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Judge Ghis

Judge Ghis is an antagonist in Final Fantasy XII. He is a Judge Magister, the highest military rank in the Archadian Empire. As one of the more senior Judges, Ghis leads the Imperial 8th Fleet, a detachment of the Western Armada, aboard his flagship, the Dreadnought Leviathan. Ghis is best described as a careerist and a schemer.

Profile

Appearance

Helmetless Ghis — Ghis without his helmet.

Ghis is a middle aged man with curled steel gray hair and a small goatee. His attire is gold, white and red and lighter than the other Judges', his arms and legs being comparatively unarmored, wearing red leather trousers and arm guards. Ghis's distinctive horned helmet obscures his visage most of the time. He wears a long black cape.

Ghis wields two individual weapons that can be joined at the ends of their handles to form a dual-weapon. His primary weapon is a large sword while his off-hand weapon is a dagger-like blade with a half arch crescent guard and a long protruding blade and a series of trailing blades that follow down the guard. His weapons are gold to match his armor.

Personality

Ghis is arrogant and condescending, frequently taunting the party with the Empire's plans and his own knowledge of their actions to show how powerless they are. He goads Princess Ashe about her desire to restore Dalmasca, declaring her royal bloodline of no value against the power of deifacted nethicite. In the Final Fantasy XII manga, Ghis looks down on Gabranth for his youth and foreign heritage, and when fighting Balthier and Fran, he pauses to explain how his power and experience are superior to theirs.

Ghis is implied to thirst for even greater power, as coveted as his position already is, musing that "blood alone does not make an emperor."

Story

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

Ghis and Ondore2 — Ghis and Ondore in Lhusu Mines.

Ghis's men find Princess Ashe under the guise of "Amalia" in the Garamsythe Waterway, and she is taken aboard the Leviathan where Ghis keeps a close eye on her.

He visits the Lhusu Mines in Bhujerba with Marquis Ondore, as Lhusu Mines is where the Empire gets its magicite for use in Draklor Laboratory. Ghis taunts Ondore in his position as Archadia's lapdog. They bump into Penelo and Larsa, and Ghis becomes outraged at having found an outsider in the mines in the company of the Emperor's potential heir, but Larsa interferes and takes her to safety.

Ghis with ashe — Ghis with Princess Ashe on board *Leviathan*.

Vaan and the party are sent aboard the Leviathan and encounter Ghis who tells everyone the woman they thought was "Amalia", is the Princess Ashe. It is implied they mean to use her to seek out more deifacted nethicite, but Ghis is delighted to discover Vaan has the Dusk Shard in his possession as it reacts to Ashe's presence. He confiscates it and sends the party to the brig with the intention of executing them. The party escapes, frees Ashe and reunites with Penelo and Larsa. Ghis cuts them off at the hangar and witnesses the power of nethicite first-hand when one of his spells is absorbed by Penelo's piece of manufacted nethicite. Ghis is defeated and the party escapes on an Atomos. The Dusk Shard is sent to Dr. Cid at Draklor Laboratory.

Ghis captures the party again at the Tomb of Raithwall, displaying that his dreadnought has the power to fly over Jagd. He now confiscates the Dawn Shard the party had salvaged from the tomb and sets out to test its power by placing it in the Leviathan's engine. The results look promising and Ghis descends into delusions of grandeur at the sight of the stone's power, contemplating on using it to take the crown for himself. The shard begins to react violently, and Ghis, along with his entire fleet, is destroyed in the resulting explosion. Ashe and her party escape and recover the now lusterless Dawn Shard.

Ghis-Threatens-Balthier-FFXII-TZA — Ghis threatens Balthier.

In the Final Fantasy XII manga, Ghis serves a prominent role earlier in the story, taking charge of the Imperial forces from Gabranth during the attack on the Royal Palace of Rabanastre, and leads a force of soldiers into the Garamsythe Waterway, where Ghis single-handedly destroys a Firemane. He battles Balthier and Fran and overpowers them until he is distracted by Vaan, allowing Fran to get in close to freeze his sword. Ghis's men take Balthier captive, and Fran and Vaan stand down, the three being sent to the Nalbina Dungeons.

