Garland Final Fantasy

Garland (, Grando?) is the main antagonist in the original Final Fantasy. A former
knight of Cornelia who has fallen from grace, the Warriors of Light fight him near the beginning
of the game. Although he is dispatched, it is discovered Garland has enacted a plan to create a
time loop, allowing him to exist forever and eventually become the god Chaos.

Appearance

Garland's in-game sprite depicts him in a set of gray armor with horned helm and a blue cloak.
His eyes glow red. The Dawn of Souls artwork replaces the blue cloak with a violet one with
gold trim, and the helm has two additional, albeit smaller, spikes on the top. His battle model
also has this appearance.

Garland was redesigned for Dissidia Final Fantasy with Tetsuya Nomura stating it was more like
designing a new character because he could only refer to in-game sprites. Garland wears more
elaborate armor with blue jeweled sections on the shoulders, wrists and groin. The horns on
the helm extend out farther than they did in Final Fantasy, and his cloak is blue, held by a gold
clasp.

Personality

In the original Final Fantasy Garland's personality receives little in the way of development, but
in Dissidia Final Fantasy he has a direct, arrogant and brutal personality with a love of war and
conflict. It is implied that his love of war and conflict was his way of dealing with being trapped
in the cycles of the gods' conflict. He is obsessed with the concept of endless cycles, alluding to
the time loop in the original game and a strong connection to Chaos. He believes he has no
right to possess his own will as a prisoner of time, informing Golbez as much during the final
stages of the 13th conflict.