Lani exalts at having found a similar stone from Madain Sari and holds Eiko hostage, but is betrayed by her accomplice Amarant Coral and forced to flee.Īfter Zidane and Amarant duel, Eiko tells Zidane, Garnet, and Vivi about the precious stone and how her grandfather told her to keep it safe and to not leave Madain Sari until she is sixteen. The thief turns out to be Lani, the bounty hunter working for Queen Brahne of Alexandria to steal back Garnet's pendant, really a shard of a powerful summoning gem. She breaks the seal and Eiko, Zidane, and the others descend to the bottom of the tree and fight the Soulcage whose defeat clears up the Mist Continent of Mist.Įiko takes Zidane back to Madain Sari when a moogle tells her the village's precious stone has been stolen. She accompanies Zidane and his friends to the Iifa Tree, which was sealed with the eidolon Carbuncle. She senses Zidane is in love with Garnet, and tries her best to steal his heart in hopes he would stay with her. Delighted at the prospect of having company, Eiko offers to take Zidane and his friends to Madain Sari where she cooks them a meal to impress Zidane. She and Mog frequent the dwarves' town of Conde Petie to steal food.ĭuring a raid Eiko is caught and meets Zidane along with Vivi, Garnet, and Quina. One of them, Mog, always travels with her, and the two traded friendship ribbons.

When he died Eiko was left to live in Madain Sari with the company of moogles. Eiko's parents were some of the last survivors, and after her parents perished as well, Eiko was raised by her grandfather. The Terran airship Invincible destroyed the town for Garland to remove the possible threat of Gaia's eidolons, and most of the community perished. The village of Madain Sari was once a thriving town populated by summoners. I'm not gonna cry! I'm a grown-up now, and crying won't help one bit!Īrtwork of Eiko and two moogles, the top one being Mog, by Yoshitaka Amano. Eiko's ornamental wings also grow in size. Her hair and sleeves turn light green her bow, chest plate, pants, and boots become white and her turtleneck and bodysuit change to soft purple.

In Trance, Eiko's horn lengthens and turns sky-blue. Eiko's jewel is called 'the Memory Earring.' She wears a red turtleneck and pink bodysuit, loose yellow pants that gather at the ankles, a yellow chest plate connected to a belt around her waist as part of the ornamental wings she wears on her back, purple socks and white ankle boots. Eiko has green eyes, a small summoner's horn on her forehead, and blue hair cropped above her shoulders with a ribbon tied into a large bow on top.

Baku Athrun by Eiko Naitou