The Entire Life of Balthier (Final Fantasy 12 Explained)

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Balthier has always been a rather special character from the roster of Final Fantasy 12 due to his self-proclaimed role as the leading man, but also due to his occupation as a sky pirate and his relationship with Fran!

Looking into Balthier represents our first dive into the lore of Final Fantasy 12, as we look to explain it from Balthier's perspective. On the surface, his character may seem quite shallow, but after delving into his relationship with Cidolus Demen Bunansa (Dr. Cid) and his past as a Judge, it shows that the story of Final Fantasy XII is more complex with regards to the characters than meets the eye.

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Throughout this video, we'll be talking about things like...

- Balthier (Final Fantasy 12 Analysis)
- Balthier and Fran Relationship
- Balthier and Cid
- Balthier as the leading man
- Balthier character analysis

[taylorniall]

Balthier: "You know what they say about the Leading man right? He never dies..."

Fran (Half Unconcious gets picked up by Balthier): "I'd say you're more of a supporting role"

Balthier: "Fran please."

Balthier and Fran are so underrated as characters and companions, such a strong bond!

I love in the end of the game when Blathier saves Fran.

[abysswalker]

People think 12 has lame characters, but Balthier and Basch excell the other ff characters in the most realistic way. I mean, they dont have those kind of super power or super cool weapon to make them seems heroic. They are both so realistic. You did a great job to reasons why Balthier is definitely one of the best fictional character. I will waiting for you to peeled Basch because he is so underrated, his story is similar with Yuna from ffx, and i lover her character for that.

[Skorndrow-]

Balthier is my favorite character from FF12. His early line about being the leading man paired with his voice actor really sold me on his character.

[boltinabottle]

Based on how he acted, I always thought he was about 35.

[TheSpectacledOwl]

I love Balthier.
I personally think that FFXII is fairly underrated.
For the next Origins episode, I vote for Kain Highwind from FFIV.

[devegas]

To be honest, Balthier, Basch, Ashe, and Fran are the main characters. Vaan and Penelo are just the bystanders

[Taiiena]

Balthier is charming, clever and has a touch of danger about him. My favourite FF character by far 😚

[FlareSaber]

Something I noticed about Balthear was how refined his weapon animations are. They always felt very polished and refined. I guess that would come from his history as a judge and training. Could just be seeing things though

[TheRandomGoofball]

Balthier is the best character in Final Fantasy XII. He's so wise, so sarcastic if anything he was the one who stood out to me the most during my playthrough. Vaan was just there as a placeholder for me to get control of my favorite character in the game. I also love the friendship he has with Fran.

[JakeyMattie]

I loved FFXII as it was initially released, and I loved Balthier's character immediately.


He was the epitome of a dashing debonair.
For me, his character was always meant to be the leading man as he always proclaimed, but he knew when to take a step back in order for his teammates to shine as well. Plus, his accent is so dashing!!!

[RaymondKarlVeasey]

Balthier is an Awesome character, & I have been a fan of the world of Ivalice since Final Fantasy Tactics back in 1998. Great Video!

[Johnny_Shields]

Vaan is a great apprentice main character, with Balthier being an amazing mentor.

If they made a game with a way older Vaan in the mentor/Balthier position, people would go wait what and maybe appreciate the concept of character growth more.

[chovue]

That picture of panelo with no votes "i'm fine" made me sad. 😭 but...balthier and basche all the way!

[ignis]

Balthier is by far my favourite character from 12. One of my fave scenes is the where he tells Ashe he was a Judge at one point. Leading man ftw

[joshuadrark]

Final Fantasy 12 was the first Final Fantasy game that really got me into the Final Fantasy Franchise.

[callmejoel]

I think the way they did Vaan and Penelo in this game is the same way that did Tidus in FFX. You see the world in their eyes, so they're basically outsiders looking in and tagging along for the ride, which is exactly what they did.This game's story definitely is Basch's story, he was the play maker, .

[ValetinoLovebird]

Everyone thought Vaan was the leading character....

BUT IT WAS ME....FFAMRAN

[thefreshestslice]

"Your mistakes were twofold, I'm afraid. You sprung your trap without looking to see if the game you hunted was the one you'd snare. And you sold me short, I'm no thief. I'm a Sky Pirate. You'll have your reward for finding me. And don't think of running off without collecting. My shot is faster, or my name's not Balthier."

[tullock]

Probably the most informative Origins yet. I replayed 12 the least number of times (not for lack of love) and this really helped put the pieces together. Thanks!

[catatonic]

I personally do not care for Vaan in XII, as soon as i had Balthier, he was always my main character i used. He's written so well!