I am allowed these random gamer moments.
But
THERE IS A REAL BLACK PERSON AS A MAJOR CHARCATER IN FINAL FANTASY 13!!
Sure, his hair is jacked up, but he looks like a real black person. Aside from Barrett, that's never happened. No random half man/half animal race. . . no mythical creature that has Lawrence Fishburne's voice, no ailen. . . it's a black person in a Japanese RPG. . .
Now watch me be let down that he's A) totally worthless as a charcater and/ or B) Is comic relief throughout the story and dies fairly close to the beginning.