dissidia guide

8/3/2019 Dissidia Guide

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Nobody will mostly likely read this little header and will simply scroll down to the pics, but it's nice when apost contains some text dont you think so ? anyways, i made this thread for those who are a little scepticabout how this game will work out (menu, controls since it is in Japanese) or those who are simply new tothis game and wish to know more about it.

Dissidia:Final Fantasy is made by SE (Square Enix) and will be released 18th December

No current US version has been announced (though they will eventually)

Dissidia Original Soundtrack will be released 24th December.

And know unto the controls: (see top image)

Character movement is done with the analog stick

move the camera with the directional pads

Lock on/off on your opponent with the left shoulder button

Defend by pressing right shoulder button

Dodge enemy attacks by pressing right shoulder button and pressing the cross button on the same time

when there is a cursor on the wall or an ledge, press the triangle button to wall run or slide through a ledge(a great way to keep the distance with your opponent)

Press the circle button to perform a BP (brave points) attack , repeteadly press it do combos. Doing so willdeplete your opponents BP and add it to your own BP

Press the cross button to jump, press again to double jump (note: some characters can jump more thantwice)

Press the Square button to perform a HP ( an attack towards your opponent health) attack. The HP attack is

slow but when it hits, you will you damage your opponent's health equalent to your BP. For example youhave 345 in BP and decide to do a HP attack, if it hits, you damage your oppnent for 345 hit points (health)and your current BP turns into zero. Then you have to start comboing opponent again to gain more BP. (alsosee picture)

Press start to pause and see your character status and set skill from there.

Break status is gotten when you deplete your opponents BP to zero, if your opponent reached Break status,you will receive the BP in the BP pool (the Brave Points in between you and your opponents green healthbar)

Keep hitting your opponent with combo attacks and he will drop small Ex orbs that you can collect to fill yourEx gauge with.

If you wait for awhile the Ex orbs will be drawn to EX cores.There are two different Ex cores, Ex cores withone wing fills 1/2 of your Ex gauge while two winged Ex cores fully fills up your Ex gauge

The EX gauge is the purple crystal bar next to your character image during gameplay. When the Ex gauge isfull you can enter EX mode. During Ex mode you get status changing buffs like protect and haste and youget stronger and different combo attacks during Ex mode.

To enterEX mode, have your ex gauge full and then press square + cross buttons to activate Ex mode.

If you do a HP attack during Ex mode, a square icon will show up on the screen. Press the square to performa EX burst. (note: if hp attack is succesful your BP turns to zero like normal. you dont get keep your BPduring an EX burst)

EX burst works kinda like limits in FF7. The Ex burst will first start out as an mini-game with you keepattacking your with combo attack to build up your BP and if you complete the mini-game you will do one lastattack in form of a HP attack for massive damage.


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And now for some menu translations (these can also be seen in psphyper)

The main menu

Story Mode

Select a character, battle your way through and check out their story. Story will be different based on thecharacter you selected.

Quick Battle

No story elements here, just head straight into fighting. Experience points earned in these fights can becarried over to the Story Mode.

Communication Mode

Fight with your friends via the Ad Hoc Mode here. Surechigai Tsushin is mentioned here too, not sure aboutthe details but Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G or Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus players will be familiarwith this. It basically involves turning on your game and the Wi-Fi mode all the time so that when anotherplayer who do the same is around, there will be some form of data exchange.

PP Catalog

Buy costumes and battle BGM here with your PP, the points your character earned from battles in StoryMode and Quick Battle.

Museum

Check out movies unlocked in the game or battle BGM purchased in PP Catalog.

Player Data

Beside normal stuff like changing your name, it seems that you can plan your play time here.

Option

Adjust all the typical game settings here. Data Install can be found here as well.

The player menu (start menu)


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The Customize Menu found under Player Data, the Chocobo in the screen will move forward as you fightmore battles. When it touches an item on the screen, there will be extra experience points or special itemsfor you.

Abilities, Items, Accessories, Summons and EX Mode

The first five menu items, customize these items here.

Battlerize

During battles, there will be conditions like inflicting certain amount of Brave Point damage to a character thatcan invoke Battlerize, a system that will unlock certain materials. These materials can then be used toexchange for rare items in the Shop.

Missions

Get even more items by playing through missions.

Shop

Buy items with Gils earned during battles.

Data install


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As mentioned previously, there are options to install certain amount of data to your Memory Stick to reducethe load time. Another nice touch is you can choose to install 245Mb, 373Mb or 528Mb of data and theinstallation screen is Final Fantasy V.

