Vaan (Laravan)

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Vaan

Kana	ヴァン
Romaji	Van
Origin	Final Fantasy XII (2006)
Alias	Vaan Ratzbane
Type	Human
Role	Protagonist
Age	18-20
Gender	Male
Home World	Ivalice
Other residences	Rabanastre
Family	unnamed parents (both dead) Reks (brother, dead)
Weapon	Various, like spears and daggers
Status	Alive
English Voice	Bobby Edner Ameno Kitarou (hypothetical live action)
Japanese Voice	Kouhei Takeda (FFXII and LaraVan) Kensho Ono (other appearances)

Vaan is a street urchin-turned-Sky Pirate from Ivalice, and one of the main protagonists of Laravan's Bizarre Adventure.

Profile[]

Appearance[]

Vaan appears the same as he does in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, and by extension, Final Fantasy XII.

Personality[]

"I only steal from those who steal from others, and only hit those who have hit others." ~ Vaan

Vaan had went from a naive, petty street urchin trying to flee from the memory of his brother's death, to a courageous, loyal, selfless sky pirate, though not as experienced as his comrade Balthier. Having learned the Empire was merely the instrument of his suffering, not the cause, Vaan took it as a lesson to gather as much facts about his enemies’ motives as possible before making a strong opinion about them^[1], though he can still jump into a situation too soon without much forethought, such as tailing the SoD agent to Earth without waiting for help. It may be inferred however that this rashness stems from wanting to be more self-reliant.

He is very kind-spirited and generous-hearted with a strong sense of justice, and sincerely wants to help Lara Croft dismantle Trinity for the sake of peace on Earth, after what the shadowy organization did to her and her loved ones. He mentions that he became a Sky Pirate to use the spoils of his adventures to help the less fortunate, including war orphans like himself, and repay those who helped give him a better life and Ashe her kingdom back. He does not condone the DracoRex or his cultists' crimes and always tries encouraging latter to break free of their god's way of thinking before having to fight them.

Story[]

Before Laravan

See also: ^[2]

Vaan was born 17-18 years before the start of Final Fantasy XII, and lost both his parents at an early age before ending up in the care of an elderly Bangaa named Migelo. Despite his resentment of the Archadian Empire, which conquered Dalmasca and was responsible for his brother Reks' death, his only means of retribution against them was along the lines of petty theft, until the day he met the Sky Pirates Balthier and Fran, setting the three of them, along with Vaan's childhood friend Penelo, the disgraced former Captain Basch, and the Dalmascan Princess Ashe on an epic journey that saw the corrupt Occuria race losing control over the reins of history, the fall of Vayne Solidor, and the redemption of the Empire.

Original Prologue

One day, Vaan was accosted by Jaag Arnott, and brought to Zana's base in Egypt, where he met Bass Boratt and Majin800m. Vaan was unsure what to make of his cellmates, but he appealed to their desire to be free again and listened to their personal accounts of how they got thrown in prison. When they were brought outside, the trio enacts a plan to prolong the prison games enough for Bass to disable security throughout the base. Vaan was barely able to get to the final round when Bass reaches the facility's master control room and opens all the doors, which allows him and 800m to assist the prisoners in evacuating the area. Vaan managed to free Lara, but was distraught to learn that Lu Ren was killed by Zana, whom he briefly fights before Lara tells the group of the Kodaitrons, and Bass and 800m leave the base to try and expose Trinity's crimes. Then, using a rocket launcher while riding with Lara in a humvee, Vaan manages to hit Zana's private jet, slowing her and Jaag down in the desert. Lara, blaming herself for Lu's death, orders Vaan to turn back, but he convinces her to let him help her search the Pyramids of the Kodaitrons and bring Jaag and Zana to justice.

New Treatment

Following one of Vayne's last remaining loyalists on the run, Vaan discovers that the loyalist is involved with the Sons of DracoRex, an intergalactic warrior cult committing terrible deeds in Bahamut's name. Anxious to learn more, Vaan discreetly follows the loyalist to Earth where he engages in a plot with Trinity to uncover the "Mediterranean Secret" for their evil purposes. After meeting Lara, they begin fighting the dastardly alliance across Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

Vaan is also going to be in a love triangle with Lara and Lu Ren.

