He was voiced by Hiroaki Hirata in the Japanese version, and by Gideon Emery in the English version. Balthier and Ignis have similar facial structures. Occupation In the English version of Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, Balthier is voiced by Gideon Emery. In the Nalbina Dungeons, Balthier sends Fran to find an escape route. Balthier/Ashe. In the Japanese version, he is voiced by Hiroaki Hirata. There are no facts, only interpretations. Balthier, "Lamont", and Vaan in Lhusu Mines. Balthier accompanies the party through Golmore Jungle to Mt Bur-Omisace, where they meet with Gran Kiltias Anastasis. They also learn the Emperor Gramis Gana Solidor has been murdered, with Vayne succeeding him, foiling their plan for a truce. Gameplay Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Archades Born in 684 Old Valendian, Ffamran mied Bunansa is the son of Cidolfus Demen Bunansa, the head of House Bunansa and a scientist in employ of the Archadian Empire. Vaan defies Balthier's lesson and reclaims the Goddess's Magicite without dirty tricks, and flees to reconvene with Balthier. Balthier is as blatant of a Han Solo homage as it gets! Type 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. Fran asks everyone to hold onto the cage and drops it to the Barheim Passage, inadvertently freeing Basch. Balthier is forced to draw his weapon when Cid challenges the party, backed by the power of nethicite and his Occurian ally, Venat. Balthier (バルフレア, Barufurea) is a 22-year-old fictional character in the Final Fantasy series, and a protagonist in Final Fantasy XII.He was designed by Akihiko Yoshida, was voiced by Gideon Emery and Hiroaki Hirata in the English and Japanese versions respectively, and is one of the most positively received characters of the game, compared by some to the likes of James Bond and Han Solo. Back in Rabanastre, the party disperses. I'm the leading man. He comes across as cocky and self-centered but his trust in Fran is complete. In the manga, Vaan is accosted by Vayne Carudas Solidor and Judge Magister Gabranth and is saved by Balthier. - Results (110 votes). They reconvene and head to the Draklor Laboratory in search of Cid, but find the lab suspiciously lacking in Imperial presence. As the Battle above Rabanastre is about to break out, Balthier pilots the group to infiltrate the Sky Fortress Bahamut where they confront Vayne, who merges with Venat to destroy them. 183cm (6'0")[1] This handsome man, 22 years of age, roams the skies of Ivalice together with his Viera partner, Fran. He is a sky pirate who globetrots Ivalice on his airship, the Strahl, with his partner Fran. With the sword, she vows to destroy the Empire's nethicite, and the party heads to Doctor Cid's laboratory in Archades. Your mistakes were twofold, I'm afraid. In the manga, Vaan intervenes when a seeq prisoner attacks a former Dalmascan soldier and has the Goddess's Magicite seized from him. Gideon Emery. She seemed to be a bad luck charm for the sky pirate. She wants Balthier to accompany her to Jahara to ask the garif's help, but Balthier is skeptical. Sky Pirate Artwork and renders of Balthier for several spin-off appearances depict him with this gun. Portraits But she will be a nice overall buffer with ATK aura and generic mATK&pATK&mBRV party buffs Unknown to Balthier, the bounty hunter Ba'Gamnan watches the exchange from the shadows. Roses have thorns—this much I've come to expect. In Japanese, Balthier, Ashe and Basch use an older, more formal form of Japanese than Vaan and Penelo. 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. First off, she has more moments with Vaan than Balthier or Basch. Up until that point he had never done more than one session for a specific game.[10]. Sean Ryan Eye color When his plan goes awry Balthier finds himself a part of a conflict between political forces that could lead to war. Balthier hits pretty hard now, designed without having an EX and is looking pretty solid. Basch and Gabranth both are from a family of high status, though they lost it before the game started, Basch though used to be a knight, and Gabranth is a Judge Magistrate. Balthier attempts to teach Vaan why he lost by challenging him to a coin toss game; Vaan must guess which hand he holds the coin in. Dethroned Heroine Ashe Review by Memel0rd (brave-exvius.com, August 2020) Notes [edit | edit source] Gameplay. He wears an embroidered golden and olive vest over a high-collared shirt and tight black leather trousers with leather shin pads, and steel, open-backed sandals. His armor equips—sleeveless tops—all favor Defense over Magick Defense. He appears alongside Fran and their hoverbike in a polystone Sculpture Arts statue. Additionally, in Gunslinger Stratos 2, Balthier's costume was released on November 6, 2014. She wears metal thigh-high leg-guards and a pair of gold metal open-toed shoes with darker pink stockings. ♥Balthier x Ashe Tribute♥ ~Orchard of mines~ - Duration: 4:57. xXPandaPandaXx Recommended for you. He is asky piratewho globetrotsIvaliceon hisairship, theStrahl, with his partnerFran. 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. 3. 