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=== Original Line-Up ===
== Garland ==
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The [[Big Bad|villain]] from the original ''[[Final Fantasy I|Final Fantasy]]''. His [[Backstory]] states he was once a famous hero, [[Face Heel Turn|but that changed]] when he kidnapped a [[Everything's Better with Princesses|princess]]. [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle|This doesn't affect much of the plot]], though, and Garland comes just as a dedicated warrior on Chaos' side. Indeed, Dissidia spends a great deal of time giving new elements to Garland's backstory.
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* [[Because Destiny Says So]]: Garland's entire character is based around this one.
* [[Blood Knight]]: Battle dominates his entire character. Fitting, as he sees the cycle of battle to be his only purpose.
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** In fact, in ''Prologus'', Garland, after he and the Emperor are defeated by the Warrior of Light and Lightning, expresses disappointment not at their losing against them, but at how ''short'' the battle turned out to be.
* [[The Corrupter]]: {{spoiler|Originally Chaos didn't ''want'' to war with Cosmos, since she looked like his mother. Guess who coaxed him to get over that?}}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
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* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: See also [[Go Mad
* [[The Dragon]]: To Chaos, naturally. Garland is both the final villain to be defeated by his heroic counterpart in the Destiny Odyssey storylines, and the final villain to be defeated before the heroes face Chaos in Shade Impulse. In fact, after all the other villains [[Gambit Pileup|break up to follow their own plans]], Garland is the ''only'' one still loyal to Chaos.
** [[The Heavy]]: Chaos acts more as a distant authority figure while Garland is the one directly leading the other Warriors of Chaos into battle.
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** In addition, he is both the first and last boss in Warrior of Light's Destiny Odyssey.
** In further addition, think of how many attacks Wall Rush (knock) the target [[Catch Phrase|downwards]]?
* [[Go Mad
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Took a Level
=== Gameplay and [[Combat Tropes]] ===
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* [[Elemental Powers]]/[[Spell Blade]]: As another reference to the Four Fiends as well as Chaos from the original game, Garland's HP Attacks represent the four elements, {{color|blue|Water}}, {{color|yellow|Air}}, {{color|green|Earth}}, {{color|red|Fire}}. Furthermore, the elements correspond to his sword's different forms: [[Making a Splash|Tsunami]] uses the whip-flail form, [[Dishing Out Dirt|Earthquake]] uses the axe form, [[Playing with Fire|Blaze]] uses the twin swords, and [[Blow You Away|Cyclone]] uses the lance form. He picks up [[Non-Elemental|Flare]] and [[Shock and Awe|Thundaga]] in ''Dissidia 012'', though Thundaga is a Bravery attack.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Prestige Class|Class]] [[Good Costume Switch|Change!]]'''
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** Garland's armor becomes shiny and his cape becomes white, in reference to what he likely looked like when he was still a loyal Cornelian knight. In addition to Regen, Garland's EX Mode gives him access to the following ability:
*** '''[[Implacable Man|Indomitable Resolve]]''': In EX Mode, Garland's attacks cannot be interrupted by the opponent's Brave attacks, letting him dodge attacks in situations a character otherwise couldn't and stop the opponent's attacks with an attack of his own.
** In addition, Class Change gives Garland access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Soul of Chaos'''.
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** Garland smashes the enemy before rearing back and charging himself with the power of Chaos. Once he's done, he performs a combination attack on the enemy, hitting them with [[Dual-Wielding|all]] [[Whip Sword|four]] [[Blade on a Stick|special]] [[An Axe to Grind|forms]] of his sword in order before finishing the burst with a swipe from the [[BFS]] shape of his blade.
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* [[Implacable Man]]: In his EX-Mode, Bravery attacks and the Bravery-damage portions of some HP attacks cannot interrupt his own attacks once he begins the animation.
* [[Infinity+1 Sword]]: Garland's level 100 exclusive weapon, Gigant Axe, gives the highest attack bonus of all the weapons in the game.
* [[Magic Knight]]: His HP attacks are [[Full-Contact Magic]] initiated with his sword.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: He's essentially the Cloud of the
* [[When All You Have Is a Hammer]] [[BFS]]: Thanks to its shape-shifting though, it's all he needs.
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=== In ''Dissidia'' ===
In this story, he opposes the Warrior of Light. However, he often goes along with the plans of the other villains purely for their own
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: Garland doesn't take it well when Warrior of Light claims he pities him, and worse when he claims [[Save the Villain|he'll save him]].
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* [[Resigned to the Call]]: He sort of makes this a point during his encounters with Warrior of Light, that embracing the cycle of conflict is all that there’s left for them, so they should enjoy it to the fullest.
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]
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=== In ''Duodecim'' ===
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* [[Flat What]]: In response to the Emperor's request to bring Jecht to Chaos' side.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Implied in his pre-battle quote when facing Feral Chaos, due to {{spoiler|their aforementioned connection which would possibly leave him killed as a result of killing him}}:
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** Also a bit of a heartstring tugger, since {{spoiler|the Great Will in question is Cid, Chaos's ''father''}}
* [[Our Demons Are Different]]: In his 3P costume.
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== The Emperor ==
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The leader of the Palamecian Empire from ''[[
=== General Tropes ===
* [[A God Am I]]: As mentioned, is the Emperor of Hell and possibly Heaven. {{spoiler|And his ultimate plan is to usurp Chaos and Cosmos and take over all existence for himself.}}
* [[The Chessmaster]]: Is the mastermind behind the game's plot, which involves the heroes and a couple of the villains being [[Unwitting Pawn
** Look no further than his interactions with Tidus, Jecht, and Yuna -- {{spoiler|he arranged for Tidus to fight Jecht, and when Jecht transfers his light to Tidus, the Emperor has Jecht made a Warrior of Chaos so he can manifest a Crystal of darkness for him in the next cycle. An official quest for the game implies that his plans for Jecht weren't [[Xanatos Speed Chess]], but instead he was planning to convert Jecht all along once he learned their relationship. Thus, Tidus's [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to inspire Jecht to do the same was apparently [[All According to Plan]]}}.
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: His master plan about defeating Cosmos was also intended to backstab his own allies and even his boss, Chaos, so that he could rule what was left of existence.
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* [[Hidden Agenda Villain]]: {{spoiler|He wants to kill off all his allies and usurp Chaos and Cosmos as rulers of the universe.}}
* [[Kneel Before Zod]]
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(in Light to All epilogue) "[[Incoming Ham|Grovel before my UNRIVALED POWER!]]" }}
* [[Large Ham]]
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* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Man of Wealth and Taste]]: Got the mannerisms, personality, and attitude down pat. [[Rummage Sale Reject|The looks still need work]].
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* [[The Starscream]]: {{spoiler|The ultimate result of his plan is for everyone, including the gods, to die while he survives and rules over what's left of existence. Ironically, considering what would have happened to Chaos had the cycles actually continued without Chaos' death, it almost seems as though the Emperor was unintentionally doing Chaos a favor by having him killed.}}
** He doesn't even seem to have any problem '''[[Refuge in Audacity|admitting to Chaos' face that he's plotting against him]]'''.
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*** The Emperor probably intended for Chaos to take that statement as a vow that he'll be the one to usher in Cosmos' defeat and end the war in victory for them, not an admission that he's working against him.
=== Gameplay and [[Combat Tropes]] ===
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* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Or, more accurately, [[Colony Drop|Authority Equals Squishing You With Celestial Bodies]].
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: [[Colony Drop|Starfall]] is impressive to watch and near unavoidable when you successfully cast it, but with such a long cast time (Around eight seconds), you're highly unlikely to be able to use it against players unless you're creative or put a lot of space between the two of you. Players instead tend to take advantage of being able to cancel it [[Boring Yet Practical|as a taunt, forcing the opponent to come closer rather than actually expect it to go off]].
** The sequel gave it a magic block ability making it [[Awesome
* [[Charged Attack]]: Starfall.
