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== Main Story Party Members ==
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{{quote|''I have no wish to change the world.''}}
The protagonist of the story, Ramza and his sister had lived the life of commoners until learning their father was a Beoulve (their mother was a concubine/mistress), and after a degree of rearing up, they were formally introduced into the Beoulve family. Initially, Ramza is kind hearted yet naive about how the world works, but befriends Delita. After the disaster at Fort Ziekden, Ramza spends the next few years as a mercenary and learns how the world works but retains his purity and will. Through his actions, he saves the world from tearing itself apart from war, as well as fighting off the demonic Lucavi. He gains neither fame nor fortune and is branded a heretic by the church. In the end,
* [[Almighty Janitor]]: Ramza saves the world from an Eldritch Abomination and alters the course of history, yet technically (in-story) never rose above the rank of squire.
** The game drives this point further home: each new chapter has a new Squire ability exclusive to Ramza alone.
* [[Always Save the Girl]]: "I'm saving Agrias! Geronimo!"
* [[Badass Normal]]: Among the
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: This drives him for the entire second half of the game.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Ramza is actually quite bad at this. He is either much too late to do anything, or happens to be in the right place at the right time by accident. Or he needs the rescuing.
* [[Boring but Practical]]: Ramza's upgraded Squire skillset lacks the awesome abilities of characters like Agrias or Gaffgarion, but comes with come ''amazing'' instant and perfect-accuracy buffing skills later in the game.
** [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: And then he can learn Ultima near the end of the game...
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: Ramza and his team murder their way up the demon hierarchy until they reach "Bloody Angel" Ultima/Altima and kick her ass too.
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* [[The Fettered]]
* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: Ramza draws a sword on Velius regardless of whether Ramza is in a sword-wielding class or not.
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* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[The Hero]]
* [[Heroic Bastard]]: It's implied if not stated that he and Alma are illegitimate
* [[Hero with Bad Publicity]]/[[Historical Villain Upgrade]]
* [[Idiot Hair]]
* [[Irony]]: Think about it.
** Also Ramza was just a bastard, but [[Heroic Bastard|he embodies the principles and ideals of nobility more than his "pure-blooded" brothers]].
* [[The Mario]]: Probably the most well-balanced unit (generally), although he can trend towards other statistics rather well.
* [[The Messiah]]
* [[Nice Guy]]: Considering just how much the world tries to corrupt him and how he clings to his ideals, converting even many enemies on the way and empathising with those not on his side... yeah, he's this, if only by comparison.
* [[No Good Deed Goes Unpunished]]: Just about every good deed Ramza does in game is used against him, such as saving Argath.
* [[The Only One]]: Just try to dismiss him from your roster. It might almost be a [[Lampshade Hanging]].
{{quote|'''Ramza''': "I'm a Beoulve! Nothing happens without me!"}}
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{{quote|'''Ramza''': "[[Captain Obvious|I can't dismiss myself from my own army!]]"}}
* [[Phil LaMarr]]
* [[The Power of Love]]: He and Alma invoke this to
* [[Red Oni]]: In ''spades''. First off, he's the more emotionally-driven between himself and Delita, being far more prone to outbursts and less prone to strategic reason so much as the concepts of honour and integrity. Second, he's Red to both Alma's [[Blue Oni|Blue]], given how well she's able to manipulate him by playing on his emotions (though Alma herself is also passionate, just not to the point of charging in like an overly-righteous hero), and to Zalbaag's as well. Finally, he is - along with older brother Zalbaag - the more emotional side to Dycedarg's level-headed nature.
* [[The Scapegoat]]: [[In-Universe]]. Once the war ends, Ramza ends up going down in history as a heretic by most of the world and is blamed for a large amount of the issues that followed.
* [[Shoot the Dog]]: Being forced to kill [[Anti-Villain|Milleuda]] [[Dead Little Sister|Folles]] in Chapter One.
* [[Shut Up, Kirk]]: He gets plenty of this after his [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] rants.
* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: In the sidequest cutscene which introduces Luso, Ramza throws his sword to save him in the nick of time
* [[What You Are in the Dark]]
* [[The White Prince]]
** [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]:
* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]: By the end, he's a more mature version than most, but he definitely qualifies.
* [[Youngest Child
=== Alma Beoulve ===
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{{quote|''To live in an age so wondrous is a blessing-but to live in Ivalice, even more one.''}}
Ramza's little sister, who spent most of her life shut up in a convent (the same one, coincidentally, as Ovelia) until she and Ramza were formally brought into the Beoulve family. Over the course of the story, she plays a supporting role, sometimes accompanying you, sometimes forcing herself into the party for the sake of her friends, and sometimes a [[Damsel in Distress]]. Eventually, it turns out that
* [[Big Brother Complex]]: She seems to have at least minor elements of one. Some fans like to [[Brother-Sister Incest|play it up]] in [[Fanon]].
* [[Blue Oni]]: To Ramza's [[Red Oni|Red]]. Not to say she's not genial, but she uses reason in her arguments a ''lot'' more than Ramza does and doesn't let her feelings rule her head when the chips are down.
** For example, when
* [[The Chick]]: When she's in the party.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Mostly in the second-half of the game.
* {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession]]: Only briefly though}}.
* [[Generation Xerox]]: Not only is she - like her brother - unflinchingly good-hearted and kind (just like their father), it is also strongly implied that
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: She never ''officially'' joins your party, but she's a central character anyway, and it's justified by her role in the plot.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Healing Hands]]: Thanks to her class
* [[Heroic Bastard]]: Just like Ramza, she was born from a commoner mother, and thus is Dycedarg and Zalbaag's half-sister (though Ramza's full sister).
* [[Heroic Resolve]]
* [[Holy Hand Grenade]]
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* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]
* [[Light Is Good]]
* [[Light the Way]]
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* [[The Messiah]]:
* [[Nice Girl]]: She's a real sweetheart, and loves her brother.
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something|Nobles Who Actually Do Something]]
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[The Power of Love]]: She and Ramza invoke this to
* [[White Magician Girl]]: Her job is Cleric, which has two powerful beneficial spells (a buff that casts reraise/regen/protect/shell/haste and a cure that cures just about every negative status effect in the game), and Ultima.
* [[Youngest Child Wins]]
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A steadfast Holy Knight assigned to protect Princess Ovelia. After the Princess is kidnapped, Agrias goes on a quest to rescue her.
* [[Amazon Brigade]]: Perhaps not a ''brigade'', but she has two lady knights with her at the beginning, and she brings them along when she joins your party permanently.
** There was actually a third woman who stumbled into the monastery, critically wounded to warn of the attack at the beginning. She presumably died, since we didn't see her leave the building after the mercenaries did.
* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: A popular fan explanation for her devotion to Ovelia, and just as popular in fanfiction.
* [[Braids of Action]]: She wears her long blonde hair in a braid running down her back.
* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: She had no reason to trust Ramza at first, yet he constantly proves his virtue to her by fighting for what's right and just. By the time she learns that he's a Beoulve
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: Until she can join the team permanently.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Though a woman, Agrias fits the connotations associated with males, as her knightly vows and honor take center stage.
* [[Knight in Shining Armour]]: As close as one can be in the setting. Agrias is one of the few completely noble characters in the game.
* [[Lady of War]]: Fits for sure, being a [[Action Girl]] who speaks just like any seasoned warrior would.
