Larsa Ferrinas Solidor

Larsa Ferrinas Solidor is one of the characters of Final Fantasy XII. He is the fourth son of the Emperor Gramis Gana Solidor and the youngest brother of the Consul, Vayne. After the events of Final Fantasy XII Larsa becomes the 13th Emperor of Archadia, and the sixth from House Solidor.

Appearance and Personality
Larsa is the youngest playable character in Final Fantasy XII at only twelve years old. He has long, dark hair, similar to his brother's, Vayne Carudas Solidor. Larsa wears a bell-sleeved blouse with gold detailing beneath a dark tunic, with navy shorts and green, thigh-high leather boots. Around his neck he wears a blue symbol that hangs between the lapels of his collar.

Despite his young age, Larsa is seen to be incredibly mature; many place their hopes in him to become a great Emperor. He is driven mainly by his desire to restore the House of Solidor's name and to lead Archades in the most noblest of ways. Larsa even defies his brother's Empire in order to meet with Princess Ashelia of Dalmasca in hopes of forming allegiance and avoiding bloodshed. He is wholly devoted to his family, his country and to preserving peace.

Early Life
Larsa was born in the year 694 Old Valendia into the House Solidor, the ruling family of Archadia. Larsa was one of four of Emperor Gramis' sons - including his elder brother, Vayne, the presumed heir of Gramis - though two were killed, by Vayne's hand, but their father's order.

Final Fantasy XII
As the year 704 approaches, Larsa becomes increasingly aware of the political tension between his homestate at its rival, Rozarria. His brother Vayne assumes a position within the Empire whilst Larsa begins to grow curious of his father's intentions. Unbeknown to Larsa, the Senate are pressing his sickly father to choose between Larsa and Vayne as his heir.

Larsa travels to the Skycity of Bhujerba with the intent of exploring the Lhusu Mines without the constant monitoring of his escort. Waiting outside the Aerodrome, he overhears Balthier, Basch fon Ronsenburg, Fran and Vaan discussing their pending trip to the Mines. He approaches them and asks to accompany them, under the moniker of "Lamont." Inside the mines, he finds the magicite, which he realizes Archadia must be using to make its manufactured nethicite. Before Balthier can ask him what's going on, Ba'Gamnan appears, causing the young lord to run away. Outside, he meets up with Judge Ghis, who is currently holding Penelo under surveillance. Realizing that Penelo must be the girl Vaan was talking about, he takes her hand and promises to take care of her. From the shadows, Balthier tells the party that Lamont is actually Larsa Ferrinas Solidor of House Solidor. At Ondore's estate, Larsa tells Penelo that he is Vayne's brother, but not to fear him, as he will ensure her safety.

As the party are taken prisoner aboard the Leviathan, Larsa also boards the Imperial ship - presumably alongside Ghis - with Penelo. When the party free Princess Ashe from captivity and escape with the aid of Vossler, deactivating the security, Larsa and Penelo attempt to escape the airship, too. The two groups bump in to each other in the corridors, where Larsa tells the party to find an escape route, while he leaves with Vossler to find another means of exit. Before he goes, he gives Penelo a shard of manufacted nethicite to keep her safe. The party go on and fight Ghis; in the Judge's defeat, they manage to escape with Larsa on an Atomos, where they return to Bhujerba. In the Skycity, Larsa bids the party goodbye and is escorted back to Archades.

Larsa appears later at Jahara. Here, he explains he is going to meet someone at Mt. Bur-Omisace, someone who can help prevent the war. He would like Ashe to join him. Since his escort isn't around, Larsa decides to join the player party again.

Through their journey, they eventually reach Mt. Bur-Omisace. Larsa's contact is Al-Cid Margrace, a member of the ruling family of Rozarria. Hoping that with Al-Cid and Ashe a peaceful resolution can be reached, Al-Cid regretfully informs Larsa that Vayne has killed his father, Emperor Gramis. As such, negotiations are impossible.

Larsa stays behind after finding out his father has been killed while the player party goes to the Stilshrine of Miriam. While away, Judge Gabranth comes and takes the young lord back to Vayne. He leaves willingly, as to avoid conflict. This, however, does not stop Judge Bergan from going into a frenzy. Back at Archades, Larsa tries his best to talk his brother out of war, but Vayne just ignores him. Frustrated, Larsa can do very little.

When the Bahamut is activated, Vayne takes Larsa onboard, to show him what happens to those who would resist the Empire. Larsa, still hoping to avoid bloodshed, begs his brother to reconsider, but it is of no use. When the player party finally arrives, Vayne tells Larsa to stay away from the conflict. However, Larsa draws his sword on Vayne, saying he can no longer idly stand by while he kills people. However, Larsa was momentarily knocked out by Vayne upon his transformation into Vayne Novus, telling Gabranth to protect Larsa, which Gabranth obeys by turning on Vayne as well. When Vayne is about to lay the finishing blow on the former Judge, Larsa intervenes, and holds up the manufactured nethicite, absorbing Vayne's magical swords. Once the Bahamut has been stopped, Larsa issues the command to the Archadian fleet to stand down.

A year later, thirteen-year-old Larsa is Emperor with Basch as his protector. Even though they are now far apart, Penelo still writes letters to Larsa, saying she would enjoy seeing him again.

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Larsa returns one year later in the sequel to Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. Now the Emperor of Archadia, the party encounters him alongside Basch when they seek help on the mainland. Larsa expresses concern about the Judge of Wings and how she is causing chaos all over Ivalice.

Larsa joins the party under Basch's supervision, but stays aboard the Galbana. In the Sky Saloon, he offers "all sorts" of potions to the party, but Vaan replies by saying potions aren't much use against Espers.

Equipment & Stats
Larsa's initial equipment is a Joyeuse, Swordbreaker, Kilmweave Shirt/Chanter's Djelleba, Topkapi Hat/Lambent Hat, and a Tourmaline Ring.

His License Board augments are Focus, Last Stand, and Parry.

Gambits
In the International version, he has gained the magicks Cure, Poisona, Vox, Blindna, Cura, Aqua, Balance, and Bubble. He uses the Shades of Black technick rather than Telekinesis. Furthermore, while the original version has him with a limitless supply of Potions and X-Potions, the International version changed this by making him use the Potions from the player's inventory.

Trivia

 * The weapon Larsa uses, the Joyeuse (french feminine word for Happy), is named after the legendary sword of the Frankish King Charlemagne.

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Larsa Ferrinas Solidor