* [[Colony Drop]]: His trademark Starfall.
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* [[Do Not Touch the Funnel Cloud]]: The imperfect version of his EX Burst is the Cyclone.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[One-Winged Angel|Power of Hellfire!]]'''
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** The Emperor shapeshifts into his [[Like a Badass Out of Hell|Emperor of Hell form]] from the endgame of his original game. In addition to Regen, The Emperor's EX Mode grants him the following ability:
*** '''[[Blood Magic]]''': Exactly the same as Firion's Blood Weapon
** In addition, Power of Hellfire gives the Emperor access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Absolute Dominion'''.
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** The Emperor surrounds himself and the enemy with a [[Do Not Touch the Funnel Cloud|huge cyclone]] as he concentrates for his attack. Perfect execution results in '''[[Mind Rape|Entice]]''', where he suspends the enemy in [[No Gravity for You|zero gravity]] and [[Agony Beam|zaps them repeatedly as they lie helpless.]]
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* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: Every character except Ultimecia, Kuja, and Shantotto has at least one attack that will cause the Emperor's homing Flare to start chasing ''him'' instead. Fortunately for the people who main the Emperor, he is included in that as well. In fact, if the opponent reflects the Emperor's Flare, he can fire out a second Flare (normally only one can be out at a time) and then re-reflect the reflected Flare to get ''two'' Flares chasing the opponent, allowing him to turn this trope back on his opponents if they try it on him.
* [[Instant Runes]]: Though not the only character to use them, the Emperor is particularly notable for how the runes he creates when casting Starfall slowly grow in size and complexity as the attack charges.
* [[Magic Staff]]: Most notably the only villain to carry a casting tool.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: A very subtle one with Flare. Wondering why his ground Flare is blue when everyone else's Flare spells are orange? While the Flare spell has always animated as an orange/red spell in the rest of the series, in ''Final Fantasy II'' it had blue fire for its animation.
** Also, in his EX Burst he surrounds himself and his opponent with a cyclone. In ''Final Fantasy II'', the first battle with him takes place in a fortress hidden within a giant cyclone that he controls.
* [[Painfully-Slow Projectile]]: Flare.
* [[Playing with Fire]]: Flare.
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Scheming to achieve his own goals, the Emperor is, perhaps, one of the masterminds behind the Chaos faction's plans along with his ally, Ultimecia. As later shown in ''Duodecim'', he's in this for the long haul: his ultimate goal is to have Cosmos defeated, {{spoiler|then survive past Chaos' death and become the sole ruler of the entire world.}} Don't be fooled by his looks: he didn't become an Emperor by being a fool.
* [[Back
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: It is implied in his opening quote if fighting against Kefka that he intends to send Kefka to Hell to punish him for his actions.
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* [[Foe Yay]]: With Firion. And (if you squint) with ''Terra'', shown from his Encounter Phrase:
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* [[Hypocritical Humor]]:
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* [[I Take Offense to That Last One]]: His insulted reaction to Garland comparing the Emperor to Kefka in terms of scheming, specifically because Kefka's a nihilist whereas he believes in wanting to start the future anew.
* [[Minion Shipping]]: With Ultimecia, due to their alliance in the story mode.
* [[Pitiful Worms|Pitiful Insects]]: He likes using this
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'''Firion:''' "Just a swarm of insects." }}
* [[Plot Induced Stupidity]]: Why, when his plan is to let the heroes kill Chaos, would he confront them on their way to him and get himself killed? Averted in ''Dissidia 012'', where the world map mechanic makes it clearer the heroes track him down to destroy him instead of him confronting them willingly...though it still does beg the question why he decided to hide out in one of the gateways blocking the path to Chaos.
* [[Stealth Mentor]]: [[Batman Gambit|As the villain's plan requires the heroes to obtain the Crystals]], he advises Tidus in his path for his.
* [[Ubermensch]]: He describes himself as such when Garland compares him with [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] Kefka:
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'''Emperor:''' "You would compare me to that gibbering nihilist? No, I have a goal: to escape the ultimate end... and build the future anew." }}
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Played with his character-specific Encounter phrases against the witches.
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'''To Shantotto:''' "It is an honor, milady." }}
** And then inverted in one of his victory quotes.
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=== In ''Duodecim'' ===
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* [[Arch Enemy]]: To Yuna, and by proxy Tidus and Jecht. He's actually just as much their Arch Enemy as he is Firion's.
* [[Expy]]: A convoluted example. The character Seymour in ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' is an [[Expy]] of the Emperor, being similar in story roles, characterization, and even in appearance. Then, in ''Duodecim'', the Emperor's similarities to Seymour are played up for his appearance in [[Final Fantasy X|Yuna]]'s chapter and even using his final battle theme during his fight against Yuna in her chapter as
* [[Good Wings, Evil Wings]]: His new DLC costume is the "[[Light Is Not Good|Light]]" Emperor from ''Soul of Rebirth'', giving him a set of angelic wings.
* [[Graceful Loser]]: One of his defeat quotes has him feeling that the reason why he lost is because he may have "enjoyed it too much".
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== The Cloud Of Darkness ==
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[[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere|The being that appears upon the perturbing between light and darkness to pull the world into the Void]]. In ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'', she's the main antagonist resurrected after a very long time. In her ''Dissidia'' incarnation, her objective of pulling everything into the Void practically describes all of her character. [[Late Arrival Spoiler|She's said to hover like a cloud]], and fights with powerful magic and [[Combat Tentacles|tentacles coming from her body]]. Perplexingly, she's supposed to be [[No Biological Sex|sexless]].
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* [[Anthropomorphic Personification]]: Of ''' [[Power of the Void|THE VOID]]''', which is essentially [[Cessation of Existence|nothingness]]. Either that, or she's its [[Herald]]. The games have never really strived to clarify this.
** Also, more explicitly stated, she's an avatar of Fear. This is [[Mythology Gag|referenced]] in several characters' battle quotes when fighting her:
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'''Kuja:''' "You don't scare me one bit!" }}
* [[Breakout Villain]]: Xande? Who's that?
* [[The Brute]]: A rare female[[Ambiguous Gender|ish]] example.
* [[Circling Monologue]]: During her exchange with Onion Knight at the end of his Destiny Odyssey.
* [[Dark Is Evil]]
** [[Light Is Not Good]]: Her [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101220182346/finalfantasy/images/8/80/CoD012Outfit.PNG third alt. costume] from ''Dissidia 012'' colors her "clothing" white, lavender, and blue to an almost angelic effect.
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** {{spoiler|She also exhibits [[Foe Yay|a curious interest]] in Laguna due to his remarks about the nature of his loyalty to Cosmos and (more importantly) his will to fight the Manikins, what is essentially a suicide mission as well as a very peculiar manner of death for one to resign themselves to.}}
* [[No Biological Sex]]: In lieu of this, she takes the form of a [[Stripperific|nearly-naked woman]]. Onion Knight and Golbez refer to Cloud of Darkness as a "she", and Zidane plays this up right before he fights her.
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** She might well be genderless... just not sexless. Aside from the fact that the two are not the same, it can make a bit of sense if you think about the fact that nature does not have a gender, but is usually represented as a female/mother because it goes well with the idea that nature created, or "birthed" the aspects of itself. CoD is the opposite of nature/existence, so you might well argue that she birthed the void.
* [[Older Than They Look]]: Some of the characters (namely Kefka) imply that the Cloud of Darkness is well over millions of years old, or at the very least well over thousands of years old:
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'''Kefka:''' Let's bury this ancient relic back into the ground. (Duodecim) }}
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: [[It's What I Do|It's her schtick]].
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* [[Combat Tentacles]]: What she uses for her only two Brave Attacks. [[Naughty Tentacles|And]] [[Power Perversion Potential|for...]] [[Late Arrival Spoiler|forget]] it.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Power of the Void|Flood of Darkness!]]'''
