This is the FFXII character poll! CHOOSE between: Vaan, Balther, Basch, Fran, Ashe, and Penelo on your FAVE CHARACTER

Balthier cause he's a total badass skypirate James Bond style

Balthier????????????????? HMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DONNO. you sound suspicious but friendly

Balthier!

Balthier, definitely. He was so awesome. xD

Penelo. You know how I roll :p

Balthier is too posh for my liking.

Fran!

Fran!

I also love Fran. Her accent's nice!

Balthier he's a sky pirate nuff said

it's a tie between Fran, Balthier and Basch for me o_o

....why isn't Larsa here? u_U Put up the prim!

....why isn't Larsa here? u_U Put up the prim!

I was wondering that myself. He's by far my favourite character from any FF. But I admit to thinking he was a girl at first. xD

Yes. XD

Oh, I donno...

You and your toys. XD

Kinda makes me wish they made a Fran figure because then i would always display her facing away. *wink wink*

Lol I would too.... she has a nice arse o_o

i didn't like any of the characters so i'll just say that moogle in the first city he was awesome

i didn't like any of the characters so i'll just say that moogle in the first city he was awesome

This is called discrete kissing of Agent's bottom :p

Gotta pick Ashe. Yeah, Ashe.

This is called discrete kissing of Agent's bottom :p

man the moogle man he was cool man no need to be player hating on the fact that the moogle in ffxii was better than the weak characters like penelo or whatever man don't hate appreciate school 4 u

Ah, you're just upset because I was May during Pokemon Shriner. Residual hate-byproducts and shite.

I actually can't pay a visit to Montblanc without thinking of Agent.

ANNOUCMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I, DE GRANDE FREAK, is adding............LARSA to the polls! HAVE A LOT O' FUN!

FIRST..... I NEED TO FIND OUT HOW TO EDIT THE POLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No, first learn how to use the edit button, please.

Changing my vote to Larsa then. <3

Also, Montblanc makes me think of Agent as well. xD

I didn't find a "EDIT BUTTON" on the POLL

I meant in your posts. Don't double post. If you're the last post and you have more to say, clicky Edit. I'm not sure if you can edit polls.

THEN ASK SOMEONE WHO KNOWS MORE............. A MODERATOR

Untill then.... LARSA WILL HAVE TO WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're free to PM Agent if you'd like. I just searched the FAQ and found bupkis (sp?). You might be stuck with it, though, even if Agent is so kind as to want to change it.

Agent0042

EDIT: If it is possible, you may consider adding all the other guests (i.e., Vossler and Reddas) and Reks.

FURTHER EDIT: You aren't supposed to post on the Forum Charter. You apparently didn't even read the last post on it before yours.

balthier!?! i HATED him he was such a gender-bender! Basch was by far the coolest!!

There's really nothing I can do to edit the poll. I'm not sure it even matters much anyway. Just talk about your favorite characters and everything.

I really do like Larsa, at the moment anyway. His future actions may change my opinion. I walk with more than a little trepidation through this forum, because of that. I'm just waiting for someone to spoil the ending for me, specifically if Penelo ends up with him or Vaan, or anyone at all for that matter.

EXTRA, EXTRA!!!!!!!!!! even though he is not on the poll, You can talk about LARSA all ya want!!!!!

He's Cids kid, Cid rocks!

EXTRA, EXTRA!!!!!!!!!! even though he is not on the poll, You can talk about LARSA all ya want!!!!!

Larsa looks like a girl to me, I actually thought she, er, he was at first!

I really do like Larsa, at the moment anyway. His future actions may change my opinion. I walk with more than a little trepidation through this forum, because of that. I'm just waiting for someone to spoil the ending for me, specifically if Penelo ends up with him or Vaan, or anyone at all for that matter.

Hang on, you havent even completed the game yet? The way you speak, I thought this was at least your second run-through.

Nope, I'm doing everything as it becomes available, and that takes a LONG time. Also, I've taken two breaks already, and I'm on my third because, well, Twilight Princess.

I'm in the Feywood currently.

Balthier is probably the coolest FF character EVAR!

Larsa looks like a girl to me, I actually thought she, er, he was at first!

A GIRL?? A GIRL????????? WHO WOULD THINK LARSA IS A GIRL????????????????THIS COULD Get crazy if everyone thought larsa was a girl!!!!!!!!!!!

It's been said several times before here. I never got notion in my head, but I suppose I could see how one could.

