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Square Enix built a whole era of branding around her face for a reason.
Lightning is cool in the exact polished, high-fashion way the PS3-era Final Fantasy machine wanted to sell. What keeps her from being empty is the underlying mix of protectiveness, impatience, and barely contained exhaustion.
Example
FFXIII may divide players, but almost nobody forgot Lightning once they saw the design, voice, and combat posture working together.
Why it matters
Lightning matters because visual iconography still does serious commercial work when the silhouette is this strong.
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