Ritz Malheur Ritz Malheur is the female protagonist of " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The headstrong class head , she appears bossy , but has a vulnerable side . Shara the viera is her partner , and comforts her many times during the game . Profile . Appearance . Ritz is a pale - skinned girl with green eyes and for most of the game she has pink hair . Her hair is naturally white , but she dyes it because she is ashamed of it . In St . Ivalice she wears a purple dress and a long white coat , brown boots and a hairpin . In Ivalice her attire is less winter - themed and she wears a pink dress with a belt of bags tied across the middle section . She wears an armored plate on her shoulders , chest , and her left arm in her artwork , while the right hand is exposed , and she wears brown shoes and socks above knee - length . Her official artwork also depicts her with a rod with a rounded tip . At the end of the game she is seen with her original attire , albeit with her white hair . Personality . Ritz can be described as hot and cold . She is outspoken , bossy , and to some degree hostile . This , however , façades her frail and sensitive side as she decides to dye her hair out of being constantly teased . She has also shown to be kind , loyal , and supportive , as she decided to remain in Ivalice with red hair , mostly so her mother would not suffer , failing to see that she was suffering because of Ritz ' s own sorrow . While aware of Marche ' s intentions , she nonetheless helps him a number of times , instead of turning him in . Finally , after a talk with Shara regarding her white hair , Ritz is capable of accepting herself and move forward . Story . Due to how she is teased about her hair color in the real world , Ritz has a strong desire to keep the world as it is . Marche first meets Ritz and Shara at Nubswood , during the mission The Cheetahs . After the mission is completed , Ritz tells Marche that Ivalice was made based on " Final Fantasy " and told Marche to not expect her to help him get out of it . Although she helps Marche Radiuju on a number of occasions , Marche makes significant progress toward reverting the world to normal , and Ritz attacks him in order to prevent this . Defeated , she agrees not to interfere in Marche ' s attempts to convince Mewt he no longer needs the world of Ivalice by saying that " a game has its end " . Just before the world reverts , her viera comrade Shara tells her that white hair is considered a blessing by the viera , thus giving Ritz a more favorable view of her real world self as she thinks the white hair of the viera is beautiful . If Ritz and Shara are recruited after the main game ' s completion , a special cutscene can occur . During this scene Ritz asks Shara if she is " cute " , feeling insecure . Shara suggests asking Marche , who arrives moments later , but Ritz quickly drops the subject . This suggests that Ritz may have feelings towards Marche . In " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition " , Ritz ' s voice says " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " at every beginning of each CD . Her arrival is shown in the radio drama , where she is found in the woods by Shara . Later , Ritz and Shara will join the party along with Doned . When the party fights Queen Remedi , Ritz casts Fire Whip , which indicates that she has learned some Spirit Magic . Gameplay . Race . Despite being a hume , the game almost treats Ritz as a viera , relating to Shara ' s remark that she has the " gift of Viera " . Ritz can only change into viera Jobs , and the Totema she summons is Exodus . However , in " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition " , Ritz has summoned Mateus , the human Totema . While having viera treatment , the Dmg2 : Human will be broken if Ritz is attacked . The official guidebook also depicts Ritz as a " Human ( Viera ) " . Stats . Ritz ' s Job at St . Ivalice is called " Class Head " , and is described as a person who rings the school bell . When the town transforms into another world , her Jobs during the storyline are Fencer , Red Mage , and Elementalist . Below are Ritz ' s stats at the snowball fight . As a playable character . Ritz can be recruited after successful completion of the Mortal Snow mission . If dismissed , she can be recruited through the mission Ritz ' s Offer . Her equipment is : She joins as a Fencer , and is able to change Jobs , with the following abilities already learned : Musical theme . Ritz ' s musical theme name is " Ritz " according to " " . It is number 30 on disc one and number 22 on disc two . During the beginning of the song , it uses some of Marche ' s musical theme by a brass instrument . The song contains a soft feeling , despite of her strong - minded personality . " Ritz " is the only character theme that does not have a remix for " " . Other appearances . A drawing of a girl similar to Ritz can be seen at the beginning of the game , as the background to the quiz the player takes . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Ritz appears in the trading card game .