Kurasame Susaya Kurasame Susaya is a guest character from " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . He is the commanding officer of Class Zero . His nickname is the " Ice Reaper " . He wields a sword and is frequently accompanied by a Tonberry that carries an enormous knife and also wears the Class Zero uniform . Kurasame is featured as the main protagonist of the manga " " , the prequel story of his life nine years prior to the events of " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Profile . Appearance . Kurasame is a man in his mid - twenties with gray - blue hair and blue eyes . He wears Dominion of Rubrum military gear , a long dark coat with golden outlines fastened with numerous red belts , a long cape , and a mask that covers the lower portion of his face . Personality . Due to his cool demeanor students occasionally view him as a person hard to approach , but deep down he cares greatly for them . He is stern and doesn ' t tolerate disobedience . Kurasame sees himself in the cadets of Class Zero from his " young and foolish " days . Story . Kurasame is a cadet of Class Third , and later promoted to Class First . He is a friend of Kazusa and Emina . He is feared on the battlefield , from where he received his nickname , the " Ice Reaper " . Kurasame belongs in a group known as the Four Champions of Rubrum , the four strongest soldiers in Rubrum ' s forces . When one of their number betrays and attempts to murder the other three , they are defeated with grievous injuries . Though she was near death , Miwa , the female member in the group cast a healing spell to save Kurasame . To ensure he would remember what had occurred as the Vermilion Bird Crystal would erase his memories of his fallen comrades , Kurasame writes the incident down on the ground with his own blood while watching her die . He stubbornly refused to get his wounded face treated , leaving a scar under his mask , and never fully recovered from the wounds he received from the traitor , resulting in his retirement from the battlefield . Kurasame was the only survivor among the four and it is said that the traitor ' s Cactuar still lurks within Akademeia . " Final Fantasy Agito " . Kurasame can be found in what used to be Class Zero ' s classroom during the morning , afternoon and evening . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Kurasame is a commanding officer at Akademeia magic academy , and is in charge of instruction of Class Zero . During Capital Liberation Kurasame contacts Ace once a COMM has been delivered to him by Izana Kunagiri , and introduces himself as the cadets ' commanding officer for the mission , informing them of their objective : to destroy the imperials ' crystal jammer on an imperial flagship . Once the cadets have done so , Kurasame contacts them again and informs them of a new crystal jammer on an imperial magitek armor , ordering the cadets to find and destroy it with an Eidolon . After the cadets are officially enrolled to Akademeia , they meet Kurasame face to face . Him being made the class ' s permanent commanding officer comes as a surprise to the cadets , who were expecting Arecia Al - Rashia — their adoptive mother — in that role . As Nine protests Kurasame hurls him into the wall , intolerant of dissent . Cater and Ace step up to defend him , but Kurasame disarms them . He delivers orders from Arecia that the cadets are to move into the Akademeia dorms , and introduces two newcomers to the class : Machina Kunagiri and Rem Tokimiya . As the class is sent to help in the war effort Kurasame briefs the cadets of their various missions and can even provide support by arriving to help himself , or by deploying his trusted Tonberry companion , if the cadets request support at the beginning of a mission . During free time between missions Kurasame gives lectures at the classroom . When the cadets are sent to sabotage the imperial magitek armor program they get orders to cease fire due to a newly wrought armistice mid - mission . Kurasame travels to the imperial capital as Chancellor Khalia Chival VI ' s aide and bodyguard and negotiates for the cadets ' safety . Afterward he explains the situation to them : the empire had proposed peace before the cadets ' mission was underway , but they could not contact them in time to halt the mission . The cadets disagree with the treaty , especially Machina , positing that the empire has no right to ask for peace for being the initial aggressor . Kurasame dismisses the cadets who can visit the imperial capital before their next mission . When the students in Class Zero are forced to escape under the accusation of murdering Queen Andoria , they are unable to make contact with anyone due to their COMMs not working . The commandant considers this a chance to weaken Arecia ' s political power , and intended to leave Class Zero in the wild and assign no rescue operation after the other Rubrum forces return to the dominion . Kurasame sends an airship to rescue Class Zero from the Jubanla Region . The cadets are greeted by Kurasame on their return , who tells them there will likely be an investigation , and implies the cadets switched off their COMM so they could not be contacted . The cadets find the accusations ridiculous . The commandant is angered Kurasame sent help to Class Zero , and assigns him a mission requiring him to return to the battlefield in what is considered a suicide mission . Though the commandant states that good results would mean clearing Class Zero ' s name , it is suggested that