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== Warrior of Light ==

 

 

 

 

 

=== General Tropes ===

* {{spoiler|[[Artificial Human]]}}: ''Dissidia 012 Duodecim'' reveals he's {{spoiler|a Manikin created by Cid using Cid's memories, but unlike the Mooks fought in the game, he's a "perfect" Manikin, able to have a sense of self and retain memories.}}

* [[Call Back]]: {{spoiler|The final scene of ''012'' shows him about to awaken from his hibernation in Order's Sanctuary, which was the first scene of ''013''.}}

* [[The Champion]]: Fights directly to uphold Cosmos's honor. Taken further than in ''Dissidia 012 Duodecim'', where he tells Cosmos that even if he lacks the light to fight as one of her chosen warriors, he'll ''always'' be there to protect her to the very end.

* [[Composite Character]]: The Warrior of Light apparently stands in for the entire party in the first game.

* [[Determinator]]: He's been doing this for a very long time.

** In a scene during a previous war, Prishe gives him a name. Cosmos is hinted to know it too, but the player doesn't hear it. Later, Bartz suggests giving him a new name, but the Warrior rejects the idea as the vague memories of Prishe linger, and he doesn't want to lose the idea he already has a name to the idea of getting a new one.

* [[The Fettered]]: Holy crap, yes.

* [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!]]: In ''Dissidia'', the last command for his EX Burst was always left; in ''Dissidia 012 Duodecim'', it's random like the rest. It'll trip you up the first couple of times.

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

** In reference to the class-up given to the party by Bahamut in ''Final Fantasy I'', Warrior of Light becomes a Knight. His armor changes entirely, making him look like he does in his game's logo. In addition to Regen, WoL's EX Mode gives him the following abilities:

*** '''Protect''', which reduces all Brave damage he takes

*** '''[[Storm of Blades|Light's Blessing]]''', which adds to his physical combo attacks in the form of blades of light that pierce the enemy as he attacks.

** Class Change also gives him access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Oversoul:'''

** Warrior of Light leaps at his opponent and, depending on whether the player inputs the proper D-pad input, runs them through with his sword up to six times, each time [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice|leaving a spear]] [[Light'Em Up|of light in them]] as he goes through, before finishing it up with a final slash, leaving the opponent in a [[Stuff Blowing Up|magical explosion]].

** And if you want to read into it further, you'll note that there were only six possible character choices in the original ''[[Final Fantasy I|Final Fantasy]]''. Six possible Light Warriors, six slashes before the final strike.

* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: Red/Blue/White Fang.

*** If you look even closer, you'll notice that [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|he's pulling the item from the pouch at his left hip.]]

* [[Light'Em Up]]: With the exception of Bitter End and Ultimate Shield, all of his HP attacks are some form of weaponized light, and even those two have his sword/shield glow brightly when attacking.

* [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me]]: Shield of Light.

** [[Shield-Bash]]: All but one of his physical attacks begin with a shield throw to stun the opponent before he swoops in with his sword.

* [[I Gave My Word]]: To Cosmos in one cutscene.

* [[Save the Villain]]: In his [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]], the Warrior of Light vows to break the [[Groundhog Day Loop|neverending cycle of war]]. On top of that, he promises to save ''[[Blood Knight|Garland]]'' from his fate too.

* [[Screw Destiny]]

** Or it might just be time for that destiny to be carried out, like a prophecy being fulfilled.

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: Throughout his storyline, the villains appear to the Warrior to taunt him, mock him, and generally try to demoralize him. With most of the other heroes, their attempts usually work. The Warrior, on the other hand, either knows they're evil and not worth listening to, or, depending on your interpretation, {{spoiler|has dealt with them [[Stable Time Loop|twelve times already]] and [[Genre Savvy|knows they're just going to lie and deceive him]]}}, so he mostly ignores them.

'''Warrior of Light:''' "Are you finished talking?" }}

* [[Team Dad]]: The few times he interacts directly with his allies, he's shown being [[Reasonable Authority Figure|authoritative and strict]], but still shows just enough concern about them.

* [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]]: His scene without a helmet from the trailer earned him many a fangirl's squees.

* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: After Lightning {{spoiler|[[What the Hell, Hero?|tells the Warrior of Light and Kain off for their killing off their comrades, no matter what their reason]]}}, he starts to doubt that he even deserves his title.

* {{spoiler|[[Sole Survivor]]: He's the only member of Team Cosmos (including ''Cosmos herself'') that wasn't killed or otherwise "put to sleep" by the end of the 12th cycle. In fact, [[The Stinger]] of ''012'' shows him in the unconscious position he was in ''Destiny Odyssey's'' prologue.}}

* [[The Un-Reveal]]: This game reveals yes, he ''does'' have a name. {{spoiler|Prishe gives it to him, and in the ending FMV, Cosmos calls it out to him and he hears it then (but we don't). However, then the next cycle comes and he forgets again, and one way or the other the player never finds out what this name is.}}

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: {{spoiler|He and Kain conclude that the Warriors of Cosmos have no chance of winning the current cycle of the conflict due to the vast numbers of manikins. Since warriors killed by other warriors are revived at full strength for the next cycle, but warriors killed by manikins are [[Killed Off for Real]], the two of them set out to kill their allies ''themselves'' in order to guarantee their survival into the next cycle.}}

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Lightning calls him out for {{spoiler|joining Kain in the plan to kill the other Warriors of Cosmos.}}

 

 

== Firion ==

 

 

 

 

=== General Tropes ===

* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: Averted: while everyone else summons their weapons when they need them, Firion is shown carrying his around all the time.

* [[Kleptomaniac Hero]]: Given the source material, this could apply to most of (if not ''all'') the Warriors of Cosmos. Firion, however, has this specific exchange with Tidus:

'''Firion:''' "What? It's ''free''!" }}

* [[Magikarp Power]]: Slow HP attacks and mid-powered Brave combos with a horrible air game. Then you begin to level up and master his Brave attacks. Believe us, Double Trouble is ''worth'' the grinding.

* [[My Name Is Inigo Montoya|My Name Is Firion]]: His speech when fighting against The Emperor.

* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Claims this when Cecil tries to set him up with Lightning.

* [[Only One Name]]

* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Most notably his crystal, a huge chunk of blisteringly-pink shiny rock he carries around with pride.

* [[Rebellious Spirit]]

 

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

Firion uses eight types of weapons (if you include shields and bare-handed fighting), one for each fighting style in ''Final Fantasy II'' and each representing a party member.

 

** His entire moveset is one big [[Mythology Gag]]. For example, his rope knives are electrified. Leila, who specialized in knives, joined the party with knowledge of the Thunder spell.