I JST WANA POINT OUT SOMMIN': WHY IS EV'RY ONE CHOOSIN'BALTHER!!!!!!!!!????????

Balthier is probably the coolest FF character EVAR!

YOU,TOM2TOES!THANX FO' POINTIN' OUT DA OBVIOUS!!!!!!!!

NO PROBS!!

Balthier is the best character that 12 had to offer, but Ashe was cool too.

YOU,TOM2TOES!THANX FO' POINTIN' OUT DA OBVIOUS!!!!!!!!

TOM2TOES..... DATS A RETHORCAL QUESTION!

Ashe and Rasler. He seemed pretty cool to me.

Reddas was badass. Stupid trousers though.

TOM2TOES..... DATS A RETHORCAL QUESTION!

Actually I think you'll find it was neither rhetorical nor a question.

Definitely Balthier.

Actually I think you'll find it was neither rhetorical nor a question.

IT DONT HAV TA BE A QUESTION TO BE RHETORICAL

All-right, this is getting perfectly moronic. DE GRANDE FREAK, sorry, but unless you're going to add something else of substance to the topic, please stop posting in it. Or I'm just gonna close it. And honestly, stop posting in all-caps, it's annoying.

I voted Fran. Not just because of the bunny ears or the height, but that voice is crazy sexy.

Balthier.

Stupid ladies' man.

Fran ... that voice is crazy sexy.

Hell yes.

Fran's accent always freaked me out because I have no idea what it's supposed to be.

Its like a really english accent.

WTF?! I don't know anyone who talks like that. Its certainly not like any English accent I've ever heard.

I know what you mean. Sounds really english to me. I've never heard anyone speak like that either but still sounds like really posh english to me.

I thought is sounded like some sort of weird European accent more than anything but I think it may just be a made up one.

I think it's almost supposed to evoke a sense of something otherworldly or something. Well, she is a different species. Either way, it is very distinct and unusual.

I thought Natalie Portman did Penelo's voice, at first :o

I HAV SOM THINGZ TA SAY!!! (1) STOP bickering abou da little things and(2) ALL-CAPS AIN'T ANNOIN'!!!

I HAV SOM THINGZ TA SAY!!! (1) STOP bickering abou da little things and(2) ALL-CAPS AIN'T ANNOIN'!!!I have some things to say.

1. Typing like an idiot is annoying.
2. Attempting to type "gangster" is annoying.
3. All caps is annoying.

Now let's look at the quote. What's wrong with it? Does it fit all 3 of those?

Maybe its not the all caps, just DE GRANDE FREAK thats annoying.

Not maybe, definately.

Maybe its not the all caps, just DE GRANDE FREAK thats annoying.

Not maybe, definately.

Almost exactly what I was just about to say.

It's amazing that i always tend to fall in love with the supporting main characters. Fran and Balthier are the best.

Oh, and I want a date with Fran.

Maybe its not the all caps, just DE GRANDE FREAK thats annoying.

Not maybe, definately.

Grrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!! You don't insult ME again! Now... Talk about de POLL!

You know what 'Balthier' sounds like? yeah that's what I think about him too. Look at all that stress in his eyes too, and not becuase of the story-line given wording on "a pirate is never free in the sense of avoiding capture and a spat-down-neck-post-beheading and whatnot by his victims...", but because he's doing it all when he knows he could be laying back under his dad's estate And! and! because he's only Fran's umpteenth mate and won't be her last haha.

It's gotta be Balthier. He's witty, he's not a coward, he's a friggin' pirate, and he's quite the ladies man. Charmer as it were. Yeah he's the man.

I was caught between voting for Fran or Balthier. Fran won my vote for her sexy voice. I do think it is a very thick english accent. If anything, Fran sounds a little 'nasal' to me. She also announciates her "S's" pretty nicely with a clear voice.

Balthier rocks. I would like to see the actor do another voice-over in another Final Fantasy game. Maybe one with more character (not political!) depth to it. But that's just my opinion.

Speaking of Fran, anyone know why her name is in Italics in the poll? Not that it matters, I'm just curious.

Her name is in italics because you voted for her.

Also, Balthier's voice actor did a great job voicing him. He suited Balthier so well.

Balthier. He's the real protagonist of that story.

His ship. His plans. His connections. His FRAN?

Her name is in italics because you voted for her.

Also, Balthier's voice actor did a great job voicing him. He suited Balthier so well.

