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'''Lieutenant Colonel Yaag Rosch''' {{J|ヤーグ・ロッシュ中佐|Yāgu Rosshu Chūsa}} is a [[PSICOM]] officer and a major antagonist in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''. Though he had a hard time in the military academy, he graduated second in his class, just behind [[Jihl Nabaat]], later becoming her right-hand-man and the director of PSICOM's elite division.
 
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|japanese=ヤーグ・ロッシュ中佐
 
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|romaji=Yāgu Rosshu Chūsa
Rosch devotes the entirety of his life and career to the betterment of [[Cocoon (Final Fantasy XIII)|Cocoon]] and the protection of its citizens, and sees submission to [[fal'Cie]] guidance as being in humanity's best interest, even though their "benevolence" turned out to be a farce.
 
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|affiliation=[[Sanctum (Final Fantasy XIII)|Sanctum]]
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|occupation=Director of [[PSICOM]]
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|race=[[Human]]
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|gender=Male
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|height=190cm<ref name="ffxiiiscenulti-p046">{{Refbook|[[Final Fantasy XIII Scenario Ultimania]]|046}}</ref>
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|designer=[[Nao Ikeda]]
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|motion capture=Koji Shirahama
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|japanese voice actor=[[Hiroki Tōchi]]
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|english voice actor=[[Jon Curry]]
 
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{{Quote|Tell me, do you really think your life is worth more than the lives of millions of Cocoon citizens?|Rosch to Snow}}
 
'''Lieutenant Colonel Yaag Rosch''' is a [[PSICOM]] officer and a major antagonist in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''. Though he had a hard time in the military academy, he graduated second in his class, just behind [[Jihl Nabaat]], later becoming her right-hand man and the Director of PSICOM's elite division.
   
 
==Datalog==
 
==Datalog==
 
===''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''===
 
===''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''===
{{See Also|Datalog/People}}
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{{See|Datalog (Final Fantasy XIII)/People}}
 
''Yaag Rosch is a PSICOM officer who graduated with results second only to his fellow trainee, Jihl Nabaat.''
 
''Yaag Rosch is a PSICOM officer who graduated with results second only to his fellow trainee, Jihl Nabaat.''
   
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===''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]''===
 
===''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]''===
{{See Also|Fragment/Quiz Mastery}}
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{{See|Fragment/Quiz Mastery}}
 
'''''Figures of Note'''''
 
'''''Figures of Note'''''
   
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===Appearance===
 
===Appearance===
 
[[File:Yaag_concept.jpg|thumb|Character concept.]]
 
[[File:Yaag_concept.jpg|thumb|Character concept.]]
Yaag Rosch was designed by [[Nao Ikeda]], supporting character designer for ''Final Fantasy XIII''. His hair is silver and styled in thick, collar-length bangs spiked at the front and slicked down at the back, and a short ponytail tied with a black ribbon. He has sharp facial features, a thin scar above his left eye running the length of his forehead, and violet-gray eyes. He wears the standard uniform of a male PSICOM lieutenant colonel and wears a military saber on his belt. He is 190cm tall.<ref name="ffxiiiscenulti-p046">''[[Final Fantasy XIII Scenario Ultimania]]'', p.046.</ref>
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Rosch has silver hair, styled in thick, collar-length bangs spiked at the front and slicked down at the back, and a short ponytail tied with a black ribbon. He has sharp facial features, a thin scar above his left eye running the length of his forehead, and violet-gray eyes. He wears the standard uniform of a male PSICOM lieutenant colonel and wears a military saber on his belt.
   
 
===Personality===
 
===Personality===
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{{Quote|Cocoon is caught in the grip of a Pulse-born terror. If we allow l'Cie activity to continue, panic will rip our world apart.|Rosch}}
Rosch is a focused individual set on keeping Cocoon stable and protecting it from any threats or unclear influences except for the [[Sanctum (Final Fantasy XIII)|Sanctum]]. He dislikes the fal'Cie and would be happy to see them gone, but sees no good alternative to fal'Cie rule or practical way of removing them. He hides his true feelings on the fal'Cie, and rationalizes the situation to himself. All this makes him seem cold.
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Rosch is a focused individual set on keeping [[Cocoon (Final Fantasy XIII)|Cocoon]] stable and protecting it from any threats or unclear influences except for the [[Sanctum (Final Fantasy XIII)|Sanctum]]. He dislikes the [[fal'Cie]] and would be happy to see them gone, but sees no good alternative to fal'Cie rule nor a practical way of removing them. He appears to be cold and calculated as he hides his true feelings on the fal'Cie and rationalizes the situation to himself. Rosch devotes the entirety of his life and career to the betterment of Cocoon and the protection of its citizens and sees submission to fal'Cie guidance as being in humanity's best interest, even though their "benevolence" turned out to be a farce.
   
