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Marche's classmate Mewt is an odd boy who always carries a teddy bear. Shy and a little precocious, Mewt is often picked on by other kids in school. Ever since Mewt's mother became ill and passed away, his father has had trouble at work, and Mewt's shyness has only gotten worse. The teddy bear he always carries with him was a gift from his mother. When Mewt finds an old book at a used bookstore, everything he knows changes... but is it for better or for worse?
Online description

Mewt Randell (Mewt Randall according to the European official website) is a major character from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance who also appears in Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift. In the real world, he is shy and bullied, but befriends the protagonist, Marche Radiuju, and Ritz Malheur.

Profile

Appearance

Mewt's appearance varies based on which version of Ivalice he is in. While in the real world, he has unkempt brown hair, lazy eyes, and a green hooded sweatshirt. In the transformed world, he wears a yellow long-sleeved shirt, red pants, an orange cape, and carries a long staff. His hair is done up in two pointed "horns", and sports a glyph in the center of his forehead.

In Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, 16 years later, an older Mewt retains his appearance in the real world and he wears eyeglasses. He now wears a light khaki long-sleeved button shirt with a red neck-tie on the collar, burned orange pants and brown shoes.

Personality

Mewt is a quiet, reserved young boy who happens to be a target for bullies at his school. His mother has died and his father, Cid, fell on hard times and became an alcoholic. When his home of St. Ivalice is transformed to resemble his favorite video game, he is given everything he ever wanted, and develops an entitlement complex. His choice whether to remain in the new world, or return to his old imperfect life, forms the crux of the game's main conflict between himself and Marche.

Story

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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

I'd pick Final Fantasy. That's my favorite.
Mewt, when asked what his favorite game is.

MewtArt — Artwork of Mewt in St. Ivalice.

Mewt is a timid boy who is bullied by the three boys, Guinness, Lyle, and Colin, during a snowball fight. Marche and Ritz befriend him and Mewt shows his new friends a book he found at a bookstore in St. Ivalice. He chants the words "Alta oron sondus kameela", the only legible sentence he could find. At night, the world is transformed.

In Ivalice Mewt is the prince, since the Gran Grimoire book used his imagination to create the fantasy world. His father Cid is the Judgemaster, enforcing Ivalice's laws, while his mother, Queen Remedi, dead in the real world, is alive in Ivalice. Because of all that Mewt has in Ivalice, he opposes Marche's attempts to revert the world to normal. Mewt has an nu mou assistant named Babus who defects to Marche upon learning the truth.

Ffta cast illustration — Mewt as a baby with his parents, Remedi and Cid.

When Judgemaster Cid learns the truth about the world, he separates himself from the palace. To replace Cid as an agent of the palace, Queen Remedi creates an entity resembling Mewt called Llednar Twem ("Mewt Randell" backwards). When Llednar fights Marche, Cid tells him Llednar is an embodiment of Mewt's darker side.

When Marche catches up to Mewt, Queen Remedi blocks Marche's effort to change his mind. After she is defeated by Marche, she reveals herself to be the Li-Grim, the entity keeping the world transformed who had taken the form of Remedi to comfort Mewt. A second battle ensues, during which Marche tries to break Mewt out of his confused state. This is only partially successful, so Marche continues his fight against the Li-Grim and defeats it. Before the world reverts, Mewt and the Li-Grim, which he still considers to be Remedi, share one final moment together, before Mewt is ready to return to the real world.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

You see, I've been there too. A world of swords... and magick.
Mewt to Luso

Mewt makes a cameo appearance as Mr. Randell, the librarian in Luso Clemens's school in St. Ivalice. After returning from his adventures in Ivalice, Luso encounters Mr. Randell and tells him about it. Mewt replies he believes him as he has been to that place too, giving Luso the very Grimoire he kept with him for years. He still has his stuffed bear, which he keeps on his desk.

Spoilers end here.

Gameplay

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

In the game's data coding, there is a battle sprite set and a job coding of "Prince" for Mewt, which is largely incomplete. This suggests Mewt may have been considered as an opponent or ally at some point.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

Responsible for tidying the few library books.
Librarian job description

Mewt is controllable during the opening snowball fight tutorial battle. His class, Librarian, has low stats and no abilities.

