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Ba'Gamnan

(バッガモナン, Baggamonan?)

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Sprites

Enemy appearances

Boss

Biographical information

Home

Archadia^[1]

Age

Unknown^[1]

Occupation

Bounty hunter

Physical description

Race

Bangaa

Gender

Male

Gameplay details

Final Fantasy XII
Revenant Wings

Type

Boss

Type

Guest character

Job

Dark Knight

Quickening

None

Behind the scenes information

Designer

Akihiko Yoshida

English voice actor

Steve Blum

The whole affair has the smell of money. I may have to whet my beak a little.
Ba'Gamnan

Ba'Gamnan is an antagonist in Final Fantasy XII and its sequel, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. He is a guest playable character in the latter.

Ruthless bangaa bounty hunter, Ba'Gamnan has his eyes set on his arch-enemy Balthier and, to a lesser extent, his partner, Fran. His weapon of choice is the Ba'Gangsaw, a large spinning saw. While his methods are illegal and his cruelty legendary, Archadia lets it slide since he is willing to do jobs the Judges are not. Judge Gabranth unofficially employs him and his family.

Ba'Gamnan has two brothers, Gijuk and Bwagi, and a sister, Rinok, who help him find his bounties, and support him in battle. They are almost as cruel as he is, but follow him out of fear.

Profile

Appearance

Ba'Gamnan is a green-skinned bangaa with small yellow patterns. He has piercings along his ears and his chin, brown eyes and, like all bangaa, a thick lizard-like tail. Ba'Gamnan wears a protective armor plate over his snout and more protective gear around the back of his neck and over his chest. The plate over the back of his neck is spiked. He wears brown baggy trousers and no shoes. His forearms and hands are armored.

In Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, Ba'Gamnan's appearance stays true to his original appearance, only now his chest is blue instead of white. While he is a party member he wears a golden muzzle.

Personality

Ba'Gamnan is ruthless and vengeful. After choosing a target he will pursue his prey relentlessly. He is not mindlessly bloodthirsty, as seen when he lets Penelo go without harming her after deeming he no longer needs her, but seems to regard others' worth merely on the scale of how much he can make use of them. Ba'Gamnan is not loyal to anyone but himself, and treats his siblings well only for as long as he sees furthering his goals. It is unknown how Ba'Gamnan and Balthier met, but they have been rivals for some time.

Story

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. (Skip section)

Final Fantasy XII

Bagamnan in nalbina — Gabranth tells Ba'Gamnan off in Nalbina Dungeons.

Ba'Gamnan and his family are searching for Balthier. After learning of his capture, they head to the Nalbina Dungeons. Judge Gabranth shrugs Ba'Gamnan's group off, and Balthier soon escapes from the dungeon. In the manga version, Gabranth authorizes Ba'Gamnan to search the prisoners for Balthier before walking off. Balthier's accomplice Vaan is thrown into a cell until the seeq, Daguza, is ready to face him in the dungeon's arena. Ba'Gamnan offers to free him, but Daguza intervenes and the two fight. Vaan escapes and charges Daguza with a frontal attack before fleeing to reconvene with Balthier. Another prisoner and Ba'Gamnan deal with Daguza and the other enraged seeq.

Ba'Gamnan had chanced a sight of Penelo having a few words with Balthier. Thinking she knows him, Ba'Gamnan kidnaps her to use her as bait. The plan is to lure Balthier to the Lhusu Mines and attack him there. The plan initially works, and Ba'Gamnan corners Balthier in the mines, but loses him once more. The party can either defeat Ba'Gamnan, or they can run away.

Clan Centurio hunters begin being attacked while out on hunts. Sending out Vaan's team, Montblanc hopes to lure whoever is attacking the members. They discover it is Ba'Gamnan, who has been stalking hunters in the hope one of them would be Balthier. A fight ensues in the Nam-Yensa Sandsea, and once Ba'Gamnan has been defeated, he falls into the sandsea, assumed to been killed by the Urutan-Yensa.

