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[[Final Fantasy XII|Go here for the full summary.]] [[Revenant Wings|Also here.]]
== Kingdom of Dalmasca/Party Members ==
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=== Vaan ===
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An energetic street urchin living in Rabanastre who talks big about rebelling against the occupying Empire and becoming a [[Sky Pirate]]. He is an orphan, his parents having died from the plague when he was young, and lives with Penelo at Migelo's house.
When he sneaks into the royal palace and steals an incredibly rare ([[MacGuffin|and significant]]) piece of magicite, he becomes entangled in the events of the game.
He is a [[The Ishmael|Point Of View Character]] in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'', but becomes the main protagonist in ''[[Revenant Wings]]''. He later makes appearances in ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2]]'' as a [[Hidden Character]] and ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy|Dissidia 012 Duodecim]]'' as one of the main cast.
* [[The Ace]]: Heavily implied in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'', and made more explicit in ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2]]''. In the former, it's not readily apparent since he's only of nominal importance to the plot, but side quests and NPC conversations paint him as nothing if not hypercompetent, and he has the [[Statistically Speaking|the stats]] of a god.
* [[Battle Couple]]: In ''Tactics A2'', with Penelo of course. Doubles as a [[Sword and Sorcerer]] pair for bonus points.
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* [[The Hero]]: In ''[[Revenant Wings]]''.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: His blood isn't as hot [[Final Fantasy II|as]] [[Final Fantasy VII|some]], but it's still there.
* [[The Hunter]]: Initially, he starts taking contracts for hunts because he feels its not much of a difference than hunting rats in the sewers (his usual way of making a living), and a way to earn extra money. As the story progresses, he and the party start taking on stronger, and stronger beasts, becoming epic monster hunters.
* [[Infinity+1 Sword]]: Anastasia in ''Revenant Wings''.
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Subverted in the original game, though he's impulsive and a bit naive, Vaan is clever, resourceful, and has a fair amount of scenes where he shows a more inquisitive and insightful side. The manga however makes this his [[Flanderization|defining trait]], cranking up his [[Hot-Blooded|Hot Bloodedness]] and making him rather arrogant and cocky, but lacking the skill and intelligence to back them up.
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* [[The Messiah]]: He goes out of his way to help a lot of people during the side quests as well as lets the refugee [[Winged Humanoid|Aegyl]] live on his airship.
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: Vaan isn't really a ''bad'' character, he just happens to be in a game where, as far as Western audiences are concerned, he and Penelo are not as interesting or developed as the other cast members.
* [[Overrated and Underleveled]]: While he and Penelo are far from slackers in ''Tactics A2'', their default classes don't have very good stat growths. However, the trope is otherwise subverted in that the class abilities are more than decent. Vaan's Life of Crime ability has potential to deal 999 damage every time with 100% accuracy provided you have stolen enough. They're best moved to other jobs after learning their unique abilities and aren't bad as guests, either.
* [[Primal Stance]]: Seems to favor these sorts of stances with his fighting style.
* [[Persona Non Grata]]: Comes close to being banned from Bhujerba due to the whole pretending-to-be-Basch-very-loudly ordeal. Thereafter, the city guides are eternally pissed at him and caution him to [[Shame If Something Happened|stay away from ledges and cliffs]].
* [[The Rival]]: Is seen as such by Luso in ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2]]''.
* [[Sky Pirate]]: In the sequels.
* [[Street Urchin]]
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* [[Team Dad]] to the war orphans in Lowtown.
* [[Turn the Other Cheek]]: Vaan's willingness to forsake revenge is what stops Ashe from giving into Gabranth's [[Hannibal Lecture]] and [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]].
* [[Took a Level
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Heroes Prefer Swords|Swords]] are his starting weapon and preferred weapons in sequels and in artwork. They ([[All Swords Are the Same|along with sabers and blades anyway]]) are the only weapons available to the Sky Pirate class in ''Tactics A2''.
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=== Penelo ===
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Vaan's childhood friend and [[Love Interest]]. When Vaan's parents died, Penelo's family adopted him and his brother. However, after the war between Dalmasca and Archadia began, her parents and older brothers were killed in a raid and left her an orphan. She now lives at Migelo's house with Vaan, and works odd jobs in Lowtown to get by. Penelo remains a perky and responsible girl who keeps Vaan's immaturity in check.
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She reappears as the main heroine of ''[[Revenant Wings]]'' and alongside Vaan in ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2]]''. She also makes a cameo appearance in the character tutorials of ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'', where she interjects her own amusing opinions on the ''Dissidia'' cast.
