"Final Fantasy XII"s characters were designed by Akihiko Yoshida. It was his first involvement in a main-series "Final Fantasy" game, though he worked as the character designer for "Final Fantasy Tactics" and "Vagrant Story", both of which were set in the same game world as "XII", Ivalice. Comments have been made about the similarity between Yoshida's creations and those of Tetsuya Nomura, the character designer for "Final Fantasy VII", "VIII", "X", and "XIII". Yoshida feels this connection is sparked by the style of color used by both artists, which involves a color consistency between the characters and the environments. In an interview included in a bonus disc of the collector's edition of the game, he states that he created the design of the characters after reading all of the design documents on their history and beliefs. He tried to create designs and clothing that did not exist anywhere in real life and had never been seen before, designing for example the armor for the Judges on a combination of historical armor, mountain bike gear, and futuristic ideas.