Relationships[]

Lara Croft[]

Despite knowing not much about her, Vaan is perfectly willing to help Lara out of the goodness in his heart, often risking his life for hers, and sympathizes with her losses, drawing from his and Ashe's own similar tragedies in life. He also wishes to ensure she doesn't descend to the same single-track revenge-lust he and Ashe once had against the Archadian Empire^[1], while at the same time understanding her desire to achieve justice for all of Trinity's victims. Over time, Vaan will also come to develop a warm friendship and deep-seated love for Lara Croft, reinforcing his already genuine commitment to stay by her side to the very end, rather than run from his problems as he once did before.

Bass Boratt[]

Having never met a sentient alien robot before, Vaan was fascinated with Bass, despite the latter's choice of dialect and the customs of his homeworld being largely unknown to the former. He listened to every word of Bass' account of how he got imprisoned, however exaggerated some of the details were, and it is perhaps because he understands how Vaan had been in a similar situation before, Bass expressed no objections to Vaan wanting to help Lara, Lu Ren, and many others escape the Trinity compound as well.

Majin800m[]

In a show of having lost much of his naivety, Vaan empathizes with 800m's situation and problems with his father, despite having lost his own parents at an early age. He manages to earn 800m's loyalty and respect by making it to the final match of the prison tournament, whereas 800m couldn't even get past the first tier, and even saved 800m from one of the security guards.

Zana[]

After seeing him fight in the prison tournament, Zana developed quite the sexual attraction to Vaan and wants him to be her "boy toy". Vaan, however, remains strongly loyal to Lara and reject's Zana's advances at every turn, on account of her murdering Lu Ren(in the original prologue) and her helping the Sons of DracoRex. Yet he shows absolutely no personal animosity to her, not even to the point of wanting to kill her himself.

Jaag Arnott[]

Despite Jaag's part in Vayne Solidor's political ambitions, Vaan doesn't begrudge Arnott, at least not as severely as he did the Empire at first. Vaan always tries to keep his cool in spite of Arnott's derogatory insults towards him, Lara, or anybody.

Gameplay[]

In the fan game, the player controls Vaan or Lara, and the computer controls the other, in a cooperative variant of the Mega Man series' usual gameplay, though the player may actively switch between them at any time. With a License Board system that's not as restrictive as in FFXII, Vaan and Lara may use all kinds of equipment and weapons from the start, but the player must still unlock certain panels to acquire skills like double jumping and use the best weapons and equipment.

The player may also assign gambits to affect his AI when in control of Lara, and visa versa.

Technique Name	Element	Technique Description
Red Spiral	Blood	Non-elemental damage. May reduce an enemy or some bosses' attack or defense.
Radiant Thunderfall	Lightning	Can activate certain pieces of machinery.
Biohazard Blast	Poison	Inflicts poison status; Charge it to make the attack inflict more status ailments.
Pyroclasm	Fire	Launches one or two fireballs; Charge it to use a Giga Attack.
White Whorl	Ice	May freeze certain enemies. Charge it to use a Giga Attack
Azure Torrent	Water	Puts out fire in flaming areas to make them safe to touch.
Earthen Erruption	Earth	Breaks certain walls, and may petrify some enemies.
Windburst	Wind	Enables higher jumps, further enemy knockbacks, and may confuse flying enemies.
Forest Dervish	Plant	May paralyze some enemies, or grant the player temporary Haste status.
Black Hole	Gravity	Magnetizes nearby small/medium enemies into a cluster to be attacked simultaneously. May also deal damage proportional to an enemy's max HP.
Hamon Wipeout	Darkness/Light	Light up darkened areas. It could blind enemies, and is very effective on undead enemies.
Steel Triumvirate	Metal	Summon three revolving blades which can fold into a triangle formation that blocks attacks or reflects projectiles, or stick out to damage enemies on contact.

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