Playable characters

A Playable Character is a character one controls in a video game. In Final Fantasy, and in most RPGs, you are usually given a giant cast of playable characters, though you can only control a few at a time.

Final Fantasy

 * Warrior
 * Thief
 * Monk
 * Black Mage
 * White Mage
 * Red Mage

Final Fantasy II

 * Firion
 * Maria
 * Guy
 * Leon
 * Minwu
 * Josef
 * Gordon
 * Leila
 * Ricard

Final Fantasy III

 * Luneth
 * Arc
 * Refia
 * Ingus

Final Fantasy IV

 * Cecil
 * Rosa
 * Kain
 * Cid
 * Porom
 * Palom
 * Yang
 * Tellah
 * Edward
 * Fusoya
 * Rydia
 * Edge

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

 * Cecil
 * Rosa
 * Ceodore
 * Cid
 * Rydia
 * Luca
 * Yang
 * Ursula
 * Palom
 * Porom
 * Leonora
 * Edge
 * Gekkou
 * Izayoi
 * Zangetsu
 * Tsukinowa
 * Edward
 * Harley
 * Kain
 * Golbez
 * Brina
 * Calca

Final Fantasy V

 * Bartz
 * Leila
 * Faris
 * Galuf
 * Krile

Final Fantasy VI

 * Terra
 * Locke
 * Edgar
 * Sabin
 * Cyan
 * Shadow
 * Relm
 * Strago
 * Gau
 * Celes
 * Setzer
 * Mog
 * Gogo
 * Umaro

Final Fantasy VII

 * Cloud
 * Tifa
 * Barret
 * Aerith
 * Red XIII
 * Cait Sith
 * Cid
 * Yuffie
 * Vincent

Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-

 * Vincent

Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-

 * Rod (Male)
 * Gun (Female)
 * Two Guns (Male)
 * Shotgun (Female)
 * Martial Arts (Male)
 * Martial Arts (Female)
 * Katana (Male)
 * Shuriken (Female)
 * Nunchaku (Male)
 * Knife (Female)
 * Legend (Male)

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-

 * Zack

Final Fantasy VIII

 * Squall
 * Quistis
 * Zell
 * Selphie
 * Rinoa
 * Irvine

Final Fantasy IX

 * Zidane
 * Vivi
 * Dagger
 * Steiner
 * Freya
 * Quina
 * Eiko
 * Amarant

Final Fantasy X

 * Tidus
 * Auron
 * Yuna
 * Rikku
 * Wakka
 * Lulu
 * Kimahri

Final Fantasy X-2

 * Yuna
 * Rikku
 * Paine

Final Fantasy XI
As Final Fantasy XI was an MMORPG, players created their own characters.

Final Fantasy XII

 * Vaan
 * Penelo
 * Balthier
 * Fran
 * Basch
 * Ashe

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

 * Vaan
 * Penelo
 * Kytes
 * Filo
 * Llyud
 * Fran
 * Balthier
 * Basch
 * Ashe

Final Fantasy XIII

 * Lightning
 * Snow
 * Vanille
 * Sazh
 * Hope

Final Fantasy Versus XIII

 * Noctis

Final Fantasy Tactics

 * Ramza
 * Boco
 * Mustadio
 * Agrias
 * Rapha
 * Marach
 * Count Cidolfus Orlandeau
 * Meliadoul
 * Ladd (minor)
 * Lavian (minor)
 * Alicia (minor)
 * Beowulf
 * Reis
 * Construct 8
 * Cloud
 * Byblos
 * Luso (War of the Lions only)
 * Balthier (War of the Lions only)

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

 * Marche
 * Montblanc
 * Ezel Berbier
 * Ritz
 * Shara
 * Babus Swain
 * Cid Randell
 * Eldena
 * Lini
 * Cheney
 * Pallanza
 * Quin
 * Littlevili

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

 * Luso
 * Adelle
 * Hurdy
 * Cid
 * Vaan
 * Penelo
 * Al-Cid
 * Montblanc
 * Frimelda

Vagrant Story

 * Ashley Riot

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
In Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, the player creates their own character(s), choosing from four races.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates

 * Yuri
 * Alhanalem
 * Meeth Crym
 * Gnash

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Like the original Crystal Chronicles, players create their own characters.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers

 * Layle