History Characters / FinalFantasyIII

* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: She puts her work above all else. She outright says that money does not interest her when Ingus tries to pay her and even her desire for Orichalcum is rooted more in simply wanting to make something, as she makes it clear she'll hand over whatever it is to the party after she makes it.
* UltimateBlacksmith: She's able to repair Sara's pendant where [[TheBlacksmith Takka]] couldn't and she uses the Orichalcum to make the Ultima Weapon.
* WalkTheEarth: Takka's letter describing her states that she wanders the earth. She moves from Northwestern Saronia to Falgabard between encounters with the party and afterwards she randomly appears in different places across the world.

** The Amano artwork gives Alus purple clothes with a orange mantle, a sheath or boomerang on his back and white hair. Alus' skintone is also noticeably colored compared to other characters Amano draws.
** The 3D version takes cues from Amano's design, although it replaces the mantle with a simple cape and more clearly portrays the thing on his back as a boomerang.

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* ClimaxBoss: {{Downplayed}}. He's the last boss to be fought before the Warriors of Light can leave the Floating Continent [[spoiler:and learn of their origin in the DS version]] but he doesn't have much plot significance on his own.

** The manga heroes have specific weapons they favor in combat: Muchi uses [[HeroesPreferSwords a sword]], Doug has [[EpicFlail a bendable stick with a spikeball on the end]], Melfi has [[ArcherArchetype a bow and arrows]] as well being proficient in [[WhiteMage white magic]], and J Bowie sometimes wields a staff while other times relying on [[GoodOldFisticuffs physical prowess]]. In either case, he also uses [[BlackMage black magic]].

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearence: In the original and ''Pixel Remaster'' versions, the Thief glass is granted by the Fire Crystal. It's one of the first classes you get in the 3D version

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* AmbiguousGender: WordOfGod officially stated that the Cloud of Darkness is actually genderless despite appearing as a woman. Even so, many people and in-game characters[[note]]In later materials. In ''III'' itself, the Warriors of the Dark called the Cloud [[ItIsDehumanizing "it"]][[/note]] still use female pronouns when addressing the Cloud of Darkness.

* NoBiologicalSex: So your guess is as good as ours as to why she decides to take on a shapely, feminine form.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: While the official translations call him Xande, the [=SOM2Freak=] NES fan translation calls him Zande.

* DropTheHammer: His physical attack has him use a big ol' hammer.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Their title's exact phrasing varies between "Warriors of Light" and "Warriors of ''the'' Light", depending on the translation.

* ConstantlyCurious: The game opens as he falls through a hole [[CuriosityIsACrapshoot he was investigating, subsequently leading him to the Wind Crystal]].

* TheChosenOne: By the Wind Crystal. [[TheChosenMany Though all of them are]], Luneth brings them together.

* BigBrotherMentor: He becomes this to Prince Alus of Saronia.

* TheSoCalledCoward: He's often called a coward by his peers. But he is the first person who goes to Kazus, where it was rumored to be haunted.

* TrueBlueFemininity: Is the only girl in the group and wears blue with almost every job.

* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Tights or leggings.

* AgentScully: He has a tendency to be skeptical such as expressing disbelief at Desch's memories of why the continent is floating, as well as the idea of the floating continent itself.

* LadyAndKnight: White Knight to Sara's Bright Lady. He acts like a KnightInShiningArmor while he's away from Sasune, too.

* PerpetualFrowner: Outside of a few moments of the opening FMV, he usually has frown on his face. [[spoiler: Until the ending.]]

* AdaptationalBadAss: In ''Brave Exivus'', she's finally given the chance to fully fight alongside others and to go on adventures.

* MythologyGag: The [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI second]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII of]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX four]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyDimensions Princess]] [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Sara(h)s]].

* AChildShallLeadThem: [[spoiler:He ascends the throne after his father's death.]]

* AgeLift: He seems to be a teenager in the manga rather than a child like in the game. Either that or he's YoungerThanHeLooks.

* TrueCompanions: With the Warriors of Light in general in the Famicom version and Arc in particular in the 3D version. This is alluded to both in ''Record Keeper'' with Arc's ''Heavenly Rains'' soul break and in ''Brave Exvius'' via one of Black Mage Arc's passives.
* WhiteMage: He uses the Confuse and Aero spells, when appearing in battle.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Doga" and "Unei" is sometimes romanized as "Dorga" and "Une".

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Doga and Unei agree that the gift Xande received from Noah, the gift of ''Mortality'', was the greatest of them all. Xande disagrees.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Like the Warriors of Light, whether their exact title is "Warriors of Dark" or "Warriors of ''the'' Dark" varies between translations.

* AdaptationExpansion: While his backstory remained mostly intact, the DS version explains ''why'' Xande was summoning the Cloud of Darkness: He accidentally did so while trying to stop time in a bid to regain his immortality and fell under its influence. This was presumably done due to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum a different interpretation]] of Xande's motives.

* MotiveDecay: He initially flooded the world with darkness in order to stop time and avoid dying. By the time the Light Warriors defeat him, he no longer cares about achieving immortality and isn't troubled as he dies, due to summoning the Cloud of Darkness into the world. {{Justified}} as it later turns out that he fell under its control.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the manga, he goes from a StarterVillain WarmUpBoss to a AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever PersonOfMassDestruction.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Some sources give his name as "Hyne".

* AmbiguousSituation: Much like Hein, it's unclear if he works for Xande, or is just striking out on his own. He is heavily implied to have menaced Saronia long before the events of the game, but it's unknown if Xande resurrected him to cause chaos or if he just-so-happened to make a bid to control Saronia during the events of the game.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The 3D version translates his chancellor form as "Gigameth". The Pixel Remaster translates it as "Gigametz".

* AmbiguousGender[=/=]NoBiologicalSex: WordOfGod officially stated that the Cloud of Darkness is actually genderless despite appearing as a woman. Even so, many people and in-game characters[[note]]In later materials. In ''III'' itself, the Warriors of the Dark called the Cloud [[ItIsDehumanizing "it"]][[/note]] still use female pronouns when addressing the Cloud of Darkness.

* BigBad: She is the true main antagonist of the game despite not appearing until the climax.

* DarkIsEvil '''and''' LightIsNotGood: Too much of ''either'' element causes a "flood" that summons her presence. ''Dissidia'''s prequel, ''Dissidia [012]: Duodecim Final Fantasy'', [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101220182346/finalfantasy/images/8/80/CoD012Outfit.PNG gives her a third costume]] meant to represent her appearance as the commonly-speculated "Cloud of Light".

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: The Famicom version renders the Warrior obsolete once the Fire Crystal gives you the Knight job, with it being better stat-wise and having a passive cover function. The 3D version gives the Warrior the Advance command, cementing it as a job that sacrifices defense for more power.

* LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards: {{Inverted}} in the 3D version: Because Red Mages cannot use Magic beyond Level 5, their usefulness as mages decreases as the game goes on. However, they are able to use endgame equipment which, when combined with the classes' exclusive InfinityPlusOneArmor, makes them incredibly powerful physically.

* DarkKnight: After [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII Leonhart's]] title, this is the first instance of Dark Knights as a job, although they wouldn't come into their traditional form until [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV the next game]].