Lani Lani , known in - game as the Boisterous Woman before learning her name , is a non - player character in " Final Fantasy IX " . She is a bounty hunter who wields a large bladed bardiche and uses Black Magic , and who initially works with Amarant Coral . Profile . Appearance . Lani is a 19 year old woman with dark skin and brown shoulder - length hair adorned by a headdress with a green feather and a blue teardrop . She wears a cropped orange top with puffed yellow sleeves , black gloves , black shorts with patterned orange duster trimmed with fur , and red heeled shoes with black criss - crossing straps around her calves . Personality . Lani believes herself to be the most beautiful bounty hunter in the world . Never without her trademark axe , she speaks as if it has a mind of its own , and will not hesitate to turn against even her most trusted companions . She is rude , disrespectful and haughty . Her softer side is revealed when she becomes stranded on a remote continent , and becomes more careful and quiet in her ways . Story . Lani stays at the Lindblum inn , complaining about the room and the moogle keeping her up all night , and participates in the Festival of the Hunt , although Zidane and his friends do not yet meet her . Later , Lani is hired by Queen Brahne to retrieve Princess Garnet ' s Silver Pendant and to kill Vivi , the rogue black mage traveling with her , although this part of her objective seems to go forgotten . She attacks Zidane , Garnet , Vivi , and Quina in Fossil Roo , but is defeated . She follows them through the passage to the Outer Continent and all the way to Madain Sari , where she seizes her chance to fulfill her mission . Lani works with Amarant , whom she calls " Red , " but finds herself at odds with him when Amarant disapproves of her methods of reaching her objective when Lani holds Eiko Carol hostage . After Amarant turns against her she is forced to release Eiko and flee . Instead of returning to the Mist Continent , Lani stays at Outer Continent , and seems to have seen the error in her ways and no longer pursues her objective of capturing Garnet ' s pendant . Lani settles in Madain Sari with Eiko ' s moogles , starting a new life . When the party later finds her , she says she tried returning to the Mist Continent , but Fossil Roo was blocked , and the Alexandria n Fleet was destroyed before her eyes . She became weak and wandered through the Outer Continent until the Madain Sari moogles rescued her . Grateful , Lani realizes she was selfish her whole life , stating that living with the moogles is wonderful , and she hasn ' t thought about money once ever since . She tells Zidane she is glad to have lost their last fight . When Tantalus Theater Troupe returns to Alexandria to perform " I Want to Be Your Canary " for Queen Garnet , Lani is heading to Alexandria with Amarant . Gameplay . Boss . Lani appears as a boss in Fossil Roo . She is a skilled warrior with high damage output , and uses second tier Black Magic spells , with the exception of tier one Water , along with Scan and several physical attacks . She tends to prioritize attacking Garnet . She will then make Vivi her priority should Garnet be KO ' d . Tetra Master . Lani can be challenged for a game of Tetra Master when she starts living in Madain Sari . She has Hecteyes , Ogre and Ash , and will occasionally play with Odin . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Brave Exvius " . Lani appears as a vision obtainable through summoning . Her job is Ranger . Her trust mastery reward is Equip Axe . She possesses the special ability Counter . She possesses the magics Water , Fira , Blizzara , Thundara and Aerora . Her limit bursts are Hands Off ! and Elegant Swing . Etymology . " Final Fantasy IX " has many references to Hawaii because that ' s where Square ' s American branch used to be located and where the game was developed .