Gordon (Final Fantasy II)

Gordon is a playable character from Final Fantasy II. He and his older brother Scott are the princes of Kashuan, allies of the Kingdom of Fynn, and both enamored with Princess Hilda. At the start of the game, Gordon is a man plagued with depression and self-loathing. He wanders in Altair, wallowing in grief as he blames himself for his brother’s death. This was due to the fact that just before the events of the game when the Palemecian Army had penetrated the royal castle in Fynn, Gordon fled in terror rather than help his brother Scott who was soon overpowered and mortally wounded by the army. His cowardice keeps him from joining the Wild Rose Rebellion, but he does offer the knowledge he possesses on various topics when asked. What finally inspires him to take action is the rebellion’s need of the Sunfire to destroy the Dreadnaught. Firion and the others meet Gordon at Kashuan Keep as Gordon tried to find the Egil's Torch himself to prove to both his peers and to himself, that he is strong. Unfortunately he was unable to coninue through the keep due to the huge amount of monsters festering inside the keep and his inability to know the full workings of the castle despite being the prince of Kashuan. This knowledge about himself makes him go into despair once again. Instead, he pulls himself together and offers to fight and aid them as they travel the now monster-infested castle with them as he is the only one who can open the door to the Egil's Torch.

Upon his death, The King of Fynn recognizes how Gordon has grown and grants him control over the Rebellion’s army. After the party returns from Deist, they discover that Hilda had been captured and replaced with a Lamia Queen by the Palamecian Empire. Gordon requests to accompany Firion and the others on the rescue mission while Leila keeps watch on the army for him. Though thrown into the dungeon of the Coliseum, he still successfully rescues Hilda with the party’s help.

Gordon spends the rest of the game by Hilda’s side, leading the bulk of the Rebellion with her while Firion’s party acts as the front line. By the end of the game, they have pledged to join together to rebuild their kingdoms and Gordon finally believes that he can live up to his brother’s expectations.

Stats and Traits
Gordon comes to the party wielding a spear, knowledge of a few white magic spells, and balanced stats, thus fitting the classification as as knight despite his HP and MP weaknesses compared to the other party members.

Trivia

 * Gordon's character has similar traits to the character of Edward from Final Fantasy IV. Both if these characters have been seen as miserable, cowardly and weak in their respective games but later rise up and become strong and brave.