| Age |
16 |
| Weapons |
Daggers, Dual-Bladed Polearm |
| Class |
Thief |
| Bio |
| Zidane is a thief and a member of the Tantulus Band performing Theater Troupe. All of the other theives/actors seem to look up to Zidane as a kind of older brother. He is also the favourite of his boss, Baku. Zidane equips two daggers to attack, or he can wield a dual-bladedpolearm.Zidane can use his MP to perform powerful, non - physical Thief'sSkills. Heis also the first of the party members to discover the powerfulTrance ability,which causes his learnt Thief's Skills to become more powerful,over-the-top"Dyne" attacks. |
| Stealing |
| Zidane can steal items from enemies, and you can improve and refine this skill by learning certain abilities. He can eventually steal better items (Master Thief) and inflict damage while stealing (Mug). Until you learn such abilities, use the 'Detect' skill to spot any items the enemies may possess. |
| Age |
16 |
| Weapons |
Rods |
| Class |
White Mage |
| Bio |
| Princess Garnet of the Royal Family of Alexandriais
the heir to the throne, and the daughter of Queen Brahne. From a veryyoung
age, garnet has taken a keen interest in the legendary Eidiolons. Inher pre
- teen years, she learnt that the ability to summon several differentEedolons
lay dormant within her. When the princess is kidnapped by Zidane and Tantulus, she decides to use the opportunity to travel the world and learn more about the talent powers. To keep a low profile while away from the castle, she adopts the alias, "Dagger". her friends use this nick name fondly. Dagger attacks with either rackets or rods, but her true powers lies in the use of White Magic. |
| Summoning Eidolons |
| The princess can learn to summon powerful Eidolons
by equipping gemstones until she gains enough AP to summon the deity on her
own. Most of her summoning involves powerful elemental and non-elementalattacks.
Eidolons will not always appear during a summons. They always appearthe first
time you summon them, and thereafter the chance of them appearingduring the
summons is random. Usually, they just send their weapon to dothe dirty work. When the Eidolon appears during the summon animation, the attack is nearly twice as powerful. When Dagger summons an Eidolon while tranced the summon attack reoccurs automatically. Dagger can raise an Eidolon's attack power by using the Boost ability. |
| Age |
9 |
| Weapons |
Magic Staff |
| Class |
Black Mage |
| Bio |
| Vivi is a young Black Mage who is asked by Zidaneto
join the party. Although his past is a mystery even to himself, Vivi struggles
to learn about the nature of the world and his destiny. Vivi can learn black
magic spells by equiping items, but the staves that he wields are extremely
low in physical attack power. This means that Vivi depends on having a hefty
amount of MP at the beginning of battles. |
| Black Magic |
| The very nature of Black Magic is to destroy or attack.
Vivi learns most of his spells from wooden staves that you can find or purchase
as the game progresses. Vivi should start each battle by using his firstcouple
of turns to "Focus" his magical powers. This is a command on his battlemenu,
and it can increase the power of his spells. Vivi learns some incredibly powerful magical attacks, but because his physical strikes are so weak, he depends on spell-casting to an extreme. Thus, Vivi�s abilities are practically negated if the enemy casts a Reflect spell. Tocounter this, a White Mage (like Dagger or Eiko) must cast Reflect on herself,and then Vivi can bounce spells off of her at the enemy. Arguably, Vivi�s most powerful spell is the Doomsday spell, which inflicts Shadow damage upon everything on-screen. Prepare your party accordingly when Doomsday is cast, and learn how to use it effectively against enemies. Your party must be equipped with armor and accessories that nullify or absorbShadow damage; otherwise, the spell will inflict massive damage on everyone.To use Doomsday most effectively, have Vivi and Steiner collaborate to castDoomsday Sword, which enables Steiner to focus Vivi's magic onto a singleenemy instead of everyone. |
| Age |
33 |
| Weapons |
Broadsword |
| Class |
Knight |
| Bio |
| Steiner is the Captain of the Knights of Pluto, acadre
of misfit soldiers Queen Brahne of Alexandria. It is Steiner's sworndutyto
protect the Queen and the Princess, and he holds that solemn oathin higher
regard than all other priorities. You can only equip Steiner with heavy armor and knightly swords. He can learn a variety of skills that damage and as well as reduce an enemy's strength. In addition, Steiner can perform magical sword attacks when Vivi is in the party. This enables Steiner o attack with the added effect of the Black Magic's magic. When Steiner Trances, his regular damge costs almost twice as hisnormal damage! |
| Age |
Unknown |
| Weapons |
Claws, Knuckles |
| Class |
Bounty Hunter |
| Bio |
| The Flaming Amarant is the wilful and independentbounty
hunter assigned to stop the heroes. When he sees the power Zidanepossesses,
he agrees to join in the mission to save Gaia. However, Amarantcontiues to
be competitive with Zidane and dismissive with the others, andhis altitude
can only be viewed as hostile. He's a real mystery. Why doesAmrant have such
an altitude, and why does he remain with the party? That'sfor u to find out! |
| Throwing Weapons and Flair |
| Amarant rips enemies with sharp claws or pounds them
with hard knuckles. When properly equipped and taught the proper skills,he
can be the fiercest warrior on the battlefield. In addition to possessing
tremendous fighting skills, Amarant can inflict incredible amounts of damage
to foes by throwing various weapons at them (another reason not to sell your
items). Although your extra weapons will cause great amounts of damage, the
best items to throw are Pinwheels, Rising Suns, and Wing Edges. You can buy
these weapons at most equipment shops in any town. Amarant is a skilled assassin, but he can cast magic and perform skills to crush monsters and protect and revive his fellow party members. See, he�s not such a dark loner after all! |
| Age |
6 |
| Weapons |
Rods, Flutes |
| Class |
White Mage, Summoner |
| Bio |
| Eiko lives alone in her home viallage of Madain Sari.
