Bartz Klauser / Dissidia Bartz Klauser is one of the heroes fighting for the side of Cosmos in " Dissidia Final Fantasy " and " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " and the upcoming arcade version who was previously the main character of " Final Fantasy V " . A courageous young man with a strong sense of justice , Bartz can mimic and combine the powers of Cosmos ' s other warriors in battle . Traveling with Squall and Zidane , he strives to defeat his nemesis , Exdeath . Profile . " Dissidia Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Bartz ' s design is based on his artwork by Yoshitaka Amano . Bartz appears as a young man who has brown hair and gray eyes . His outfit is made up of a blue sleeveless shirt , gray pants , and pointed boots . He wears a golden spike on his left shoulder and has a flowing cape . Bartz ' s first alternate outfit , " White Mist Cape , " is based on , which depicts him with a black and white patterned shirt , a red cloth around his waist , black and white leggings with white boots , white hair , and a blue shoulder spike and Brave Blade . Bartz ' s second alternate outfit , " Freelancer , " is based on in " Final Fantasy V " , with differently styled hair , blue eyes , a blue tunic , white pants , and green boots . His EX Mode mirrors his appearance from the for " Final Fantasy V " , giving him a differently styled cape that wraps around the neck with a yellow emblem . Bartz has a DLC outfit , " Dancer , " based on from " Final Fantasy V " , giving Bartz a red shirt , black pants and a green sash . This look ' s EX Mode adds the three " mastery " stars hovering over his head , but does not give him a cape . Bartz ' s Crystal is a spiked purple and blue mass of material , based on the Adamantite found by him and his party in " Final Fantasy V " . Bartz ' s manikin version , Fallacious Wanderer , is cyan . " Dissidia Final Fantasy ( 2015 ) " . Bartz ' s default attire in the arcade reboot is titled " Traveler of Wind " ( 風の旅人 ) and has two additional recolors . " Traveler of Wind B " is identical to his " White Mist Cape " attire , while " Traveler of Wind C " is based on an alternate Amano artwork , and gives him silver - grey hair , a black shirt , white leggings and cape , a red shoulder spike , and a blue cloth around his waist . His first alternate costume is his " Freelancer " attire , but with his red cape intact , since EX Mode has now been reworked into EX Skill . Excluding the Brave Blade , Bartz now wields a new set of weapons from " Final Fantasy V " , collectively titled " Weapon Pack I " , to accommodate his new playstyle which no longer mimics other characters weapons . " Weapon Pack II " gives him a different set of weapons which are more darker in coloration , while " Weapon Pack III " have more royal designs . Personality . In " Dissidia Final Fantasy " , Bartz is described as an optimistic , cheerful , and carefree person , always looking at the positive side to all situations . Despite this , however , he does have a serious side and has a strong sense of justice , shown during the cutscene where he fights Exdeath . Story . Twelfth cycle . In one of the earlier conflicts , Bartz finds himself in the Interdimensional Rift where he is caught off guard by Gilgamesh , whom he cannot remember . Gilgamesh ' s reintroduction and story persuade him into fighting Gilgamesh in a battle he ultimately wins . Though Bartz warns him , Gilgamesh is sucked back into the Rift as he swears to return for a true rematch against Bartz someday . At the start of the 12th cycle of conflict , Bartz accompanies Zidane and Squall to meet with Kuja , believing him to be a rarely seen Warrior of Cosmos before his identity is revealed and Kuja drives the three off . Bartz is later attacked by Kain and found by Lightning , as he reveals his attacker ' s identity before Kain spirits him away . Thirteenth cycle . After Squall saves Bartz and Zidane from the manikins , he is asked to come along to look for the Crystals together . Squall is more comfortable by himself and the three split up . A moment after Bartz runs off with Zidane , he returns and gives Squall a chocobo feather as a good luck charm , promising that Squall would give it back when they meet again later . Wishing to make their quest a bit of fun , Bartz and Zidane propose to compete over who will obtain their Crystal first . The competition is cut short as Bartz falls for a trap Kefka intended for Zidane and after Bartz regains consciousness , finds himself in the Land of Discord . He escapes after overhearing a conversation between Kefka and Kuja about the plan to target Zidane . Later on , Bartz overhears a discussion between the Emperor , Ultimecia and Sephiroth concerning the fellow villains who fight only for destruction . At first Bartz thinks the Emperor and Sephiroth are fighting over Ultimecia ; he is spotted and makes his escape . Bartz finds a Crystal and snatches it from Exdeath without a second thought . Bartz runs into Golbez and fights him though he tries to warn him that the " Crystal " is a trap . Bartz realizes it too late after he used the teleport stone to escape to the Shinryu Isles and finds Squall and Zidane , with the latter