I feel like a completel dumbass now. Hence why I edited it out....Balthier's actor kicked some serious ass.

Balthier you can probley tell already though. He had the best lines and he is totally awsome!!!

oh and its my first post on my first FF forums.

I don't understand why so many people like Balthier. Mind you, I didnt really like any of the chars in XII.

I dunno about you guys, but the character design and voice actor for Fran were AMAZING.

That, and the viera scenes in the Jungle were cool.

Fran was also that "I know random facts and proverbs" character, and you gotta respect that.

Voice actor, definately.

yeah Fran is awsome too. I love her accent. I don't like Vaan. He looks like a girl.

I like Balthier, I like him a whole freakin' lot, I'm just horribly enamored with Penelo to the point of bias and obsession. I love all of the playable characters to be honest, save Fran.

If Reks and Vaan swapped, and Vaan was killed at the start and you played as Reks, XII would be better. And Reks would be my favourite char.

If Vaan was 19 and Reks was still 17 and you contolled Reks, it would be good. A 15 year old as a main char just isnt that good imo.

I wouldn't have minded Balthier or Ashe being the "main" character. I mean honestly, Vaan is only the "main" character in that he's the avatar you use in towns, really.

I really wish that Reks was the main charcter instead of his brother. Totally agree with you doggoneus

I seem to be one of the only ones who actually likes Vaan. I think he's a fine character, but I really don't understand why he's the main character while the story revolves around Ashe.

I dont really dislike any of the characters, the only thing that kinda annoyed me about Vaan was his voice.


I mean honestly, Vaan is only the "main" character in that he's the avatar you use in towns, really.

Sure is, i think they should have had the in town character set to who the party leader is on the battle feild, Or who the area you are in most suits which character, eg. Vaan = Rabanastre, Fran = Eruyt Village.

Haha, Deathshining you read my mind. I was about to post this:


Hey, I like Vaan. Hell, I love Vaan (see above post). I just want Penelo as my avatar in towns. Is that so much to ask ;)

i think they should have had the in town character set to who the party leader is on the battle feild

That would have been a better idea than having Vaan as the character in towns. I hate the way Vaan runs anyway. xD

Vaan runs like he has T-Rex shit in his pants?

I like all the characters in the game ,but I would have loved to switch characters in town...in the end though I would have used Fran for almost everything. Just because I think she was the best character model.

Now that I think about it. I feel like Vaan was being forced down my throat.

I'd hate to have fran, her hair annoyed me for the 2 minutes I had her as a leader.

Reks would have been much better. He wouldn't have got on my nerves as much as Vaan.

I'd hate to have fran, her hair annoyed me for the 2 minutes I had her as a leader.

Same. She ran weird too. It must've been her shoes. xD

I know. It must be why she uses a bow as her primary weapon, because she can't exactly move quickly in those heels.

I know. It must be why she uses a bow as her primary weapon, because she can't exactly move quickly in those heels.

Haha! That's why I kept Fran with a bow. She was tripping and falling all over the place ;) when I made her use a katana or a sword. Besides she looked way sexier using a bow.

I agree with what everyone else is saying; If Vaan felt more like the main character in XII then I think it would be more appropriate if he was the avatar for every town and city.

Yeah, I have to agree. The way XII was though as far as that went, it felt more like VI. So it might have been better if you could have just had anyone be your "avatar," just like in VI.

Penelo all the way. she is so cute and so awesome ^^

My first inclination is to say Balthier. You know, you probably could have a *really good time* with him.

But then I started thinking, In the morning, he'd probably just get up and try to sneak out the window...and always acting like he didn't need you. With Basch at least you get security. Plus his scar looks bad-ass. Yeah, I'd choose Basch.

*Loosely lifted from an episode of Family Guy.

sooooo now we're choosing people you'd sleep with???

too bad there are cooler characters from previous final fantasy games

sooooo now we're choosing people you'd sleep with???

Isn't that the way of the gamer-nerd?

Isn't that the way of the gamer-nerd?


*sigh* yeah, you're right...........

well think that if you must i think Cloud or Squall are cooler characters personally

Definitely balthier; like a perfect mix of han solo and james bond, he is. Of all the characters out, the most interesting history and connection to the story since the entire party depends on him for transportation and escaping emperials, he has. To emulate his voice every day but to little avail I keep trying. Hmmmmmm.

well think that if you must i think Cloud or Squall are cooler characters personally

Don't you just love dumb cunts like this one who are so stuck on a single game (or two in this case) that they cannot talk about anything else without mentioning them?

