A playable character is the character(s) one controls in a video game. In the Final Fantasy series, the player is usually given a large cast of playable characters, but can only control a few at a time.
See also: Guest, or Secret characters
Contents
- 1 Playable characters per game
- 1.1 Final Fantasy
- 1.2 Final Fantasy II
- 1.3 Final Fantasy III
- 1.4 Final Fantasy IV
- 1.5 Final Fantasy V
- 1.6 Final Fantasy VI
- 1.7 Final Fantasy VII
- 1.8 Final Fantasy VII Remake
- 1.9 Final Fantasy VIII
- 1.10 Final Fantasy IX
- 1.11 Final Fantasy X
- 1.12 Final Fantasy XI
- 1.13 Final Fantasy XII
- 1.14 Final Fantasy XIII
- 1.15 Final Fantasy XIV
- 1.16 Final Fantasy XV
- 1.17 Final Fantasy XVI
- 1.18 Final Fantasy Tactics
- 1.19 Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
- 1.20 Vagrant Story
- 1.21 Final Fantasy Type-0
- 1.22 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
- 1.23 Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
- 1.24 The Final Fantasy Legend
- 1.25 Final Fantasy Legend II
- 1.26 Final Fantasy Legend III
- 1.27 Final Fantasy Adventure
- 1.28 Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
- 1.29 Final Fantasy Dimensions
- 1.30 Final Fantasy Dimensions II
- 1.31 Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)
- 1.32 Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
- 1.33 Final Fantasy Explorers
- 1.34 World of Final Fantasy
- 1.35 Final Fantasy Record Keeper
- 1.36 Mobius Final Fantasy
- 1.37 Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin
- 1.38 Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
Playable characters per game[]
Final Fantasy[]
There are no predefined playable characters. Instead, the player creates and names their own party of characters, selecting each character's job class from the following options:
- Warrior (In the Final Fantasy: Memory of Heroes official novelization, one of the Warriors of Light is a Warrior named Setro. In the PS1 Final Fantasy Origins remaster collection, a blue armored knight who is based on the warrior class illistrations done by Yoshitaka Amano was named the Warrior of Light. This name would be used by the representiave of the original Final Fantasy in numerous spin off games from Dissidia Final Fantasy onwards, including Warrior of Light)
- Thief (In the Final Fantasy: Memory of Heroes official novelization, one of the Warriors of Light is a Thief named Zauver)
- Monk (In the Final Fantasy manga, one of the Warriors of Light is a Monk named Fritz)
- Black Mage (In the Final Fantasy: Memory of Heroes official novelization, one of the Warriors of Light is a Black Mage named Teol)
- White Mage (In the Final Fantasy: Memory of Heroes official novelization, one of the Warriors of Light is a White Mage named Flora)
- Red Mage (In the Final Fantasy manga, one of the Warriors of Light is a Red Mage named Puffy)
Final Fantasy II[]
- Firion
- Maria
- Guy
- Leon
- Minwu
- Josef
- Gordon
- Leila
- Ricard
- Scott (Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls and onward)
Final Fantasy III[]
- Onion Kids (NES version)
Final Fantasy IV[]
- Cecil
- Kain
- Rydia
- Tellah
- Edward
- Rosa
- Yang
- Palom
- Porom
- Cid
- Edge
- Fusoya
- Theodor (3D version, out of battle only)
Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-[]
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
- Ceodore
- Cecil
- Rosa
- Cid
- Rydia
- Luca
- Brina
- Calca
- Yang
- Ursula
- Palom
- Leonora
- Edge
- Gekkou
- Izayoi
- Zangetsu
- Tsukinowa
- Porom
- Edward
- Harley
- Kain
- Golbez
- Biggs
- Wedge
- White Mage
- Black Mage
- Monks A, B and C
- Guards A, B and C
- Kain?
- Elder
- Fusoya
Final Fantasy V[]
Final Fantasy VI[]
- Terra
- Locke
- Edgar
- Sabin
- Shadow
- Cyan
- Relm
- Strago
- Gau
- Celes
- Setzer
- Mog
- Gogo
- Umaro
- Biggs
- Wedge
- Ten Moogles
- Banon
- ?????
