Sabin Rene Figaro Sabin René Figaro is a playable character from " Final Fantasy VI " . He is Edgar Roni Figaro ' s twin brother and thus an heir to the throne of Figaro Castle . He fled his kingdom in search of a quiet life free of corruption , and lived as a student of the martial arts . His name is Mash in the Japanese version . During the flashback when he is first seen , his dialogue is credited to Youth . Profile . Appearance . Sabin is a tall , muscular man with long blond hair tied in a ponytail and blue eyes . He wears white pants and a blue tank top belted with a sash , though several pieces of concept art also depict him shirtless . Some concept art shows him with facial hair , but due to difficulty depicting this in sprites he instead appears clean shaven in all in - game depictions including the PlayStation remake ' s CG cutscenes , as well as in his menu screen portrait across all versions . Personality . Sabin is a brash and straightforward fighter . He is content to leave the tactics and strategy to the others since his greatest strength is physical . In particular , he sees Edgar as the brains of the party and trusts his judgment implicitly . Sabin can get emotional at times and has a strong sense of right and wrong . He has a quick temper and takes rash actions that get him into trouble , but he is a loyal and dedicated friend , encouraging Terra and taking a shine to Gau . Whenever he sees an opportunity to use his strength to help someone he takes it . He is less cultured and erudite than Edgar ; for instance , he is puzzled by all the singing at the opera . Sabin doesn ' t mind jokes at his expense and will laugh heartily at them himself . He has an unflappable determination and excels at thriving in situations where most people would give up . Story . Sabin was born to the royal family of Figaro and shared the status of heir to the throne with his twin brother , Edgar . As a child , Sabin was considered the smaller and weaker of the two brothers . When Sabin was seventeen the Gestahlian Empire poisoned his father , whose last request was for his sons to protect the kingdom . Sabin , upset at the apparent lack of sorrow for his father ' s death and all the talk of succession , urged Edgar to run away with him . Edgar wanted to go but knew abandoning the kingdom would go against his father ' s wishes , so he gave his brother his freedom in trade for his own . Edgar proposed a coin toss , picking " heads " for Sabin . The coin he threw had his face on one side , and Sabin ' s on the other . Sabin left the kingdom , unaware of the trick that had been played on him , and Edgar became the new king . Sabin tells Edgar later he did not want to leave him with so much responsibility , but knew his brother would look out for Figaro the best . Sabin fled the kingdom , and after some time met the renowned martial arts teacher Duncan Harcourt . Having trained before and wanting to be stronger to protect his brother , Sabin asked Duncan to teach him , and Duncan agreed . He became Duncan ' s best student , which made Vargas , Duncan ' s son , jealous , as Vargas thought Sabin was going to be the next master . Sabin knew otherwise , as Vargas was Duncan ' s only son and heir . After apparently killing Duncan , Vargas fled into Mt . Kolts and Sabin pursued him . Sabin made no attempt to contact Edgar in the ten years they were apart . When Sabin sees Vargas attack Edgar , along with Terra Branford and Locke Cole , he jumps in to save them . After confronting Vargas about his deeds , Sabin reveals his mastery of Duncan ' s Blitz techniques and defeats Vargas . Edgar recognizes Sabin , and Sabin offers to help his brother after a short reunion . Together , they see Banon in the Returner Hideout , but the rebel group is attacked by Imperial troops shortly after their arrival . Banon heads for Narshe to investigate the frozen esper , and Terra , Edgar , and Sabin accompany him . On the way down the Lethe River they are attacked by Ultros who sticks a tentacle to Terra ' s leg . Sabin is enraged and jumps into the river to fight the octopus directly , but he is swept away and separated from the group . Sabin washes ashore near a house , where he meets Shadow , the infamous mercenary . Shadow agrees to help him find his way to Narshe , and leads him south towards Doma , a kingdom under siege by the Empire . Sabin and Shadow sneak through an Imperial Camp and observe General Leo , Sabin being impressed by his principled nature . They overhear Kefka Palazzo ' s plan to dump poison into the river to kill Doma ' s citizens . Sabin and Shadow try to stop him , but to no avail . Cyan Garamonde , one of the finest soldiers in Doma and one of the only survivors of the poisoning , attacks the camp alone in revenge . Sabin and Shadow aid him , and Cyan agrees to help them travel to Narshe . Together they escape the camp in Magitek Armor and head south to the Phantom Forest . The trio boards the Phantom Train and learns they must shut off the engines to escape . They enlist the help of a ghost and stop the train . They head to the Baren Falls where Shadow leaves Sabin and Cyan . Sabin and Cyan jump down the falls and float down the river to the Veldt . They are rescued by a wild child named Gau , who refuses to talk to them unless they feed him . They buy Dried Meat from the nearby town of Mobliz and feed the boy , who shows them his " shiny thing , " a