| “ | Indeed. What claim does Gerun have on history's reins... seated on throne immortal, rent from time? | „ |
| ~ Venat |
Venat is the secondary antagonist of Final Fantasy XII. It is a member of the race known as Occuria. While its motives are understandable, and even commendable, Venat is considered one of the game's main antagonists.
It was voiced by Anita Carey.
Biography[]
Venat is an Occurian that has forsaken the ways of the Occurian race. Unlike the other Occuria, Venat believes the inhabitants of Ivalice should have full control over their own destiny rather than following a plan set forth by the powerful Occuria. Venat represents chaos to their order and it works through humes and other races to achieve its goals. The team first see Venat controlling Fran's sister Mrjn in the Henne Mines. Later, it is seen accompanying Judge Bergan at Mt. Bur-Omisace.
Venat is also often seen accompanying Dr.Cid, having discussions with him about mankind and their right to have control over their own history. However, once Cid is killed at the Pharos at Ridoana, it begins to accompany Vayne Solidor on the Sky Fortress Bahamut.
Venat's final goal is the destruction of the Sun-Cryst, the source of the Occurian control over the world of Ivalice. Only when this is gone will the people of Ivalice have control over their own history.
How Venat met Cid or how long it objected to the Occuria's ways of controlling lesser beings is never discovered. All the player gets to know is that they met six years ago, while Cid was conducting research at the Ancient City of Giruvegan. After they met, Venat presented Dr. Cid with a plan to create manufactured nethicite, nethicite that can counteract diffracted nethicite and other magical powers.
Venat's plan to destroy the Sun-Cryst succeeds, but perhaps not as it had planned, when Reddas destroys it with the Sword of Kings.
While the Occuria are immortal, or at least they claim to be, Venat, with its intent fulfilled, gives up its own life and dissolves in wisps of energy that enter Vayne, giving him great power. Using Venat's powers, Vayne fuses pieces of the Bahamut onto him to create dragon-like armor around his body, becoming the being known as The Undying.
However, this power is not enough, and the team is able to defeat Vayne, who dies in an explosion of Mist. Venat seems to have foreseen this, claiming that it and Vayne would walk the path of death together.
Personality[]
Venat's precise issues with the Occuria are never gone into in any detail. Even mentioning Venat's name fills the Occuria with rage at speaking of them. Venat, rejected the notion of using the mortal races as pawns, and, unable to convince their peers of turning away for throwing the lives of others away, choose instead to sabotage the entire process by sponsoring the Arachadian Empire until it purged the land of those with "holy rite" to it. Though Venat is causing war, death and is using mortals similar to what they reject about the other Occuria - once completed the cycle will not continue - and Venat seems to see giving mortals agency over their own fates worth a single generation of war. Venat is resolved to die as punishment for the conflict they have wrought - as exposed in the final encounter, it can merge with whoever is it's final messenger and though doing so will make said host incredibly powerful - they are still quite mortal - and as such if/when defeated, Venat will die too. Vemat appears to be manipulating Doctor Cid, by egging on his psychosis and exploiting his manic tendencies, as well as encouraging him to forgo his own earthly connection - widening the already substantial gulf between him and Balthier. When Doctor Cid uses himself as bait then throws the nethicite to Venat to carry to Vayne - to complete the plan and wipe out the Occuria's link to Archades' rivals - it seems at first Venat is prepared to reveal their manipulative cruelty ; However, instead, the otherwise emotionless manipulative spirit instead thanks Cid and wishes him a good death as a loyal pet. Cid had referred to himself several times as less a pawn of Venat than a pet, and with Venat's final words, it's implied to be quite literal - Venat and the Occuria are so far above mortals most Occuria see them as non-sentient pawns - however Ventat sees mortals as sapient at the very least and as such sees their lives continually thrown away by Occuria prophesy, visions and miracles a horribly manipulative practice with no end in sight other than maintaining theocratic oversight of mortals unless they do something about it.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Venat's role of fallen being who disobeyed the Gods and being the one who brings humanity free will bears similarities to The Devil.
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