Rem Tokimiya

Rem Tokimiya is a playable character in Final Fantasy Type-0, and one of the main characters of the same game. In the storyline, she acts as an outside observer of the game's events.

Appearance and Personality


Rem is a young woman with shoulder-length brown hair and wears a short cape. She is moral, kind, and honest, and has an outstanding hidden talent for magic. Due to being a recent addition to the ranks of Class Zero, she isn't assigned any number.

As one of the students of Class Zero, she is considered to be a mature and rational person. Serving as a pillar of support and a calming factor for Machina, Rem tries her very best to be cheerful, encouraging, and levelheaded, even through tough times. She is shown to be an emotionally resilient, loyal, and considerate person. Rem is especially sensitive of her friend's feelings, and goes as far as to hide her own pain so that she isn't a burden to her classmates.

She cares deeply for Machina, and is constantly concerned and looking out for him. As childhood friends, they work well together and understand each other better than anyone else.

Story
Rem is a young girl who is a student at the Peristylium Suzaku, the Magic Academy of the nation of Rubrum. She was originally a member of Class Seven before being transferred into Class Zero to aid in the fight against the invasion of Rubrum by the Milites Empire. It by that time, Rem is reunited with her childhood friend Machina Kunagiri, whom she has not seen in seven years despite both being in the same Peristylium as neither knew the other was there. Meeting Machina before he joins Class Zero, Rem remarks that she was surprised by how much Machina had grown, as he was shorter than her when they last met. Machina comments that she has not changed at all.

In the game's story, Rem suffers from an incurable illness that will eventually kill her. Arecia, as a doctor, tells Rem that the medication she is currently on isn't having much effect, and that her symptoms are more severe than before. She also says that Rem doesn't have a lot of time left to live. Despite this, Rem's wish is to stay at the Peristylium with Machina and Class Zero and still fight against Milites, because she feels it is wrong to helplessly wait for death. Arecia has new medication for her, but says that she may experience terrible pain at night as a side effect. Rem understands, and asks Arecia to keep her condition a secret from Class Zero, especially from Machina, though he is aware that there is something wrong with her.

After the death of Andoria, Rem is attacked by Celestia who believes Class Zero to be responsible for the queen's death. Machina runs to her defense, but is also overpowered. After Class Zero flees the Milites Empire and escapes to the woods, Rem appears as Machina awakes. When asking if she was hurt, Rem replies that she is fine. As the two meet with Class Zero, she is worried when Machina acts strangely, unaware that he feels something is watching him. When Machina yells at the other members of Class Zero about Izana's death, Rem holds him back and tells him to stop and have a rest. She expresses distress when he leaves.

When Rem is later approached, with Machina still absent, she coughs because of her illness. Cinque asks if she is alright, to which Rem replies that it's only asthma. Cinque expresses concern over Rem's involvement in future missions, but the latter reassures her she will consult Arecia. Afterwards, as Class Zero wonder where Machina is and if he ran into Byakko forces, Rem is anxious. She smiles in relief when Machina finally returns, telling him that she was worried about him. He apologizes for worrying her.

Becoming a l'Cie later in the game, Rem battles who she believes to be a Byakko l'Cie. She overpowers him and throws him into a wall, and just as she attacks again his mask falls off, revealing his identity to be Machina. It is too late for Rem, who becomes accidentally impaled on his rapier. Mortally wounded, a grieving Machina rushes to her side. Rem eventually dies while telling him not to forget her. Sometime later, Machina was found crystallized while embracing Rem. But despite this, Rem and Machina aid Class Zero in spirit during their final battle with Cid.

Sometime later, Arecia finds the Crystalized pair and, suggested by Tiz and Joker, revives them. By the time Machina and Rem return to their Peristylium, they find all of their classmates prior to their arrival. Machina tries to wake them, but to no avail. Rem touches his arm and he squeezes her hand, and they stand looking out over the war torn remains of Rubrum.

However, their actions in helping Class Zero change the fate originally intended for Oriense inspires Arecia to alter the timestream by removing the four nations' crystals from history, saving allowing all those who died in the war another chance at life. Rem is seen waking up on a bench in the gardens and stretches her arms as she looks at the sky with a smile on her face.

In Battle
Dual-wielding a pair of adorned daggers in battle, Rem starts out as a playable character with the typical weak attack, high magic characteristics of a mage. Her basic attack is Dagger, a combination of quick dagger slashes and stabs. Amongst her classmates, Rem boasts the greatest amount of MP and the highest magic stat, but has a below average attack.

However, this belies her dominance in the later games. If players use her progressively throughout the game, she can easily become a glass cannon, dealing high physical and spell damage. While HP and defense still becomes an issue for her, these problems can be countered via equipment. Coupled with her quick movement speed in battle, Rem boosts an above average survivability.

As stated above, if used progressively, Rem would perhaps be the most powerful playable character among her comrades.

Rem's exclusive accessory is the Engagement Ring, which increases her magic power by 30 and grants the Regen status.

Special Abilities

 * Doublecast: Rem's default ability which allows her to be equipped with two magic spells.
 * Aspir Venom: An attack that absorbs an enemy's MP while simultaneously damaging them. Unlocked at Level 14.
 * Don't Die: An ability that grants the Reraise status on all allies. Accessible at Level 15.
 * Magic Satellite: Rem uses a beam from the sky to attack enemies. Unlocked at Level 25.
 * Boomerang Dagger: An attack that has Rem throwing both her daggers towards the target, which deals damage several times. Unlocked at Level 29.
 * Aspir Field: Rem creates a field that sucks the MP of any target standing within it.
 * Dagger Shot: Rem throws her daggers at the enemy, dealing damage.
 * Convert: An ability that allows Rem to recover the MP of herself and her comrades.
 * Cascade: A Trinity Attack.

Musical Theme
Rem's theme, self-titled "Rem Tokimiya", is a sad piece of string instruments and piano, with drums and guitar contributing to a subtle rock feel. The arranged version of her theme is slower and more sorrowful, comprised solely of piano and strings. Another melancholic tune, "Machina and Rem", is her other theme which she shares with Machina, and combines both her and Machina's themes.

Etymology
"Rem" is the accusative singular form of the feminine noun "res", which means "thing" or "matter". In particular, Rem's name may be taken from the Latin expression "Rem acu tango", which translates for "I touch the subject with a needle".

It may point to the gameplay feature of Final Fantasy Type-0 where enemies will perish when struck on their weak points, which Rem is shown doing in an early trailer.

Trivia

 * Rem appears on the 500th cover of Dengeki Playstation magazine with Lightning, Serah Farron, Noel Kreiss, Noctis Lucis Caelum, and Machina. She is also featured again with Machina on the cover of the 505th issue.