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A cameo character imported from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' (which had just come out at the time of the [[PS 1]] release). He is accidentally summoned into Ivalice by Mustadio's father and then disappears until later, where he runs into a flower girl mysteriously named Aerith. If you help protect her from a group of thugs, he'll join your party.
 
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Cherry Blossom does Cloud's MA times ''60'' damage, doesn't miss, is non-elemental, ignores Faith values, and has a 3/0 radius effect - an obscenely powerful skill, right? Problem is, it takes 20 clockticks to resolve, which is more than enough time for an enemy to escape or counter-attack. Even worse, all of the Soldier's attacks have that clocktick problem - (none of them are instant attacks -), and it's pretty much required for him to equip the Time Mage's Short Charge Support Ability to be useful at all. This is why Cloud usually ranks fairly low on character lists.
* [[Lethal Joke Character]]: His equipment is limited, his limit skills are slow and Cloud is a bit fragile. But he has one limit which inflicts either [[Taken for Granite|petrify]], [[Time Stands Still|stop]] or [[One-Hit Kill|instant death]] at a very high effectiveness rate. Give him swiftness from the time mage class, and this move is as fast as a level 2 black magic spell. This move also hits multiple targets.
** Aside from that, his Soldier class can equip Ribbons as a [[Shout-Out]] and Limits do not use MP. Incidentally, all Limit attacks have 100% accuracy, and ignore Evade percentages. This means Finish Touch ''will'' be inflicting one of those three randomly chosen statuses... and as a bonus, target status immunity simply removes the immune status from the random choice, meaning it's going to inflict ''something'' useful if it hits.
* [[Optional Party Member]]
* [[Overrated and Underleveled]]: startsStarts at Lv.1. Groan. Also, he isn't able to use his Limit Breaks unless he has a specific, and not-very-powerful, sword equipped.
 
=== Balthier ===
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* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Optional Party Member]]: He's only recruitable via sidequest in the PSP port.
* [[Tagalong Kid]]: Pretty much lampshaded when he joins Ramza's party, too! Not that [[Nice Guy|Ramza]] minds, of course.
 
== Temporary Allies ==
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Part of this plan involves rescuing Princess Ovelia, wooing her, and marrying his way into the throne. While this is successful, he may have actually fallen in love with her. Once Ramza ends the War of the Lions, Delita becomes King and Ivalice enters a brief golden era.
 
{{spoiler|On the anniversary of their first encounter, Delita brings a bouquet of flowers to Queen Ovelia. Ovelia, paranoid that he manipulated her and their love was false (and let's be honest, she was probably entirely justified in this belief), lashes out at him with a dagger. He is stabbed, but manages to kill her in self-defense. As he lays in front of her, Delita wonders if it was truly worth it.}}.
 
* [[Aloof Ally]]: Technically, he and Ramza are still working together, but Delita is not above using his best friend to achieve what he wants.
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Emphasis on ''ambiguous''. In his character portrait and concept art (like the one seen here), his skin is not much darker than Ramza's, but his world map sprite is noticeably darker than everyone besides Rafa and Marach.
* [[Anti-Hero|Anti]]... [[Anti-Villain|Something]]
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* [[Double Agent]]: More like a triple agent.
* [[Enemy Mine]]: He never opposes Ramza directly, but neither does he help him save for several conflicts during the main plot.
* [[Expy]]: To Vyce from ''[[Tactics Ogre]]'' due to being a childhood friend of the hero with slicked-back dark hair. He also secretly resents the hero.
* [[Gold Digger]]
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: For the entirety of Chapter One, and during several storyline-battles after that.
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* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Certainly, though he's a ''much'' less cruel and callous version than most. He manipulates everyone, including Ramza, into helping him get into into power while getting all of the corrupt people offed, whom he also manipulated.
* [[The Mole]]
* [[Pet the Dog]]: While it's ambiguous whether he {{spoiler|loved Ovelia or not}}, he wasn't incapable of compassion even towards the end. Not only did he {{spoiler|fake Cid's death so that Orlandeau could aid Ramza}}, he also {{spoiler|spared Valmafra and allowed her to escape with Orran, despite that she'd been sent in by the Church to end him if he stepped out of line}}.
* [[Self-Made Man]]: He and his sister were poor and he had to work to where he got.
* [[Spanner in the Works]]: Many of the noble's plans might have worked if not for him
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When the events of the game truly begin, Ovelia falls under the threat of becoming a political tool for the corrupt Ivalician nobility.
 
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Ovelia never hurt anyone, but life does its damndest to find ways to make her suffer. {{spoiler|Then [[Kill the Cutie|Delita kills her]].}}.
* [[Broken Bird]]
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: The game starts with her being captured.
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* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: For several battles during Chapter Two.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: A stereotypical virtuous princess, though her innocence is used to manipulate her.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: When Folmarv informs her that {{spoiler|she's not the original Princess Ovelia, but a commoner raised up for that purpose}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Little Dead Riding Hood]]}}
* [[Nice Girl]]: Of course, Ivalice being [[World Half Full|the place]] [[World Half Empty|it is...]]
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* [[Proper Lady]]: Of course an [[Ojou]] is proper. [[Hair of Gold]] hightlights it.
* [[Puppet King|Puppet Queen]]: What was intended for her by Goltanna.
* {{spoiler|[[Rags to Royalty]]: She isn't the original Princess Ovelia, but a common girl adopted into nobility for use as a political tool. Her step-brother Orinus might be one as well.}}.
* [[White Magician Girl]]
 
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* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: One of very few dark haired characters in the game, and his skin is paler than Rapha and Malak's, but darker than most other characters.
* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Galaxy Stop inflicts Don't Move, Don't Act, ''and'' Stop. And targets ''every enemy on the map''. And has ''[[Game Breaker|no MP cost!]]''! He'd be even more of a [[Game Breaker]] than his infamously broken stepfather, if it weren't for him being a one-battle-only guest.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: In his introduction, just after [[He Knows Too Much|being chased out of a building full of thieves]]--:
{{quote|"I don't know who you are. Too bad you stumbled on us."
"Next time put a sign outside saying "Thieves' hideout."." }}
* [[Defector From Decadence]]
* {{spoiler|[[Doomed Moral Victor]]: Although he's burned at the stake for writing the Durai Papers, his descendant Arazlam finally publishes them and clears Ramza (and Orran's) names}}.
* [[Foil]]: He's somewhere in the middle between Ramza and Delita -: sometimes he acts as the go-between for the two of them.
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Not a hard-hitter or especially durable, but with rather decent HP and pretty good speed and evasion.
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: For just one battle, though.
* [[Happily Adopted]]
* [[Immune to Fate]]: His "Astrologist" class enables him to manipulate fate during the course of battle.
* [[The Mario]]: His base abilities have some similarities to Ramza's.
* [[Minor Major Character]]: Doesn't appear all that much, but he has a ''very'' important role in the plot.
* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: His decision to {{spoiler|compose and (attempt at) publish the Durai Papers}}.
* [[Secret Keeper]]: {{spoiler|If Ramza and Alma really ''were'' alive and appeared to him, this might have been their reason}}.
** He's also one of the only people who knew that {{spoiler|Cid and Valmafra were alive, and the circumstances in which Delita faked their deaths}}.
* [[Spanner in the Works]]: If it weren't for him {{spoiler|the truth about the Church and Ramza would never have been revealed. It does cost him his life, but - as with Simon - the effect is implied to change the world for the better once the truth is finally revealed.}}.
* [[Star Power]]: Implied, as he's an "astrologist".
* [[Token Good Teammate]]: For the Order of the Southern Sky.
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{{quote|''Come! I will show you that common blood makes naught but a common man!''}}
 
A young cadet from a noble family, he joins Ramza and Delita after they rescue him from the Death Corps/Corpse Brigade. Algus has an [[Blue Blood|extreme dislike for those of common birth,]], and wonders why Ramza continues to hang out with Delita and Teta. When it's clear Delita and Algus are not going to get along Ramza throws Algus out.
 
