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== Warrior of Light ==
[[File:Dissidia_Warrior_of_Light_9477Dissidia Warrior of Light 9477.jpg|frame|"Though I once fought in the name of light, that honor may now be lost to me. However... The light I hold within my breast, never once has it flickered or faded. This I swear: I shall do my utmost to protect you until the very end."]]
 
 
{{quote|''"The [[No Name Given|nameless]] warrior shall transcend time & space, [[Light'Em Up|bringing light]] [[Saving the World|to the world]]."'' -- [[Light Is Good|Guiding Light]].}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by: [[Toshihiko Seki]] (Japanese), [[Grant George]] (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Paragon'''
 
A Composite Character of the entire party from ''[[Final Fantasy I]]''. Since they were all [[Featureless Protagonist|backstory-less]] [[Heroic Mime|Heroic Mimes]]s in that game, the Warrior of Light all but becomes an [[Original Character]] for the plot of ''Dissidia'', one of a righteous person devoted to [[The Chosen One|light's blessing]]. His design is based on Yoshitaka Amano's artwork for the original game, and his skills on the Fighter/Warrior class, making him [[Jack of All Stats|a very balanced character.]]▼
--Fighting Style: '''Paragon'''
 
▲A Composite Character of the entire party from ''[[Final Fantasy I]]''. Since they were all [[Featureless Protagonist|backstory-less]] [[Heroic Mime|Heroic Mimes]] in that game, the Warrior of Light all but becomes an [[Original Character]] for the plot of ''Dissidia'', one of a righteous person devoted to [[The Chosen One|light's blessing]]. His design is based on Yoshitaka Amano's artwork for the original game, and his skills on the Fighter/Warrior class, making him [[Jack of All Stats|a very balanced character.]]
 
=== General Tropes ===
* [[Adaptational Badass]]: To more or less the same degree as his rival, Garland. From [[AFGNCAAPFeatureless Protagonist]] to a [[Badass]] [[The Cape (trope)|Cape]] and [[Determinator]]? That's a level up.
* {{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''.}}
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* [[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.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Everyone Calls Him Warrior of Light]]: At one point, he admits [[No Name Given|he doesn't know his own name]] -- because—because in the original game, it's [[Hello, Insert Name Here|chosen by the player]]. He doesn't have a [[Canon Name]].
** 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.
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** 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.
** [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: If you look closely when he's using those attacks, he's not actually casting a spell himself -- hehimself—he's throwing an item into the air, a reference to the fact White Fang, Blue Fang, and Red Fang are items that use elemental magic in battle.
*** 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.
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== Firion ==
[[File:Dissidia_Firion_5283Dissidia Firion 5283.jpg|frame| "Believe in the future--And persist in the present. That's what I'll do!"]]
 
{{quote|''"The [[Heroic Spirit|unwavering will]] of the youth will realize his dream. Eventually..."'' -- The Youth's Dream.}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by: [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] (Japanese), [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Weapons Specialist'''
 
--Fighting Style: '''Weapons Specialist'''
 
A key member of the Fynn [[La Résistance|resistance]] against the Palamecian empire in ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'', and [[Multi Melee Master|capable of using a large variety of weapons]]. Firion's character is probably the most down-to-earth in ''Dissidia'', adding contrast to those he travels with. Yet he's still [[Hot-Blooded|passionately determined]] to fight for what he [[The Fettered|believes to be a right cause]].
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* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Claims this when Cecil tries to set him up with Lightning.
* [[Only One Name]]
* [[Out of Focus]]: Working as a meta-example ''and'' in-universe, it's more or less his source of angst, though it comes late into his story -- whilestory—while Cloud, Cecil, and Tidus abandoned him to pursue their own paths, Firion has just continued on with no real goal or personal stake in events, his only desire to end the war like everyone is trying to. However, Cosmos assures him that this is enough, that his desire to end the war for the sake of others is itself his personal goal, and there's no shame in lacking a more complex motivation like his friends.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Most notably his crystal, a huge chunk of blisteringly-pink shiny rock he carries around with pride.
* [[Rebellious Spirit]]
* [[Something About a Rose]]: Though he falls far from the Casanova type usually indicated by the trope (very, very far -- onefar—one of his [[Fan Nickname|Fan Nicknames]]s in Japan -- "doutei", which rhymes with "koutei", as in The Emperor -- basicallyEmperor—basically translates to "virgin"), he does fulfill the baseline requirement of carrying a rose around.
 
