Final Fantasy Type-0/Characters
Characters from Final Fantasy Type-0:
Class Zero (Playable Characters)
A special class within the Suzaku Peristylium assembled as a preemptive strike force in case the other three nations of Oriense break the Pax Codex and set their sights upon Rubrum.
- Badass Cape or Scarf of Asskicking: Except Seven.
- Badass Crew
- Child Soldiers: The latest foray into this theme since the SeeD.
- Code Name: All but Rem and Machina; however, they have no canon real names.
- Since they were raised together by Arecia, they may well have forgotten their real names.
- The Chosen One: Each student is a part of Operation Apostle where he/she is striving to become the Agito, who was prophesied to appear at "Finis".
- Heroic Sacrifice: The principal objective of Operation Apostle is exactly this. They succeed in the normal ending (no matter what between-mission tasks the player did in between), but in the secret ending Arecia pulls off a Cosmic Retcon to spare them their grim fate and allow them to live as a happy, if sometimes wacky, class.
- Hyperspace Arsenal
- I Don't Want to Die: Dying hurts! And it's frightening! They're only kids, what did you expect?...
- Numerical Theme Naming: With the exception of Machina and Rem.
- Only One Name: Again, all but Machina and Rem.
- Panty Shot: In a disturbing glimpse into the mindset of the developers, the texturers put detail into giving each female playable character a unique and distinct set of underwear under their skirts, when previously during development, there was just going to be shadows and shading. May be justified due to how noticable the shadows could seem at times
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: As L'Cie.
- Red Mage: As students of a Wizarding School they all can use offensive, healing and support magic (in varying levels of proficiency). They are even called this by Qator.
- School Uniforms Are the New Black: Of course it is both a Wizarding School and a Military School.
- Nonuniform Uniform: Each one is slightly unique one way or another.
- Summon Magic: Any character can summon a War God at the expense of all his/her HP, rendering him/her unusable for the rest of the mission.
- True Companions: Unto the bitter end. They even hold hands as they die.
- Weapon of Choice
- Zettai Ryouiki: Most of the females score various ranks.
Machina Kunagiri
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Age: 17 |
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A transferee to Class Zero from Class Two (evidenced by his old navy-blue cape) and Rem's childhood friend, as well as her fellow viewpoint character.
- Badass Cape: Special mention for being longer then the other students with a High Collar of Doom.
- Blade Spam: His Assault Mode especially.
- Cast from Hit Points: As per its standard in the series the Darkside attack drains Machina's health.
- Cool Sword: The Bolt Rapier, which functions something like a drill.
- Childhood Friend Romance: With Rem. They are said to live Happily Ever After after the credits.
- Dead Older Brother: In the form of Izana.
- Everything Is Better With Spinning: Wields drill-rapiers and has a special attack named Spin Drive.
- Go Out with a Smile: At the end of the normal ending's Distant Epilogue, 50 years after Class Zero died defeating Cid, and having completed recording their deeds and leading Oriense to the Dawn of an Era, 67-year-old Machina dies with a smile, his wife Rem by his side.
- I Will Protect Her: Deconstructed. His attempt to protect Rem is because of all Class Zero students, she's the only one he thinks he can trust. Along the way, he grows distant and accepts the power that grants him the strength for this purpose, but ironically loses his memories about her because of it. In the end, he's the one who kill her in his amnesia.
- He Is All Grown Up: It had been seven years since he and Rem last saw each other and back then Machina was even shorter then her.
- The Ishmael: With Rem, Machina is billed as an outside observer to Class Zero's battles.
- Keet: Shows some shades of this in the secret ending, as he was last seen dragging off Ace from the Library to play.
- Life Drain: His Drain Sword attack.
- Man in White: As a Byakko l'Cie.
- Manly Tears: Shed these after Rem dies accidentally by his hands, and after he and the revived Rem finds the rest of Class Zero dead, their mission to defeat Cid a bittersweet success.
- Mask of Power: Qun'mi's helmet.
- Meaningful Name: Named after the phrase "Deus Ex Machina" -- "God out of the Machine". Makes a lot of sense once it is revealed that he and Rem are the key to breaking the near-endless cycle of destruction that has trapped Oriense.
- Mighty Glacier: His attacks are a bit slow but hits hard and the sheer number of hits his Blade Spam can do racks up damage.
- Lightning Bruiser: When using his Assault Mode skill.
- The Mole: He reports directly the Rubrum council keeping tabs on Class Zero and Arecia. Later he also infiltrates the Milites forces as a Byakko l'Cie but his deteriorating memories caused by the l'Cie power make him a loyal to the Milites Crystal.
- New Transfer Student
- Slice-and-Dice Swordsmanship: Machina slashes an awful lot with his rapiers despite them not being edged weapons.
- Storm of Blades: Machina's Sword Field skill is this combined with Reverse Shrapnel.
- Tears of Remorse: In the normal ending, he breaks down in these upon finding Class Zero dead from exhaustion in their victory over Cid, apologizing for prejudging them earlier for their failure to save Izana.