Level	Max HP	Max MP	Move	Jump	Evade	Weapon Attack	Weapon Magic	Magic Power	Magic Resist	Speed
1	8	5	3	2	40	6	9	1	12	91

Musical themes

Mewt's musical theme is "Mewt". On Final Fantasy Tactics Advance: Original Soundtrack, it is number 26 on disc one and number 19 on disc two. The song was mostly played by strings and a French horn. Its remix in White: Melodies of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is called "Mewt (Acoustic Guitar Version)" which was arranged by Satoshi Henmi. The theme "Grief" from Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift sounds similar to this.

The original version of Mewt's theme is melancholy overall, reflecting his inherent loneliness and his desire to escape the reality he despised back home. The arrange version carries a more "mature" tone to the original.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game

Mewt appears on a card.

Etymology

"Mewt" has a similar pronunciation with the word "mute" which means a quiet state, similar to Mewt's quietness at the beginning of the game. In the Maltese language, the word mewt means "death". His last name, Randell, is an alternate spelling of the the Medieval surname Randall, which contains two Germanic elements meaning "shield" and "wolf".

Trivia

Mewt has a tattoo on his forehead in his Ivalice attire, the same glyph also seen on the nu mou hat and the Alchemist job class. Mewt's mother, Queen Remedi, also bears a tattoo on her forehead, but not his father Cid Randell.

