Zangetsu

Zangetsu is one of the Eblan Four in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. He is an older ninja with similar battle prowess as Edge Geraldine, whom he views as his master.
==Profile==
=== Appearance ===
Zangetsu is an elderly man with white hair and a long white goatee. He keeps his hair tied at the back and wears large golden earrings. He wears a black clothing that is brown on the right side. He has a white and red right shoulder guard. He wears a yellow cape and carries his katana on his back.
=== Personality ===
Zangetsu has aspirations of becoming a shinobi despite being a late bloomer. He admires Edge as his master though he looks young enough to be his son.
==Story==
===Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-===
Edge talks to Zangetsu among others before heading to the Cave of Eblan. Zangetsu guards the entrance to Eblan, seen if Edge goes outside the cave and heads back to the castle.
===Final Fantasy IV: The After Years===
When Eblan receives word of Baron stealing Crystals from other nations, the Eblan Four become eager to assist Edge, and are sent on missions to gather information. Zangetsu disguises as a dwarf to freely roam King Giott's castle, and after confirming the Dark Crystal is still safe and the Tower of Babil is reactivated, he returns to the surface via a secret tunnel near the castle.
Zangetsu returns to Eblan by walking across the sea. He reunites with Edge and the other Eblan Four within the Tower of Babil, and after being forced to escape from the Mysterious Girl and Ifrit, they fall to the Underworld and into the Falcon.
In the Gathering Tale, Zangetsu watches over Porom and the other incapacitated characters below the deck of Falcon. After the Creator has been felled and the world saved, Zangetsu continues to disguise himself as a dwarf as Luca upgrades the Falcon. Zangetsu and the other Ninja Guard of Eblan renew their vows of loyalty to Edge awaiting for their next mission.
==Gameplay==
Zangetsu is effective for both physical and magical combat, though he is limited to Lightning-elemental Ninjutsu attacks. Zangetsu is the only member of the Eblan Four to lack an exclusive Ninjutsu skill.
===Stats===
Zangetsu is above average in offensive stats, with decent Strength and Speed. His HP is greater than the mage characters but not on-par with other physical attackers. His largest asset is his very high Intelligence, which surpasses Leonora's and almost equals Golbez's.
Level	HP 	MP 	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intelligence	Spirit
9 	260 	52 	8 	11 	9 	8 	4
20 	646 	114	15 	17 	15 	14 	8
30 	1172	167	23 	22 	20 	19 	12
40 	1851	223	32 	28 	26 	24 	16
50 	2611	288	40 	34 	34 	36 	20
60 	3409	360	48 	40 	41 	49 	22
70 	4252	427	56 	45 	47 	59 	24
80 	4639	451	59 	46 	49 	61 	26
90 	4982	485	61 	48 	51 	64 	27
99 	5308	517	64 	49 	53 	66 	28
===Abilities===
Zangetsu's abilities are Ninjutsu and Human Kite, which functions identically to Jump. Zangetsu can perform Band abilities with the other Eblan ninjas, as well as Luca due to his time undercover at the Dwarves' Castle.
Spell 	Level Learned
Shock 	Known
Flash 	11
Shadowbind	20
Blitz 	42
Band Abilities
Ability 	Members	MP	Effect
Mecha-kite 	
*Zangetsu (Human Kite)
*Luca (Analyze)	15	Attack all enemies with a super-powered kite.
Gale Rush 	
*Zangetsu (Ninjutsu)
*Tsukinowa (Ninjutsu)	12	Cast Haste on all party members.
Gale Twin Break 	
*Edge (Ninjutsu)
*Zangetsu (Human Kite)	14	Attack all enemies from above.
Wheel of Elements 	
*Zangetsu (Ninjutsu)
*Tsukinowa (Ninjutsu)
*Gekkou (Ninjutsu)
*Izayoi (Ninjutsu)	15	Attack all enemies with fire, ice, lightning and wind.
Ultimate Art: Advent of the Phoenix	
*Edge (Mug)
*Zangetsu (Human Kite)
*Tsukinowa (Steal)
*Gekkou (Shuriken)
*Izayoi (Illusions)	20	Create a flaming phoenix to damage all enemies equivalent to lost HP of party.
===Equipment===
Zangetsu can equip the same equipment as Edge, with the addition of spears instead of claws. Because he cannot dual wield, it is usually best to keep him equipped with a spear.
He starts with a Kodachi, a Leather Cap, a Foot Ninja Gear and Iron Gloves.
Weapons
Boomerangs	Daggers	Katanas	Spears
*Boomerang
*Metal Boomerang
*Chakram
*Wing Edge
*Moonring Blade
*Rising Sun	
*Knife
*Dagger
*Mythril Knife
*Dancing Dagger
*Mage Masher
*Triton's Dagger	
*Kunai
*Kodachi
*Kogarasu
*Crimson Cherry
*Ashura
*Boltslicer
*Kotetsu
*Kiku-ichimonji
*Murasame
*Masamune
*Mutsunokami	
*Spear
*Javelin
*Trident
*Partisan
*Wind Spear
*Flame Lance
*Obelisk
*Blood Lance
*Gungnir
*Wyvern Lance
*Holy Lance
Armor
Shields	Head	Body	Arms
*Adamant Shield	
*Leather Cap
*Headband
*Feathered Cap
*Green Beret
*Steel Headplate
*Black Cowl
*Beret
*Chakra Band
*Goblin Mask
*Officer's Hat
*White Tiger Mask
*Ribbon
*Genji Helm
*Red Cap
*Adamant Helm
*Glass Mask	
*Clothing
*Bard's Tunic
*Leather Clothing
*Foot Ninja Gear
*Bronze Armor
*Bronze Breastplate
*Shinobi Gear
*Kenpo Gi
*Silver Breastplate
*Mist Wrap
*Black Belt Gi
*Professor's Robe
*Exorcist Gown
*Power Sash
*Fire Scarf
*Genji Armor
*Red Jacket
*Brave Suit
*Black Garb
*Blue Armor
*Adamant Armor	
*Cursed Ring
*Ruby Ring
*Iron Gloves
*Iron Armlet
*Power Armlet
*Talisman
*Hyper Wrist
*Silver Armlet
*Rune Armlet
*Mythril Gloves
*Diamond Armlet
*Bone Wrist
*Genji Gloves
*Giant's Gloves
*Protect Ring
*Adamant Gloves
*Crystal Ring
*Flan Ring
*Sprint Ring
*Economical Ring
*Rear Ring
*Taunt Ring
*Limit Ring
*Single Star
*Twin Stars
*Rapid Ring
*Rapid Ring V2
*Gil Band
*Gil Band V2
*Level Band
*Level Band V2
*Rare Band
*Rare Band V2
*Treasure Hunter
*Treasure Hunter V2
===Boss===
Zangetsu is fought as a boss, along with the remaining Eblan Four, at the beginning of Edge's Tale, as part of a training session.
==Other appearances==
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
PFF Zangetsu Illust.png|Portrait.
PFF Zangetsu.png|Sprite.
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Zangetsu appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Lightning-elemental Forward cards.
ZangetsuTradingCard.jpg|Zangetsu [3-074U] Chapter series card.
Zangetsu 3-110R from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Zangetsu [3-110R] Opus series card.
==Gallery==
TAY Elder of the Eblan Four.png|Zangetsu (iOS).
FFIV TAY iOS Nari-ho.png|Zangetsu disguised as a dwarf mistakenly chanting as "Nari-ho!" (iOS/Android).
==Etymology==
Like the other Eblan Four, Zangetsu's name is related to the moon. 
Category:Characters in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Category:Ninjas
Category:Characters in Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-