Firion/Dissidia NT

Firion is a hero fighting on the side of Materia in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, representing Final Fantasy II. He is a Vanguard-type character.

Firion's default player name is Nameless Idealist. His manikin counterpart, which is now yellow, has been renamed Simulacrum of a Believer.

Appearance

 * Default
 * Committed to the Cause I - Default coloration. His default attire from previous games.
 * Committed to the Cause II - 1st alternate coloration. His cape is yellow and his armor is burgundy.
 * Committed to the Cause III - 2nd alternate coloration. His cape is red with light blue and purple armor. It is based on Firion's 16-bit sprite in the 20th Anniversary release of Final Fantasy II.


 * 1st Alternate Costume
 * Resolute Rebel I - 1st alternate costume, default coloration. An updated version of his "Spiky Hair" attire from the PSP games. His purple and gold armor is darker and has an additional red shoulder spike on the left, fully resembling his Yoshitaka Amano art.
 * Resolute Rebel II - 1st alternate coloration. His armor is blue with gray accents, his leg sash is red, and his cape is light blue. It resembles his default "Rebel Army Martyr" attire.
 * Resolute Rebel III - 1st alternate costume, 2nd alternate coloration. His armor is black with maroon accents, his leg sash is red, and his cape is yellow.

Personality
Firion is unwilling to be involved in a conflict he deems pointless, recalling the cycle of war between Cosmos and Chaos. He is initially reluctant to participate in Materia and Spiritus's attempt to continue the war, opting to find a route to his and his allies' respective worlds instead. Nevertheless, Firion fights to save the gods' world, and later leaves his memories behind within a duplicate of himself to continue fighting on their behalf, suggesting that he shares his allies' fondness for the realm that has allowed them all to meet again.

Equipment
Firion equips swords, shields, spears, axes, daggers, bow and arrows, and maces, and also fights barehanded:
 * Weapons
 * Arsenal I - Default weapons. His base weapons from previous games. He wields his sword from his original Amano art, Ricard's Spear, Guy's Daggers, Maria's Bow, and Minwu's Shield. The mace and axe are original designs for Firion.
 * Arsenal II - 1st alternate weapons. Their design and silver coloration are based on the recurring "mythril equipment".
 * Arsenal III - 2nd alternate weapons. He wields the Wing Sword, Trident, Main Gauche, Dark Bow, Mage's Staff, and Golden Shield. Their design and coloration are more exotic.
 * Arsenal IV - 3rd alternate weapons. He wields the Gaia Blade, Demon Spear, Orichalcum, Flame Bow, Power Staff, and Diamond Shield. Their design is more feral.

His alternate weapons can be equipped in Final Fantasy II.

Story
Firion is summoned to World B once more to aid in the new conflict, and together with Cecil and Zidane, they head to Materia's domain. Firion is distressed to learn they are to fight each other to produce battle energy to sustain the world. As everyone disbands, Firion and Tidus decide to join Shantotto in her plan to escape through her own means.

The group arrives at the outskirts of Narshe. After being scolded by Shantotto for not paying attention to her, the three stumble upon Exdeath. While Tidus and Shantotto battle Exdeath, Firion notices Kefka appear from a portal and tries to attack him, but misses. Kefka snatches both Tidus and Exdeath into another portal, and despite recognizing it as a trap, Firion and Shantotto give chase. They arrive in Pandaemonium where the three clash against Exdeath, Kefka, and Ultimecia.

Their battle releases enough energy to create a gateway, but planesgorgers descend upon the battlefield and bar access to it. Firion is subdued by Kefka and blasted toward another portal. A hand pulls him in, transporting him to Besaid.

Firion reunites with Tidus and, having lost sight of Shantotto, is accompanied by Jecht as they continue their struggle against Exdeath, Kefka, and Ultimecia. The three prevail and the villains flee as the planesgorgers again plight the battlefield, and Jecht allows Firion and Tidus to escape back to Materia's domain. Later, Firion assists in the clash to awaken Shinryu by directing an assault against the Emperor that distracts him from Zidane and the Onion Knight. Firion aids in the fight to defeat Shinryu, and with the dragon eliminated, Firion departs the realm with the other warriors, leaving behind a crystal imbued with his essence for Materia to use in his place.

Gameplay

 * Type: Vanguard - Firion's grounded singular Bravery attacks come in multi-inputs of three in a row. Pressing up or down with the Bravery attack button weaves his abilities into one another seamlessly, and each input has their own unique Bravery attack animation.
 * EX Skill: Blood Weapon - Increases movement speed and causes attacks to absorb HP.

Firion is a Vanguard-type character that had his original followup mechanic from Dissidia 012 reworked; his Bravery attacks can be freely inputted three times in sequence for a variety of combinations (e.g. neutral>forward>back or forward>back>neutral and so on). Knowing which version of any specific Bravery attack input to use in the attack string is vital to knowing how to effectively control Firion's versatility.

He retains his weakness of having poor aerial attacks, which makes him a difficult character to use in scenarios/stages that involve prolonged aerial combat, while also having a situational EX Skill. He can cover both long and close-range on the ground due to a variety of area-of-effect attacks, and can force his targets to expend too much of their dashing meter to stay airborne by controlling space on the ground.

His latest update however, gives him a completely brand new HP Attack (Crown of Arms) that replaces his Riposte, including the return of his Shield Bash redone into a midair forward Bravery attack; working as a decent gap-closer. Along with tweaks to Plummet and an overall damage increase on Swordslash, Firion's air game while still subpar is much more manageable. He has also had many of his Bravery Attacks re-tweaked, especially giving them all faster startup. However, they are nerfed via either decreasing amount of hits or damage (one or the other), as well as decreasing their dash cancel-windows if they are whiffed and less vertical tracking.

Another issue his update has addressed is EX Skill, which now allows him to share a percentage of his stolen HP to any nearby allies within a certain range.

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