Penelo/Other appearances

Dissidia Final Fantasy
Penelo makes a cameo as a tutor from the in-game manuals, the Character Info, in which she expresses her personal opinions on each character. She does not seem to like all the heroes, namely the Warrior of Light (too tough on himself and others), Firion (intimidating), Cloud Strife (not interesting), Squall Leonhart (should talk to a wall), and Zidane Tribal (too flirtatious).

She does appear to like some Warriors of Chaos, like Garland (suspecting he may secretly be a big softie), Cloud of Darkness (calling her snake-tendrils cute and wishing she had them), Golbez (seeing him as a sweet older brother), and Jecht (commenting him to have the body of a bronzed god). She also expresses her discontent that Gabranth, and not Vaan, is representing Final Fantasy XII in the game.

She refers to Vaan and Kytes by comparing them to Bartz and Onion Knight, respectively, and admits on idolizing Terra of Final Fantasy VI due to being the lone female on the current Warriors of Cosmos, and for her mature personality.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Penelo returns in the same role she had in the previous game, as a tutor for the Character Info of old, new, and secret characters introduced in the game. Penelo is more positive in the descriptions of the characters including more complimentary comments regarding heroes she did not like in the first game, namely the Warrior of Light (confident), Firion (straightforward and manly), Cloud Strife ("he's so cool"), Squall Leonhart (masculine), and Zidane Tribal (looks pretty refreshing in his new Knight of Pluto outfit). This could be due to Vaan's inclusion.

Several of the Warriors of Chaos she did not like in the first game, Penelo also has nice things to comment on, specifically Kefka (the more you look at him, the fonder he becomes), and the Emperor, who in Dissidia she said she does not "even want to see that guy's face!", to now saying although he's still the "same old mean guy", she likes his new outfit.

In the daily Mognet mail, Penelo is indirectly mentioned in a mail sent by Sablé. The mail is a survey about her disappearance as a helper girl from an item shop in the Royal City of Rabanastre.


 * This is Big, Kupo

The following mail explains the girl is Penelo, if the player chose the "Give me some details" reply.


 * We're Moving, Kupo

The following mail is replied on the next day. The mail explains about Penelo's work ethics and apparently comparing her to Vaan.


 * Watching You, Kupo

Pictlogica Final Fantasy
Penelo appears as a playable character. Her initial weapon is the Blind Dagger.

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
Penelo appears as a Legend.

Final Fantasy Record Keeper


Penelo is a playable character who could be recruited during the Challenge Event Tempered Resolve as the First Time Reward for completing the event's Light Cruiser Shiva stage on the Classic difficulty. She was also available in Consorting with Sky Pirates.

Penelo is a Dancer and her combat role is Healing Magic.
 * Assessment

Just as Reno filled a gap in the Final Fantasy VII delegation with his dominance of Black Magic, so does Penelo complete her delegation with mastery of White Magic. In a domain where attackers have so far dominated, her presence delivers a much-needed healer and buffer to replace Ashe, who can now focus on her core Black Magic skills. Penelo was not known as a Dancer in her original game, but the addition of the skillset gives her the ability to shift the balance of a battle in any way the player sees fit.


 * Stats

Penelo can use White Magic spells up to rarity rank 5 and Dancer abilities up to rarity rank 5.
 * Abilities

Her default Soul Break is Healing Step which at the expense of one Soul Gauge segment temporarily raises the user's Mind and restores a small amount of their HP.

Penelo can equip the following weapon types: daggers, spears, rods, staves, and bows.
 * Equipment

She can equip the following armor types: hats, light armor, robes, and bracers.

She can equip accessories.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
Penelo appears in the Japan-exclusive Final Fantasy trading card game published by Square Enix. Her cards are either earth or wind-elemental. One of her cards depicts a scene of her dancing in a forest that was cut from Final Fantasy XII.

Triple Triad
Penelo appears on a Triple Triad card in the version playable via Final Fantasy Portal App.

Itadaki Street
Penelo is a character in Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable.