Oerba Yun Fang

Oerba Yun Fang is a playable character from Final Fantasy XIII. She is described as a strong woman with many mysteries surrounding her. Her full name stands for 'Fang of the Yun clan, from the village of Oerba'.

Appearance and Personality
Fang is a rather tall woman, standing at 5'9". She has wavy black hair, green eyes, and she wears blue clothing that closely resembles the traditional Indian, adorned with tribal accessories. Her clothing is very foreign, especially when compared to some of the clothes worn by other characters in the game. She also wears a short black top, tan leather, open-toed boots, and two fur pelts hanging from a belt that holds her staff. Oerba Dia Vanille dresses in a similar style, as they are from the same tribe in Pulse. She and Vanille also share a similar Australian accent in the English version of the game. She has the mark of a l'Cie on one arm and a large tattoo on the other. Unlike the other main characters in the game whose marks are black, Fang's l'Cie mark is white.

Character designer Tetsuya Nomura stated that when compared to other characters personality-wise, Fang is stronger than Lightning and more stubborn than Snow Villiers. During the development, most of Lightning's sex appeal was transferred to Fang to make Lightning a more serious character. As a result, Fang is very flirtatious although this was toned down in the overseas release. Fang also has a compassionate side to her, especially when it comes to Vanille.

Story


Fang is a resident of Pulse, along with Oerba Dia Vanille, and a l'Cie like the rest of the main cast. Centuries before the events of the game, during the Great War of Trangression between Pulse and Cocoon, Fang and Vanille both lost their families at the hands of Cocoon's l'Cie and fal'Cie and became close friends after meeting at Oerba's orphanage. Fang developed a deep grudge against Anima for failing to protect the people of Pulse and became a l'Cie to protect Pulse and Vanille, the latter becoming an l'Cie as well. As a result, Fang and Vanille both hold the power to summon Ragnarok to fulfill the Focus of destroying Cocoon. But as Vanille was fearful of the power bestowed to them, Fang became Ragnarok all by herself to protect her and complete their focus. Even though Fang was unable to destroy Cocoon alone, Fang and Vanille were crystallized by the Goddess. Five hundred years later, after Galenth brought her and Vanille to Cocoon, Fang revived with no memory of the events dealing with Ragnarok. Eventually, Fang manages to have Vanille escape from the Euride Gorge Energy Plant while she fought off their pursuers. Soon after, Fang meets Sanctum official Cid Raines, who shows sympathy to her cause and offers to help her in finding Vanille.

Fang meets Snow Villiers in Lake Bresha after his battle with the Shiva Sisters and brings him aboard the Lindblum to meet Cid Raines. After helping him rescue Lightning and Hope in Palumpolum, Fang joins the party and goes off with Lightning. She talks to Lightning when she asks her who she is. Fang also explains to her how a l'Cie turns into a Cie'th. At some point within the Fifth Ark, she appears ready to fight the party and claims that she does not care if Cocoon is destroyed because it is better than seeing her friends turn into Cie'th. However, her l'Cie brand begins to glow and summons Bahamut, which Fang has to fight (with help from Lightning and Vanille). Later, on the way to Oerba Village, Fang realizes Vanille remembered everything that happened five hundred years ago, including their focus to destroy Cocoon.

After defeating Barthandelus in Orphan's Cradle, Fang decides to assume the form of Ragnarok and attempts to kill Orphan in a suicide attack knowing Vanille never wanted to become Ragnarok. Fang's transformation turns out to be a failure and her l'Cie mark fades. As a way of forcing Vanille into becoming Ragnarok, Fang is subjected to torture by Orphan in an agonizing cycle of being attacked painfully and then healed, as Vanille has to see her closest friend suffer before her eyes. Right as Vanille is about to accept her destiny of destroying the world, the rest of the party, now humans again, manage to save Fang and prevent Vanille from becoming Ragnarok. After Orphan's destruction, Fang and Vanille decide to protect Cocoon so they become Ragnarok. After both successfully destroying and saving Cocoon, Fang and Vanille are left in a crystallized state as they have completed their focus from five hundred years ago and destroyed Cocoon.

Abilities and Equipment
She wields a double-bladed spear that can be split into a three-section staff in battle. Fang's full ATB skill, Highwind, is a powerful Jump attack. Her Eidolon is Bahamut, who has no element. Bahamut takes flight in his Gestalt Mode. Stat-wise, Fang has the highest Physical Attack power which makes her the best Commando, but can also learn all elemental strikes as well as spells up to the -"ra" level with Water and Wind being her -"ga" specialty.


 * Bladed Lance
 * Glaive
 * Dragoon Lance
 * Dragonhorn
 * Partisan
 * Rhomphaia
 * Shamanic Spear
 * Heretic's Halberd
 * Punisher
 * Banescissor Spear
 * Pandoran Spear
 * Calamity Spear
 * Taming Pole
 * Venus Gospel
 * Gae Bolg
 * Gungnir
 * Kain's Lance

Musical Themes
In Final Fantasy XIII, Fang's Theme is a short, uplifting orchestral piece, something unusual for a character of the "strong, serious female" archetype. It contains a small variant of the battle theme and plays at many points during the game, including the party's siege on the Palamecia to rescue Sazh and Vanille, and when Fang summons Bahamut for the first time.

Trivia

 * Before the script was completed, Fang was originally written as a male character. This was very early in development, as she is depicted on the game's logo which is one of the first artwork that was released for the game.
 * Fang's weapon can break apart into a three-section staff, and is known in some regions as a "coiling dragon staff", reflecting her control of Bahamut.
 * Fang's full-ATB skill, Highwind, is a reference to the Dragoons of earlier installments who bear the last name Highwind.
 * Fang's crystal has taken the shape of a fang.
 * Fang's main roles are Commando, Sentinel, and Saboteur.
 * Fang is chronologically the oldest playable character in the entire Final Fantasy series.