"You...weren't the swiftest pup in the litter, were you? Okay, one more time!" —Palace Servant

Balthier

Fully updated for The Zodiac Age!

Age: 22
Race: Hume
Height: 6’0″ (183cm)
English Voice Actor: Gideon Emery
Japanese Voice Actor: Hiroaki Hirata

“A dashing sky pirate.”

A sky pirate who pilots the Strahl around the skies of Ivalice, Balthier and his partner, Fran, prefer to remain neutral in the ongoing war between the kingdoms of Ivalice. However, as the game begins and an attempted theft goes bad, the ensuing events force them to join the resistance against the Empire.

As the self-proclaimed “leading man” of the story, Balthier is as cocky as he is bright, witty, and playful.

Aggregated Bios

Piggyback

Balthier is exactly what Vaan longs to become: a Sky Pirate. This handsome man, 22 years of age, roams the skies of Ivalice together with his Viera partner, Fran. With a gambler’s love for risk-taking and a healthy disregard for the rules, he considers himself to be a good old-fashioned adventurer.

He first joins Vaan in the Garamsythe Waterway after paying a visit to the Royal Palace of Rabanastre, and becomes a full party member shortly after the events in The Sandsea, Rabanastre’s most famous tavern. Strangely enough, his default Gambit is to help any ally in need. While open to interpretation, this might suggest that he is rather less self-centered than he appears to be.

His Strength and Speed stats rise fairly quickly, so he can handle lots of different weapons with ease. His max HP is the lowest of the main male characters, but is still higher than any of the main female protagonists. He starts with the Licences for a handful of different Gun-type weapons, which have the advantage of inflicting damage irrespective of enemy Defence ratings. As his max MP and Magick Power stats remain low compared to those of other characters, it’s inadvisable to make him a dedicated Magick user.

BradyGames

A man of wit, charm and a mysterious past, Balthier owes allegiance to no crown or council. He prowls the skies of Ivalice with his partner Fran in search of treasure and perhaps something else…

Official Site (TZA)

Balthier would describe himself as a noble thief, stealing only from those who deserve it. While roaming the skies of Ivalice, he still makes time to charm the ladies with his silver tongue and put wrongs to right—grinning all the while. And yet he has not entirely escaped from the demons of his past…

SPOILER:
Born Ffamran Demen Bunansa, Balthier is the son of Dr. Cid. Though Cid made him an Imperial Judge, Balthier soon grew weary of his father’s unhealthy obsession with Nethicite and decided to cut ties with his past by leaving and becoming a sky pirate under a new name.
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Quickenings

Rank	Quickening	Power
1	Fires of War	90
2	Tides of Fate	140
3	Element of Treachery	230

Attributes (The Zodiac Age)

Level	Max HP	Max MP	Strength	Magick	Vitality	Speed
2	101~105	34~39	25	18	24	24
10	278~311	65~90	29	22	27	25
20	629~723	116~180	34	27	31	26
30	1079~1255	168~272	39	31	34	28
40	1505~1758	232~387	44	36	38	29
50	2186~2566	288~485	50	41	41	31
60	2787~3278	339~574	55	45	45	32
70	3127~3679	377~638	60	50	48	34
80	3520~4142	416~702	65	54	52	35
90	4056~4777	441~741	71	59	55	37
99	4661~5495	453~752	75	63	58	38

Attributes (PS2)

Level	Max HP	Max MP	Strength	Magick Power	Vitality	Speed
2	99-103	20-22	25	17	24	24
10	277-311	32-41	29	20	27	25
20	630-725	51-75	34	24	31	26
30	1084-1261	71-109	39	28	34	28
40	1513-1768	95-153	44	32	38	29
50	2198-2581	115-189	50	36	41	31
60	2803-3299	134-223	55	40	45	32
70	3146-3702	149-247	60	44	48	34
80	3542-4168	163-271	65	48	52	35
90	4082-4808	173-285	71	52	55	37
99	4691-5531	177-289	75	56	58	38