At Fort Zeakden, Algus breaks up a hostage situation by shooting and killing the hostage, Teta. An enraged Delita and Ramza fight him there and take him down, after which the ensuing explosion seals his fate.
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* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]
* [[Climax Boss]]: The final boss of Chapter One. Symbolically, fighting him is about bringing home everything you're supposed to hate about the nobility into the forefront.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: He tells Ramza and Delita that his family was as powerful as the Beoulves before the 50 Years War, where his grandfather was captured and [[Face Heel Turn|betrayed his comrades to save his life]] -: he didn't get two steps out the enemy fortress [[Laser-Guided Karma|before a squire killed him with an arrow]]. One soldier escaped and revealed his grandfather's treachery, leaving Argath's family's reputation in tatters (which is why he's a servant of Elmdore) and him wanting to restore their honor. Plus, there's this exchange when {{spoiler|Ramza fights Hell Knight Argath in Chapter 4Four}}:
{{quote|'''Ramza''': {{spoiler|So, your soul is bartered as well. Your grandsire would be proud}}.
'''Argath''': How dare you! You, pampered and coddled from your earliest days! What do you know of our affairs? Of being made to toil for another's pleasure, near without reward? Being tred upon even by peasant filth, struggling endlessly to rise back to your feet -... what do you know of this? I'll purge this kingdom of all who once dared look down on me! There is no place in the world for the meager! }}
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: For much of Chapter One.
* [[Impoverished Patrician]]: A rare unsympathetic example.
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* {{spoiler|[[Our Zombies Are Different]]}}
* [[Shoot the Hostage]]
* [[Smug Snake]]: He will ''always'' remind Ramaz on how commoners are nothing but scum, and that only nobles have the god given right to rule over them. Even when Delita and Ramza turn against him in the finale of the first chapter, he still acts like his way of thinking is the only way things will work.
* [[Starter Villain]]: He's essentially the final boss of the first chapter, though he is a minor player in the setting as a whole.
* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]: Played according to Argath's personal bias -: he shows gratitude towards Ramza for saving him and rescuing the Marquis, but doesn't extend this towards Delita, who is ''equally'' responsible for helping him (and maybe moreso, depending on the option you choose in the battle). He also repays Delita by murdering his little sister and treating it as though he stepped on an ant. Even his apparent gratitude towards Ramza [[Alternate Character Interpretation|may be interpreted as sycophantic sucking up]].
 
=== Goffard Gaffgarion ===
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{{quote|''You truly are a fool! What is the life of one girl, when weighed against the greater good?''}}
 
A one-time officer of the Eastern Sky during the Fifty Years' War, he was discharged for his use of barbaric tactics. Takes Ramza under his wing as a mercenary, during which time they are assigned the task of escorting the Princess. When she is kidnapped, Gafgarion initially refuses to search for her as it was not covered in their initial contract, but acquiesces to Ramza's desire to search for her and Delita. One of the few people to know Ramza's identity as a Beoulve before the pseudo-Reveal. (Thethe audience already knows his identity, but the present company didn't.).
 
{{spoiler|In actuality, he is an agent of Dycedarg, who appears from time to time to guide events and to try and convince Ramza to abandon his path and return to his brother's side. Is eventually defeated and slain by Ramza.}}.
 
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: 52 years old and is still able to kick as much ass as anyone else half his age.
* [[Casting a Shadow]]: His Shadowblade (Night Sword in the PS1 version) is dark elemental and can absorb the target's HP equal to the damage dealt.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Of course, in a narrative which thematically favoursfavors upright, just conduct in battle, this tends to lead to...
* [[Dark Is Evil]]: And that's putting it lightly. The man ''does'' seem interested enough in Ramza's wellfare that he puts up with Ramza's painstaking idealism, but at the same time, he's damn ruthless and stands out as the only human in the story's main narrative to use Darkness-based techniques.
* [[Dark Knight]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dirty Coward]]: Betrays Ramza's party by siding with the enemy for coin. He sets a trap for him with the false princess and flees when beaten}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Duel Boss]]: Downplayed. While the battle does start out with Ramza facing him alone, it is possible to have a magic user use a spell on the other side of the gate to hit him. Ramza can also pull the lever to open the gate so his allies can get inside and aid him directly}}.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Deconstructed. {{spoiler|While Gafgarion doesn't exactly ''like'' committing cruel deeds, he still does so out of efficiency (as in the first battle). While he doesn't like what his employers are doing, he's shut off access to his own inherent morals to the point that he can do anything so long as he's compensated. It can be said that the only thing he believes to be 'good' and 'reliable' in the world is money, hence why he commits barbarity. When rebuffed, Gafgarion reaffirms that he has no problem with doing the job, though he did find Dycedarg's lack of feeling over the matter curious}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Mentor]]: He takes Ramza in as a fellow mercenary and teaches him how cruel the world can be while one must also be as ruthless to survive. Ramza's sense of justice and righteousness has him reject those ideals}}.
* [[Fail O'Suckyname]]: ''Gaff'' Gafgarion ([[PS 1]] translation only)?! Seriously? [[Sincerity Mode|Small wonder]] he {{spoiler|mostly gives a rat's arse only for himself}}.
* [[Foil]]: Acts as one to Ramza's idealism when Delita is otherwise occupied. {{spoiler|In their battles, if both are alive, they will argue at length over idealism vs. cynicism.}}.
** In the overall structure of the story, he's right at the Cynical end of the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism]]; Ramza's all the way on the other side, however ...
* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: Has an above average Bravery {{spoiler|despite his [[Dirty Coward]] status}}.
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: He joins Ramza in the game's first battle and in a few more battles at the start of chapterChapter 2Two.
* [[Jade Coloured Glasses]]
* [[Knight in Sour Armour]]
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{{quote|''Is it not I? I, who have dirtied my hands to keep yours clean? All that you are you owe to me! You ought be on your knees thanking me, yet here you stand in judgment!''}}
 
The eldest of the Beoulve children and the lord of Eagrose Castle, which he took over after his father, Barbaneth Beoulve's, passing. He acts as one of the primary advisers to Duke Larg - his longtime friend since childhood - and is the one who orchestrates many of The White Lion's actions. At the beginning of the game, he comes across as a stern man but seems to genuinely care for his younger brothers and sister. However, he soon reveals himself to be very ruthless, and his actions towards the Corpse Brigade (such as corrupting Gustav Margriff to kidnap Marquis Elmdore) dishonour the Beoulve name -: facts Ramza at first refuses to believe, but must confront when it culminates in him {{spoiler|letting Tietra die at Ziekden rather than compromise}}, disillusioning Ramza greatly.
 
As the War of the Lions begins, Dycedarg plots with Larg to seize the throne of Ivalice. Ramza later suspects - and Zalbaag discovers for himself - that Dycedarg {{spoiler|is probably the biggest [[Complete Monster]] in Ivalice -: he [[Self-Made Orphan|murdered his own father purely for his own ambition]], and later killed Larg when he got the chance}}. When confronted over these deeds, {{spoiler|Ramza and Zalbaag fight and kill him, resulting in him merging with Adrammelech, one of the Lucavi. After disposing of Zalbaag, he turns his attentions on Ramza and is killed, sundering the Beoulve line and forever ending their influence within the nobility.}}.
 
* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: He's quite cordial, even towards his family and moreso than even Zalbaag.
* {{spoiler|[[Ambition Is Evil]]}}: When you decide to {{spoiler|kill even your longtime friend for power once the oppotunity arises}}, then you ''know'' this trope is in play.
* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]: Not so much "evil" as "Morally Ambiguous", as despite some of his actions, he nonetheless carries a number of admirable qualities. This is what leads to Ramza trying to seek him out again for assistance at the beginning of Chapter Three. {{spoiler|And then it turns out that yes -... he plays this trope straight. [[Self-Made Orphan|Very]], ''[[Complete Monster|very]]'' [[Oh Crap|straight]]!}}!
* [[Badass Beard]]
* {{spoiler|[[Beard of Evil]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad Friend]]}}
* [[Blue Blood]]
* [[Blue Oni]]: To both Ramza and Zalbaag's [[Red Oni|Red]] -: his speech is emphasised by rationale and a controlled temperament]], as can be seen in his cordial manner and cool-headedness. Said rationality is, incidentally, shared by his half-sister Alma. {{spoiler|Can't be a coincidence that ''both'' are suitable Lucavi hosts, now -... can it?}}?
* {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession]]}}
* [[Elemental Powers]]: As a Rune Knight, he has four high-level elemental powers:
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* [[Kick the Dog]]: Allowing Zalbaag and Argath to take whatever measure was necessary to end the Corpse Brigade, which led to Tietra's death.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[The Plan]]: He excels at concocting all sorts of schemes, which makes him valuable to Duke Larg. {{spoiler|Of course, he's being used by Lord Folmarv.}}.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Yes, well -... about that...
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Though some of his actions ''are'' rather questionable {{spoiler|the the Nth degree, in fact}}, he's still a very competent warrior, leader and diplomat -: it was largely due to his effort that the peace treaties with Ordallia went so well.
* {{spoiler|[[Self-Made Orphan]]}}
* [[Smug Snake]]: To a strong extent, even though {{spoiler|he is [[Unwitting Pawn|used by Folmarv]] at the same time he uses others.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[The Starscream]]}}
* [[The Unfettered]]
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Barbaneth Beoulve's second son, Zalbaag is Dycedarg's younger brother and the elder half-brother of Ramza and Alma. A just and noble warrior of great experience, his combat prowess during the final years of the Fifty Years War led to him being declared a "Knight Errant" of Ivalice (much like his father), and a saviour of the Ivalician forces. On his father's deathbed, Zalbaag accepted the request that he become commander of the Northern Sky forces in the place of Dycedarg - who took up a more political mantle - and following the war's end, he became dedicated to fighting the Corps/Corpse Brigade.
 
Like Ramza, Zalbaag is noble and good-hearted, but is also dedicated to protecting his house and the White Lion through and through. This leads to him ordering Argath to shoot Tietra down in order to stop Gragoroth, an action which disillusions Ramza towards his brother immensely. Similarly, Zalbaag initially distrusts Ramza for his defection and, in a moment of anger, [[Blue Blood|puts it down to his brother's]] [[Heroic Bastard|commoner blood]], though they later make ammends.
 
When Ramza suspects that {{spoiler|Dycedarg was responsible for Barbaneth/Balbanes' degrading health}}, Zalbaag investigates and learns Ramza is right. He goes to {{spoiler|arrest Dycedarg (Ramza shows up to help) but after initially defeating him, Dycedarg transforms into Adrammelech and blasts Zalbaag in one strike}}. Later, {{spoiler|Ramza encounters Hashmal while exploring the family tomb. Hashmal stalls for time ([[For the Evulz|and messes with Ramza]]) by bringing Zalbaag back as a vampire. Zalbaag announces that he cannot control himself and begs Ramza to kill him before he escapes and harms innocent lives}}.
 
* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: Though not as much as Dycedarg. In comparison, Zalbaag leans more towards...
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* {{spoiler|[[Came Back Wrong]]}}
* [[The Captain]]: As the direct commander of the Order of the Northern Sky.
* [[Exact Eavesdropping]]: On {{spoiler|his older brother Dycedarg}}.
* [[Fatal Flaw]]: Zalbaag's seeming classism led to him viewing Tietra as a necessary sacrifice to stop the Corpse Brigade, even though it earned him Delita's ire and Ramza's distrust -... it appears to be his one major flaw which keeps him from being on par with Ramza in terms of honour, though he does express some regret about it much later on.
* {{spoiler|[[Guest Star Party Member]]: Fighting alongside Ramza in the battle against Dycedarg.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[I Cannot Self-Terminate]]: Begs Ramza to kill him after Folmarv revives him as an undead}}.
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: How he justifies himself after ordering Argath to shoot through Tietra, considering her sacrifice necessary.
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* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something|Nobles Who Actually Do Something]]
* {{spoiler|[[Our Zombies Are Different]]: Although Dycedarg vaporized him, Hashmal brought Zalbaag back to life as a zombie, conscious but unable to control his body}}.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: He is pretty angry Ramza would suggest {{spoiler|Dycedarg poisoned their father}} without proof. But he doesn't dismiss it out of hand and looks for evidence. Also, despite his morally questionabe actions in "Chapter One", he's practically a saint compared to [[Complete Monster|some of the fine gentlemen]] [[Aristocrats Are Evil|sitting on high seats of power in Ivalice]].
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: On both ends of the scale, depending on who it's with:
** [[Blue Oni]]: To Ramza, most of the time.
** [[Red Oni]]: To Dycedarg, most definitely.
* [[Shoot the Hostage]]: Tells Algus to shoot through Teta and get rid of Golagros/Gragoroth. He doesn't catch nearly as much fandom hate as Algus for it, though. He also doesn't have a record of [[Kick Them While They Are Down]] or trying to justify his actions with 'I'm a noble so I can do what I wish', either. While he never explicitly shows remorse for the actions, he treats them more as [[I Did What I Had to Do]] than anything else.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: The original translation was "Zalbag", while the PSP rerelease opted for "Zalbaag" with an extra 'a'. YMMV, but considering the minority of the change compared to some, it doesn't catch too much flak.
 
