Square Enix designs a Pride Mascot for Pride Month

[CenturionNami]

Created by Toshiyuki Itahana himself.

 

[Shadow2222]

I now want a platforming game with this character, or at least a light-hearted RPG adventure.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

thats really good

 

[Ouroboros]

Was prepared for cringe but left happy.

 

[KartuneDX]

That's a Snivy with sneakers.

 

[chandoog]

Was prepared for cringe but left happy.

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Same.

Was expecting a Nomura esque design

 

[Dreamboum]

Toshiyuki Itahana was a character designer on FFIX and he's the one who created the chibi chocobo mascot in the Chocobo mystery dungeon

Those are his designs:

 

[RPGam3r]

I now want a platforming game with this character, or at least a light-hearted RPG adventure.

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I am wholeheartedly behind this!

 

[Balmung421]

<3

 

[DarkLegion]

Was kinda scared what I would see when I clicked this thread but this seems good

 

[A Syrian Communist]

Was prepared for cringe but left happy.

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Have a feeling this is gonna be the post of the thread

 

[Stencil]

Wow thats actually great!

 

[Chie Satonaka]

Same.

Was expecting a Nomura esque design

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Glad I wasn't the only one. It's cute.

 

[Tochtli79]

Love it, put em in a game please

 

[BeI]

Quite a cute character :3

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Looks like a Friendly Monster from FFIX

Give him 4 Ores and earn 50 APs

 

[Deleted member 32822]

Turn it into a summon!

 

[Demon-69]

That's a Snivy with sneakers.

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Pretty much.

 

[Future Gazer]

 

[kodax_shc]

Toshiyuki Itahana was a character designer on FFIX and he's the one who created the chibi chocobo mascot in the Chocobo mystery dungeon

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Also behind lots of stuff from the Crystal Chronicles games. He stuff is really great. Met him at Gallery Nucleus a couple years ago where he did an amazing live drawing / watercolor painting.

 

[Lockheartilly9799]

I love this man!! I got an autograph from him in Los Angeles a couple years ago for the Final Fantasy Art Exhibit opening. He did a live painting and signed everybody's stuff. He was so sweet in person. I love this design!

 

[Deleted member 32822]

I do love their original pride mascots too:

 

[Apollo]

Put them in a game

 

[Yuntu]

Can we get based Itahana design a mainline game again? He always does good shit.

 

[Koivusilta]

Itahana best.

 

[Helix]

That's a Snivy with sneakers.

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yeah that's what I had on my mind too

 

[Kinsei]

That is super cute.

 

[demu]

That's a Pokemon.

 

[Phendrift]

This will be in the next FF.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Toshiyuki Itahana was a character designer on FFIX and he's the one who created the chibi chocobo mascot in the Chocobo mystery dungeon

Those are his designs:

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Also behind lots of stuff from the Crystal Chronicles games. He stuff is really great. Met him at Gallery Nucleus a couple years ago where he did an amazing live drawing / watercolor painting.

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He also did Lightning's costumes and Lumina in Lightning Returns: FFXIII, as well as Mobius: FF.

 

[Damn Silly]

Cute.

A game about them/cameos in the likes of Life Is Strange and others going forward would be neat.

Same.

Was expecting a Nomura esque design

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Some of those would be a lot more BDSM than LGBTQ+

 

[Avada Kedavra]

If you don't have a twitter account the original tweet censors the picture of the mascot and says "The following media includes potentially sensitive content" and you need to click on "View" to see it wth

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Between this and how they executed the Honey Bee In sequence in FF7r, I've been really impressed with Square and their handling of LGBQT topics, especially as a major Japanese company.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

that's a cute mascot! good job SE

 

[Nikus]

First thought: neat.
Second thought because I'm playing it right now: that's a better design than Yooka-Laylee.

 

[Ghos]

Was prepared for cringe but left happy.

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[Ghos]

why is it marked sensitive

 

[Choppasmith]

Between this and how they executed the Honey Bee In sequence in FF7r, I've been really impressed with Square and their handling of LGBQT topics, especially as a major Japanese company.

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I think some people would argue they mishandled Sylvando being ambiguously gay instead of trans in English DQXI (otoh adding "marriage" options to the game was a good move) but otherwise I agree, this is great.

What a cute design. Way more effort than just adding a rainbow to their social media pages.

 

[ciD_Vain]

🌈Yaaaasss🌈

 

[Deleted member 5086]

Precious.

 

[ChaosXVI]

Came in expecting to facepalm hard, but that's pretty good!

 

[Dust]

That's a god damn Pokemon.

 

[Team_Feisar]

Can't wait for the heavily armored PlayArts Kai Variant

 

[Sai]

whew I was worried but that's pretty cute. It's fine by me.

 

[Deleted member 21411]

Square enix remains the best video game company in my eyes and I cannot be convinced otherwise

 

[Zimmiwood]

Between this and how they executed the Honey Bee In sequence in FF7r, I've been really impressed with Square and their handling of LGBQT topics, especially as a major Japanese company.

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they have a pretty significant lgbt fanbase and seem conscious of this, nice to see them actively acknowledge them

 

[Cloud-Hidden]

Why is this considered sensitive material on my feed?

 

[CenturionNami]

There needs to be more done (like a main character) but Square Enix has done more then most Japanese companies.

 

[Brohan]

Was prepared for cringe but left happy.

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[Rotobit]

aw cute

now put 'em in a new Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales