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This is a list of the sentient races found in the Final Fantasy
series of games.

For a list of Final Fantasy monsters, fiends, and otherwise non-sentient creatures, see the Final Fantasy bestiary.

Al Bhed

A segregated branch of regular human beings, rather than a different species altogether, the Al Bhed appear in Final Fantasy X and its sequel, Final Fantasy X-2. Because of their use of forbidden "machina" (machines), they are viewed with suspicion by the Yevonite majority of the population, who are often described as "Al Bhed haters". The Al Bhed are also the only group in Spira who openly oppose the teachings of Yevon, specifically the ban on machina and the use of the Final Summoning. For these reasons, they are often ostracized by the rest of the people, and have been the victims of persecution in the past, including an attack by Yevonites that scattered the entire race across Spira until recent history when they were reunited under the leadership of Cid (shown at right). However, some Al Bhed have still managed to find acceptance, most notably Rin, who operates a chain of travel agencies throughout the world of Spira. They are even allowed to participate in the Yevon-sponsored blitzball tournaments.

Al Bhed are physically set apart from Yevonites by their bright green eyes with spiral-patterned irises . As a result, they often wear goggles so they can walk among Yevonites (however, somewhat ironically, these goggles stand out more than the actual green eyes themselves). Another mark of the Al Bhed race is that most of them have blond hair, unless they have none, like Cid. In Japanese media, blond hair is often used to identify a foreigner. As a result, a common character design appears throughout Japanese media of a dark-skinned, blond-haired gaijin (外人) (foreigner). Therefore, the fact that almost all Al Bhed are blond is an indication that they are separated from the red-haired and brunette Yevonite population, which many feel could be seen as an allegory for the racism that Japanese society once held -- and, arguably, still holds -- toward foreigners. The Al Bhed also possess their own language, a fictional language that is spoken almost exclusively by the Al Bhed people themselves. Although it seems at first like a foreign language, it is actually a substitution cipher, a system of transposing certain letters for others. In the English version of the game, it shares the same syntax and grammar of English and can be translated .

Bangaa

Bangaa are a reptilian race appearing in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Final Fantasy XII. They are separated into four main sub-branches according to the color of their skin: Bangaa Ruga (yellow-brown), Bangaa Faa (bronze), Banga Bista (reddish-brown), and Bangaa Sanga (ash-colored). Their level of intelligence is comparable to that of Humes, though they live almost twice as long. Being a very socially and cognitively advanced species, they hate being labeled as common "lizards".

In addition, Bangaa possess great agility and acute senses of hearing and smell, making them excellent hunters and fighters. Their magical abilities, however, are significantly less developed than those of Humes and Moogles, though they possess several exclusive higher-level spells. As they are best suited to physical forms of work, Bangaa are usually employed as soldiers or manual laborers and have been relegated to a lower social status than Humes or Viera.

Burmecian

The Burmecians appear in Final Fantasy IX, where they are depicted as rat-like beings who live in Burmecia and Cleyra. Freya Crescent is a Burmecian. The Cleyrans live in a giant tree in the desert, which is protected by a sandstorm that has raged for 1,000 years; the Cleyrans split from the Burmecians when the latter started to appreciate "the art of war", and have had no contact with Burmecia in over 100 years.

During the course of the game, the Burmecians are almost wiped out by successive attacks on their two main cities, leaving Burmecia in ruins, and Cleyra totally destroyed. First, Burmecia is attacked by Black Mages sent by Queen Brahne; the king of Burmecia and some survivors made their way to Cleyra, while others such as a young couple, Kal and his pregnant wife Wei, and two soldiers, Doyle and Gray, headed to Lindblum while some chose to stay in the ruins of their city. Later, Queen Brahne launches an attack on Cleyra to get a powerful relic from the peaceful inhabitants. After obtaining the gem, she then summons the eidolon Odin to destroy the tree that Cleyra was built on. The only (known) survivors of the attack are Freya, Zidane, Vivi, Quina (an optional character at this point), Sir Fratley, Prince Puck, Oracle Kildea, and a few moogles.

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