[edit] Gibari
(Age: 34) (Voiced by Jeff Gedert in the English version and Kiyoyuki Yanada in the Japanese Version)
Gibari is a fisherman from Nashira, a small fishing village in Diadem. Its population is rather set in its ways and believes that it is best not to help outsiders. Gibari views this as superstition and breaks the rules when it suits his purposes. This sometimes causes friction between him and the locals (including the fisherman and later friend, Reblys) who view his defiance of custom as selfish and headstrong. Gibari is on good terms with the barmaid Anna.
He meets Kalas and Xelha at a time when the village is in trouble because the overflowing sidestream of the Lesser Celestial River is preventing everyone from catching enough fish. They ask him to give them a lift to the capital, where they wish to talk to the king, a personal friend of Gibari's from his days as a knight. He allows this, only if Xelha and Kalas agree to help him with finding the cause for the overflowing river. After they kill a monster causing the damage, an invasion of the kingdom by the empire gives Gibari motivation to accompany Xelha and Kalas to the capital to save his country in distress. During their time together, Gibari slowly learns of the Empire's evil motives, and that Kalas and Xelha are trying to stop them, and becomes so invested he decides to accompany the two for the duration of the game.
Later, disaster almost strikes, as Anna leaves the village alone to search for seaweed which has curative properties in order to save one of the children of the village who has contracted a bad disease which might lead to death. Reblys, the leader of the village, had followed her to make sure she was safe. Gibari was in the neighbourhood searching for clues on a legendary fish of "Moby-****" proportions, the river lord. He follows and catches up with them on the banks of the Greater Celestial River. The river is flowing too wildly however, making it impossible to retrieve the weed. Gibari and Reblys then attempt at catching a fish with the weed still stuck between its teeth. They manage to hook none other than the river lord, and through the hardship of having to catch it together, a friendship develops between Gibari and Reblys. It's a relationship supported more by competition than mutual interests, but it does offer Gibari a way out of his inner conflict between sticking to his own rules and giving way by adapting to others for social considerations. He seems to enjoy conversing with Savyna about recent matters, since they are the two most mature members of the party.
Gibari wields a boat oar as a weapon. He is usually used as a strong physical sweeper, with high Attack and Defense. His Finishers, though somewhat uninspired compared to the others', are nonetheless powerful. He is capable of effectively using all kinds of elemental weapons, though about three-quarters of his magnus are wind- or water-based.
In Baten Kaitos Origins, the player learns of Gibari's past that he chose not to reveal to Kalas. He was a typical strong-willed teenager with no respect for tradition, and his best friend was none other than King Ladekhan, who neglected his kingly duties in order to be with his people. Gibari's father, Rambari, does not approve of his son's antics, and is responsible for both "Kahn" and "Gib", as they call each other. In a stunning show of loyalty, Rambari sacrifices himself in order to protect the king. This seems to shock both children into maturity, as King Ladekhan dismissed Gibari from the Knights of Diadem in order to protect him (as he knew Gibari would do the same as his father if the need arose), and Gibari in general became more independent and less of a loose cannon.
