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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Fun FF3/Dissidia Fact: Onion Knight's "Ingus" costume is called "Deformation-Style" in the Japanese version. Unlike the Luneth costume (which is named "Luneth-Style" there too), Onion Knight's facial features do not change to match Ingus'. #FF3 #Dissidia

Renders of Onion Knight's Ingus (ENG)/Deformation-Style (JP) outfit. Notice Ingus' Gambeson is visible in the Sage outfit. While Onion Knight's swords are blocking it from view, the Ninja outfit also has Ingus' pendant, which is used as his personal sigil in some job outfits. Notice that Onion Knight retains his green eye color and dark blonde hair.

A render of Onion Knight's "Luneth-Style" outfit from Dissidia 012. Despit ethe name, it is more akin to a fusion between Luneth and the nameless Warrior, using the latter's color scheme and outfit. Notice that Onion Knight's face is tweaked to resemble Luneth's, using his hairstyle and eye color.

A render of Ingus from Final Fantasy III (2006) in his Freelancer outfit. Notice his hair and eye colors compared to Onion Knight.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I thank FFRK for being brave enough to not only have Onion Knight and the DS characters interact, but to have a Captain Planet/Chaos set up where they empower him (or he empowers them; read: Ingus). Dissidia could NEVER.

A screencap of Final Fantasy Record Keeper, specifically part of Onion Knight's D Soul Break. In the animation, Onion Knight merges with the crystals' essence from (clockwise from the upper left) Luneth, Arc, Refia and Ingus. In the attack animation, the aforementioned four appear as afterimages when Onion Knight attacks the enemy.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It is 2026 and there are people who still call Onion Knight "Luneth".

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Did you know that, according to the Final Fantasy TCG, Desch's job is "Mysterious Man?" Thanks again to @jeejeepudding.bsky.social for accepting my commission.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Today on the "Onion Knight and Luneth are not the same character" agenda: #FF3 #FinalFantasy #FinalFantasyIII

A screencap of the Dissidia Database webpage, which includes a transcript of an in-game text conversation between Zidane, Onion Knight, Rinoa and Iroha (not-pictured). In this conversation, Zidane and Rinoa ask Onion Knight what he's called at school only for him to reveal that he still goes by Onion Knight.

A screenshot from the 3D version of Final Fantasy III, during a scene in which Princess Sara introduces herself to Refia and Luneth. Luneth, in-turn, casually gives Sara his name, with Refia annoyed at his lack of tact when speaking to royalty.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The card is illustrated by Yukihiro Kajimoto, who worked on some previous Square games, like the illustrations for Star Ocean: The Second Story R.

An illustration of Diaz from the Star Ocean 2: The Second Story remake, per the Star Ocean wiki.

An Illustration of Celine from the Star Ocean: The Second Story remake, per the Star Ocean wiki.

An illustration of Precis from the Star Ocean 2: The Second Story remake, per the Star Ocean wiki.

An illustration of Ashton from the Star Ocean 2: The Second Story remake, per the Star Ocean wiki.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Last month, Square-Enix showed off some new Final Fantasy TCG cards. Refia is getting one. #FinalFantasyIII #FF3 #FFIII

A preview of a newly illustrated Refia card from the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game. This card is illustrated by Yukihiro Kajimoto, according to the credited text on the card

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I was excited for the cameo characters in Final Fantasy Resonance until I realized that there is a non-zero chance that each game is represented by one character and FF3 just has Onion Knight again. I'd be happy to be wrong, but after OO, I refuse to give an inch anymore.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The boss(es) posing as a team is a sign that SH!T JUST GOT REAL. New AU-related commission done by Ingrid/OneGnix on VGen. They do great work, would definitely recommend checking them out.

A boss splash screen depicting (clones of) the Onion Knight (left) and Ingus (right) from Final Fantasy III. The Onion Knight has gold elements and an outfit based on his alternate costume from Dissidia (itself based on artwork from Final Fantasy III). He holds a gleaming sword. Above him is the core of Solaris from Sonic 06. On the other side, Ingus (identified as Freyr) wears a darkness-themed armored version of his default Freelancer outfit He wields a much larger dark sword. Orbiting him are 5 of the six Chaos Rings from Knuckles' Chaotix: The sixth ring is around his wrist. On his chest is a symbol depicting a cracked Jamba Heart from Kirby Star Allies.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The image generally takes inspiration from Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars, which was the one game in the Alex Kidd series to feature Stella. However, inspiration was also taken from Alex and Stella's appearance in Archie Sonic/Mega Man: Worlds Unite.

A flyer for the arcade version of Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars featuring Alex and Stella.

