List of Final Fantasy IV characters
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Square Co., Ltd.'s Final Fantasy IV was a revolutionary role-playing game for the company, in that it featured more characters than any previous game in the Final Fantasy series. Not only did it have twelve player characters and countless non-player characters, but each of them had a more distinct backstory than in prior games in the series.
Player Characters
Listed in order of appearance 
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| Cecil Harvey Japanese name: Class: Dark Knight (暗黒騎士), Paladin (パラディン) Skill(s): Dark Wave (Dark Knight), Cover/Off (Paladin), White Magic (Paladin) Birthplace: Unknown Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight: 128 lb (58 kg) Laterality: Right-handed |
| Orphaned at a young age, Cecil is taken in by King Baron and raised as a Dark Knight. Eventually he is promoted to the command of Baron's airship fleet, the "Red Wings". When the King orders Cecil to rob the magical town of Mysidia of its Water Crystal, Cecil begins to question his king's morality in issuing the order. After bombing the village of Mist under the king's orders, he forms an alliance of warriors to discover the true intentions of the King. This quest eventually leads him to climb Mount Ordeals after washing ashore near Mysidia, becoming a paladin in the process. Cecil ultimately learns that he is the son of a Lunarian, KluYa, and that Golbez is his brother. Cecil initially cannot accept that fact, but just before Golbez leaves forever, he calls him his brother. Cecil marries Rosa and becomes King of Baron; Cagnazzo had killed and impersonated the previous king. | ||
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| Kain Highwind Japanese name: Class: Dragon Knight (竜騎士) Skill(s): Jump Birthplace: Baron Age: 21 Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 134 lb (61 kg) Laterality: Left-handed |
| Childhood friend to both Cecil and Rosa, Kain is the leader of the Dragon Knights of Baron. He claims that being a dragoon makes him feel closer to his father, who died when Kain was very young. Though Kain, like Cecil, notices King Baron's unusually harsh behavior, he strangely aligns himself with the evil King and Golbez instead of joining Cecil's rebellion. Kain, in fact, becomes the right-hand-man of Golbez — the mysterious sorcerer who takes Cecil's place as captain of the Red Wings. This only happens because Golbez mind controls him at this point. Kain breaks free of Golbez's mind control after Tellah casts Meteor, but is seized again after Cecil claims the last Crystal of Darkness. When Zemus's mind control of Golbez breaks, Kain is no longer controlled. After the final battle, Kain decides to test himself before he can consider himself worthy to see Cecil again. | ||
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| Rosa Farrell Japanese name: Class: White Mage (白魔道士) Skill(s): Aim, Pray, White Magic Birthplace: Baron Age: 19 Height: 5 ft 4 in (1.62 m) Weight: 103 lb (47 kg) Laterality: Right-handed |
| Cecil's beloved, Rosa is a white mage and archer of Baron. Experienced in healing magic, Rosa is often busy attending to Baronian soldiers who were wounded in battle. She has always hoped to fight alongside Cecil, just as her mother fought alongside her father, another Dark Knight. When Rosa learns of the King's cruel intentions, she immediately leaves Baron in search of Cecil, catching the deadly desert fever in the process. Cecil cures her with the Sand Ruby, and she joins his party. During the battle of Fabul, she attempts to save Cecil from Kain, but Golbez kidnaps her and has the Earth Crystal as her ransom. Golbez tricks Cecil into bringing the Crystal, but Tellah weakens Golbez, and Golbez, seeing something in Cecil, possibly that he is his brother, retreats. Cecil saves Rosa in time, and she helps them escape after defeating the Fiend of Wind, Barbariccia. She stays in the party for the rest of the game, and marries Cecil, becoming queen of Baron in the process. | ||
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| Cid Pollendina Japanese name: Class: Engineer (技師) Skill(s): Study Birthplace: Baron Age: 54 Height: 5 ft 3 in (1.59 m) Weight: 148 lb (67 kg) Laterality: Right-handed |
