Recent scans from Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu have introduced a new character to the Final Fantasy XIII universe, Hope Estheim. The scans reveal Hope to be a cute faced kid, looking in his young teens.

When asked about Hope, the game’s director Motomu Toriyama stated,

“Hope is a delicate kid, one whose youth makes his feelings easily hurt. His mother lent a hand to Snow’s resistance effort in order to protect her son, sacrificing her life for the cause. The way Hope sees it, however, Snow reeled in her mother without a second thought — and now he works alongside Snow while plotting for revenge against him. He acts very hesitant around the party at first, but exactly how he acts upon this desire for revenge will become one of the highlights of the story.”

Despite his charming looks, it seems as if Hope has some sinister intentions.