Zhara

"You think this was personal, Seles? You think I’ve done all of this out of jealousy and spite? Blind, all of you. All of what I have done I have done for a purpose. For a cause that I believe in. The Aions have stepped on us and looked down on us all for too long. It’s time for us to fight back."

### Notes

The main antagonist of the game.

Zhara is the antagonist of the game, and a childhood bully of Seles. Despite her questionable actions, Zhara actually has no ill intent, and believes that what she is doing is right. She resents the Aions and the way they have torn apart society, and seeks to fight back against them and to find a way to rid the world of Chroma once and for all. She has been told that this can be accomplished using the crystal that Seles possesses.

## Personality

As the antagonist, Zhara comes off as rather intimidating, and the few times you fight her throughout the game are either unwinnable fights or rather difficult. She has a very strict moral code and truly believes in her cause, stubbornly refusing to listen to Seles when she tries to convince her that she's being misled.

Upon realizing that she has been tricked by Elize, Zhara feels lost and regrets everything she has done, crushed that everything she worked for was a lie. It is clear that despite everything, Zhara has her own sense of justice and only wanted to correct the glaring societal problems that existed in their world; even though she took a rather extremist stance.

## Story

### Bellia

Zhara grew up on Bellia alongside Seles, and was quite the bully before she disappeared. When she returns to the island, it is with a gang of thugs and a clear goal in mind. She promptly abducts Seles and leaves once again on her ship, intending to transport Seles to an unknown destination.

### Malutina

The next time the party sees Zhara is in Malutina, where she is found heading a group of rebels who have taken over the city and are rising up against the Aion nobles. It is here that the party learns a bit more about Zhara's motives, as they hear her preaching to the town's citizens about how the Aions look down on the common folk and treat them like dirt. She and Bianca are eventually defeated by Seles and the party, but they manage to escape before they can get many answers.

### Etznanl and Camaris

When the party encounters Zhara and her guild while trying to escape the Badlands through Etznanl, Seles gives herself up to Zhara in order to allow her friends time to escape. Zhara brings Seles to Elize on Camaris, where Elize removes Seles' Exceed.

Seles escapes and manages to fight her way past Zhara with the use of a bottle of chloroform that she found.

### Alverona

The final showdown against Zhara occurs in Alverona castle, just before the party fights Elize. Before entering the final room, however, Seles discreetly loosens Zhara's bonds to allow her to escape, which then leads to her hearing Elize admit that she had been lying to Zhara all this time.

Upon finding this out, Zhara is clearly crushed. She later aids the party in defeating Elize by lunging and distracting her, getting herself knocked out in the process. Once Elize has been defeated, Zhara apologizes for everything that she has put Seles through and intends to leave, promising to never show her face again, but Seles stops her. It takes some convincing, but Seles gets Zhara to stay, hoping that they can start over and be friends.

## Family

There is no reference to Zhara's family made within the game. All we know is that she was also born on Bellia. Because her parents do not seem to be anywhere on the island, it may be safe to assume that she also grew up as an orphan.

## Combat

Although Zhara is unable to learn any of the Chroma that is given through cards, she does have a number of personal skills she can use, many of which are quite strong. She boasts both high ATK and high DEF, letting her double as a tank and damage dealer. Her biggest drawback is her low MDEF and her low AGI.

### Strengths

* Many skills
* Heavy hitter

### Weaknesses

* Unable to learn Chroma and is weaker against it
* Slow

## Trivia

* It is impossible to defeat Zhara in the very first chapter, no matter how high level the player manages to be.
* Zhara's cabin in the first chapter is the first place where the player is able to see a map of the world the game takes place in.
* Like Kaie, Zhara has her own unique battle theme, which is titled *Gloves Off.*