There, im done for now (will keep it updated with more info when released)

So what do you think ? Will it be a great game , will you buy it ? (i know i will ) please post all youropinions in this thread.It would be good if this thread could be on the first page for awhile just so others and more could see this.

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Credit for info on characters goes to Animekittysama from ChaoticCosmos

Now for some Character info:

Final Fantasy X

Tidus

Concept"Dodge-Attack"Though he uses a sword he's not your everyday swordsman, as he efficiently intergrates his natural athleticabilities to attack while constantly moving about. He is able to shift around into a back stab, making avoidingenemy attacks easier, and leaving him better equipped to quickly respond to enemy attacks as he continueswith his evasions. He almost seems to float a bit like Kuja, one of the main points about him that the staff

debated hotly.Position and Personality

Always up-beat no matter the surroundings, Tidus is a positively cheerful 17-year-old. He was gatheringpopularity as a young blitzball star. While he tends to affect everyone's mood around him, when it comes tohis own issues he often loses his temper. But he is also sentimental, and often wears his heart on his sleeve.His possesses very complicated feelings regarding his father Jecht.

EX InfoEX-Mode Effect: Weapon change. He switches to Caladbolg.

EX-Mode Bonus: Caladbolg (Raises HP and attack power), Hastega (Increases movement speed - to thepoint of being able to avoid magic). This also allows the player a bit more reaction time for dodging.

EX-Burst: "Blitz Ace" He slashes rapidly at his opponent, then he tosses a blitzball into the air to shoot at hisopponent with an overhead kick. As in the original, a bar appears at the bottom of the screen, with a cursor


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moving back and forth across it. When the cursor reaches the center of the bar, press the O button to raisethe last attack's power.

Jecht

Concept"Ultimate In-fighter/Super In-fighter"*He doesn't use magic, so intend overwhelms his opponent in close-quarters, making him a character suitablefor those who like fighting games. He moves quickly, and once he makes the approach, his over-whelmingstrength easily depletes his opponent's Brave in fast combos. The fact that his Brave attacks only growstronger as he gains more Brave make him more dangerous. His combos have many different branches, andtheir flow changes depending upon the player's ability to input attacks with optimal timing. In this way, it ispossible to cancel out the time between attacks, allowing HP attacks to be integrated into combos.

*Concept titles with a / indicate that more than one term has been used to describe the character's fightingstyle.

Position and PersonalityJecht is Tidus' father, and was once a star blitzball star like his son. He lacks the ability to properly expresslove or other tender feelings, resulting in an extremely rocky relationship with his son. Though he has nodesire to rule the world, he is allied with the side of Chaos for his own reasons. This motive will be revealedthrough the story. In comparison to a shadowy manipulator like Golbez, he is the type who acts withoutthinking.

EX InfoEX-Mode Effect: A transformation based on Braska's Final Aeon from the original game.

EX-Mode Bonus: No name given. Even if his attack misses, another one can be executed without pause. It ispossibly to totally dominate an opponent when they have no time to counter-attack.

EX-Burst: "King of The Blitz" He flings his opponent with a kick, slashes at them with his sword, and thenkicks a boulder at them. The same timer bar that Tidus has appears, and the O Button has to pressed wentthe cursor reaches the center. If you succeed in selecting it the first time, then a second bar appears topower it up further.

Final Fantasy IX

Zidane

Concept

"Air Master"He moves quickly, which helps to make him more user-friendly in ariel battles, where he excels. He can alsopreform multiple mid-air jumps, a talent that serves him well on narrow battle maps with scaffoldings. Sincehe dual-weilds his daggers he has a lot of moves. One motif is that his HP attacks are named after his Dyneskills.

Position and PersonalityHiding his profession as a thief behind an actor's mask, Zidane is a cheerful 16 year-old. His energenticpersoality is summed up as "he is cool when push comes to shove."* He has good powers of discernment,as well as plenty of courage, and he fancies himself to be a ladies' man. His brother Kuja is battling for theside of Chaos, and the two have vastly different views on life, with Zidane considering protecting people tobe of the utmost importance. He is competing with Bartz to see who will obtain the Crystals first.

*Quote comes from Main Programmer, Ryuji Ikeda

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EX-Mode Effect: Trance mode from the original game.

