Yuj Yuj is a non - playable character in " Final Fantasy XIII " and " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . He is a member of NORA . In the demo included with " " , Yuj ' s appearance is made to look like a generic NPC because his design was yet to be finalized . His final design features blue hair and feathers decorating his attire . Datalog . " Final Fantasy XIII " . " A junior member of NORA , Yuj is a kindhearted young man with an insatiable interest in fashion . Though he lacks the same courage as Snow and Gadot in dangerous situations , his calming influence makes him an invaluable asset to the team . " " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . " NORA is a vigilante group of young do - gooders from the Cocoon town of Bodhum . No strangers to fending for themselves , the group went on to found the settlement of New Bodhum in the harsh environment of Pulse . " " NORA consists of four core members : the intimidating Gadot , Snow ' s right - hand man ; the amiable mood maker , Yuj ; the mechanical genius , Maqui ; and the NORA House resident chef , Lebreau . " " Snow , NORA ' s founding member , is presently away from New Bodhum . " Profile . Appearance . Yuj has feathery blue hair and striking hazel eyes . He wears a orange shirt with a subtle yellow gradient , with a dark red , long - sleeved shirt underneath , as well as black leather pants and black leather boots . His pants have a bag sewn in on the right hip , and he dons a scarf and feathers that he wears tucked into his belt . The belt appears to be made up of multiple links of metal with a small pattern pressed into them . He wears a necklace with a leather square that has the same patterns as the belt embossed upon it and a metal pendant over his clothing . Personality . Yuj has an upbeat and cheery personality . He seems mature compared to the other members of NORA , and is as rational and level - headed . However , he can be vain and narcissistic . He is fond of cats and grooms and takes care of Serah ' s cat , Snow , once Serah leaves on her journey . Due to comments made during flashbacks in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " , it is probable that Yuj thinks of NORA more as his family than a group of friends . Story . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Yuj shows his antipathy to the Sanctum and the Primarch who call the extermination of innocent people the " migration . " He watches over kids with fellow NORA members Maqui , Gadot and Lebreau , while the NORA leader , Snow , goes to the Pulse Vestige searching for his fiancée Serah . " " tells the story of what happened to NORA after Snow left for the Pulse Vestige . NORA guided surviving Purgees to take refuge in a crevice in the ground . After breaking through PSICOM ' s defenses they escaped the Hanging Edge and hid inside an ancient Pulsian building inserted between the layers of Cocoon ' s outer shell during its construction , a large vestige that " shouldn ' t " exist and the perfect place for the Purge survivors to lay low and wait out the army ' s search efforts . Gadot led a combat team to ensure everyone ' s safety and food and supplies were sent through Lenora ' s Garage , a shop maintained by Maqui . By hacking the Sanctum ' s information channels through his own network , Maqui tapped into a live feed and projected a hologram of a broadcast from Palumpolum being captured by a military surveillance camera . The footage depicted a plaza turned into a war zone as a pillar of ice conjured by magic froze everything , and a Pulse l ' Cie . Yuj recognized the l ' Cie as their leader , Snow . Having been worried about Snow since the Pulse Vestige plummeted into Lake Bresha , the news of his survival brings relief to NORA who begins planning their next step as Snow ' s appearance was the sign they needed to build a resistance movement to help him . As the Sanctum ' s troops are concentrated around Palumpolum , leaving holes in the security around the Hanging Edge , NORA and the refugees would be able to escape , and they leave their shelter and set out for Eden , the capital of Cocoon and the Sanctum ' s seat of power . Yuj and the other NORA members meet Snow in Eden where they scold him for " heroing " alone without the aid of his NORA buddies . As Snow ' s party heads for the Orphan ' s Cradle , Yuj and the other NORA members help evacuate Eden . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . After Cocoon ' s fall , NORA settles on Gran Pulse building a new town that comes to be known as New Bodhum . Sometime after Snow left the town to look for Serah ' s missing sister , Yuj found a cat and brought her to the NORA house . After discussing who would take care of the cat , he said they all will as they are like a big family . Yuj was the one who possibly named the cat ' Snow ' . Yuj , along with Gadot , Maqui , and Lebreau , fights off the monsters when New Bodhum is attacked . While Serah , Mog , and Noel travel to the Meteorite Impact Site they met Yuj who questions Serah about her new outfit . Later , he , Maqui , and Gadot try to deceive Noel from taking Serah on a journey to find Lightning , stating that it ' s impossible . When Serah , Mog , and Noel are about to leave New Bodhum , Lebreau catches Yuj , Gadot , and Maqui eavesdropping . Yuj admits to combing the cat and proclaims himself as her keeper while Serah is not there to look after her . A dream version of Yuj is met later in Serah ' s dream world where she enters after being defeated by Caius Ballad in the Void Beyond . He shows concern when Serah voices that she is confused and offers to carry her ; however , Serah turns him down , saying that she ' s " not that sick " . After Serah and Noel have opened the Time Gate to Academia 500 AF , they can return to New Bodhum where the members of NORA bid them good luck , Yuj included . NORA members ' souls found their way to the new world where they were reincarnated and established a restaurant , the " Nora House " . One day , a reporter investigating the stories of people having memories of a past life in another world visits the restaurant and orders the Nora Special . The taste triggers a flood of memories , and the reporter recalls her past life : she was Aoede , a reporter caught up in the Purge who helped expose Sanctum ' s lies by airing Purge footage with the help of broadcast hacks by Maqui . The members of NORA remember Aoede and Lebreau tells her where to find Serah . Creation and development . According to the " Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania Omega " , Yuj ' s final appearance was practically finished by the time the demo was made , but there was still disagreement in the development team on whether to green - light the design or use a less flamboyant one , which is why the demo had a placeholder appearance . His placeholder appearance has appeared as an NPC in both " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " and " Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII " . The textures on Yuj ' s final model end in such a way that the seam for his head textures runs down the middle of his face . This essentially means that his face is perfectly symmetrical . Voice . Yuj is voiced by in the Japanese version and Jeff Fischer in the English version . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Yuj appears in " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " with a Water - elemental card , depicting his artwork for " Final Fantasy XIII " . " Triple Triad " . Yuj appears on a Triple Triad card in the version available via " Final Fantasy Portal App " .