One of the most notable characters revealed in the Hogwarts Legacy State of Play trailer was Professor Fig. Described as accomplished yet enigmatic, Professor Fig works as part of the staff at the school of witchcraft and wizardry and appears to be one of the main character's most crucial companions. Though he is an original character to the game, there may be more to Professor Fig than meets the eye.
Professor Fig gets very little spotlight in Hogwarts Legacy's gameplay trailer, but whenever he is on the screen, much is suggested about him. Hogwarts Legacy's story seems to track one of the Goblin Rebellions that Harry Potter would come to study a century after the time the game takes place (1890, according to a newspaper clipping in the trailer). Professor Fig can be seen fending off the goblin antagonist Ranrock, struggling but handling the goblin to no one's surprise, as he is described as possibly being one of the best wizards of his time.
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Professor Fig's renown could mean that he is the Headmaster of the school in Hogwarts Legacy. This would make sense, as he appears to be leading the charge against evil in the same way that Dumbledore does in the Harry Potter series. Nevertheless, his name appears as if it will be a familiar one in the wizarding world. Indeed, it is a returning name from Harry Potter, as Professor Fig very nearly shares his surname with Arabella Figg, better known as Mrs. Figg, the cat-breeding Order of the Phoenix member who monitors Harry's upbringing. Though this relationship between the two characters cannot be confirmed as of yet, and the difference in spelling may preclude there being one directly, other facets of Professor Fig and Hogwarts
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