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i love all the characters but my all time favorites are:
Gogo
Sabin
Shadow
Cyan
Gau
Mog



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Sabin is my favorite. But if I picked a top 4 it'd be Sabin, Celes, Mog and Umaro.
I like Celes for her toughness and the fact she had good physical and magic power. I think Terra is terribly overrated in terms of popularity. I find her character whiny and boring.
I like Mog's attitude and his Magic Power. I've also become fond of the Earth Blues dance.
I like Umaro for his simplicity and character toss.

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Sabin: Kefka! Wait!
Kefka: Wait he says! Do I look like a waiter?

Edgar's tools rocked a ton, plus he was such a shameless lech!

Setzer killed people with playing cards and had a sweet ride.

Mog was....I dunno, just plain cool. You got to use a moogle fer cryin' out loud!
And he dances!

Sabin, I like giving him a genji glove for some two-fisted monster punching action.

Gogo, despite having no story at all and the inability to uncurse that shield. (found that one out the hard way)

Really, I like all of 'em (except Relm, and even she's ok when you get the fake mustache)

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No matter how hard I try, I just can't get worried about it!

Gogo can't uncurse the Cursed Shield? Not doubting you but I haven't read that before. You would think that was some pretty pertinent information that CoN might want to spread.

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Sabin: Kefka! Wait!
Kefka: Wait he says! Do I look like a waiter?

I wasted oh so much time trying to, then out of pure curiosity I checked a cursed shield FAQ and it set me straight.

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No matter how hard I try, I just can't get worried about it!

I like them all except for that little bitch, Relm, who messed up my snes game many times because of that glitch

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I've had an eternity to ponder the meaning of things....and now I have an answer!!

I'd probably go Sabin, Celes, Edgar, and then Umaro with Mog at a close fifth. And a properly trained Gau is really nice too.

My Big Three are Sabin, Cyan, and Shadow.

These are three characters are three that you'd never have to bail out (haha, political bailout reference joke that I regret typing now that I posted). They are the three best fighters in the game; the three powerhouses.

I also like Setzer, because he gambles.

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Quote (regalcrown @ 28th December 2008 12:32)

I like them all except for that little bitch, Relm, who messed up my snes game many times because of that glitch

It's pretty hard to trigger the sketch glitch accidentally, IIRC, isn't it?

Doesn't it only happen when you sketch invisible monsters?

And doesn't it only exist on certain cartridges? (I remember hearing that later cartridges had it fixed.)

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Sketching your own characters, specifically Gau, causes it too. Right?

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Sabin: Kefka! Wait!
Kefka: Wait he says! Do I look like a waiter?

but i say Gogo is the Awesome of Awesomes. because of him/her/it i want to become a mime. xDDD

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Quote (SnickerSkull @ 30th December 2008 05:19)

but i say Gogo is the Awesome of Awesomes. because of him/her/it i want to become a mime. xDDD

I think real-life mime's differ a bit from Gogo..

Anyway, my favourites are Shadow, Cyan, Strago, Setzer and Gogo.

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Quote (regalcrown @ 28th December 2008 12:32)

I like them all except for that little bitch, Relm, who messed up my snes game many times because of that glitch

It's pretty hard to trigger the sketch glitch accidentally, IIRC, isn't it?

The glitch happened to me 2 or 3 times. i got FF3 about 2 months after it was released to snes, so it had the glitch.

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I am VERY surprised that no one has commented on Locke being one of their favorite characters! He was a no brainer for me but I guess not many people think he is one of the best. The aspect of Locke that brought him to my attention was his speed, aka SUPER fast. With haste and the genji gloves he was unstopable. Also cause he had high HP so he can use the ultima weapon effectively. My next three favorites are shadow, sabin, and edgar. I use Celes in my party but only cause she has good magic.

I appreciate Locke for the fact he is versatile with armor and weapons. Also for the fact he can attack and steal at the same time. Equip him with Thief Glove, Genji Glove, Atma and Illumina and he can steal twice and do 30k in damage(if illumina casts Pearl). Pretty effective.

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Kefka: Wait he says! Do I look like a waiter?

