List of protagonists

Every game, movie, and animation in the series has a main character whose point of view the story is told from.

Final Fantasy
Warriors of Light - The heroes of destiny who were prophesied to restore light to the Crystals.

Final Fantasy II
Firion - An orphan from Fynn who becomes the core of the Wild Rose Rebel Army.

NES
Four Onion Kids who are chosen by the Crystals.

Nintendo DS
Luneth - A curious and adventurous youth, who accidentally stumbles on the Wind Crystal.

Final Fantasy IV
Cecil Harvey - A Dark Knight from Baron who converts to a Paladin.

Final Fantasy V
Bartz Klauser - A young man who travels the world.

Final Fantasy VI
Terra Branford - The child of an Esper and a human who was formerly under the control of the Empire.

Final Fantasy VII
Cloud Strife - An Ex-SOLDIER mercenary who is hired by AVALANCHE.

Final Fantasy VIII
Squall Leonhart - An elite mercenary destined to become a Legendary SeeD.

Final Fantasy IX
Zidane Tribal - An easygoing thief who is hired to kidnap Princess Garnet of Alexandria.

Final Fantasy X
Tidus - A Blitzball player from Zanarkand who ends up in Spira.

Final Fantasy XI
Due to this being a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, there is no universal main character. Each player experiences the game as an adventurer who effectively is the protagonist of their own story.

Final Fantasy XII
Vaan - A street urchin from Rabanastre, he hates the Archadian Empire and wishes to be a Sky Pirate.

Final Fantasy XIII
Lightning - A Guardian Corps soldier, chosen by the Pulse fal'Cie Anima, to become Ragnarok and destroy Cocoon.

Final Fantasy XIV
Due to this being a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, there is no universal main character. Each player experiences the game as an adventurer who effectively is the protagonist of their own story.

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Cloud Strife - The hero of Final Fantasy VII, now struggling to find redemption in his soul and to stop the return of Sephiroth.

Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-
Vincent Valentine - A former Turk, now a dark and mysterious character, with the ability to morph into various monsters.

Multiplayer Mode
Player Tsviet - A Deepground candidate whose memory has been erased, he or she tries to avenge his or her sister.

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Zack Fair - A SOLDIER, First Class. Armed with his dream of becoming a Hero.

Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-
The Turks - Shinra's special forces unit that handles all the shady, underground business that the company has.

Final Fantasy XIII-2
Serah Farron - Lightning's younger sister, who takes up arms to find her lost sister.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Lightning - The hero of Final Fantasy XIII now tasked with saving a world that only has thirteen days left to live.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Noctis Lucis Caelum - A well-to-do prince fighting with magical powers against forces out to conquer his city and the Crystals.

Final Fantasy Type-0
Class Zero - A remarkable group of students from the magical academy of Rubrum Peristylium Suzaku.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Ramza Beoulve - A member of the Beoulve family, who opposes how the world works.

Vagrant Story
Ashley Riot - A cold and strong Riskbreaker of the Valendia Knights of the Peace out to discover the plot surrounding the cult Müllenkamp and the Church.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Marche Radiuju - A boy who ends up in dream Ivalice, but retains his memory.

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Vaan - A street urchin from Rabanastre, now a sky pirate roaming the skies.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Luso Clemens - A mischievous and adventurous young boy who stumbles upon a grimoire that brought him to Ivalice.

Dive II Hunt: The Adventures of Sorbet
Sorbet - A wandering Moogle adventurer who dreams of becoming the "Hunter Dive Master".

Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-
Cecil Harvey - The king and Paladin of Baron.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Ceodore Harvey - The son of Cecil Harvey and Rosa Joanna Farrell, he is named after Cecil's older brother Golbez.

Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
Linaly - A distant descendant of Bartz Klauser who has the ability to summon chocobos.

Prettz - Linaly's close friend who is a skilled samurai and bomb specialist.

Final Fantasy X-2
Yuna - The former summoner who brought about the Eternal Calm in Final Fantasy X. She is currently in a Sphere Hunting group, the Gullwings.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Tipa Caravaners - The Crystal Caravan from Tipa who while on their journey, discovery the mystery behind the poisonous Miasma.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
Yuri and Chelinka - fraternal Clavat twins, a boy and a girl.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
King Leo - A young Clavat king attempting to restore his father's kingdom.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord
Mira - the daughter of the former Dark Lord, who is trying to protect her tower from would-be do-gooders.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Layle - a self-confident Clavat hero with a mysterious psychic power.

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Benjamin - A young boy who gets more adventure than he ever dreamed of.

Final Fantasy Adventure
Sumo - The character is a gladiator who escapes the servitude of the Dark Lord of the Glaive Empire.

Final Fantasy Legend III
Arthur - One of four children sent to the past to stop the Pureland Entity from flooding their world.

Final Fantasy: Unlimited
Yu and Ai Hayakawa - Twins who set out on a journey to the magical Wonderland to find their lost parents.

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Aki Ross - A dying scientist trying to save Gaia from the alien Phantoms by finding the eight Spirits.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
Brandt - a young, 14-year-old boy who has to save the Princess.

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
Agnes Oblige - A 17 year-old girl who sets out on a quest to purge the Wind Crystal of an infectious darkness.