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: Representing [[The Big Guy|Guy]].

** [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]]/[[Boomerang Comeback]]

* [[The Archer]]: Uses a bow, [[The Chick|Maria's]] weapon of choice.

** [[Abnormal Ammo]]: Besides the above, uses his bow to fire his other weapons in his EX Burst.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: A spear, representing [[Retroactive Legacy|Ricard]]. His exclusive weapons are also implied to be spears.

** [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: Said punch is not only significantly stronger than his other two follow-ups which use his weapons, but at a base power of 45 it's stronger than a ''full'' combo from ''Jecht''.

* [[Cool Sword]]: The Blood Sword, Firion's own weapon type.

** [[Iaijutsu Practitioner]]: With Swordslash.

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Infinity+1 Sword|Blood Weapon Equipped!]]'''

*** '''[[Life Drain|Blood Weapon]]''': When Firion deals HP damage to the enemy, the blood weapons increase his HP by an equal amount (something that they didn't actually do in the original game, but did for all their other appearances throughout the series).

** In addition, Blood Weapons Equipped give Firion access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Fervid Blazer''':

** The player is given about two seconds to hit five inputs in order, as Firion concentrates for his attack, before he leaps at the enemy to attack with his various weapons: the full attack has him attack with his [[Blade on a Stick|lance]], [[Knife Nut|daggers]], [[An Axe to Grind|axe]], [[Magic Wand|staff]], and [[Cool Sword|sword]] (in order) to attack, each enchanted with [[Elemental Powers]], before using his bow to fire ''[[Abnormal Ammo|all]]'' [[Abnormal Ammo|his weapons]] at the enemy. Thanks to Firion's EX Mode ability, all the damage dealt by Fervid Blazer heals him in equal amount.

* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: Uses punches and kicks, representing [[Bare-Fisted Monk|Josef]].

* [[Knife Nut]]: Representing [[Pirate|Leila]].

* [[Mind Over Matter]]: Has a few attacks where he uses telekinesis to control his weapons.

* [[Multi Melee Master]]

* [[Walking Armory]]: Which is probably why he's got the slowest running speed of all the Warriors of Cosmos.

 

* [[Fashionable Asymmetry]]: The "skirt", the scarf, and the uneven armor.

* [[Form-Fitting Wardrobe]]: If that ''is'' armor he's wearing, it's very... clingy.

* [[Nice Hat|Nice Bandanna]]

* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]

 

== Onion Knight ==

 

 

 

 

=== General Tropes ===

* [[Child Soldier]]: Although the only one who seems to be bothered that Cosmos would summon a child is Vaan.

* [[Composite Character]]: He takes cues from all six versions of ''Final Fantasy III's'' heroes. His default appearance is based on the unnamed orphans from the NES release, while the design of his weapons are taken from artwork of the [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081208212528/finalfantasy/images/7/7b/Amano_Warrior_II.jpg unnamed warrior] present in a lot of ''Final Fantasy III'' art, and his third outfit is based on [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100706021719/finalfantasy/images/2/20/Amano_Warrior.jpg artwork of the same]. His personality as a coward who puts up a brave front most closely resembles Arc, and in his third outfit his EX Mode outfits are green, which was Arc's coloration. His second outfit is based on Luneth and has his eyes and hair, but the light blue coloration is closer to Refia's outfit. And finally, his fourth DLC outfit is based on Ingus, and he looks a bit like Ingus in his default outfit.

* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Everyone Calls Him Onion Knight]]: Except for Terra, who just calls him "the kid/boy." The only person who actually refers to Onion Knight ''as'' Onion Knight is Cloud of Darkness before their final fight in Onion Knight's Destiny Odyssey. Vaan calls him "Onion" in one of the Reports of Duodecim, and his character file for the prequel says that, like Warrior of Light, he also can't remember his name.

* [[Fan Nickname]]: Some fans call him Luneth, for the first main character of the ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' remake. Onion Knight's alternate outfit even makes him look like Luneth. Fan who don't try to insist he's Luneth generally call him OK or Onion. And since his hair and armor looks like Onion Knight Ingus, some fans call him that instead of Luneth.

* [[In a World]]: In the beginning narration for his story path.

* [[I Will Protect Her]]: To Terra. {{spoiler|Type 2 when he fails to protect her from getting captured by the Cloud of Darkness.}}

* [[Kid Hero]]: Youngest of the heroes' side by far. He has no canon age, he needs no canon age; "kid" is sufficient. To those who insist he is actually Luneth, he's 15, only a year behind Zidane but still the youngest. Those who don't estimate him at the ripe old age of 12.

* [[Meaningful Name|Meaningful Title]]: "Onion" is used in Japanese to describe someone that is inexperienced, and Onion Knight is the initial job of ''[[Final Fantasy III]]''.

* [[No Name Given]]: As with the Warrior of Light, he has no name here because in his own game, [[Hello, Insert Name Here|the player chooses his name]].

* [[Precocious Crush]]: His friendship with Terra seems ''really'' close. Can double as a [[Bodyguard Crush]] because of his promise to protect her.

** In the Reports of ''012'', Cecil even asks if he's fallen for her, and he gets flustered when Zidane refers to her as his "big sister".

* [[Shorter Means Smarter]]: Or so he likes to think.

* [[Stop Helping Me!]]: In ''Dissidia 012'', Vaan is concerned for the Onion Knight's welfare, being that he's an (apparently) [[Children Are Innocent|small child]] [[Child Soldier|in a war]]. As a result, he checks up on the Onion Knight frequently and tells off other characters for treating him (as he perceives) too roughly. The Onion Knight is something other than pleased at this little development.

 

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

* [[Child Mage]]

* [[Crippling Overspecialization]]: Inverted, he's equal in all areas with a long-range spell attack and a close-range sword attack for both Bravery and HP, and in the air and on the ground. But this makes him incredibly predictable because at any one time he can only use one of four attacks, and his HP attacks have large start-up.

* [[Death of a Thousand Cuts]]: His primary Brave and HP attacks involve rapidly stabbing the enemy; each stab does miniscule damage, but it stacks up quickly.

* [[Dual-Wielding]]: As a [[Ninja]].

** [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]

** [[Dishing Out Dirt]]

** [[Holy Hand Grenade]]

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Prestige Class|Job Change!]]'''

