Noel Kreiss

a character

Noel Kreiss (pronounced Noh-l Cry-s) is a playable character from Final Fantasy XIII-2. He is a mysterious man who saves Serah Farron from monsters. He accompanies Serah on her quest to find her sister Lightning. He wields multiple weapons in battle.

Appearance and Personality
Noel is a young man with unruly shoulder-length brown hair and blue eyes. He wears a black V-neck shirt with tribal designs, a simple pendant, arm armor, large blue pants similar to parachute pants, and low-cut leather boots. A green pouch and dagger are attached to his belt in the back, which is itself adorned with small lavender ties made of cloth.

One of the swords he wields in his right hand has two blades on the same side stylized like red flames, while the sword he wields in his left hand has a simpler yellow-brown blade.

Story
When Serah's village is attacked by monsters, Noel saves her. With little time to talk, he hands her one of his weapons for her to defend herself. Later, Serah decides to go search for Lightning, and for reasons unknown, Noel accompanies her.

Development
As with the other playable characters in Final Fantasy XIII-2, Noel's face was designed by Tetsuya Nomura, while his body and clothes were designed by the rest of the art team. Noel was first revealed in screenshots and a teaser video from the 2011 E3 trailer of Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Battle
Noel has been seen fighting alongside Serah with multiple weapons. He has been seen operating in the Commando and Ravager roles.

Gallery
Noel Kreiss