| The chief engineer of Baron, Cid is very close to Cecil, Kain, and Rosa. Since the loss of his wife, Cid has especially treated Cecil like his own son. Having discovered the ancient skill of levitation, Cid is credited with inventing the airship. After discovering that Cecil has been relieved of his position in Baron's fleet, the furious Cid is locked away in the dungeon by King Baron (actually the fiend of water, Cagnazzo). Later, however, he gives Cecil access to his special airship, the Enterprise. When the Enterprise crashes in the Underworld, Cid takes it back to the surface to outfit it with silver foil, which enables it to fly over magma. Cid rescues Cecil from the collapsing bridge to the Tower of Babel, and attempts to escape a pursuing Red Wings airship. He ultimately jumps off the ship at the crater and detonates explosives to seal the Underworld; this is thought to have killed him, but he returns to add Silver Foil and a drill to the newly acquired Falcon, and deploys the Red Wings against the Giant of Babel. | ||
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| Rydia Japanese name: Class: Summoner (召喚士) Skill(s): Call, White Magic (Child), Black Magic Birthplace: Mist Age: 7 Height: 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) Weight: 40 lb (18 kg) Laterality: Right-handed |
| Due to her innocence and pure heart, Rydia is one of the most powerful summoners in the entire village. When Cecil and Kain trek through the Mist Cave to reach Rydia's village, they kill the Mist Dragon that was summoned to protect the path. Because monsters are linked to their callers, Cecil and Kain actually kills Rydia's mother in the process. On top of this, they set the entire village ablaze with the Bomb Ring, which automatically erupted the moment they enter Mist. Rydia becomes enraged and attacks them, causing an earthquake that separates Cecil and Kain. Cecil takes the unconscious Rydia to Kaipo; when she regains her senses, she initially cannot forgive him, but agrees to join him after he defeats some soldiers who want to kill her. Rydia is swallowed by Leviathan, and grows older in the Land of Summons, due to time passing more quickly there. Having mastered summoning at the expense of white magic, she saves Cecil from Golbez's Shadow Dragon in the Dwarven Castle's Crystal room and rejoins the party. She returns to the Land of Summons in the end, and it is apparent that Edge is infatuated with her. | ||
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| Tellah Japanese name: Class: Sage (賢者) Skill(s): Recall, White Magic, Black Magic Birthplace: Mysidia Age: 60 Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) Weight: 105 lb (48 kg) Laterality: Right-handed |
| Tellah was once the wisest Sage in Mysidia and master of all spells. After a drastic accident while casting a spell, Tellah retired to Kaipo and refrained from using magic, eventually forgetting most of his spells. After the death of his wife, Tellah became very over-protective of his only daughter Anna, and becomes furious when learning of her engagement to the "spoony bard" Edward of Damcyan. He accompanies Cecil to Damcyan to find Edward, and initially blames and scorns Edward. However, several events, such as the fact that Anna sacrificed herself for Edward, and when Edward plays his Twin Harp to weaken the Dark Elf, Tellah's perception of Edward improves. Tellah also seeks vengeance on Golbez for killing Anna, and acquires the spell Meteor for this end. He uses Meteor at the cost of his own life, weakening Golbez, and freeing Kain. He expresses regret over being consumed by vengeance in the last moments of his life. Mysidian mages idolize Tellah, often working all their lives to obtain the wisdom he once had. | ||
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| Edward Chris von Muir Japanese name: Class: Bard (Jp: 王族, Eng: Royalty) Skill(s): Hide, Medicine, Sing Birthplace: Damcyan Age: 24 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.74 m) Weight: 112 lb (51 kg) Laterality: Right-handed |
| Edward is the prince of Damcyan, soon to become the seventh king of the region. Edward grew up very mild-mannered in his royal family. Though expected to be an expert in business, Edward shows much more interest in music and became a bard. When Golbez's Red Wings attack Damcyan and kill Edward's beloved Anna, Edward joins Cecil in his opposition against King Baron and Golbez. Edward falls overboard when Leviathan attacks Cecil's ship to Baron, and is tended to in Troia. From his room, he plays the Twin Harp, sending a melody to the Dark Elf, weakening it and dispelling the magnetic field that rendered metallic weapons useless, enabling Cecil to defeat the Dark Elf. He joins the airship fleet against the Giant of Babel, and helps to rebuild Damcyan after Zeromus's defeat. | ||
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| Yang Fang Leiden Japanese name: Class: Monk (Jp: モンク僧, Monk-Priest) Skill(s): Power (note the prayer stance indicative of a priest), Kick, Bear Birthplace: Fabul Age: 35 Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) Weight: 168 lb (76 kg) Laterality: Both |
