Final Fantasy V/Characters: Difference between revisions

== Our Heroes ==

==== Bartz Klauser ====

Bartz is a wanderer from the town of Lix, accompanied by his chocobo Boko. His mother Stella died when he was a child, and his father Dorgann died three years before the series. He has a fear of heights gained from falling from a rooftop, staying there all night. He was chosen by the Wind Crystal, symbolizing passion. {{spoiler|It turns out that his father Dorgann was one of the Warriors of Dawn, further linking his destiny to saving the world.}} Bartz also appears as a playable character in [[Dissidia Final Fantasy]] and is set to appear in [[Theatrhythm Final Fantasy]].

 

* [[Nice Guy]]: Despite his reluctance to get involved with the quest, he's never anything but a man who does the right thing, and he is ''amazingly'' easygoing.

* [[Parrot Exposition]]: Again, with Ghido.

'''Ghido:''' Sometimes I wonder if you say things like that to spite me... Yes, the twelve legendary weapons. They are weapons. They are legendary. There are even twelve of them. }}

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: His mother died when he was a child; his dad when he was in his late teens.

 

==== Lenna Charlotte Tycoon ====

Princess and heir to the throne of Tycoon, Lenna is a caring young woman, to the point of putting the life of others before hers. This made the Water Crystal choose her, as its essence was that of devotion.

 

* [[Badass Princess]]

* [[The Chick]]: Well-raised, well-spoken, and full of kindness.

* {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession]] - To put it simply, Exdeath arranged for her to be possessed by a demon after sucking Tycoon in the void and shortly before her wyvern helped her escape.}}

* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: Oh ''so much''. She'll put her life on the line to save Wind drakes, and that's just a part of it.

* [[Lady of War]]: Depicted with a sword in Amano art as well as the PSX's FMV stills and does not hesitate to take up arms against the forces destroying the crystals. Hard-hitting jobs like Knight and Monk turn her into this as well.

* [[Leitmotif]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egvbf_Vfs80 Lenna's Theme]. She's the only one besides Exdeath to have one named after her.

* [[Naive Newcomer]]: Her idea to request ''pirates'' for a ride. Not that Galuf's brilliant plan worked any better.

* The [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|Girly Girl]] to {{spoiler|Faris.}}

* [[Rose-Haired Girl]]: Only in the in-game sprites (Her Amano art has her as a [[Hair of Gold|blonde]]). However, the pink hair is far more favored by fan artists.

* [[Ship Tease]]: Her initial dialogue with Bartz (especially the PSX translation) and the Amano art of them embracing in moonlight. Doesn't really happen in-game.

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Initially translated as "Reina".

* [[Squishy Wizard]]

 

==== Galuf {{spoiler|Halm Baldesion}} ====

Galuf is an amnesiac old man, who was found near a meteor. It seems that his mission is protecting the crystals, and he takes along Lenna (and eventually Bartz) along for the ride. The Earth Crystal chooses him, symbolizing hope. {{spoiler|It is eventually revealed that Galuf is one of the Warriors of Dawn and the king of Bal, who fought alongside Bartz's father Dorgann thirty years prior to the series. He later dies while protecting the party from Exdeath in the Guardian Tree.}}

 

* [[Cool Old Guy]]

* {{spoiler|[[Deader Than Dead]]}}

* [[Easy Amnesia]]: Initially, he can't remember anything save his name, because he hit his head when landing his meteor in the beginning of the game. He tries to use it to get off blame when his "steal Faris' ship" plan goes south.

'''Bartz:''' And your amnesia oh-so-conveniently returns. }}

* [[Eccentric Mentor]]

* [[The Obi-Wan]]: {{spoiler|After his memory is restored.}}

* [[Pungeon Master]]

* {{spoiler|[[Spirit Advisor]]: Towards Krile}}.

* [[Stone Wall]]: Before getting job-classed up.

* [[What You Are in the Dark]]: Near the beginning of the game, the Siren offers him the chance to flee if he lets her devour everyone else's souls. It's really not much of a question to him.

* [[When I Was Your Age]]: When confronting the Desert of Shifting Sands.

 

==== Faris Scherwiz ====

Faris is the leader of a band of pirates, who catches the party trying to steal their ship. Faris eventually lets the party use their ship, which can move without wind due to Faris' sea creature friend, Syldra, moving it. Faris is chosen by the Fire Crystal, symbolizing courage. It is revealed quickly that Faris is in fact a girl, {{spoiler|and Lenna's long lost sister Sarisa}}. She will be appearing in [[Theatrhythm Final Fantasy]] as a playable sub-character.

