This came up in the Final Fantasy thread, but I didn't want to derail the whole FF discussion and Peklo's excellent post on the subject of women in FF. That said...
What are some videogame character ages you have always "assumed" versus their canon ages? Have you ever been completely wrong about a character's age, or assume the "given" age of a character is a complete marketing fabrication? How old do you think these dorks are?
For my own example (and this came up on our Tuesday night streams last week), Cid Highwind of Final Fantasy 7 is a withered old man that once had a chance at his dream, but failed. He lives with his former assistant who has obviously been pining for him for years, but they have settled into the basic shape of a comfortable relationship wherein they generally understand each other. Cid eventually achieves his dream with the help of a bunch of scrappy young kids that are still optimistic enough to believe in the dreams he once dropped.
Cid is also supposed to be 32. Barret is apparently older! I'm older than that grizzled old man!
What are some videogame character ages you have always "assumed" versus their canon ages? Have you ever been completely wrong about a character's age, or assume the "given" age of a character is a complete marketing fabrication? How old do you think these dorks are?
For my own example (and this came up on our Tuesday night streams last week), Cid Highwind of Final Fantasy 7 is a withered old man that once had a chance at his dream, but failed. He lives with his former assistant who has obviously been pining for him for years, but they have settled into the basic shape of a comfortable relationship wherein they generally understand each other. Cid eventually achieves his dream with the help of a bunch of scrappy young kids that are still optimistic enough to believe in the dreams he once dropped.
Cid is also supposed to be 32. Barret is apparently older! I'm older than that grizzled old man!