Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade adds Squall Leonhart, Bartz Klauser

Final Fantasy VIII and V protagonists join the fray.

Square Enix confirmed Final Fantasy VIII protagonist Squall Leonhart and Final Fantasy V protagonist Bartz Klauser as playable characters in the upcoming arcade version of Dissidia Final Fantasy during a live stream this morning.

In-development versions of the characters were shown. Twitter user Coppola012 captured some footage from Squall and Bartz’ demonstrations.

We’ll update this post with the full live stream when/if it becomes available.

Dissidia Final Fantasy is due out in Japanese arcades this fall.

Update: Watch the full stream below. Bartz’ footage begins at 46:35, and Squall’s begins at 52:20.