* [[Battle Couple]]: In ''Tactics A2'', with Vaan of course. Doubles as a [[Sword and Sorcerer]] pair for bonus points.
* [[The Chick]]
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* [[Girlish Pigtails]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [["Hell Yes!" Moment]]: She ''does a cartwheel'' when a main line boss is defeated.
* [[I Have Brothers]]: Apparently how she learned to fight according to the [[All There in the Manual|Ultimania]].
* [[Lethal Chef]]: Improves to [[Team Chef]] over the course of ''[[Revenant Wings]]''
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** [[Frickin' Laser Beams|Intercession]]
** [[Beam Spam|Evanescence]]
** [[Snow Means Death|Resplendence]]
* [[Magic Dance]]: All her Quickening's and non [[White Magic]] skills in ''[[Revenant Wings]]'' and ''Tactics A2''
* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]: In ''both'' ''Dissidia'' games she says she thinks that the Cloud of Darkness' snake creatures are "cute."
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* [[Tagalong Kid]]: Even more so than Vaan, who's the POV.
* [[Team Mom]]: To the war orphans in Lowtown.
* [[Useless Accessory]]: She has these bronze-colored wing-like armlets on the back of her outfit, on the shoulder blades; they don't seem to have any purpose.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Knife Nut|Knives]] to start but all sequels and artwork give her a [[Simple Staff]] more becoming of her [[Squishy Wizard]] status.
* [[White Mage]]: In ''Revenant Wings''
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=== Balthier ( {{spoiler|Ffamran Mied Bunansa}}) ===
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An infamous and aristocratic [[Sky Pirate]]. Well-mannered, intelligent and witty, Balthier proclaims himself to be "the leading man". His personal airship is the ''Strahl'', which he flies with his partner-in-crime Fran. They are drawn into the conflict when they break into the royal palace to steal a rare piece of magicite, only for Vaan to accidentally beat them to it.
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{{spoiler|His real name is Ffamran mied Bunansa, a former Judge and the son of Archadian Imperial researcher Dr. Cid. He abandoned his post in disgust when his father became obsessed with nethicite, and warns Ashe against a similar obsession}}.
* [[The Ace]]
* [[Archnemesis Dad]]: {{spoiler| His father was driven to madness over obsession with nethicite, and is now the [[Mad Scientist]] Dr. Cid.}}
* [[Badass]]
** [[Badass Boast]]: His Quickening phrases
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'''Tides of Fate:''' "Let me show you how its done".
'''Element of Treachery:''' "There's a proper way to do everything." }}
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: To Vaan. Originally [[What Could Have Been|this role was to be Basch's with Vaan being his Squire rather then learning to become a pirate from Balthier]].
* [[Casual Danger Dialogue]]: It's remarkably difficult to get Balthier to lose his cool, even when he's at a considerable disadvantage. Held at swordpoint, he comments dryly that "At least your sword is to the point," and one of his lines when defeated in combat is to snark calmly, "Is that your best?"
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I play the leading man, who else?"
* [[The Dandy]]
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* [[Genre Savvy]]: Very.
* [[Handsome Lech]]: Has shades in the original game, while his manga adaptation seems to be taking cues from [[Final Fantasy IX|Zidane]], flirting with Ashe before he even knows her name, and later telling Basch one should only show off for ladies, and using his bravado and strength to save Vaan is a waste.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: He makes a point of mentioning that he may be required to invoke this trope eventually, as the sort of thing that a "leading man" might be expected to do. He goes through with it during the ending when he {{spoiler|stays behind on the collapsing Bahamut to fix its engines to fly it away from the city as it crashes (only to subvert the trope by surviving the experience)}}.
* [[Improbable Piloting Skills]]: At the helm of the ''Strahl'' during the {{spoiler|Battle of Rabanastre}}. 'Nuff said.
* [[Informed Attribute]]: Promotional materials refer to him as a silver-tongued womanizer, but as noted under [[Handsome Lech]] he really doesn't show it at all during the game.
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* [[Sky Pirate]]
* [[The Charmer]]: Of a more subtle flavor. It doesn't help that he has a beautifully smooth voice, but is noticeable when he and party rescue Penelo.
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'''Balthier''': I shall wear it close to my heart. }}
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Stoic]]: Subverted, averted and played straight. He's neither unfriendly or quiet, but he is unflappable, rather secretive, and can be hilariously indifferent to nasty surprises, such as being thrown in a dungeon (where he implies he's [[Seen It All|seen it all before]]), finding out 'Amalia' is actually Princess Ashe ("Huh. Can't believe that was the princess."), or witnessing his partner flying into a [[Unstoppable Rage|Mist-induced frenzy]].
