Larsa Ferrinas Solidor Larsa Ferrinas Solidor is a temporary playable character in " Final Fantasy XII " . He is the fourth son of Emperor Gramis and younger brother of the consul , Vayne Solidor . Profile . Appearance . Larsa is twelve years old and has long , dark hair , similar to Vayne ' s . Larsa wears a bell - sleeved blouse with gold detailing beneath a dark tunic , with navy shorts and green , thigh - high leather boots . Around his neck he wears a blue emblem of House Solidor that hangs between the lapels of his collar . Personality . Despite his age , Larsa is mature , gentrified , and speaks formally . Many place their hopes in him to become a great emperor . He is cognizant of world events and wishes to help avoid war . Larsa is polite and respectful to others regardless of their class and ethnicity and often puts his faith in others to do what is right . He is idealistic , driven by his desire to restore the name of House Solidor , and lead the Archadian Empire in the most noble of ways , even if it means defying his brother , Vayne . He is wholly devoted to his family , his country , and preserving peace . Story . " Final Fantasy XII " . Larsa was born in the year 694 Old Valendia into the House Solidor , the ruling family of the Archadian Empire . Larsa is the youngest of Emperor Gramis ' s four sons , two of whom were killed by Vayne ' s hand by their father ' s order . As the year 704 approaches , Larsa becomes increasingly aware of the political tension between Archadia and its rival , Rozarria . His brother Vayne assumes a position within the Empire while Larsa grows curious of his father ' s intentions . Unbeknown to Larsa , the Imperial Senate are pressing his sickly father to choose between Larsa and Vayne as his heir . Larsa travels to the Skycity of Bhujerba with the intent of exploring the Lhusu Mines without the monitoring of an escort . Waiting outside the aerodrome , he overhears Balthier , Basch , Fran and Vaan discussing their pending trip to the mines , and asks to accompany them under the moniker of " Lamont " . Within the mines he finds magicite , and realizes Archadia is using it to make manufacted nethicite . Before Balthier can ask him about his intentions , Ba ' Gamnan attacks the party and Larsa flees , beckoning the others to follow . Outside , he meets up with Judge Ghis , who is currently holding Penelo under surveillance , outraged at having discovered a civilian in the mines full of the Empire ' s secrets . Realizing Penelo is the girl Vaan was seeking to save from Ba ' Gamnan , Larsa takes her under his wing and Ghis reluctantly obeys . From the shadows , Balthier tells the party Lamont ' s true identity . At the estate of Marquis Ondore , the leader of Bhujerba , Larsa tells Penelo he is Vayne ' s brother , but asks her not to fear him as he promises to ensure her safety . Basch seeks the Marquis ' s aid in rescuing Princess Ashe from the Empire , and Vaan wants to reunite with Penelo , having heard Larsa took her to the Marquis ' s estate . They gain an audience with him , and , knowing Ashe is held prisoner on the empire ' s battleship Dreadnought " Leviathan " captained by Judge Ghis , the Marquis has the group captured and sent to the " Leviathan " . Larsa also boards the imperial ship — presumably alongside Ghis — with Penelo . When the party frees Princess Ashe from captivity and escapes with Vossler ' s aid , deactivating the security , they run into Larsa and Penelo . Larsa tells the party to find an escape route , while he leaves with Vossler . Before he goes , Larsa gives Penelo a shard of manufacted nethicite to keep her safe . The party fights Ghis and in the Judge ' s defeat they escape with Larsa on an " Atomos " , and return to Bhujerba . In the skycity , Larsa bids the party goodbye and is escorted back to Archades . In the manga adaptation , Vossler takes Larsa hostage aboard " Leviathan " to safeguard their escape , but Ghis ignores this saying Larsa is an Imperial and thus willing to die for the Empire . He unleashes his magick at the party but Larsa ' s piece of manufacted nethicite quells it , allowing the party ' s escape . Larsa orders Ghis to report the incident since the escapees have no proof of their identities , commenting there need not be a report of Larsa ' s capture and Ghis ' s reaction to it . Larsa believes Princess Ashe to be instrumental in preserving peace , and tracks her party to Jahara where he asks her to join him in meeting someone at Mt Bur - Omisace , someone who can help prevent the war . Ashe doesn ' t initially trust him , but Larsa begs Ashe to take him as her hostage to prove his sincerity . To get to Mt Bur - Omisace the party must go through the Golmore Jungle , but their passage is blocked by magickal barriers . The party ventures into the Henne Mines to seek out Fran ' s sister , Mjrn , who Fran thinks would help them repel the barriers , but find her possessed by a mysterious being , grasping a piece of manufacted nethicite . Larsa notices the nethicite Mjrn is holding , but she drops it and it breaks , releasing her from the phantom ' s grasp . After coming to Mjrn tells the party she was taken by the Empire and given a stone that drove her into a Mist - frenzy , and Larsa identifies it as manufacted nethicite . He asks if Penelo still has the piece he ' d given her earlier , and when she confirms he snatches it from her , saying he should never have given it to her , apologizing for his ignorance of its hazardousness . They return Mjrn to Eruyt Village within the Golmore Jungle and gain a means of passing through the magick barriers . On Mt Bur - Omisace Larsa ' s contact turns out to be Al - Cid Margrace , a member of the ruling family of Rozarria . Al - Cid regretfully informs Larsa that Emperor Gramis has been assassinated and Vayne has succeeded him as Emperor , and as such , negotiations are impossible as Vayne is bent on starting a war . Judge Drace attempts to place Vayne under arrest for treason , but the other Judges are on Vayne ' s side . Vayne doubts Judge Gabranth ' s loyalty , knowing Gabranth has been reporting on him to the Emperor , and orders him to execute Drace to prove himself . Under her breath Drace asks Gabranth to obey Vayne , and urges him to protect Larsa . Larsa stays at Mt Bur - Omisace while Ashe ' s party ventures to the Stilshrine of Miriam . Gabranth arrives and takes Larsa back to Archades where he tries to talk his brother out of war , but Vayne ignores him . When the Sky Fortress " Bahamut " is activated , Vayne takes Larsa onboard to show him what happens to those who resist the Empire . Larsa , still hoping to avoid bloodshed , begs his brother to reconsider , but it is futile . When Ashe ' s party infiltrates the ship to confront Vayne he tells Larsa to stay away . Larsa draws his sword on his brother , saying he can no longer idly stand by . Larsa is momentarily knocked out by Vayne upon his transformation into Vayne Novus , telling Gabranth to protect Larsa , which Gabranth obeys by turning on Vayne as well . When Vayne is about to lay the finishing blow on the former Judge , Larsa intervenes and holds up the piece of manufacted nethicite , absorbing Vayne ' s magickal swords . Vayne heads out to the deck and merges with Venat , but Ashe ' s party kills him . The party flees the descending " Bahamut " on Balthier ' s airship where Larsa contacts the other fleets and issues the command to the Archadian Imperial Fleets to stand down , announcing himself as the new Imperial commander . A year later , a thirteen - year - old Larsa is Emperor with Basch as his protector , having assumed the identity of his twin brother Gabranth who didn ' t survive the final battle . Penelo still corresponds with Larsa , saying she would enjoy seeing him again . " " . Vaan ' s party encounters Emperor Larsa accompanied by Basch when they seek help on the mainland . Larsa expresses concern about the Judge of Wings and how she is causing chaos all over Ivalice . He joins the party under Basch ' s supervision , but stays aboard Vaan ' s airship , the " Galbana " . In the Sky Saloon he offers " all sorts " of potions but Vaan replies potions aren ' t much use against Yarhi . Gameplay . Larsa joins as a guest the first time as " Lamont " and then joins again later as Larsa . As a guest , Larsa ' s initial equipment is a Joyeuse , Swordbreaker , Kilimweave Shirt / Chanter ' s Djelleba , Topkapi Hat / Lambent Hat , and a Tourmaline Ring . The Zodiac Job System releases feature a number of changes . For example , while the original version has him with a limitless supply of Hi - Potions and X - Potions , the International version has him use the potions from the player ' s inventory . Creation and development . Voice . Larsa is voiced by in Japanese and Johnny McKeown in English . There were some budget questions with the use of a young actor as Larsa ' s voice in English , who tend to be more costly than using an adult woman to voice the young boy roles . This is because of additional studio time for getting through something like acting to lip animations with a child actor who doesn ' t have a lot of experience with that , and there are extra costs tacked on for things like tutors . The translators deemed it well worth it , however , to get a good performance . Musical themes . The theme associated with Larsa is called " Coexistence ( Imperial Version ) " and plays when the party first meets him . Other appearances . Larsa has made appearances in the following games in the " Final Fantasy " series :