EX-Mode Bonus: "Level 10 Jump" (Possible to jump 10 times while in the air) Further more, until he hits theground again, enemy attacks will not hit him.

EX-Mode Burst: "Reserse Gaia." Using his daggers, he accelerates through a series of high-speed attacks,

then he connects his daggers together by their handles to from a single swallow blade, for a single finishingblow. A gauge is displayed, and the O button is pressed to execute the series of attacks. The guage is splitinto quarters, each one possessing a certain time limit. If the barrage slows and the time limit passes, it willautomatically skip to the last attack.

Kuja

Concept"Range Free/Range Master"By pushing X in the air, he is able to glide about freely. It gives a feeling of floating with its own peculiarinertia. While he is able strike hard from above, he does have short-range attacks as well, letting him easilycope with close-combat. He can move while attacking, and the analog stick can be used in 2-stage attacks,

allowing the range of the second attack to vary. If this type of combo consists of the same type of magic - forexample Flare followed by Flare - the second attack will be powered-up.

(Note from Mini: Apparently, recreating spells like Ultima as they appeared in IX was difficult.)

Position and PersonalityKuja is a beautiful and brutal angel of death, wrapped in a shadowy ambiance. As in the original story, he isdeeply involved in plotting to ensnare his brother Zidane. He enjoys speaking as if he is in a play, and is anarcissist with a bias towards beauty. Possessing an extraordinarily high amount of pride, he tends to lookdown upon the other troops of Chaos, and plans to be triumphant over all of them.

EX InfoEX-Mode Effect: Trance from the original game.

EX-Mode Bonus: No name given. While moving and jumping, Kuja is automatically protected by a ring ofmagic. Also, every time he jumps a bullet of light is shot out from the ring.

EX-Burst: "Last Requiem" Beginning with a series of magical explosions, his bullets of light come together ina single large ornate explosion for his finale. The same as Zidane, once the gauge appears the O button is tobe pressed repeatedly to cause the explosions. The gauge is divided into quarters, and if the pace of entry istoo slow the gauge will vanish, ending with the reduced number of explosions.

Final Fantasy VIII

Squall Leonhart

Concept"Combo Master/Combo Fighter"With his Gunblade, he is quick to attack at at short distances, and combine bullet and blade in his fightingstyle. Although close-quarters combat on the ground is his forte, he can use magic, allowing him to attackfrom a distance as well. Either way, he be relished by players who love delivering long strings of combos.Though his HP attacks are a little slow, they have a large attack range.

(Mini notes that Squall tends to run like a girl in this game)

Position and PersonalitySquall is a 17-year-old swordsman who fights with a gunblade. He graduated from the mercenary trainingschool, Balamb Garden, originally founded to defeat the Sorceresses. Reticent and rather impolite, he


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distances himself from his allies, but this to due to his hidden vulnerability and fears regarding being hurt.Thus, few people get close to him. As in the original game, he has many moments of personal soul-searching.

EX InfoEX-Mode Effect: Switches weapons from Revolver to Lionheart.

EX-Mode Bonus: Lionheart (Increases the power of Gunblade attacks. It also increases the reach of theblade, and causes it to fire upon contact with opponents, further increasing its damage output)

EX-Burst: Renzokuken - Uses his Gunblade in a series of attacks against his opponent, mirroring the finisher"Lionheart." With sharp explosions, he lets the bullets fly. As in the original, a bar appears at the bottom ofthe screen with a marker labeled "Trigger" to show when to hit the R button to increase the attack's power.The trigger can be hit up to eight times. However, missing the Trigger will automatically end the chance topower up the attack, making the game skip to ending of Lionheart.

Alternate CostumeThe SeeD Uniform from the original game.

Ultimecia

Concept"Magic Shooter"Although her attacks and movements are a bit slow, as a ranged character her magic bullets can travel longdistances. Even if someone manages to approach, she can continue to launch attacks while moving,allowing her to put distance between her and her opponent while still fighting. Her attacks change dependentupon the number of times the button is pushed, allow her barrages to gain power and her attacks to havevariations. Also, some of her attacks draw from the image of a "Sorceress' Knight" with original magicalweapons such as a sword, an axe, and bow named after the position.

Position and PersonalityUltimecia is a Sorceress with the incredible power to manipulate the flow of time. While attempting tocompress time so that she alone could live forever, Squall and his friends came to oppose her. As this femmefatale flaunts her voluptuous figure, she still maintains an air of charm and elegance. Around her fellowtroops of Chaos she pretends to be polite while scheming behind their backs, reveling in her ownvainglorious thoughts.