Nick, you completely missed what this topic is about.

Im Back!!!!!!!! Yikes! There are over 100 threads!!!! People must really like FF12!

A fellow Bagel huh? welcome!

Smily Cunt, I keep thinking your name is "Slimey Cunt." And that makes me laugh.

I have a question: Why is this poll so popluar????!!!!

Fran. Fran. Fran.
Does she remind you of your nan?
Not mine, for she was a Hume,
Remedy Lore 3 removes Doom,
Fran is cool,
So stay in school.

....i can write decent poetry if i put my mind to it.....

Smily Cunt, I keep thinking your name is "Slimey Cunt." And that makes me laugh.

lol.

Balthier wins hands down, skypirate at the youthful age of 22, we need not say more

I guess I join the minority then. Almost everyone is seduced by Balthier's somehow alluring charisma, however I wasn't affected XD To me, Basch was my favorite simply because of how horribly underrated he is. He made some very painful sacrifices and even after all the torture he endured, he still exerts a 'good/kind' attitude. I don't ever recall him being rude, not to mention how amusingly calm he was when Vaan was expressing his exasperation towards him. Oh and I truly enjoyed his interactions/dynamics with his brother, which would probably make his brother my 2nd favorite? Albeit their relationship was severed, they still found a way to reconcile. I don't know, their shady past always interested me.

Doctor Cid is my favorite character from FFXII, with Larsa coming in a close second. But of the main six in the poll, I'm going to have to say Balthier, although I certainly didn't dislike any of them.

A couple of things that came up in this thread that I'd like to point out: Fran's accent, and that of the viera in general, is Icelandic.

As awkward as she runs in heels, she'd be even worse off without them. Notice how all the viera wear heels? They don't do it for purely aesthetic purposes. Their feet are adapted for climbing, not moving about on the ground. The heels give them some semblance of dexterity while standing flat-footed.

The reason why Vaan is your avatar in town is because he's a nobody. Many of the conversations with NPCs totally wouldn't make sense if they were conducted with anyone but Vaan. Can you imagine Generic Rabanastran getting all sentimental about the princess... in front of Ashe? Didn't think so. Pretty much everyone but Vaan and Penelo are celebrities. The story from the perspective of a commoner just wouldn't work.

why isnt gabranth there?? he's by far the coolest looking guy in ffxii and the armour the judges wear is cool to begin with.

why isnt gabranth there?? he's by far the coolest looking guy in ffxii and the armour the judges wear is cool to begin with.

When I wrote this poll, I only focused on Main Characters. !Sorry!

Here are the stats: 1: Balther, 2: Fran, 3: Ashe, 4: Vaan, and the tie for 5th: Basch and Penelo

Here are the stats: stop posting simply to tell us things we already know or just to say "rah rah, this thread's so popular," or I'll close it. It's getting really old.

what is appealing about balthier????? Fran is Bjork in freakin' viera form!!

If you want to know why Basch is my favorite, check out Agent0042's sig image.
*roawr* ^o^

I'd say it's a tie between Balthier and Basch but I chose balthier, he reminds me of someone like 007 and he has an airship.

Balthier. He makes the whole game interesting.

Ashe. Although.. Balthier is a very close second. >_>

Balthier. He was definitely cool, and he had a sweet-action gun.
He and Fran were the only ones who weren't semi-retarded. xP

;863404']Balthier. He was definitely cool, and he had a sweet-action gun.


Pity guns were completely fuckin obsolete by the end of the game.
The weapons were completely retarded in some ways. Measures were useless and maces were useless too. And worst of all were hand bombs. What a fuckin joke. :D:D:D:D:D

I concur.

Tournesol/Masamune/Zodiac all the way. :D :D
(Saggitarius/Whale Whisker/Took-me-hours-to-get-Danjuro for the reserves).

Danjuro is Shit!!!! :):):):):):)

Ha, did you actually get it and find that out yourself? If so, *high five* :D

Balthier FTW! he makes the rest of them look li0ke t3h n00bst4nk! whoever voted for fran needs to be shot and have 'pervert' written on their forehead. She lowers the games credibility (seriously woman, stop snoting mist and put some damn clothes on!)

Where's Larsa???

