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Oerba Yun Fang | |
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Kana | ヲルバ=ユン・ファング |
Rōmaji | Woruba-Yun Fangu |
Age | 21* (Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2) 521* (Final Fantasy XIII) 1021 * (Final Fantasy XIII-2) |
Weapon | Bladed Lance (Spear) |
Ultimate Weapon | Kain's Lance |
Eidolon | Bahamut |
Height | 5' 9" (175 cm)[1] |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Home | Oerba |
Crystarium Color | Purple |
Primary Roles | Commando, Sentinel, Saboteur |
Exclusive Skill | Highwind |
Japanese Voice actor(s) | Mabuki Andou |
English Voice actor(s) | Rachel Robinson |
Final Fantasy XIII Character |
- "Listen, you're not alone anymore. We have a new family now. We stick together, you hear me?"
- —Fang to Vanille
- "Fang is a mysterious woman who is working with the Sanctum military despite bearing the mark of the detested l'Cie. Strong-minded and disinclined to mince words, she has the demeanor of someone wholly unconcerned by life's trivialities."
- —Booklet Description
Her full name stands for "Fang of the Yun clan, from the village of Oerba." Fang and Vanille share a similar Australian accent in the game's English version.
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Appearance and Personality
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- "You want to keep breathing? Shut up and come quiet."
- —Fang while apprehending Snow.
In addition to the sari Fang wears a short black top, black sleeves over her forearm, tan leather open-toed sandals, and two fur pelts hanging from a cord beneath a belt that holds her spear. Fang has the brand of a l'Cie on her right shoulder and a large tattoo on the other. Unlike the other main characters in the game whose brands are black and change as the story progresses, Fang's l'Cie brand is white and does not progress.
Character designer Tetsuya Nomura has stated that when compared to the other characters personality-wise, Fang is stronger than Lightning and more stubborn than Snow. In Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero -Promise-, Lightning comments on Fang having a "wild fearlessness to her". This is supported by Fang never wanting to back down from a fight no matter who or what the opponent. She appears to have a strong belief in Lady Luck, as she makes many references to it. Fang has a caring and compassionate side to her, especially when it comes to Vanille; Fang would do anything to prevent Vanille from becoming a Cie'th, even if it means taking extreme measures.
Story
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Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. (Skip section)
Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero -Promise-
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- "Now, don't you worry. I'll come and find you, no matter where you go."
- —Fang to Vanille
But as Vanille was fearful of the power bestowed to them, Fang became Ragnarok alone to protect her and complete their Focus. However, Fang's Ragnarok was not powerful enough, though it did crack Cocoon's shell. Taking pity on the people of Cocoon, the goddess Etro decided to intervene in the war and crystallized both Vanille and Fang before they were able to complete their Focus. Fang and Vanille's crystallized forms then end up in the Pulse Vestige, Anima's resting place. In the war's aftermath, Cocoon's fal'Cie raided Pulse to get materials needed to fix the damage Cocoon had sustained and the crystallized Fang and Vanille end up within Cocoon.
Growing desperate over the next two days, Fang thinks their Focus must have something to do with attacking Cocoon, so using their stolen ID cards, they board a train to Euride Gorge to see its fal'Cie, Kujata. Looking at the fal'Cie, Fang asks Vanille if any of her memories have returned, but Vanille says that she still can't remember anything. Vanille tells Fang they should leave since their Focus does not matter but Fang is resistant, and asks Vanille if she wants to become a monster.
Then Fang says that since they are enemies of Cocoon, if they "play the part and raise some hell", their memories might return. She proposes they destroy Kujata but before they can make their move, Sazh Katzroy's son, Dajh, happens upon them. The boy is then branded a Sanctum l'Cie by Kujata, sensing the threat from Fang and Vanille, and the two are forced to flee.