She is the last of the "summoners" who last dwelt there. But now she lives
in her house amongst the ruins, in the company of her moogle friends. When Eiko meets Zidane and the party, she demonstrates her awesome summoning powers in battle. Eiko comes along with the adventurers because Dagger is very interested in learning more about summoning, and Eiko has set her eyes on making Zidane her new boyfriend! |
| Summoning Eidolons |
| Eiko can learn to summon powerful Eidolons by equipping
gemstones and other Add-ons until she gains enough AP to summon the being
on her own. Her summons involve powerful elemental and non-elemental attacks,
and also protective and restorative magic that affects the whole party at
once. There is only a chance that the Eidolon will actually appear during the summons. They always appear the first time you summon them, and thereafter the chance of them appearing during the summons is random. When the Eidolon appearsduring the summon animation, then the effect is nearly twice as powerful.When Eiko goes into Trance, there is a much stronger chance that the Eidolonwill appear. Eiko can make the Eidolon appear each time by learning the Boostability. |
| Summoning Secrets |
| While Eiko only learns to summon four Eidolons throughout
the course of the game, you can make some of these beings perform various
spells and attacks depending on what Add-on Eiko equips. When you add all
of the alternate summons into the equation, as listed in the table that follows,
then you can see that Eiko actually has just as many summon variations as
Dagger. In addition, once Eiko learns how to summon Phoenix from a Phoenix Pinion, there is a chance that Phoenix will completely restore the party if everyone gets KO�d. You can determine the percentage chance of this occurring by dividing the total number of Phoenix Pinions in stock by 256. So don�t use or sell those Phoenix Pinions; they�re hard to come by! |
| Alternate Summons |
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| Carbuncle |
None |
Ruby Light |
Casts Reflect on Entire Party |
| Emerald |
Emerald Light |
Casts Haste on Entire Party |
|
| Moonstone |
Pearl Light |
Casts Shell on Entire Party |
|
| Diamond |
Diamond Light |
Casts Vanish on Entire Party |
|
| Fenrir |
None |
Terrestrial Rage |
Causes Earth Damage |
| Maiden Prayer |
Millennial Decay | Causes Wind Damage |
|
| Age |
Unknown |
| Weapons |
Forks? |
| Class |
Gourmand? |
| Bio |
| You recruit this strange any funny creature from its
home on the Mist Continent
Qu's Marsh. Quina is a Qu, and therefore s/he language is a bit primitive.
being a gourmand, Quina wishes to travel around the world with Zidane and
find good things to eat. This desire enables Quina to consume enemies onbattlefields.
Not only does this remove the enemy, but Quina may learn anew blue magic
by eating it! Because Quina's physical attacks cause an unpredictable amount of damageon each strike, it's important to teach Quina as many useful skills as possible. Eventually, the Qu should be treated more like a Blue Mage than a fighter and should be back row in your party's order. |
| Eating Blue Magic |
| During any battle, Quina can attempt to Eat an enemy;
however, the enemy must be in a weakened state (near death) for this to succeed.
After selecting the Eat command, Quina will tell you whether the monsteris
ready to be eaten. If the enemy is weak enough, Quina will simply eatit.
As the monsters you encounter become more powerful, it becomes difficultfor
Quina to eat them and learn abilities. Use Dagger's Scan ability to determine
the current HP of each monster. When its HP gets low, only have your weakest
attackers strike and then keep trying to eat the monster each round. Casting
spells such as Slow or Mini will aid in the digestion process. Quina can eat almost any kind of monster, and even some Boss monsters too. The abilities that Quina learns enable you to perform some tricks that will help you kill monsters and confront Bosses more effectively. Since some monsters only appear up to a certain point in the game, try to eat various monsters as you encounter them to learn as many abilities as you can. |
| Age |
20 + |
| Weapons |
Lances, Spears |
| Class |
Dragon Knight |
| Bio |
| A member of the royal Dragon Knights of Burmecia,
this mysterious female warrior has left her homeland to search the world
for her lost love. Learning of the events transpiring around Gaia, she is
compelled to join Zidane and the party. Freya attacks with giant lances and spears. Shecan also learn the skills og a Dragon Knight, which enables her to protect or restore the party, as well as to perform some other devastating attacks. |
| Jumping and Dragon Knight Skills |
| While her normal physical attack is mediocre in power,
use the Jump command to make Freya leap high into the air, where she gathers
enough power to perform her devastating Spear attack. While in the air, Freya
cannot be attacked or inflicted with negative or positive status effects.
When Freya Trances, command her to Jump, and she will remain in the air,
showering all enemies with a hail of spears! Freya learns powerful and extremely helpful Dragon Knight abilities by equipping various lances and spears. However, since these are considered skills and not magic, she can still use these abilities in places where magic is negated! |