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: With her good speed, health and Holy Knight skills, Agrias is one of the best characters in the game. While she lacks a high attack stat, she can easily boost it with things like Attack Up, or other skills, and can easily stay strong the entire game.
* [[Magic Knight]]: As a "Holy Knight", she also has magical abilities. Due to her gender, she also has a naturally high Faith stat, meaning she can be effective with magic as well. In fact, her best strength is being this: combine her Holy Knight class skills with skills from other classes like White Mage, and she can avert being left behind.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: Despite their difference in station, Agrias and Ovelia are truly good friends who understand each other surprisingly well.
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Stern and a bit cold, but a friendly person who is very attached to those who earn her loyalty.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Blond, but has many other characteristics inherent in the trope.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|Tomboy to Ovelia's Girly Girl]]
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* [[Butt Monkey]]: Watch the scene where Construct 8 beats him up. And the "Gift of the Magi" scene, where he's revealed to have a crush on Agrias that she doesn't seem to return. Mustadio's a very decent and pleasant sort, yet despite that and his talents, it seems the universe doesn't always favour him.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: His core ability is to snipe enemies' arms (to keep them from attacking) and legs (to keep them from moving). [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|This works even on monsters that don't]] ''[[Gameplay and Story Segregation|have]]'' [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|arms and legs
* [[The Engineer]]: His unique class which focuses entirely on the handling of firearms.
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Friendly Sniper]]: He's really quite nice.
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* [[I Owe You My Life]]: One of the main reasons he helps Ramza.
* [[Noble Fugitive]]
* [[Required Party Member]]: Notably needed for several missions throughout Chapter
* [[The Smart Guy]]: He's a Machinist, and able to fix a robot from the days of Saint Ajora (read: ''1200 years ago'').
=== Cidolfus Orlandeau ===
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{{quote|''Long ago, I was taught to strike from behind and keep my back to the wall.''}}
A Count serving under Duke Goltana, and stepfather to Olan Durai. Said to be the only one who Barbaneth completely trusted.
* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]: Subverted. He seems to be the only member of Goltana's staff who cares about what the war is doing to the people of Ivalice.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: All the powers of Agrias, Meliadoul
* [[BFS]]: His default class
* [[The Big Guy]]: Being the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|biggest]] powerhouse you can get in the game.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Pushing sixty, but still kicks more ass than the younger generation.
* [[Cool Sword]]: Excalibur, his starting weapon.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Wielding Gaffgarion's Fell Sword skills doesn't do anything to make him mean.
* {{spoiler|[[Death Faked for You]]: Cid's look-alike purposely gets kidnapped and executed so Cid will not be persecuted
* [[Glass Cannon]]: Although Cid ''is'' a [[Game Breaker]] who can [[One-Hit Kill]] the larger majority of [[Mook]]s, he has [[Weaksauce Weakness|almost no resistance]] to [[Standard Status Effects]]. Including the ones that [[One-Hit Kill]] him. Or cause him to [[Face Heel Turn]] and apply his ungodly damage output to ''[[Oh Crap|you]]''.
* [[Light Is Good]]
* [[Magic Knight]]:
** [[Casting a Shadow]]
** [[Light the Way]]
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** [[Standard Status Effect]]
* [[The Mentor]]
* [[Red Baron]]: "Thunder God Cid" (or "T.G. Cid" for short).
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: He's a count, but also a tough-as-hell war vet from the Fifty Years War.
=== Rapha Galthena ===
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{{quote|''Faith offers no shield against Sky Mantra, for words are treacherous things.''}}
A young girl who, with her brother Marach, was trained as an assassin by Duke Barrington after their parents were killed
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]
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* [[Broken Bird]]
* [[The Chick]]
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* [[Doomed Hometown]]: Thanks to [[Evil Mentor|Barrington]]. She had her doubts about him for a good while (due to being brought up more cruelly than Marach), but his sexual abuse of her cemented her certainty.
* [[Elemental Powers]]:
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** [[Standard Status Effects]]
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: Before she can join the party permanently.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: She'd been working from Duke Barrington as an assassin, had just figured out that he'd killed her parents, and turned face. She'd just gone on the run when she first encountered Ramza.
* [[Rape as Backstory]]: No, [[Sincerity Mode|seriously]]. It gets even worse when you remember that she's only ''thirteen''.
* {{spoiler|[[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] -> [[Tranquil Fury]]: When Marach [[Taking the Bullet|takes the bullet]] for her, she's all set to kill [[Complete Monster|Barrington]] for it... only for Elmdore to pop up out of nowhere and throw Barrington off a bridge (or rather, in this case, a roof). She then turns her pent-up anger on ''him'', Celia and Lettie}}.
* [[Squishy Wizard]]
* [[Tyke Bomb]]: She was originally taken in by Barrington as a child specifically to be used as an assassin with her innate Sky Mantra abilities.
* [[You Killed My Father|You Massacred My Village and My Family]]: She finally demands this truth of Barrington in the climax of Chapter Three, and responds accordingly when he confesses.
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=== Marach Galthena ===
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{{quote|''Nether Mantra deals great damage to those of little Faith. Believe and you shall be saved!''}}
Rapha's older brother, called "Malak" in the [[PS 1]] version. Continues to serve Barrington until
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Like his sister, brown haired and tan skinned.
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* [[Doomed Hometown]]: Thanks to [[Evil Mentor|Barrington]]. Unlike Rapha, he refused to even consider it until the truth stares at him in the face.
* [[Elemental Powers]]:
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** [[Shock and Awe]]
** [[Standard Status Effects]]
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Though it took a ''big'' wake-up call before it happened.
* [[Locked Out of the Loop]]: Subverted in that Rapha ''did'' tell him Barrington's been basically raping her, he just [[Too Dumb to Live|didn't believe her]] until it hits him in the face.
* [[My Master, Right or Wrong]]: Mostly because Barrington's been like a father to him, but once he finally realises how bad the man is, he turns on him.
* [[Red Oni]]: To Rapha's [[Blue Oni|blue]].
* [[The Sixth Ranger]]
* [[Spanner in the Works]]: Under Barrington's orders, he threatened to derail the Church's plans by
* [[Squishy Wizard]]
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* [[Tyke Bomb]]: He was originally taken in by Barrington as a child, specifically to be used as an assassin with his innate Nether Mantra abilities.
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]
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{{quote|''What is love? Mayhap it is when you care more about someone else than you do about yourself.''}}
The daughter of the leader of the [[Knights Templar]], she at first opposes the party because she believes that
* [[Amazon Brigade]]: In the battle against her in Bervenia Free City, you'll notice her entire team is made up of females.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: At first.
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* [[Defector From Decadence]]
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: Directly before she joins for real.
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* [[In the Hood]]: She wears a green cloak with the hood always on.
* [[Knight Templar]]: Rank, not personality - her class is "Divine Knight".
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* [[Lady of War]]
* [[Light Is Good]]
* [[Locked Out of the Loop]]: She's one of the few Knights Templar who isn't aware of the whole Lucavi thing, and is rightly horrified when she finds out.
* [[Magic Knight]]
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Upon learning that
* [[The Sixth Ranger]]
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Useless Useful Spell]]: Her attacks are upgraded versions of Knight skills and will shatter enemy equipment. This means they don't work on monsters, who aren't ''wearing'' equipment
** Underrated ability. About half of Orlandu's [[Game Breaker]] skill set is taken from Meliadoul. Perfect accuracy, large amounts of damage, and breaks equipment. The only downside in the original game were it didn't work on monsters (in most situations monsters are almost laughably easy due to limited skill sets and abilities) or characters with Maintenance (only a handful appear in the entire game). All that really meant was, unlike Orlandu and Agrias, she would, in a handful of situations, actually need to use a normal attack or her secondary skill.
** Really, the only thing that prevents us from seeing how awesome Meliadoul is, is that she is recruited ''after'' Orlandu. If the plot had given the players Meliadoul first and Orlandu second, not only she would be more appreciated, we'd see Orlandu as having the combined skills of Agrias, Gaffgarion and Meliadoul, instead of seeing Meliadoul as an incomplete Cid.
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=== Rad([[PS 1]])/Ladd(PSP) ===
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* [[The Voiceless]]
=== Lavian
{{quote|'''Lavian''': ''Be on your guard! You cannot perform actions in water of depth 2 or greater.''}}
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A Chocobo originally belonging to Wiegraf Folles. Found a year later by Ramza's party, it joins him in gratitude for being rescued from monsters.
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: First encountered during the Chapter One battle against Wiegraf: it's quite likely the player will never notice they have an actual name rather than a generic monster name. Early in Chapter Two, you then get a chance to save them from wild goblins.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Starts out on Wiegraf's team when you first fight them. Later joins you after you save him (her?) from Goblins.
* [[Optional Party Member]]: You can choose to make saving it a priority, but if you don't you're quite free to [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|kill it for experience]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Naturally, to [[Final Fantasy V|Bartz']] Chocobo of the same name.
* [[Team Pet]]: Serves as sort of a tutorial on keeping monsters as pets and using them in battles.
== Side Quest Characters ==
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A member of the [[Knights Templar]] ("Temple Knights" in the PSX version) who fell in love with a hot young woman and is currently in search of her.
* [[Boring but Practical]]:
* [[Defector From Decadence]]: Unlike most of the Knights Templar, he's not
* [[Magic Knight]]: Basically an Oracle with better armor and a sword.
* [[Optional Party Member]]: Requires completing a hard-to-find sidequest to actually become a full party member.
* [[Taken for Granite]]: Break, a more accurate and instant-cast version of the Oracle's [[Useless Useful Spell|Petrify]].
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* [[Baleful Polymorph]]: As mentioned above.
* [[Blind Idiot Translation]]: Yet again. Her "Dragon Breath" ability was translated as "Dragon Bracelet
* [[Breath Weapon]]: Her attacks include breathing fire, ice, lightning
* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]: Well, no, but she is called a Holy Dragon.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: All the powers of a dragon, yet she got kidnapped by a single knight. Good grief.
* [[Defeat Equals Friendship]]: One of her natural abilities, Tame, lets her recruit monsters into the party by critically injuring them.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: She can do this in her Dragonkin class, but it's not obvious, as the only weapons she can use at all are purses, which are two-handed (she can [[Good Old Fisticuffs|punch]] twice though, or use a different weapon if she has the appropriate support ability).
* [[Empathic Healer]]: She can forfeit her own HP to heal another, and cure status effects.
* [[Optional Party Member]]: Twice, even. If you undertake the quest to restore her, you have to let her into the party again. Justified given you're inviting her in two separate forms.
** ''Thrice'' even in the PSP version, where the in the new sidequest to rescue her apparently Beowulf and Reis had left your party to live in Lionel, Beowulf recruits you and fights as a guest, and by the end of it, you're prompted to recruit Beowulf and Reis ''yet again''. Beoweulf even says that he's returning the favor by fighting with you. The amusing [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]] implication here is that if you didn't hear the rumor that activates the sidequest, Beowulf and Reis never decide to live happily no matter how many times you step into Lionel.
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: This one is holy.
* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]]: Her innate ability Beast Tongue allows her to use Speechcraft commands on other monsters.
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{{quote|''DOES NOT COMPUTE! CANNOT PROCESS COMMAND!''}}
A robot of some sort, who joins the party after you figure out which of your collection of [[Plot Coupons]] powers him. His introduction is a notorious [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] (mostly due to being one of few humourous scenes in the entire game), and after his activation, he swears his loyalty to Ramza. Known as "Worker 8" in the [[PS 1]] version.
* [[Anti-Magic]]: Due to having zero "Faith", he can't cast magic, but nor can magic be cast on ''him'' in return.
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[Cast from Hit Points]]: Each of his four special moves causes him to take a small amount of damage.
* [[Chest Blaster]]: He has this move where his torso opens up to reveal three cannons, and he fires some kind of energy attack at an enemy.
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: He has incredible strength and can take loads of pain but he has very low speed and limited movement.
* [[Optional Party Member]]: You have to have Mustadio in your party and find a Zodiac stone by doing a Treasure Hunt job in order to get him.
* [[Shout-Out]]: To the Iron Man/Iron Giant type of enemy seen in numerous ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' installments, though instead of a [[BFS]], he has [[Frickin' Laser Beams]].
* [[This Is a Drill]]: He has one move where he turns his arm into a drill.
=== The Byblos ===
A monster that will join your party after defeating Zodiark/
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[Cast from Hit Points]]: Energize, which heals an ally for double the amount of HP Byblos loses when casting the spell.
* [[Enemy Mine]]: Teams up with you to take down
* [[Mighty Glacier]]
* [[Optional Party Member]]: It's recruitable after finishing the [[Bonus Dungeon]], but only if it makes it alive.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Byblos was originally a boss in ''[[Final Fantasy V]]''.
* [[Team Pet]]
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=== Cloud Strife ===
{{quote|'''Cloud''': ''Uhn... What is this... this feeling in my fingertips? The heat! Inside my skull... No, stop... Sephiroth - no!''
'''Mustadio''': ''Best keep your distance. That man is not stable.''
A cameo character imported from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' (which had just come out at the time of the [[PS 1]] release). He is accidentally summoned into Ivalice by Mustadio's father and then disappears until later, where he runs into a flower girl mysteriously named Aerith. If you help protect her from a group of thugs, he'll join your party.
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Cherry Blossom does Cloud's MA times ''60'' damage, doesn't miss, is non-elemental, ignores Faith values, and has a 3/0 radius effect - an obscenely powerful skill, right? Problem is, it takes 20 clockticks to resolve, which is more than enough time for an enemy to escape or counter-attack. Even worse, all of the Soldier's attacks have that clocktick problem - none of them are instant attacks - and it's pretty much required for him to equip the Time Mage's Short Charge Support Ability to be useful at all. This is why Cloud usually ranks fairly low on character lists.
* [[Lethal Joke Character]]: His equipment is limited, his limit skills are slow and Cloud is a bit fragile. But he has one limit which inflicts either [[Taken for Granite|petrify]], [[Time Stands Still|stop]] or [[One-Hit Kill|instant death]] at a very high effectiveness rate. Give him swiftness from the time mage class and this move is as fast as a level 2 black magic spell. This move also hits multiple targets.
** Aside from that, his Soldier class can equip Ribbons as a [[Shout-Out]] and Limits do not use MP. Incidentally, all Limit attacks have 100% accuracy, and ignore Evade percentages. This means Finish Touch ''will'' be inflicting one of those three randomly chosen statuses... and as a bonus, target status immunity simply removes the immune status from the random choice, meaning it's going to inflict ''something'' useful if it hits.
