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Dissidia: Final Fantasy confirmed cast plus rumored characters
9:44 AM on 01.02.2008, Dale North 51 comments

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The upcoming Square Enix Final Fantasy fighting title Dissidia: Final Fantasy could have become the next Ergheiz, but Wired's Game|Life says it isn't. Thank Odin! Their hands-on with the PlayStation Portable title at Jump Festa 2008 gives us some new details on the title as well as a list of characters.

Confirmed characters:

  • The Warrior of Light, Garland (FFI)
  • Firion, Emperor Palamecia (FFII)
  • Sephiroth (FFVII)
  • Squall, Ultimecia (FFVIII)
  • Zidane, Kuja (FFIX)
  • Tidus (FFX)

Between this character list and Game|Life's impressions, my interest in this title has increased greatly. I've always wanted to kick Tidus' ass.

Siliconera links us to rumored artwork which suggests the addition of characters like Exdeath, Jecht, The Cloud of Darkness, and even Final Fantasy VI's Kefka. Who wouldn't want to play as Kefka? I hope he laughs in his SNES voice when he wins a bout.

Japanese PSP owners and importers will finally get their hands on Dissidia: Final Fantasy in early 2008. 


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s0lesurviv0r's Avatar
s0lesurviv0r at 01/02/2008 09:46
God, I want to use Kefka to beat on Tidus, or any other recent FF character with the exception of Auron.
Tragic Hero's Avatar
Tragic Hero at 01/02/2008 09:47
Garland FTW!
AlucardX24's Avatar
AlucardX24 at 01/02/2008 09:49
I can't wait for this game. I hope Auron, Sabin, Cyan, and Locke are in it.
Trowble's Avatar
Trowble at 01/02/2008 09:55
Kefka's laugh FTW!
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DrNutt at 01/02/2008 10:04
Why do I get the feeling that FF6 is going to be horribly neglected? With so many characters, it would be hard for them to choose a couple without pissing a lot of people off...
GuitarAtomik's Avatar
GuitarAtomik at 01/02/2008 10:20
I really hope they port this to PS2 eventually. I don't want to buy a PSP for this game :[
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 01/02/2008 10:25
Thank Odin? I liked Ehrgeiz!
ShawnKelfonne's Avatar
ShawnKelfonne at 01/02/2008 10:42
Do want if Kefka is going to be in it. I hope the rumors are true.
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar
s0lesurviv0r at 01/02/2008 10:47
Heh, my sister nearly broke her wrist playing Ehrgeiz in the arcade.
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 01/02/2008 11:04
FAP
PSIq0ut's Avatar
PSIq0ut at 01/02/2008 11:05


Whats this I hear about Ehrgeiz?
kevinski's Avatar
kevinski at 01/02/2008 11:20
Wow, what a surprise. Sephiroth is in. God, Square really knows how to guarantee high sales.
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 01/02/2008 11:48
Sephiroth is in a Square-Enix game. ALERT THE PRESSES!
Kia's Avatar
Kia at 01/02/2008 11:55
How is this actually news? Aside from Tidus we've seen screenshots of every single one of these confirmed characters, or at least artwork of them in magazine scans. Yawn.
Awesome Locks's Avatar
Awesome Locks at 01/02/2008 11:59
Needs more oldschool FF. I'd probably play as Relm if she was in it :P
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EightBitMav at 01/02/2008 12:35
I'm actually surprised at Square Enix. They could have taken the easy way out and put every MAIN character from their games, but they're going a more obscure-ISH route.

I'm also KIND OF PROUD that Cloud isn't mentioned...AT ALL. It's kinda cool that they're not relying on their MAIN MAIN MAIN fanboy character to promote this game (even though Sephiroth kinda fills that spot)

I'm hoping for Sora, or even Marche.
PSIq0ut's Avatar
PSIq0ut at 01/02/2008 12:43
I think Garland is a good idea, I'm looking forward to playing as the original dark knight.
Pangloss's Avatar
Pangloss at 01/02/2008 12:49
This game will be broken, everyone will just spam Vanish-Doom.

In other news, if Sabin Figaro is not put in a FF fighter, I am going to be really pissed. I'm sure that Square-Enix would like to avoid that situation at all costs. If they really have to pick just two heroes from FF6 for this game, they can't do better than Sabin and Cyan, or maybe Gau. Both Sabin and Cyan already have a large pool of personalized moves available, and c'mon, Sabin's a grappler, for fuck's sake.

And yes to Kefka, since he is the most successful video game villain I have ever known. And the laugh.
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B5512 at 01/02/2008 13:17
FFIV plz?
blehman's Avatar
blehman at 01/02/2008 13:17
I agree with king3vbo. Not that king3vbo is a whiny bitch or anything...
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DarkTetsuya at 01/02/2008 13:25
No one from 6?

FAIL, DO NOT WANT.

(Yes I realize it's still an early list, but until I get confirmation, I'm defaulting to fail for this one.)
DarkTetsuya's Avatar
DarkTetsuya at 01/02/2008 13:26
Okay, so Kefka's rumored... that's still not 'confirmed', though.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 01/02/2008 13:32
Sephiroth!?
NO WAI
Lucca's Avatar
Lucca at 01/02/2008 13:39
KEFKA! KEFKA! KEFKA!
Rainbowblack's Avatar
Rainbowblack at 01/02/2008 13:40
LAME ROSTER IS LAAAAAAAME

jesus SE have you forgotten your roots.. Garland was the best old school you can do? PATHETIC

fuck a rumored KEFKA i want a CONFIRMED KEFKA

I want a COMFIRMED RYDIA and CONFIRMED TERRA IN MAGITECH ARMOR

i don't see any reason to buy this game yet...I don't. though it does look good on paper
Rainbowblack's Avatar
Rainbowblack at 01/02/2008 13:44
LAME ROSTER IS LAAAAAAAME

jesus SE have you forgotten your roots.. Garland was the best old school you can do? PATHETIC

fuck a rumored KEFKA i want a CONFIRMED KEFKA

I want a COMFIRMED RYDIA and CONFIRMED TERRA IN MAGITECH ARMOR

i don't see any reason to buy this game yet...I don't. though it does look good on paper
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Rainbowblack at 01/02/2008 13:47
OK I lied. with CFW theres no reason to neglect this game. even if it is a steaming pile of fanboy panderish dung.