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** Cloud of Darkness takes a slimmer, green-skinned form, identical to how she appears in her original game. In addition to Regen, Cloud of Darkness's EX Burst gives her the following ability:
*** '''[[Beam Spam|[Null] Particle Beam]]''': Cloud of Darkness can cancel the recovery time after using any attack by performing an HP attack. This allows her to spam her various HP attacks at unprecedented speeds.
** In addition, Flood of Darkness gives Cloud of Darkness access to her [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Ultra Particle Beam'''.
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** Cloud of Darkness hovers in front of her enemy, slowly charging her particle beam to [[Up to Eleven|120%]]. Once done, she fires a positively ''enormous'' [[Kamehame Hadoken|Particle]] [[Wave Motion Gun|Beam]] attack at the enemy.
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* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: The reigning Queen in ''Dissidia''.
** [[Beam Spam]]
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* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: {{spoiler|It's implied in the 13th cycle that she told Laguna about the Manikins and where they came from because she ''wanted'' him to close the portal, displeased their presence was upsetting the balance of the war.}}
** Also implied in her intro quote if playing as Kefka and fighting against her in ''Dissidia''.
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* [[Good Costume Switch]]: Her new alt outfit in ''Dissidia 012'' gives her a white cape with light blue and lavender colored body coverings, in essence making her into the long-rumored "[[Light Is Not Good|Cloud of Light]]". Not very "good", though. Even when she's predominantly made of light, she's still the enemy of all life.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: As noted above, she ends up telling Laguna how to seal away the rift. {{spoiler|She ended up having to pay for that gambit shortly after their battle when Kefka executes her for it. As a result, she doesn't even remember that Terra was under Kefka's control because warriors who lose instantly lose their memories upon being revived for the next cycle, barring being killed by a Manikin.}}
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* [[Reluctant Warrior]]: Her ''012'' Museum profile states that she did not like the Gods fighting amongst themselves, and thus, she didn't like their war.
* [[Ship Tease]]: In ''Duodecim'', with ''Laguna'', of all people, ''[[Foe Yay|multiple times]]''.
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: See [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]].
== Golbez ==
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Cecil's older brother, and a major antagonist from ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''. Nevertheless, [[Good All Along|his role in the story could hardly be considered antagonistic]]. Appears instead of the ''[[The Man Behind the Man|real]]'' ultimate foe in ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'', {{spoiler|Zemus/Zeromus}}.
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* {{spoiler|[[The Atoner]]: Subverted. He doesn't believe he deserves redemption, but Cecil thinks otherwise.}}
** {{spoiler|His quote when facing Feral Chaos has Golbez state that he shall atone for him.}}
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* [[Badass]]
** [[Badass Arm-Fold]]: Nightglow, as well as the beginning of his [[Victory Pose]].
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* [[Black Knight]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dark Is Not Evil]]}}
* [[Defector From Decadence]]
* [[Graceful Loser]]: In keeping with lecturing his opponent when he wins (see [[Warrior Therapist]]), while other villains protest or use some variation of [[This Cannot Be!]], Golbez is calmly accepting of his losses:
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"I must learn my limitations."
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* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]: Although arguably he was never ''really'' on the villains' side.}}
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* [[Warrior Therapist]]: He councils almost as many heroes as ''Cosmos'' does for crying out loud! In the case of Onion Knight, it takes advice from both of them before he gets the guts to face the Cloud of Darkness. He even comes across as ''more insightful than Cosmos'' when {{spoiler|speaking to her over the risk of her upcoming [[Thanatos Gambit]]. His warning, that her warriors will not be revived if her gambit fails, has the goddess second-guessing herself for a moment. According to ''012'', he was even the one who gave Cosmos the idea for said plan inbetween the 12th and 13th cycles.}}
** This trope becomes very apparent when one listens to Golbez's victory quotes, some of which are advice and warnings directed at his fallen foe.
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"Weakness is the greatest sin."
"There will be always be somebody better than you."
"You are still too naive." }}
** And for the [[Rule of Three|third example]], some of his attack audio cues berate the opponent for their carelessness in letting him near them ([[Oh Crap|and with good reason, too]]).
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* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: It'll take a while to get the hang of Golbez's odd quirks with his Brave attacks, but once you do he's an absolute monster.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Summon Magic|Summon Shadow Dragon!]]'''
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** Golbez summons his [[Cool Pet|Pet Dragon]] from ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' and [[Biological Mashup|merges]] it onto one of his [[Shoulders of Doom]]. In addition to Regen, Golbez's EX Mode gives him access to the following ability:
*** '''Black Fang'''. By pressing and holding R+Square, Golbez begins the un-godly long charging for the Shadow Dragon's signature attack. If the attack is successfully charged and launched, the enemy suffers an unblockable, undodgeable [[One-Hit Kill|One Hit Brave Break]], crippling them and giving Golbez plenty of Brave to work with.
** In addition, Summon Shadow Dragon gives Golbez access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Twin Moons'''.
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** Golbez traps the enemy with the Shadow Dragon's [[Evil Is Deathly Cold|Binding Cold]] attack and begins charging a spell. Perfect execution results in him rising into the air and casting his ultimate spell: '''[[Colony Drop|Twin Meteor]]'''.
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* [[Full-Contact Magic]]: It's what makes him so effective, as the hand motions he uses to command his energy waves and attack drones can also damage the enemy in addition to the magic part. Thus he can hit at close ''and'' long range.
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Gravity System, Float System, and Ambush System. Has Sector Ray in ''Dissidia 012''.
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** [[All-Encompassing Mantle]]: While it doesn't completely cover his front, when his arms are lowered it does come around far enough to partially conceal them.
* [[Barbarian Hero]]: His third alternate costume in ''Duodecim'' is his [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Golbez%28Dissidia_012%29.png Man in Black] outfit from ''Final Fantasy IV: The After Years'', although he left his [[BFS]] back on the moon.
* [[The Big Guy]]: He's [http://www.schala-kitty.net/pandaemonium/resource/heightchart.html huge]
* [[Cool Mask]]/[[Cool Helmet]]
* [[Hidden Eyes]]: Golbez is somehow able to pull it off without a helmet in his 3P costume.
* [[Fashionable Asymmetry]]: In accordance with [[Yoshitaka Amano|Yoshitaka Amano's]] artwork of him.
* [[Man in a Kilt]]: In his Man In Black costume.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Man in Black again.
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== Exdeath ==
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The warlock from ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' born from [[Sealed Evil in a Can|a mass of evil spirits sealed in a tree]] that became sentient. He controls the power of the Void. With a background similar to Cloud of Darkness, [[Cessation of Existence|he wishes to absorb everything into nothingness, even himself, so that nothing at all exists anymore.]]
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* [[Charged Attack]]: Maelstrom.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Power of the Void]]!'''
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** Exdeath takes on his penultimate form; the fusion of tree and humanoid that he uses in the final battle (except in his new 3rd alternate costume, where his appearance more closely resembles the humanoid body at the apex of Neo Exdeath). In addition to Regen, Exdeath's EX Mode gives him access to the following ability:
*** '''Speed Guard''': Exdeath's guards execute faster and have reduced cooldown. In addition, he has more counterattack options after a successful block.
** In addition, Power of the Void gives Exdeath access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''The Laws Of The Universe Mean Nothing!'''
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** Exdeath surrounds himself and the enemy with the power of the Void as he drains the power to nothing. Perfect execution results in '''[[Power of the Void|Neo Almagest]]''', where he traps the enemy in a rapidly shinking portal to the Void, which he finally crushes between his hands as the screen goes dark and the music fades.
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* [[Flying Weapon]]: His sword.
* [[Instant Runes]]: Delta Attack and High Block. They also pop up under him during Reverse Polarity, his teleportation spell.
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** [[Lightning Bruiser]]: When he does one of his famous counters after a block, however, his attacks are much stronger and lightning-fast, as well as having an increased critical hit ratio for attacking a staggered opponent.
