Golbez / Dissidia Golbez is a warrior of Chaos in " Dissidia Final Fantasy " and " Dissidia 012 " . He comes to the cycle of wars as the antagonist representing " Final Fantasy IV " . He is a powerful spellcaster and despite wearing a full suit of armor , remains agile . Golbez works behind the other villains ' backs , attempting to assist the heroes while remaining their enemy . As Cecil ' s rival and older brother , Golbez considers himself stained with darkness beyond the point of salvation , and so walks the dark path he feels his brother should not . Profile . Appearance . Golbez ' s default outfit is based on , featuring dark spiked armor with golden linings , broad shoulders and a cape . Golbez ' s first alternate outfit , " Cloak of Flame , " is a composite of his and his art . He wears black armor accented in silver and gold , with a cape bearing a crimson lining . During EX Mode , the Shadow Dragon is gold , which may refer to the Gold Dragon , a palette swap of the Shadow Dragon from " Final Fantasy IV " . Golbez ' s second alternate costume in " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " is his from " " , exposing his shadowed face and long , white hair . He is armorless , donning a black kilt and cloak with prayer beads around his arms and legs . In EX Mode , the Shadow Dragon coils around Golbez like body art with its head partially revealed during the EX Burst . Golbez ' s manikin , Delusory Warlock , has blue armor and a silver cape , reflecting that of Cecil ' s manikins . Personality . For story - related reasons , Golbez ' s actions throughout are a combination of his appearance in " Final Fantasy IV " and " " , but takes more from the latter . This is mostly because Golbez is still antagonistic and does display the dark side of Cecil similar to the former , but story - wise , he is actually in control of his actions here , thus displaying his more moderate and anti - hero - like personality in the latter . Although Golbez is sided with the forces of Chaos , but he is also trusting of the warriors of Cosmos and will often visit them to converse with them about certain matters . While he does represent the dark side of Cecil , he is not evil in his intentions or actions . Golbez ' s battle quotes are similarly representative of him as an anti - hero rather than an antagonist . He is portrayed in quotes as a warrior who seeks an honorable and fair battle , and looking forward to seeing who the victor will be , but is still confident in his own abilities . When he is defeated in battle , Golbez notably shows shame in his defeat . Story . Treachery of the Gods . During " Dissidia Duodecim Prologus Final Fantasy " , Golbez is summoned to aid Cloud in fighting Lightning and the Warrior of Light . Golbez deduces that Cloud is concerned for his enemies because he knew one of the Warriors of Cosmos . When the manikins attack , Golbez visits Kain and divulges on the war ' s cycle of death and rebirth ; for the revival to work their memories of the last war and their original home worlds are erased . He mentions Kain fell in the previous cycle , but still retains memories of their world , and that he will recover more with every successful battle . Cecil enters and Golbez teleports before he attacks . The Emperor and Ultimecia eventually suspect Golbez is acting against them , but he evades their inquiry . Golbez joins Exdeath in confronting the gathered warriors , revealing the manikins are heading towards Cosmos . While the others rush to her aid , Kain fights Exdeath as Golbez assists him by nullifying Exdeath ' s control over the manikins . Following Exdeath ' s defeat , Golbez expresses gratitude to Kain , as his actions have given him a chance to stop the cycle and save Cecil . Although he pleads with him to consider resting for the next cycle , Golbez accepts Kain ' s decision and promises the next cycle will be the last . As the final cycle begins , Golbez appears before the revived Cosmos and refreshes her memory of her plan for her warriors to obtain their crystals while resigning herself to her fate , which impresses him . He left the Wild Rose next to Firion , presumably as a means to help him regain his memories . Light to All . Golbez appears before Onion Knight after Cloud of Darkness kidnaps Terra , telling him the Cloud of Darkness is too powerful for him to defeat and should avoid her . Onion Knight remains uncertain , and Golbez leaves telling him to look in his heart for answers if he cannot listen to reason . When Onion Knight defeats the Cloud of Darkness , Golbez reappears and tells him to support and protect Terra , which strengthens Onion Knight ' s resolve and manifests his crystal before him . During the Warrior of Light ' s story , Golbez meets with Cosmos again , discussing her plan to end the cycle . Golbez warns Cosmos of her dangerous gamble , and if it fails , her warriors will not be revived during the next cycle , losing the war . Golbez visits Cecil , who doubts his path . He tells Cecil he cannot find his crystal simply by looking for it , and advises Cecil to follow him to learn more about the crystals . Afterward , the Emperor congratulates Golbez on baiting Cecil . Following Tidus ' s advice , Cecil leaves his comrades and follows Golbez to the Planet ' s Core . Golbez wishes to see if Cecil has the strength of will to find the crystal , before Exdeath appears and accuses Golbez of treachery . Cecil defeats Exdeath to defend his brother , with Golbez congratulating him on proving himself worthy enough to find