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[[File:Dissidia_Garland_art_2227.jpg|frame|"We will never come to accept one another. We shall always be in conflict!" ]]

{{quote| Voiced by: [[Kenji Utsumi]] (Japanese), [[Christopher Sabat]] (English)}}

--Fighting Style: '''Nemesis'''

=== General Tropes ===

* [[Enigmatic Minion]]

* [[Fallen Hero]]

** 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]]?

*** [[An Axe to Grind]]: The top part of the sword bends at a 90 degree angle and Garland slams it down like an axe.

*** [[Bifurcated Weapon]]: Splits into two and Garland [[Dual-Wielding|Dual Wields]].

*** [[Epic Flail]]/[[Whip Sword]]: The entire sword extends on a chain and Garland flings it about.

** [[Reverse Grip]]

** [[Sword Drag]]: Constantly, [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|leaving a trail of sparks and a drag line]] in the floor behind him.

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Prestige Class|Class]] [[Good Costume Switch|Change!]]'''

{{quote| "Warrior's soul!"}}

** In addition, Class Change gives Garland access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Soul of Chaos'''.

{{quote| "Know your limits!"}}

{{quote| "Can you stand this!? Miserable insect..."}}

* [[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.

* [[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]].

* [[Hidden Agenda Villain]]: Garland knows a lot of things Chaos doesn't, such as the fact that {{spoiler|the entire cycle of war is supposed to temper Chaos into the ultimate weapon of destruction}}, or that {{spoiler|Garland himself IS Chaos, or at least is going to ''become'' Chaos.}}.

* [[Would Hit a Girl]]

{{quote| '''Garland''' (''to Terra''): "Expect no chivalry here, woman!"}}

* [[Man of Wealth and Taste]]: Got the mannerisms, personality, and attitude down pat. [[Rummage Sale Reject|The looks still need work]].

* [[Malevolent Architecture]]: His home stage, Pandemonium, is a tight maze full of cramped corridors with a bottomless pit in the middle. ''Perfect'' for some traps. In the Omega version spikes also routinely pop out of the group to pierce the fighters and knock them into the air.

** Even later, he tells the warriors that he will return again, "From the depths of Hell, to this world once more..."

* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: Had the Emperor not concocted that plan to have the Warriors of Cosmos gain the crystals and kill off Chaos as well as Cosmos while ensuring his own survival and have Chaos' faction win the standard way, the consequences in the long term would have ben far worse than how the 13th Cycle ended, if Scenario 000 in Duodecim is anything to go by.

* [[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]].

* [[Charged Attack]]: Starfall.

* [[Colony Drop]]: His trademark Starfall.

** 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.]]

{{quote| "Lowly ''worm''!"}}

* [[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.

** 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.

* [[Shock and Awe]]: Thunder Crest. His mines appear to be lightning-based too. And his Dreary Cell spell in Duodecim.

* [[When All You Have Is a Hammer]]: The Emperor has one of the smallest unique movesets in the game, between that and the playstyle required by a trap specialist, you're going to be seeing the same moves often.

=== Design and [[Costume Tropes]] ===

* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]

** His other three costumes make him a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]].

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.

* [[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.

{{quote| '''Emperor:''' "A taste of Hell may be just what you need."}}

* [[Arch Enemy]]: To Yuna, and by proxy Tidus and Jecht. He's actually just as much their Arch Enemy as he is Firion's.

* [[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".

--Fighting Style: '''[[Omnicidal Maniac|Bane Of Life]]'''

=== General Tropes ===

* [[I Am Legion]]: Does a very good job of making her even more imposing than she already is.

* [[Immortality]]: She's practically a force of nature.

** {{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.

* [[Power of the Void]]

* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: Her Particle Beam attacks are even called Wave Cannon in the JPN versions.

=== Design and [[Costume Tropes]] ===

=== In ''Duodecim'' ===

* [[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.}}

--Fighting Style: '''Thaumaturge'''

=== General Tropes ===

=== Gameplay and [[Combat Tropes]] ===

* [[Attack Drone]]: Conjures [[That One Boss|the Giant of Babil's CPU, Attack Node, and Defense Node]] from ''Final Fantasy IV'' to fire lasers.

