Isilud Tengille, also known as Izlude Tingel, is a character from Final Fantasy Tactics. He is the son of Folmarv Tengille, the leader of the Knights Templar of the Church of Glabados, and is a Knight Templar himself. He has one sibling, his older sister named Meliadoul.
History[]
Retrieving Virgo[]
Isilud joined the Knights Templar with his father, and was entrusted with the Pisces auracite, a legendary holy artefact of the Zodiac Braves said to have magickal powers. As Ramza Beoulve, a nobleman who renounced his family to fight to unveil the corruption and injustice present Ivalice, became a problem, Folmarv sent Isilud with another new Knight Templar, Wiegraf Folles, to retrieve the Virgo stone from the Orbonne Monastery. When they arrived, the librarian Simon Penn-Lachish refused to cooperate. Isilud mortally wounded him and left Wiegraf to guard the entrance as he descended into the Underground Book Storage to find the Virgo stone.
Ramza arrived with his sister, Alma, to also claim the Virgo stone. Upon finding Simon dying, they realized the Knights Templar were already there and Ramza pursued Isilud into the basement, leaving Alma at the entrance. Isilud found the Virgo stone, but was defeated by Ramza, forcing him to teleport back to the entrance where Wiegraf had captured Alma. Wiegraf handed Alma over to Isilud so that Wiegraf could fight Ramza. Ramza defeated Wiegraf, but Isilud took off on a chocobo, carrying Alma.
Incident at Riovanes[]
Isilud did not get far before Marach Galthena, a Netherseer working for Grand Duke Barrington, captured him. Isilud and Alma were taken to Riovanes Castle and thrown in the dungeon. When Folmarv arrived for a meeting with the Grand Duke, Marach brought Isilud before his father. Isilud apologized, but it was a useless gesture, as he had failed his angry father, and Folmarv slapped him across the face. Marach left to deal with Ramza. Negotiations with Barrington went sour and Folmarv sent Wiegraf to also deal with Ramza. Folmarv began to act provocative and Isilud wondered if something was wrong with his father.
Barrington called his guards and Folmarv used the Leo that glowed as he transformed into Hashmal, a Lucavi demon. Isilud watched in horror as Hashmal slaughtered the Riovanes Knights as Barrington fled. Isilud tried to stop his father turned Lucavi, but Hashmal crushed his skull against a wall before departing to deal with the rest of the Riovanes Knights. Alma, escaping from the dungeon, searched the castle for Ramza, and found Isilud and tried to help him, to no great success.
Isilud rambled about his inability to see or continue to fight, but nonetheless asked for his sword. When Alma told him to hold on, Isilud handed her the Pisces stone and asked her to pass on his forgiveness to Ramza after realizing that he had been telling the truth. Before dying, Isilud thought that Ramza killed his father, as Alma stated she saw the corpse of a monster in the corridors (Belias's). He said that he can rest in peace and died. Folmarv arrived and, upon hearing the death knell of Belias—the Lucavi possessing Wiegraf—and witnessing the Virgo stone's reaction to Alma, kidnapped her. Ramza later claimed the Pisces stone, which Alma dropped.
Isilud's older sister, Meliadoul, tried to avenge his death, but mistakenly believed Ramza to be the culprit for him having been branded a heretic by the Church. After Meliadoul discovered Marquis Elmdore's transformation into Zalera, she apologized for not listening to the truth. Ramza accepted her apology and the two decided to avenge Isilud together. When Meliadoul confronted their father, Folmarv, in Mullonde Cathedral, she asked if he was the one who killed Isilud in Riovanes, and learned the truth of the Lucavi, which Folmarv confirmed.
In The Ivalice Chronicles, Agrias Oaks tried to tell Isilud that Ramza was speaking the truth and that she had personally witnessed Cardinal Delacroix's transformation into a Lucavi with the use of the Scorpio auracite. Isilud refused to listen as he was blindly loyal to the Church of Glabados, only for Agrias to declare that he will learn the truth soon. Later on, following Folmarv's rampage, a mortally wounded Isilud looked for his sword when Alma tried to unsuccessfully help him. Before dying, Isilud denounced Folmarv as his father and lamented Ramza was telling the truth all along. As soon as he entrusted the Pisces auracite to Alma, Isilud decided to rest and died before Folmarv's arrival.
Meliadoul and his father talked about Isilud during their final confrontation, and Folmarv explained Isilud died fighting Hashmal as a mortal person. Meliadoul realized Isilud had been used as a pawn and had outlived his purpose, and but was not a craven as he had fought bravely against his own sire and died a hero's death. Upon facing Folmarv's true form as Hashmal, Meliadoul was determined to avenge Isilud and redeem their family name.
Characteristics[]
Appearance[]
Isilud has short light brown hair (golden brown in the mobile app version) with a fringe on each side and brown eyes. He wears a golden templar armor with a long different shades of green hooded cloak with a white belt, matching golden pants and golden boots.
Personality[]
Much like his older sister, Meliadoul, Isilud is unaware of the Lucavi plot and is loyal to the Knights Templar. He is idealistic and righteous, who believes that the Knights Templar methods will bring salvation to Ivalice. In his confrontation with Ramza, he attempts to convince him to handle the auracite he obtained from Cardinal Delacroix and argues that both have the same goal.
When his father Folmarv transforms into a Lucavi at Riovanes Castle, Isilud, who had been loyally following his father and the Church of Glabados's guidance, realizes the truth in his final moments before being stuck down by his own father.
Gameplay[]
Boss[]
Isilud is fought as a boss at Orbonne Monastery. He is level 26 and has 73 bravery, 62 faith, and comes equipped with the platinum sword, golden shield, platinum helm, platinum armor, and power gauntlet. He comes with the Arts of War and Jump commands, as well as the Counter, Safeguard, and Ignore Elevation abilities. He also comes with Concentration due to his Nightblade class. He is susceptible to Blindness, Silence, Oil, and Slow.
Isilud and Meliadoul are the only Knights Templar to be fought once.
Rendezvous[]
Isilud can be fought in the War of the Lions enhanced port in the tenth Rendezvous battle: The Knights Templar. Here, he is 5 levels higher than the highest level unit deployed, and has 73 Bravery and 63 Faith. He comes equipped with the Defender, while his other equipment is randomized. His abilities include Arts of War and other random abilities, and he is immune to same statuses as before.
When fought in the fourteenth Rendezvous battle: Brave Story, he is level 99 and starts with 97 Bravery and 63 Faith. He comes equipped with the Excalibur, Crystal Shield, Luminous Robe, and his other equipment is randomized. He has access to the Arts of War command, as well as the abilities Counter, Attack Boost, Ignore Elevation, and another random ability. He is immune to the same statuses as before.
Other appearances[]
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Isilud's spirit makes a cameo appearance in a cutscene at the end of the Return to Ivalice storyline, despite not being part of the main cast of the original game. His outfit is similar to his sister Meliadoul's, who in turn is oddly absent from the scene.
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Behind the scenes[]
Voice[]
Isilud gained a voice in The Ivalice Chronicles, being voiced by Shōhei Komatsu in Japanese and Joe Jameson in English. Isilud speaks in an English accent with a high and noble pitch.
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