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'''Balthier''': I always knew Fran didn't like being tied up. I just never knew how much. }}
* [[Waistcoat of Style]]
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=== Fran ===
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Balthier's steadfast companion and a master of weapons, magic and mechanics. Fran is one of the Viera, a [[One-Gender Race]] tribe of [[Petting Zoo People|bunny-women]] who live in the Golmore Jungle and command powerful magical abilities, such as the ability to "hear" the god-like spirit of the Wood. Fran disagreed with the Viera's philosophy of isolation and left her home village, sacrificing many of her natural abilities to live a life of freedom.
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Adaptational Badass]]: She's on a far higher tier in the manga, having super-speed and a Blizzard-enchanted claw attack that deals a [[One-Hit Kill]] to Firemane and freezes Ghis's sword. In the game, she finds an exit from the Nalbina Dungeons but the magick bindings are too strong to break. The manga, she's perfectly able to break them, it's the Imperials outside that stops them from leaving.
* [[Baby Got Back]]: The camera tends to emphasize her thong-clad behind a ''lot''.
* [[Badass Driver]]
* [[The Berserker]]: While the spell Berserk can be used on any party member, it automatically happens to Fran when she gets too close to a ''very'' large concentration of Mist, such as when Judge Ghis tries to place the Dawn Stone in the ''Leviathan's''. It makes her strong enough to break the bindings holding her and beat the crud out of {{spoiler|Vossler}} and Ghis' mook squad - and fortunately escape the ''Leviathan'' before it blows up.
* [[The Big Guy|The Big Girl]]: Class 2, She shares this role with Basch
* [[Combat Stilettos]]
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: To Penelo.
* [[Cute Monster Girl]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Gets a few good lines here and there.
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'''Balthier''': An Atomos? All skiff, no ship...hardly fit for a leading man.
'''Vaan''': So I can fly it?
'''Fran''': Are you mad? }}
* [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant]]
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* [[Informed Ability]]: Despite the fact that the Viera are supposed to be very magically adept, Fran's magical stats are mediocre at best, lagging behind [[White Mage|Penelo]], [[Jack of All Stats|Vaan]] and [[Magic Knight|Ashe]]. Also, despite the fact that she is supposed to be a skilled archer, her firing animation with the bow is actually slightly longer than normal, reducing her DPS and effectiveness with it compared to any other character.
** Averted ''hard'' in the manga as described under [[Adaptational Badass]].
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: her outfit seems to be an odd cross between armor and lingerie; it is implied that all viera dress like this.
* [[Leotard of Power]]
* [[Limit Break]]
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** [[Stripperiffic]]
* [[Multi Melee Master]]: Noted to be a master of weapons. Not that you can tell from [[Informed Ability|her stats]].
* [[Older Than They Look]]: She appears to be a young woman, but she's old enough that she left home fifty years prior to the story. [[Justified Trope|Vieras do age far slower than humans though]], so she's probably young by Viera standards anyway. Unfortunately for Vaan (who is rude enough to ask ''how'' old she is) she doesn't like being asked that any more than human women do.
* [[No Sense of Humor]]: Pleasantly averted. Despite being [[The Stoic]], [[The Fair Folk]] and a [[Really 700 Years Old]] all rolled into one, can be quite humorous, in a sly, blunt way.
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* [[The Nose Knows]]: She can detect high concentrations of Mist via a means similar to scent, a trait possessed by all viera.
* [[Our Elves Are Different]]
* [[Outlaw Couple]]
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* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: But more amiable than usual. She's just very quiet.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]
* [[The Reliable One]]: For a fanservice character who's on the more minor side of the main cast, she's one of the most useful throughout the course of the game, [[Jack of All Stats|average fighting stats notwithstanding]]. She saves members of the main cast not once, not twice, but three times, {{spoiler|rescues her sister}}, indirectly rescues Basch, and is often the one the party turns to for advice, such as directing {{spoiler|the princess to those who can help her with the Sun Cryst}}, translating texts, or just beating up a bunch of guards that have captured everyone. Even though she has to be rescued twice, she's still far more dependable than [[Tagalong Kid|some]] of the [[Girl Next Door|others]] who get more screentime.
* [[The Stoic]]: Generally quiet, dignified and level-headed. However, there are a few moments in the game where her cool cracks a little, leading to...
** [[Not So Stoic]]
* [[Thong of Shielding]]: Again, a common fashion style for her people.
* [[Third Person Seductress]]: Her victory pose after a main-line boss is defeated often seems like this.
