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More Dissidia Final Fantasy Characters Revealed!
Posted by Brian Ashcraft at 6:00 PM on September 11, 2008
The latest issue of Shonen Jump shows Final Fantasy IV hero Cecil Harvey in its latest update on PSP title DissidieFinal Fantasy. He's standing across from FFIV bad guy Golbez. The game launches this December with three more characters to still yet be revealed. Ah yes, drip-fed PR.
Dark Knight Cecil Confirmed For Dissidia [PSP Hyper]

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Jinra321
Posted 6:21 PM 11/9/08
how come luneth isnt the character representing ff3? or ingus! ingus is kick ass
Jinra321
Badassiousness
Posted 6:19 PM 11/9/08
@Elrinth:
Kefka's in. he looks like a clown...thing. reminds me of what the Joker would be like if he was Japanese
Badassiousness
Elrinth
Posted 6:17 PM 11/9/08
yeah me too would want Locke as playable char. Locke and Cefca ;)
Elrinth
Badassiousness
Posted 6:13 PM 11/9/08
is Quina Quen from 9 in there?? or Cait Sith? god i want to beat the hell outta Cait sith.
Badassiousness
WittyUserName
Posted 6:09 PM 11/9/08
@WittyUserName: There's no way I can un-fanboy that post. Oh, the shame...
WittyUserName
WittyUserName
Posted 6:06 PM 11/9/08
Cecil! Awesome! Final Fantasy IV was one of the more awesome games on the SNES. I played it a bunch of times.
WittyUserName
phinehas
Posted 6:05 PM 11/9/08
Give us LOCKE! Please!
I know he's not the typical armor-clad hero, but he's my favorite character from any Final Fantasy.
phinehas
Zyzex_Remix
Posted 7:10 PM 11/9/08
It's nice to see some FFIV representation. After having just recently played the DS remake it rekindled my love of that Final Fantasy and reminded me even more so why it's my favorite of the SNES generation.
Zyzex_Remix
Revenge_of_Nekojin
Posted 6:55 PM 11/9/08
As much as I'd like Locke/Lock, it's definitely going to be Tina/Terra. Females are already under represented and there's no denying she was the main character for most of the game. The other logical choice would be Celes. I'm okay with either one, really. Actually, I'd prefer Celes, she was more of a fighter than Terra was.
Also, Aerith instead of Cloud. Please, please please. I don't want any more Cloud fanboys.
Revenge_of_Nekojin
Thief
Posted 6:53 PM 11/9/08
They should have Cid... but as a giant anamorphic blob.
Thief
Superlocke
Posted 7:21 PM 11/9/08
@phinehas: YES. Locke needs to be in this game. Done. End of story.
@Revenge_of_Nekojin: and I believe that's the top half of a really really big sword.
Superlocke
Antiterra
Posted 7:21 PM 11/9/08
@Revenge_of_Nekojin: Because once he turns paladin, you can equip him with one. I'm not saying it makes sense (Kain is FFIV's dragoon, not Cecil), but it's a possibility.
I was hoping for Rydia - nothing personal against Cecil, but Dissidia lacks ladies.
Now chant with me: Te-rra! Ce-les! Te-rra! Ce-les!
Antiterra
DimensionWarped
Posted 7:16 PM 11/9/08
@Jinra321:
Because the real Final Fantasy 3 didn't have named characters. They aren't trying to claim that the DS one is canon apparently.
DimensionWarped
Revenge_of_Nekojin
Posted 7:15 PM 11/9/08
Oh, and...why does Cecil have a spear?
Revenge_of_Nekojin
Revenge_of_Nekojin
Posted 7:15 PM 11/9/08
For people who don't know, the game is featuring one hero and one villain from FF1-10, with a possibility of secret characters. No secret characters have been confirmed, as in they might not even exist. The heroes for FF5, FF6, and FF7 have not been revealed yet. I BELIEVE that there are two villains left to be revealed as well.
Revenge_of_Nekojin
Antiterra
Posted 7:41 PM 11/9/08
@Antiterra: Huh, forget what I said, I got confused... It's the other way round - Kain can equip some swords and axes, but yeah, paladin Cecil can only use swords, so you're right: strange picture makes no sense.