After the party is captured Ghis is defeated by Basch fon Ronsenburg, causing him to lament that he was "beaten by a mere Landisian." When the party is captured again Vossler hands the Dawn Shard to Ghis, saying Vayne has agreed to Dalmasca's restoration with Ashe as ruler in exchange for it. Ghis orders the shard tested, but its reaction causes a chain of explosions through the airship. A wounded Ghis tries to deactivate the reactor, but Vossler stabs Ghis's hand, telling him they will die together. The airship explodes and obliterates the rest of the fleet as Ashe and her friends flee in an airship back to Dalmasca. Because the manga was cancelled, this serves as the ending to the adaptation.

Gameplay

Main article: Judge Ghis (boss)

The party fights Ghis while escaping the Leviathan after rescuing Princess Ashe. The battle is considered won when the player depletes Ghis's health to critical.

In the Zodiac versions Ghis is faced alongside the other Judge Magisters in the Trial Mode Stage 100.

Spoilers end here.

Creation and development

Voice

Mark Wing-Davey as Ghis

In the English version, Ghis voiced by Mark Wing-Davey. Ryūsuke Ōbayashi voices him in the Japanese release.

Merchandise

Judge-Magister-Busts-FFXII-TZA-CE — Judge Magister busts.

The collector's editions for The Zodiac Age include busts for the Judges.

Gallery

Trivia

The spell Ghis casts at the party in the Dreadnought Leviathan appears to be Flare.
In Dissidia Final Fantasy and its extended universe, Gabranth appears as a playable character. Although none of the other Judges appear, Gabranth borrows Ghis's Aero as a Bravery attack.
Ghis's voice actor, Mark Wing-Davey, is married to Anita Carey, the voice of Venat.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Final Fantasy XII Scenario Ultimania, p.030

[xiiscenulti30-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Final Fantasy XII Scenario Ultimania, p.030

