Theupcoming 7.16 patchforFinal Fantasy 14is adding an emote that will be very familiar to fans ofJojo’s Bizarre Adventure, one of the longest-running battle manga in history, or anyone steeped in anime meme culture.
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure began in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1987, where it became one of the most iconic and influential manga franchises of all time. While it took a while to become a hit outside of Japan, itsexistence heavily inspireda number of video games, most notably thePersonaseries.
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The rise of Jojo in the West has been helped byjust how weirdit is, leading to a number of popular memes, most notably the “Jojo Pose,” where people put their hands in front of their faces. The officialFinal Fantasy 14 websitehas confirmed that a very similar pose is coming to the game soon.
Final Fantasy 14 Is Adding The Jojo Pose
While patch 7.16 mostly centers around changes toFinal Fantasy14’sPvP modesand adds some new quests, it does add one new emote that is very reminiscent of the most famous Jojo Pose.
Considering how much people love to use Final Fantasy 14’s screenshot mode and emote posing to take photos, this will likely become a huge hit for fans.
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Naturally, this emote isn’t part of an official crossover (though that would be awesome), so its appearance in the game is framed as justanother wacky emote. Anime fans know what’s up, and they’ll be the ones rushing to get it.
There are few series more flamboyant than Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, and it’s one of the few Shonen franchises that would make for an amazing costume crossover, even if its characters didn’t actually appear. For now, the Final Fantasy 14 fans will have to make do with posing with their hands and pretending to stop time.
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