Palom

"They possess ever-expanding abilities akin to those of the ancient mages."

Palom is a playable character in the game Final Fantasy IV. He is a Black Mage from Mysidia, and he trains together with his twin sister Porom. He is described as a show-off, and is very casual, even to adults. He even describes himself as "The Mysidian Genius." This, combined with his inflated ego, causes Porom to settle him down, either using words, slapping him in the face, or yanking him by his ponytail.

Story
Palom and Porom first meet Cecil Harvey when he visits Mysidia after being attacked by Leviathan. Their elder asks if they would accompany Cecil and help him on his quest to become a Paladin. However, the elder also ordered them to spy on Cecil to make sure he would not do anything stupid, and to make sure his intentions are pure. They accompanied him to Mt. Ordeals. There, they met Tellah the sage, who had been searching for the legendary magic Meteo, which would help him defeat Golbez. Tellah agreed to help them as well. When they reached the top of the mountain, however, they met Milon of Earth, one of Golbez's Four Fiends of Elements. Milon attacked them, but they were able to defeat him twice. After this, they arrived at a room full of mirrors. A mysterious light, who referred to Cecil as "my son," commanded him to take a sword, which transformed him into a Paladin. However, Cecil had to overcome his former feelings of hatred by battling himself. He succeeded, and became a full fledged Paladin. Tellah also learned Meteo at this time.

Cecil, Tellah, Palom, and Porom returned to Mysidia, where the Elder congratulated them. He also spoke of the Mysidian Legend of the sword Cecil now wielded, and how only a Chosen One could wield it. Cecil then agreed to defeat Golbez. He then asked the Elder to open the Serpent Road that leads to Baron, and the Elder obliged. Palom and Porom, who were finished with their mission, wished to help Cecil as well, and the elder, although reluctant at first, agreed to let them do so.

In Baron, Cecil and his friends learned that Cid Pollendina had created a new airship, but was arrested when he refused to let the king see it. Cecil tried to enter the castle, however, the guards would not let him enter. He overheard that a Karate Man was invited to be an officer in Baron, and that he was hanging out at the inn. Cecil went there, and found out that it was, in fact, Yang Fang Leiden. Yang ordered the guards to attack Cecil, and then attacked him himself. However, Cecil was able to snap Yang back to reality, and Yang realized that he was under the control of the king of Baron the whole time. Yang then rejoined the party, and found the Key of Baron in his pocket, which the party then used to enter Baron Castle via the Old Water Way.

Cecil's party reached the castle, and met up with Baigan there. Baigan tells Cecil that he is not under Golbez's control, and that he is loyal only to the King of Baron. He offers to help Cecil, and Cecil accepts the help. However, Palom and Porom smell a monster in the area, and point Baigan out as the monster. Cecil's party then fights Baigan, and Palom and Porom warn Cecil to tread lightly around Baron. Cecil then proceeds to meet the king, who is upset that Cecil became a Paladin. However, when Cecil mention's the king of Baron's true name, the king lets out that he killed the real king, and Cecil then demands that the king reveal himself. It turned out that the king was in fact Caignazzo, the Fiend of Water. Cecil's party then fought Caignazzo and won. Cid escaped prison after this, and greeted Cecil enthusiastically. Cid then joined Cecil's party. However, Caignazzo had one last trick up his sleeve. When Cecil tried to escape, the walls began to cave in. Palom and Porom had to save Cecil's party by petrifying themselves. Tellah tried to heal them, but to no avail.

Palom and Porom are later healed by the elder, who takes them to the battle with the Giant of Bab-il. After the battle, they pray in the Tower of Wishes in Mysidia for Cecil. In the ending, Palom cuts his magic classes to flirt with a girl about his role in the story. Porom finds him and yells at him. When she brings him before the elder, the elder scolds him and gives him extra homework.

Equipment and Stats
Palom is a Black Mage, and thus his equipment is suited for a Black Mage. He can equip rods, bows, and arrows, as well as hats, tunics, hoods, and robes. His stats are also suited for a mage, as he has high Magic Power but low physical attack power.

Abilities
Palom can use Black Magic, and learns his spells at a faster rate than Rydia. He learns every Black Magic spell in the game.

Palom can also temporarily increase his magic power with the ability Bluff. This ability does not appear in the original American Super NES release. In the DS version, other characters can use the Bluff Decant Ability as long as they have it equipped.

He also can use the Twin attack, which allows him to cast spells with his sister Porom, which grants them access to Pyro, Comet, and--if they both equip Twin Stars--Double Meteor.

Music
Palom and Porom share a theme, which is simply called Palom and Porom.