Delita Heiral

Delita is a major character from the RPG Final Fantasy Tactics. Easily manipulated, but ultimately an idealistically honorable man (who thinks of himself as the people's "hero"), Delita holds of the unfortunate maxim that the ends justify the means. After his sister's death because of a manipulative plot, he vows never to be manipulated again, but instead to manipulate others. His manipulations lead to his eventual rulership of Ivalice, while he lets everyone else duke it out. He uses Ovelia for his purposes, but actually falls in love with her while he's doing it. Although his goals coincide with those of Goltana and the Church at points, he always plans on double-crossing them. He intends on letting Ramza and his friends live so that they can destroy the Church's new Zodiac Braves and allow Delita to become king himself.

With the Hokuten
Delita was born to poor farmers on the Beoulve land. Balbanes adopted him and his sister Teta, and they became fast friends with Ramza and Alma. While growing up, Delita attended the Gariland Military Academy with Ramza. He was with Ramza when they rescued Algus from the Death Corps. Algus revealed that Marquis Elmdor had been kidnapped. When Ramza defied Dycedarg's orders and set out to rescue Elmdor, Delita went with him. They succeeded and were then assigned to attack Miluda Folles at the Thieves' Fort. During the battle, the reasons for the Death Corps' actions became apparent, as this was a class struggle. This began to create a rift between Delita and the arrogant upper-class Algus. Following Miluda's first defeat, Delita and Ramza returned to Igros, only to learn that Teta, Delita's sister, had been taken captive by the Death Corps.

Zalbag was soon to launch a frontal assault on the Death Corps positions at Fort Zeakden. Delita realized this was likely to result in Teta's death. He tried to convince Ramza to attempt to rescue Teta by attacking from Lenalia Plateau. When an unsympathetic Algus insulted Deilta, Ramza stood up for his friend, and kicked Algus out of his unit. Algus subsequently joined Zalbag's force in their attack on Zeakden. Ramza and Delita then set out to rescue Teta. At Mandalia Plains they shared what was to be their last time together under those circumstances, for the attempt to rescue Teta met with disaster. First, Ramza and Delita encountered Miluda again at Lenalia Plateau. The misunderstanding between Ramza and Miluda resulted in the latter's death, which in turn infuriated her brother Wiegraf, leader of the Death Corps. Although Delita and Ramza were close to rescue Teta at the windmill hut, Wiegraf had her transferred to Ft. Zeakden.

Delita and Ramza arrived just in time to find a standoff between Golagros, holding Teta captive, and the Hokuten. Algus opened fire, mortally wounding both Teta and Golagros. Zalbag then left to pursue Wiegraf, and Delita's rage boiled over against Algus. He attacked, and Ramza joined him in battle against Algus. Algus was defeated and killed, but Golagros set off an explosion which destroyed the fort. Delita, standing next to Teta's ruined body, would have perished, yet Teta used the last of her strength to shield Delita from the explosion.