and yeah...asking for Rydia is stretching it. she could lay waste to that entire roster. It wouldn't be fair.
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Rider Chop at 01/02/2008 14:06
no matter how much you speculate, Megaman will NOT be in this game!!!
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kawitchate at 01/02/2008 14:16
needs moar Yuna. i imagine her controlling like Dante from DMC, juggling the other character with her guns and magic and then swapping out and attacking with her staff. that would be awesum.
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grrza at 01/02/2008 14:33
Lame. Maybe they can include the fire elemental as a playable character too.

And whoever said they were going obscure is wrong. Sephiroth? Zidane? Tidus? and Squall??? bleh
naia-the-gamer's Avatar
naia-the-gamer at 01/02/2008 14:48
Dear Squenix,

Please put Kefka, Terra and/or Celes, Rydia, Onion Knight, Vivi, at least one character from FF5, and Cloud. I only want Cloud in the game so I can beat the shit out of him over and over and over.

Hugs and Kisses ^_^

-Naia
Hitogoroshi's Avatar
Hitogoroshi at 01/02/2008 14:49
Garland!?!?!?! Awesome!
Big Z's Avatar
Big Z at 01/02/2008 15:26
FOOLS! Garland will knock you all down!
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allisonaxe at 01/02/2008 15:38
nice start, but that list of characters needs more Balthier.
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CyanideBlues at 01/02/2008 16:46
I'm glad to see some FF II (Japan) love and recognition from Squenix, but I'm suprised that they're not gonna tell us Cloud's in it. It's kinda obvious he will be =\
I really want to see all four of the main classes in FF I come in (Fighter, Black Mage, e.g), t'would be quite the FF-ellatio (C wut I did thar?)
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WillyFourEyes at 01/02/2008 17:21
The original Garland is going to be in this game? Is this awesome (Y/N)?

Also, concurrence on the "needs moar Balthier".
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thebigghurt at 01/02/2008 17:32
best part of ehrgeiz was the quest mode it was like diablo meets final fight it was GRRRREAT. I will totally import this if it has a quest mode like ehrgeiz and ehrgeiz really wasnt that bad of a game.
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Wedge at 01/02/2008 19:11
Sabin or GTFO. Weak roster is weak.
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braulio09 at 01/02/2008 19:43
no cloud? OH NOES THEYRE GONNA SKIP HIM

ITS SO OBVIOUS
Koobert's Avatar
Koobert at 01/02/2008 19:46
As long as you can still rename all the Final Fantasy IV and VI characters, so that you're fighting Jerkface against Stupid. I used to like called Cid Potato in Final Fantasy II / IV, for reasons that should be obvious.

I'll play it... I do hope that there's some Spoony Bard action. And Palom and Porum.

I was just having an incredibly nerdy conversation with my boyfriend and his roommate yesterday about how there's no pre-final fantasy VII in Kingdom Hearts. And how Kingdom Hearts is terrible.
Slaughterhouse Five's Avatar
Slaughterhouse Five at 01/02/2008 20:59
Koobert: Setzer?

Also the reason for that is because Nomura doesn't want characters he didn't design in KH. He was really reluctant to put Setzer and Vivi in KH2.
Mister Disco's Avatar
Mister Disco at 01/02/2008 21:14
Koobert - Setzer is in KH2.
Mister Disco's Avatar
Mister Disco at 01/02/2008 21:22
Late comment is laaaaate.
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CCGames Mike at 01/02/2008 21:29
As far as I can recall the Warrior of Light is meant to encompass the four main jobs from FF1. I think I remember reading that his special abilities will let him use job skills from the Warrior, BM, WM, and Thief jobs. So he'd be able to (presumably) use sword techniques, offensive spells (fire and lightning...maybe Nuke would be nice =P), defensive magic (I'm betting Shell and Barrier), and who knows what for the Thief (speed boosts? quicker attacks?).

To switch gears I have to agree with everyone that this list seems somewhat weak. Ultimecia? I'd rather have Seifer or even Edea. I also don't get why they just don't go ahead and put Cloud on the list. We all KNOW he's going to be there!

Also Kefka BETTER be in this game. It just wouldn't feel right to not put Sephiroth in his place if I'm not using Kefka to do it...
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 01/02/2008 22:07
Let's hope that the battle system is done well.
Batthink's Avatar
Batthink at 01/03/2008 01:07
Ultimecia and Emperor Palamecia? That's going to make for some fancy, fappable costumes.

Yes, I agree. More Balthier. Vote for Balthier.

Hang on, vote for Fran too!!!
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NightWishOcean07 at 01/03/2008 16:22
O.M.F.G... I want a PSP now...

THEY BETTER PUT KEFKA ON THERE!!!!! Kefka is the SHIZ!! And his laugh!! And Celes, Terra, Edgar, and Sabin. Lol. Sephiroth is "OK", but Kefka beats Sephy by a landslide! And plus, who doesn't wanna kick Sephiroth's ass with Kefka? God know Kefka deserves more attention!
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Im OK at 01/04/2008 12:09
Not that I really care since this is a PSP game but...

Gilgamesh or GTFO.
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