* [[Optional Party Member]]
* [[Overrated and Underleveled]]: starts at Lv.1. Groan. Also, he isn't able to use his Limit Breaks unless he has a specific, and not-very-powerful, sword equipped.
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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Balthier - being the [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] and [[Badass]] he is - actually manages to save ''Ramza'' in his introductory cutscene.
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Makes his entrance by shooting a bunch of bounty hunters who were attacking Ramza.
* [[The Gunslinger]]: Like in his home game. Guns are his preferred weapons.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: He can equip armor, has decent strength and is as fast as a ninja.
* [[Optional Party Member]]: He's only recruitable via sidequest in the PSP port.
=== Luso ===
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* [[The Mario]]: His standard abilities are basically the same as Ramza's. The only exception being that he has innate Tame, basically making him a weaker version of Reis.
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Optional Party Member]]: He's only recruitable via sidequest in the PSP port.
* [[Tagalong Kid]]: Pretty much lampshaded when he joins Ramza's party, too! Not that [[Nice Guy|Ramza]] minds, of course.
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{{spoiler|On the anniversary of their first encounter, Delita brings a bouquet of flowers to Queen Ovelia. Ovelia, paranoid that he manipulated her and their love was false (and let's be honest, she was probably entirely justified in this belief), lashes out at him with a dagger. He is stabbed, but manages to kill her in self-defense. As he lays in front of her, Delita wonders if it was truly worth it.}}
* [[Aloof Ally]]: Technically he and Ramza are still working together, but Delita is not above using his best friend to achieve what he wants.
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Emphasis on ''ambiguous''. In his character portrait and concept art (like the one seen here), his skin is not much darker than Ramza's, but his world map sprite is noticeably darker than everyone besides Rafa and Marach.
* [[Anti-Hero|Anti]]... [[Anti-Villain|Something]]
** [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]
* [[Beat Them At Their Own Game]]: After Tietra's death, decides that the only way to truly make a change in the world is to do this to the nobles.
* [[Blue Oni]]: To Ramza's red.
* [[Byronic Hero]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]
* [[Dead Little Sister]]: His entire motivation.
* [[Deuteragonist]]: The game is almost as much his story as it is Ramza's.
* [[Double Agent]]: More like a triple agent.
* [[Enemy Mine]]: He never opposes Ramza directly, but neither does he help him save for several conflicts during the main plot.
* [[Expy]]: To Vyce from [[Tactics Ogre]] due to being a childhood friend of the hero with slicked-back dark hair. He also secretly resents the hero.
* [[Gold Digger]]
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: For the entirety of Chapter One, and during several storyline-battles after that.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Holding his dead sister, Delita is too grief stricken to notice or hear the ensuing explosion about to engulf him. When Ramza asks him about it later, Delita replies that his [[Dead Little Sister]] saved him.
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: In his quest to change Ivalice for the death of his sister, Delita becomes very much the same type of person that lead to the death of his sister; someone who callously throws lives away.
* [[Historical Hero Upgrade]]: To a debatable extent, but definitely there.
* [[Knight Templar Big Brother]]
* [[Lonely at the Top]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Certainly, though he's a ''much'' less cruel and callous version than most. He manipulates everyone, including Ramza, into helping him get into into power while getting all of the corrupt people offed, whom he also manipulated.
* [[The Mole]]
* [[Pet the Dog]]: While it's ambiguous whether he {{spoiler|loved Ovelia or not}}, he wasn't incapable of compassion even towards the end. Not only did he {{spoiler|fake Cid's death so that Orlandeau could aid Ramza}}, he also {{spoiler|spared Valmafra and allowed her to escape with Orran, despite that she'd been sent in by the Church to end him if he stepped out of line}}.
* [[Self-Made Man]]: He and his sister were poor and he had to work to where he got.
* [[Spanner in the Works]]: Many of the noble's plans might have worked if not for him
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: In a weird sort of way... Depending on what side of the weird multi-faceted polygonal scale you read his character from, he's either one since he genuinely still cares for Ramza or just can't afford to let one of his most valuable tools die.
* [[Troubled but Cute]]
* [[The Unfettered]]
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* [[Break the Cutie]]: Ovelia never hurt anyone, but life does its damndest to find ways to make her suffer. {{spoiler|Then [[Kill the Cutie|Delita kills her]].}}
* [[Broken Bird]]
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: The game starts with her being captured.
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|Girly Girl to Agrias's Tomboy]]
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: For several battles during Chapter Two.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: A stereotypical virtuous princess, though her innocence is used to manipulate her.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: When Folmarv informs her that {{spoiler|she's not the original Princess Ovelia, but a commoner raised up for that purpose}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Little Dead Riding Hood]]}}
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* [[Proper Lady]]: Of course an [[Ojou]] is proper. [[Hair of Gold]] hightlights it.
* [[Puppet King|Puppet Queen]]: What was intended for her by Goltanna.
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* [[White Magician Girl]]
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The stepson of Cidolfus Orlandeau, Orran (Olan in the [[PS 1]] version) is an Astrologist who crosses paths with Ramza multiple times, during which the two aid one another. Despite his affiliation with the Southern Sky, Orran aims to do what is right and so investigates the Glabados Church and the Lions War in order to seek out the truth.
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: One of very few dark haired characters in the game, and his skin is paler than Rapha and Malak's, but darker than most other characters.
* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Galaxy Stop inflicts Don't Move, Don't Act, ''and'' Stop. And targets ''every enemy on the map''. And has ''[[Game Breaker|no MP cost!]]'' He'd be even more of a [[Game Breaker]] than his infamously broken stepfather, if it weren't for him being a one-battle-only guest.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: In his introduction, just after [[He Knows Too Much|being chased out of a building full of thieves]]--
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* [[Defector From Decadence]]
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* [[Foil]]: He's somewhere in the middle between Ramza and Delita - sometimes he acts as the go-between for the two of them.
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Not a hard-hitter or especially durable, but with rather decent HP and pretty good speed and evasion.
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* [[The Archer]]
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* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]
* [[Climax Boss]]: The final boss of Chapter One. Symbolically, fighting him is about bringing home everything you're supposed to hate about the nobility into the forefront.
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* [[Karmic Death]]: Narrative-wise, it's ''strongly'' implied that [[Byronic Hero|Delita]] took him down.
* [[Kick Them While They Are Down]]: His method of interrogation is to kick [[La Résistance|a Corpse Brigade soldier]] repeatedly while calling him an honourless "maggot". Later, he tries to goad Ramza into killing Milleuda when she's beaten.
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* [[Shoot the Hostage]]
* [[Smug Snake]]: He will ''always'' remind Ramaz on how commoners are nothing but scum and that only nobles have the god given right to rule over them. Even when Delita and Ramza turn against him in the finale of the first chapter, he still acts like his way of thinking is the only way things will work.
* [[Starter Villain]]: He's essentially the final boss of the first chapter, though he is a minor player in the setting as a whole.
* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]: Played according to Argath's personal bias - he shows gratitude towards Ramza for saving him and rescuing the Marquis, but doesn't extend this towards Delita, who is ''equally'' responsible for helping him (and maybe moreso, depending on the option you choose in the battle). He also repays Delita by murdering his little sister and treating it as though he stepped on an ant. Even his apparent gratitude towards Ramza [[Alternate Character Interpretation|may be interpreted as sycophantic sucking up]].
