Cecil (Final Fantasy IV party member)

Cecil is a playable character in Final Fantasy IV. He is a physically-geared knight who wields a sword and wears heavy armor. He starts as a Dark Knight, able to equip dark swords and consume his own health to damage his opponents, but becomes a Paladin, able to equip holy swords and cast some basic White Magic.

Quests[]

As the protagonist, Cecil is the only party member to be permanent throughout the entire game. He is also the only party member to undergo a class change. Cecil starts the game as a Dark Knight, and becomes a Paladin upon reaching the grave at the top of Mount Ordeals.

Stats[]

As a Dark Knight, Cecil's stats are weighted physically, and he has barely any Magic Defense. As a Dark Knight he has no MP and low Spirit. In the 3D remakes, he can boost his attack power with the Darkness ability at the cost of his own HP.

Once Cecil becomes a Paladin, his stats increase, especially in Magic Defense and Spirit. Though Cecil loses all his levels when he becomes a Paladin, a Level 1 Paladin Cecil has 600 HP, more than even a Level 20 Dark Knight Cecil. Cecil can use White Magic as a Paladin, but his magic stats are not high, making him a mediocre support healer or someone to take damage for the team. He is good for soaking damage because of his physical stats remaining strong. Despite the limited move pool, he still has some support spells like Esuna and Teleport, which can be useful.

2D stats -Dark Knight-[]

**Cecil -Dark Knight- (2D)(data extracted from the PSP version)**
Level	HP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
10	200	13	10	11	6	3
20	406	21	16	16	9	1
30	721	29	21	21	12	1
40	1159	37	26	26	15	1
50	1686	45	31	31	18	1
60	2308	53	36	36	21	1
70*(At random between 8 possibilities afterward)	3034	61	41	41	24	1
80	3771	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	1
90	4521	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	1
99*(9998916 exp)	5187	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	1

FFIV PSP Dark Knight Cecil Level Up Possibilities — Dark Knight Cecil's level up possibilities.

**Level up possibilities -Cecil (Dark Knight)-(Data extracted from the PSP version)**
Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect
1	-1	0	-1	-1
2	0	-1	-1	-1
3	0	0	-1	0
4	+1	+1	+1	0
5	+1	+1	+1	+1
6	+2	+2	+2	0
7	+3	0	0	0

*Pixel Remaster* level up possibilities -Cecil (Dark Knight)-(Data extracted from the Pixel Remaster version)
Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect
1	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0
3	0	0	0	0
4	+1	+1	+1	+1
5	+1	+1	+1	+1
6	+1	+1	+1	0
7	+2	+2	+2	0
8	+3	0	0	0

2D stats -Paladin-[]

**Cecil -Paladin- (2D)(data extracted from the PSP version)**
Level	HP	MP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1	600	10	10	13	10	5	8
10	763	46	13	15	13	9	13
20	1022	86	20	16	20	12	17
30	1362	126	32	21	30	17	21
40	2085	166	45	26	39	22	26
50	3151	206	60	31	49	27	31
60	4262	246	75	36	60	32	36
70*(At random between 8 possibilities afterward.)	5475	290	85	41	70	36	41
80	6847	374	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm
90	8185	459	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm
99*( 7751530 exp)	9423	534	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm

FFIV PSP Paladin Cecil Level Up Possibilities — Cecil's level up possibilities.

**Level up possibilities -Cecil (Paladin)-( Data extracted from the PSP version)**
Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1	-1	-1	0	-1	-1
2	0	0	+1	+1	0
3	+1	0	+1	0	+1
4	0	+1	+1	+1	+1
5	+1	+1	+1	+1	0
6	+1	+1	+1	0	+1
7	+2	+2	+2	0	+2
8	+3	0	0	0	0

*Pixel Remaster* level up possibilities -Cecil (Paladin)-( Data extracted from the PR version)
Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	+1	+1	+1	+1
3	+1	+1	+1	+1	0
4	+1	+1	+1	0	+1
5	0	0	+1	+1	0
6	+1	0	+1	0	+1
7	+2	+2	+2	0	+2
8	+3	0	0	0	0

3D stats -Dark Knight-[]

