I would hope that they throw in some sort of villain to go with her. Sort of throws off the balance without one.

If this keeps up, I wonder if anyone from XII will be included. I never actually played it, since I didn't like the demo that came with DQVIII, but the Judges seem really badass. Wouldn't mind playing as one.

Shantotto seems to be more of a "Secret Character", so I don't think the whole Hero=Villian thing will apply to her, or any other Character from now. She's apparently more of a gray character anyway.

More screens and info on Shantotto here:

http://community.livejournal.com/ffc...smos/15189.htm

Guess it's time to speculate on who from FFXII is going to show up.

*Hopes for Balthier*

Secret character? Most likely, but I still think she'll wind up on the Cosmos side and have a counterpart on the Chaos side. We've seen quite a few screens with characters on the same side duking it out, and one of the more recent scans shows a good guy's board... with a Cosmos boss piece.

Just my two cents, they'll probably keep the theme running even through the secret characters.

I wouldn't mind seeing Balthier as a FFXII entry, but I have this feeling that they'll use Fran instead to 'soothe' the masses. As for Shantotto's 'counterpart', I still have no real idea of who they'd throw in there. An Ark Angel? Kam'lanaut or Eald'narche? Promathia and Shadow Lord seem like they be 'too big'... I don't know, there's a bunch of villains, but none that really stand out.

More Shantotto!

Gamekyo : Shantotto in Dissidia : Final Fantasy

Dissida, Ultimania Alpha pics:

Keiya/Dissidia - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

Well, there's been tons of updates. It seems like the game's got something like 22 characters thanks to that one Dissidia guide's slip up. Then there's Nomura in that huge Famitsu interview responding in the affirmative when asked on whether a FFXII character would be in the game.

On top of all that on the 15th there's so japanese gaming show that'll have some secret thing air on there.

My guess? The final character is the secret character for the Chaos side, equalizing both sides' numbers. If they choose a character as kooky as Shantotto, it could easily be Dr. Cid.

what the fuck, posted in the wrong thread, sorry.

Dunno who Shantotto please. I suppose he/she's a character from FFXI. I'd actually like to see Dr. Cid in the game. He's the best Cid next to Cid Highwind.

Well the release date is getting near. Who's getting the Japanese version?

I haven't really been keeping up with updates to this game *coughEhergeiz2cough*, except in sporadic random encounters with faimatsu scans posted online.

However, since apparently the counter-part to this Shantotto character is supposed to be of the 'chaotic' nature, and every main game so far has been represented (If they announce for X-2, I will laugh so fucking hard) then I'd second what Freelance said: Dr. Cid would be an excellent choice. He's chaotic and psychotic, both good qualities to represent XII's Villain, especially if they choose Ashe to be the Heroic side; then Dr. Cid can be a total ham: "TODAY IS YOUR DAY TO DIE, ASHELIA B'NARGIN DALMASCA!"

Well, in that LiveJournal link that was posted, apparently the guide to game says there's 22 in the roster. That leaves 1 character left and in the latest scan, Nomura basically confirms it's an FFXII character.

I'll second Dark Nation's choice, he's similar to Shantotto in that he's... eccentric and seemingly does his own thing.

I'd suggest that a Judge would be more likely than Cid if it's a FFXII character. Maybe it'll be matey's brother, even if he does come good in the end? I'd laugh if they chose the Judge of Wings from Revenant Wings though.

Hmm, I don't know. They realized Prishe was a more popular and fitting choice, but put Shantotto in because it would be fun to play as a Taru.

Similar reasoning, if carried through to the FFXII choice, would lead us to something other than Gabranth. With that said, here's this week's Famitsu scan showing Nomura's Chaos and Cosmos drawings.

Unless they're looking to even out the sexes, Balthier would pretty much be the choice I'd want, though since the overall theme is main protagonist/antagonist, Ashe and Vahn would more than likely be the ones selected. Though Balthier is more the main character of XII story wise, I don't really see it happening (though I'd like to be surprised). He's got the whole "Leading Man" line going for him, after all.

Hey, folks. Game Center CX just unveiled the final trailer to Dissidia. It's fantastic seeing all the characters in action in this one, and the secret was just as awesome.

Here's the trailer (Nicovideo)

The folks over on the chaoticcosmos livejournal have the trailer available for download too: Chaotic Cosmos

Jecht confirmed to be the best character in the game::p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBPCymJALlc

Character Info and Rankings (based on ease of use) form Famitsu (Review Score 10/9/9/8 36/40) and Dengeki (Review Score 95/95/85/85):
FFIII:

ffchaoticcosmos: Dissidia Countdown - III

FFIV:
ffchaoticcosmos: Dissidia Countdown - IV

FFV:
ffchaoticcosmos: Dissidia Countdown - V

FFVI:
ffchaoticcosmos: Dissidia Countdown - VI

FFVII:
ffchaoticcosmos: Dissidia Countdown - VII

FFVIII:
Dissidia Countdown - VIII

FFIX:
http://community.livejournal.com/ffc...90.html#cutid1

FFX:
ffchaoticcosmos: Dissidia Countdown - X

FFXI:
ffchaoticcosmos: Dissidia Countdown - XI


Cosmos Character Rankings
ffchaoticcosmos: Cosmos Character Rankings

Chaos Character Rankings:
ffchaoticcosmos: Chaos Character Rankings

For those without a Nicovideo access to the new trailer:
http://community.livejournal.com/ffc...mos/30869.html

From Famitsu huh. I aint surprised one bit. At least they were somewhat honest to not give it a full overexagerrating score liek they did with FFX.

A 36 isn't a full on bullshit score?

what

He probably meant like what they did with FFXII, MGS4, Wind Waker, etc... Famitsu's reviews raise the question of whether they were paid for much more often than the other rags.

Jagged, those rankings aren't based on ease of use. Just reading them it's just the reviewer's opinions on the characters (for example, look at the near-squeals of fanboyism for Kefka and Sephiroth influencing the score). It was closer to a popularity contest than anything else.

No comment about the secret character. I was hoping it'd be someone else, but ah well. There's always a chance for a sequel. I found something useful. An image translation guide of the menus and a basic overview of the controls for those who are planning on getting the import:

Click here!

That's pretty much my point exactly. They're on the payroll like anyone else, and something relatively high is still, well, pretty hard to describe as "somewhat honest".

Yup, IIRC there was an incident a while back where Square-Enix pulled its ads and games from Famitsu and the magazine suffered. I forgot what the trigger was, but it's an example of how much sway they've got over them.

Well, now we wait and see if they'll have a scan for this last character.

Can't wait till a translation for the new trailer is out.

I also find it cute how people try to classify how good each character in a game will be before it's even released.

translated trailer here: Dissidia

can't wait to try this game out :)