- Maduin (outside of battle only)
- General Leo
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-[]
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)
- Tseng (Episode Tseng only)
- Verdot (Episode Tseng only)
Final Fantasy VII[]
Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-[]
- Vincent
- Cait Sith
- Player Tsviet (now defunct Multiplayer mode only)
Final Fantasy VII Remake[]
- Cloud Strife
- Barret Wallace
- Tifa Lockhart
- Aerith Gainsborough
- Yuffie Kisaragi (Intergrade-exclusive Episode INTERmission only)
Final Fantasy VIII[]
Chocobo World[]
Final Fantasy IX[]
Final Fantasy X[]
Final Fantasy X-2[]
Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission[]
Final Fantasy XI[]
Players create their own character through the use of the Character Creation system.
Final Fantasy XII[]
The Zodiac versions allow control over the guest characters as well:
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings[]
Final Fantasy XIII[]
Final Fantasy XIII-2[]
- Serah
- Noel
- Lightning (Prologue and Requiem of the Goddess DLC only)
- Sazh (Heads or Tails? DLC only)
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII[]
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Players can create their own characters. During certain quests, players are given control of a different character with simplified movesets based on their job classes, and may have unique skills not available to the player.
- Alphinaud
- Y'shtola
- Hien
- Thancred
- Branden
- Renda-Rae
- Lamitt
- Nyelbert
- Estinien
- G-Warrior
- Alisaie
- Urianger
- G'raha Tia
Final Fantasy XV[]
- Noctis
- Gladiolus (December 2017 patch, Chapter 13 Verse 2 and Episode Gladiolus DLC only)
- Prompto (December 2017 patch, Episode Prompto DLC only)
- Ignis (December 2017 patch, Episode Ignis DLC only)
- Player created Kingsglaive member (Comrades DLC only)
- Sarah (Close Encounter of the Terra Kind, out of battle only)
- Ardyn (Episode Ardyn DLC only)
A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV[]
Final Fantasy XVI[]
Final Fantasy Tactics[]
Generic characters can be recruited on several occasions. Enemy monsters can be invited to the party and human players can be recruited in towns and invited to the party in the same way as monsters.
- Ramza
- Boco
- Mustadio
- Agrias
- Rapha
- Marach
- Orlandeau
- Meliadoul
- Ladd
- Lavian
- Alicia
- Beowulf
- Reis
- Construct 8
- Cloud
- Byblos
- Luso (War of the Lions only)
- Balthier (War of the Lions only)
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[]
Generic characters can be recruited on several occasions. New recruits will randomly ask to join the player's clan after missions.
- Marche
- Montblanc
- Ezel Berbier
- Ritz
- Shara
- Babus Swain
- Cid Randell
- Eldena
- Lini
- Cheney
- Pallanza
- Quin
- Littlevili
- Mewt (Prologue only)
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]
Generic characters can be recruited on several occasions. New recruits will appear monthly in certain areas, ready to be recruited.
Vagrant Story[]
Final Fantasy Type-0[]
Final Fantasy Agito[]
Players can create their own characters.
Final Fantasy Awakening[]
Players can create their own characters. Characters from Type-0 and some new characters can be recruited.
- Epic
- Legendary
- Machina Kunagiri
- Rem Tokimiya
- Kurasame Susaya
- Ace
- Deuce
- Cinque
- Sice
- Seven
- Jack
- Queen
- King
- Qator Bashtar
- Claes Celestia Misca Sancest
- Captain Tenochi
- Mythic
- Caetuna
- Zhuyu Voghfau Byot
- Kazusa Futahito
- Enkidu
- Gilgamesh Ashur
- Qun'mi Tru'e
- Nimbus
- Andoria Kaya Tranka Fam Forturio
- Hercules
- Ventuses
- Brom
- Kaya
- Yin and Yan
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles[]
The players creates their own characters, choosing from four races.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates[]
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King[]
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time[]
Players choose the gender and race of their own character.
