Baram

Baram (ビリー Birī) is Shadow's former partner in Final Fantasy VI. He is only seen within flashbacks, seen during Shadow's dream when he is in the party while resting at an inn.

Story
Within Shadow's dreams, it is revealed that he (under his original name Clyde) and Baram were bandits who once robbed a million Gil from a train. To celebrate their success, Baram dubbed the duo "the Shadow Bandits". Baram fell injured on the journey to flee the authorities afterwards, and urged Clyde to get to safety. However, Baram also asked Clyde to finish him off and kill him, afraid of what would happen should he be caught. Clyde refused and left Baram for dead. Clyde then fled to a faraway village, and got married and fathered a child. Since he could not bear his tragic past, he fled from his family and changed his identity, renaming himself "Shadow", after the name Baram dubbed the two of them.

During the ending of Final Fantasy VI, after Kefka Palazzo is defeated, Shadow stays behind the collapsing tower while everyone, including Interceptor, head back to the Falcon, and says "Baram... It looks like I can finally stop running... Come and find me all right?" It is unknown if Shadow survives, and it is left up to the player to interpret what happens, as he is not seen later on the Falcon with the rest of the cast.

Trivia

 * The name "Baram" bears a vague resemblance to "Bonnie." Together with Clyde, the two could be a referene to the famous thief duo Bonnie and Clyde.


 * It is speculated that Baram may have become Kefka due to both being obsessed with their blood. Also, it is possible that Baram feared being captured by the Empire as they would experiment on him, thus making him insane.