Worst Brothers In Final Fantasy

Highlights

• Joshua and Clive are a tight-knit duo in
  Final Fantasy 16
  , with a surprising twist involving Ifrit.
• Biran and Yenke torment Kimahri in
  Final Fantasy 10
  , testing his worthiness in a tough boss fight.
• Vayne’s calm demeanor and evil plans clash with his brother Larsa’s attempt to reason with him in
  Final Fantasy 12.

The Final Fantasy series has some adorable and badass brother duos. The latest entry in the series, Final Fantasy 16, shows Joshua and Clive being a tight-knit combo. Clive was the strong knight who was ordered to protect Joshua in his weakened state.

Try as he might, Joshua eventually gets killed in a battle involving Ifrit. There are two twists to this story which are spoilers, so be prepared. First, Joshua does not die, and second, Clive was Ifrit all along. Clive could be considered a bad brother if he had almost killed his brother on purpose, but he didn’t. These other examples are indeed bad brothers to their kin though. There will be more spoilers.

7 Biran And Yenke

Final Fantasy 10

Biran and Yenke are brothers who constantly make fun of Kimahri throughout Final Fantasy 10. Their big moment was on Mt. Gagazet as they turn into a boss fight, wherein Kimahri has to prove himself worthy of being a Ronso even though his horn is broken. They don’t go easy on him either, and it can be a tricky fight if players rarely use Kimahri in battle.

Which Ronso is the worst brother is hard to determine, as they are both equally terrible. They’re brothers to each other, but they are also spiritual brothers to Kimahri, as the Ronso species are very close-knit and traditional. They’re sort of like the Na’vi from the Avatar franchise in more ways than just their blue skin and large bodies.

6 Golbez

Final Fantasy 4

Golbez is thought of as the big bad of Final Fantasy 4. He has a very Darth Vader-like presence as he towers above others before him, plus his suit of armor is elaborate and shiny. About halfway through the game, Cecil finds out that Golbez was brainwashed and didn’t want to fight against Cecil at all.

Also, Cecil is his brother, a detail he finds out right before Golbez dies. It’s a classic trope in Final Fantasy games now, as there is always someone behind the scenes pulling the strings. Final Fantasy 4 was one of the first entries to do it though, and it broke many barriers in the franchise beyond this example.

5 Black Waltz 3

Final Fantasy 9

Vivi is one of the main playable characters in Final Fantasy 9. He looks like a stereotypical Black Mage from the origins of the franchise and no one knows what is underneath that big hat. Moreover, it seems like Vivi is just a doll, manufactured by the kingdom for war.

This means that Vivi technically has a lot of brothers and sisters out there. Some of them are good and some of them are bad. Black Waltz 3 is at the top of the bad list as he pursues Vivi and his friends at the start of the game. He at least gets what’s coming to him in the end.

4 Kuja

Final Fantasy 9

Kuja is kind of in the same boat as Vivi when it comes to relativity in Final Fantasy 9. He is the main bad guy of the JRPG and is part of the same race as Zidane. What that race is never gets revealed, but they both have tails and wild powers.

It is vaguely hinted at that Kuja and Zidane are brothers, but whether that means they’re blood-related is unknown. They could just be brothers in the same way that all Ronso are family in Final Fantasy 10. Calling Kuja a bad brother to Zidane then may be a bit of a stretch, but he certainly is a terror, no doubt about that.

3 Vayne

Final Fantasy 12

Vayne is the main villain of Final Fantasy 12, although he is not as charismatically evil as other villains in the series. Vayne is more calm and collected as he draws plans to rule the world with his massive empire. Suspecting that Vayne is up to no good, his brother, Larsa, befriends Vaan and the others.

Larsa becomes a temporary party member under the alias of Lamont. The story makes it seem like Larsa is going to bite the big one in an attempt to stop his brother, but he lives while Vayne dies in a gross, super-deformed Hulk-like state. If only Vayne listened to Larsa (and to reason) he wouldn’t have perished so horrifically.

2 Delita

Final Fantasy Tactics

Delita is a brother in more ways than one in Final Fantasy Tactics. He is blood-related to his sister, Tietra, whom he loves with all of his heart. Those two were raised alongside the hero, Ramza, and his sister Alma, making them all one big happy family.

That is, until Tietra gets kidnapped in the prologue of the game. When she dies, something inside Delita changes. He doesn’t become a villain as much as he is an antagonist to Ramza’s plans. Delita is not doing right by his sister or his surrogate family in Ramza and Alma.

1 Kadaj/Loz/Yazoo

Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children

• Director: Tetsuya Nomura
• Released: September 14, 2005
• Studio: Visual Works, Square Enix

Kadaj, Loz, and Yazoo are all introduced in the movie spinoff, Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children. They are a stand-in for Sephiroth, since Cloud slashed him open in the finale of the original game. They are actually clones of Sephiroth, or clones of Jenova, as it is never made quite clear in the movie.

They’re brothers to each other, each more wicked and lame than the last, with Kadaj being the leader. This sort of makes them related to Cloud too, or at least the clone version of Cloud. Eventually, Kadaj merges with Jenova’s cells to become Sephiroth as if Pikachu touched a Thunder Stone and became Raichu. Again, the relationships in that movie are a bit buck wild, but there sure are some cool fight scenes to be sure.