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Zidane Tribal


Zidane Tribal is the primary protagonist of Final Fantasy IX. He is a thief who works for the Tantalus Theater Troupe. His name has varied in spelling according to the game's localization as "Yitán" (Spanish), "Gidan" (Italian) and "Djidane" (French).


Zidane possesses little of the sullenness associated with previous Final Fantasy protagonists Cloud Strife and Squall Leonhart. He is shown to be a bit of a skirt-chaser, constantly flirting with Princess Garnet as well as other females. Zidane also gives advice to the party members at multiple times on several aspects of life, and is overall laid-back and casual in his actions and speech patterns. Though he is highly confident in his abilities, Zidane harbors some insecurities about his past and possible loneliness, though he does not often express them. Throughout the game, Zidane starts developing true feelings for Garnet, and acts like an older brother to Vivi. Towards other party members, even Steiner and Amarant who dislike him, Zidane is generally friendly.

Zidane has shoulder-length blond hair, blue eyes and a prehensile monkey-like tail, a trademark of Genomes. In Trance Zidane's hair becomes longer, and his clothing is replaced with thick fur covering his body. It is not revealed whether or not he has fur under his clothing when not in Trance.

One main thing about Zidane that differs from the regular thief class is his choice of weaponry. He wields two daggers or short swords at once, and at times even uses dual-handed weapons, such as a short double-bladed naginata, commonly referred to as a "swallow blade." This type of weapon bears some resemblance to two short swords merged at the handle, though with the handle being an arm's length. He can combine his two blades into a "swallow blade" as well.


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