Shrygue
February 17th, 2009, 22:00
via IGN (http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/954/954672p1.html)
Things went quiet on the Final Fantasy XIII front following that marvelous trailer from a few weeks back, but today Japan's Weekly Shounen Jump manga magazine came through with a few new details.
The biggest revelations concern new character names. The magazine introduces a team of fighters who battle alongside Snow (the guy with the bandana) during the early train sequence as part of what appears to be a team called "Nora." They were shown in the last trailer but never formally introduced.
Here's a look at three members:
Gado
This is the guy with the spikey blond hair who looks somewhat like Final Fantasy X's Wakka.
Lebro
Lebro is the character with the impossibly low cut shirt that you'd never wear for a battle unless you were trying to win by distracting your enemies. She's the only female member of the team and is said to be strong-willed, but kind.
Markie
Ths is the guy with short blond hair, goggles, and what appears to be a Chicago Cubs jacket. Yes, it's a "he." Markie is somewhat timid, but is said to be a fine member of Nora.
Please note that the above names are not official Romanizations of the Japanese. It's possible that some of the names will have slight differences once Square Enix provides a more official look at the characters.
Lightning is not listed as being a member of Nora. In fact, the magazine states that while Lightning and Snow have a common enemy in the holy government army, their goals appear to be different. Nora's goal is said to be to help people who are being forced to move to the world of Pulse below. Lightning's goal may not be so clear, though .
Further insights should come from direct play of the upcoming Japanese demo, which is being packaged with the Japanese release of Final Fantasy XIII Advent Children Complete in mid-April. All the scenes in the magazine are from the demo, meaning we'll be getting a closer look at a good number of characters through the sampler.
Things went quiet on the Final Fantasy XIII front following that marvelous trailer from a few weeks back, but today Japan's Weekly Shounen Jump manga magazine came through with a few new details.
The biggest revelations concern new character names. The magazine introduces a team of fighters who battle alongside Snow (the guy with the bandana) during the early train sequence as part of what appears to be a team called "Nora." They were shown in the last trailer but never formally introduced.
Here's a look at three members:
Gado
This is the guy with the spikey blond hair who looks somewhat like Final Fantasy X's Wakka.
Lebro
Lebro is the character with the impossibly low cut shirt that you'd never wear for a battle unless you were trying to win by distracting your enemies. She's the only female member of the team and is said to be strong-willed, but kind.
Markie
Ths is the guy with short blond hair, goggles, and what appears to be a Chicago Cubs jacket. Yes, it's a "he." Markie is somewhat timid, but is said to be a fine member of Nora.
Please note that the above names are not official Romanizations of the Japanese. It's possible that some of the names will have slight differences once Square Enix provides a more official look at the characters.
Lightning is not listed as being a member of Nora. In fact, the magazine states that while Lightning and Snow have a common enemy in the holy government army, their goals appear to be different. Nora's goal is said to be to help people who are being forced to move to the world of Pulse below. Lightning's goal may not be so clear, though .
Further insights should come from direct play of the upcoming Japanese demo, which is being packaged with the Japanese release of Final Fantasy XIII Advent Children Complete in mid-April. All the scenes in the magazine are from the demo, meaning we'll be getting a closer look at a good number of characters through the sampler.