Iris Amicitia

Iris Amicitia is a guest character in Final Fantasy XV. She is the younger sister of Gladiolus and the daughter of Clarus Amicitia. She is the eldest daughter of the Amicitia family.

Appearance
Iris is a young girl with pale white skin, short dark brown hair, and brown eyes. She wears a black short-sleeved dress and black boots. She carries a white bunny plush doll.

Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV
Iris's elder brother Gladiolus acted as Prince Noctis's bodyguard, like their father did for King Regis. However, Gladiolus often complained about Noctis being "stuck up", and did not respect him. Iris interjected during one of his rants, and the next day came to the palace to see Noctis. Gladiolus was embarrassed to find his sister wanting to meet the prince, and tried to explain that would be impossible. When she threw a tantrum over it, she was told she could meet him briefly.

While she waited to see Noctis, Iris was distracted by a cat in the palace garden and began to follow it. She inadvertently caught Noctis's attention as she pursued the cat, and wandered through the garden and an underground passage, ending up outside the palace grounds. It started raining in the woods and she realized she was lost. Noctis caught up with her and asked her name. He knew the way back because he sometimes played there, and they agreed to keep the escapade a secret. She revealed to Noctis that Gladiolus is her brother.

After they returned to the palace, Gladiolus was angry at Iris's disappearance. Noctis took the blame, claiming that he went to play outside and asked her to come along. He was chastised for leaving the palace and was grounded. Gladiolus received an apology, but took the blame himself, saying it was his fault for letting her out of his sight. Later, a tearful Iris admitted to him the truth. Learning how Noctis had helped his sister softened Gladiolus to him, and the two befriended.

Final Fantasy XV
Iris was in Insomnia the day of the attack on the city. Being a lady, she was escorted out along with the other refugees by the Amicitia family butler, Jared Hester.

She now resides in the city of Lestallum following the attack on Insomnia by the Niflheim Empire. She has known Noctis and Ignis since she was a child, and is a trusted friend. She is a strong girl at her core who can still be positive even in a tough situation. Whilst visiting Lestallum, she tours Noctis around the city whilst the others are off on their day. When Titan begins attempting to communicate with Noctis, she remains behind in Lestallum to prepare for her trip to Caem while the party goes to the Disk of Cauthess.

However, during their absence while they were attempting to recover the stolen Regalia back from the Empire, Jared Hester died while protecting Iris from General Caligo. This traumatized his grandson, Talcott, who dreamed of following in his grandfather's footsteps. Iris announces that she will make the journey to Caem with Talcott to avoid further bloodshed. Recollections of this event trigger Noctis's nightmare, as can be seen in the "Omen Trailer," in which his weapons turn to dust and he is unable to achieve his goals.

Several days later, Gladioulus insists that Iris and Talcott accompany the party to Caem, where Regis's ship lies in the Harbor. On their way, one of the Empire's Flying Fortresses lands some ways away from old Lestallum, and the party goes there to exact revenge on Caligo for killing Jared. Following their return, they make various pit stops on there way to Cape Caem, where Talcott and the Hammerhead crew awaits them.

There, she and Talcott settle into a house just under the shadow of the lighthouse, and she prepares a room for Noctis's party to spend the night. Overhearing Talcott talk about the lake where they can find Mythril, she directs them to the Vesperpool, in the northern reaches of Cleigne. In the ten years of Noctis's sleep, she became a daemon hunter, along with Cor.

Gameplay
When first in Lestallum, Iris can take Noctis to a tour of the town. The player's responses will determine the rewards for the quest.

She will temporarily join the party when on the way to Cape Caern. Iris is a close ranged fighter with no weapons and instead relies on her fists. She also has a moogle that she throws at enemies. Her accessory is Power Wristband and her attire is Casual Outfit.

In combat, Iris will usually stray from direct battle, instead choosing to heal party members in danger or dwindling health and cheer the party on. She is also reliant on Gladiolus when in direct combat, often teaming up with him.

When engaging in direct combat, she will occasionally throw a few punches or sweep kicks against enemies. When near Noctis, she will throw a moogle at an enemy when performing a Link Strike or a Blindside Link.

Her Technique is Eclipse. It takes up 2 bars from the Tech Bar. Against normal enemies she performs a sweep kick against an enemy, after which Gladiolus will arrive to add a slash and throw Iris into the air. Iris will slam her legs into an overhead arc kick at the enemy.

Against Magitek troops or imperial enemies, Eclipse will have Iris bind the enemy and flip into their backs and deal a devastating kick to their backs. Eclipse will instantly kill any Magitek Troops.

Iris is Level 18 when joining the party. She has the lowest HP among the characters. However, since she is a guest character, Iris cannot be knocked out or enter Danger State, so her small health is nothing to be worried about.

In Chapter 7, Iris provides the Moogle Doll items, which Noctis and the team can use as decoys in battle to draw attention away from enemies. She can be found at Cape Caem if the player wishes to repair the Moogle Doll for future uses.

If the player has triggered the Tour Event A Flower For Iris at Lambath Haven, they may unlock a cutscene between Noctis and Iris at Cape Caem.

At Cape Caem, she is also the caretaker for the garden behind the getaway house, which can be used to grow Caem Carrots. A wealthy restaurant manager by the name of Tony has interest for Caem Carrots due to their rarity and need for his menu, which Noctis can provide for trade.

Creation and development
Iris was designed by Roberto Ferrari.

Voice
Iris is voiced by in the Japanese versions of Final Fantasy XV and Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV.

Trivia

 * If the player sets camp with Iris in the party as a guest, she will appear in the camping scenes, comment on Prompto's photos, and receive buffs from the food eaten.
 * When the party rides chocobos while Iris is present, she rides a pink chocobo.
 * There is a Tour called "A Flower for Iris". Gladiolus asks Noctis to pick flower for Iris. When they found the flowers, Noctis asks Gladiolus why did he need his help and Gladiolus then replies that he is clueless. This could mean that Iris has a crush on Noctis.