Kurasame is aware the Akademeia officials regard both him and Class Zero as expendable . Regardless , he accepts the mission . After the cadets return from the mission to reclaim Eibon , Kurasame explains the upcoming battle plan against the joint Militesi - Concordian forces . Class Zero is to be sent with the Vermilion Bird Primus l ' Cie Lord Zhuyu to fight off the Concordian dragons with an airship fleet , while Kurasame will accompany the rest of Rubrum ' s legionaries , as well as Akademeia Agito Cadet s and trainees , to the Militesi border for Lady Caetuna to summon a Verboten Eidolon . Two l ' Cie taking part in Rubrum ' s military operations simultaneously is unheard of , and many see it as a sign of the dominion ' s , and thus the Vermilion Bird Crystal ' s , desperation , as by now all the other Crystals of Orience have been subjugated by the empire that has devised a machine to enslave them . Kurasame is confronted by Nine and Cater , the former asking if Kurasame is being sent to the front lines as punishment for Class Zero ' s failings . Kurasame denies this and explains that while his body is frail , he can still use magic . He is bemused his cadets would worry over him , as even if he did die the Crystal would remove all memories of him from the living . Nine doubts they could forget someone as annoying as Kurasame , and the latter takes it as a compliment . While visiting the Akademeia cemetery Kurasame is accosted by Ace and Deuce . Kurasame explains the Consortium of Eight , Rubrum ' s governing body , is pinning Queen Andoria ' s assassination on Class Zero . When the two question his battle - readiness Kurasame says that the day the cadets need to worry about him will be his last . Kurasame implores the cadets to do their best in the upcoming battle , as the cadets ' deaths would reflect poorly on him as a commander . Kurasame is deployed to the western front to support Lady Caetuna alongside Agito Cadets from Akademeia . The dominion forces are being beaten back by the more numerous imperials , and when Class Zero arrives as backup , Kurasame sends them to destroy the empire ' s crystal jammer . When the jammer is active , dominion forces are cut off from the Vermilion Bird Crystal , leaving Class Zero — who , thanks to Arecia , can wield magic independent of the Crystal — as the dominion ' s only functional unit . After the cadets destroy the jammer Caetuna begins to summon Alexander , but the ritual to call forth a Verboten Eidolon takes time and energy . Kurasame and the cadets contribute their phantoma to complete summon . The students fall one by one , until Kurasame is the last one standing , alongside Caetuna . Alexander annihilates the imperial forces , securing victory for Rubrum , but at a heavy cost . As Caetuna crystallizes , Kurasame dies . A memorial ground is built to honor those who perished in the war , including Kurasame , Caetuna , and the other students . Class Zero visits his grave and Rem laments over being unable to cry because she doesn ' t remember him . Kazusa later creates a device which lets one relive the memories of the dead . Naghi Minatsuchi ' s intel group recovers Kurasame ' s eyeballs from the battlefield and Class Zero recovers his Knowing Tag . With the eyeballs Kazusa becomes able to display grainy visions Kurasame had once witnessed . When Emina brings him the Knowing Tag , the two reminiscence about Kurasame but cannot remember him even if they have a portrait of the three of them together . Kazusa comments that his body remembers him even if his mind does not . In the alternate ending where Arecia removes the Crystals from Orience ' s history , Kurasame never died and still serves as Class Zero ' s instructor . It is implied he is popular among the female students , as a pair of girls gossips about him . Sice has a hidden affection for Kurasame and tries to give him a love confession letter . She accidentally gives the letter to Seven and Kurasame , thinking a flustered Sice has feelings for Seven , decides to leave the duo alone . Gameplay . If the player accepts Support Personnel at the beginning of a mission , Kurasame can be randomly chosen to fight as a guest . If he cannot go , his Tonberry will be deployed instead . In the PlayStation Portable version , Kurasame is deployed if there are no people available for multiplayer . Unlike the normal multiplayer mode or the voice actors ' " projections " in the " Support Personnel " , Kurasame does not appear in shadow . True to his nickname of " Ice Reaper " , Kurasame uses ice attacks . He comes equipped with Boreal Blade , Glacies Tertia , Vol . I , and Mythril Ring . He uses Absolute Zero , Blizzaga MIS - II and Curaga . If the mission is after Kurasame ' s death in the storyline , his Tonberry will be chosen instead in the " Support Personnel " function . Creation and development . Kurasame Susaya was designed by Roberto Ferrari . Voice . Kurasame is voiced by in the Japanese version . He shares his Japanese voice actor with Cloud Strife from the " Compilation of Final Fantasy VII " . He is voiced by in the English version . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Kurasame appears with ice - elemental cards , as he is associated with the ice - element in " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . " Triple Triad " . Kurasame appears on a Triple Triad card in the version playable via " Final Fantasy Portal App " . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Rise of Mana " . Kurasame appears alongside his Tonberry .