Balthier is probably one of the coolest characters in any FF. Right behind him is Fran.

difficult choice, i think both Fran and Balthier are my fav character

A GIRL?? A GIRL????????? WHO WOULD THINK LARSA IS A GIRL????????????????THIS COULD Get crazy if everyone thought larsa was a girl!!!!!!!!!!!

I still accidently refer to Larsa as "she".

I will probably never get this. I never once thought that Larsa was a girl --- nothing about him said "female" to me.

I will probably never get this. I never once thought that Larsa was a girl --- nothing about him said "female" to me.

Honestly, I don't see why people seem to think Larsa is a girl. He's not feminine at all. I actually think he acts like quite the gentleman. I guess most people are judging him in terms of modern American standards, in which case, he's most definitely not the typical twelve-year-old boy next door. He's way too articulate.


I love Fran and Balthier, but Larsa and Drace are way up there and I wish the poll included some secondary characters.

My three favorites are in the top three, so everything's fine. =D Larsa and Vossler are pretty cool too.

I've definately got to go for Fran, her accent is just fantastic. Balthier a close second.

I will probably never get this. I never once thought that Larsa was a girl --- nothing about him said "female" to me.

I like Ashe and Penelo. I can't decide who's better! ^.^

Either Balthier or Basch.. but to be honest none of them really caught my attention. Or should I say, were very believable

Balthier and Basch

Ashe is my fav...
I mean i have filled nearly all her licence tree,i can make her from melee to ranged or mage(black or white)whenever i want...
and she's always in the party (naturally)

hahaha we need a poll to find a who can unse better the poll thingy---

my fav ..humm Balthier is cool i know.. but i mean im a guy ill go for Asshe...:);)

I was wondering that myself. He's by far my favourite character from any FF. But I admit to thinking he was a girl at first. xD

lol i thought larsa was a girl at first too, My very first game I did think Larsa was a girl because his voice was a bit misleading, and "Larsa" sounded more like a feminine name to me at the time. But i soon realised he was a boy lol.

but my fav is basch he just so cool and has a really cool voice *drools*

lol i thought larsa was a girl at first too, My very first game I did think Larsa was a girl because his voice was a bit misleading, and "Larsa" sounded more like a feminine name to me at the time. But i soon realised he was a boy lol.

Agreed. xD

I didn't realize he was a guy until Vaan said it. At first I thought it was a mistake or something, because honestly, Larsa has more feminine traits than anything and he should have been going through puberty by then.

i voted balthier!
Ashe: A complete know-it-all
Vaan: Put a shirt on, will you!?
Penelo: Too cheerful
Fran: The best gal, but she needs to hide her undergarments
Basch: WHY DID YOU KILL REX!? I LOVED HIM!
Larsa: First time I got him, I thought he was a girl
Vossler: Heavy assboy
thats it was it?

You missed the black guy that joins you at the end, im no good with names

You missed the black guy that joins you at the end, im no good with names

Reddas.

I actually think he acts like quite the gentleman. I guess most people are judging him in terms of modern American standards, in which case, he's most definitely not the typical twelve-year-old boy next door. He's way too articulate.

Basch: WHY DID YOU KILL REX!? I LOVED HIM!


..........vossler was the one who killed rex he disguised himself as Basch. :/

..........vossler was the one who killed rex he disguised himself as Basch. :/

That would be Gabranth, not Vossler.

Balthier. His heroics and bravery in the end confirmed my decision.

Balthier. He's got some sort of connection with almost everyone, seems to know everything that he or anyone else needs to know,.... He should have been the main character, like he jokes about.

That would be Gabranth, not Vossler.

lol my bad, i had vossler on my mind but still basch wasn't the one who killed rex

Basch and Ashe ftw

I wanted to put Fran as well but it was too late =[
Damn her long hair covering her arse!

Balthier is by far my favorite

Balthier, no doubt about it. He had that British snobbish quality over him that I love, yet he was also one of the best guys out there.

Fran !!!

Basch was my fav.

My favorite would probably be Balthier. The first time I saw him with the gun, it was damn awsome. But now, the gun is always like 20 damage down than my current weapons, and it really sucks because ranged weapons are fun. That goes the same with bows and bombs. But, I'm only at the Stilshrine of Mirham, or I think that's how you spell it, so I'm not that far...

I voted for Ashe. But in the whole game, I like Migelo. XD

Basch is getting my vote.

I feel that he has more of a background and story.

Ashe but I'dve gone for Larsa had the option been there.

