

Stella was already known to and expected by fans who had followed the game's development, which worried the team. ĭuring the transition from Versus XIII to XV during 2012 to 2014, which aimed to condense the story down into a single game rather than the planned series, the developers envisioned a different type of heroine which did not fit with Stella's original role.

Her powers were associated to Etro, a goddess in the Fabula Nova Crystallis subseries of which Versus XIII was a core part the game later dropped the subseries's deities and terminology while maintaining thematic elements. During early parts of development, Stella could also wield magical powers in battle, and would have been forced into fighting Noctis. A key scene for Stella was the meeting and conversation with Noctis during the opening scenes. She was intended to be a very polite person, with that politeness conveyed through specific dialogue traits. The relationship between Stella and protagonist Noctis Lucis Caelum was meant to be platonic rather than romantic, as Nomura preferred portraying a different kind of relationship between male and female protagonists.

He wanted her to "stand out from all previous " as a character. Stella was designed by the game's original director and character designer Tetsuya Nomura, first appearing in promotional media in 2007. The original heroine of Versus XIII was Stella Nox Fleuret. Lunafreya was designed as a replacement for Stella Nox Fleuret, the heroine of Final Fantasy Versus XIIIįinal Fantasy XV began production in 2006 as the spin-off game Final Fantasy Versus XIII for PlayStation 3 following a troubled production history, the game was rebranded, resulting in it changing platforms and staff, and seeing multiple story rewrites. Her role in expanded media has likewise seen mixed reactions for her inconsistent portrayal.

Lunafreya has met with generally mixed to negative reactions from critics, with many faulting her portrayal and limited role in the game, often being mentioned as part of criticism surrounding its supporting cast.
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While voiced by Amy Shiels and Rina Kitagawa in the game, Lena Headey and Shiori Kutsuna voiced her in the movie Kingsglaive (2016). She was designed by Yusuke Naora, with her design being influenced by Tabata's concept of a woman handling responsibilities from a young age. Lunafreya was created by director Hajime Tabata to replace another character, the similarly named Stella Nox Fleuret, during story rewrites between 20. Originally engaged to main protagonist Noctis Lucis Caelum as part of a political marriage, she remotely helps Noctis's quest to become the True King of legend and save their world from darkness. Lunafreya is the Oracle, a powerful figure in the game's world of Eos who communes with its deities, the Astrals. She is a central character in Final Fantasy XV (2016), originally a spin-off title called Final Fantasy Versus XIII, a prominent character in the game's associated media, and has made appearances in mobile projects within the Final Fantasy franchise.
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Lunafreya Nox Fleuret ( ルナフレーナ・ノックス・フルーレ, Runafurēna Nokkusu Furūre, Lunafrena Nox Fleuret), "Luna" ( ルーナ, Rūna) for short, is a fictional character from the Final Fantasy video game series made by Square Enix.
