Cid Previa

Cid Previa is a non-playable character in Final Fantasy V. Cid is an elderly inventor and scholar who designed the machinery needed to extract power from the Fire Crystal of Karnak. Thanks to Cid's ingenuity, the Kingdom of Karnak became one of the most powerful and prosperous in the world. Excessive use of Cid's machinery, however, was damaging the integrity of the fire crystal, and the forces of the powerful trans-dimensional lord X-Death used this fact to accelerate the destruction of the crystal. While unable to save the crystal, Cid offers his aid to Bartz, Reina, Faris, and Galuf, four warriors trying to put a stop to X-Death's plans. Together with his nephew, Mid, Cid helps the heroes uncover an ancient airship buried beneath the ocean.

In the original video animation Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals, the late Cid's brain has been stolen by Ra Devil to be used in the villain's plans.