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+|english voice actor=[[wikipedia: Mark Wing-Davey|Mark Wing-Davey]]
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-{{Q|Methods do not interest me. Only results.|Judge Ghis}}
+{{Quote|Methods do not interest me. Only results.|Judge Ghis}}
-'''Judge Ghis''' is a character in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''. An antagonist, he is a [[Archadian Judges|Judge Magister]], the highest rank possible in the [[Archadia|Archadian Empire]]. An older Judge, he leads the [[Archadian Imperial Fleets|Imperial 8th Fleet]], a detachment of the Western Armada, aboard his flagship, the [[Dreadnought Leviathan|Dreadnought ''Leviathan'']]. Ghis is best described as a careerist and a schemer.
+'''Judge Ghis''' is an antagonist in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''. He is a [[Archadian Judges|Judge Magister]], the highest military rank in the [[Archadia|Archadian Empire]]. As one of the more senior Judges, Ghis leads the [[Archadian Imperial Fleets|Imperial 8th Fleet]], a detachment of the Western Armada, aboard his flagship, the [[Dreadnought Leviathan|Dreadnought ''Leviathan'']]. Ghis is best described as a careerist and a schemer.
 ==Profile==
 ===Appearance===
 [[File:Helmetless Ghis.png|thumb|left|Ghis without his helmet.]]
-Ghis is an older man, with curled gray hair, a lock of it curling over his forehead. Ghis's Judge Magister armor is more distinctive than the other Judges', being gold, white and red instead of black and silver, and his armor is lighter with his arms and legs being comparatively unarmored. As with the other Judges, Ghis wields two individual weapons that can be joined at the ends of their handles to form a dual-weapon. His primary weapon is a sword while his off-hand weapon is a large crescent-shaped weapon with spikes. The two are colored gold to match his armor.
+Ghis is a middle aged man with curled steel gray hair and a small goatee. His attire is gold, white and red and lighter than the other Judges', his arms and legs being comparatively unarmored, wearing red leather trousers and arm guards. Ghis's distinctive horned helmet obscures his visage most of the time. He wears a long black cape.
+Ghis wields two individual weapons that can be joined at the ends of their handles to form a dual-weapon. His primary weapon is a large sword while his off-hand weapon is a dagger-like blade with a half arch crescent guard and a long protruding blade and a series of trailing blades that follow down the guard. His weapons are gold to match his armor.
 ===Personality===
-Ghis is arrogant and condescending, frequently taunting the party with the Empire's plans and his own knowledge of their actions to show how powerless they are. He goads [[Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca|Ashe]] about her desire to restore [[Dalmasca]], declaring her royal bloodline of no value against the power of deifacted [[nethicite]] that could prove her lineage. In the ''Final Fantasy XII'' manga, Ghis looks down on [[Gabranth]] as well, for his youth and foreign heritage. When fighting [[Balthier]] and [[Fran]], he pauses to explain what he has ascertained about their attack patterns, and how his power and experience are superior. However, Ghis reigns in his contempt for the party with devotion to Archadian law, following it by restraining the party until circumstances demand he kill them for attempting to escape, and in the manga he personally wishes to kill Fran for nearly defeating him, but instead chooses to imprison her in [[Nalbina Dungeons]] to await a proper sentence.
+Ghis is arrogant and condescending, frequently taunting the party with the Empire's plans and his own knowledge of their actions to show how powerless they are. He goads [[Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca|Princess Ashe]] about her desire to restore [[Dalmasca]], declaring her royal bloodline of no value against the power of deifacted [[nethicite]]. In the [[Final Fantasy XII (manga)|''Final Fantasy XII'' manga]], Ghis looks down on [[Gabranth]] for his youth and foreign heritage, and when fighting [[Balthier]] and [[Fran]], he pauses to explain how his power and experience are superior to theirs.
-Ghis makes telling comments that imply his ambitious nature extends to even [[Vayne Solidor|Vayne]]. He uses pretense of "testing" to ensure the [[Dawn Shard]] is deifacted nethicite to gauge its power for himself, and muses using it to show Vayne that blood alone does not make an emperor.
+Ghis is implied to thirst for even greater power, as coveted as his position already is, musing that "blood alone does not make an emperor."
 ==Story==
 {{spoiler}}
 [[File:Ghis and Ondore2.jpg|thumb|left|Ghis and Ondore in Lhusu Mines.]]
+Ghis's men find Princess Ashe under the guise of "Amalia" in the [[Garamsythe Waterway]], and she is taken aboard the ''Leviathan'' where Ghis keeps a close eye on her.
