History Characters / FinalFantasyXIVGrahaTia

* AscendedExtra: He started as a supporting character in a single sidestory questline, and now five real-world years later he's become a member of the Scions. This may or may not be a result of just how popular he became with the fanbase in ''Shadowbringers''. His existence as a fanboy is lampshaded when he tries to come up with excuses to be with the Warrior of Light after joining the Scions, only for an amused Y'shtola to tell him that it isn't necessary to do so to be with [[HeroWorship his hero]].
* AscendedFanboy: Many of the Exarch's narrations highlight that he always wanted to stand alongside the heroes from the stories of his youth, and that his greatest wish was to venture alongside the Warrior of Light. After his revival on the Source, he is formally inducted into the Scions, companions of the Warrior of Light and widely acknowledged heroes of Eorzea.

** It turns out he's the last true descendant of the Ancient Allagan Royal blood line, as within him is the blood of the last royal Princess who survived the 4th Umbral Calamity, with the goal being that one day, he'd help restore the Crystal Tower into a beacon of hope for all people.

* {{Foil}}: As the Exarch, he is Vauthry's opposite in almost every concievable way. The Exarch earned the respect of the people of the Crystarium through a century of leadership and boons provided from the Crystal Tower, offering sanctuary to anyone who is willing to contribute. He is a wise, just, and personable leader who would much rather consult the community before making any decisions that could affect their welfare. He also refuses to be called a "king" and hides his face inside concealing robes. By contrast, Vauthry attained his position through his innate ability to control the sin eaters, demanding others worship him as a king and a god lest he sicc the monsters after them. He's an AdiposeRex constantly drowning in decadence and a PsychopathicManchild who sees everything he does as absolute and correct. While the Exarch is willing to wager everything, even his own life, for his people, Vauthry [[spoiler:brainwashes his own citizens to act as living shields before fleeing to Mt. Gulg when Eulmore is overrun by the Scions.]]

* MythologyGag: His story resembles that of Desch from ''Final Fantasy III'', as an ally with amnesia who helps the party explore a mysterious tower, though the tower in question is the Crystal Tower instead of the Tower of Owen. He also is revealed to be the last descendant of an ancient race, and is the only one capable of repairing and controlling the tower in question; he then stays inside to keep it safe. The quests related to Heaven-On-High (another mysterious tower) would reveal that there was a character ''named'' Desch generations ago. [[spoiler:He was the lover of the last surviving member of the Allag royal family, creating the family line that led to G'raha Tia]].

''Class and Job Questlines'': [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVDisciplesOfWar Disciples of War]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVDisciplesOfMagic Disciples of Magic]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVDisciplesOfTheHand Disciples of the Hand]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVDisciplesOfTheLand Disciples of the Land]]\\

''Antagonists'': [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVAscians Ascians]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVEmetSelch Emet-Selch]]) | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire Garlean Empire]] [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGaiusVanBaelsar Gaius van Baelsar]] | ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVZenosYaeGalvus Zenos yae Galvus]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVBozjanGarleans Bozjan Garleans]])\\

''Antagonists'': [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVAscians Ascians]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVEmetSelch Emet-Selch]]) | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire Garlean Empire]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVZenosYaeGalvus Zenos yae Galvus]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVBozjanGarleans Bozjan Garleans]])\\

* TheBusCameBack: After sealing himself away in the Crystal Tower and going completely unmentioned during ''Heavensward'' and ''Stormblood'', he later reappears in ''Shadowbringers''.

* TheArcher: Wields a bow when he is first introduced in ''A Realm Reborn''.

* GuestStarPartyMember: He joins as an All-Rounder in the Trust system for only the first dungeon. After finishing the ''Shadowbringers'' Main Story Quest, he and Lyna are completely removed from the system. He comes back again as an optional one-time party member if you use the Trust system for your first runs of the Grand Cosmos and Anamnesis Anyder. He can rejoin you in this capacity if you unlock the "Scenario" mode for Trusts by raising every Trust avatar to level 80, and he joins you properly as a full-fledged avatar once you complete "Reflections in Crystal".

