Roche in Final Fantasy VII Remake Almost Had Green or Red Hair

Square Enix took to the official Japanese social media account for Final Fantasy VII to share how Roche could have looked in FFVII Remake. The two pieces of concept art from Roberto Ferrari and Tetsuya Nomura showed how he actually turned out, with his long, blonde hair, as well as seven other options with altered hairstyles, hair colors, and tattoos.

When it comes to the seven possible examples, some look a bit similar to how Roche finally looked in Final Fantasy VII Remake. For example, the hair color in option three is similar, while the length is close in both options five and six. However, all of the others feature different takes on the character. Options one, three, and seven also tried double eyebrow rings on him. Both options four and six involved him having a black tattoo around his right eye, with the sixth one even featuring a second design option. Five of the styles seemed to try a shorter hairstyle, though the one tied to six also featured some longer options on the far left.

Here is the piece that showed the possible extra options.

Meanwhile, the other piece from Ferrari shows us the final style for Roche in Final Fantasy VII Remake. It combines the hairstyle from option five with the color from option three and the length associated with option six.

Final Fantasy VII Remake is available for the PS4, PS5, and PC, and FFVII Rebirth is available on the PS5. There’s no release window yet for the third entry in the trilogy.