Gamezone: Top 10 Final Fantasy Characters

With Final Fantasy XIII-2 approaching in January, new characters will be introduced into the already stunning cast of characters Final Fantasy has created and given stardom too. With each new final fantasy released, a new character becomes just as beloved as the characters before them, but who are the most beloved?

[Jirachi]

I don't see why terra brandford isn't on this list

[NewMonday]

all the main characters of FF6. that game was a pioneer in storytelling in games, it did the ensemble cast adventure long before Lost and Heroes, everyone had his moment, and everyone can be considered a main character.

[knifefight]

"I don't see why terra brandford isn't on this list "

I do: the author didn't put her on the list.

It was written by one "Heath Hooker" (lol that's really his name) and apparently, research reveals he does not share your (and my) highly favorable opinion of Terra.

[antz1104]

Number's 1 and two were a given......but no Sid or Kefka?

Fail list.

[Son_Lee]

No Tifa?! She's easily my favorite FF character. She has EVERYTHING you can want in a woman and a character. She's strong-willed, takes care of Cloud when he's going through an identity crisis, and becomes the emotional rock that holds all of FF7 together post-disc 1. Oh, and her figure is kinda nice, too. :))

[Tanir]

cloud, tifa, sephiroth, squal and Eclair Farron are my fav!

[Capt-FuzzyPants]

When did we figure out Claie Farron was her name anyway I don't remember.

[jthamind]

horrible list. Squall and Tidus are two of the worst Final Fantasy characters ever. and i don't know how Lightning is on the list when she wasn't even the best character in her game. and where's Kefka and Terra?

[MrWiggle]

Squall isn't a horriable character, he has some of the best character development in a FF game. How it's spread between all four discs and the fact that you can actually see him changing is amazing...from this cold, hearted, selfish jerk to this brave heroic leader who has opened himself up to his new found friends and girl he loves. Oh and if your going to use the whole "emo" thing don't bother, since the game shows you why Squall is the person we meet at the start of the game, thanks to flashbacks and everything he went through

I'm guessing like many others your judging the Squall from the person we meet at the beginging of the game, not the Squall and charater in general he becomes at the end of the game...missing out on the development of his character and personality

But I will agree Lightning is a bland, boring and depressing character how the hell could she ever be on a top FF character list is beyond me

[jthamind]

you call that character development? lol. moving on....

[TurretKiller]

So let me get this straight jthamind, a character who goes through a strory and changes completely from the person we first met at the start of the game/film/book is NOT character development...........really.

If your actually being serious and not just saying that because your obviously one of those FF8 haters who hate on the game for no reason, then you mustn't have a clue what character development really is. Hate to see how well you would have done of your English Literature exam. What the guy says is correct, it is character development whether you like it or not, you can't just ignore it because you hate the game, it makes you look stupid.

[JellyJelly]

Who's "Aerith"? Aeris.

[BldyShdw]

Aerith is the original translation.

[knifefight]

It can go either way because "th" isn't in Japanese, whereas "Aeris" is actually a type of flower.
The original Japanese is エアリス, which is "e-a-ri-su." No "th" to be found in there.

So while they may have printed the Engrish "Aerith" in their Japanese manuals back in 1997, going by the pronunciation, her names is actually much closer to "Aeris" than "Aerith."

Though by that same token, "Cloud" would be "Crowdo," so...
It goes both ways ^_^

[brbobcat]

I don't think 10 spots are enough...

[knifefight]

10 spots aren't enough for a top 10 anymore? Damn economy. Used to be you could get 12 spots on a top 10. It's the fugging government's problem. I'm moving to Canada.

[TXIDarkAvenger]

I'm actually surprised that Cloud isn't #1.

[NegativeCreepWA]

No Locke = fail

[jneul]

im actually surprised they put tidus above squall, i would have personally put them the other way around...

[D3mons0ul]

Agree

Sephiroth > Cloud

[Oliver3126]

I Like cloud but I like most sephiroth I think he so most powerful than any one in the final fantasy character

[D3mons0ul]

Pretty much, yeah.

Of course, people will ALWAYS try to deny it. I haven't seen a good argument for him not being the strongest FF character yet. The characters in Versus XIII might give him a run for his money though.

[iWishTifaWasReal]

TIFA TIFA TIFA