I voted for everyone but Vaan. xD

1. Fran is wicked sexy.
2. Balthier is awesomely funny and sarcastic (like Jade in Tales of the Abyss)
3. Penelo = the girl I'd love to date.
4. Ashe = The badass girl that every guy loves to play as.
5. Basch = When I see him, I want to be him! xD

Basch. He was the only character that I thought had a decent back story and the only one I was interested in seeing how he ended up.

Penelo can go die in a fire. Man she pisses me off.
Fran was eye candy, but not much more.
Balthier was just cocky. What guy isn't?
Vaan was so naive it was sickening. I hate naive main characters. And I don't mean like they're unaware that something is going on in the world, but when they're completely IGNORANT it's so freaking annoying.
Finally Ashe was ok, but, royalty is all too predictable.

Ashe!
I love ladies with such royal additute!
And Especially when she told Vann, "Don't Interrupt!"
I Like it when she snapped back at Vaan(cause i dislike the him amongst the 6 characters) ><

I'm somewhere stuck between Larsa and Basch.

Baltheir is an interesting character, with all his witty comments and stuff, but i think Ashe is still the best!

Big Fran fan here! She's about 10 levels ahead of the other characters.

Fran is majorly sexy but there isn't much to her.
And Balthier is just too amazing for words.

Fran is majorly sexy but there isn't much to her.
And Balthier is just too amazing for words.

Hey come on. Lose the ears on her and you could mistake her a DOA girl.

Hey come on. Lose the ears on her and you could mistake her a DOA girl.

i dunno, she's not exactly top heavy is she??


also balthier is my fave, sarcastic beyond belief, but good with it .

i dunno, she's not exactly top heavy is she??


also balthier is my fave, sarcastic beyond belief, but good with it .

I can see you're more of a "T" than an "A" person. I think her rear more than compensates for what may be lacking up top. Plus she's got a cute face.

Rasler.

.... Oh wait, he's dead. Balthier, then. ;;

Balthier is my favorite, Followed By Fran And Larsa

My favorite character is Fran. She's just great, and her quickenings are beautiful

I voted for Balthier. Though, I have to admit that a big part of me picking him over Basch is that oh-so-sexy accent!

I would go for Basch I use him the most out of any other one.

Normally I'd say Balthier like any sane fan of the game.

But not today...

Today my favorite character is Basch. I would say Gabranth too, but I'll stick with Basch.

Fran or Balthier. Fran just sorta looks like a Black Mage and I like black Mages and Balthier is a logical person but is kinda too self-centered

Oh my God. I love the fact that you can vote for more than one person. I was about to cry if I actually had to choose one person.

Why does everyone vote for Balthier?! I hate Balthier! I love Basch though...

Why do you love Basch, I hate Basch... Balthier is better. BLA BLA BLA

Because Balthier's smart.

Okay, I like Ashe over Penelo. She was my strongest character in battle. xD

Basch rocks... He is not self-centered and he is serious, kind and gentleman (like me!). And that scar reminds me of my favourite character of all times...
Well...and Noah's cool,too, in his own way.

Note: If you actually care about it.... Basch DIDN'T kill Reks. Reks died out of his wounds while he was at the hospital,in which Vaan leaves the Galbana Lilies(i'm not sure about their name). To be precise, the time period of incidents is this:
1)Reks gets wounds
2)Goes at hospital
3)Dies in there. He Does NOT die when he says 'Vaan...' . Ask Square Enix if you don't believe me.
How do I know? First, Vaan listened to his brother at the hospital; Reks told Vaan that Basch killed the king. After some time, he dies. Then, Vaan sees Basch and picks it on him. THAT'S how it goes. Also, read wikipedia.

Penelo is... Penelo.
Balthier is James Bond. I HATE JAMES BOND!!!
Fran is my second best... But Square Enix has made her have a bow. Bow is her weakest choice, if you calculate some...ugh... calculations?? (i do not mean that bows are not great, but Fran's choice of weapon, is her slowest option, REALLY, see gamefaqs)
Ashe is also cool. But I don't like her political/royal based role.
Vaan is a ---. Enough said.
Reks is an ok char. Wish I could play more as him.
Larsa is an anomaly of nature, IMO. lol
Vossler is being quite... the-type-of-guy-who-sacrifices-himself-when-the-chance-arrives...
Reddas is cool. BUT. Weird-to-look-at creature.

All these comments are MO, so there is no way to change them and PLEASE don't Offend me.... plz?

