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This is a character sheet for the Warriors that appear exclusively in ''[[Dissidia]] 012 Duodecim''.

See also:
* [[Dissidia Final Fantasy/Characters/Warriors of Cosmos|The Warriors of Cosmos]]
* [[Dissidia Final Fantasy/Characters/Warriors of Chaos|The Warriors of Chaos]]
* [[Dissidia Final Fantasy/Characters/Other|Other Characters]]

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== Kain Highwind ==
[[File:Kain Fit 3789.jpg|frame|"I'm about to teach you pathetic mockeries the difference between you, and a real man!"]]

{{quote|''"[[The Corruptible|I]] [[Heel Face Revolving Door|have]] [[Murder the Hypotenuse|my]] [[More Than Mind Control|fair]] [[Love Makes You Evil|share]] [[Welcome Back, Traitor|of]] [[Be All My Sins Remembered|regrets]]... but I can [[Determinator|get back on my feet]] [[The Atoner|as many times as it takes]]."'' —- [[Redemption Equals Death|Price of Treachery]]}}

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Koichi Yamadera]] (Japanese), [[Liam O'Brien]] (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Tactical Striker'''

A knight clad in [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|draconic armor]], with [[Blade on a Stick|lance]] in hand. Though not one to [[The Stoic|display emotion]], he is [[The Fettered|compassionate and possesses a strong sense of justice]].

The [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] from ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'', [[What Could Have Been|originally meant to be Cecil's foe in the original game]], finally makes it for ''Dissidia 012 Duodecim''. He's on Cosmos' side officially, but seems to be striking out on his own with a less than pleasant plan, leading to rumours of him turning his coat against Cosmos.

=== General Tropes ===
* [[Animal Motifs]]: [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|Dragons]].
* [[Badass]]: Before Jecht, there was Kain Highwind.<ref>Interestingly, a Report cutscene shows the two bonding.</ref>
** [[Badass Arm-Fold]]: For his [[Victory Pose]], after planting his spear into the ground.
** [[Badass Baritone]]: You'd better believe it.
** [[Badass Boast]]: Though not as much as much as Jecht, Kain makes it clear you will not win when you face him.
{{quote|"All those who challenge me will fall."
"Hmph, I'm the trump card."
"I walk the path of trials." }}
*** And then there's his [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|Pre Asskicking One Liners]] to Exdeath:
{{quote|'''Exdeath''': "So, you offer your life in exchange for theirs?"
'''Kain''': "Of course not. I offer ''yours''." }}

{{quote|'''Exdeath''': "I am afraid that time runs short for you."
'''Kain''': "Truly. Then let us make this quick." }}
** [[Badass Cape]]: His Hooded Man outfit.
** [[Badass Long Hair]]
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: During the opening sequence, he meddles in Cecil's fight with Golbez, helping Cecil break free from one of the mage's attempted attacks. He also saves Tifa from Ultimecia when the latter attempts to kill her.
* [[Determinator]]: To nearly ridiculous extents. In addition to dealing with the conflict of the gods, {{spoiler|he's been running around killing off his allies to prevent them from being permanently offed by the manikins. Then he faces Exdeath, who retreats while leaving a pack of manikins (in Kain's form) to fight in his stead. He then saves Tifa from Ultimecia. Then he has a [[You Shall Not Pass]] moment against Golbez and Exdeath (mostly Exdeath though; [[Reverse Mole|Golbez really wasn't helping out]]). After this, he's shown to be physically drained, battered, and bruised, and yet ''drags'' his body to the source of the manikins, catching up to the main group just in time to aid them in a battle that he ''knows'' will -- without a doubt -- lead to his ''death''.}} '' And he gives it his very all, from start to finish''.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: The new heroes sacrificed themselves to seal the manikins away in the void in a [[Bolivian Army Ending]].

** Kain's invoking of this trope gets extra points above the rest of the cast—he stays behind to stop Exdeath from pursuing them to the portal to the Rift, and it's at this point it is revealed he and Golbez have been planning this all, and Kain goes to rejoin his comrades. Golbez flat out asks Kain if he really intends to miss out on the next cycle, and Kain replies he's made his choice. Sure, they all knew they were on a suicide mission, but Kain had a chance to turn back without them knowing, and refused.
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]
* [[The Lancer]]: Mostly to Lightning, and is also the [[Sixth Ranger]] to the [[Five-Man Band]] in ''Dissidia 012''.
** {{spoiler|He's also this (or [[The Dragon]]) to Golbez, working alongside him to ensure the heroes survive to the next cycle.}}
** He also gets bonus points for ''literally'' being a lancer... as in fighting with a lance.
* [[Large Ham]]: He shares Cecil's habit of over the top battle cries.
{{quote|"Cross the heavens! BOW DOWN!"}}
** [[Purple Prose]]
* [[Name of Cain]]
* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: "Your levity is reprehensible" really stands out from his other, simpler battle quotes.
* [[The Sixth Ranger]]
** [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]: Seemingly
* [[The Southpaw]]: Kain's a lefty.
* [[Victory Pose]]: [[Mythology Gag|Assumes his]] iconic [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Kain.jpg trademark] [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ff4_logo.png pose] at the end of his EX Burst—the same pose up there in his artwork.
* {{spoiler|[[Welcome Back, Traitor]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[The Atoner]]: After being [[What the Hell, Hero?|called out by Lightning]] on his plan (see below), Kain's actions for the remainder of the story are pretty much a retread of his ordeals in ''IV''. Also, it's hinted that Kain is fearful of Cecil regaining his memories of Kain from their world due to said ordeals.}}
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: See below.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Lightning calls him out for taking it upon himself to {{spoiler|personally kill the other Warriors of Cosmos in order to save them from being [[Killed Off for Real]] by the [[Mooks|manikins]].}}
* [[What You Are in the Dark]]: In the Epilogue chapter, the entirety of the storyline applied to Kain after {{spoiler|he confronts Exdeath and Golbez}} functions as an extended one of these. {{spoiler|Kain had, then, a myriad of opportunities to escape [[Final Death]] at the hands of the manikins, and could have lived to fight another day. No one would have known, if he had chosen to take them.}} Yet, he ''didn't''. {{spoiler|Kain drags himself through apparent hell and high water to get to the [[Last Stand]], despite it all.}} Considering both the morally dubious nature of his role in the storyline and his reputation in the fandom as a backstabbing traitor in his original game, it's a nice way to establish that no, Kain really is a good guy.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Subjects other characters to it—Kain is the one who beat Bartz, Zidane, Squall, and Firion, and he probably beat the Onion Knight and Cecil too. Of course, he typically beats them with liberal use of the age old strategy of [[In the Back]].

=== Design and Costume Tropes ===
* [[Bishonen]]: Not the bishiest, but just take a look at his EX Mode.
* [[Badass Cape]]: In the Hooded Man costume.
* [[Cool Helmet]]: Dragon shaped with purple (Or red in his Dark Kain costume) hair-like tassels.
* [[Compressed Hair]]: Where the heck does all that [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy|lovely]] blond hair ''go'' when he's not in EX Mode?
* [[Evil Costume Switch]]: His alternate costume is his [[Enemy Without|dark side]], giving him a forked spear and blue and red armor.
* [[Femme Fatalons]]: Kain sports a set of painted fingernails filed to a point.
* [[Good Costume Switch]]: His EX Mode is his Holy Dragoon class upgrade from ''[[Final Fantasy IV: The After Years]]''.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hidden Eyes]]: Nomura was told that his EX Mode removes his helmet, so he drew Kain with his eyes in shadows normally.
** Ditto for his character model. His helmet leaves a shadow that completely obscures his eyes.
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]
* [[In the Hood]]: His aptly named Hooded Man costume.
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Lampshaded by Ultimecia after he rescues Tifa.
* [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]]: We finally see a high-definition Kain without his helmet on. And he is ''[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110127141733/finalfantasy/images/2/26/HDKainDissidia012.png gorgeous]''.
* [[Purple Eyes]]: Revealed whenever his helmet isn't on.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Wears purple armor with lipstick and nail polish, and a tiara-like headdress as his alternate outfit EX Modes. Seems this trope is just the fashion for men in Baron or something.
* [[Sculpted Physique]]
* [[Shoulders of Doom]]: More sedate than his ''FFIV'' fellows Cecil and Golbez, but still present.
* [[24-Hour Armor]]: Except for his Hooded Man costume.