A panel from Archie's "Sonic/Mega Man: Worlds Unite" - which crosses over with several Capcom and Sega properties in its third act. In the panel, Alex and Stella destroy Magna Centipede from Mega Man X2 - Alex using Shellcore to enlargen his fist and Stella using an ability inspired by "The Lost Stars"' projectile powerup.

A panel from Archie's "Sonic/Mega Man: Worlds Unite", which crosses over with various Sega and Capcom properties in the third act.
Here, Alex and Stella play Jankenpon to decide whether to join Sonic and co in defeating Sigma (from Mega Man X, who is the main antagonist of the crossover).

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

"JAN-KEN-PON" The more recent commission I got from @held24.bsky.social : Alex Kidd with STELLA, based on The Lost Stars. More details in the reply.

An image of Alex Kidd and Stella in front of a stary background with a constellation behind them, taking cues from Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars. Alex is using shellcore (a martial art that enlargens his fist) while Stella is using a star power. Alex's design is based on his design from Alex Kidd & The Enchanted Castle. Beneath the image, a rendition of the Aries constellation sign can be seen.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

It's based on the soldiers' outfits from the FF3 manga, although they're close enough to the Famicom version's designs that we took cues from those.

A crop of a panel from the "Legend of the Eternal Wind - Final Fantasy III" featuring a recently freed Sasune soldier.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I was going to upload a commission I recently got from @held24.bsky.social , but I think I somehow didn't upload the previous thing I ordered from them? So, here's Ingus in a snazzy Sasune soldier outfit.

An image of Ingus from Final Fantasy III wielding the Wightslayer from the same game and wearing the outfit the soldiers of Castle Sasune are depicted wearing in the "Legend of the Eternal Wind - Final Fantasy III" manga. In the background a sun-like sigil appears, based on the ones seen on the carpets in the game (made more prominent in the 3D remake). This picture was drawn by Held24.bsky.social via VGEN.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

At least the anniversary for Final Fantasy III last year featured them. I think Luneth also got a card in the FF TCG recently (though remakes were banned from the MtG crossover, so guess who got soft-banned from that?)

Official artwork celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Final Fantasy III. The artwork features Ninja Luneth, Onion Knight Arc, Devout Refia, Geomancer Ingus and a Moogle. In the background an airship and Castle Sasune can be seen in the distance.

A card from the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game featuring Luneth from Final Fantasy III. The image is seemingly based on the opening sequence where the party are seen riding Chocobos.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Look, as a character, I like Onion Knight. But between practically any Dissidia-adjacent game and the MtG collab (Onion Knight has a render in Arena or whatever) I am tired of the Luneth's party being shafted. I still have not forgiven Opera Omnia.

Key art for the PSP release of Final Fantasy III (3D Remake), featuring (from left to right) Refia, Luneth, Ingus, Arc and a Chocobo in front of an airship

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Site wouldn't let me save the image, so this may be a bit scuffed. Anyways Top 9 games. Honorable mentions to Pokemon Emerald, Disaster Arms, Star Ocean 2 and a slew of Mario games. List subject to change depending on my mood/thoughts at the time. #My9Games My9Games.com

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

While not specifying what exactly, Tanaka also claims in a different interview that a lot of ideas that went unused in III were repurposed for SoM/SD2. Both Tanaka and Ishii would remain away from FF until Sakaguchi brought them in for XI.

An excerpt of Play Magazine's August 2006 issue. Here, Tanaka not only reveals that certain ideas from Final Fantasy III were reused from Secret of Mana, but also that he always wanted to give the protagonists of III personalities, something he would mention again in the official Final Fantasy III strategy guide.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Another notable contributor to early FF is Hiromichi Tanaka. He joined Square alongside Sakaguchi and is responsible for a lot of the planning and programming of early FF titles. He was interested in a real-time battle system for Final Fantasy IV-

An image of Hiromichi Tanaka from Wiki of Mana/Wikipedia. He was a programmer/designer on the first three Final Fantasy titles. He would later return for Final Fantasy XI, the III 3D remake and XIV 1.0.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

The Seiken Densetsu/Mana series is the brainchild of Koichi Ishii. He was a key member of staff on the early Final Fantasy titles (1-3) and made significant contributions to III (the job commands were his idea, a lot of the battle visual elements were him, etc). He also started Grezzo.

