Jihl Nabaat Colonel Jihl Nabaat [ dʒɪl nəbɑːt ] is a major antagonist in " Final Fantasy XIII " . She is an officer in the Cocoon army as the Commander of PSICOM , the division that deals with the threat of Gran Pulse . She is an enemy of Lightning and her allies . Yaag Rosch is her right - hand man . Nabaat returns in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " through downloadable content . She is among the lost souls bound to battle in the Coliseum until the Day of Reckoning . Datalog . " Jihl Nabaat is a talented PSICOM officer who graduated at the head of her class . " " As the supervisor in charge of Dajh ' s testing , she grew close to his father , Sazh . However , her kindness was simply a ruse to gain access to the boy ' s l ' Cie ability to sense Pulse entities . " " She captures Sazh and Vanille in Nautilus , using them as bait in her scheme to draw the other Pulse l ' Cie out of hiding . Jihl ' s plans backfire when her carefully laid ambush is unable to contain the l ' Cie , and Barthandelus disposes of her as he would any other tool . " Profile . Appearance . Jihl has blonde hair that reaches to her mid - thigh and olive green eyes . In " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " , Nabaat ' s hair is more silvery . She wields a baton primarily used for fencing . Nabaat ' s glasses , which she normally wears unless in a fight , are thin - framed and have her initials in Cocoon script engraved in the arm . As confirmed in the " Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania Omega " , Jihl only wears the glasses to appear kind and trustworthy prior to crushing them on the " Palamecia " , a representation of her discarding her guise and fully assuming her true personality . Personality . Nabaat has both political and personal motivations for opposing Lightning ' s group . She graduated first in her class and advanced in the military ranks to the position she holds as lieutenant colonel . She is in charge of daily policy and takes strategic command of the PSICOM soldiers . Nabaat is described as cruel and heartless , and she sees all l ' Cie , regardless of whether they are from Pulse or Cocoon , as subhuman . She is a cold and calculating sadist who sees herself superior to ordinary humans , whom she views as flawed objects she can use in her agenda despite any loyalty they may possess towards her . As a result , Nabaat easily loses patience when things go wrong , projecting blame on her subordinates and giving desperate orders to regain control . Despite this , Nabaat is loyal to Primarch Galenth Dysley . In " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " , Nabaat is intrigued by the human nature because at one moment , they fight each other to the death and the next , they form " shaky alliances " , making themselves unsolvable contradictions . Story . " Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero - Promise - " . Prior to the incident at Euride Gorge , Jihl Nabaat and her PSICOM troops were sent to monitor the facility , deemed as an official " state of emergency " . Arriving on the grounds , she meets Sazh Katzroy and his six - year - old son , Dajh , who had been detained for inspection . She dispatches injured tourists to the plant ' s plaza before sealing off the area , taking Sazh and his son back to the offices in Eden to discuss Dajh ' s condition . Learning the boy had been branded a Sanctum l ' Cie by the fal ' Cie Kujata who resides at Euride , Nabaat orders Dajh to be placed under PSICOM supervision in hopes of determining his Focus . She implores Sazh to allow his son to remain under their custody for further testing , and though Sazh is reluctant to trust Nabaat , he relents . Three days later , Nabaat tells Sazh that the incident at Euride was caused by Pulse l ' Cie , and Kujata branded Dajh in response to the threat . The following day , under her supervision it is discovered Dajh has gained the ability to sense the presence of Pulse beings , but his Focus remains unknown . Nabaat speculates Dajh ' s task is to discover lowerworld invaders and destroy them . When Dajh asks to go to the annual Bodhum fireworks festival , Nabaat authorizes the trip , sending him in the company of a troop of PSICOM soldiers and hoping this could lead them to discovering his Focus . Two days later , on the way to Bodhum , Dajh shows interest in the local Bodhum Vestige . This catches Colonel Nabaat ' s attention , and she sends a team inside the ruins to investigate . During the fireworks festival , the team discovers a Pulse fal ' Cie Anima within the ruins , implying Dajh had subconsciously reacted to its presence . The following day , Bodhum is put under lockdown . Aboard an airship leaving Bodhum , Dajh ' s power confirms that the Pulse l ' Cie Serah Farron is engulfed by the Vestige Ruins . Nabaat returns him to a monitoring facility in Eden with the intention of developing and using Dajh ' s powers to protect the people of Cocoon . Dajh is to be held under her supervision indefinitely . Nabaat authorizes Sazh ' s last request of traveling to Palumpolum to buy his son a toy or coloring book , offering him use of one of the military airships , unaware of Sazh ' s true intention of taking his son ' s Focus into his own hands . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Arriving in Nautilus , Nabaat ' s true colors are revealed when she captures the wandering Sazh and Vanille , two new Pulse l ' Cie . She tells the two that having " undesirables " like them captured was Dajh ' s Focus all along . She plays with Sazh ' s emotions by showing him the enhanced security footage from Euride Gorge , revealing how his now - crystallized son became a l ' Cie through the actions of Fang and Vanille . Nabaat tells her men to stand down while Vanille runs off , and lets Sazh pursue Vanille on the assumption that he will kill her and supply them with more data . However , Sazh cannot bring himself to kill Vanille or commit suicide . Nabaat ' s group captures Sazh and Vanille , and she toys with Sazh ' s emotions by telling him that the Sanctum will build a memorial in Dajh ' s honor within Eden , putting his crystal on display , as the " hero that saved Cocoon " . After Sazh objects , she asks if he would want Dajh to be remembered as the son of a hated Pulse l ' Cie or as a symbol of sacrifice . Rendering Sazh unconscious with her baton , Nabaat oversees his and Vanille ' s transport to the " Palamecia " for public execution in Eden with Primarch Galenth Dysley overseeing the matter . When Lightning ' s group breaks into the " Palamecia " with the help of Cid Raines and the Cavalry and reunites with Vanille and Sazh , Nabaat becomes vexed with how she is losing control of the situation , and smashes her glasses into the floor . Once the l ' Cie arrive , Nabaat confronts them so the Primarch can escape . Dysley , deciding to reveal his true nature , deems Nabaat to have outlived her purpose and strikes her down with his magic , along with the other " Palamecia " crew members , so he can talk to the l ' Cie personally . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 Fragments Before " . As congresspeople hold an assembly in Palumpolum ' s concert hall , they proclaim that despite being dead , Nabaat and Rosch would be stripped of their civil rights for " bringing unprecedented calamity upon Cocoon " . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . With a quartet of PSICOM Wardens praising her , Nabaat appears before a confused Snow . She joins the other gathered combatants to engage each other in the Coliseum . Encountering Serah and Noel , Nabaat explains her ideals while questioning if they are strong enough to win her services in the Paradigm Pack . Gameplay . Nabaat majors in the Saboteur role , able to summon PSICOM soldiers and militant units like Azure Behemoth and Nightblade Puma to her side and use the Sanctum ' s Antimatter Manipulation Principle - technology . Nabaat ' s Full ATB skill is Sadistic Surge , an attack comprised of a series of jabs , after which she launches her target into the air and consumes it in an explosion of purple energy . As part of a Paradigm Pack , Nabaat acts as a Saboteur with Sadistic Surge as her Feral Link . Creation and development . Nabaat was designed by support character designer for " Final Fantasy XIII " , Nao Ikeda . Voice . Jihl Nabaat ' s Japanese voice actress is Mie Sonozaki , who also voiced Ashelia B ' nargin Dalmasca from " Final Fantasy XII " . Her English voice actress is Paula Tiso , who voiced Lulu from " Final Fantasy X " and " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Paula Tiso has stated that voicing Nabaat was enjoyable despite the character not having much time on - screen . Tiso prefers more villainous characters , as they are fun and , for an actress , Jihl Nabaat was someone she could sink into in regards to whether the character is a subtle type of underplayed evil or greatly diabolical . Tiso admitted that she does a great evil laugh , as evidenced when the player executes Nabaat ' s Feral Link in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Other appearances . Nabaat has appeared in the following games throughout the " Final Fantasy " series :