Ajora Glabados

Saint Ajora Glabados is the founder of the Church of Glabados in Final Fantasy Tactics. He lived 1200 years ago and his birthday is September 11.

He has two portraits. One depicts Ajora while he was still alive, and the other is shown in-game during the a scene near the end. That portrait is similar to Alma Beoulve's, only with loose, white hair instead. He uses the unique job class False Saint (or Phony Saint in the PS1 version).

Appearance
He appears to have a golden brown hair and black eyes and wears a blue cloak with a golden undershirt. When he was revived by the ritual made by Hashmal and using Alma's body as a vessel before being separated from her strong will with the activation of the Virgo auracite, Ajora has a long white hair and wears Alma's main outfit. His white hair signifies as a previous host to Ultima who also had white hair.

Origin
Ajora was born at a time when airships flew across the skies. It was recorded that the day he was born Ajora walked up on his two feet and went to a well, pointing out that it was poisoned. True to this, during the, many who drank from the well died. Those surviving called it his miracle, and Ajora a child of the gods. As he continued to preach, his influence grew.

At the age of 20, Ajora prophesied the coming of Paradise. This was the last straw, and the Pharist priests of the dominant religion at the time reported him to the Holy Ydoran Empire, who named him heretic and traitor. Germonique, one of Ajora's disciples, sold information about his whereabouts and Ajora was executed at the Golgollada Gallows. His death caused Mullonde to be wiped out in a tidal wave and those who had faith in Ajora created the Church of Glabados.

Gameplay
Ajora's job False Saint is a story related job used in cut scenes, and serves no purpose in battle as there are no abilities associated with the job. Yet, the developers did take time to give it a job description.

Final Fantasy XII
The Magick Pot bestiary entry mentions Saint Ajora as the founder of a separate sect of the Light of Kiltia, claiming Faram as the one true god, that decreased the numbers of the Light of Kiltia sect. In the Japanese version, Saint Ajora was a woman rather than a man.

Musical themes
The soundtrack of Final Fantasy Tactics features Ajora's musical motif in several pieces, albeit not as prominent as other motifs. They are: "St. Ajora's Theme", "St. Ajora's Theme Deluxe", "Espionage", "In Pursuit", and "Ultima the Nice Body" (also "Ajora's Masque" and "Midlight's Deep", which are not included in the soundtrack CD). Despite Ajora's absence for most of the time, these pieces are used fairly frequently, especially during the important plot points, hinting his influence to the world of Final Fantasy Tactics.

Trivia

 * Ajora's original portrait is never used in the game and can only be accessed via cheats or ripping the data from the game. It is possible there was plan to feature the flashback scene, or even the battle involving the young Ajora during his time. The portrait appears on the party roster if a possessed Alma is hacked into the player's party.
 * The story of Ajora bears some similarities to that of Jesus Christ, both of which include notable prophecies, betrayal at the hands of a close disciple, antagonism from the prevailing religious sect, and execution by the reigning authorities. The requirements needed for his resurrection and his goals, however, makes him resemble the biblic Antichrist character, as the one that although attempts to mimic Christ's life and looks like him, deceives the people with an ultimate intention of bringing chaos into the world.
 * Ajora's birthday is 11th September. Some believe this is the real date Jesus was born, in the year 3 B.C. based on astronomical charts, clues provided in the Book of Revelation, and the fact the date on the Hebrew calendar translated into the Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot – a holy day often associated with Jesus' birth and return in the Second Coming.