Now, I’m not saying that the marks on the soldiers that change over time signifying how close they are to their end in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 are exactly the same as the marks on the L’Cie that change over time signifying how close they are to their end in Final Fantasy XIII.

…but I’m not not saying that either… I mean they even have the same vertical line driven design, they’re just a little more minimalistic.

Like… compare.  FFXIII on the left, XC3 on the right:

Again, not exactly the same…

…but they have similar stylings and color scheme, and both evolve over time as the L’Cie and XC3 soldiers approach their time limits.  Similar design, carbon copy purpose, I mean……………….