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[duckroll]

New thread for new news I guess. There's a new Jump scan floating around with descriptions of the main party in the game, and the Japanese voice cast for the characters (which is also in the Japanese press release for the game).

Noctis Lucis Caelum (Tatsuhisa Suzuki)
Prince of the Lucis Kingdom, possessing eyes which can sense the death of others. His close friends call him Noct.

Gladiolus Amicitia (Kenta Miyake)
The eldest son of a household tasked with protecting the royal family from generation to generation. A close friend of Noctis who is closer to him than a true brother.

Ignis Scientia (Mamoru Miyano)
A childhood friend of Noctis who grew up recieving gifted education befitting a staff officer. He understands Noctis well and is his confidant.

Prompto Argentum (Tetsuya Kakihara)
A friend who has been a bad influence to Noctis since his school days. While he can get carried away easily, there's another side of him which is driven to help friends in need.

Cor Leonis (Hiroki Touchi)
Head of Royal Family Guards, and one of the three strongest fighters in Lucis. While he is harsh to Noctis and the others, he is a true man of honor who takes his vows to king and country very seriously.

The characters are also the ones on the key visual poster they showed at the Future of FF media briefing. From left to right it's Prompto, Gladiolus, Noctis, Ignis, and Cor:

 

[EvilKatarn]

Noctis Lucis Caelum (Tatsuhisa Suzuki)
Prince of the Lucis Kingdom, possessing eyes which can sense the death of others. His close friends call him Noct.

What a shitty super power.

 

[Dead Prince]

sounds like noctis is always watching you.

 

[brandonh83]

Chances of Troy Baker not voicing Noctis in the English version?

 

[Majmun]

is, is, us, is, is

Such originality in character names...

 

[Wishmaster92]

This enormous hype, it is beautiful.

 

[Taruranto]

I'm surprised they went for an all-male cast.

 

[Nemesis_]

Is STELLA NOX FLEURET

Spoiler

vomit at the name

not in the game anymore?

 

[demidar]

So what about that Stella girl? Got written out?

 

[NeOak]

No female chars?

Why am I suddenly scared of all the yaoi that will come out in the next Comiket...

 

[Sub_Level]

You no longer have to implore me to be excited.

Because I am.

 

[Wishmaster92]

Is STELLA NOX FLEURET

Spoiler

vomit at the name

not in the game anymore?

Stella was shown in the trailer.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

In before Nomura is a sexist...

 

[Jarlaxle]

I'm surprised they went for an all-male cast.

That's the first thing I thought as well.

 

[CielTynave]

No female chars?

Why am I suddenly scared of all the yaoi that will come out in the next Comiket...

There being more than one male character at all made it inevitable.

 

[Mory Dunz]

It's not all male.

When has a main FF ever done an all male cast?

 

[t26]

Why is everyone wearing all black?

 

[MetatronM]

This game is going to be super bromantic.

 

[demidar]

Stella was shown in the trailer.

Oh right that promotional piece with all those cut off faces.

I hope the party isn't all male though.

 

[khaaan]

I hope there's a floozy from the bad guys side who tries to get between Noctis and Ignis but then Noctis is like "BRO'S BEFORE HOES BITCH" and then punches her in the face.

 

[Andrefpvs]

What a shitty super power.

I laughed.

 

[Famassu]

What a shitty super power.

It's not a superpower, just something that happens to anyone who's had a NDE in the XV world. They've been near death so that changes them somehow, allowing them to see departing souls.

It's not all male.

When has a main FF ever done an all male cast?

They've done an all female cast, why would it be surprising if XV had an all male cast?

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

It would be cool if all Stella gang was female.

 

[ranmafan]

I see we have the voice actor for Hooin Kyoma himself from Steins;gate here with Mamoru Miyano. Awesome, huge plus for me! Love hearing the voice actors in that game in other works.

 

[duckroll]

For what it's worth, I don't think that it is unrealistic for a crown prince in kingdom facing political and military pressure from the outside world to have a close circle of male-only friends.

