Final Fantasy XII
2006 · PlayStation 2 · Ivalice, gambits, and a political war story
Final Fantasy XII is the series’ political thriller. Two empires fight over Dalmasca, a small kingdom that has already lost, and the story follows the people trying to get their country back rather than anyone trying to save the world. Its most interesting figures (Ashe, Balthier, Basch) are all working out what they are willing to do for a cause.
The gambit system let you program party behaviour with conditional rules, effectively writing the AI that plays alongside you. Nothing else in the series has gone as far in that direction.
It shares Ivalice with Final Fantasy Tactics, and that setting brings its own peoples: Bangaa, Viera, Moogles, Seeq and Nu Mou, plus the Occuria, the immortals quietly steering history from outside it. Larsa, Vossler and Reddas fight in your party as guests, which is why they are filed as party members here.
This cast in the puzzles
A guest-heavy cast, which is exactly why the puzzles count AI-controlled guests as party rather than NPC.
| Characters in the roster | 27 |
|---|---|
| Debut year / era | 2006 · PlayStation 2 era |
| Roles | 1 protagonist · 10 party member · 9 antagonist · 7 npc |
| Most common weapons | Sword (9) · Gun (3) · Bow (1) · Rod (1) · Dagger (1) |
| Races represented | Human (22) · Occuria (2) · Bangaa (1) · Viera (1) · Moogle (1) |
| Eligible for the Quote puzzle | 18 of 27 |
| Summons debuting here | 5 |
The Final Fantasy XII cast (27)
Al-Cid Margrace NPC
Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca Party member
Ba'Gamnan (Final Fantasy XII) Antagonist
Balthier Party member
Basch fon Ronsenburg Party member
Bergan Antagonist
Cidolfus Demen Bunansa Antagonist
Dyce NPC
Emperor Gramis Gana Solidor NPC
Filo Party member
Fran (Final Fantasy XII) Party member
Gerun Antagonist
Ghis Antagonist
Judge Gabranth Antagonist
Judge Magister Zargabaath Antagonist
Kytes Party member
Larsa Ferrinas Solidor Party member
Marquis Halim Ondore IV NPC
Penelo Party member
Rasler Heios Nabradia NPC
Reddas Party member
Sorbet (Final Fantasy XII) NPC
Tomaj NPC
Vaan Protagonist
Vayne Carudas Solidor Antagonist
Venat (Final Fantasy XII) Antagonist
Vossler York Azelas Party member
Summons introduced in Final Fantasy XII (5)
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