Wowzers this thread got out of control. I don't get the big deal really. She is very reminiscent of Rikku, who also dressed similarly even tho it didn't fit her job description. This is Final Fantasy for gods sake.
It's like complaining about Noctis's hair as it's unrealistic you'd want hair that long while swinging a sword around. Do we want everything to be 100% logical and PC in a JRPG? If you want that your probably better looking for a western RPG like Mass Effect.
This whole thing is very reminiscent of what just happened with the new Tekken game. The new character Lucky Chloe was announced (cleavage, pigtails, kawaii anime girl personality) and the western audience lost there trout. The game director eventually responded by saying on twitter "Hello small world. I'll make muscular & skinhead character for you"
Kind of a sharp dig at the western audience but I loved his response. Us westerners are so obsessed with making everything politically correct that we're stifling creativity. You create a character like Aerith and people complain that women shouldn't have to be seen as virginal or 'pure' So instead you create a confident female character that isn't afraid to show off her body but then you're being exploitive.....