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I am VERY surprised that no one has commented on Locke being one of their favorite characters! He was a no brainer for me but I guess not many people think he is one of the best. The aspect of Locke that brought him to my attention was his speed, aka SUPER fast. With haste and the genji gloves he was unstopable. Also cause he had high HP so he can use the ultima weapon effectively. My next three favorites are shadow, sabin, and edgar. I use Celes in my party but only cause she has good magic.

He's arguably the most heroic of all the characters.

I like Sabin, but he gets a bad rap (even from the designers of the Adv. version). I wish his character would've been portrayed differently.

I like Setzer because he seems to have a lot of life experience, but he's not very heroic.

Cyan's a legendary warrior, kind of like the father figure.

I guess Locke would be close to the top for me.

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Favourite male would be Locke. Not many Final Fantasy characters stood out and made me think ''wow'', but Locke did the job. Loved Locke as soon as he opened his treasure hunting mouth.

Favourite female would be Celes, she isn't the typical damsel and she doesn't try and change herself to impress Locke. Plus she was a great fighter and felt like that she was a good leader, too.

Also love Setzer with his mysterious charm and unpreditcable ways.

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I like Locke. I like Locke for his hilarity and his Disney-hero qualities and his awesome clothing/hair. I like Locke for his story and his character development.

But I really love Edgar. I love Edgar because he's so complex. A funny guy who loves the women might seem to come to mind first, but the guy lost his whole family in one night and has STILL has to play nice to the people responsible for that happening. He's a freaking genius, and has to play the fool so he can keep supplying the Returners. He's not afraid to do what he has to and he puts the people he cares about before himself. He's serious business.

Aah, Edgar.

I also like Sabin's hilarity, especially when Cyan or Gau are involved.

I don't like Shadow as much, but I like his potential.

I HATEHATEHATE (Kefka style) Terra. She's so bland and whiny and boring. She has so little personality...

Celes is pretty cool, too. She's tough as nails and she can take care of herself, and tough females are always awesome.

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Wanted to replay to this topic a while ago, but didn’t have the time, and I wanted to post a long rant. So, WARNING long rant ahead, yes, I know it only says favorite characters, but let me vent. From favorite to least favorite.

Edgar: I got to admit, I liked him at first because he seemed to be a narcissist genius lecherous bastard with cool toys. But then it happened “That coin...?! BIG BROTHER!!! Don't tell me...!” There WAS another side to the coin (pun intended), one that is kind and puts others before himself, Lockpick already covered it nicely, so I’m not going to extend much. In Setzer’s words “Ha! How low can you get!? I love it!”

Setzer: Everything about him just exudes coolness, his outfit, weapons, the scars and his outlook on life. Life is a gamble. I always get a smile in my face when I see the Falcon emerging from the sea and hearing “Searching for Friends” for the first time, freedom.

Terra: If there’s someone that I admire from the game is her. She was the one that grew the most, from an indecisive shy girl to confronting Kefka head on knowing she could die in the process along with her kind (err, half-kind). And taking care of a bunch of children that are not even hers? That takes steel; I would rather kill monsters thankyouverymuch.

Sabin: While Edgar is complex, Sabin is his opposite. A simple guy that fights with all his heart for what he believes in, and punches the faces of everyone he doesn’t agree with. “Think a "bear" like me could help you in your fight?”

Celes: A lot of people like her because she is cold as ice. But I like her because she is an opera floozy and a love starved twit. She’s only looking for someone that accepts her as a woman instead of a soldier. It was until the Solitary Island that I formed a bond with her, really well done scene.

Cyan: He bored me at first. Elayne and Owain died, who cares? I didn’t know them. But then I saw the flashbacks at WOR’s Doma and this people acquired dimension I got teary eyed.

Locke: Ah, Locke, I would like you so much more if you didn’t make me ANGRY sometimes. I know you kick butt at the end of the game, but you aren’t at the Magitek Facility and Thamasa, go with someone else for your psychological problems, my freedom man, your cutting it. And I guess I also feel bad for Celes, the poor girl reason to live is this guy that instead of looking for her is looking for a way to revive his old girlfriend, what a blow.

Gau: He’s funny. Rages are awesome, but at the same time a pain to get.

Strago: He’s a cool little old man?

Relm: I’m not sure why I don’t like her. When I was her age I asked for brushes instead of dolls for Christmas. Maybe is jealousy because I hadn’t the tenth of her talent.