EX InfoEX-Mode Effect: Changes form as she junctions herself to Griever in a way similar to the original game.

EX-Mode Bonus: No name given. Her magical powers increase, and she gains a special R+Square attack.

EX-Burst: "Time Compression" She stops time around her opponent to freeze them in place, and thenbarrages them with magical bullets, ending with a large explosion referred to as "End of Memories."* In themiddle of her attack, a gauge similar to Squall appears, complete with the same manner of markers. Whenher marker reaches the "Fire!" mark, press the O button with the proper timing to increase the power of herprojectiles. Successfully completing the sequence will affect the amount of Brave she can steal from heropponent, but either way the general effect of the attack will remain the same.

*This title is meant to parrell Squall's finisher "Lionheart" known as "End of Heart" in Japan

Final Fantasy VII

Cloud Strife

Concept


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"Smash & Blow/Blow Hitter"Wielding his giant Buster Sword, he can send opponents flying with one dynamic blow. This can even meanknocking an opponent from one side of the map to the other. He's a character designed to make use ofcollision damage. Although it is possible to balance out with practice, his aerial techniques are still ratherquirky. Although he can use some magic, high damage close-quarters fighting is his specialty. His speed isaverage. It is possible to use attacks in the same vein as Omnislash. He was designed to be a pick up andplay character.

Position and PersonalityCloud is a 21-year-old swordsman, armed with the Buster Sword. He is one of the older members among thewarriors of Cosmos. He straight-forward in addressing problems and composed during arguments, as heseldomly agitated while approaching these issues with his calm judgment, making him very dependable inthis situation in the others' eyes. However when it comes to his personal issues, the constant question of"Why I am fighting?" leaves him frustrated.

EX InfoEX-Mode Effect: Switches weapons. Goes from Buster Sword to Ultima Weapon.

EX-Mode Bonus: No name given. His attack power is raised in proportion to his current HP. All of his swordattacks become unblockable.

EX-Burst: "Omnislash" Slashes with his sword 14 times to steal his opponent's Brave, before leaping into theair to slash with all of his might. Press the O button to fill up the Limit Gauge that appears, as fast as you canto make it reach the end. However if you miss the deadline of when the "Omnislash" message appears, therewill be fewer attacks than normal.

Alternate CostumeAdvent Children outfit. Even his haircut is changed to match AC. As seen in gameplay screenshots of thecostume, he also uses the same sword from AC.

Sephiroth

Concept"Blade Master"He wields the Masamune, a sword longer than himself which boasts the longest reach of all. His uniqueunseeable swordplay (while you can see a single swing of the sword, the attacks count as multiple hits) isable to slice his opponents to ribbons in moments. With his Brave sword attacks, Sephiroth will appear to bestationary, while the arch of light left behind indicates where his attack hit his opponent. However, this doesmean that he vulnerable after attacking. But it is possible to chain attacks together, if the button is presseddirectly afterward, the resulting attack increasing how much Brave and EX-Force he gains. Compared toother troops of Chaos, he is a bit easier to handle.

Position and PersonalitySephiroth is a silver-haired swordsman who was once a famous hero. Hardly a shadow of humane sentimentcan be found in his words or actions now, and even among the troops of Chaos he stands seperate from therest due to his conspicuous nature. He is a person deeply connected with Cloud's past, and he likes to callhim "puppet," and generally lord himself over the other.

EX InfoEX-Mode Effect: Sprouts a single black wing. Based on the design Sephiroth has in AC/ACC.

EX-Mode Bonus: No name given. When in the air, pressing X will allow him to glide. Futhermore, doing this

lets him use special attacks.

EX-Burst: "Super Nova" He blows his enemy away with a wave of energy eminating from the blade of hissword, causing them to swallowed within the exploding expansion of a dying star. Press the O button to fill up


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the Limit Gauge that appears, quickly as possible until it is filled. If you don't finish in the time the star willfinish exploding, resulting in a weaker attack.

Alternate CostumeAs in the last battle of FFVII, he appears completely shirtless. His EX-Mode is basically unchanged, a wingstill sprouting from his back.

Final Fantasy VI

Terra Branford

Concept"Magic Master"A mage who uses magic high above the standard of other characters. Not only good for long distanceattacks, she also has plenty of short-distance attacks. While magic is fundamentally a long range, asopponents approach she is also capable of switching to short range on the fly. Though she is a little slowwhile moving. Her girlish voice and movements are part of her charm, right down to the way she appears toput effort into her magical attacks.

