The White Mage Mystery

[DJZen]

The FF I and II DoS manual confrims that the White Mage is a female

Why do I have this sneaking suspicion that you're making that up?

[Jiro]

i didn't even get a manual. damit!

[Starboard Regulator FlareNUKE]

i didn't even get a manual. damit!

ROMs rarely come with manuals...

Though if you have the original cartridge, meh...usually people lose track of their NES manuals after 10 years and then selling them.
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[Crossblades]

Why do I have this sneaking suspicion that you're making that up?

Could it be because I actually bought the real game and I don't play with GBA emulators?

[Memoria]

Could it be because I actually bought the real game and I don't play with GBA emulators?

Hmm. Piracy does have a certain flavor to it, but since my GBA is working and I actually bought Origins, I don't need an emulator for it.

Now, the Origins strategy guide does state that the white mage is a girl. "Her hearty consitution shines through when helping others."

[KentaRawr!]

I always saw them as girls. o.o

I wonder... maybe in the DS version of FF3, to fix this problem they will let you choose your characters gender at the beginning. o_o Or perhaps whenever you change your job, you also change your gender!

[DJZen]

Regardless, the argument that the FFIII characters are sexually ambiguous is fraudulent because one of the jobs is and another is .

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Yeah, there's no getting around that.

I agree that the remake will probably either split the party up into two boys and two girls or let you choose each member's sex.

[rubah]

Regardless, the argument that the FFIII characters are sexually ambiguous is fraudulent because one of the jobs is .

She's wearing a scarf!

I have never played ff3 btw.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

You're missing out.

[Starboard Regulator FlareNUKE]

Now that I think about it, females usually have different eyes than males in 1-4, males have T shaped eyes and females have a line with a dot in the front...

[Crossblades]

I agree that the remake will probably either split the party up into two boys and two girls or let you choose each member's sex.

Well, take a look at this screenshot



The second character is clearly female, so you're probably right

[DJZen]

The second character isn't clearly anything, it's damn near impossible to make anything out in that tiny thing.

[Black Mage]

http://www.ffcompendium.com/misc/behemoth_vs_light.jpg

This one is probably the piece of art that was referenced earlier in the thread, but it still exists, not necessarily as defining evidence, but at least as an expression that there was some idea in Amano's head of a place for a woman in the Light Warrior's ranks.

I assume this is what DJZen wrote off as "some generic looking fantasy characters", and I can understand that conclusion. On the other hand, I can also understand the use of the image to back someone's arguement.

Perhaps the ambiguity is intentional, therefore allowing the player to decide for themselves.

[ScottNUMBERS]

Perhaps the ambiguity is intentional, therefore allowing the player to decide for themselves.

:-*