Datalog / People The following is a list of Datalog entries for the People of " Final Fantasy XIII " . It should be noted that some of the data is updated during the course of the game . " Added during Chapter Three , in Lake Bresha " Lightning . This former soldier was a member of the Guardian Corps , Bodhum Security Regiment . Last name : ' Farron . ' She is known as ' Lightning , ' but her true name is a mystery . Serah , her only family left in the world , has become a l ' Cie . Lightning boards the Purge train in an effort to rescue her sister from the fal ' Cie , but Serah turns to crystal right before her eyes . However , it is not long until Lightning herself becomes a fal ' Cie servant . She has lost her sister , and become a Pulse l ' Cie — an enemy of Cocoon . What hope does she have left ? " Updated at the start of Chapter Nine " Lightning was formerly a sergeant in the Guardian Corps , Bodhum Security Regiment . Wanting to outgrow the painful memories of her parents ' death , she abandoned her childhood name to take up her current moniker . She retains her family name of ' Farron . ' Cursed as her sister was with the fate of a l ' Cie , Lightning ' s frustration leads her to declare war against the Sanctum . She eventually sees her actions for what they are : an escape from reality . Finally accepting Snow for his genuine efforts to save Serah , Lightning now fights a different battle — a battle to overcome her Focus and see her sister return from crystal slumber . " Updated at the start of Chapter Twelve " Lightning was formerly a sergeant in the Guardian Corps , Bodhum Security Regiment . Wanting to outgrow the painful memories of her parents ' death , she abandoned her childhood name ' Claire ' to take up her current moniker . Faced with a Focus that demands the destruction of Cocoon , Lightning now refuses the destiny thrust upon her by the fal ' Cie , and swears to follow her own will through to the end . To save Cocoon as her sister wished , the young woman makes a decision to return to the world that sees her and her companions as dangerous fugitives . " Added during Chapter Three , in Lake Bresha " Snow Villiers . Without a family to take care of him , Snow was raised in a Sanctum facility . Now he leads the rebellious group of youths known as NORA . To prevent his beloved Serah from becoming a Cie ' th , he swears to help her fulfill her Focus . However , before they discover what that Focus is , Serah falls into a crystal slumber . Now a l ' Cie himself , Snow interprets his fiancée ' s last words as the task he must complete — saving Cocoon . " Updated after taming Bahamut " Without a family to take care of him , Snow was raised in a Sanctum facility . Now he leads the rebellious group of youths known as NORA . Believing Serah ' s last words to be his Focus , Snow pours all of his energy into saving Cocoon . His fervor is blunted by the claim that she was nothing more than a fal ' Cie tool , but he renews his determination to overcome the destiny laid before them . Nothing will prevent him from protecting his world and seeing Serah return from her crystallized state . " Added during Chapter Three , in Lake Bresha " Sazh Katzroy . Sazh is a trained civilian airship pilot . Though all of Cocoon ' s people view Pulse beings as invaders to be repulsed , few outside of the military decide to take matters into their own hands . What drives Sazh — an ordinary citizen — to attack the Pulse fal ' Cie in the Hanging Edge ? After joining Lightning in her battle against the lowerworld entity , Sazh shares her fate in becoming a l ' Cie . " Updated in the Sunleth Waterscape " A trained civilian airship pilot , Sazh has been raising his son alone since the untimely passing of his wife almost three years ago . His son , Dajh , became a Sanctum l ' Cie during the Euride Gorge incident . Without a clear Focus , the little boy will eventually turn into a monstrous Cie ' th . Guessing that Dajh ' s task could be to destroy beings from Pulse , Sazh boards the Purge train as part of a plan to take care of the fal ' Cie himself . His self - appointed mission ends with him becoming a Pulse l ' Cie — an existence that puts him into conflict with his son ' s status as a Sanctum servant . " Updated after Sazh and Vanille escape captivity on the " Palamecia A trained civilian airship pilot , Sazh has been raising his son alone since the untimely passing of his wife almost three years ago . A Sanctum l ' Cie in the custody of PSICOM , Dajh turns to crystal the moment he is reunited with his father . Yet even after later discovering Vanille is responsible for his son ' s