* [[Power of the Void]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[The Slow Walk]]: Slowest in the
* [[Villain Teleportation]]: [[Reverse the Polarity|Reverse]] [[This Index Is Not an Example|Polarity]].
** [[Teleport Spam]]: Since he won't be ''walking'' anywhere if the player plans to get there before their opponent rage quits from boredom, expect to see it a lot.
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=== Design and [[Costume Tropes]] ===
* [[Helmets Are Hardly Heroic|Helmets Are Hardly...]] [[Inverted Trope|Villainous?]]: His 3P outfit in ''Duodecim'' is based on his second form, Neo Exdeath, as well as Amano's alternate design for him. He looks arguably more menacing than he did with the helmet.
* [[Shoulders of Doom]]: Although not nearly as much as Golbez.
* [[Spikes of Villainy]]: Likewise.
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* [[Genre Savvy]]/[[Brilliant but Lazy]]: ''Nothing'' gets past him in Dissidia's plot. He knows what his cohorts are planning, especially the fact that Golbez is a traitor, he sees right through Onion Knight's attempt to avoid fighting him, and he knows exactly how the cycle of conflict will end if it goes on the way it has been. The only thing keeping him from being more of a threat is that he simply doesn't care, as he believes his ultimate objective is inevitable and guaranteed by the conflict, so there's no need to do anything. Even in regards to Golbez, all he does is taunt Golbez that he knows what's up. He considers executing Golbez for it, but when Cecil makes that more trouble than it's worth, he foregoes that plan.
* [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours|My Void Is Better Than Yours]]: When facing Cloud of Darkness, Exdeath tells her that her Void is nothing more than a pale imitation. Which is ironic coming from the legion of evil tree spirits. Makes you think HE might be the imitation.
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* [[Must Have Lots of Free Time]]: In one cutscene in Onion Knight's Destiny Odyssey.
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** [[Justified Trope]] in that Exdeath believes that regardless of how events turn out, ''all'' outcomes will eventually lead to the Void consuming all of existence. This is why he seems to aimlessly wander around throughout the various cycles of the conflict, even deciding to play along with Kuja's schemes in ''Dissidia''. So, in his mind, he wins either way, and has no reason to really do anything.
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* [[Evil Laugh]]: Gained a ''glorious'' one.
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* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: {{spoiler|An Official Quest shows Kain's actions after his encounter with Lightning -- turns out the only reason he didn't kill her off then was because he didn't want Exdeath following him back to where he was keeping the fallen heroes safe. If Exdeath and Garland hadn't shown up, Kain and Lightning would have kept fighting and one of them probably eventually killed the other, and from there the entire plot of the game unravels.}}
== Kefka Palazzo ==
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The insane sorcerer who, after gaining [[A God Am I|power]] by absorbing the strength of the [[The Powers That Be|Warring Triad]], became even more sadistic and nihilistic than he was even after his [[Psycho Prototype|magitek infusion]] during ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''. His personality [[Ax Crazy|hardly holds much sanity]], resulting on the other villains not taking him seriously, but instead trying to use him for their convenience, since his two main motivations are simply his desire to destroy all that is, and his desire to bring Terra back onto the side of Chaos, so that she can help him achieve his first motivation.
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* [[Ax Crazy]]: Anyone who has played his original game shouldn't be surprised by this.
* [[Beware the Silly Ones]]: As above. See [[Not-So-Harmless Villain]].
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: He winks and laughs at the player, hums the victory fanfare sometimes when he wins against a stronger opponent, and points out that the Onion Knight is a stand-in for Locke ("imitation hero", as he put it).
* [[Creepy Crossdresser]]: He is the only male character besides [[Wholesome Crossdresser|Cloud]] able to equip ribbons and female exclusive equipment.
* [[Depraved Bisexual]]: Some of his pre-battle taunts can be interpretated as he having the hots for [[Hot-Blooded|Firion]], [[The Heart|Terra]], and ''[[Screw Yourself|himself]]''.
** Actually, he meant something different to Firion. The line in Japanese is something like "You must be sweltering!" It is intended to be rather like Jecht's line to Gabranth "Aren't you hot in that thing?"
* [[Distracted by My Own Sexy]]: His [[Mirror Match]] quote is a minor case of this.
* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: "Why create when it will only be destroyed? Why cling to life, knowing that you have to die?"
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** Also, in Duodecim, his intro quote to Laguna Loire is "Would you look at this clown?" Err, Kefka, you really need to look at yourself in the mirror.
* [[The Hyena]]
* [[The Jester]]: Appearances aside, he has no qualms of mocking his fellow Warriors of Chaos compatriots in addition to the Warriors of Cosmos. He even [[
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* [[Lack of Empathy]]: Hoo boy, is he lacking in it. In the first ''Dissidia'', he frequently taunts Terra for her [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|beat down on Onion Knight]], as well as her apparently being "destruction incarnate" and the possibility of her enjoying hurting Onion Knight, and taunts and laughs at the heroes after {{spoiler|Cosmos was killed by Chaos}}, and then he taunts Terra with information relating to their role in Cosmos' {{spoiler|death}}, and then retracts it as soon as he learns that she actually ''wants'' to know. In ''Dissidia 012'', he cruelly mocks {{spoiler|Kuja's loss}}, not to mention taunting Terra for renouncing her destructive nature.
* [[Large Ham]]: See his page quote.
* [[Laughably Evil]]: He acts like a complete clown at times (fitting, given the fact that he resembles one). Also, when about to fight an opponent, his opening action is to turn around, bend over with his head turned to face the enemy, and slapping his own butt at the enemy, essentially telling them to "kiss [Kefka's] butt"
* [[Laughing Mad]]: It's his trademark... Seriously, he [[Trope Namer|named the trope]]!
** It's also strongly implied in the first ''Dissidia'' that, similar to [[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots|Laughing Octopus]], his manic laughter is the only way he could express himself, even when the actual emotion he is feeling is significantly different than his laughter suggests.
* [[Meta Guy]]: Makes several [[Aside Glance
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'''About Vaan:''' "And here I thought you were just another [[Bishonen|prepubescent pretty-boy]]." <br />
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* [[Monster Clown]]: But this time it's more obvious than ever! Uwee hee hee!
* [[Mundane Utility]]: [[Power Floats]], of course, but he's fond of laying down and lounging on the air itself during some cutscenes. Who knows if he's just miming being "at rest" or is actually reclining, depending on how much power it takes to float.
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: The actual motivation behind Kefka's all-consuming desire to destroy everything is his firm belief that nothing in life matters or has any value. Any time you get a glimpse underneath the [[Ax Crazy]] [[Monster Clown]] personality, the hints of how much this drives ''everything'' he does are almost [[Tear Jerker
* [[Not-So-Harmless Villain]]: Don't let the clown make-up and constant joking around fool you - -Kefka is just as cruel, sinister and powerful as any other villain, and though he focused on Terra in ''Dissidia'', in ''Dissidia 012'' he's just as manipulative and sneaky as the rest too.
** In ''Dissidia 012'', according to the museum profile for the Cloud of Darkness, the reason she doesn't remember Kefka using Terra as a pawn in the 13th cycle is because {{spoiler|Kefka killed her in the 12th when he found out she told Laguna how to stop the flow of Manikins. Yes, Kefka, the guy who cracks a fart joke, pulls a [[You Have Failed Me...]] on the [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of the realm of nothingness!}}
*** That is also retconned into the dialog for the 13th cycle; at some point Kefka complains about {{spoiler|the purification of traitors who give vital information to the enemy. Apparently Kefka didn't expect the Cloud of Darkness to be around again and is pissed at Shinryu for it.}}
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: While not really stupid, Kefka is far more devious and cunning than his behavior would indicate. Most obvious in ''Dissidia 012'', where he's cackling and joking around with Kuja {{spoiler|about him failing to kill Zidane and his friends}}, then once Kuja leaves {{spoiler|mutters he knows Kuja let them go on purpose and starts plotting how to make him pay for it}}.