the crystal . Cecil begs Golbez to join him , but he refuses and leaves , telling Cecil he cannot find the crystal as he currently is . Golbez and Sephiroth briefly encounter each other at Kefka ' s Tower , where Sephiroth asks if he misses the light . Golbez merely responds he has duties to attend to , while Sephiroth warns that he will be scorched by the light if he gets too close . Cecil returns to his comrades when Golbez visits him again . Golbez attacks Cecil for depending on his friends for strength , stating his friendships are nothing but illusions . Golbez departs and is confronted by Jecht , who tells Golbez fighting a family member is not easy if he keeps their bond . In addition , Golbez implies to Jecht that his serving the Emperor will ultimately result in the latter eliminating him when Jecht no longer serves any use . Later , as Bartz is exploring the antagonists ' territory , Golbez attempts to warn him that the fake crystal he found was made by Exdeath before entering battle with him . A sudden earthquake caused by the the Warrior of Light ' s radiance allows Bartz to flee . Exdeath mocks Golbez for guiding the heroes . Cecil arrives at the Moon Canyon , telling Golbez he fights with friends to give them strength as they give him strength . Cecil is victorious in their fight , claiming his crystal . Golbez compliments Cecil ' s strength and vanishes . After Cosmos ' s death , Golbez is confronted by the Emperor for treason . Golbez reveals everything he did was to assist the heroes in claiming their crystals , believing they will defeat Chaos to free the worlds from the cycle . He confronts the Emperor for using both parties to create dark crystals to survive and take over what remained of existence . Garland tells Golbez his actions led to Cosmos ' s death , ending the cycle . Golbez questions Garland ' s role in maintaining the cycle , to which Garland says he has no desires or any right to have one as a prisoner of time . Being a minion of Chaos , Golbez battles Cecil a second time , telling him upon defeat he believes Cecil and his friends can destroy Chaos . Golbez departs , claiming he has no right to fight beside Cecil and that his ties to Chaos are proof of his weak heart . Cecil says Golbez will overcome himself someday , asking him to join him when the day comes . Golbez says Cecil is too kindhearted to be a knight , but contemplates the possibility of joining his brother if the light shines upon him . If a Warrior of Cosmos besides Cecil encounters Golbez , Golbez resigns himself to his fate and thanks them , as their light gave him hope . On defeat , Golbez paraphrases Zemus , stating that while the flesh may rot , the soul carries on . Official Quests . Golbez is fought as a boss in " Yuna ' s Quest 012 : In Such A Place " , confronting Yuna and Lightning and telling them he has seen other warriors responding to Cosmos ' s call for them to return to Order ' s Sanctuary . Golbez battles Yuna , and afterwards thinks that Cosmos ' s plan has been enacted and the warriors she has chosen to carry it out are strong , then departs . Gameplay . Golbez is a Thaumaturge , employing a unique fighting style consisting of combo attacks . Golbez ' s Bravery attacks summon the CPU and its nodes with waves of energy to attack , hitting at both close and long ranges . This allow players to chain Golbez ' s attacks together depending on their timing . One drawback is that using his attacks to strike from a distance makes them more readable and relatively easy to dodge . Though they can hit at long - range , Golbez needs to be close to his opponent to strike using the physical parts of his attacks , and the ranged parts of his attacks still have a low range compared to some of the other magical fighters . This can make him difficult to use . Most of his attacks are geared for ground zone control . His main weakness is that he makes for a large target and is slow . Boss . In " Dissidia Final Fantasy " , Golbez is fought in Destiny Odyssey IV , V , Shade Impulse , Distant Glory , and Inward Chaos . In " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " , he is fought in Guidance of the Moon , A Treasure Hunt , and Conclusion of the Cycle chapters of Story Mode . Attacks . " Due to the nature of Golbez ' s attacks , their priority and effects vary . Move the mouse cursor over the underlined text to view which parts of the attack are of which priority . " EX Mode . Golbez ' s EX Mode is Summon Shadow Dragon , where he summons and fuses with his Shadow Dragon from " Final Fantasy IV " . During EX Mode , Golbez gains the special attack " Black Fang " by holding and . It has a long charge time , which causes him to become vulnerable to attacks , but causes an instant Break on the opponent . The summon Phoenix is the only way to stop this ; other summons that " lock " the opponent ' s Brave like Demon Wall cannot stop Black Fang . Black Fang will succeed even if Golbez is afflicted with Break when it executes . Golbez ' s EX Burst is Twin Moon . The player must input three chains of commands within a time limit . If the player fails , Golbez crushes the opponent between four boulders . If all three commands are input successfully , the Shadow Dragon paralyzes the opponent with Binding Cold , followed by Golbez casting Twin Meteor , conjuring a barrage of meteorites to attack . Equipment . Golbez can equip Greatswords , Spears , Axes , Rods , Shields , Gauntlets , Helms , Light Armor , and Heavy Armor . In " Dissidia 012 " , Golbez can also equip Large Shields .