misfortune , Sazh is unable to bring himself to shoot her . His goal now is to survive the coming conflict with the hope that his son will one day wake from his crystal stasis . " Added during Chapter Three , in Lake Bresha " Hope Estheim . Hope is a boy who , along with his mother , becomes a victim of the Purge . Answering Snow ' s call for volunteers , Hope ' s mother joins the rebellion , but is killed in the subsequent conflict . From that moment onwards , the grief - stricken teen harbors a consuming hatred for the NORA leader . With Vanille ' s encouragement , Hope follows Snow into the Pulse Vestige . Within those ancient chambers , they encounter the fal ' Cie and are cursed with the brands of the l ' Cie . " Updated in The Gapra Whitewood " Hope lives in the city of Palumpolum . However , when he visits the town of Bodhum with his mother , Nora , they are swept away by the chaos of the Purge . Nora dies in the ensuing violence , and Hope later becomes a Pulse l ' Cie . The boy blames Snow for his mother ' s death . Driven by his desire for revenge against the NORA leader and the Sanctum , Hope eagerly joins Lightning on her headlong charge into battle . " Updated at the start of Chapter Nine " An incidental victim of the Purge , Hope survives the ensuing violence only to become a l ' Cie . Blaming Snow for his mother ' s death during the fighting , the boy gives a name to his revenge : Operation Nora . Hope eventually realizes that his rage is simply a crutch to help him through his grief , and decides he needs a real reason to keep on going . He mends his relationship with his father , and sets off on a journey to discover a way to escape his destiny as a l ' Cie . " Added during Chapter Three , in Lake Bresha , under the name ' Vanille " Oerba Dia Vanille . Vanille is a young woman who was also aboard the Purge train . Irrepressibly cheerful , she seems unaffected by the desperate situation around her . After being rescued by Snow and his band of rebels , Vanille ends up sitting next to Hope and his mother . Following his mother ' s death , she sees the way the boy glares at the NORA leader . Vanille encourages Hope to join her and enter the Pulse Vestige , where they encounter the lowerworld fal ' Cie . " Updated at the start of Chapter Nine , under the name ' Vanille " Pretending to be branded at the same time as the rest of her companions , Vanille actually became a l ' Cie on Gran Pulse long ago . Hundreds of years in the past , she and Fang completed their Focus and turned to crystal . Upon waking , they seemed to have lost all memory of those events , and had no knowledge of their present task . While trying to prevent Vanille from becoming a Cie ' th , Fang caused the incident at Euride Gorge — the event that turned Dajh into a Sanctum l ' Cie . Parted from her friend , Vanille wandered Cocoon alone until the day of the Purge . " Updated after Vanille tells Sazh about herself on the " Palamecia Vanille is a l ' Cie who was born on Gran Pulse . Several hundred years ago , both she and Fang entered crystal stasis . While they slumbered , the entire structure housing them and the fal ' Cie was transported to Cocoon . After they awake and she learns that Fang is missing memories , Vanille lies and says she has forgotten her Focus as well . She wants to escape from a fate that could lead to more suffering for everyone , but her twisting of the truth has the opposite effect : it leads Fang into rash actions that have devastating consequences for both Dajh and Serah . " Updated after taming Alexander " Vanille is a l ' Cie who was born on Gran Pulse . Given a Focus to destroy Cocoon , she became Ragnarok and scarred the floating world ' s shell . Though the battle was lost , both Vanille and Fang were ' rewarded ' with a centuries - long crystal stasis . After waking on Cocoon , Vanille pretends to have forgotten her Focus . She is prepared to let herself become a Cie ' th to prevent any more suffering , but her actions , or lack thereof , end up twisting the fates of all those around her . " Updated in Sulyya Springs , after the flashback of " Vanille is a l ’ Cie who was born on Gran Pulse . Her full name stands for ' Vanille of the Dia clan , from the village of Oerba ' . Along with Fang , she was given a Focus to destroy Cocoon . Fang was the one who became Ragnarok and attacked the floating world several centuries in the past , but Vanille lies about this and her other memories . After meeting with Serah , an innocent victim of the Gran Pulsian ' s lies , Vanille decides she will do nothing else to harm Cocoon and resigns herself to becoming a Cie ' th . " Added at the start of Chapter Four , under the name ' Mysterious Woman " Oerba Yun Fang . A mysterious woman captures Snow on Lake Bresha after his exhausting battle with PSICOM and the Twin Sisters . She bears the mark of a l ' Cie but , her brand appears scorched and twisted . As a servant of Pulse she should be fleeing the Sanctum army , but she seems to be working with one of the military ' s units . " Updated during Chapter Seven " Fang is a l ' Cie who was born on Gran Pulse , the world that stretches out below the floating shell of Cocoon . She joined Vanille in a centuries - long crystal stasis , but awoke with no memories of her Focus or what she did to complete it . To prevent Vanille ' s transformation into a Cie ' th , Fang tries to recapture memories of their task but in doing so , causes the incident at Euride Gorge . Separated from her friend , the proud warrior - woman finds herself working with Raines and the Cavalry he leads as they track down l ' Cie . Fang ' s brand is scorched and twisted , its progress halted . " Updated after taming Hecatoncheir " Fang is a l ' Cie who was born on Gran Pulse . Her full name stands for ' Fang of the Yun clan , from the village of Oerba . ' Centuries ago , she and Vanille were given a Focus to destroy Cocoon . Fang became Ragnarok and cracked Cocoon ' s shell , but they were both turned to crystal before their task was complete . The Vestige in which they slumbered was lifted by a fal ' Cie onto the very world they tried to shatter . Waking years later , Fang ' s brand — as well as the memory of her Focus — is now obscured and indistinct . " Added during Chapter Three , in Lake Bresha " Serah Farron . Serah is Lightning ' s younger sister . Despite losing both of her parents , she lives happily enough with her older sibling . Serah ' s only real concern is Lightning ' s disapproval of her boyfriend , Snow . However , that all changes when she encounters the fal ' Cie Anima and is branded as a Pulse l ' Cie . Without ever uncovering her task , she urges the others to save Cocoon before suddenly turning to crystal . Though he cannot know for sure , Snow believes her final words to be the Focus they must complete . " Updated after the first battle against Barthandelus " Serah is Lightning ' s younger sister and Snow ' s fiancée . Also a Pulse l ' Cie , she has gained eternal life and slumbers in crystal stasis . Snow believes their Focus is to save the world as Serah wished , but Barthandelus explains that her task was simply to gather the tools for Cocoon ' s destruction . Was Serah nothing more than a pawn — an unwitting enemy of Cocoon ? " Added in the Sunleth Waterscape " Dajh Katzroy . Dajh is a boy who loves his father — and chocobos ! — unconditionally . Though his mother passed away three years ago , he remains a cheerful and energetic child . When Sazh lets him out of his sight for a moment during a trip to the energy plant , Dajh is caught up in a Pulse incident that leaves him a Sanctum l ' Cie . Now with the ability to sense power of Pulse origin , the little boy involuntarily discovers the fal ' Cie in the Bodhum Vestige . With his Focus still unknown , Dajh faces eventual transformation into a Cie ' th . " Updated after defeating the Midlight Reaper in Nautilus " Dajh is Sazh ' s only child . His mother passed away three years ago , but instead of being miserable , he bravely comforts his grieving father . During the incident at the Euride Gorge energy plant , Dajh is made into a Sanctum l ' Cie with the ability to sense power of Pulse origin . Although he discovers the fal ' Cie in Bodhum , his true Focus — capturing Pulse l ' Cie — is learned when he is reunited with his father and turns to crystal . Nora Estheim . " Added after Hope initiates ' Operation Nora " Nora is Hope ' s mother . Worried about the worsening relationship between her son and his father , Nora wonders how to break down the barriers Hope has created . Wanting to protect her boy from the horrors of the Purge , she volunteers to join the battle , but is killed during the chaotic conflict . Nora begs Snow to get Hope home , but the NORA leader never hears the boy ' s name before she slips from his grasp . " Added after getting to Hope ' s house , during Chapter Seven " Bartholomew Estheim . Bartholomew is Hope ' s father . He loves both his wife and son , but is clumsy at expressing it . Things are made even more difficult by Hope ' s rebellious age and unreasoning resentment towards his dad . Bartholomew has spent his days sick with worry , ever since Hope and Nora were caught up in the middle of the Purge . " Updated at the start