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* [[Power Perversion Potential]]: Let's just say that what he says when activating the Light of Judgment has him very literally lusting for destruction.
* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: This is especially evident in this quote:
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** Also his reaction {{spoiler|after fighting Vaan, before realizing that Vaan also took Terra with him.}}
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** Also in the Japanese versions of the games, he uses the pronoun "boku", which is usually used by young boys.
* [[Sad Clown]]: It is implied shortly after his defeat in Shade Impulse that his main motivation for lusting after destruction and reason for being consumed by nihilism was because of a broken heart. Firion reinforces the trope with his pre-battle quote when facing Kefka.
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** Kefka himself even refers to his heart in his battle encounter with Zidane in ''Duodecim'':
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Dave Wittenberg's performance as Kefka sounds similar to [[Mark Hamill]]'s characterization of [[The Joker]].
* [[Slasher Smile]]: His even resembles Heath Ledger's characterization of the Joker from the Dark Knight (IE, resembling a glasgow smile).
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* [[Dance Battler]]: When using Zap-Trap Thundaga, he spins around as if dancing and clapping as the heavens rain thunderbolts, while also shouting maniacally "Dance, Dance!" Presumably, the reason he does this is due to his severe insanity.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[One-Winged Angel|Power of Destruction!]]'''
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** Kefka takes on his God of Magic form from the end of ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''. He loses his makeup and garish clothes in exchange for purple skin and two pairs of wings (presumably changed from the original six wings for ease of character modeling. The head-feather is still in style, though). In addition to Regen, Kefka's EX Mode gives him access to the following abilities:
*** '''[[Not Quite Flight|Glide]]''': Kefka uses those wings to great effect, and gains the power to fly around the stage.
*** '''[[Confusion Fu|Exhilarating Magic]]''': All of Kefka's spells become even crazier. Some of his spells fire more projectiles at a time, others track opponents better, and some change the timing of their firing to screw with the opponent's dodge attempts.
** In addition, Power of Destruction gives Kefka access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Warring Triad'''.
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** Kefka descends from on high, and draws power from the signs of the Warring Triad. Performed perfectly, the EX Burst results in '''[[Light Is Not Good|Light]] [[Hanging Judge|of Judgment]]''', a [[Pillar of Light|beam of light]] [[Death From Above|from the heavens]] that incinerates the enemy.
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* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: With his own crazy twists, of course. He's got two variants of each -aga level spell.
* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: Havoc Wing.
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* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Implied with his blowing himself up after being defeated in Shade Impulse. The Dissidia 012 bio even listed him as self-destructing, feeling that at least would make him feel better.
* [[Just Between You and Me]]: Notably averted in Shade Impulse:
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'''Terra:''' "Tell me, what is it that you know?"
'''Kefka:''' "You wanna hear? Do you? In that case... I'm not telling!~"
'''Terra:''' "Stop fooling around!"
'''Kefka:''' "[[Throw It In|(Sorry, ma'am.)]] Come on! What does it matter anymore?!" (''[[Laughing Mad|laughs hysterically]]'') }}
* [[In Love with Your Carnage]]: Towards Terra (as seen in their cutscenes), and the main reason he wants to brainwash her back to the side of Chaos. He also shows this towards Shantotto ("Now ''you've'' got what it takes to destroy the world!")
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* [[Pragmatic Villainy]]: When the Cloud of Darkness had the chance of killing Terra (and presumably Onion Knight) with an energy attack, Kefka put down CoD's hand, because he wants to make sure Terra returns to Chaos' side, feeling that she still has some use (that, as well as him and CoD having different methods of carrying out destruction: She wanted to destroy Terra outright, Kefka simply wants to "have some fun" while destroying things.)
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Well, it wasn't much of a speech, but Kefka's opening line to the Emperor (which qualified as a [[Mythology Gag]] to what he said to Gestahl after he ended up fried by the Warring Triad) qualifies as such.
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* [[Shadow Archetype]]: To Terra.
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: His obsession with Terra borders on this.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Probably suffers from this prior to fighting Terra in Shade Impulse, if the pre-battle exchange in Light The Way part III of Dissidia 012 is anything to go by.
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: Terra believes that the reason why Kefka was so insane and hell-bent on the destruction of everything was because of a "broken heart". And then there's this:
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* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Fitting in with his [[Stalker with a Crush]] tendencies, there's some rather thin subtext about Terra's servitude to Kefka. At one point he remarks "[[Parental Neglect|She always comes running straight back into my arms, anyway. What do I care!]]", and when she refuses to fight, he tortures her, saying "[[Domestic Abuse|Sorry babe, I only hurt you because you make me.]]"
* [[Double Take]]: Has a rather amusing one when Vaan runs off with Terra.
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'''Kefka:''' (''waving'') "Yeah, it's been a pleasure! Wait, you're, you, you're you w-w... [[Big "What?"|WHAT]]!?" }}
* [[Evil Mentor]]: He gives Kuja advice and assistance on capturing the heroes, but {{spoiler|he does this to keep Kuja on track with the fake memories he implanted him with between the 12th and 13th cycles. And so he could get those fake memories into Kuja's head in the first place, he arranged for him to fight Lightning, then stood back and not only watched him die, but also [[Kick the Dog|proceeded to mock him]].}}
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* [[Just Between You and Me]]: Similar to the first Dissidia (as well as Duodecim's "Light the Way"), its averted: When Lightning expresses disgust at Kefka's watching back and mocking Kuja's death, he implies that he might end up returning soon from the dead. When Lightning asks how he could not be dead, however, Kefka then refuses to get into that subject, and also implies that Lightning would just "forget" even if he did bother to go to the trouble of explaining it.<ref>Warriors who ended up having fallen in the previous cycle, regardless of the person's allegiance, will end up having their memories erased as part of their revival.</ref> Lightning is understandably confused afterwards.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: He mocks Kuja {{spoiler|when the latter is defeated/killed by Lightning}}. Honestly, it's really no wonder why Kuja would hate him.
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* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Not only does he screw with Kuja's plans to motivate him to be more evil, he also {{spoiler|plants the idea to attack Tifa in Sephiroth's head, just so he could send Cloud after him with the intent for this to motivate Cloud's [[Heel Face Turn]] and eventual death}}. He did this simply because he did ''not'' like the idea of the two of them choosing to sit out the war.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: The song that plays during the battle against Kefka in Prologus is "Esper Battle" from [[Final Fantasy XII]]. Fans of the series will note that the theme is fitting as Kefka himself tried to exploit the espers in his game for power before eventually settling for turning them into magicite.
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: Gets ''very'' close with Kuja, leaning on his shoulders and getting right up in his face several times.
* [[Toilet Humor]]: Kefka, when overhearing Cloud and Kuja's heart to heart talk, mockingly remarks that it gives him gas, complete with a farting sound.
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: {{spoiler|He executes the Cloud of Darkness after learning that they gave away information to Laguna about the door to the Rift}}.
== Sephiroth ==
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* [[Foe Yay]]: With Cloud.
** [[Depraved Bisexual|And apparently Tifa]].
*** He's basically the biggest reason to give Dissidia [[Foe Yay/Video Games/Dissidia Final Fantasy|its own Foe Yay page]].
* [[Go Out with a Smile]]: Sort of. If Sephiroth ends up defeated, he'll remark in a calm tone "I fall into the shadows," implying that he accepted his defeat, and is the only one of the characters who seems to be calm in their defeat.
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: To everyone, even those on his own side. It's what he does.
* [[Humanoid Abomination]]: Remember, he's actually a collection of Jenova cells made to resemble his human body.
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* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: In his lines against certain opponents.
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** Of course, this is also noted by both his allies and enemies:
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: After the boss battle with him during Warrior's story mode, Sephiroth says that he is going to go do what he is ''obligated'' to do, i.e. torment and battle Cloud. He seems aware of the fact that most of his appearances since his original game more or less center around just that.