* [[Casting a Shadow]]: Slings out dark fire and gravity wells.

* [[Charged Attack]]: Black Fang.

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Summon Magic|Summon Shadow Dragon!]]'''

{{quote| "Creature of shadows!"}}

*** '''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'''.

* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Gravity System, Float System, and Ambush System. Has Sector Ray in ''Dissidia 012''.

* [[Genius Bruiser]]

* [[Magic Knight]]: He's an interesting example, preferring to batter you with his hands rather than using a weapon, but he's still equal parts physical and magical.

* [[Mythology Gag]]: There is an alternate version of his Twin Meteor EX Burst (itself the attack used by {{spoiler|him and Fusoya to defeat Zemus}}) where his Shadow Dragon tells him to "give your power to Meteor" just like {{spoiler|Fusoya}} did. Like in the original game, Golbez replies, "Very well." (or, "Iidesutomo!" in Japanese).

* [[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.

* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Man in Black again.

* [[Shoulders of Doom]]

* [[The Chessmaster]]: He triggered all the defining events in the 12th cycle that gave way to a possible victory in the next one.

--Fighting Style: '''Entropic Adversary'''

=== General Tropes ===

* [[Stealth Pun]]: His unlockable '''TURTLE!'''/'''KAME!''' line. Not only is it a nod to Ghido, but it's also a play on the concept of turtling, a game term referring to forgoing offense in favor of superior defense. A strategy that Exdeath [[Stone Wall|excels]] [[Mighty Glacier|in]].

* [[Title Drop]]: Got one in the Japanese version with his defeat quote, "Is this my final fantasy?". Then, [[Woolseyism]] struck and changed it to "Will I end like a mirage?".

** And if his Ivalice appearances count, Exodus.

*** Let's not forget the translation from the OVAs, "Exodeeze".

Ex-Death’s role in the first game is similar to most villains, standing out only in that he has the least personal relationship with his personal foe, Bartz, and a little more relevance given near the end of the story, arguably to serve as [[Mr. Exposition|exposition]]. Ultimately, he cares little for the war between the gods, since he believes blindly in that it will all ultimately lead everything into nothingness.

* [[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.

--Fighting Style: '''Mad Mage'''

=== General Tropes ===

* [[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?"

* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: "Why create when it will only be destroyed? Why cling to life, knowing that you have to die?"

* [[Evil Laugh]]: It's his trademark.

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[One-Winged Angel|Power of Destruction!]]'''

{{quote| "Watch ''this''!"}}

*** '''[[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.

{{quote| <s>[[Mondegreen|"It's filling me up!]]</s> "It's filling me up!" (''[[Frickin' Laser Beams|smiting light from above]]'') [[Perverse Sexual Lust|That was titillating.]]"}}

* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: With his own crazy twists, of course. He's got two variants of each -aga level spell.

* [[Light Is Not Good]]: Just ask anybody who's been on the wrong side of his Light of Judgement. Oh wait, they're all ''dead''.

* [[Mighty Glacier]]: He moves slowly and many of his attacks have fair lag, but they pack a wallop.

=== In ''Dissidia'' ===

* [[Actor Allusion]]: Kefka, upon meeting with Terra for the first (onscreen) time, implies that she was a bloodthirsty monster beforehand. When he realizes that she doesn't remember, he reveals this information in such a way that causes her great trauma. Lastly, although unintentional, he takes a kid upon his escape (more specifically, the kid fought him), just like Raditz did with Goku in the beginning of the Vegeta saga. Both Raditz and Kefka are voiced in the Japanese version by [[Shigeru Chiba]].

** Also, Kefka's antagonism of Terra is somewhat similar to Emperor Pilaf's antagonism of Bulma, and overall acts like an [[Psychopathic Manchild|insane overgrown kid]] just like Pilaf. Pilaf is also voiced by Chiba.

* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]: In-universe, Terra (story mode) and Firion (via intro quote) took pity in regards to Kefka.

** Also in Light The Way Conclusion in the story pre-battle exchange, where, while Kefka is undergoing a mantra of shouting "Destroy!" in a repetitive fashion, Terra wonders whether Kefka is himself feeling tormented.