- Reluctant Warrior: Outright fears and despises fighting and war—the same violence that claimed his brother's life.
- You Killed My Brother: His prejudice of Class Zero is because of Class Zero's involvement in the mission where Izana was killed and had done nothing to stop his death. This very reason is also why he becomes The Mole of Class Zero for the Rubrum Council and pulls a Face Heel Turn by accepting Milites' l'Cie power.
Rem Tokimiya
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Age: 17 |
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The other viewpoint character together with her childhood friend Machina and, like him, a transferee from Class Seven (indicated by her old pink cape).
- Childhood Friend Romance: With Machina. They are said to have lived Happily Ever After at the end of the normal ending.
- Dance Battler: With a weapon named Dancing Dagger, its no surprise really.
- Fragile Speedster/Squishy Wizard: Is among the fastest (but weakest) attackers and is the most magically adept student.
- Hair Color Dissonance: In some released screenshots her light brown hair has looked purple, or darker to the point its almost black.
- Ill Girl: Suffers from an incurable disease that, according to Arecia, will eventually kill her.
- Incurable Cough of Death: She gets better, though. In the normal ending, she lives long enough to be by Machina's side when he dies 50 years later, his mission of recording Class Zero's deeds completed; and in the secret ending, her illness seems to have been eliminated altogether, and she was last seen waking up on a bench amidst cherry blossoms and smiling to the heavens.
- The Ishmael: With Machina, Rem is billed as an outside observer to Class Zero's battles.
- Knife Nut
- Kill Sat: Has one in the skill Magic Satellite.
- Light'Em Up: Aspir Venom manifests as a glowing ball of light.
- Mana Drain: Her special attacks Aspir Venom and Aspir Field.
- Meaningful Name: Her kanji comes from "rei" and "mu", meaning "Not Zero".
- New Transfer Student
- Poor Communication Kills: When she volunteers to be a l'Cie, she has to fight Milites' l'Cie. The problem here is, the enemy l'Cie is Machina, and they don't recognize each other because of Machina's Laser-Guided Amnesia and the fact that Machina is wearing Milites' full body uniform including the mask. She's so close from winning if not for Machina's mask slipping off and distracting her of his rapiers from piercing her. It takes a Deus Ex Machina in form of Arecia for her to get better.
- Precision-Guided Boomerang: Her Boomerang Dagger skill.
- She Fu
Ace
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Age: 16 |
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A boy said to be a key character in the game. He calm and withdrawn but with an underlying childlike passion.
- Badass Bookworm: When controlling any other character, he can be sometimes seen at the Library (other times at the cafeteria or the chocobo stables Izana used to frequent). In the secret ending, he was last seen reading what looks like a book about magic before being dragged by Machina out of the Library to play.
- Decoy Protagonist: The game's poster boy and the leader of Operation Agito. He's also the first character the player can control.
- Death Dealer
- Flechette Storm
- The Gambler: As shown by his Deck Open special which draws four cards which each do a random effect, his other Deck skills reduce the random nature of his draws.
- Improbable Weapon User
- Trap Master: Has a special skill called Trap Card.
- Expy: With the card motif, he resembles Minato Arisato.
- Flash Step: His dodge move, can verge on Teleport Spam.
- Frickin' Laser Beams: When using his Laser Cannon skill.
- Beam Spam: The Tri-Laser skill.
- Glass Cannon
- Hair of Gold
- The Leader: A type IV.
- Innocent Prodigy: Said to be mature but at the same time childish.
- Keigo
- Leeroy Jenkins: Said to be prone to recklessness.
- Long-Range Fighter
- Manly Tears: Shed these for Izana after watching him die a miserable death.
- Master of Illusion: Has a skill called Illusion although its effects are still unknown.
- Megane: In the secret ending.
- Survivor Guilt: Helplessly watching Izana die a miserable death left a traumatic mark upon the boy. There are times where he frequents the chocobo stables where Izana, a knowledgeable chocobo breeder, once worked.
- You Are Too Late: Fails to rendezvous with Izana quick enough leading to his untimely demise.
Deuce
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Age: 16 |
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A plucky girl who uses her flute as a weapon. The youngest member of Class Zero, she is kind-hearted and good-natured even if she can be a bit stubborn.
- Badass Adorable: If using a flute and strutting while playing it is an indication.
- Musical Assassin
- Brown Note: Her Black Requiem skill.
- Gale Force Sound
- Improbable Weapon User
- Magical Flutist
- Magic Music
- Go Through Me: Bodily puts herself between Ace and Celestia as the later summons her beast to attack the former. Fortunately, Celestia pulls her punch back.
- Plucky Girl
- Squishy Wizard
- Support Party Member: Fighting alone she is fairly spoony but in a party she can wreak a lot of havoc.
- Status Buff: Her Concerto and Crescendo abilities that grant bonuses like Protect, Trance and Aura.
- Trap Master: Can set sound traps with certain musical scales.
