<\/a>Luso: <\/a>Balthier:<\/strong> << Back to: The War of the Lions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Forward to: Jobs (WotL) >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Luso Balthier Luso: The most peculiar thing about this brown-haired and blue-eyed lad (never mind the concept art) is that, at the time when WotL came out, Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, of which Luso is the … Continue reading ![\"Outsider\"](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Outsider-300x246.jpg\" "\\"Outsider\\"")
<\/a><\/strong>The most peculiar thing about this brown-haired and blue-eyed lad (never mind the concept art) is that, at the time when WotL came out, Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift<\/em>, of which Luso is the hero\u2026hadn\u2019t even been released in Europe yet<\/em>. So it\u2019s not even fan-service, but shameless advertising for a game which turned out to be mediocre at best. Heck, Luso isn\u2019t even optional: you will run into him in a storyline event in Chapter III, being chased by a pack of angry Behemoths (grab one for yourself!) in Zeklaus Desert. Ramza helps him, he says he\u2019s been separated from his friends\u2026and then decides to join the party for lack of anything better to do. Um, ok. And that\u2019s as far as the game addresses his issues or acknowledges his presence. Luso\u2019s unique job is Game Hunter, and it\u2019s basically a clone of Ramza\u2019s Squire with slightly better MP growth. Its Huntcraft job ability includes the exact same skills as Mettle, and it can also learn Ultima by surviving it. Mettle isn\u2019t so useful that you\u2019d need two copies of it, unless perhaps you\u2019re trying to raise a character\u2019s Bravery faster. The only real difference between Game Hunter and Ramza\u2019s Squire is that it has an innate Poach trait, which can save you an ability slot if needed. Other than that, there\u2019s nothing special or interesting about Luso. Except perhaps for his godawful outfit. He\u2019s a Cancer.<\/p>\n![\"Anachronistic\"](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Anachronistic-298x300.jpg\" "\\"Anachronistic\\"")
<\/a>As much as I despise the idea of cameos, Balthier is one of my favourite characters ever, so I tend to regard his presence in this game with more indulgence than Cloud\u2019s or Luso\u2019s. It also helps that he\u2019s clearly the best cameo of the three. For those who have no idea who this is, he\u2019s one of the characters of Final Fantasy XII<\/em>, which takes place in Ivalice several centuries prior to FFT. The dashing sandy-haired and brown-eyed sky pirate has somehow found himself transported in time while looting the Cache of Glabados (this will make sense if you\u2019ve played FFXII). Why Fran (his partner) wasn\u2019t affected is anybody\u2019s guess, but Balthier is now trying to locate the Cache in this version of Ivalice, presumably to see if he can return to his own time. This has led him to be branded a heretic, just like Ramza. He can be recruited in Chapter IV via a Tavern rumour in Gariland, where some bounty hunters set up a trap for him. Balthier\u2019s unique job is, of course, Sky Pirate and his Piracy job ability basically combines Mustadio\u2019s skills with those of a Thief. Add to that the fact that he\u2019s as fast as a Ninja, stronger than a Thief, and that his stealing abilities have a better chance of success, and poor Musty\u2019s pretty much reduced to warming the bench for the rest of the game, regardless of the fact that he\u2019s probably Balthier\u2019s distant descendant (c.f. their last names). Piracy even includes a great unique ability called Barrage, which unleashes four unblockable attacks at \u00bd of normal power. Really, you can\u2019t go wrong with Balthier, even though he\u2019s no Cid or Reis. Heck, he even comes with a unique gun and armour equipped. He\u2019s a Leo.<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/plugins\/advanced-wp-columns\/assets\/js\/plugins\/views\/img\/1x1-pixel.png\"){kind=tracking}
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