Square Enix announced the price for a new statue of Final Fantasy VI. The statue is based on Terra Branford, the main character of the game, and will cost almost €11,000. Even FF creator Hironobu Sakaguchi finds the high price excessive.
What kind of statue is this? The new statue features Terra Branford, the first female main character in the FF series. The statue is based on the cover image of FFVI illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. Amano is a Japanese artist who has illustrated most of the covers for Final Fantasy games and was long responsible for character design.
Square Enix states that the package of the statue includes:
- the body of FF6 protagonist Terra Branford
- the “magic armor body”
- a replacement upper body part of Terra with different poses
- a replacement main body part with varying modeling
- a “Final Fantasy 6” logo plate.
Along with the “Terra Branford” statue itself, the package includes three types of Moogle bodies. Moogles are small, recurring creatures in the FF series. The statue is produced by the Japanese statue manufacturer Prime 1 Studio.
What are the details? The statue is in 1/6 scale and made from the material polystone. This is a mixture of the plastics PVC and ABS. The statue is produced using the pressure casting process.
Square Enix provides the following dimensions for the statue:
- Height: 78 cm
- Width: 58 cm
- Depth: 66 cm
- Weight: 34.2 kg
The pre-order period is limited in time. It started on April 25 and ends on June 24, 2022. Furthermore, the statue is limited globally to a total of 600 pieces. Once the planned quantity is reached, the registration will also be closed during the period.
All data about the statue can also be found on the official “Square Enix” shop page for the statue.
FF Creator: “Are you okay, Square Enix?”
This is what the creator says: Hironobu Sakaguchi is one of the founding fathers of the FF series and was involved in the creation of Kingdom Hearts, among other projects.
He left Square Enix in 2004 and founded his own company called Mistwalker. His current project is the game FANTASIAN, a role-playing game that was released in 2021 for iOS devices.
Sakaguchi compares the price of the statue in a tweet to the production of dioramas for his current project FANTASIAN and questions whether it’s not a bit too much money.
Dioramas often show animals in their natural habitat or historical scenes.
Fans: “This is truly heartbreaking”
What are the reactions? Besides Hironobu Sakaguchi, many community members also commented on the price of the statue:
- @Mirtrione via Twitter: “I have been a die-hard Terra and FF6 fan for almost 30 years. I have a high disposable income. I thought I was your target customer. But £9,000? No. Not even I. I’m out.”
- @finalfanjessi via Twitter: “This price is insane! I mean, it’s literally the price of a new car. I know quality will be expensive, but this is just crazy […].”
- @Cobheran via Twitter: “I absolutely adore Terra and was totally planning to buy it, but I was expecting $3,000 to $4,000, not $12,000. This is truly heartbreaking, but I have to pass.”
- @Akarisened via Twitter: “I was ready to pay $3,000 to $4,000 for this… But what you’re asking is absolutely crazy. […].”
The Twitch streamer Yunalescka also finds the price for the statue too high, as she states on Twitter. Yunalescka has one of the largest “Final Fantasy” collections in the world, boasting over 3,500 collectibles. But she will have to pass on the statue at that price.
Fans of games like to spend a lot of money on their favorite titles. It doesn’t matter whether we are talking about skins, DLCs, or merchandise. Often, players are willing to invest hundreds to thousands of euros in their hobby.
In addition to valuable collectible figures, especially cosmetic in-game content is bought for a lot of money nowadays. A CS:GO player recently showed how much he spent over the years on skins.
