Most Underrated FF Characters

[Colonel Angus]

I'll skip a few games due to not having played them in a while.

FFI- The Monk is highly underrated. After Lv. 15 he's the best fighter you'll have. The only thing the Warrior/Knight has on him is Defense, but it's worth it for his multi-hit attacks. Those slime monsters that only lose 1 hp when hit w/ a sword? Taken out by a 10 hit Monk attack for 10 hp.

FFIV- Rosa, who mixed the Ranger class w/ the White Mage class. Her bow & arrows kept her out of the front lines & gave her an adequate attack when healing wasn't necessary. Even though other characters could use the Bows, she was the only one w/ Aim.

FFV- Lenna/Reina. Pretty much what Canoe said. Plus, she's still statistically the top natural magic user. As for Job Class, it's a toss between Geomancer & Bard. !Gaia on someone w/ high magic is great & Geos w/ a secondary magic ability kick butt. Bards are very important against the undead, as their requiem song can wipe out a whole group of monsters instantly. Giving the !Song ability to a mage makes the song even stronger.

FFVI- Setzer & Mog. Both are great tanks. Setzer probably has the coolest weapons in the game. Mog can be made into an excellent Dragoon w/ the Boots. But both really shine where they can take a beating, leaving your others to focus on attacks.

FFVIII- Selphie is the proto-Rikku. Highly energetic, youthful, high spirited. Plus, she has nunchucks as long as her torso.

FFX- Kimahri Ronso best all-around character. You set Kimahri on any path you like. Kimahri best blue mage in series; only use lancet to learn spells. Kimahri default Jump very powerful. Kimahri make great 2nd thief.

FFX-2- Paine doesn't get enough love. She's a powerful warrior & brings a different persona to the trio than late bloomer Yunie & jacked-up Rikku. I guess you could say she's the Lulu of this game, but she doesn't fall into the den mother role that Lulu did. Her connection w/ everything going on was pretty interesting, too. She also has the coolest mascot costume.

FFXII- Penelo get's the "useless" label almost as much as Vaa-aa-aan. But she plays an important role (especially early on) as his conscience. As a warrior, she's really good. The fastest character & the 2nd best magic user, I like to give her the Rosa role of Arrows & Magic. Her speed makes her good w/ Daggers & Ninja swords, but I prefer to keep her away from the fiends.

FFT- Mustadio BUNANSA is, as Canoe mentioned, highly underrated. Other than the Seal Evil sniper attack, his Arm & Leg attacks are very valuable. Plus he has the 2nd best name in the game (after T.G. Cid, of course).