When we were first introduced to Yuffie in Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's reveal, she was wearing an adorable moogle hood. According to FF7 Remake co-director Motomu Toriyama, this was inspired by Dirge of Cerberus and is used by Yuffie on covert missions, even if it's not very subtle. Square Enix recently sat down with Toriyama-san and his co-director Naoki Hamaguchi to talk more about the Final Fantasy VII Remake EPISODE INTERmission, Yuffie, the aforementioned moogle suit, and more. PS2's Vincent Valentine-focused Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII also featured Yuffie, and she made her grand entrance in a similar moogle outfit. According to Toriyama-san, this was brought forward to this new episode, and shows more of Yuffie's personality.
"Actually, the moogle hood draws its reference from the time it was used in DIRGE OF CERBERUS -FINAL FANTASY VII- and Yuffie wears it whenever she is on a covert mission." Toriyama-san said. "She might think she’s perfectly disguised, but it actually makes her stand out even more in a metropolis like Midgar. I feel that’s just very ‘her’, and probably why I like it so much!" Toriyama-san and Hamaguchi-san also reassured fans that, although this is very much the Yuffie we know and love from Final Fantasy VII, they won't have to worry about her stealing their materia like she did in the original. "Yes, in the original FINAL FANTASY VII, she caused quite the hassle because she stole her allies’ materia! Don’t worry - in the new episode Yuffie’s the protagonist, so rest assured you don’t have to worry about your valuable materia getting taken away." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/22/final-fantasy-7-remake-intergrade-ps5-extended-and-enhanced-features-trailer"] Hamaguchi-san added that not only will your materia be safe, there will also be brand new materia that wasn't included in the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Final Fantasy VII Remake EPISODE INTERgrade will be included with new copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade for PS5, and will be available as a separate purchase for those who own Final Fantasy VII Remake on PS4 and upgrade to the PS5 version for free. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to [email protected]. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
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