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== Kingdom of Dalmasca/Party Members ==

=== Vaan ===

 

{{quote|"One of these days I’ll fly an airship of my own. I’ll be a sky pirate, free to go where I will."}}

 

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.

=== Penelo ===

 

{{quote|"I'll be going too, of course. Every good sky pirate needs a partner, right?"}}

 

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]]

=== Balthier ( {{spoiler|Ffamran Mied Bunansa}}) ===

 

{{quote|"Princess! No need to worry. I hope you haven't forgotten my role in this little story. I'm the leading man. You know what they say about the leading man? He never dies."}}

 

{{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]]

* [[Badass]]

=== Fran ===

 

{{quote|"I have discarded Wood and village. I won my freedom. Yet my past had been cut away forever. No longer can my ears hear the Green Word. This… solitude, you want, Mjrn?"}}

 

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.

=== Basch fon Ronsenburg [[Memetic Mutation|(of Dalmasca)]] ===

 

{{quote|"If I could protect but one person from war's horror... then I would bear any shame. I would bear it proudly."}}

 

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]]

=== Ashe (Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca) ===

 

{{quote|"I am simply myself. No more and no less. And I want only to be free."}}

 

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]].

* [[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]]

{{quote|"I must endure." / "I must believe." / "I must be strong."}}

* [[Determined Widow]]

=== Vossler York Azelas ===

 

{{quote|"Look on what my haste has wrought."}}

 

 

{{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]]

=== Marquis Halim Ondore IV ===

 

{{quote|"I once knew a girl whose only wish was to be carried in her uncle’s arms. Her Majesty is a woman grown now."}}

 

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]]

=== Al-Cid Margrace ===

 

{{quote|"I would lay down my life at a single word to be sure… but I harbor no maundering delusions of valiant grandeur".}}

 

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)

=== Reddas ( {{spoiler|Judge Magister Foris Zecht}}) ===

 

 

{{quote|"The illusions of the past. You think to have cast them off, only to find them years later, unwearying, unrelenting. The past can bind a man as surely as irons."}}

{{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]]

* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]

* [[The Sixth Ranger]]: The 3rd and final one to be met in-story.

* [[Younger Than They Look]]: Would you belive that he's only ''thirty-three''?

 

=== Reks ===

 

{{quote|"No, sir. I want to fight. For my homeland and for my parents."}}

 

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.

=== Vayne Carudas Solidor ===

 

{{quote|"Ivalice will know a new Dynast King, and Man will keep his own history! The tyranny of the gods is ended!"}}

 

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.

* [[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.

* [[Power Floats]]: {{spoiler|In his second and third forms.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Taking You with Me]]}}

=== Larsa Ferrinas Solidor ===

 

{{quote|"The men of my family, we are taught to place the needs of others before those of our own. I will see that you are kept from harm. It is my duty to House Solidor."}}

 

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]]

* [[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.

** 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.

=== Dr. Cid (Cidolfus Demen Bunansa) ===

 

{{quote|"The Reins of History, back in the hands of Man."}}

 

{{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}}.

{{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.

=== Judge Gabranth ( {{spoiler|Noah fon Ronsenburg}}) ===

 

{{quote|"Silence! All was stripped from me. Only hatred for the brother who fled our homeland remains mine!"}}

 

He appears in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' as a [[Hidden Character]].

 

* [[Animal Motifs]]: A stray dog

* {{spoiler|[[Anti-Villain]]}}

=== Judge Bergan ===

 

{{quote|"Too late, and to their sorrow, do those who misplace their trust in gods learn their fate."}}

 

 

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]]

=== Judge Drace ===

 

{{quote|"Spare me your lies! I see the serpent coiled here before me!"}}

 

 

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]]

=== Judge Ghis ===

 

{{quote|"Blood alone does not an emperor make, Vayne."}}

 

 

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.

=== Judge Zargabaath ===

 

{{quote|"The Empire's debts grow legion."}}

 

 

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''.

 

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.

=== Ba'Gamnan ===

 

{{quote|"The whole affair has the smell of money. I may have to whet my beak a little."}}

 

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 From Hit Points]]: Has the Souleater skill.

=== Feolthanos ===

 

 

{{quote|"You must give your anima to the heavens! Only then will you fly on wings undying!"}}

[[A God Am I|The self proclaimed God of the aegyl]]. {{spoiler|[[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]], he has been alive for a long time}}, thanks to the [[Immortality Immorality|Auracite]]. With the [[Containment Field|barrier]] around Lemurés gone, he has started a plot to get revenge on the world. This vengeance is prompted by the Occuria, who tried to dominate the aegyl, thus causing Feolthanos to take them to Lemurés.]]

 

 

* [[A God Am I]]

=== The Judge of Wings ({{spoiler|Mydia}}) ===

 

{{quote|"Illusion is the only true reality."}}

 

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}}.

=== Filo ===

 

{{quote|"I'm gonna learn to fly all by myself! I wanna fly higher than anyone's ever flown before!"}}

 

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]]

=== Kytes ===

 

 

{{quote|"I got my hands full watching the shop... and Old Dalan had something for me to do, but I can't get away."}}

 

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]]

=== Llyud ===

 

 

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]]

=== Velis ===

 

 

* {{spoiler|[[Dead All Along]]}}

 

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