Rosa Joanna Farrell

Rosa Farrell is a player character in the game Final Fantasy IV. She is a childhood friend of Cecil Harvey's from Baron, and is a skilled archer and White Mage. She became a White Mage because her mother was a White Mage who fought alongside her father, who was a Dark Knight like Cecil. She also is in love with Cecil, and Cecil is in love with her. Kain Highwind also has romantic feelings for her, but he tends to hide them because he wants to keep his friendship with Cecil and Rosa. She is gentile and kind by her nature.

Story


Rosa is first seen in Baron, where she and Cecil have a few talks before he and Kain go on their mission to deliver a Package to the village of Mist. She is worried about Cecil, who is having doubts about the King of Baron, and Rosa tells him that he must choose the path that he thinks is right. She then wishes Cecil luck on his mission to Mist.

When Cecil does not return from Mist, Rosa becomes worried and starts searching for Cecil. However, she eventually contracts Desert Fever, an illness which only the Sand Ruby can cure. Rosa is taken care of by doctors in Kaipo, and when Cecil and Rydia come to visit her, they vow to find the Sand Ruby so they can cure her. After obtaining it in the Antlion's Cave, they return to Kaipo and use it on Rosa, who recovers. Rosa then proceeds to tell Cecil about what happened after he left Baron. A man named Golbez took control of the Red Wings, and Baron was actively seeking the remaining Crystals. Rosa then offered her help in reaching Fabul, where the Crystal of Air was kept as a national treasure, and was surely Baron's next target.

Rosa, Cecil, Rydia, and Edward Chris Von Muir had to cross the dangerous Mt. Hobs in order to reach Fabul. However, Mt. Hobs was blocked by a thick sheet of ice. Only Rydia, a Summoner, could cast Black Magic to melt the ice. However, Rydia could not cast the spell of Fire because she was afraid of fire due to the memory of her villiage being burned. However, Rosa gave her some words of encouragement, and she eventually cast the spell. Further up the mountain, the party met a man named Yang Fang Leiden, who was a Monk from Fabul. They helped him defeat several of Golbez's monsters, and warned Yang about the impending danger Fabul was in. Yang was bit worried at first because Cecil was a Dark Knight, but he eventually came to believe them.

Upon reaching Fabul, the party told their story to the king there. He accepted the help of the party, and eventually Baron invaded Fabul. During the battle, Rosa and Rydia took the office of relief, however, they eventually came to help out Cecil, Edward, and Yang in the Crystal room. Cecil had been defeated by Kain, who was now serving Golbez. Golbez eventually came in and defeated the rest of the party, and took Rosa as a hostage. Kain then took the Crystal. Rosa was then taken to the Tower of Zot, where Kain was assigned to watch over her. Eventually, Kain came up with a plan to get the Crystal of Earth. He would offer Rosa's freedom to Cecil in exchange for the Crystal. Kain revealed his feelings for Rosa at this point, and went to deliver the message to Cecil. When Cecil finally came with the Crystal, Golbez would not free Rosa. Tellah then attacked Golbez and cast Meteo on him. This broke Golbez's control of Kain, and Kain helped Cecil rescue Rosa. Cecil and Rosa then shared a kiss, and Kain apologized for mistreating Rosa. Rosa forgave him and invited him to fight alonside her and Cecil. He agreed to do so. However, before the party could escape the tower, Valvalvis, the Fiend of Air, attacked the party. After she was defeated, she began to destroy the tower. Rosa cast the Exit spell to warp the party out of the tower.