Hope Estheim

Unreleased

Hope Estheim is a playable character in Final Fantasy XIII. He is a 14-year old boy with silvery-blonde hair who wears a yellow and orange coat. He is insecure and has a short temper, and often acts childish. On the other hand, he comes from a high-class family, which also reflects on his attitude.

Story
Hope and his mother were exiles involved in the Purge, meaning that the Sanctum wanted to send them to Pulse claiming that they are tainted by it. They were among the group that was saved by Snow Villiers and Team Nora. Hope's mother volunteered to fight with Snow, but apparently lost her life after saving him from a cannon blast and then falling off the destroyed motorway. Since Snow got her involved in the fight and could not save her, Hope holds a grudge against him. He travels with Lightning and the others after they all get turned into l'Cie, but secretly plots revenge on Snow.

Hope turned to the fellow exile Vanille for comfort after his mother's death. Lightning, on the other hand, appears to have a disdain towards the boy, saying she has too much to worry about so she doesn't want to bother protecting a kid.

Hope's father was unveiled at the TGS 2009 trailer. He is a brown-haired man with glasses who works for the Sanctum. Hope turns to him in order to get revenge on Snow.

Abilities
Hope fights with dual boomerangs that work differently from normal boomerangs thanks to futuristic technology. His weapons make him good at dealing long-ranged damage.

An interview in the July 2009 Famitsu revealed that there are times that Hope might even run from battle, and that it is up to the player to train him to become a brave warrior.

Hope Estheim