Thanks to Blitzball, Final Fantasy and Star Wars are now officially sharing a canon. Read all about it below.
Final Fantasy X was the business. Seriously, everybody is all hung up about Final Fantasy 7, but to me Final Fantasy 9 and 10 are the pinnacle of the series. FF 9 was the most gripping to a younger me, while FF 10 felt like the more grown-up verson, and featured a game that, to this day, needs a standalone: Blitzball. I loved Blitzball, and I'm certainly not alone in that sentiment, because Blitzball is now officially a part of the Star Wars universe.
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Star Wars Adds Blitzball to Its Lore
If you never played FF 10, you probably have no idea what the hell Blitzball even is. Well, allow me to enlighten you: In the world of Final Fantasy X - Spira - Blitzball is the inhabitants' favorite pastime, and it is essentially underwater hockey.
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Now, thanks to writer Mike Chen, Blitzball found its way into Star Wars: Brotherhood. In fact, the book is full of video game references: Cal from Fallen Order appears in the story, along with other easter eggs that the write discuess in this Twitter thread:
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If you haven't yet, you should definitely give Star Wars: Brotherhood a go - the book is a New York Times Bestseller for a reason, and it revolves around Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker dealing with the events shortly after Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.
Now if we could just get someone to work on that standalone Blitzball game...