'''Terra:''' "Stop fooling around!"<br />

'''Kefka:''' "[[Throw It In|(Sorry, ma'am.)]] Come on! What does it matter anymore?!" (''[[Laughing Mad|laughs hysterically]]'') }}

* [[Mad Bomber]]: Kefka has shades of this in ''Dissida''. For one thing, during his fight with Terra in Destiny Odyssey, Kefka is seen laughing maniacally when he is lobbing explosive orbs (implied to be his Ultima spell) at Terra both during their first onscreen encounter (when he fires some spells at her while claiming that there's another enemy for her to destroy) as well as during their fight, especially when they are exploding. He then fires the same spell at Terra shortly before their battle in "Shade Impulse", with him laughing as it is exploding. Also, when he is using the Ultima spell during gameplay, shortly after it detonates, he starts cackling.

* [[Oh Crap]]: Kefka's expression when he sees the Cloud of Darkness attempt to blast away Terra and Onion Knight with her particle beam (seen for a split second).

{{quote| '''Kefka Palazzo:''' You are less than worthless!!}}

* [[Shadow Archetype]]: To Terra.

* [[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:

* [[Ain't Too Proud to Beg]]: A rare villainous example: If Kefka ends up defeated, sometimes he will apologize and beg to be let go.

* [[Big "What?"]]: Gives an especially big one when he discovers that Vaan took Terra and ran after fighting him.

* [[Double Take]]: Has a rather amusing one when Vaan runs off with Terra.

{{quote| '''Vaan:''' "We'll finish this next time! For now, I'm just gonna take the girl! Catch ya later!"<br />

--Fighting Style: '''Focused Blade'''

=== General Tropes ===

** [[Named Weapons]]

** [[Public Domain Artifact]]

** [[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!]]'''

{{quote| "It's time..."}}

*** '''[[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]].

** [[Rapunzel Hair]]

** [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Or silver. [[Hair Color Dissonance|Hard to tell.]]

* [[Green Eyes]]

* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]

=== In ''Dissidia'' ===

* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]: Invoked In-universe by Cecil Harvey. See [[Tragic Monster]].

* [[Audience Surrogate]]: Similar to LOVELESS and his reaction to it in ''[[Crisis Core]]'', Sephiroth basically speaks for all people who don't view Kefka favorably with his pre-battle quote to Kefka being a simple "You're annoying." Made even more poignant in the Japanese version, where Kefka is basically a scrappy.

Fighting Style: '''Sorceress Fusileer'''

=== General Tropes ===

* [[Eyes of Gold]]

* [[Facial Markings]]

* [[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]]

* [[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.

* [[Gradual Grinder]]: Her long-range-oriented playstyle, and the fact that her HP attacks can't be efficiently spammed due to slow start-ups, lends itself to this trope. She'll launch a volley of magic arrows from the other side of the stage to whittle your Bravery down and keep you stunned long enough for her to land an HP hit. It makes sense that she'd [[A Worldwide Punomenon|take her time.]]

* [[Instant Runes]]: Apocalypse and Hell's Judgment

* [[Long-Range Fighter]]

* [[Storm of Blades]]: Knight's Blade, especially the charged version.

* [[Time Master]]

=== In ''Dissidia'' ===

* [[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.

* [[Take Your Time]]: Ultimecia tells Squall to do this when they meet face-to-face and he isn't ready to face her yet.

--Fighting Style: '''[[Not Quite Flight|Graceful Glider]]'''

=== General Tropes ===

* [[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.

{{quote| "As one who shares your fate, I simply had to see how your heart would break upon realizing how powerless you truly are."<br />

"Your friends will get hurt, and there is nothing you can do. Like a bird trapped in a cage, you can only listen as they scream in terror..." }}

* [[Relationship Voice Actor]]: See Bartz's entry.

* [[Sissy Villain]]

* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: He considers himself superior to all of his allies, despite Garland telling him they are all slaves of the cycle of battle.

* [[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.

{{quote| "Now for my one-man show!"}}

=== Design and Costume Tropes ===

* [[Bare Your Midriff]]

* [[Biological Mashup]]: He looks mostly human, but even in his "normal" form he has feathers growing from his scalp, and when [[Super Mode|Tranced]] is ''covered'' in red feathers, in addition to having his monkey's tail, just like Zidane's, finally show.

