Adelbert Steiner

Captain Adelbert Steiner (voiced by John DiMaggio) is a playable character in Final Fantasy IX. He leads the Knights of Pluto and is assigned to protect Princess Garnet. He is unique in the way that the player has the option to change his surname instead of his first name.

Steiner initially places complete loyalty to Queen Brahne, and prioritizes Garnet's safety above all else. He begins with a narrow-minded world-view, having complete faith in the queen, and contempt for criminals beneath royalty, and being driven by this world-view and his emotion. He is polite and well-spoken when addressing others, particularly those whom he respects, though he scorns those who he does not. Nonetheless, he will reluctantly put aside his dislike of common thieves for Princess Garnet's sake. Steiner acts as the game's comic relief character, especially in the beginning where he is the target of numerous jokes.

Steiner's special abilities are Swd Art and Swd Mag. Swd Art allows him to wield his weapon to various offensive effects, dealing damage to or weakening enemies. Swd Mag only works when Vivi is in the party, and allows him to make use of Vivi's Blk Mag spells to amplify his own weapon, applying elemental, status or damage boosting effects to a physical attack. Steiner's Trance triples the physical attack power of his normal attacks. Steiner wields swords and knight swords, granting him access to some of the most powerful physical damaging weapons, and also wears heavy armor.