So who's the main character?

If you think about it almost every character except for Mog, Gau, Umaro, Gogo, Stratgo, Relm, and Shadow could be the main character. Th whole game revolves around every character and comes back to each throught it. Like with Terra at the begining and end. Celes in the WoR and @ the magitek factory, Locke in Phoenix Cave and having the love intrest with Celes. Or Edgar and Sabin having a conflict over Figaro Kingdom and the fate of each other.

In my opinion Terra is the main character in FFVI...But sadly she wasn't "officialy" the main character in FFVI...That's why you can interpret it as FFVI having no main character. But if you really think about...Terra is similiar to the other FF's protagonists like Cecil, Cloud, etc...She was looking for her real identity and confronts her heritage just like the other FF main characters. And without Terra, FFVI's plot would make no sense at all. And about the fact that you can choose not to have her in your party for the final fight...You can also choose not to have Squall in your party for the final fight in FFVIII and in the PC version of FFVII (only in the PC version and not in the PSX version), you can also choose not to have Cloud in your party for the final fight. Though I do admit that in the WOR, Celes was more important than Terra...So I would say that Terra is the first most important character and Celes is the second most important character in FFVI...

why did nobody say kefka?? i think he is the main character because he does more than anybody else.

Like most of you, I chose Terra.

But I wouldn't say Shadow, Strago & Relm weren't relevant to the storyline either. They say that Blue Mages were always hunted, and if you rescued Shadow at the end of the battles on the Floating Continent and get him in the WoR, (SPOILER)
have him in the party when you rest at an inn, and every few times, he'll dream about his past, which would include something about a lady who may/may not be Relm's mother.

But other than that, my vote goes to Terra. Her music is often heard through the game, and I also like what Celes asks about her on the airship before they meet Kefka.

There is no main chracter the gajme centers around all of them and you can put any of them in that place.

Terra: half human half esper contacts espers and is the first chracter you play

Locke: Part of the returners saves Terra and is key to the Returners. He also makes Celes want to look for everyone

Edgar: King of a country against the empire key to Returners

Sabin: Helps Celes find evryone and thinks empire killed father

Setzer: He provides the airship and comes up with the idea to gather everybody

Cyan: Has hate against Kefka and he tells you where Gau is

Mog: Ramuh came to him in a dream. He is also key to alliying Umaro

Gau: Shows you how to get through the Serpent Trench

Celes: General of the empire and knows Kefka better than any other chracter

Strago: Tells you about the magic statues. Relm's grandfather

Relm: Saves you from Ultros and paints a picture that gives a clue of Locke's wherabouts

Shadow: Gives mystery element of game and helps you espape from the island( I also heard he's Relm's grandfdather I don't since I missed the dreams because I didn't wait for him so I never saw the dreams I'm wait next time I replay the game)

Gogo: Lends his power to help your party stop Kefka

Umaro: Beats things up

I think kefka is the main character (don't jump to conclusions yet) think about it he wanted power yes I know he is evil he wanted to be the powerful man in the world by using magic and make people full down to his feet and the empire using Terra as a tool.

THE GAME MAINLY FOCUS ON TERRA I THINK. SO I THINK ITS HER. CELES WOULD I THINK IS THE SECOND MAIN CHARICTER.

I'd say that the main characters are Locke, Terra, Edgar, and Celes, simply because they can all hold the Illumina, the strongest weapon in the game.

Terra beggins with the story , but the hole reason for the game to continue is kefka , without him you would've stayed in WoB forever !

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