Halim Ondore IV



Marquis Halim Ondore IV is one of the characters of Final Fantasy XII. Ruler of Bhujerba, he tries his best to keep his city neutral. Speaking with a south-eastern Asian accent, he follows the orders of the Archadian Empire, while secretly he allies himself with resistance forces. He commands an airship, the Garland.

Relation to Ashe
Given his high posistion, it's not surprising that Ondore has known Ashe since she was a child. Ashe even used to refer to him as uncle, although it is never revealed if he is actually Ashe's uncle, although it is unlikely, since he refers to King Raminas as just a friend, and not a brother ("Ojisan", in Japanese, means uncle, but is also commonly used an honorific towards middle-aged men). Despite this, Ondore does not treat Ashe like a child, giving her no special treatment and respecting her views. Because of this, they tend to clash on some of their ideals.

The Resistance
Ondore is a member of the Archadian resistance. He even commands their flagship, the Garland. While he holds talks with the Archadian Judges, and even acts as mediator for Archadia and other nations, he secretly wants a war with Archadia, in hopes of bringing down the oppressive Empire. Vayne Solidor manipulates this desire to lure out the resistance and the Rozarrian fleets into a battle with the Bahamut.

+Compulsory Lying+
Ondore is noted for his tendency to lie regularly. The peace in the city has mostly been kept by the numerous untruths that he has given to those who dwell within, mostly about the deaths of people who are actually alive and well, weather reports that do not actually comply, and stock market quotes that have a stunning tendency to be incorrect, although he knows this. Ondore cannot be known for his truth-telling, but he is well known for his lies. Sometimes, it is even possible to glean the truth from his fiction if one carefully reconstructs what he says from the ground up, and reverses it.