Trey
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Age: 17 |
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A handsome blond boy who serves as the Class's archer. He's calm and well-mannered, but can be chatty.
- The Archer
- Rain of Arrows: His Arrow Shower special attack.
- Trick Arrow: He can change his arrows to change the style of his attacks.
- The Straight and Arrow Path
- Character Filibuster
- Crosshair Aware: When using his Snipe Shot skill.
- Hair of Gold
- Long-Range Fighter
- Shown Their Work: He wears an archery glove, a three-fingered glove used to protect an archer's hand from the bowstring.
- Wise Beyond Their Years: So he'd like to think. However, this only extends to book smarts. His long-winded Character Filibusters isn't always in-topic with what he was previously trying to explain and often off-railing quickly. The fact that his classmates are mostly annoyed by these makes it pretty clear that he actually pretty dense in these kind of things.
Cater
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Age: 16 |
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A perky girl who carries a backpack at all times and wields an antique gunpowder pistol said to still pack a punch. She has a confident and direct personality.
- Awesome Backpack
- Amnesia Loop: She is the only one who feels that the Class Zero has went through same events all over again as the result of Arecia's Cosmic Retcon.
- Cool Gun
- Abnormal Ammo: Fires Magic Bullets from her gun, her special Elemental Bullet shoots magic depending on the type of spell she has equipped.
- Break Out the Museum Piece
- Bottomless Magazines: Justified that the gun uses Magic Bullets.
- The Gunslinger
- Handgun
- Hand Cannon
- Don't Think, Feel: She has this philosophy.
- Expy: Of Shelke or Selphie
- Genki Girl
- Hot-Blooded
- Long-Range Fighter
- Poisoned Weapons: Her Toxic Bullet skill.
- Ship Tease: With Eight
Cinque
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Age: 16 |
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A strange girl with an equally strange mental process, who uses an oddly shaped mace. Her unusual personality and unpredictable actions tend to cause others to stay away from her.
- Adult Child: For the second-youngest member of the Class, she's very childish (even moreso than Deuce, who's barely a month her junior). Giving Mog a nickname and her speaking tone comes to mind.
- Blow You Away: Her Hurricane and Hurricane Mace skills which like her others are chargeable.
- Carry a Big Stick
- Charged Attack
- Cloudcuckoolander: Why she such a Strange Girl. Try imagine her running around the room in presence of Concordia's queen when her fellow classmates are kneeling because she doesn't really know where she has to kneel. There you go.
- Cute Bruiser
- Death Is a Sad Thing: Breaks down crying in the ending as she and the rest of Class Zero await their deaths.
- Dishing Out Dirt: Her special skill is Earthquake.
- Expy: Her hairstyle and eye color is reminiscent of Aerith's
- Girlish Pigtails
- Implacable Woman: She is immune to knockback when attacking.
- Mighty Glacier
- Kiai: Has one as a special ability.
- Princess Curls
- Spider Sense
- Strange Girl
- Stealth Pun : Five of 'Clubs'
Sice
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Age: 16 |
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A tomboyish girl who wields a scythe in battle. She is not skilled with words, but has good judgment.
- Blow You Away: Psycho Vortex which like the rest of Sice's attacks is combined dark magic.
- Blood Knight: She usually the first one who suggests the most brutal method in everything, dislike recon missions and rather going to the frontlines, and extremely revels the battle.
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Sice: Let's kill everyone! |
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- Dark Is Not Evil
- Casting a Shadow: Her Dark Nebula special is a sphere of darkness that is powered by absorbing grudge from her slain foes.
- Combat Stilettos
- Glacier Waif: Isn't the quickest fighter but has some attacks that help her stay mobile.
- Gravity Master: Her Black Hole special attack.
- Hot for Teacher: Has a big crush on Kurasame. In the secret ending, Love Letter Lunacy ensues and she accidentally presents the letter to Seven.
- Sinister Scythe
- Tomboy
- Tomboyish Ponytail
- White-Haired Pretty Girl
Seven
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Age: 17 |
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A lady who wields a chain-whip. While her expressions are somewhat cold, befitting the oldest member of Class Zero, she is kind and good-natured.
- Ambiguously Gay: In the ending she is flustered but not opposed to the idea of Sice being in love with her.
- Expy: Of Lightning.
- Instant Knots: Her Capture ability.
- Lady of War
- Mistaken Message: In the secret ending, Sice mistakenly presents her with a love letter meant for Kurasame. Seven doesn't seem terribly opposed to the idea.
- Modesty Shorts
- She Fu
- Whip It Good
- Chain Pain
- Spell Blade: Her Elemental Whip attack.
- Variable-Length Chain: Her whip is said to extend and even come apart.
- Whip Sword
- White-Haired Pretty Girl
Eight
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Age: 16 |
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A boy who fights with punches and kicks. He's not a fan of weapons which take people's lives, so he chooses to fight hand-to-hand.
- Action Commands: His special attacks run on them.
- Adorkable
- Bare-Fisted Monk: Has a lot of martial arts tropes to go with em.
- Kung Fu Wizard
- Lightning Bruiser
- Technical Pacifist
- Nice Guy
- Redheaded Hero
- Ship Tease: With Cater
Nine
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Age: 17 |
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A brash guy who wields a lance. He has a skillset like the Dragoon job class from Final Fantasy games past.
- All Love Is Unrequited: To Emina in the secret ending -- he's last seen angrily hurling his spear and lamenting his misfortune.
- Black and White Morality: He is said to hold this viewpoint.
- Blade on a Stick
- Expy: Of Snow Villiers, down to sharing the same voice actor.
- A Good Way to Die: As Class Zero awaits their death after defeating Cid, Nine comments that at least dying victorious is a manly thing.
- Hot-Blooded
- Lightning Bruiser: Although his magical skills suffer greatly in compensation.
- In a Single Bound: Jump of course.
- Idiot Hero: His Running Gag is trying to prove he's a (insert adjective) person by listing off the nations of Oriense, only to be told that doing that won't make him (insert adjective). And when he asked to do just that, he's doing it wrong.
- Kiai: Has a skill called Roar that can stop enemies.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Of the cool, good variety.
- Messy Hair
- Peek-a-Bangs
- Slice-and-Dice Swordsmanship: With his Spiral Lance skill especially.
- Verbal Tic: Nine often ends his sentences with the word, "Korā!" (コラァ, lit. "Hey!")
Jack
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Age: 16 |
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A katana-wielder who always wears a smile and is able to make wise-cracks easily. In dangerous surroundings he encourages his peers to take it easy.
- Blade Spam: His Lightning Speed skill.
- Cast from Hit Points: His Crimson Blizzard which reduces his own HP to 1.
- Cool Sword
- Difficult but Awesome
- Expy: Of Demyx, down to sharing the same voice actor.
- Go Out with a Smile: In the ending, as Class Zero awaits their death after defeating Cid, Jack tries to cheer up his classmates.
- I Surrender, Suckers: His special attack Surrender functions as a fakeout then strike.
- Keet
- Nice Guy
- Throwing Your Sword Always Works: Apparently does this in the attack part of Surrender.
Queen
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Age: 17 |
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Representative for Class Zero. Wields a longsword. She opposes injustice in all forms.
- Cast from Hit Points: Her Energy Bomb skill.
- Class Representative
- Team Dad: A rare female one.
- Cool Sword
- Defrosting Ice Queen
- Empathic Healer: Her Energy Share ability which sacrifices her HP and MP to heal her allies.
- Expy: She looks like Yukiko Amagi (plus she has the same voice actor) and shares a smiliar role and weapon to Mitsuru Kirijo.
- Holy Hand Grenade/Light'Em Up: Her special skills Judgement Cross, which damages enemies and heals allies. She also launches light magic from some of her combos.
- Jack of All Stats
- Lady of War: She is very graceful and acrobatic in battle.
- Meganekko
- Adjusting Your Glasses: From the corners.
- Super-Powered Evil Side: Goes into this when KO’d with Janus's glasses equipped.
- The Ojou
- The Paladin
- Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
- Tsundere/Sugar and Ice Personality:Known for being harsh to her allies, but cares for them deep down. In the ending, as she and the rest of Class Zero await their death after defeating Cid, she tries to comfort Cinque, who broke down crying over their fate.
King
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Age: 17 |
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A young man who wields a pair of revolvers and possesses a mature and composed demeanor. He looks cold, yet he's actually kind.
- Badass Back: When posing with the other students, he's the only one with his back to the camera.
- Fridge Brilliance: It looks like he's covering their rear, which is entirely in character for any Team Mom.
- Cool Gun
- Depleted Phlebotinum Shells: His Powered Bullet special.
- Guns Akimbo
- The Gunslinger
- Handguns
- More Dakka: His Endless Waltz skill.
- Eighties Hair: If that mullet is anything to go by.
- Long-Haired Pretty Boy: For a certain value of pretty.
- Face of a Thug
- Gradual Grinder
- Long-Range Fighter
- Team Mom: Having a mature facade doesn't really hinder him, the second-oldest student of Class Zero (as well as its oldest boy), from fretting over his comrades' well-being and is sometime better at defusing internal tension than Queen. Not to mention he's very gentle and considerate, compared to Queen's standoffish, almost cold approach to team dynamics.
- Throw Down the Bomblet: With his Magazine Bomb special attack.
Fiefdom of Rubrum
Rubrum is the nation at the southern area of Oriense, whose heraldic beast is Suzaku, the Vermillion Phoenix, and whose traditional color is red. Featuring tropical weather and Victorian-style towns, Rubrum is traditionally governed by an eight-person council with Khalia Chival VI (who also functions as Headmaster of its Peristylium) as head. While not as technologically-advanced or refined as Milites or Concordia, being limited to cold weapons (such as swords), Rubrum is nevertheless feared for its soldiers' patriotism and its prowess in magic and summoning Eidolons.