=== 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.
 
* [[Aborted Arc]]: Something of a meta example. Seeing as the quest to obtain [[Last-Disc Magic|Ultima]] was touted as a crucial key to halting the advance of the Palamecian Empire (to the point that {{spoiler|[[White Mage|Minwu]] [[Cast Fromfrom Hit Points|sacrificed his own life]] to break its seal}}), it's a bit odd that Firion doesn't have access to it in his (already impressive) arsenal.
* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: Firion's allies in his original game each specialized in one of the weapons he uses in ''Dissidia'' -- Leila—Leila used daggers, Maria used a bow, Guy used an axe, etc.
** 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.
** [[Arrows on Fire]]: An interesting variation when using Lance Combo and Fervid Blazer -- ifBlazer—if you look closely, Firion isn't firing a flaming arrow, he's firing an arrow ''of'' flame.
** [[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.
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** [[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.
** [[Bow and Sword Inin Accord]]: The end of Lance Combo.
** [[Iaijutsu Practitioner]]: With Swordslash.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Infinity+1 Sword|Blood Weapon Equipped!]]'''
{{quote|"I feel it in my ''blood!''"}}
** Firion exchanges his weapons for a "blood" version of each, in reference to the Blood Sword from his own game, which was the best weapon to use against the Emperor.<ref>In his game, the Blood Sword dealt damage proportional to the amount of health the opponent had. Used right, it could easily kill the Emperor in a turn or two. This was before the effect of the Blood Sword was changed to leeching HP off of the target</ref>. In addition to Regen, Firion's EX Mode gives him the following ability:
*** '''[[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''':
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* [[Mind Over Matter]]: Has a few attacks where he uses telekinesis to control his weapons.
* [[Multi Melee Master]]
* [[Tennis Boss]]: A reasonably effective way to use Firion is to play him like one -- tossone—toss out Fire spells, then wait for the opponent to reflect the attack so you have something to Shield Bash against.
* [[Walking Armory]]: Which is probably why he's got the slowest running speed of all the Warriors of Cosmos.
 
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== Onion Knight ==
[[File:Dissidia_OnionKnight_2543Dissidia OnionKnight 2543.jpg|frame|"Not even you can destroy this. What I've found is strength -- Strength to protect everyone!"]]
 
{{quote|''"[[Heroic Self-Deprecation|Look at yourself and discover your faults]]. [[You Are Better Than You Think You Are|That is true strength]]."'' -- [[Fruit and Vegetable Tropes|Onion]].}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by: [[Jun Fukuyama]] (Japanese), Aaron Spann (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Mystic Fencer'''
 
Despite what some fans would have liked, the character representing ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' is not Luneth from the Nintendo DS remake, but instead, one of the Onion Knights from the original Famicom version. <ref>Though he does sort of look like Ingus's Onion Knight armor...</ref> [[Kid Hero|The Onion Knight is an inexperienced but intelligent young fighter]], [[Too Clever by Half|who is confident about finding his way through the obstacles and, while he doesn't believe himself too strong, knows that he is smart]].▼
--Fighting Style: '''Mystic Fencer'''
 
▲Despite what some fans would have liked, the character representing ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' is not Luneth from the Nintendo DS remake, but instead, one of the Onion Knights from the original Famicom version. <ref>Though he does sort of look like Ingus's Onion Knight armor...</ref> [[Kid Hero|The Onion Knight is an inexperienced but intelligent young fighter]], [[Too Clever by Half|who is confident about finding his way through the obstacles and, while he doesn't believe himself too strong, knows that he is smart]].
 
