Papalymo Totolymo Papalymo Totolymo is a character from " Final Fantasy XIV " . He is a Plainsfolk Lalafell Thaumaturge and is constantly traveling with his companion Yda . Unlike his companion , he has impeccable manners , and is constantly reminding his friend to behave herself . He is also noted as being able to understand mooglespeak . Like the other members of the Circle of Knowing , he has a tattoo in his neck . Story . Background . One of Louisoix Leveilleur ' s apprentices , Papalymo lost his partner Yda Hext six years prior to the Seventh Astral Era . Soon after , he was talked by Yda ' s younger sister Lyse to take her place as Yda . While Papalymo reluctantly agreed while using his magic to imprint the real Yda ' s tattoo on Lyse , he secretly asked everyone to pretend that she was the real Yda at her behest . " Final Fantasy XIV / Legacy " . Papalymo and Yda are first found in the Twelvewoods nearby Gridania after crashing from an airship . Joined by the Adventurer , Papalymo and Yda are ambushed by wolves before forced to flee from a Treant . Luckily , the group are saved by E - Sumi - Yan . Papalymo later joins his fellow Circle of Knowing members in fighting Gaius Van Baelsar and eventually the attempted sealing of Bahamut during the beginning of the Seventh Umbral Era . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Papalymo , Yda , and Kuplo Kopp are first encountered inside the Central Shroud during the " Chasing Shadows " quest . While inspecting the disturbance in the aetheric flow of the area , they are attacked by a group of Treants . The two help the Adventurer fight the attacking Treants and they manage to defeat the monsters . After defeating the monsters , Papalymo and Yda watch over the Adventurer after they faint from a surfeit of aether . After the Adventurer wakes up , he and Yda discover the corpse of a Chieftain Ixal and suspect that it was the one responsible for the monster attack . He then orders Kuplo Kopp to report to E - Sumi - Yan about the situation . After Kuplo Kopp departs , Papalymo and Yda bid the Adventurer farewell and return to report the situation to their leader . Papalymo and Yda are not seen again until the Adventurer is at the Guardian Tree during the " To Guard a Guardian " quest . During the quest , he and Yda appear to aid the Adventurer during the battle against the Masked Mage . After defeating the Masked Mage , Papalymo and Yda discover that he is one of the Ascians who have been manipulating the Beastmen . During this time , Papalymo begins to suspect something , but refuses to speak about it to Yda at the current moment . Papalymo and Yda then say goodbye to Adventurer and return to Gridania . After returning to Gridania , both Papalymo and Yda are seen at the Greenbliss festival in the city and congratulate the Adventurer . Papalymo and Yda are not seen again until " The Scions of the Seventh Dawn " quest in Western Thanalan . It is here that the Adventurer learns that they are part of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn , a group formed of the Archons and the Path of the Twelve . He is among the Scions who are captured by the Garlean Empire when Livia Sas Junius attacks their headquarters at the Waking Sands . He is later successfully rescued by the Adventurer and Biggs and Wedge , after which he resumes his duties with the Scions . " Before the Fall " . When the Scion ' s are betrayed by the Crystal Braves and framed for the assassination of Nanamo Ul Namo , Paplymo seemingly sacrifices his life alongside Yda to buy the rest of the Scions time to escape . Following the Scions being accused of the apparent regicide of Nanamo Ul Namo , Yda and Papalymo managed to escape and decide to remain in hiding to investigate matters concerning a faction within the Ala Mhigan Resistance known as ' the Masks ' and the mysterious masked man known as the Griffin who leads them . He reminds Yda that they can ' t stay here forever as they have other responsibilities . During the events of " Soul Surrender " , while attending one of the rallys held by one of the Griffin ' s promixies , Yda and Papalymo encounter the Adventurer and reunite with the Scions in dealing with the Warriors of Darkness . . Soon after , Papalymo requests that he hold on to the Tupsimati for safekeeping . After learning of The Griffin ' s plot to attack Baelsar ' s Wall , Papalymo travels with Yda and Yugiri in secret tunnels to try to reason with the Griffin . But once Griffin reveals his true intentions while revealing his true identity as Ilberd , the Scions were unable to stop him from sacrificing himself and his subordinates to summon an all - powerful primal with the Eyes of Nidhogg . Seeing no other way to keep the primal from going on a rampage , Papalymo orders else to flee as he intends to sacrifice himself by using the Tupsimati to cast the same spell Louoisoix previously used to try to contain Bahamut at Carteneau . Once Yda is taken with the others , telling her to find her own path , Papalymo conducts the spell and seals the nascent primal in a cocoon of light which drains him of his life . By the time Omega was found and activated , Papalymo ' s life ended with all his spells fading with his death . Yda confirms Papalymo ' s demise while revealing her true identity as Lyse , deciding to honor her friend ' s request to find her own path as her true self . Voice . In " A Realm Reborn " , Papalymo is voiced by Eri Kitamura in the Japanese version . He is voiced by Steve Staley , credited as Steve Cannon , in the English version . Papalymo ' s English voice actor also voiced of Kadaj from " " . In " Heavensward " , Papalymo is voiced by Nigel Pilkington . Other appearances . " Pictlogica Final Fantasy " . Papalymo appears as a playable character . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Papalymo appears as a Legend . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Papalymo is a playable character who could be initially recruited during the Challenge Event The Lord of Crags as the First Time Reward for completing the event ' s Coppelbell Mines stage in Part 1 . Papalymo is a Scion of the Seventh Dawn whose combat role is Offensive Magic . Papalymo can use Black Magic abilities up to rarity rank 5 and White Magic abilities up to rarity rank 4 . His default Soul Break is Lethargy , which at the expense of one Soul Gauge segment has a moderate chance to inflict Slow on one target . Papalymo can equip the following weapon types : daggers , rods , and staves . He can equip the following armor types : hats , light armor , robes , and bracers . He can equip accessories . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Papalymo appears with an Earth - elemental card . " Triple Triad " . Papalymo appears alongside Yda on " Triple Triad " cards in the version available via " Final Fantasy Portal App " .