Why has there never been a black mage as main character in Final Fantasy games?
I think its time.

games with black main characters historically perform very poorly

>>716112797 (OP)
I don't know what you're talking about, FFI's main character is a black mage

Why os square enix ashamed of the classic black mage design? After IX they stopped using it (mmo doesn't count)

>>716112797 (OP)
Because it would be too based for modern mortal minds, they aren't ready for it
God I love being a wizardchad

>>716112797 (OP)
>FF1 all characters are just as "main" and not only can be black mage but all depictions show at least 1 of them as being a black mage
>MC can become black mage in all games with a job system (3, 5, and Bravely Default, if you count that)

>>716112797 (OP)
Magic users as main protags in JRPGs is pretty rare. They're usually either a fighter or a fighter/mage hybrid.

>>716112895
kek fpbp

>>716112968
The dark face+bright eyes is hard to make look decent in high detail graphics

I'm wondering. Mages and wizards are usually depicted as scrawny and physically frail because they're devoted to intellectual pursuits, but isn't there any kind of wizard that uses magic to empower his body, getting a lifetime of physical training for basically free on top of your spellcasting?

>>716112931
Was he throwing Hadokens and backstabbing allies with a knife, by any chance?

>>716113090
Red Mage could work, they carry the classic swords (rapiers etc) and can cast both black and white magic spells.

terra

>>716113239
Pic related?

Also what you describe just reminds me of monk in Final Fantasy games.

>>716113242
Literally NOBODY will get this reference, gramps.

>>716113239
Well, there's this one.

>>716113374
Could also be a Blue Mage they are usually not squishy as they have to learn monster attacks and can use monster skills they copy over time such as Goblin Punch to attack physically.

>>716113414
8bit Theatre isn't that old, is it?

>>716113239
witchers use magic

>>716113482
Its older than probably a lot of the fags who post here now. There are people here who literally don't even know what 9/11 is

>>716112797 (OP)
Closest we got was a tech demo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-x4S1L1yZY

>>716113482
That's so stupid I can't see straight.

>>716113090
Fighters/knights are just better. Deep down, we all know this, just like deep down, we all know wizards are cringe incel cope.
>Heh, this gigachad muscled behemoth of a fighter stands no chance against my instant death fireball I'm gonna conjure with my brain because I'm a genius! ACK! HOW DID YOU HIT ME THROUGH MY INFINITE FIGHTER IMMUNITY FORCEFIELD? CHEATER!!! SAVE ME MOMMY!

>>716113414
I got the reference :(

>>716113206

>>716113239
Osvald worked out because of prison and worked out before prison because he knows physical health is interlocked with mental health. To bad his stats are the same twink Cyrus from the first game and don't match because he'd be a gamebreaker especially when several characters make comments about his muscles and "bear-like" build.

Wizards don't have a fraction of guy with sword's marketability. Especially if stylized and not just guy in robe.

>>716112968
Because muh human character designs. After 9/10 they pretty much dropped non-human party members too.

>>716113324
Terra basically fits that bill.

>>716113374
https://youtu.be/x6pAdFOUDmw

>>716113918
>piss filter
slop

>>716114034
Fran.

>>716114906
Barely counts desu.

>>716114030
>guy with sword in robe with magic

>>716114906
she's 90% human my guy, she doesn't even have a tail

Probably because black mages are fruity little bumwhores deserving of nothing but to be defiled and degraded.

>>716112797 (OP)
Am I retarded or something?
The black mage is like the 2nd main character of IX in terms of plot development iirc

>>716112895
Isn't assassin's creed shadows like the 2 or 3rd best selling game of the year?

>>716112797 (OP)
>a black mage as main character
Vivi counts, obviously. He's a main character. Is he THE main character / the protagonist? No, guess not but I liked him more than Zinedine Zidane, monkey assgrab bitch boy, whatever his name was.

>>716115696
Also san andreas sold millions

>>716114997
>>716115058
So the rule is if furries wont fuck it it doesnt count

>>716112797 (OP)
im the main character in ffxiv

>>716113239
Im sure this is the entire traditional point of Red Mages as a concept

>>716112797 (OP)
>>716113918
Didn't you guys play final fantasy 9 with Vivi's story. The black magician is a dead guy. No one wants the main character to be a dead guy.

>>716113778
im still mad this game doesnt exist

>>716116159
It does :^)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1680880/Forspoken/

>>716112797 (OP)
How about bards? I always thought that having to juggle dodging, buffing npcs and playing some guitar hero style songs would be fun as hell

>>716114906
12 is actually a perfect example of not having non-human party members though, because in a setting where there are like six civilized races that could be playable and were all playable in the tactics games your party lineup is five humans and one viera.

>>716116218

>>716116367
>no wisecracking bangaa rogue teammate
the ones you fought were pretty cool

>>716116293
I can tell you're the kind of guy who busts nuts on the shitter.

>>716112797 (OP)
is vivi not a main character

>>716112797 (OP)
Smash Flash 2...