** Onion Knight changes his job from Onion Knight to either [[The Archmage|Sage]] or [[Ninja]], depending on what sort of attack he's using: Sage if using a magical attack, Ninja if using a physical attack. Sage and Ninja are unarguably the strongest classes in the NES version of ''Final Fantasy III'', [[Last-Disc Magic|obtained at the end of the game]] (though Onion Knight could [[Magikarp Power|potentially surpass even them in terms of pure power and tanking ability]]). In addition to Regen, Onion Knight's EX Mode gives him the following abilities:

*** '''Sage's Wisdom''': When in Sage mode, Onion Knight's magic attacks are improved, firing more projectiles over a larger area, meaning they do more damage and are easier to connect with.

*** '''[[Dual-Wielding|DualWield]]''': When in Ninja mode, Onion Knight holds a sword in each hand. When performing one of his combo-based physical attacks, the number of hits is doubled, dealing twice as much damage with each attack.

** In addition, Job Change gives Onion Knight access to his [[Limit Break|EX Bursts]]: '''Spellbook''' and '''Ninjutsu'''

** Spellbook is the EX Burst he uses in Sage mode. The player is presented with a ''Final Fantasy''-style [[Retraux|command window]]; his task is to locate and cast the '''Holy''' spell from Onion Knight's Magic command. If Holy is chosen, Onion Knight will attack the enemy with [[Holy Hand Grenade|a blast of sacred light]] before dropping a '''[[Colony Drop|Meteor]]''' spell on them.

* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Only Feral Chaos is ''narrowly'' faster than him normally, and it takes EX Mode for Prishe and Tidus to outspeed him. Unfortunately, Onion Knight tends to get [[Punched Across the Room|sent flying into walls]] a whole lot since his attacks are predictable and leave him very vulnerable if he misses.

** [[Glass Cannon]]: Edges up to this in EX Mode, as he's still predictable and easy to punish, but his attacks have a lot more punch to them, many almost doubling in power.

* [[Full-Contact Magic]]: In keeping with his [[Magic Knight]] tendencies, his magic attacks have him commanding his spells using physical movement, such as kicking the last meteorite when he casts Comet.

* [[Gradual Grinder]]

* [[Magic Wand]]: When he's a Sage.

* [[Ninja]]

** [[Short Hair with Tail]]

* [[Hair Decorations|Every Kid Is More Adorable With Hair Decs]]: Yet another one with beads in his hair.

* [[Hair of Gold]]

* [[Instant Costume Change]]: In Ex Mode.

* [[Ornamental Weapon]]: The dagger he carries is just decoration.

* [[Vague Age|Pre-]][[Teens Are Short]]: He may be a [[Kid Hero]], but he is absolutely ''tiny''. Even Zidane, who is shorter than the other heroes by a good foot or two to keep in with ''Final Fantasy IX's'' art style, is bigger than him.

 

== Cecil Harvey ==

 

 

 

The former [[Knight in Shining Armor|Commander of the Red Wings]] who, upon being confronted with orders that went against his beliefs, had to decide for himself what path to follow, [[Bad Powers, Good People|and the power that came with it]]. Now, trapped within the conflict of the Gods, he [[Yin-Yang Bomb|wields both light and darkness]] for the Goddess of Harmony.

* [[Humble Hero]]

* [[Large Ham]]: Cecil's whole [[Knight in Shining Armor]] motif makes his speech a bit flowery and bombastic compared to most of the other heroes. Look at their [[Calling Your Attacks|attack audio cues]]: Everyone else has things like "Ya!", "Take it!", and "Here we go!" as well as your standards kiais and grunts. Cecil, though? Cecil has stuff like "Beneath the light... comes judgment!" and "Drink of anguish!"

* [[Lunacy]]: Many of Cecil's attacks quotes make reference to the moon; this is because in the original game, Cecil gained his holy powers from the spirit of his deceased father, who was a [[Human Aliens|Lunarian]].

* [[Paladin]]: Self explanatory, actually.

 

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

* [[Cool Sword]]: Two during his [[Super Mode|EX Mode]], the Deathbringer (in his Dark Knight form) and Mythgraven Blade (in his Paladin form).

** [[Ancestral Weapon]]: Mythgraven Blade

** [[Sword of Plot Advancement]]: Mythgraven Blade, in the original game anyway.

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Prestige Class|Job]] [[Infinity+1 Sword|Augment!]]'''

** Cecil switches his [[Blade on a Stick]] weapons for the Deathbringer and Mythgraven Blade, in addition to mastering his job-changing abilities. Calling it a job ''augment'' ("decant" in Japanese) is a reference to the Augment ("decant" in Japanese) system used in the DS version of ''IV''. In addition to Regen, Cecil's EX Mode gives him the following abilities:

*** '''[[Heroic Resolve|Inner Strength]]''': In EX Mode, all of Cecil's attacks have their damage multiplied 1.5 times.

*** '''[[Instant Costume Change|Proteus]]''': Cecil can change his job at any moment by pressing R+Square, where before he would have to perform certain attacks to change job. This allows him to pull of better combos than he usually could (for example, smashing the enemy into the ground with the Paladin's Saint Cross, then sending them flying with the Dark Knight's Nightfall attack).

** Job Augment also gives Cecil access to his '''[[Limit Break|EX Burst]]''': '''Soul Shift'''

** Cecil blasts the enemy with a wave of Darkness before shifting to Paladin to gather his concentration. If performed perfectly, Cecil will slash the enemy once, shift into Dark Knight and divebomb the enemy while simultaneously hitting them with a [[Casting a Shadow|Dark Wave]], and then shift into Paladin yet again to finish them off with a [[Creepy Cool Crosses|cross]][[Holy Hand Grenade|-slash]].

* [[Face Palm of Doom]]: The latter half of Soul Eater.

* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]] with a touch of [[Irony]]: Of the main cast of the original ''Dissidia'', Cecil is the only person to fight with a spear-like weapon. However... In the equipment setup screen, he can only equip sword, greatsword, and axe-type weapons. (Unless you use Dragoon Lore on him to grant him the ability to equip spears, but that's tangential).

* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: With Golbez. Not as much literally as it was in ''IV'', but ''definitely'' on an emotional scale.

* [[Strength Equals Worthiness]]: Put to test right before fighting Exdeath in front of Golbez.

 

=== In ''Dissidia 012 Duodecim'' ===

 

== Bartz Klauser ==

 

 

 

A cheerful adventurer blessed by the Wind Crystal. His job in this game is Mime, hence the cape and using the other heroes' weapons, all put for the sake of justice and helping his allies.

 

=== General Tropes ===

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]

* [[Dramatic Wind]]: His victory pose.

