Xande Xande is the main antagonist of " Final Fantasy III " . He is a powerful wizard and student of the Great Magus Noah . When his master gives him the gift of mortality , the thought of dying sends Xande over the edge . Although he is mentioned several times in the course of the game , he appears in person only once , when the Warriors of Light battle him . Profile . Appearance . Xande has white hair and dark blue skin with bright yellow eyes . He appears with great muscle mass shown by his exposed upper body , he wears a white cape ( blue in the NES version ) , orange pants , an orange and blue sash wrapped around his waist with what appears to be a cat - shaped buckle at the top - center of it , and brown boots . Personality . Xande is misguided and may not care for anything but his own survival . Story . Master Xande was originally one of Great Magus Noah ' s students , along with Master Doga and Master Unei . Both Master Doga and Master Unei were given great magical powers . Master Xande was given a much stranger gift , the gift of mortality . Master Xande was driven mad by the thought of dying . In a blind rage , Master Xande sought to disrupt the balance of light and darkness , by draining the crystals of their power . By doing so , the world would be flooded in darkness , and time would freeze . Thus , he would no longer have to fear death . He set up base in the Crystal Tower , and successfully drained the Earth and Water Crystals . This created an imbalance of power , summoning a tide of darkness to cover the world . A portion of the world was ripped from the planet and sent into the sky above the tide , as time froze on the surface world . The two remaining crystals were on this new floating continent , but it mattered not to Xande : the surface was frozen , and immortality was his again . However , he became wary of the prospect that the floating continent ' s residents might some day return to the surface , and began sending monsters there to try to destroy the continent . When the Warriors of the Light manage to dispel the tide of darkness , they confront Master Xande in the Crystal Tower . He has managed to drain all the crystals now , but the tide of darkness has not returned . Though Xande catches them with the Curse of the five wyrms , the Warriors are rescued by the appearances of five pure souls . Without any more tricks to use , Xande fights the Warriors of the Light and is killed , but his actions have had an unknown side effect . By creating such a huge imbalance in light and darkness , the Cloud of Darkness appears , revealing that it was commanding Xande all along wanting to return everything to nothingness . Xande is mentioned by a Gulgan in Replito when it is stated that someone is attempting to create an imbalance of light and darkness , not knowing that this will destroy the world . Gameplay . Xande is fought as a boss on the top of the Crystal Tower . Recolored versions called Xande ' s Clones appear as enemies in the World of Darkness . Other appearances . Xande has made appearances in the following games in the " Final Fantasy " series : Etymology . Xande is possibly a shortened form of Xander , which in turn is derived from the Latin Alexander and Ancient Greek Aléxandros , meaning " defender of men " . Since humans are naturally mortal , Noah ' s gift could be seen as appointing Xande to protect the innocent to their natural death .