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[[File:FFIX-BM288.jpg|right|thumb|Black Mage No. 288]]
 
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{{nihongo|Black Mage No. 288|黒魔道士288号|Kuromadoushi 288-go}} is a [[Non-Player Character]] from ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''. He is a particularly perceptive resident of the [[Black Mage Village]], to whom the other [[Black Mage (Final Fantasy IX)|black mage]]s turn to for guidance. Potentially, he could be seen as the leader of the black mages that have "awoken."
 
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{{Quote|You're very kind to use our words. But you already know what it means to live... and to die. You're asking about our friends who have 'died,' not 'stopped.'"|To Vivi}}
 
'''Black Mage No. 288''' is a [[non-player character]] from ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''. He is a particularly perceptive resident of the [[Black Mage Village]], to whom the other [[Black mage (Final Fantasy IX)|black mages]] turn to for guidance. He acts as the ''de facto'' leader of the village and the black mages who have "awoken".
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==Profile==
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===Appearance===
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No. 288 has the same model has the other generic black mages, wearing a tan pointy hat, purple-gray coat and white gloves and carrying a staff.
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=== Personality ===
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No. 288 is wise and introspective, able to comprehend the meaning of the mages "stopping" whereas others still find it perplexing. Found on the village cemetery, No. 288 may have been the mage to introduce the idea of burying the dead, considering his deeper understanding of the phenomenon compared to his kin. No. 288 is kind and offers guidance to those who feel lost, such as [[Vivi Ornitier]]. Though sorrowful and contemplative, No. 288 wants to understand death rather than fear it.
   
 
==Story==
 
==Story==
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No. 288 was once just another black mage soldier in service to [[Alexandria]]. On the day he gained sentience, he described it was suddenly awakening from a daze, and was horrified by the sight of a blood-covered soldier laying before him. He fled the scene and found others like him on the scene, and they wandered [[Gaia (Final Fantasy IX)|Gaia]] until they heard of the Black Mage Village and made their way there. As leader of the village, No. 288 realizes that the black mages that "stopped" had reached the end of their lifespan and died, but he conceals mush of his knowledge from the other black mages, as they cannot yet understand death and are only confused.
When the party first arrives at the village, Black Mage No. 288 can be found at the graveyard. At night, [[Vivi Ornitier|Vivi]] wanders out of the inn, meets him at the cemetery, and questions him about the black mages who have "stopped moving." No. 288 explains the actuality of death to Vivi, which leaves him confused. When the party returns to the village later on, Black Mage No. 288 is the only one that stayed behind in addition to the two mages caring for the [[Bobby Corwen|chocobo egg]].
 
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[[File:Black-Mage-Village-Cemetary-FFIX.png|thumb|left|Vivi meets Mr. 288 at the cemetery.]]
 
When the party first arrives at the village, Black Mage No. 288 can be found at the graveyard. At night, Vivi wanders out of the inn, meets him at the cemetery, and questions him about the black mages who have "stopped moving". No. 288 explains the actuality of death to Vivi, which leaves him confused. When the party returns to the village later on, Black Mage No. 288 explains the other black mages, save for two mages caring for a [[Bobby Corwen|chocobo egg]], accompanied [[Kuja]] to the [[Desert Palace]], Kuja having convinced the mages that he can extend their lifespans.
   
At first, he will not tell Vivi where the other mages have gone but later reveals they have joined [[Kuja]] at the [[Desert Palace]]. As Vivi rushes away to tell his friends, No. 288 wishes all black mages could be as strong as Vivi someday. Later in the game, when the [[Genome]]s take shelter in the Black Mage Village, No. 288 explains death to [[Mikoto]] and how he feels that a grave is not a pointless stone to mark a fallen life but a symbol of the memories that friends give us.
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After the party escapes from [[Terra (Final Fantasy IX)|Terra]], they take the now homeless [[Genome (Final Fantasy IX)|Genomes]] to the Black Mage Village. No. 288 comments they resemble black mages, and that they are welcome to live there as the two races learn from each other. He also explains to [[Mikoto (Final Fantasy IX)|Mikoto]] how he feels that a grave is not a pointless stone to mark a fallen life, but a symbol of the memories that friends give others in life.
 
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You're very kind to use our words. But you already know what it means to live... and to die. You're asking about our friends who have 'died,' not 'stopped.'"

To Vivi

Black Mage No. 288 is a non-player character from Final Fantasy IX. He is a particularly perceptive resident of the Black Mage Village, to whom the other black mages turn to for guidance. He acts as the de facto leader of the village and the black mages who have "awoken".

Profile

Appearance

No. 288 has the same model has the other generic black mages, wearing a tan pointy hat, purple-gray coat and white gloves and carrying a staff.

Personality

No. 288 is wise and introspective, able to comprehend the meaning of the mages "stopping" whereas others still find it perplexing. Found on the village cemetery, No. 288 may have been the mage to introduce the idea of burying the dead, considering his deeper understanding of the phenomenon compared to his kin. No. 288 is kind and offers guidance to those who feel lost, such as Vivi Ornitier. Though sorrowful and contemplative, No. 288 wants to understand death rather than fear it.

Story

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

No. 288 was once just another black mage soldier in service to Alexandria. On the day he gained sentience, he described it was suddenly awakening from a daze, and was horrified by the sight of a blood-covered soldier laying before him. He fled the scene and found others like him on the scene, and they wandered Gaia until they heard of the Black Mage Village and made their way there. As leader of the village, No. 288 realizes that the black mages that "stopped" had reached the end of their lifespan and died, but he conceals mush of his knowledge from the other black mages, as they cannot yet understand death and are only confused.

Black-Mage-Village-Cemetary-FFIX

Vivi meets Mr. 288 at the cemetery.

When the party first arrives at the village, Black Mage No. 288 can be found at the graveyard. At night, Vivi wanders out of the inn, meets him at the cemetery, and questions him about the black mages who have "stopped moving". No. 288 explains the actuality of death to Vivi, which leaves him confused. When the party returns to the village later on, Black Mage No. 288 explains the other black mages, save for two mages caring for a chocobo egg, accompanied Kuja to the Desert Palace, Kuja having convinced the mages that he can extend their lifespans.

After the party escapes from Terra, they take the now homeless Genomes to the Black Mage Village. No. 288 comments they resemble black mages, and that they are welcome to live there as the two races learn from each other. He also explains to Mikoto how he feels that a grave is not a pointless stone to mark a fallen life, but a symbol of the memories that friends give others in life.

Spoilers end here.