=== Gameplay and Combat Tropes ===
* [[Air Jousting]]
* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Like Cecil.
* [[Blown Across the Room]]: Gungnir, Rising Drive, and Sky Rave, granted there's enough room, will drive the opponent back, up, and down. Unless you happen to be on a particularly large arena like The Rift or Dream's End, they ''will'' hit a wall, they get knocked back that far.
* [[Blow You Away]]: Cyclone
** [[Wind Is Green]]: He stands out in this regard, since aside from Vaan's Windburst, every other air-elemental attack in the game is gray.
* [[Death From Above]]: He's a Dragoon, so this is expected. Sky Rave and Jump are the most prominent examples. His EX Burst is the apotheosis of this.
* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: His gimmick is that you can press Triangle after landing a Bravery attack to dash forward and attack again while the opponent is still reeling from the first blow. However, the timing is very difficult to get right.
** [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: Once you ''do'' get the hang of him, he's incredibly powerful. His HP attacks hit over a variety of altitudes and close to mid ranges horizontally, Gungnir, Sky Rave, and Rising Drive do massive Bravery damage, and Jump executes quickly and lets him dodge attacks.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Prestige Class|Holy]] [[Good Costume Switch|Strength]]!'''
{{quote|"Dragon's gift, to me!"}}
** In reference to the class change he made in ''[[Final Fantasy IV: The After Years]]'', Kain becomes a Holy Dragoon. His armor changes colour to a blue green and he [[Helmets Are Hardly Heroic|ditches his helmet]]. In addition to Regen, Kain's EX mode gives him the following ability:
*** '''Lancet''', the trademark ability of Dragoons that [[Life Drain|absorbs HP]] from enemies.
** Holy Dragoon also gives him access to him [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Dragoon's Pride:'''
{{quote|"Let me ease your pain! Heavenward!" or "[[Mythology Gag|I've returned to my senses!]] Heavenward!"}}
** Kain [[In a Single Bound|launches himself into the air at high-speed]]. In order to increase the altitude of his jump, the player must repeatedly tap a specific button which changes every few seconds. If successfully executed, Kain reaches the peak of his jump above the clouds, with the two moons filling the night sky behind him. He then performs a series of acrobatic flips and twists before [[Death From Above|rocketing back down]] to [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice|drive his lance through the foe]], trailing behind [[Pillar of Light|a beam of light]] which continues to pierce his foe's body while he poses in the foreground.
{{quote|"Dragon's grasp... With all my strength!"}}
* [[Goomba Stomp]]
* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: His EX Burst is most notable in this regard, but a lot of Kain's attacks are, with the frills stripped off, various ways to put his spear through his opponent's body as fast and as far as he can.
* [[In a Single Bound]]/[[Jump Physics]]: His specialty.
* [[Javelin Thrower]]: Gungnir. Doubles as a dual [[Mythology Gag]]—Gungnir is both the final spear Kain comes equipped with when he rejoins the party for the final time, and an attack used by recurring summon Odin where he throws his spear at opponents immune to [[One-Hit Kill|Zantetsuken]].
* [[Life Drain]]: Lancet.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Two of his attacks, Spiral Blow and Sky Grinder, are his [[Combination Attack|Band attacks]] from ''The After Years'' performed with {{spoiler|Golbez}} and Cecil, respectively.
* [[Power Glows]]: His lance does when performing some of his Brave attacks and all of his HP attacks.


== Gilgamesh ==
=== [[Final Fantasy V|Gilgamesh]] ===
{{quote|''"After the [[Walking the Earth|endless wandering]] ... he dreams of meeting his [[Worthy Opponent|rival]] once again."'' -- [[Non-Human Sidekick|Enkidu Feather]]}}
[[File:Gilgamesh 8664.png|frame|"Well, well, Bartz! [[We Meet Again]]!"]]


{{quote|Voiced By: [[Kazuya Nakai]] (Japanese), [[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Frenzied Swordsman'''

Yet another [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] makes it into ''Duodecim''. This time, it's the legendary Gilgamesh from ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'', armed with his wide assortment of weapons and the blazing flame of his winning spirit.  {{spoiler|Contrary to popular belief, Gilgamesh neither fights for Cosmos nor Chaos. Sometime after his banishment by [[You Have Failed Me...|Exdeath]], he wanders into World B from the Rift.}}

=== General Tropes ===
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: '''[[Visual Pun|Literally:]]''' Upon entering his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]], Gilgamesh ''crashes against the screen!!''
* [[Collector of the Strange]]: His summon profile in the original game says that "he fancies himself a seeker of rare blades."
{{quote|'''Gilgamesh''': (to Squall) Whoa, you've got a gunblade! You must be a connoisseur!}}
* {{spoiler|[[Daydream Surprise]]: In Report 19, Gilgamesh thinks how his duel with Bartz should turn out.}}
* [[Easy Come, Easy Go]]/[[Failure Is the Only Option]]: According to the Official Quests, he's entered World B a total of three times in his search for Bartz. Each time he gets sucked back into the Rift after fighting someone, even if he won.
* [[Efficient Displacement]]: Leaves a Gilgamesh-shaped hole when he [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|crashes through the screen]] at the beginning of his EX Burst.
* [[Epic Fail]]: The Excalipoor EX Burst.
* [[Everything's Better with Samurai]]
* [[Kabuki Sounds]]: Complete with the poses.
* [[Large Ham]]: He shouts "[[Incoming Ham|HERE I AM!]]" to call out an attack.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Averted: He is in fact one of the few warriors to actually remember their pasts prior to joining the conflict of the gods, and he's not even one of the soldiers recruited as much as a third party who stumbled upon it, which causes [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarity to ensue]] when he tries to get Bartz (who holds only a handful of memories of his home world) to remember him.
** However, he doesn't seem to remember Squall, Zidane or Vaan, and at first doesn't recognize Exdeath either. Could perhaps be a case of [[But for Me It Was Tuesday]], given just ''how'' many worlds he's been to. That, or [[Timey-Wimey Ball|he hasn't canonically met them yet]] during the time of ''012''.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: His seiyuu in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'', [[Daisuke Gouri]], [[Actor Existence Failure|passed away in early 2010]], so he'll be voiced by a new seiyuu in this game.
** Also applies to the English version; for whatever reason, his VA for ''XII'' ([[John Dimaggio]]) didn't reprise the role, so Gilgamesh is instead voiced by Keith Szarabajka.
* [[Relationship Voice Actor]]: And you know where [[Kazuya Nakai|his new seiyuu]] and [[Soichiro Hoshi|Bartz' seiyuu]] worked together as main rivals? [[Sengoku Basara|Where GUNZ were put on (Date Masamune and Sanada Yukimura)]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Oddly enough, there seem to be more then a few to [[Fate/stay night]]. His Ex Burst resembles [[Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya|Illya and Miyu's]] use of [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/fate_kaleid_liner_prisma_illya/v02/c013/25.html Kaleidoscope to recreate Excalibur]
* [[Throw the Dog a Bone]]: He ''finally'' gets a chance to properly use [[Infinity+1 Sword|Excalibur]].
* [[The Unintelligible]]: With the music and attack sounds playing over them, a lot of his attack calls can be hard to decipher.
* [[Unknown Rival]]: He has dedicated himself to escaping the Rift so that he can challenge Bartz to a rematch. Bartz's reaction? "Who are you?". Justified in that, for the most part, few people in ''Dissidia'' retain memories of their world, so Bartz really CAN'T remember him.
* [[Walking the Earth]] [[Multiverse]]: Why he was expected to appear in a crossover with several other ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' characters.
** So far, he's previously met up with [[Final Fantasy IV|Cecil]], [[Final Fantasy VI|Terra]], [[Final Fantasy VIII|Squall]], [[Final Fantasy IX|Zidane]], [[Final Fantasy XII|Vaan]], and [[Final Fantasy I|the Warrior of Light]].<ref>To clarify, he met Cecil, Kain, & co. in ''[[Final Fantasy IV: The After Years|FFIV:TAY]]'', and met Terra and WoL in the [[Video Game Remake]]s of their respective titles.</ref> And there's evidence that he's at least been to [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud's]] and [[Final Fantasy X|Tidus']] worlds, too. In other words, Gilgamesh knows his way around the multiverse.
*** Lampshaded in a cutscene where Vaan, Zidane, and Squall (the ones who have met him outside remakes) encounter him but because of purifications do not remember who he is.
* [[We Meet Again]]: Too bad no one seems to remember him.
* [[Wink Ding]]: After every blow of his EX-burst, when he strikes a pose.

