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|Battle = Battle above [[Royal City of Rabanastre|Rabanastre]]
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|battle= Battle above [[Rabanastre]]
|FF# = [[Final Fantasy XII]]
 
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|release = FFXII
|Image = Bashamut2.png
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|image = Bashamut2.png
|ImgCaption =
 
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|Location = Sky above Rabanastre
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|location = Sky above Rabanastre
|Result = Victory of the Resistance, [[Larsa Ferrinas Solidor|Larsa]] becomes Emperor of Archadia.
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|result = Victory of the Resistance, [[Larsa Ferrinas Solidor|Larsa]] becomes Emperor of Archadia.
|Combatantsa = Resistance
 
*[[Kingdom of Dalmasca]]
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|comba =*[[Bhujerba|Skycity of Bhujerba]]
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*[[Dalmasca]]'s [[resistance (Final Fantasy XII)|resistance]]
*[[Skycity of Bhujerba]]
 
 
*[[Rozarrian Empire]]
 
*[[Rozarrian Empire]]
|Combatantsb = [[Archadian Empire]]
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|combb =*[[Archadia|Archadian Empire]]
|Commandersa = [[Halim Ondore IV|Marquis Halim Ondore IV]]
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|cmda = [[Halim Ondore IV|Marquis Halim Ondore IV]]
|Commandersb = [[Vayne Carudas Solidor]], [[Zargabaath|Judge Zargabaath]]
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|cmdb = [[Vayne Carudas Solidor|Vayne Solidor]], [[Zargabaath|Judge Zargabaath]]
|Strengtha=Resistance Fleet
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|stra = Resistance Fleet
*[[List_of_Airships#Garland|Garland]]
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*''[[List of airships#Garland|Garland]]''
*[[List_of_Airships#Galuf-Val|Galuf-Val]]
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*''[[List of airships#Galuf-Val|Galuf-Val]]''
*[[List_of_Airships#Queen_Hilda|Queen Hilda]]
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*''[[List of airships#Queen Hilda|Queen Hilda]]''
*[[List_of_Airships#Xezat_Surgate|Xezat]]
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*''[[List of airships#Xezat Surgate|Xezat Surgate]]''
|Strengthb=[[Archadian Imperial Fleets]]
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|strb=[[Archadian Imperial Fleets]]
*[[Sky Fortress Bahamut]]
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*[[Sky Fortress Bahamut|Sky Fortress ''Bahamut'']]
*[[List_of_Airships#Alexander|Alexander]]
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*''[[List of airships#Alexander|Alexander]]''
*[[List_of_Airships#Atomos|Atomos]]
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*''[[List of airships#Atomos|Atomos]]''
*[[List_of_Airships#Carbuncle|Carbuncle]]
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*''[[List of airships#Carbuncle|Carbuncle]]''
*[[List_of_Airships#Catoblepas|Catoblepas]]
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*''[[List of airships#Catoblepas|Catoblepas]]''
*[[List_of_Airships#Pandaemonium|Pandaemonium]]
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*''[[List of airships#Pandaemonium|Pandaemonium]]''
*[[List_of_Airships#Valfarre|Valfarre]]
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*''[[List of airships#Valfarre|Valfarre]]''
|Casualtiesa = Unknown, [[List_of_Airships#Galuf-Val|Airship Galuf-Val]]
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|casa = Unknown, ''[[List of airships#Galuf-Val|Airship Galuf-Val]]''
|Casualtiesb = Unknown, Heavy, Vayne Carudas Solidor, [[Gabranth|Judge Gabranth]], [[Sky Fortress Bahamut]]
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|casb = Unknown, Heavy, Vayne Solidor, [[Gabranth|Judge Gabranth]], [[Sky Fortress Bahamut|Sky Fortress ''Bahamut'']]
 
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The '''Battle above Rabanastre''' was a battle in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''. It opposed the [[Archadian Imperial Fleets|Archadian Imperial Fleet]] led by [[Vayne Carudas Solidor|Vayne Solidor]] to the Resistance forces led by [[Halim Ondore IV|Marquis Halim Ondore IV]]. The battle was fought in the skies above the capital of Dalmasca, [[Royal City of Rabanastre|Rabanastre]].
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The '''Battle above Rabanastre''' is a battle in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''. The [[Archadian Imperial Fleets]] led by [[Vayne Carudas Solidor|Vayne Solidor]] face off against the [[Resistance (Final Fantasy XII)|Resistance]] forces led by Marquis [[Halim Ondore IV]]. The battle is fought in the skies above the capital of [[Dalmasca]], [[Rabanastre]].
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==Prelude==
==Awakening Bahamut==
 
