 After the party defeats Dr. Cid at the Pharos, Balthier makes peace with his father and helps the group to destroy the Sky Fortress Bahamut as penance for Cid's deeds.Balthier says that he is to be the "leading man" of the story many times throughout the game, and insists that this makes him invincible, since the hero always emerges in one piece.He and Fran are feared dead after they go down with the Sky Fortress Bahamut, but later reappear to retrieve the "Strahl" from Vaan and Penelo and leave a note for Ashe.