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forward-thinking nature." Her design went through 10 different iterations before a final design was conceived. Another character, Noah, was made androgynous due to Kodama being unsure if she would need to make Alis more masculine to make her the protagonist, with the mindset that Noah could be made to be a woman. Her full name was created by Kodama after receiving pressure from designer
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that hadn't been done before in a game, including a female lead character, thinking it would be an interesting change. She also wanted to ensure that her female characters did not fall into "male fantasy" stereotypes. Kodama designed her to be a mixture of her femininity with her "strength and
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staff appreciated that her character was not an "anime cliche" and that she did not act like a "pouty-lipped sexpot," which they felt contributed significantly to her being a strong female video game character. The protagonist of Robert Boyd's
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characters' names, including Alis'. Boyd regarded Alis as one of the best heroines in
Japanese role-playing games (JRPG), stating he felt that way because she was the first female lead in JRPGs.
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staff similarly noted her as the first lead female character in a JRPG, commenting on her outfit, which they noted was "surprisingly modest" unlike typical fantasy armor.
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was responsible for the creation of Alis' design, as well as designing the cut-ins for Alis. In an interview, Kodama discussed various things they wanted to do with
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