Vayne Solidor, after being crowned Emperor of Archadia, was set on war to conquer all of Ivalice. He entrusted [[Cidolfus Demen Bunansa|Dr. Cid]] and [[Archadian Judges|Judge]] [[Gabranth]] the mission to locate the [[Sun-Cryst]] and harness its power to power up the Empire's new flagship. Atop the [[Pharos at Ridorana]], Cid met his death, and [[Reddas]] destroyed the Sun-Cryst. However, before being destroyed, the Sun-Cryst emitted enormous amounts of [[Mist (Term)|mist]] that was absorbed by the Bahamut. The mist unleashed was enough to power the world's largest airship, Cid's last creation: the [[Sky Fortress Bahamut]].
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Vayne Solidor, after being crowned Emperor of Archadia, set out to conquer [[Ivalice (Final Fantasy XII)|Ivalice]]. He entrusts [[Cidolfus Demen Bunansa|Doctor Cid]] and [[Archadian Judges|Judge]] [[Gabranth]] the mission to locate the [[Sun-Cryst]], a colossal piece of [[nethicite]] he has learned of from [[Venat]], a rogue [[Occuria]] working with Archadia. Vayne wants to harness Syn-Cryst to power up the Empire's new flagship. Atop the [[Pharos (Final Fantasy XII)|Pharos]], Cid meets his death, and the Sun-Cryst is destroyed. However, before exploding it emits enormous amounts of [[Mist (Final Fantasy XII)|Mist]] that is absorbed by the [[Sky Fortress Bahamut|Sky Fortress ''Bahamut'']], powering it up.
   
 
A group of [[Rozarrian Empire|Rozarrian]] mercenaries, who were hired into the Resistance, ignore orders and travel to [[Nabudis]] for a surprise attack. They retreat into Rabanastre airspace, and deliberately provoke a belligerent response from Archadia. The 12th fleet of the Archadian air force, with the colossal Sky Fortress ''Bahamut'' as the flagship, charges after them. Ondore, unable to leave his ships out to be destroyed, sends his fleet out to support them. Thus the Battle above Rabanastre commences.
==The War's Start==
 
A group of [[Rozarrian Empire|Rozarrian]] mercenaries, who were hired into the Resistance, ignored orders and traveled to Nabudis for a surprise attack. They retreated into Rabanastre airspace, and as they hoped, provoked a belligerent response from Archadia. The entire 12th fleet of the Archadian army, with the colossal Sky Fortress Bahamut as the flagship, charged after them. Ondore, unable to just leave his ships out to be destroyed, sent his entire fleet out to support them. The Battle Above Rabanastre thus began.
 
   
==The Battle==
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==The battle==
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[[File:Battle-above-Rabanastre.png|thumb|left|''Bahamut'' approaches Rabanastre.]]
Using the Bahamut's powerful Mist-charged cannons, Vayne hoped to destroy the Resistance fleet before all the people of Rabanastre. At first he succeeded, using the [[List_of_Airships#Alexander|Alexander]] as a shield and [[Zargabaath|Judge Zargabaath]] as a secondary commander. However, the smaller Resistance Airships managed to get past the blockade and attack the Bahamut.
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Using the Bahamut's powerful Mist-charged cannons, Vayne hopes to destroy the Resistance fleet before all the people of Rabanastre. He uses the ''[[List of airships#Alexander|Alexander]]'' as a shield and Judge [[Zargabaath]] as a secondary commander. The smaller Resistance airships get past the blockade and attack the ''Bahamut''.
   
Meanwhile, [[Vaan]], [[Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca|Ashe]], [[Balthier]], [[Fran]], [[Basch fon Ronsenburg|Basch]], and [[Penelo]] arrived to the battleground on the [[Strahl]]. At first, Ondore was not willing to allow Ashe to infiltrate the Sky Fortress, but Vaan imitated [[Larsa Ferrinas Solidor|Larsa's]] voice and assured the Marquis that they were going to persuade Vayne to end the pointless war. The group managed to enter the fortress, where they found Gabranth, whose only objective left in life was to kill his traitorous brother. The party defeat Gabranth one last time, heavily wounding him, journey on to confront Vayne.
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Meanwhile, [[Vaan]], [[Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca|Ashe]], [[Balthier]], [[Fran]], [[Basch fon Ronsenburg|Basch]], and [[Penelo]] arrive to the battleground on the ''[[Strahl]]''. Ondore is not willing to allow Ashe to infiltrate the Sky Fortress, but Vaan imitates [[Larsa Ferrinas Solidor|Larsa's]] voice and assures the Marquis they are going to persuade Vayne to end the war. The group enters the ''Bahamut'' and find Gabranth, whose only objective left in life is to kill his "traitorous" brother. The party defeats Gabranth, heavily wounding him, and journey on to confront Vayne.
   
