Nero family The Nero family is a family consisting of ten members in " Final Fantasy IX " . The two featured most prominently are Zenero and Benero , often known as the Nero brothers , who are members of the Tantalus Theater Troupe . The other members of the clan are Genero , Denero , Penero , Benera , Zenera , Genera , Denera , and Penera . The family members whose names end with - ro are male , and the ones whose name ends with - ra are female . The females always end their dialogue with a heart symbol . Penera appears to be the youngest as she is smaller than the others . Nero family members are humanoids ( human by the game ' s standards ) , and look like hooded pigs with a twin set of claws . Zenero and Benero appear as comic relief , often having an exclamation mark at the end of their sentences , and the use of a characteristic movement whenever they talk . They reunite with their brother Genero in Alexandria when he is done with his training . Zenero and Benero first appear in the play " I Want to be Your Canary " in the second boss fight with King Leo . They are next seen when Baku is preparing the " Prima Vista " for flight . When the ship crashes into the Evil Forest they help the other crew mates . Zenero and Benero keep Steiner locked up in a room and instruct him to drink medicine to recover from a monster attack . In Japanese the female members of the Nero family had their name end in " - ko " , as is common with female Japanese names . In Japanese the female Nero family members end their sentences by adding an extra " yo " at the end , but in the English version it was made it into a heart symbol . In the Italian version the three are called Piddu ( Genero ) , Poddu ( Benero ) and Puddu ( Zenero ) , and speak with a Sardinian accent . Gameplay . Gambling minigame . The Nero Brothers host a gambling minigame at the start of disc 3 in Alexandria ' s weapon shop . The minigame is only available when the player controls Zidane . The minigame is basically a shell game : The three brothers will shuffle their positions and ask the player to identify one of them . After a correct answer the player is given a choice to continue or stop and receive a reward . After a wrong answer the player loses the money they paid for the game . The only reward is gil , and the prize sum rises all the way up to 25 , 600 . The player can use the to pause the game during the shuffle to make it easier . Lost family sidequest . During endgame , a new sidequest becomes accessible where Zidane must repeatedly visit the Tantalus hideout in Lindblum ' s Theater District and talk to the various Nero family members . Starting with Benero and Zenero , a member of the Nero family will appear , saying the others are missing , then go and look for them . Each time Zidane returns to the hideout after a major event or battle in Memoria , the final dungeon , a new member will be there , saying all the previous members are missing . This can be done repeatedly until Deathguise is defeated — the last major event that will trigger a new scene at the hideout . After the scene with Penera , the final Nero family member , Zidane will comment on the huge family , and a treasure chest will appear within the hideout with a Protect Ring inside . The sidequest can be moved forward with every major event and battle in Memoria , and there are more Memoria events than necessary to perform the entire quest . This means the player can still complete the quest even if they do not return to the hideout after every event . If the player completes the sidequest and continues to trigger more events in Memoria , the sidequest will seemingly start over again , and it can be completed twice as there are enough events to do so , although there is no additional reward . Whether this was intended or a glitch is unknown . The Nero family members as they appear are : The events that move the sidequest forward are : Battle . Benero and Zenero are fought with Baku ' s character , King Leo , during the play .