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Square Enix released a new blog mail service on its official website, revealing more than information about the company'due south upcoming Final Fantasy spin-off, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. The biggest new data was the reveal of Sophia, the fifth warrior to join the primary party. She'due south similar to the main protagonist Jack, as they both take a strong conviction to defeat Chaos at all price.

Another new character revealed is the male monarch of the dark elves Astos. He seems to know about Jack and the others, as well as know the location of the crystals. It's unknown if he can be trusted though. The blog post also gave readers a good await at what Tiamat volition look similar in the game. Tiamat is a common enemy in the Final Fantasy franchise, dating back to the early on games.

The blog post also shows off several new locations, including the Flying Fortress, the Western Proceed, and the Crystal Mirage. These locations are inspired past some of the places found in the very first Terminal Fantasy game. The Flying Fortress is a dungeon that exists high in the sky where the current of air crystal resides. The Western Keep is an ancient castle with a deep history. Crystal Mirage is a beautiful translucent tower that rose from the copse and reacts to magic.

In that location will be multiple types of jobs that Jack and his political party can take up, and each job is ranked either a basic job or an advanced job. Players will need to level upward to unlock avant-garde jobs. The blog post goes over three basic jobs that the characters can become — Swordsman, Mage, and Pugilist. Swordsman is a task that specializes in guarding and attacking, whereas Mage uses bones elemental magic. Pugilist is substantially the Monk chore in Strangers of Paradise that specializes with melee-range weapons like duke.