Position and PersonalityTerra is a young woman born from the union of Esper and human. Not only does she store a huge amount ofmagical power in her body, but she is also well-versed in the arts of swordplay. Because she grew up in anunorthodox environment, she does not express her emotions well and is unsure about her future. She alsohas problems controlling the power of her Esper-self.

EX InfoEX-Mode Effect: Tranforms into her Morphed/Tranced form from the original game. She glows with a whiteand purple tinged light, and her Esper-self seems covered in fur.

EX-Mode Bonus: No name given. She will cast her spells twice in a form of "Dual Cast," and is able to glideby pressing the X button. This is described as this being when "The power of her magical attacks is at itsheight."

EX-Burst: "Riot Blade" She hurls ice at her opponent, and then lets transparent blades of magic fly from bothof her arms. Two gauges appear, one for the left directional button and another for the O button. The numberof blades she attacks with and thus the power of the attack are dependent upon how full the gauges are.

Alternate CostumeDrawing from the image of her original sprite, her hair becomes emerald green, and she does not wearstockings.

Kefka Palazzo

Concept"Trick Star"His magic follows irregular patterns, and he mainly focuses on irritating his opponent from a distance.Because he exaggerates every motion there is a lag time between attacks, and due to this slowness he ispoor at close quarters combat. His main strategy is to play with his opponents, looking down at them withcontempt as he makes them fools in his personal game. Incidentally, the motions of his attacks aren't theonly odd thing about them, since many of them also have strange names.

(Schala's Note: The attacks have names like 'Spinning Blizzaga,' 'Variety Firaga' and 'Here and There

Thundaga')

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With his comical conduct, Kefka is a Magitek Knight that combines childishness with brutality. Unlike Terra,his magical powers were artificially injected, a process that destroyed his mind. Kefka keeps his head downamidst the other troops of Chaos, clearly watching out only for himself, as he is focused on exploiting Terra'sweaknesses for his own gain. Although he often does not appear to make sense, his eccentricity stillgenerally accepted amongst the forces of Chaos. The voice actor was allowed to adlib his lines.

EX InfoEX-Mode Effect: Appears as he did at the end of the game - as a angel in a loincloth who has absorbed thepower of the Warring Triad.

EX-Mode Bonus: No name given. Changes the patterns of this magical attacks from two bounces to three(Described as "The magic travels along the ground, stopping for one burst and then flies after the opponent)However, it becomes even harder to predict where it will go. While in the air, you can press X to glide.

EX-Burst: "Light of Judgment"* He draws upon the power of the Warring Triad, smiting his opponent fromabove with a beam of light, causing a grand explosion. Three buttons are displayed for you to memorize thepattern you must input to invoke the spell. Should you make a mistake, instead of "Light of Judgment," theopponent will be swallowed in a weaker explosion, "Forsaken."

* The previous assumption of Warring Triad seems to have been a mistake on the part of the magazinereporting the names.

Final Fantasy V

Bartz Klauser

Concept"Utility Player/Arrange Player"His style is designed for those who like trial and error, but when he's able to link Tidus and Cloud's combostogether, being original doesn't matter when those are the perks of taking the path of the the "Mime." Hefights using the techniques of his fellow warriors of Cosmos. As such, he combines their various skills into his

own fluid arrangement of attacks. And the skills of the "Mime" allow him to change those skills easily.Furthermore, when he has an attack ability equipped, such as "Jump +1" he will gain special skills andfurther benefits than the others would not. Not only is he constantly changing skills and weapons, he alsovocally mimics the characters they come from.

Position and PersonalityGuided by the winds of adventure, Bartz is a young man who engages in freewheeling travel. His verycharacter exemplifies freedom. He needs to be convinced to follow a single path, but he will not be silentwhen he encounters injustice. Also, he is very inquisitive, and has the ability to find the bright side no matterwhat crisis he finds himself in. He is competing with Zidane to see who will find the Crystals first.

EX Info

EX-Mode Effect: 3 Stars float above his head, the symbols of a job master. His cape turns red.

EX-Mode Bonus: No name given. Although he doesn't gain any special power-ups, pressing R + Square willgive him access to special a attack.

