IGN's Top Final Fantasy Characters

[Evastio]

I really didn't like any of their choices on the first page from FFIV, as much as I adore the game I feel that they're very bland characters and are far from the "best".

I can see where you're coming from with Palom and Porom and Edge (their personality and roles in the story are clear, but they're not as deep as other characters from other FFs). But you can't tell me that Golbez is "bland." His tragic past and guilt-ridden personality, yet his strength and determination to do what's right whether it's defeating Zemus or going back to earth to save the people on it is far from bland and boring, especially considering he's a villain for most of the original FFIV.

[TrollHunter]

I really didn't like any of their choices on the first page from FFIV, as much as I adore the game I feel that they're very bland characters and are far from the "best".

I can see where you're coming from with Palom and Porom and Edge (their personality and roles in the story are clear, but they're not as deep as other characters from other FFs). But you can't tell me that Golbez is "bland." His tragic past and guilt-ridden personality, yet his strength and determination to do what's right whether it's defeating Zemus or going back to earth to save the people on it is far from bland and boring, especially considering he's a villain for most of the original FFIV.

True... I must've forgot about Golbez. (God knows how)
But they also put in characters like Tellah... who was just a generic old guy looking for revenge. I love Tellah, but really... he's a fairly generic character, Edge isn't really generic per se but he's pretty boring really.

[Bolivar]

Not surprised at the dominance of games that were popular in N. America. I can't say which characters a person should have instead of their own choices, but to me, Minwu, Ricard Highwind, FFIII's Cid, Galuf, X-Death, and certainly Gilgamesh would all be on this list as well.

[Gamblet]

Not surprised at the dominance of games that were popular in N. America. I can't say which characters a person should have instead of their own choices, but to me, Minwu, Ricard Highwind, FFIII's Cid, Galuf, X-Death, and certainly Gilgamesh would all be on this list as well.

Emperor of Palamecia was pretty badass too.

[Raistlin]

Some of the later ones were stretches. One of FFVII's strongest points was its characters, but Tifa hardly deserves to be considered one of the best FF characters.

I would agree that there were too much from IV and VI, but outside of Sazh, they're not exactly missing much from VII and up.

[Darylisgogo]

i don't like ign's list so i made my own lol. a little more fair giving 2 characters per game. it's kind of a sausagefest of a list i made, unintentional. i was debating on rydia instead of golbez and celes instead of leo. 2 per game is very limiting. but IGN was unfair and obviously biased to iv, vi, and vii so felt i had to create my own list to justify it in my mind lol.

4
kain
golbez

5
faris
gilgamesh

6
kefka
leo

7
hojo
cid

8
squall
ellone

9
vivi
beatrix

10
auron
jecht

12
basch
balthier

13
sazh
cid

[I Don't Need A Name]

i don't like ign's list so i made my own lol. a little more fair giving 2 characters per game. it's kind of a sausagefest of a list i made, unintentional. i was debating on rydia instead of golbez and celes instead of leo. 2 per game is very limiting. but IGN was unfair and obviously biased to iv, vi, and vii so felt i had to create my own list to justify it in my mind lol.

I actually think your list is pretty solid in giving the more interesting characters the limelight there. Although I'll never understand how anyone could give Celes any limelight.

[Elskidor]

i don't like ign's list so i made my own lol. a little more fair giving 2 characters per game. it's kind of a sausagefest of a list i made, unintentional. i was debating on rydia instead of golbez and celes instead of leo. 2 per game is very limiting. but IGN was unfair and obviously biased to iv, vi, and vii so felt i had to create my own list to justify it in my mind lol.

4
kain
golbez

5
faris
gilgamesh

6
kefka
leo

7
hojo
cid

8
squall
ellone

9
vivi
beatrix

10
auron
jecht

12
basch
balthier

13
sazh
cid

I can live with most of that list if I had to just chose 2 characters from each. I might switch around a character in FF8 for Laguna, and possibly Ash for FFXII.

[I Took the Red Pill]

Few moments in Final Fantasy history evoke as much feeling as when Porom and Palom sacrifice themselves for the sake of the rest of the party.

True, there were feelings. But they weren't feelings of despair and sorrow, they were feelings of "dear sweet jesus thank god these annoying brats are done talking".

[Elskidor]

Few moments in Final Fantasy history evoke as much feeling as when Porom and Palom sacrifice themselves for the sake of the rest of the party.

True, there were feelings. But they weren't feelings of despair and sorrow, they were feelings of "dear sweet jesus thank god these annoying brats are done talking".

Completely disagree. It was a very emotional scene and it played out great, but just like all the rest, except Tellah, the ending ruined it.

[Del Murder]

I think IGN uses a dartboard to make these lists.

[Carl the Llama]

I think IGN uses a dartboard to make these lists.

Truer words have never been spoken.