Bartholomew Fatima is a character from the game Xenogears. He is the leader of a group of sand pirates who befriends Fei and Citan after shooting down a prison ship that they were on. Bart is the rightful heir to the kingdom of Aveh, his family having been forced out of the country by Ethos agent Shakhan a number of years before. He leads the sand pirates in their giant submarine Yggdrasil. Bart is constantly accompanied by his mentor Sigurd, as well as the well-mannered Maison. He uses a whip in battle.