Adventurers can be recruited at the town:
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord[]
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers[]
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest[]
The Final Fantasy Legend[]
Final Fantasy Legend II[]
Final Fantasy Legend III[]
Final Fantasy Adventure[]
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
- Sol
- Sarah
- Aigis
- Dusk
- Nacht
- Diana
- Alba
- Glaive
- Elgo
- Barbara
- Gramps
- Eduardo
- Graham
- Argy
- The Mask
- Matoya
- Gawain
- Jinnai
- Sophia
Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]
Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)[]
- Warrior of Light
- Garland
- Firion
- The Emperor
- Onion Knight
- Cloud of Darkness
- Cecil
- Golbez
- Bartz
- Exdeath
- Terra
- Kefka
- Cloud
- Sephiroth
- Squall
- Ultimecia
- Zidane
- Kuja
- Tidus
- Jecht
- Shantotto
- Gabranth
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[]
- Warrior of Light
- Garland
- Firion
- The Emperor
- Onion Knight
- Cloud of Darkness
- Cecil
- Kain
- Golbez
- Bartz
- Exdeath
- Gilgamesh
- Terra
- Kefka
- Cloud
- Tifa
- Sephiroth
- Squall
- Laguna
- Ultimecia
- Zidane
- Kuja
- Tidus
- Yuna
- Jecht
- Shantotto
- Prishe
- Vaan
- Gabranth
- Lightning
- Feral Chaos
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT[]
- Warrior of Light
- Garland
- Firion
- The Emperor
- Onion Knight
- Cloud of Darkness
- Cecil
- Kain
- Golbez
- Bartz
- Exdeath
- Terra
- Locke
- Kefka
- Cloud
- Tifa
- Sephiroth
- Squall
- Rinoa
- Ultimecia
- Zidane
- Kuja
- Tidus
- Yuna
- Jecht
- Shantotto
- Kam'lanaut
- Vaan
- Vayne
- Lightning
- Snow
- Y'shtola
- Zenos
- Noctis
- Ardyn
- Ramza
- Ace
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia[]
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy[]
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call[]
Final Fantasy Explorers[]
Players create their own character through the use of the Character Creation system.
World of Final Fantasy[]
A variety of Mirages are available to flight alongside Lann and Reynn.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
Mobius Final Fantasy[]
Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin[]
- Jack Garland
- Ash (Only in multiplayer mode)
- Jed (Only in multiplayer mode)
- Neon (Only in multiplayer mode)
- Sophia (Only in multiplayer mode)
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
The main characters are those that are obtainable during the story.
- Rain
- Lasswell
- Fina
- Lid
- Nichol
- Sakura
- Jake
- Raegen
- Akstar
- Physalis
- Charlotte
- Daisy
- Kalmia
- Poppy
- Nerine
- Cleome
- Bruce
- Roca
- Rhus
- Neilikka
The rest of original playable characters can be recruited through the summoning with lapis.
War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
- Leonis
- Oelde Leonis
- Helena Leonis
- Mont Leonis (モント・リオニス?) (Caelum)
- Sterne Leonis (Fortem)
- Ildyra (Lumen)
- Elsirelle
- Kitone
- Eliza
- Rafale
- Hourne
- Robb Hourne
- Dario Hourne
- Machérie Hourne
- Engelbert (Solidus)
- Adelard (Nitor)
- Naiah
- Shadowlynx
- Fennes
- Wezette
- Khury Wezette
- Viktora
- Luartha
- Serjes (Equito)
- Abbott (Ice Fangs)
- Glaciela Wezette (Spirare)
- Margritte (Rubeus)
- Minwu
- Cayanne
- Crystal Sanctum
- Ovis
- Roghza Ovis
- Lucielle Ovis
- Macleod (Inviam)
- Deah
- Miche
- Phoebe
- Heindler
- Oberon Heindler
- Alaya Rundall
- Gernsback (Six Fangs)
- Moore
- Resnick
- Neia
- Rivelka
- Jeter
- Saiga
- Gouga
- Rundall
- Ariale
- Gilgamesh
- Minerva
- Unaffiliated
- Arms Dealer Guild
- Lykeros
- Farplane
