Bangaa

The Bangaa are a race in the Final Fantasy series, exclusive to Ivalice.

Physiology
The Bangaa are a lizard-like race, dominant over all of Ivalice. They have long faces, scaly skin, and tough limbs. Due to all these factors, the Bangaa are considered the brute force of all the races in Ivalice. The Bangaa have both male and females, but it is impossible to tell the two apart, until they actually start talking.

While Bangaa have lizard-like qualities, it is considered the greatest insult to call a Bangaa a lizard. This is because of another race called the lizardmen, who are more primitive and violent than the Bangaa. However, some people will still refer to Bangaas as lizards, when none are around.

They are separated by four sub-branches: Bangaa Ruga with yellow-brown skin, Bangaa Faa with bronze skin and shorter ears, Banga Bista with red-brown skin, and Bangaa Sanga with ash-colored skin, all in addition to breed mixes.

Final Fantasy XII

 * For the enemy page, see Bangaa (Enemy)

Being reptiles, the Bangaa is covered with scales and their ears fall below their lengthened muzzles. Apart from their physical differences, their intelligence and their manners are not very different from those of the Humes. So it is often said them that they are the race best integrated within the Humes. Despite everything, some Humes hardly like them and speak about them by using the racist insult "lizard", when they are safely far from any sensitive Bangaa ears, of course. Some Hume-distinct nations, Archadia for example, prefer it if Bangaas do not enter their ranks.

The Bangaas can live twice as long as Humes but seldom have children. They are strong and have very fine hearing and smelling senses. They speak in a distinct guttural voice because they do not have the vocal cords refined enough to speak as well as the other races, which in return makes it difficult for them to use magic, even the most basic ones. However, some Bangaas succeeded in becoming expert magicians, using magic formulas specific to their reptilian language.

Most Bangaa tend to speak in a fashion similar to real-world Scottish accents.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
In Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, the Bangaa are not on the same social levels as humans, instead they are viewed as a lesser race, below the Viera.

Their tough bulk and intimidating look makes them best suited to jobs that require brute force, like the Gladiator and Dragoon. Their rough vocal cords make it hard for them to chant spells, but they do have a spellcaster class, the Bishop.

The Totema of the Bangaas is Adrammelech.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2
In Final Fantasy Tactics A2, the Bangaa are physically adept and have three new jobs.