Kurasame Susaya
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Age: 27 |
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The teacher of Class Zero, and once a renowned warrior in his own right. He is accompanied by a Tonberry.
- An Ice Person
- Back from the Dead: In the secret ending, his death never took place and he remains the instructor of Class Zero. In fact, he was last seen walking onto some Love Letter Lunacy-induced Les Yay involving Sice, Seven and a letter from the former meant for him.
- Badass
- Bling of War
- Cool Mask
- Cool Pet: It's a Tonberry.
- Casting Gag: And as a nod to Kurasame's voice actor's most famous role as Cloud Strife, his Tonberry carries not a standard knife, but what looks like a miniaturized version of Cloud's Buster Sword.
- Cool Sword
- Forgotten Fallen Friend: Of Emina and Kazusa.
- Guest Star Party Member
- Red Baron/They Call Him "Sword": "Icy Blade of Death."
- Sacrificial Lion: Died helping Caetuna summon Alexander.
- Scars Are Forever: Invoked by himself. He refused the treatment that will erase the scar because he doesn't want to forget about the traitor that killed his peers and gave him the scar. Said scar mostly hidden by his mask and people rarely know about it.
- Sugar and Ice Personality: Heavy on the ice part.
Khalia Chival VI
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Age: 62 |
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174th principal of Suzaku and the leader of Rubrum.
- Retired Badass: He was once famous for his use of magic.
Izana Kunagiri
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Age: 21 (at death) |
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A soldier of Suzaku and Machina's deceased older brother.
- Cool Mask: A standard issue of Rubrum's foot soldiers.
- Cool Sword
- Death Is a Sad Thing: Dies crying for his fate and his younger brother.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: A seemingly all-around good guy with a scar on his temple.
- Go Out with a Smile: Subverted—at first he tried to cheer himself with the thought of his brother, but is then overcome with fear and sadness.
- Horse of a Different Color: Has a beloved chocobo that Machina named Chichiri.
- In the Hood: Also standard issue.
- Likes Older Women: He's dating Emina in the secret ending, who is four years older.
- Mounted Combat: Was his specialty it seems.
- Otaku: For chocobos.
- Posthumous Character
- Sacrificial Lamb: He and his chocobo Chichiri perish, fueling some rage in his brother.
- Official Couple: With Emina
- Skyward Scream: "AAAAACCCCCEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!"
Mog
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Voiced by: Sumire Morohoshi (JP) |
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A Moogle whose real name is Military Operation Organization Guidance/Logistics Expert who gives missions to the members of Class Zero. It is also a member of the Cranberry Knights, a group of thirteen Moogles assigned to the thirteen Classes of the Suzaku Peristylium.
- Fun with Acronyms: Moogle becomes an acronym for "Military Operation Organization Guidance/Logistics Expert".
- Mission Control
- Verbal Tic: The Moogle's standard "Kupo!"
- Ridiculously Cute Critter
Arecia Al-Rashia
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Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka (JP) |
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Head of Suzaku's magic division and overseas magic development, she is seen as something of a sorceress.
- Absolute Cleavage
- Bare Your Midriff: Maybe she should buy a shirt that fits?
- Casting Gag: Atsuko Tanaka has already played another Final Fantasy witch, Ultimecia for the Dissidia series.
- Coat Cape
- Hot Witch
- Meganekko
- Physical God
- Seen It All: Has repeatedly seen various versions of Class Zero's failure against Cid and the destruction of Oriense. However, Rem and Machina's arrival spelled the ultimate subversion of this cycle, intriguing Arecia enough such that she eventually decides to pull off a Pet the Dog moment by triggering a Cosmic Retcon that causes the crystals to cease to exist and give Class Zero one more chance to live like a happy, if somehow ordinary, homeroom.
- Smoking Is Glamorous: Especially if it's in a long holder.
- Team Mom: Is referred to as Mother by the students of Class Zero.
- Parental Substitute: She was the one who raised the original twelve students in Class Zero.
- Time Abyss: The world has been destroyed by Cid/Lulusanth and recreated by Arecia 600104972 times.
Tiz and Joker (Lean)
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Voiced by: Hitomi Terakado & Kouki Uchiyama (JP) |
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Two mysterious figures who report to Arecia. Both wear the Class Zero uniform with the hood drawn, and Lean also wears a Byakko grunt uniform with a mask at one point. Their faces are never shown.
Zhuyu Volgefoe Vought
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Age: (unknown) |
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A Suzaku l'Cie who has been branded for many years, he's a former student of the Peristylium and is slowly losing his memories.
- An Axe to Grind
- Good Scars, Evil Scars
- Playing with Fire
- Still Wearing the Old Colors: He wears his old school uniform.
- Power At a Price: Due to being a l'Cie for so long he is slowly losing his memories and emotions.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning
Naghi Minatsuchi
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Age: 19 |
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A cadet from Class Nine and a self-proclaimed idol, as well as a reliable source of information.
