Vayne

Vayne Carudas Solidor is the main antagonist of Final Fantasy XII. At 27 years old, he is the third son of Archadia's Emperor, Lord Gramis, the elder brother of Larsa Ferrinas Solidor, and part of House Solidor. He arrives in Rabanastre as its new imperial consul, but has far greater plans than simply ruling Dalmasca. He is a refined yet ruthless statesman who, on the surface, works for the betterment of his nation, but, under the surface, desires power and stops at nothing to attain it. Vayne had two older brothers who were branded traitors and killed by Vayne at the request of his father, most likely because Lord Gramis believed that they were planning an uprising. While it is unknown when Vayne first met Venat and Dr. Cid and began conspiring with them to "put the reins of history back in the hands of Man", it is known that he masterminded the invasions of Nabradia and Dalmasca to gain the Dusk and Midlight Shards, two pieces of deifacted nethicite critical for Cid's research at Draklor Laboratory. According to Final Fantasy XII Scenario Ultimania, during the uprising of the Neo-Rozarria Faction in Nabradia, the Neo-Rozarrians who sought to bring in more fleets from mainland Rozarria caused an internal struggle, which boiled over into a civil war. Vayne, in the name of suppressing the war, marched his army into Nabradia and destroyed the kingdom before Rozarria could send a contingency. The kingdom of Nabradia seemed to have destroyed itself in the civil war, but it was Vayne who pulled the strings behind the scenes, manipulating the Neo-Rozarrian faction in Nabradia