Cavalry The Wide - Area Response Brigade ( GC - WARB ) , known by most as the Cavalry , is a division of the Guardian Corps under the command of Cid Raines in " Final Fantasy XIII " . Unlike the other divisions of the Guardian Corps , the Cavalry isn ' t stationed in any one location , instead patrolling the skies of Cocoon on their airship , the " Lindblum " . Their usual work is disposing of the monsters roaming the uninhabited areas of the outer rim of Cocoon and other disturbances . Datalog . " The Wide - area Response Brigade is a Guardian Corps unit commanded by Brigadier General Cid Raines . The brigade is more famous for its unofficial name , the " Cavalry " . A mobile unit without a designated jurisdiction , the Cavalry patrols the uninhabited expanses between cities , ready to respond to emergency situations at a moment ' s notice . For this purpose , the brigade commands a cruiser - class airship - the sole exception in the Guardian Corps . " Story . The Cavalry is a rebel group , loyal to the Sanctum only on the surface . The Cavalry ' s true intention is to subvert fal ' Cie rule by toppling the Sanctum and give Cocoon to the people . The Cavalry is led by Cid Raines , with Rygdea as his right - hand man . Unknown to the rest of the Cavalry , the Sanctum fal ' Cie Barthandelus makes Raines a l ' Cie with a Focus to keep the recently surfaced group of Pulse l ' Cie out of harm ' s way and following their mission . Unaware they are being manipulated by Barthandelus , a fal ' Cie who wants to destroy Cocoon , the Cavalry saves Fang from being captured by PSICOM and convince her they are on the same side : against the Sanctum . Fang agrees to help the Cavalry track down the other Pulse l ' Cie as she wants to be reunited with her partner Vanille , and with her help the Cavalry captures Snow on Lake Bresha . Now helped by both Fang and Snow , the Cavalry saves Lightning and Hope at Palumpolum and hide away Hope ' s father Bartholomew in a safe place . The Cavalry aids Lightning ' s group to infiltrate the " Palamecia " to rescue Sazh and Vanille . Realizing that if he keeps on following Barthandelus ' s orders Cocoon will be destroyed , Cid abandons his position as the head of the Cavalry and follows his own plan : kill the Pulse l ' Cie before they complete their Focus . His plan fails and he ends up being appointed as a puppet Primarch in Barthandelus ' s plan to drive the Cavalry into rage over their former leader ' s supposed betrayal . The plan works and the Cavalry , now led by Rygdea , murder Raines and make their way to Edenhall , planning to destroy Orphan , an act they believe will free Cocoon from the fal ' Cie rule . Having been lured to Orphan ' s Cradle , Barthandelus turns the Cavalry soldiers into l ' Cie without a Focus , immediately transforming them into Cie ' th . After Cocoon has been crystallized , some Cavalry soldiers aid PSICOM and the Guardian Corps to look after the civilians . In " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " it is revealed that following the catastrophe , the Guardian Corps took control from the Sanctum and a provisional government was formed , consisting primarily of military personnel . The Cavalry spearheaded the administration and , seeking to rebuild society on the strength of human science and free from dependence on the fal ' Cie , they founded the ' Academy . ' In " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 Fragments Before " it is revealed the Cavalry helped build the town of New Bodhum .