For our next character spotlight, we look at the champion of the eestlinc's Favorites Division: Celes. FFVI spoilers!



Many would consider Celes the main protagonist of FFVI. She certainly is for the second half of the game, being the first character you control in the World of Ruin, and being the driving force in gathering the party back together in order to defeat Kefka.

Celes was once a general in the Empire's army, and being such she was infused with magitek energy. After seeing the horrors that the Empire was responsible for, she betrayed them and joined the Returners. For the first half of the game her loyalty comes into question by much of the party, but it was never necessary. Her loyalty to her friends never wavered.

Celes's special ability is Runic, which allows her to absorb her enemies' spells in her blade to recover MP. This is useful against spell-casting foes, but her true power comes from her innate magical abilities. She is one of only two characters to have access to spells early in the game, and can learn more powerful magic without the use of espers.

Despite her 6 seed this year, Celes has actually done pretty well in past tournaments. She is no stranger to the final four, making it there in the first tournament but losing to eventual winner Cloud. In the second tournament she made it to the elite eight of the Glory Days Division before losing to eventual winner Rydia. That's right, Celes has only ever lost to the eventual winners of these tournaments. Will she continue that trend, or will this finally be her time?