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Bangaa

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"It takess a lot of nerve to call a Bangaa a lizard!"
—Bangaa

The Bangaa (バンガ, Banga) are a race in the Final Fantasy series, exclusive to Ivalice.

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[edit] Physiology

The Bangaa are a lizard-like race, dominant over all of Ivalice. They have long faces, scaly skin, and tough limbs. Due to all these factors, the Bangaa are considered the brute force of all the races in Ivalice. The Bangaa have both male and females, but it is impossible to tell the two apart, until they actually start talking.

While they do have lizard-like qualities, it is considered a racial slur and the worst insult to call a Bangaa a lizard. This is because of another race called the lizardmen, who are more primitive and violent than the Bangaa. However, some people will still refer to Bangaas as lizards, when none are around. Unlike true reptiles, Bangaa are capable of growing facial hair.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Final Fantasy XII

Main article: Bangaa (Final Fantasy XII)

Being reptiles, the Bangaa is covered with scales and their ears fall below their lengthened muzzles. Apart from their physical differences, their intelligence and their manners are not very different from those of the Humes. So it is often said of them that they are the race best integrated within the Humes. Despite everything, some Humes hardly like them and speak about them by using the racist insult "lizard", when they are safely far from any sensitive ears, of course. Some Hume-distinct nations, Archadia for example, prefer it if Bangaas do not enter their ranks.

The Bangaas can live twice as long as Humes but seldom have children. They are strong and have very fine hearing and smelling senses. They speak in a distinct guttural voice because they do not have the vocal cords refined enough to speak as well as the other races, which in return makes it difficult for them to use magic, even the most basic ones. However, some Bangaas succeeded in becoming expert magicians, using magic formulas specific to their reptilian language. Most Bangaa tend to speak in a fashion similar to real-world Scottish accents.

They are separated by four sub-branches: Bangaa Ruga with yellow-brown skin and shorter ears, the athletic Bangaa Faas with bronze skin, Bangaa Bista with copper-colored skin, and Bangaa Sanga with ash-colored skin, all in addition to breed mixes. In the Bangaa language it is said that "Faas" may mean soldier or "a strong sense of justice". Bangaa Ruga are more gentle than most and are more likely to be instructors or monks. The Bangaa Ruga and Faas generally make the laws and keep order among the Bangaa. Bista and Sanga lead more laid back types of lifestyle, making it easier to live and interact among Humes more comfortably. While some Bangaa (for example the Ruga) either become rebels or fighters, other Bangaa will become thugs and live to attack people and perhaps steal. All Bangaa are weak to water.

[edit] Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

In Final Fantasy Tactics Advance their tough bulk and intimidating look makes them best suited to Jobs that require brute force, like the Gladiator and Dragoon. Their rough vocal cords make it hard for them to chant spells, but they do have a spell caster class, the Bishop. When they speak, they usually lengthen the "s" sound.

The Totema of the Bangaas is Adrammelech.

[edit] Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

"Tough scales cover this reptilian race head to toe. Their violent tempers, powerful physique, and love of the battle make them at home on the front lines."
—Description


In Final Fantasy Tactics A2, the Bangaa are physically adept and have three new jobs: Master Monk, Cannoneer, and Trickster.

Bangaa party members can be obtained in these locations during Greenfire or Bloodfire:

  • Baptiste Hill - Warrior, White Monk, Dragoon, Gladiator, Bishop
  • Aisenfield - Defender, Master Monk, Templar, Cannoneer, Trickster


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