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weber_dubois22Lightning Returns: Carrying the adventure solo as Final Fantasy's 'first female protagonist'
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Well, I guess that settles it. The other characters (Sahz, Vanille, Fang, Snow, Serah, Hope) are a minimal zero requirement in the FINAL XII game. RIP.
Lightning is Final Fantasy's first female lead, at least according to Square Enix. This may come as a surprise to fans of Final Fantasy VI, which ostensibly starred Terra, the amnesiac magic user who gradually discovers her roots as an esper. But Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII director and series veteran Motomu Toriyama (who came in on Final Fantasy VII, it should be mentioned) has an explanation.
"We feel that every person within the party [in Final Fantasy VI] is a main character, but we feel Lightning is very impactful as the main female protagonist in the Final Fantasy series." Toriyama says. "Not only is she the first female protagonist, she is very powerful, cool, calm, and collected. So we believe that is another attractive feature of hers."
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Well, I guess that settles it. The other characters (Sahz, Vanille, Fang, Snow, Serah, Hope) are a minimal zero requirement in the FINAL XII game. RIP.