 

[kayos90]

Posting this from the other thread.

These are the symbolic translations not literal.

Noctics Caelum - Calm Night.
Ignis Scientia - Knowing Fire
Gladiolus Amicitia - Friendly Sword
Prompto Argentum - Quicksilver
Cor Leonis - Lionheart

 

[PlanetSmasher]

I really like the character archetypes we got so far. Ignis is going to be awesome, I'm sure of it. Probably going to keep him in my party as long as the plot allows it, like I did with Dunban in Xenoblade.

That being said, I'm willing to bet right now that Prompto dies and Cor/Cole turns traitor. Nomura loves to kill off characters, and loves betrayals even more. Someone's gotta be the Riku.

 

[Zanasea]

Isn't it Cor Leonis actually? Like the star?

 

[ULTROS!]

Better pic of poster:

 

[Victrix]

Noctis was looking at Microsoft?

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

For what it's worth, I don't think that it is unrealistic for a crown prince in kingdom facing political and military pressure from the outside world to have a close circle of male-only friends.

I'm sure he played with his cousins in the stables.

 

[duckroll]

Thanks Ultros, I'll put that in the OP.

 

[Bladenic]

Love the character designs/look for everyone except Ignis.

Wonder if these are our main party. Would be weird if Stella isn't playable at some point.

 

[kayos90]

Love the character designs/look for everyone except Ignis.

Wonder if these are our main party. Would be weird if Stella isn't playable at some point.

I'd say Ignis and Prompto are my favorite of the 5.

 

[PlanetSmasher]

Love the character designs/look for everyone except Ignis.

Wonder if these are our main party. Would be weird if Stella isn't playable at some point.

FF games almost never have uneven parties. Right now, we only have five party members confirmed. There'll be more characters.

As for Stella, I'm sure she'll join the team eventually.

 

[Seven Force]

I'm liking these character designs a lot more than I thought I would.

 

[Zoe]

I have no problem with an all-male party. It's not as if anything else about the game is typical Final Fantasy.

 

[Mory Dunz]

It's not a superpower, just something that happens to anyone who's had a NDE in the XV world. They've been near death so that changes them somehow, allowing them to see departing souls.


They've done an all female cast, why would it be surprising if XV had an all male cast?

Oh, which one was that?

But wouldn't doing an all female cast be more PC than an all male cast anyway?

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Could you pop the renders for all the cast in OP too duckroll?

 

[Nyoro SF]

That cover, this is like some Ocean's 11 stuff. heh

 

[Bladenic]

I'd say Ignis and Prompto are my favorite of the 5.

Gladiolus and Cor for me (Cor is the one in the back right, right?).

 

[Discotheque]

backstreet's back alright.

 

[kayos90]

Oh, which one was that?

But wouldn't doing an all female cast be more PC than an all male cast anyway?

X-2.

 

[Esura]

Oh, which one was that?

But wouldn't doing an all female cast be more PC than an all male cast anyway?

FFX-2.

Only Yuna, Rikku, and Paine.

 

[BlackJace]

Anybody get the sense of friendship and togetherness that wasn't at all present with the XIII cast?

 

[duckroll]

Could you pop the renders for all the cast in OP too duckroll?

Sure, gimme a sec.

 

[Whompa]

is, is, us, is, is

Such originality in character names...

I guess the US stole all the original ones like Jack, Jake, Nate, and John...

Oh, which one was that?

But wouldn't doing an all female cast be more PC than an all male cast anyway?

No? Why does that matter at all?

X-2 was all female to answer that.

 

[ezekial45]

I'll take a guess who the English VA's are

Spoiler

Troy Baker
Troy Baker
Troy Baker
Troy Baker
Troy Baker

 

[Defuser]

Anybody figured out whose the VA for the female voice in the trailer? Sounds similar to Miyuki Sawashiro.

 

[Dunan]

Cor Rionis (Hiroki Touchi)

It's probably Leonis, not Rionis. Cor leonis means 'heart of a lion'

Spoiler

as in Squall Leonheart

.