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** Makes you wonder if he's just [[Punch Clock Villain|in it for the paycheck these days]].
* [[Loners Are Freaks]]: He's sorta treated like this by The Emperor and Ultimecia, due to his refusal to join their alliance.
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** [[Named Weapons]]
** [[Public Domain Artifact]]
* [[Death From Above]]: Hell's Gate combines this with [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]
** [[Ground-Shattering Landing]]: If he's close enough to hit the floor when executing Hell's Gate, HP-damaging Materia rocks will shoot up where he lands, giving it much more ground potential than one may think. Basically, if he shouts "To the promised land!" while you're on the floor, it's a pretty good idea to just run, since one dodge might not be enough.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Power Gives You Wings|Reunion!]]'''
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** Just as he did in the climax of the original game and ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children|Advent Children]]'', Sephiroth fuses with even more Jenova cells and increases his power, gaining a single black wing in the process. In addition to Regen, Sephiroth's EX Mode gives him the following abilities:
*** '''[[Not Quite Flight|Glide]]''': Seems one wing is almost as good as six. Sephiroth is able to fly around the stage.
*** '''Heartless Angel''': Holding R+Square beings the charge for Sephiroth's signature move. When it goes off correctly, it causes an instant, unblockable attack which results in bringing the opponent's [[HP to One|Brave To One]].
** In addition, Reunion gives Sephiroth access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Supernova'''.
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** Sephiroth charges his own [[Limit Break]] meter after slashing his opponent and begins chanting the [[Formulaic Magic|mathematic equation]] for his spell. On a perfect charge, Sephiroth [[Hurl It Into the Sun|smashes the opponent into a dying sun]], [[Earthshattering Kaboom|which promptly goes nova]] as he stands in the foreground, exactly like he did after the Niblheim Incident.
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* [[Flash Step]]: Oblivion, Fervent Blow, Godspeed, and Heaven's Light.
* [[Iaijutsu Practitioner]]: Oblivion.
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* [[Jack of All Stats]]: He isn't a particularly ''bad'' character, he moves and attacks at a decent clip and packs a fair punch. He just lacks the pure power and/or speed of others, and has little combo potential.
* [[Simultaneous Blade Spam]]: ''All'' of his melee attacks hit far more times than you actually see his sword swing. Oblivion is probably the best example, where he dashes past the opponent and only hits them with the Masamune once, but they get hit eleven times.
* [[Sword Beam]]/[[Razor Wind]]: The undisputed king. Fervent Blow and Godspeed fire several sword beams, while Reaper, Transience, and Sudden Cruelty leave bands of energy after the actual swings that hit more times.
* [[Too Slow]]: When using Reaper and Godspeed, though as he's [[The Stoic]] it's underplayed compared to other instances of the trope.
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* [[Foe Yay]]: Seems rather ''too'' interested in Squall.
* [[Funetik Aksent]]: Subverted. Unlike ''Final Fantasy VIII'', Ultimecia does not pronounce her hard "c"s as "k"s. Like many other things in this game, this has [[Broken Base|split some fans on whether or not this is a good thing]].
** What makes this hilarious is the fact that Ultimecia's English VA also voiced [[Metal Gear Solid|Sniper Wolf]], who ''did'' speak with an accent similar to Ultimecia's verbal tic.
* [[Minion Shipping]]: With the Emperor, due to their alliance in the story mode.
* [[Mix and Match]] of [[Master of Disguise]] and [[Master of Illusion]] when {{spoiler|impersonating Cosmos}}.
* [[Mondegreen]]:
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** Pretty much purely an intentional mishearing, coined in the wake of all the other mondegreens.
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* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Technically true for the Warriors of Chaos, since the Cloud of Darkness has [[No Biological Sex]].
* [[Vain Sorceress]]: Hinted at by Kefka Palazzo's pre-battle quote in ''Dissidia 012''.
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* [[The Vamp]]: That evening gown should have been your first clue.
=== Design and Costume Tropes ===
* [[Absolute Cleavage]]
* [[Lady in Red]]
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
* [[Facial Markings]]
* [[Feather Motif]]: Black feathers, like Sephiroth. This was probably carried over from Edea's costume in ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]''.
* [[Going Commando]]: [[Perverse Sexual Lust|If you look closely]] using the [[Insecurity Camera|Battle Replay feature]], ''she's not wearing any panties, [[Naked in Mink|even after she's Junctioned Griever]]!'' For [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished|better]] or for [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!|worse]], [[Barbie Doll Anatomy|there's]] [http://www.schala-kitty.net/entropy/mecia-void.png nothing to see.]
* [[Hot Witch]]
* [[Horned Hairdo]]
* [[Naked in Mink]]: See "[[Going Commando]]".
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* [[Older Than They Look]]: Possibly. When facing [[Smug Snake|Kuja]], he says, "Exit quietly, old crone".
** Possibly further hinted at when she faces Warrior of Light in his Destiny Odyssey.
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** [[Rule of Three|For a third example]], one of her Encounter phrases is, "Poor child."
* [[Perpetual Molt]]
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* [[Dark Action Girl]]/[[Dark Chick]]
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Fusion Dance|Junction Griever!]]'''
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** Continuing to [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|fly in the face of the Junction System's rules]], Ultimecia merges with the "Ultimate GF", Griever. In addition to Regen, Ultimecia's EX Mode gives her access to the following ability:
*** '''[[Time Stands Still|Time Crush]]:''' Holding R+Square beings the charge for Ultimecia's special attack. If she is allowed to get it off, she freezes the enemy in place with a call of "Time!" This creates an irresistible opportunity for an HP Attack.
** In addition, Junction Griever gives Ultimecia access to her [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Time Compression'''.
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** Ultimecia [[Time Stands Still|freezes the enemy in time]] ([[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|in fact, if the opponent was recovering from Bravery Break, their Bravery will stop regenerating]]) and walks toward their helpless, inverted body, summoning magic missiles as she does so. Eventually, she unfreezes everything and the [[Rain of Arrows|missiles strike the enemy in rapid succession]]. Finally, she ends the attack with '''Sorceress Heart''', a [[Stuff Blowing Up|huge explosion]].
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* [[Femme Fatalons]]: When in Chase Mode, she'll use them.
* [[Fusion Dance]]: Her combination with Griever, which is decidedly more human in appearance than originally, since instead of Junctioning herself onto Griever in ''Final Fantasy VIII'', she Junctions him onto her.
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* [[Manipulative Bastard|Manipulative Bitch]]: {{spoiler|Disguises herself as Cosmos}} to convince Squall to travel on his own and leave Zidane and Bartz behind.
* [[Shout-Out]]/[[Take That]]: Ultimecia's exclusive weapons are named after some of Rinoa's weapons from ''Final Fantasy VIII''. More than likely, this is a nod to the [[Jossed]] ([[Canon Defilement|albeit still popular]]) [[Epileptic Trees|theory]] that Ultimecia was a [[Bad Future]] [[Future Me Scares Me|incarnation of Rinoa]]. Likewise, her [[Foe Yay|"Shall we dance?"]] line to Squall is a variation of what Rinoa said to Squall prior to their first meeting at a ballroom dance.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdOsqk6tMVo Watch this] and tell us that Ultimecia isn't a fangirl of [[
* [[Take Your Time]]: Ultimecia tells Squall to do this when they meet face-to-face and he isn't ready to face her yet.
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* [[Actually a Doombot]]: Tifa soundly kicks Ultimecia, only for Ultimecia to shatter into
* [[Flanderization]]: Subjected to a particularly brutal example of it in Duodecim - every line she had in Dissidia regarding her deeper motivation to return to the innocence of her youth is removed in favor of making her focused solely on compressing time and becoming [[A God Am I|omnipotent]] in that way. What's worse is this is a [[Mythology Gag]] ; the same thing happened in the Japanese to English port of FFVIII. That's right: someone on the writing team actually thought removing personality from a character was not only a good idea, but ''such'' a good idea it deserved a '''callback'''.