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 and Ashe FF12 fan art. Ashe and Basch are strongly hinted to have feelings towards one another by the ending. When Vaan protests, Balthier laughs and throws him the green crystal, taking the purple one for himself. [9], When Gideon Emery came on the localization team's radar, the casting director Jack Fletcher thought he was perfect for the part. Funny, I was just about to post a thread about how refreshing I think it is to not have a romantic element in the game's story. Gender After Vaan spreads rumors of the supposedly executed Basch still being alive, the Resistance grants them an audience. Ghis takes the Dawn Shard and attempts to evaluate it; his experiment unleashes the nethicite's magick and destroys the entire 8th Archadian Fleet. 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. Revenant Wings The twelfth main installment of the Final Fantasy series, it was released in 2006. No need to worry. Balthier is charming, dashing, cunning and cynical. Basch questions Balthier's intentions, worried for Ashe's safety. If Vaan fails, he will turn over his chestpiece from his late brother Reks as a prize, but Vaan demands Balthier wager his airship. Physical description Balthier was originally considered to appear in Dissidia Final Fantasy, but was left out as he had recently appeared in Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. Cid retreats and claims to be heading out to the Ancient City of Giruvegan to gather more nethicite. Vaan declares he will have recovered the Goddess's Magicite by that time. Fires of War, Tides of Fate, Element of Treachery Joined Jun 18, 2007 Messages 80 Location becoming stronger in the shadows of the night Gil 307 Gold Points 0 Community Tokens 0 She has sandy blonde hair cropped above her shoulders, and she is variably depicted with blue, brown or gray eyes. So, the game hints that Balthier and Ashe probably have romantic connection (the Al-Cid event, how she reacts after Bahamut and the ending, the RW scene). Balthier is six feet tall and has short brown hair with blond highlights, sharply styled sideburns, and green eyes. Besides that I see Vaan/Penelo being together (besides being useless to the story together ), and of course Balthier/Fran.But I'm really not a fan of Fran so I don't really like the pairing all too much. After going into hiding he upgraded the ship (so much it no longer resembles the original design) and named it the Strahl. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. After Ba'Gamnan's defeat, Balthier shocks Vaan by moving to destroy the auralith. Play Arts released a new figure to commemorate the release of the Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age. She is intercepted by Cid, and Balthier again fights his father, this time fatally wounding Cid. Balthier helps Vaan take care of the child, who is of a similar age to his and Ashe’s Balthier and Vaan in the Nalbina Dungeons. Ba'Gamnan interrupts the reunion and the party battles the group of bangaa before they reach Balthier. I just think it's kinda cheesy a lot of times, A different kind of guide ... (spoilers ok), Returning player ISO help and guidance please (spoilers ok), My 122333 aka Weak Mode aka Low Level playthrough (spoilers ok), Does this game have a satisfying conclusion and final boss/fight? Balthier has made appearances in the following games in the Final Fantasy series: Balthier has made key guest appearances in the following non-Final Fantasy games: Users in Square Enix Members Virtual World community can make their character appear as Balthier. Despite this, he is far from selfish, proving himself in the events aboard the Sky Fortress Bahamut. Ashe and Balthier tidy up after a tumble in the mud. Balthier in his Final Fantasy Tactics appearance is part of the Final Fantasy Tactics Trading Arts set. I just saw her getting with one of the two eventually down the line. I'm not really sure. Balthier suggests they attract the Resistance's attention to gain entrance into the estate. Height (ファムラン・『バルフレア』・ミド・ブナンザ, Famuran "Barufurea" mido Bunanza?, lit. While they are resting at the Phon Coast, Balthier talks to Ashe about the Nethicite and her intentions. 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. An avatar dressed as Balthier from the Square-Enix Members Virtual World. "Call me old-fashioned," replies Balthier, "but I was hoping for a treasure whose worth we could measure." 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. This strained their relationship until Ffamran could not stand the sight of his father. Throughout their primary apearances in their main games, both share the same height and age. Ashe : [trying to rope Balthier into going in with them] But you must think about what lies within-the Dawn Shard, and Raithwall's treasure. © 2021 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. You're browsing the GameFAQs Message Boards as a guest. Vaan was set to appear in his place, but was ultimately replaced by Judge Gabranth. 