Filo Filo is a supporting character in " Final Fantasy XII " and a playable character in " " . A street urchin , she hangs out with her friends in Lowtown and pretends to be a sky pirate . When first encountered in " Final Fantasy XII " , she will ask her friend to go look for her in a game of hide and seek . After the conversation is over , she can be found in front of Old Dalan ' s place . Profile . Appearance . In " Final Fantasy XII " , Filo has silverish brown bobbed hair with evenly cut bangs divided more to the right . She wears a short - cropped caramel - cream fitting top with white laces , a pair of silver armlets , and out - spread caramel - cream baggy pants , along with a brown leather belt wrapped with dark brown straps . Gray straps which cover her shanks , and she wears a pair of tan loafers . In " Final Fantasy XII : Revenant Wings " , Filo has brown eyes and chin - length straight brown hair with goggles on her forehead . She wears a pink vest and pink - and - white gloves , yellow shorts with a flower print , and a belt and a pouch . She always carries her skybandit with her , which she uses to move , and is attached to her ankle by a strap . Personality . Filo is often upbeat , enthusiastic , energetic and hasty . She is all about training to be a real sky pirate and wishes to soar the sky on her own . According to a few of her friends , she is strict , and Filo punishes her friends by giving them extra training to make up for ignoring their training to go play . She is confident and bold , quite opposed to Kytes . Story . " Final Fantasy XII " . Filo lives in Lowtown and is friends with a boy named Kytes , a fellow orphan . She is part of the Buccaneer ' s Battalion . When a strange woman with amnesia wanders to Rabanastre , Filo is among the kids to help Vaan solve the mystery . Along with Kytes , Filo joins Vaan on his new adventure . When " Galbana " arrives outside Rabanastre , she tags along to inspect it . The " Galbana " turns out to be an airship that takes the trio to the newly - discovered sky continent of Lemurés where they run into an aegyl Llyud . The three decide to help him protect his homeland and become familiar with the Espers native to the Lemurés , known as Yarhi by the aegyl . Filo develops a crush on Llyud , and after Sky Saloon on the " Galbana " is opened , Filo lets Vaan decorate the central fountain with mementos . Filo is taken hostage by Ba ' Gamnan in the Underfane of Yaxin Qul , but is rescued by the party . Gameplay . " Final Fantasy XII " . Filo has a small part in helping Vaan in the three medallions sidequest . Filo is a flying character and she wields skybandits , a kind of a flying surfboard . She uses " traps " that lower enemy stats , as well as some boost abilities . Her traps can be placed anywhere on the map . Her Quickening , Wind Soul , boosts the speed of all allies , causing no wait time for skills for a time . It can be obtained by defeating Mateus in " Mission 6 - 4 : Audience at the Auralith " . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Filo appears in the trading card game with a wind - elemental card showcasing her official " Final Fantasy XII : Revenant Wings " artwork . She has the wind - element as she is a flying unit in " Revenant Wings " , utilizing a hover board . Etymology . " Phyllo " is Greek for " leaf " . It is also the name of a Greek pastry , which is made up of tissue - thin layers . " Phyllo " is also spelled as " filo " .