Archadian Judges

In Final Fantasy XII the Judge Magisters are the highest Judges of the Archadian kingdom. They are the ultimate arbiters of law and justice, as well as the leaders of the armies.

The Judge Magisters are only answerable to the Emperor, but have taken an oath to uphold the laws and to only seek justice. The armies of Archades appear to use judges as the officer and NCO corps, and that would place the Judge Magisters as the flag ranked officers. They are usually shown in command of a fleet of airships during battles.

The Magisters wield quite a bit of magical and physical power. They are called on sometimes to guard high profile persons such as Lady Ashe or Lord Larsa. They are also sent on the most sensitive and important missions, such as retrieving the Dusk Shard, or the Sword of Kings or manipulating the Midlight Shard to destroy Nabudis.

Active Judge Magisters at the time of the events in Final Fantasy XII are Ghis, Drace, Gabranth, Bergan, and Zargabaath. Judge Zecht is missing and presumed dead.

Judge Magisters are always seen in full plate armor and are rarely seen with their helmets off. Each Judge Magister has a unique set of armor with complex helmet ornamentation, usually including horns. All known Judge Magisters are Hume.