My favorite female character in the series is Celes from Final Fantasy VI because she showed a very human side of herself after the events of Solitary Island. It means a lot to me to see powerful people succumb to human weaknesses, I think.

My favorite female character in the series would have been Ashe from Final Fantasy XII if the game had contained more character development and moments. Sometimes, it felt a little too much like the political story overwrote the character story, and that is a shame because Final Fantasy XII had a diverse cast that could have played off each other relatively well aside from key events. I think that, and the presence of Vaan and Penelo, who were along for no real reason, lead me to think of other characters in the series as more forthcoming.