=== General Tropes ===
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* [[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.}}
* [[Just a Kid]]: Averted, barring a few characters' taunts, in the original ''Dissidia'', but present in ''Duodecim.'' Vaan is more concerned than dismissive of the Onion Knight, but the net effect is the same -- particularlysame—particularly the frustration felt by the Onion Knight. Zidane also makes a similar remark which really annoys him because Zidane's not really that much older than him.
* [[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.
* [[Magikarp Power]]: Essentially, this is a variation of how the Onion Knight class worked in ''III''. He may start out with weak and hard-to-connect attacks, but once he starts learning his Brave to Brave and Brave to HP links,<ref>Instead of learning them by leveling up, like other characters, he has to master each in order to unlock the next in the chain.</ref>, you'd better watch your back. And your front. And both sides. And below. And above. ''[[Goddamned Bats|And he'll still get you]]''.
* [[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]].
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** 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.
{{quote|"The best is yet to come! Burn it up!"}}
** Ninjutsu is the EX Burst he uses in Ninja mode. The player is presented with a ''Final Fantasy''-style [[Retraux|command window]]; his task is to locate and choose a '''Shuriken''{{'}} from Onion Knight's Throw command. If Shuriken is chosen, Onion Knight will hit the enemy with [[Flechette Storm|several dozen shuriken]] before performing '''[[Back Stab|Back Attack!]]''', running the enemy through (and appearing in a pose identical to the one on ''Final Fantasy III''{{'}}s logo).
{{quote|"The best is yet to come! Here I come!"}}
* [[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.
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** [[Short Hair with Tail]]
* [[Hair Decorations|Every Kid Is More Adorable With Hair Decs]]: Yet another one with beads in his hair.
* [[Green Eyes]]: The "spitfire" take on the trope -- hetrope—he's not exactly an [[Oranyan]], but he's definitely got a smartass side to him.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Instant Costume Change]]: In Ex Mode.
* [[Nice Hat]]: In addition to his normal [[Cool Helmet]], he has two impressive ones for his Ex Modes -- oneModes—one for Sage, one for Ninja.
* [[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.
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== Cecil Harvey ==
[[File:Cecil_Forms_6882Cecil Forms 6882.jpg|frame|"It's because I have friends that I can fight! Both light and darkness give me the guidance I need. Thus--I can turn darkness--into hallowed light!"]]
 
{{quote|''"All possess good and evil in their hearts. Gain [[Yin-Yang Bomb|true power]] after overcoming [[Dark Is Not Evil|darkness]]."'' -- [[Sibling Yin-Yang|Twin Form]].}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by: Shizuma Hodoshima (Japanese), [[Yuri Lowenthal]] (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Split Soul'''
 
--Fighting Style: '''Split Soul'''
 
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.
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=== Gameplay and [[Combat Tropes]] ===
* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Normally, changes out for two [[Cool Sword|Cool Swords]]s in his EX Mode.
* [[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
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== Bartz Klauser ==
[[File:DissidiaBartz_1111DissidiaBartz 1111.jpg|frame|"No horsing around, though. This isn't the time for games. It's time for some serious fun."]]
 
{{quote|''"The pairing of worlds hides [[The Power of the Void|that power]], and endless possibilities."'' -- [[Blow You Away|Splendor of the Wind]].}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by: [[Soichiro Hoshi]] (Japanese), Jason Spisak (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Mimic'''
 
--Fighting Style: '''Mimic'''
 
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.
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== Terra Branford ==
[[File:Dissidia_Terra_2844Dissidia Terra 2844.jpg|frame| "I've found a future that I want to protect. No matter how strong my powers become, I will never lose sight of my dream!"]]
 