** His alternate costume, which depicts how Amano colors Bartz in a few pieces of artwork.

*** It also bears an uncanny resemblance to [[Suikoden V|Prince Frey]].

** He also imitates Gilgamesh before their battle {{spoiler|in Gilgamesh's dream sequence.}}

* [[Idiot Hero]]: If you thought his [[Final Fantasy V|original game]] [[Flanderization|was bad]]... ([[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|and]] [[You Are Too Late|it]] [[MacGuffin Delivery Service|was]]). It's best illustrated in a few of his interactions with Zidane.

'''Zidane:''' "[[What an Idiot!|...Is this guy for real?]]" }}

* [[Super Sentai Stance]]: When preforming Goblin Punch.

 

** '''{{color|red|Fire}}''' -- Onion Sword (Onion Knight) and Revolver (Squall).

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Magikarp Power|Job Mastered!]]'''

** Bartz's cape becomes red, the mark of a Mime, and he gains three stars that hover above his head, the sign that he has mastered his job class. Mastered mime is one of the most-used endgame classes in V, due to the extremely high potential power that they have. In addition to Regen, Bartz's EX Mode gives him the following ability:

*** '''Goblin Punch''': Bartz gains access to one of the first [[Mega Manning|Blue Magic]] spells, in the form of a fast, powerful, easily-connected HP attack. As is traditional for the spell, it is far more powerful if Bartz and his target have the same level (which makes it very strong for battles at max level). Even if it isn't fully powered though, it's quite possibly the most useful attack in the game; there's an entire strategy for Bartz that relies on abusing this move.

** In addition, Job Mastered! gives Bartz access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Spellblade-Dual Wield-Rapid Fire'''/'''Master Mime'''

** A reference to Bartz's best ability set-up in ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'', this EX Burst has Bartz produce eight weapons; one for every hero (save for Terra, who primarily uses magic): First [[Dual-Wielding]] The Warrior of Light's Sword and Tidus's Brotherhood charged with [[Making a Splash|water]], [[Blow You Away|Wind]] with Zidane and Cecil's weapons, [[Dishing Out Dirt|Earth]] with Firion and Cloud's, and finally [[Playing with Fire|fire]] with Squall and the Onion Knight's. After finishing his string of attacks, [[All Your Powers Combined|Bartz merges all eight weapons into one]]; his own '''Brave Blade''', which he uses to deal the final strike.

* [[Game Breaker]]: His EX-Burst is a reference to one in his original game.

* [[Mega Manning]]: An Official Quest covers this is how Bartz learns to mimic attacks, he specifically challenges Laguna so he can learn to copy Ragnarok Blade, then challenges Jecht because he wants to learn his moves too. Jecht rejects him, [[Hand Wave|which is why]] [[Development Gag|Bartz doesn't know how to use his attacks]].

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Which wouldn't that notable, given that Bartz is brown-haired and [[Brown Eyes|brown-eyed]], except that this is ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' we're talking about here.

** [[Blue Eyes]]: Unless it's his third outfit, where his eye color also changes to match the [[Super-Deformed]] artwork of Bartz.

** Dresses flamboyantly? Check. Mimes some actions of the female cast? You bet. A legitimate threat? Don't you forget it.

* [[Older Than They Look|Older Than He Looks]]: Somewhat. He actually looks his age, but since [[Improbable Age|most of the other heroes are in their teens]], it can come as a surprise that Bartz is one of the oldest, tied with Cecil at around 20 and just under the 21-year-old Cloud. That does ''not'' keep 17-year-old Squall from acting as [[Team Mom|Team]] <s>[[Team Dad|Dad]]</s> [[Team Mom|Mom]] towards him and Zidane.

* [[It's All My Fault]]: {{spoiler|Zidane's getting captured.}}

* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: So he's a [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids|naive]], [[Humble Hero|good-natured]] [[The Fool|simpleton]], prone to running away and [[Schmuck Bait|clearly not that bright]]. [[Curb Stomp Battle|Easy target, right, Exdeath?]] '''[[Oh Crap|WRONG]]'''.

** [[Shout-Out]]: The feather is a reference to one of Boco's feathers. Boco is the name of the chocobo who accompanied Bartz on his travels in the original game.

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: It's mentioned [[All There in the Manual|in the manual]] that his attitude belies about his talent. Also, in the Japanese version, his quote right before facing Exdeath had been many times translated by fans as:

* [[Parrot Exposition]]: In the [[Running Gag|grand and glorious]] ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' tradition.

* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Zidane.

* [[Tired of Running]]: When he does finally stop, [[Curb Stomp Battle|expect your rear end to be handed to you on a silver platter.]]

 

=== In ''Dissidia 012 Duodecim'' ===

 

== Terra Branford ==

 

 

 

A [[Half-Human Hybrid|half-Esper]] [[The Ingenue|girl that's way too innocent for the conflict she's brought in]], [[Mystical Waif|despite the magic power she wields.]] She's the last standing [[The Chick|female]] Warrior of Cosmos by the thirteen cycle.

* [[Action Girl]]: Of the magical variety.

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|Story]] [[Power Creep, Power Seep|wise]], she's one of the most timid and kindest characters, but when she decides to go all out she's an incredibly powerful mage and is treated by Kefka as one of the strongest warriors in the war.

* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: Again, as an Esper.

* [[Girly Run]]: It's what happens when you have to [[Action Girl|fight]] [[Combat Stilettos|in heels]].

* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]

* [[Power Glows]]: When Terra uses HP attacks, her hands glow with blue energy.

* [[Purple Prose]]: Many of her attack calls seem to invoke reverence to nature, or at least the elemental forces:

'''Meteor:''' "Heaven's lament!" }}

* [[Reluctant Warrior]]: When it comes down to it she's perfectly capable and willing to fight, but she's still not enthused about it.

** [[Non-Elemental]]: Ultima

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Cute Monster Girl|Trance!]]'''

** Calling upon her Esper heritage, Terra uses her special ability from ''VI'' and transforms into a [[Petting Zoo People|pink-furred Esper form]]. In addition to Regen, Terra's EX Mode gives her the following abilities:

*** '''Chainspell''': In reference to the Soul of Thamasa relic ("Embraces the spirit of a magus"), Terra has the ability to cast spells twice in a row.

*** '''[[Not Quite Flight|Glide]]''': By holding the Jump button, Terra can hover and fly around the stage.

** In additon to that, Trance gives Terra access to her [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Riot Blade'''.

** Terra [[Charged Attack|charges her hands with energy]]. Once the charge period is over, she [[Everything's Better with Spinning|spins]] and releases the energy in the form of [[Razor Wind|flying blades]] that slice up her enemy.

* [[Full-Contact Magic]]: Blizzard Combo.

* [[Magical Girl Warrior]]: Make the [[Half-Human Hybrid|Esper form]] a little [[Cute Monster Girl|less monstrous]] and [[Barbie Doll Anatomy|less naked]], and she could have her own shoujo anime.