Erm, all right, but don't advise anyone to read Wikipedia. It has some good nifo, but it's notorious for inaccuracies. If you want to convince someone of anything, find a better source.

Penelo is... Penelo.

If you meant this in a pithy, zen way, then yes. :D


Vaan is a ---. Enough said.

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Basch is my fav, he kicks butt

Basch,dude.The toughest guy in the party!

Anyway i'll rather choose Vayne if this choice is available!

Woo first ever post....
anyhoo, my fav character wood probably be penelo basically because she's the only character thats any fun

Im bak to see my poll. MAN! Y does every1 vote 4 Baltheir? I mean, I voted 4 some1 else.

Basch, by far is my fav. character followed by Balthier.

My favorite was Fran (Balthier is freaking hot and cool too but...), She can weild anything with excellent strength, she has the coolest victory poses, she's hot as hell (so is the whole viera race) and she's a bunny! (^_^)

Basch FTW! He was by far the most interesting character (with Ashe coming in second), and aside from his weird potholder fetish, he looks pretty badass too (much more so than a certain sky pirate I could name).

Basch, by far is my fav. character followed by Balthier.

Hooray! :D

I cant remember when I started this, But I have to say this be pretty impressive. (By the way, I VOTED FOR ASHE)

I just started playing FFXII, and I love it! Voted for Balthier because he's smooth and has a sense of humor.

(I think Ashe is my least favorite, mostly because I'm not too impressed with the actress's voice over job..)

I voted for Fran because of her accent and nice ass

Penelo seems the most flexible to me, job class/role wise...or howeveryouwannasayit.

she really isn't much of anything, so it's easy for her to become anything (again, job wise)
you don't see fran with huge assed swords or basch with a bowgun, eh?

Penelo wasn't as exciting as the other characters, and didn't have much to do with the story till the ending, there is always a character like that in the FF's.

sometimes the characters who don't do much are the coolest, though:
GAU. what all does he do? oh, he helps sabin and cyan get off the veldt. i think the only unique stuff he does in the rest of FFVI is he gets knocked aside when everyone regroups in narshe, and when you visit his father in the WoR. (apart from his ending scene)
gau's cool enough to make me not have to go on...it's not that i can't think of any other characters right now...

penelo was still cool, dorkass. YOU 'FUK' THE GRIND! YOU 'FUK' THE GRIND!

U know whatz sad? Vaan is the main HERO, but is the LEAST favorite out of ALL O' THEM!!!!

I ticked all boxes ... except Vaan. XD

baltheir is ledge

gun and a pirate, winning combernation
once again vaan is a ladyboy

Baltheir, it was that british accent that pushs him over as the best in the bunch :naughty:

Im still kind o' peeved!!! Even if I did'nt vote for Vaan(I voted 4 Ashe), I still think that why are more people voting for the prettyboy Balther, than the character that makes the game go around?!?

Though I adore Balthier and Fran, I'd have to say Ashe. It's said that she was made less womanly and tougher-looking so that her role would be filled more.

Her connection with Rasler and personality were a plus to me.

Though, I only have one criticism: How could she have carried those two huge swords all the way up through the Pharos?

Basch.


He was the only one that had a story that was interesting.

U know whatz sad? Vaan is the main HERO, but is the LEAST favorite out of ALL O' THEM!!!!

I don't think thats true. Even if thats what the magazines or members of the development team said. Because I have played FFXII, and Ashe, Basch, Balthier and Vayne/Larsa were more focused on then any other characters.
~Spoilers I guess~
Balthier used to be a Judge and his father was (a real cool) mad scientist who carried the repetative name Cid.
Ashe was the young Princess of a whole country/city(?) who lost her husband to the war and was chosen by the Ancients to rid this world of Venat.
Basch was a soldier who was imprisoned for the murder of his king, who was actually killed by his twin brother (DRAMA!!!).
Vayne/Larsa are the brother princes of the Antagonist Arcadian empire. Vayne wishing to rid this world of its impurities with force and Larsa the nicer (girlier) prince who wants to resolve matters in a more peaceful manner.

Vaan and Penelo are just 2 poor kids scrounging around for money at the beggining who want to become sky pirates. Vaan lost his brother and Penelo her whole family. They actually fade from the main storyline till the very end of the game. Thus in this pretense, I believe they could be set backed to minor characters rather than main ones.

Not that I'm saying anyone is wrong or right. I just wanted to point this out.
(^_^)

I've always said that FFXII's Vaan feels a lot to me like a Final Fantasy V Butz style character.

