Sq. Enix shared an official interview with Ultimate Fantasy XIV Character Designer Toshiyuki Itahana to debate Sphene, who debuted in FFXIV Dawntrail, and go over her FFIX outfits impressed by Garnet (Dagger). In response to Itahana, each her first and second ones have been based mostly based mostly on the opposite heroine’s two appears within the older JRPG. Idea artwork for each designs additionally appeared.
Whereas Itahana first described the theme for the unique Sphene outfit in FFXIV Dawntrail as “synthetic ghost,” he went on to clarify how each costumes have been based mostly on Garnet at totally different moments of FFIX. Right here’s the total quote discussing the inspirations for every look:
“In some respects, the primary design relies on Garnet’s outfit from Ultimate Fantasy IX, such because the decorations on her chest, abdomen, and again, however the second design can be based mostly on the white-hooded outfit Garnet wore within the scene at first of Ultimate Fantasy IX when she asks Zidane to kidnap her. Garnet wore this outfit when for the primary time she made her personal resolution to ask for assist from others, and I designed this second outfit as a result of I assumed that the actions of the Sphene carrying it is perhaps just like the hooded Garnet’s mind-set.”
The official idea artwork for each of the FFXIV Sphene outfits might be seen beneath:
On the finish of the interview, Toshiyuki Itahana talked about the designs got here with out understanding something concerning the story behind her and her FFXIV Dawntrail look. Itahana famous, “Though I designed Sphene, I didn’t know the completed story. As such, as an FFXIV participant myself, I used to be very excited to see how the story would end up after the discharge. I used to be so engrossed within the story that each time I bumped into Sphene on the town, I’d at all times ask her questions in my head like ‘Are you feeling okay at this time?’ and ‘Are you consuming properly?’”
Ultimate Fantasy XIV and Dawntrail can be found for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Sequence X, and PC.