-Ghis visits the [[Lhusu Mines]] in [[Bhujerba]] with [[Halim Ondore IV|Marquis Ondore]], as Lhusu Mines is where the Empire gets its [[magicite]] for use in [[Draklor Laboratory]]. Ghis taunts Ondore in his position as Archadia's lapdog. They bump into [[Penelo]] and [[Larsa Ferrinas Solidor|Larsa]], and Ghis becomes outraged at having found her in the mines in the company of the Emperor's potential heir, but Larsa interferes and takes her to safety.
+He visits the [[Lhusu Mines]] in [[Bhujerba]] with [[Halim Ondore IV|Marquis Ondore]], as Lhusu Mines is where the Empire gets its [[magicite]] for use in [[Draklor Laboratory]]. Ghis taunts Ondore in his position as Archadia's lapdog. They bump into [[Penelo]] and [[Larsa Ferrinas Solidor|Larsa]], and Ghis becomes outraged at having found an outsider in the mines in the company of the Emperor's potential heir, but Larsa interferes and takes her to safety.
-Responsible for capturing Princess Ashe, Ghis's men found her in the [[Garamsythe Waterway]], and she was taken aboard the ''Leviathan'' where Ghis keeps a close eye on her. When [[Vaan]] and the party are sent aboard the ''Leviathan'' they encounter Ghis on the bridge. He tells everyone the woman they thought was Amalia is the Princess Ashe.
 [[File:Ghis with ashe.jpg|thumb|right|Ghis with Princess Ashe on board ''Leviathan''.]]
-He takes the [[Dusk Shard]] from the party, and sends them to the brig with the intention of executing them. The party escapes, but Ghis cuts them off at the hangar where he witnesses the power of nethicite first-hand, when one of his spells is absorbed by Penelo's piece of manufacted nethicite. Ghis fights the party, but is defeated, letting the party escape on an ''[[List of airships#Atomos|Atomos]]''.
+[[Vaan]] and the party are sent aboard the ''Leviathan'' and encounter Ghis who tells everyone the woman they thought was "Amalia", is the Princess Ashe. It is implied they mean to use her to seek out more deifacted nethicite, but Ghis is delighted to discover Vaan has the [[Dusk Shard]] in his possession as it reacts to Ashe's presence. He confiscates it and sends the party to the brig with the intention of executing them. The party escapes, frees Ashe and reunites with Penelo and Larsa. Ghis cuts them off at the hangar and witnesses the power of nethicite first-hand when one of his spells is absorbed by Penelo's piece of manufacted nethicite. Ghis is defeated and the party escapes on an ''[[List of airships#Atomos|Atomos]]''. The Dusk Shard is sent to [[Cidolfus Demen Bunansa|Dr. Cid]] at [[Draklor Laboratory]].
-Ghis captures the party again at the [[Tomb of Raithwall]]. This time, he takes the [[Dawn Shard]] off them. Wanting to test its power for himself, he places the Dawn Shard in the ''Leviathan's'' engine. At first, the results look good, giving Judge Ghis delusions of grandeur. As he begins to contemplate taking the crown for himself, the shard reacts violently, causing the engine to malfunction. Ghis, along with his entire fleet, is destroyed in the resulting explosion, though Ashe and her party escape.
+Ghis captures the party again at the [[Tomb of Raithwall]], displaying that his dreadnought has the power to fly over [[Jagd]]. He now confiscates the [[Dawn Shard]] the party had salvaged from the tomb and sets out to test its power by placing it in the ''Leviathan's'' engine. The results look promising and Ghis descends into delusions of grandeur at the sight of the stone's power, contemplating on using it to take the crown for himself. The shard begins to react violently, and Ghis, along with his entire fleet, is destroyed in the resulting explosion. Ashe and her party escape and recover the now lusterless Dawn Shard.
 [[File:Ghis-Threatens-Balthier-FFXII-TZA.png|thumb|left|Ghis threatens Balthier.]]
-In the [[Final Fantasy XII (manga)|''Final Fantasy XII'' manga]], Ghis serves a prominent role earlier in the story, taking charge of the Imperial forces from Gabranth during the attack on the [[Royal Palace of Rabanastre]], and leads a force of soldiers into the [[Garamsythe Waterway]], where Ghis single-handedly destroys a [[Firemane (Final Fantasy XII)|Firemane]]. He battles Balthier and Fran and overpowers them until he is distracted by Vaan, allowing Fran to get in close to freeze his sword and attack him. Ghis's men take Balthier captive, and Fran and Vaan stand down, the three being sent to the Nalbina Dungeons. After the party is captured with the Dawn Shard his role is much the same, when the party escapes, he is defeated in single combat by Basch, causing him to lament that he was "beaten by a mere Landisian."
+In the ''Final Fantasy XII'' manga, Ghis serves a prominent role earlier in the story, taking charge of the Imperial forces from Gabranth during the attack on the [[Royal Palace of Rabanastre]], and leads a force of soldiers into the Garamsythe Waterway, where Ghis single-handedly destroys a [[Firemane (Final Fantasy XII)|Firemane]]. He battles Balthier and Fran and overpowers them until he is distracted by Vaan, allowing Fran to get in close to freeze his sword. Ghis's men take Balthier captive, and Fran and Vaan stand down, the three being sent to the Nalbina Dungeons.
