Hildibrand Manderville Hildibrand Helidor Maximilian Manderville is a non - playable character in " Final Fantasy XIV " . He is a male Highlander comic - relief character who has been referred at times as a " Gentleman of Light . " He is often seen with his Miqo ' te sidekick , Nashu Mhakaracca . Profile . Appearance . Hildibrand sports a black and white coatee with a rose on his lapel and a monocle . He likes to show off his muscular Highlander build with a flexing animation that is accompanied by cliché cartoon noises . Personality . Hildibrand is a slapstick stooge whose idiocy is quickly realized by everyone he meets with the exception of his airheaded sidekick Nashu . In some cases he will offer his services when the case has already been solved . When investigating an open case , he shows a complete lack of competence , such as making his presence known when trying to shadow a suspect . For all of his buffoonery , Hildibrand ' s ideals are noble : he is a firm believer in the pursuit of justice , particularly in the service of those who have little other recourse or hope of finding it , and he became an " inspector " to help those less fortunate than himself , being the son of a wealthy Ul ' dah n family that now sits on the Syndicate . Story . " Final Fantasy XIV 1 . 0 " . Hildibrand traveled around Eorzea ' s inn s to solve any trouble he could find , meeting the adventurer who either solved the issue or helped him out . Some of Hildibrand ' s misadventures ended up getting him in trouble , such as getting a beating from Yellow Jackets while posing as a bandit . Prior to the Seventh Umbral Era , Hildibrand searched for the hero foretold to face the threat of Dalamud in Ul ' dah where he came across an old farmer who was a warrior in his youth . Misunderstanding the prophecy of Urianger Augurelt while helping the farmer tend his pumpkin field with seeds and Bomb ash , Hildibrand believed he is the foretold hero as he decided to fight Dalamud . Nashu found the late Nael Van Darnus ' s gun - halberd Bradamante that ended up in the farmer ' s possession after buying it from a merchant in Coerthas . When the inspector tried to use what was believed to be a weapon no longer functioning , Hildebrand was sent flying towards Dalamud after the resulting explosion caused by a spark from Bradamante igniting the Bomb ash . " Final Fantasy XIV : A Realm Reborn " . Though presumed dead after falling back to Eorzea after being sent flying at Dalamud , in truth Hildibrand was in a death - like coma and was buried alive . Hildebrand emerged from his coffin with no memory of who he is and with the surrounding zombies befriended him on the notion that he is an undead . Zombibrand led his followers for a few years before being found by Nashu who nearly killed him with bombs to restore his memory . Donning a change of attire , Hildebrand accepts a challenge from a mysterious figure who is after the Collector ' s blade : deduced to be the Treaty - Blade . Meeting the reporter Ellie and his arrogant rival , consulting inspector Briardien , Hildebrand goes to retrieve the Treaty - Blade and encounters not only Gilgamesh , the two fighting over ownership of a replica of Darnus ' s gunhalbred , but also his smithy father Godbert Manderville . The Treaty - Blade ends up in the figure ' s possession when he disguises himself as the client whose letter introduces him as thousand faced phantom thief . Hildibrand ' s search for the phantom thief leads him to the wedding of Arabella , the daughter of the wealthy merchant Guguremu . After nearly getting himself killed in an explosion caused by the inspector ' s inability to realize the danger he was in , Hildibrand learns that phantom thief ' s hand was wounded and would make it easy to find him hidden among the wedding guests . Posing as the bride , with everyone seeing through it , Hildibrand reveals the thief of many faces to be posing as the groom Vannes while scaring off a group of Mandragoras helping the thief . The thief escapes with Arella ' s necklace while leaving a note that he will get the victors ' spoils . This leads Hildibrand to Master Fygreis ' s Colleseum where first prize is the Mythril Cup , enlisting along with the adventurer , Avia , and Ultros . Despite Ultros rigging the match for Avia with help from Typhon , the tournament continues and the adventurer wins the Mythril Cup . With Gilgamesh appearing at the award ceremony , the thief returns and Hildibrand attempts to stop him with help from his father . Hildibrand is thrown out of the coliseum with the thief escaping with the real Ring of Inquiry , exposing the tournament ' s overseer Dour Meadow of planting a fake among the prizes . By the time Hildibrand returns , giving Avia peace of mind , he and the others attempt to determine who the thief is before finding the thief ' s final calling card , which reveals his goal is to gather the Four Treasures of Belah ' dia and obtain the final item to unleash evil on Eorzea . The final item the thief is going after is the Wiseman ' s Whisper located in a vault at the Manderville Gold Saucer . The item is gone and the thief is revealed to be Ellie with the aid of her sister Cecy acting under the guise of the thousand faced phantom thief . Though knocked out by an attack Cecy intended for Philice , Hildibrand reappears to help the adventurer with his assembled " Four Gentlemen of Light " to pacify Ellie ' s zombie minions . After the adventurer settles things with Gilgamesh , Hildibrand arrives with the Treaty Blade as Ellie invokes the prophecy and Hildibrand is sent flying with sword in hand . Hildibrand ' s skyward travels result in him crashlanding in Coerthas Western Highlands and being stuck in the snow and ice . After being pulled out by his father , a Mammet is pulled out with him . Since the Mammet , which is dressed like a Black Mage has no memory , Hildibrand gives it the name " Gigi " and offers to help it find out where it came from . Creation and development . Hildibrand was created for the quests required to unlock private Inn rooms , which were released March 8th , 2012 as part of patch 1 . 21 . Due to positive fan reception , he became a recurring character for Inn - related quests , and in " A Realm Reborn " became the focus character of his own , independent series of sidequests . He is a parody of Inspector Clouseau from the " Pink Panther " series , which his quest line in " A Realm Reborn " frequently refers to , such as his title cards at the end of each chapter using the same font as the " Pink Panther " title cards , having his own jazz theme , and tracking down a phantom thief . Musical themes . In " Final Fantasy XIV " , " Agent of Inquiry " is a jazz tune used in Hildibrand ' s comedic misadventures . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Hildibrand appears in " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " as a Thunder - elemental card . His special ability is Manderville Dance . " Triple Triad " . Hildibrand appears on a Triple Triad card with Nashu Mhakaracca in the version playable via " Final Fantasy Portal App " .