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Square Enix released a new blog post on its official website, revealing more information about the company's upcoming Concluding Fantasy spin-off, Stranger of Paradise: Last Fantasy Origin. The biggest new information was the reveal of Sophia, the fifth warrior to bring together the main party. She'due south similar to the chief protagonist Jack, as they both have a strong conviction to defeat Chaos at all price.

Another new character revealed is the king of the dark elves Astos. He seems to know about Jack and the others, likewise as know the location of the crystals. It's unknown if he tin be trusted though. The blog post also gave readers a expert look at what Tiamat will look like in the game. Tiamat is a common enemy in the Final Fantasy franchise, dating back to the early games.

The web log post also shows off several new locations, including the Flying Fortress, the Western Keep, and the Crystal Mirage. These locations are inspired by some of the places found in the very first Final Fantasy game. The Flight Fortress is a dungeon that exists high in the sky where the wind crystal resides. The Western Keep is an ancient castle with a deep history. Crystal Mirage is a beautiful translucent tower that rose from the trees and reacts to magic.

There volition be multiple types of jobs that Jack and his party can have upwards, and each job is ranked either a bones job or an advanced task. Players volition demand to level upwardly to unlock advanced jobs. The blog post goes over three basic jobs that the characters can become — Swordsman, Mage, and Pugilist. Swordsman is a job that specializes in guarding and attacking, whereas Mage uses basic elemental magic. Pugilist is essentially the Monk job in Strangers of Paradise that specializes with melee-range weapons like knuckles.