-In the aftermath of Belias's defeat and the retrieval of the Dawn Shard, the party is captured by Ghis. On the Dreadnought ''Leviathan'' Vossler hands the Dawn Shard to Ghis and reveals Vayne has agreed that Dalmasca shall be restored with Ashe as ruler in exchange for it. Ghis orders the shard tested while Vossler takes the party away. The Dawn Shard's reaction causes a chain of explosions through the airship and a wounded Ghis tries to deactivate the Dawn Shard's reactor, but Vossler stabs Ghis's hand, telling him they will die together. The airship explodes and obliterates the rest of the fleet as Ashe and her friends flee in an airship back to Dalmasca. Because the manga was cancelled, this serves as the ending to the adaptation.
+After the party is captured Ghis is defeated by [[Basch fon Ronsenburg]], causing him to lament that he was "beaten by a mere [[Landis|Landisian]]." When the party is captured again [[Vossler York Azelas|Vossler]] hands the Dawn Shard to Ghis, saying [[Vayne Carudas Solidor|Vayne]] has agreed to Dalmasca's restoration with Ashe as ruler in exchange for it. Ghis orders the shard tested, but its reaction causes a chain of explosions through the airship. A wounded Ghis tries to deactivate the reactor, but Vossler stabs Ghis's hand, telling him they will die together. The airship explodes and obliterates the rest of the fleet as Ashe and her friends flee in an airship back to Dalmasca. Because the manga was cancelled, this serves as the ending to the adaptation.
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
+==Gameplay==
+{{main|Judge Ghis (boss)}}
+The party fights Ghis while escaping the ''Leviathan'' after rescuing Princess Ashe. The battle is considered won when the player depletes Ghis's health to critical.
+In the ''Zodiac'' versions Ghis is faced alongside the other Judge Magisters in the [[Trial Mode]] Stage 100.
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 {{audio|filename=GhisVoice1 1.ogg|title=Mark Wing-Davey as Ghis}}
 In the English version, Ghis voiced by [[Mark Wing-Davey]]. [[wikipedia:Ryūsuke Ōbayashi|Ryūsuke Ōbayashi]] voices him in the Japanese release.
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
-==Gameplay==
-{{main|Judge Ghis (boss)}}
-The party fights Ghis while trying to escape the ''Leviathan'' after rescuing Princess Ashe. While he is defeated, he survives the battle, but is not battled again.
 ==Other appearances==
 ===''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]''===
 [[File:FFRK Judge Ghis FFXII.png|right]]
-{{Enemy-stub|Final Fantasy Record Keeper}}
+{{Enemy section|Final Fantasy Record Keeper}}
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
 ===''[[Mobius Final Fantasy]]''===
 [[File:MFF Judge Ghis FFXII.jpg|right|150px]]
-{{stub|Mobius Final Fantasy}}
+{{Section|Mobius Final Fantasy}}
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
 ===''[[Final Fantasy Trading Card Game]]''===
 [[File:TCG Ghis.jpg|150px|right]]
 Judge Ghis appears on promotional card depicting his official render.
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
 ==Merchandise==
 [[File:Judge-Magister-Busts-FFXII-TZA-CE.png|thumb|Judge Magister busts.]]
 The collector's editions for ''The Zodiac Age'' include busts for the Judges.
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
 ==Gallery==
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 Ghis-Dawn-Shard-FFXII-TZA.png|Ghis holds the Dawn Shard.
 Ghis2.png|Ghis before he fights the party on ''Leviathan''.
-Ghis.png|Ghis casting a spell.
 XII ghis render.png|Battle render.
 Ghis Weapon 3-ffxii.png|Ghis's weapons connected.
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 ==Trivia==
+[[File:Ghis.png|Ghis casting a spell.|thumb]]
-*When Ghis casts a spell at the party in the Dreadnought ''Leviathan'', it looks like [[Flare (ability)|Flare]], and has the same animation.
+*The spell Ghis casts at the party in the Dreadnought ''Leviathan'' appears to be [[Flare (ability)|Flare]].
-*In ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)|Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' and its extended universe, [[Gabranth/Dissidia|Gabranth]] appears as a playable character. Although none of the other Judges appear, Gabranth borrows Ghis's [[Aero]] as a Bravery attack.
+*In ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)|Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' and [[Dissidia Final Fantasy|its extended universe]], [[Gabranth/Dissidia (PSP)|Gabranth]] appears as a playable character. Although none of the other Judges appear, Gabranth borrows Ghis's [[Aero]] as a Bravery attack.
-*Ghis's voice actor, Mark Wing-Davey, is married to Anita Carey, the voice of [[Venat]].
+*Ghis's voice actor, Mark Wing-Davey, is married to Anita Carey, the voice of [[Venat (Final Fantasy XII)|Venat]].
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