{{quote|''"Even [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|those who are not human]] are human if they possess [[The Power of Love|the ability to love others]]."'' -- Veiled Magic.}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by: [[Yukari Fukui]] (Japanese), Natalie Lander (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Esperkin'''
 
--Fighting Style: '''Esperkin'''
 
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.
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* [[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.
* [[Covert Pervert]]: In the original ''Dissidia'', when entering a stage Onion Knight tells Terra to "check out an enemy's equipment" before fighting them -- Terrathem—Terra giggles in response. The line was removed in ''012'' due to the tutorial-type dialogue being relocated to diffent storylines.
* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: Again, as an Esper.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: In both games, she needs to be rescued. Only after that she starts kicking some ass.
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* [[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.
* [[Spam Attack]]: Her EX Mode Holy Combo -- fireCombo—fire two barrages of three orbs, then launch rapid-fire Flare attacks.
* [[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.
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* [[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.
** Her Esper form almost runs the spectrum since its coloring changes depending on the outfit -- itoutfit—it's purple and pink with blue tints in her default outfit, and is blue in her third outfit, and green-yellow in her DLC outfit.
 
=== In ''Dissidia'' ===
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* [[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.}}
* [[Mind Control Eyes]]: [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Terra_pleading.jpg Sports them]{{Dead link}}.
* [[You Shall Not Pass]]: {{spoiler|Fights to the end of her strength against some manikins that were after Cosmos.}}
 
 
== Cloud Strife ==
[[File:Cloud_Dissidia_Artwork_4307Cloud Dissidia Artwork 4307.jpg|frame| "What I want most-- I'll find myself."]]
 
{{quote|''"There are no lies, [[Selective Obliviousness|what I believe, is the only truth]]."'' -- [[Mysterious Past|True Past]].}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by: [[Takahiro Sakurai]] (Japanese), Steve Burton (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Buster Basher'''
 
The famous protagonist from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', a former member of [[Super Soldier|SOLDIER]] of [[What Beautiful Eyes!|glowing eyes]] who wields [[BFSBlade of Fearsome Size|a sword as large as he is]]. While his comrades see him as cool headed and aloof, he actually questions himself a lot, yet is more concerned about his allies than what he seems.▼
--Fighting Style: '''Buster Basher'''
 
▲The famous protagonist from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', a former member of [[Super Soldier|SOLDIER]] of [[What Beautiful Eyes!|glowing eyes]] who wields [[BFS|a sword as large as he is]]. While his comrades see him as cool headed and aloof, he actually questions himself a lot, yet is more concerned about his allies than what he seems.
 
=== General Tropes ===
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* [[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.
** [[BFSBlade of Fearsome Size]]: Practically the [[Trope Pantheons/Weapons|champion]] of it.
** [[Bifurcated Weapon]]: The Fusion Swords are technically six blades, although this doesn't really have any effect on gameplay.
** [[Named Weapons]]
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* [[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.
* [[Dating Catwoman]]: His interaction with Tifa -- whoTifa—who's technically his enemy -- whenenemy—when he comes to save her [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|borderlines]] this.
* [[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]]
* [[Mysterious Protector]]: For Tifa, who even [[Lampshade|lampshadeslampshade]]s it.
{{quote|'''Tifa:''' "So you just save one of your enemies when the mood strikes?"
'''Cloud:''' "Something like that." }}
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== Squall Leonhart ==
[[File:Dissidia_Squall_8769Dissidia Squall 8769.jpg|frame| "I only came to fulfill my promise. It's because of them that I can't allow myself to stop. I know that I'm not alone."]]
 