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* [[The Chessmaster]]
* {{spoiler|[[Et Tu, Brute?]]/[[Hoist by His Own Petard]]/[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]] : He's eliminated by his own close friend Dycedarg, once-and-for-all cementing Dyce as [[Complete Monster|a totally irredemable asshole even without the Zodiac Stones]]}}.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: He was shocked and horrified when {{spoiler|Dycedarg revealed his treachery}}, and called him out on {{spoiler|murdering his own father for power's sake}}.
* [[Evil Uncle]]: To Orinus, and to Ovelia (though for the latter, it's only by adoption).
* [[Famous Last Words]]: Using them, he {{spoiler|convicts Dycedarg as his father's killer for Zalbaag, albeit unknowingly}}.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: His and Dycedarg's plans for power involved, among other things, weakening and then destroying the Corpse Brigade in among the worst ways possible.
* [[Not So Different]]: Him and Goltanna, though it's not pointed out in-game, are an obvious example.
* [[Secret Keeper]]: He's one of the only people who knows that that {{spoiler|Dycedarg poisoned his father Lord Barbaneth.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]}}
 
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* [[Evil Old Folks]]
* [[Evil Uncle]]: To Ovelia and Orinus, though he's ''technically'' their second-cousin-once-removed (and for the former, only through adoption anyway).
* [[General Ripper]]: At least a borderline case, given that he wanted to destroy the Northern Sky at Fort Besselat even if he needed to order his men to {{spoiler|march through the water Ramza had released through the Bethla Sluice and risk heavy casualties}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Hoist by His Own Petard]]/[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Killed by Delita when the Lions War finally came to a fairly definitive end. Delita had always needed him eventually out of the way so that when he married Ovelia, he would become King and obtain ultimate power over Ivalice.}}.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: He knows full well that {{spoiler|Ovelia isn't really royalty, but a commoner used to replace the real Ovelia}}. It doesn't really matter to him, so long as he can {{spoiler|use her to rule over Ivalice}}.
* [[Not So Different]]: Him and Larg, though it's not pointed out in-game, are an obvious example.
* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]}}
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* [[The President's Daughter|The King's Son]]: Orinus is a toddler who is important only in that his guardian will be regent of the realm. Larg, being the Queen's brother, is first in line to be said Regent.
* [[Puppet King]]: What was intended for him by Larg.
* {{spoiler|[[Rags to Royalty]]: Similar to Ovelia, he's very likely to be completely unrelated to the King, borne to the Queen by her getting "outside help". This accusation of illegitmacy part of what starts the Lion War. If he's removed from the throne, Ovelia is next in line, and Goltanna would rule the kingdom as her Regent.}}.
 
=== Marquis Messam Elmdore de Limberry ===
 
A Silver-haired noble and the liege lord of Limberry, Marquis Elmdore was a great hero of the Fifty Years War who fought fearlessly against his Ordallian opposition. Amongst his allies and friend, he was called "The Silver Prince", but to his enemies, he was "The Silver Ogre" -: both due to his skill and tenacity. A devout member of the Glabados Church, he was well-liked by the people of his territory despite his position.
 
When the Corpse Brigade's rebellion began to cause trouble, Elmdore was formally invited by Duke Bestrald Larg and Lord Dycedarg Beoulve to discuss options -... unaware that this was a plot orchestrated by the Gallione nobles to weaken the Brigade from within, and was kidnapped by Gustav Margriff. His rescue - at the hands of Ramza Beoulve, Delita Heiral and his own manservant Argath Thadalfus - led to his being indebted to Larg and Beoulve.
 
When the War of the Lions broke out, {{spoiler|Elmdore was mortally wounded in the Battle of Lesalia. Because he was holding the Gemini auracite, he became the host to the demon Zalera. Joining his Lucavi allies at Riovanes, he fought Ramza Beoulve briefly before goading him to Limberry to continue their conflict. There he fought Ramza for a time before becoming Zalera, but was defeated due to a joint effort between Ramza and Meliadoul Tengille, and killed for good.}}.
 
* [[Badass]]: He holds the rank of "Ark Knight", a character class which, in-game, is shared only by [[The Captain|Zalbaag]] [[Badass Family|Beoulve]].
* [[Bishonen]]
* {{spoiler|[[Deal with the Devil]] -> [[Demonic Possession]]}}: {{spoiler|Mortally wounded during the Battle of Lesalia, he was clinging to the Gemini auracite and made a deal with [[Bat Out of Hell|Zalera]] to survive, thus becoming a Lucavi host.}}.
* [[Expy]]: Invokes [[Final Fantasy VII|a certain other]] silver-haired [[Bishonen]] who started with good publicy and praise as a hero of his country. Up to and ''including'' {{spoiler|his near-death experience, gaining supernatural powers and becoming psychotically evil. As well as a certain katana and a certain suit of armor}}.
* [[Flat Character]]: Not much is known about his personality prior to {{spoiler|merging with the Lucavi demon Zalera}}.
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]: Transforms into Zalera when Ramza corners him}}.
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Silver Prince" to his allies; "The Silver Ogre" to his enemies.
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=== Grand Duke Gerrith Barrington ===
 
The ruler of Riovanes, Barrington is the adoptive father of Rapha and Marach, assassins under his command who he raised after their hometown was destroyed (by him, of course). His forces briefly opposed Ramza during Chapter 3Three before Rapha defected, and after {{spoiler|his killing of Marach, he was offed from behind by Zalera (found to be possessing Marquis Elmdore at the time)}}.
 
* [[Abusive Parents]]: To Rapha and Marach, but ''especially'' [[Rape as Backstory|Rapha]].
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* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: For Marach, who was shocked to realise just how evil this guy is.
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: A ''very'' satisfying one, too -: getting thrown off his own castle roof by the Lucavi-possessed Elmdore.}}.
* [[Evil Gloating]]: Which only {{spoiler|exposed his crimes to Marach}}.
* [[Evil Mentor]]
* [[Fat Bastard]]
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* [[Red Baron]]: He's known as the "King of the Forge" for his extensive investment in firearms and combatants, including mages and assassins.
* [[Smug Snake]]
* {{spoiler|[[The Unfought]]: In fairness, his enormous gait would've made him being a tough opponent pretty illogical, anyway.}}.
 
== The Glabados Church ==
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{{quote|''The Father watch over you, child.''}}
 
A wise and kind elder who oversees the Orbonne Monastery. He looks after Alma and Ovelia at various points in the game. It later turns out that he's dedicated his life to {{spoiler|translating the Germonique Scriptures, which reveal the truth about Saint Ajora's lack of divinity.}}.
 
* [[Bald of Awesome]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Face Death with Dignity]]}}
* [[Good Shepherd]]: The only unambiguously-good member of the Church shown.
* {{spoiler|[[Innocent Bystander]]}}: There was no reason for {{spoiler|Isilud to kill him besides maybe being in the way}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]}}
* [[Minor Major Character]]: Not major player but importance in revealing the truth in Germonique Scriptures can't be forgotten.
* [[Nice Guy]]: A very kind and wise man indeed, and the only shown member of the Church to be unambiguously good.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: To Ovelia, given he practically raised her during her time at the convent. He also treats Ramza and Alma like his own, as well.
* [[Spanner in the Works]]: If he hadn't retired to Orbonne due to his greater interest in reading old texts (as opposed to passing the Church's judgement), he would never have {{spoiler|translated the Germonique Scriptures, which revealed the truth about Ajora to Ramza and which was eventually revealed to the world by Arazlam Durai, exposing the Glabados Church's long-lived lies}}.
 
=== High Confessor Marcel Funerbis ===
 
The High Confessor of Ivalice, and elderly leader of the Church of Glabados. He does not appear very often in the game, but plays an active part in the plot of the story. {{spoiler|He pits the White and Black Lions against one another during the game, thinking he is the mastermind. Of course, there is another behind him.}}.
 
* [[Beard of Evil]]
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* [[Sinister Minister]]: Presumably, given his agenda, though he's never seen preaching.
* [[The Unfought]]: Not surprising, given his age.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Probably percieves his actions as such. {{spoiler|He certainly wasn't in the know about the demons}}.
* {{spoiler|[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Decided by Folmarv, performed by Loffrey}}.
 
=== Cardinal Alphonse Delacroix ===
 
Cardinal of the Glabados Church in Ivalice and the lord sovereign of Lionel Castle, Delacroix is the second-in-command of the Glabados Church and a war veteran of the Fifty Years War. During Chapter Two, the party comes to him for assistance with protecting Ovelia due to the Church's neutrality from the matters of nobles, and he kindly offers his support. Unbeknownst to the party at the time, the Church has its own plans and Delacroix - as a high-ranking lord - is privy to them. Such plans include {{spoiler|hiring the Baert Company to hinder Mustadio back in Gulg, kidnapping Ovelia, and trying to have Agrias eliminated so that she is removed from the princess's side}}.
 
