Noel Kreiss

Unreleased

Noel Acadon is a playable character from Final Fantasy XIII-2. He is a mysterious man who saves Serah Farron from monsters. He accompanies Serah on her quest to find her sister Lightning. He uses multiple weapons, mainly two swords that he wields with both hands.

Appearance and Personality
Noel is a young man with unruly brown hair and blue eyes. He wears a black V-neck shirt, a simple pendant, arm armor, large blue pants similar to parachute pants, and low-cut leather boots. A green purse and dagger are attached to his belt in he back, which is itself adorned with small purple feathers reminiscent of those of Lightning's mysterious rival. The sword he wields in his right hand has two blades on the same side stylized like two red flames, while the sword he wields in his left hand has a simpler yellow-brown blade.

Noel is skilled in battle, as shown by his use (and possession) of several different types of weapons. As briefly shown in the E3 teaser trailer, he is shown to have a spunky side to him.

Story
When Serah's village is attacked by monsters, Noel saves her. With little time to talk, he hands her one of his weapons for her to defend herself. Later, Serah decides to go search for Lightning and Noel accompanies her.

Development
As with the other playable characters in Final Fantasy XIII-2, Noel's face was designed by Tetsuya Nomura, while his body and clothes were designed by the rest of the art team. Noel was first revealed in screenshots and teaser videos from the 2011 E3 trailer of Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Etymology
"Noel" is a synonym for Christmas. It comes from the French word "Noël," which has the same meaning and which is itself derived from the Latin "natalis," which means "birth."

Gallery
Noel closeup Noel lunging at an enemy.

Noel Acadon