Mewt Randell Mewt Randell ( Mewt Randall according to the European official website ) is a major character from " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " who also appears in " " . In the real world , he is shy and bullied , but befriends the protagonist , Marche Radiuju , and Ritz Malheur . Profile . Appearance . Mewt ' s appearance varies based on which version of Ivalice he is in . While in the real world , he has unkempt brown hair , lazy eyes , and a green hooded sweatshirt . In the transformed world , he wears a yellow long - sleeved shirt , red pants , an orange cape , and carries a long staff . His hair is done up in two pointed " horns " , and sports a glyph in the center of his forehead . In " Final Fantasy Tactics A2 : Grimoire of the Rift ] ] " , 16 years later , an older Mewt retains his appearance in the real world and he wears eyeglasses . He now wears a light khaki long - sleeved button shirt with a red neck - tie on the collar , burned orange pants and brown shoes . This outfit he wears where he works as a librarian . Personality . Mewt is a quiet , reserved young boy who happens to be a target for bullies at his school . His mother has died and his father , Cid , fell on hard times and became an alcoholic . When his home of St . Ivalice is transformed to resemble his favorite video game , he is given everything he ever wanted , and develops an entitlement complex . His choice whether to remain in the new world , or return to his old imperfect life , forms the crux of the game ' s main conflict between himself and Marche . Story . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Mewt is a timid boy who is bullied by the three boys , Guinness , Lyle , and Colin , during a snowball fight . Marche and Ritz befriend him and Mewt shows his new friends a book he found at a bookstore in St . Ivalice . He chants the words " Alta oron sondus kameela " , the only legible sentence he could find . At night , the world is transformed . In Ivalice Mewt is the prince , since the Gran Grimoire book used his imagination to create the fantasy world . His father Cid is the Judgemaster , enforcing Ivalice ' s laws , while his mother , Queen Remedi , dead in the real world , is alive in Ivalice . Because of all that Mewt has in Ivalice , he opposes Marche ' s attempts to revert the world to normal . Mewt has an nu mou assistant named Babus who defects to Marche upon learning the truth . When Judgemaster Cid learns the truth about the world , he separates himself from the palace . To replace Cid as an agent of the palace , Queen Remedi creates an entity resembling Mewt called Llednar Twem ( " Mewt Randell " backwards ) . When Llednar fights Marche , Cid tells him Llednar is an embodiment of Mewt ' s darker side . When Marche catches up to Mewt , Queen Remedi blocks Marche ' s effort to change his mind . After she is defeated by Marche , she reveals herself to be the Li - Grim , the entity keeping the world transformed who had taken the form of Remedi to comfort Mewt . A second battle ensues , during which Marche tries to break Mewt out of his confused state . This is only partially successful , so Marche continues his fight against the Li - Grim and defeats it . Before the world reverts , Mewt and the Li - Grim , which he still considers to be Remedi , share one final moment together , before Mewt is ready to return to the real world . Mewt makes a cameo appearance as Mr . Randell , the librarian in Luso Clemens ' s school in St . Ivalice . After returning from his adventures in Ivalice , Luso encounters Mr . Randell and tells him about it . Mewt replies he believes him as he has been to that place too , giving Luso the very Grimoire he kept with him for years . He still has his stuffed bear , which he keeps on his desk . Gameplay . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . In the data coding of the game , there is a battle sprite set and a job coding of " Prince " for Mewt , which is largely incomplete . This suggests Mewt may have been considered as an opponent or ally at some point in the game . " Final Fantasy Tactics A2 : Grimoire of the Rift " . Mewt is controllable during the opening snowball fight tutorial battle . His class , Librarian , has low stats and no abilities . Musical themes . Mewt ' s musical theme is " Mewt " . In " " , it is number 26 on disc one and number 19 on disc two . The song was mostly played by strings and a French horn . Its remix in " " is called " Mewt ( Acoustic Guitar Version ) " which was arranged by Satoshi Henmi . The theme " Grief " from " " sounds similar to this . The original version of Mewt ' s theme is melancholy overall , reflecting his inherent loneliness and his desire to escape the reality he despised back home . The arrange version carries a more " mature " tone to the original . Etymology . " Mewt " has a similar pronunciation with the word " mute " which means a quiet state , similar to Mewt ' s quietness at the beginning of the game . In the Maltese language , the word " mewt " means " death " . His last name , Randell , is an alternate spelling of the the Medieval surname Randall , which contains two Germanic elements meaning " shield " and " wolf " .