teleported away to Kuja . Making their way back to the Land of Discord to find him , Bartz blames himself as Squall returns the chocobo feather before Exdeath arrives . Bartz , tired of running , decides to fight and defeat him . After he wins the chocobo feather turns into his Crystal as Zidane appears , having obtained his Crystal . Sometime after , reuniting with the other Warriors while returning to Cosmos , Bartz was asked by Tidus about what he remembers of his homeworld . Bartz mentions that , aside from the feather , he remembers nothing , and ends up having to cut the conversation short due to manikins . Afterwards , he continues , remembering advice about not worrying about things even if he has no control over them . Tidus initially thinks it was a girl of his , until Bartz explains the advice came from an old man . Bartz later talks to Warrior of Light on the subject of naming the currently unnamed warrior . Realizing Cosmos sacrificed her life by allowing Chaos to destroy her and leaving final hope of the world is in their hands , the Warriors battle their respective enemies one more time before defeating Chaos himself . After finding themselves near Castle Cornelia in World A , Bartz returns to his world as he throws a stick and fades into a forest . As he leaves , he tells his friends that when one is having the most fun time flies on . Official Quests . During the 12th cycle in " Bartz ' s Quest 012 : Mimicry And a Promise " , Bartz travels with Laguna and Jecht to find treasure . When they take a break Bartz challenges Laguna , wishing to learn how to mimic his skills . Laguna accepts and the two do battle , Laguna using only his Ragnarok Blade attack . Bartz learns to copy it and challenges Jecht to test out the move and learn Jecht ' s attacks as well . Jecht brushes him off and tells Bartz he ' ll teach him later , as his attacks are harder to mimic . Gameplay . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " and " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Bartz ' s fighting style is Mimic , as he copies the attacks of the other Warriors of Cosmos , freely changing between their weapons and fighting styles in battle to create new combos . His Bravery attacks have the unique feature of carrying support abilities , and he can equip any equipment piece in the game , making him versatile . The abilities connected to his attacks stack with support abilities , allowing Bartz to achieve higher bonuses than other characters . Bartz ' s HP attacks are original attacks from other characters , and he possesses an impressive ground speed , though not as fast as some other characters like Zidane , Shantotto and Onion Knight . A slight drawback is that most of Bartz ' s moves are close to mid - ranged , limiting his ranged capabilities . In " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " , Bartz is given new moves to accommodate the new characters . In the " Dissidia " reboot , Bartz ' s fighting style is revamped with a new set of weapons and abilities at his disposal based on the jobs from " Final Fantasy V " , such as the Dragoon , Mystic Knight and Ranger for Bravery attacks , and the Dancer and Samurai for HP attacks . Now known as a Job Master , Bartz ' s attacks grow more powerful the more they are used over the course of a battle and when mastered will grant him a support ability . His EX Skill , Lucky Charm , gives team mates the same stat boosts that Bartz gain in its duration . Boss . In " Dissidia Final Fantasy " , Bartz is fought in Distant Glory and Inward Chaos . In " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " , he is fought in , using Kuja , and in , using Gilgamesh . EX Mode . Bartz ' s EX Mode is Job Mastered . Bartz ' s cape turns red , approximating his appearance as a Mime in " Final Fantasy V " , and he gains three gold stars over his head , a symbol of job mastery . While in EX Mode Bartz gains the special attack Goblin Punch by pressing and . The attack is a quick , short - ranged unblockable HP attack with the Wall Rush ability , and does Bravery damage before knocking the opponent away . As is tradition with the attack , it deals eight times as much Bravery damage if Bartz and his opponent are at the same level . Bartz ' s EX Burst is Master Mime in " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " — in " Dissidia Final Fantasy " it is named Spellblade - Dual Wield - Rapid Fire , referring to a powerful combination of abilities commonly used in " Final Fantasy V " . Chocobo footprints appear on the background before Bartz kicks the opponent . He then attacks the enemy four times , each time with two weapons and a different elemental effect . The player must input pairs of directional pad commands in succession . Bartz finishes the EX Burst by combining all of his mimicry weapons into the Brave Blade and strikes with a fire - imbued slash . Failure to input the commands will result in Bartz skipping to the end of the attack and less Bravery damage is dealt . Equipment . Bartz can equip any sort of weapon or armor , except for the pieces unique to the other characters and female exclusive equipment . " Dissidia Final Fantasy ( 2015 ) " . Type : Unique < br > Unique System : Job Master