Zonpa - Zippa Zonpa - Zippa is a non - playable Tarutaru puppetmaster from " Final Fantasy XI " . He famously invented a race of artificial soldiers , the Cardian s , to defend the Federation of Windurst . During the Crystal War he was simultaneously minister of the Manustery , where his Cardians were manufactured , and master of the Capricornian Casters , the military company charged with the defense of Sarutabaruta . He was known to express disappointment when conventional troops engaged enemies in place of his automatons . His daughter , Apururu , and son , Ajido - Marujido , are the current ministers of the Manustery and Orastery , respectively . Story . Zonpa - Zippa constructed many Cardians during the Crystal War . He designed the less sophisticated models to obey their more advanced counterparts and thereby created a working hierarchy within his new army . The most powerful Cardians , the Aces , were programmed to obey Zonpa - Zippa himself . These elite soldiers were often seen fighting alongside their creator . Prior to the Battle of Windurst Optistery Minister Karaha - Baruha approached Zonpa - Zippa for assistance . Karaha - Baruha was working on a secret project at his laboratory deep in the Toraimarai Canal and wanted Cardian labor to complete it . Zonpa - Zippa grudgingly set Karaha - Baruha as master of the Aces for this purpose . Karaha - Baruha did more than simply put the soldiers to work , however . He copied Zonpa - Zippa ' s designs and produced a new Cardian , Joker , which the Aces were then reconfigured to follow . Unfortunately the life of a Cardian is bound to its creator ' s . When Karaha - Baruha died in the Battle of Windurst his Cardian deactivated as well . Zonpa - Zippa ' s Cardians were therefore without a master for the first time . The confused automatons abducted the minister and imprisoned him in the Boyahda Tree . Present Day . Twenty years later , Zonpa - Zippa remains captive and is presumed dead by many . His old Cardians begin causing trouble in the Horutoto Ruins , however , and suddenly stop visiting him . Assuming that they have somehow replaced Joker , Zonpa - Zippa writes a letter explaining his situation and attaches it to a Mandragora . This eventually finds its way into the hands of Doctor Yoran - Oran , who delivers it to Apururu . Surprised that her father is still alive , she sends an adventurer to rescue him and gather information about the Aces and their leader . Insisting that he had allowed himself to be captured for research purposes , the liberated Zonpa - Zippa reveals a dark secret that lurks within his profession . When enchanted dolls are built their creators place pieces of their own life forces inside . If a deactivated doll is forcibly reactivated the person that built it is also drawn back from death . Zonpa - Zippa claims that if the Cardians restored Joker they must have resurrected Karaha - Baruha as well . He does not depart the Boyahda Tree to deliver this information , however , and instead sends Apururu ' s assistant away with another letter . He is confident that his children have such affection for the Great Zonpa - Zippa that he need not go home to see them . Whether Zonpa - Zippa ever returns to Windurst is unknown .