Summon your shadow: Blue Dragon scans

Blue Dragon, Phoenix, Killer Bat, Saber Tiger. For an RPG that features kids as the protagonist, their shadows sure sound scary. They better be, since Shu and his young friends have to contend with monsters, bosses, and all sorts of nasty, hungry, murderous abominations. If that sounds like fun to you, keep reading!

Jeux-France was able to find scans of Shonen Jump and V-Jump‘s coverage of Blue Dragon, which not only mentioned the pre-orders that were rapidly eaten up by eager Xbox 360 gamers, but also includes some pictures of the shadows of Shu’s friends, all of which seem to be as powerful as the titular Blue Dragon shadow Shu embodies.

Whereas Shu carries inside him the Blue Dragon, his friend Jiro holds the Minotaur shadow. Kluke, who appears to be Shu’s love interest, acquires the Phoenix shadow. There’s also Marumaro and Zora, who hold the Saber Tiger and Killer Bat shadows, respectively. It seems they’ve got the whole range of mythical creatures under their command, so fights should be interesting.

One thing you’ll notice from the scans is that, while the character’s shadows are a lot larger than the characters themselves, the kids are still facing bosses that are easily twice as large as their shadowy counterparts. It’s amazing how these kids aren’t the least bit freaked out that they’re facing epic bosses. Methinks they have very good psychiatrists in their world.

In any case, enjoy the scans of Mistwalker‘s fun RPG, and pay special attention to the shot of Shu and Marumaro poking a small pink enemy. Hilarious!

 

More scans after the jump!

Blue Dragon, Phoenix, Killer Bat, Saber Tiger. For an RPG that features kids as the protagonist, their shadows sure sound scary. They better be, since Shu and his young friends have to contend with monsters, bosses, and all sorts of nasty, hungry, murderous abominations. If that sounds like fun to you, keep reading!

Jeux-France was able to find scans of Shonen Jump and V-Jump‘s coverage of Blue Dragon, which not only mentioned the pre-orders that were rapidly eaten up by eager Xbox 360 gamers, but also includes some pictures of the shadows of Shu’s friends, all of which seem to be as powerful as the titular Blue Dragon shadow Shu embodies.

Whereas Shu carries inside him the Blue Dragon, his friend Jiro holds the Minotaur shadow. Kluke, who appears to be Shu’s love interest, acquires the Phoenix shadow. There’s also Marumaro and Zora, who hold the Saber Tiger and Killer Bat shadows respectively. It seems they’ve got the whole range of mythical creatures under their command, so fights should be interesting.

One thing you’ll notice from the scans is that, while the character’s shadows are a lot larger than the characters themselves, the kids are still facing bosses that are easily twice as large as their shadowy counterparts. It’s amazing how these kids aren’t the least bit freaked out that they’re facing epic bosses. Methinks they have very good psychiatrists in their world.

In any case, enjoy the scans of Mistwalker‘s fun RPG, and pay special attention to the shot of Shu and Marumaro poking a small pink enemy. Hilarious!