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

A vile and ruthless headhunter who's been marked with a bounty on his own head. Ba'Gamnan still carries a grudge against Vaan and his friends
Instruction booklet

Though he survived the fall into the sandsea, the Empire saw no more need for the bangaa's services and placed a bounty on his head. Ba'Gamnan is looking for revenge and he and his siblings come across Vaan attempting to steal a derelict airship. They corner Vaan and his friends Kytes and Filo, but using the auracite Balthier gave him, Vaan summons some Yarhi to help him. The tables turn, and the party fights back. Ba'Gamnan is defeated, and his brothers and sister run away. Upon reaching the derelict's bridge, Ba'Gamnan tries to attack Vaan only to trip up on the stairs as the airship activates. Knowing he would cause nothing but trouble, the party ties him up.

During the fight with Titan, Ba'Gamnan rushes into the room to help the party. Tomaj appears and explains he has fitted Ba'Gamnan with a muzzle, called Ba'Gamnan's Bane, that they can use to shock him. Ba'Gamnan joins the party unwillingly, and after leaving the Auralith's Cradle, the party encounters Ba'Gamnan's siblings. Claiming they are fed up of his old-fashioned ways, they announce they are leaving him and attack, but are soon put down by Vaan's party.

Ba'Gamnan abandons the party at Port Marilith. Not wanting to bother him, the party leaves him behind. When they reach the Yapih Caverns, the party is attacked by Ba'Gamnan's siblings, but before they can reach them, Ba'Gamnan appears and takes out his own family. The party defeats the enraged bangaa, but as they approach his body he gets up and kidnaps Filo and takes her to Underfane Of Yaxin Qul where he holds her hostage. With the help of Rikken and company, the party takes down the bounty hunter. During the Muruc Cashuac Skysea's destruction, Ba'Gamnan escapes. He finds his brothers and sister and beats them, forcing them to return to his side. His next plan involves his siblings creating a distraction for Vaan's party while some hired goons try to kidnap Fran. Vaan figures out the plan and saves Fran in time.

When Vaan and Balthier fight over the auralith, Ba'Gamnan runs in and attacks both groups in the confusion. Even with his summoned Titan, Vaan and Balthier defeat him. Ba'Gamnan appears a last time with his siblings, posting a bill on Tomaj's notice board to lure Balthier. He is defeated, causing his siblings to question why they even bother.

Spoilers end here.

Gameplay

Final Fantasy XII

Main article: Ba'Gamnan (Final Fantasy XII boss)

Ba'Gamnan is fought at the Lhusu Mines and as the Elite Mark posted by Montblanc. He is fought alongside his siblings. Ba'Gamnan is the only bangaa-type boss in Final Fantasy XII.

Ba'Gamnan's sprite is added to the Sky Pirate's Den in Final Fantasy XII after the player has completed the Bestiary, the hardest trophy in the den (by defeating every foe once, extra pages don't need to be unlocked).

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

Ba'Gamnan acts similar to the Dark Knight, able to inflict status ailments as well as sacrificing his HP to inflict damage to an enemy. He can also learn, after a lot of training, magicks like Bad Breath and Souleater.

Abilities

While Ba'Gamnan is a playable character, he learns various unique skills. Ba'Gamnan has no Quickening.

Ability	Description	Level
Wild Swing	Deals damage to surrounding foes.	3
Drain	Transfers HP from one foe to the user.	7
Berserk	Causes one ally to mindlessly attack with weapon in hand.	12
Bad Breath	Inflicts multiple debuffs.	18
Souleater	Consumes HP to deal damage to one foe.	25
Ba'Syphon	Transfers Magick and Mind from one foe to the caster.	30
Dark Aura	Deals ranged damage to multiple foes.	36

Boss

Main article: Ba'Gamnan (Revenant Wings boss)

Ba'Gamnan is fought multiple times and is once again fought with his siblings.

Musical themes

Ba'Gamnan's theme is "A Speechless Battle" (言葉無き戦い, Kotobanaki tatakai?) that plays during fights with him in Lhusu Mines and in Nam-Yensa Sandsea in Final Fantasy XII.

Voice

He is voiced by Kouji Ishi in Japanese.

