Ardyn Izunia/Dissidia NT

Ardyn Izunia is a playable character in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT and its arcade version, representing Final Fantasy XV. He is a Vanguard type and his EX Skill is Shadowstep. He is the second representative for Final Fantasy XV.

Ardyn's default player name is Nameless Chancellor.

Appearance
Ardyn's default costume, called "Diplomatic Chancellor", is based on his appearance in Final Fantasy XV. He dresses in a black trench coat, maroon and ivory-striped vest, white shirt, pinstripe trousers and black leather shoes. The attire is completed by a red scarf around his neck, a black fedora on his head and a hooded, gray and white flower-print mantle over his trenchcoat. He does not carry the winged arm accessory that he sometimes has on him in the game and the movie. Its first alternate coloration turns the fedora, mantle and trenchcoat maroon, his vest and trousers a darker shade of maroon and his scarf and shirt black. Its second alternate coloration turns the fedora, trenchcoat, vest and trousers white and his mantle light gray.

His first alternate costume, "Devoted's Raiment", is an updated version of his appearance in the anime Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn – Prologue.

Equipment
Ardyn wields a full Armiger set of Lucii weapons, however his customizable weapons are one-handed swords.

His default weapon is the Rakshasa Blade, his signature weapon, wielded by him in Final Fantasy XV and Episode Ardyn. His first alternate weapon is the Allegorical Blade. His second alternate weapon is the Sword of the Infernian. His third alternate weapon is the Blade of Ruin.

Gameplay

 * Type: Vanguard -
 * EX Skill:

Creation and development
Ardyn was revealed as the tenth DLC character on December 22, 2019, and released December 24, 2019 on arcades and January 09, 2020 on consoles.

Voice
Ardyn is voiced in Japanese by Keiji Fujiwara. Returning from his portrayal of Ardyn in Final Fantasy XV.

Allusions

 * Ardyn's sword is a red version of the Blade of the Mystic. In Final Fantasy XV his royal arms are red as opposed to Noctis's platinum, and in Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn it was revealed his version of the Blade of the Mystic is the Rakshasa Blade.
 * Ardyn's alternate outfit is what he wore as a healer 2,000 years ago in Final Fantasy XV.

Trivia

 * As revealed at the 4th Anniversary of Dissidia Arcade, Tetsuya Nomura only drew Ardyn's face in the Dissidia style due to lack of time. This follows the trend with many of the new characters released in Dissidia NT, who were only drawn from hips/torso upwards due to Nomura's time constraints (with the exception of Garland's new design, Noctis, Ramza, Ace and Locke).