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{{spoiler|In actuality he is an agent of Dycedarg, who appears from time to time to guide events and to try and convince Ramza to abandon his path and return to his brother's side. Is eventually defeated and slain by Ramza.}}
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: 52 years old and is still able to kick as much ass as anyone else half his age.
* [[Casting a Shadow]]: His Shadowblade (Night Sword in the PS1 version) is dark elemental and can absorb the target's HP equal to the damage dealt.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Of course, in a narrative which thematically favours upright, just conduct in battle, this tends to lead to...
* [[Dark Is Evil
* [[Dark Knight]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dirty Coward]]: Betrays Ramza's party by siding with the enemy for coin. He sets a trap for him with the false princess and flees when beaten}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Duel Boss]]: Downplayed. While the battle does start out with Ramza facing him alone, it is possible to have a magic user use a spell on the other side of the gate to hit him. Ramza can also pull the lever to open the gate so his allies can get inside and aid him directly}}.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Deconstructed. {{spoiler|While Gafgarion doesn't exactly ''like'' committing cruel deeds, he still does so out of efficiency (as in the first battle). While he doesn't like what his employers are doing, he's shut off access to his own inherent morals to the point that he can do anything so long as he's compensated. It can be said that the only thing he believes to be 'good' and 'reliable' in the world is money, hence why he commits barbarity. When rebuffed, Gafgarion reaffirms that he has no problem with doing the job, though he did find Dycedarg's lack of feeling over the matter curious}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Mentor]]: He takes Ramza in as a fellow mercenary and teaches him how cruel the world can be while one must also be as ruthless to survive. Ramza's sense of justice and righteousness has him reject those ideals}}.
* [[Fail O'Suckyname]]: ''Gaff'' Gafgarion ([[PS 1]] translation only)?! Seriously? [[Sincerity Mode|Small wonder]] he {{spoiler|mostly gives a rat's arse only for himself}}.
* [[Foil]]: Acts as one to Ramza's idealism when Delita is otherwise occupied. {{spoiler|In their battles, if both are alive they will argue at length over idealism vs. cynicism.}}
** In the overall structure of the story, he's right at the Cynical end of the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism]]; Ramza's all the way on the other side, however ...
* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: Has an above average Bravery {{spoiler|despite his [[Dirty Coward]] status}}.
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: He joins Ramza in the game's first battle and in a few more battles at the start of chapter 2.
* [[Jade Coloured Glasses]]
* [[Knight in Sour Armour]]
* [[Only in It For the Money]]: The very reason he became a mercenary in the first place.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: And damn proud of it at that.
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* [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids]]: He constantly tries to convince Ramza of this, with little luck.
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* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: He's quite cordial, even towards his family and moreso than even Zalbaag.
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* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]: Not so much "evil" as "Morally Ambiguous", as despite some of his actions he nonetheless carries a number of admirable qualities. This is what leads to Ramza trying to seek him out again for assistance at the beginning of Chapter Three. {{spoiler|And then it turns out that yes - he plays this trope straight. [[Self-Made Orphan|Very]], ''[[Complete Monster|very]]'' [[Oh Crap|straight]]!}}
* [[Badass Beard]]
*
*
* [[Blue Blood]]
* [[Blue Oni]]: To both Ramza and Zalbaag's [[Red Oni|Red]] - his speech is emphasised by rationale and a controlled temperament]], as can be seen in his cordial manner and cool-headedness. Said rationality is, incidentally, shared by his half-sister Alma. {{spoiler|Can't be a coincidence that ''both'' are suitable Lucavi hosts, now - can it?}}
* {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession]]}}
* [[Elemental Powers]]: As a Rune Knight, he has four high-level elemental powers:
** [[An Ice Person]]
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** [[Poisonous Person]]
** [[Shock and Awe]]
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* [[Kick the Dog]]: Allowing Zalbaag and Argath to take whatever measure was necessary to end the Corpse Brigade, which led to Tietra's death.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[The Plan]]: He excels at concocting all sorts of schemes, which makes him valuable to Duke Larg. {{spoiler|Of course, he's being used by Lord Folmarv.}}
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Yes, well - about that...
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Though some of his actions ''are'' rather questionable {{spoiler|the the Nth degree, in fact}}, he's still a very competent warrior, leader and diplomat - it was largely due to his effort that the peace treaties with Ordallia went so well.
* {{spoiler|[[Self-Made Orphan]]}}
* [[Smug Snake]]: To a strong extent, even though {{spoiler|he is [[Unwitting Pawn|used by Folmarv]] at the same time he uses others.}}
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* [[The Unfettered]]
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* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Blue Blood]]
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* [[The Captain]]: As the direct commander of the Order of the Northern Sky.
* [[Exact Eavesdropping]]: On {{spoiler|his older brother Dycedarg}}.
* [[Fatal Flaw]]: Zalbaag's seeming classism led to him viewing Tietra as a necessary sacrifice to stop the Corpse Brigade, even though it earned him Delita's ire and Ramza's distrust - it appears to be his one major flaw which keeps him from being on par with Ramza in terms of honour, though he does express some regret about it much later on.
*
*
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: How he justifies himself after ordering Argath to shoot through Tietra, considering her sacrifice necessary.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Ordering Argath to shoot through Tietra, who was essentially Zalbaag's surrogate little sister. Ramza [[What the Hell, Hero?|calls him out on it]] when next they meet.
* [[Knight Templar]]: He's not an asshole like his brother, but he is willing to go far, enough to have an innocent teenage girl shot through to stop the Corpse Brigade.
*
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something|Nobles Who Actually Do Something]]
*
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: He is pretty angry Ramza would suggest {{spoiler|Dycedarg poisoned their father}} without proof. But he doesn't dismiss it out of hand and looks for evidence. Also, despite his morally questionabe actions in "Chapter One", he's practically a saint compared to [[Complete Monster|some of the fine gentlemen]] [[Aristocrats Are Evil|sitting on high seats of power in Ivalice]].
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: On both ends of the scale, depending on who it's with:
** [[Blue Oni]]: To Ramza, most of the time.
** [[Red Oni]]: To Dycedarg, most definitely.
* [[Shoot the Hostage]]: Tells Algus to shoot through Teta and get rid of Golagros/Gragoroth. He doesn't catch nearly as much fandom hate as Algus for it, though. He also doesn't have a record of [[Kick Them While They Are Down]] or trying to justify his actions with 'I'm a noble so I can do what I wish', either. While he never explicitly shows remorse for the actions, he treats them more as [[I Did What I Had to Do]] than anything else.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: The original translation was "Zalbag", while the PSP rerelease opted for "Zalbaag" with an extra 'a'. YMMV, but considering the minority of the change compared to some, it doesn't catch too much flak.
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* [[Blue Blood]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]
*
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: He was shocked and horrified when {{spoiler|Dycedarg revealed his treachery}}, and called him out on {{spoiler|murdering his own father for power's sake}}.
* [[Evil Uncle]]: To Orinus, and to Ovelia (though for the latter, it's only by adoption).
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* [[Evil Uncle]]: To Ovelia and Orinus, though he's ''technically'' their second-cousin-once-removed (and for the former, only through adoption anyway).