 
He is shown to be image-conscious and short-tempered when he tries to break the camera filming him while [[Snow Villiers|Snow]] and [[Oerba Yun Fang|Fang]] are killing off his soldiers with ease, and when he gives a melodramatic, supposed to be rousing, speech to his soldiers.
 
He is shown to be image-conscious and short-tempered when he tries to break the camera filming him while [[Snow Villiers|Snow]] and [[Oerba Yun Fang|Fang]] are killing off his soldiers with ease, and when he gives a melodramatic, supposed to be rousing, speech to his soldiers.
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==Story==
 
==Story==
 
{{spoiler}}
 
{{spoiler}}
 
===''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''===
 
===''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''===
{{Q|Who do you think it is terrified of Pulse and begging us to kill the l'Cie? It's not Sanctum. It's not us. It's the people.|Rosch to Snow}}
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{{Quote|Who do you think it is terrified of Pulse and begging us to kill the l'Cie? It's not Sanctum. It's not us. It's the people.|Rosch to Snow}}
 
Yaag Rosch is introduced giving orders to every soldier in [[Palumpolum]] to eliminate the [[Gran Pulse|Pulse]] [[l'Cie]] without mercy. He was given this post in part because he is thought to have a good relationship and experience with the [[Guardian Corps]], who have been deployed in conjunction with PSICOM in Palumpolum. Rosch and his soldiers surround Lightning and [[Hope Estheim|Hope]] when they emerge from the underground, but Snow and Fang's arrival forces him to fall back. Rosch declares Palumpolum under PSICOM jurisdiction, much to the Guardian Corps' dismay. His soldiers begin herding Palumpolum citizens to be [[Purge]]d.
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[[File:Yaag Rosch Palumpolum.png|thumb|left|Rosch encounters Snow in Palumpolum.]]
 
[[File:Yaag Rosch Palumpolum.png|thumb|left|Rosch encounters Snow in Palumpolum.]]
 
When the l'Cie are trapped in Hope's residence, Snow emerges and tries to convince the soldiers what they are doing is wrong, leading the soldiers to become uncertain about their orders; Rosch, however, argues in favor of the Sanctum, saying there is no other option. During his speech, Rosch reveals he dislikes the fal'Cie but follows his orders to prevent Cocoon from tearing itself apart. He and Snow argue regarding the Purge and the safety of Cocoon's citizens but are interrupted when one of Rosch's soldiers throws a smoke grenade and opens fire on his squad. Rosch is injured in the attack, and the l'Cie escape with the Cavalry's aid.
Yaag Rosch is introduced giving orders to every soldier in [[Palumpolum]] to eliminate the [[Gran Pulse|Pulse]] [[l'Cie]] without mercy. He was given this post in part because he is thought to have a good relationship and experience with the [[Guardian Corps]], who have been deployed in conjunction with PSICOM in Palumpolum. Rosch and his soldiers surround Lightning and [[Hope Estheim|Hope]] when they emerge from the underground, but Snow and Fang's arrival forces him to fall back.
 
 
Rosch declares Palumpolum under PSICOM jurisdiction, much to the Guardian Corps' dismay. His soldiers begin herding Palumpolum citizens to be [[Purge]]d. When the l'Cie are trapped in Hope's residence, Snow emerges and tries to convince the soldiers what they are doing is wrong, leading the soldiers to become uncertain about their orders; Rosch, however, argues in favor of the Sanctum, saying there is no other option.
 
 
During his speech, Rosch reveals he dislikes the fal'Cie, but follows his orders to prevent Cocoon from tearing itself apart. He and Snow argue regarding the safety of Cocoon's citizens, but are interrupted when one of Rosch's soldiers throws a smoke grenade and opens fire on his squad. Rosch is injured in the attack, and the l'Cie escape with the Cavalry's aid.
 