* [[Natural Weapon]]/[[Wolverine Claws]]: When she is in Trance, she uses her claws instead of her sword.

* [[Pinball Projectile]]: Fully charged Meltdown. In ''Dissidia'' it didn't even track the opponent like in ''012'', Terra just fired it and it bounced around the arena like mad.

* [[Sphere of Destruction]]: Ultima

* [[Squishy Wizard]]: Her attacks hurt a lot, have a lot of tactical diversity, and in EX Mode her Holy Combo is one of the most powerful attacks in the game. However all of her attacks have Low priority meaning they can be blocked, and they're not too hard to anticipate.

 

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

** And even her default in-model retains a [[Hair Color Dissonance|noticeable green tint.]]

* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]: As an [[Petting Zoo People|Esper]].

* [[Woman in Black]]: Her DLC outfit, though it also has a lot of blue-gray colorings.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Green Hair]]: In her alternate ''Dissidia'' costume.

 

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

* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: When Kefka reveals that she {{spoiler|went crazy and attacked Onion Knight.}}

* [[Reluctant Warrior]]: Mostly because she's worried she'll lose control of her powers in the heat of battle. [[Character Development|She gets over it]].

* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: In the thirteenth cycle, she's the last woman still fighting for Cosmos. Lampshaded in game where instead of her occupation or a recurring motif, her manikin is instead called Phantasmal Girl for her gender.

* [[Sympathy for the Devil]]: {{spoiler|Ends up feeling this for Kefka after defeating him for the final time.}}

* [[Tired of Running]]: Practically explicitly said as an in-battle quote. Unfortunately for her opponents, when she decides to stop, it's [[Limit Break|too late]] for them [[Oh Crap|to start]].

* [[World of Cardboard Speech]]: To Cloud, during her Destiny Odyssey.

 

* [[Anti-Villain]]: Type IV, apparently the only reason she was still on the villain's side is because Kefka brainwashed her.

* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Vaan, who's in the opposite team, helps her out in a style rather similar to Locke, no less. She clearly grows fond of him, even vaguely recognising some of him in the Onion Knight after the purification of the 12th cycle (after which her memories of him should have been erased completely).

* [[I Cannot Self-Terminate]]: She asks Vaan to kill her so she won't hurt people again (possibly a parallel to Celes' suicide attempt after Cid's death in the original game). Vaan is surprised by this request, while Terra (only recently released from brainwashing) seems to be confused as to why Vaan would not do what he is "supposed" to do. Thankfully, Vaan talks her out of it.

* [[Informed Attribute]]: Kefka stated that she loved to cause carnage and destruction when confronting her about why she doesn't want to fight (before Vaan interfered when Kefka tortured her), but her prior appearances did not have her feeling any kind of apparent emotion when fighting, much less joy (she sounded robotic, if anything). Of course, seeing how this is ''[[Lack of Empathy|Kefka]]'' we're talking about, its likely this wasn't true to begin with.

* [[Mama Bear]]: While you have to look for it in the original storyline, the 12th cycle really drives it home: {{spoiler|Vaan tells her to stay hidden and leaves, she sees a group of manikins heading for Cosmos, who she thinks is unprotected. She hurls herself into the fight without even a second thought.}}

* [[You Shall Not Pass]]: {{spoiler|Fights to the end of her strength against some manikins that were after Cosmos.}}

 

 

== Cloud Strife ==

 

 

 

 

=== General Tropes ===

* [[Blown Across the Room]]: Most of Cloud's attacks can inflict Wall Rush, and knock the opponent far enough that they ''will''.

* [[Cool Sword]]: The Buster Sword normally, the [[Infinity+1 Sword|Ultima Weapon]] in EX Mode, or, with his alternative costume, the Fusion Swords and their completed assembly version.

** [[Bifurcated Weapon]]: The Fusion Swords are technically six blades, although this doesn't really have any effect on gameplay.

** [[Named Weapons]]

** [[It Was a Gift]]: The Buster Sword.

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Infinity+1 Sword|Ultima Weapon Equipped!]]'''/'''[[The Lifestream|The Power of Mako!]]'''

** Cloud changes weapons to his version of the Ultima Weapon; or, if he is using his alternate ''[[Advent Children]]'' costume, he wields the fully-assembled Fusion Sword, and glows with green Mako energy. In addition to Regen, Cloud's EX Mode gives him the following abilities:

*** '''[Ultima Weapon] Attack''': Much like the Ultima Weapon from his own game, Cloud's Ultima Weapon increases the damage his sword deals relative to the amount of health he has. The more health, the more damage he deals.

*** '''[Ultima Weapon] [[Armor-Piercing Attack|Guard Crush]]''': While equipped with the Ultima Weapon, Cloud's attacks are unblockable. The only way to avoid getting hurt is to dodge his attacks.

** In addition to those abilities, Ultima Weapon/Power of Mako gives Cloud access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Omnislash'''.

** Cloud smashes the enemy away and then begins charging for his attack, as the [[Amazing Technicolor Battlefield|background shifts through fire, wind, and light]] from above. Once he's done, he begins his attack; a perfectly executed Omnislash will have Cloud slashing the enemy [[Blade Spam|fourteen times]] with increasing speed, before smiting them with one final overhead strike that hits them multiple times.

* [[Limit Break]]: Half his movelist consists of his Limit Breaks from ''Final Fantasy VII''.

* [[Mighty Glacier]]: He moves and attacks very slowly, and is just this side of Firion for being one of the slowest heroes. On the other hand, he hits like a semi truck, and in his EX Mode, his attacks are powered up to the point that he can deplete your Brave with just a few hits. And, assuming he has full HP, his EX Burst is the strongest in the game.

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

* [[Anime Hair]]: He of the mighty spiky hair!

* [[Badass Cape]]: In his [[Kingdom Hearts]] costume.

* [[Blue Eyes]]: [[What Beautiful Eyes!|Famous for them]], in fact.

** [[Take a Third Option|Maybe the aesop was to decide your own fate and follow it.]]

*** Sephiroth's argument seems to be that Cloud is unwilling to take responsibility for his part in the war - he refuses to find his own reason to fight unless he's pushed into it, like when Sephiroth attacked Firion. Sephiroth's promise to 'give him a reason to fight' was a threat against the other Warriors of Cosmos - Sephiroth knows he can manipulate Cloud by targeting his friends. His accepting his crystal is all about accepting the fact that sometimes you have to make your own path, and that even if he doesn't know why he's fighting, he knows it's worth it now because he has something to protect. Even though it means still more fighting, he's chosen to do so out of his own free will rather than because Sephiroth pushed him into it.