Shadow: Is weird, the dark and broody characters with a clouded past are usually my favorites. But he disappointed me. The Baram thing wasn’t as interesting as I trough. And the ending, that isn’t stop running, that is giving up at half of the road, didn’t you learn anything? Sometimes I have this itch to let him die as a hero in the Floating Continent, but I’m weak.

Mog: Cute little dancing furball that kills stuff.

Gogo: The only ones I hate in this game are the freaking green man inside the zone eater. They are the true evil; I bet if they weren’t space constrained they could take on Kefka. Oh, and Gogo, he’s OK I guess.

Umaro: Umm, yeah :/ Does somebody even like him?


That’s all, thank you for reading. Awaits the tl/dr.


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My favorite characters in the game - regarding storyline and personality, not necessarily gameplay - are Cyan, Terra, Celes, and Sabin. In gameplay terms you can probably replace Cyan with Gau for my favorite party in the game. It's disappointing, but Cyan is one of the worst characters in battle, unless you have get all glitchy and psycho.

This post has been edited by laszlow on 19th February 2009 18:55

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Ok, I agree that Sabin is cool, cool, cool, and that Shadow is bad beause he is a ninja (No sarcasm either, Ninjas are awsome!). But I think my favorite character in the entire game is ????? (AKA the Ghost, who wants to join you on the Phantom Train). Although he has close to no character, the mystery behind him is enough to keep me guessing. Thats what I love about this vague character: his Mystery. Gogo also intrigues me in the field of "who he is", but I feel that the issue conserning Gogos identity has been debated enough already. So I decided to talk about the Ghost.
The Ghost has a farely simple costume, mostly white sheets, and a black, filled in circle for a face. But the really creepy and awsome thing is when you look at his display pic, which shows a smirking blue outline of a face inside the dark hole. Very creepy, and yet very effective in portraying the whole mystery thing. I also like the fact that if you try to heal him, it will harm him, however this positive is more due to the uniqueness of the effect, more so than being a useful side effect. I like interesting characters that are not always jacked to the max of there capacity with that touch of mystery in the mix. with this said, its not like I dislike Terra, Locke, Edgar, Sabin, Shadow, Cyan, Gau, and teh list goes on. The purpose is to talk about a select few favorites and rant about it, and I did, so I feel I deserve a cookie or something for avoiding writting my Art History Essay, which I should be doing at the moment. Hopefully the next time I make a post, I wont have this dreadful deadline in the back of my skull.

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but i say Gogo is the Awesome of Awesomes. because of him/her/it i want to become a mime. xDDD

I think real-life mime's differ a bit from Gogo..

Anyway, my favourites are Shadow, Cyan, Strago, Setzer and Gogo.

I agree. Gogo the mime can mime awsome abilities, which make him a useful asset in preventing the end of the world. A real mime, in the coming of the End of the World, would protect himself in an imaginary box that he made himself, which he thinks will protect him from the "Light of Judgement" coming his way. Poor, hopeless mime. : )

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This post has been edited by Rangers51 on 7th March 2009 22:04

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I agree. Gogo the mime can mime awsome abilities, which make him a useful asset in preventing the end of the world. A real mime, in the coming of the End of the World, would protect himself in an imaginary box that he made himself, which he thinks will protect him from the "Light of Judgement" coming his way. Poor, hopeless mime. : )

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You've been here almost four years, why on earth are you double-posting? -R51

hahaha. epic fail. XDDDDD
yeah i love Gogo.
and Gau.

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Quote (laszlow @ 19th February 2009 18:50)

My favorite characters in the game - regarding storyline and personality, not necessarily gameplay - are Cyan, Terra, Celes, and Sabin. In gameplay terms you can probably replace Cyan with Gau for my favorite party in the game. It's disappointing, but Cyan is one of the worst characters in battle, unless you have get all glitchy and psycho.

I wouldn't necessarily say Cyan's the worst in battle. If you teach him Quick, use it, then Bushido level 7, and he deals 8 high attacks, depending on how leveled up he is.

My favorites are:

Relm: She's always been a character that managed to keep my team barely alive, and hilarious as it seems, I still won't dare try to Glitch with her.

Terra: Yeah she might be whiny, but come on? Who else in the game can go from normal, to ubber pwnage as a half-breed?

