What gender is the black mage??

Agent Proto · 03-03-2005, 12:48 AM

Ok, after looking at some sprites, I am now confused about the true gender of the black mage in Final Fantasy I. Now, to prove my point, I'll provide some images.

First, I'll provide the image of the Black Mage from FFI

Now let's look at the Black Mages from... FFV

Bartz

Reina

Galuf

Faris

Krile

Now, after looking around, I have decided that the gender of the black mage is female. Look at the male characters in FFV. As a Black Mage, each male character was shown wearing pants, and the female characters with just the robe. The black mage in FFI has no pants, and thus is female.

But what do I know? The black mage is probably male after all, but that may be wrong. What do you think? Male or female?

I bet all of you are going to say male.

Xalioniaf · 03-03-2005, 01:02 AM

If it is a female, then it must undergo a sex change after the upgrade. In either one(DoS or NES), it portrays him as a male. NES has him with his hat off, showing a masculan face, and DoS, shows him with pants, and males have pants like you sayz.

Chris · 03-03-2005, 01:18 AM

Let's compromise and say its a Shemale

Monol · 03-03-2005, 01:28 AM

Well i admire your excellent theory even though im saying black mage is a guy....i mean have you ever seen the black wizard?

Full Moon Coyote · 03-03-2005, 02:33 AM

YOU ALL ARE WRONG!

Its plain and simple, the Black Mages are ewoks

DocFrance · 03-03-2005, 02:34 AM

I'd say the Black Mages are an asexual species of their own, like in FFIX.

Kawaii Ryûkishi · 03-03-2005, 03:24 AM

They couldn't show Lenna, Faris, and Klulu wearing pants as Black Mages, because it's backwards and wrong for women to do such things. Therefore, instead of giving them some weird Black Mage skirt, they simply went back to the old way of just giving them a big robe. It hardly means the robe-wearing Black Mages in any other game are female, though, especially since all the heroes in FFIII are stated as being boys and in FFI the Black Mage goes from no-pants to pants.

strawberryman · 03-03-2005, 06:58 AM

I say that they're just the reincarnation of evil, and therefore need no gender.

Xalioniaf Italian Spiderman Location: Inside the Adamantite Armoire	#2 (permalink) If it is a female, then it must undergo a sex change after the upgrade. In either one(DoS or NES), it portrays him as a male. NES has him with his hat off, showing a masculan face, and DoS, shows him with pants, and males have pants like you sayz.
03-03-2005, 01:02 AM

Chris Banned Location: Lost.	#3 (permalink) Let's compromise and say its a Shemale
03-03-2005, 01:18 AM

Monol Smart but Lazy Location: Butler P.A.	#4 (permalink) Well i admire your excellent theory even though im saying black mage is a guy....i mean have you ever seen the black wizard?
03-03-2005, 01:28 AM

Full Moon Coyote	#5 (permalink) YOU ALL ARE WRONG! Its plain and simple, the Black Mages are ewoks
03-03-2005, 02:33 AM

DocFrance Scatter, Senbonzakura... Location: The high, untrespassed sanctity of space	#6 (permalink) I'd say the Black Mages are an asexual species of their own, like in FFIX.
03-03-2005, 02:34 AM

strawberryman NapKnight Location: Lookin' for a fi- nap.	#8 (permalink) I say that they're just the reincarnation of evil, and therefore need no gender.
03-03-2005, 06:58 AM