   
 
Later, the l'Cie infiltrate the Sanctum flagship, the ''[[Palamecia (Final Fantasy XIII)|Palamecia]]'', in an effort to subdue [[Primarch]] [[Galenth Dysley]] and save [[Sazh Katzroy|Sazh]] and [[Oerba Dia Vanille|Vanille]], who are being held for a show trial and public execution. The ''Palamecia'' begins to sink due to damage caused by the l'Cie's efforts, but the l'Cie escape onboard [[Menrva]], Dysley's rukh, which assumes the form of an [[Airship (term)|airship]]. Rosch pursues them in his personal airship, ''[[the Proudclad]]'', and attempts to shoot them down. Menrva's powers protect the l'Cie, and allow them to bypass the shield surrounding the city of [[Eden (location)|Eden]], while Rosch is denied access.
 
Later, the l'Cie infiltrate the Sanctum flagship, the ''[[Palamecia (Final Fantasy XIII)|Palamecia]]'', in an effort to subdue [[Primarch]] [[Galenth Dysley]] and save [[Sazh Katzroy|Sazh]] and [[Oerba Dia Vanille|Vanille]], who are being held for a show trial and public execution. The ''Palamecia'' begins to sink due to damage caused by the l'Cie's efforts, but the l'Cie escape onboard [[Menrva]], Dysley's rukh, which assumes the form of an [[Airship (term)|airship]]. Rosch pursues them in his personal airship, ''[[the Proudclad]]'', and attempts to shoot them down. Menrva's powers protect the l'Cie, and allow them to bypass the shield surrounding the city of [[Eden (location)|Eden]], while Rosch is denied access.
   
When [[Barthandelus]] begins sending creatures from the [[Fifth Ark]] to Eden to wreak havoc, Rosch assumes his duties as PSICOM Lieutenant Colonel, in addition to piloting the ''Proudclad'' in defense of the city. After tracking the party down in the city, he fights them once again. Defeated, Rosch retreats in a damaged ''Proudclad''. He is later seen trying to protect Edenhall alone, despite seeing Sanctum fal'Cie turn his men into [[Cie'th]]. With a brief exchange, he attacks the l'Cie, and is seriously wounded in the process.
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When [[Barthandelus]] begins sending creatures from the [[Fifth Ark]] to Eden to wreak havoc, Rosch assumes his duties as PSICOM Lieutenant Colonel, in addition to piloting the ''Proudclad'' in defense of the city. After tracking the party down in the city, he fights them once again. Defeated, Rosch retreats in a damaged ''Proudclad''. He is later seen trying to protect Edenhall alone, despite seeing Sanctum fal'Cie turn his men into [[Cie'th]]. With a brief exchange, he attacks the l'Cie and is seriously wounded in the process.
   
 
[[File:Rosch's End.png|thumb|An injured Rosch, detonating the grenade.]]
 
[[File:Rosch's End.png|thumb|An injured Rosch, detonating the grenade.]]
The ''Proudclad'' is disabled and the injured Rosch reveals that while he knew the fal'Cie were calling the shots, he did not realize their ultimate goal was to destroy Cocoon until it was too late. Finally seeing that the l'Cie are not the enemy, Rosch orders a halt to all of PSICOM and the Guardian Corps' l'Cie operations, and orders all troops to evacuate the populace. Shortly after the party enters Edenhall, Rosch meets a pair of [[Behemoth King (Final Fantasy XIII)|Behemoth Kings]]. In a knowingly suicidal act, he detonates a powerful grenade to stop the creatures from pursuing the l'Cie into Edenhall.
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The ''Proudclad'' is disabled and the injured Rosch reveals that while he knew the fal'Cie were calling the shots, he did not realize their ultimate goal was to destroy Cocoon until it was too late. Finally seeing that the l'Cie are not the enemy, Rosch orders a halt to all of PSICOM and the Guardian Corps' l'Cie operations, and orders all troops to evacuate the populace. Shortly after the party enters Edenhall, a pair of [[Behemoth King (Final Fantasy XIII)|Behemoth Kings]] descends upon Rosch. In a knowingly suicidal act, he detonates a powerful grenade to stop the creatures from pursuing the l'Cie into Edenhall.
   
