Leblanc

Leblanc is a sphere hunter and the leader of the Leblanc Syndicate and the secondary antagonist of Final Fantasy X-2. She is the Gullwings' rival for much of the game.
Leblanc is playable via the Creature Creator in the International and HD Remaster version.
==Profile==
===Appearance===
Leblanc has a round face with purple eyes and short, blonde hair. She wears a pinkish-purple robe that exposes her chest (showing the tattoo of the Leblanc Syndicate's logo) and her right thigh. The robe has a high, curved tasseled collar and long sleeves reminiscent of a Japanese furisode kimono, the cuffs separated from the ends of the sleeves by white criss-crossed material. She wears thigh-high stockings of the same color and purple ankle boots. Her attire is decorated in blue and white triangular and swirl patterns. She wields a red-and-silver fan in her right hand.
Leblanc's outfit resembles a Lady Luck dressphere, because the mark on her chest is a heart, one of the four suits of a deck of playing cards, just like the spade, club, and diamond are on the chests of Yuna, Rikku, and Paine when they change into their Lady Luck dresspheres. She does not use any of the Lady Luck exclusive skills in battle, however.
===Personality===
Leblanc is bossy and cocky, though ultimately is good at heart, garnering a loyal following of various misfits she has taken in. She hates being ordered around, though she makes exceptions if she believes doing so would please Nooj, her not-so-secret infatuation of the Youth League. In fact, Leblanc became a sphere hunter to find something from Spira's past to make her "Noojie-Woojie" smile for her. Leblanc treats outcasts kindly, having taken in those who had nowhere else to go. Logos and Ormi came to work for her after she took care of them after the events at the Den of Woe during Operation Mi'ihen. Though she abuses her subordinates, they remain at her side as they owe her for helping them out.
==Story==
Prior to the Eternal Calm, Leblanc had a history with Nooj and became a den mother to various Spirans of various races and creeds. The people she saved included Logos and Ormi, who were of the Yevon Order, and those who survived Operation Mi'ihen and the Siege of Home yet had been declared dead. After the onset of the Eternal Calm, Leblanc founded the Leblanc Syndicate in Guadosalam to help Nooj.
Two years into the Eternal Calm, Leblanc steals Yuna's Garment Grid to impersonate her and perform a concert in Luca to cash in on Yuna's fame. The Gullwings foil her plans, and she is forced to engage Yuna, Rikku, and Paine after her lackeys Logos and Ormi are defeated. Leblanc formally introduces herself to the Gullwings at Mt. Gagazet before she, Logos, and Ormi lose the race to the summit for the sphere located at the top.
As the Gullwings deliver a sphere containing records of Vegnagun and Shuyin to one of the two main Spiran parties, Leblanc breaks into the Gullwings' Celsius airship to steal the half a sphere the Gullwings beat her syndicate to in the Zanarkand Ruins. The YRP disguise as three of Leblanc's She-Goons and sneak into Chateau Leblanc with Yuna ending up having to massage a stressed out Leblanc before she can join up with the others to continue their search. They find Leblanc stole the half sphere as she already had the other half. Leblanc learns of the Gullwings' presence in her abode and confronts them.
Defeated, Leblanc relinquishes the now restored sphere as well as a Crimson Sphere to the Gullwings. The restored sphere shows the location of an ancient machina weapon, Vegnagun. Leblanc offers an alliance to investigate the Bevelle Underground, where she and her lackeys record what they find: Vegnagun has gone missing, as has Nooj alongside the other leaders of Spira's factions. Leblanc becomes depressed and goes out to try and find Nooj. By the time she returns after Yuna's 1000 Words concert, Leblanc teams up with the Gullwings to infiltrate the Farplane and fight Vegnagun.
During Last Mission, it is mentioned that Leblanc decided to move to Mt. Gagazet, much to Kimahri's dismay.
==Gameplay==
Leblanc is fought four times, the first being directly after the opening FMV, where she—in disguise—is joined by two Goons in the Luca Stadium. She is fought again (now without the disguise) after the player defeats Ormi and Logos, when Yuna appears and reclaims her Garment Grid on the Dock 5 of Luca's port. She is fought the third time halfway up the Floating Ruins on Mt. Gagazet, and the final fight is in her underground chateau before she makes peace with the party.
Leblanc is skilled in magic and frequently uses lightning-elemental magic, as well as some support magic and skills. In the final battle against her, when both Logos and Ormi are present, they can perform a joint attack called No Love Lost that deals high damage to an unprepared party.
Leblanc is playable through the Creature Creator system in the Last Mission and HD Remaster versions. She can be captured in Guadosalam area with an SP pod in the New Game+ play through.
==Musical themes==
Leblanc's theme is "Lady Leblanc Has Everything", called "Anything Goes for Leblanc" in the Luca sphere theater and iTunes. The tune plays in Chateau Leblanc and works as a theme for the entire Leblanc Syndicate, playing during the player's encounters with them.
Leblanc's battle theme is "I'll Give You Something Hot!", called "Let Me Blow You a Kiss!" in Luca and on iTunes. It also appears in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call as a Battle Music Sequence.
==Other appearances==
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
PFF Leblanc Illust.png|Portrait.
PFF Leblanc.png|Sprite.
PFF Leblanc Enemy.png|Boss sprite.
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
Leblanc appears with her cronies, Logos and Ormi, as well as the "fake Yuna".
FFRK Fake Yuna X-2.png|"Fake Yuna"
FFRK Leblanc Gang.png|Leblanc with Logos and Ormi
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Leblanc appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Earth-elemental Forward cards. She is displayed with her Tetsuya Nomura artwork.
LeBlanc-TradingCard.jpg|Leblanc [2-065C] Chapter series card.
Leblanc 2-096H from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Leblanc [2-096H] Opus series card.
==Behind the scenes==
===Voice===
Leblanc's Japanese voice is Satomi Yasuhara and her English voice actress is Masasa Moyo.
==Gallery==
Leblanc-concept.jpg|Concept artwork for Leblanc.
Yuna Luca Concert1.jpg|Close-up of Leblanc's face in her disguise (HD Remaster).
Leblanc enters the scene.jpg|Leblanc ditches her disguise and reveals herself.
Leblanc Syndicate Gagazet.jpg|Leblanc in Gagazet Ruins.
Massage minigame.jpg|Massage minigame.
Leblanc Celsius.png|Leblanc forces Shinra's computer to work.
Leblanc - FFX-2 Creature Avatar.png|Leblanc's portrait (PS3).
==Etymology==
Leblanc's name is improperly written in the Japanese version of the original soundtrack of Final Fantasy X-2 and is known as , while her name is written properly in kana as .
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Category:Characters in Final Fantasy X-2
Category:Antagonists
Category:Sphere hunters