**Cecil -Dark Knight- (3D)**
Level	HP	MP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
10	226	27	13	10	11	6	3
20	520	55	21	15	16	9	3
30	920	82	29	20	21	12	3
40	1430	109	37	26	26	15	3
50	2033	136	45	31	31	18	3
60	2732	163	53	36	36	21	3
70*(Depend on the augments in the character's battle menu afterward)	3529	190	61	41	41	24	3

3D stats -Paladin-[]

**Cecil -Paladin- (3D)**
Level	HP	MP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1	600	10	10	13	10	5	8
10	860	47	18	17	18	9	12
20	1241	87	27	21	27	14	17
30	1722	128	36	25	35	18	22
40	2912	168	45	29	44	23	27
50	2991	209	55	33	53	27	31
60	3780	249	64	37	61	32	36
70*(Depend on the augments in the character's battle menu afterward)	4671	290	73	41	70	36	41

To max out his stats at 99, Cecil needs 26 points in Strength, 58 in Speed, 29 in Stamina, 63 in Intellect, and 58 in Spirit.

Abilities[]

As a Dark Knight, Cecil uses the Darkness ability, which has two effects. In the 2D releases, it damages all opponents with a wave of dark energy fired from his blade, dealing non-elemental damage, and consuming 1/8 of Cecil's maximum HP whenever he uses it. In the 3D versions, Darkness envelopes its user in an aura that doubles the amount of damage caused by regular attacks at the cost of a small amount of HP being lost every round.

Once Cecil becomes a Paladin, he can use Cover, which allows him to intercept physical attacks against the ally Cover is targeting. Cecil automatically uses it to protect any ally whose HP is low. Cecil will stop covering, active or passive, when his own HP is critical. He can use some basic White Magic and in the 3D releases learns several more spells as well as fighting techniques using augments. Cecil loses his ability to use Darkness, but he can relearn it with the Darkness Augment stolen from Odin. His intellect stats decrease his effectiveness with some of those skills.

Spell	Level Learned
Spell	2D (SNES, PS, GBA, PSP, PR)	3D (DS, iOS, Android)
Cure	Known	Known
Sight	3	3
Libra	8	8
Protect	—	10
Cura	15	20
Teleport	19	29
Shell	—	33
Esuna	24	35
Raise	—	40

Equipment[]

Equipment -Dark Knight-[]

As a Dark Knight Cecil can only equip special swords, shields, and armor designed specifically for Dark Knights. His weapons are ineffective against undead enemies. His most powerful Dark Sword, the Deathbringer, may inflict instant death on hit.

He starts with a Dark Sword, a Dark Shield, a Dark Helm, a Dark Armor and Dark Gloves.

**Weapons 2D & 3D**
Dark Swords
Dark Sword 2D 3D Shadowblade 2D 3D Deathbringer 2D 3D

**Armor 2D & 3D**
Shields	Head	Body	Arms
Dark Shield 2D 3D Demon Shield 2D 3D	Dark Helm 2D 3D Hades Helm 2D 3D Demon Helm 2D 3D	Dark Armor 2D 3D Hades Armor 2D 3D Demon Armor 2D 3D	Dark Gloves 2D 3D Hades Gloves 2D 3D Demon Gloves 2D 3D

Equipment -Paladin-[]

As a Paladin, Cecil's equipment changes based on the version.

In the 2D versions, Cecil may equip swords, holy swords, axes, some staves, bows and arrows, daggers, shields, hats, helms, clothes, robes, armors, gloves and rings. His original ultimate weapon is the Ragnarok, and—if he proves himself worthy in his Lunar Trial—he can obtain the almighty Lightbringer. When he becomes a Paladin, he joins with the Mythgraven Blade and Clothing.

In the 3D versions, he may equip swords, holy swords, axes, daggers, shields, hats, helms, clothes, robes, armors, gloves and rings. He may also equip the Adamant Armor and all the onion equipment, including the Onion Sword, which has an attack power equal to twice the level of the character using it. His ultimate weapon is the Ragnarok, though it is weaker than in the 2D release. When he becomes a Paladin, he joins with the Mythgraven Blade only.