* [[Token Non-Human]]
* [[Unusual Ears]]
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* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]
* [[You Are a Credit to Your Race]]: Averted. Balthier mentions it, but is clearly joking. This doesn't spare him from a well-placed comeback, however.
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'''Vaan''': It's Vaan. (looks to Fran) Sorry.
'''Balthier''': Well, Fran is special, in that she'd deign to partner with a Hume.
'''Fran''': Oh? Like a sky pirate who chooses to steal through the sewers? }}
=== Basch fon Ronsenburg [[Memetic Mutation|(of Dalmasca)]] ===
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The former captain of the "Order of Knights of Dalmasca", Basch is framed for the assassination of Dalmasca's king and imprisoned as a traitor. Vaan and company find his cell during their escape from the Nalbina Dungeons, and reluctantly allow him to join to aid their escape.
Having failed the royal family of Dalmasca once, Basch is determined to protect and serve Ashe in her quest to reclaim the throne. His sense of honour and loyalty to Dalmasca is second to none.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Beard of Sorrow]]
* [[The Big Guy]]: Class 5, he's also a secondary [[The Lancer|Lancer]] to Ashe.
* [[Boring but Practical]]: His attack animations are all pretty basic stuff with little to no acrobatics, but comes out very quickly and would actually really hurt if done in real life.
* [[Clear My Name]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. At the end of the game the public at large still thinks he's dead and guilty, and the people who know he's alive also know he's innocent.}}
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* [[Supporting Leader]]: In story, to Ashe; in gameplay and presentation, to Vaan. [[What Could Have Been|Was originally meant to be]] [[The Hero]], though.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[BFS|Great Swords]] in all sequels and [[Heroes Prefer Swords|normal swords]] in XII.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: During preproduction Basch was originally considered to be used as the main character.
=== Ashe (Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca) ===
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The crown princess of Dalmasca and the last true heir to the Dynast King. Ashe lost her father and husband only a week after her wedding when Archadia invaded Nabradia, and was soon announced to have committed suicide out of grief. In reality, she fled underground to lead the <s>insurgency</s> [[La Résistance|resistance]] against Archadia's occupation of Dalmasca.
She is determined to restore Dalmasca whatever the cost, driven by her hatred of Archadia and her own feelings of responsibility as the crown princess.
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Somewhat, during the story's early stages - while she cared for Dalmasca, she wasn't exactly the most level-headed member of the group before her [[Character Development]].
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* [[Chickification]]: In the manga. Her introduction in the game establishes her as a [[Badass]] [[Lady of War]], cutting down an imperial troop and proving a powerful fourth ally for the waterway. In the manga she's actively fleeing from her attackers, and is nearly helpless in subsequent battles.
* [[Dead Little Sister|Dead Little Husband]]
* [[Determinator]]: [[Deconstruction|To the point its a detriment actually]]
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* [[Determined Widow]]
* [[Dramatic Wind]]: Especially when performing her Quickenings and casting magic. More noticeable when fighting outside, but even inside her clothing tends to flutter, just less so.
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* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: Her wedding dress and her funeral dress. But surprisingly not any fancy Queen or Princess dresses are shown.
* [[Perfectly Arranged Marriage]]: So of course it doesn't end well.
* [[Politically-Active Princess]]: Zig-zagged. At first, she tries to take Rabanastre by force. Later, she attempts to reclaim her kingdom by bargaining with [[The Empire]] and other factions for most of the game. Although she's a [[Badass Princess]] and would rather fight against the Archadians, she slowly understands that the easiest way to avoid bloodshed is to take the diplomatic route.
* [[Rebellious Princess]]
* [[Revenge Before Reason]]: She treads this path for a very long time until she takes Vaan's example to fight for what's right rather than for vengeance.
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=== Vossler York Azelas ===
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A former captain of the Dalmasca militia. Vossler is one of the top soldiers in the Resistance, and takes on the duty of protecting Ashe after she is forced underground. He has a deep respect for Basch, and works tirelessly to restore Dalmasca.
{{spoiler|His constant struggles against the Empire eventually wear him down to the point where he betrays Ashe, selling her out to Archadia in exchange for some of Dalmasca's sovereignity, knowing full-well that Ashe would merely be a puppet ruler}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Bodyguard Betrayal]]}}
* [[The Captain]]
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* [[Utopia Justifies the Means|Dalmasca Justifies The Means]]
* [[Foil]]: To Basch, given their friendship despite coming from different stations in life. {{spoiler|Taken further when, after Basch's absolute loyalty to Ashe is proven, Vossler himself becomes a traitor.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]] --> [[
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]
* {{spoiler|[[Hero Antagonist]]: Without a doubt, after his [[Face Heel Turn]]. The stint didn't last long, though.}}
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=== Marquis Halim Ondore IV ===
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The leader of Bhujerba, a city floating in the sky with rich magicite mines. Though Bhujerba claims to be neutral, it is an open secret that Ondore is aligned with Archadia to prevent them from simply conquering his city. However, he is also secretly funding resistance movements against Archadia and seeks to reclaim Bhujerba's independance. He is the narrator of the game.
