...His ultimate goal was for the Church to be the supreme power in Ivalice - greater even than the Crown itself...
High Confessor Marcel Funebris' Personae
High Confessor Marcel Funebris, also known as High Priest Marge Funeral, is the leader of the Church of Glabados in Final Fantasy Tactics.
He uses the unique job high confessor (high priest in the PS version).
History[]
Funebris planned to grow the Church's power by using the division between Duke Larg and Duke Goltanna to start a war. After both sides were weakened by the conflict, he planned to have the Church mediate and use the Zodiac Stones, legendary artefacts, to create a new group of Zodiac Braves to restore confidence in the Church.
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Funebris was unaware that even as he manipulated Larg and Goltanna, he himself was being manipulated by Folmarv Tengille, leader of the Church's Knights Templar. Folmarv was part of the Lucavi plot to revive the demon Ultima, which initially was aligned with the ecclesiastical goals. Ultimately the goals diverged, and Folmarv decided to discard Funebris. Fellow Knight Templars, Loffrey Wodring and Cletienne Duroi, joined Folmarv at St. Mullonde Temple, the Church's stronghold, where they betrayed Funebris.
Wounded, Funebris begged for mercy. Folmarv demanded the location of the portal to the Necrohol of Mullonde, the place where Ultima could be be resurrected. Funebris revealed it is at Orbonne Monastery, and that the way to open the portal was contained within the Scriptures of Germonique, which were in Ramza Beoulve's possession. Funebris pleaded again for mercy, but it fell on deaf ears: all three Knight Templars were demon-possessed. As Folmarv and Cletienne left, Loffrey mortally wounded Funebris, who survived long enough for Ramza to arrive. Funebris realized that the so-called heretic was the only one who could stop Folmarv, and used the last of his strength to mutter the word Orbonne, alerting Ramza to Folmarv's next destination.
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A priest and prophet with ultimate power over the Church. A word from him can sway the fate of entire nations.
The high confessor is a story-related job used in cutscenes, and serves no purpose in battle. It possesses no action abilities, reaction abilities, support abilities, or movement abilities. Curiously, the developers did take time to give it a job description.
Marcel's job in the Japanese version is pope.
| Prerequisite | Weapons | Helmet | Armor | Equip Shields? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | None | None | Robes | No |
| Move Rate | Jump Rate | Speed | Physical Evasion Rate | Base Attack | Base Magic | Base HP | Base MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 10% | Average | Average | Average | Average |
Musical themes[]
Funebris has a musical theme associated with him, although it is nameless and cannot be found in the sound test menu. It is an adaptation of Cidolfus Orlandeau's theme, but has a slower, sadder tone. It plays during the final scene with Funebris at Mullonde.
Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances[]
Knights of the Crystals[]
Funeral appears as a card in the Ivalice Special Arena has a limited-time special arena with eighteen floors.