{{quote|''"[[Hidden Heart of Gold|Of course I care]] what others think! I could love others if I was [[Be Yourself|true to myself]]."'' -- [[Bullet Index|Unshelled Bullet]].}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by: [[Hideo Ishikawa]] (Japanese), [[Doug Erholtz]] (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Relentless Revolver'''
 
--Fighting Style: '''Relentless Revolver'''
 
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]].
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* [[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...
** [[BFSBlade of Fearsome Size]]: Revolver doesn't quite cut it, but Lionheart sure does.
** [[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]]
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** In addition, Lion Heart gives Squall access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Renzokuken'''.
{{quote|"Don't make me laugh!"}}
** Squall smashes the enemy over and over and over again in a vicious [[Blade Spam]] that requires precise timing to land all the hits with. Once he runs out of attacks, he backs up and deals the final blow with the '''Lion Heart''' attack,<ref>[[Theme Naming|Noticing a trend here?]]</ref>, in which he [[Diagonal Cut|runs the enemy through]] and catches them in a [[Stuff Blowing Up|huge explosion]].
{{quote|"Here goes! Mission accomplished..."}}
* [[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
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* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: For Bartz, who's ''older'' than him!
* [[CannotCan't StandLive with Them, CannotCan't Live Without Them]]: Seems to deal with a bit of this.
* [[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.
{{quote|'''Tidus:''' "What's on your mind? Spill it!"
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{{quote|'''Squall:''' "Then I suppose your misfortune was in being my enemy."}}
* [[I Work Alone]]: And he actually has some valid reasons for it, too.
* [[The Power of Trust]]: Although he'd rather fight alone, he believes in his allies and that they are still fighting together even if separated.
* [[The Promise]]: Mentions his iconic promise to [[Final Fantasy VIII|Rinoa]] that he would meet with her in the flower field.
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]
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{{quote|'''Kefka:''' You sure are talkative... [[Medium Awareness|in your HEAD!]]}}
* [[Genre Savvy]]: See "[[Properly Paranoid]]" below.
* [[I Work Alone]]: His motives aren't quite as developed yet: he doesn't see the point of getting close to the others when they're (supposedly) headed back to their own worlds anyway. Laguna doesn't buy it, arguing -- fromarguing—from personal experience -- thatexperience—that there's no way of knowing when you'll see someone for the last time even if you live in the same world and all you can do is live for the moment.
* [[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:
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== Zidane Tribal ==
[[File:Dissidia_Zidane_2932Dissidia Zidane 2932.jpg|frame| "Do you need a reason to help someone?"]]
 
{{quote|''"The ability to accept [[Because Destiny Says So|fate]] and shoulder that burden alone [[Magnetic Hero|attracts others]]"'' -- Theater Ticket.}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by: [[Romi Paku]] (Japanese), [[Bryce Papenbrook]] (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Aerial Ace'''
 
--Fighting Style: '''Aerial Ace'''
 
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.
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* [[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.
* [[Likes Older Women]]: In so much that it doesn't seem to faze him that all the females are older than him -- Yunahim—Yuna is 17/19 (depending on if she's from the ''X'' or ''X-2'' timeframe), and everyone else is 20 years or older.
* [[Loveable Rogue]]: The characterization remains, though he's not stealing anything in ''Dissidia'' -- except—except possibly [[Crowning Moment of Funny|the show]].
* [[The Messiah]]:
{{quote|'''Zidane:''' [[Catch Phrase|"Do I need a reason to help someone?"]]}}
** {{spoiler|Said while extending a helping hand to ''Kuja''.}}
* [[Petting Zoo People]]: Most notably in Trance, he looks like a pink monkey man.
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: He tackles Garland off his feet, when Garland is about three times his size, wearing a full suit of armor, and carrying his [[BFSBlade of Fearsome Size]].
* [[This Cannot Be!]]: A rare ''heroic'' version of the trope -- whentrope—when defeated, during the final blow he says "What? This can't be...!".
* [[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.
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* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Meo Twister.
* [[Gradual Grinder]]: With his HP Links.
* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: Aside from [[Sword Beam|Seph]][[Razor Wind|iroth]], Zidane may be ''the'' single character in the game to abuse this trope. He controls his daggers with such skill, separating and connecting them in the blink of an eye and throwing them through the air in fantastic but impossible ways, that it would take telekinesis to make them behave the way they do. Take his Tempest-Meo Twister combo -- Zidanecombo—Zidane throws his daggers down at the opponent, dives to take hold of them again and deliver a combo that knocks the opponent away, separates his daggers and throws them forward where they hover in the air to fire lasers at the opponent for several seconds, then they float right back into his hands.
* [[Instant Runes]]: Present in many of his magic-based attacks, though his aren't as impressive as the Emperor's. "Free Energy" takes this to the logical extreme -- itextreme—it creates a rune of energy that explodes, and is almost ''literally'' instantaneous in execution.
* [[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.
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== Tidus ==
[[File:Dissidia_Tidus_5176Dissidia Tidus 5176.jpg|frame|"This isn't over yet. There's no tomorrow for me... unless I beat you today!"]]
 