It eventually turns out that {{spoiler|Delacroix is the human host of one of the Lucavi demons -: Cúchulainn, the Impure. Killing him sets Ramza's ultimate fate for the historic records ''and'' sets in motion the ''true'' plot behind the events of the story.}}.
 
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]
* {{spoiler|[[Climax Boss]]: As Cúchulainn.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession]]}}
* [[Evil Old Folks]]
* {{spoiler|[[Fat Bastard]]: When he becomes Cúchulainn -: Delacroix looked a little heavyset, but he's nowhere near as broad as the Lucavi.}}.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "De la Croix" is French for "of the Cross", while "Alphonse" means "eager" or "noble". Therefore, his name means "Noble of the Cross", fitting his position as a Cardinal.
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]: Doesn't even try to fight in his own body, he goes straight for releasing the Lucavi}}.
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=== Confessor Zalmour Lucianada ===
 
{{quote|''Great Father, strike these sinners, that they... may feel your wrath...''}}
 
A Confessor in the employ of the Glabados Church. He comes into conflict with Ramza after {{spoiler|he kills Delacroix and becomes a heretic.}}.
 
* [[Anti-Villain]]: He really does believe that Ramza is a deadly murderous heretic and wants to bring him to justice.
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* {{spoiler|[[Face Death with Dignity]]: Spends his last breath praying that someone or something finishes the job he failed to do}}.
* [[Hero Antagonist]]: While not the nicest guy, he doesn't do anything particularly evil in the story. He's only going after Ramza because he is doing his job and genuinely believes that he should be brought to justice.
* [[Inspector Javert]]: Zalmour is completely out of the loop with regards to the Lucavi, but he knows Ramza {{spoiler|killed the Cardinal}}.
* [[Judge, Jury, and Executioner]]: His job as a Confessor.
* [[Kangaroo Court]]: Tries Ramza in absentia for {{spoiler|the death of Cardinal Delacroix}}.
* [[Knight Templar]]: Ironically ''not'' his profession...
* [[Recurring Boss]]: Fought three times.
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A young sorceress and an agent of the Glabados Church, she was sent to accompany Delita Heiral and assist him during his infiltration of the Order of the Southern Sky. Apparently loyal to him by accompanying him on all his missions, she nonetheless develops a great degree of respect for him during their time working together.
 
* {{spoiler|[[Action Survivor]]: One of few named characters not to be shown dead by the end of the game.}}.
* [[Double Agent]]: The Church assigns her to help Delita, but also to spy on him and make sure he's not working against them.
* {{spoiler|[[Faking the Dead]]: Delita faked her death and allowed her and Orran to escape at the climax of the war}}.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Knight Templar]]: Once again, it's occupation.
* [[The Mole]]: Along with Delita. {{spoiler|And ''to'' Delita as well, as she was ordered to kill him if he actually joined the Black Lion or betrayed the Church (though she ultimately couldn't bring herself to do so)}}.
* [[Number Two]]: To Delita.
 
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* {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession]]: Most of them, although Isilud was too good of heart and whichever demon would have been behind the Pisces stone couldn't possess him}}.
* [[Five-Man Band]]: The named members fit the dynamic rather nicely:
** [[Big Bad]]: Folmarv Tengille.
** [[The Dragon]]: Loffrey Wodring.
** [[The Brute]]: Cletienne Duroi.
** [[The Evil Genius]]: Barich Fendsor.
** [[The Dark Chick]]: Isilud Tengille.
** [[The Sixth Ranger]]: Wiegraf Folles.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: In various ways...
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Light Is Not Good]]
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: Folmarv being an example of when the [[Man Behind Thethe Man]] is masquerading as someone lower in the evil hierarchy.
* [[Recurring Boss]]: In fact, Isilud is the ''only'' one you fight once!
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: Loffrey and Cletienne.
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=== Folmarv Tengille ===
 
{{quote|'' {{spoiler|Angel of Blood}}, in all things you I serve. No wine more deep, no searing coal more hot than this, the crimson blood for you I spill!''}}
 
The leader of the Knights Templar branch of the church. He makes occasional appearances throughout the first half of the game, but does not become important until later in the story. His children, Isilud and Meliadoul, serve under him. {{spoiler|He is actually possessed by Hashmal, the second-in-command of the Lucavi}}.
 
* [[Abusive Parents]]
* [[Archnemesis Dad]]: To Meliadoul.
* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]: He is the one orchestrating the events of the game. Although he is technically the second-in-command of the Lucavi, he is the acting leader in the absense of Ultima, who really doesn't do anything until the end.}}.
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: His debut appearance is rather low-key, as a man hiring a group of mercenaries to kill Ramza and his allies (while he was under Gaffgarion's employ). Then he returned near the end of Chapter Two and proved he's more important than we originally thought.
* [[The Chessmaster]]
* {{spoiler|[[Cowardly Boss]]: Infamously so... he tends to teleport away whenever he's weakened in battle}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession]]: Courtesy of Hashmal. Unlike most other Lucavi, however, he's already been long past possessed by the time the game starts}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Dragon Ascendant]]: He invokes this trope when he reveals his true nature to Funerbis, followed by Loffrey killing the old man.}}.
* [[Evil Old Folks]]: Though he's not that old - (just 49 -), he's still middle-aged, and thus older than most adversaries fought in-game.
* [[Get Back Here Boss]]: Of sorts.
* {{spoiler|[[The Heavy]]: He is the one orchestrating the events of the game. Although he is technically the second-in-command of the Lucavi, he is the acting leader in the absense of Ultima, who really doesn't do anything until the end}}.
* [[Knight Templar]]: Besides it being his occupation, he seems a strong adherent of this. Heck, {{spoiler|his Lucavi title upon merging with Hashmal - "Bringer Of Order" - is ''really'' blatant!}})!
* {{spoiler|[[The Man Behind the Man]]: He manipulated everyone for the Lucavi's ends, and is the other man (aside from Dycedarg) responsible for most of the game's events}}.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
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{{quote|''All such tales of gods and their miracles are false.''}}
 
Wiegraf starts off as the founder and leader of the Death Corps/Corpse Brigade, a paramilitary organised formed from disgruntled war veterans of the Fifty Years War. The group was founded as a an effort to revolt against the nobility until their demands for compensation - regarding their sacrifices during the conflict - are met and addressed. However, although Wiegraf is an honourable man with high morals and standards, his opposition, the nobility, is not, with their plots throwing wrenches into his plans and eventually bringing down his forces. When he learns that Ramza killed his sister Miluda in battle, he swears revenge but fails to defeat Ramza, though before departing to continue his attempt at stopping Dycedarg and Larg, he warns Ramza of the futility of his idealism.
 
A year later, a more jaded Wiegraf is hired by the Church, who convince him that despite their methods being different they both want the same goal -: peace for Ivalice. During this time, Wiegraf eventually lays a trap for Ramza by {{spoiler|travelling to Orbonne Monastery with Isilud Tengille to kidnap Ramza's sister}}, luring Ramza to his location. Ramza proves quite capable and defeats him a second time. {{spoiler|As he lies wounded - (possibly mortally -), Wiegraf's Zodiac Stone speaks to him, offering him vast amounts of power. Not realising the true nature of the stones, Wiegraf accepts and becomes possessed by the Lucavi Belias, losing his humanity and now wanting nothing more than to torture and kill Ramza [[For the Evulz]]}}. At Riovanes castle, Wiegraf ambushes Ramza and duels him alone. {{spoiler|After his third defeat, he drops his [[Game Face]] and becomes Belias. Joined by his allies, Ramza defeats and kills Belias, ending the Lucavi and putting Wiegraf's restless soul to peace at last}}.
 
