Reks

Reks
(レックス, Rekkusu?)
Portraits
Other appearances	Record Keeper
Biographical information
Home	Rabanastre
Age	17 (prologue), 18
Affiliation	Dalmasca
Physical description
Race	Hume
Gender	Male
Gameplay details
Type	Temporary playable character
Behind the scenes information
Designer	Akihiko Yoshida
Japanese voice actor	Hideki Tasaka
English voice actor	Yuri Lowenthal

No, sir. I want to fight. For my homeland and for my parents.

Reks

Reks is a minor character in Final Fantasy XII. Vaan's elder brother by two years, he fights to protect what little family he has left. Reks is the playable character during the game's prologue that works as a tutorial.

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Appearance

Reks has white-blond hair and pale blue eyes. He wears a short leather shirt that bares his midriff, curved pieces of armor on the sides of his neck, plated bracers and leather fingerless gloves, strips of leather round his waist with a metal plate in front, black trousers under metal and leather greaves, and flat brown shoes with the toes cut away. A blue brooch upon his chest resembles the one his brother Vaan wears, and in a dream sequence it is implied he also left Vaan a silver ring with a blue motif. In the Final Fantasy XII manga, it is revealed Vaan's chestplate originates from Reks.

Personality

Reks is a timid, somewhat pessimistic young man, unsure of himself but determined to fight for his brother and for Dalmasca. He joined the Order of the Knights of Dalmasca at the end of the war when it was already clear they could not win against the Archadian Empire. He respects his captains Basch and Vossler, and justifies his purpose within the army when Basch objects due to his age.

Reks doesn't hesitate in the face of danger, and encourages others to go on while he stays behind alone to dispatch enemy soldiers, despite being the least experienced of their squad. Reks's honest and perhaps naive nature make him a perfect witness for the Empire to use in a conspiracy to set up Captain Basch.

Story

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

See also: Battle of Nalbina Fortress

Reks and Gabranth in the Final Fantasy XII manga.

Five years ago Reks lost his family to a plague. Only fourteen years old, he had to take care of his younger brother Vaan with help from Penelo and her family. Always kind to others, he helped a seeq named Jovy who was wrongly accused of being a thief, and became the young seeq's "hero". He was known to love Galbana lilies, a type of red desert flowers.

Three years after losing his parents, Reks joined the Order of the Knights of Dalmasca and fell under the command of Captain Basch, to whom Reks reminded of his own brother. Having been one of the few to survive the initial Archadian assault, he forms part of the detachment sent to stop King Raminas from signing Dalmasca's unconditional surrender at Nalbina Fortress after rumors spread it is but a conspiracy to assassinate him.

Reks wounded.

Holding back to defend the rear from the Imperial forces, Reks becomes separated from his company. When he reaches the throne room, he is distraught to find his slaughtered comrades lying at the feet of their murdered king. Basch appears from the shadows and stabs Reks in the torso, leaving him to witness his confession and subsequent arrest. Though mentally and physically destroyed by the events, Reks is able to corroborate the Empire's version of events to Vaan and Vossler, and as a result, Basch is convicted on high treason.

Reks dies of his wounds, never knowing that the man truly responsible was Basch's twin brother, Gabranth, and that the scheme had been orchestrated by Vayne Solidor. In the manga version Vaan claims Reks was interrogated as a co-conspirator on Raminas's murder, and died from the methods used to force a confession.

Spoilers end here.

Gameplay

Reks at the entrance to Nalbina Fortress.

Reks is a playable character in the beginning of the game that acts as tutorial for the player. As such he is not easily killed and the player can't change his equipment. He has the magicks Cure and Thunder, and is equipped with Mythril Sword, Buckler, Leather Cap and Leather Armor.

Reks starts at level 3. His levels and inventory are not transferred to Vaan, who starts at level 1, unlike later in the game where Vaan's level determines the levels of the allies that join the party later. Considering his stat development, Reks is the second fastest playable character in the game after Reddas. However, it will be nigh impossible to level him up even once, as only the starter area Imperial Swordsmen give any EXP, and only if Reks deals the finishing blow over the knight NPCs that accompany him.