An image of Koichi Ishii from Wiki of Mana. He contributed significantly to the first three Final Fantasy games before focusing on the Mana series, only returning for Final Fantasy XI.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Today's FF3 tidbit is the connection it has to Secret of Mana or Seiken Densetsu 2 as it's known in Japan. This will be a cliffnotes version of a post I made on Tumblr. superthatguy62.tumblr.com/post/8091690... 🧵

Artwork for Secret of Mana/Seiken Densetsu for the SNES. It features a highly detailed Mana tree as well as the Boy, Girl and Sprite at the bottom: the three main characters of the game

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

And lastly is Pepper Box, a traveling adventurer (andseeminglybecomingoneofthemostnotoriouscharacters). She was born December 9th. She is 25 years old. Her descriptions mention a "Third Country". In the novelization it was destroyed by the 8th Empire.

Artwork of Pepper Box with her Moranna-Solnier from Evolution: The World of Sacred Device for the Sega Dreamcast drawn by Erika Kame, one of the illustrators for the first game. The artwork is from a Ubisoft press kit for the game.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Mag's rival, Chain Gun, is 15. Her birthday is October 25th. While her parents do not appear in person in-game, her dialogue in the original game implies that they are back in her hometown (most of the dialogue was cut in Evolution Worlds).

Artwork of Chain Gun with her Flamingo Cyframe (Cybernetic-Frame) from Evolution: The World of Sacred Device for the Sega Dreamcast drawn by Erika Kame, one of the illustrators for the first game. The artwork is from a Ubisoft press kit for the game.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Mag's butler, Gre Nade is 58 years old. His birthday is August 30th. According to Sting's devdiary, he is inspired by Alfred Pennyworth from Adam West's Batman.

Artwork of Gre Nade from Evolution: The World of Sacred Device for the Sega Dreamcast drawn by Erika Kame, one of the illustrators for the first game. The artwork is from a Ubisoft press kit for the game.

A screencap of Alfred from Batman 1966 (the one with Adam West). According to the dev diary for Evolution: The World of Sacred Device, he was a key inspiration for Gre Nade.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The main protagonist, Mag Launcher, was born on April 22. He is 16 years old. Interactions in certain areas imply that he has not grown taller since age 10.

Artwork of Mag Launcher with his Airacomet Cyframe (Cybernetic-Frame) from Evolution: The World of Sacred Device for the Sega Dreamcast drawn by Erika Kame, one of the illustrators for the first game. The artwork is from a Ubisoft press kit for the game.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Evolution: The World of Sacred Device fun facts: One of the strategy guides for the game (the one with the red cover, which I'll just call "The Red Book") has birthdays for the cast. Linear Cannon's birthday was actually earlier this month, on Feburary 2nd. Her age is given as 17 with a "?".

Artwork of Linear Cannon from Evolution: The World of Sacred Device for the Sega Dreamcast drawn by Erika Kame, one of the illustrators for the first game. The artwork is from a Ubisoft press kit for the game.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

It's Crackship Appreciation day, so take this "Understand My Ship" meme with the "totally canon, no need to check" ship of Ingus (FFIII) and Ramza Beoulve (FFT).

A version of the "Understand My Ship in 5 Minutes" meme by Gibslythe featuring Ingus from Final Fantasy III and Ramza Beoulve from Final Fantasy Tactics. The most notable deviation is that the H*niness stat was crudely censored in favor of an "Affection" stat.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Infinite Echoes Advance is a fun game. But I couldn't help but make a sprite comic out of what happened in my recent playthrough.

A sprite comic reflecting something that happened in my recent playthrough of Infinite Echoes Advance - a Final Fantasy fangame. In the comic, a party consisting of Luneth, Bartz, Minwu, Rydia and Ingus confronts the Lich (FF1), only for him to cast Level 5 Death. As the party are all level 15, they all die.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

As a reminder, I previously commissioned these designs from @curse360.bsky.social and they're tied to an AU that, frankly, 95% of the commissions I've had done thus far have related to in some fashion. Basically a crossover (either fighting game or Project X-Zone style AU - I go back and forth).

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

REVERSE DRAMATIC BATTLE (I commissioned N0nsenseMob on twitter to draw the AU versions of Ingus and Onion Knight - welltechnicallyclonesofthem - that I had previously and the results speak for themselves) #FF3 #FFIII #AU

An illustration from N0nsenseMob depicting Ingus and Onion Knight - the former themed around darkness, the latter around light. Ingus is surrounded by 5 of the Chaos Rings from Knuckles' Chaotix, with the sixth around his left wrist, as well as wielding a black sword and dark energy emanating from his left eye. Onion Knight has the golden wings and crimson orb of Solaris as well as light swords hovering above him.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Got another commission from @jeejeepudding.bsky.social , this time a "gijinka of Zero. This doubles as a reminder that she does excellent work.