** [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]].

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Cloud initially doesn't want to fight Sephiroth because he doesn't see the point of it anymore. Seeing as how this ''is'' the seventh time or so they've done so...

* [[My Greatest Failure]]: It wouldn't be Cloud without him angsting over letting someone he cares die. See [[You Remind Me of X]] below.

** {{spoiler|Some of his dialogue in the 13th cycle seems to flirt with him remembering some events of the 12th cycle, and thus failing to save Tifa, his other [[Love Interest]].}}

* [[Anti-Villain]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type IV]]. He shows concern toward his opponents in ''Prologus'', warning Lightning not to underestimate the other Warriors of Chaos, and has no real motive (or incentive) to fight any of them, let alone Tifa.

** [[Heroic BSOD|Anti-Villain BSOD]]: It's implied that Cloud has been through several cycles already (and, more importantly, remembers them), leaving him burnt out and unmotivated.

* [[Defiant to the End]]: {{spoiler|After rescuing Tifa, he decides he has to stop the war before anything happens to her. How does he go about this? He ''fights Chaos all by himself''. It... [[Curb Stomp Battle|doesn't go well]].}}

* [[Faking Amnesia]]: After Cloud rescues Tifa, he claims to not know who she is. But his thoughts following this scene indicates that he refrained from telling her because he knew that she would definitely refuse to fight him if she remembered him.

* [[Minion with an F In Evil]]

'''Cloud:''' "Something like that." }}

* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: To Tifa, who is a Warrior of Cosmos. It is also heavily implied that this is the reason for his sympathizing with the Cosmos side despite being on Chaos' side, and thus his [[Anti-Villain]] status.

 

== Squall Leonhart ==

 

 

 

A [[Child Soldiers|young mercenary soldier]] of [[The Stoic|cold and reserved personality]] that wields his trademark weapon, the [[Never Live It Down|infamous]] [[Impossibly Cool Weapon|Gunblade]], [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|part gun and part blade]].

=== General Tropes ===

* [[Animal Motifs]]: His unmissable [[King of Beasts|lion]] motif. Many of the quotes people give to him before battle are about this.

'''Jecht:''' "If you're a lion, what the heck am I?" }}

* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Stuck somewhere between]] [[Knight in Sour Armor|Type II]] and [[Good Is Not Nice|Type III]].

* [[Boring but Practical]]: Aside from his spell attacks, which aren't really his intended niche, he only has two melee Bravery attacks for each air and ground. However, they're so effective they're all he needs.

* [[Cool Sword]]: His Gunblade, be it Revolver or [[Infinity+1 Sword|Lionheart]]. And they cover...

** [[Blade Spam]]: Most of Squall's attacks work this way. He isn't called "Relentless" for nothing. This is actually lampshaded by the name of his [[Limit Break]]: if [[Wikipedia|The Other Wiki]] is correct, "Renzokuken" roughly translates to "Continual Sword" or "Serial Sword".

** [[Elegant Weapon for a More Civilized Age]]

** [[Improbable Weapon User]]

** [[Impossibly Cool Weapon]]: Just look how many [[Trope Overdosed|tropes]] it has! It's even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by the other warriors!

'''Gilgamesh''': Whoa, you've got a gunblade! You must be a connoisseur! }}

** [[Mix-and-Match Weapon]]: [[Gun Blade|Gunblades]] are his [[Weapon of Choice]]. Subverted [[Not a Subversion|or]] averted in that they don't work as firearms.

** [[Revolvers Are Just Better]]: As you may guess by the weapon's name, but he opts for an [[More Dakka|Assault Rifle]] handle for EX Mode.

** [[Wave Motion Sword]]: Blasting Zone

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Infinity+1 Sword|Lion Heart Equipped!]]'''

** Squall exchanges his Revolver for the Lion Heart weapon. In addition to Regen, the weapon gives him the following abilities:

*** '''Lion Heart (Range)''': The Lion Heart has a longer range than the Revolver, giving him a larger [[Instant Death Radius]].

** In addition, Lion Heart gives Squall access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Renzokuken'''.

* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: Blizzard Barret and Thunder Barret, but he doesn't get Fire Barret until ''012''. Fusillade and Mystic Flurry combine the three to string together projectile attacks

* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: Gets a special mention because the gunblade's intense recoil makes it such a [[Difficult but Awesome]] weapon that it requires them to use properly, but Squall takes it to the next level by using the recoil as a part of his fighting style. He manages to turn the momentum of the recoil around into further slashes. Hence the very deliberate, staccato nature of his strikes.

 

* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: For Bartz, who's ''older'' than him!

* [[Defrosting Ice King]]: One could argue that he only gives [[Jerkass Facade|the illusion of this]], and is pretty defrosted on the inside. A lot of characters think he's pretty chilly, though.

'''The Emperor:''' [[Hypocritical Humour|"Such a lofty ego."]]<br />

'''Kuja:''' "I'll crush your confidence." }}

* [[Inner Monologue]]: Just as in his own game, he makes up for not having a lot of spoken dialog by going on ''long'' inner monologues instead. It adds quite a bit to scenes that he shares with other characters.

* [[I'm Your Worst Nightmare]]: A subtle yet still clear variation before facing Ultimecia during ''Shade Impulse''. Doubles as yet another [[Badass Boast]]:

* [[I Work Alone]]: And he actually has some valid reasons for it, too.

* [[The Promise]]: Mentions his iconic promise to [[Final Fantasy VIII|Rinoa]] that he would meet with her in the flower field.

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]

'''Squall:''' "[[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|Get over yourself]]." }}

** Keep in mind that Squall is the ''only'' character to ''[[Shut UP, Hannibal|silence his foe in the middle of their speech]]''. Everyone else either gloats or gets a touching send-off.

** This is also a reference to the final battle of ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', where Ultimecia begins a speech during the last few rounds of the battle but is unable to finish before she is defeated. The same lines appear at the end of her Shade Impulse boss fight.

 

=== In ''Dissidia 012 Duodecim'' ===

 

* [[Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?]]: His new quote when reaching the final stage of fighting Chaos just screams this.

* [[First-Person Smartass]]: If he wasn't one of these before...