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[[File:Battle-Above-Rabanastre2.png|thumb|Battle above Rabanastre.]]
Vayne was ready to face the party, but he did not expect that his own brother, Larsa, would turn his sword against him. A fierce battle ensued, where Vayne was defeated. Before being struck down, he used the power of [[Manufacted Nethicite]] to knock out Larsa and transform into [[Vayne Novus]]. Gabranth saved Larsa from Vayne's next attack, and took his place in the battle. The group managed to weaken Vayne even further, allowing Gabranth to stick his sword deep into Vayne's chest. Vayne then fatally wounded the Judge Magister, but Larsa used his piece of Manufacted Nethicite to stop Vayne from dealing the death blow, while Vaan succeeded in mortally wounding him.
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Vayne is ready to face the party, but does not expect that his brother, Larsa, would turn his sword against him. A battle ensues where Vayne is defeated. Before being struck down, he uses the power of manufacted nethicite to knock out Larsa and transform into [[Vayne Novus]]. The wounded Gabranth saves Larsa from Vayne's next attack, and takes his place in the battle. The group weakens Vayne allowing Gabranth to stab Vayne. Vayne fatally wounds the [[Archadian Judges|Judge Magister]], but Larsa uses his piece of manufacted nethicite to stop Vayne from dealing the death blow, while Vaan attacks him.
   
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Vayne escapes outside where Venat lends him its power to thank Vayne for helping free the world from the hands of the Occuria. Vayne uses Venat's power to fuse parts of the ''Bahamut'' with his body, becoming a giant mechanical dragon called [[The Undying (Final Fantasy XII)|The Undying]]. The party defeats him, and Ashe's party, taking Larsa and Gabranth with them, flee from the ''Bahamut'' aboard the ''Strahl''.
==Victory==
 
Vayne managed to escape outside, where [[Venat]] gave him its power as a way to thank Vayne for freeing history from the hands of the [[Occuria]]. Vayne used Venat's power to fuse parts of the Bahamut with his body, becoming a giant mechanical dragon called [[The Undying]]. The party fought Vayne and defeated him. Ashe and her party, including Larsa and Gabranth, fled Bahamut aboard the Strahl. Larsa announced his brother's death and succeeded him as the commander of the Empire, and proceeded to order a cease-fire, which was quickly upheld by Ashe, Ondore, Zargabaath, and Basch, who took his dying brother's place as Judge Magister. The Sky Fortress, depleted of its energy as well as its commander, began collapsing, but was steered by Balthier and Fran to crash-land just outside of Rabanastre.
 
   
==Trivia==
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==Aftermath==
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[[File:Battle-above-Rabanastre2.png|thumb|The Sky Fortress crashes outside Rabanastre.]]
- This battle nearly resembles the Battle of Endor in Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi. In the depiction, the forest moon of Endor is Rabanastre, the Resistance fleet of airships is the Alliance star fleet of starships, the Strahl is the Millennium Falcon, Archadian Imperial fleet is the Galactic Imperial Star Fleet, the fighters airships are the fighter starship, and Sky Fortress Bahamut is Death Star II while the Mist Cannon is the superlaser in the Death Star . In Star Wars, the Rebel Alliance wants to destroy Death Star II so that the Empire may have a significant downfall of it's famous strength of the Imperial Star Navy. But this is a trap made by Emperor Palpatine as when the fleet reaches the incomplete Death Star, the shields are on and the superlaser is active before the Death Star is completed. When the Death Star fires the superlaser, the entire fleet trembles when more than 30 of the powerful Imperial Star Destroyer and 1 Imperial Star Dreadnaught appear before them. Outgunned, they decided to do a full onslaught battle against the fleet and won after the destruction of Darth Vader's flagship, the Executor, the only Star Dreadnaught in the battle. In Final Fantasy XII, the Resistance plans to destroy Vayne's fleet by directly engaging them. This proved wrong as the fleet is very hard to defeat and needs to be destroyed by the inside. The same idea went through when Death Star II needs to be destroyed from the inside by using an X-Wing commanderred by Wedge Antilles and the Millennium Falcon by Lando Calrissian. The idea succeeds and Death Star II was destroyed
 
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Larsa announces his brother's death and succeeds him as the commander of the Empire. He orders a cease-fire, which is upheld by Ashe, Ondore, Zargabaath, and Basch, who takes his dying brother's place as Judge Magister. The Sky Fortress, depleted of its energy as well as its commander, collapses towards Rabanastre. Zargabaath intends to sacrifice his life to ram the falling airship away to save the Dalmascan citizens, but the Sky Fortress is steered by Balthier and Fran to crash-land just outside of the city.
   
