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Clive Rosfield
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| クライヴ・ロズフィールド Kuraivu Rozufīrudo | |
| Birthplace | Rosaria |
| Age | 33 |
| Gender | Male |
| Species | Human |
| Weapon(s) | Swords (usually Invictus) |
| Affiliation | Grand Duchy of Rosaria Cursebreakers |
| Occupation | First Shield of Rosaria Dominant of Ifrit |
| Family | Joshua Rosfield (younger brother) Elwin Rosfield (father) Anabella Rosfield (mother) Byron Rosfield (uncle) |
| English voice actor | Ben Starr |
| Japanese voice actor | Yūya Uchida (young adult) Yuma Uchida (teen) |
Clive Rosfield is the main protagonist of Final Fantasy XVI. He is the First Shield of Rosaria, tasked with protecting his brother Joshua Rosfield, the Dominant of the Phoenix.
History
Background
Clive is the firstborn son of the Archduke of Rosaria, Elwin Rosfield. Though he was expected to inherit the Phoenix's power and become its Dominant, his younger brother Joshua was chosen instead. Clive decided to join the Rosaria army's ranks and become a Shield, not only to protect Joshua but also to gain a purpose in life. The army's ranks initially scorned Clive's joining, which they considered nepotism from Rosaria's ruling family, but he took his training seriously enough to gain their respect. He also gained the blessing of the Phoenix, allowing him to use some of its power.
Final Fantasy XVI
After a training session with Lord Commander Rodney Murdoch of the Shields of Rosaria, Clive meets with his father Elwin, from whom he learns that the Blight has spread into Rosaria and the duchy is planning to reclaim the Mothercrystal Drake's Breath from the Iron Kingdom. While on the way to meet Elwin and Joshua at Phoenix Gate for the Ancestral Rite of Reunion, Clive quells a goblin infestation at Stillwind Marsh with the ducal guards Tyler and Wade; not only to prove his strength as a Shield of Rosaria, but also to prove Anabella wrong about him.
When Clive arrives at Phoenix Gate, the fort has been infiltrated by forces from the Holy Empire of Sanbreque, who aim to capture Joshua and kill Elwin. Although Clive delays the imperial army's advance with help from Murdoch, Tyler, and Wade, Elwin is killed by disguised Sanbrequois soldiers. Clive is then addressed by a mysterious hooded man who summons a second Eikon of Fire, Ifrit, to kill the enraged Phoenix. Clive swears revenge for Joshua's death, only to be captured by the Sanbrequois army and enslaved as a Bearer into their ranks on orders from Anabella, who had secretly plotted the annexation of Rosaria into Sanbreque.
For the next thirteen years, Clive fought as part of the Bastards, a small Sanbrequois unit made up of bearers under the alias "Wyvern". His only reason to fight is to survive until he finds the man who was allegedly responsible for the murder of his brother and kill him. Clive and the Bastards later take part in an assassination mission to kill Shiva's Dominant in the Battle of Nysa between the Dhalmekian Republic and the Iron Kingdom. The Bastards uses the chaos to conceal themselves. However, things turn for the worse as their respective Eikons, Titan and Shiva clashed, and in the ensuing chaos, lost Biast, and Clive blacked out. After regaining consciousness, his commander Tiamat briefed him on the situation. They then attacked the remaining Ironbloods and Shiva's Dominant. When Clive found out that the Dominant was his childhood friend, Jill, Clive turns on Tiamat to protect Jill.
The remaining Ironbloods ambushed him, just as he was about to be killed, Cid saves him, joined by Goetz, and an adult Torgal. While Clive happily greeted Torgal, he is wary of Cid who showed knowledge of who he was, referring to him by name and pointing out he possessed the Blessing of the Phoenix. He then leads Clive through the deadlands to his Hideaway.
After making his acquaints with the inhabitants of the Hideaway, Clive told Cid that his brother was killed by a second Dominant of Fire, considering his freedom is his last chance to exact revenge and accompanies him on his journey to Lost Wing, as Cid's scout Gav was captured while locating enslaved Bearers there and rumors of the second Dominant of Fire.
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