30 Facts About Zidane Tribal

Zidane Tribal is a fictional character in the Final Fantasy series and the main protagonist of Final Fantasy IX.

Zidane Tribal was conceived and written by Hironobu Sakaguchi, while his appearance was designed by Yoshitaka Amano and re-interpreted by Toshiyuki Itahana.

Zidane Tribal has appeared in the Dissidia Final Fantasy spin-off series, and in smaller roles in various spin-off Final Fantasy and crossover games.

Various sources have commented on Zidane Tribal's characterization being a departure from prior Final Fantasy protagonists who are known for being moody as well as his relationship with Garnet, while criticism was focused on his inconsistent character arc.

Zidane Tribal was one of the original three characters revealed, along with Vivi and Steiner.

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Zidane Tribal was conceived and written by Hironobu Sakaguchi, while his appearance was designed by Yoshitaka Amano and re-interpreted by Toshiyuki Itahana.

Zidane Tribal has shoulder-length blonde hair, blue eyes, and a prehensile monkey-like tail, as witnessed in game when Zidane Tribal hangs from his tail to evade Steiner.

In trance form, Zidane Tribal's hair becomes longer, and his clothing is replaced with pink fur.

Zidane Tribal is identified as a thief, and has the unique ability to steal items from enemies.

Zidane Tribal was redesigned by Tetsuya Nomura in the video game Dissidia Final Fantasy.

Zidane Tribal is voiced by Romi Park and Bryce Papenbrook in the Japanese and English versions of Dissidia respectively.

Zidane Tribal first appears in the video game Final Fantasy IX as one of its protagonists.

Zidane Tribal's dagger became the inspiration for Princess Garnet's chosen alias for herself.

Zidane Tribal would adapt to his role as party leader, and his charisma and personality drawing many characters in the game: Eiko joins the party after becoming infatuated with him, and his rival Amarant joins the party out of curiosity following his defeat by Zidane Tribal.

Later in the game, it is discovered that the true reason for Zidane Tribal's existence is revealed: he is a Genome, an artificially constructed cloned life form doll-like humanoid.

Zidane Tribal was originally created by the wizard Garland on the planet Terra to replace his failed creation, the villain Kuja, as a more powerful "Angel of Death", whose purpose is to wipe out all life on the planet Gaia.

Zidane Tribal appears as the protagonist hero representing Final Fantasy IX in the Dissidia series of games: Dissidia Final Fantasy, Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, and Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia.

Zidane Tribal is featured in the rhythm game Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call as the main character representing Final Fantasy IX.

Zidane Tribal isn't cartoonishly virtuous, or grim and sullen, he's just a person with a deep understanding of the inherent value in helping people, in making connections and protecting them at all costs.

Zidane Tribal isn't the chosen one, or a super soldier with a dark past, the leader of a resistance movement, or anything like that.

The poll results revealed that Zidane Tribal was ranked the fifth greatest Final Fantasy character by Japanese respondents, just after Vivi who was ranked fourth.

Jeremy Parish from Polygon thought Zidane Tribal have "a roguish, Han Solo-like quality to him, making him something of a small fry and an outsider in a big-picture narrative that involves kingdoms at war, almighty summoned monsters and ancient races", until the manifestation of conventional Final Fantasy tropes which reveal Zidane Tribal's true cosmic origins.

Daniella Lucas from Gamesradar thought Zidane Tribal was "cool with his dual daggers", and noted that "Zidane Tribal's tale of adventure and self discovery while dealing with the evil that Kuja inflicts upon the world of Gaia is as classic as Final Fantasy gets".

Michel S Beaulieu, co-author of the book Final Fantasy and Philosophy: The Ultimate Walkthrough suggested that Zidane is a revolutionary, fighting against the abusive power of the upper class, represented by Queen Brahne.

Nadia Oxford from USGamer commented that she had mixed feelings about how Zidane Tribal's character is developed, in particular the Genomes and Terra reveal towards the end of the game, which she believes overlaps with Vivi's character arc.

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Oxford concluded that Zidane Tribal is likeable and well-developed as a character, as he eventually accepts that he is not the sum of his parts and he could find his own purpose.

Houston Press expressed disappointment with the story of Final Fantasy IX as he felt Garnet was more interesting as a main character than Zidane Tribal, criticizing how besides having some unlikable traits, in the ending the character tries to save the main antagonist, Kuja.

Zidane Tribal's added that his relationship with female protagonist Garnet saves him from being considered "abnormal", and that the ultimate goal is for the players to relate to Zidane as best as possible.

Zidane Tribal's added that no matter how the players proceed, Zidane always ends up forming a relationship with Garnet, and players are encouraged to insert themselves into the character as their avatar.

Zidane Tribal was released as a figurine in Square Enix's Bring Arts line, sold as a pair along with Garnet.