darkchrono
11-13-2005, 10:00 PM
Here is a list of who I think is the most important characters to the least important main characters in the story
#1 Cloud-obviously as the entire plot revolves around him
#2 Tifa- had the most influence on the story of Cloud. You can say that Aeris had more influence on the story of the planet. But since the main story is about Cloud and Tifa had the most influence on him I would put her as a more important character than Aeris.
#3 Aeris- probably had the second most influence on Cloud and had the most influence on the planet.
#4 Barret- Just had a mild influence on Cloud but was the main person who got the plot and story started.
#5 Red XIII- not an entirely important character on his own but did introduce the group to people who were important to the future of their mission.
#6 Cait Sith- he helped move the plot along from afar.
#7 Cid- provided a way to get them out of a jam. Other than that doesn't do a whole lot.
#8- Vincent- completely optional and is not needed to complete the story but does have an interesting background.
#9 Yuffie- completely optional and is not needed to complete the story and does not have as interesting of backstory as Vincent.
I am not sure if most other rpg's have as clear of view of who are the main characters and secondary characters and sidequest characters as FFVII does. But in FFVII it is easy to see the three main groups of characters.
Cloud
Tifa
Aeris = Main characters
Barret
Red XIII
Cait Sith = Secondary characters
Cid
Vincent
Yuffie = sidequest characters
#1 Cloud-obviously as the entire plot revolves around him
#2 Tifa- had the most influence on the story of Cloud. You can say that Aeris had more influence on the story of the planet. But since the main story is about Cloud and Tifa had the most influence on him I would put her as a more important character than Aeris.
#3 Aeris- probably had the second most influence on Cloud and had the most influence on the planet.
#4 Barret- Just had a mild influence on Cloud but was the main person who got the plot and story started.
#5 Red XIII- not an entirely important character on his own but did introduce the group to people who were important to the future of their mission.
#6 Cait Sith- he helped move the plot along from afar.
#7 Cid- provided a way to get them out of a jam. Other than that doesn't do a whole lot.
#8- Vincent- completely optional and is not needed to complete the story but does have an interesting background.
#9 Yuffie- completely optional and is not needed to complete the story and does not have as interesting of backstory as Vincent.
I am not sure if most other rpg's have as clear of view of who are the main characters and secondary characters and sidequest characters as FFVII does. But in FFVII it is easy to see the three main groups of characters.
Cloud
Tifa
Aeris = Main characters
Barret
Red XIII
Cait Sith = Secondary characters
Cid
Vincent
Yuffie = sidequest characters