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== 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]].

==== 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.

==== 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.}}

==== 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.}}

==== 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.

==== 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.

==== The Thief ====

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

==== 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.

==== 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.

==== 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.

==== 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.

==== The Berserker ====

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

==== 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 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.

==== The Summoner ====

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

==== 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.

* [[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]].

== 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.

==== Gilgamesh ====

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

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