Zidane Tribal: Zidane is the main character of the game. He learns Thieves� Skills. Thievery is one of the few attacks in the game that is capable of dealing the maximum damage of 9999 HP. Its power is determined by Zidane�s speed and the number of times he's used "Steal".
Adelbert Steiner: Steiner learns Sword Arts. Shock is another attack that can easily inflict 9999 HP of damage. Climhazzard can do the same at high level, and it damages all enemies. When Steiner goes into Trance, his physical attack is also capable of hitting 9999.
Freya Crescent: Freya is my favorite character in the game. She learns Dragon Knight Skills. Early on, Lancer and Reis�s Wind are very useful. Towards the end of the game, Freya learns the Dragon Crest. This was the first attack I was able to inflict the maximum damage of 9999 HP. Its power is determined by the number of dragon type enemies you've killed.
Eiko Carol: Eiko is one of the two characters in the game who learns Summon and White Magic. She is much better than Dagger since she can learn Curaga, Full-Life, Esuna, and Phoenix. Not to mention, Eiko also learns the best offensive magic in the game, Holy.
Other Characters
Dagger Aka: Dagger is the other character who learns Summon and White Magic. However, out of the four most useful spells, she can only learn Curaga. Even though she learns more Summon, none of them is that impressive.
Vivi Orunitia: Vivi is the only black mage in the game. However, Black Magic is not as powerful as other characters� special abilities, and it costs more MP too.
Quina Quen: Quina is a little goofy looking, but his/her Blue Magic has many useful and powerful spells. Frog Drop will cause 9999 HP of damage when you have caught enough frogs. However, Quina�s physical attack is not as powerful as Zidane, Steiner, or Freya�s.
Amarant Coral: Amarant is only an average fighter. He does not have any attacks that can deal out 9999 damage.
Strategies & Secrets
Blackjack
After beating the final boss, when "The End" appears on the screen, insert the following codes to play Blackjack:
Ozma is an optional boss. It is the toughest monster in FF9. However, it is only a piece of cake compares to the optional Weapon monsters appeared in the previous two Final Fantasies. The most difficult part is not how to defeat this guy. It is how to reach this guy. In order to face off with Ozma, you�ll have to complete most of the side quests in the game.
Preparation
Ozma can cause many negative statuses, such as Poison, Confuse, and Berserk. So equip everyone with Antibody, Clear-Headed, and carry enough Gysahl Greens to cure Berserk. You will also need to equip Auto-Life in case if Ozma casts Meteo. Auto-Regen is another extremely helpful ability. And most importantly, everyone must equip armor that protects against Shadow damage because Ozma is capable of casting Doomsday that will wipe out the entire party.
During Battle
Attack with everyone�s strongest abilities. Use Gysahl Greens on characters who�s effected with Berserk.
