Zidane Tribal (Dissidia PSP)

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An active and cheerful thief, Zidane exhibits fondness for women and is easily elated. But he has a strong sense of justice beneath that cheerful exterior, and cannot help but aide those in need.

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A thief with great energy and a sharp wit, though all is lost when it comes to women.

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Zidane Tribal is one of the heroes fighting for the side of Cosmos in Dissidia Final Fantasy. Lithe and graceful, Zidane excels at midair battling, and can run rings around foes in arenas with few footholds. During his quest to find the Crystals, he befriends Bartz and Squall. However, his nemesis Kuja lays traps for them with the intent to make Zidane feel powerless and break his spirit.

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Zidane's alternate outfits.

Zidane's appearance is based on his original concept art, but keeps a resemblance to the anatomic style from the designs of Toshiyuki Itahana. He wears a teal vest over a white sleeveless shirt and white jabot with blue cargo pants and layered belts. He has gray gloves with large blue cuffs and two-toned gray and white boots. He has a distinctive prehensile, monkey tail. His wields two Mage Mashers, which can combine into the thief sword The Ogre.

Zidane's first alternate outfit, "Navy Gilet", is based on his Yoshitaka Amano artwork (). His clothes are dark purple; his Mage Mashers are dark green to appear closer to The Ogre's color scheme and his hair is a lighter shade of blond. His EX Mode form in this outfit is a gray palette swap.

Zidane's second alternate outfit is "Pluto Uniform", the uniform of the Knights of Pluto () he disguises himself with in the opening scenes of Final Fantasy IX. He wears a single piece chestplate with pale gray and green shorts and brown boots. He bears a sword sheath strapped over his torso, and a small round shield on his left arm. His EX Mode form in this outfit is purple.

Zidane's third alternate costume, "Marcus's Cloak" (listed in some regions as "Marcus's Hood"), is available as DLC. It is an original design by Hideo Minaba, Final Fantasy IX's art director and the original character designer of Zidane and Kuja, and is based on the cloak he wore to disguise himself during the game's ending. Zidane wears a black cloak and hood with light brown patterns over pants that are a darker shade of blue than his default attire. His ponytail hangs out of the hood over his shoulder, and his tail is gone. Zidane's EX Mode in this outfit gives him silver fur and green eyes, but this time, he remains mostly clothed, removing only his gloves and boots, lowering his hood, and tearing his pants at the knees. His Mage Mashers are black.

Zidane's Crystal is light orange and yellow, based on the Crystal in the Final Fantasy IX logo (Final Fantasy IX logo). Its shape is similar to the pink crystal that appears in the Crystal World, said to be the progenitor of life.

Zidane's manikin version, Capricious Thief, is indigo.

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His default outfit in the arcade reboot is titled "Thief of Tantalus" (タンタラスの盗賊*(Tantarasu no Tōzoku)) and features two color variations. "Thief of Tantalus B" recolors his clothes similarly to his "Navy Gilet" attire, but more black in color than purple, while "Thief of Tantalus C" gives his clothing a khaki and olive green coloration with tan boots. His Trance remains the same as it did in the original Dissidia.

His first alternate costume is his "Pluto Uniform" from Dissidia 012. In Trance his fur is gray and he has gray eyes, but he still has a pink aura.

His default weapon is a pair of Mage Masher daggers, which can be combined to become The Ogre, a thief sword. His alternate weapon is the Exploda.

Personality

Template:See Also Zidane is witty and courageous, stepping in to help others when he can and does not fear his opponents. Despite these outward actions, Zidane harbors many doubts, but conceals them behind his friendly exterior. Zidane feels a duty to find and protect Bartz after the latter is abducted, and worries for his friends when he can't be there for them, blaming himself for leaving them alone. With Cosmos' guidance, Zidane learns to not place the burden on himself and trust in others to fight to find him again, just as he did for Bartz.

Zidane is a flirtatious womanizer and expresses interest in most women he meets, including Cosmos. He jokes about winning dates from them and not being enthusiastic about fighting them.

Story

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Treachery of the Gods

Template:Sideicon Zidane is first seen with the rest of the Cosmos warriors, receiving powers from Cosmos herself. When everyone sets out, Zidane is surprised to run into Kuja. Having been through several cycles of war and recovered all his memories, he is on good terms with Kuja, who seeks to betray Chaos and lead Zidane and his friends to Chaos's throne, so they can defeat him together.

However, Kefka derails Kuja's scheme and summons manikins to attack Zidane, Bartz, and Squall. To save face with the Warriors of Chaos, so as not to be persecuted for his betrayal, Kuja feigns that he had been deceiving the Warriors of Cosmos and reluctantly defeats the three; however, he does allow them to escape. During the purification process at the end of twelfth cycle, Kefka implants false memories into Kuja's psyche, causing him to attack Zidane in thirteenth cycle.

In Chapter 4, while searching for Tidus and Jecht, Yuna runs into Zidane. Sensing her sadness, he accompanies Yuna for a little while before scouting ahead for more manikins to defeat.

Later on, Kain attacks Zidane and leaves him unconscious. After a battle in Chapter 7, Ultimecia points out Zidane to Tifa, warning her of Kain's acts of betrayal. Before Tifa can help Zidane, Kain returns, disappearing with Zidane in his arms. Later, Kain explains to Tifa that he attacked Zidane so that he may "sleep" for the thirteenth cycle, thus restoring Zidane's strength to defeat the endless horde of manikins.

In Report 15, Zidane comforts the Onion Knight, who is worried that they are merely advanced manikins with false memories, and assures him, "How we're born into this world doesn't matter. It's what we do with ourselves afterwards that counts". In Report 11, when Laguna is talking to Squall, he mentions Zidane. Thinking that Zidane's tail was fake, he yanked on it, which Zidane "sure wasn't happy" about. In Report 1, Zidane tells Kuja that "some idiot" decided to pull on his tail.

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Template:Sideicon Bartz and Zidane are attacked by a group of manikins while looking for the crystals, and Squall comes to assist them. After the battle, the two invite Squall to join them, but Squall declines their offer, stating that he prefers working alone, which leads to Bartz giving him a chocobo feather as a good luck charm.

Bartz and Zidane starting their competition.

Bartz and Zidane propose a contest to see who obtains a crystal first, but their "treasure hunt" is cut short when Bartz disappears in front of Zidane's eyes, having fallen for a trap meant for him. Zidane is ambushed by Kefka, who helped Kuja set up the trap, and the two fight to a standstill. Zidane finds out Bartz has been captured by the forces of Chaos and has been taken to their base.

Zidane later finds Squall cornered by both Garland and Ultimecia. Zidane rushes to his aid, tackling down Garland and fighting him, while Squall fights Ultimecia and receives his Crystal. After the fight, Garland laughs at Zidane and vanishes, leaving him to join up with Squall as they go on to look for Bartz. They eventually find him, and Bartz reveals that he escaped on his own, obtaining what appears to be a Crystal. It turns out to be another trap set by Kuja, warping Zidane to his nemesis, who taunts him by telling of the fall of his friends.

Zidane preparing to face off against Kuja.

Cosmos pays Zidane a visit, and Zidane, in spite of himself, half-jokes that it's not a good time for a date because there is nothing he can do to help his comrades. Cosmos reassures him that his friends believe in him, and he should believe in them in return. Taking it to heart, Zidane thanks her and encounters Kuja once again in familiar surroundings - the Crystal World. Zidane wants to go back to his friends, and Kuja believes it is pointless to believe in "strangers". After infuriating Kuja by asking about his relation to the other Warriors of Chaos, Zidane fights and defeats him. Zidane then receives his Crystal, which teleports him back to Bartz and Squall.

Later on, he talks with Firion about his reason for fighting. When the weapon-master gives "The Wild Rose" as an answer, Zidane asks him if that is what he calls his "princess", in reference to Princess Garnet of Final Fantasy IX. Before Firion can reply, they suddenly hear something behind them and run off to investigate.

Squall and Zidane hold their crystals.

After all the Crystals have been collected, Chaos appears out of nowhere, who not only subdues the heroes with his power, but also incinerates Cosmos in front of them. After the Warriors have overcome their own erasure, they set out to defeat the Warriors of Chaos once more. Along the way, Zidane cheers up the disillusioned Onion Knight when he questions their existence.

Zidane looks at his Crystal before he returns home.