** In addition, Trance gives Kuja access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Final Requiem'''.

{{quote| "Curtain rise!"}}

{{quote| "Here comes the finale!"}}

* [[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.

* [[Musical Assassin]]: He doesn't use any instruments, but much of his gameplay makes reference to music.

* [[Non-Elemental]]: Ultima.

* [[Power Floats]]: He's not called the "Graceful Glider" for nothing--while the others disregard gravity, Kuja is actively giving it both middle fingers. The only time he ever physically touches ''anything'', much less the ground, is if his opponent introduces him to it the hard way.

* [[Squishy Wizard]]: He does a lot of damage and moves at a fair speed, but his Bravery attacks are easy to block.

--Fighting Style: '''Brutal Blitzer'''

As hinted in the first game, Jecht is sided with Cosmos in ''Dissidia 012''. The game will reveal how he ended up in Chaos' side.

(''during his EX Burst'') [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|"This is]] ''[[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|my]]'' [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|show!"]] }}

* [[Jerk Jock]]

* [[Large Ham]]

* [[Like Father, Like Son]]

* [[Memetic Sex God]]: Invoked by Penelo, who thinks he has "the body of a bronzed god".

* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]

* [[Spirited Competitor]]

* [[Storyboard Body]]: His Zanarkand Abe's chest tattoo, which also counts as a [[Chest Insignia]].

* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: Nothing on [[Sublime Rhyme|Sir "DURR HURR HURR!"]], but he's definitely second in this regard. His attacks require ''extremely'' precise timing of buttom presses to pull off properly, but if you ''do'' get the hang of him Jecht has some of the best combos in the game, all of which link to HP attacks and have Wall Rush to pile on the damage even more. He's also got Jecht Block which blocks almost ''any'' attack, he has lots of CP for support abilities because he has a comparatively small moveset, and though he's definitely not the fastest character, Jecht is [[Lightning Bruiser|pretty speedy]] in comparison to other heavy hitters.

** [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: As an Assist, the AI of course times his combos perfectly. Not only does he do a lot of damage, but he comes out fast and does Wall Rush to set up for further combos, and his combos are so long that it's possible to attack the opponent in unison with Jecht to pile on even more damage.

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[One-Winged Angel|Final Aeon!]]'''

{{quote| "Let's do this!"}}

*** '''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'''.

{{quote| "You were just out of luck! ''Come on, come on, come on, come on!'' This is ''my'' show!"}}

{{quote| "One more! WHOOOAAAHH YEEAAHHH!"}}

* [[Eye Beam]]: He gets one in the form of Jecht Beam in ''Dissidia 012''. '''No kidding'''.

* [[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.

* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]

* [[Anti-Villain]]/[[Designated Villain]]: Aside from being a [[Jerk Jock]] and a lousy father, Jecht is actually a decent guy.

* {{spoiler|[[Brainwashed]]}}: Heavily implied as to how and why {{spoiler|he ended up defecting from the Warriors of Cosmos to the Warriors of Chaos}}. ''Dissidia 012'' confirmed it.

* [[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.

* [[Judge, Jury, and Executioner]]

* [[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.

{{quote| '''"HATRED IS WOT DROIVES ME!"'''}}

** To clarify, Ferguson often slides between what sounds like "posh" British (the proper accent for the Arcadian Empire) and what sounds like Cockney.

* [[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 In Badass]]: Besides the [[Mask of Power|obvious powering up]] [[Super Mode|in EX Mode]], in Dissidia 012 the developers make his EX Charge charge his EX gauge INSANELY FAST. Even though EX Mode lasts a lot shorter and [[Nerf|weaker]] in 012, the new EX Charge charge speed doesn't just make up for it, it still [[Just for Pun|EXecutes everything.]]

* [[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.

* [[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 In Badass|Gabranth turns into a]] ''[[Unstoppable Rage|nigh-unstoppable force of nature]]''. [[Game Breaker|He gets so badass]] he can out-muscle [[SNK Boss|Chaos]] easily while in [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]--his combos are just as long and powerful as Chaos', he attacks just as quickly, and in the small arena his HP attacks are just as difficult to avoid.

*** Begs the question of why does he even take it off, then.

* [[Tin Tyrant]]