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And Vaan's foster sister and [[Puppy Love|love interest]] Penelo? She's just along for the ride. In fact, [[Decoy Protagonist|so is Vaan.]] But they get along well with Larsa Ferrinas Solidor, the 12-year-old political genius prince, who is the ward of Judge Magister Gabranth. Gabranth, in turn, is working for Larsa's only remaining brother Vayne, [[Klingon Promotion|heir]] to the Archadian Empire and the game's closest equivalent to a [[Big Bad]]. And Vayne employs a sinister doctor named Cidolfas Demen Bunansa -- Cid for short, of course -- who seems to talk to shadows...
''Final Fantasy XII'' is a complicated and detailed game noticeably different in storyline from other Final Fantasy games; whilst other games focus on individual characters, XII is less about people and more a story of Nations and nationalism, and the lengths some will go to gain power and control destiny. That's not to say it isn't a character study, with Judge Gabranth's clouded conscience and dark history being one of the major subplots - and hence why he's on the boxart. It's full of intrigue and interweaving stories, tactical team-based fighting, well-crafted dialogue (as compared to the sometimes embarrassing lines from X), and [[Limit Break|Limit Breaks]] (here called Quickenings). It explores the ideas of freedom, revenge, loyalty, peace and the importance of dreams. It's also a [[Deconstruction]] of the "Find powerful [[McGuffin]] to [[Save the World]]" plot that's been around as long as the genre has, taking a [[Sliding Scale
Aside from taking place in the world of Ivalice, the game borrows much of its plot, atmosphere and world from ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'', updating the gameplay for a modern audience. It also owes more to ''[[Star Wars]]'' than any previous ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' -- the character of Gabranth, in particular, is very clearly compared to Anakin Skywalker. The game happily ties in old [[Final Fantasy]] adversaries, as well: Gilgamesh makes his requisite cameo, as do several of the main antagonists from the earliest iterations of the series, as optional summoned beasts. (Chaos and his Elementals, Emperor Mateus, Zeromus, and Ex-Death/Exodus.) Still, it's very much a standalone title that can be played without having any previous [[Square Soft]] knowledge.
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