Was Final Fantasy 3 enemy "Kum Kum" inspired by Star Wars Episode 6 -

[Richard29]

Just some similarities is all. Though it may be pure coincidence.

Star Wars Episode 6 scene in Jabba the Hutt hideout.

And "kum kum" enemy in Final Fantasy 3 video game, both Famicom 1990 and remake in 2006

 

[Mazinkaiser]

Nah, "red eyed cloaked figure" isn't something Star Wars came up with.

 

[Freya]

no

 

[sasazuka]

Isn't he just a Jawa? They had Jawas in the original Star Wars a.k.a. Episode IV: A New Hope too.

I'm not entirely sure where the hooded spectral character with a void face and glowing eyes archetype started but I suspect it predates Star Wars and, considering how much Star Wars borrowed from Japanese culture, it may even have been some type of Japanese mythical being like a youma to begin with.

 

[Richard29]

Isn't he just a Jawa? They had Jawas in the original Star Wars a.k.a. Episode IV: A New Hope too.

I'm not entirely sure where the hooded spectral character with a void face and glowing eyes archetype started but I suspect it predates Star Wars and, considering how much Star Wars borrowed from Japanese culture, it may even have been some type of mythical being like a youma to begin with.

Star Wars had Darth Vader atleast which was a tribute to Samurais. And bad guys is basically influenced by WW2. To begin with i didnt like Star Wars. Mainly 4-6, because i didnt see big deal about it. But hearing what George Lucas had plans for 7-9 (just a shame he never got to finish it, since it would complete the series if he did) but it made me realise how much of a genius he was. Also the fact that the concept of human mind in general. Also the fact that Star Wars 3 subtext is basically the way a democracy falls is when people lose trust in the system, and thats usually when a tyrant comes up and seizes that power. So i really admire how much of a genius he was.

As for where the robed wizards came from. Wouldnt surprise me. Star Wars episode 4 came out in 1977 same year as the animation movie "Wizards" came out that also had those type of beings in them.

 

[MrTroll]

"Inspired", more like blatantly stolen. I hope George Lucas sues Square into bankruptcy, wins the Final Fantasy IP in the settlement, then sells it to Disney for another billion bucks. Someone tweet this thread to him ASAP.

 

[Chaos Theorist]

coom coom

 

[Richard29]

"Inspired", more like blatantly stolen. I hope George Lucas sues Square into bankruptcy, wins the Final Fantasy IP in the settlement, then sells it to Disney for another billion bucks. Someone tweet this thread to him ASAP.

I think they are self aware. If you have played Final Fantasy 1. You have elves, dwarves... and literally a guy named "Mr.Underhill". Only thing lacking are hobbits. But FF1-FF3 i kind of do admire to some degree, mainly because i think Nasir Gebelli is a cool guy!

 

[Officer Eradicate]

yeah, this post really had to be made...

 

[Save the Loli]

Let's compromise, it's the offspring of a Black Mage from FF1 and a Jawa.

 

[Shield Breaker]

I think they are self aware. If you have played Final Fantasy 1. You have elves, dwarves... and literally a guy named "Mr.Underhill". Only thing lacking are hobbits. But FF1-FF3 i kind of do admire to some degree, mainly because i think Nasir Gebelli is a cool guy!

The enemies are basically an old DnD monster manual. .

 

[cumrobbery]

based how the fuck did they get away with this its not fucking fair

 

[Marissa Moira]

Hooded ghost dudes are from Dungeons and Dragons as well as Dragon Quest.

 

[Duncan Hills Coffee]

I dunno, but they made for amazing grinding bait in the last dungeon

 

[sasazuka]

As for where the robed wizards came from. Wouldnt surprise me. Star Wars episode 4 came out in 1977 same year as the animation movie "Wizards" came out that also had those type of beings in them.

The original Star Wars was filmed in 1976, though, and George Lucas started writing the script in 1973.

 

[Watcher]

Final Fantasy 3 came out in 1990. Two years prior Ultima 5 released which had this as the cover.

If you think it's far fetched that the developers of Final Fantasy would be inspired by Ultima. Ultima as a franchise was popular in Japan at the time and Hinorobu Sakaguchi stated he was influenced by it when they created the original game.

The original Star Wars was filmed in 1976, though, and George Lucas started writing the script in 1973.

The idea of robed dudes with glowing eyes wasn't original Lucas didn't come up with it.

 

[sasazuka]

The idea of robed dudes with glowing eyes wasn't original Lucas didn't come up with it.

I know that, that was just in response to speculation that he stole the idea specifically from the Wizards movie released in 1977.

 

[LullerDerbyRollin]

Early FF was basically everything about Western fantasy movies and adventure games presented by the Japanese. The spell system was the Vancian magic system and the monsters were legit from the D&D Monster Manual. The only thing stopping them was WoTC tightening the leash on their Copyright.

 

[Meat Pickle]

Dark hooded figures with only their glowing eyes visible is pretty much a common trope in most, if not all fantasy genres.