Ghis



Judge Ghis (ギース, Gīsu) is a character in Final Fantasy XII. An antagonist, he is a Judge Magister, the highest rank possible in the Archadian Empire. An older Judge, he leads the Imperial 8th Fleet, a detachment of the Western Armada, aboard his flagship, the Dreadnought Leviathan. Ghis is best described as a careerist and a schemer.

Story
Ghis is first seen with Marquis Ondore at the Lhusu Mines in Bhujerba where the Empire gets its magicite for use in Draklor Laboratory. Ghis taunts Ondore in his position as the Archadia's lapdog. They bump into Penelo and Larsa, and Ghis becomes outraged at having found her in the mines in the company of the Emperor's potential heir, but Larsa interferes and takes her to safety.

Responsible for capturing Princess Ashe, Ghis's men found her in the Garamsythe Waterway, and she was taken aboard the Leviathan. Here, he keeps a close eye on her. Later, when the player party is sent aboard the Leviathan, they encounter Ghis on the bridge. He tells everyone that the woman they thought was Amalia was really the Princess Ashe. He then takes the Dusk Shard from the party, and sends them to the brig. However, the party escapes, but Ghis manages to cut them off at the hangar. Here, he sees the power of nethicite first-hand, when one of his spells is absorbed by some manufacted nethicite. He then fights the player party, but is defeated, letting the party escape on an Atomos.

Ghis manages to capture the party again, at the Tomb of Raithwall. This time, he takes the Dawn Shard off them. Wanting to test its power for himself, he places the Dawn Shard in the Leviathan's engine. At first, the results look good, giving Judge Ghis delusions of grandeur. As he begins to contemplate taking the crown for himself, the shard reacts violently, causing the engine to malfunction. Ghis, along with his entire fleet is destroyed in the resulting explosion, though Ashe and her party escape.

Voice
In the English version, the voice of Ghis is provided by Mark Wing-Davey. Ryūsuke Ōbayashi voices him in the Japanese release.

Battle
The party fights Ghis while trying to escape the Leviathan after rescuing Princess Ashe. While he is defeated, he survives the battle, and appears again after the Tomb of Raithwall.

Gallery
Giudice Ghis