* [[Anti-Villain]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type IV -> Type III -> Type II]].
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil|Blond Guys Are Well Intentioned But Morally Ambiguous]]
* {{spoiler|[[The Dark Side Will Make You Forget]]: Once he is possessed by Belias, he quits caring about Milleuda's death and only wants "to hear the screams of humans."}}.
* [[Dead Little Sister]]: Miluda's death was his [[Start of Darkness]], though it wasn't until about a year later that he actually fell to the Dark Side.
* {{spoiler|[[Deal with the Devil]]: As he lies dying, the Zodiac stone offers to save his life for a price. He accepts, and is possessed by Belias}}.
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* [[Fallen Hero]]: Like Delita, his sister's death completely changed him. Unlike Delita, this change was for the worse, going from a noble man to a Lucavi host.
* [[The Fettered]]: In his first appearance, he purges Gustav and lets the Marquis go because he will not resort to kidnapping; he wants to force the Crown to pay the Corps their rightful due, not just pay them a ransom and be done.
** That only makes seeing [[Fallen Hero|just how far Wiegraf has fallen]] even harder;: in Chapter 3Three, {{spoiler|he has Isilud kidnap Alma, Ramza's sister}}.
* [[Hero Antagonist]]: At first, then after his sister's death and the ruination of his dreams, [[It Got Worse|everything got worse]].
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]
* [[Jade Coloured Glasses]]
* [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]: He started to compromise some of his ideals by joining the Shrine Knights, and then abandoned them completely when {{spoiler|he gave himself to Lucavi}}. Ramza calls him out on this.
* [[Knight in Sour Armour]]
* [[La Résistance]]: Leader of the Death Corps, a veterans' army rebelling against the Crown to win their due.
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]: During the final battle against him, he transforms into Belias after taking enough damage; only then does the rest of your selected party join the fray}}.
* [[Recurring Boss]]: With ''four'' fights aginst him in total, Wiegraf is FFT''Final Fantasy Tactics'''s best example of this trope.
* [[Starter Villain]]: Subverted -: he looks like he'll be dealt with during Chapter One, but he survives beyond that point and becomes a major adversary later on.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: To Ramza, who comes to recognise it further down the line and on reflection of Wiegraf's dedication to his ideals. Sadly, Wiegraf's [[Jade Coloured Glasses|disillusionment]] led to him defying those same principles, and when he finally {{spoiler|fell under Lucavi possession, to put his soul to rest}}, Ramza had to kill him outright.
 
=== Izlude Tingel([[PS 1]])/Isilud Tengille (PSP) ===
 
Meliadoul's little brother and Folmarv's son, he's a member of the Knights Templar branch of the Church like his father and sister. He's sent to kidnap Alma at Orbonne Monastery and succeeds, taking her to Riovanes. There, {{spoiler|he witnesses his father transform into a demon before his eyes, after which he attempts to fight back. He is mortally wounded by Hashmal, after which Alma is discovered to be Saint Ajora's reincarnation and is taken by Folmarv.}}.
 
* [[Abusive Parents]]: His father Folmarv.
* [[Anti-Villain]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Brother]]: For Meliadoul.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Deadly Change-of-Heart]]: Right in the grey area between this and a proper [[Heel Face Turn]] actually. When he realizes that his father is possessed by a demon, he actually tries to stop him and is killed for his effort}}.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: {{spoiler|His killing of Simon.}}.
* [[Knight Templar]]: Only by occupation -: by nature, he's anything but.
* {{spoiler|[[Let Them Die Happy]]: Alma lets him pass away peacefully, telling him she saw Ramza slay the demon Hashmal.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Senseless Sacrifice]]}}
* [[Token Good Teammate]]: For the Knights Templar.
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]
* {{spoiler|[[We Hardly Knew Ye]]}}
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* [[Exclusively Evil]]
* [[Five-Bad Band]]:
** The [[Big Bad]]: Ultima ( {{spoiler|Ajora}}).
** [[The Dragon]]: Hashmal ( {{spoiler|Folmarv/Vormav}}).
** The [[Evil Genius]]: Zalera ( {{spoiler|Elmdore}}).
** [[The Brute]]: Belias ( {{spoiler|Wiegraf}}) &and Adrammelech ( {{spoiler|Dycedarg}}).
** [[The Dark Chick]]: Cúchulainn ( {{spoiler|Delacroix}}), even though both their forms are fat, bald men.
** [[The Sixth Ranger]]: Zodiark ( {{spoiler|Elidibus}}), found at the [[Bonus Dungeon]].
* [[Lack of Empathy]]
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: They are the ones responsible for the War of the Lions, manipulating everything behind the scenes for their own purposes.
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* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Save Ultima, none of them can enter water.
 
=== Ultima(PSP)/Altima([[PS 1]]) ( {{spoiler|Saint Ajora Glabados}}) ===
 
{{quote|''Your defiance reaps you naught but death's embrace!''}}
 
Associated with the Virgo auracite, she is the leader (and only seen female member) of the Lucavi who commanded their forces during the original conflict for control over Ivalice centuries ago. She was, unbeknownst to most, {{spoiler|acting through Ajora Glabados as her host body.}}. Now, {{spoiler|the only host suitable to resurrect Ajora - and by extension, Ultima - is Ramza Beoulve's little sister, Alma.}}. She is the 6thsixth and last Lucavi which Ramza is forced to fight.
 
In anticipation of her return, Hashmal {{spoiler|brings Alma to the correct spot in Mullonde}} in order to resurrect Altima, intending to fulfill all the remaining requirements for her return... only Ramza is close by and beats Hashmal's ass silly. Hashmal {{spoiler|promptly sacrifices himself to provide just enough fuel to resurrect Ajora in Alma's body}}. Ramza and Alma {{spoiler|apply [[The Power of Love]] and Alma rejects Ajora}}, but Altima is still strong enough to get her own body. {{spoiler|No matter, [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|Ramza and Alma take her out]].}}.
 
* [[Bigger Bad]]
* {{spoiler|[[Body Surf]]}}
* [[Final Boss]]: The final enemy encountered in the game, long past the [[Point of No Return]].
* {{spoiler|[[Gender Bender]]: Due to Ajora, her host, being a male}}. [[Fan Wank|We... think so, anyway.]].
* [[Hot as Hell]]: Ultima isn't wearing pants.
* [[Lady in Red]]
* [[Light Is Not Good]]
* {{spoiler|[[Load-Bearing Boss]]: Of a sort -: Ultima causes the infamous explosion which (may have) killed your entire party by accident, in an attempt to stop you.}}.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: The [[Big Bad]] does this in a ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' game? [[Captain Obvious|But of]] ''[[Captain Obvious|course]]''! Kind of noteworthy in that Altima's initial [[One-Winged Angel]] form has its ''own'' [[One-Winged Angel]] form.
* [[Red Baron]]: "The High Seraph".
* [[True Final Boss]]
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Due to her high number of hitpoints, percentage based attacks like drain deal lots of damage to Ultima, a weakness all Lucavi share. Technically, Ultima (and {{spoiler|[[Bonus Boss|Elidibus]]}}) are resistant to such techniques, as their staggeringly high health means such skills cap at 999, which is closer to 1/6 of their health as opposed to 1/3 (Drain), 1/4 (Gravity), and 1/2 (Graviga).
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: {{spoiler|[[Viewer Gender Confusion]]}} aside, the form Ultima takes is of a silver-white haired {{spoiler|Alma Beoulve}} and thus inevitably quite attractive. Her (second) [[One-Winged Angel]] form, on the other hand...
 