* [[Designated Girl Fight]]: She's Tifa's designated story mode rival, the only time in the story where two female warriors fight.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Her intro quote to Terra if the player is fighting as Terra, possibly:
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* [[The Fighting Narcissist]]
* [[Large Ham]]: Perhaps the largest in the game. He's obsessed with theater and makes a habit out of weaving faux-Shakespearean speech into his sentences. Even the few sentences where he ''doesn't'' do that get pretty hammy.
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* [[Mythology Gag]]: Most, if not all, of Kuja's battle relate to his theatrical and dramatic nature (see [[Large Ham]]) from his [[Final Fantasy IX|respective game]]. For example, when battling Terra, Kuja refers to her as "a poor bird without wings," similar to how he refers to [[Final Fantasy IX/Characters|Garnet]] as a "canary".
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* [[Spanner in the Works]]: The reason {{spoiler|Cloud and Tidus have a [[Big Damn Hero]] moment is because Kuja told them Firion was about to fall into the Emperor's trap.}}
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Invoked, or at least attempted, he considers himself the best of the villains and tries to prove himself their better. His battle quotes also reflect that in his opinion he's the only one that matters.
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* [[Death From Above]]: Force Symphony
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Killer Space Monkey|Trance!]]'''
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** Yes, the third practitioner of Trance. Kuja swaps his man-thong for the equivalent [[Fur Bikini]] (not making much of a difference in the creepiness level, honestly), via his game's answer to the [[Limit Break]], and powers up. In addition to Regen, Kuja's EX Mode gives him access to the following abilities:
*** '''[[Not Quite Flight|Super Glide]]''': Kuja is the only character who can Glide outside of EX Mode, so it would follow that his EX Mode gives him an even ''better'' Glide. Super Glide can keep him airborne pretty much indefinitely.
*** '''Auto Magic''': The Holy/Flare spellballs that surround and follow him will automatically perform special attacks while he's gliding, jumping, or landing.
** In addition, Trance gives Kuja access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Final Requiem'''.
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** Kuja sits back and conducts as the spell-balls he controls drop [[Playing with Fire|Flare Star]] spells on the enemy, followed by [[Holy Hand Grenade|Seraphic Stars]], as the image of the planet Terra overpowers the planet Gaia. For the final strike, Kuja commands the spell-balls to drop rapid-fire [[Last-Disc Magic|Ultima]] spells on the enemy, obliterating them with the ultimate magic.
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* [[The Fighting Narcissist]]: Remember, [[Meaningful Name|his name]] is two letters away from ''kujaku'', the Japanese word for "peacock", an animal noted for its flamboyant nature and beautiful appearance.
* [[Holy Hand Grenade]]: Seraphic Star, also combines Holy and Flare for his Brave attacks.
* [[Musical Assassin]]: He doesn't use any instruments, but much of his gameplay makes reference to music.
* [[Non-Elemental]]: Ultima.
* [[Playing with Fire]]: Flare Star.
* [[Power Floats]]: He's not called the "Graceful Glider" for
* [[Squishy Wizard]]: He does a lot of damage and moves at a fair speed, but his Bravery attacks are easy to block.
** [[Glass Cannon]]
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** If Kefka's choice of words when gloating about planning to do this is any indication, this isn't even the first time it's happened.
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}: Tried to do it and failed miserably.
** {{spoiler|[[
* [[The Mole]]: {{spoiler|[[Reverse Mole|For]] ''[[Reverse Mole|Chaos' team]]'', no less. As he was actually planing to betray them, yet... Kefka's intervention cornered Kuja and forced him to betray Zidane.}}
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Aside from his interactions with Zidane, Bartz and Squall, Kuja is the one who {{spoiler|breaks Kefka's spell on Terra, because her servitude to Kefka reminded him [[Not So Different|of himself]].}}
** This unfortunately ended up ironically leading to a [[Kick the Dog]] moment for Kuja when he attacks Terra in an official quest and denounces dreams as nothing more than being fake.
* [[Reluctant Warrior]]: He is extremely reluctant in fighting his rival, Zidane during the 12th cycle.
* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: {{spoiler|Pretty much everything that happens to Kuja on the twelth cycle is tragic.}}
** [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: To the point where he starts to skate into [[The Woobie|woobie]] territory.
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== Jecht ==
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Tidus' father and a famed blitzball player, a sport which also becomes part of his fighting style. In ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'', he became the [[One-Winged Angel|Final Aeon]] that defeated [[Eldritch Abomination|Sin]], [[And Then John Was a Zombie|but eventually became Sin because of that]]. In ''Dissidia'', his reasons for siding with Chaos tend to express a more good attitude rather than evil intentions.
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** [[Badass Beard]]
** [[Badass Boast]]: Especially his victory quotes.
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"I got no such thing as ''limits''."
"''That's'' what they call ''skill''!"
(''during his EX Burst'') [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|"This is]] ''[[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|my]]'' [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|show!"]] }}
* [[Jerk Jock]]
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* [[Spirited Competitor]]
* [[Storyboard Body]]: His Zanarkand Abe's chest tattoo, which also counts as a [[Chest Insignia]].
* [[Theme Naming]]: His
=== Gameplay and Combat Tropes ===
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]
* [[Braggart Boss]]: His [[Mirror Match]] taunt says it all.
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* [[Barehanded Blade Block]]: His normal block uses his sword and is only good for normal-strength Bravery Atttacks, but his Jecht Block uses the back of his hand and staggers enemies out of HP attacks (though he also staggers, preventing a counterattack).
* [[BFS]]
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* [[Elemental Punch]]/[[Spell Blade]]: [[Playing with Fire|Fire]] to be specific.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[One-Winged Angel|Final Aeon!]]'''
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** Jecht assumes the monstrous form he takes in his [[Final Boss]] fight in ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'', that of [[Heroic Sacrifice|Braska's]] [[Cast
*** '''Full Combo''': Even if Jecht misses on the first attack, he can continue to execute his combo-based attacks as if he had hit.
** In addition, Final Aeon gives Jecht access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Blitz King'''.
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** Slams the opponent back with his sword, then kicks them twice before [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice|sticking them to the "ground"]] with his [[BFS]] and [[Stepping Stone Sword|leaping off it]] into the air. He then crushes a ''meteor'' with a timed kick, and then uses another timed kick to [[Death in All Directions|knock all the pieces]] into his helpless enemy.
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* [[Eye Beam]]: He gets one in the form of Jecht Beam in ''Dissidia 012''. '''No kidding'''.
* [[Face Palm of Doom]]: Triumphant Grasp
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* [[I Know Madden Kombat]]: His profiles states his fighting style comes from full contact blitzball.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: He is especially notable, relying almost entirely on bone-crushing melee attacks, which are arguably the most damaging attacks in the game, while most other characters have extensive selections of ranged magic. However, compared to other melee heavy-hitters Jecht moves and attacks at a fair clip.
* [[Megaton Punch]] [[Punched Across the Room|Across The Room]]: Does it in a cutscene against Tidus, and in battle with "Triumphant Grasp". They don't [[Fan Nickname|call him]] [[F-Zero|Captain]] [[Super Smash Bros.|Jecht]] for nothing.
* [[Playing with Fire]]: His stronger attacks create a fiery aura over his sword, probably meant to contrast the [[Making a Splash|water theme]] in Tidus's attacks.
* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]
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=== Design and Costume Tropes ===
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]
* [[Detached Sleeves]]: In his 3P costume, surprisingly
* [[Hot Dad]]
* [[Hunk]]: Lampshaded by Penelo.
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=== In ''Dissidia'' ===
As Tidus' opponent on the side of Chaos, Jecht has no interest in villainy and is implied to just be fighting so he and Tidus can go home when the war is over.
* [[Anti-Villain]]/[[Designated Villain]]: Aside from being a [[Jerk Jock]] and a lousy father, Jecht is actually a decent guy.
