Cecil Harvey
Kain Highwind
Rosa Joanna Farrell
Rydia
Tellah
Yang Fang Leiden
Edward Chrin von Muer
Cid Pollendina
Palom
Porom
Edward "Edge" Geraldine
FuSoYa
Golbez
Don't make me choose! I'd rather just throw my vote away...
Nobody ever appreciates Tellah.![]()
I think Tellah was better at having an actual personality.
I've often thought of FuSoYa as being mildly reminiscent of deus ex machina. He's a God-like being who comes into the story very late, and provides much of the exposition near the end. The fact that he participates in the action, and that he gets himself nuked by Zeromus, saves him from being an utter deus ex machina, but all the same, there's little about him that's interesting, and the fact that he's Cecil's uncle is mentioned once, and never referred to again.
Cecil easily followed by Kain and finally the bard Edward.
Cecil is the character that reignited my interest in FF, fantasy books, and RPGs in general.
I randomly decided to play FFIV DS and was instantly drawn into his story. I like how he was not some big brawny brute like most knights tend to be portrayed at times. Me being a martial artist I always leaned toward the martial art themed characters like ninja or monks. Cecil tore all that down. He ended up being far more interesting than I expected. I also tend to like the fast pretty boy like characters, Cecil ended up being that too. Especially in dissida when you get to see how fast and skilled he is. I also love how forgiving he is and his amazing transformation into a paladin. He totally changed my interest in fantasy characters. Now I have trouble playing an rpg or reading a book that doesn't feature knights, dark knights, or paladins.