Square Enix has revealed three new characters set to appear in its highly anticipated PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 title Final Fantasy XIII . Gadot, Maqui and Lebreau are members of Nora, the Snow-led resistance movement fighting the Cocoon's theocratic government. Gadot and Lebreau are childhood friends of Snow. Maqui is a young man who joined Nora because he admires Snow. He is anything but good at fighting.

In other Final Fantasy XIII -related news, producer Yoshinori Kitase has confirmed Bahamut's appearance in the game in a message on the official website.

While the timing of the game's release could be impacted by the recently announced delay of Dragon Quest IX 's release, a 2009 release of Final Fantasy XIII in Japan is still a possibility.

• Official Final Fantasy XIII Website (Japanese)