In Final Fantasy X, Anima is female.
(If you haven't beaten FFX, spoilers are ahead)
Since the Fayth of Anima came from Seymour's mother, I do often see her mistaken for a male from anyone who didn't get that far in FFX. Which is somewhat cringe as FFX shows you Seymour's mother, her speaking about it to him, and her ultimate sacrifice to become the Final Aeon.
Anima's characteristics are innately dark, the kanji for darkness is on the Chamber of Fayth where you acquire her. This follows suit with FFXIV relatively nicely when going to the Moon.
It does bring up some questions as to who she is in this game, but it would only make sense to continue using the same pronouns as the game that the material came from.
It does make me wonder that I couldn't make out her necklace in the image that Yoshi P had posted. Also, how she will be portrayed in this game.
I imagine there will be a lot of guys who say "it doesn't matter" in the same way calling Shiva makes sense being called a he, or "Anima looks cool therefore must be a guy" but since FF follows some respect for the original content, especially Yoshi P's handling of all old content and seeking the approval of the original producers, I imagine it's good to prepare for that now instead of later.
I'm interested in the backstory, though. Where will we find Anima? In Garlemald? On the Moon? On the islands? I couldn't find any indicators for this.
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(If you haven't beaten FFX, spoilers are ahead)
Since the Fayth of Anima came from Seymour's mother, I do often see her mistaken for a male from anyone who didn't get that far in FFX. Which is somewhat cringe as FFX shows you Seymour's mother, her speaking about it to him, and her ultimate sacrifice to become the Final Aeon.
Anima's characteristics are innately dark, the kanji for darkness is on the Chamber of Fayth where you acquire her. This follows suit with FFXIV relatively nicely when going to the Moon.
It does bring up some questions as to who she is in this game, but it would only make sense to continue using the same pronouns as the game that the material came from.
It does make me wonder that I couldn't make out her necklace in the image that Yoshi P had posted. Also, how she will be portrayed in this game.
I imagine there will be a lot of guys who say "it doesn't matter" in the same way calling Shiva makes sense being called a he, or "Anima looks cool therefore must be a guy" but since FF follows some respect for the original content, especially Yoshi P's handling of all old content and seeking the approval of the original producers, I imagine it's good to prepare for that now instead of later.
I'm interested in the backstory, though. Where will we find Anima? In Garlemald? On the Moon? On the islands? I couldn't find any indicators for this.
Continue reading...