I just started playing FFXII, and I love it! Voted for Balthier because he's smooth and has a sense of humor.

i second that even though i'm not quite done w/ the game yet. i'm close though.

and vaan has serious maternal issues

balthier is cool
he's like jack sparrow
lol

vaan because that the character i use the most and he has every summon that ive got

Aerith63, Agent0042, Akazaeon, AnTi_jEnOvA_ZOMG!!!!!, Archangel90, AuronTheMaster, Baby Boink, BalambStudent, Balthier_luver5, barretboy14, BeamUs, beat, Brandy, Brimmy, cedricbw, Chaos-R3aper, ChaosDL, ClaudStrofe, cloud*13*, cookie89, da0000000x, Daigowedd, Danjuro Storm, Deadpolk, Denny, Don Enzo, Erebus Wraith, eternal_w, Evenstar, FalconStriker, Fatalis Prime, Fenlain, Floyd _the_Barber, FreakyLoser, Future Trunks, gamestress, GlobeTrekker, Goonkilla, greed188, hakusho1, Hynad, indiemuffins, ispaht, Johnny Garland, JonnyWarhawk, JoSephiroth, JS23, kazukisugee, keibe, Kurisutaru, LancerDragoon, LightningXIII, Loop-Os, Lukey, Malphregor, marco0009, MaschineScreams, mesalgear, mooshieluv, Mr Jack, Outcast, Paedo Ninja, PUREvampireD, Quantum Link, Q_L_P, ravenbadgirl86, sacredmoon, samonasuke, Seiryuu, shixx, Shumagaki, Silfurabbit, spider_j, Tabris, Tafkae, terabyte, The Summoned, tkaz84, Tom2Toes, Top Thrill Ryan, Trance Moogle, Varuth, Whispermyname, Withope, xsephiroth87x, Zetsubou Billy, [.Pearl.] These are all of the ppl that voted for Baltheir *SHUDDER*

DE GRANDE, I voted for multiple characters, as you allowed the poll to. Also, we really don't need a constant cheerleader, bandleader, or recapper. If you're going to keep posting this sort of stuff, I'm going to lock you out from posting in the thread.

Oh, I donno...




Now if only they made action figures of Fran and Basch >__>.

Anyway my favorite FFXII characters are Basch, Fran, and Balthier.

Fran because I like the characters who have a mysterious aura to them.

Basch because I relate to people older or much older than I. And 36 is not that old lol.

Balthier because of his tough attitude I guess XD.

Though I think in the end my permanent party ended up being Fran, Basch, and Ashe.

Balthier! No doubt about it to be honest in my opinon ^^; - although I must say, Moogles are sooooo cute and Fran's accent is amazing.

Batch. At foirst I would choose Vaan or Penelo, but penelo looks like a 11 year old, but she is as old as Vaan. Suprising to me, but I choose Batch overall.

I wish to meet this "Batch." Possible you might be able to get him to do some processing for me?

Lmao ^^;

Awww shame no Larsa option. I liked him even though I had my ideas that he was a girl but wasn't, (Nevermind ^_^'') but generally now, I really like him and his character. He's kinda got a posh, upper class accent for one of those spoilt kids.

I had to go with Ashe because she doesn't seem to be overly feminine in the "I can't help myself" type of way. Balthier and Fran were pretty neat as well. ><

Sorry, meant Basch. '-_-

i voted james bond

penelo is the worst, she doesn't say much and she has no real history unlike the other characters.

i would say that Vaan is the worst, because he is supposed to be the main character (you play as him) and he has the least involvement like, ever!

i would say that Vaan is the worst

He is just the worst cause some of the cloths he wears... >.>

Awww shame no Larsa option. I liked him even though I had my ideas that he was a girl but wasn't, (Nevermind ^_^'') but generally now, I really like him and his character. He's kinda got a posh, upper class accent for one of those spoilt kids.

Oh. I kind of forgot about Larsa and tried to add him in but... You can't edit the poll. So, I need no reminder. *It was stressful enough in the beginning!*

I can edit the poll, but I think it would require scrubbing all the existing votes and rebooting it from scratch.

Well then, I guess we won't revise it! This poll has accumulated a smoagsboard of votes! I don't wanna lose them at the expense of 1 character!

Why not save them somewhere for posterity and then restart it?

Good idea =]

Right on. I'll restart it, sometime within the next five hours.