AM

not having read must analysis on the subject, I wouldn't read too much into it. It's just the design style. It's not realistic like FF8. Amano was the character designer, right? I guess they just had some fun with some of the characters I guess. Whatever. She's not the only one to look weird/cartoonish. Baku (sort of), Steiner, Zorn, and Thorn all look silly. But whatever I was cool with it. I need to play this again it's been a couple years.

**Big D** · 10-15-2012, 07:02 AM

I love Amano's original character designs - they're in his distinctive style, and just as importantly the style's consistent. It's the final, in-game depictions that rankle me a little. I don't at all mind inhuman or demi-human character, or a cartoony style; FFIX just bugs me in the way it can't maintain a consistent look.

**Weimar Pluto Knight VII** · 10-15-2012, 07:04 AM

yea that's how I felt originally, but I got used to it eventually. I can't imagine Steiner looking different so I grew to accept it with him, and the other cartoony characters like Brahne, well she doesn't get enough screentime for it to continue to bother me.

**Jinx** · 10-15-2012, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by Big D

I love Amano's original character designs - they're in his distinctive style, and just as importantly the style's consistent. It's the final, in-game depictions that rankle me a little. I don't at all mind inhuman or demi-human character, or a cartoony style; FFIX just bugs me in the way it can't maintain a consistent look.

I wasn't able to find any info on this. Do you have a link to the original artwork? I'd like to see it.

**Rantz** · 10-15-2012, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by Evastio

And according to Rantzien, she's somehow related to the Chestire cat...

I don't remember whatever this is referring to, but it sounds entertaining. Link?

**Quindiana Jones** · 10-15-2012, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Tifa's Boobs

Originally Posted by Big D

I love Amano's original character designs - they're in his distinctive style, and just as importantly the style's consistent. It's the final, in-game depictions that rankle me a little. I don't at all mind inhuman or demi-human character, or a cartoony style; FFIX just bugs me in the way it can't maintain a consistent look.

I wasn't able to find any info on this. Do you have a link to the original artwork? I'd like to see it.

Amano's Brahne.

**Goldenboko** · 10-15-2012, 06:57 PM

BRAIN!

**Cloudane** · 10-15-2012, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by Harle-y Davidson

Amano's Brahne.

Hmmm
Anyone else think from that image that she was just meant to have a fat greedy rich stereotype look, and the game designers just took his artistic styling a little too literally?
She looks pale there, but not necessarily blue, I think it's partly just how she looks against the bright red dress.

**Wolf Kanno** · 10-16-2012, 06:26 PM

She's pretty much human, and I'm sure she was probably better looking in her youth but even real life people can dramatically change, especially if they add 200ibs to their ass and start dressing like their starring in an elementary school production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, you would look a little scary too.