Tantalus Troupe
For the longest time, Zidane could not remember the first few years of his life. With no idea of where he came from, he only remembered one thing: a blue light. Starting at age four, his first memories are of being taken in by Baku, a leader of a group of thieves called Tantalus.

Despite being a band of thieves masquerading as performers, life with Tantalus wasn't bad. Raised in Lindblum, Zidane became versed in the art of stealth, the theater, and all things related to thievery. He was taught how to charm the gil off a target, how to change himself in order to blend in, and earning the patience to strike at the right opportunity. His vocabulary grew as quick as his wits until he could easily slip between roles at will. The charming rogue, the low born thief, the high class noble: he donned their masks effortlessly to accomplish any task.

Searching
His adopted father Baku looked after him as his own, but even so Zidane always found his thoughts drawn to his past. Who was he? Were there others like him? Seeking answers, at age 13 he left Lindblum and spent two years traveling, searching for clues to his past with nothing but the memory of the light to guide him. While he learned a lot and had adventures, he never found anything and was forced to return to Lindblum. Upon arriving, Baku beat him, and Zidane reasoned it as Baku's way of showing how worried he'd been.

Since then, Zidane has remained in Tantalus. That is, until the group was contracted to kidnap the princess of Alexandria.