Ba'Gamnan's English voice actor is Steve Blum, who also voices Vincent Valentine in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, the Arbiter of Time in Final Fantasy XIII-2, Cid Aulstyne in Final Fantasy Type-0, and Verstael Besithia in Final Fantasy XV.

Gallery

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Final Fantasy XII Scenario Ultimania, p.035

[xiiscenulti35-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Final Fantasy XII Scenario Ultimania, p.035

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-{{Q|The whole affair has the smell of money. I may have to whet my beak a little.|Ba'Gamnan}}
+{{Quote|The whole affair has the smell of money. I may have to whet my beak a little.|Ba'Gamnan}}
 '''Ba'Gamnan''' is an antagonist in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings]]''. He is a [[guest]] playable character in the latter.
 Ruthless [[bangaa]] bounty hunter, Ba'Gamnan has his eyes set on his arch-enemy [[Balthier]] and, to a lesser extent, his partner, [[Fran]]. His weapon of choice is the Ba'Gangsaw, a large spinning saw. While his methods are illegal and his cruelty legendary, [[Archadia]] lets it slide since he is willing to do jobs the [[Archadian Judges|Judges]] are not. [[Gabranth|Judge Gabranth]] unofficially employs him and his family.
-Ba'Gamnan has two brothers, [[Gijuk]] and [[Bwagi]], and a sister, [[Rinok]]. They help him in finding his bounties, and in battle provide useful [[status effect|status buffs]]. They are almost as cruel as he is, but follow him out of fear.
+Ba'Gamnan has two brothers, [[Gijuk]] and [[Bwagi]], and a sister, [[Rinok]], who help him find his bounties, and support him in battle. They are almost as cruel as he is, but follow him out of fear.
 == Profile ==
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 {{spoiler}}
 === ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' ===
 [[File:Bagamnan in nalbina.jpg|thumb|left|Gabranth tells Ba'Gamnan off in Nalbina Dungeons.]]
 Ba'Gamnan and his family are searching for Balthier. After learning of his capture, they head to the [[Nalbina Dungeons]]. Judge Gabranth shrugs Ba'Gamnan's group off, and Balthier soon escapes from the dungeon. In the [[Final Fantasy XII (manga)|manga version]], Gabranth authorizes Ba'Gamnan to search the prisoners for Balthier before walking off. Balthier's accomplice [[Vaan]] is thrown into a cell until the [[seeq]], [[Daguza]], is ready to face him in the dungeon's arena. Ba'Gamnan offers to free him, but Daguza intervenes and the two fight. Vaan escapes and charges Daguza with a frontal attack before fleeing to reconvene with Balthier. Another prisoner and Ba'Gamnan deal with Daguza and the other enraged seeq.
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 === ''[[Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings]]'' ===
+{{Quote|A vile and ruthless headhunter who's been marked with a bounty on his own head. Ba'Gamnan still carries a grudge against Vaan and his friends|Instruction booklet}}
+Though he survived the fall into the sandsea, the Empire saw no more need for the bangaa's services and placed a bounty on his head. Ba'Gamnan is looking for revenge and he and his siblings come across Vaan attempting to steal a derelict [[Airship (term)|airship]]. They corner Vaan and his friends [[Kytes]] and [[Filo]], but using the [[auracite]] Balthier gave him, Vaan [[Summon (command)|summons]] some [[Esper (Revenant Wings)|Yarhi]] to help him. The tables turn, and the party fights back. Ba'Gamnan is defeated, and his brothers and sister run away. Upon reaching the derelict's bridge, Ba'Gamnan tries to attack Vaan only to trip up on the stairs as the airship activates. Knowing he would cause nothing but trouble, the party ties him up.
+During the fight with [[Titan (Revenant Wings)|Titan]], Ba'Gamnan rushes into the room to help the party. [[Tomaj]] appears and explains he has fitted Ba'Gamnan with a muzzle, called Ba'Gamnan's Bane, that they can use to shock him. Ba'Gamnan joins the party unwillingly, and after leaving the Auralith's Cradle, the party encounters Ba'Gamnan's siblings. Claiming they are fed up of his old-fashioned ways, they announce they are leaving him and attack, but are soon put down by Vaan's party.
