Luso Clemens

Luso Clemens is the main male protagonist of Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift. A young schoolboy who, one day while cleaning up the school library, finds the Grimoire of the Rift, and accidentally summons the past Ivalice.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Luso Clemens is a student known for his mischievous streak. Just before the school's summer break, Luso is sent by Mr. Blair to help Mr. Randell, the school's librarian, to clean the library as punishment. Mr. Randell is not in when he arrives, so he takes the opportunity to explore. Luso finds a mysterious book on the table with its pages empty, save for an inscription asking the reader to write the name of the one who would finish the book. Luso does just that with his own name, and is immediately warped to the world of Ivalice. Luso appears in front of a Crushatrice and its Cockatrice flock, but it also happens that Clan Gully, led by Cid, is at the scene. To help him, Cid urges Luso to join his clan, summoning a Judge to help with the process. Luso is made a Soldier, and helps Clan Gully defeat the Crushatrice.

During one of the quests he takes with the clan, Luso and Cid discover that he has with him a magick journal. Luso recalls the mysterious book that brought him to Ivalice, and they conclude that a magician named Lezaford may know about the truth of the book. Luso takes a quest where he eventually meets up and is joined by the infamous Adelle the Cat. Adelle accompanies him in the quest after Cid is injured on a night-time stroll while trying to find information on Lezaford's whereabouts.

Adelle and Luso eventually find Lezaford at the Aldanna Range, where the mage takes a closer look at Luso's journal and declares it to be a grimoire, a magickal tome with the power to return Luso to his world. Lezaford assures Luso he would only need to fill out the grimoire's pages by living out his life in Ivalice as best he can. Luso concludes the best way to do this is to take every possible mission available at the Pub.

During one of those missions at Tramdine Fens, Luso is infected with a wayward spirit that begins to haunt his dreams. After defeating the Oversoul at the Nazan Mines, some of Luso's memories are available for the player to see. Adelle learns Luso's parents have died and he was raised by his aunt, a woman who often worried after Luso's tardiness.

Luso eventually meets the Nightshade Illua at Zellea, the Forbidden Land, and defeats her and the Neukhia that spawn out of her grimoire. By doing this, his grimoire is completed, and he is allowed to return home. His friends gather at Targ Wood, the site of Luso's appearance in Ivalice, in order to see the Judge send him off in a column of light. Upon returning to the school library, Luso immediately tells his story to Mr. Randell, who believes him (as Mr. Randell had previously been sent to Ivalice in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, though a different kind) and allows Luso to keep the grimoire. Luso continues to use the book as a journal, recording not his adventures in Ivalice, but those of his own world.

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions


Luso appears as a playable character in Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. During Chapter 3, after leaving the Orbonne Monastery, Ramza encounters Luso being chased by Behemoths in Zeklaus Desert. Ramza, knowing Luso cannot defeat them on his own, helps Luso and together they defeat the Behemoths.

Afterward, Luso explains how he is a Game Hunter, and he is looking for his friends. Luso asks if he can join Ramza's party in the hopes of finding his friends, and Ramza gladly accepts. Luso comes equipped with the Icebrand.

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Luso's Job class is Game Hunter, a Job class specializing on hunting monsters. He joins at level 25 with 55 Bravery, 48 Faith, and comes equipped with the Icebrand, Platinum Shield, Crystal Helm, Jujitsu Gi, and Elven Cloak.

When fought in Rendezvous Missions #14: Brave Story, he is level 99 and starts with 71 Bravery and 63 Faith. He is equipped with the Icebrand, Crystal Shield, Thief's Cap, Luminous Robe, and a random accessory. He comes with the Huntcraft command, as well as the abilities Reflexes, Tame, Move +1, and a random movement ability.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Luso has access to all Hume Jobs. His Speed growth is a bit slower than normal, but also has higher Attack than usual.

Musical Theme
According to Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, Luso's musical theme is "Luso". Parts of the song were used in "A Hymn for the Journey" (which is the song Hurdy played before Luso comes back to his home world), "A Sound that Connects the World", "Each Tale", and "Words Put Together".

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
Luso has two fire-elemental cards in the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game.

Etymology
"Luso" is an adjective of Latin origin that describes the region of the that corresponds to Portugal. Whether by design or coincidence, he also has wears the colors of Portugal's flag. "Clemens" is also a Latin word meaning "kind, merciful, gentle".

Trivia

 * A voice in Luso's point of view could be heard at the Japanese trailer of Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, though it is unknown who the voice is. Additionally, Luso is voiced by Justin Cowden in Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions.
 * On various occasions, Vaan refers to Luso as "Red Cap".
 * There was once an old plot by the development team that Luso was the last villager of a village, with the other villagers having gone away or died. They abandoned this plot point in the sense that it was too dark, however, this plot may have been used for Adelle's backstory when she speaks to Lezaford the second time, as she alludes to a plague wiping out her whole village, with herself being the only survivor due to her being a Gifted One. Ironically, Luso's eventual plot point is often criticized for being childish.
 * Luso is afraid of ghosts, which he is teased for by Adelle in a mission. This is also brought up by random encounters with ghosts as predominant enemies. Instead of Luso saying the usual "Ack! We're under attack!", he would ask, "H-Hey, that wasn't a ghost, was it?".
 * Luso's Zodiac sign is Cancer, first seen in Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.
 * While Luso's in-game model, and most concept art of him, depict him with blue eyes, his main concept art for War of the Lions depict him with hazel eyes.

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