Sazh Katzroy [sæz ‘kæt͡s.ɹɔɪ] is a playable character in Final Fantasy XIII and in a downloadable episode of Final Fantasy XIII-2. He appears as a non-player character in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.
He is a middle-aged man with an afro who works as an airship pilot. After his wife died three years before the events of Final Fantasy XIII, Sazh has been looking after their son, Dajh. Protecting his son is Sazh’s main motivation. A pet chocobo lives in Sazh’s afro, known simply as Chocobo Chick.
In Final Fantasy XIII-2, Sazh, Dajh, and the Chocobo Chick are consumed by a paradox and Sazh ends up in Serendipity where he needs to gamble to reclaim his son.
In Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, a grief-stricken Sazh has isolated himself in the Wildlands.
