Quan Quan was Vivi ' s adoptive grandfather in " Final Fantasy IX " . He was a Qu , and adopted the black mage Vivi after catching him while fishing in the Mist ( and , according to markings on the wall in Quan ' s Dwelling , was raising him to eat him ) . After he died Vivi left for Alexandria . Profile . Appearance . Quan ' s clothing resembles an ancient Chinese scholar . This may be on purpose , as he taught Vivi many things about the world . Quan wears a rose - colored patterned shirt with dragon symbols with long sleeves , lavender trousers and shoes fashioned with pink ribbons . He wears an ornate hat with tassels . Unlike the other Qu , he has a black mustache . Personality . Quan is a master gourmand and passionate about his craft , placing imagination at the core of his love of food . He praises Quina for having the imagination needed to become a champion gourmand . In spite of his true intent to eat Vivi , it is not beyond likelihood Quan harbored a parental affection for the black mage . Otherwise , Quan may not have bothered to teach Vivi of the ways of the world . This could suggest Quan had either decided not to eat Vivi by the time of his death , or that he vacillated as to whether he would or not . Story . Quan was a gourmand and had an apprentice called Quale whom he was supposed to tutor in the art of food , but became exasperated with his pupil ' s lack of imagination , viewing it as an essential quality for a master gourmand . Quan and Quale did not part ways amicably , Quale later denying even knowing Quan . Quan makes his abode in a cave with a hot spring outside Treno where he lives alone until one day , while out fishing on the ledge of his dwelling , instead of fish , Quan catches a black mage : Vivi . Quan has Vivi move in , and though Quan planned to eat him once Vivi would grow bigger , named him and taught him many things about the world . Quan ' s caring for Vivi was perhaps what allowed him to become sentient and emphatic , unlike the other black mages who initially act like automatons . Vivi became so endeared to the Qu he began to call Quan " grandpa " . When Quan passed away January 1st 1800 , Vivi was left alone , but having gained a curiosity about the outside world due to his grandpa ' s stories , set out to Alexandria where he joins Zidane ' s party , and the dwelling is left abandoned . When the party visits Quale in Qu ' s Marsh Vivi remarks the Qu leader resembles his " grandfather " . When Vivi asks Quale about his relation to Quan , Quale lets loose that he considered Quan a " bigot " , then does a horrible job of covering up his blunder , pretending he has never heard of Quan . Later , Vivi and Quina can visit the dwelling to learn more about Vivi ' s history and examine the broken clock out on the ledge from where Quan used to fish . Zidane observes the clock stopped " about a week before we kidnapped Garnet " . During Quina and Vivi ' s visit to the dwelling Quan ' s ghost appears to the two . Quale arrives at the abode and Quan reprimands him for his myopia , and commends Quina , implying Quina has already surpassed Quale in the ways of the gourmand . Quale praises Vivi for his open - mindedness , expressing pride in what Vivi had accomplished on his own . As Quan ' s ghost fades Zidane is left wondering who they are all talking to . Gameplay . Quan ' s Dwelling is an optional location . If the player visits they can find Stellazzio coins at the springs and Running Shoes in the grandfather clock . During the party ' s visit to Treno they split up around the town and the player can have Vivi leave the city to go visit Quan ' s Dwelling , and then follow him and meet him there where Vivi talks about his life with his grandpa . After obtaining the airship , the player can visit the dwelling with Vivi and Quina in the party to trigger a scene with Quan . Etymology . All of the Qus ' names begin with " Qu " .