''Nations of Hydaelyn'': [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVTheEorzeanAlliance The Eorzean Alliance]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVIshgard Ishgard]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVDragonHordes Dragon Hordes]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVOthardAndHingashi Othard and Hingashi]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVSharlayanAndThavnair Sharlayan and Thavnair]]\\
''Other Realms'': [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVTheVoid The Void]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVTheFirst The First]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVTheWorldUnsundered The World Unsundered]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVPandaemonium Pandæmonium]]) | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVUltimaThule Ultima Thule]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVTural Tural]]\\

''Other Realms'': [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVTheVoid The Void]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVTheFirst The First]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVTheWorldUnsundered The World Unsundered]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVPandaemonium Pandæmonium]]) | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVUltimaThule Ultima Thule]]\\

[[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVTheWarriorOfLight The Warrior of Light]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVTankClasses Tank Classes]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVRangedClasses Ranged DPS Classes]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVMeleeClasses Melee DPS Classes]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVCasterClasses Caster Classes]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVHealerClasses Healer Classes]])\\

''Antagonists'': [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVAscians Ascians]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVEmetSelch Emet-Selch]]) | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire Garlean Empire]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVZenosYaeGalvus Zenos yae Galvus]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVBozjanGarleans Bozjan Garleans]]\\

''Antagonists'': [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVAscians Ascians]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVEmetSelch Emet-Selch]]) | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire Garlean Empire]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVZenosYaeGalvus Zenos yae Galvus]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVBozjanGarleans Bozjan Garleans]]) | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVPrimals Primals]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVRaidAntagonists Raid Antagonists]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVOmega Omega]]) | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVAntagonists Other Antagonists]]\\

[[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarlondIronworks Garlond Ironworks]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVHildibrandAllies Hildibrand Allies]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVAllies Other Allies]] ('''G'raha Tia''')\\

-->'''Alisaie:''' I'm sick and tired of the Exarch's attempts at selfless sacrifice. If he suggests dying one more time, I swear I'm going to grant him his wish.

* TragicTimeTraveler: As revealed in ''Shadowbringers'', G'raha traveled through time in order to help the Warrior of Light avert the BadFuture where he came from, even with the very real knowledge that a GrandfatherParadox could ensure and erase him from existence.

-->Alisaie: I'm sick and tired of the Exarch's attempts at selfless sacrifice. If he suggests dying one more time, I swear I'm going to grant him his wish.

** Defied in 5.1. He notes that he could just die to send the Scions home, but Alisaie literally smacks him in the face for even suggesting it, and the Scions refuse to let him die for their sake. As shown by the end of 5.3, even if he had died as intended, it would have been AllForNothing, as the Scions stay in the first until they can use soul crystals to return to the Source.

* ThePowerOfTheSun: In a roundabout way. As the Crystal Exarch, most of his power is derived from channeling energy from the Crystal Tower. Given that the Crystal Tower is in essence a giant solar battery, the Exarch was effectively channeling the power of the sun. After going returning to the Source he has to go back to using his own aether.

* ThePowerOfTheSun: In a roundabout way. As the Crystal Exarch, most of his power is derived from channeling energy from the Crystal Tower. Given that the Crystal Tower is in essence a giant solar battery, G'raha is effectively channeling the power of the sun.

* ThePowerOfTheSun: In a roundabout way. As the Crystal Exarch, most of his power is derived from channeling energy from the Crystal Tower. Given that the Crystal Tower is in essence a giant solar battery, G'raha is effectively channeling the power of the sun.

* MergerOfSouls: Technically, this is what he is. He is the soul and memories of the Crystal Exarch having integrated and merged with the G'raha of the Source. It avoids DeathOfPersonality or ThatManIsDead due to them merging together -- he even notes they have no incongruous memories (as the Source's G'raha has no memories to conflict with Exarch's due to having been asleep since the end of the Crystal Tower arc), so he doesn't suffer any cognitive dissonance from this merger -- while creating what is effectively a new person in spirit. Despite this, he is technically a unique being as a result of this process.

* NiceGuy: Almost comically so; despite his obvious penchant for secrecy casting his end goals and methods into question, the player is constantly reminded of how kind the Exarch is, from [[HundredPercentAdorationRating being universally adored by the residents of the city he oversees]], to raising an orphaned child on his own, to personally leaving sandwiches with a note of encouragement in the [=WoL's=] room to find when they return from their journey. He even tries to lie about his motivations for absorbing the light from the [=WoL=] at the last minute, claiming he planned to use it to escape the dying First from the beginning, in order to spare the [=WoL=] from feeling guilty about his death -- a lie that's difficult for everyone to believe in part because he's just too dang ''nice''.

''Other Realms'': [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVTheVoid The Void]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVTheFirst The First]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVTheWorldUnsundered The World Unsundered]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVUltimaThule Ultima Thule]]\\