of Chapter Nine " Bartholomew is Hope ' s father , but has difficulties relating to his teenage son . Though deeply upset by his wife ' s death , he sees how much Hope has grown during the subsequent events , and encourages him to find his own path and make his own decisions . Now wanted by the Sanctum for his actions in aiding Pulse l ' Cie , Bartholomew is currently under the protection of the Cavalry . " Added during Chapter Three , in Lake Bresha " Galenth Dysley . Galenth Dysley is the Primarch — the human representative of the Sanctum . Acting as a bridge between the fal ' Cie Eden and a citizen - elected council , he facilitates the government of Cocoon . Until now , he has been seen as a conservative leader , never forcing the direction of the council , and always having the best interests of the people at heart . But with the discovery of the Pulse fal ' Cie in Bodhum , his leadership becomes ruthless and oppressive , with the Purge policy being instigated over the span of a single night . " Updated after the first battle against Barthandelus " Acting in the guise of a human Primarch , Galenth Dysley has concealed his true identity as the fal ' Cie Barthandelus . He reveals to Lightning and her companions that their Focus is for one of them to take on the form of Ragnarok and shatter Cocoon . Despite overseeing Cocoon ' s prosperity for so long , it seems he now desires its destruction . To that end , he has watched over the fugitive l ' Cie , and even taken a direct hand in their survival . " Added at the start of Chapter Five " Cid Raines . Cid Raines is the commander of the Wide - area Response Brigade , a military unit otherwise known as the ' Cavalry . ' His vaunted position in the army has afforded him an unobstructed view of the blind obedience the government shows to the fal ' Cie . In order to free Cocoon from the tyranny of these powerful entities , Raines has begun enlisting the assistance of Fang and the other Pulse l ' Cie . " Updated after defeating Raines " Raines had been planning to overthrow fal ' Cie rule , but was made into a l ' Cie by Barthandelus before those plans could be put into action . Since then , he has been a part of the fal ' Cie ' s scheme to guide Lightning and the others through their battles with the Sanctum , and along the path to Cocoon ' s destruction . However , Raines regains the will he once had as a human , and attempts to foil Barthandelus ' s plans by killing the l ' Cie . Despite his eventual defeat , the Cavalry commander transforms into crystal . " Updated in Oerba , after defeating Barthandelus " During his failed attempt to overthrow fal ' Cie rule , Cid Raines was cursed to become a pawn of Barthandelus . Concealing his l ' Cie status as he continues to lead the Cavalry , Raines pursues his Focus of supporting and guiding Lightning and her companions along the path to Cocoon ’ s destruction . After defying his Focus and falling in battle against the fugitive l ' Cie , Raines turns to crystal . He is later revived by Barthandelus to serve as the new Primarch — a puppet with the sole purpose of inciting conflict among the people of Cocoon . " Added at the start of Chapter Seven , in Palumpolum " Yaag Rosch . Yaag Rosch is a PSICOM officer who graduated with results second only to his fellow trainee , Jihl Nabaat . After proving his leadership in joint missions with the Guardian Corps , his extensive battle experience earned him an early promotion to the rank of colonel . Assigned command of the anti - l ' Cie operations in Palumpolum , Rosch ignores branch rivalries when he requests Guardian Corps cooperation . His only concern is maximizing their efforts to eliminate the l ' Cie . " Updated at the start of Chapter Nine " Yaag Rosch is a PSICOM officer who graduated with results second only to his fellow trainee , Jihl Nabaat . His leadership skills shown in joint missions with the Guardian Corps earn him the command of the anti - l ' Cie operations in Palumpolum . Despite feeling doubt over the fate of innocents during the Purge , Rosch views the brutal and thankless task of maintaining the overall stability of society to be a soldier ' s sworn duty . " Added in the Sunleth Waterscape " Jihl Nabaat . Jihl Nabaat is PSICOM officer who graduated at the head of her class , and attained the rank of colonel with unprecedented speed . As the supervisor in charge of the investigation at Euride Gorge , as well as Dajh ' s testing after the boy became a Sanctum l ' Cie , Jihl is well acquainted with Sazh . She lent an ear to the distraught father , and listened to all his fears and doubts . " Updated after the first