Fang agrees with her about the concept being unfair, but says that they need to suck it up and do their job or else the fal'Cie will continue making l'Cie out of innocent people like Serah. They just have to complete their Focus whether they like it or not, and get out of Cocoon quickly; and if they do 'call it quits,' the people of Cocoon will not let them go quietly if at all. Fang forces Vanille to escape from the Euride Gorge Energy Plant alone after reassuring her friend she will find her soon.
Fang fights off their pursuers and returns to Bodhum, but is captured by the Cavalry. She is brought aboard the Lindblum, and meets Sanctum official and Cavalry leader, Cid Raines. He explains to Fang there are two different sides to the Sanctum army and that the Cavalry does not align itself with PSICOM. Fang is reluctant to listen to him as the people of Cocoon are all enemies to her. Fang tells him she does not have any information for him, and that she is looking for a friend and therefore does not have time to help. Later, Fang gets better acquainted with Rygdea, who reveals the Cavalry helped her escape from Euride. He makes a deal with Fang to search for Vanille as long as they do not get captured by PSICOM. When Rygdea returns to the Lindblum from Bodhum's beach café at Lightning's recommendation, Fang is not surprised he did not find Vanille.

Knowing Vanille will be herded onto one of the Purge trains bound for Gran Pulse, Fang forces Raines and Rygdea to help her find Vanille on one of the trains and rescue her, in exchange for her promise that she and Vanille will help them take down the Sanctum. Two days later, after the Purge train leaves Bodhum, the Lindblum lands on the surface of Lake Bresha. While riding a smaller vehicle to the Hanging Edge with Rygdea, Fang sees the white bird she previously saw while on the train to Euride with Vanille and the day the Cavalry caught her. With all that has happened to her so far, Fang considers the bird a sign of luck.
Final Fantasy XIII
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- "I've got a few screws loose, but I'm a l'Cie, same as you. Difference being...I wasn't born on Cocoon. I'm from Gran Pulse. The 'world below' you all hate so much. My partner and I'd turned to crystal there and gone to sleep. But when we came around, here we were. The reason Cocoon's in an uproar is the same reason you're here now. Vanille and I woke up."
- —Fang to Lightning
After Snow sees Fang's brand and asks why she is helping the Sanctum, Fang replies, "If I were you, I'd worry about myself". Aboard the Lindblum, Raines tells Snow of the Sanctum's plan to publicly execute the l'Cie, and Fang tells him she is personally looking to hunt down the l'Cie herself; though she does not divulge and explain her connection to Vanille.

She also reveals to Lightning that she and Vanille were indirectly responsible for Serah being made a l'Cie and apologizes, only to receive a backhanded slap across the face from Lightning. After she says that it will be up to Serah whether or not she will be forgiven, Fang tells Lightning she sounds like Snow, and reveals that he already knows of her and Vanille's part in Serah's transformation, but didn't hit her for it. Fang asks Lightning if she now feels better after hitting her, but Lightning says it didn't change anything.
Failing to get into contact with Snow, Fang and Lightning talk about how the people of Gran Pulse and Cocoon view each other as threats, and how their own perspectives have changed due to their recent experiences. Fang tells Lightning about how her childhood memories are clear as day, but whenever she tries to recall those concerning her previous Focus, her mind goes blank. Lightning asks Fang if she is willing to be an enemy of Cocoon in order to find answers, she says, "Pulse and Cocoon can rot for all I care. If I don't figure out our Focus soon... Vanille's gonna be a Cie'th. I'll tear down the sky if it'll save her".

An explosion goes off in the distance and Lightning and Fang rush towards the site. They finally find Snow and Hope just in time to help the latter fight an Ushumgal Subjugator. They go to Hope's home, and take refuge with his father, Bartholomew Estheim. While everyone is trying to come up with a plan to stop the fal'Cie, the house is attacked by PSICOM forces led by Yaag Rosch. Rygdea arrives with Cavalry troops, disguised as PSICOM soldiers and saves them. The party is lead onto the Lindblum, where they learn Vanille and Sazh were captured in Nautilus, and are being held upon the Palamecia.