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Peace returns to the world, and Ashe becomes the queen of Dalmasca. Basch takes Gabranth's place as Larsa's bodyguard, and Fran and Balthier, who had gone missing since the battle above Rabanastre, contact Vaan and Penelo, letting them know of a new treasure they are after.
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The Battle above Rabanastre is a battle in Final Fantasy XII. The Archadian Imperial Fleets led by Vayne Solidor face off against the Resistance forces led by Marquis Halim Ondore IV. The battle is fought in the skies above the capital of Dalmasca, Rabanastre.

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Prelude

Vayne Solidor, after being crowned Emperor of Archadia, set out to conquer Ivalice. He entrusts Doctor Cid and Judge Gabranth the mission to locate the Sun-Cryst, a colossal piece of nethicite he has learned of from Venat, a rogue Occuria working with Archadia. Vayne wants to harness Syn-Cryst to power up the Empire's new flagship. Atop the Pharos, Cid meets his death, and the Sun-Cryst is destroyed. However, before exploding it emits enormous amounts of Mist that is absorbed by the Sky Fortress Bahamut, powering it up.

A group of Rozarrian mercenaries, who were hired into the Resistance, ignore orders and travel to Nabudis for a surprise attack. They retreat into Rabanastre airspace, and deliberately provoke a belligerent response from Archadia. The 12th fleet of the Archadian air force, with the colossal Sky Fortress Bahamut as the flagship, charges after them. Ondore, unable to leave his ships out to be destroyed, sends his fleet out to support them. Thus the Battle above Rabanastre commences.

The battle

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Bahamut approaches Rabanastre.

Using the Bahamut's powerful Mist-charged cannons, Vayne hopes to destroy the Resistance fleet before all the people of Rabanastre. He uses the Alexander as a shield and Judge Zargabaath as a secondary commander. The smaller Resistance airships get past the blockade and attack the Bahamut.

Meanwhile, Vaan, Ashe, Balthier, Fran, Basch, and Penelo arrive to the battleground on the Strahl. Ondore is not willing to allow Ashe to infiltrate the Sky Fortress, but Vaan imitates Larsa's voice and assures the Marquis they are going to persuade Vayne to end the war. The group enters the Bahamut and find Gabranth, whose only objective left in life is to kill his "traitorous" brother. The party defeats Gabranth, heavily wounding him, and journey on to confront Vayne.

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Battle above Rabanastre.

Vayne is ready to face the party, but does not expect that his brother, Larsa, would turn his sword against him. A battle ensues where Vayne is defeated. Before being struck down, he uses the power of manufacted nethicite to knock out Larsa and transform into Vayne Novus. The wounded Gabranth saves Larsa from Vayne's next attack, and takes his place in the battle. The group weakens Vayne allowing Gabranth to stab Vayne. Vayne fatally wounds the Judge Magister, but Larsa uses his piece of manufacted nethicite to stop Vayne from dealing the death blow, while Vaan attacks him.

Vayne escapes outside where Venat lends him its power to thank Vayne for helping free the world from the hands of the Occuria. Vayne uses Venat's power to fuse parts of the Bahamut with his body, becoming a giant mechanical dragon called The Undying. The party defeats him, and Ashe's party, taking Larsa and Gabranth with them, flee from the Bahamut aboard the Strahl.

Aftermath

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The Sky Fortress crashes outside Rabanastre.

Larsa announces his brother's death and succeeds him as the commander of the Empire. He orders a cease-fire, which is upheld by Ashe, Ondore, Zargabaath, and Basch, who takes his dying brother's place as Judge Magister. The Sky Fortress, depleted of its energy as well as its commander, collapses towards Rabanastre. Zargabaath intends to sacrifice his life to ram the falling airship away to save the Dalmascan citizens, but the Sky Fortress is steered by Balthier and Fran to crash-land just outside of the city.

Peace returns to the world, and Ashe becomes the queen of Dalmasca. Basch takes Gabranth's place as Larsa's bodyguard, and Fran and Balthier, who had gone missing since the battle above Rabanastre, contact Vaan and Penelo, letting them know of a new treasure they are after.

Spoilers end here.