These charts list character and party information for Final Fantasy 1-9. The first chart is a sample showing the format. SPOILER ALERT: some of these characters are considered "secret" - I've listed ALL characters for FF 1-8, but left out secrets for FF 9 for now.
Game Title | # main chars |
| total #chars | |
| Party notes | # in party |
| Character full name | class/skills | other notes |
| English/Japanese name | class/skills | |
| [Secret] name | class/skills |
Final Fantasy 1 | 4 main |
| 4 total | |
| Four generic user-named characters, picked by class | 4 party |
Final Fantasy 2 | 4 main |
| 8 total | |
| Game-controlled character selection. (I believe the first three characters stay constant while the fourth is swapped.) |
4 party |
| Frioniel | ? | |
| Maria | ? | |
| Guy | ? | |
| Lionheart/Lionel | ? | lost at beginning |
| Minh/Minyuu | ? | temporary |
| Richard | ? | temporary |
| Gordon | ? | temporary |
| Layla | ? | temporary |
Final Fantasy 3 | 4 main |
| 4 total | |
| Four completely generic user-named characters; classes are changeable. | 4 party |
Final Fantasy 4 | 12 main |
| 12 total | |
| Game-controlled character selection at all times. I believe the final party is Cecil, Rosa, Rydia, Kain, Edge. |
1-5 party |
| Cecil Harvey | Dark Knight / Paladin | |
| Rosa Farrell | White Wizard | |
| Kain/Cain Highwind | Dragoon | |
| Rydia of Mist | Caller | |
| Edward/Gilbert Chris von Muir | Bard | |
| Tellah | Wizard | |
| Yang Fang Leiden | Martial Artist | |
| Cid Pollendina | Mechanic | |
| Edge [Edward] Geraldine | Ninja | |
| Palom | Black Mage | |
| Porom | White Mage | |
| FuSoYa/Fuusuuya | Sage |
Final Fantasy 5 | 5 main |
| 5 total | |
| Game-controlled character selection (one-time change). All characters can switch to any job acquired. |
4 party |
| Bartz/Butz Klauser | ||
| Reina/Lenna Charlotte Tycoon | ||
| Faris Scherwiz [Tycoon] | ||
| Galuf Doe [Baldesion] | ||
| Krile/Kururu Mayer Baldesion |
Final Fantasy 6 | 12 main |
| 14 total | |
| Game-controlled selection for first half of game; user controlled among (re-)acquired characters for second half. Possible, but not necessary, to have all 14 characters at end of game. |
1-4 party |
| Terra/Tina Branford | Esper | |
| Locke Cole | Thief | ('Treasure Hunter' ^_-) |
| Mog | Moogle | (Dancer) |
| Edgar Roni Figaro | Tool-user | |
| Sabin/Mash Rene Figaro | Martial Artist | |
| Celes Chere | Runic Knight | |
| Shadow [Clyde] | Ninja | |
| Cyan/Cayenne Garamonde | Knight | |
| Gau | Wild Boy | (Blue Mage variant) |
| Strago/Stragus Magus | Blue Mage | |
| Relm Arrowny | Painter | (control) |
| Setzer Gabbiani | Gambler | |
| Umaro | Yeti | secret/optional |
| GoGo | Mimic | secret/optional |
Final Fantasy 7 | 7 main |
| 9 total | |
| Usually player-controlled character selection once
acquired. Characters differentiated only by weapons and limit breaks. | 1-3 party |
| Cloud Strife | swordsman | |
| Tifa Lockheart | martial artist | |
| Aeris/Aerith Gainsborough | staff/healer | |
| Barret Wallace | machine gun | |
| Red XIII [Nanaki] | beast | |
| Cid Highwind | spear/mechanic | |
| Cait-Sith | horn/gambler | |
| Yuffie Kisaragi | boomerang/ninja | secret/optional |
| Vincent Valentine | gun/demon | secret/optional |
Final Fantasy 8 | 6 main |
| 11 total | |
| Usually player-controlled character selection once
acquired. Characters differentiated only by weapons and limit breaks. | 2-3 party |
| Squall Lionheart | swordsman | |
| Rinoa Heartilly | boomerang/sorceress | |
| Zell Dincht | martial artist | |
| Quistis Trepe | whip/blue mage | |
| Selphie Tilmett | chain/wild mage | |
| Irvine Kinneas | marksman | |
| Seifer Almasy | swordsman | temporary |
| Edea Kramer | sorceress | temporary |
| Laguna Loire | machine gunner | flashback |
| Kiros Siegel | knives | flashback |
| Ward Zabak | spear anchor | flashback |
Final Fantasy 9 | 8 main |
| 9 total | |
| ??? | 4 party |
| Zidane Tribal | Thief | |
| Vivi Ornitier | Black Mage | |
| Garnet Til Alexandros 17th | White Mage/Caller | |
| Adelbert Steiner | Knight | |
| Freija Crescent | Dragoon | |
| Eiko Carol | White Mage/Caller | |
| Salamander Coral | Martial Artist | |
| Quina Quen | Chef/Blue Mage | |
| HI - MI - TSU | ? | 'secret' |