In Official Playstation Magazine UK’s Final Fantasy XIII preview article, the FFXIII developers have revealed a nugget of information regarding the character of Sazh Katzroy that is sure to surprise Final Fantasy fans across the world.
Having responded to a question relating as to whether rumours that Sazh had indeed been inspired by Lionel Richie were true, Toriyama revealed “When we were going to create the character, we asked the dev team to create a character that would appear in an American comedy – like Eddie Murphy.” Before remarking, “Lionel Ritchie was not on my mind. Sazh doesn’t have the right hair.”
So there you have it, anyone noting such a likeness was actually thinking along the right lines. Now I just have to get the thought of an Eddie Murphy inspired character out of my head before the game launches, even though Sazh immediately redeems himself by having a pet Chocobo…
If you’re interested in reading the full preview, the issue is currently still on sale and includes the world exclusive review of Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain title.
Source: Official Playstation Magazine UK, February 2010 Issue
My source: http://www.thelostgamer.com/2010/02/05/ffxiiis-sazh-katzroy-was-based-on-eddie-murphy/
What do you think? I think that is actually pretty cool. Been hearing alot of good things about this character too from impressions.
