Red Wings

The Red Wings are an organization in Final Fantasy IV. They are the elite air force of Baron and pilot state of the art airships designed by Cid Pollendina. Through the Red Wings, Baron became the most powerful nation in the world, and could easily stand up to other nations who did not have the technology to build airships.

At the beginning of the game, the Red Wings are commanded by the Dark Knight Cecil Harvey, who leads them to steal the Crystal of Water from Mysidia. Although they succeed, Cecil and his crew wonder why they are robbing the crystal from innocent people. When Cecil brings this up with the King of Baron, he is immediately dismissed from his post as commander, and is asked to go destroy an Eidolon in Mist.

As a replacement, the king invited Golbez to take Cecil's place as commander of the Red Wings with Kain Highwind as his second in command and monsters as the new crew. Golbez used the force of the Red Wings to attack and steal the crystals of other nations such as Damcyan and Fabul. Cid was imprisoned when he found out about this and refused to give the king his latest airship. It was later revealed that the king was in fact Cagnazzo, one of the Archfiends.

In order to get the Crystal of Earth from Troia, Kain bribed Cecil by returning him an imprisoned Rosa Farrell in exchange for the Crystal, and used the Red Wings to travel. However, Kain was soon free of Golbez's control, and decided to help Cecil. However, Golbez still controlled the Red Wings, and took them underground to find the Dark Crystals. The Red Wings were battling the tanks of the Dwarves that lived underground and through Golbez's magic, were able to claim the Dwarves' Crystal. The Red Wings are seen one final time afterwards, as they chased the Enterprise around the Underground. However, Cid outsmarted them and used a bomb to destroy them, risking his life. The rest of the party escaped on the Enterprise.

What happens to the Red Wings after this point is unknown, and it is assumed that they are disbanded. Edge finds an abandoned Red Wing airship which he steals and names the Falcon.

When Cid recovers, he forms a new airship force that fights for good, and mobilizes the nations of the world to come together to battle the Giant of Babil.