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CustomCon:
How did a relative unknown acquire the rights to produce
figures based on Square's video games?
Drallop
Collectibles: First off, Bandai never took the license
seriously. Their Final Fantasy VII line only had seven
figures in the line, with limited movement, and shotty
paint jobs. Their Final Fantasy VIII line included all
the main characters, yet it was still lacking quality.
If you look at the figures, you'll see they're made very
poorly. The plastic is extremely soft and pliable, and
the limbs aren't firmly attached (they literally just
fall off). When we approached Square about this, as well
as showed them some concept sculpts, they were instantly
hooked.
CC:
Where does this leave Palisade?
DC:
Palisade isn't involved with this at all. They've done
some excellent work, and they'll continue to produce statues
based on the Final Fantasy characters.Basically, we're
just taking Bandai's place in the property share.
CC:
What will your first line be?
DC:
We considered Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy VIII,
but decided against it. Then, we thought Final Fantasy
VI or Chrono Trigger, since several of our sculpters love
those games. Yet, those aren't as wide-spread. So, we
decided to even things out. We've got the license for
all the characters, why not combine it? The result was
a toy line called RPG Legends.
CC:
What characters will be included in it?
DC:
We decided to ride the coattails of Final Fantasy VIII
by adding Squall Leonhart to the line-up. Also included
is Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII, Kefka from Final
Fantasy VI, Fei Fong Wong from Xenogears, and Crono from
Chrono Trigger.
CC:
Why not Cloud Strife of FF7?
DC:
Cloud was originally planned, but we decided that only
one character from one game would be best. It came down
as a choice between Cloud and Sephiroth, and we chose
Sephiroth.
CC:
Any plans for future lines?
DC:
Cloud will definately appear in Wave 2. Ramza Beoulve
of Final Fantasy Tactics is a possibility, same with Seifer
Almasy from Final Fantasy VIII. Other figures will depend
on how well this line does. I know a few sculpters are
looking forward to taking a shot at Umaro from Final Fantasy
VI.
CC:
All right, that's all the questions I have. Good luck
with the line, and after seeing these prototypes, I hope
it continues.
DC:
Thanks.
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