Zidane runs into Kuja, who is bent on his envisioned finale. However, Zidane wins the fight, and as result, Kuja is lamenting over how he lost everything as he asks Zidane to finish him off. However, Zidane instead extends his hand to Kuja, with the latter refusing it as he asks Zidane if there is something else he would rather seize. When fading away, Kuja comments that "he will return there someday", with Zidane agreeing in belief that they will both return to their home one day. Zidane, along with the other heroes, then battle Chaos. When the Warriors of Cosmos emerge victorious, Zidane ends up in World A before fading back to his homeworld as he tells his friends that they are going back to their promised places.

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Gameplay

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Zidane is an Aerial Ace. While he does not have that many ground attacks, many of his Bravery Attacks end in specific aerial finishers which launch his opponent away and carry Zidane himself into the air, easily taking the battle airborne. He has one of the largest pool of aerial attacks in the game, and can easily chain his attacks into each other. His attack list consists of his Dyne techniques (mainly for his HP attacks) and various dagger attacks and throws, and he has several Bravery to HP combos. He also has a very fast ground movement. A downside to Zidane's speed is that his attacks are rather weak, and he is most proficient fighting with melee techniques as his few ranged attacks are weak and easy to block.

He can land HP and Bravery to HP attacks easily, especially during aerial combat, and thus put the opponent under pressure by depleting HP with multiple such attacks, but players need to ensure they play good defense after landing an HP hit, because a side effect to that strategy is that Zidane becomes more vulnerable to Bravery Break. (In the first Dissidia, his ultimate exclusive weapon, Ozma's Splinter, has a major Gambler's Spirit effect, which addresses that downside by boosting Zidane's Critical Hit rate while he is afflicted with Break).

In the arcade reboot, Zidane's moveset remains primarily unchanged, with some HP attacks turned into Bravery attacks. However, one of his aerial finishers is now is standard midair Bravery Attack, while a majority of his moves have switched names with other attacks (especially his Scoop Art being a new move, leaving him a bit lacking in the case of solid projectile attacks save for his reworked Meo Twister). He has a new move in his Bravery command list, which is Steal (a homage to the class he is based on, the Thief) a move that, while it does no damage, will reduce a target's attack, defense and speed and in turn, will boost Zidane's stats. When Zidane goes into Trance, he will use Mug instead, which adds the effect of inflicting Bravery damage. His HP attacks are Free Energy, Tidal Flame, Shift Break and Solution 9.

Boss

Zidane is fought as a boss in Distant Glory and Inward Chaos. In Dissidia 012 he is fought in Report 1, Side Story: Singer of the End -2-, using Kuja.

Attacks

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Bravery Attacks

Move	Type	CP (Mastered)	AP	Priority	Effect	Damage type	Obtained	Image
Rumble Rush	Ground	30 (15)	180	Melee Low	Chase	Physical	Initial
	(Mid) Slice, then kick foe. Approach foe during attack. — — Chase
Scoop Art (ground)	Ground	20 (10)	120	Ranged Low	None	Magical	Level 14
	(Long) Energy projectile. Perform repeatedly to fire multiple shots at once. — —
Swift Attack (ground)	Ground	30 (15)	200	Melee Low	Chase	Physical	Level 33
	(Close) Quick slices. Low power, fast launch. — — Chase
Scoop Art (midair)	Aerial	20 (10)	120	Ranged Low	None	Magical	Initial
	(Long) Energy projectile. Perform repeatedly to fire multiple shots at once. — —
Swift Attack (midair)	Aerial	30 (15)	160	Melee Low	Chase	Physical	Initial
	(Close) Quick slices. Low power, fast launch. — — Chase
Tempest	Aerial	30 (15)	180	Melee Low	Chase	Physical	Level 3
	Gracefully toss knife downward. Useful for attacking from above. — — Chase
Vortex	Aerial	30 (15)	180	Melee Low	Wall Rush	Physical	Level 8
	Vertical spinning approach. Great for attacking from below. — — Wall Rush (>)
Storm Impulse	Aerial	30 (15)	180	Melee Low	Wall Rush	Physical	Level 10
	(Mid) Spinning approach. Limited height; fast approach. — — Wall Rush (>)
Solution 9	Aerial	30 (15)	140	Ranged Low	None	Magical	Level 24
	(Long) Launch multiple energy projectiles. Low accuracy, many projectiles. (Feint)