Antiterra
angelus-errare
Posted 8:41 PM 11/9/08
The scan is pretty blurry, so it's hard to read but it's pretty neat that you can have Cecil change into either of his jobs (Paladin or Dark Knight). Can't tell how you change though. A transform button maybe?
angelus-errare
jmsalal
Posted 8:31 PM 11/9/08
Hopefully Gilgamesh will make a cameo at very least (maybe a hidden character). As for FFV, none of the characters seemed to leave a lasting impression, making it a relatively "meh" title between IV and VI... Who knows, Galuf and X-Death anyone????
jmsalal
surft
Posted 9:17 PM 11/9/08
This was already revealed in trailers guys. I wonder why they even bothered announcing.
surft
Chibirazi
Posted 9:13 PM 11/9/08
Oh please,like that would be a big suprise.
Give us some of the questionable title characters already.
Boils all down to FF6 anyway heh.
Chibirazi
Kenjiblade
Posted 9:03 PM 11/9/08
I was expecting that it would be Cecil and Golbez, so I'm definitely happy with this news. Now, I just wish they would announce FFVI's hero (why does it have to be just *one*? Tina/Terra, Celes, or Locke would all be beautiful choices, but the best would be all of them :D)
Kenjiblade
thabookiemonster
Posted 10:25 PM 11/9/08
ok now where the hell is KAIN FTW!!!!
thabookiemonster
EvilMetsFan
Posted 10:18 PM 11/9/08
Dark Knight version for the WIN.
EvilMetsFan
FightingChance
Posted 10:53 PM 11/9/08
Cecil's last name was Harvey? I loved FFIV but don't remember hearing that...
FightingChance
armless-phelan
Posted 10:44 PM 11/9/08
I second all the people who say that Celes should be the FFVI hero! XD She didn't have the clinginess that Terra had. (Something that Square loves...)
armless-phelan
huginn
Posted 10:41 PM 11/9/08
you could put half of the ff6/7 lineup in this game and still not make the fanboys happy.
With that said.. knock on wood
huginn
Rebochan
Posted 10:40 PM 11/9/08
Gah, I already knew about this...Golbez was on the poster, who else were they gonna pick? Now tell us who's wailing on Kefka, Square!
@WittyUserName: Don't feel bad, FFIV rocks. It's hard not to turn on the fanboy.
Rebochan
Revenge_of_Nekojin
Posted 12:28 AM 12/9/08
No, it's always been Cecil Harvey.
Revenge_of_Nekojin
cheez
Posted 12:23 AM 12/9/08
Yeah... Cecil Harvey? They must have retroactively assigned him a last name.
cheez
LinkedtothePast
Posted 12:57 AM 12/9/08
I think Cloud's a lock. If you've got Sephiroth, then you've got to have his angsty, Buster-Sworded foil.
LinkedtothePast
Human Bomb Committed Solaricide
Posted 1:24 AM 12/9/08
SETZER! ALL OF YOU!!!! IT'S ABOUT SETZER! Why not? Dude had an airship, and he was one of the best character designs Amano ever did.
Human Bomb Committed Solaricide
Ryodestined
Posted 1:24 AM 12/9/08
Maybe Lightning and the Versus 13 protagonist will make it in. They should have at least one female protagonist in the game (squall, tidus, and cloud don't count).
Ryodestined
NeonLight
Posted 1:22 AM 12/9/08
I always wondered why Cecil has a spear-pole-lance-thingy in concept art, yet uses a sword and shield in-game...
Two things I'm wondering:
1) FFVI needs Terra (Esper Terra Vs Angel Kefka fight) or Celes (Kinda your norm for a fighter) as the hero.
2) How is Cid going to be in this game? There's almost no point in playing a Final Fantasy game without a Cid X(
NeonLight
Eviscerate
Posted 1:44 AM 12/9/08
@phinehas: @Superlocke:
I'm with you guys on hoping Locke makes the cast. Best FF character ever made.
Eviscerate
zerosN1s
Posted 1:29 AM 12/9/08
@LinkedtothePast:
except we already have Squall. Tifa would make for a good brawler addition. Too many sword users. Also Cloud gets too much spotlight. :P Though seeing both is a possibility with 3 characters left to be revealed with two FF games lacking protagonist representation if I'm not mistaken.
for FF6, it'd be awesome if it was Mog. xD
zerosN1s
BassForever
Posted 2:15 AM 12/9/08
Its going to be Bartz from FF5, Terra from FF6, and Cloud from FF7, why are so many people denying this? Every game has picked the main character and Bartz and Cloud are def. the main characters in FF5 and FF7. You could argue that FF6 has no main character, but most of the first have of the game revolves around Terra and her conection to the Espers.