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-{{FFTA character
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+{{infobox character
-|name = Mewt Randell
+|name=Mewt Randell
-|image = [[File:Ffta-mewt.jpg|190px]]
+|release=FFTA
-|sprite = [[File:FFTA-Mewt1-por.png|Mewt's in-game St. Ivalice portrait.]] [[File:FFTA-Mewt2-por.png|Prince Mewt's portrait.]] [[File:FFTA-Mewt3-por.png|Prince Mewt's portrait in the epilogue.]] [[File:TA2Randell.png|Mr. Randell's portrait sprite in ''Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift''.]] [[File:FFTA mewt.gif|Mewt's in-game sprite in St. Ivalice.]] [[File:FFTA mewt2.gif|Prince Mewt's in-game sprite.]] [[File:FFTA2-Mr. RandellSprite.PNG|Mr. Randell's in-game sprite in ''Final Fantasy Tactics A2''.]]
-|japanese = ミュート・ランデル
+|japanese=ミュート・ランデル
-|kana = Myūto Randeru
+|romaji=Myūto Randeru
+|image=Ffta-mewt.jpg
-|age = About 12 - 14 (''Final Fantasy Tactics Advance'')<br>About mid 20s until early 30s (''Final Fantasy Tactics A2'')
+|portrait=[[File:FFTA-Mewt1-por.png|St. Ivalice portrait.]] [[File:FFTA-Mewt2-por.png|Prince Mewt's portrait.]] [[File:FFTA-Mewt3-por.png|Prince Mewt's portrait in the epilogue.]] [[File:TA2Randell.png|Mr. Randell's portrait (''Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift'').]]
-|race = [[Human|Hume]]
+|sprite=[[File:FFTA mewt.gif|St. Ivalice sprite.]] [[File:FFTA mewt2.gif|Prince Mewt's sprite.]] [[File:FFTA2-Mr. RandellSprite.PNG|Mr. Randell's sprite (''Final Fantasy Tactics A2'').]]
-|job = Librarian
+|age=About 12 - 14 (''Final Fantasy Tactics Advance'')<br/>About mid 20s until early 30s (''Final Fantasy Tactics A2'')
-|rdva = Asami Sanada
+|race=[[Human|Hume]]
+|gender=Male
+|type=playable
+|job=Prince (FFTA - [[Dummied content|Dummied]])<br>Librarian (FFTA2)
+|japaneseva=Asami Sanada ([[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition|Radio Drama]])
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-{{Q|Marche's classmate Mewt is an odd boy who always carries a teddy bear. Shy and a little precocious, Mewt is often picked on by other kids in school. Ever since Mewt's mother became ill and passed away, his father has had trouble at work, and Mewt's shyness has only gotten worse. The teddy bear he always carries with him was a gift from his mother. When Mewt finds an old book at a used bookstore, everything he knows changes... but is it for better or for worse?|Online Description}}
+{{Quote|Marche's classmate Mewt is an odd boy who always carries a teddy bear. Shy and a little precocious, Mewt is often picked on by other kids in school. Ever since Mewt's mother became ill and passed away, his father has had trouble at work, and Mewt's shyness has only gotten worse. The teddy bear he always carries with him was a gift from his mother. When Mewt finds an old book at a used bookstore, everything he knows changes... but is it for better or for worse?|Online description}}
-'''Mewt Randell''' (Mewt '''Randall''' according to the European official website) is a major character from ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]''. In the real world, he is shy and often times gets bullied. He befriended the protagonist [[Marche Radiuju]] and [[Ritz Malheur]] in the beginning of the story.
+'''Mewt Randell''' ('''Mewt Randall''' according to the European official website) is a major character from ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'' who also appears in ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift]]''. In the real world, he is shy and bullied, but befriends the protagonist, [[Marche Radiuju]], and [[Ritz Malheur]].
+==Profile==
-==Appearance and Personality==
+===Appearance===
-Mewt is a quiet, reserved young boy who happens to be a target for bullies at his school. His mother died prior to the events of the game, while his father, [[Cid Randell|Cid]], fell on hard times and became a drunk, much to his son's ire. When his home of [[St. Ivalice]] is transformed to resemble his favorite video game, he is suddenly given everything he ever wanted, and develops an entitlement complex as a result. His choice to remain in this world or go back to his old imperfect life forms the crux of the game's main conflict between himself and Marche.
+Mewt's appearance varies based on which version of [[Ivalice (Tactics Advance)|Ivalice]] he is in. While in the real world, he has unkempt brown hair, lazy eyes, and a green hooded sweatshirt. In the transformed world, he wears a yellow long-sleeved shirt, red pants, an orange cape, and carries a long staff. His hair is done up in two pointed "horns", and sports a glyph in the center of his forehead.
+In ''Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift'', 16 years later, an older Mewt retains his appearance in the real world and he wears eyeglasses. He now wears a light khaki long-sleeved button shirt with a red neck-tie on the collar, burned orange pants and brown shoes.
-Mewt's appearance varies wildly based on which version of Ivalice he is in. While in the real world, he is depicted with unkempt brown hair, lazy eyes, and a green hooded sweatshirt; in the transformed world, he wears a yellow long-sleeved shirt, red pants, an orange cape, and carries a long staff. His hair is also done up in two pointed "horns," and sports a glyph in the center of his forehead.