* [[General Ripper]]: At least a borderline case, given that he wanted to destroy the Northern Sky at Fort Besselat even if he needed to order his men to {{spoiler|march through the water Ramza had released through the Bethla Sluice and risk heavy casualties}}.
*
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: He knows full well that {{spoiler|Ovelia isn't really royalty, but a commoner used to replace the real Ovelia}}. It doesn't really matter to him, so long as he can {{spoiler|use her to rule over Ivalice}}.
* [[Not So Different]]: Him and Larg, though it's not pointed out in-game, are an obvious example.
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* [[The Ghost]]: Character portrait aside, she never actually appears in the game proper.
* [[God Save Us From the Queen]]: She's one of many schemers whose plot to expand her power base in Ivalice leads to the War of the Lions. Her tyrannical behavior is what prompts many nobles to oppose her appointment of Larg as the Regent and side with Goltanna.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
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* [[The President's Daughter|The King's Son]]: Orinus is a toddler who is important only in that his guardian will be regent of the realm. Larg, being the Queen's brother, is first in line to be said Regent.
* [[Puppet King]]: What was intended for him by Larg.
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=== Marquis Messam Elmdore de Limberry ===
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* [[Badass]]: He holds the rank of "Ark Knight", a character class which, in-game, is shared only by [[The Captain|Zalbaag]] [[Badass Family|Beoulve]].
* [[Bishonen]]
*
* [[Expy]]: Invokes [[Final Fantasy VII|a certain other]] silver-haired [[Bishonen]] who started with good publicy and praise as a hero of his country. Up to and ''including'' {{spoiler|his near-death experience, gaining supernatural powers and becoming psychotically evil. As well as a certain katana and a certain suit of armor}}.
* [[Flat Character]]: Not much is known about his personality prior to {{spoiler|merging with the Lucavi demon Zalera}}.
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* [[Red Baron]]: "The Silver Prince" to his allies; "The Silver Ogre" to his enemies.
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: His kidnapping by the Corpse Brigade was part of Dycedarg and Larg's plans.
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The ruler of Riovanes, Barrington is the adoptive father of Rapha and Marach, assassins under his command who he raised after their hometown was destroyed (by him, of course). His forces briefly opposed Ramza during Chapter 3 before Rapha defected, and after {{spoiler|his killing of Marach, he was offed from behind by Zalera (found to be possessing Marquis Elmdore at the time)}}.
* [[Abusive Parents
* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]: For a minor villain, he even puts both Larg and Goltana to shame with his [[Moral Event Horizon|sheer]] [[Complete Monster|depravity]].
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* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: For Marach, who was shocked to realise just how evil this guy is.
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: A ''very'' satisfying one, too - getting thrown off his own castle roof by the Lucavi-possessed Elmdore.}}
* [[Evil Gloating]]: Which only {{spoiler|exposed his crimes to Marach}}.
* [[Evil Mentor]]
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* [[Red Baron]]: He's known as the "King of the Forge" for his extensive investment in firearms and combatants, including mages and assassins.
* [[Smug Snake]]
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== The Glabados Church ==
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* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
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* [[Good Shepherd]]: The only unambiguously-good member of the Church shown.
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* {{spoiler|[[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]}}
* [[Minor Major Character]]: Not major player but importance in revealing the truth in Germonique Scriptures can't be forgotten.
* [[Nice Guy]]: A very kind and wise man indeed, and the only shown member of the Church to be unambiguously good.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: To Ovelia, given he practically raised her during her time at the convent. He also treats Ramza and Alma like his own, as well.
* [[Spanner in the Works]]: If he hadn't retired to Orbonne due to his greater interest in reading old texts (as opposed to passing the Church's judgement), he would never have {{spoiler|translated the Germonique Scriptures, which revealed the truth about Ajora to Ramza and which was eventually revealed to the world by Arazlam Durai, exposing the Glabados Church's long-lived lies}}.
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* [[Beard of Evil]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]
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* [[Evil Old Folks]]: He's knowingly responsible for a ''lot'' of deaths, and he's in his 80s.
* [[Minor Major Character]]: Only makes one on-screen appearance, but his offscreen actions drive a lot of the plot.
* [[Offstage Villainy]]
* [[Sinister Minister]]: Presumably, given his agenda, though he's never seen preaching.
* [[The Unfought]]: Not surprising, given his age.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Probably percieves his actions as such. {{spoiler|He certainly wasn't in the know about the demons}}.
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=== Cardinal Alphonse Delacroix ===
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* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]
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*
* [[Evil Old Folks]]
* {{spoiler|[[Fat Bastard]]: When he becomes Cúchulainn - Delacroix looked a little heavyset, but he's nowhere near as broad as the Lucavi.}}
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "De la Croix" is French for "of the Cross", while "Alphonse" means "eager" or "noble". Therefore, his name means "Noble of the Cross", fitting his position as a Cardinal.
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* [[Sinister Minister]]
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A Confessor in the employ of the Glabados Church. He comes into conflict with Ramza after {{spoiler|he kills Delacroix and becomes a heretic.}}
* [[Anti-Villain]]: He really does believe that Ramza is a deadly murderous heretic and wants to bring him to justice.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Or he would be, if he wasn't trying to kill you. Unlike many members of the Church, he doesn't actually come across as evil and is really only doing his job. Ramza even expresses regret and reluctance at having to fight him.
*
* [[Hero Antagonist]]: While not the nicest guy, he doesn't do anything particularly evil in the story. He's only going after Ramza because he is doing his job and genuinely believes that he should be brought to justice.
* [[Inspector Javert]]: Zalmour is completely out of the loop with regards to the Lucavi, but he knows Ramza {{spoiler|killed the Cardinal}}.
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* [[Kangaroo Court]]: Tries Ramza in absentia for {{spoiler|the death of Cardinal Delacroix}}.
* [[Knight Templar]]: Ironically ''not'' his profession...
* [[Recurring Boss]]: Fought three times.
* [[Squishy Wizard]]: Averted: his job class is Celebrant, which is basically a White Mage with access to some better weapons... and much better base hitpoints. He doesn't have much raw defense, but between his hitpoints and numerous healing abilities he can take a beating.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]
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A young sorceress and an agent of the Glabados Church, she was sent to accompany Delita Heiral and assist him during his infiltration of the Order of the Southern Sky. Apparently loyal to him by accompanying him on all his missions, she nonetheless develops a great degree of respect for him during their time working together.
*
* [[Double Agent]]: The Church assigns her to help Delita, but also to spy on him and make sure he's not working against them.
*
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Knight Templar]]: Once again, it's occupation
* [[The Mole]]: Along with Delita. {{spoiler|And ''to'' Delita as well, as she was ordered to kill him if he actually joined the Black Lion or betrayed the Church (though she ultimately couldn't bring herself to do so)}}.
* [[Number Two]]: To Delita.
== The Knights Templar ==
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=== Associated Tropes represented by multiple members ===
* [[Corrupt Church]]
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* [[Five-Man Band]]: The named members fit the dynamic rather nicely:
** [[Big Bad]]: Folmarv Tengille
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* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Light Is Not Good]]
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: Folmarv being an example of when the Man Behind The Man is masquerading as someone lower in the evil hierarchy.
