Revelations from JP Fan Fest (January 2024)

[Cleretic]

Yoshida confirmed awhile back that Midgard is actually in one of the Shards. Yes, the VII Midgard.

Source...? Because that sounds extremely unlikely to be just said seriously, off-handedly, and not being stupidly commonplace as a 'Did You Know' among the fanbase.

[Hainiryun]

I expected some sort of developed technology to come into play, but not quite like Solution 9. I dig it though, but my biggest question mark beyond just what the place is, is what kind of people reside in there. I'm definitely more excited for Dawntrail now.

It's not a lot to go on obviously but we do at least have a couple of images of (presumably) the city's inhabitants via the advertisements on the wall about 23 seconds into the trailer.

I can't quite make out what the ones on the far wall are. There's also what appears to be a motorcycle alongside another copy of the pink sign right before that image which imediately had me checking it against the Shiva bike from XIII (I don't think so, the shapes don't quite line up).

[EdwinLi]

Stared at it for a little longer. I think I was able to make out the big words from the signs in this screenshot using the proto alphabet:



From left to right,

"Nexus Bar"
"METEOR"
"dancer"
"SOLUTION-IX" (presumably)

I am very curious about this new civilization. Considering it is said to be ancient but still existing with people living in it. I wonder just how old it really is and how did this civilization remain unnoticed for so long by major civilizations in the surface. They certainly should have obtained help keeping themselves hidden for so long by someone or a group of people on the surface.

We only know so far it is unrelated to the other civilizations we know about.

[CNitsah]

I am very curious about this new civilization. Considering it is said to be ancient but still existing with people living in it. I wonder just how old it really is and how did this civilization remain unnoticed for so long by major civilizations in the surface. They certainly should have obtained help keeping themselves hidden for so long by someone or a group of people on the surface.

We only know so far it is unrelated to the other civilizations we know about.

Someone suggested the idea that the 9 (in solution nine) was for the 9th shard, that is one of the still existing shards.

[Eisi]

I don't think u guys are racist but there is a new Mamool Ja character in the image along with the other new mystery characters and I haven't seen anybody mention him.

[Enkidoh]

Someone suggested the idea the IX was for the 9th shard, that is one of the still existing shards.

Which SE debunked long ago that none of the Shards are other literal FF worlds, but merely reflections of the Source with just places that reference other FF game places but again are not those literal locations.

Midgar existing in a Shard though is a new one - I've never heard anything mentioned about that whatsoever - seems more like someone took Emet's comment about the other Shards' civilizations "surprising you" in EW literally to mean 'Midgar is on a Shard' (personally I think we already got our Midgar equivelant in the form of Garlemald really - I mean, the Sector 6 playground/park is in there for thing), so... citation needed?

[MikkoAkure]

I don't think u guys are racist but there is a new Mamool Ja character in the image along with the other new mystery characters and I haven't seen anybody mention him.

We already knew about Gulool Ja Ja since July of last year, he's not new.

He's the ruler of Tuliyollal and is stepping down and that's what's causing us to go there.

[CNitsah]

Which SE debunked long ago that none of the Shards are other literal FF worlds, but merely reflections of the Source with just places that reference other FF game places but again are not those literal locations.

Midgar existing in a Shard though is a new one - I've never heard anything mentioned about that whatsoever - seems more like someone took Emet's comment about the other Shards' civilizations "surprising you" in EW literally to mean 'Midgar is on a Shard' (personally I think we already got our Midgar equivelant in the form of Garlemald really - I mean, the Sector 6 playground/park is in there for thing), so... citation needed?

Ok, I should have not written 9 in roman number. I was just saying people suggested the people from solution IX were people from the 9th shard (whatever the 9th shard is), not that the 9th shard was FFIX. Heck, nobody in FFIX has thing like that.

[Eisi]

We already knew about Gulool Ja Ja since July of last year, he's not new.

He's the ruler of Tuliyollal and is stepping down and that's what's causing us to go there.

Awkward, but way to go! Look at the picture again:

Edit: are people really not seeing the obvious other Mamool Ja character in the picture?

[MikkoAkure]

Awkward, but way to go! Look at the picture again:



Edit: are people really not seeing the obvious other Mamool Ja character in the picture?

There's really not anything to say. We have absolutely no context for his appearance at all.