After defeating him, they finally learn their Focus: to destroy Cocoon by transforming into Ragnarok and destroying Orphan, the fal'Cie that sustains Cocoon. Whilst the rest of the party are coming to terms with the gravity of their task, Fang is troubled by Barthandelus taunting her for forgetting her Focus. The party escape using an airship Dysley left behind and travel into Eden while Rosch pursues them, before crashing into the Fifth Ark.

While the rest of the party are inspired by Raines's sacrifice, and vow to fight their Focus as well, Fang refuses to abandon their Focus and turns on the party, willing to fight them if it means saving them from turning Cie'th by their resolve. Before she has a chance to strike, her brand begins to glow and she summons her Eidolon, Bahamut. After the battle, Fang relents and agrees to search for a way to defy their Focus and wipe their brands clean. They board an old Pulsian airship and fly through a gate to Fang and Vanille's homeland, Gran Pulse.

In the Paddraean Archaeopolis of Yaschas Massif, they tell the others about their role in the War of Transgression. At one point, Fang says that she does not understand why she entered crystal stasis despite not doing anything in the war, causing Vanille to continue lying and hiding her guilt.

After passing through the Sulyya Springs and Taejin's Tower, Fang and Vanille are shocked to finally arrive in Oerba, and find it abandoned and dilapidated. The beautiful home they once remembered is now in ruins, devoid of color, and littered with Cie'th. In Oerba, the party meets Barthandelus again, who claims he has arranged for Cocoon's destruction even without the Pulse l'Cie's help, by tricking the Cavalry into attacking Orphan. They defeat Barthandelus for a second time, and find a Cie'th Stone that neither Vanille or Fang remember being there before. Vanille activates the Cie'th Stone and reads the runes that it projects, documenting the events of the War of Transgression and those after she and Fang were placed into crystal stasis. Knowing Barthandelus has caused chaos in Cocoon, the party head to Eden in hopes of stopping his plan.

Orphan tells the group the world is beyond salvation, and the only way to save the world is to call back the Maker, and the world would be born anew. Fang promises to become Ragnarok to end it all, and Orphan releases Vanille. Then Fang threatens to put Vanille out of her misery if it is the only way to protect her family, but the others stop her from striking the blow. Fang fights them off, and suddenly everyone else except Vanille transform into Cie'th. The Cie'th begin to relentlessly attack her and Fang asks if this is what she gets for choosing salvation.

Just before Vanille submits to Orphan's demands, the fal'Cie appears to explode and sinks back into its pool. The rest of the party overcomes the illusion of being turned Cie'th with the help of the powerful memories of everything they had gone through. As Fang is released from the sinking Orphan's clutches, Snow catches her, Hope heals her, and everyone apologizes for not being there for her. Together they resolve to defeat Orphan once and for all, not to destroy Cocoon, but to save it, and with that promise, all of their l'Cie brands turn white.
Final Fantasy XIII -Episode i-
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- "Don't even think of trying to help us, or bring us back, or whatever stupid plan you might come up with. Don't you dare. You worry about yourselves, you hear me?"
- —Fang to Lightning and Snow
Now Fang wants Serah to forgive her, Vanille reassures her that Serah is a kind person, and therefore she will. With the responsibility to support Cocoon, Fang is alright with wasting away in a deep sleep as long as Vanille is with her. They feel someone from their past smiling at them, and wonder if it can be someone from their forgotten memories. Upon hearing Vanille say that it is the goddess, Fang feels the missing pieces of her memory returning, although she still cannot remember everything. Looking down upon her friends, Fang knows that both Snow and Lightning will try to save her and Vanille despite her trying to tell them not to.
Final Fantasy XIII-2
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- "We've come to pull you out of this fantasy of yours."
- —Fang to Serah