* [[Recurring Boss]]: In fact, Isilud is the ''only'' one you fight once!
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: Loffrey and Cletienne.
=== Folmarv Tengille ===
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* [[Abusive Parents]]
* [[Archnemesis Dad]]: To Meliadoul.
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* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: His debut appearance is rather low-key, as a man hiring a group of mercenaries to kill Ramza and his allies (while he was under Gaffgarion's employ). Then he returned near the end of Chapter Two and proved he's more important than we originally thought.
* [[The Chessmaster]]
*
*
* {{spoiler|[[Dragon Ascendant]]: He invokes this trope when he reveals his true nature to Funerbis, followed by Loffrey killing the old man.}}
* [[Evil Old Folks]]: Though he's not that old - just 49 - he's still middle-aged, and thus older than most adversaries fought in-game.
* [[Get Back Here Boss]]: Of sorts.
* {{spoiler|[[The Heavy]]: He is the one orchestrating the events of the game. Although he is technically the second-in-command of the Lucavi, he is the acting leader in the absense of Ultima, who really doesn't do anything until the end}}.
* [[Knight Templar]]: Besides it being his occupation, he seems a strong adherent of this. Heck, {{spoiler|his Lucavi title upon merging with Hashmal - "Bringer Of Order" - is ''really'' blatant!}})
*
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Not Worth Killing]]: He manipulates Ramza to his benefit a couple of times, only to ignore him when he is of no use and does not spare much effort to get rid of him. [[The Dog Bites Back|This comes to bite him in the ass at the end]], as it turns the guy who’s been carving a path through hordes of demon corpses is ''[[Captain Obvious|actually dangerous]]''.
*
*
* [[Sinister Minister]]
* [[Villains Act, Heroes React]]: Seems to be a strong follower of this trope.
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* [[Anti-Villain]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type IV -> Type III -> Type II]]
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil|Blond Guys Are Well Intentioned But Morally Ambiguous]]
*
* [[Dead Little Sister]]: Miluda's death was his [[Start of Darkness]], though it wasn't until about a year later that he actually fell to the Dark Side.
*
* [[Duel Boss]]: Fights Ramza 1 on 1 during the Riovanes castle series of battles.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: He was never on your side, but he was definitely a "Face" until he joined the Church.
* [[Fallen Hero]]: Like Delita, his sister's death completely changed him. Unlike Delita, this change was for the worse, going from a noble man to a Lucavi host.
* [[The Fettered]]: In his first appearance, he purges Gustav and lets the Marquis go because he will not resort to kidnapping; he wants to force the Crown to pay the Corps their rightful due, not just pay them a ransom and be done.
** That only makes seeing [[Fallen Hero|just how far Wiegraf has fallen]] even harder; in Chapter 3, {{spoiler|he has Isilud kidnap Alma, Ramza's sister}}.
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* [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]: He started to compromise some of his ideals by joining the Shrine Knights, and then abandoned them completely when {{spoiler|he gave himself to Lucavi}}. Ramza calls him out on this.
* [[Knight in Sour Armour]]
* [[La Résistance]]: Leader of the Death Corps, a veterans' army rebelling against the Crown to win their due.
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]: During the final battle against him, he transforms into Belias after taking enough damage; only then does the rest of your selected party join the fray}}.
* [[Recurring Boss]]: With ''four'' fights aginst him in total, Wiegraf is FFT's best example of this trope.
* [[Starter Villain]]: Subverted - he looks like he'll be dealt with during Chapter One, but he survives beyond that point and becomes a major adversary later on.
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: His father Folmarv.
* [[Anti-Villain]]
*
* {{spoiler|[[Deadly Change-of-Heart]]: Right in the grey area between this and a proper [[Heel Face Turn]] actually. When he realizes that his father is possessed by a demon, he actually tries to stop him and is killed for his effort}}.
* [[Kick the Dog]]:
* [[Knight Templar]]: Only by occupation - by nature, he's anything but.
*
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* [[Token Good Teammate]]: For the Knights Templar
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]
*
== The Lucavi ==
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'''Associated Tropes common to multiple Lucavi''':
* [[Dark Is Evil]]
* [[Demonic Possession]]: How they're able to manifest in the living world.
* [[
* [[Five-Bad Band]]:
** The [[Big Bad]]: Ultima ( {{spoiler|Ajora}})
** [[The Dragon]]: Hashmal ( {{spoiler|Folmarv/Vormav}})
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* [[Lack of Empathy]]
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: They are the ones responsible for the War of the Lions, manipulating everything behind the scenes for their own purposes.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: The Lucavi possess human hosts to manifest in the living world, but transform into their true forms to do battle.
* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]
* [[Red Baron]]
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* [[Bigger Bad]]
*
* [[Final Boss]]: The final enemy encountered in the game, long past the [[Point of No Return]].
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* [[Hot as Hell]]: Ultima isn't wearing pants.
* [[Lady in Red]]
* [[Light Is Not Good]]
*
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: The [[Big Bad]] does this in a ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' game? [[Captain Obvious|But of]] ''[[Captain Obvious|course]]''! Kind of noteworthy in that Altima's initial [[One-Winged Angel]] form has its ''own'' [[One-Winged Angel]] form.
* [[Red Baron]]: "The High Seraph"
* [[True Final Boss]]
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Due to her high number of hitpoints, percentage based attacks like drain deal lots of damage to Ultima, a weakness all Lucavi share. Technically, Ultima (and {{spoiler|[[Bonus Boss|Elidibus]]}}) are resistant to such techniques, as their staggeringly high health means such skills cap at 999, which is closer to 1/6 of their health as opposed to 1/3 (Drain), 1/4 (Gravity), and 1/2 (Graviga).
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: {{spoiler|[[Viewer Gender Confusion]]}} aside, the form Ultima takes is of a silver-white haired {{spoiler|Alma Beoulve}} and thus inevitably quite attractive. Her (second) [[One-Winged Angel]] form, on the other hand...
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* [[Animal Motifs]]: His form resembles that of a lion.
* [[The Chessmaster]]: To an incredible extent, as he's manipulating the Church that is manipulating the Nobles that are manipulating the Knights that are manipulating the 50 year war.
* [[The Dragon]]:
** [[Dragon-in-Chief]]: To an extent - he's ''not'' more dangerous than his mistress and serves her loyally, but with Ultima out of commission Hashmal's been forced to enforce her law until she is found and resurrected. He's not exactly a joke villain, either.
* [[Elemental Powers]]:
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** [[Dishing Out Dirt]]
** [[Playing with Fire]]
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: More like "Villainous Sacrifice", but the principle is the same. When he fails to provide the bloodshed required for Ajora's resurrection, Hashmal ''kills himself'' and uses his own life to resurrect her (admittedly, he'd already been defeated by Ramza's group, but still...)}}.
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: {{spoiler|He's basically manipulating almost ''everyone'', including Funerbis, for the Lucavi's ends}}.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Bringer of Order"
* [[Standard Status Effects]]: Part of his magic plenthora.
=== Cúchulainn(PSP)/Queklain([[PS 1]]) ( {{spoiler|Alphonse Delacroix}}) ===
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* [[The Dark Chick]]
* [[Evil Laugh]]
* [[Fat Bastard]]: His [[One-Winged Angel]] form is morbidly obese.
* [[Loves the Sound of Screaming]]: To quote the PS1 version, "Now let me hear your death cries, and your tormented screams of anguish!".
