She clearly holds deep respect for Balthier and Basch, especially, but its never felt romantic in … The render for young Balthier was finished, and his Yoshida especially noted that the glasses' texture was of good quality. You're browsing the GameFAQs Message Boards as a guest. He never dies. He takes on the role of a ranged fighter. On the 70th floor, they find Reddas, a sky pirate; alone, he has cut his way through the guards and soldiers. The twelfth main installment of the Final Fantasy series, it was released in 2006. Soon after, Balthier makes his way to Lemurés to search for the auraliths and ends up confronting the Judge of Wings at the Fane of Tehp Qul. Larsa, as the only remaining heir to the throne after the game's ending is future husband material for Ashe which would also bring an end to the war, so it could have been a hint at a political solution to the war. Vaan escapes and Balthier reluctantly follows him. Back in Rabanastre, the party disperses. Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art. 183cm (6'0")[1] With Fran they follow Gabranth into an Oubliette where they find an emaciated Basch fon Ronsenburg imprisoned. Balthier acknowledges the Judge's power, but says she has been holding on to her illusion of Eternity for too long. She reluctantly parts with the trinket, and the party leaves for the Tomb of Raithwall. His armor equips—sleeveless tops—all favor Defense over Magick Defense. After witnessing the nethicite's power, Ashe decides to wield it as her weapon to restore Dalmasca, but does not know how to use it. He chases Vaan out into the palace grounds, where amid the battle between the Resistance forces and the Imperials, Balthier throws Vaan onto his hovercraft, piloted by Fran. Upon exiting the tomb, Ghis's Imperial Fleet accosts them; it seems Vossler has betrayed them. Anastasis tells them of a sword that can cut through nethicite, and while Larsa remains behind, the rest of the group heads off to the Stilshrine of Miriam where Ashe retrieves the Sword of Kings. ... Balthier is a suave sky pirate, who is along for the ride to save the kingdom of Dalmasca in Final Fantasy XII. Hiroaki Hirata The Goddess's Magicite, really a piece of deifacted nethicite, renders the hovercraft unresponsive, and the trio crashes into the Garamsythe Waterway. Vaan was set to appear in his place, but was ultimately replaced by Judge Gabranth. Type © 2021 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. Balthier has high Strength and the highest Speed, but low MP and Magick Power. The two escape this encounter, as Fran meets Vaan on the island of Arda, Heaven's Pillar, and leads them to the Ymir Qul Underground, where Balthier waits. All that running and I got nowhere. But she will be a nice overall buffer with ATK aura and generic mATK&pATK&mBRV party buffs He reveals his Imperial past and his relation to Doctor Cid, as well as his suspicions about a creature his father spoke of named Venat. The Judge of Wings approaches him from the right, and the auralith is still intact between them. She has sandy blonde hair cropped above her shoulders, and she is variably depicted with blue, brown or gray eyes. Balthier allows him to join the party as another sword arm, as they navigate their way to an exit. Balthier's hair costs 100 crystals and his clothes cost 480 crystals. Judge Ghis takes the Goddess's Magicite from Vaan, and Amalia's accomplice in the Resistance, Vossler, helps the party escape on an Atomos Imperial carrier ship back to Bhujerba. He showed such promise at a young age he was made an Archadian Judge at only sixteen years old. Privacy PolicyCookie SettingsDo Not Sell My InformationReport Ad. Dr. Cid is not in Giruvegan, and the party realizes he had tricked them into going there. [4] The flashback scene was cut but his unused flashback attire resembles somewhat the one he wears in Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. Occupation Balthier joins forces with Vaan to find a way out though Vaan is determined to keep the magicite. While the story is told from Vaan's perspective, Balthier certainly seems to think it is his story, referring to himself as "the leading man." Behind the scenes information Balthier and Ashe FF12 fan art. Naomi Scott - Speechless (from Aladdin) (Official Video) - Duration: 3:27. There are no facts, only interpretations. Princess! Gameplay Hearing about the magicite piques Balthier's interest, and he attempts