List of protagonists

A protagonist is the character which in a form of literature, the narrative is focused on. In the Final Fantasy series, every one of its game, movie, and animation installments has a main character from whose point of view the story is told.

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.

Final Fantasy III
The protagonist of this game depends on the version being played.

Famicom
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 noble and fair Dark Knight from the kingdom of Baron, and the leader of its world renowned elite airship force, the Red Wings.

Final Fantasy V
Bartz Klauser - A young man who travels the world with his companion and steed, Boco.

Final Fantasy VI
Though there is no set main protagonist, Terra Branford is the representative for most spin-offs, also appearing in the game's logo and her theme being the game's main theme, and is often considered the main protagonist for the first part of the game. Celes Chere is similarly often considered the main protagonist in the second half of the game, as the World of Ruin scenario begins with only her in the party. Both women were once subjects of the Gestahlian Empire's experiments in the field of Magitek who come to stand on their own and venture out to see the world beyond their captive holdings.

Final Fantasy VII
Cloud Strife - An Ex-SOLDIER mercenary who is hired by the rebellious environmental activist group AVALANCHE.

Final Fantasy VIII
Squall Leonhart - A student of the military schools known as Garden, destined to become a Legendary SeeD.

Final Fantasy IX
Zidane Tribal - An easygoing thief of the doubling Tantalus entertainment thieves troupe, who is hired to kidnap Princess Garnet of Alexandria.

Final Fantasy X
Tidus - A professional Blitzball player from the city of Zanarkand who ends up in the world beyond its limits, into 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 a protagonist of their own story as one of the Five Races in the realm of Vana'diel, being an adventurer who journeys far and wide in a world governed by crystals and made by gods that now sleep.

Final Fantasy XII
Vaan - A street urchin from Rabanastre, who despises the Archadian Empire for its cruelty and tyranny, and wishes to be a free flying Sky Pirate.

Final Fantasy XIII
Lightning - A tough willed young woman who ranks as a Guardian Corps Sergeant, in the world of Cocoon. Branded with the abhorred and feared mark of the l'Cie, she embarks on a quest to save her sister from the same fate.

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 a protagonist of their own story as one of the Five Races in the world of Hydaelyn, being an adventurer of the lands known as Eorzea.

Final Fantasy XV
Noctis Lucis Caelum - A well-to-do, but cold and weathered prince, and heir to the throne of the city state of Lucis, armed with great magical powers against forces out to conquer his kingdom and the world's last existing crystal.

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 promising young SOLDIER, who aspires to achieve the legendary rank of First Class. Armed with his dream of becoming a hero.

Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-
The Turks - Shinra Electric Power Company's Investigation Sector of the General Affairs Department, being elite agents involved and tasked in the corporation's more shadowy and dirty affairs that cannot be leaked to the general consensus.

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

Final Fantasy Agito
Cadet, a player-customized character from the magical academy of Rubrum Peristylium Suzaku.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Ramza Beoulve - A novice warrior of the prestigious warrior noble Beoulve family, who opposes how the world works.

Vagrant Story
Ashley Riot - A cold and strong Riskbreaker of the Valendia Knights of the Peace, who tasks himself the mission of further uncovering the conspiracy surrounding the heretic cult Müllenkamp and the Church of the Iocus Rood.

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

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Vaan - A former 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.

The Final Fantasy Legend
Due to the player being able to chose their main character as either a male or female human, male or female mutant, or one of three monsters, there is no universal main character. The first character creature at the beginning of the game is an adventurer who effectively is the protagonist of the story.

Final Fantasy Legend II
Like The Final Fantasy Legend, the player can chose between four races for the main character has there is no universal main character. The first character the player creates has a human mother and father. In Final Fantasy Legend III, the family makes a cameo appearance. The "main character" is depicted with the sprite uses by the human male and female children, making either the human male or female the main character.

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

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

Bravely Default
Agnès Oblige - A 20 year-old girl (17 in the Japanese version) who sets out on a quest to purge the Wind Crystal of an infectious darkness.

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.