Quote Originally Posted by Roogle View Post
Do you think that General Leo was intended to be black? I saw a fan patch that changed his portrait to be black and I thought that was a little strange, but then I saw that his official artwork has him being a bit darker than other characters. What do you think?

Here is the entry for Leo Cristophe at the Final Fantasy Wik.
Its possible and much like Terra's hair change it was altered when he was translated over into a sprite. Then again, he might be from the FFVI equivalent of New Jersey.