EX-Burst: "Rapid Fire Dual-Wield Spell Blades" He kicks off to fly into the air, accompanied by the cry of anunseen chocobo, as each of his companion's swords are empowered with magic to attack with in turn,ending with all of the swords blending together into the "Brave Blade" for the final slash. Two directionalbuttons are shown at time as part of the sequence to be pressed, and you need to follow all of them tosucceed. If you make a mistake or the deadline passes then the attacks will be cut off.

Exdeath

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"Guard Counter/Press Defender"His movement speed is slow, almost bordering on the point of being humorous*. To counter this, he doeshave warp spell to bring him in closer to his opponent. "When you can, use Air Dash," is a bit of advice given,though why the term "when you can" is used is rather odd since you'll want to use it often. When it comes tothis "tortoise" gathering EX-Cores is terribly difficult, and can only be counter-acted by raising his Luckattribute (It effects how close to you EX-Cores will appear). You can use counter-attacks after first using aguard skill, while the guard is still in place, and many attacks can only be used after mastering defense. This

character already has peculiar strengths, but his Brave attacks are certainly strong, hinting the ability toeasily Break his opponents if the destructive power of his guard and counter skills is utilized properly. Uniqueamongst the characters, guarding against his opponents is his strength, something which can be combinedwith his HP attacks as a counter. These strategies are summed up with quotes from the staff such as, "Hehas a variety of guard skills, which when used precisely, can make him impervious to all attacks," "He maybe the character that tests the player's skills the most," "He may be invincible if you can master him."

*Actually, it's already humorous.

Position and PersonalityOriginal a tree in the Great Forest of Moore, a vicious heart was created within Exdeath from the souls ofdemons and the necromancer king, Enuo, transforming him into a dark warlock who wished to manipulate

the power of the "Void." Though he has a haughty attitude, he is self-conscious in his decision to appear tobe just another member of the troops of Chaos, and stands to stop the warriors of Cosmos from obtainingthe Crystals.

EX InfoEX-Mode Effect: Takes the tree form of his second-to-last battle. His armor becomes dark blue, and thelower half of his body is covered in a strange bark.

EX-Mode Bonus: No name given. The gap between using guard commands is reduced, and his counterattacks become stronger.

EX-Burst: "The laws of the universe mean nothing!" His opponent is throw into the limitless power of the

Void. The O button is held to decrease his gauge, and if you stop when it reaches 0, "Neo Almagest" will becast. When input incorrectly, the power of nothingness does not reach its full potential, and instead he setshis sights on his opponent to send out bullets of darkness in the form of "Grand Cross," which is inferior to"Neo Almagest."

Final Fantasy IV

Cecil Harvey

ConceptStyle Change - Style MakerHe has both Dark Knight and Paladin forms, and they each have differing attack methods. As a Dark Knighthe can only use HP attacks on the ground, and as a Paladin he can only use HP attacks in the air. Thismakes him unique amongst the warriors of Cosmos. As indicated, Dark Knight form is designed for groundcombat, trading off speed for strength, with powerful knockback attacks. Paladin form is designed for aerialcombat, easily dodging attacks with quick movements, and can manage more attacks than the Dark Knightform in the same amount of time.

Position and PersonalityDark Knight and Paladin - Cecil is a knight who harmonizes these two contrary job classes. Graced with akind heart determined to do good, he is a young man adored by many, but his past and his personalrelationships are complicated, something that causes him worry at times. In particular of those is hisrelationship with Golbez. Their entanglement as brothers will be more thoroughly investigated in this game

than in the original.

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EX-Mode: Changes weapons. Dark Knight receives a broad sword, and Paladin equips a red sword. Both ofthese come from Amano's illustrations.

EX-Mode Bonus: No name given. Attack power is raised to 150%. And you can change jobs at will using R +Square.

EX-Burst: "Double Phase" He repeatedly switches back and forth between Dark Knight and Paladin,

showering his opponent with attacks. Directional buttons appear on the left with O, X, Triangle, and Squareon the right, and the three shown must be pressed simultaneously in sequence. If you make a mistake, youcan try as many times as possible within the time limit, and if all of the commands are input by the end of thetime limit he will become a Paladin for the final blow. If time runs out, he will instead use the Dark Knightattack "Darkness."

