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    Nom nom nom The Characters of this Game (SPOILERS)

    FF9 was the second FF i ever played. And the first one I completed.

    It holds a special place in my heart. For me, this game was the easiest to complete and required the minimal amount of walkthrough advice and help.

    However, I find Ive only been able to complete this one using five of the eight characters. When I've tried using the others Ive failed to fight off Necron.

    So......what I want to ask is: What are the pros and cons for each playable character in this game?

    Mine are as follows.....

    Zidane

    Pros: His Trance and his Attack power
    Cons: He cant steal all that well, even when you up his success rate. And his regular skills mostly suck.

    Steiner

    Pros: His Trance, His normal Attack, a couple of his of his Sword Arts, his Sword Magic is arguably better than Vivi magic
    Cons: He is underused in earlier battles so you have to work to level him up later.

    Garnet

    Pros: She is a good White Mage in terms of Curaga, Esuna etc... and provides good final battle back up
    Cons: She's a crap Summoner and Ark isnt worth my time and effort. She's not even as good a White Mage as....

    Eiko

    Pros: Curaga, Full Life, Holy. She learns so few Summons but for me they are the best Summons of the game
    Cons: I cant think of any gameplay wise. She can be an annoying brat story wise, thats it.

    Vivi

    Pros: Pair him up with Steiner and watch them kick the crap out of monsters. He's small and great at the same time.
    Cons: His Doomsday move requires protective equipment

    Quina

    Pros: Mighty Guard is so easy to get
    Cons: Mighty Guard takes so much MP and doesnt last the duration, gets KO'd too easily

    Freya

    Pros: Reis's Wind, White Draw, Jump, Winning that Coral Ring for me, she is a valued member of my team early game
    Cons: She is also underused later in the game, and appears weaker

    Amarant

    Pros: Chakra
    Cons: He seems to be an afterthought who appears too late and his equipment is too expensive


    How about the rest of you?

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    Freya is the best character. No other characters compare.

    Con: They made her less relevant toward the end.

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    Zidane:
    Pros - Helpful, kind, supportive, energetic, steal ability
    Cons - Womanizing, hair, forced in to your party

    Garnet:
    Pros - Good white mage, good summons, haircut, I liked her development, serves as white mage for like half of the story
    Cons - Trance, her disc 3 problems

    Vivi:
    Pros - Awesome, useful black magic, sweet, cute as a button, great character development, Trance
    Cons - Uhhh

    Steiner:
    Pros - Goofy, fun, means well, lovable oaf, theme song
    Cons - Kind of boring design wise

    Freya:
    Pros - Strong, intelligent, jump is useful
    Cons - Loses relevance

    Quina:
    Pros - Goofy, fun, silly, cares about his friends, black magic
    Cons - Looks ridiculous and leaves your party a lot

    Eiko:
    Pros - Strong for a six year-old, neat summons, excellent white magic, great trance
    Cons - Can be annoying and bratty, bad outfit

    Amarant:
    Pros - Good skills, not too bad to use, fun to see him interact with others, especially Eiko
    Cons - Looks ridiculous, only relevant for about 10 minutes twice in the game

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