However, after missing her chance to apologize to Serah for her role in the young woman's transformation into a l'Cie when they met, Fang does so and vows that she and Vanille will repay their debts by holding up Cocoon. She then tells Serah to help Lightning and deal with Caius.
Then in the year 500 AF, the crystal holding Fang and Vanille is safely removed from the pillar just before Cocoon falls into Pulse.
Abilities and Equipment
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- "Back under your rock!"
- —Fang in battle
- See also: Oerba Yun Fang/Crystarium.
Fang consistently has the strongest physical attack power, which makes her an excellent Commando. Her Full ATB Skill, Highwind - a reference to the Dragoons of earlier installments - is a powerful Commando attack that will wipe the target's Stagger gauge after execution. Despite not majoring in the Ravager role, Fang still learns all elemental strikes as well as spells up to the -"ra" level with Water and Wind being her -"ga" specialty. Fang is also a powerful Saboteur, specializing in abilities that hinder enemy movement.
- Base Statistics
Stat | Beginning/l'Cie | Mastered Crystarium |
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HP | 750 | 24,000 |
Strength | 145 | 2,005 |
Magic | 90 | 1,300 |
Eidolon
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- "Get 'em! Shred 'em! Unleash Hell! Rain down Hell!"
- —Fang while attacking an enemy on Bahamut in Gestalt Mode
- Main article: Eidolon (Final Fantasy XIII)#Bahamut
Bahamut mostly uses physical attacks and non-elemental spells. Using Fang's Saboteur role with it provides a deadly combination to some of the toughest enemies in Pulse and later on in Orphan's Cradle.
Weapons
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See Fang's Spears.

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Quotes
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- Main article: Oerba Yun Fang/Quotes
Creation and Development
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Before the script was completed, Fang was originally written as a male character.[2]
Early in development, Lightning was meant to be a flirtatious character
with more sex appeal; these traits were transferred to Fang in order to
make Lightning a more serious character.
Musical Themes
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- Main article: Fang's Theme
Other Appearances
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Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
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Fang makes a cameo appearance in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy as a tutor in the in-game manual. She teaches the player about Assists alongside Hope.
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
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Fang appears as a card in the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game. She is shown in a close-up view, the same picture shown on her Status screen in the main menu.
Gallery
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Etymology
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In Korean 'Yun' means "allow, consent" or, "soft, sleek".
In Chinese, the name 'Yun' means "cloud".
Trivia
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- Many assumed Fang's eidolith is supposed to take the form of a fang, as an allusion to her name. However, Fang's crystal appears in Final Fantasy XIII-2 as an adornment for monsters, where it is called "Crystal Petal".
- Fang's crystal is used for the "Treasure Hunter" trophy/achievement.
- Fang loves salty foods, as mentioned in Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero -Promise-.
- A photo of Fang and Vanille can be found in Oerba, proof of their past existence on Gran Pulse.
- Fang is the only playable character not present in Chapter One. She is briefly seen in Snow's flashback at the end of Chapter Two, and makes her first proper appearance in Chapter Three. This makes her the only party member who was not in the Purge.
- If one were to turn subtitles on at the beginning of Chapter 7, Fang's name would appear when she is talking, but her Datalog entry will still not display her name.
- As opposed to Vanille, Fang's full name is never spoken in-game.
- Fang shares a victory quote with Rikku: "It's all in the wrist!"
- After meeting Fang for the first time in Final Fantasy XIII-2, Serah says that Fang reminded her of Lightning, possibly because of their similar characteristics.
- Fang is the only character in Final Fantasy XIII to see Lightning's l'Cie brand.
- Fang is the only character to ride a chocobo sidesaddle.
- Fang is the only l'Cie with Ravager as a secondary role.
- Fang is the only playable female originating in Final Fantasy XIII not shown to be nude (Vanille is seen nude when she wakes from crystal stasis, while Lightning is nude when her outfit changes into a suit of armor in Final Fantasy XIII-2).
- When Fang uses the elevator lever in the Taejin's Tower, she pushes it with her leg, while other uses their arms.
- Fang is chronologically the oldest of the "strong, serious woman" archetype (which also includes Faris, Celes, Tifa, Quistis, Freya, Lulu, and Fran).
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