Final Fantasy VI Characters

Characters
?????	Arvis	Banon	Baram
Celes Chere	Cid del Norte Marguez	Cyan Garamonde	Duncan Harcourt
Edgar Roni Figaro	Elayne Garamonde	Emperor Gestahl	Gau
Gogo	Kefka Palazzo	Leo Cristophe	Locke Cole
Lola	Madeline	Maduin	Mog
Owain Garamonde	Owzer	Relm Arrowny	Sabin Rene Figaro
Setzer Gabbiani	Shadow	Siegfried	Strago Magus
Terra Branford	Ultros	Umaro	Vargas

Locke Cole

Vital Statistics

Age	25
Height	5'9"
Weight	147
Birthdate	24 November
Class/Occupation	Adventurer
Strength	37
Speed	40
Stamina	31
Magic Power	28
Attack	14
Defense	46
Evasion	15
Magic Defense	23
Magic Evasion	2

Biography

Locke is a thief (er, treasure hunter) who works closely with the Returners. The Returners call upon Locke to accompany Terra out of Narshe safely, and later to infiltrate Imperial-occupied South Figaro, which results in Locke rescuing Celes from captivity. Locke distrusts Terra ("that Imperial witch!") and Celes at first, but upon rescuing either of them shows unusual determination to keep them safe. Locke accompanies the team for the entire first act of Final Fantasy VI, often as a mandatory party member.

Prior to the player's look in to the story, Locke was in a relationship with a young woman named . Following an accidental fall, Rachel loses her memory and Locke is ostracized by the other residents of Kohlingen. After Locke leaves town, Rachel dies in an Imperial raid, leading him to resolve never to let a woman down ever again. In the World of Ruin, Locke is located in the Phoenix Cave, a large cavern northwest of Kefka's Tower. Locke ventured within to search for the power of the Phoenix, which he later uses to briefly revive Rachel to see her one last time. Phoenix Cave is lengthy and requires two parties of characters to navigate successfully, and as such Locke is one of the more difficult recruitments in the World of Ruin. Locke and Celes's relationship blossoms into a romance over the course of the game, and if Locke has been recruited prior to the final battle, he and Celes escape the tower together as a couple.

Gameplay

Locke has high Speed, decent Strength, low Magic, and average Stamina. He can equip only light armor and shields, but can wield every dagger (including the powerful Valiant Knife) and most of the best swords (including Lightbringer and the Ultima Weapon). Locke can also use the Steal command, which can score you some rare items and equipment if you check CoN's bestiary for what different enemies hold. Steal can change to Mug if you equip the Brigand's Glove, and the chance to successfully steal increases if you equip the Thief's Bracer.

Special Skill: Steal

Each monster has two slots in which they can carry items. One slot holds the item you'll most commonly see being stolen, which is generally called the 'common steal'. The other item is the one you'll want, and this is the 'rare steal'. Locke has, when he successfully steals, an 87.5% chance of going for the common steal, and a 12.5% chance of going for the rare steal. If one of these spaces is empty, it will still be included in the decision between the two items. If the common steal slot is empty, you're already looking at a 7/8 chance of failure before anything else is calculated.

Your Steal attempts won't always be successful. Remember, it is the opponent's interest to keep hold of its belongings. The chance of Steal working depends entirely on your level and the opponent's level. Speed is no issue, so raising it won't increase the success rate of Steal. What will make for a better thief is the Thief's Bracer. The Thief's Bracer doubles your chances at stealing. It won't stack with another Thief's Bracer (the +5 Speed bonus will, but the special effect won't).

The Brigand's Glove will convert Steal to Mug, which basically combines the Steal and Attack commands into one.

Desperation Attack: Mirage Dive

Equipment

Types: Weapons   Armor   Helmets   Shields  

Characters
?????	Arvis	Banon	Baram
Celes Chere	Cid del Norte Marguez	Cyan Garamonde	Duncan Harcourt
Edgar Roni Figaro	Elayne Garamonde	Emperor Gestahl	Gau
Gogo	Kefka Palazzo	Leo Cristophe	Locke Cole
Lola	Madeline	Maduin	Mog
Owain Garamonde	Owzer	Relm Arrowny	Sabin Rene Figaro
Setzer Gabbiani	Shadow	Siegfried	Strago Magus
Terra Branford	Ultros	Umaro	Vargas