using his journal ONE LAST TIME and I don't want to edit the post:

The mistletoe and fireworks DO NOT have to go together. If your character wants to oogle the fireworks sans making out, feel free! If they want to ignore the fireworks and get mistletoed, that fine~ it is up to you.

Okay so, in order to DO THINGS in Final Fantasy, you have to acquire the LICENSE for them. I mean pretty much everything . . . spells, techniks (like steal), equipping armor or weapons or accessories, even upping your statuses!

There's an actual image of the license board here, but I wanted go ahead and type up the SPELLS, at least. It was a point of pride that in both of my games, every character filled up their license board, so... everyone had access to the same spells and techniks and weapons, etc. Balthier doesn't have all the WEAPONS at his disposal, or the accessories because lol SPOILERS but he does have all the Techniks and Magick. Sadly I don't remember the amount of MP they take up, but as Balthier regains MP by running around (and killing enemies, gaining damage, etc...) it's mostly a non-issue for me. ;;

So as follows( to the lj-cut mobile! )

Squall's comment in the canon pimping post made me want to go and find the Espers for Final Fantasy XII and their final attacks. See, in the game, you can summon Espers for any battle at any time if you have enough MP, and since the battles are IN REAL TIME they follow the summoner around the world map, fighting enemies that get too close, until either their final attack is triggered, or their timer or HP goes down.

L-liiinks to the Espers' ultimate attacks!!!

( danananana )

Okay uh. My threads tonight have made me realise that I REALLY REALLY.. uh. Need to get Balthier's voice back in handle.

I have several save points from BEFORE THE FINAL DUNGEON So I'm going to blitz the beginning of the game until after his introduction, and then load up my save points! This also means I. May end up putting him on hiatus while I do so. If I staart tomorrow it shouldn't take me longer than Saturday, esp since I don't work on Fridays.

IN THIS POST, SPOILERS FOR FINAL FANTASY XII

More or less, a very BAD plot summary and HOW IT PERTAINS TO BALTHIER, and the end of the game, which is where I'm taking him from.

Also a bit of background for Balthier AND the region of Ivalice where the game takes place. Also this is not organised in the least.

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Poll #1010187 Once and for all
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Pick a number, any number.

OH GODS I give up.

It's hard to find screencaps for Final Fantasy XII, especially the later parts of the game with [SPOILER].

Anyone care to help a sky pirate out?

Has minor spoilers, under white font.

( cut for spoilers ;_; )

Warning, warning: HERE BE SPOILERS.
This includes background revealed at Phon Coast as well as a battle near the end of the game (third to last plot related stage). If you DON'T want to be spoiled, don't click. I'm going to seperate the phon coast and the battle spoilers, though. So.
( just a bit of background. )

Character Name: Balthier
Series: Final Fantasy XII
Age: 22
Job: Plunderer of Booty
Balthier is the leading man of Final Fantasy XII (caution: this is not as true as he may have you believe). As such, he is blessed with dashing good looks, polished social skills, a nice and crisp wardrobe, a beautiful partner and the obligatory Family Emo.

Balthier is free from all chains and obligations of a country, answers only to his Viera partner Fran and his ship. He was born and bred as part of the higher class, but due to circumstances revealed later in the game, he left that lifestyle behind to seek the freedom of the skies and his airship Strahl. He's very polite and very dashing, though he can also be quite plainly an ass, exploiting weaknesses and twisting words. He doesn't miss many details, much to people's chagrin later. He will do almost anything for treasure with worth you can plainly measure.

Sample App: A shambling corpse here, a lost soul there, and enough zombies to choke even the holiest of monsters. And I'm not talking about their throats. What a nice welcome, and here I was thinking this lovely camp wasn't hospitable enough. You really know how to make a man feel right at home. Too bad there's not as much loot as one would hope. I don't suppose anyone here would want to buy any blood-stained necklaces or tattered clothing.

Right. I wouldn't want to, either. Nothing glamorous about those. Nothing shiny and we're all about shiny, aren't we?

My name is Balthier, our leading man. I regret to say that I'm looking for something more valuable and this is the route showing on the map that we bought from the moogle. Not that kind of moogle, I've already asked.

By "we", of course, my partner and I. We arrived here on our airship. Perhaps you've seen her? Sleek and fast. Beautiful and a sight for sore eyes. Strong and able to withstand battle. You'd know if you've seen her. The airship's recognizable, too.

As much as I would love to stay and chit-chat all day, I've a schedule to keep to. Tombs to plunder, princesses to kidnap. I've got to keep up the sky pirate life, even if "yarr" and "yo ho ho and a bottle of rum" aren't usually in my vocabulary, thank you for asking. And my friend, it looks as though "bath" and "whole limbs" are not in yours. I could teach you a thing or two.

First thing: Hold out until the last moment. The best option is almost always option number three. Big treasure chests don't always mean that the treasure inside is worth it; some are beasts. Pull out if the going gets tough; it may be a mess at first, but it's a much safer in the long run. Keep a lookout handy! Remember to always protect yourself. Don't make any deals with young people with big blue eyes; it only gives you a headache the morning after.

Second thing: Don't try to gnaw on the arm of the man with the gun. Especially not on his cleaner sleeve.