Oerba Dia Vanille

Oerba Dia Vanille is a mysterious girl with red hair tied up in pigtails. She is a playable character in the game, Final Fantasy XIII. Despite facing hardships, she is an upbeat and caring person.

Her outfit is apparently inspired by the traditional clothes of the Namibian Himba women. According to Dengeki PS3, the fur sash she is wearing was made from a bear she defeated by herself. She is also seen wearing the robes that the people exiled from Cocoon wear.

Story
She is a resident of Pulse, along with Oerba Yun Fang, and a l'Cie like the rest of the main cast. At one point, she is captured by the Sanctum and seen walking chained in a funeral procession watched over by Jihl Nabaat. She is among those saved by Snow Villiers and Team Nora from the train carrying exiles to Pulse. After Hope Estheim loses his mother, she provides him some comfort. Together they ride an air vehicle into the Pulse fal'Cie. After journeying further into the fal'Cie, they are assaulted by Cie Corpses that they fight with Snow when he arrives.

She is seen apologizing to Serah on her knees after touching her l'Cie mark. Another scene shows her telling Sazh to shoot her for all the suffering that she caused him and his son, and after Sazh asks her if she thinks he will forgive her if she dies, Vanille asks him what she should do. After Sazh summons Brynhildr, who is about to strike, Vanille stands between them in order to shield Sazh. She helps him defeat Brynhildr, but still feels that she has to die for her sins. Soon after, she is captured by the Sanctum and seen walking chained in a funeral procession overseen by Jihl Nabaat while Sazh is encased in the casket.

She is also seen in an elevator with Fang, with the latter telling Vanille to escape while she holds up the guards.

Later, upon realizing she was responsible for the destruction of her tribe, she goes into a state of emotional distress, and her l'Cie mark begins to glow, initiating the start of her battle with her Eidolon, Hecatoncheir, which Fang helps her defeat.

She has been a l'Cie for a long time, and was crystallized and restored by the fal'Cie to finish Focuses many times such as gathering people to be made into l'Cie. Five centuries ago before the time in the game, she was ordered by fal'Cies to summon Ragnarok to destroy the civilization on Gran Pulse, and she and Fang were the only two survivors. Later in the game, the fal'Cie Ophan tortured her to urge to summon Ragnarok. However, Fang decides to take her place in order to prevent her friend from carrying the burden of destroying the world. But when Fang turns out to be unable to assume the form, Ophan tortures her to force Vanille into becoming Ragnarok, almost accepting the fal'Cie's demand were it not for their friends saving Fang. After Ophan's destruction, Vanille and Fang combine into a composite of their Eidolons to stop Cocoon from crashing into Pulse by crystallizing it, and themselves.

Abilities and Equipment
As a l'Cie, Vanille summons Hecatoncheir, a many-armed Eidolon that transforms into a bipedal mech with four machine gun turrets. In battle, Vanille's weapon is called the Bind Rod whose head piece looks like a pair of antlers and body consists of four long wires with hooks that deal damage to enemies by latching on and pulling. She concentrates on casting magic spells from a distance, as opposed to the close combat style of Lightning and Snow, using spells Protect and Aero.


 * Hunter Rod
 * Pearl Wing
 * Rainbow Wing
 * Belladonna Wand
 * Morbol Wand
 * Cure Staff
 * Medical Staff
 * Rod of Thorns
 * Rod of Rochi (おろちのロッド)
 * Heavenly Axis
 * Abraxas
 * Misteltein (ミステルテイン)
 * Erinys Cane
 * Tiger Claw Frail
 * Dragon Fang Frail
 * Nirvana

Trivia

 * Her Japanese voice actor, Yukari Fukui, has also voiced Terra Branford in Dissidia Final Fantasy. Though a coincidence, Hecatoncheir's Gestalt Mode slightly resembles Terra's Magitek Armor from Final Fantasy VI.
 * Her L'Cie mark is located on her left hamstring.
 * Vanille's crystal is in the shape of a rock, signifying her l'Cie element.