=== Hashmal(PSP)/Hashmalum([[PS 1]]) ( {{spoiler|Folmarv Tengille}}) ===
 
{{quote|''Master, 'Bloody Angel'... Let me offer you 'blood' darker than wine and hotter than burning lava!''}}
 
Associated with the Leo auracite, he is the leonine second-in-command of the Lucavi and the 5th (and penultimate) Lucavi Ramza must face. With his superior currently incapacitated, Hashmal is the current commander of the Lucavi's demonic forces, and so assumes responsibility for their overall plans.
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* [[The Chessmaster]]: To an incredible extent, as he's manipulating the Church that is manipulating the Nobles that are manipulating the Knights that are manipulating the 50 year war.
* [[The Dragon]]:
** [[Dragon-in-Chief]]: To an extent -: he's ''not'' more dangerous than his mistress and serves her loyally, but with Ultima out of commission, Hashmal's been forced to enforce her law until she is found and resurrected. He's not exactly a joke villain, either.
* [[Elemental Powers]]:
** [[Blow You Away]]
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** [[Playing with Fire]]
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: More like "Villainous Sacrifice", but the principle is the same. When he fails to provide the bloodshed required for Ajora's resurrection, Hashmal ''kills himself'' and uses his own life to resurrect her (admittedly, he'd already been defeated by Ramza's group, but still...)}}.
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: {{spoiler|He's basically manipulating almost ''everyone'', including Funerbis, for the Lucavi's ends}}.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Bringer of Order".
* [[Standard Status Effects]]: Part of his magic plenthora.
 
=== Cúchulainn(PSP)/Queklain([[PS 1]]) ( {{spoiler|Alphonse Delacroix}}) ===
 
{{quote|''How I shall delight to watch you die. Each excruciation ecstasy!''}}
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* [[Mighty Glacier]]
* [[Poisonous Person]]
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Impure".
** [[Standard Status Effects]]
* [[Scary Scorpions]]: Though he doesn't quite ''look'' it, his auracite (Scorpio) and his poison-based powers [[Captain Obvious|invoke scorpions]].
* [[Squishy Wizard]]: A very quick-casting one, though.
* [[Warmup Boss]]
 
=== Belias(PSP)/Velius([[PS 1]]) ( {{spoiler|Wiegraf Folles}}) ===
 
{{quote|''God Stone bearer, with me now do treat. Your spirit and my flesh as one shall merge. Life undying yours forever more.''}}
 
Associated with the Aries auracite, Belias was the 2ndsecond Lucavi demon Ramza Beoulve fought against. With the form of a bipedal ram, he emerges when {{spoiler|decieving a dying Wiegraf into entering a contract with him, after which he possesses him}}. Ramza faces him later at Riovannes, where after defeating {{spoiler|Wiegraf}}, Belias emerges to fight Ramza only to be defeated and killed.
 
* [[Animal Motifs]]: Rams, quite obviously.
* [[The Brute]]
* [[Climax Boss]]: The fights against him begins the narrative climax of Chapter Three forward.
* [[The Dark Side Will Make You Forget]]: He either doesn't remember or doesn't understand {{spoiler|Wiegraf}}'s human emotions, and so they no longer concern him.
* [[For the Evulz]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]: When Ramza's friends catch up to the two of them, Belias is smart enough to summon several lesser demons to aid him rather than try fighting him alone.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]/[[Mighty Glacier]]: due to having the inherent abilies of 'Brawler' and 'Swiftness'.
* [[Loves the Sound of Screaming]]: He even gives a speech about it to Ramza, mostly to prove that {{spoiler|Wiegraf Folles'}} does not influence his nature.
* [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous]]: Has four arms.
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Gigas".
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* [["Wake-Up Call" Boss]]: He's considerably tougher than Cúchulainn was.
 
=== Zalera ( {{spoiler|Messam Elmdore}}) ===
 
{{quote|''Here dying, join my legion of undeath. Your blood, the roses on unhallow'd graves!''}}
 
Associated with the Gemini auracite, Zalera was the 3rdthird Lucavi Demon which Ramza Beoulve faced. He first appeared at Riovannes [[{{spoiler: |possessing Marquis Elmdore]]Elmore}}, before being confronted properly at {{spoiler|Limberry}}. Out of all the demons, Zalera was the demon pre
 
* {{spoiler|[[Bait and Switch Boss]]: When it looks like you'll be fighting Barrington, Elmdore/Zalera and his minions pop in from behind and off him before fighting you. They provide a tougher challenge than the Duke ever could have, too.}}.
* [[Bat Out of Hell]]: Granted, he's not ''really'' bat-shaped, but...
* [[The Beast Master]]: One of his abilities.
* {{spoiler|[[Climax Boss]]: In his human form as Elmdore, he's the final boss of Chapter Three.}}.
* [[Elemental Powers]]:
** [[Gravity Master]]
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* [[The Evil Genius]]
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Recurring Boss]]: If you include the fights with him in his human body, as {{spoiler|Marquis Elmdore}}, then he's fought three times.
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Death Seraph".
* [[Significant Anagram]]: His name is an anagram of the demon "Azrael", known as the demon of death.
* [[Standard Status Effects]]: Aside from the standard Lucavi status skillset he also brings a secondary full of status spells just because.
** [[Baleful Polymorph]]: "Toadja".
 
=== Adrammelech(PSP)/Adramelk([[PS 1]]) ( {{spoiler|Dycedarg Beoulve}}) ===
 
{{quote|''And so on you, Ramza, my gaze alights. Now know regret, a traitor's recompense!''}}
 
Associated with the Capricorn auracite, Adrammelech confronts Ramza in {{spoiler|Eagrose Castle, after merging with Dycedarg Beoulve}}. Notably, he seemed to have not taken possession of his host in the least, but rather joined with him (given that he espouses his human host's philosophies with a touch of Lucavi-flavoured evil). He is the 4thfourth Lucavi that Ramza fights.
 
* [[Animal Motifs]]: He's a large, demonic goat.
* [[The Brute]]
* [[Climax Boss]]: The fight with him is {{spoiler|the crisis-point of Chapter Four -: with his death, both Zalbaag and Dycedarg are gone and the Beoulve line is shattered}}.
* [[Elemental Powers]]
** [[An Ice Person]]
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** [[Shock and Awe]]
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Wroth".
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: When he appears, the first thing he does is ''dispose of all his allies and try to fight Ramza &and Coco. by himself''. Honestly, there's just no excuse for such arrogance -: even [[Genre Savvy|Belias]] summoned several lesser demons to help him, while Zalera initially attempted a healthy retreat once Ramza killed ''his'' minions.
** Though to be fair, said allies were his knights who probably had no idea he was possessed by a demon. They probably wouldn't have been that keen to fight for him after his transformation.
* [[Summon Magic]]
* [[Taken for Granite]]: His "Petrify" spell.
 