A humanization/Gijinka of Zero from the Kirby series. Zero is depicted as a suited figure reaching toward the camera. The figure's face is cracked and shattered - revealing a void of darkness. The figure's mouth, resembling a smile, actually holds Zero's signature crimson eye. This piece was done by JeeJeePudding.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Tonight's Final Fantasy III tidbit, shocking, is not directly about the remake. Specifically: FF3's job system was actually inspired by Shmups like Gradius and Zanac (EGM Feburary 2007). (IcouldveswornthequalitywasntthatcrunchywhenIinitiallyfoundit)

A scan of an excerpt of Electronic Gaming Magazine's interview with Hiromichi Tanaka, who worked on both the original and the remake. In the excerpt, Tanaka states that Final Fantasy III's job system was inspired by "contemporary scrolling shooters" (i.e. Shoot-Em-Ups/Shmups) such as Gradius. The various weapons allowed the player to deal with different situations, which the devs figured would be interesting to implement in a RPG, allowing characters to change jobs on the fly.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

In contrast to those two, the Onion Knight seen in Dissidia uses "boku", which also casual but otherwise the opposite - it can be seen as gentle, childish (usually for boys), soft, etc. To put it into perspective: Arc, the shy bookworm with the occasional tantrum in unused text, uses "boku".

A screencap from Dissidia Database - a fansite for Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia displaying the Japanese script for one of Onion Knight's lines in Act 1, Chapter 4, scene 21. Notice the underlined "僕" or "boku" in the text.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I need to start spreading my "Dissidia!Onion Knight is not Luneth nor Ingus" agenda on here, so let's start with something I decided to check tonight. Japanese pronouns. (I apologize to Japanese speakers/writers: I barely know JP, so I will try not to botch this horribly). 🧵

A graphic showing images of Onion Knight in his standard/Bladewielder outfits next to crossed out arrows pointing at Ingus/Luneth respective. The quiet part said aloud is that neither skin is related to the character in question.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

My thoughts on the new Dissidia in a nutshell. I've quit mobile games so far, and Opera Omnia more or less broke my trust in a Dissidia game featuring Luneth, Arc, Refia or Ingus in any meaningful capacity.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

A new Dissidia (mobile) game has been announced. I can't tell you who exactly will be in it. But I can confidently tell you who won't be.

Official Wallpaper for Final Fantasy III, featuring (from left to right) Refia, Luneth, Ingus, Arc and a chocobo. An airship hovers in the background.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

For Luneth, his sigil is the belts of his vest, creating a 3x3 pattern. For Arc, his sigil is the X on his belt buckle. For Refia, her sigil is the cross on her brooch. For Ingus, his sigil is his teardrop-shaped necklace. #FF3

Artwork of the Freelancer job for Final Fantasy III, depicting Luneth, Arc, Refia and Ingus (left to right) in standard outfits.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

It's been a bit, so here's a more minor bit of Final Fantasy III remake trivia. Each of the four protagonists have a sigil based on a piece of their outfit. These sigils appear on certain jobs such as the Knight or Magus jobs. #FF3

Artwork of the Knight job from Final Fantasy III DS. Notice how the shield varies significantly for each character.

Artwork of the Viking job from Final Fantasy III DS. Notice how the stomach pouch for each character has a different design.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Remember that post about how I commissioned @curse360.bsky.social to create a final boss version of Ingus('s Clone)? Yeah, he was only half of a final boss. Here's Onion Knight('s clone), the other half.

Artwork of a reinterpretation of (a clone of) Onion Knight from Dissidia Final Fantasy. He is kneeling on the ground with his sword planted into the ground and draped in a golden cape. His outfit is reminiscent of the "Nameless Warrior" from Final Fantasy III's artwork/the "Bladewielder" outfit from Dissidia Duodecim and Dissidia NT. He has the wings of Solaris from Sonic The Hedgehog (2006), outspread. The Core of Solaris and numerous blades hover above him.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

The Final Fantasy III 3D remake is 19 years old. It was released in Japan on April 24th 2006.

A screen from the intro FMV of Final Fantasy III depicting Luneth, Arc, Refia and Ingus on-board an airship.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I want to see Ingus and Onion Knight interact in some fashion, in large part because I can't imagine a dynamic between them not starting off as a complete shitshow, even with the potential for it to get better as time went on.

An official 3D render of Ingus in his Freelancer outfit from Final Fantasy III.

An official render of Onion Knight from Dissidia Final Fantasy NT.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

To give a bit more detail I requested the design with two major sources: One is a hair ref/canon design from one of the Kirby artbooks and the second from a beta design also from said artbook.

