Final Fantasy VI Characters
Biographies by laszlow
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Statistics and Special Characteristics by Djibriel
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Setzer Gabbiani | ![]() |
Vital Statistics
Age | 27 |
Height | 5'9" |
Weight | 106 |
Birthdate | 8 February |
Class/Occupation | Gambler |
Strength | 36 |
Speed | 32 |
Stamina | 32 |
Magic Power | 29 |
Attack | 18 |
Defense | 48 |
Evasion | 9 |
Magic Defense | 26 |
Magic Evasion | 1 |
Biography
Setzer is a carefree and freewheeling gambler and airship pilot. His airship, the Blackjack, is the only of its kind in the world. Setzer is infatuated with the opera singer Maria, and at one point plots to kidnap her during a performance. Prior to the events of Final Fantasy VI, Setzer's dear friend went missing after crashing her own airship, the Falcon, during a race against Setzer.There's more! But you need to turn on spoilers to see it.
Gameplay
Setzer has balanced stats, plus a very good selection of armor (he can use almost every light armor, heavy armor, and shield in the game) and a very unique set of weapons. All of Setzer's weapons have no back row penalty, and several of them increase stats, inflict status elements, or deal specialized random damage (he is a gambler after all). Setzer's Slot command has several possible effects that can deal powerful damage or cause instant death, but the attacks are random and a failed attempt usually results in some negligible healing. If Setzer equips the
Special Skill: Slots
Setzer is a gambler. Therefore, his special skill involves the most prominent of Las Vegas imagery: the Slot machine. You spin it, you win it. Most of the time, anyway. On a normal, losing spin, you get minor recovery. If you're really unfortunate (as in, really, really unfortunate), you roll Snake Eyes and cast Joker's Death on your own party. There are eight possible outcomes to a slot spin.











Any other spin results in Mysidian Rabbit, which provides a small amount of restoration to the entire party and also cures Darkness, Poison and Sleep.
If Setzer equips the

Desperation Attack: Red Card
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©1997–2025 Josh Alvies (Rangers51)
All fanfiction and fanart (including original artwork in forum avatars) is property of the original authors. Some graphics property of Square Enix.