Weapons 2D & 3D

Axes

Bows

Arrows

Daggers

Dwarven Axe 2D 3D
Ogrekiller 2D 3D
Poison Axe 2D 3D
Rune Axe 2D 3D
Gigant Axe 2DAdvance and Complete Collection only({{{2}}})

Medusa Arrow 2D
Iron Arrow 2D
Holy Arrow 2D
Fire Arrow 2D
Lightning Arrow 2D
Ice Arrow 2D
Blinding Arrow 2D
Poison Arrow 2D
Silencing Arrow 2D
Angel Arrow 2D
Yoichi Arrow 2D
Artemis Arrow 2D

Mythril Knife 2D 3D
Dancing Dagger 2D 3D
Mage Masher 2D 3D
Assassin's Dagger 2DComplete Collection only({{{2}}})

Staves

Swords

Holy Swords

Fireshard 3D
Frostshard 3D
Thundershard 3D
Ancient Sword 2D 3D
Coral Sword 2DEasytype only({{{2}}})
Piglet's Bamboo Sword 2DEasytype only({{{2}}})
Blood Sword 2D 3D
Mythril Sword 2D 3D

Sleep Blade 2D 3D
Flame Sword 2D 3D
Icebrand 2D 3D
Stoneblade 2D 3D
Avenger 2D 3D
Defender 2D 3D
Onion Sword 3D
Hog Call 2DAdvance and Complete Collection only({{{2}}})

Excalipoor 2DAdvance and Complete Collection only({{{2}}})
Index Finger 2DAdvance and Complete Collection only({{{2}}})
Mythgraven Blade 2D 3D
Lustrous Sword 2D 3D
Excalibur 2D 3D
Ragnarok 2D 3D
Lightbringer 2DAdvance and Complete Collection only({{{2}}})

**Armor 2D & 3D**
Shields	Head	Body	Arms
Iron Shield 2D 3D Lustrous Shield 2D 3D Mythril Shield 2D 3D Flame Shield 2D 3D Ice Shield 2D 3D Diamond Shield 2D 3D Aegis Shield 2D 3D Genji Shield 2D 3D Dragon Shield 2D 3D Crystal Shield 2D 3D Onion Shield 3D Hero's Shield 2DAdvance and The Complete Collection only({{{2}}})	Leather Cap 2D 3D Headband 2D 3D Feathered Cap 2D 3D Iron Helm 2D 3D Lustrous Helm 2D 3D Wizard's Hat 2D 3D Green Beret 2D 3D Mythril Helm 2D 3D Sage's Miter 2D 3D Diamond Helm 2D 3D Black Cowl 2D 3D Genji Helm 2D 3D Dragon Helm 2D 3D Crystal Helm 2D 3D Ribbon 2D 3D Glass Mask 2D 3D Onion Helm 3D	Clothing 2D 3D Prison Garb 2D 3D Leather Clothing 2D 3D Bard's Tunic 2D 3D Iron Armor 2D 3D Knight's Armor 2D 3D Gaia Gear 2D 3D Kenpogi 2D 3D Mythril Armor 2D 3D Flame Mail 2D 3D Ice Armor 2D 3D Sage's Surplice 2D 3D Diamond Armor 2D 3D Black Belt Gi 2D 3D Power Sash 2D 3D Luminous Robe 2D 3D Genji Armor 2D 3D Dragon Mail 2D 3D White Robe 2D 3D Crystal Mail 2D 3D Caesar's Plate 2DAdvance and Complete Collection only({{{2}}}) Adamant Armor 2D 3D Onion Armor 3D	Iron Gloves 2D 3D Ruby Ring 2D 3D Gauntlets 2D 3D Mythril Gloves 2D 3D Power Armlet 2D 3D Giant's Gloves 2D 3D Diamond Gloves 2D 3D Genji Gloves 2D 3D Dragon Gloves 2D 3D Crystal Gloves 2D 3D Protect Ring 2D 3D Crystal Ring 2D 3D Onion Gloves 3D

Boss[]

Main articles: Dark Knight (Final Fantasy IV) or Dark Knight (Final Fantasy IV 3D)

Cecil's dark side is battled at the chamber in Mount Ordeals.