Arbiter of Time Valfodr , or the Arbiter of Time , is a character from " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Originally a knight of Valhalla and the most powerful of the realm , he is tasked as the keeper of the Coliseum . As the Arbiter of Time , Valfodr handles the downloadable content fights in the Coliseum , gives a background story to each enemy , and is a downloadable boss himself . " Valhalla is a world where only the strongest survive . Those who are born weak must hone their strength and skills in battle against more powerful foes . Mog heard that one of the strongest monsters around was the Knight Valfodr , so he decided to issue a challenge . " Datalog . Dishonest Mille - feuille . " Valfodr was not the kind of monster to show mercy , even when battling the puniest of foes . Despite his total , crushing defeat , Mog was pleased with the outcome . Now , he thought , he was ready to serve the mighty . " " But instead , Valfodr rejected him , saying , ' I have no use for one so weak ' . Still , he left Mog alive and without a scratch . Maybe Valfodr wasn ' t so bad , after all ? " Profile . Appearance . As the Arbiter of Time , Valfodr dons a golden chestplate and golden gauntlets , covering his forearms and hands . He wears a stylized helmet , fully covering his head , including his face , and the helmet has a flayed back extension . He wears a blood red cape which hangs from the neckline above his chestplate . Below his chestplate is a full length black and crimson red robe , which he wears to cover the lower half of his body . He carries a long , golden judicial staff in his right hand with a intricate design at the tip of the staff . Overall , his appearance is reminiscent to that of an ancient Roman centurion , an possible allusion to his role as the " Arbiter " of Time . In his true form as the armored knight Valfodr he is a mechanical centaur . He still wears his chestplate , although it is integrated into the rest of his body . He exposes his right arm and brandishes a mighty axe . His other hand becomes a powerful blasting gun . At the bottom of his chestplate and on his back , he has a swaying white sash . He still wears his helmet although there is no extension to it and his lower half is transformed into four mechanical legs ; the front two of which seem to have two claws , while the back two seem stumpier . He has loose wires coming out from him and a long , swaying tail . His general color has shifted from bright , polished gold to having a greenish tint . Personality . Valfodr enjoys battling and witnessing the battles in the Coliseum . He often speaks in a foreboding manner . On the occasion the party refuses a fight , he may tease them with taunts of cowardice . Valfodr is a committed knight and is keeping a guard of the Coliseum for Etro and is even prepared to battle the party . Despite his power and unnerving mannerisms , Valfodr has a softer side , for he left Mog unharmed after his encounter with him . Story . When Mog was traveling through the Historia Crux he stumbled upon Valfodr who defeated the moogle and left him alone , even though the law of Valhalla states the " the weak serve the strong " . When Serah Farron , Mog , and Noel Kreiss travel through time searching for the way to resolve the paradox in the Sunleth Waterscape at 300 AF , they come across the Arbiter of Time within the Coliseum , who demands them to leave his domain as it is not meant for living beings to dwell in until the end of time itself . When the Arbiter mentions housing a time - shattering omen , Noel believes the omen to be a fragment and offers to take it off his hands . Valfodr hands it over , but requests the travelers leave his domain . Soon after , He assumes the more human - like form whenever matches occur among those meant to fight in the Coliseum . When Serah and Noel later return upon learning of Snow Villiers being in the domain , Valfodr reveals his true form to deliver judgment for their arrogance . Defeated in battle , the knight recognizes the two superior fighters to himself as he allows them to enter and leave of their own free will . Gameplay . In his true form , Valfodr uses physical and magical attacks and can summon the hidden one - of - a - kind Paradigm Pack monsters ; his summons vary depending on what level he ' s fought at ( Leyak , Golden Chocobo , Cactuarama , and Chichu respectively ) . He can also drop the other one - of - a - kind monsters as common / rare drops . Valfodr can be fought at different levels , first level 1 , then later 15 , 45 , 70 , and finally 99 . The higher the level , the more challenging the battle . His recruit chance will vary depending on what level he is fought at , with a 100 % recruit chance when fought at level 99 . Valfodr is a Ravager when recruited into the party ' s Paradigm Pack and can learn abilities such as Felflame , Felspark , Felgust and Felfrost . Voice . The Arbiter of Time is voiced by Steven Jay Blum in the English version and Tomomichi Nishimura in the Japanese version . The Arbiter of Time shares his English voice actor , Steven Jay Blum , with Vincent Valentine from the " Compilation of Final Fantasy VII " and Ba ' Gamnan from " Final Fantasy XII " . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Arbiter of Time has an ice - elemental card on " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Etymology . " Valfodr " is in Norse mythology one of Odin ' s many names and it roughly translates as " The fallen ' s father " or " Father of the slain " , which is somewhat related to his role as keeper of the Coliseum , while also linked to Valhalla the realm where warriors were destined to fight for eternity . His strongest attack , Gagnrath , is also one of the many names used to refer to Odin and roughly translates into " Advantage Counsel " .