=== Design and Costume Tropes ===
* [[Armor Is Useless]]: All of his outfits give him armor of varying design, weight and protection, but he plays the same every time.
* [[Badass Cape]]: His third outfit, based on his ''VIII'' incarnation.
* [[Cat Smile]]
* [[Facial Markings]]
* [[Monochromatic Eyes]]: Of the [[Blank White Eyes]] variety.
* [[Rummage Sale Reject]]: He's like a clown and a samurai had a baby, and then it exploded.


=== Gameplay and Combat Tropes ===

* [[Blow You Away]]: Hurricane and Wind Slash.
* [[Blue Magic]]: His HP attacks are nods to Blue Magic from his original game, many of which he himself could use.
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: "ROCKET PUNCH!" and "Tsubamegaeshi!"
* [[Confusion Fu]]: As Gilgamesh fights, he uses a random weapon for each attack, with effects ranging from generating more EX Force when he hits, to possibly instantly breaking the opponent, to doing twice as much damage, to only dealing one damage per hit.
* [[Death From Above]]: Jump
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: All of his attacks.
** And in his EX-mode, he can ''octo-wield''!
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Multi-Armed and Dangerous|Gilgamesh]] [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Morphing Time]]!'''
{{quote|[[Department of Redundancy Department|"Gilgamesh]] [[Captain Obvious|morphing]] [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|time!"]]}}
** Gilgamesh reveals his [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous|eight-armed]] [[One-Winged Angel|true form]] from his debut game. In addition to Regen, Gilgamesh's EX Mode gives him the following ability:
*** '''[[Multi Wielding|Octo Break:]]''' As Gilgamesh enters his EX Mode, he takes up a weapon for each of his eight hands, until the end of the EX-mode. He will either wield eight of the same weapon, four different weapons each with one duplicate, two different weapons each with three duplicates, one of every weapon or even some other combination; because of how random Gilgamesh's EX Mode actually is, there's roughly 16,777,216 different ways his EX Mode can turn out. In addition to extra hits for all physical attacks, this means that during his EX Mode, his abilities are far more reliable than usual, and can therefore be planned around. However, there's the very real chance that he'll end up wielding multiple [[Joke Weapon|Excalipoors]], in which case you'll want to exit EX mode ''fast''.<br />While he is enjoying this benefit, HP attacks not reliant on swords are also improved. His [[Rocket Punch]] shoots eight fists instead of two and the Missile spell fires two missiles.
** Gilgamesh Morphing Time also gives Gilgamesh access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Strongest Sword'''
*** Gilgamesh is presented with eight blades, spinning around like a roulette wheel in front of him. One of these blades is [[Infinity+1 Sword|Excalibur]]. All the others are [[Joke Weapon|Excalipoor]]. Once you choose one, Gilgamesh launches into a long sword-combo upon the enemy. Pick Excalibur, and it does amazing damage, and Gilgamesh finishes his attack with '''Ultimate Illusion''', a final swing that [[Sword Beam|launches an erupting wave of energy at the opponent]].
{{quote|"That's it! Ya-ha-ha! I'm too good!"}}
*** [[Cherry Tapping|Pick Excalipoor, and every hit deals 1 damage]]. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Gilgamesh realizes this by the end of the move; finishing it by throwing the sword away and lamenting his bad luck. The sword lands in the opponent's head to deal the HP damage.]]
{{quote|"That's it! J-just kidding. This is ''far'' from the strongest of swords!"}}
*** This is made somewhat more awesome as a clever [[Mythology Gag]]; in Final Fantasy V, the Excalipoor always dealt 1 damage, unless two things were done; the first is by [[Crazy Enough to Work|punching someone while holding the sword]], and the other is by using [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|!Throw from Ninja]].
* [[Hammerspace]]: Whips out a rather large missile from nowhere for his Missile attack.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Just like in ''[[Final Fantasy V]]''.
* [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous]]: As always.
* [[Multi Melee Master]]: Wields eight weapons:
** [[An Axe to Grind]]: Battle Axe
** [[Blade on a Stick]]: Naginata
** [[Cool Sword]]: Zantetsuken and the Genji Blade
** [[Infinity+1 Sword]]: Excalibur
** [[Joke Item]]: Excalipoor.
** [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: Masamune
** [[Knife Nut]]: The Chicken Knife.
* [[One-Hit Kill]]: Not quite, but the Zantetsuken has a small chance to insta-break an enemy.
* [[Razor Wind]]
* [[Rocket Punch]]: One of his [[Mega Manning|Blue Magic]] spells.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Electrocute.
* [[Spin Attack]]: Whirlwind Slash and Hurricane
* [[Spirited Competitor]]: It's his trademark, and this time is no different, with a few of his victory/defeat quotes centering on the concept of looking for a [[Worthy Opponent]]. And of course he's always trying to find [[The Rival|Bartz]].
* [[Stout Strength]]: Pretty much the only character that subscribes to this trope—even the other giants (Exdeath, Golbez, Garland) have pretty waspy waists.

== Tifa Lockhart ==
[[File:Tifa Dissidia 012 8996.jpg|frame|"We're not some faceless soldiers. We're friends, and we've been through a lot together."]]

{{quote|''"Stretch and [[Angst? What Angst?|forget the past.]] Walk down your chosen path to... [[Light Is Good|the light.]]"'' —- [[Panty Shot|Stretch Boxers]]}}

{{quote|Voiced by: Ayumi Ito (Japanese), [[Rachael Leigh Cook]] (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Feint Brawler'''

An optimistic woman proficient in [[Bare-Fisted Monk|hand-to-hand combat]]. Contrary to her [[Hot Amazon|rough-and-tumble appearance]], [[Cool Big Sis|she often encourages her friends]].

The third confirmed character for ''Dissidia 012 Duodecim''. Cloud's childhood friend and love interest. She's suffering from amnesia in this game, and does not recognize either Cloud or Sephiroth.

=== General Tropes ===
* [[Badass Damsel]]: She gets rescued by Cloud from Sephiroth and by Kain from Ultimecia.
* [[The Chick]]: Serves this role in the [[Five-Man Band]] the new heroes make.
* [[Designated Girl Fight]]: The only straight in-story example in the game, as [[Final Fantasy VIII|Ultimecia]] serves as her obstacle.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: The new heroes sacrificed themselves to seal the manikins away in the void in a [[Bolivian Army Ending]].
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]
* [[Male Gaze]]: Very noticeable in the opening FMV.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: After Cloud rescues Tifa from Sephiroth, Tifa comments that Cloud was "like a hero, charging in to save the girl," similar to [[I Will Protect Her|his]] [[The Promise|promise]] to her from their original game.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Her Premium Heart gloves have the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' logo on them.
** One of her Brave attacks is named "[[Super Smash Bros.|Falcon Dive]]." A cross-company shout out? Why should they do that? Maybe because Kazushige Nojima, scenario writer for ''FFVII'', wrote the plot behind ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Brawl]]'''s Subspace Emissary.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Cloud, although she doesn't realize it for [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|obvious reasons]].
* [[Turn the Other Cheek]]: While Tifa is uncertain whether Kain's decision to {{spoiler|kill their friends to save them from the manikins}} is right or not, she knows Kain believes what he's doing is right and decides to follow him and keep fighting anyway.

=== Design and Costume Tropes ===
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]
* [[Brown Eyes]]: Like in her original game and the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series, they are a bit on the maroon side.
* [[Cowboy|Cowgirl]]: Her third costume, which rapidly became a [[Memetic Outfit]].
* [[Cute Bruiser]]
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Hot Amazon]]
* [[Jiggle Physics]]: Most noticeable [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdN1ZoAJE58 in her entrance pose] as well as EX Burst. Lampshaded in her Vs. Zidane quote: "What are you staring at?! Focus!"
** And in her victory pose, too, where she ''isn't freaking moving!''
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]
* [[Muscles Are Meaningless]]
* [[Panty Shot]]: Although it occurs far less than one might expect, given the shortness of her skirt.
* [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]]
* [[Sexy Backless Outfit]]: Her third bonus alt.
* [[She's Got Legs]]
* [[Stripperiffic]]: If her normal costume doesn't cut it, her [http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/0/05/7_Tifa_(Amano).png DLC version] certainly does, it even somehow gives her an [[Sexy Backless Outfit|exposed back]]!
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]