to force the boy to reveal his true identity as Larsa Solidor, but Ba'Gamnan interrupts the group and they escape. Balthier/Ashe. - Results (110 votes). Player character This ficlet was written in response to … ♥Balthier x Ashe Tribute♥ ~Orchard of mines~ - Duration: 4:57. xXPandaPandaXx Recommended for you. Balthier pilots another carrier ship to escape with the others; spotting the Dawn Shard glinting in the sky after the explosion, he steers the ship to retrieve it before descending to Rabanastre. Final Fantasy XII But Basch chooses to protect Larsa. Balthier will explain that he used to be a Judge, part of a past that he is hoping to forget. After their victory, Balthier and Vaan hide within the dungeon arena where Balthier overhears Ba'Gamnan, who has followed him to Nalbina, along with Judge Gabranth. Balthier is suspicious, but allows the boy to accompany them to the Lhusu Mines where the Archadian Empire is mining magicite to be used in the Draklor Laboratory in Archades, and where Ba'Gamnan is said to be holding Penelo captive. [7] 1UP.com editor Andrew Pfister compared the duo of Balthier and Fran to that of Han Solo and Chewbacca, two characters from the Star Wars franchise, adding that they are far more interesting than any other character in the "modern FF era".[8]. Final Fantasy XII Ultimania Omega details that a flashback scene to Balthier's younger days was planned for the game, and a character design was drawn for it. Dethroned Heroine Ashe Review by Memel0rd (brave-exvius.com, August 2020) Notes [edit | edit source] Gameplay. The Truth About Balthier's Past. Balthier, real name Ffamran mied Bunansa,[3] is a playable character in Final Fantasy XII. Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Ultimania File 1: Character page 466, Retrieved from http://www.1up.com/reviews/final-fantasy-xii_4. Ashe and Balthier tidy up after a tumble in the mud. Leaving the Strahl, damaged in the 8th Fleet's destruction, the group walks to Jahara, but the garif can not answer Ashe's questions. He comes across as cocky and self-centered but his trust in Fran is complete. Balthier most often talks to Ashe, acts as a sort-of mentor to Vaan, is Fran's partner and pretty much ignores the rest aside from scattered dialogue. Basch questions Balthier's intentions, worried for Ashe's safety. 3. Vaan declares he will have recovered the Goddess's Magicite by that time. Fran had found an exit and Balthier decides to make their move in two hours after investigating the Resistance. They meet up with Larsa who wishes for Ashe to become queen and ally with the Empire to quell the looming war with Rozarria. But I dunno. I'm no thief; I'm a sky pirate. Balthier suspects the new consul, Vayne, deliberately lured the Resistance out of hiding to attack the palace. I'm the leading man. Balthier has slow animations with all ranged weapons, bows, guns, and crossbows; and also with hammers and maces. Why? Additionally, in Gunslinger Stratos 2, Balthier's costume was released on November 6, 2014. She doesn't need one. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The motivation behind the Judge's actions and the aegyl god, Feolthanos, are finally understood, and Balthier and Fran join the allied party for good. [9], When Gideon Emery came on the localization team's radar, the casting director Jack Fletcher thought he was perfect for the part. Fran asks everyone to hold onto the cage and drops it to the Barheim Passage, inadvertently freeing Basch. In Bhujerba, the group meets a youth who introduces himself as Lamont. Ffamran's falling out with his father, combined with Archadia's political maneuvers, made him decide to leave his post as Judge and flee Archades, stealing a new prototype fighter ship. Balthier returns Vaan and Penelo to Lowtown. Reddas sacrifices his life to destroy the Sun-Cryst while the others escape. Balthier's default licenses differ based on releases. So a romance in game would just not have seemed right. The auralith's demise frees a great deal of aegyl anima. NO SPOILERS. In the Nalbina Dungeons, Balthier sends Fran to find an escape route. An avatar dressed as Balthier from the Square-Enix Members Virtual World. But he has fast or very fast animations with 1h swords, 2h … Emery did a take or two with the in-house engineer and then forgot about it until he got the call. You sprung your trap without looking to see if the game you hunted was the one you'd snare, and you sold