{{quote|''"[[Determinator|I'll see my will through]] and continue on my story, no matter what awaits."'' -- [[Dying Dream|Fayth's Dream]].}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by: [[Masakazu Morita]] (Japanese), [[James Arnold Taylor]] (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Spry Striker'''
 
--Fighting Style: '''Spry Striker'''
 
[[Keet|A light-hearted, cheerful youth]] able to calm others even through the most trying situations. The star player of the Zanarkand Abes comes with his usual light-hearted cheerfulness. While most of his conflicts resolve around issues with his father, he's always perfectly willing to help those who need it.
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=== Gameplay and [[Combat Tropes]] ===
* [[Cool Sword]]: Brotherhood to [[Infinity+1 Sword|Caladbolg]].
** [[BFSBlade of Fearsome Size]]
** [[Hooks and Crooks]]: Brotherhood has a notable hook on the end of the blade.
** [[It Was a Gift]]
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* [[Nonuniform Uniform]]
* [[Sensible Heroes, Skimpy Villains]]: His [[Evil Costume Switch]] is mostly just taking of his shirt.
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: [http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3200/ff10cg1.png Tidus has apparently taken on his father's style], and while he may or may not pull it off [[Memetic Sex God|as successfully as his dad]], it still got some [[Fan Girl|Fan Girls]]s drooling.
 
=== In ''Dissidia'' ===
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== Shantotto ==
[[File:Shantotto-dissidia_4922dissidia 4922.jpg|frame|"Of course! The future is for one to take by brute force!"]]
 
 
{{quote|''"The most [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|feared]] and renowned of fame, how splendid!"'' -- [[Hot-Blooded|Boiling Blood]].}}
 
{{quote|Voiced by: [[Megumi Hayashibara]] (Japanese), [[Candi Milo]] (English)}}—Fighting Style: '''Chainspeller'''
 
--Fighting Style: '''Chainspeller'''
 
[[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.
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=== Gameplay and [[Combat Tropes]] ===
* [[Black Mage]]: Shantotto thinks [[White Mage|White Mages]]s are pansies and [[Red Mage|Red Mages]]s barbarians.
* [[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.
{{quote|"Why, is something burning?"
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=== In ''Dissidia'' ===
By the thirteenth cycle, Shantotto has retired from the War, though she hasn't actually escaped the cycle -- insteadcycle—instead, she resides at a sanctuary for the victors of previous wars. Her only appearance in the main storyline is a [[Flash Back|flashback]], but she appears in a mini-story where she meets the player's selected character, dismisses it, then has it get rid of the manikins she inadvertantly let loose, and finally offers a chance to fight her as reward.
 
* [[But Thou Must!]]: And then she ''[[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]]'' it.
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* [[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.
* [[Retired Badass]]: She's a previous Warrior of Cosmos, echoing her status in her original game -- agame—a retired minister of the Orastery (Windurst's military in ''FFXI'').
* [[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.
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* [[The Mentor]]: Seems to be something like this for Prishe. Although their relationship isn't exactly ideal at times.
 
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