=== Gameplay and Combat Tropes ===
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Air Jousting]]
* [[An Ice Person]]: Exclusively uses different tiers of blizzard magic for her spell attacks, which contrasts Cloud's focus on [[Playing with Fire|fire spells and its upgrades]].
* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]
** [[Power Fist]]
* [[Betting Minigame]]: Tifa's EX Burst uses the Slot mechanic of her [[Limit Break]]. Fortunately, it's not completely up to chance, and once you get the rhythm of the button presses down, getting a Perfect isn't too difficult.
* [[Boobs of Steel]]: It's ''Tifa''. There would be riots in the streets if they had her any other way.
* [[Elemental Punch]]: She has several martial arts moves that use elemental properties, like [[Making a Splash|Dolphin Blow, Water Kick]], [[Playing with Fire|Burning Arrow, and Rolling Blaze]].
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Infinity+1 Sword|Equipped]] [[Power Fist|Premium Heart]]!'''
{{quote|"Time to get serious!"}}
** Tifa switches out her Leather Gloves for her ultimate knuckle duster Premium Heart. In addition to Regen, Tifa's EX Mode gives her the following ability:
*** '''Premium Heart:''' which increases Tifa's attack power the more EX Force she has.
** Equipped Premium Heart also gives her access to her [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Final Heaven'''
{{quote|"Are you ready? My thoughts empower me."}}
** Tifa [[Charged Attack|charges herself]] and a [[Betting Minigame|slot machine reel]] appears, and you must try to get Yeah! on every one of her Slots. She then [[Flash Step|charges the enemy]] [[Death in All Directions|from all angles]] with a powerful barrage of bare-fisted attacks, and finally, charging energy into her fist, she charges through the enemy with an [[Megaton Punch|incredible punch]], creating an [[Delayed Explosion|explosive pillar of flames]] behind her.
{{quote|"[[Limit Break|Breaking my limit!]] ... Feels like you're flying, doesn't it?" or "Breaking my limit! [[Mythology Gag|Words aren't the only way to convey your feelings.]]"}}
* [[Flash Step]]: Her fighting style lets her cancel attacks and quickly slip around to attack the opponent from another angle.
* [[Kung Fu Wizard]]: Though she's primarily a melee fighter, she's got her spells too, and unlike Cloud, she can use them in the air as well as on the ground.
* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]
* [[She Fu]]
** [[Waif Fu]]


== Laguna Loire ==
{{quote|''"True kindness might be to sit back and just watch."'' —- Toe Jam Tragedy}}
[[File:Laguna 6474.jpg|frame|"There'd come a time when life'd pull us apart. S'not a reason to avoid people."]]


{{quote|Voiced by: [[Hiroaki Hirata]] (Japanese), A. V. Kennedy (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Tactical Gunner'''

A [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|spirited man]] who uses [[Multi Ranged Master|various]] [[The Gunslinger|guns]] to fight. [[Big Brother Mentor|With his cheerful personality, he casually mediates the other warriors]].

The fifth confirmed character for ''Duodecim''. A [[Ensemble Darkhorse|fan-favorite]] [[Guest Star Party Member]] and {{spoiler|[[Disappeared Dad|father of Squall]]}}.

=== General Tropes ===
* [[Adorkable]]: He's even having a leg cramp when fighting Cloud of Darkness!
* [[Adult Child]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Badass]]
** [[Adaptational Badass]]: YMMV on how badass Laguna was in ''Final Fantasy VIII''. Here, there's no question at all.
** [[Badass Arm-Fold]]: Shortly before finishing his EX Burst, when he lands atop the Ragnarok Cannon.
** [[Badass Normal]]: While every other character in the game has at least some basic magical skills, Laguna uses no spells or equivalent supernatural powers at all, instead relying on his assorted firearms.
** [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Though he's a weaponsmaster in battle, off the battlefield Laguna is, well, [[Adorkable|La]][[Bunny Ears Lawyer|gu]][[Cloudcuckoolander|na]].
* [[Bumbling Dad]] [[Team Dad]]: Laguna looks after the younger heroes in his own strange way, even calling himself Uncle Laguna in front of them.
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]
* [[Cool Airship]]/[[Cool Starship]]: He has a [[Big Freaking Gun]] based on the Ragnarok Airship.
* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: Implied when facing Cloud of Darkness.
{{quote|"Oh no... not good... focus, Laguna!"}}
* [[The Ditz]]
* [[Foil]]: To Squall, in their few interactions. It's encapsulated in their attitudes towards the other warriors; Squall doesn't see a point in making friends since he's focused on getting home, while Laguna embraces the chance to get to know people from so many different worlds, and advises Squall to "enjoy the now."
* [[The Heart]]
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: The new heroes sacrificed themselves to seal the manikins away in the void in a [[Bolivian Army Ending]].
* [[Idiot Hero]]
* [[Large Ham]]: Laguna sometimes speaks in an over-emotional tone to other characters to lighten up the mood.
* [[Mental Time Travel]]: His EX Mode is a reference to this. In the original game, when Ellone's [[Mental Time Travel]] ability sends Squall and his friends into scenes from his past, Laguna and his friends are aware of the boost to their strength and combat abilities, but attribute it to "faeries".
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[No Sense of Direction]]: Laguna gets snarked at by the other warriors for this ''very'' often.
** "It's not that I have a bad sense of direction. I'm just interested in all directions."
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: At first, his encounter with the Cloud of Darkness makes him look like a complete idiot, but Laguna was able to get some pretty vital information about the manikins, without breaking character as the team goofball at that.
* [[Popularity Power]]: In the original game, Laguna is essentially a [[Badass Normal]] whose strongest ability was to throw grenades at monsters. However, since he is something of an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]], even by people who otherwise dislike ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', this means he gets to kill people with the Ragnarok airship in ''Dissidia''.
* [[Punny Name]]: The first part of "Ragnarok" is pronounced the same way as Laguna in Japanese (''Raguna-roku'').
* [[The Smart Guy]]: Yes, while being an [[Idiot Hero]]. Despite being a klutz and a bit of a loon, Laguna is the most intellectual of the new heroes, bringing a map with him (even if he misreads it) and finding out the location of the Manikins and leading the group to them. He also far and away has the most strategic fighting style among them.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Laguna only had his trademark machine gun in ''Final Fantasy VIII'', only threw grenades in his [[Limit Break]], and out of battle was pretty goofy. Now he's practically the personification of [[More Dakka]] with more firearms than any other ''Final Fantasy'' character could even ''dream'' of using. [[Cloudcuckoolander|He's still pretty goofy though.]]
* [[The Unexpected]]: Most people were expecting [[Love Interests|Rinoa]] or [[The Rival|Seifer]] to be the new representative. Laguna was considered an outside chance, especially compared to the likes of [[Love Interests|Tifa]] and [[The Rival|Kain]].

=== Design and Costume Tropes ===
* [[Armor Is Useless]]: Laguna's DLC alt. is the armor he wore when playing a [[Knight in Shining Armor|Sorceress Knight]] in a movie.
* [[Bishonen]]
** [[Badass Long Hair]]
** [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]]
* [[Bling Bling Bang]]: His EX Mode makes him ''[[James Bond|The Man With The Golden (Machine) Gun]]''.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Green Eyes]]
* [[Older Than They Look]]: He's 27 while the others are in their teens to early 20's. You wouldn't know he's 5–10 years older than them by looking at them, though.
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: Over his right eye.
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]

