Gippal Gippal is an Al Bhed and leader of the Machine Faction in " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Profile . Appearance . Gippal is 18 years old , cocky and self - assured by nature . Like the rest of the Al Bhed , Gippal has green eyes with spiral pupils , though an eye - patch covers his right eye . It isn ' t clarified whether he has lost his eye or it ' s just a fashion statement . He has short spiky blond hair , and wears clothes in blues and purples to contrast with Nooj who wears red , and Baralai who wears green . He wears armor over a blue jumpsuit and purple overalls and indigo boots . His wields a large machina mortar with a rounded saw blade on one end . Personality . Gippal has a devil - may - care attitude , and is a ladies ' man , joking about him and Rikku being " quite the couple " . He prizes himself on his skill with machinery , telling his comrades no one can use a machina weapon like an Al Bhed . Story . Gippal had always wanted to be a Crusader , the military branch of Bevelle , but being an Al Bhed , he was not eligible as Al Bhed are not followers of Yevon . When he heard the Crimson Squad accepted all comers he wasted no time in seizing the opportunity . On a training mission in the Sanubia Sands Gippal met his teammates : Nooj , an ex - Crusader ; Baralai , a Yevonite , most likely an Acolyte ; and their sphere recorder , Paine . Throughout their time as teammates the four learned much of each other , and shared many laughs and pondered over their futures . On the final mission to become members of the Crimson Squad , they , and many other applicants , were sent to the Den of Woe to investigate a strange happening . Inside the aspirants turned against each other and Shuyin , a spirit who possessed the entrants to the cave , took over Nooj and he pulled his gun on Baralai . Gippal raised his weapon to Nooj ' s head and Baralai raised his to Gippal ' s head as they were taken over by the spirit . Paine broke apart the triangle and Shuyin ' s spirit left Gippal and Baralai , but secretly lay low inside of Nooj . They exited the den and met up with the officials who told them they were official Crimson Squad members , their first mission being guard Maester Wen Kinoc during Operation Mi ' ihen . As soon as they turned , however , the guards attempted to shoot them down . They escaped and met up outside Rin ' s Travel Agency on the Mi ' ihen Highroad and decided to split up . Paine , still recording , had her camera on as Nooj , again possessed , shot Baralai in the back . When Gippal heard the shot he turned and was shot in the chest . At last , Nooj turned fire on Paine . All survived but were separated thinking Nooj as a traitor . When Gippal pays a visit to Home he is in the desert where he meets Auron and talks about rushing into the fight and being a " jackass " . His partner gets radioed that the Guado are attacking Home , and they both run off . It is assumed Gippal evacuated on the " Fahrenheit " with the others . After Yuna defeats Sin Gippal starts the Machine Faction in the abandoned Djose Temple with a connection on Bikanel Island where people can join and excavate in the desert . At the temple Gippal meets Yuna , Rikku and Paine who want to go digging at the desert , but Paine plays it off like they have never met . Nooj is now Meyvn of the Youth League , still under Shuyin ' s control , and Baralai is Praetor of New Yevon . Though he is neutral , Gippal provides his machines to both sides . Gippal goes to the Bevelle Underground to seek out Vegnagun and meets up with Nooj and Baralai , finding the hole where Vegnagun used to be . Shuyin ' s spirit leaves Nooj and enters Baralai who jumps into the hole and the two follow him . When Yuna enters a connecting hole she meets with Shuyin on the Farplane , who is actually Baralai , and Gippal and Nooj tell her to keep care of things topside . Soon after Yuna ' s fall , Rikku and Paine throw a CommSphere into the hole finding out it was of no use , but when Yuna returns to " Celsius " Shinra reports the CommSphere has been fixed . The video footage shows Gippal who states that whoever made the CommSphere is a genius , and claims he is also a " genius " for fixing it , although communication through the sphere wasn ' t working . After Gippal and Nooj reach Vegnagun , YRP and the Leblanc Syndicate catch up with them , and they take on Vegnagun and Shuyin together . Baralai is released as Lenne has Shuyin rest in the Farplane . Afterward , the three factions forget their differences . Gameplay . Party member . Gippal can be recruited as a party member in the " International " and " HD Remaster " versions of " Final Fantasy X - 2 " through the Creature Creator system . To recruit Gippal , the player must defeat him in the Den of Woe and set up a Special Monster Pod in Djose Temple . Gippal wields his machina gun in battle and retains many of his moves from his boss battle . Like all monster allies , Gippal is controlled by the game ' s AI . Boss . Gippal is fought as an illusion made by the pyreflies and Shuyin in the Den of Woe in Chapter 5 , once all 10 Crimson Spheres are obtained during the previous chapters . Gippal can also be fought in the Fiend Arena in " International " and HD Remaster versions . Creation and development . Voice . Gippal ' s Japanese voice actor is Kenichi Suzumura , while his English voice actor is Rick Gomez . He shares both English and Japanese voice actors with Zack Fair of the " Compilation of Final Fantasy VII " . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Gippal appears as a card in the " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . It features his in - game render .