| The composed leader of the monks of Fabul, Yang is an undisputed expert in martial arts. Despite his superiority over the other Fabul monks, Yang remains dignified and does not bask in his glory. When training on Mt. Hobs, he and his fellow monks were attacked by a group of monsters. Yang emerged as the only survivor, but receives help from Cecil and Edward when protecting Fabul from Golbez's attack. He finds his way to Baron after Leviathan attacks the ship that he chartered, and attacks Cecil before regaining his memories. In the Tower of Babel's cannon room, he sacrifices himself to prevent the cannon from destroying the dwarven tanks, but resurfaces in the Sylvan cave, unconscious. He wakes up when the player strikes him with a frying pan, but cannot assist the player. He, however, gets in a tank in order to stop the Giant of Babel from destroying the world. Afterwards, he becomes king of Fabul. | ||
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| Porom Japanese name: Class: White Mage (白魔道士) Skill(s): Cry, White Magic, Twin Birthplace: Mysidia Age: 5 Height: 3 ft 0 in (0.93 m) Weight: 42 lb (19 kg) Laterality: Right-handed |
| Palom and Porom are two fraternal twins from the village of mages — Mysidia. Porom, the girl, is sweet, polite, and is studying white magic. Though the twins are only five years old, they are experts in their respective magic skills and are sent by the Elder of Mysidia to help Cecil on his journey to the top of Mt. Ordeals. They were as much spies as companions, which Palom almost admits as the Elder did not trust Cecil yet. They turn themselves to stone to save Cecil and his friends from being crushed in Cagnazzo's trap, which, as it was self-inflicted, cannot be undone by healing magic. The Elder, however, ends their curse, and after they assist the efforts against the Giant of Babel, the resume their studies in Mysidia, with Porom working to rein in Palom. | ||
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| Palom Japanese name: Class: Black Mage (黒魔道士) Skill(s): Bluff, Black Magic, Twin Birthplace: Mysidia Age: 5 Height: 3 ft 1 in (0.94 m) Weight: 48 lb (22 kg) Laterality: Left-handed |
| Palom and Porom are fraternal twins from the village of mages — Mysidia. Palom, the boy, is a rowdy, immature, and rude Black Mage; . Though the twins are only five years old, they are experts in their respective magic skills and are sent by the Elder of Mysidia to help Cecil on his journey to the top of Mt. Ordeals. They were as much spies as companions, which Palom almost admits as the Elder did not trust Cecil yet. They turn themselves to stone to save Cecil and his friends from being crushed in Cagnazzo's trap, which, as it was self-inflicted, cannot be undone by healing magic. The Elder, however, ends their curse, and after they assist the efforts against the Giant of Babel, the resume their studies in Mysidia (despite Palom's occasional absenteeism). | ||
Major Villains
Listed in alphabetical order
Other Non-Player Characters
Listed in alphabetical order
Trivia
- Cecil Harvey has a cameo appearance in Secret of Evermore as an armor salesman of the Gothica Era location Ebon Keep in Secret of Evermore. The music track for the village is even titled "Cecil's Town."
- A reference to Edward Chris von Muir is made in Legend of Mana. A bard named Gilbert (Edward's Japanese name) appears as a minor character in the game.
- The Four Elemental Lords (四天王) — Barbariccia, Cagnazzo, Rubicante, and Scarmiglione (as well as Calcabrina, a minor boss in the form of a doll) take their names from characters in Dante's epic poem The Divine Comedy. In this epic poem, these five characters reside in the eighth circle of Hell.
- In the original English translation, the Four Elemental Lords were referred to as the Four Elemental Fiends. While a group of villains known as the Four Elemental Fiends are found in Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy IX, they are not the same as those found in Final Fantasy IV.
- The Four Elemental Lords (四天王) make a cameo as bosses in the extra dungeons in .
- Cid's artwork and menu portrait both show him with a red helmet and blue beard, but on his sprites (walking around and battle) the colors are reversed, with a blue helmet and red beard.
- Zeromus is an Esper in the upcoming Final Fantasy XII.
See also
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List of Final Fantasy IV characters - List of Final Fantasy IV locations Cecil - Kain - Rosa - Cid - Rydia - Tellah - Edward - Yang - Palom - Porom - Edge - FuSoYa - |
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