BassForever
Suzaku
Posted 2:17 AM 12/9/08
@BassForever: Yes, you're correct. And Tina is the obvious choice anyway, because she can transform into her Esper form for her EX-Mode.
Suzaku
Suzaku
Posted 2:16 AM 12/9/08
@Kenjiblade: It's his EX-Mode. All characters have them.
@cheez: If by "retroactively" you mean well before the game was even released, then yes. He's always been named Cecil Harvey.
@surft: Actually, no. Only their silhouettes were shown, and only briefly. Hence the official announcement with art, gameplay information, and in-game screenshots.
Tina's already basically confirmed, judging from the things Cefca says in the previous trailer.
Suzaku
shichi
Posted 3:02 AM 12/9/08
if cloud doesn't make it in this game then it's because he's going to shine in the final fantasy 7 remake for ps3.
~wakes up~
huh? did i say something?
shichi
SabinDeus
Posted 3:00 AM 12/9/08
/fangirlsqueal
SabinDeus
cholinms
Posted 4:11 AM 12/9/08
I'm definitely for having Terra or Celes in this, but they need to have Ummaro as one of the hidden characters.
cholinms
shrek187
Posted 4:42 AM 12/9/08
@Badassiousness: Yes Im not the only one who wants Quina in there.
shrek187
em
Posted 5:26 AM 12/9/08
Harvey is such an odd last name for an FF character...
em
Iarwain
Posted 5:53 AM 12/9/08
@em: And Cecil is just as bad a first name.
Iarwain
WittyUserName
Posted 6:55 AM 12/9/08
@Iarwain: Don't tell the British.
WittyUserName
Placentasaurus
Posted 9:57 AM 12/9/08
Terra. Terra. Terra. Terra. Terra. Terra. Terra. Terra. Please? There aren't any playable female good guys yet.
Placentasaurus
Placentasaurus
Posted 10:13 AM 12/9/08
Also, Steiner, Vivi, Auron, freaking RAMZA and DELITA, General Beatrix, Zorn and Thorn, Locke, Tifa, MOG, and adult Rydia should all be in the game. Even if it just had Ramza and Delita out of those, I would have a massive nerdgasm. It would probably destroy the northern hemisphere.
Placentasaurus
Danarcho
Posted 1:37 PM 12/9/08
@FightingChance: I was about to type the exact same thing.
Cecil Harvey. He seems less spectacular somehow.
Danarcho
Lord Thayer
Posted 4:39 PM 12/9/08
I'm absolutely stoked for this game, but GOD there are a lot of villains in huge sets of armor now.
Garland, Golbez, X-Death....Okay, that is only three........but I'm trying to make a point here! Proportional to the list of characters, that is a lot.
Lord Thayer
Lord Thayer
Posted 4:50 PM 12/9/08
@Placentasaurus: Gotta agree about Final Fantasy Tactics characters, although Delita really isn't a villain. It would have to be Ramza and St. Ajora or Dycedarg/Zodiac Brave/Gaffgarion/Wiegraf
FF6 has to be Terra, I am calling that right now. Since all of the characters have powered up modes, obviously this makes her the best choice as A) she is female, and they need more and B) she already has a powered up mode.
Also, while I'm remembering it, why no FF 12 love? Preferably Balthier vs. Vayne Solidor. Gotta have some ranged character love!
Lord Thayer
Akisazame
Posted 7:32 PM 12/9/08
Because FFXII... kind of sucks?
Akisazame
Furysetzer
Posted 1:26 AM 13/9/08
Locke won't make it in because the game already has a thief.
The DK/Paladin switch sounds very cool. My personal feeling is that they should have had Kain instead. But oh well.
And the fanboy in me predicts Faris, Tina and Tifa to be revealed. :D
Furysetzer
Kiyosuki
Posted 7:14 AM 13/9/08
They'll probably throw Terra/Tina in to compliment Kefka. She's as close to a main character as VI can get. Plus she does have the female representative thing on her side.
No complaints she's a beautiful character.
Kiyosuki