Bartz Klauser is one of the heroes fighting for the side of Cosmos in Dissidia Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, and who was previously seen as the main character in Final 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 with Squall and Zidane, he strives to defeat his nemesis, Exdeath.
Bartz's design is based on his artwork by Yoshitaka Amano, although Bartz has brown hair and gray eyes. His outfit is made up of different shades of blue and white, with a blue cape and leggings and gold trim.
Bartz's first alternate outfit "White Mist Cape" is based on an alternate Amano artwork, which depicts him with a zebra-striped shirt, a red cloth around his waist, black and white leggings with white boots, white hair, and a blue Brave Blade.
Bartz's second alternate outfit, "Freelancer," is based on his original sprite appearance in Final Fantasy V, with differently styled hair, blue eyes, a blue tunic, white pants, and green boots. His EX Mode mirrors his appearance from the original Super Famicom box art for Final Fantasy V, giving him a differently styled cape that wraps around the neck with a yellow emblem.
Bartz has a DLC outfit, "Dancer", based on his dancer outfit, giving Bartz a red shirt, black pants and a green sash. This look's EX Mode adds the three "mastery" stars hovering over his head, but gives him no cape.
Bartz's manikin version, Fallacious Wanderer, is cyan.
Battle[]
Bartz's fighting style is Mimic, as he copies the attacks of the other Warriors of Cosmos, freely changing between their weapons and fighting styles in battle to create new combos. His Bravery attacks have the unique feature of carrying support abilities, and he is able to equip any equipment piece in the game, giving him a high degree of versatility. Bartz's HP attacks are original attacks from other characters, and he possesses an impressive ground speed, though not as fast as some other characters like Zidane and Onion Knight. A slight drawback is that most of Bartz's moves are close to mid-ranged, limiting his ranged capabilities.
Bartz has several sets of Bravery attacks and HP attacks.
Brave Attacks - Dissidia
Name
Type
Description
Ascendant Lance
Ground
[Minor Physical Shield effect] Throws shield forward, then slashes with lance 6 times to knock opponent away.
Reel Impulse
Ground
[EX intake range + 1m] Throws an axe, then jumps and slashes opponent with Mage Mashers, can Wall Rush for extra damage
Climbarrel
Ground
[Chase bravery damage +10%] Slides forward with Buster Sword, then stabs three times with Revolver, can initiate a chase.
Solid Ascension
Ground
[Minor Counterattack effect] Slashes with Revolver four times, then uses Crystal Sword to slash the opponent twice and launch them into the air, can initiate a chase.
Storm Shot
Aerial
[Jump Times Boost effect] Spins with Mage Masher, then stomps with Brotherhood; can Wall Rush for additional damage.
Holy
Aerial
[Minor Jump Boost effect] Shoots five balls of light that home in on the opponent.
Slidehazzard
Aerial
[Wall Rush bravery damage +10%] Slides while slashing the opponent in air with Brotherhood, then thrusts Buster Sword downward, can Wall Rush for additional damage.
Brave Attacks - Dissidia 012
Name
Type
Description
Blade Crash
Ground
[Minor Speed Boost effect] Swing Blazefire Saber twice to knock opponent into air, then dash past then with katana to hit multiple times and slash them away, can initiate a chase.
Reel Impulse
Ground
[EX intake range + 1] Throws an axe, then jumps and slashes opponent with Mage Mashers, can Wall Rush for extra damage
Hazard Raid
Ground
[Chase Brave damage +10%] Slides forward with Buster Sword, then punches three times to launch opponent into the air, can initiate a chase.
Solid Ascension
Ground
[Minor Counterattack effect] Slashes with Revolver four times, then uses Crystal Sword to slash the opponent twice and launch them into the air, can initiate a chase.
Holy
Aerial
[Minor Jump Boost effect] Shoots five balls of light that home in on the opponent.
Slide Shooter
Aerial
[Wall Rush bravery damage +30%] Slides while slashing the opponent in air with Brotherhood, then hits several times with Kain's lance to knock upwards. Can Wall Rush for additional damage.
Rush Impact
Aerial
[Jump Times Boost effect] Swing Kain's lance to hit twice, then use Blazefire Saber to slam opponent down. Can Wall Rush for additional damage.
HP Attacks - Dissidia
Name
Type
Description
Soul Eater
Ground
[Wall Rush HP damage +10%] Stabs with Shadow blade, then shoots a ball of dark power into the opponent, can Wall Rush for extra damage
Flood
Ground
[Minor Magic Shield effect] Water erupts from below the opponent
Wind Shear
Aerial
[Minor Speed Boost effect] Spins with Onion Sword at high speed has a slight absorbing effect. can Wall Rush for extra damage
Paladin Force
Aerial
[Minor Midair Evasion Boost] Shoots a projectile of light, then flies around while slashing with Light Sword, followed by a downward slam
HP Attacks - Dissidia 012
Name
Type
Description
Hellfire
Ground
[Assist Gauge time +10%] Summons Ifrit to attack with a wall of fire.
Dark Flame
Ground
[Minor Ground Evasion Boost] Stab the ground and send a wave of black fire at opponent. Tracks into the air and through walls, can Wall Rush for extra damage
Ragnarok Blade
Aerial
[Wall Rush HP damage +5%] Create a long-range beam of energy and slice it like a sword. can Wall Rush for extra damage
Luminous Shard
Aerial
[Minor Midair Evasion Boost] Send out a wave of light energy at opponent. Can arc up or down on an angle.
Brave to HP Attacks - Dissidia/012
Name
Type
Description
Flare
Aerial
(Chained from Holy)[Minor Back to the Wall effect] Traps opponent between chains of Flare, then follows with a burst of flames.
EX Mode - Job Mastered!
Name
Type
Description
Regen
EX Ability
Recovers HP over time during EX Mode.
Critical Boost
EX Ability
Doubles Critical Hit Rate while in EX Mode.
Goblin Punch
Special
Close-range attack. Deals more damage, the closer the opponent’s level is to Bartz. (up to five times normal damage if both same level)
Master Mime
EX Burst
Bartz imbues his friends' weapons with elemental energy and attacks his opponent eight times. In order for it to be perfectly executed, four pairs of D-Pad commands must be input correctly in quick succession. He finishes off the Burst by combining all his mimicry weapons into the Brave Blade for a final attack
Equipment[]
Bartz can equip all weapons and armor, except for the pieces unique to the other characters,machines and female exclusive equipment.
