Ask Yusuke Mogi Your Questions for the PAX East 2020 Panel

[Bayohne]

We're pleased to announce that Lead Character Concept Artist Yusuke Mogi, who has a hand in the design of jobs, characters, monsters and equipment, will be answering questions from the community during the PAX East 2020 panel "The Artwork of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Look Behind the Screen"!

Location, Date & Time
PAX East 2020 Main Theater
Friday, February 28, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. (PST) / 3:00 p.m. (EST) / 20:00 (GMT)

Can't make it to PAX East? Don’t worry! The panel will be streamed live for adventurers around the globe to tune into!

Where to Watch
Official FINAL FANTASY XIV Twitch Channel
Official PAX East Twitch Channel
* Audio will be available in English and Japanese.

Q&A Theme
Adventurers may be familiar with some of Mogi’s latest work, which includes illustrations of blue mage, gunbreaker and dancer, patch key art, illustrations of the Shadowbringers characters, equipment and more!

In this thread, we’d like you to post questions you may have for him!

Please keep the following points in mind when submitting your questions:

• Please post your question(s) as a reply to this thread. Please note that we may remove any questions not related to the subject.
• Please limit posts to your question(s) only and do not use this thread for discussion.
• If another player already asked a question you had in mind, simply click the "Like!" button instead of re-posting the question.
• Feel free to make use of the "Search Thread" option available from the top menu which allows you to search for posts with similar questions.
• Please limit each post to only one question (of course you are allowed to make several posts if you have multiple questions!)

* Learn more about our PAX East 2020 plans: https://sqex.to/aXSWS
* We will be closing the thread once the show is over.

[grinkdaboy]

How would you personally design male Viera and female Hrothgar? Many people have been discussing how a male Viera might look, and there's been a lot of debate about if they should be tall and slender like Omega-M or an Elezen, or more bulky and compact like a Highlander.

[EorzeaHero69]

Of everything you design in FFXIV, which one was easiest and hardest for you to design?

[isenorya]

With the launch of Eden's Gate, we saw the start of the Shadowbringers raid series. The form conceived by our WoL/WoD for Leviathan and Titan had both creativity and relevance, such as Leviathan's two heads. When working on redesigns of existing assets like Primals, or NPC costume changes, what are the things you take into consideration?

[EorzeaHero69]

Which design do you love the most for the entire game?

[LowestRaptor]

If you wanted to put in a playable Kitsune/Fox race, how would you draw them? Similar to the Miq'ote? Or differently?

[Rufalus]

What were the main influences or sources of inspiration when developing your style as a young artist?

[EorzeaHero69]

When designing a character for the game, what is the first thing that comes to mind regarding said character?

[EorzeaHero69]

Do you remember the very first thing you designed for FFXIV?

[MuseTraveller]

What served as inspiration behind the Lightwardens' designs and their names?