Setzer Gabbiani

Setzer Gabbiani is a playable character in Final Fantasy VI. He is a Gambler who lives on the wild side. He also is the owner of the world's only airship: the Blackjack. He was an ally of the Empire, who he said "Made him a rich man," however, the Returners converted him.

Story
Setzer was always one to take risks. When he was younger, he was dating a girl named Darryl. She owned another airship: the Falcon. She decided to leave the Falcon to Setzer when she died, but Setzer challenged her to a race around the world, in which the winner would get the loser's ship. Setzer easily won the race, but Darryl did not show up to the meeting spot. Later, Setzer found Darryl dead, and entombed her with the Falcon under the ocean.

He soon became desparate for another girl, and fell in love with Maria, the star of Aria di Mezzo Carattere. He had a plan to disrupt a show and kidnap her. However, Locke Cole and the Impressario decided to foil his plan by having Celes Chere star in that night's performance. Setzer abducted Celes, and Locke followed him to the Blackjack. Setzer was dissapointed when he found out that Celes wasn't Maria, but he soon found Celes to be much more attractive. He was convinced by Celes to help the Returners, and Setzer agreed to a coin toss. If it was heads, Setzer would help the Returners reach the Southern Continent so they could rescue Maudin and the other Espers there. If it was tails, Celes would marry Setzer. Celes used a two-faced coin (provided by Edgar Roni Figaro) to ensure her win, but Setzer agreed anyway. While the others were infiltrating the Magitek Research Facility, Setzer stayed on the airship. However, he got worried when the others did not return, so he went to Vector to check on them. He met them as they were escaping, and he helped them escape. He went with them to Zozo to save Terra Branford.

Afterword, they went to Narshe, where the Elder decided to join with the Returners. An agreement was made that Terra would contact the Espers to attack Vector, after which a coalition of Returners and Narshe guards would storm from the north. The plan was a success, and Emperor Gestahl appeared to have surrendered. At a banquet, he asked Terra if she would try convince the Espers to negotiate peace. She and Locke would go to Crecent Island to parlay the Emperor's message. Setzer and the others were still very sketpical of the Emperor, and decided to stay in Vector to make sure the Emperor wasn't lying. Setzer and Cid Del Norte Marquez rebuilt the airship, which was damaged in battle. However, Edgar seduced one of the Emperor's maids into revealing the Emperor's true plan: he wanted to lure out the Espers in hopes of capturing them. They flew to Thamasa to warn Terra and Locke, but they were too late. Kefka had acquired more magicite and used it to revive the Statues and turn the Land of Espers into the Floating Continent.

One year after the Apocolypse, Setzer was wasting his life away in a bar in Kohlingen. One day, Celes, Edgar, and Sabin Rene Figaro came to visit him there. Setzer was initially not willing to rejoin them because his life was destroyed, and he had lost hope, but Celes convinced him to rejoin. Setzer then took them to Darryl]s Tomb to unearth the Falcon. Setzer had a few flashbacks during this time, and eventually he led them to the Falcon.

Equipment and Stats
Setzer is not built in any particular way. As a Gambler, his weapons consist of cards, darts, and dice, but he can also equip several daggers.

Abilities
Setzer's special ability is Slots. Slots work similar to a slot machine, except that they can be stopped manually by pressing the A button. The result that shows up will have various effects on allies or opponents. If Setzer equips the Coin Toss Relic, Slots becomes GP Rain, which allows Setzer to do damage at the cost of some GP.

Music
Setzer's theme is named for him, and is the theme played in the interior of all airships. His theme is mixed into "Epitaph" and the Ending theme.

Appearances in other Games
Setzer makes an appearance in the game Kingdom Hearts II.