* [[Mighty Glacier]]
* [[Poisonous Person]]
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* [[Lightning Bruiser]]/[[Mighty Glacier]]: due to having the inherent abilies of 'Brawler' and 'Swiftness'.
* [[Loves the Sound of Screaming]]: He even gives a speech about it to Ramza, mostly to prove that {{spoiler|Wiegraf Folles'}} does not influence his nature.
* [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous]]: Has four arms.
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Gigas".
* [[Standard Status Effects]]: Part of his magic plenthora.
* [[Summon Magic]]: He starts the battle out by summoning (usually) Cyclops.
* [["Wake-Up Call" Boss]]: He's considerably tougher than Cúchulainn was.
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Associated with the Gemini auracite, Zalera was the 3rd Lucavi Demon which Ramza Beoulve faced. He first appeared at Riovannes [[spoiler: possessing Marquis Elmdore]], before being confronted properly at {{spoiler|Limberry}}. Out of all the demons, Zalera was the demon pre
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* [[Bat Out of Hell]]: Granted he's not ''really'' bat-shaped, but...
* [[The Beast Master]]: One of his abilities
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** [[Gravity Master]]
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* [[Red Baron]]: "The Death Seraph"
* [[Significant Anagram]]: His name is an anagram of the demon "Azrael", known as the demon of death.
* [[Standard Status Effects]]: Aside from the standard Lucavi status skillset he also brings a secondary full of status spells just because.
** [[Baleful Polymorph]]: "Toadja"
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* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Wroth"
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: When he appears, the first thing he does is ''dispose of all his allies and try to fight Ramza & Co. by himself''. Honestly, there's just no excuse for such arrogance - even [[Genre Savvy|Belias]] summoned several lesser demons to help him, while Zalera initially attempted a healthy retreat once Ramza killed ''his'' minions.
** Though to be fair, said allies were his knights who probably had no idea he was possessed by a demon. They probably wouldn't have been that keen to fight for him after his transformation.
* [[Summon Magic]]
* [[Taken for Granite]]: His "Petrify" spell.
=== Zodiark ( {{spoiler|Elidibus}}) ===
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Curiously, despite Zodiark being the name of the associated Esper in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'', here it - for unknown reasons - actually manifests as the Lucavi's ''summon'', while the demon inhabits the body of {{spoiler|Elidibus, a Fifty Years War hero}} and maintains the host's name instead. This might be due to the unique nature of his body even compared to other Lucaviand Lucavi possession, and/or perhaps as a result of the seemingly-symbiotic relationship between host and demon.
* [[Bonus Boss]]: You can finish the game without even realizing the [[Brutal Bonus Level]] he inhabits exists, let alone his existence.
* [[Damage Sponge Boss]]: He has almost as much HP as the [[Final Boss]]'s second form.
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* [[Lost Forever]]: The "Zodiark" ''Summon'', which can only be obtained by people who are hit by it during this battle
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Legendary Wizard".
* [[The Sixth Ranger]]: To the Lucavi, though he prefers to mind his own business.
* [[Summon Magic]]: Not only is he the only way to learn the Zodiark summon, he also summons the recurring summon Midgardsormr, which you ''can't'' learn.
== Others ==
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* [[Face Death with Dignity]]: Loads of so-called "heroes" could learn a lot about how to conduct themselves in the face of death.
* [[Minor Major Character]]: He only appears during one flashback after his death, but he played a very crucial role in the establishment of the plot events as they are.
* [[Posthumous Character]]: He's long dead by the time the game begins, and only appears in a flashback.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: He's said to be in the same league as T.G. Cid, and maybe even a little bit stronger - his ability on the battlefield was so feared that his enemies sued for peace when he gave them a chance.
=== Saint Ajora Glabados ===
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Ajora also happens to be {{spoiler|the host for the leader of the demonic Lucavi}}, biding his time for {{spoiler|a resurrection and return to Ivalice. This will require many, many sacrifices so the Lucavi manipulate the world leaders into constant strife and war. Ajora also needs the correct body to possess, and Alma Beoluve happens to be the lucky victim.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Ambiguous Gender]]}}: The fanbase is still unsure about Ajora's {{spoiler|preferred gender}}. The Germonic Scriptures state Ajora {{spoiler|was male}}, yet {{spoiler|when he returns he takes the form of the obviously female Ultima}}. A number of theories are bandied about. {{spoiler|Ajora and Ultima may be two distinct entities, with Ajora being male and Ultima being female. It could be that Ajora was [[Sweet Polly Oliver|forced to masquerade as male]] to acquire the following s/he did. Or it may simply be the male-dominated [[Corrupt Church]] recording Ajora as male to better suit their ends}}. The fact that Ajora is {{spoiler|referred to as male}} in ''Tactics'' and {{spoiler|female}} in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' has not helped matters.
** For even more [[Mind Screw]], the Ajora referred to in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' isn't even the same one, because ''this'' Ajora was born almost a century after ''that'' game's events. Meaning that {{spoiler|Ajora has possibly been reincarning who knows ''how'' many times}}. [[Your Head Asplode|Your brain has our permission to explode]], now.
* [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]: Given his [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|status]], this is a belief of many of his followers. {{spoiler|Assuming he ''did'' ascend, it [[Demonic Possession|sure wasn't in the way most thought...]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bigger Bad]]}}
* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]: Thinly veiled of one. Has a religion that worships him is biggest evidence.
* [[Dark Messiah]]
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* [[Expy]]: [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Who do you think]]? Subverted in that {{spoiler|he was actually an ordinary human being... who happened to become possessed by Ultima, the Lucavi leader}}.
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* [[Hair of Gold]]: According to the secret portrait of him found in the game.
* [[Historical Hero Upgrade]]
* [[Posthumous Character]]: {{spoiler|At first. However, Ajora is waiting in the wings until his eventual revival.}}
** [[Thanatos Gambit]]
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* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]
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* [[Finding Judas]]
* [[Generation Xerox]]: There is some strong hinting that {{spoiler|Ramza and Alma are in fact descendants of Germonique, presumably on their mother's side}}.
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* {{spoiler|[[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: As a side effect of Ajora getting a ''major'' case of [[Historical Hero Upgrade]], Germonique's actions are portrayed as a foul treachery rather than the exposure of the Lucavi that they were}}.
* [[Posthumous Character]]: He lives more than 1200 years ago and a Hume, obviously long gone.
=== Teta/Tietra Heiral ===
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* [[Bulletproof Human Shield]]: Apparently she blocked the explosion at Fort Zekden from doing much to Delita.
* [[Dead Little Sister]]
* [[Innocent Bystander]]: The poor girl was completely innocent, yet was kidnapped by the Corpse Brigade and unceremoniously killed off by Argath (and Zalbaag, who gave the order).
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: She cannot be resurrected at Fort Ziekden - which makes sense [[Fridge Brilliance|when you think about it.]] [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]] aside, the game can't continue if she lives, seeing as this is the defining moment when Delita decides to become a powerful and influential king.
* [[Kill the Cutie]]
* [[Sacrificial Lamb]]: Like Mileuda before her. Tietra was a cute and kind girl, which makes her death all the more painful; and also serves as the turning point for Ramza and Delita's lives, while also showing how callous many nobles are.
* [[Shrinking Violet]]
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