 
===''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2 Fragments Before]]''===
 
===''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2 Fragments Before]]''===
{{Q|If there were as many as four l’Cie hiding out in Palumpolum, then it wouldn’t be a surprise if the Sanctum decided to carry out another Purge. All of the residents of this city would be disposed of. The military had to make an all-out effort to exterminate the l’Cie so that the tragedy in Bodhum didn’t happen again.|Rosch}}
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{{Quote|If there were as many as four l’Cie hiding out in Palumpolum, then it wouldn’t be a surprise if the Sanctum decided to carry out another Purge. All of the residents of this city would be disposed of. The military had to make an all-out effort to exterminate the l’Cie so that the tragedy in Bodhum didn’t happen again.|Rosch}}
During the meeting between [[Bartholomew Estheim]] and [[Rygdea]], they watch documented footage of various events recorded by Rosch with a voice-over revealing sensitive information. Rosch reviewed the security footage from the day of the incident at [[Euride Gorge]], depicting the Pulse l'Cie responsible: Fang and Vanille. Then the card shows footage of PSICOM troops rounding up the people in [[Bodhum]] to carry out the Purge, the military beasts and weaponry used to carry out the massacre, and soldiers ruthlessly disposing of the people in the [[Hanging Edge]].
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During the meeting between [[Bartholomew Estheim]] and [[Rygdea]], they watch documented footage of various events recorded by Rosch with a voice-over revealing sensitive information. Rosch reviewed the security footage from the day of the incident at [[Euride Gorge]], depicting the Pulse l'Cie responsible: Fang and Vanille. Then the card shows footage of PSICOM troops rounding up the people in [[Bodhum]] to carry out the Purge, the military beasts, and weaponry used to carry out the massacre, and soldiers ruthlessly disposing of the people in the [[Hanging Edge]].
   
Rosch's voice-over talks about how the Sanctum announced the Purge as a relocation to Pulse, though it was a ruse to hide its true nature as the method of taking everyone in the town and exterminating them in an uninhabited place on Cocoon's outskirts where the massacre would go unseen by the rest of Cocoon.
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Rosch's voice-over talks about how the Sanctum announced the Purge as relocation to Pulse, though it was a ruse to hide its true nature as the method of taking everyone in the town and exterminating them in an uninhabited place on Cocoon's outskirts where the massacre would go unseen by the rest of Cocoon.
   
 
As footage ranging from [[Lake Bresha]] to the ''Palamecia'' plays, Rosch's voice-over reveals the 'confirmed' assumption that the l'Cie sought to "bring harm to Cocoon", the army tracking Lightning and Hope on their journey from the [[Vile Peaks]] to Palumpolum, and the all-out military effort to kill the four l'Cie in Palumpolum to prevent another Purge from taking place. Then footage of the l'Cie returning to Cocoon from Pulse and the [[Siege of Eden]] plays back. The end of Rosch's narration reveals he knew his reckoning had come as PSICOM was heading for destruction before he faced the l'Cie one last time and sacrificed himself.
 
As footage ranging from [[Lake Bresha]] to the ''Palamecia'' plays, Rosch's voice-over reveals the 'confirmed' assumption that the l'Cie sought to "bring harm to Cocoon", the army tracking Lightning and Hope on their journey from the [[Vile Peaks]] to Palumpolum, and the all-out military effort to kill the four l'Cie in Palumpolum to prevent another Purge from taking place. Then footage of the l'Cie returning to Cocoon from Pulse and the [[Siege of Eden]] plays back. The end of Rosch's narration reveals he knew his reckoning had come as PSICOM was heading for destruction before he faced the l'Cie one last time and sacrificed himself.
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===''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]''===
 
===''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]''===
Rosch appears as a "Quiz Rank: Lieutenant" entry for a Quiz Mastery [[fragment]]. He is noted for his actions against fal'Cie's orders by ordering the evacuation of the Cocoon society.
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Rosch appears as a "Quiz Rank: Lieutenant" entry for a Quiz Mastery [[fragment]]. He is noted for his actions against fal'Cie orders by commanding the evacuation of Cocoon.
 
{{Endspoiler}}
 
{{Endspoiler}}
   
 
==Creation and development==
 
==Creation and development==
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Rosch was designed by [[Nao Ikeda]], the supporting character designer.
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===Voice===
 
===Voice===
He is voiced by [[Hiroki Tōchi]] in the Japanese version and Jon Curry in the English version.
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Rosch is voiced by [[Hiroki Tōchi]] in the Japanese version and [[Jon Curry]] in the English version.
   
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
 
[[File:FFXIII The Proudclad.png|thumb|''The Proudclad''.]]
 
[[File:FFXIII The Proudclad.png|thumb|''The Proudclad''.]]
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{{main|The Proudclad}}
 
Rosch pilots his PSICOM machine ''The Proudclad'', which is fought twice in Eden.
 
