The legendary director behind Final Fantasy 12 recently addressed a long-standing rumor about the disgraced knight-turned-party member Basch fon Ronsenburg. Released for the PlayStation 2 in 2006, Final Fantasy 12 marked a shift in the long-running JRPG franchise by introducing an open-world setting, real-time battles, and a revolutionary “gambit” system that allowed players to program their AI-controlled squadmates to perform certain actions in response to particular situations. Its story takes place in Ivalice, a medieval-style world divided into warring kingdoms that has since served as the setting to numerous Final Fantasy spin-offs.