scuba - diving helmet which allows them to travel the Serpent Trench to Nikeah . From Nikeah they take a ferry to South Figaro and complete the journey to Narshe . Sabin , Cyan and Gau arrive as Kefka is planning a raid on Narshe to get the frozen esper . The three meet up with Banon , Terra , Locke , Edgar , and Celes Chere and successfully defend Narshe . After the battle Terra reacts with the esper and is turned into one herself , flying away . A search party is sent to look for her . On the way the party passes through Figaro and Sabin walks around the castle , which calls back old memories , including the coin toss with Edgar . The party finds Terra atop the tallest tower in Zozo , where she is being cared for by Ramuh . He tells them they need to go to Vector and free the imprisoned espers , one of them being Terra ' s father , Maduin . They meet up with Setzer Gabbiani , the infamous gambler who owns an airship , after tricking him into kidnapping Celes . Setzer was not willing to help them , but Celes proposes a coin toss to decide it . If she won , Setzer would help ; otherwise , Setzer and Celes would marry . Edgar provides a fixed coin to guarantee Celes ' s victory , much to Sabin ' s dismay . It is assumed this was the coin Edgar used when deciding which of the brothers would rule , but there is no ensuing conversation on this matter . Setzer helps anyway and the group recovers the espers from the Magitek Research Facility . Maduin ' s magicite returns Terra to normal and restores her memory . Back in Narshe , the Elder joins with the Returners . They plan to have Terra contact the espers and ask them to attack Vector , after which a coalition of Returners and Narshe guards would storm the city from the north . The plan is a success , and Emperor Gestahl sues for peace . At a banquet he asks Terra to convince the espers to negotiate a treaty . She and Locke go to Crescent Island to relay the Emperor ' s message , but Edgar and Sabin are skeptical and stay in Vector to make sure the Emperor wasn ' t lying . Edgar seduces one of the Emperor ' s maids into revealing the Emperor ' s true plan : he wants to lure out the espers to capture them . They fly to Thamasa to warn Terra and Locke , but are too late . Kefka attacks the town and kills the espers , as well as General Leo . Using his newly - acquired magicite to revive the Warring Triad he and Gestahl turn the Esper World into the Floating Continent . The party chases after him , but Kefka ' s power has grown exponentially . He moves the statues out of alignment , causing the end of the world and he party is separated . One year later , Sabin makes his way to the town of Tzen ( and apparently passes through Albrook on the way ) just as Kefka strikes with his " Light of Judgment . " When the tallest building in town begins to collapse , Sabin uses his strength to hold the building up while he waits for someone to save the child inside . That someone happens to be Celes , and Sabin joins her after she saves the child . Sabin and Celes make their way to a destroyed Mobliz where only the children have survived , being cared for by Terra . She is feeling things she never felt before , and as a result can no longer fight . Sabin and Celes defend the town from a monster named Humbaba . They make their way to Nikeah , where they find Edgar disguised as a thief named Gerad , purportedly the leader of the Crimson Robbers . They don ' t know what Edgar is up to , so they follow him to South Figaro and through South Figaro Cave . They corner Edgar in Figaro Castle ' s engine room , where he reveals he was using the thieves to get into the submerged castle so he could resurface it . They help Edgar fight off the tentacles jamming up the engine , and Edgar rejoins them . They head to Kohlingen where they meet up with Setzer , who takes them to Darill ' s Tomb to find a new airship : the " Falcon " . Sabin hears Duncan is still alive , and is meditating in his house north of Narshe . Sabin pays Duncan one final visit where Duncan helps him perfect his ultimate Blitz technique : the Phantom Rush ( Bum Rush in the original SNES translation ) . After defeating Kefka and while fleeing Kefka ' s collapsing tower , Sabin saves Edgar from being crushed by a falling girder . He says he only left Figaro to become stronger , and defend the kingdom and his brother from an Imperial attack . Gameplay . Sabin is a Monk . His special ability is Blitz , which is a series of martial arts abilities that do damage based on his Magic power and level , and he learns new Blitzes as he levels up ( and his final Blitz can be learnt from Duncan in the World of Ruin ) . However , he has low magical stats , instead having very high physical stats . His weapons are limited to claws , being able to also equip some shields , and some lightweight armor . Sabin ' s physical strength and powerful Blitz moves make up for many of his shortcomings , and make him a powerful character in many cases . His Desperation Attack is Tiger Break , which deals magical damage to one enemy . Musical themes . Sabin shares his theme with Edgar , and it is the background music for Figaro Castle . This leitmotif has a more sentimental reprise in " Coin Song " , played during flashbacks of the two , and is reprised again in the " Ending Theme " . Other appearances . Sabin has made appearances in the following games in the " Final Fantasy " series :