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Top 3 best and worst Final Fantasy protagonist designs
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LegendofDragoonLives
Member
Man, disgusted at the hate my boy Zidane is getting..
Hashmal_Bringer_of_Order
Member
Man, disgusted at the hate my boy Zidane is getting..
His midget proportions, doll face and oversized tall bob hair combine to form a hideous design. Dissidia only barely saves it
DiipuSurotu
Banned
His midget proportions, doll face and oversized tall bob hair combine to form a hideous design. Dissidia only barely saves it
gender-flipped FFXV cast is amazing
lady gladiola is as hot as the surface of the sun
Noctis looks the same
gender-flipped FFXV cast is amazing
lady gladiola is as hot as the surface of the sun
If only we had these ladies as our leads...
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Top:
Ashe
Terra
Lightning
Bottom:
Bartz
Zidane
Cloud
Assuming we're talking about the actual protaganists (Vaan totally doesn't count as the protagonist in FFXII) and not supporting characters.
Ashe
Terra
Lightning
Bottom:
Bartz
Zidane
Cloud
Assuming we're talking about the actual protaganists (Vaan totally doesn't count as the protagonist in FFXII) and not supporting characters.
decoyplatypus
Member
Whoa. I want to play that game.
Makoto Yuki
Banned
The artstyle isn't the problem. While some don't like the artstyle of FFIX I grew to enjoy the stylized medieval fantasy look. It was shocking at first coming off of FFVII and FFVIII.
I just don't think he looks like a thief. When he is brandishing daggers he kinda looks like one but overall he does come off as roguish. He comes off as theatrical which makes sense for what he does.
His look in Dissidia isn't that different, just a change in proportions to make him look more in line with everyone else.
Probably one of the best designs in the whole series. Especially in the game's last scene.
Man, disgusted at the hate my boy Zidane is getting..
It took me so much time to get over my distaste for his design, still not sure if I'm over it. Man IX was such a bummer character design wise, smh.
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Makoto Yuki
Banned
While I wasn't a fan of FFIX's character designs, at least not all of them, they are still some of the best characters in the whole series. It's a shame, I've come to enjoy the artstyle, characters, world of FFIX, think it's one of the best in the whole series, but still can't get over how out of place Zidane looks.
Then again it kinda makes sense for story reasons.
I really don't get the hate for this cast in this thread.
I love how visually diverse they are compared to 8 and 15. I get 15 wants to be fantasy based in reality, but I feel that 7 did that better while still maintaining a goofy cast as well. Not to mention they were all pretty well developed outside of Quina/Amarant.
They're a bit weird individually, but all together they are a great, diverse cast design wise. They have great silhouettes, I think, and that pushes them past other casts.
Golden Slumbers
Member
Zidane is cool, f all ya'll
Souless Squirrel
Member
Best
Noctis
Auron
Vivi
Worst
The bad half of ff12 they all look like ff10 rejects.
Noctis
Auron
Vivi
Worst
The bad half of ff12 they all look like ff10 rejects.
gender-flipped FFXV cast is amazing
lady gladiola is as hot as the surface of the sun
That would be so much better. I would own that game already. Female Noctis still looks like shit though, but at least it's not as bland since it's not typical. It would be a unique look for a woman character.
Hashmal_Bringer_of_Order
Member
I'm surprised so many people like Lightning. I don't think she's the worst but the way her skin is exposed in ridiculously asymmetrical ways with random sleeves and stuff is just as bad as Tidus imo.
I don't think I ever got past the initial irritation of Zidane and Steiner. Tainted the cast for me.
Golden Slumbers
Member
Everyone knows the best FF character, design wise and in general, is Kimahri.
Steiner might be the worst. But I've only played like 4 FF games.
Steiner might be the worst. But I've only played like 4 FF games.
Lights and Waves
Member
Techincially LeBlanc is using the Lady Luck Dressphere throughout the game, so her outfit makes sense IMO
Vincent Alexander
Member
Zidane design is great. The Dissidia one is pretty awful.His midget proportions, doll face and oversized tall bob hair combine to form a hideous design. Dissidia only barely saves it
gender-flipped FFXV cast is amazing
lady gladiola is as hot as the surface of the sun
Is it just me or do they look more masculine than the standard designs? There was an all female party with X-2 though, but these designs are much better than those as well.