- Knowledge Broker
- Nice Bandanna
- School Idol: So he claims to be.
Carla Ayatsugi
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Age: 17 |
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A fiery merchant girl with light, blue-green hair, who offers items and information to Class Zero at outrageous prices. Because of her good grades, she is popular among faculty.
- The Ace
- Adam Smith Hates Your Guts: Her schtick is that she sells items and information at premium prices.
- Heel Face Turn: If you do her side missions, she uses her faculty connections to join Class Zero and take over various duties for them at a "classmate discount".
- BFG: The official artbook, as well as the model mentioned below, reveal her weapon of choice to be a sort of magic railgun.
- Catch Phrase: She seems to be fond of an exaggerated "Harro~" and "Ciao!" in the Japanese version.
- Crack Pairing: Some fans are fond of shipping her with Cater.
- Dummied Out: The first demo for the game has a player character model for her in its files, implying she may have been playable or useable as a guest party member at some point in development.
- Genki Girl
- Gratuitous English
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: According to the Crimson Codex, her main reason for swindling people is to raise money to take care of her dying mother's medical bills.
- Knowledge Broker
- Red Baron: The self-proclaimed Merchant of Flames.
- Screw the Rules, I Have Connections: Her high grades make her incredibly popular with the faculty, and she'll use this to her advantage frequently.
- Snake Oil Salesman
- Two-Faced Aside: Used when her plots to trick Class Zero fail.
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair
Aria Rurikara
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Age: 15 |
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The assistant to Class Zero who provides them with merchant services.
- Bob Haircut
- Kill the Cutie: Double subversion. She was shot by a Byakko sniper and was presumed dead by Class Zero. However she was taken to Milites and healed, being put in Qator's care. Then she was killed for real after Qator's death because Milites soldiers forget that their Brigadier General actually took her refuge.
- Musical Theme Naming
- Nice Girl
- Nice Hat
- Shrinking Violet: It's only an act, she said that her mother insisted on her not saying anything at all.
Caetuna
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Age: (unknown) |
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A Suzaku Type-B l'Cie and an excellent summoner. In all of Oriense, she's the most senior l'Cie, and her name even appears in records of a war 200 years past.
- Battle Ballgown
- Heroic Sacrifice
- Older Than They Look: For a woman at least 200 years old, she appears as though she's only in her mid-twenties.
- Power At a Price
- Really Seven Hundred Years Old
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Might be a side effect of her long life.
- Also Antiquated Linguistics for the same reasons.
- Summon Magic: It was said that she can summon multiple War Gods by herself without dying. But for something like Alexander, not only she has to sacrifice people for a single summoning, she also goes to a Crystal Statis and shatters after that.
Quon Yobatsu
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Voiced by: Ryotaro Okiayu (JP) |
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A Magic Researcher from Class Eleven. He always has the latest information in relation to magic, which is also his only interest.
Emina Hanaharu
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Age: 25 |
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A commander of the cadets, currently working as a military officer. She's a friend of Kurasame and Kazusa from their school days.
- Brainy Brunette
- Hot for Teacher: The reaction she elicits from most male students. Poor Nine...
- Hot Teacher
- Jiggle Physics
- Ms. Fanservice: She even has events that depict her doing nothing but walking around her room with only her bikinis.
- The Mole: Was originally a Milites spy...
- Becoming the Mask: ...though her experiences with Kurasame and Class Zero ultimately changed her mind, causing her to forefeit her mission.
- Official Couple: With Izana in the secret ending.
- Token Wholesome: Despite how attractive she is, her uniform covers her whole body.
Kazusa Futahito
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Voiced by: Akira Ishida (JP) |
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As the chief of the Armament Research Institute, he has the responsibility of developing arms and armor. He tends to get overly excited or engrossed in his work. He's been friends with Kurasame and Emina since their school days.
- Hot Scientist
- Ho Yay: Seems to be obsessed with Kurasame. Also expresses an interest in seeing Khalia's muscular body again.
- Mad Scientist
- Megane
- Running Gag: Every time you meet him (as different characters), expect him to knock the daylights out of whichever character you control and use him/her on some kind of experiment (much to Kurasame's irritation).
- Stoic Spectacles
Ryid
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Voiced by: Masahiro Kobayashi (JP) |
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A student in Class Five who is Lorican on his mother's side, Ryid boasts an impressive build from his daily training with a goal to protect those around him.
- The Big Guy: It's in his half-Lorican blood, after all.
- Gentle Giant: Very soft spoken; and never gets mad at anyone that question his size, as Cinque can attests of.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: His grandfather is Enkidu.
Mutsuki Chiharano
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Voiced by: Marika Matsumoto (JP) |
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An unusual girl from Class Twelve who can be rather dangerous due to a combination of paranoia and skill in making home-made bombs.
- Mad Bomber
- Messy Hair
- Ship Tease: With Ace, of all people.