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* [[Token Good Teammate]]: ([[Reverse Mole|Almost]]) everyone else on the Chaos side is in this for [[Take Over the World|world domination]] or [[Omnicidal Maniac|mass devastation]]. Jecht just wants to save his kid and go home.
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: {{spoiler|Golbez}} hints that Jecht is one in [[Manipulative Bastard|The Emperor's]] grand plan.
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{{spoiler|'''Golbez'''}}''':''' "If it does... will you be satisfied? Will you [[What an Idiot!|blindly follow that man's words]] [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|until the moment he betrays you?]]" }}
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* [[Continuity Snarl]]: During the 12th cycle, Jecht's portrait in dialogue boxes still shows his crest of spikes over the shoulder, which he doesn't have in the 12th cycle because he's in his third outfit which has no spikes.
** A meta example, in ''Dissidia'' Jecht's original outfit was a red and orange palette swap, while in ''Dissidia 012'' he swaps it out in favor of an outfit based on his original ''Final Fantasy X'' model. However, when you win Arcade mode as him you're still treated to a "Congratulations" screen showing him in the red and orange outfit, despite the fact it otherwise doesn't exist in the game anymore. Newer players will only be confused.
* [[Dramatic Irony]]: It turns out that in ''Duodecim'', {{spoiler|Tidus has been [[Brainwashed]] and Jecht calls his son out for being stupid enough to be manipulated. Of course, by the time the game ends...}}
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|He's revealed to have been one of Cosmos' Warriors during the previous clash between Cosmos and Chaos. ''The Dissidia 012'' trailer implies that his [[Face Heel Turn]] was not a willing one or even a knowing one (he was unconscious when the Emperor delivered him to Chaos).}}
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== Gabranth ==
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Fighting Style: '''[[
Judge Magister Gabranth is one of five elite generals who command the armies of the Archadian Empire. As a military intelligence specialist, Gabranth is privy to information that could shake the land of Ivalice to its foundation. He shares a hidden, tragic past with one of the heroes, Basch Von Rosenburg. In ''Dissidia'', Gabranth can only fight effectively in EX
=== General Tropes ===
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* [[Mythology Gag]]: Gabranth's pose at the end of his EX Burst is the exact same pose he appears in on the title screen of ''Final Fantasy XII''. It's also used at battle start (though with helmet off), after using Hatred, and after winning a battle. His standing pose during [[Super Mode|EX Mode]] is the pose from his Bestiary entry.
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: Having lost contact with Michael Rogers (Gabranth's actual voice actor from ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''), Square-Enix set for having him voiced by Keith Ferguson (the voice of Basch, Gabranth's twin brother, from the same game). Regrettably, this game suffers because of this. Keith seems to be trying his best to make Gabranth sound British, but can't seem to settle on what ''kind'' of British accent he should have.
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** To clarify, Ferguson often slides between what sounds like "posh" British (the proper accent for the Arcadian Empire) and what sounds like Cockney.
** [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent]]: In ''Dissidia 012'' Ferguson heavily toned down the accent. The result is that when he does it right he sounds much better, but sometimes it's ''too'' subtle, at which point Gabranth pretty much sounds exactly like Basch.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: As said above, Gabranth's original VA (Michael Rogers) was replaced by Keith Ferguson (the voice of Gabranth's twin brother) due to Square Enix losing contact with Rogers.
* [[The Power of Hate]]
* [[Took a Level
* [[Shout-Out]]: Gabranth's Quickenings, as stated above, are all just replicas of [[Final Fantasy XII|his brother Basch's]] Quickenings, just with different names: Basch had Fulminating Darkness, Ruin Impendent, and Flame Purge. The animations also differ
* [[Token Good Teammate]]: On the side of Chaos, but disliked by most of his comrades for his heroic qualities. Also, its hinted that he desires to defeat Cosmos simply to end the war and has no ulterior motives in doing so.
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: HATRED IS <s>WHAT</s> WOT DROIVES ME! Yup, that's right, if [[The Power of Love|love]] and [[The Power of Friendship|friendship]] aren't working for you, apparently hatred works just fine in their place.
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** [[Double Weapon]]: Outside of EX Mode.
** [[Named Weapons]]: The larger, [[A Sinister Clue|left-hand]] sword (shown in the artwork) is called Chaos Blade, and the smaller, right-hand sword is called Highway Star.
* [[Death From Above]]: The aerial version of Innocence.
* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: The "Difficult" is getting him into EX Mode. The "Awesome" part kicks in once you get there.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Background Magic Field|Mist!]]'''
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** Gabranth places his helm on his head and separates his weapon into two swords. He also glows with a blood-red light: a sign of excessive mist exposure. In addition to Regen, Gabranth's EX Mode gives him the following ability:
*** '''[[The Dog Bites Back|Stray's Tenacity]]''': Gabranth in EX Mode basically goes from "Nobody who can't even deal HP damage" to ''absolute monster''. He moves faster, he recovers HP, and he gains a completely new set of attacks. His Brave attacks are long, fast and powerful, and his HP attacks are varied between the long and short-range, and either way are hard to avoid
*** '''Jamming''': In ''Duodecim'' Gabranth also has the ability to prevent enemies from gaining the stage bravery pool when he suffers an EX Break.
** In addition, Mist gives Gabranth access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Quickening'''.
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** Gabranth launches into a series of Quickenings based on those that his brother Basch has. First is '''[[Casting a Shadow|Fulminating]] [[Kamehame Hadoken|Oblivion]]''', a continuous blast of dark energy. Followed by '''[[Full-Contact Magic|Ruin Unflinching]]''', remote punches that ''crack reality''. Then he goes into '''[[Flaming Sword|Frost]] [[Storm of Blades|Purge]]''', which stabs the enemy with flaming swords ([[Ambiguous Syntax|because nothing purges frost like massive amounts of heat]]), and finally, a perfect string will result in '''[[Swirly Energy Thingy|Black Hole]]''', a brutal blast of dark energy on the opponent.
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* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: While in EX Mode he's one of the fastest characters in the game, and his attacks are on-par with the heavy hitters like Garland and Cloud in terms of power, but they come out a lot faster.
** [[Glass Cannon]]: They may not get the Stage Bravery for it, but getting hit by an opponent's Assist still drains his EX Gauge to empty and knocks him out of EX Mode, where he's almost helpless. Thankfully, entering EX Mode drains the opponent's Assist bar, so you have something of a reprieve at the start.
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* [[Badass Cape]]
* [[Black Knight]]
* [[Mask of Power]]: See the description of his [[Super Mode|EX Mode]] above. Normally, Gabranth is pitiful. So pitiful, in fact, that he can't even whittle away your HP under normal circumstances. However, once he ''does'' power up... oh boy... [[Took a Level
** His character profile in ''Dissidia 012'' states that Gabranth's true power is unlocked when he dons his helmet, confirming that the helmet isn't just an aesthetic change to show his EX Mode, it really is the source of his strength. Doubles as a [[Mythology Gag]] for players familiar with his characterization in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]].
*** Begs the question of why does he even take it off, then.
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** Some [[No Export for You|Official Quests]] feature him however. {{spoiler|It turns out that he rebelled against his mission, when he fought Shantotto again and she couldn't remember him, and didn't want to fight anymore. He thus resolves to escape the cycles, and is even willing to fight Chaos if he must. After a fight with Garland, he tries to kill himself, but this coupled with his defiance gets him sent into the Rift until he once again submits to the will of the gods and wants to fight again. He also fights Vaan when the latter stumbles into the Rift during one of the cycles. His attempted suicide is reflected upon by The Emperor and Garland once the former witnesses Sephiroth's suicide, speculating why Gabranth's failed while Sephiroth's succeeded.}}
* [[Anti-Villain]]: He's trying to end the cycles of war like so many others. It just so happens he prefers to take on Cosmos to do it instead.
** Edges towards [[Designated Villain]]
* [[Took a Level
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