=== Gameplay and Combat Tropes ===
* [[Bottomless Magazines]]: Averted for ''all'' of his weapons. He visibly and audibly reloads his Machine Gun after firing it, and his other weapons are all [[Throw-Away Guns]] from his [[Hyperspace Arsenal]].
* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: Unlike the rest of the hero characters who have simpler fighting styles, Laguna is a more tactical fighter, like [[Trap Master|The Emperor]] or [[Confusion Fu|Kefka]].
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Cloudcuckoolander|Look, the Faeries are here]]!'''
{{quote|"<ref>[[Stealth Pun|"Genius" in this context]] [[Fridge Brilliance|may have its archaic meaning of]] [[Summon Magic|"Guardian Force"]].</ref>"}}
** Laguna is empowered by the presence of a mysterious force and casts [[Battle Aura|Aura]] on his weapons, giving them a golden sheen befitting of the [[Our Presidents Are Different|President of Esthar]]. In addition to Regen, Laguna's EX Mode gives him the following ability:
*** '''[[Lag Cancel|Faeries' Miracle]]''': Which lets Laguna skip the lag at the end of his Bravery Attacks by [[Bullet Hell|performing any attack]].
** Look, the Faeries are here! also gives him access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Desperado'''
{{quote|"Now it's a party!"}}
** Laguna blasts the enemy with his rocket launcher, then [[Throw Down the Bomblet|tosses a grenade]] at the enemy and hangs from a grappling hook. You must then [[Crosshair Aware|aim the cursor]] at the enemy to [[More Dakka|pepper them with machine gun fire]]. When the Damage gauge is filled, he uses the '''[[Big Freaking Gun|Ultimate Ragnarok Cannon]]''', where his weapons combine into a battle platform and fire an [[Wave Motion Gun|immense beam of energy at the enemy]] causing the grenade to [[Delayed Explosion|finally]] [[Stuff Blowing Up|explode]].
{{quote|"Go, go, go! The greatest attack ''ever''!" or "Go, go, go! [[Mythology Gag|You're getting the Cuchi-cuchi treatment!]]"}}
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: The specialty of his Ragnarok Cannon.
* [[The Gunslinger]]: [[Exaggerated Trope|Now with more guns then ever!]]
** [[Big Freaking Gun]]: Both his Rocket Launcher and Ragnarok Cannon.
** [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: One of his attacks is to fire rockets that fly forward for a bit, then turn and begin tracking the opponent.
** [[More Dakka]]: He is ''[[Crowning Music of Awesome|The Man With The Machine Gun]]'', after all. His EX Burst deals ''the'' most hits of any attack in the entire game, hitting almost 60 times! In second place is his Machine Gun, hitting just over thirty times, [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|about the size of a magazine in a real-life SMG like his]].
** [[Recursive Ammo]]: His [[Charged Attack|charged]] Ricochet Shot Bravery Attack and Split Laser HP Attack.
** [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: He's bringing different grenades, a bazooka, and rocket launcher with him this time.
** [[Throw Down the Bomblet]]: He has multiple types of grenades, including [[Sticky Bomb]]s and a stranger one that makes a [[Beehive Barrier]].
** [[Sniper Rifle]]: He's toting the same one Irvine used during their attempt to assassinate Edea; this also makes him a [[Friendly Sniper]].
** [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]: Uses a shotgun very similar to Irvine's for [[Armor-Piercing Attack]]|s.
** [[Wave Motion Gun]]: His Ragnarok Cannon.
* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]
* [[Kill Sat]]: His Satellite Laser HP Attack.
* [[Laser Blade]]: His Ragnarok Blade HP Attack.
* [[Multi Ranged Master]]


== Yuna ==
{{quote|''"There's a [[The World Is Just Awesome|world worth saving]], even if you have to [[Heroic Sacrifice|sacrifice yourself]]."'' —- [[Daddy's Girl|Braska's]] Sphere}}
[[File:yuna duodecim art 2208.jpg|frame|"You fought to keep me safe. You told me all kinds of stories."]]


{{quote|Voiced By: Mayuko Aoki (Japanese), Hedy Burress (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Grand Summoner'''

A female summoner who openly accepts her destiny and keeps on fighting bravely [[Summon Magic|alongside her Aeons]].

Shown at the [[The Stinger|Stinger]] [[The Teaser|Teaser]] of the trailer at ''Jump Festa''. Now a [[Summon Magic|Summoner]] joins the ranks of ''Duodecim''.

=== General Tropes ===
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Just like ''FFX'', it's ''not'' a good idea to get on Yuna's bad side. {{spoiler|The Emperor}} really should have known better.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: The new heroes sacrificed themselves to seal the manikins away in the void in a [[Bolivian Army Ending]].
* [[Irony]]: As Tidus said in ''Final Fantasy X'' watching Yuna perform the Sending, "people die, and Yuna dances". Well, now the Sending is her EX Burst, so it's exactly the other way around.
** There also is some parallelism to Tidus' journey and revelations in ''X''. In ''X'', {{spoiler|Tidus sacrifices himself to save Yuna from giving up her life to summon the Final Aeon and finally vanquish Sin and Yu Yevon once and for all. Here, it is ''Yuna'', by virtue of the group [[Heroic Sacrifice]] enacted to prevent the influx of manikins from overwhelming the other warriors in the next cycle, who essentially does the same for Tidus.}}
* [[Just Whistle]]: Tries to whistle for Tidus to come back to her early in her story. It works... not that Tidus wants to admit it.
** Adds on as a [[Mythology Gag]] (along with so many others, of course); early in ''X'', Tidus tells Yuna that if she's ever in trouble, she should [[Just Whistle]], and he'd come running (at the time he says this, Yuna can't whistle at all, and it takes some time for her to learn). It never happened in that game, but look what happened here.
* [[Mediator]]: Tries to play the role of negotiator between Tidus and Jecht. It defuses somewhat, but {{spoiler|The Emperor doesn't want Tidus not to fight. It leads to Jecht saving Tidus, becoming a Warrior of Chaos due to it. Thus, her attempt at mediating the two causes their fighting in ''Dissidia''.}}
* [[Only One Name]]
* [[Silk Hiding Steel]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]: Shares the role with Laguna.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Tidus, since he is [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] this time around.
* [[This Is My Story]]: Shares Tidus' line for her [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]].
{{quote|"[[This Is My Story]]. It has a [[Happy Ending]]!"}}
* [[Walking on Water]]: How she was introduced.

=== Design and Costume Tropes ===
* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: Her Gunner dressphere.
* [[Black Bra and Panties]]: One that can be clearly seen from any side or back shot.
* [[Detached Sleeves]]
* [[Flower Motifs]]: The Sea-Hibiscus.
* [[Fairytale Wedding Dress]]: In her Wedding Dress Costume of course.
* [[Fluffy Fashion Feathers]]: In her Wedding Dress Costume.
* [[Giant Waist Ribbon]]
* [[Hotter and Sexier]]: Her Gunner dressphere.
* [[Kimono]]
* [[Miko]]
* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: [[Green Eyes|Green right eye]] and [[Blue Eyes|blue left eye]].
* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: Her Wedding Dress.
* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: In her gunner dressphere.
* [[Sexy Backless Outfit]]: ''All'' of her outfits.
* [[She's Got Legs]]: In her Gunner costume.
* [[Short Hair with Tail]]: In her Gunner dressphere.
* [[Stripperiffic]]: Her [[Final Fantasy X-2|Gunner]] DLC Costume.
* [[Showgirl Skirt]]: Her Gunner dressphere.
* [[Who Wears Short Shorts?]]: In her Gunner dressphere.
* [[Woman in White]]: In her wedding dress.

=== Gameplay and Combat Tropes ===
* [[Calling Your Attacks|Calling Your Summons]]
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[To Be a Master|Grand Summon!]]'''
{{quote|"For the hope of the world!"}}
** Yuna is surrounded by a blue glow of pyreflies. In addition to Regen, Yuna's EX Mode gives her the following ability:
*** '''Double Summon''': Which allows Yuna to summon two Aeons at once.
** Grand Summon also gives her access to her [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''To the Farplane!'''
{{quote|"I will end the spiral of conflict."}}
** Yuna [[Magic Dance|dances]] [[Walking on Water|on a column of water]] as she [[Summon Magic|conjures all her Aeons]] to attack the opponent in sequence with all their special attacks and [[Limit Break|Overdrives]]. Rings of light close in on a displayed button command, and the player must press that button just before the ring vanishes to continue the attack. Yuna finishes the EX Burst completing her sending dance and consuming the enemy in a swarm of [[The Lifestream|pyreflies]].
{{quote|"Sins of time eternal! I will cast them away." or "Sins of time eternal! [[Mythology Gag|I will do it without false hope.]]"}}
* [[Instant Runes]]
* [[Magic Wand]]/[[Simple Staff]]
* [[Magic Dance]]: Uses her Sending Dance as her EX Burst.
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: Once the novelty of her summonings wear off, Yuna isn't really a stand-out character, with a highly limited pool of attacks that don't do all that impressive damage, and limited combo potential among them.
** [[Boring but Practical]]: However, she has some of the best anit-A.I. moves (especially against the final boss), and her moves, though lacking in damage, are straightforward and versatile. Falls just short of being a [[Skill Gate Character]], though.
* [[Squishy Wizard]]
* [[Summon Magic]]: She's bringing her Aeons into battle with her, including:
** '''{{color|gray| Valefor}}:''' [[Big Badass Bird of Prey|A Big Badass]] [[Giant Flyer|Flyer]] ready to [[Blow You Away]] and [[Breath Weapon|launch]] [[Frickin' Laser Beams]].
** '''{{color|red| Ifrit}}:''' [[Playing with Fire|The]] [[Hellfire|Fiery]] [[Horned Humanoid|Horned]] [[Big Red Devil|Djinn]].
** '''{{color|yellow| Ixion}}:''' [[Cool Horse|A Cool]] [[Unicorn]] [[Bolt of Divine Retribution|with Striking]] [[Shock and Awe|Lighting Power]].
** '''{{color|blue| Shiva}}:''' [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|The Blue Haired]] [[An Ice Person|Lady of]] [[An Ice Suit|Ice]].
** '''{{color|purple| Bahamut}}:''' [[Giant Flyer|The]] [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|Awesome]] [[Our Dragons Are Different|Dragon]] with [[Non-Elemental|Powerful]] [[Fantastic Nuke|Nuclear]] [[Breath Weapon]].


