Highwind Award for Most Loved Current Square-Enix Employee
The Nominees
Hiroyuki Ito ·
Masayoshi Soken ·
Naoki Yoshida ·
Tetsuya Nomura ·
Yoichi Wada ·
Yoshinori Kitase ·
Yoshitaka Amano
Please give a warm welcome to the presenters of this award...
Sazh & Dahj
Sazh Katzroy: Well, hey everyone. Looks like me and my little pal are here to announce the winner of a Highwind Award!
Dahj Katzroy: Why is it called a Highwind Award, Dad?
Sazh: Well, it's name after Cid Highwind, the guy who made this entire show happen.
Dahj: But why not call it a Ciddie?
Sazh: Oh, well, that's quite simple. This award isn't for a normal person like you and me - these awards are for the
Gods.
Dahj: Do Gods need awards, Dad?
Sazh: Well... Well, nah, not really. They'll always go on doing their thing. But that doesn't mean that you can't give them a little praise every now and then, you know what I mean?
Dahj: Yeah, I guess so. Who wins!?
Sazh: *chuckles* Well, we'll get to that. We have to announce who's up for this award, first!
Dahj: Oh!
Sazh: Alright. Let's see if you can read the names.
Dahj: *looks at names* These names are really weird. Why do Gods have such weird names? They should be given sensible names like Cloud or Squall.
Sazh: I guess so, kiddo. Here, let me help you - the first nominee is Hiroyuki Ito. You can just call him Ito, it's nice and easy to remember!
Dahj: What does he do?
Sazh: Oh, Ito, he's one of the big daddy Gods. He tells the other Gods what they need to do, he tells them how he wants it done, and he designs entire lives and worlds.
Dahj: *shock* He designs lives!?
Sazh: Yeah!
Dahj: *awe* Wow!
Sazh: And next up is Masayoshi Soken. Now, Soken is a god of music. You know how when you walk around, there's almost always music playing? Almost like it fits your mood at the time?
Dahj: *nods* Yeah.
Sazh: Well, that's Soken's doing. He plays music for the entire world, all day long, all night long.
Dahj: What about when it's quiet? Sometimes it's quiet. Is he going to the toilet or something?
Sazh: Uh... Oh, look, it's Naoki Yoshida next! He's nicknamed Yoshi-P. He's a pretty new God, I have to say, just like Soken. But he's making a big impact. Yoshi-P finds worlds that are in trouble, and he makes them better. He basically does similar things to Ito, but he is known for doing it for already existing worlds. Sort of like a repair man!
Dahj: He should visit the World of Ruin, I think they need him.
Sazh: Ha! *laughs* Yeah, I guess so.
Dahj: *excited* Who else? Who else!?
Sazh: Ah, Nomura! Tetsuya Nomura. Now, Nomura, he does similar things to Ito - he tells the other Gods how things should be done. You know what, he's also been known for making people, too. You remember meeting Cloud and Red XIII earlier? I think you liked them. Well, Nomura created a lot of people in their world.
Dahj: Cool... I like Red XIII. He looked awesome. Monura did a good job on him.
Sazh: It's Nomura, son.
Dahj: Nomura...
Sazh: Yeah! That's it. Oh, hey, next up is Yoichi Wada. Well, he's the top dog at the moment. Wada's responsible for all the Gods. He's basically president of them! The big, big daddy!
Dahj: Sort of like you?
Sazh: You're a great kid, you know that?
Dahj: Mmmhmm. Hurry up, though, Dad... Everyone's watching us, it's kind of weird.
Sazh: Alright, alright, let's see... Ah, Yoshinori Kitase. Now, Kitase is the God of Gran Pulse and Cocoon, where we're from.
Dahj: Kitase is Maker!?
Sazh: Uhm... Yeah, you know what, maybe Kitase is Maker. I suppose that makese sense. We'll go with that for now.
Dahj: Just one more to go, Dad!
Sazh: Okay, let's see - oh, Amano! Amano is pretty old. I think he's been around since the beginning of time. Now, if you look around you, chances are you'll see a lot of his work. He creates people, he puts colour into the world. If you ever start looking around and thinking about how beautiful things are, you can thank Amano. He's pretty good at what he does!
Dahj: Yeah!
Sazh: Oh, hey, no more Gods left to tell you about for now...
Dahj: Aww. *pouts*
Sazh: Don't you worry, Dahj. There will be more of them talked about soon enough in the next award, which is for the old Gods who have retired.
Dahj: Yay! I love you, Dad, you're the best.
Sazh: I love you too, kiddo. Okay, now, let's see if you can remember how to read those names. I want you to say ""And the winner is"" and then read out the name you find in this envelope. Got it?
Dahj: Got it!
Sazh: On you go, then.
Dahj: And the winner is...
Originally Posted by The Man
Drag, you have no patience whatsoever.
Arr, I need to walk around for a bit. Will ye keep me seat warm, Slydra?
You’re the best!
How dare they steal our Ciddies!
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