Nazuu

Nazuu (ナズー) also known as Nazuu of the Kappa Star, (十闘星のナズー, Juutōhoshi no Nazū) is an antagonist in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and a member of The Orders ranking 10th in the organization's hierarchy. Going under the name of Fong he debuts in Season Two during the Gungan chapter attempting to plunge the land into civil war.

Appearance
As Fong, he appears as a tall, almost tiger-like beastman dressed in black chinese clothing. He usually keeps his arms folded together. On his true appearance he has the appearance of a more feline, almost lion-like beastman wearing a set of armor and clothing of more asiatic origin. In combat he wields a pair of handaxes.

Personality
Nazuu is a rather deceptive and manipulative individual. He's able to pose as a loyal servant to King Palte and dedicated to the Shibyra cause. He speaks on a polite and adequate manner in order to appear distinguished and noble.

His true personality however is absolutely self-centered, uncaring and even arrogant. He attempts to destroy his own land purely for his own benefit, feeling nothing about the prospect of starving thousands of his fellow beastmen to death by desertifying the land, looking down on them as narrow-minded fools living in a tiny world. His ambitions run very deep as he desires to become the next Emperor himself and is ready to do whatever it takes to achieve it.

Story
Not much is known about Nazuu's past life, except that he was born and raised in Gungan. He, however, grew to resent his land as a tiny world filled with narrow-minded fools and desiring something better for himself left the land, going to Aldore in order to fulfill his great ambitions earning a place within The Orders as the 10th strongest member. From there his ambitions grew as he sought to become the Emperor himself and was willing to do anything to secure that position.

Gungan
Seemingly acting on his own accord, Nazuu would return to his land of Gungan in order to destroy it by deepening the conflict between the Shibyra and Natura clans. Joining the Shibyra army under the guise of Fong, he served King Palte as his right-hand man. When a peace treaty was to be signed between both clans a terrorist attack secretly orchestrated by criminals hired by Nazuu, which ended up with Shibyra's React core stolen, soured the relationship between both clans and war was soon to begin.

Subsequently Nazuu attempted to retrieve the core for his own goals and kill those implicated so as to bury any witness of the affair. While going after a "Natura" Beastman (in truth a Shibyra one), Nazuu encountered the Sworn Six of Paladia who stopped the criminal. As Fong he welcomed them while explaining the current state of affairs and requested for their help.

Fong then presented the Sworn Six before King Palte, the human king of the Shibyra clansmen who recognized the legendary heroes and requested their help on the upcoming war. Raegen agreed under the condition they were allowed to investigate the terrorist attack which Palte agreed to. As they departed guided by Fong, he explains to the Sworn Six that King Palte was an abandoned human child who was raised by a Beastman scientist who grew to love him and teach him what he knew and through his scientific research, was thus Palte accepted as leader of the Shibyra. Fong wished good luck to the Sworn Six while claiming to make "preparations for war". In truth Nazuu would attempt to kill the responsibles behind the terrorist attack so as to not be implicated.

The Sworn Six eventually reach Kokee Town a slum suburb full of criminals from where they get a lead on the terrorists. They eventually find the hideout of them and one of them dead with a visible trail of blood which they followed up to a nearby cave which was revealed to hold Palte's home where he was raised and where the Sworn Six corroborate his background. Ignacio discovers another room where the Sworn Six find none other than Fong who had cornered and killed the last of the criminals, excusing himself as trying to avert the war by trying to secure the core. Under this pretense he claims to return to King Palte to stop the battle which he never did.

As the conflict escalates both parties ready for war meet on the battlefield but Raegen makes a gamble by challenging the Natura to single combat. Although Sol offers himself to do the deed much to Raegen's shock, Lasswell takes it upon himself to do it. Knowing what his father's intentions are the two fight while explaining each clan's respective problems. As the battle between father and son is witnessed by both parties with Raegen emerging as the winner and intending with Lasswell to keep fighting until both sides are satisfied, both King Palte and King Yaksha agree to a ceasefire as they allow Lasswell's party and the Sworn Six to figure the truth.

Upon reaching the mines where the explosives' gunpowder can be found, they find none other than Fong who soon reveals his true colors, and his intentions to have both kingdoms destroyed in order to secure the technology and resources from both. With the core in hand he uses it in reverse mode to desertify the mine intending to desertify all of Gungan.

Both parties give chase into an Energy Station which holds the technology to allow Nazuu to suck Gungan dry. As they face Nazuu he empowers the crystal holding the vision of an unremarkable monster with the core in order to make a powerful threat while he flees. Lasswell's party faces the monster while the Sworn Six confront the rogue Beastman.

The Sworn face and defeat Nazuu who rejecting the idea of being defeated and with delusions of power makes one last attempt for device needed to destroy Gungan, he's assaulted by Lasswell from above and killed on the spot, holding onto his desire to be the next Emperor as he succumbs to his wounds. His death puts an end to the Gungan civil war with peace signed at last.

Battle
Nazuu is faced at the end of the Gungan chapter. His first turn is always Bestial Mentality which increases his ATK and debuffs the party's resistance to Fire. Nazuu utilizes several physical attacks both single target and to all units which can inflict stat debuffs and confusion, which in conjunction with his ATK buff can destroy an unprepared party quick, especially if weakened as he becomes more aggressive. He has an innate resistance to Fire (100%), immune to status ailments and vulnerable to all stat breaks.

Strategy
Nazuu is not a particularly difficult foe for veteran players. If one is less strong, then they should prepare as Nazuu can kill a party quick after his initial setup is complete. A Physical Tank and fire resistance should give the player enough defense for his damage. The player should however immunize themselves against Confusion, in particular healers, as a confused healer can make the situation significantly more dire. Damage options vary and can be used freely but Fire damage is unwise due to his resistance. Also despite being a Beastman, Nazuu is treated as a Human-type monster, so Man-Eater related abilities will boost the damage.