Shantotto/Dissidia (PSP)

Shantotto is an extra character in Dissidia Final Fantasy. She doesn't have any influence during the story, but she has got her own storyline as a means to obtain her. As an extra character, she doesn't have a villain confronting her.

Attire
Shantotto's outfit is based off her original design in Final Fantasy XI, a dress with a stripes design and two gauntlets. An alternate outfit features her in the Wizard's Attire, the rare Black Mage Artifact Armor.

Destiny Odyssey
After all crystals have been gathered, Cosmos remembers about her time with Shantotto. In this flashback, Shantotto is about to confront Gabranth, in order to protect Cosmos.

Distant Glory: Heroes
In order to obtain her, the player must finish her story mode, where Shantotto makes the player fight the other ten heroes and, after all of them have been beaten, she will be fought as the final boss. If the player manages to defeat her, she can be bought in the PP store for 1,000 PP. Also, this is the only story mode where board enemies of Shantotto can be fought.

Battle
Her battle style is called "Level Up Magic", since her HP attacks consist of black magic spells that level up depending on the quantity of Brave Points she has, the tiers being from 0 to 2999, 3000 to 5999, and from 6000 to 9999. She also has the unique ability of chaining up to three HP attacks to deal more Brave damage. The succeeding HP attack that follows after each are determined by the element of the previous spell. On a sidenote, her Brave attacks are mostly supportive, and have an array of effects, such as binding the opponent or poisoning the opponent's Brave. Unlike her fellow mage Terra, who moves somewhat slowly, Shantotto is one of the fastest characters in the game, possessing a swift running speed that is in equal footing with Tidus, Onion Knight and Zidane's speeds.

EX Mode
Shantotto's EX Mode equips her with the Cobra Cloche Set (or the Sorcerer's Attire, the Black Mage Relic Armor, in another form). When in EX Mode, Shantotto gains the ability Manafont, which lets her perform HP attacks without losing Brave Points (even in her EX Burst).

Her EX Burst, Magic Burst, is based off a game effect from Final Fantasy XI, when players simultaneously cast spells to produce a more powerful aftereffect. Shantotto instead casts a barrage of magic to assault her opponent.

First, a Final Fantasy XI menu style appears and the player must input the spells and press twice in order to attack the enemy. To execute it perfectly, the player must choose the spells in the following order: Flare, Flood, Burst, Quake, Tornado, and Freeze. The spells are already arranged from top to bottom, so there is no need to know how to read Japanese. However, the list may occasionally begin with a different spell after consecutive use, but starting at the spell Flare (フレア), noted by the red icon, and following the list from that point (starting again at the top after reaching the end) will yield the same results, as the spells retain their order.

Equipment
Shantotto is able to equip the following: Headdresses, Hats, Clothing, Robes, Bracelets, Rods, and Staves.

Allusions

 * If faced against Zidane, Shantotto will say that he "is not quite a Mithra", referencing the similarly-tailed race from Final Fantasy XI.
 * The spell repertoire in Shantotto's EX Burst and the order they are to be inputted reference Ancient Magic, the most powerful spells available in Final Fantasy XI. In addition to the massive amount of damage each spell can deliver, a certain spell with force the target to bear the elemental weakness of the element of the spell used, hence the input order to increase the damage of the next spell. The chains of her HP attacks reference this.
 * Shantotto's emblem, seen as the symbol of Distant Glory - Heroes, is the flag of the Federation of Windurst.

Trivia

 * Unlike others who kneel staggeringly when they lose, Shantotto turns into a doll.
 * Shantotto is the only character who has access to all her HP Attacks from the start.
 * Prishe was supposed to fill in the role of the representative of Final Fantasy XI in the game, but was later rejected in favor of Shantotto.