you’ll find that it looks that way because it is.
She was designed entirely by a guest artist from other squeenix projects, mr Tetsuya Nomura
probably still more fair than what I do to the poor abyss watchers
you can chain charged heavy the boss one to death with ultra greatswords before the adds come in and then do the same to the phase 2 boss and it’s honestly just sad
Makes sense I guess? He’s worked on other ff games and kingdom hearts, but neither really explain her design to me. She feels more like what a player would make if given the liberty. But I guess these things aren’t mutually exclusive. Genuinely thought she was meant to be a Baby Metal crossover character or some such lol
Are you on FF14 atm? need an invite for my Elezen!
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oh cool, so basically the headcanon didn’t get confirmed into being a headcanon then, sweet 
(still odyn poo)
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No, but I can be!
2 secs.
EDIT: Who am i inviting?
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Maurelin Charlamend.
Just waiting to get through the queue
(I like Gaia, I thought she was fine)
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Her character is somewhat okay later on after she stops being a dweeb but it takes a long time to look past her giant eyes and lips
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My first impression was, “Uh oh the loli nonces are gonna love her”
But otherwise I had no issue with her appearance, it helped pull off the petulant teen vibe with her
Why? She’s ugly as sin. its like clown makeup but that’s actually her lips.
haha no that happened later when the much younger looking character
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stripped naked during a bossfight as one of her attacks 
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0c/f8/a8/0cf8a88cbd38133728ebeb0ac33a8af2.jpg I loved Gaia when she was in Kingdom Hearts
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/5/5b/FFX_Lulu_Art.png/revision/latest?cb=20140809031913 and FFX
https://www.gematsu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/NEO-The-World-Ends-with-You_2021_04-15-21_021.png and soon NEO TWEWY.
I had to be told that even happened, because I straight up didn’t notice with all the flashing lights and effects going on
wdym those are all totally definitely unique characters
it helps that it’s accompanied with the indicator of being an attack where you have to look away, but it’s still certainly a design choice that has been made for some reason
I’m just a smoothbrain who’s distracted by all the pretty colours, I didn’t even avoid the attack
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In fairness I think Skuld and Lulu’s personalities were both different enough to Gaia’s. Dunno about Shoko because the game’s not out yet.
IDK about Skuld, but Lulu is definitely very different to Gaia.
I’ve only played FFXIV and none of the other titles (except for the very start of the one with Blitzball in it), and even I know Square Enix has a rule of (at least) one goth girl per game
that’s the one Lulu’s in and is one of my favourites.