+===Personality===
+Mewt is a quiet, reserved young boy who happens to be a target for bullies at his school. His mother has died and his father, [[Cid Randell|Cid]], fell on hard times and became an alcoholic. When his home of [[St. Ivalice]] is transformed to resemble his favorite video game, he is given everything he ever wanted, and develops an entitlement complex. His choice whether to remain in the new world, or return to his old imperfect life, forms the crux of the game's main conflict between himself and Marche.
 ==Story==
-{{spoilers}}
+{{spoiler}}
 ===''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]''===
-{{Q|I'd pick Final Fantasy. That's my favorite.|Mewt, when asked what his favorite game is.}}
+{{Quote|I'd pick Final Fantasy. That's my favorite.|Mewt, when asked what his favorite game is.}}
 [[File:MewtArt.jpg|thumb|100px|left|Artwork of Mewt in St. Ivalice.]]
-At the beginning, Mewt is shown as a timid boy who is bullied by the three boys [[Guinness]], [[Lyle]], and [[Colin (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance)|Colin]] during the snowball fight. Marche and Ritz befriended him. Later, Mewt showed his new friends a book he found at a bookstore in St. Ivalice. He chanted the words "Alta oron sondus kameela," which was the only legible sentence he could find. At night, the world was transformed.
+Mewt is a timid boy who is bullied by the three boys, [[Guinness]], [[Lyle]], and [[Colin (Tactics Advance)|Colin]], during a snowball fight. Marche and Ritz befriend him and Mewt shows his new friends a book he found at a bookstore in St. Ivalice. He chants the words "Alta oron sondus kameela", the only legible sentence he could find. At night, the world is transformed.
-In [[Ivalice]], he is the prince, since the [[Gran Grimoire]] book used his imagination to create the world. His father Cid is the [[Judgemaster]], enforcing Ivalice's laws, while his mother [[Remedi|Queen Remedi]], dead in the real world, is mysteriously alive in Ivalice. Because of all that Mewt has in Ivalice, he strongly opposes [[Marche Radiuju]]'s attempts to revert the world to normal. During most of the game, Mewt has an [[Nu Mou]] assistant named [[Babus Swain|Babus]] who eventually defects to Marche upon learning the truth.
+In Ivalice Mewt is the prince, since the [[Gran Grimoire]] book used his imagination to create the fantasy world. His father Cid is the [[Judgemaster (Tactics Advance)|Judgemaster]], enforcing Ivalice's laws, while his mother, [[Remedi|Queen Remedi]], dead in the real world, is alive in Ivalice. Because of all that Mewt has in Ivalice, he opposes Marche's attempts to revert the world to normal. Mewt has an [[nu mou]] assistant named [[Babus Swain|Babus]] who defects to Marche upon learning the truth.
-[[File:Ffta cast illustration.jpg|right|thumb|In this artwork, Mewt is still very young with his parents Remedi and Cid.]]
+[[File:Ffta cast illustration.jpg|right|thumb|Mewt as a baby with his parents, Remedi and Cid.]]
-When Judgemaster Cid learns the truth about the world of Ivalice, he separates himself from the palace. To replace Cid in his capabilities as an agent of the palace, Queen Remedi creates an entity resembling Mewt called [[Llednar Twem]] (Note that Llednar Twem is simply Mewt Randell backwards). When Llednar fights Marche, Cid tells him that Llednar is an embodiment of Mewt's darker side.
+When Judgemaster Cid learns the truth about the world, he separates himself from the palace. To replace Cid as an agent of the palace, Queen Remedi creates an entity resembling Mewt called [[Llednar Twem]] ("Mewt Randell" backwards). When Llednar fights Marche, Cid tells him Llednar is an embodiment of Mewt's darker side.
-When Marche finally catches up to Mewt, Queen Remedi blocks Marche's effort to change his mind. After she is defeated by Marche, she reveals herself to be the Li-Grim, the entity that is keeping the world as it is. The Li-Grim had taken the form of Remedi in order to comfort Mewt. A second battle ensues, during which Marche tries to break Mewt out of his confused state. This is only partially successful, so Marche continues his fight against the Li-Grim and eventually defeats it. Before the world reverts to normal, Mewt and the Li-Grim, which he still considers to be Remedi, share one final moment together. Then Mewt is finally ready to return to the real world.
+When Marche catches up to Mewt, Queen Remedi blocks Marche's effort to change his mind. After she is defeated by Marche, she reveals herself to be the Li-Grim, the entity keeping the world transformed who had taken the form of Remedi to comfort Mewt. A second battle ensues, during which Marche tries to break Mewt out of his confused state. This is only partially successful, so Marche continues his fight against the Li-Grim and defeats it. Before the world reverts, Mewt and the Li-Grim, which he still considers to be Remedi, share one final moment together, before Mewt is ready to return to the real world.
 ===''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift]]''===
-{{Q|You see, I've been there too. A world of swords... and magick.|Mewt to Luso}}
+{{Quote|You see, I've been there too. A world of swords... and magick.|Mewt to Luso}}