Locke: As some as previously stated, he's quick and can dish out lots of attacks.

And Edgar: Just because so early on in the game he was useful with his Tools. I got tired of relying on Terra's magic.

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Quote (laszlow @ 19th February 2009 18:50)

My favorite characters in the game - regarding storyline and personality, not necessarily gameplay - are Cyan, Terra, Celes, and Sabin.  In gameplay terms you can probably replace Cyan with Gau for my favorite party in the game.  It's disappointing, but Cyan is one of the worst characters in battle, unless you have get all glitchy and psycho.

I wouldn't necessarily say Cyan's the worst in battle. If you teach him Quick, use it, then Bushido level 7, and he deals 8 high attacks, depending on how leveled up he is.

He's not the worst, but not the best either. And he's supposed to be a legendary warrior/swordsman and samurai. He should be much better in battle than he is. I would trade his ability to do magic if he was a better fighter (Sabin for that matter too).

This might be a personal thing (but you told us to rant). I wish Sabin could've used swords, and that not all characters could use magic. Characters like Sabin, Cyan and Shadow do not need magic, and by the end of the game the Fight command is useless without Offering, Genji Glove, Black Belt or a combination of two.

They should have the major magic users, but then expand the fighting command if they remake the game again, and create a Master Fighter category (with Cyan, Sabin and Shadow). Do you all agree?

Plus, I'll say it again, Sabin deserves to have his character changed a little bit. That's enough ranting for now.

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Gogo: AWESOME. 'Nuff said.
Relm: Control is probably my favorite command.
Strago: Grand train and Ultima. His magic owns.
Locke: All your item are belong to us.
Shadow: If only I could keep him alive. Literally. He died in the floating continent.
Sabin: Bum Rush.
Leo: Does this guy count?


Setzer: He's so cool, yet he lacks sheer power.
Cyan: I dislike waiting.
Celes: Runic is useful. But it can also be a pain in the neck.
Umaro: Umaro strong. Umaro no use magic. Umaro decides what's best for himself.


Gau: I hate Rage. It sucks.
Mog: Stumbles a lot. Offensively useless. Sun bath is not bad.
Terra: Morph is awesome, but I don't like it. She should remain half-esper for a little longer.
Edgar: Physically average, his tools are awesome in the beggining but later in the game, they start sucking.

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He's not the worst, but not the best either. And he's supposed to be a legendary warrior/swordsman and samurai. He should be much better in battle than he is. I would trade his ability to do magic if he was a better fighter (Sabin for that matter too).

It's hard to be the worst when Umaro exists. Maybe he suffers from the "old" syndrome, the more years that past, the worst you get, like Tellah but unlike Galuf.

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This might be a personal thing (but you told us to rant). I wish Sabin could've used swords, and that not all characters could use magic. Characters like Sabin, Cyan and Shadow do not need magic, and by the end of the game the Fight command is useless without Offering, Genji Glove, Black Belt or a combination of two.

I can't imagine Sabin using swords, it's just... a monk with swords? (Admittedly , once I gave him the Merit award, Terra's Apocalypse and other stuff, just for kicks). And why can Locke use some swords again? Oh yeah, male lead gets access to the best weapon.

What I would have wanted is to keep Sabin's original weapons and armor but with an upgrade, they seem pretty bad compared to the overpowered Minerva. Talking about that, I guess they went their way to make Terra the “oh wow, she is awesome!” And they are backing the story, magic is the key to winning the war, so magic is the best gameplay wise too.

I feel the magical/physical business was handled better in FF5. You could get broken set-ups in both, x-fight/dual-wield/spellbalde, dual-cast/any magic.

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They should have the major magic users, but then expand the fighting command if they remake the game again, and create a Master Fighter category (with Cyan, Sabin and Shadow). Do you all agree?

Like FF4, Kain couldn't use magic, but his physicals were top. But then again you have Cecil, also with great physicals AND a little magic. Rosa and Rydia were mages but they could also attack if needed to. Personally, I take the girls and Cecil before Kain. So we are stuck with a similar problem: You can't take away Terra/Celes' fight command, they are mage-knights, so they continue being better. Umaro is a pure fighting unit and look at what happened. Besides the esper system would work for some characters and not for others, again see Umaro.