Rosch pilots his PSICOM machine ''The Proudclad'', which is fought twice in Eden.
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==Other appearances==
 
==Other appearances==
 
===''[[Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy]]''===
 
===''[[Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy]]''===
 
Rosch makes a cameo in as a tutor from the in-game manuals, explaining [[battlegen]] along with [[Jihl Nabaat]].
 
Rosch makes a cameo in as a tutor from the in-game manuals, explaining [[battlegen]] along with [[Jihl Nabaat]].
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=== ''[[Mobius Final Fantasy]]'' ===
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[[File:Mobius - Yaag Rosch FFXIII R4 Ability Card.png|right|100px]]
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Rosch appears as an ability card in ''Mobius Final Fantasy''.
 
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===''[[Final Fantasy Trading Card Game]]''===
 
===''[[Final Fantasy Trading Card Game]]''===
 
[[File:Yaag TCG.png|right|100px]]
{{sideicon|FFTCG}}
 
 
{{Section|Final Fantasy Trading Card Game}}
{{Gallery|FFTCGa
 
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|File:Yaag TCG.png|Trading card.
 
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{{stub|Final Fantasy Trading Card Game}}
 
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===''[[Triple Triad (Portal App)]]''===
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===''[[Triple Triad (Portal App)|Triple Triad]]''===
 
[[File:258a Yaag Rosch.png|right|100px]]
 
[[File:258a Yaag Rosch.png|right|100px]]
Yaag Rosch appears on a [[Triple Triad (Portal App)|Triple Triad]] card.
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Rosch appears on a Triple Triad card in the version playable via ''[[Final Fantasy Portal App]]''.
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==Gallery==
 
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|File:Yaagart.jpg|Yaag artwork.
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Yaagart.jpg|Yaag artwork.
|File:XIII-Yaag's-Saber-Artwork.jpg|Artwork of Rosch's saber.
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Yaag Art.jpg|Concept art of Yaag Rosch's outfit.
|File:Yaag's Coat Artwork.jpg|Detailed artwork of Rosch's coat.
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XIII-Yaag's-Saber-Artwork.jpg|Artwork of Rosch's saber.
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Yaag's Coat Artwork.jpg|Detailed artwork of Rosch's coat.
|File:YaagRosch-Render.png|Render of Rosch.
 
|File:YaagRosch-FaceCloseup.png|Face closeup of Rosch's model.
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YaagRosch-Render.png|Render of Rosch.
 
YaagRosch-FaceCloseup.png|Face closeup of Rosch's model.
|File:Yaag Rosch Saber.png|Rosch wielding his saber.
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Yaag Rosch Saber.png|Rosch wielding his saber.
|File:Yaag.jpg|Close-up of Rosch.
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Yaag.jpg|Close-up of Rosch.
|File:XIII yaag defeated.PNG|Rosch standing amidst his fallen comrades and he ''Proudclad''.
 
|File:XIII yaag sacrifice.PNG|Rosch preparing to sacrifice himself.
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XIII yaag defeated.PNG|Rosch standing amidst his fallen comrades and he ''Proudclad''.
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Rosch's Last Order.jpg|Rosch gives his last order to all soldiers in Eden.
|File:FFXIII - Sprite-Yaag Rosch.png|16-bit Sprite of Rosch from ''Final Fantasy XIII'' online synopsis.
 
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XIII yaag sacrifice.PNG|Rosch preparing to sacrifice himself.
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FFXIII - Sprite-Yaag Rosch.png|16-bit Sprite of Rosch from ''Final Fantasy XIII'' online synopsis.
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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Revision as of 02:16, 10 May 2020

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Tell me, do you really think your life is worth more than the lives of millions of Cocoon citizens?

Rosch to Snow

Lieutenant Colonel Yaag Rosch is a PSICOM officer and a major antagonist in Final Fantasy XIII. Though he had a hard time in the military academy, he graduated second in his class, just behind Jihl Nabaat, later becoming her right-hand man and the Director of PSICOM's elite division.

Datalog

Final Fantasy XIII

Yaag Rosch is a PSICOM officer who graduated with results second only to his fellow trainee, Jihl Nabaat.

His leadership skills shown in joint missions with the Guardian Corps earn him the command of the anti-l'Cie operations in Palumpolum.