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. Fran defects to her partner's side, and the two summon a group of Yarhi for Vaan and his party to deal with. Japanese voice actor Quickening Which man is Ashe's true romantic interest along the game? [6] RPGFan editor Stephen Harris compared his voice to that of Ian Fleming's depiction of Bond. Written for the Bath-and-fresh-set-of-clothes-obsessed Balthier summer challenge on the Balthier/Ashe LJ community. But Basch chooses to protect Larsa. NO SPOILERS. Despite their allegiance, Vayne and Venat are defeated, and while the others escape the Bahamut on the Strahl piloted by Vaan, Balthier and Fran remain behind to repair the damaged engines and stop Bahamut from falling on Rabanastre. Balthier joins forces with Vaan to find a way out though Vaan is determined to keep the magicite. Balthier, real name Ffamran mied Bunansa,[3] is a playable character in Final Fantasy XII. Balthier : And here was I thinking this was going to be hard! Balthier has been called a "completely original character" by creator Akihiko Yoshida, having not used any previous Final Fantasy character as a reference. Balthier is charming, dashing, cunning and cynical. In the original he snuck into the Royal Palace of Rabanastre in pursuit of treasure, he stumbles across both Vaan and Ashe, and joins the strange pair with his partner Fran in their travels. Hume Balthier After he joins Vaan and the others Balthier comes to realize he has been running away from his past, and it is implied his theatrical personality exists in part to mask his vulnerabilities and to cast aside the person he used to be. Balthier had won using the magick spells Decoy and Vanish to distract Vaan, tossing a fake coin while throwing the invisible real coin to Fran, and Vaan lost because he was too naive to think of sneakier tactics and didn't watch his surroundings. They encounter a Resistance fighter named Amalia who joins them despite her distaste of her "thieving" company. Vaan escapes and Balthier reluctantly follows him. Balthier suspects the new consul, Vayne, deliberately lured the Resistance out of hiding to attack the palace. 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. Miranda Gaming. Balthier threatened by Judge Ghis onboard the Leviathan. TacticsOpera OmniaTheatrhythmRecord KeeperBrave ExviusAll other appearances [5] Balthier has been compared to other characters in fiction. Balthier returns Vaan and Penelo to Lowtown. -Balthier left but didn’t know Ashe was expecting another child; feels guilt over that and feels guilt over how he reacted to Vaan -Vaan is gone for 5 years about and then brings back his son, who he gave Balthier’s name to as his middle name. Emery had around six recording sessions totaling around 24 hours of recording time. Atop the Pharos, the party finds the Sun-Cryst, but instead of using it to obtain more nethicite, Ashe attempts to destroy it. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. She reluctantly parts with the trinket, and the party leaves for the Tomb of Raithwall. Ashe is advised to stay within Ondore's estate lest she undermine Ondore's plans, but Balthier finds her aboard the Strahl, attempting to steal it. 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. Monk / BM gives you both white and black magic, and Ashe is the only high MAG char of the three (Balthier and Basch are tied for lowest MAG) while still having … 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. Before he can fire, the Judge uses her own crystal to summon the Esper Shiva, who appears behind Balthier and uses Diamond Dust to render Balthier unconscious. Player character 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. The Goddess's Magicite, really a piece of deifacted nethicite, renders the hovercraft unresponsive, and the trio crashes into the Garamsythe Waterway. Vaan and Penelo arrive at the Glabados Ruins to meet Balthier and Fran who have made their way to the Cache chamber and defeated the Ifrit guarding it. 28cm[2] From my playthrough of the game, the gist I got was that Ashe is still reeling from the death of Lord Rasler, who by all accounts, she geniunely loved. 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." Upon exiting the tomb, Ghis's Imperial Fleet accosts them; it seems Vossler has betrayed them. He takes on the role of a ranged fighter. 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. Balthier can also be fought as a boss along with Fran. However, Balthier can also be a white mage, if you choose to do so. Why? Balthier experiences regret regarding his relationship with Ashe while awaiting possible death in the crashing Sky Fortress Bahamut. Vaan, Penelo, Llyud, Filo, and Kytes are sent to Lesrekta, Isle of Illusions, while Balthier and Fran commandeer to Vaan's new airship, the Galbana. 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." Ashe will probably be EX dependent, skill 1 doesn't hit as hard. English voice actor The Judge of Wings approaches him from the right, and the auralith is still intact between them. And despite the fact that you control Vaan in towns (you're seeing the events of the game from his perspective), if there is a "main" character in this game, it's Ashe. Male Balthier realizes Cid was never mad, and when he appeared to be speaking to thin air, he was actually conversing with Venat, a mysterious being who can make itself invisible to anyone it chooses. In the game, Balthier finds Vaan in battle with three seeq dungeon masters and joins the fray. Balthier, Ashe, and Penelo were my main team (because they're my three favorite characters, no other reason), and Vaan, Fran, and Basch were my support team. Ashe is seen in four different outfits.Her main attire comprises of a white and gold cropped shirt over a leather waist swath and a bright pink miniskirt secured by a thick light-blue belt. [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. This ficlet was written in response to … Pairing: Balthier/Ashe Wordcount: 2,587 Authors' Notes: In this chapter, Larsa throws a party and attempts to meddle, Ashe does not explain herself, Balthier loses his temper, and everything pretty much goes as one would expect from there. In the original release, he has Guns 1 and 2, Steal, Shields 1, Light Armor 1 and 2 and Heavy Armor 1 learnt. Balthier makes a good Archer so you could make him an Archer / Time Mage. This one primarily involves a discussion between Balthier and Ashe. Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Ultimania File 1: Character page 466, Retrieved from http://www.1up.com/reviews/final-fantasy-xii_4. His accessories are rings. Balthier is reluctant yet tempted by Ashe's promise of King Raithwall's treasure, and so Balthier, Fran, Basch, Vaan and Penelo accompany her across the Ogir-Yensa and Nam-Yensa Sandseas to Raithwall's Tomb. Overwhelmed by Mist, Fran falls to the ground and insists they go without her, but Balthier vows to not leave her behind. Behind the scenes information Other games have that 'raid Necrohol 25 percent into the game' thing? Balthier is accosted by the bangaa Migelo, who claims Ba'Gamnan has kidnapped Penelo because he mistook her as someone close to Balthier. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. In the flashback, Balthier is seen in the same Fane, with an unconscious Fran behind him. Balthier, along with Basch and Ashe, speaks in formalized English in contrast to Vaan and Penelo's more casual style. I hope you haven't forgotten my role in this little story. 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. Balthier will explain that he used to be a Judge, part of a past that he is hoping to forget. You sprung your trap without looking to see if the game you hunted was the one you'd snare, and you sold me short. Balthier is a hero and character representing Final Fantasy XII. After the party defeats the Firemane, Vayne (in the game) or Judge Ghis (in the manga) with a battalion of soldiers ambush the party. With Fran they follow Gabranth into an Oubliette where they find an emaciated Basch fon Ronsenburg imprisoned. They follow him to Cid, where Balthier demands he turn over the Dusk Shard, the very same Goddess's Magicite that Judge Ghis had taken from the party earlier. On their way out, the party watches Larsa aid Penelo, who had been caught wandering the mines alone after being set free by Ba'Gamnan, and take her to Marquis Ondore's estate as his guest. So I ran. Despite Amalia's insistence that her company is innocent, they are taken captive. Though Balthier and Fran are defeated, Balthier starts up the machines flanking the second auralith, which is subsequently destroyed. The render for young Balthier was finished, and his Yoshida especially noted that the glasses' texture was of good quality. The party heads for Balfonheim Port with their new ally, Reddas, where he explains the war is inevitable, with the Marquis and the Resistance ready to engage Vayne and the Imperial Forces. Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art. To reunite Basch with Amalia, Ondore alerts Judge Ghis and has them arrested and taken aboard the Imperial flagship Dreadnought Leviathan. Balthier and Fran surprise Vaan in the Palace treasury. Princess! 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. He throws the purple crystal he found in the Glabados Ruins in the air and shatters it with a gun blast before it reaches the Judge. On the 70th floor, they find Reddas, a sky pirate; alone, he has cut his way through the guards and soldiers. She clearly holds deep respect for Balthier and Basch, especially, but its never felt romantic in … 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. Balthier is part of the Trading Arts Mini series. The auralith's demise frees a great deal of aegyl anima. 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. Final Fantasy Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Ashe tells him the Dawn Shard is a prize of value "beyond measure". Back when the voices for Final Fantasy XII were recorded, the actor would go in to their voice agent's booth to record. 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. When they stop to rest in the Phon Coast's Hunters' Camp, Balthier questions Ashe's intentions, comparing her drive to that of his father's. In Archades, Balthier briefly splits from the party. Ffamran "Balflear" mied Bunansa) After again being captured, this time Balthier is held aboard the Shiva. 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. Balthier tells Vaan to take the Strahl should anything happen to him. Emery wasn't previously familiar with the Final Fantasy series, which allowed him to escape any extra pressure. Now that it is Cid and not Vayne who holds the nethicite, the party sees the way to prevent the war is to follow him to Giruvegan. I don't care much for romance but I don't dislike it either. 4:57. But I dunno. Due to this, he is best suited to equip weapons with damage reliant on Strength and Speed to deal damage, as opposed to guns, as his action time with guns is the slowest. Ffamran took on the name "Balthier" as an alias to help cast aside his ties with Archades. Fran had found an exit and Balthier decides to make their move in two hours after investigating the Resistance. Don't forget which era this game is happening in - an era of kings, queens and arranged marriages.