Reks's sprite appears in the Sky Pirate's Den after the player has earned over 500,000 Clan Points, granting the title Record Breaker.

Final Fantasy XII original release

Initial data

Name	Initial Stats
Level	3
LP	N/A
Magicks/Technicks	Cure, Thunder
Items	Potion x8, Hi-Potion x5
Gil	—
Gambits	—

Initial licenses

Name	Permits use of
White Magick 1	Cure, Blindna
Black Magick 1	Fire, Thunder, Blizzard
Smallswords	Mythril Sword, Mythril Blade
Shields 2	Buckler, Bronze Shield, Round Shield
Light Armor 1	Leather Cap, Leather Clothing

Initial equipment

Category	Name	Effect
Weapon	Mythril Sword	Sword, Attack Power +13, Evade +5, CT 35, Multiple Hits 5
Off-Hand	Buckler	Evade +10
Helm	Leather Cap	Magick Resist +4, Max HP +10
Armor	Leather Clothing	Defense +4, Max HP +10
Accessory	—	—

Stats

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Magick Power	Vitality	Speed
3	112-118	32-35	24	22	23	35
4	129-139	34-39	25	22	24	35
5	148-160	35-42	25	23	24	35
6	168-183	37-45	26	23	24	35
99	4,401-5,188	233-378	74	67	55	46

Zodiac versions

Initial data

Name	Initial Stats
Level	3
LP	N/A
Magicks/Technicks	Cure, Thunder
Items	Potion x8, Hi-Potion x5
Gil	0
Gambits	—

Initial licenses

Name	Permits use of
Command	Attack, Items
White Magick 1	Cure, Blindna
Black Magick 1	Fire, Thunder, Blizzard
Shields 1	Leather Shield, Buckler
Light Armor 1	Leather Cap, Leather Clothing

Initial equipment

Category	Name	Effect
Weapon	Mythril Sword	Sword, Attack Power +14, Evade +5, CT 30, Multiple Hits 5
Off-Hand	Buckler	Evade +9
Helm	Leather Cap	Magick Resist +4, Max HP +10
Armor	Leather Clothing	Defense +4, Max HP +10
Accessory	—	—

Stats

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Magick Power	Vitality	Speed
3	111-117	38-46	24	23	24	35
4	128-138	42-53	25	23	25	35
5	147-159	46-60	25	24	25	35
6	167-182	50-67	26	24	25	35
7	188-207	54-73	26	25	26	35
10	261-292	67-93	26	26	27	35
30	1,011-1,176	175-284	338	35	33	38
50	2,048-2,405	300-506	49	45	40	40
70	2,930-3,447	393-667	60	54	46	43
90	3,801-4,476	460-774	70	63	53	45
99	4,368-5,149	473-786	75	67	56	46

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Main article: /Record Keeper

Reks is a playable character who could initially be recruited during the Challenge Event Pawn Among Kings, where he was the First Time Reward for completing the event's Sky Pirate's Savvy stage on Classic difficulty.

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Final Fantasy Trading Card Game

Reks appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Wind-elemental Forward cards.

Reks [7-059U] Chapter series card.

Reks [5-070C] Opus series card.

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Other media

"Reks's Blade" is an exclusive weapon for Vaan in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, which raises Attack by 40 points and has "EX Core Absorption +15%" as an effect.

Voice

Reks is voiced by Hideki Tasaka in the Japanese version.

He is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal in the English version. He shares his voice actor with Cecil Harvey from the 3D remake of Final Fantasy IV and the Dissidia series.

Gallery

Character model.

Reks's pajamas model.

Reks's ring, bearing the same emblem on his and Vaan's necklaces.

Concept art of the Dalmascan soldier attire.

In-game Reks.

In-game Reks with Basch.

In-game Reks with Basch.

Gabranth stabs Reks.

Vaan has a vision of Reks in the hospital.

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Etymology

Reks's Japanese name may translate to "Lex". [view · edit · purge]Lex is a given name. It is a common male name in the Netherlands, and is sometimes short for Alexander.