The characters in the game have been the basis of several pieces of merchandise produced by Square Enix, such as statues, action figures, and jewelry. Other major characters who influence the plot of the game but are not playable characters include Vayne, the eldest prince of Archadia and main antagonist of the story, Gabranth, the twin brother of Basch, and Cid, a brilliant scientist and father to Balthier. There is also a number of 'Guest' characters, who temporarily join the main party at various points in the plotline, such as Larsa, the young prince of Archadia, Vossler, a member of the resistance against the Archadian Empire, and Reddas, a disillusioned former Magistrate of Archadia. There are a total of six main playable characters in Final Fantasy XII Vaan, an energetic orphan of Rabanastre who dreams of becoming a sky pirate Ashe, a determined princess of Dalmasca who lost her husband in the Archadian invasion Basch, a disgraced knight of Dalmasca charged with treason for slaying the king Balthier, a gentlemanly sky pirate who pilots his airship, the Strahl Fran, Balthier's partner and a viera exile whose knowledge extends to legends and myths and Penelo, Vaan's childhood friend who accompanies him in journeys to keep an eye over him.

Their stories were written to create a script where neither side was truly right or wrong, but instead just had different opinions and interpretations of the events occurring in the game.

The characters were designed to look and behave unlike any that had existed in the Final Fantasy series. The visuals of the characters were designed by Akihiko Yoshida, while their stories were created by Daisuke Watanabe. The story is told through the eyes of Vaan, an orphan who wishes to be a sky pirate, and the cadre of other characters he encounters throughout the adventure.

Final Fantasy XII, a role-playing video game released by Square Enix in 2006, revolves around the attempt to liberate the kingdom of Dalmasca from the Archadian Empire.

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