* [[Properly Paranoid]]: Out of the group following Kuja, he is the only one suspicious of Kuja's trustworthiness, feeling that he'll betray them to the Warriors of Chaos. He ends up being right, sort of. {{spoiler|Although Kuja does genuinely intend to help the Warriors of Cosmos defeat Chaos, he betrays them in the end, albeit mostly due to Kefka's interference - he attacks them when Kefka reveals his deception so he can save them from the other villains and the mannikins - and an apparent compulsion to play out the part he seemed to have been given (when he faces Lightning, later on).}}

* [[Surrounded by Idiots]]: More specifically, surrounded by the most cheerful characters, as by ''Duodecim'', it seems the writers have made it a point to almost always team him up with those around cut-scenes. It's even mentioned in his profile of the game that, "Whether out of personal charm that attracts others, or just a coincidence, a lively crowd is often seen by his side." And ultimately lampshaded by Cloud's duel quote:

** To elaborate further, not only Squall gets a lot of scenes with the cheerful Laguna (in which, ironically, they don't remember they come from the same world or {{spoiler|that they're blood relatives}}), but, also, in the original game he travelled with Bartz and Zidane. By happy coincidence, all three happen to be characters who know Gilgamesh. So, in Gilgamesh's scenes in 012, the three are joined by the other warrior who knows Gilgamesh, Vaan, who happens to be the most happy-go-lucky of the 012 new characters, thus both tropes reinforce one another.

 

 

== Zidane Tribal ==

 

 

 

The ever courageous [[Lovable Rogue|thief]] and [[Chivalrous Pervert|lover of women]] from [[Final Fantasy IX]], comes to Dissidia to embrace the adventure like a challenge. Wielding two daggers that he can combine into a double-blade and having his Trance abilities constantly available, he dominates air combat with speed and diversity.

* [[Badass]]: Comes with being a Warrior of Cosmos.

* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: Not even [[Did You Just Romance Cthulhu?|Cloud of Darkness]] and ''[[Divine Date|Cosmos]]'' are above his flirtations.

(to Terra) "I hate to see a pretty lady lose her smile." }}

** And then for his battle quotes:

(vs Prishe) "A foul mouth's a part of the charm." }}

* [[Cultured Warrior]]: He's the only one among Cosmos's Warriors who's not just a warrior, but also an actor and has a fair knowledge of music, which he sometimes references.

* [[Gentleman Thief]]

* [[Kidanova]]: He's ''sixteen''. For all the flirting he does with the women, he couldn't legally ''do'' anything with them in some parts of the world.

* [[The Messiah]]:

** {{spoiler|Said while extending a helping hand to ''Kuja''.}}

* [[Petting Zoo People]]: Most notably in Trance, he looks like a pink monkey man.

* [[Too Slow]]: His [[Most Annoying Sound|dodge quote]].

* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: Says so himself. Doesn't stop him from [[Would Hit a Girl|beating up the females]] [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|just as hard as the males in battle,]] though he doesn't really like doing it.

 

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

** [[Dual-Wielding]] and [[Reverse Grip]]: When apart.

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Killer Space Monkey|Trance!]]'''

** Much like Terra, Zidane uses Trance to transform into a semi-monstrous form to improve his power. In addition to Regen, Zidane's EX Mode gives him the following abilities:

*** '''Aerial Jump''': Far beyond a mere [[Double Jump]], Zidane's EX Mode gives him ''ten'' consecutive jumps; ''fifteen'' with the proper abilities equipped.

*** '''Dodge Jump''': Zidane becomes immune to certain attacks while jumping, justifying the excessive number of jumps he has. In ''Dissidia 012'' it also "resets" his jumps after he dodges, letting him dodge and keep jumping which other characters can no longer do.

** In addition, Trance gives Zidane access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Reverse Gaia'''.

** Zidane [[Flash Step|charges out of nowhere at various angles]] at rapid-fire speed, slashing through his target on each pass, while the image of his planet Gaia merges over the image of Kuja's planet of Terra. Once the fusion is done, he finishes the Burst with a [[Spin Attack|spinning flurry of strikes]].

* [[Fragile Speedster]]/[[Lightning Bruiser]]: He's quick and agile with versatile HP attacks and a lot of HP links, but doesn't do a lot of Bravery damage.

* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Meo Twister.

* [[Gradual Grinder]]: With his HP Links.

* [[Magic Knight]]: While all but two of his Bravery attacks are physical, Zidane's HP attacks all deal magical damage, save for Grand Lethal which is [[Full-Contact Magic]].

* [[Magikarp Power]]: Much as with Firion and Onion Knight, he starts out with a handful of weak Bravery attacks, then you begin to master his attacks and get his HP links.

Teaming up with Bartz, he raced in search for his crystal. However, as Kefka, Kuja, and Exdeath team up to separate them (and Squall), his faith in their success slowly starts to weaken, and so his confidence must be restored to confront the growing adversity.

 

* [[Dynamic Entry]]: On Garland, looks like ''he'' was the one to get [[Memetic Mutation|knocked down]].

** And likely the thief's both [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] and [[Crowning Moment of Funny]].

* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: From Cosmos.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: His in-game profile notes how even his relatively few angst moments attract the ladies:

** And he, himself, often [[Meta Guy|mocks other characters]] for their most prominent traits.

(''to the Emperor'') "A royal pain is what you are." }}

* [[Save the Villain]]: {{spoiler|Well, he ''tried'' to help Kuja.... Though considering he went from almost being [[Driven to Suicide]] to having the resolve to return to, in his own words, where he must, Zidane did pretty good.}}

 

== Tidus ==

 

 

 

 

=== General Tropes ===

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

* [[Cool Sword]]: Brotherhood to [[Infinity+1 Sword|Caladbolg]].

** [[Hooks and Crooks]]: Brotherhood has a notable hook on the end of the blade.

** [[It Was a Gift]]

* [[Deadly Dodging]]

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Infinity+1 Sword|Caladbolg Equipped!]]'''

** Tidus switches his Brotherhood sword for his strongest weapon, the Caladbolg. In addition to Regen, Tidus's EX Mode gives him the following abilities:

*** '''Caladbolg (ATK)''': Caldabolg's attack power increases depending on how much HP Tidus has remaining.

*** '''Mirror Dash''': While running on the ground, Tidus [[Attack Reflector|reflects certain projectile attacks]]. In addition to that, his running speed goes up considerably, to the point where he's <s>approaching teleportation</s> faster than even Onion Knight or Shantotto. This skill is a throwback to Tidus's [[Time Master|Time Magic]] from ''[[Final Fantasy X]]''.

** In addition, Caladbolg gives Tidus access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Blitz Ace'''.

* [[Hurricane Kick]]: During his Quick Hit HP attack.

* [[Glass Cannon]]/[[Lightning Bruiser]]: He's fast, does a lot of damage, and has one of the strongest EX Bursts in the game. However his attacks have a long high recovery time, tend to have a "dodge" effect built into the start of the animation, and leave him very vulnerable if they miss. The dodge-attacks are also the ''only'' ones that chain into the HP combo Quick Hit.