- Strange Girl
- You Gotta Have Purple Hair
The Cadetmaster
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Voiced by: Masako Ikeda (JP) |
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Director of logistics at the Suzaku Peristylium.
The Commandant
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Voiced by: Kenji Utsumi (JP) |
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Director of military affairs at the Suzaku Peristylium.
The Provost
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Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (JP) |
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Director of academics and magical research.
The Commissar
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Voiced by: Masako Nozawa (JP) |
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Authority in charge of magic management.
Milites Empire
Milites is the western nation of Oriense, whose heraldic beast is Byakko, the White Tiger, and whose traditional color is yellow. Milites is traditionally ruled by an Emperor, but due to his sudden absence, Cid Aulstyne took over and became its effective dictator. Its Peristylium specializes in researching the Byakko Crystal, and unlike the other nations their Crystal can be tapped onto Magitek armor, allowing for mass application of its powers.
Marshal Cid Aulstyne
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Voiced by: Shuichiro Moriyama (JP) |
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Head of government of Milites, its effective dictator following the mysterious disappearance of its Emperor, and leader of the invasion of Rubrum and the man who broke the Pax Codex between the four nations.
- A God Am I
- Big Bad
- Bling of War
- Commanding Coolness: His title is also translated as High-Commander
- Cool Sword
- Driven to Suicide: Broken, humiliated and defeated by mere teenagers, he beheads himself with his own katana as he gazes at the specter of the presumably-murdered Emperor of Milites staring over him.
- Mythology Gag: He's a Cid. This Cid isn't content with just one airship, though. Nothing less will do than a whole fleet of 'em.
- Hopeless Boss Fight/Scripted Battle: In the first phase of the final battle, he manhandles your half-dead party with 9999-damage attacks. Then the second phase turns the tables in your favor: the crystallized Machina and Rem lend their power to their classmates one at a time (starting with the last to fall during the first phase), giving him/her Regen and functional immortality. All you need to do is strike at him at the right time, then perform a Phantoma extract which will destroy one of Cid's orbs but knock your character out, forcing Machina and Rem's spirits to take over another character and continue the fight -- using up all twelve characters -- until it's over.
- One-Winged Angel: He does so after absorbing the l'Cies' Phantoma.
- Slouch of Villainy
- We Have Reserves: Has no hesitation in sending Qator out to root out a Class Zero infiltration upon the capital of Milites with an Ultima nuke secretly installed upon his Gabriel meant to detonate at any time. Not if Qator had anything to say about that.
Qator Bashtar
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Age: 28 |
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A Brigadier General and Cid's underling, as well as a competent Magitek pilot riding a mecha/jet hybrid, the Gabriel.
- Ace Pilot: Of Magitek Armor
- Badass Longcoat
- Bling of War
- Death Equals Redemption: Dies preventing an Ultima nuke Cid secretly implanted onto his Gabriel from detonating over the capital of Milites -- all just to root out a Class Zero infiltration.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Even a loyal general like Qator objects to Cid nuking out the capital of his own nation through an Ultima bomb secretly installed onto his Gabriel -- all to stop a Class Zero infiltration. This would ultimately lead to Death Equals Redemption.
- Eyepatch of Power
- Four-Star Badass: Despite being a general, he's usually found in the thick of things on the front lines.
- Light Is Not Good: Considering the name of his Magitek armor, "Gabriel", which has obvious angelic connotations.
- Sword and Gun
- White-Haired Pretty Boy
- Worthy Opponent: To Class Zero.
Qun'mi Trute
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Age: 24 |
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A confident Byakko l'Cie who wears a fox-themed armor and rides an Anti-Magic Magitek frame called Dainsleif.
- Ace Pilot
- Anti-Magic
- Catch Phrase: "Saiaku" ("the worst"; in this context, "you suck" or "this sucks")
- Cool Mask
- Mask of Power: After she is crystallized Machina takes up her helmet and gains her l'cie powers.
- Dark-Skinned Blond: Under the armor, of course.
- Humongous Mecha: Her Magitek armor the Dáinsleif.
- Kitsune: The Dáinsleif is themed after one.
- Power Nullifier: The Dáinsleif Armor has a Crystal Jammer.
- Technopath
Nimbus
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Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (JP) |
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A silent cyborg l'Cie of Byakko who has fought many battles in the past.
- Badass Cape
- Dark-Skinned Blond: Under the armor, of course.
- Hollywood Cyborg
- Light'Em Up
- Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: He's a l'Cie with cyborg parts in his body.
- The Quiet One
Lorican Alliance
Lorica is the northern nation of Oriense, whose heraldic beast is Genbu, the Black Tortoise, and whose traditional color is green. What little is known about Lorica is that its people directly intake the powers of the Crystal to increase their strength, increasing their body size in turn, and most of its citizens serve as warriors.
Gilgamesh
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Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (JP) |
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A l'Cie of Genbu who has forgotten his Focus. May or may not be the usual Gilgamesh who roams dimensions (and games).
- Authority Equals Asskicking: Only natural considering he was the ruler of the Lorican Alliance.