me short. The ruins begin to crumble and the sky pirates make their way to their respective airships, but the falling debris destroys Vaan's. While Vaan is the designated protagonist of Final Fantasy XII, the majority of the story focuses on Ashe and her quest to reclaim her kingdom of Dalmasca. Balthier is initially unwilling to go to Bhujerba to rescue her, but Basch asks him to fly him there so he can meet Marquis Ondore, and when Vaan promises Balthier the Goddess's Magicite in return, he agrees to fly them all to the sky city. Akihiko Yoshida[1] In his official render for Final Fantasy XII, Balthier holds the Betelgeuse. As they are marched out onto the streets of Rabanastre Balthier meets Vaan's friend Penelo who weeps at the sight of Vaan being led away. Balthier suggests they attract the Resistance's attention to gain entrance into the estate. To reunite Basch with Amalia, Ondore alerts Judge Ghis and has them arrested and taken aboard the Imperial flagship Dreadnought Leviathan. Play Arts released a new figure to commemorate the release of the Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age. While the story is told from Vaan's perspective, Balthier certainly seems to think it is his story, referring to himself as "the leading man." Balthier and Vaan in the Nalbina Dungeons. In 700, after his father returned from Giruvegan, Ffamran noticed Cid's sanity fading: he talked to someone who wasn't there, raving on about "bringing the reins of history back to the hands of man." Physical description Male Balthier and Ignis have similar facial structures. In the heart of the Great Crystal, the party meets the Occuria, who name Ashe as the new Dynast King and grant her the Treaty-Blade to carve out new shards of deifacted nethicite from the motherlode, the Sun-Cryst. However, Balthier can also be a white mage, if you choose to do so. She is intercepted by Cid, and Balthier again fights his father, this time fatally wounding Cid. Written for the Bath-and-fresh-set-of-clothes-obsessed Balthier summer challenge on the Balthier/Ashe LJ community. Balthier has been called a "completely original character" by creator Akihiko Yoshida, having not used any previous Final Fantasy character as a reference. Balthier Quickening She wants Balthier to accompany her to Jahara to ask the garif's help, but Balthier is skeptical. Revenant Wings Atop the Pharos, the party finds the Sun-Cryst, but instead of using it to obtain more nethicite, Ashe attempts to destroy it. Gideon Emery. Emery had around six recording sessions totaling around 24 hours of recording time. The Sun-Cryst has awakened the Empire's ultimate weapon, the battleship Sky Fortress Bahamut, and the Mist the Cryst seethes seems impossible to stop. The foursome spy twin auracite crystals atop a pedestal and Balthier teases Vaan he's too young to partake in any treasure, and moves in to take both crystals. Balthier, real nameFfamran mied Bunansa,is a playable character inFinal Fantasy XII. They are not ordinary people Ashe is a Princess, Balthier is originally from a wealthy family in Arcadia. Characters in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, Balthier's Early Days from the FFXII Ultimania Omega translation, E3 2006: Interview with the Final Fantasy XII Staff, A Voice for Ivalice: The Localization and Voice Acting of Final Fantasy XII, https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Balthier?oldid=3369707, Attacking 300 times adds Balthier's sprite to, Balthier shares his last name, Bunansa, with, Only Balthier and Vaan retain their original Quickenings from, Coincidentally, given Balthier's status as a sky pirate, his Japanese voice actor Hiroaki Hirata also provides the voice of the pirate. Balthier agrees on the condition that Ashe relinquishes her wedding ring to him as well. As collateral, Balthier requests a ring on Ashe's finger. Partnering with a viera companion named Fran, he flew the skies of Ivalice searching for treasure, gaining notoriety as a sky pirate, and increasing the bounty on his head. Balthier reveals he knows of Reddas's true identity by telling the story of a certain Judge Zecht, whose inadvertent use of the Midlight Shard in Nabudis two years ago destroyed the city. Hume Like in every other mage class, Penelo, Ashe and Vaan are ideal characters for this class, as they have a high magic stats. This one primarily involves a discussion between Balthier and Ashe. Balthier threatened by Judge Ghis onboard the Leviathan. He vows to persevere in their endeavor to cut the ties to his past, and implores Ashe to not allow the stone's power to consume her, as it did his father. In the Zodiac Job System releases, he has Steal, Guns 1, First Aid and Light Armor 1 learnt. She wears metal thigh-high leg-guards and a pair of gold metal open-toed shoes with darker pink stockings. No need to worry. Portraits Foot size In the flashback, Balthier is seen in the same Fane, with an unconscious Fran behind him. In the game, Balthier finds Vaan in battle with three seeq dungeon masters and joins the fray. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Race In 706 Old Valendian, Balthier and Fran head to the Royal Palace of Rabanastre's treasury where they find Vaan holding the Goddess's Magicite. When Vaan protests, Balthier laughs and throws him the green crystal, taking the purple one for himself. Other games have that 'raid Necrohol 25 percent into the game' thing? Balthier has a Play Arts action figure released as part of the Final Fantasy XII set. He was voiced by Hiroaki Hirata in the Japanese version, and by Gideon Emery in the English version. Balthier is six feet tall and has short brown hair with blond highlights, sharply styled sideburns, and green eyes. Balthier fixes the Bahamut's glossair rings in time, but he and Fran are stuck inside as the sky fortress crash-lands outside the city, the two seeming to have perished in the crash. Balthier - White Mage Ashe - Bushi Penelo - Foebreaker Vaan - Monk Fran - Red Battlemage Basch - Archer I settled on these jobs between a combination of utility and personal aesthetics. Biographical information if you skipped xii don't talk to me lol shitty 2 sec edits are my life right now i apologize. Balthier explains he is going for the Cache of Glabados in Bervenia, asking Vaan and Penelo to join in on the spoils. She asks Balthier to "kidnap" her and take her to the Tomb of Raithwall where the proof of her royal lineage lies; with it she hopes to reclaim Dalmasca's throne. Your mistakes were twofold, I'm afraid. Ffamran "Balflear" mied Bunansa) As soon as the sun rose in the sky each day on their journey, it appeared that the heavens gave Balthier the curse of Ashelia. He wears two crossed, gold-buckled belts with two pouches attached to either side and a collection of brightly colored rings and bracelets on his left hand, and has a set of earrings in both ears. Ghis takes the Dawn Shard and attempts to evaluate it; his experiment unleashes the nethicite's magick and destroys the entire 8th Archadian Fleet. Up until that point he had never done more than one session for a specific game.[10]. Unknown to Balthier, the bounty hunter Ba'Gamnan watches the exchange from the shadows. Balthier, "Lamont", and Vaan in Lhusu Mines. Balthier, along with Basch and Ashe, speaks in formalized English in contrast to Vaan and Penelo's more casual style. Ashe and Basch are strongly hinted to have feelings towards one another by the ending. A year later, Balthier and Fran reclaim the Strahl from Vaan and Penelo, who had been looking after it, leaving behind a note and Ashe's ring, signifying Balthier has found the treasure he was looking for. In the manga, Vaan intervenes when a seeq prisoner attacks a former Dalmascan soldier and has the Goddess's Magicite seized from him. Jun 21, 2007 #19 cloud_halberd4hire dark knight. Balthier can also be fought as a boss along with Fran. Balthier left behind the Archadian Empire—his homeland—as an act of rebellion against his father, taking to the skies alongside his partner Fran. With a gambler’s love for risk-taking and a healthy disregard for the rules, he considers himself to be a good old-fashioned adventurer. Balthier tells Vaan to take the Strahl should anything happen to him. Is more of a Balthier is interested in Fran while Ashe is the only one interested in Balthier. On discovering Cid's ransacked office, Balthier inspects some old papers and questions what madness found him six years ago in the Jagd Difohr. Sky Pirate Vaan loses and Fran returns and reveals she has the coin and Balthier's hands are empty. Ashe has a variation: Dethroned Heroine Ashe. The Strahl is finally fixed by Balthier's moogle mechanic, Nono, while Reddas gives them a manufacted skystone that allows it to fly over Jagd and accompanies them to the Ridorana Cataract. 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