In my opinion, the problem here is the damage formula. It tips the scale in favor of magic ( a lot), so why not leave the things the way they are but using the same formula for both?, That way you could have units that deal good damage magical or physical and all could have that little extra supporting magic.

But then, what would happen with people at the middle, like Setzer? Fixed Dice like always? Having a perfectly balanced game is a hard thing to do, dare I say impossible?

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Plus, I'll say it again, Sabin deserves to have his character changed a little bit. That's enough ranting for now.

Do you mean story-wise or gameplay-wise?

The game is very forgiving, you can use whoever you want without getting in trouble (Umaro solos excluded). It doesn't matter if your favorite character isn't THA BEST, you are free to build your party without having to worry much about it.

Poor yeti, I'm mean to him.

Toransu Kuja: Your list is one of the most unique I've seen. I understand if it based on the characters personalities, that's entirely your opinion. But gameplay-wise?, it's very...odd. I don't mean any offense by the way, your gameplay style is up to you too, it's just out of what I'm used to see.


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Shadow: If only I could keep him alive. Literally. He died in the floating continent.

Setzer: He's so cool, yet he lacks sheer power.

You know, you CAN wait for Shadow.

Also, Setzer is a killing machine with Fixed dice + masters scroll/offering..

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He's not the worst, but not the best either. And he's supposed to be a legendary warrior/swordsman and samurai. He should be much better in battle than he is. I would trade his ability to do magic if he was a better fighter (Sabin for that matter too).

It's hard to be the worst when Umaro exists. Maybe he suffers from the "old" syndrome, the more years that past, the worst you get, like Tellah but unlike Galuf.

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This might be a personal thing (but you told us to rant). I wish Sabin could've used swords, and that not all characters could use magic. Characters like Sabin, Cyan and Shadow do not need magic, and by the end of the game the Fight command is useless without Offering, Genji Glove, Black Belt or a combination of two.

I can't imagine Sabin using swords, it's just... a monk with swords? (Admittedly , once I gave him the Merit award, Terra's Apocalypse and other stuff, just for kicks). And why can Locke use some swords again? Oh yeah, male lead gets access to the best weapon.

What I would have wanted is to keep Sabin's original weapons and armor but with an upgrade, they seem pretty bad compared to the overpowered Minerva. Talking about that, I guess they went their way to make Terra the “oh wow, she is awesome!” And they are backing the story, magic is the key to winning the war, so magic is the best gameplay wise too.

I feel the magical/physical business was handled better in FF5. You could get broken set-ups in both, x-fight/dual-wield/spellbalde, dual-cast/any magic.

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They should have the major magic users, but then expand the fighting command if they remake the game again, and create a Master Fighter category (with Cyan, Sabin and Shadow). Do you all agree?

Like FF4, Kain couldn't use magic, but his physicals were top. But then again you have Cecil, also with great physicals AND a little magic. Rosa and Rydia were mages but they could also attack if needed to. Personally, I take the girls and Cecil before Kain. So we are stuck with a similar problem: You can't take away Terra/Celes' fight command, they are mage-knights, so they continue being better. Umaro is a pure fighting unit and look at what happened. Besides the esper system would work for some characters and not for others, again see Umaro.

In my opinion, the problem here is the damage formula. It tips the scale in favor of magic ( a lot), so why not leave the things the way they are but using the same formula for both?, That way you could have units that deal good damage magical or physical and all could have that little extra supporting magic.

But then, what would happen with people at the middle, like Setzer? Fixed Dice like always? Having a perfectly balanced game is a hard thing to do, dare I say impossible?

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Plus, I'll say it again, Sabin deserves to have his character changed a little bit. That's enough ranting for now.

Do you mean story-wise or gameplay-wise?

1. Yes, he's old, but it still takes him almost a minute to use Sword Tech. Old, yes, but he should still be one of the best, not THE slowest.
2. Most of what I said about Sabin is just ranting. I want him to use swords because... well... I like swords. Can't help it. They're awesome. But I'm thinking a little change would be good storyline-wise. Gameplay-wise he's top tier already. I don't mind him being dumb or brash at the beginning, but I think his character could develope into an intelligent leader of the group.
3. I don't think everyone should use magic. That would 1) make it unique, and 2) be truthful to the storyline, since magic supposedly is extinct at the beginning of the game.
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