Also, people hating on IX cast are just awful people.
gender-flipped FFXV cast is amazing
lady gladiola is as hot as the surface of the sun
Female Ignis looks alot like Jihl Nabaat
Lights and Waves
Member
Great Designs:
Fang
Snow in Lightning Returns
Noel in Lightning Returns
Yuna as a songstress (but it looks PERFECT on Lenne)
like.a.ser
Member
The GOAT:
Too bad about his game, though. It really deserves a proper remake, with new mechanics.
Too bad about his game, though. It really deserves a proper remake, with new mechanics.
He's literally introduced at the start of the game.
Best:
Cloud
Old Noctis
Basch
Worst:
Vaan
Vanille
Lightning mostly because she looks boring to me.
Squall I don't like as a character but I like his design. I'd say the same for Rinoa. But since I don't like the game I wouldn't put them too high.
Wow.gender-flipped FFXV cast is amazing
lady gladiola is as hot as the surface of the sun
Certainly would have given fun additional feel to the game, especially if rest of the characters would have stayed as is.
gender-flipped FFXV cast is amazing
lady gladiola is as hot as the surface of the sun
Yiikes. Nope, just nope. Actual cast is way better.
Man, disgusted at the hate my boy Zidane is getting..
I love him as a character and I LOVE FF IX but aaaahhh he just looks so stupid.
Thank god for low-poly models
Cloud looks almost as ridiculous as those others if you actually look at his art outside of the game, and even worse still in Advent Children and KH
autumnleaf
Member
He's probably the most iconic RPG character ever. His design has to factor into that somewhat.
It would certainly have made Iris' little date with Noctis more interesting.
gender-flipped FFXV cast is amazing
lady gladiola is as hot as the surface of the sun
I absolutely love FFXV and the guys, have over 100 hours into it and the Plat and all but 7 Menace dungeons done for doing every single thing in the game but...
I'd play that in a heartbeat. Plus the internet would be flooded with female Prompto X Cindy art.
Everyone has an opinion, but seriously? His asymmetric design is well crafted, his outfit is the soldier outfits and pulls directly from his story, it all hints at who he is. Honestly it is one of the most thoughtful designs for a game dealing with industrial designs... Think about it for a second. His Sword doesn't fit him because it isn't his, he is a "thin" man boy because he was given poison that gave him powers, his strength doesn't come from muscles alone but the tests that were done on him. His hair is part of the Asymmetric design along with his shoulder pad, it's all designed to tell a story.
I mean you can still hate the design, but it is not a thoughtless design by any means, even stuff like the color of his eyes probably lead to the choice to give him blonde hair, and the low polygon count of his model lead to the spiky hair so you could more easily tell where he was facing as he got further from the camera.
Lastly, I just don't sell why you think Squall is a good design either, he is about as try hard as it comes, hell the entire idea of a gunblade is ridiculous, and then you have the most cliche scar on his face. His personality doesn't do anything to help matters and really fits this design far too well IMO.
Darkstorne
Member
gender-flipped FFXV cast is amazing
lady gladiola is as hot as the surface of the sun
So good. FemNoctis still has an awful outfit, but the cast as a whole look fantastic.
I miss when FF was a little bolder with its designs. Like many others in this thread, Firion is easily my favourite:
Firion is the main character of Final Fantasy 2 and Warrior of Light is the main character of the first Final Fantasy.
gender-flipped FFXV cast is amazing
lady gladiola is as hot as the surface of the sun
It looks just as terrible as the male version. FF XV's designs are terrible, straight up. The edgelord 5 honestly make it too hard for me to even try the game. I don't think I'd get it even if it was on sale due to the fact I REALLY don't like the vibe, based on the designs.
gender-flipped FFXV cast is amazing
lady gladiola is as hot as the surface of the sun
Ha ha ridiculous comments based on this. I mean sure it's a cool gender flip they've done but people thinking the game would be a lot better if this was the case, how does that even make sense? Didn't realise playing as women made games more fun automatically...
Glad they stuck to their vision in the end really, respect anyone who does.
Tidus is looking the worst designed for me.
Noctis is in the top for me.
I'd probably say Kafka is in the worst for me too, but maybe if I knew his story and origins more I'd understand, but on initial impressions, nope.
Apart from Gladiolus I wouldn't say any of them are anywhere near as annoying as they look. Prompto looks ridiculous but his VA is actually pretty good. Plus you can change to better outfits right from the start
gender-flipped FFXV cast is amazing
lady gladiola is as hot as the surface of the sun
worst shit ive seen in my life