Gabranth / Dissidia Gabranth is a Warrior of Chaos and an extra character in " Dissidia Final Fantasy " and " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . An Archadian Judge in service to the Empire , he took on the guise of his twin brother , Basch , and killed King Raminas of the Kingdom of Dalmasca , disgracing Basch and ensuring Archadia ' s dominance of the region . Chaos was impressed by Gabranth ' s crimes and summoned him to the wars to fight among his forces . In battle , Gabranth uses his power to quickly charge his EX Gauge , and then crushes opponents with powerful attacks . As an extra character in the game , Gabranth has little impact on the main storyline , although he has a long - standing rivalry with Shantotto , confronting her and Cosmos in an earlier cycle , intending to kill Cosmos to end the war . In " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " , though Vaan is also from " Final Fantasy XII " , they never actually meet during the war . In " Dissidia Final Fantasy " , Gabranth is unlockable by completing the Distant Glory - Redemption of the Warrior storyline and purchasing him as a playable character in the PP Catalog for 1 , 000 PP . In " Dissidia 012 " , he is available as a purchasable character at the PP Catalog from the start and costs 100 PP . Profile . Appearance . Gabranth is a tall , muscular 36 - year - old with short blond hair and hazel eyes . His original outfit is based on his design in " Final Fantasy XII " . He wears gray and silver Judge ' s armor with a helmet with curved horns , and a black cape with the insignia of the Archadian Empire . Gabranth ' s weapon is a dual - bladed sword which he can freely disconnect at the hilt to wield as two separate weapons . Gabranth ' s first alternate outfit , " Dark Steel Armor " , colors his armor and weapons black , based on of the Archadian Judges . When in EX Mode , this outfit gives Gabranth a gold aura instead of the red aura from the original outfit . Gabranth ' s second alternate outfit " Captain ' s Gear " is the he wore when impersonating Basch in the introductory sequence of " Final Fantasy XII " . He wears a red and brown uniform with armored plates along the chest , steel gauntlets and boots , and longer hair . His weapon remains the same . Gabranth ' s manikin version , Warrior of Antiquity , is gold . Personality . Gabranth retains his ruthlessness and cruelty from " Final Fantasy XII " in " Dissidia 012 " , evident in his battle quotes and flashbacks ( as he does not appear in the main story ) . His earnest and " no - nonsense " nature leads him to calling other characters ' " dogs " . Story . Early cycles . In the earlier cycles of war , Gabranth fought loyally for Chaos . Seeking to end the cycles of war by killing Cosmos , he travels to Order ' s Sanctuary and battles Shantotto , Cosmos ' s bodyguard , but Shantotto emerged victorious . During an early cycle , Gabranth decided to depart World B , but was confronted by Garland and the Emperor . He battled Garland and , though victorious , turned his blade against himself , but a portal to the rift engulfed him . Light to All . Gabranth ' s confrontation with Shantotto is seen in a flashback after all the Warriors of Cosmos have gathered their crystals . In " Dissidia ' s " Distant Glory Redemption of the Warrior and in " Dissidia 012 ' s " Confessions of the Creator , at the Land of the Stolen Crown gateway , Gabranth can be found in a hell dimension where those discarded from the cycles of war are sent . Questioning the player character ' s resolve and what they did to be sentenced here , Gabranth taunts them as they fight their way to the exit of the gateway to return to the main world . At the exit Gabranth battles them to judge if they truly deserve to live again . Official Quests . The official quests expand on Gabranth ' s role and fate considerably . In " Gabranth ' s Quest 000 : One Who Faces Hell " he battles Shantotto , but when he realizes she does not remember him Gabranth departs , deciding there is no point to fighting against an opponent that does not know who he is . Declaring his intent to no longer fight and wishing to escape the cycle , Gabranth meets up with Garland and the Emperor , who tell him that endless war is the destiny of a warrior . Gabranth says he will kill anyone who tries to make him fight , and when Garland asks if he means Chaos as well the two battle . Garland goads Gabranth to use up all his strength so he will not be revived in the next cycle of war as he wishes . Instead Gabranth turns his blade on himself , intending to kill himself , but a portal to the Rift engulfs him . Garland tells the Emperor that those who defy the gods are cast into the Rift until they submit to the will of the gods and are willing to return . Gabranth awakens in a hell dimension and wonders if he truly escaped . The ending narration tells that Gabranth remained in the dimension outside the conflict , and occasionally rifts in space would open allowing other warriors to find his domain . " Prishe ' s Quest 000 : The Defeat of Cosmos " shows Gabranth fighting Prishe to distract her while Garland dispatches the defenseless Cosmos . With Cosmos dead Prishe fades away , but mysteriously the Warrior of Light is able to endure and is reborn . In " Vaan ' s Quest ? ? ? : The Strayed Sky Pirate " , during an unspecified cycle Vaan finds a mysterious gateway and enters it to find himself in the hell dimension Gabranth was banished to . Gabranth offers to show Vaan the exit if he fights him , and the two battle twice . Between battles Gabranth tells Vaan how he fought with pride but was discarded when he questioned his duties , and that fighting the war is a pointless struggle . Vaan defeats Gabranth a third time and is shown the way out as promised , but when he asks Gabranth if he intends to return as well Gabranth declines , choosing to remain behind as a guardian to guide any other wayward warriors who stumbled upon him . Gameplay . Gabranth ' s fighting style is EXecutioner . In his normal form Gabranth attacks and moves very slowly and has no HP attacks at all , only able to inflict HP damage in Chase Sequence s , which none of his Bravery attacks can initiate . Instead , his lone HP attack while in normal mode causes him to charge his EX Gauge . Once in his EX Mode , Gabranth gains an entirely different skill set : he moves and attacks much faster , pummeling opponents with powerful sword combos , and even his melee blows have considerable range . As an obvious downside to Gabranth , he is weak outside of EX Mode and must avoid opponents while charging his EX Gauge to be able to fight competently . Boss . In " Dissidia " , Gabranth is faced as a boss at the end of Distant Glory and Inward Chaos . In " Dissidia 012 " , he is faced at the bottom of the " Land of the Stolen Crown " gateway in Scenario 000 , and fought by Shantotto during Report # 8 . EX Mode . Gabranth ' s EX Mode is Mist , where he dons his helmet , separates his swords , and glows with a red and black aura . While in EX Mode Gabranth gains the ability " Stray ' s Tenacity " . This ability greatly boosts Gabranth ' s movement speed , increases his ATK by 4 and DEF by 3 , and grants him a completely different set of attacks as listed above . In " Dissidia 012 " , Gabranth also gains the ability " Jamming " , which prevents the opponent from gaining Map Bravery when EX Break is inflicted on him . Gabranth ' s EX Burst is Quickening , where he performs variations of his brother Basch ' s Quickenings from " Final Fantasy XII " . The player must press to cycle through a list of commands and input the next level Quickening with within a time limit . His Quickenings go in this order : Fulminating Oblivion ( create a blast of energy that hits the opponent multiple times ) , Ruin Unflinching ( punch three times to shatter the screen around the opponent ) , and Frost Purge ( summon multiple swords that converge on the opponent ) . Depending on how many Quickenings the player links together , Gabranth will end the EX Burst with one of the three Concurrences : Inferno ( consume the opponent in a blast of fire ) , Ark Blast ( consume the opponent in an explosion of energy ) , or Black Hole ( consume the opponent in a blast of darkness ) . Equipment . Gabranth can equip Swords , Daggers , Greatswords , Shields , Gauntlets , Helms , Light Armor , and Heavy Armor . In " Dissidia 012 " , Gabranth can also equip Axes , Guns , and Large Shields .