FFXIV Fan Festival Tokyo had a surprise appearance by Sakaguchi in a Kappa Costume

During the events of FFXIV Fan Festival Las Vegas 2023, the father of Final Fantasy admitted that he desperately wanted a Kappa Costume to be added into the game as a glamour piece and Yoshi P delivered. Last night in Tokyo, Sakaguchi himself showed up to help announce when it’s arriving. 

A wild Kappa emerges

As the Developers Panel came to an end, a mysterious green figure began to creep up onto the main stage of the Tokyo Fan Festival. After some to and fro with both Yoshi and Toshi, followed by a slightly awkward hug from FFXIV’s Director, he indicated for Yoshi to remove his head. To the surprise of the audience, both within the Arena and at home, the person in the costume was none other than Sakaguchi himself. As it turns out, the creator of Final Fantasy had flown in for this very special occasion. 

Kappa Costume arriving in Patch 6.55

During the conversation that followed, it was revealed that the Kappa Costume will be arriving in-game with patch 6.55. which is being implemented on January 16. That means there are only eight more days to wait before we can all follow in Sakaguchi’s footsteps. 

Sakaguchi takes a tumble

As he went to leave the stage, it became clear that Sakaguchi’s field of vision was drastically narrowed by the head of the Kappa Costume. When trying to take a step down from the stage, he took a tumble and ended up flat on his back. 

Don’t worry, though, Yoshi P was there to offer his assistance and soon had Sakaguchi back on his very yellow feet. 

Translation of the event was provided by Iluna Minori on the r/FFXIV Discord Server