Posted: 10/8/2004 5:43 AM
Post subject: Final Fantasy character design
Quote
Boco
Former player
Joined: 3/30/2004
Posts: 1354
Location: Heather's imagination
What is everyone's favorite style of White Mage, excluding the overly-complicated FFX-2 design? I'm piecing together bits and pieces of material I can use to cosplay various Jobs.. right now I'm looking for a good robe for a White Mage.. but what kind of robe should I use? plain robe w/ red cowel, like in 11/TA: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5525109258&fromMakeTrack=true I like this one right now because the cowel can double for a Red Mage's, which is basically half of the costume (the cape is easy to find, the other hard piece would be the hat). robe with belled sleeves, like in 3/5/T: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5328126982&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT a circular robe with no sleeves, like in 1/T: http://www.kekkai.org/andrea/art/cosplay/whitemage.shtml a white cloak (3,9) or open robe (5, TA) over a tunic or underdress, like in 3/5/9/TA: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5526046639&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT or http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5525295226&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT If you need reference artwork for the various canon White Mage designs I can post that too.
someone is out there who will like you. take off your mask so they can find you faster. I support the new Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun.
Posted: 10/8/2004 5:50 AM
Quote
Bob_Whoops
Former player
Joined: 3/19/2004
Posts: 710
Location: USA
Hm...the circular one is cool becase it looks just like the one in ff1, but it doesn't look so cool in real life. The last one looks the best I think, but less FFish. So, I would have to pick the one with belled sleeves. I don't really like the first one though.
Posted: 10/8/2004 5:57 AM
Quote
Walker_Boh
Former player
Joined: 4/16/2004
Posts: 1276
Location: Uppsala, Sweden
I liked the circular one too. Unfortunately I thought the last one was a condom first, like the one they have in the Naked gun movies ;P I blame tiredness..
/Walker Boh
Posted: 10/8/2004 6:00 AM
Quote
Bob_Whoops
Former player
Joined: 3/19/2004
Posts: 710
Location: USA
Do you blame everything on tiredness? On topic: I forgot to say this, but cosplaying is evil. Don't fall into the darkside. The only cosplay I though was cool was the tetris one.
Posted: 10/8/2004 6:15 AM
Quote
Boco
Former player
Joined: 3/30/2004
Posts: 1354
Location: Heather's imagination
The last one (the open robe) is used in Tactics Advance: http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ffta/art/whitemage2.jpg ..and also for some of the White Mages in 5. Actually, the rerelease (Wonderswan Color / PSX / GBA) FF1 uses a plain robe without belled sleeves, like in the design work for 9 (which I'd need to upload somewhere). http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff1/propaganda/ff1-2001.jpg ..but the circular robe was revived for Tactics: http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/fft/graphics/jobs/priest.jpg
someone is out there who will like you. take off your mask so they can find you faster. I support the new Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun.
Posted: 10/8/2004 1:58 PM
Quote
Blechy
Former player
Joined: 6/27/2004
Posts: 550
Location: New York
I think the circular one is definitely the classic white mage uniform that everyone would recognize- it may just look crappy on that person. I do agree with bobwhoops that the last probably looks the best but the design could be from anything.
Posted: 10/8/2004 2:53 PM
Quote
feitclub
Former player
Joined: 3/13/2004
Posts: 1118
Location: Kansai, JAPAN
The "circular robe with no sleeves" is the classic White Mage look. If you want that White Mage look, that's the one. If you just want a cool looking robe, I'd go with the red cowel one.
Do Not Talk About Feitclub http://www.feitclub.com
Posted: 10/8/2004 5:37 PM
Quote
NrgSpoon
Joined: 6/14/2004
Posts: 646
TRIANGLES. I vote the red triangles are required for recognizability. You could even invent your own style as long as you include those.
I like my "thank you"s in monetary form.
Posted: 10/8/2004 6:52 PM
Quote
Boco
Former player
Joined: 3/30/2004
Posts: 1354
Location: Heather's imagination
Well, of course the final product will have the red pattern of triangles / fire / diamonds. I jut don't know what kind of robe is best. It seems most people like the circular design.. so I'll probably go with that. It's simplest, too.
someone is out there who will like you. take off your mask so they can find you faster. I support the new Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun.
Posted: 10/8/2004 9:20 PM
Quote
Bag_of_Magic_Food
He/Him
Active player (278)
Joined: 5/29/2004
Posts: 5712
I like the belled sleeves; just put the ol' red triangles on them.
put yourself in my rocketpack if that poochie is one outrageous dude