* [[The Chessmaster]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
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A member of the ruling family of Rozzaria, a nation rival to Archadia. He works alongside Larsa to avert the war brewing between the two empires, as the cost of such a war would devastate both sides.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: He had a smaller role in the game before [[Norio Wakamoto]] was cast.
* [[Badass Spaniard]] (despite Spain not existing in Ivalice)
* [[Carpet of Virility]]: Good Lord...
* [[The Casanova]]: His special abilities in Tactics A2 let him help and power up the girls on the team.
* [[The Charmer]]
* [[Chick Magnet]]: And, from the looks of it, none of the other girls mind.
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=== Reddas ( {{spoiler|Judge Magister Foris Zecht}}) ===
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The head of the pirate city of Balfonheim, who turned it from a den of corruption into an outlaw but ultimately moral city. Reddas has the honor of being the final [[Guest Star Party Member]] in the game.
{{spoiler|He was formerly known as Judge Zecht, and defected from the Empire after he was tricked by Cid into destroying Nabradia with the Midlight Shard}}.
* [[The Atoner]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass Boast]]: {{spoiler|"I, Judge Magister, condemn you to oblivion!"}}
* [[Badass Beard]]: Muttonchop sideburns and a goatee, ''seriously'' badass-looking.
* [[Bald Black Leader Guy]]
* [[Bald of Awesome]]: Being prematurely grey and having no hair on his head does ''not'' stop him from kicking ass.
* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]: He seeks such as penance for his past crimes, [[Dying Moment of Awesome| doing so in style]] when he destroys the Sun Cryst.}}
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|The destruction of Nabudis.}}
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* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]
* [[The Sixth Ranger]]: The 3rd and final one to be met in-story.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Dual-Wielding]] [[Cool Sword
* [[Younger Than They Look]]: Would you belive that he's only ''thirty-three''?
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Vaan's older brother. He was a member of the "Order of Knights of Dalmasca" under Basch. When he rushed to prevent the assassination of King Raminas, he found his comrades slaughtered and the king dead, supposedly at the hands of Basch. He was stabbed, and lived long enough to testify his version of events before dying.
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]
* [[Bishonen]]: Just like Vaan.
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=== Vayne Carudas Solidor ===
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The son of the current Emperor of the Archadian Empire, and recently appointed Consul to Dalmasca. His affable nature cloaks his intelligence and utter ruthlessness, and his schemes permeate every part of the plot.
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Vayne is a complex character with a multitude of goals: {{spoiler|to break the control of the Occuria over Ivalice, to destroy the corrupt bureaucracy of Archadia, to become the next Dynast King and gain complete control over Ivalice, and to prepare the way for his younger brother Larsa to inherit his position}}.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Arguably the most affable villain in the series. When Migelo refuses to drop the "lord consul" title from his name, Vayne invites him to dinner at the palace and tells him he'll get the guy drunk until he gets it right.
* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: To Larsa.
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* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: He does a lot to keep Larsa safe and innocent.
** Depending on how you view the cutscenes that show the power struggles going on in the Empire, Vayne is aware that his brother would ultimately make a better ruler for the people, but the times are troubled and for the moment Vayne is the better ruler on account that he can handle the war and politics that Larsa is too young to deal with yet.
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* [[Cain and Abel]]: Averted with him and Larsa regardless of how different they are they love each other dearly, However in the back story Vayne murdered both of his older brothers.
** Apparently, his father commanded him to, and it is implied that Vayne had to be forced to carry out those orders. This likely fostered ill will towards his father, {{spoiler|which in turn helped motivate Vayne's assassination of the Emperor and ascend to the throne.}}
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* [[Kung Fu Wizard]]
* [[Large Ham]]: {{spoiler|When he goes nuts at the end, he REALLY goes nuts.}}
* [[Necessarily Evil]]: Even in his quest to become the new Dynast-King that will unite all of Ivalice, {{spoiler|and shake off the Occuria's yoke}}, he is very much aware of the atrocities he commits, and the tragedies his and Cid's plotting have wrought. His remark "my hands are stained with blood, I see little reason to stay them now" alone shows he's aware of what he has done and will have to do in the future to see his goals to fruition.
