world around Vivi due to him being a key character of the story. An early scene in Final Fantasy IX features various characters posing as members of a play; while he does not participate in the final version, a previous version has him participating after coaxed by Zidane Tribal in order to avoid being arrested. With the ability to cast black magic, Vivi's appearance is based on the black mage characters from previous Final Fantasy games. He wears a blue costume, a tall hat, and has no facial features beyond a set of yellow eyes. In addition to the original game, Vivi makes an appearance in the Disney/Square Enix crossover Kingdom Hearts II. He makes minor appearances in manuals for both Dissidia Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy Origins. He is also featured in the rhythm game Theatrhythm Final Fantasy as a subcharacter representing Final Fantasy IX. The character was featured as a figurine multiple times. Since appearing in Final Fantasy IX, Vivi has received largely positive reception. During the 2006 Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival, Edge editor Margaret Robertson used Vivi as an example of an emotionally engaging character in the Final Fantasy series, stating that gamers knew that something tragic would happen with Vivi in the end. In Kingdom Hearts II, Vivi is voiced by Ikue Ōtani in the Japanese version and Melissa Disney in the English version. In World of Final Fantasy he is voiced by Kath Soucie in English instead. Adelbert Steiner is the Captain of the Knights of Pluto, the only group of male soldiers in Alexandria's entire military force. Steiner usually has a massive frown to go with a grouchy disposition. Steiner is unusual amongst Final Fantasy characters, in that while the game allows the player to choose his name, the name the player chooses becomes his surname instead of his first name. For instance, if the player entered the name "Steve," the character would be called "Captain Adelbert Steve." This also makes him one of the few Final Fantasy characters to be called by both the first and last name given in the game's manual during actual gameplay. Steiner always wears a full suit of heavy armour throughout the game, giving him a bulky appearance that is more silly than menacing. Clanking noises accompany his footsteps and his frequent fits of pique, in which he hops up and down to express his anger. His armour