Dissidia 012 Bartz Klauser

Bartz Klauser is one of the heroes fighting for the side ofCosmos in Dissidia Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, and who was previously seen as the main character inFinal Fantasy V. A courageous young man with a strong sense of justice, Bartz possesses the ability to mimic and combine the powers of Cosmos's other warriors in battle. Traveling withSquall and Zidane, he strives to defeat his nemesis, Exdeath.

Twelfth cycle

In one of the earlier conflicts, Bartz finds himself in the Interdimensional Rift where he is caught off guard byGilgamesh, whom he cannot remember. Gilgamesh's reintroduction and story persuade him into fighting Gilgamesh, in a battle he ultimately wins. Though Bartz warns him, Gilgamesh is sucked back into the Rift as he swears to return for a true rematch against Bartz someday.

At the start of the 12th Cycle of Conflict, Bartz accompanies Zidane and Squall to meet with Kuja - believing him to be a rarely seen Warrior of Cosmos before his identity is revealed and Kuja drives the three off. Bartz is then later attacked by Kain and found by Lightning, as he reveals his attacker's identity before Kain spirits him away.

Thirteenth cycle

Bartz offers Squall a feather as a good luck charm.

After Squall saves Bartz and Zidane from the manikins, he is asked to come along to look for the Crystals together. Squall states he is more comfortable by himself and the three agree to split up. Just a moment after Bartz runs off with Zidane, he comes back and gives Squall a chocobo feather as a good luck charm, promising that Squall would give it back when they meet again later.

Bartz and Zidane starting their competition.

Wishing to make their quest a bit of fun, Bartz and Zidane propose to have a contest to see who will obtain their Crystal first. However, the competition is cut short as Bartz falls for a trap Kefka intended for Zidane. After Bartz regains consciousness, finding himself in the Land of Discord and making his escape after overhearing a conversation between Kefka and Kuja about the plan to target Zidane. Later on, Bartz overhears a discussion between the Emperor, Ultimecia andSephiroth concerning the fellow villains who fight only for destruction. At first Bartz thinks the Emperor and Sephiroth are fighting over Ultimecia; he is spotted and makes his escape.

Bartz fights Exdeath.

Later, Bartz finds a Crystal and snatches it from Exdeath without a second thought. Bartz runs into Golbez and fights him as the villain tries to warn him that the "Crystal" is a trap. Bartz realizes it too late after he used the teleport stone to escape to the Shinryu Isles and finds Squall and Zidane, with the latter teleported away to Kuja. Making their way back to the Land of Discord to find him, Bartz blames himself as Squall gives him back the chocobo feather before Exdeath arrives. Bartz, tired of running, decides to fight and defeat him. After he wins, the chocobo feather turns into his Crystal as Zidane appears after getting his.

Sometime after, reuniting with the other Warriors while returning to Cosmos, Bartz was asked by Tidus about what he remembers about his homeworld. Bartz mentions that, aside from his feather, he remembers absolutely nothing, and ends up having to cut the conversation short due to manikins. Afterwards, he continues, remembering advice about not worrying about things even if he has no control over them. Tidus initially thinks it was a girl of his, until Bartz explains that the advice actually came from an old man. Bartz later is seen talking toWarrior of Light, on the subject of naming the currently unnamed warrior.

Bartz returns to his homeworld.

Realizing that Cosmos sacrificed her life by allowing Chaos to destroy her and leaving final hope of the world is in their hands, the Warriors battle their respective enemies one more time before eventually defeating Chaos himself. After finding themselves near Castle Cornelia in World A, Bartz returns to his world, as he throws a stick and fades into a forest. As he leaves, he tells his friends that when one is having the most fun, that is when time just flies on.

Official QuestsEdit

During the 12th cycle in "Bartz's Quest 012: Mimicry And a Promise", Bartz travels with Laguna and Jecht to find treasure. When they take a break Bartz challenges Laguna, wishing to learn how to mimic his skills. Laguna accepts and the two battle, Laguna only using his Ragnarok Blade attack. Bartz learns to copy it successfully and then challenges Jecht to test out the move and learn Jecht's attacks as well. Jecht brushes him off and tells Bartz he'll teach him later, as his attacks are harder to mimic.