Locke Cole (ロック・コール, Rokku Kōru?, also romanized as Lock Cole) is a thief, though he personally prefers to identify himself as a "treasure hunter." He bears a personal vendetta against the Empire for assaulting his hometown, killing his amnesiac love interest Rachel in the course of the attack. Her last word is Locke's name. Driven by the conviction that failing Rachel led to her death, Locke seeks to protect both Terra and Celes as he fights with the Returners against the Empire.