FF Character Tournament - Winner revealed!

[Wolf Kanno]

This tournament has already been lost to me once Terra and Ramza go knocked out of the running. Secretly, I hope Balthier wins just to piss off all the XII haters in the forum.

[VeloZer0]

Secretly, I hope Balthier wins just to piss off all the XII haters in the forum.

I've got nothing against Balthier, he is one of the few decent things out of that game

[Del Murder]

Whoa this is close. Right now only one vote separates each match. The final character spotlight is upcoming.

[Del Murder]

As promised, here is the final character spotlight: Balthier. FFXII and XII:RW spoilers within.



Balthier is the self proclaimed 'leading man' of FFXII. While that's not really true, he is an instrumental character in the plot. He first joins Vaan while trying to steal the Goddess Magicite from Rabanastre. Balthier is forced to join up with Vaan after their paths cross in his escape. A sky pirate like Vaan aspires to be, Balthier follows along first out of interest, but later for personal reasons. His father, Dr. Cid, is one of the main antagonists and is a driving force in the events of the game. Balthier pilots the Strahl, an airship that is instrumental in aiding the party on their journey. Balthier is probably best known for his great wit, and he has many of the best lines in the game.

In FFXII characters can equip any weapons or use any abilities depending on how you develop them in the License Board. But even though he can technically equip any weapons, it is tough not to picture him not equipped with a gun. He has high natural strength and speed among the party members, making him a great ranged fighter.

Balthier also appears in FFXII: Revenant Wings as a playable character. In this game he dons his trademark gun as a ranged fighter with some good ranged abilities.

Balthier is new to this tournament since FFXII is one of the newest games in the series, but obviously he has some fans, drawing a number 2 seed and making it all the way to the final four. With his cool wit and marksmanship, he might have what it takes to win this thing.

[VeloZer0]

He also appeared in FFT for the PSP, which is worth more than his entire appearance in FFXII.

[Del Murder]

Hmm, I should get that game.

[VeloZer0]

Yes, yes you should.

[Breine]

Go Celes and Vivi!!

[Del Murder]

Pretty good turnout for this round yet the battles are still really close. Keep those votes coming because every vote counts here.

Should be an exciting finish.

Also, jammi, I'M ON TO YOU.

EDIT: And Vivi pulls ahead with 4 straight votes! This is exciting.

[Raistlin]

Dammit. We need to rally some Balthier and Cecil lovers.

[eestlinc]

I voted for Balthier and Cecil.

[Raistlin]

I already knew you did, eesty-pie.

EDIT: Unless that means you were slow and just did, in which case I already knew you were going to!

[charliepanayi]

Vivi and Celes, you chose well voters!

[Del Murder]

Final Four results are in! A very close round.

Cecil (FFIV) - 14
Celes (FFVI) - 15
The two former commanders drew their swords and prepared for battle. At first they crossed blades for some swordplay, and were an even match for each other. Cecil prepared to heal, but Celes absorbed his spell with her runic blade. Seeing his magic was useless, he made a bold move, switching to his dark knight form for the added power. He unleashed souleater and dealt Celes some powerful attacks, weakening himself but doing some devastating damage to Celes. It proved to be enough, as Celes collapsed. Claiming victory, Cecil turned his back, and this is when Celes arose and dealt him the finishing blow, taking advantage of his weakened state after souleater. You see, as he was busy changing jobs she wisely cast the reraise spell on herself.

Vivi (FFIX) - 16
Balthier (FFXII) - 13
This battle was fought at a distance, with Balthier employing ranged attacks with his gun and Vivi blasting spells. Balthier made sure to fully buff up before the battle: bubble, haste, protect, shell, and most importantly, reflect. Vivi was unprepared for this clever planning and his first spell bounced right off and smacked himself in the face. Balthier took this opportunity to get in some gun shots as well. Vivi fell, weakened, and Balthier moved in to finish him off. With victory in hand, Balthier decided to take some time to mouth off a few witty one liners to his opponent in order to add insult to injury. What he failed to realize was that as he was talking all his buffs wore off. Vivi dug deep and gave all he had left, trancing out and emptying his MP with a barrage of spells. When the dust cleared Vivi emerged victorious.

Now to our final. One of these characters will be crowned the 2010 FF Character Tournament winner.

Celes

vs.

Vivi

Vote now!

[Raistlin]

I give up on this thing.