== Prishe ==
[[File:184px-Prishe 770.png|frame|"The struggles we go through -- it's our experiences that teach us strength."]]

{{quote|''"[[Ice Cream Koan|Do not let good food]] [[Big Eater|go to waste]].''" - [[Trademark Favorite Food|Tarragoner]]}}

{{quote|Voiced By: [[Aya Hirano]] (Japanese), Julie Nathanson (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Combo Blitzer'''

[[What Could Have Been|Originally planned]] as the ''[[Final Fantasy XI|XI]]'' representative in the original ''Dissidia'', but ended up replaced by [[Breakout Character|Shantotto]]. But now, the foulmouthed elvaan joins the Warriors of Cosmos.

=== General Tropes ===
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Charged up, her ''bare-handed'' punch combos can crush guards and deflect attacks, which combined with their length and power, roughly makes her the female version of ''[[Memetic Badass|Jecht]]''... with purple hair and frills.
** [[Cute Bruiser]]
* [[Big Eater]]: In ''FFXI'', Prishe was known for consuming food items (with stat bonuses attached) in battle. When the player fights against her in the Heroine's Combat BCNM, she would often ask her teammates for food items whenever she performs a weaponskill. This is referenced by her accessory for crafting her exclusive weapon, the Tarra[[Incredibly Lame Pun|goner]], a high level cooking ingredient in ''FFXI''. One must wonder how she still manages to keep such a slim figure.
** In addition, Prishe has no less than ''eleven'' hidden battle quotes in the game that all revolve around food. They replace most of her HP attack quotes, her quote for entering EX Mode, ''and'' her line that begins her EX Burst.
* [[Bokukko]]: The game's only female character to refer to herself using "ore", a masculine [[Japanese Pronouns]].
* [[Breakout Character]]: As with Shantotto, she's received much wider exposure due to her appearance in this game and her popularity has increased accordingly.
* [[Death Seeker]]: Her status as such in ''Final Fantasy XI'' is referenced by the intro quotes for both Chaos and her [[Mirror Match]].
{{quote|'''Chaos:''' "Wish not for life, but seek death."
'''Prishe:''' "Have I been looking for the end all along?" }}
* [[Genki Girl]]
* [[Gratuitous German]]: Her exclusive weapons include the Koenig Knuckles and the Glantzfaust.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Sir Swearsalot|Madam Swearsalot]]: Has a very foul mouth in comparison to the rest of the cast, and uses mild language frequently. The two that will likely pop up most often are her Assist call ("It's about damn time!") and her defeat quote ("Aw ''heeeeeeell!''")
* [[Only One Name]]
* [[Our Elves Are Different]]
* [[Sealed Inside a Person-Shaped Can]]: She's supposedly the intended vessel for the rebirth of the [[Cosmic Horror|Twilight God Promathia]]. Referenced by some of the other characters' intro quotes against her.
{{quote|'''Exdeath''': "You house an immeasurable Void within you."}}
* [[Secret Character]]: She has to be purchased with PP first, and the ablity to purchase her has to be unlocked.
* [[Spirited Competitor]]: Has shades.
{{quote|"Gonna have me some fun this time!"
"It's playtime with Prishe!" }}
* [[Tomboy]]
* [[What Could Have Been]]: She was originally planned to be in the first game.
** [[Final Fantasy XI|Kam'lanaut]] [[Big Bad Ensemble|and Eald'narche]] were also considered to fill her spot for Duodecim.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: What became of Prishe following her appearances in the reports is unknown.
** answered in the Official Quests [[No Export for You|released only in Japan.]]  {{spoiler|Prishe vanishes when Garland kills Cosmos in an earlier cycle.}}

=== Design and Costume Tropes ===
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: As a throwback to ''Final Fantasy XI'', where dark skin is a racial trait of the Elvaan.
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: Her 3rd outfit.
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Older Than They Look]]: Estimated to be in her 30's, despite her appearance.
* [[Pointy Ears]]
* [[Power Crystal]]: Although the crystal that grants her immortality isn't actually visible on her costume.
* [[Power Fist]]: She equips a pair of cesti when in her EX mode.
* [[Skirt Over Slacks]]
* [[Woman in White]]: In her 2P costume.
* [[Walking Swimsuit Scene]]: Her 3P outfit is the ''FFXI'' Sunbreeze Bikini.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]

=== Gameplay and Combat Tropes ===
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Her signature Nullifying Dropkick.
* [[Elemental Powers]]: From combining moves to create skillchains.
** [[Playing with Fire]]: Liquification, Fusion
** [[Blow You Away]]: Detonation
** [[Making a Splash]]: Reverberation
** [[Shock and Awe]]: Impaction
** [[Light'Em Up]]: Transfixion
** [[Casting a Shadow]]: Compression, Gravitation
* [[Elemental Punch]]: [[Holy Hand Grenade|Holy element]] with Asuran Fists, [[Playing with Fire|fire element]] with Spinning Attack, and [[Blow You Away|wind element]] with One-Inch Punch.
* [[Energy Ball]]: Holy.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Hour of Power|Two-hour ability!]]'''
{{quote|"What goes around comes around!" or "[[Big Eater|Prishe is here, where's the grub?]]"}}
** Prishe activates her Two-Hour Ability as a Monk. She glows with an aura of energy and equips [[Power Fist]]s. In addition to Regen, Prishe's EX Mode gives her the following ability.
*** '''[[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs|Hundred Fists]]''': The aforementioned Two-Hour Ability, which automatically chains the second attack in Prishe's combos twice, letting her link three attacks together at once for extra damage and possibly two Skillchains.
** Two-Hour Ability also gives her access to her [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''The Five Lights'''
{{quote|"How's that for ya?!" or "It's getting way past my lunchtime!"}}
** Prishe pummels the enemy with a barrage of punches and summons five spheres of [[Light'Em Up|shining light]]. You must quickly press 5 buttons (in a clockwise order starting with a random first button), causing Prishe to kick each sphere at the enemy. If successfully executed, Prishe throws the [[Mineral MacGuffin|Star of Tavnazia]] [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice|through the enemy]], which then erupts into an [[Stuff Blowing Up|explosion]] of [[Holy Hand Grenade|Holy Energy]].
{{quote|"My will to live... [[The Determinator|I'll show you just how strong it is!]] Later!"}}
* [[Invulnerable Knuckles]]: Several of her Bravery attacks have such high priority that she can stagger HP attacks!
* [[Kung Fu Wizard]]: She's a White Mage/Monk hybrid character.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: She has one of the fastest movement speeds in the game, her attacks come out fast, and the charged up ones hurt a lot. As with all charged attacks charging them takes out the "fast" part, but Prishe can use her unique combo gimmick to chain fast attacks into charging attacks, drastically reducing their charge time.
** [[Mighty Glacier]]: However, her HP attacks really leave a lot to be desired.
* [[Megaton Punch]]: Howling Fist, which can be charged up like a wind-up punch.
* [[Punched Across the Room]]: Half of her combo finishers have Wall Rush properties. The other half initiate Chase.
* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]: Combo and Raging Fists for Bravery attacks, Asuran Fists for HP.
* [[Shoryuken]]: Her other signature move, Auroral Uppercut.
* [[Spin Attack]]: The appropriately-named Spinning Attack.
* [[White Magic]]
** [[Holy Hand Grenade]]: She has Holy and Banish as brave attacks, and Banishga as an HP attack.


== Vaan ==
[[File:VaanDissidia 498.jpg|frame|"Just believe in me and wait somewhere safe."]]


{{quote|''"One must make their soul like the wind to continue dreaming. [[Series Goal|Dreams will come true]]..."'' —- [[Flower From the Mountaintop|Galbana Lilies]]}}

{{quote|Voiced By: Kensho Ono (Japanese), Bobby Edner (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Adroit Attacker'''

A cheerful youth who skillfully uses a [[Multi Melee Master|variety of]] [[Multi Ranged Master|weapons]] in battle. Confident in his skills, he [[Fearless Fool|fearlessly enters any fierce battle]].