Golbez

Concept"Double Action/Psychic Fighter"His idiosyncrasies gave the staff a lot of headaches as they tried to refine "Double Trouble-chan."* Whileusing with short range physical attacks he also launches long range magical attacks, so all of his techniques

can be used at multiple ranges. Though many of the attacks have a narrow area of effect, there is somethingfascinating about having a flexible range while fighting. His short range attacks also have a knockback effect,allowing his vulnerable opponent to then be hit with his long distance magic directly afterward. Especially intight spaces can you see the strength of his explosive powers. Though one would think that armor wouldweigh him down, he is surprisingly nimble. In order to replicate some of the mechanics of the original game,his techniques take into account his spatial relationship with his opponent, and he does have warp abilities.

*Yah, that's pretty much what they called him... I just find calling a guy who is well-over six feet tall andarmored "anything-chan" to be hilarious. Then again, as you can see by my icon, I also love calling him Ted.

Position and PersonalityIn truth he is Cecil's older brother, but in comparison to his younger brother who walks the path of light,

Golbez seems to have regrettably rejected that life. He seems to know the secret of the Crystals, and whilehe remains a member of the troops of Chaos, he still gives advice to his brother on the other side. Within thestory, it is clear that he predisposed to secret maneuvering.

EX InfoEX-Mode: He summons his Shadow Dragon to him. It appears as though his armor and his dragon becomeone in the same.

EX-Mode Bonus: No information given. It seems like he gains a special R+Square action.

EX-Burst: "Twin Moons." The Shadow Dragon freezes the opponent in place with "Ice Bind" as Golbezreadies "W Meteo" for them to cast in tandem. Directional buttons appear on the left with O, X, Triangle, andSquare on the right, and the three shown must be pressed simultaneously in sequence. Furthermore, if theyare not pressed correctly, instead of "W Meteo," the opponent will instead be crushed by a single, weakerrock.

Final Fantasy III

Onion Knight

Concept"Magic and Sword/Magic Fencer"

He moves along the ground and through the air, boasting the fastest speed of all the warriors of Cosmos. Hismany combos are built on synthesizing other attacks together, his pride being a rapid fire of quick attacksbefore ducking away in case of trouble. In the air, he can jump up to 5 times in sequence.


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Position and PersonalityStanding against the flooding power of darkness, we have the young man known by the legendary title of"Onion Knight." He is the youngest member amid the warriors of Cosmos, but still possesses a clear headand sharp wit. He declares that, "I cannot fight with opponent who cannot win," which cuts to the quickregarding both his pride in wisdom and the lightness of his childlike footwork. But there is also a very shrewdside of his personality as well. As with the many adults in this story, he will be shown to mature over the

course of things. To this end, during the game something shocking will happen to him.

EX InfoEX-Mode: Either Ninja or Sage. Both of these are based on the NES version of the jobs. InEX-Mode while using physical attacks he will be a Ninja, and then while using magic attacks he will be aSage, changing jobs automatically.

EX-Mode Bonus: Dual-Wield (Sword attack power up), Magic Abilities up (Magical attack power up)

EX-Burst (Ninja): "Ninjutsu" After a wave of thrown knives, he attacks at his opponent from behind with bothswords crossed. Within the time limit, select "Throw" and then "Shuriken" as to raise the attack power. If youfail, he will stop after simply throwing the knives.

EX-Burst (Sage): "Great Magic" Casts either Holy or Meteor. Within the time limit, select "Magic" and then"Holy." If you fail, he will cast Meteor instead of Holy.

Alternate CostumeHe will appear as Luneth from the DS remake in his Onion Knight outfit.

The Cloud of Darkness

Concept"Surge Cannon Master/HP Breaker"Another one of the characters who gave the staff problems. Her Brave attacks change depending upontiming. Each tentacle has three variation on its Brave attacks, with the differences between them relying onhow the button presses are timed. She also has a variety of surge cannons at her disposal, giving her themost HP attacks of any character. Her emphasis on strategy is summed up as, "You cannot attack recklesslywith her, since the key to using her is properly controlling her surge cannons."

Position and PersonalityA member of the faction within the troops of Chaos who wishes to "Destroy the world." A being who appearswhen the balance between light and dark is undone, The Cloud of Darkness takes the form of a beautifulwoman, but her true self - including her gender - is wrapped in mystery. Her status as an inhuman creatureseems to be emphasized by her use of the pronoun "Washi"* Overflowing with dignity, she is almost always

shown as being perfectly composed. Though this almost suspiciously sexy character does have an eroticvictory pose.

*Washi is stereotypical of old men in Japanese, and tends to be used mostly by fictional characters to pointout their age. In this case, it may be referring to the fact that The Cloud of Darkness is several millennia old.