- BFS. It puts the Buster Sword and Masamune to shame, it does.
- Bonus Boss: NG+.
- Laser-Guided Amnesia: He has forgotten his past as Ruler of the Lorican Alliance and his friend Enkidu. Only regaining them during the story.
- Large and In Charge: Before his nation was destroyed.
- Marth Debuted in Smash Bros: This particular design of Gilgamesh debuted as DLC for him in Dissidia 012 to advertise his upcoming appearance in this game.
- My Greatest Failure: His failure to save his nation when it was destroyed by a Ultima Bomb.
- Multi-Armed and Dangerous: In his Bonus Boss fights.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something
- Samurai: His armor design gives off this motif.
- Start of Darkness: If he is the same Gilgamesh seen throughout the series, this is likely where his story begins. No other game has given him an origin story thus far, and the final battle with him takes place in the Rift, fitting in perfectly with his fate to Wander the Multiverse through the Rift that connects the worlds.
- Worthy Opponent: As he wanders without his focus. He decides to leave after Class Zero doesn't put up a good enough fight for him.
Enkidu
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Voiced by: Hiroshi Shirokuma (JP) |
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A childhood friend of Gilgamesh and a fellow Genbu l'Cie.
- Big Brother Mentor: Acts as one to Gilgamesh.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: He is Ryid's grandfather.
- Posthumous Character
- Samurai
- The Good Chancellor: The Royal Advisor to his King Gilgamesh.
Kingdom of Concordia
Concordia is the eastern nation of Oriense, whose heraldic beast is Souryuu (aka Seiryu), the Azure Dragon, and whose traditional color is blue. Notable for its distinctive oriental style, Concordia is a matriarchal society where almost every top government position is held by women (with the sole exception of the King, who holds a largely ceremonial role). Led by the Queen, Andoria, Concordians are known for tapping into the Sōryū Crystal to communicate with dragons and utilize them in combat.
Andoria Kaya Tranka Fam Forchurio
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Age: 47 |
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The Queen of Concordia who is in touch with the Queen Dragon, a manifestation of the Souryuu Crystal. She respects order and discipline and has a noble and fair spirit.
- Disposable Woman
- The High Queen
- Pimped-Out Dress
- Older Than They Look: She looks like a teenager!
- Overly Long Name
- Reasonable Authority Figure
Claes Celestia Misqa Sansest
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Age: 32 |
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An elite knight of the Akatoki and Souryuu l'Cie, who protects the kingdom's Peristylium. She is very prideful of her nation.
- The Atoner: As restitution for falsely blaming Class Zero for Andoria's death.
- Battle Ballgown
- Dub Name Change: Her Japanese name is Hoshihime, literally 'star princess', that in trailers and promotional arts always changes to Celestia.
- The Beast Master
- Hot Mom: Has a child named Tonogiri, also in service of Concordia.
- Killed Off for Real: Dies trying to fight the apotheosized Cid in her Shinryu form.
- Nice Hat
- Knight in Shining Armor
- My Country, Right or Wrong: Swears fealty to her Kingdom, whatever the cost. Unfortunately used in a villainous manner when she antagonizes Class Zero, blaming them for Andoria's death, unaware of Milites' hand in her queen's murder.
- Older Than They Look: Not as much as Andoria, but still, she's 32.
- Overly Long Name
- Patriotic Fervor
- Revenge Before Reason: Andoria's murder (while in Class Zero's refuge) automatically places the entire Class under Celestia's Roaring Rampage of Revenge -- it's not until she learns of Milites' treachery that she rejoins the party for good.
- Scaled Up
- Turn the Other Cheek: After the truth about Andoria's death is revealed, she immediately helps the Class Zero taking down Cid, never mentioning the fact that her child was killed in the previous battle against them afterward.
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair
Yuzuki
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Voiced by: Yuu Kobayashi (JP) |
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Another knight of the Akatoki.
King of Concordia
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Age: 42 |
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The brash and self-centered king who stands in direct contrast to Andoria.
- Cool Mask
- Drunk with Power
- Fluffy Fashion Feathers
- High Collar of Doom
- Older Than They Look: Though given that he frequently wears a mask, his age is not obvious. Jun Fukuyama is known for voicing teenage boys though.
- The Quisling: After Andoria's death, he effectively takes over Concordia and signs a peace treaty with Milites, unaware of its role in Andoria's murder. But it turns out he has another motive of this...
- The Starscream: He actually wanted to kick Andoria from the throne since a long time ago, and change Concordia back to the time where men were in charge of the nation. At the first sight of Milites' offer for it, he quickly takes the bait.
Other
Diva
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Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto (JP) |
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Two mysterious women who serve as narrators. They appear in the logo.
- Narrator
- Nice Headdress
- Pimped-Out Dress
- Significant Double Casting: Maaya Sakamoto is also the seiyuu for Lightning. The premise of Final Fantasy XIII-2 will make Diva's role much more plausible.
- Back to Final Fantasy Type-0