Kingdom Hearts

Alternately, Nomura can not give a shit about Toriyama's waifu and instead show off his Kain fanboyism, as would be right and just.

Or maybe Noctis?

ANYONE from IX besides Vivi would be nice. Even Quina.

I honestly see a 0% chance of XV's characters appearing in KHIII. Not because he isn't directing XV anymore, he just doesn't seem like the kind of guy to do that.

As far as SE cameos, I just want Shibuya, the RG team with Rinoa, Zack & Auron back, Gilgamesh superboss, and a glorious Riku & Kain/Cecil/Golbez teamup. I know it will never happen, but I would kill for a Mitochondria Eve/The Ultimate Being superboss.

edited 18th Sep '14 1:05:34 PM by TheAirman

Shibuya needs to happen. Sora said he'd go visit them, right? He seems to put high value on keeping promises.

And yeah, more FFIX characters would be great. And even though I was pretty meh on FFVIII, I still think it'd be nice to have Rinoa around.

edited 18th Sep '14 3:49:45 PM by SapphireBlue

I'm not sure that going to happen at least for this saga as Noruma said he doesn't like to use Characters he didn't design (back when two release), but with Dissidia and the years that followed I guess that change.

W00t at recent Kingdom Hearts II manga chapters. Simply awesome.

Never really understood all the Kain hype, myself.

He's basically the proto-Riku (I think).

He's pretty much the Trope Codifier of an Anti-Hero in Roleplaying Games pretty much.

As for which Square Characters will be making an appearance:

Lightning is pretty much a guarantee. She was apparently voted best Female Final Fantasy character in Famitsu or something so I see Square continuing to push her.

The Radiant Garden crew is a given. Maybe Rinoa will be joining since they hinted at her in the KH 2 credits.

edited 19th Sep '14 6:22:25 AM by Lionheart0

Also, in regards to Kain, having one of Amano's most iconic designs can't hurt his popularity.

In a huge poll in Japan on the best FF heroes(female and male) Claire Farron was 2nd after Yuna but before Tifa. There are good reasons SE are pushing Lightning as their big female heroine.

I still want a The Final Fantasy World.

edited 19th Sep '14 7:08:12 AM by LordofLore

Zidane was the third most popular male character, after Cloud and Zack. They should include him too.

edited 19th Sep '14 7:38:21 AM by beorc

Looking at the results now, and how the hell did Zack come out on top?

Crisis Core and/or nostalgia?

Because he is Zack.

I guess my shock is Crisis Core was only like a modest hit so I'm surprised it translates into him being voted #1.

Well, I think it established him as a.) likeable, and b.) non-controversial. Also, he has what is probably the most memorable conclusion to his story of the FF characters, if only for it involving his honest-to-god death.

edited 19th Sep '14 10:20:37 AM by illegalcheese

He sounds like a decent guy from what I've heard of him. I guess there are worse number 1 picks.

I've only played a bit of Crisis Core but he certainly is a pretty cool guy. I can understand him coming out on top.

And while I've only encountered Lightning in Dissidia Duodecim: Final Fantasy, I cannot understand her coming out on top.

Novel fans...Start. Your. Engines!

...Are the novels any good?

I honestly don't know. They have their fans, though.

Dissidia is a weird place to experience the characters since everyone is plucked from different stages of their games or before the games even start in some cases.

Edit: Now I want to play Duodecim again. Sigh.

edited 19th Sep '14 1:17:36 PM by LordofLore

Yeah, you've also got situations where characters from the same game come from/act like different periods.

Kefka acts like he comes from the world of ruin, but Terra appears to be pre-Zozo.