Are the original Black Mages like Vivi, or is their face just hidden?

[RagnaToad]

I was wondering:

Were the original Black Mages, with their "yellow" eyes, meant to be the same as Vivi from Final Fantasy IX?

When I was a kid I always assumed they had no face either, but now I believe the original Black Mages were just hiding their faces under their hoods.

And Vivi is (like a lot of FF IX elements) a tribute to the appearance of the original black mages.

I just need some certainty.

[Elyon Seraphim]

That's an good question Ragna! I belive that they have some connection to Vivi's story... Somehow... But i also belive that it could be just any guy behind a hood... But's uh... that's would be just ironic in a way...

[Rocky]

I was wondering:

Were the original Black Mages, with their "yellow" eyes, meant to be the same as Vivi from Final Fantasy IX?

When I was a kid I always assumed they had no face either, but now I believe the original Black Mages were just hiding their faces under their hoods.

And Vivi is (like a lot of FF IX elements) a tribute to the appearance of the original black mages.

I just need some certainty.

Nah, the original Black Mages had faces, they just kept them hidden underneath their hoods. In Final Fantasy I for the NES, when you get the class change and become a Black Wizard, they end up taking off their hoods, and they look kinda similar to a Summoner, minus the horn.

It's an interesting question, because as far as I know, when FF1 was remade onto the GBA in the Dawn of Souls port, the graphics people ended up making a different sprite for the Black Wizard, which this time had their hood still up. I was kind of disappointed when I noticed this while my playthrough of it, because it makes the Black Wizard look dull, all they did was change the color of the clothing that the Black Wizard had, I believe.

[coombsy1989]

Nah, the original Black Mages had faces, they just kept them hidden underneath their hoods. In Final Fantasy I for the NES, when you get the class change and become a Black Wizard, they end up taking off their hoods, and they look kinda similar to a Summoner, minus the horn.

It's an interesting question, because as far as I know, when FF1 was remade onto the GBA in the Dawn of Souls port, the graphics people ended up making a different sprite for the Black Wizard, which this time had their hood still up. I was kind of disappointed when I noticed this while my playthrough of it, because it makes the Black Wizard look dull, all they did was change the color of the clothing that the Black Wizard had, I believe.

The Black Wizard in the remakes had a different hat too

But yeah as far as I'm aware the Black Mages in the retro FFs were hiding under hoods or masks or something. Not as dramatic as Vivi's origin but thems the breaks