The [[Supporting Protagonist]] of ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' finally gets his chance in the spotlight of a major game. Vaan has taken the role as Terra's "Knight" and is distrustful of Kain's motives.

=== General Tropes ===
* [[The Artful Dodger]]
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: Vaan gets very protective of the Onion Knight when they meet, thinking it's wrong for a kid to be involved in the war, and tries to act as a [[Big Brother Mentor]] to him. The Onion Knight is clearly annoyed by it, but accepts that Vaan is now his official big brother, whether he likes it or not.
* [[The Big Guy]]: Vaan fills this roles in the band.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Mostly at Laguna's expense.
* [[The Dulcinea Effect]]: He saves Terra from Kefka's torture even after having once fought her before.
* [[Fearless Fool]]: Vaan barely bats an eyelash when told marching on manikin headquarters would spell almost certain doom, confident that it would be no problem for him. This earns him some ire from Lightning, who is annoyed by his optimism. In a later scene, Vaan shows he isn't quite as confident as he lets on, mentioning to himself that he would have liked to keep his promise to see Terra again.
* [[Headbutting Heroes]]: Occasionally with Lightning.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: The new heroes sacrificed themselves to seal the manikins away in the void in a [[Bolivian Army Ending]].
* [[Holding Hands]]: He appears to do a lot of this with Terra.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Really, Vaan? You of all people shouldn't be telling the Cloud Of Darkness to put on a shirt.
* [[I Will Protect Her]]: Toward Terra.
* [[Lovable Rogue]]
* [[Mythology Gag]]: [[Lovable Rogue]] taking a [[I Will Protect Her|knightly vow]] to protect the [[Mysterious Waif|mysterious Terra]]. Sounds a bit similar to [[Final Fantasy VI|Locke]], huh?
** He also has a small [[Shout-Out]] to [[Big Brother Mentor|Balthier]]; when fighting himself, he will declare he is ''[[Catch Phrase|the leading man]]'', and has a secret voice data reciting his (in)famous line "I'm Captain Basch Fon Ronsenburg!".
* [[Only One Name]]
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Kouhei Takeda, his VA in all his other voiced appearances, was planned to return but had scheduling conflicts, so he was replaced by Kensho Ono.
* [[The Promise]]: Vaan promises Terra that he'll find her before the fight against Chaos.
* [[Relationship Voice Actor]]: With [[Yuri Lowenthal|Cecil]], who voiced his older brother Reks. Subverted in the fact that Vaan never actually meets up with Cecil in the story.
* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]
* [[Sky Pirate]]
* [[Street Urchin]]
* [[Stepping Stone Sword]]/[[Sword Plant]]: Sits on his greatsword for his [[Victory Pose]].

=== Design and Costume Tropes ===
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: In his DLC costume.
* [[Bishonen]]:
{{quote|'''Kefka:''' And here I thought you were [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys|just another pre-pubescent pretty boy!]]}}
* [[Blue Eyes]]/[[Gray Eyes]]: It can be hard to tell.
** [[Take a Third Option|Indigo Eyes?]]
* [[Cool Airship]]: Vaan wears an ornament resembling his airship the Galbana in his 3P costume.
* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[High Collar of Doom]]: In his 3P costume.
* [[Nice Hat]]: His DLC costume gives him a very nice pirate hat.
* [[Pirate]]: [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Pirates_Vaan.png DLC outfit].
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]: In his 3P costume.
* [[Tattooed Crook]]: His 2P costume has a tattoo on the left shoulder.
* [[Tragic Keepsake]]: His pendant, which belonged to his dead older brother.
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: Slowly but surely, his abs are achieving [[Memetic Mutation|memetic status]]. Although his 3P costume puts him in a fancy shirt instead.
** His abs were [[Older Than They Think|memetically]] ''[[Off-Model|bad]]'' in his original game due to modeling constraints. This just goes to show what a little more love from the art team can do.

=== Gameplay and Combat Tropes ===
* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: It's tricky to get the hang of his Switch attacks, but once you do he's very powerful.
* [[Elemental Powers]]: His HP attacks are based on the elemental Concurrences from ''Final Fantasy XII''.
** [[Blow You Away]]: [[Shoryuken|White Whorl]] and [[Do Not Touch the Funnel Cloud|Windburst]].
** [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: His Cataclysm HP Attack.
** [[Light'Em Up]]: His Luminescence part of his EX Burst.
** [[Making a Splash]]: His Torrent HP Attack.
** [[Playing with Fire]]: [[Technicolor Fire|Red Spiral]] and [[Fireballs|Pyroclasm]], of course. Also, his [[Full-Contact Magic|Inferno]] HP Attack.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: Most characters have attack names that are decidedly... flowery. Stuff like "Radiant Wings," "Dayflash", and "Flourish Of Steel." Vaan, though, has very simply-named Bravery attacks. The attack where he uses his spear? "Spear." The attack where he uses his crossbow? "Crossbow." At least we won't be forgetting the names any time soon.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Magikarp Power|Obtained]] [[Infinity+1 Sword|all]] [[You Have Researched Breathing|Licenses!]]'''
{{quote|"Gotcha in my sights!"}}
** Vaan gains a golden aura of Mist energy and exchanges all of his weapons for their ultimate counterparts, symbolizing he's completed the License Grid and has earned the ability to equip them. In addition to Regen, Vaan's EX Mode gives him the following abilities:
*** '''[[Western Zodiac|Zodiak]]''': Which increases the power of all of Vaan's weapon attacks and gives his Switch Attacks more follow up hits.
*** '''Free Switch''': By pressin R+Square, Vaan is able to change his weapon instantly into bare hands, allowing him to pull off better switch attack combos.
** Obtained All Licenses also gives him access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Quickening'''
{{quote|"No holding back!" or "[[Mythology Gag|I'm Basch!]]"}}
** Vaan launches into his series of Quickenings. First is '''[[Technicolor Fire|Red]] [[Playing with Fire|Spiral]]''', an upward spiral of blue flames that turns into a pillar of fire dropping down on the enemy. Second is '''[[Do Not Touch the Funnel Cloud|White]] [[Blow You Away|Whorl]]''', a giant tornado generated by a [[Shoryuken|spiraling uppercut]]. Third is '''[[Kill It with Fire|Pyro]][[Stuff Blowing Up|clasm]]''', two [[fireballs]] thrown at the enemy which explode into a massive sea of flames. A perfect string will result in '''[[Light'Em Up|Luminescence]]''': the enemy is trapped between two [[Instant Runes|circles of runes]] and blasted with light energy.
{{quote|"Here! Rupture! Burn! How's this? Stings, huh?"}}
* [[Full-Contact Magic]]: Vaan activates his HP attacks by conjuring runes and then [[Elemental Punch|punching or kicking them to create elemental effects]].
* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: Played straight [[Walking Armory|unlike fellow weapon master Firion]].
* [[Instant Runes]]: Vaan's HP Attacks are the Concurrences that are cast after Quickenings, complete with giant magick circles.
* [[Mind Over Matter]]: When using his [[Simple Staff|staff]] switch attack, Vaan will use magic to have the staff [[Power Floats|float]] and attack on its own.
* [[Multi Melee Master]]/[[Multi Ranged Master]]: Vaan is able to switch between weapon types for each of his attacks, and each weapon does bonus damage or has an additional effect if he's swapping out one weapon for another, encouraging player variation. Among the weapons he uses are:
** [[An Axe to Grind|Axes]]: A Handaxe for normal, [[Bling Bling Bang|Golden Axe]] for EX.
** [[Good Old Fisticuffs|Barehanded]]: Mostly when he uses his chase attack, [[Full-Contact Magic|magick HP Attacks]], and is the neutral weapon type.
** [[Automatic Crossbow|Crossbows]]: The bowgun and the Gastrophetes for EX.
** [[Blade of Fearsome Size|Great Swords]]: A [[Cool Sword|claymore]] for normal mode and [[Sunny Sunflower Disposition|Tournesol]] for EX Mode.
** [[Cool Gun|Guns]]: Namely the [[Stellar Name|Altair and Fomalhaut]] for normal mode and EX respectively.
** [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: Kotetsu for normal mode and [[Public Domain Artifact|Masamune]] for EX Mode.
** [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me|Shields]]: Which accompany his short sword and axe, the leather shield for normal and the [[Western Zodiac|Zodiac Escutcheon]] for EX Mode.
** [[Heroes Prefer Swords|Short Swords]]: Including his [[Mithril|Mithril Sword]], the [[Public Domain Artifact|Durandal]] for EX Mode.
** [[Blade on a Stick|Spears]]: As of now, a Javelin for normal mode and the [[Western Zodiac|Zodiac Spear]] for EX Mode.
** [[Simple Staff|Staves]]: An Oak Staff for normal and the Staff of the Magi for EX.
* [[More Dakka]]: Courtesy of his [[Automatic Crossbow]].
* [[Orgasmic Combat]]: When getting damaged in the English version.
* [[Primal Stance]]: It can get kind of [[narm]]y at times.
* [[Rolling Attack]]: His Axe Switch Attack.
* [[Spin Attack]]: His Spear and Staff Switch Attack.