 

 

==== Krile Mayer Baldesion ====

Krile is the granddaughter of Galuf, {{spoiler|and the princess of Bal Castle.}} A bright and optimistic girl, Krile is an extremely knowledgeable girl and helps the others in their quest to defeat Exdeath and save the worlds. {{spoiler|When Galuf performs his [[Heroic Sacrifice]], he gives his powers to Krile and she takes his place.}}

 

* [[Raised by Grandparents]]: One grandparent, anyway. Her parents [[Parental Abandonment|vanished in the desert]] when she was little.

* [[Rousing Speech]]: After [[It Got Worse|everything has become so much worse]], Krile gives a brief one at the Guardian Tree.

* {{spoiler|[[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Sixth Ranger]]}}

* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]] / [[Suddenly Fluent in Gibberish]]: She can talk to moogles. And wind drakes. And chocobos. They never really explain this except for one NPC in Bal that said her ability started to appear after her parent were missing in desert.

* {{spoiler|[[Take Up My Sword]]: Galuf to Krile.}}

 

 

 

==== The Knight ====

 

These brave warriors take physical attacks for weakened allies. Their class ability, Guard, allows them to nullify all physical damage until their next turn.

 

* [[Mighty Glacier]]: They're actually faster than a Freelancer, but their use of Heavy Armor tends to make them slower.

* [[Self-Imposed Challenge]]: Use of the above and below in combination makes them quite useful for them.

* [[Taking the Bullet]]: Has the signature Cover ability.

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Knife Nut|Knives]], [[Heroes Prefer Swords|swords, knight swords]], and [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me|shields]].

==== The Monk ====

 

These bare knuckled fighters can take down even powerful monsters with but their fists. They have the highest Strength and health among all jobs, making them sturdy.

* [[Counter Attack]]: Their innate ability.

* [[Critical Hit]]: Bare fists are one of the two ways to trigger critical hits without consuming MP.

* [[Heal Thyself]]: Chakra heals some HP and some [[Standard Status Effects]].

* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Is fairly fast, though they have the same speed bonus as a Knight, yet is not encumbered by heavy armor.

==== The Thief ====

 

These nimble rogues run circles around foes, whilst pilfering valuable items from them.

* [[Video Game Stealing]]

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Knife Nut|Knives]]. They also have access to [[Precision-Guided Boomerang|throwing weapons]] and [[Double Weapon|the Twin Lance]].

==== The Blue Mage ====

 

[[Final Fantasy V]] introduced these unique mages, having the ability to learn certain magic used by enemies. Their skill set is fairly diverse, ranging from offensive magic like Goblin Punch and Flame Thrower, to defensive buffs like Mighty Guard.

* [[Mega Manning]]: Codified the [[Final Fantasy]] version.

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Knife Nut|Knives]], [[Heroes Prefer Swords|swords]], [[Magic Wand|rods]], and [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me|shields]].

==== The Black Mage ====

 

Masters of offensive magics. They do tend to be outclassed later on by Summoners and Mystic Knights, but they are fairly useful to the end.

* [[Standard Status Effects]]

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Knife Nut|Knives]] and [[Magic Wand|rods]].

==== The White Mage ====

 

Masters of defensive magics. Unlike Black Mages, they remain consistently useful throughout the game.

* [[The Medic]]: Obviously.

* [[Squishy Wizard]]: Slightly less squishy than a Black Mage, yet still fairly frail.

 

== Water Crystal Jobs ==

 

==== The Mystic Knight ====

 

These warriors have the ability to enchant their weapons with magic, allowing them to exploit elemental weaknesses, inflict status effects, drain HP or MP, or just deal heavy damage.

* [[Magic Knight]]: Sort of. They still use physical attacks, yet can imbue their weapons with magical effects.

* [[One Hit KO]]: Firaga/Blizzaga/Thundaga/Holy Spellblade does this to foes weak against their respective elements, provided they aren't immune to this trope.

* [[Standard Status Effects]]: Poison, Silence, Sleep, Bio, Break, and Death Spellblade.

* [[Stripperific]]: Lenna and Faris both resemble belly dancers in this job.

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Knife Nut|Knives]], [[Heroes Prefer Swords|swords]], and [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me|shields]].

==== The Berserker ====

 

These fur-clad heroes destroy enemies with their axes and hammers, without pausing for commands.

* [[Nemean Skinning]]: All of them wear animal skins.

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Knife Nut|Knives]], [[An Axe to Grind|axes]], [[Drop the Hammer|hammers]], and [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me|shields]].

