Cid Raines Brigadier General Cid Raines is a non - player character in " Final Fantasy XIII " and " " , and one of the long line of characters named Cid in the series . The characters named Cid usually have a science or engineering background , or something to do with airships . Cid Raines commanders the colossal airship the " Lindblum " in " Final Fantasy XIII " , as he works for the Guardian Corps and is the commander of the Wide - area Response Brigade , a military unit otherwise known as the " Cavalry " . In " Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII " , he acts as a representative for the souls of the dead . Datalog . " Final Fantasy XIII " . " Cid Raines is the commander of the Wide - area Response Brigade , a military unit otherwise known as the ' Cavalry . ' His vaunted position in the army has afforded him an unobstructed view of the blind obedience the government shows to the fal ' Cie . In order to free Cocoon from the tyranny of these powerful entities , Raines has begun enlisting the assistance of Fang and the other Pulse l ' Cie . " " Raines had been planning to overthrow fal ' Cie rule , but was made into a l ' Cie by Barthandelus before those plans could be put into action . Since then , he has been a part of the fal ' Cie ' s scheme to guide Lightning and the others through their battles with the Sanctum , and along the path to Cocoon ' s destruction . However , Raines regains the will he once had as a human , and attempts to foil Barthandelus ' s plans by killing the l ' Cie . Despite his eventual defeat , the Cavalry commander transforms into crystal . " " During his failed attempt to overthrow fal ' Cie rule , Cid Raines was cursed to become a pawn of Barthandelus . Concealing his l ' Cie status as he continues to lead the Cavalry , Raines pursues his Focus of supporting and guiding Lightning and her companions along the path to Cocoon ’ s destruction . " " After defying his Focus and falling in battle against the fugitive l ' Cie , Raines turns to crystal . He is later revived by Barthandelus to serve as the new Primarch — a puppet with the sole purpose of inciting conflict among the people of Cocoon . " " Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII " . " A man who once defied the orders of the gods and hoped to set mankind free . He died an unnatural death while working towards this goal . General Raines was a military man , working for Cocoon ' s Guardian Corps . He wished to defeat the fal ' Cie , powerful servants of the gods , and return to humanity control of its own fate . He lost that fight , and in the cruel irony that gods so love , he was turned into a puppet for the fal ' Cie . He faced Lightning as an enemy , when they should have been allies . " " He may have met a tragic end , but his wish to see the people free lived on in those who followed after him . For Lightning , Raines was both a bitter enemy and a comrade in the great fight against the gods . " Profile . Appearance . Raines is a young man with black hair and gray eyes . According to Tetsuya Nomura , male Sanctum officials have the sides of their heads shaved , but Cid wears his hair in a style that covers this feature . His clothing is close to PSICOM commander Yaag Rosch ' s with a lighter color scheme . He wears a large cape and blue - to - silver pauldrons with the left more ornate than the right . Raines ' s l ' Cie mark is on his right hand , hidden by his glove . He sports this outfit in " Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII " . Personality . Similar to the other leaders of Cocoon ' s military forces , Raines is cultured and well - spoken , but also possesses a friendly disposition . He shows hospitality to Snow once he arrives on the " Lindblum " . His servitude is to the people of Cocoon , rather than to its fal ' Cie . Even after becoming a servant of the fal ' Cie , he retains this trait and defies his Focus to try and protect Cocoon ' s people . He is skilled in combat , as he easily parries Lightning ' s attacks and disarms her when the party encounters him in the Fifth Ark . Story . " Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero - Promise - " . After the Pulse l ' Cie Fang and Vanille awoke from crystal stasis inside the Pulse Vestige in Bodhum , they attacked the Euride Gorge power plant and separately went into hiding . Cid Raines and the Cavalry see this as a chance to usurp the fal ' Cie of Cocoon . While feigning allegiance to PSICOM , Cocoon ' s anti - Pulse army , Cid has the Cavalry help the l ' Cie hoping to gain their support for his cause . Fang is captured by the Cavalry and brought onto the " Lindblum " where she meets Cid . He claims to not be Fang ' s enemy even if it is his job to help protect Cocoon . He lets Fang witness him lying to PSICOM Lieutenant Jihl Nabaat that their pursue of the l ' Cie has been fruitless to gain her trust . Afterward , Raines tells Fang the Cavalry doesn ' t agree with PSICOM ' s actions . Fang remains unconvinced , believing the Cavalry captured her to get intel on Pulse . She tells Raines that she has no information he could want because she ' s a broken l ' Cie , and that she doesn ' t have time to help him since she ' s looking for a friend . Raines says it ' s up to Fang whether or not she ' ll help , but says she will be staying with them , and Fang is escorted to the residential area . Later on Fang tries to escape , but Raines appears and says barriers were put up around the airship to restrict her movement . Raines offers his sword to Fang , saying she can take it and do whatever she wants to him when his men arrive . Fang takes the sword and follows him to a room . Raines shows Fang an audio recording of a conversation between the PSICOM commanders Rosch and Nabaat and the head of the Sanctum , Primarch Galenth Dysley , concerning Euride and the fugitive Pulse l ' Cie . Rosch and Dysley ponder whether it was too soon to remove the barricade around Euride , and about the rumors spreading that what happened wasn ' t an accident . Dysley claims the fal ' Cie Eden reprimanded him for hiding the truth from the public , and wants to end the investigation so everyone ' s lives would return to normal . Rosch disagrees since the l ' Cie remain on the loose , but as the fal ' Cie spokesperson , Dysley can ' t defy their commands . An inside man recorded the conversation , which Raines calls " the real Cocoon " where Dysley thinks of the citizens as sheep . As long as Cocoon remains under Sanctum rule the people remain tools of the fal ' Cie . Raines believes Fang ' s Focus is to defeat the Cocoon fal ' Cie , and possibly destroy Cocoon by extension . This makes Fang think her and Vanille ' s Focus may not be to destroy the structure of Cocoon itself , but its core . Raines claims that Fang has the power to destroy fal ' Cie , and asks her to lend them that power because he wants to destroy the fal ' Cie Eden and the Sanctum . Fang asks if Raines is willing to betray Cocoon . Raines answers he will do anything to achieve his goal , but Fang says she will make her decision about helping him after Vanille is found . Raines tells her about Bodhum ' s fireworks festival and that PSICOM won ' t be able to make a move against her if she blends in with the tourists . Fang agrees to stay on the " Lindblum " until then , though she still hasn ' t decided on whether or not she will help Raines . " Final Fantasy XIII " . When Snow is captured in Lake Bresha by Fang and members of the Wide - area Response Brigade , he is taken aboard the " Lindblum " where he is introduced to Cid , who greets Snow with a friendly handshake . Cid explains the Sanctum intends to hold a public execution of the l ' Cie to suppress the public ' s fear , and reveals he plans to overthrow the Sanctum ' s rule so he can hand control of Cocoon over to the people . Snow , believing his Focus is to save Cocoon as Serah asked , agrees to help him track down the rest of the Pulse l ' Cie , as after PSICOM moved the Vestige more people got inside it and were branded l ' Cie . The l ' Cie are on the run somewhere in Cocoon , and the Cavalry ' s plan is to help them bring down the fal ' Cie . Cid drops Snow and Fang off in Palumpolum , where they rescue Lightning and Hope from a PSICOM assault . As the party rendezvouses at Estheim Residence , they are ambushed by PSICOM , but Cavalry forces disguised as PSICOM troops help the fugitive l ' Cie board the " Lindblum " where they meet Cid again . Cid helps the party infiltrate the Sanctum Skyfleet ' s airship base , the " Palamecia " , after learning that Vanille and Sazh are being held captive on board . After escaping the " Palamecia " to the Fifth Ark , the party finds Cid waiting for them . Cid reveals the truth behind their Focus ; the fal ' Cie plan to use them as tools to destroy Cocoon in hopes that the deaths of the Cocoon citizens will summon the Maker to reconstruct the world . He explains the fal ' Cie have been watching over the party guiding their every step to turn them into the instruments of Cocoon ' s demise . Cid had been planning to overthrow the fal ' Cie , but was transformed into a l ' Cie by Barthandelus — the true leader of Cocoon ' s fal ' Cie — before his plans could be put into action . His Focus is to guide the party along the path to Cocoon ' s destruction as part of the fal ' Cie ' s grand scheme , but to challenge his fate Cid uses his remaining power to transform into a Cie ' th to kill Lightning and her companions , " set them free " of their Focus and save Cocoon . After the party defeats him , Cid offers words of encouragement and advises them to choose their own fate as he did before turning into a crystal and disappearing . Cid was teleported to Barthandelus to be revived as Cocoon ' s new Primarch to sever Cid ' s ties with the Cavalry , who would see him as a traitor . Cid submits to his fate as a fal ' Cie pawn and oversees a grand prix in the city of Eden . Lightning and her friends return to Cocoon from Pulse and crash the race course . As Eden descends into chaos , Cid ' s former right - hand - man Rygdea and the rest of the Cavalry capture him . Cid requests to be killed and Rygdea reluctantly shoots his former superior to free him of the fal ' Cie . " " . The souls trapped within the Sea of Chaos assume the physical form of Cid Raines to communicate with Lightning . Raines , whose soul also remains in the Sea of Chaos , describes himself as the advocate for the souls of the dead . He tells Lightning that Vanille has the power to help the souls be reborn and explains the Order of Salvation plans to use Vanille to destroy the dead . Cid reveals the truth about the nature of Chaos , and warns Lightning that if she chooses to save the souls of the departed , she will defy Bhunivelze . With a final message of hope for Lightning , Cid fades away . Gameplay . Cid Raines is fought as a boss in the Fifth Ark . His battle style revolves around shifting through stances , similarly to the paradigm system available to the playable party . He has three stances , each relating to paradigm roles : Offensive stance which concentrates on Commando and Saboteur ; Defensive stance which concentrates on Sentinel and Synergist ; and Recovery stance , which concentrates on Medic . He lacks a stance for executing elemental spells . Cid can use Seraphic Ray , which deals large damage and removes all status enhancements from the party . Creation and development . Raines is one of few young Cid characters ; usually a Cid is an older man . He is the first Cid to play the role of an anti - hero , following Dr . Cid from " Final Fantasy XII " being the first Cid antagonist . Voice . Cid is voiced by Yuichi Nakamura in the Japanese version . He shares his Japanese voice actor with Trey from " Type " series , Thancred from " Final Fantasy XIV " , and Ravus Nox Fleuret from the " Final Fantasy XV Universe " . He is voiced by Erik Davies in the English version . Musical themes . Cid ' s appearances in " Final Fantasy XIII " are mostly accompanied by the " Cavalry Theme " . " Setting You Free " plays during his appearance on the Fifth Ark , as well as during his appearance in " Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII " . Other appearances . Cid has appeared in the following games throughout the " Final Fantasy " series : Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . Cid has made key guest appearances in the following non - Final Fantasy games : Etymology . Cid is a recurring name in the " Final Fantasy " series .