Dark Matter's concept artwork as seen in Kirby's 20th Anniversary Celebration Book (via Kirbywiki). In the center middle are hair refs including what appears to be a humanized version of Dark Matter. In the bottom left is a prototype design for Dark Matter including a mask in place of a visor.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

*DARK MATTER STRIKES BACK" Another lovely commission I got from @jeejeepudding.bsky.social . "Where's his eye, isn't this a gijinka?" Yes and no.

A humanized version of Dark Matter Swordsman/Blade from the Kirby series as drawn by JeeJee.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Hiromichi Tanaka, who worked on the 3D remake, explained that it came down to the game's size: FF3 is one of the most packed Famicom games to be released and the sheer size and scope of it made it hard to put on the system.

An excerpt from a Eurogamer interview with Hiromichi Tanaka regarding Final Fantasy III (https://www.eurogamer.net/fantasy-reborn-interview). In the excerpt, Tanaka reveals that FF3 wasn't remade for so long due to the amount of space and manpower that would be needed.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

FF3 was the only Famicom-era Final Fantasy to not get a wonderswan port. The ports for FF1 and 2 would go on to be influential towards those games, especially in terms of art direction. Even today, the Pixel Remasters use the environmental art direction of those versions. #FinalFantasy

A screenshot of Final Fantasy 1's Wonderswan Color version (via Gamefaqs). While the character sprites would change, the Pixel Remaster's environments follow the designs established by the Wonderswan Color version.

A screenshot of Final Fantasy 2's Wonderswan Color version (via Gamefaqs). While the character sprites would change, the Pixel Remaster's environments follow the designs established by the Wonderswan Color version

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I feel like talking about another Final Fantasy III fun fact right now, so let's do a quick one. The Wonderswan version. 🧵

A screenshot of the cancelled Wonderswan port of Final Fantasy III. It features the Onion Knights in what appears to be the Altar Cave crystal room.

A screenshot from the cancelled Final Fantasy III Wonderswan version. A Onion Knight, Knight, White Mage and Black Mage fight against 8 goblins.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

The reuse of XI models makes more sense than you'd think: The FF3 remake was originally intended to be on the PS2, prior to Nintendo requesting SE make it for their new DS system. Additionally, Tomoyo Asano worked on the PS2 Full Metal Alchemist games.

A snippet of an interview from SPOnG with Hiromichi Tanaka. Tanaka explains that SE were considering the PS2 as the platform for the Final Fantasy III remake before Nintendo asked for them to make it for the DS.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

FFXI's influence ended up bleeding back into FFIII's 3D remake in a few ways. The new job abilities and balancing were similarly inspired by XI, there was a consideration to reuse models from XI (which did not pan out) and Tanaka says that XI has a similar "worldview" to III. #FinalFantasy

An excerpt from the "Creator's Voice" interview for Final Fantasy III (translation via https://xcomp.wordpress.com/2006/08/10/creators-voice-the-final-fantasy-iii-interview/). Hiromichi Tanaka explains that he wanted to root out the barrier where players were forced to use certain jobs, leading to the addition of new abilities. Tanaka cites his previous work on Final Fantasy XI

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

(That said, he also seems to feel that XI reworked the world/structure that 1-3 used.) #FinalFantasy

An except from the Final Fantasy III 30th Anniversary interview. In response to being asked if his involvement with III was a factor to XI's creation, Hiromichi Tanaka says this in response.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Aspects of FFIII ended up influencing aspects of FFXI. In particular, the 'mandatory' job sections ended up encouraging Tanaka to pursue a more balanced design with the game so as not to have similar situations. #FinalFantasy

An excerpt from an interview with Hiromichi Tanaka with G-Wie-Gorilla. In it, Tanaka explains that FFIII was a a basic, but influential game for the series. He also adds that Final Fantasy XI is a modern interpretation of it.

An excerpt from the 30th Anniversary interview for Final Fantasy III. In this, Hiromichi Tanaka reflects on the game design of III and how certain decisions led to players always using certain jobs. Final Fantasy XI's job system was designed to avoid that problem.

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ThatGuy62 @thatguy62.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

FF11 was the first Final Fantasy since the original FF3 where Koichi Ishii and Hiromichi Takana worked on a Final Fantasy game. FF11 is considered to be the closest to the game they wanted to make. #FinalFantasy

An excerpt from the FF3 30th anniversary interview. In it, Koichi Ishii notes that XI is close to the Final Fantasy he wanted to make when he started project planning for the series.

An excerpt from an interview with G-Wie-Gorilla. Here, Hiromichi Tanaka states that Final Fantasy XI has elements of the first three games and was produced by asking themselves what FF they would've have made back then if they had more recent technology.

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