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Lightning never strikes twice - The characters
Despite super-skilled heroin Lightning being the main focus of the few trailers and screens we have of FFXIII, that by no means she will be the game's lead, and it doesn't necessarily mean that will be her name when the game's finished either. Giving us a female lead would certainly be a bold move by Square Enix - but in our eyes a refreshing one. In our opinion the developer hasn't managed to surpass FFVII's Cloud in terms of main man. Perhaps it's time to mix things up a bit.
Lightning has a bad case of Jason Bourne-itis. She doesn't know her real name nor anything about herself. We do know that she has been chosen by one of the crystals to lead the uprising, and, potentially, end the world, which is why everyone and their dog is after her.
From what we've seen, Lightning's main weapon against the forces of Cocoon is a gun-like sword which can switch between the two modes depending on the situation. There's nothing new here - gun swords has been one of the staples of the FF series throughout its history - we're looking at you, Squall.
I quite like how Lightning is shaping up, although she looks like any other female FF character of recent years. We understand that the idea was to create a female version of Cloud, so she won't be particularly feminine. Here's hoping she has a backstory and personality of enough depth to rival FFVII's great hero, too.
At the end of the trailer another character turns up on a bike like a knight in shining armour to save Lightning from being overwhelmed by Cocoon's forces. We know absolutely zip about this guy - he could be another party member, an enemy, whatever. At first fans burst into flame at the thought that he might be Cloud from FFVII, but he's not. Fans have dubbed him Mr. 33cm, on account of him being big enough to carry two guys and thus must have a boot size of 33cm, which is good enough for us for now.
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