-{{Q|A vile and ruthless headhunter who's been marked with a bounty on his own head. Ba'Gamnan still carries a grudge against Vaan and his friends|Instruction booklet}}
-Though he survived the fall into the sandsea, the Empire saw no more need for the bangaa's services and placed a bounty on his head. Ba'Gamnan is looking for revenge and he and his siblings come across Vaan attempting to steal a derelict [[Airship (term)|airship]]. They corner Vaan and his friends [[Kytes]] and [[Filo]], but using the [[auracite]] Balthier gave him, Vaan [[Summon (command)|summons]] some [[Esper (Revenant Wings)|Yarhi]] to help him. The tables turn, and the party fights back. Ba'Gamnan is defeated, and his brothers and sister run away.
-Upon reaching the derelict's bridge, Ba'Gamnan tries to attack Vaan only to trip up on the stairs as the airship activates. Knowing he would cause nothing but trouble, the party ties him up.
-During the fight with [[Titan (Revenant Wings)|Titan]], Ba'Gamnan rushes into the room to help the party. Not knowing what is going on, [[Tomaj]] appears and explains he has fitted Ba'Gamnan with a muzzle, called Ba'Gamnan's Bane, that they can use to shock him. Ba'Gamnan joins the party unwillingly, and after leaving the Auralith's Cradle, the party encounters Ba'Gamnan's siblings. Claiming they are fed up of his old-fashioned ways, they announce they are leaving him and attack, but are soon put down by Vaan's party.
-At [[Port Marilith]] Ba'Gamnan abandons the party. Not wanting to bother him, the party leaves him behind. When they reach the [[Yapih Caverns]], the party is attacked by Ba'Gamnan's siblings, but before they can reach them, Ba'Gamnan appears and takes out his own family. The party defeats the enraged bangaa, but as they approach his body he gets up and kidnaps Filo.
-In the Underfane Of Yaxin Qul, Ba'Gamnan is holding Filo hostage. With the help of [[Rikken]] and company, the party takes down the bounty hunter. During the Muruc Cashuac Skysea's destruction, Ba'Gamnan escapes. He finds his brothers and sister and beats them, forcing them to come back to his side. His next plan involves his siblings to create a distraction for Vaan's party while some hired goons try to kidnap Fran. Vaan figures out the plan and saves Fran in time.
+Ba'Gamnan abandons the party at [[Port Marilith]]. Not wanting to bother him, the party leaves him behind. When they reach the [[Yapih Caverns]], the party is attacked by Ba'Gamnan's siblings, but before they can reach them, Ba'Gamnan appears and takes out his own family. The party defeats the enraged bangaa, but as they approach his body he gets up and kidnaps Filo and takes her to Underfane Of Yaxin Qul where he holds her hostage. With the help of [[Rikken]] and company, the party takes down the bounty hunter. During the Muruc Cashuac Skysea's destruction, Ba'Gamnan escapes. He finds his brothers and sister and beats them, forcing them to return to his side. His next plan involves his siblings creating a distraction for Vaan's party while some hired goons try to kidnap Fran. Vaan figures out the plan and saves Fran in time.
 When Vaan and Balthier fight over the [[auralith]], Ba'Gamnan runs in and attacks both groups in the confusion. Even with his summoned Titan, Vaan and Balthier defeat him. Ba'Gamnan appears a last time with his siblings, posting a bill on Tomaj's [[Missions (Revenant Wings)|notice board]] to lure Balthier. He is defeated, causing his siblings to question why they even bother.
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 === ''Final Fantasy XII'' ===
 {{main|Ba'Gamnan (Final Fantasy XII boss)}}
-Ba'Gamnan is fought at the Lhusu Mines and as the [[Hunt (Final Fantasy XII)#Elite Marks|Elite Mark]] posted by Montblanc. He is fought alongside his siblings.
+Ba'Gamnan is fought at the Lhusu Mines and as the [[Hunt (Final Fantasy XII)#Elite Marks|Elite Mark]] posted by Montblanc. He is fought alongside his siblings. Ba'Gamnan is the only bangaa-type [[boss]] in ''Final Fantasy XII''.
+[[File:BaGamnan-ffxii-sprite.png|right]]