** [[The Unfettered]]: A more rule-abiding version, he nonetheless
* [[Power Floats]]: {{spoiler|In his second and third forms.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Taking You with Me]]}}
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=== Larsa Ferrinas Solidor ===
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Vayne's younger brother, and competition for the throne of Archadia. Unlike Vayne, Larsa ultimately desires peace and works with the protagonists to unravel the web of secrets that his brother has spun.
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As a child of twelve, Larsa is too young to fully understand the harsh realities of the world. Several factions plot from the shadows to either take advantage of his naiveity or to protect his innocence and idealism.
* [[A Child Shall Lead Them]]
* [[Adorably Precocious Child]]
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* [[Cain and Abel]]: Mostly subverted, Larsa and Vayne clearly love each other dearly but ultimately Larsa challenges his brother's authority when he feels he can no longer stay idle to his plans.
* [[Combat Medic]]: You'll probably appreciate Larsa most for his healing skills, but he's a decent fighter too.
* [[Crutch Character]]: It isn't a bad idea to save the optional sidequests and bosses for Larsa's second time joining the party. Besides the fact that Guest Party members are always a good thing for the fourth swordarm, Larsa's infinite supply of Hi-Potions make a lot of the optional parts of the game much easier. Without going into too much detail on how his Gambits
** In the [[No Export for You]] International version, guest party members work differently as you can control them. This means that Larsa no longer has infinite high potions, but this is compensated by him getting very useful white magic- more powerful than you likely have at his parts of the game.
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: People to this day still think he's a she. It's the pretty red shoes.
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* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Dual-Wielding|Dual wields]] a [[Royal Rapier]] called [[Public Domain Artifact|Joyeuse]] and a [[Knife Nut|Swordbreaker]].
* [[The White Prince]]: While he is certainly skilled in politics especially for a 12 year old boy, he is still incredibly naive.
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: He's only twelve, but is very intelligent and well-spoken, and manages to play a few rounds of [[Xanatos Speed Chess]] against his older brother.
* [[Youngest Child Wins]]: Towards Vayne.
=== Dr. Cid (Cidolfus Demen Bunansa) ===
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The head researcher of Archadia's Draklor Laboratories. He is the creator of manufacted nethicite, the substance that powers Archadia's war machines, and of various other technical marvels such as airships that can traverse Jagd. He is allied with Vayne and is completely obsessed with the potential of nethicite.
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{{spoiler|He is the estranged father of Balthier, who left in disgust when Cid became consumed by his nethicite research. Cid recieved the knowledge of how to create nethicite from Venat, who he works with to destroy the Occuria's hold over Ivalice.}}
* [[A God Am I]]: Shows shades of this at the top of the Pharos.
* {{spoiler|[[Anti-Villain]]: Just like Vayne and Venat}}.
* [[Axe Crazy]]: {{spoiler|Defied. While he seems pretty crazy, appearing to hold conversations with himself that make no sense, he is fully sane.}}
* [[Badass Bookworm]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: His quote above, which pretty much explains his entire character in ten words. Chances are you'll be sick of hearing him say it by the end of the game.
* [[Dual Boss]]: With {{spoiler|Famfrit, who he summons partway through the party's second battle against him}}.
* [[Evil Genius]]: {{spoiler|Not truly evil, but he counts in the traditional sense}}.
* [[Flunky Boss]]: He has these four robotic drones called Rooks, which can buff him, heal him, ''and'' attack the heroes, meaning [[Shoot the Medic First| its best to deal with them first]]. If Balthier is in the party, defeating one of them triggers a short cutscene where he berates the doctor for "always hiding behind your toys."
* [[For Science!]]
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]
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=== Venat ===
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{{spoiler|A rebel Occuria who disagreed with the philosophy of its kin, and sought to break the control of the Occuria over Ivalice. To accomplish this it aligns with Cid and Vayne, revealing the secret to creating nethicite.}}
* [[Affably Evil]]: Is very polite and well mannered towards others.
* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: Is ''specifically'' voiced by a woman, yet the body is ... [[No Biological Sex|confusing]], to say the least. The voice is also digitally modulated to mimic certain masculine vocal inflections too. Since the Occuria leader Gerun is in the same circumstance, it's tough to say whether the Occuria even ''have'' genders at all, or if 'female' is the standard definition for them (as opposed to male). Or they just all have female voices regardless of gender. Either way, it's never specified what gender Venat is, but for simplicity's sake, she's referred to as female in this section from here on out.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Type III.