EX InfoEX-Mode: She appears closer to her last boss form, with her skin colored green.

EX-Mode Bonus: Cancel Cannon. (After her opponent's attacks, she cancel them out the Square button.Since that makes the canceling connected to the rest of her HP attacks, you have to properly account for thetime between attacks, but if done right she can flow between Brave and HP attacks seamlessly.)

EX-Burst: "Super Wave Cannon" She fires her surge canon directly below her opponent, she then chargesher left hand with magic before releasing the surge canon in a concentrated blast. You press the O button tofill the gauge while she charges her magic, which raises the power by 120% when done perfectly. When not


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done right her canon blast is thinned out and reduced in strength.

Final Fantasy II

Firion

Concept"Weapon Master/Weapon Specialist"As he freely uses the 8 types of weapons from the original game (dagger, long sword, staff, bow, spear, axe,shield, bare-handed), he is comfortable fighting at any distance. However, he cannot move while attacking.He works best at luring his enemies in close, and then hitting them with combos the cannot guard against.While he is a master of ground combat, in the air he can only manage magic attacks which tend to moveslowly. Therefore, during the demos it was really hard to time his aerial attacks properly, however, in the TGSdemo he was also allowed to use his bow, and although this image as an "archer" was established, the staffwere steadfast in saying, "Especially if you have mastered him in the air, you are a true Firion player."

Position and PersonalityA man who is single-minded and serious, but not without his romanticism. He is continuing the unfolding

battle between himself and the cold-hearted Emperor wishing to expand his autocracy. He is the owner of ahot heart who believes in justice, and who - once dedicated to something - will pour his soul into it, even if heappears to be simple on the surface. He seems to be almost randomly entwined with Tidus.

EX InfoEX-Mode Effect: All of his weapons are dyed red. Some of his armor also changes its coloring, such as hisbreast plate switching from black to gold.

EX-Mode Bonus: "Blood Weapons" (Recovers HP in proportion to the damage he does)

EX-Burst: "Fervid Blazer" He uses all of his weapons in a series of attacks, and the end all of the arms areunified as he draws his bow, and shoots straight through his opponent. On the screen 5 commands will

appear (three directional arrows, and two from the O, X, Square, and Triangle buttons), and they must beinput in order from left ro right. The power of the final attack is dependent upon how many are properlyentered.

Alternate CostumeConfirmed in an interview, it draws upon the illustrations done by Amano for the original game, appearing inhis yellow and orange based costume. It has not been seen up close, but can be glimpsed in screenshots.

Emperor Mateus of Palamecia

Concept"Trap Maker"He sets up traps all over the map, releasing magical spells that trail after him in order to corner his opponent,making sport of his battles. In order for the traps to remain on the map, he must maintain a smooth pace. Assuch, the geographical features of a map come into play, and as expected he works best in Pandemonium.On the other hand, if too many powerful traps are left out, there is the danger that he may be the one caughtin them. He is much easier to use on the ground than in the air, and does have a counter-attack in case he isengaged in close quarters combat. His powerful HP attacks "Meteorite" (air) and "Flare" (ground) will chaseafter his opponents, giving some interesting meanings to the term "powerful impact." The staff sums up hisstyle as, "Fighting dirty," but really it's a type of battle that involves his head as much as his skills. And yes,his death cry is "Uboar."

Position and PersonalityAdept at trapping people in his web of schemes, Emperor Mateus* stands as Firion's bitter enemy. He is acallous person who believes that the ends justify the means. His desire to rule is as extraordinarily strong as


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his conceit, so much so that nothing could break the prideful attitude he possesses while looking down onthe rest of the world. He is extensively involved with the story, as he pretends to ally with the other troops ofChaos, all the while considering them to merely be his pawns.

*Yes, I know that he is only called "Emperor" in this game, but I love using his first name... 'cause I'm kindathe person who connected it to him in the English-speaking fandom.

EX InfoEX-Mode: His color scheme is darkened, and his appearance is changed to the demonic one he receivedafter gaining the powers of Hell.

EX-Mode Bonus: No name given. Recovers HP in proportion to the damage he does.

EX-Burst: "Absolute Rule" His magic reaches its height as he blows his enemy away in a wave of mines,damaging his opponent repeatedly and culminated in a grand explosion. A glowing set of directional arrowsand buttons appear on the screen. The power of the attack will be raised if all five are properly input withinthe time limit. If you fail, instead he will cast the less powerful "Tornado."

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