=== Zodiark ( {{spoiler|Elidibus}}) ===
Associated with the Serpentarius auracite, this Lucavi doesn't care for the acts of his brethren and prefers to mind his own business. He can be fought optionally to optain his Zodiac Stone.
 
Curiously, despite Zodiark being the name of the associated Esper in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'', here, it - for unknown reasons - actually manifests as the Lucavi's ''summon'', while the demon inhabits the body of {{spoiler|Elidibus, a Fifty Years War hero}} and maintains the host's name instead. This might be due to the unique nature of his body even compared to other Lucaviand Lucavi possession, and/or perhaps as a result of the seemingly-symbiotic relationship between host and demon.
 
* [[Bonus Boss]]: You can finish the game without even realizing the [[Brutal Bonus Level]] he inhabits exists, let alone his existence.
* [[Damage Sponge Boss]]: He has almost as much HP as the [[Final Boss]]'s second form.
* {{spoiler|[[Fallen Hero]]: Elidibus was a great hero of the Fifty Years War, now a demon thnks to the Serpentarius auracite.}}.
* [[Lost Forever]]: The "Zodiark" ''Summon'', which can only be obtained by people who are hit by it during this battle.
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Legendary Wizard".
* [[The Sixth Ranger]]: To the Lucavi, though he prefers to mind his own business.
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{{quote|''Hear me, Ramza. For generations, we Beoulves have stood foremost of those who serve the Crown. Ours is the soul of a knight. Become a knight worthy of your name. Tolerate no injustice. Stray not from the true path. You will know the path you must walk. A Beoulve can... can walk no other...''}}
 
The former head of the Beoulve family and ruler of Eagrose, Barbaneth is the father of Dycedarg, Zalbaag, Ramza and Alma. Well-recognised for his valiant efforts during the Fifty Years War, he commanded the Order of the Northern Sky and was awarded the title of "Knight Gallant" for his work in the line of duty. In the days leading toward the end of the war, he fell gravely ill, but was able to survive until the peace negotiations were leaned toward's Ivalice's favour.
 
* [[Badass]]: Along with TG Cid, he was one of two veritably recognised legends of the War -... so much that even when he was ''dying'', he commanded a strong enough presence that the enemy Ordallian forces were scared of him and the peace treaties signed did not treat Ivalice too harshly.
* [[Face Death with Dignity]]: Loads of so-called "heroes" could learn a lot about how to conduct themselves in the face of death.
* [[Minor Major Character]]: He only appears during one flashback after his death, but he played a very crucial role in the establishment of the plot events as they are.
* [[Posthumous Character]]: He's long dead by the time the game begins, and only appears in a flashback.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: He's said to be in the same league as T.G. Cid, and maybe even a little bit stronger -: his ability on the battlefield was so feared that his enemies sued for peace when he gave them a chance.
 
=== Saint Ajora Glabados ===
 
The founder of the Glabados Church. He performed several miracles and was considered a messiah by the cult that would eventually become the Glabados Church. The Fara Church and Holy Empire Yudora, which was in power at the time, was afraid of his growing influence, belivingbelieving he was a spy and a rabble-rouser. They had him hunted down and killed. Shortly thereafter, the capital of the Fara Church was hit with a massive tidal wave and sank. Considering it a miracle, the Glabados Church was developed.
 
Ajora also happens to be {{spoiler|the host for the leader of the demonic Lucavi}}, biding his time for {{spoiler|a resurrection and return to Ivalice. This will require many, many sacrifices so the Lucavi manipulate the world leaders into constant strife and war. Ajora also needs the correct body to possess, and Alma Beoluve happens to be the lucky victim.}}.
 
* {{spoiler|[[Ambiguous Gender]]}}: The fanbase is still unsure about Ajora's {{spoiler|preferred gender}}. The Germonic Scriptures state Ajora {{spoiler|was male}}, yet {{spoiler|when he returns he takes the form of the obviously female Ultima}}. A number of theories are bandied about. {{spoiler|Ajora and Ultima may be two distinct entities, with Ajora being male and Ultima being female. It could be that Ajora was [[Sweet Polly Oliver|forced to masquerade as male]] to acquire the following s/he did. Or it may simply be the male-dominated [[Corrupt Church]] recording Ajora as male to better suit their ends}}. The fact that Ajora is {{spoiler|referred to as male}} in ''Tactics'' and {{spoiler|female}} in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' has not helped matters.
** For even more [[Mind Screw]], the Ajora referred to in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' isn't even the same one, because ''this'' Ajora was born almost a century after ''that'' game's events. Meaning that {{spoiler|Ajora has possibly been reincarning who knows ''how'' many times}}. [[Your Head Asplode|Your brain has our permission to explode]], now.
* [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]: Given his [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|status]], this is a belief of many of his followers. {{spoiler|Assuming he ''did'' ascend, it [[Demonic Possession|sure wasn't in the way most thought...]]}}....
* {{spoiler|[[Bigger Bad]]}}
* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]: Thinly veiled of one. Has a religion that worships him is biggest evidence.
* [[Dark Messiah]]
* {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession]]}}
* [[Expy]]: [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Who do you think]]? Subverted in that {{spoiler|he was actually an ordinary human being... who happened to become possessed by Ultima, the Lucavi leader}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Final Boss]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Gender Bender]]}}: {{spoiler|If Ajora was male, then becoming Ultima resulted in this}}. ''Definitely'' so when {{spoiler|he possessed Alma Beoulve and created a second body exactly like hers}}.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: According to the secret portrait of him found in the game.
* [[Historical Hero Upgrade]]
* [[Posthumous Character]]: {{spoiler|At first. However, Ajora is waiting in the wings until his eventual revival.}}.
** [[Thanatos Gambit]]
* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Crossdresser]]}}: {{spoiler|One of multiple interpretations regarding his true gender}}.
* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]
 
=== Germonique ===
 
One of the disciples of Saint Ajora Glabados, Germonique is famed as the man who betrayed Ajora to the Holy Ydoran Empire, something close to 1200 years ago. He was the author of the Germonique Scriptures, which told the story of Ajora Glabados from his own perspective -: texts banned by the Glabados Church due to their percieved heresy.
 
* [[Expy]]: Of Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Christ. Though there is a major difference in that {{spoiler|Germonique's motives for treachery were unambiguously more noble}}.
* [[Finding Judas]]
* [[Generation Xerox]]: There is some strong hinting that {{spoiler|Ramza and Alma are in fact descendants of Germonique, presumably on their mother's side}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Hero with Bad Publicity]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: As a side effect of Ajora getting a ''major'' case of [[Historical Hero Upgrade]], Germonique's actions are portrayed as a foul treachery rather than the exposure of the Lucavi that they were}}.
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* [[Ambiguously Brown]]
* [[Bulletproof Human Shield]]: Apparently, she blocked the explosion at Fort Zekden from doing much to Delita.
* [[Dead Little Sister]]
* [[Innocent Bystander]]: The poor girl was completely innocent, yet was kidnapped by the Corpse Brigade and unceremoniously killed off by Argath (and Zalbaag, who gave the order).
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: She cannot be resurrected at Fort Ziekden -... which makes sense [[Fridge Brilliance|when you think about it.]]. [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]] aside, the game can't continue if she lives, seeing as this is the defining moment when Delita decides to become a powerful and influential king.
* [[Kill the Cutie]]
* [[Sacrificial Lamb]]: Like Mileuda before her. Tietra was a cute and kind girl, which makes her death all the more painful;, and also serves as the turning point for Ramza and Delita's lives, while also showing how callous many nobles are.
* [[Shrinking Violet]]
 
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