==== The Red Mage ====

 

These scarlet-clad, tabard-wearing wizards take up magic and fighting equally, resulting in a Jack-of-all-trades that is also a [[Master of None]]. [[Final Fantasy V]] gives them the Dualcast ability, making mastering this job ultimately worth it.

* [[The Red Mage]]: Of course.

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Knife Nut|Knives]], [[Heroes Prefer Swords|swords]], [[Magic Wand|rods]], and [[Simple Staff|staves]].

==== The Time Mage ====

 

These are masters of time and space, able to speed up allies, slow down foes, rewind time to the beginning of a battle, and even summon meteors.

 

* [[Death From Above]]: Comet, and their ultimate spell, Meteor.

* [[Nice Hat]]: A conical hat with a star on it.

* [[Reset Button]]: Return does this for an entire battle.

* [[Time Master]]: First specialized Time Mages.

==== The Summoner ====

 

These mages call upon magical creatures, ranging from the humble Chocobo to the Dragon King Bahamut.

* [[Taking the Bullet]]: Golem takes physical attacks for the party.

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Largely the same as a Black Mage: [[Knife Nut|Knives]] and [[Magic Wand|rods]].

==== The Mime ====

 

Although a Water Crystal job, plot events make it unavailable until {{spoiler|the worlds are merged}}. Though by themselves they can't do anything but Mimic the last move by a party member, they are stronger than expected.

* [[Mega Manning]]: This is their default job command.

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Has the [[Knife Nut|weapon]] [[Precision-Guided Boomerang|set of the]] [[Double Weapon|Thief and Ninja]], but with the addition of [[Magic Wand|rods]], [[Simple Staff|staves]], and [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me|shields]].

 

== Fire Crystal Jobs ==

* [[Forest Ranger]]

* [[Glass Cannon]]: Good strength, decent speed, hampered by low health. Mitigated however by this class's usefulness in the back row.

* [[Summon Magic]]: In the form of [[Woodland Creatures]].

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Apart from [[Knife Nut|knives]], see [[The Archer]].

* [[Expy]]: Starting a series tradition, the Bards in this game have a moveset based on that of Edward from ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'', including Edward's signature ability to hide from sight.

* [[Lethal Joke Character]]: While their stats are nothing to write home about, their song repertoire includes abilities to increase strength, magic, or even level over time, heavily damage undead, or stop even [[Bonus Boss|a mechanical bringer of death]] in its tracks.

* [[Spoony Bard]]: Somewhat, but see [[Lethal Joke Character]].

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Knife Nut|Knives]] and [[Musical Assassin|songs complemented by harps]].

 

* [[In a Single Bound]]/[[Jump Physics]]: Their Jump skill deals double damage when used with spears.

* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Yet another Heavy Armor job, yet again slightly weaker than a Knight and slightly faster.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Bartz's Dragoon outfit very closely resembles [[Final Fantasy IV|Kain Highwind]].

==== The Dancer ====

 

 

* [[Dance Battler]]: First ever in [[Final Fantasy]]. Dance is a surprisingly good ability, especially when used with certain equipment.

== Our Villains ==

==== Exdeath ====

The main villain of Final Fantasy V. Exdeath was once a tree in the Great Forest of Moore, who was used as a prison for evil souls to inhabit. Eventually the evil souls merged into the form of the [[Tin Tyrant]] that's seen in the game. Exdeath's goal is to control the void and destroy everything.

 

* [[Shoulders of Doom]]: Those spikes have got to be over a foot high.

* [[Shut Up, Kirk]]: Delivered to Bartz and the gang when they confront him in his castle.

'''Exdeath:''' Mwa-hahahaha... Have you any idea what I plan to get away with in the first place? }}

* [[Spikes of Villainy]]

* [[Tin Tyrant]]: A stepping point between Golbez and Kekfa Pallazzo.

** Trivia: He's the last [[Tin Tyrant]] major villain until XII's judges, and the last out of an almost unbroken line for the first five games, III being the exception.

 

==== Gilgamesh ====

[[The Dragon]] to Exdeath. An enthusiastic warrior who fights the main party several times throughout the story.

 

* {{spoiler|[[Multi-Armed and Dangerous]]}}

* [[Worthy Opponent]] + [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: {{spoiler|He is very saddened to find out that Galuf has been killed, to the point he keeps quiet for the rest of the battle in complete contrast to his normal self}}

 

==== Enuo ====

* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Towards his grandfather.

* [[Insufferable Genius]]: He would be insufferable if he wasn't so funny.

* [[Nerd Glasses]]

 

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: In order to break the illusion spell protecting Exdeath's Castle.}}

* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]: Lone Wolf aside, they're a friendly lot.

 

==== Ghido ====

 

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