Despite feeling doubt over the fate of innocents during the Purge, Rosch views the brutal and thankless task of maintaining the overall stability of society to be a soldier's sworn duty.

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Figures of Note

Colonel Yaag Rosch was an officer in the Sanctum's elite PSICOM Division.

Along with PSICOM officer Colonel Nabaat, he acted as one of the primarch's staunchest supporters. During the catastrophe, however, he chose to abort the operation ordered by the fal'Cie. Rosch redirected the military's efforts into evacuating citizens, and in doing so saved countless lives. His fate following those events is unknown, but it is assumed he was killed in action.

Profile

Appearance

Yaag concept

Character concept.

Rosch has silver hair, styled in thick, collar-length bangs spiked at the front and slicked down at the back, and a short ponytail tied with a black ribbon. He has sharp facial features, a thin scar above his left eye running the length of his forehead, and violet-gray eyes. He wears the standard uniform of a male PSICOM lieutenant colonel and wears a military saber on his belt.

Personality

Cocoon is caught in the grip of a Pulse-born terror. If we allow l'Cie activity to continue, panic will rip our world apart.

Rosch

Rosch is a focused individual set on keeping Cocoon stable and protecting it from any threats or unclear influences except for the Sanctum. He dislikes the fal'Cie and would be happy to see them gone, but sees no good alternative to fal'Cie rule nor a practical way of removing them. He appears to be cold and calculated as he hides his true feelings on the fal'Cie and rationalizes the situation to himself. Rosch devotes the entirety of his life and career to the betterment of Cocoon and the protection of its citizens and sees submission to fal'Cie guidance as being in humanity's best interest, even though their "benevolence" turned out to be a farce.

He is shown to be image-conscious and short-tempered when he tries to break the camera filming him while Snow and Fang are killing off his soldiers with ease, and when he gives a melodramatic, supposed to be rousing, speech to his soldiers.

Story

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

Final Fantasy XIII

Who do you think it is terrified of Pulse and begging us to kill the l'Cie? It's not Sanctum. It's not us. It's the people.

Rosch to Snow

Yaag Rosch is introduced giving orders to every soldier in Palumpolum to eliminate the Pulse l'Cie without mercy. He was given this post in part because he is thought to have a good relationship and experience with the Guardian Corps, who have been deployed in conjunction with PSICOM in Palumpolum. Rosch and his soldiers surround Lightning and Hope when they emerge from the underground, but Snow and Fang's arrival forces him to fall back. Rosch declares Palumpolum under PSICOM jurisdiction, much to the Guardian Corps' dismay. His soldiers begin herding Palumpolum citizens to be Purged.

Yaag Rosch Palumpolum

Rosch encounters Snow in Palumpolum.

When the l'Cie are trapped in Hope's residence, Snow emerges and tries to convince the soldiers what they are doing is wrong, leading the soldiers to become uncertain about their orders; Rosch, however, argues in favor of the Sanctum, saying there is no other option. During his speech, Rosch reveals he dislikes the fal'Cie but follows his orders to prevent Cocoon from tearing itself apart. He and Snow argue regarding the Purge and the safety of Cocoon's citizens but are interrupted when one of Rosch's soldiers throws a smoke grenade and opens fire on his squad. Rosch is injured in the attack, and the l'Cie escape with the Cavalry's aid.

Later, the l'Cie infiltrate the Sanctum flagship, the Palamecia, in an effort to subdue Primarch Galenth Dysley and save Sazh and Vanille, who are being held for a show trial and public execution. The Palamecia begins to sink due to damage caused by the l'Cie's efforts, but the l'Cie escape onboard Menrva, Dysley's rukh, which assumes the form of an airship. Rosch pursues them in his personal airship, the Proudclad, and attempts to shoot them down. Menrva's powers protect the l'Cie, and allow them to bypass the shield surrounding the city of Eden, while Rosch is denied access.

When Barthandelus begins sending creatures from the Fifth Ark to Eden to wreak havoc, Rosch assumes his duties as PSICOM Lieutenant Colonel, in addition to piloting the Proudclad in defense of the city. After tracking the party down in the city, he fights them once again. Defeated, Rosch retreats in a damaged Proudclad. He is later seen trying to protect Edenhall alone, despite seeing Sanctum fal'Cie turn his men into Cie'th. With a brief exchange, he attacks the l'Cie and is seriously wounded in the process.

Rosch's End

An injured Rosch, detonating the grenade.

