While most would say that Final Fantasy 7 is the biggest of the series, there are fans of every single game from the long-running RPG franchise, including Final Fantasy 9. Despite being one of the more underrated titles, Final Fantasy 9 is soon getting an animated children's series. Fans haven't forgotten this amazing title, and some are still cosplaying as the characters with stunning results.
While FF9 has been rereleased on Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam, it has not yet received the kind of remaster that some of the other FF games have gotten. The original title, released in 2000, is receiving a Final Fantasy 9 fan remake, but nothing from any of the official channels as of yet. But one fan, Reddit user MeruruAya, has taken her love of FF9 a step further by attempting to bring one of the main characters to life: Princess Garnet.
In a post earlier today, MeruruAya posted a delightful photo of Final Fantasy 9's Princess Garnet cosplay, photographed by Apuchuprods. She's wearing the white dress from the final scene of the game, which is a heart-wrenching scene and one that many fans remember very well. The dress is a gorgeous, wedding-style dress complete with headdress and jewelry that is nearly an exact replica of what Garnet, also known as Dagger, is wearing during the game's climax. This amazing cosplay has been met with much delight from fans of FF9 on the Final Fantasy subreddit.
The artist posted that Final Fantasy 9 means "the world" to her, and that her tailoring project has helped with her suicidal thoughts and depression. Anyone can tell that this is a labor of love; the artist says that she "dedicated everything" and spent about a month in making this beautiful outfit. This has to be in line for one of the best Final Fantasy 9 cosplays that anyone has ever shared online.
It is likely that while the sequel to Final Fantasy 7 Remake and the Final Fantasy 1 remake, called Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins, are still in the works, any other FF title won't receive the same kind of update. But fans are still hoping that Final Fantasy 9 will get an HD upgrade someday. If beautiful fan art like this doesn't get the development team excited for a possible return of Zidane, Garnet, and the whole team of misfits to ride again, then most likely nothing will. Hopefully, after FF7 Remake is completed, players will get some news about more old FF games to be remade with modern graphics.
Final Fantasy 9 is available for Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
Source: Reddit