Leila Leila is one of Firion ' s allies in " Final Fantasy II " . She is encountered as a pirate captain , hired by Firion to transport the heroes across the seas to the ruined kingdom of Deist . Profile . Appearance . Leila has fair skin and bluish purple unevenly cut hair covered by a pink , blue , and purple bandana . She wears a purple bikini top with pink and purple sleeves and blue shorts with a white half skirt on the back of her belt . Leila wields a curved dagger and holds two scabbards on her belt . She has gold spiked shoulder pauldrons and wears pink and purple slippers . Her Famicom battle sprite is a modification of the Monk sprite from the original " Final Fantasy " with a darker blue headband and clothing and shoulder pads . Leila ' s Famicom portrait has red hair , while her field sprite has blonde hair and wears purple clothing . Her field and battle sprites would match Yoshitaka Amano ' s artwork from the PlayStation versions onward . Personality . Leila is wild - spirited and adventurous . At first she wanted to steal Firion ' s loot and run off , but being defeated , she joins his party . She supports fighting the Palamecian Empire as she , an outcast , joins the rebels . Story . When the ship is out to sea , Leila betrays Firion and his friends and has her crew attack Firion . Once the pirates are defeated , the party spares Leila ' s life . She joins them and gives the heroes access to her pirate ship . She accompanies them to Deist as they work to save the last Wyvern egg , and then back to Fynn . When it is revealed Princess Hilda has been replaced with a Lamia Queen , Leila offers to lead the Wild Rose Rebellion as Gordon joins the party for the rescue mission . Once Hilda is recovered , she participates in the Liberation of Fynn on the front lines with Firion ' s party . Leila goes on to help the group approach the Tower of Mysidia , but when they are attacked by the Leviathan she is separated from her ship and the party . She survives and returns to Fynn Castle where she remains offering quips and information if the party visits her . After the adventure is over , she offers Firion a place among her pirates , which does not sit well with Maria . Gameplay . Leila has high Agility and mediocre Strength , Intelligence and Stamina , allowing her to be trained as either a fighter , thief or mage . She joins the party with Thunder IV , useful against the aquatic enemies encountered while sailing , and her initial equipment is a Dagger and a Longsword , and for armor a Gold Hairpin and a Silver Cuirass . While her high Agility means she will often move first , and her starting weapon proficiencies are high , she has low Stamina so her HP will grow slowly . Leila ' s ultimate weapon in the Arcane Labyrinth is the Dancing Dagger . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Leila appears as a Legend . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Leila is a playable character who could be initially recruited during the Challenge Event Seer of Destiny as the First Time Reward for completing the event ' s Castle Fynn stage on Classic difficulty . Leila is a Pirate Captain and her combat role is Physical Speed . In somewhat of a departure from her peers in the Speed group , Leila remains fast , but her weapon and armor draws are thin when compared to Edge , Zidane , Rikku , and other Thieves ; but her combat prowess is enough for her to hold her own in battle , much as in her original game . Leila can use Combat abilities up to rarity rank 4 , Celerity abilities up to rarity rank 5 , and Thief abilities up to rarity rank 5 . Her default Soul Break is Thunder II , which at the expense of one Soul Gauge segment deals magic lightning damage to one target . Leila can equip the following weapon types : daggers , swords , and bows . She can equip the following armor types : hats , light armor , and bracers . She can equip accessories .