Y'shtola will represent FFXIV in the new Dissida Game.

[HakuroDK]

Honestly, if it wasn't for events in Coil, I'd say that Louisoix would be the ideal candidate for representative. But as the situation stands... >_>

[Enkidoh]

Second point: The trailer has the word "Arcade" pop up in pretty much every single one of the on-screen plugs.
As for why an arcade, well, Arcade games are still very popular and profitable in Japan. Arcade fighting games are actually very similar to those old Neo Geo games: One arcade unit can have half a dozen or more games on it for players to choose from. Thus, they're basically designed for a console that costs about ￥100 a try, has a high chance of the player losing and trying again, doesn't have the extra feature requirements of console games, and doesn't have as many arcade units and thus they don't have to spend as much money producing units for the arcades.
It was a mentality America never really grasped, instead insisting on a one-game-per-box mentality for every game except neo geo ones.
And you'll note that the arcades that ARE still around usually consist of at least one neo geo machine :P

Ah, thanks for that then. Still, as someone else mentioned earlier, it's highly likely, if not guaranteed, this will eventually find it's way to a console/handheld - the last time SE had an arcade fighter (Erhgeiz), it got a console release a year or two later.

Anyway, thanks for the clarification.

As for other alternative characters instead of Y'shtola to represent FFXIV, as much as I would love to see Gaius or Nael on Chaos's side, neither qualify sadly, simply because there is already an equivalent character in Dissidia with their appearance and temperament (Gabranth from FFXII). Nael especially looks almost the same as Gabranth, and given the fact that Tetsuya Nomura stated ages ago during the original Dissidia's development that they wanted to have each character unique with their own unique style of fighting, appearance and abilities (this is why Vivi from FFIX never appeared in it either, despite constant fan requests for him to be in a Dissidia title - they already had a BLM (Shantotto), which would just make Nael and Gaius surplus.

Hildibrand wouldn't work either - simply because he is not a fighter (the player was the one who had to always do the fighting for him). And besides, Dissidia already has Gilgamesh as a 'comic relief' character, so again he'd just be superfluous. Like it or not, as much as I would still like to see Derplander given a name and appear as FFXIV's representative, I really think Y'shtola is probably the best choice to represent FFXIV in the Dissidia universe.

[Felis]

Yeah, what even is Y'shtolla? She carries a WHM wand yet uses SCH barriers?

First, she is a CNJ
Second, it is not a Scholar skill. She used it already before Scholar skills were in the heads of the developers. It is her personal special skill, that create a zone around her (no ground target AoE) that nothing can enter (no dmg get reduced).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...vZPxNsuY#t=221

[EdwinLi]

First, she is a CNJ
Second, it is not a Scholar skill. She used it already before Scholar skills were in the heads of the developers. It is her personal special skill, that create a zone that nothing can enter.

Ya it is a type of magnetic field ability unique to Y'shtola only which can serve to deflect bullets, fire balls, or any type of objects and spells.

1.0 even showed the skill off when she is in combat even though it was only a few times. She can even reduce the size of the magnetic field to allow her to deflect attacks with her hands.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h8TKeXk5eA

[Silvanoshi]

I really hope they port this to all consoles... or PC... or add it in to the golden saucer as a mini-game... SOMETHING OTHER THAN ARCADE!

[Fleur]

I can see why they picked Y'shtola. She is one of the characters from the main story, and she is unique in that she is a Miqo'te. Basically, she's a beautiful, cool, magical catgirl, which makes her a total shoo-in. xD

Personally, she's not one of my favorites though . . . I find Yda to be more fun and charming. But Yda is a plain ol' Hyur, and for full effect she needs her trusty Lalafellin partner, Papalymo, so I can see why they picked Y'shtola.

[KylePearlsand]

Basically, she's a beautiful, cool, magical catgirl, which makes her a total shoo-in. xD

So... the usual anime character. Just kidding. Just a bit funny you described her that way. XD

[gamesmart]

Having given it some thought...I'm not too surprised they picked Y'shtola in favor of the other characters (Theatrhythm notwithstanding) given what's already been done in Dissidia. I'd have loved to see Derplander in there, but utilizing multiple jobs may seem too similar to Vaan, and the memory required would probably be ridiculous for all those AF sets. Wonder what her EX Burst will be though.

I can definitely see either Gaius or Nael taking the side of Chaos, though - both have several moves that they can use, and both have EX Mode/Burst setups already (Nael's SCoB form, Gaius's Praetorium gold armor + Ultima Weapon).

[Evangela]

She needs new attires. why do all the scions wear 1.0 gears except for Minfilia?

[Balipu]

She needs new attires. why do all the scions wear 1.0 gears except for Minfilia?

Nah, Y'shtola's just using the same glamour. She is actually wearing final coil gear.