+Ba'Gamnan's sprite is added to the [[Sky Pirate's Den]] in ''Final Fantasy XII'' after the player has completed the [[Bestiary (Final Fantasy XII)|Bestiary]], the hardest trophy in the den (by defeating every foe once, extra pages don't need to be unlocked).
 === ''Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings'' ===
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 == Musical themes ==
 Ba'Gamnan's theme is "A Speechless Battle" {{J|言葉無き戦い|Kotobanaki tatakai}} that plays during fights with him in Lhusu Mines and in Nam-Yensa Sandsea in ''Final Fantasy XII''.
-==Creation and development==
-===Voice===
-He is voiced by Kouji Ishi in Japanese.
-Ba'Gamnan's English voice actor is Steve Blum, who also voices [[Vincent Valentine]] in the ''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]'', the [[Arbiter of Time]] in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]'', [[Cid Aulstyne]] in ''[[Final Fantasy Type-0]]'', and [[Verstael Besithia]] in ''[[Final Fantasy XV]]''.
 == Other appearances ==
 ===''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]''===
 [[File:FFXIV Ba'Gamnan.png|thumb|Ba'Gamnan in ''Final Fantasy XIV''.]]
 {{main|Ba'Gamnan (Final Fantasy XIV)}}
 A version of Ba'Gamnan native to the world of ''Final Fantasy XIV'' appears in the [[Return to Ivalice]] arc. His appearance is the same as his ''Final Fantasy XII'' appearance.
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
 === ''[[Pictlogica Final Fantasy]]'' ===
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 File:PFF_Bagamnan.png|
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 PFF Ba'Gamnan.png|Boss sprite.
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-{{Char-stub|Pictlogica Final Fantasy}}
+{{Character section|Pictlogica Final Fantasy}}
-{{Enemy-stub|Pictlogica Final Fantasy}}
+{{Enemy section|Pictlogica Final Fantasy}}
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
 === ''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]'' ===
 [[File:FFRK Ba'Gamnan FFXII.png|right]]
-{{Enemy-stub|Final Fantasy Record Keeper}}
+{{Enemy section|Final Fantasy Record Keeper}}
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
 ===''[[Mobius Final Fantasy]]''===
 [[File:MFF Ba'Gamnan Gang FFXII.jpg|right|150px]]
-{{stub|Mobius Final Fantasy}}
+{{Section|Mobius Final Fantasy}}
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
 === ''[[Final Fantasy Trading Card Game]]'' ===
 Ba'Gamnan appears on cards with his ''Final Fantasy XII'' render and ''Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings'' artwork. His cards are earth-elemental.
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 Ba'Gamnan TCG.png|Ba'Gamnan from ''Revenant Wings''.
 </gallery>
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
+==Voice==
+He is voiced by Kouji Ishi in Japanese.
+Ba'Gamnan's English voice actor is Steve Blum, who also voices [[Vincent Valentine]] in the ''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]'', the [[Arbiter of Time]] in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]'', [[Cid Aulstyne]] in ''[[Final Fantasy Type-0]]'', and [[Verstael Besithia]] in ''[[Final Fantasy XV]]''.
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
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 Ba'gamnan.jpg|Ba'Gamnan threatening Penelo.
 </gallery>
-== Trivia ==
-[[File:BaGamnan-ffxii-sprite.png|right]]
-* Ba'Gamnan's sprite is added to the [[Sky Pirate's Den]] in ''Final Fantasy XII'' after the player has completed the [[Bestiary (Final Fantasy XII)|Bestiary]], the hardest trophy in the den (by defeating every foe once, extra pages don't need to be unlocked).
-* Ba'Gamnan is the only bangaa-type [[boss]] in ''Final Fantasy XII''.
-* Ba'Gamnan's "posting a bill to lure Balthier" tactic is used again in ''Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings'', and again fails.
 == References ==
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 [[Category:Characters in Final Fantasy XII]]
-[[Category:Player characters in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings]]
+[[Category:Characters in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings]]
 [[Category:Antagonists]]
 [[Category:Dark Knights]]