Yeah, or it wouldn't be successful, because Japanese culture seems to be obsessed with youthful main characters. Anyone over the age of 25 or so seems to be getting up there in their age, and anyone older than that is an old fuddy-duddy. I heard that's why we had to have friggen' Vaan and Penelo in at the last minute of FFXII; because Basch was too old, man. Anyhoo...

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