Move	Type	CP (Mastered)	AP	Priority	Effect	Damage type	Obtained	Image
Rumble Rush	Ground	30 (15)	180	Melee Low	Chase	Physical	Initial
	Spin towards the opponent while slashing, then strike them multiple times and knock them away. — — Chase
Booster 8	Ground	30 (15)	120	Melee Mid	None	Physical	Level 16
	Step back, then perform a quick charge. Can combo into other attacks.
Scoop Art (ground)	Ground	20 (10)	90	Ranged Low	None	Magical	Level 27
	Fire three energy projectiles. — —
Scoop Art (midair)	Aerial	20 (10)	90	Ranged Low	None	Magical	Initial
	Fire three energy projectiles. — —
Swift Attack	Aerial	30 (15)	100	Melee Low	Chase	Physical	Initial
	Quickly slash the opponent, then strike them multiple times and knock them away. — — Chase
Tempest	Aerial	30 (15)	160	Melee Low	Chase	Physical	Level 4
	Throw knife downwards, launching the opponent into the air, then strike them multiple times and knock them away. — — Chase
Vortex	Aerial	30 (15)	100	Melee Low	Wall Rush	Physical	Level 8
	Charge at the opponent while spinning upwards, then strike them multiple times and knock them away. — — Wall Rush (>)
Storm Impulse	Aerial	30 (15)	100	Melee Low	Wall Rush	Physical	Level 32
	Charge at the opponent while spinning forward, then strike them multiple times and knock them away. — — Wall Rush (>)
Solution 9	Aerial	30 (15)	100	Ranged Low	None	Magical	Level 23
	Fire multiple energy projectiles at the opponent. (Feint)

HP Attacks

Move	Type	CP (Mastered)	AP	Priority	Effect	Damage type	Obtained	Image
Tidal Flame	Ground	40 (20)	180	Ranged Mid	None	Magical	Initial
	Create a ring of spinning flames that homes in on the opponent and explodes on contact.
Stellar Circle 5	Ground	40 (20)	180	Melee High	Absorb	Magical	Level 31
	Create a large tornado around Zidane that draws in the opponent.
Shift Break	Aerial	40 (20)	180	Ranged Mid (Lightning) Unblockable (Water burst)	Absorb	Magical	Initial
	Summon a storm of lightning around the opponent to damage them, then create a blast of water from underneath.
Free Energy	Aerial	40 (20)	180	Unblockable	None	Magical	Initial
	Create a quick, short ranged blast of energy.
Grand Lethal	Aerial	40 (20)	300	Melee High	Wall Rush	Physical	Level 38
	Summon an aura of energy and spin towards the opponent. Has good tracking. — Wall Rush (→)

Move	Type	CP (Mastered)	AP	Priority	Effect	Damage type	Obtained	Image
Tidal Flame	Ground	30 (15)	130	Melee High (Start-up) Ranged High (Fireballs)	None	Physical	Initial
	Create a ring of spinning flames that moves slowly, then tracks the opponent at high-speeds and explodes if it hits.
Stellar Circle 5	Ground	30 (15)	130	Melee High	Absorb	Magical	Level 12
	Create a large tornado around self that draws in the opponent.
Shift Break	Aerial	30 (15)	130	Ranged Mid (Lightning) Unblockable (Water burst)	Absorb	Magical	Initial
	Summon a storm of lightning to stun and damage the opponent, then create a blast of water from underneath.
Free Energy	Aerial	30 (15)	130	Ranged High	None	Magical	Initial
	Create a quick, short-ranged burst of energy.
Grand Lethal	Aerial	30 (15)	150	Melee High	Wall Rush	Physical	Level 38
	Summon an aura of energy and spin towards the opponent at high-speed. Has strong tracking. — Wall Rush (→)

Bravery to HP Attacks

Move	Type	CP (Mastered)	AP	Priority	Effect	Damage type	Obtained	Image
Meo Twister (ground) A	Ground	40 (20)	300	Unblockable	None	Magical	Rumble Rush
	Throw twin blades forward and shock the opponent repeatedly with energy lasers. —
Meo Twister (ground) B	Ground	40 (20)	300	Unblockable	None	Magical	Swift Attack (ground)
	Throw twin blades forward and shock the opponent repeatedly with energy lasers. —
Meo Twister (midair) A	Aerial	40 (20)	300	Unblockable	None	Magical	Tempest
	Throw twin blades forward and shock the opponent repeatedly with energy lasers. —
Meo Twister (midair) A	Aerial	40 (20)	300	Unblockable	None	Magical	Swift Attack (midair)
	Throw twin blades forward and shock the opponent repeatedly with energy lasers. —