* {{spoiler|[[Bigger Bad]]}}: {{spoiler|Vayne and Cid are threats, but only because Venat enables them to be.}}
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* [[Bonus Boss]]: In the [[No Export for You]] version you fight all of them as a team.
* [[Darth Vader Clone]]: Especially Gabranth, who, given all the comparisons, pretty much ''is'' to this game what Darth Vader was for ''[[A New Hope]]''.
* [[Four-Star Badass]]
* [[Evil Old Folks|Antagonistic Old Folks]]: With the exception of Gabranth.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]
* [[Judge, Jury, and Executioner]]: Balthier sums them as "more executioners than judges."
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=== Judge Gabranth ( {{spoiler|Noah fon Ronsenburg}}) ===
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An Archadian Judge and the Emperor's right-hand man. The Emperor tasks him with protecting Larsa from the ugly side of politics and war. However, he becomes ensnared in Vayne's machinations and finds his loyalties to the Empire and Larsa tested.
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He appears in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' as a [[Hidden Character]].
* [[Animal Motifs]]: A stray dog
* {{spoiler|[[Anti-Villain]]}}
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* [[Darth Vader Clone]]
* {{spoiler|[[The Dog Bites Back]]}}
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* [[Determinator]]: Of the villainous kind, his hatred of {{spoiler|Basch}} is all that keeps him going when he's lost everything else.
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=== Judge Bergan ===
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One of the Archadian Judges who believes that power and might are the key to ruling. As such he eagerly accepts Vayne as the new emperor when he takes power. Has a short but very memorable role, demonstrating he has no problem {{spoiler|slaughtering an entire mountain village of innocents for no real reason}}.
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]
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=== Judge Drace ===
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Another Archadian Judge, and a more reasonable one. Knowing Vayne is a [[Magnificent Bastard]] she doesn't trust him and prefers Larsa. {{spoiler|She's the second Judge to fall (after Ghis) when she tries to call him out on killing his father. Vayne has her executed for treason}}.
* [[Carry a Big Stick]]
* [[The Dark Chick]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Several times.
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* {{spoiler|[[Disposable Woman]]: Unfortunately - largely due to being the only major female character outside the main playable cast.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Face Death with Dignity]]}}
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=== Judge Ghis ===
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An Archadian Judge - probably the second-oldest after Zargabaath - who plays an important role in the early plot by capturing the party members multiple times. Unlike the other judges, he only seems to be out for himself; in short, he's a careerist and a schemer.When he gets his hands on some deifacted nethicite he {{spoiler|contemplates seizing power for himself, but dies when he finds out how powerful it ''really'' is}}.
* [[Bling Bling Bang]]: His weapons are gold or at least gold plated.
* [[The Chessmaster]]: Tries, but ultimately isn't as good as the ''bigger'' and more well-informed Chessmasters.
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* {{spoiler|[[Hoist by His Own Petard]]}}
* [[Jerkass]]: Polite he may be, but a creep he most definately is.
* [[Magic Knight]]: He has a an [[Blow You Away|Aero]] spell which is very powerful at the time you fight him and appears to cast [[Non-Elemental|Flare]] during a cutscene but it is absorbed by Penelo's [[Anti-Magic|manufacted nethicite]].
* [[Nerd in Evil's Helmet]]: More like [[Upper Class Twit]] in Evil's Helmet, but same idea.
* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: {{spoiler|His stupidity not only dooms himself, but takes the whole Imperial 8th Fleet with him, that could ''not'' have been anything but a benefit to Dalmasca and a setback for Archadia.}}
* [[Oh Crap]]: When he realizes {{spoiler|exactly what's about to happen to the Shiva}} after {{spoiler|the deifacted nethicite goes in the ship's drive, and the readings go red.}}
* [[Smug Snake]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Too Dumb to Live]]: Really, Ghis - you just ''had'' to test the ''deifacted nethicite'' while on an airship, not stopping to consider just how powerful it must be if King Raithwall used it to conquer the lands all those years ago? With not even any safety precautions in place, you were kind of asking to get blown up.}}
* [[The Unfettered]]:
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* [[Unwitting Pawn]]
=== Judge Zargabaath ===
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The final of the five Archadian Judges seen in the game, he's more the quiet type and acts as a voice of reason among them. He's an honourable sort, loyal to Archadia as a nation and ideal rather than any person. {{spoiler|Is notably the only Judge to make it out of the game alive}}.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Type IV.
* [[The Dragon]]: He's the eldest of the Judges, and he's also commander of the ''Alexander'', the 2nd-largest ship in Archadia aside from the ''Sky Fortress Bahamut''.