battle against Barthandelus " Jihl Nabaat is a talented PSICOM officer who graduated at the head of her class . As the supervisor in charge of Dajh ' s testing , she grew close to his father , Sazh . However , her kindness was simply a ruse to gain access to the boy ' s l ' Cie ability to sense Pulse entities . She captures Sazh and Vanille in Nautilus , using them as bait in her scheme to draw the other Pulse l ' Cie out of hiding . Jihl ' s plans backfire when her carefully laid ambush is unable to contain the l ' Cie , and Barthandelus disposes of her as he would any other tool . " Added at the start of Chapter Eight " Rygdea . Rygdea is an officer in the Wide - area Response Brigade led by Cid Raines . Hidden behind his cowboy antics is a man of unwavering courage and integrity . Disgusted by the deception of the Sanctum , he once thought to retire from the military , but was instead convinced by Raines to join the Cavalry . Finding that the brigadier general shared his ideals , Rygdea now works as his right - hand man in various operations designed to undermine the government ' s power . " Updated at the start of Chapter Twelve " Rygdea is an officer in the Wide - area Response Brigade formerly led by Cid Raines . Disgusted by the deception of the Sanctum , he thought to retire from the military , but instead joined Raines and the Cavalry in their efforts to bring down the government . Rygdea followed the general without question , unaware of his superior ' s status as a servant of the Sanctum fal ' Cie . Barthandelus has now placed Raines in the position of Primarch , leaving Rygdea to lead the Cavalry in a charge to topple the Sanctum and destroy Orphan . Amodar . " Added during Chapter Four , after the flashback of Day Eleven " Amodar is a lieutenant in the Bodhum Security Regiment , and was Lightning ' s direct superior . Climbing his way through the ranks with persistence and hard work , he is respected by his subordinates for his fair treatment on and off the field of battle . NORA ' s unregulated monster - hunting falls under his jurisdiction , but aside from a few warnings for the sake of formality , he generally turns a blind eye to the group ' s earnest efforts . Gadot . " Added during Chapter Three , in Lake Bresha " A childhood friend of Snow , Gadot is one of the founding members of NORA . With his impressive frame , he sees himself as the group ' s shock trooper . Raised almost like a brother to Snow in a Sanctum facility , he knows the NORA leader better than anyone . Despite his often blunt comments and rough behavior , he is devoted to Snow ' s ideals of compassion . Lebreau . " Added during Chapter Three , in Lake Bresha " Friends with Snow from a young age , Lebreau is one of the founding members of NORA . She runs the café they opened to fund NORA ' s operations , and her cooking is one of the best - kept secrets in Bodhum . With her brusque , no - nonsense manner , the young woman is treated just like one of the guys , and she would have it no other way . Maqui . " Added during Chapter Three , in Lake Bresha " Maqui joined the ranks of NORA out of his admiration for Snow . He loves to tinker with machinery and serves as the group ' s mechanic . His talent for taking junk and using it to upgrade machines has provided NORA with a secret source of income . One day Maqui wants to be a reliable , heroic type like Snow , but he still has a long way to go . Yuj . " Added during Chapter Three , in Lake Bresha " A junior member of NORA , Yuj is a kind - hearted young man with an insatiable interest in fashion . Though he lacks the same courage as Snow and Gadot in dangerous situations , his calming influence makes him an invaluable asset to the group . " Added during Chapter Three , in Lake Bresha " Chocobo Chick . The chocobo chick travels in Sazh ' s hair . Though it has only been with Sazh for a short while , a strong bond has formed between them . The chick has no name , as voicing the true identity of the animal might trigger ripples of destiny across Cocoon and cause a hurricane in Eden . Either that , or Sazh just hasn ' t thought of one yet . " Updated in the Sunleth Waterscape " Sazh purchased this chocobo chick at a stall in Euride Gorge for his son , Dajh . However , while his attention was on the transaction , Dajh ran into the energy plant and headlong into the incident that changed him into a Sanctum l ' Cie . Though boy and chick have met only once during the brief visit Sazh was allowed by PSICOM in Bodhum , they became fast friends . Dajh is trying to decide on what he wants to call the chick , but for now , the chocobo remains nameless .