Cid Del Norte Marquez

Cid Del Norte Marquez is a non-playable character from Final Fantasy VI. He is the cheif genetic engineer of the Empire, and he invented the Magitek process.

Cid invented the process of Magitek, which involves the extraction of Magic from Espers and the infusion of the power into humans. He used this ability to create the army that the Empire has been known for. His first guinea pig, Kefka Palazzo, underwant the process as a young man, and the rudimentry experiment caused him to become twisted, and Kefka quickly became unpopular. Cid refined the process and used it on a two year old child named Celes. The experiment was a success, and Cid raised Celes as his own daugter.

However, Cid did not figure out that the true secret of extracting magic from Espers was to reduce them to Magicite, their remains after they die. It took Locke Cole and several of the Returners to show him (and Kefka) this secret. As a result, Cid decided to join the Returners and petition Gestahl to stop the war after helping Locke and his friends escape the Magitek Research Facility. He did so, and succeeded, or so he thought. He helped represent the Returners in a banquet with Gestahl.

However, Gestahl only used the peace offering as a set up for him to obtain more Espers. He did not need Cid anymore, so Cid joined the Returners. Kefka used the powers he obtained to defeat Gestahl and destroy the world. One year afterwards, Cid was alone on The Solitary Island with Celes. Cid spent the last year taking care of her, and he began to get sick himself. Celes fed him fish, and depending on the actions of the player, Cid either lives or dies. If he lives, he is shown in the ending.