Move	Type	CP (Mastered)	AP	Priority	Effect	Damage type	Obtained	Image
Meo Twister A	Ground	30 (15)	130	Unblockable	None	Magical	Rumble Rush
	Throw twin blades forward and shock the opponent repeatedly with energy lasers. —
Meo Twister B	Aerial	30 (15)	130	Unblockable	None	Magical	Tempest
	Throw twin blades forward and shock the opponent repeatedly with energy lasers. —
Meo Twister C	Aerial	30 (15)	130	Unblockable	None	Magical	Swift Attack
	Throw twin blades forward and shock the opponent repeatedly with energy lasers. —

EX Mode

Reverse Gaia

Zidane's EX Mode is his Trance form from Final Fantasy IX. While in EX Mode, Zidane gains the abilities "Aerial Jump" and "Dodge Jump". The former allows Zidane to jump ten more times than usual, in addition to any jump boosting abilities he has equipped, while the latter makes Zidane invincible to some attacks while jumping. In Dissidia 012, Zidane also regains his jumps after dodging, which other characters normally no longer do.

Zidane's EX Burst is Reverse Gaia, an original attack. The player must rapidly press the button to fill up a power gauge as Zidane teleports and attacks the opponent several times. Zidane ends the EX Burst by linking his Mage Mashers into an Ogre and spinning around the opponent, hitting them multiple times, with the final hit dealing HP damage. Failing to fill the gauge quickly enough at any point will result in Zidane skipping to the end of the attack and less Bravery damage done.

Equipment

Zidane can equip Daggers, Thrown Weapons, Parrying Weapons, Bangles, Gauntlets, Hats, Hairpins, Clothing, and Light Armor.

In Dissidia 012, Zidane can also equip Swords, Poles, Headbands, and Chestplates.

Exclusive weapons

Name	Level	Stats	Effects	Obtained
Sargatanas	50	ATK +35	BRV Boost on Dodge +10%.	Trade: 14910 gil, Pinwheel, Great Serpent's Fang x3, Power Shard x2
The Tower	92	ATK +62	BRV Boost on Dodge +15%.	Trade: 29020 gil, Sargatanas, Beastlord Fang x5, Power Crystal x3
Ozma's Splinter	100	ATK +67	BRV Boost on Dodge +20%. Major Gambler's Spirit Effect.	Trade: 31370 gil, The Tower, Theater Ticket x5, Power Orb x5

Name	Level	Stats	Effects	Obtained
Sargatanas	30	ATK +38 DEF +2	BRV Boost on Dodge +2%.	Trade: 61000 gil, Pinwheel, Scarletite x1, Thief's Desire x5
The Tower	90	ATK +62 DEF +1	BRV Boost on Dodge +5%.	Trade: 158,000 gil, Sargatanas, Electrum x1, Thief's Dream x5
Ozma's Splinter	100	ATK +67 DEF +1	BRV Boost on Dodge +8%. Minor Sneak Attack Effect.	Trade: 182,800 gil, The Tower, Theater Ticket x1, Thief's Hopes x5

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Abilities

Move	Damage	Input	Type	Power	Frame Data	Image
Rumble Rush	Bravery		Ground
Booster 8	Bravery		Ground
Stellar Circle 5	Bravery		Ground
Swift Attack	Bravery		Aerial
Scoop Art	Bravery		Aerial
Meo Twister	Bravery		Aerial
Steal (Mug)	Bravery		Rush
Free Energy	HP		-
Tidal Flame	HP		-
Shift Break	HP		-
Solution 9	HP		-
Trance	EX Skill		-

Gallery

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In-game appearance.

Alt outfit EX Mode.

Third outfit EX Mode.

DLC outfit EX Mode.

CG render for Dissidia.

CG render for Dissidia 012.

Zidane's manikin, Capricious Thief.

Zidane's Mage Masher and its four designs.

Zidane's Ogre and its four designs.

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Zidane's Crystal.

Concept art of third outfit.

Concept art of DLC outfit by Hideo Minaba.

Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.

Board icon.

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In-game appearance.

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Thief of Tantalus B.

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Thief of Tantalus C.

2nd form.

Zidane's Mage Masher.

Zidane's Exploda.

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Artwork.

Profile image from the Japanese website.

In trailer.

Presentation screenshot.

Trance mode.

In battle.

Allusions

• While performing Zidane's EX Burst, two planets, one red and one blue, are seen merging with each other, a nod to the merging of Terra and Gaia in Final Fantasy IX. In further reference of his allegiance with Gaia, the blue planet emerges as the dominant one in the fusion.
• Ozma's Splinter, Zidane's strongest weapon, is named after the optional superboss in Final Fantasy IX. The Sargatanas and The Tower are also weapons Zidane uses in his original game.
• In the ending, Zidane leaps towards the sun to return to Gaia, similar to how the party returns to Gaia in the Invincible when Terra is destroyed.
• When Squall asks Zidane why he attacked Garland, Zidane replies with, "What? Do I need a reason to help someone?" a reference to his motto of Virtue from Final Fantasy IX. He also speaks this line upon defeating Kuja in Shade Impulse, offering his hand in assistance much like during Kuja's final scene in Final Fantasy IX.
• When battling Garland, Zidane declares, "This is gonna be your grave!" the same line he tells Garland's Final Fantasy IX namesake. The line was translated in the English release of Final Fantasy IX as, "I am the new angel of death! Yours!"
• If Zidane is defeated, he protests, "There's a place I have to go back to..." referring to the recurring theme song of Final Fantasy IX, "The Place I'll Return to Someday". A line of his from Destiny Odyssey IX, "I'm going back... to where I belong", also recalls this. In Dissidia 012, when against Feral Chaos, he will exclaim, "We're not going home 'someday', we're going now!" further referencing the song. Sephiroth's encounter line against Zidane in Dissidia 012 further references the song, "There is nowhere to return home to". Zidane's final line in Shade Impulse is "We're not vanishing. We're returning. To where we're supposed to be".
• Zidane's line towards Shantotto when battling her, "If I win, you owe me a date!" is what he says to Garnet before the Festival of the Hunt.
• In the English release, Destiny Odyssey IX is subtitled "Melodies of Life", the name of the Final Fantasy IX Main Theme.
• After being kidnapped by Kuja, Cosmos appears to Zidane in Pandaemonium and convinces him to keep fighting. This mirrors the events of Final Fantasy IX, when Zidane wakes up alone in Pandemonium after his confrontation with Garland and fights his way past Garland's servants to reunite with his friends.
• When Zidane is defeated, his pose is similar to when he and the others were defeated in Burmecia. The Onion Knight, Tidus, Prishe, and Vaan also assume this pose when defeated.
• Garland's specific quote when he battles Zidane is, "I will erase you and your soul", a reference to what the Garland of Final Fantasy IX said. Sephiroth's quote to Zidane is, "Your planet is an illusion", a possible reference to Gaia being an assimilation for Terra.
  • When confronting Kefka in Dissidia 012, the latter tells him in a mocking tone "Gimme back my heart, please?!", alluding to Zidane temporarily losing his soul to Garland until his friends snapped him out of it.
• When facing Zidane with a female character, Zidane will usually flirt in his opening quotes towards them. In his original game, he was a heavy womanizer, as he flirts and stares at most pretty females he meets. Furthering this, in Dissidia 012, Tifa will ask "What are you looking at? Focus!" as part of his womanizing nature.
• In Dissidia 012, Zidane encounters Gilgamesh and said to him that if he had more arms, he would probably recognize him. This is an allusion of Gilgamesh's appearance in Final Fantasy IX, where he is a multi-armed character that went by the alias, "Alleyway Jack".
• In one of the reports in Dissidia 012, Zidane comforts the Onion Knight, who is questioning himself. The Onion Knight wonders whether they are all manikins that have progressed somewhat. This is similar to Zidane's comforting of Vivi, who went through a similar process upon encountering the Black Mages.

Trivia

• Zidane and the Warrior of Light were the first heroes to be announced for Dissidia.
• Zidane is one of three characters, the others being Kuja and the Warrior of Light, to have more than one intro quote when fighting his rival.
• Zidane's tail is missing in his DLC costume despite it being visible in the artwork.

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