Basch`s background story:
We first meet Basch two years prior to the actual events of FFXII. Back then, he was a well-respected general of the Dalmascan army.
However, when Basch learned that the king of Dalmasca sold his own people to the enemy (Archadia), he decided that such a traitor king
was not allowed to live.
Shortly after the king was murdered, Basch was captured by Vayne; a high ranked official of the Archadian Empire. He was put in jail for two years until he was freed by Balthier and Vaan.
Basch is known as "a man branded as traitor;" the scar above his left eye branded him as traitor for killing the King (at least so it is believed). However, the full conspiracy behind the king`s death is still unknown.
Below are a few officially released pictures of Basch.
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