83. Holy has an interesting property to it that seems to be exclusive to the FFIV series. It can actually inflict the status ailment Sap if the enemy happens to be weak to the holy element such as Undead.

84. Cid Pollendina is the first playable Cid in the FF series. He is a mix of FFIII's Scholar and Viking classes in terms of stats and abilities.

85. While the 3D remake retooled a lot of skills for the party members, Cid is the only character who gained an original ability. The skill is Upgrade and allows him to cast elemental properties onto his weapon to garner elemental damage bonuses much like FFV's Mystic Knight.

86. Cid is also the first Cid to have his own theme song.

87. For a long time, fans believed you needed to steal the Dark Matter from Zeromus in order to make his Big Bang attack weaker. This is actually not true. Likewise, Big Bang's damage does fluctuate, but it's not actually random either. It completely depends on the player actions. Basically, when Zeromus shakes, he's preparing his Big Bang attack. If the player hits him with a magic spell or magic spell item, he will counter with Flare, but his Intellect will drop, weakening the attack. A few things to note though:

  • It has to be a magic spell, not a Summon. You need it to trigger the Counter Flare
  • White Magic does work as well, but not Holy, as it activates a Counter Tornado which is not counted as the same.
  • Finally, if Zeromus shakes again after the counter spell, then his Intellect may be restored and Big Bang will do it's normal damage. So timing is very important.


88. Though the concept existed in FFIII, FFIV is the game that debuted the Throw command. In the OG III, Ninja's could "throw" shuriken they had equipped as their main weapon, but then the weapon would be gone and need to be re-equipped between rounds. IV introduced the concept in the way we know it now.

89. Edge is FFIV director's Takashi Tokita's favorite character.

90. Edge is one of the few cast members not to get his own musical theme, instead, he shares Cid's theme Hey Cid!

91. Due to his rivalry with Rubicante in his intro, Edge has maintained a connection to the fire element in most media he has shown up in.
  • It is his starting Ninjitsu skill
  • In the ports with the Lunar Trials, Edge's Eidolon opponent is Lunar Ifrit
  • He gains the unique item Fire Scarf from Rubicante in the After Years
  • Many of his Band abilities in The After Years are fire based.
  • In Opera Omnia, Edge has a passive skill called Fire Scarf that reduces fire damage, and Flame is his LD (think like ultimate) ability.
  • In TheaterRhythm Curtain Call, Edge's summon is Ifrit.


92. Edge's design in FFIV is a bit weird compared to previous versions, but he's actually a call back to both the FFI and FFIII incarnation just with Thief mixed in so the class would be represented in IV. He can use magic like his FFI counterpart, but also dual-wield and throw weapons like his FFIII counterpart.

93. Rosa is the only character who appears on the Super Famicom box art correctly. Though there are two figures that are thought to be Cecil and Edge, both of their designs are not the same as their in-game spites. Cecil's box art counterpart is using FFIII's Knight model, while Edge's model has brown hair and using a green instead of purple color scheme for his outfit.