The Proudclad is disabled and the injured Rosch reveals that while he knew the fal'Cie were calling the shots, he did not realize their ultimate goal was to destroy Cocoon until it was too late. Finally seeing that the l'Cie are not the enemy, Rosch orders a halt to all of PSICOM and the Guardian Corps' l'Cie operations, and orders all troops to evacuate the populace. Shortly after the party enters Edenhall, a pair of Behemoth Kings descends upon Rosch. In a knowingly suicidal act, he detonates a powerful grenade to stop the creatures from pursuing the l'Cie into Edenhall.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Fragments Before

If there were as many as four l’Cie hiding out in Palumpolum, then it wouldn’t be a surprise if the Sanctum decided to carry out another Purge. All of the residents of this city would be disposed of. The military had to make an all-out effort to exterminate the l’Cie so that the tragedy in Bodhum didn’t happen again.

Rosch

During the meeting between Bartholomew Estheim and Rygdea, they watch documented footage of various events recorded by Rosch with a voice-over revealing sensitive information. Rosch reviewed the security footage from the day of the incident at Euride Gorge, depicting the Pulse l'Cie responsible: Fang and Vanille. Then the card shows footage of PSICOM troops rounding up the people in Bodhum to carry out the Purge, the military beasts, and weaponry used to carry out the massacre, and soldiers ruthlessly disposing of the people in the Hanging Edge.

Rosch's voice-over talks about how the Sanctum announced the Purge as relocation to Pulse, though it was a ruse to hide its true nature as the method of taking everyone in the town and exterminating them in an uninhabited place on Cocoon's outskirts where the massacre would go unseen by the rest of Cocoon.

As footage ranging from Lake Bresha to the Palamecia plays, Rosch's voice-over reveals the 'confirmed' assumption that the l'Cie sought to "bring harm to Cocoon", the army tracking Lightning and Hope on their journey from the Vile Peaks to Palumpolum, and the all-out military effort to kill the four l'Cie in Palumpolum to prevent another Purge from taking place. Then footage of the l'Cie returning to Cocoon from Pulse and the Siege of Eden plays back. The end of Rosch's narration reveals he knew his reckoning had come as PSICOM was heading for destruction before he faced the l'Cie one last time and sacrificed himself.

As congresspeople hold an assembly in Palumpolum's concert hall, they proclaim that despite being dead, both Rosch and Nabaat would be stripped of their civil rights for "bringing unprecedented calamity upon Cocoon". In the end, Rosch's footage becomes the trump card that takes down the remnants of the Sanctum and makes way for the new provisional government and the Academy.

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Rosch appears as a "Quiz Rank: Lieutenant" entry for a Quiz Mastery fragment. He is noted for his actions against fal'Cie orders by commanding the evacuation of Cocoon.

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Creation and development

Rosch was designed by Nao Ikeda, the supporting character designer.

Voice

Rosch is voiced by Hiroki Tōchi in the Japanese version and Jon Curry in the English version.

Gameplay

FFXIII The Proudclad

The Proudclad.

Rosch pilots his PSICOM machine The Proudclad, which is fought twice in Eden.

Other appearances

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Rosch makes a cameo in as a tutor from the in-game manuals, explaining battlegen along with Jihl Nabaat.

Mobius Final Fantasy

Mobius - Yaag Rosch FFXIII R4 Ability Card

Rosch appears as an ability card in Mobius Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game

Yaag TCG
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Triple Triad

258a Yaag Rosch

Rosch appears on a Triple Triad card in the version playable via Final Fantasy Portal App.

Gallery

Trivia

  • Rosch shares his Japanese voice actor with Zhuyu Voghfau Byot from Final Fantasy Type-0 and Cor Leonis from Final Fantasy XV.
  • The official website previously stated that Rosch was Lightning's former instructor at the Academy. This information is not mentioned in the game, and it is unknown if this is due to a change in the story during development.
  • "Final Fantasy XIII: The Lost Report" tells the story of Final Fantasy XIII from Yaag Rosch and Rygdea's perspectives.
  • The engraving on Yaag Rosch's saber reads "RBTSKJRZZ" in the script of Cocoon. These letters are the romaji initials of the popular Buddhist mantra "臨 ・ 兵 ・ 闘 ・ 者 ・ 皆 ・ 陣 ・ 裂 ・ 在 ・ 前". The mantra means "Come warriors, fight as one, ready in formation, line up and take position in front".

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