Al - Cid Margrace Al - Cid Margrace is a recurring character in the " Ivalice Alliance " . He is a member of the ruling family , Margrace , of Rozarria . He first appeared in " Final Fantasy XII " . Although he is likened to a prince in " " , he is quick to state he is but one of many , perhaps suggesting that either he is not in direct line to the throne but rather a younger sibling or cousin to the true heir , or that the title means little to him . Profile . Personality . He is a romantic man with a heavy Spanish accent . However , behind his romantic gestures is a man well aware of the world and its workings . Al - Cid is a gentleman of fortune who has no tolerance for those who intend to harm women . Story . " Final Fantasy XII " . The party meets Al - Cid in the Temple of Kiltia in Mt Bur - Omisace . He has a perpetually silent maid willing to carry anything he hands her following him . Al - Cid wants peace between Rozarria and Archadia . As such , he is in talks with Larsa for a peaceful resolution between the two empires . However , with Emperor Gramis ' s assassination , he is forced to change his plans . When Larsa leaves with Judge Gabranth in an attempt to ensure peace on Mt Bur - Omisace , Judge Bergan attacks with Al - Cid defending himself from the Judge ' s troops as the Gran Kiltias is murdered by Bergan himself . Exhausted from his fight , as Bergan is defeated by Ashe and her group , Al - Cid offers Ashe to accompany him back to Rozarria for her safety , but she declines . Respecting her choice , Al - Cid departs to Rozarria , to continue his best to keep war from breaking out . The party meet Al - Cid one last time at Balfonheim , where he tells the party a great battle is about to begin — the Resistance and Rozarria against Archadia — and the battlefield will be Dalmasca . He then leaves , asking Ashe to visit Rozarria sometime . " " . While Al - Cid makes no direct appearance , Ashe briefly mentions her recent visit to Rozarria , implying she did indeed take Al - Cid up on the offer he issued in " Final Fantasy XII " . What actually transpired is unknown , and no references are made to what Rozarria looks like or what kind of culture it has . Al - Cid returns as a playable character . He uses a gun as his weapon , and his set job , Agent , revolves around protecting women . The party battles him in the mission " A Dashing Duel " . Al - Cid is popular with Adelle while Luso Clemens comments on his " attitude " , although it does not bother him as much when he finds out Al - Cid is a prince . Luso is also outraged when Cid accepts him into the clan , while Penelo comments it is because Cid " understands him " . Gameplay . " Final Fantasy Tactics A2 : Grimoire of the Rift " . Once the player completes the game and finishes " A Dashing Duel " , they can check the notices in the pub and go to Targ Wood to get him as a recruit . Al - Cid has access to the unique job , Agent . The descriptions of his action - abilities are several of his quotes from " Final Fantasy XII " ( such as " " I would lay down my life at a single word . . . " " and " " What do my little birds have to say ? " " ) , rather than actual descriptions of the ability ' s effect . Strangely , he is the only unit in the game who cannot change his job class . He can therefore only use Reconnaissance and Item s , and has no access to Support or Reaction abilities despite previously having them when the player battled him during the " A Dashing Duel " mission . Creation and development . Voice . Al - Cid is voiced by Norio Wakamoto in the Japanese version . He is voiced by David Rasner in the English version and speaks with a Spanish accent . Al - Cid has long - winded lines delivered to the camera in " Final Fantasy XII " , making writing to the lip flaps a challenge . The translators had to adjust some lines on the fly to match Rasner ' s performance . The translators have described David Rasner as both a good sport and a master of matching his performance with the character ' s lip animations , and named Al - Cid and Migelo ( voiced by John DiMaggio ) as two characters that became more fun with the spin the voice actors gave them . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Al - Cid appears with his " Final Fantasy XII " in - game render and " Final Fantasy Tactics A2 : Grimoire of the Rift " artwork . Both cards are Thunder - elemental . Etymology . Margrace is likely an alternate form of the title " Margrave " which itself comes from the German word " Mark - graf " ( a " Boundary / Land - Count " ) . An " alcid " also is a bird in the Alcidae family , such as a puffin . This may have influenced the developers ' decision to have Al - Cid to repeatedly refer to " my little birds " when asked how he received information .