Those who make it past the selection process go to the Imperial military school known as the 'Akademy,' there to learn the specialist skills of their allocated division. Elites are separated into three divisions by role: gunners, being marksmen trained in the use of rifles pilots, being combat airship pilots and beastmasters, being those who train the mighty mastiff dogs that fight alongside Imperial soldiers.
They appear as a mid boss in Dreadnought Leviathan and accompany a Judge Magister.
: Imperial Elite Name given to a highly trained group of soldiers who have undergone the most rigorous selection procedures to become the pride of the Imperial army. Judge is an Imperial Army/Imperial Elite type enemy in Final Fantasy XII. To reduce the amount of time required by the judicial process, a military court was established, this being the origin of the Order of Judges. With the spread of Archadian influence came a rise in crime and regional conflicts. : The Judges A special order of knights under the Imperial Archadian Ministry of Law. Note: All 'Imperial Elite' soldiers share one bestiary entry.