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* [[Honor Before Reason]]
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}: {{spoiler|Subverted at the last second and called a fool for his efforts}}; his speech beforehand is a subtle, but effective, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].
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"Should [[Ominous Floating Castle|she]] fall, the [[Deflector Shields|Paling]] will not hold, and all Rabanastre will be obliterated! All ships, [[Heroic Sacrifice|concentrate your fire on the]] ''[[Heroic Sacrifice|Alexander]]'''s [[Death From Above|remains]] once ''Bahamut'' is clear of the city.]]" }}
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Legacy of Kain|Kain's picked up some lessons from Raziel]], and is now an honourable general.
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=== Montblanc ===
[[File:265px-FF12Montblanc 3925.jpg|frame|"How fares the hunt, kupo?"]]
Originally appearing in [[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]], he reprises his role in running [[Adventure Guild|Clan Centurio]], which will offer you monster hunting sidequests.
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Breakout Character]]: Probably the most iconic thing to the Ivalice Alliance after Judges.
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* [[Show the Forehead]]: The page picture.
* [[Verbal Tic]] Since he's a moogle, he automatically uses "kupo".
* [[You Killed My Father]]: {{spoiler|Mentor, actually, see [[Revenge]] above.}}
=== Ba'Gamnan ===
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A Bangaa bounty hunter with his eye set on claiming Balthier's bounty (he's the green Bangaa in the bottom center - the others are his gang). He is incredibly cruel and his methods are wildly illegal. Such methods include kidnapping and attacking innocents to draw out his prey.
* [[Bounty Hunter]]
* [[Cast
* [[Chainsaw Good]]
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Ba'Gamnan appears shortly into the beginning with an established desire to get Balthier, and soon after kidnaps Penelo to lure Balthier in. In the following battle, he's so tough it's actually recommended to ''run'' from him rather than fight (unless the player's been [[Level Grinding]]). Sounds like he'll be a major recurring antagonist, right? Well ... no, actually. He basically disappears from the main plot altogether, reappearing as part of a Hunt, and that's it for his appearances in [[Final Fantasy XII]].
** Though he becomes a recurring villain in [[Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings|Revenant Wings]]. You even get the chance to play as him for a brief portion of the game.
* [[Disney Villain Death]]: [[Unexplained Recovery|He gets better in Revenant Wings.]]
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=== Feolthanos ===
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* [[A God Am I]]
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* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]}}
* [[Winged Humanoid]]
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=== The Judge of Wings ({{spoiler|Mydia}}) ===
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A mysterious armored figure who aims to invade Ivalice from the floating continent of Lemurés and start a war between the aegyl and humes. Sky Pirates call her the Judge of Wings due to her resemblance to the Archadian Judges.
* {{spoiler|[[Brainwashed and Crazy]]}}: {{spoiler|Thanks to Feolthanos}}.
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* [[Tin Tyrant]]
* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]}}: {{spoiler|To Feolthanos}}.
* [[Walking Spoiler]]: Notice all the spoiler tags on this entry? Yeah...
* {{spoiler|[[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]}}: {{spoiler|Sure she committed horrible atrocities, but you have to feel at least ''a little'' sympathy for her}}.
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=== Filo ===
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Another orphan from lowtown, Filo follows faithfully in Vaan's footsteps. She still bears the emotional scars of the war, but she doesn't let them interfere with her dream of becoming a sky pirate. She [[Ascended Extra|actually appears]] in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'', but doesn't ''do'' anything until the sequel, where she's part of the main party.
* [[Ascended Extra]]
* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]
* [[Cheerful Child]]
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* [[Jumped At the Call]]
* [[Kid Sidekick]]
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* [[Trap Master]]
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=== Kytes ===
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An orphan living in Rabanastre's Lowtown, Kytes is one of Vaan's closest friends. Hoping to become a sky pirate himself, Kytes practices magick with single-minded determination. Like Filo, appears as an orphan in Lowtown in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' proper, but doesn't have any real characterization until the sequel.
* [[Ascended Extra]]
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* [[Kid Sidekick]]
* [[You Don't Look Like You]]: He looks far different in Revanant Wings then he does in XII.
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A warrior from the sky continent of Lemurés. He exhibits a curiosity not commonly found among the Aegyl, for which he is regarded as something as a curiosity himself
* [[Air Jousting]]
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* [[The Stoic]]: Along with the rest of his race, for [[Empty Shell|unpleasant reasons.]]
* [[Winged Humanoid]]
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=== Velis ===
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* {{spoiler|[[Dead All Along]]}}
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