* [[Nonuniform Uniform]]

* [[Sensible Heroes, Skimpy Villains]]: His [[Evil Costume Switch]] is mostly just taking of his shirt.

 

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

* [[Honor Before Reason]]: He heals Jecht - his father, his ''enemy'' - so they can fight in equal conditions. Though considering his reason, it's rather justified.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: When facing the Emperor:

* [[Manly Tears]]: Something characteristic of him, so it was always going to appear in ''Dissidia'' as well.

* [[Mix and Match]] of [[Kid Hero]] and [[Idiot Hero]].

* [[Deal with the Devil]]: Basically the reason he's fighting for Chaos.

* [[Last Request]]: {{spoiler|[[Last Words|When he's dying]], [[What You Are in the Dark|when it all comes down to what matters most to him]], and [[Abusive Parents|his father]] is the only one to listen to him, it all comes down to one thing.}}

* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Yuna.

* {{spoiler|[[Taking the Bullet]]}}: For Yuna.

 

 

== Shantotto ==

 

 

 

 

[[Veteran Unit|A war hero]] with [[Fantastic Nuke|immeasurable magical power]]. Shantotto's a Tarutaru (an FFXI original species) [[Squishy Wizard|Black Mage]] and a hero from the Great Crystal War. She's (in)famous for her rhyming speech and iconic laugh. She doesn't take an important role in the main storyline, but has a separate episode that must be played in order to unlock her.

* [[Breakout Character]]: How she got this far, that and developers liked her. Her appearance in ''Dissidia'' in turn has drastically increased her popularity.

* [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]: Due to her new status as a villain in her [[Final Fantasy XI|new expansion pack]], most of the villains praise her when they encounter while the heroes instead fear her.

'''Squall:''' "Never thought I'd meet another witch."<ref>Comparing her to his game's [[Big Bad]].</ref><br />

'''Kefka:''' "Now '''you've''' got what it takes to destroy the world!"<ref>Wow. Well, he says that about Terra, wonder what her reaction-</ref><br />

* [[Laughing Mad]]: Her reaction when performing her EX-Burst is somewhat... too exhilarated when defeating her enemy.

* [[Little Miss Snarker]]: "Little" being just her physical appearence, but damn if she doesn't have some of the best quotes of the game.

(vs Bartz): "Stupidity? Impossible to gauge." }}

* [[Mythology Gag]]: Notice how, when Shantotto is defeated, she turns into a doll? That's a reference to how you meet the real Shantotto after fighting a doll controlled by her.

* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: A trademark of hers.

** She even uses it ''as one of her rhymes.''

* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: Garland, Exdeath, and Golbez are each about five times her size and covered in armor, but her staff attacks will still knock them across the arena. Same for Chaos, who is a bit closer to ''ten'' times her size.

* [[Rhymes on a Dime]]: Her iconic trait is doing this, a chance to rhyme she'll never miss. However to the writers's shame, many of them are rather lame.

If there's no result by the time I'm done researching the ultimate spell, it's too late for regrets! }}

* [[Rule of Three]]: Her HP Attacks have three versions (see [[Evolving Attack]]), they can chain into each other in sequences of up to three ([[Finishing Move|but only the last will inflict HP damage]]), and she learns exactly three other spells besides the ones she starts with (well, a ground and midair version of each).

 

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

* [[Boss Banter]]: While all characters [[Calling Your Attacks|Call Their Attacks]], Shantotto's quotes for her full-powered HP attacks deserve special notice for being condescending and mocking.

"How about a swim?" }}

* [[Elemental Powers]]

* [[Evolving Attack]]: If her Brave is high enough, all of her HP attacks are upgraded to superior forms. There are [[Rule of Three|three versions of each]].

* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Hour of Power|Two-Hour Ability!]]''':

** Shantotto activates her Black Mage's Two-Hour ability, represented by her being clothed in either the Cobra Cloche armor set, or the Black Mage Relic Armor, depending on her outfit. In addition to Regen, Shantotto's EX Mode gives her the following ability:

*** '''Manafont''': The aforementioned Two-Hour Ability. In EX Mode, Shantotto's Brave does not go down when she lands an HP Attack, giving her free reign to spam them as much as she wants.

** In addition, Two-Hour Ability gives Shantotto access to her [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Play Rough'''.

** Shantotto blasts the enemy with magic and prepares a Skillchain. She is given a list with the six Ancient Magic spells. When cast in the proper order ([[Playing with Fire|Flare]], [[Making a Splash|Flood]], [[Shock and Awe|Burst]], [[Dishing Out Dirt|Quake]], [[Blow You Away|Tornado]], [[An Ice Person|Freeze]]), she deals maximum damage before finishing with a blast of [[Non-Elemental]] magic. Of note is that Shantotto's Manafont ability applies to this attack, so if the EX Burst doesn't outright kill the enemy, she will keep all the Brave she acquires from executing it.

* [[Magic Wand]]/[[Simple Staff]]: Though she specializes in magic, she does have two physical attacks.

* [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]]: Retribution

** [[Boomerang Comeback]]: Miss the throw and it'll likely swing to hit you from behind.

* [[Standard Status Effects]]: Notably the only ''Dissidia'' character to use them. Bio [[Mana Burn|drains your Brave]], Stun interrupts your actions, and Bind holds you in place for a short period of time (you can still attack though).

 

 

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

 

* [[But Thou Must!]]: And then she ''[[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]]'' it.

Your task has already been decided, you see.'' }}

* [[Christmas Cake]]: Interestingly enough, in the game's Character Files, it states that Shantotto's one and only regret in life is that she never married.

* [[Regional Bonus]]: In the American release, she has more voiced cutscenes than in the original version.

* [[Secret Character]]: Slightly less secret than many other such characters, but still qualifies.

** [[Sixth Ranger|Eleventh Ranger]]: See above trope. Hard to make much of an impact when the story is written to allow for your absence.

* [[Punch Clock Hero]]: Shantotto sees the cycles as chance to experiment with magic. Once she decides the cycles are limiting further progress, she tells Cosmos "good luck" and goes off to find a way escape the cycles without caring about her duties to the goddess.

* [[Really 700 Years Old]]: Implied with Kefka Palazzo's intro line to her in 012:

* [[Status Buff]]: Bind tracks longer before snaring the opponent, Stun can combo and has greater range, and her HP attacks go off faster and upgrade earlier, to name a few.

* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: Or at least, the most [[Anti-Hero|Anti Heroic]].

* [[The Mentor]]: Seems to be something like this for Prishe. Although their relationship isn't exactly ideal at times.

 

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