-Mewt makes a cameo appearance as '''Mr. Randell''', the librarian in [[Luso Clemens]]'s school in St. Ivalice. After returning from his adventures in Ivalice, Luso encounters Mr. Randell and tells him about it. Mewt replies that he believes him as he reveals that he had been to that place too, giving Luso the very [[Grimoire of the Rift|Grimoire]] he kept with him for years. He still has his stuffed bear, which can be seen on his desk during the game's prologue.
+Mewt makes a cameo appearance as Mr. Randell, the librarian in [[Luso Clemens]]'s school in St. Ivalice. After returning from his adventures in Ivalice, Luso encounters Mr. Randell and tells him about it. Mewt replies he believes him as he has been to that place too, giving Luso the very [[Grimoire of the Rift|Grimoire]] he kept with him for years. He still has his stuffed bear, which he keeps on his desk.
 {{endspoiler}}
-==Stats==
+==Gameplay==
+===''Final Fantasy Tactics Advance''===
-Mewt is only controllable by the player during the opening snowball fight tutorial battle. His class, Librarian, has very low stats and no abilities.
+In the game's data coding, there is a battle sprite set and a job coding of "Prince" for Mewt, which is [[Dummied content|largely incomplete]]. This suggests Mewt may have been considered as an opponent or ally at some point.
+===''Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift''===
+{{Quote|Responsible for tidying the few library books.|Librarian job description}}
+Mewt is controllable during the opening snowball fight tutorial battle. His class, Librarian, has low [[stats]] and no abilities.
-{{FFTA Stats
+{{Stats FFTA
 |level = 1
 |HP = 8
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 }}
-==Musical Theme==
+==Musical themes==
-Mewt's musical theme is "Mewt." In ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance: Original Soundtrack]]'', it is number 26 on disk one and number 19 on disk two. The song was mostly played by strings and a French horn. Its remix in ''[[White: Melodies of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'' is called "Mewt (Acoustic Guitar Version)" which was arranged by Satoshi Henmi. A ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift]]'' song named "Sorrow" somehow sounds similar to this.
+Mewt's musical theme is "Mewt". On ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance: Original Soundtrack]]'', it is number 26 on disc one and number 19 on disc two. The song was mostly played by strings and a French horn. Its remix in ''[[White: Melodies of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'' is called "Mewt (Acoustic Guitar Version)" which was arranged by Satoshi Henmi. The theme "Grief" from ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift]]'' sounds similar to this.
 The original version of Mewt's theme is melancholy overall, reflecting his inherent loneliness and his desire to escape the reality he despised back home. The arrange version carries a more "mature" tone to the original.
+==Other appearances==
-==Etymology==
+===''[[Final Fantasy Trading Card Game]]''===
-"Mewt" has a similar pronunciation with the word "mute" which means a quiet state, similar to Mewt's quietness at the beginning of the game. His last name, Randell, is an alternate spelling of the the Medieval surname Randall, which contains two Germanic elements meaning "shield" and "wolf."
+[[File:Mewt TCG.png|100px|right|Trading card.]]
-==Gallery==
+Mewt appears on a card.
-{{Gallery
+{{clear}}
-|File:Mewt TCG.png|[[Final Fantasy Trading Card Game|Trading card]].
-}}
+==Etymology==
+"Mewt" has a similar pronunciation with the word "mute" which means a quiet state, similar to Mewt's quietness at the beginning of the game. In the Maltese language, the word ''mewt'' means "death". His last name, Randell, is an alternate spelling of the the Medieval surname Randall, which contains two Germanic elements meaning "shield" and "wolf".
 ==Trivia==
-*Mewt has a tattoo on his forehead in his Ivalice attire, the same glyph that is also seen on the [[Nu Mou]] hat an the Alchemist Job class. Mewt's mother Queen Remedi also bears a tattoo on her forehead, but not his father Cid Randell.
+*Mewt has a tattoo on his forehead in his Ivalice attire, the same glyph also seen on the nu mou hat and the [[Alchemist (Tactics Advance)|Alchemist]] job class. Mewt's mother, Queen Remedi, also bears a tattoo on her forehead, but not his father Cid Randell.
-*In the data coding for ''Final Fantasy Tactics Advance'', there is a battle sprite set and a Job coding of "Prince" for Mewt, which is [[Dummied Features|largely incomplete]]. This suggests that Mewt may have been considered as an opponent or ally at some point in game.
+{{navbox characters FFTA}}
-*In the Maltese language, the word "Mewt" means "death."
+{{navbox FFTA2}}
+[[Category:Characters in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]
-{{FFTA}}
+[[Category:Characters in Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift]]
-{{FFTA2}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Randell, Mewt}}
-[[Category:Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Characters]]
-[[Category:Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift Characters|Randell]]