Child-like characters?

[Caitlinzulu]

Given that Ryne is literally 12-13 and they were making explicit porn of the character using SE's assets...?

Well to me Ryne is like 18, just maybe I can see her age at 16. There is no way I can believe a 12 year old can fight like she does. she may appear younger because she has been imprisoned for most of her life. so she never got a chance to learn or grow

[SenorPatty]

Well to me Ryne is like 18, just maybe I can see her age at 16. There is no way I can believe a 12 year old can fight like she does. she may appear younger because she has been imprisoned for most of her life. so she never got a chance to learn or grow

In animu, age is just a number when wielding supernatural powers. So is weight, combat experience, etc.

[Caitlinzulu]

In animu, age is just a number when wielding supernatural powers. So is weight, combat experience, etc.

True I guess. but that doesn't change the way I think about her. But before anyone's thinks bad, she isn't my waifu. Too immature mentally for my taste

[Enla]

Well to me Ryne is like 18, just maybe I can see her age at 16. There is no way I can believe a 12 year old can fight like she does. she may appear younger because she has been imprisoned for most of her life. so she never got a chance to learn or grow

This is Final Fantasy where age has never been a factor in how well someone can fight. Relm from FFVI being the perfect example given that she's 10 when she joins your party. Gau from the same game is only 13 and that game's resident Blue Mage. Pretty much every Final Fantasy, especially the modern ones, don't see age as a factor for fighting prowess. FF8 in particular has entire paramilitary organizations and wars being run by 17 year olds and lower, who have heaps of combat experience due to being raised in that environment.

You can pretend she's older all you like but she's portrayed as a pre-teen in the story and in form. Likewise SE certainly doesn't ban people for posting explicit modded screenshots of other characters due to issues with child exploitation either. If they did a whole slew of other accounts would be shut down given the prevalence of modded graphic imagery for characters like Lyse, Yshtola, and more.

[Ftail]

Well to me Ryne is like 18, just maybe I can see her age at 16. There is no way I can believe a 12 year old can fight like she does. she may appear younger because she has been imprisoned for most of her life. so she never got a chance to learn or grow

The problem with Ryne isn't that a 12 year old can fight like she does, loads of younger people have been contributing to fighting in all of the FF stories. The problem is with her model, it simply doesn't look like a preteen should. It looks like they took Minfilias model shrunk it down slightly and reduced the breast size and slightly changed the face. The same problem appears with Thancred, but in the opposite direction. Thancred doesn't look as old as he should be, I'm younger then him in real life by a good margin but he looks like he needs to be asked for an ID every time he buys alcohol.

Edit: I think it might have to do with the graphics or something, because the images I linked don't even look like they are taken in the same decade.

[MoofiaBossVal]

You can pretend she's older all you like but she's portrayed as a pre-teen in the story and in form.

Huh? She looks and acts like a teenager. As a poster said above, I'd guess around 16.

I think it might have to do with the graphics or something, because the images I linked don't even look like they are taken in the same decade.

In-game Thancred looks like he is in his early twenties, which would make sense for 1.0 and ARR, but in ShB Thancred is at least ten years older than he was in 1.0 (ARR takes place five years after the end of 1.0, and Thancred spends five years on Norvrandt). Guess they didn't want to make a new ingame face for him, which is odd considering the other ShB characters (Urianger, Y'shotla, Ryne) are consistent in their appearance in both the game and in the cinematic.

[Ftail]

In-game Thancred looks like he is in his early twenties, which would make sense for 1.0 and ARR, but in ShB Thancred is at least ten years older than he was in 1.0 (ARR takes place five years after the end of 1.0, and Thancred spends five years on Norvrandt). Guess they didn't want to make a new ingame face for him, which is odd considering the other ShB characters (Urianger, Y'shotla, Ryne) are consistent in their appearance in both the game and in the cinematic.

You forget in Shadowbringers, Thancred is sucked out of his body. The Scions are in a coma and their bodies are not brought over. So his body is not as old as his "spirit" or whatever you want to call it. It's basically a 5 year pass for them.

[Ceridwenae]

*Snip!* ...but he looks like he needs to be asked for an ID every time he buys alcohol.

I was last ID'd for alcohol when I was 36. I laughed at the woman and said thanks.

Also, (not a reply to the comment I initially replied to, however) my 13 year old daughter is now taller than me.