== Lightning ==
[[File:DDFFLightning 2987.jpg|frame|"I think this will bring an end to the conflict. But... Do you really believe that the end of the conflict will return us to our original worlds? Our victory might not have any meaning."]]

{{quote|''"There is nothing to detest. Everything is precious."'' --[[It Was a Gift|Survival Knife]]}}

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Maaya Sakamoto]] (Japanese), [[Ali Hillis]] (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Paradigm Commando'''

The former soldier does have a [[Hidden Heart of Gold|gentle heart]], [[Sugar and Ice Personality|though her harsh mannerism and speech can leave a cool impression.]]

From ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'', {{spoiler|Claire}} "Lightning" Farron with her latest-tech Gunblade is now among the cast of ''Dissidia''. She has the ability to switch between Commando, Ravager, and Medic roles during gameplay, exploring a lot of moves.

=== General tropes ===
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Badass Boast]]: Against Kuja in her story.
{{quote|'''Kuja''': "So ephemeral, lightning."
'''Lightning''': "Oh, I'll show you how lightning strikes." }}
** Another when facing Warrior of Light.
{{quote|'''Warrior of Light''': "Toss aside your blade, and say good night."
'''Lightning''': "No thanks. It's not my bedtime." }}
* [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!]]: Her EX Burst is the only one in the game that requires using the Analog Stick, which can lead to a few problems for those who set the movement controls to "D-Pad".
** Made worse for those whose PSP system's region is different to the game. Her EX Burst button commands are reversed. So if it says press X you should actually press circle, and vice versa.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: "Who died and made you Primarch?"
* [[The Heroine]]: Of the [[Five-Man Band]] of new heroes in ''Duodecim''.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: The new heroes sacrificed themselves to seal the manikins away in the void in a [[Bolivian Army Ending]].
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: One of her win quotes.
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: She'll do what's right, but she is by far the bitterest character in the entire game and is very cynical. This puts her at odds with Vaan and Laguna, who by contrast are [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids|cheerful and optimistic]].
* [[Lady of War]]: Graceful as ever.
* [[Petal Power]]: The [[Something About a Rose|rose]] petals that accompanied her and Odin are back. Lampshaded.
{{quote|'''Vaan:''' "Light's special attack is so cool. Where do those petals come from anyway?"
'''Lightning:''' "Enough small talk... Just keep your eyes front." }}
* [[Shout-Out]]: Her special [[Downloadable Content|DLC]] costume is that of [[Parasite Eve|Aya Brea]] from ''The 3rd Birthday''.
* [[Talking to Herself]]: Aerith and Lightning share the same JPN voice actor
* [[Victory Pose]]: At the end of her EX Burst.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: When she learns that Kain and the Warrior of Light are {{spoiler|killing off their comrades in order to allow them to be revived by the next cycle (the Manikins would permanently kill any warriors)}}, Lightning ends up calling the Warrior of Light, Kain, AND Cosmos out on that plan.
* [[When She Smiles]]: {{spoiler|''Very'' briefly during the ending sequence of ''Duodecim''}}.

=== Design and Costume Tropes ===
* [[Badass Cape]]/[[Scarf of Asskicking]]
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: Her [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101001221907/finalfantasy/images/2/2d/Lightning_Aya_Costume.png Aya costume.]
* [[Bling of War]]: Her 3P costume is a more formal Guardian Corps Uniform.
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Flower Motifs]]: [[Something About a Rose|Roses]].
* [[Hot Chick with a Sword]]/[[The Gunslinger]]
* [[Mini-Dress of Power]]
* [[Modesty Shorts]]
* [[Nice Hat]]/[[Commissar Cap]]: Her 3P Costume.
* [[Rose-Haired Girl]]
** [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: Her first alt. costume makes her one.
* [[She's Got Legs]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Tall, Rose Haired, And Bishoujo]]

=== Gameplay and Combat Tropes ===
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Army of One may be her personal [[Limit Break]] and looks cool, but it's actually weaker than her basic three-hit Launch and Smite attacks and has a much longer start-up. The only advantage it has on them is that is produces more EX Force, which isn't a great boon when that only takes effect if you can hit with it.
* [[Cool Sword]]: A total of 3 different ones:
** Blazefire Saber and Omega Weapon, her standard gunblades:
*** [[More Dakka]]: The gunblades turn into submachine guns after all.
*** [[Mix-and-Match Weapon]]
*** [[Morph Weapon]]
** Zantetsuken, the sword of [[Norse Mythology|Odin]]:
*** [[Big Freaking Sword]]
*** [[Bifurcated Weapon]]
*** [[Dual-Wielding]]
*** [[Double Weapon]]
*** [[Named Weapons]]
* [[Elemental Powers]]: She runs the gamut, though as in her original game focuses on lightning and wind:
** [[Blow You Away]]: Aero and Razor Gale
** [[Shock and Awe]]: Thunder, Thundaga, Thunderfall, Lightning Strike
** [[An Ice Person]]: Blizzara
** [[Playing with Fire]]: Fire
** [[Making a Splash]]: Watera
** [[Non-Elemental]]: Ruin and Ruinga.
* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]]: Her EX Burst is just like her final move with Odin in her original game. Also, some of her attacks seem to involve spinning as well.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Infinity+1 Sword|Omega Weapon Equipped]]!'''
{{quote|"Not your lucky day!"}}
** Lightning switches out her Blazefire Saber for her third tier gunblade Omega Weapon. In addition to Regen, Lightning's EX Mode gives her the following abilites
*** '''Omega Weapon:''' Which forces Break to opponents when hitting them with Brave attack while they are in critical BRV.
*** '''[[Artificial Gravity|Grav-Con Unit]]:''' Which nullifies wall rush damage dealt to Lightning.
** Omega Weapon also gives her access to her [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Gestalt Drive:'''
{{quote|"[[Screw Destiny|I control my fate.]]"}}
** The Gestalt Mode dial will appear and Lightning must input the button and analog combination to unleash '''[[Spell Blade|Storm Blade]]''', '''[[Shock and Awe|Lightning Strike]]''', '''[[Razor Wind|Razor Gale]]''', and '''[[Full-Contact Magic|Thunderfall]]''' on the enemy before the time runs out. If you miss an input, Lightning will skip directly to the final blow '''[[Spin Attack|Zantetsuken]]''', in which she holds her blades out and spins rapidly, hammering the foe with a storm of blows. She then kneels with her back to the enemy as the effects of the attack catch up with them.
{{quote|"Let's finish this! Bullseye."}}
* [[Full-Contact Magic]]: Most of Lightning's HP Attacks has her casting thunder or wind magic with her Zantetsuken swords.
* [[Jack of All Stats]]: Her HP attacks are versatile across close and long-range, her gunblade blows are simple but effective, and her spells can stun or distract opponents. Her downside, similar to the other [[Jack of All Stats]], the Warrior of Light, is a limited pool of reliable attacks, combined with her Paradigm Shift only letting her use certain attacks at a time and telegraphing which she's preparing for.
* [[Magic Knight]]
* [[The Musketeer]]
* [[Stance System|Paradigm System]]: She can switch between her three characteristic styles for different Brave Attacks.
** [[The Musketeer|Commando]]: Primarily weapon attacks with the exception of [[Non-Elemental|Ruin spells]].
** [[Squishy Wizard|Ravager]]: Mostly [[Elemental Powers|elemental spell-casting]] with the exception of Lightning's signature skill [[One-Man Army|Army of One]].
** [[The Medic|Medic]]: Uses [[White Magic|healing magic]] to restore her Brave without attacking.
* [[Razor Wind]]: The aptly named Razor Gale HP attack.
* [[Rolling Attack]]: Smite.
* [[Spell Blade]]: Most of her HP Attacks are using [[Shock and Awe|thunder]] magic with the Zantetsuken.
* [[Spin Attack]]: Blitz and Zantetsuken.

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