Zidane Tribal Final Fantasy (FF9) - Figures

Final Fantasy is a franchise that is known around the world as a series of role-playing games that fuse medieval magic and futuristic science to create unique worlds for players to explore. The ninth main entry of the series, Final Fantasy IX, was released for the PlayStation in July 2000 and was both developed and produced by Squaresoft (which would later before Square Enix). Since Final Fantasy was already a well-established series, fans were already eager to collect various kinds of merchandise before the game even launched. One such kind of merchandise is the collectible figure, which recreates many different characters that appear in the franchise. This is especially true for Zidane Tribal, the main protagonist of Final Fantasy IX. Out of the few figures that recreate his character, some of the most popular include the “Bring Arts Final Fantasy IX Zidane Tribal & Garnet Til Alexandros XVII Set”, the “Trading Arts Kai Final Fantasy IX Zidane Action Figure”, and the “Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia Trading Arts Box Set”.

Bring Arts Final Fantasy IX Zidane Tribal & Garnet Til Alexandros XVII Set Figure

This set of figures from Square Enix’s Bring Arts line includes both the protagonist of Final Fantasy IX, Zidane, and the princess of Alexandria, Garnet Til Alexandros XVII. Like most other figures in the Bring Arts line, these two items are much like the common articulated action figure, but with an incredible amount of detail sculpted into them to recreate their original designs as accurately as possible. A wide range of extra parts is also included to allow for a surprising amount of customizability. Such extra parts include a variety of weapons, facial expression plates, several hairstyles for Garnet, and over a dozen different hands for various poses.

Product Name: Bring Arts Final Fantasy IX Zidane Tribal & Garnet Til Alexandros XVII Set
Series: Final Fantasy IX
Product Line: Bring Arts
Manufacturer: Square Enix
Specifications: Set of 2 painted, articulated, non-scale PVC figures with stands
Dimensions (Approx.): Zidane: 2.1" x 1.3" x 4.6”; Garnet: 1.8" x 1.6" x 4.4”

Trading Arts Kai Final Fantasy IX Zidane Action Figure

This miniature figure takes Zidane’s original design and gives it a compact, super-deformed style. Although this item may not have as much articulation or detail as other figures, it has even more accessories than most in the Bring Arts series, which still gives it an impressive amount of customizability. These accessories include three facial expression plates, four daggers, three text plates, and two different bodies with different outfits.

Product Name: Trading Arts Kai Final Fantasy IX Zidane Action Figure
Series: Final Fantasy IX
Product Line: Trading Arts Kai
Manufacturer: Square Enix
Specifications: Painted, non-scale PVC & ABS figure with extra parts and stand
Height (Approx.): 76 mm

Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia Trading Arts Box Set Figure

This set of ten blind-boxed figures pulls from a lineup of five different characters from the Final Fantasy series: Zidane Tribal, Lightning, Cloud Strife, Squall Leonhart, and Tidus. The design for each character is also based on their appearances in Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia. Each character has both a colored version and a clear version, making a total of ten different figures to collect. Since these figures are packaged blind box-style, each figure one will receive is random, meaning that duplicates in a given set are possible.

Product Name: Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia Trading Arts Box Set
Series: Dissidia Final Fantasy
Manufacturer: Square Enix
Specifications: Set of ten painted PVC figures
Dimensions (Approx.): 42-52 x 21-27 x 52-59 mm

About Zidane Tribal

Zidane Tribal is the main protagonist in Final Fantasy IX and is a thief from Tantalus Theater Troupe that was given the mission to kidnap the princess of Alexandria.

Background

Although he did not know his true origins for most of his life, Zidane was an artificially created being called Genome that was sent to the planet Gaia by one of the antagonists, Garland. Kuja, another Genome previously created by Garland, was upset that Garland created another Genome, leading him to leave Zidane on Gaia and abandoning him. Zidane, now alone at the age of four, was taken in by Baku, the leader of the Tantalus Theater Troupe. Here, Zidane was raised as a thief and was eventually given the mission to kidnap the princess of Alexandria, setting off the story of Final Fantasy IX.

Special Abilities

As a thief, Zidane’s weapons of choice include daggers and thief swords. Although it is not completely unique to Zidane, he is the only permanent character in the party with the “Steal” skill, which allows Zidane to take items from enemies. He also has a variety of support Skills that can change depending on what equipment he is currently using. In his Trance state, these Skills are replaced with Dynes, which are powerful physical attacks that use MP to use.

Other Important Final Fantasy IX Characters

Through his adventures in Final Fantasy IX, Zidane will meet a variety of different characters, with two particularly notable examples being Vivi Ornitier and Garnet.

Vivi Ornitier

Vivi Ornitier, much like Zidane, is an artificially created black mage that finds himself in Alexandria to watch the Tantalus Theater Troupe perform. After a series of unfortunate happenings, Vivi accidentally reveals the identity of princess Garnet, causing the theater to erupt into chaos. After escaping the commotion, Zidane finds Vivi and asks him to help find Garnet, though he initially hesitates due to his shy, meek personality. Eventually, he agrees to help and, as time goes on, Zidane becomes much like an older brother to Vivi.

Garnet

Garnet, whose full name is Garnet Til Alexandros XVII, is the princess of Alexandria and the current heir to the throne. Though she is the current heir, Garnet is not the biological child of the Queen. Garnet was originally from a tribe of summoners in Madian Sari before it was destroyed. After she is adopted into the Alexandria Royal Family, she notices her mother acting strangely, eventually causing her to run away from the castle. While traveling with Zidane and his group, she takes on the alias “Dagger” to help protect her identity.