As a guest in future Final Fantasy games
Lightning Returnsmay cap the Lightning saga, but director Motomu Toriyama toldSiliconerathat this isn’t the last we’ll see of the “extremely popular character.”
“For Lightning, her story ends here inLightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, as this game is meant as a finale to this series,” Toriyama explains. “But we know that Lightning is an extremely popular character, even when compared to otherFinal Fantasycharacters. So there is a possibility that Lightning would appear in other futureFinal Fantasytitles, not as a protagonist, but as a guest character.”
Hopefully this means something more akin to Balthier and Cloud inFinal Fantasy Tacticsthan cameos in mainline sequels. Then again, with the amount of fan service inLightning Returns, who knows. (Admittedly, the Locke outfit looks great on Lightning)
What’s most surprising, though, is Toriyama’s claims that Lightning is excessively popular — apparently more popular than other series favorites. I wonder how Square came to that conclusion.
Anyway, how about a game ten years from now calledLightning Strikes Again?
Lightning’s Story Is Truly Over, But She May Be A Guest In A Future Final Fantasy[Siliconera]
