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Final Fantasy VII Remake is my favourite Final Fantasy Game and my favourite Final Fantasy character is Tifa, because she's so powerful and defienitily beautiful! ❤
Cid in 16 was by far the most charismatic Cid I have ever seen. The moment I heard his voice, saw his swagger, and got a glimpse of his attitude, he was one of my faves.
I suspect that was a joke - much as if he'd suggested Hope as the best character in FF13. Come to that, anybody other than Lightning in FF13. Of of the big things FF7 has going for it is its overflowing roster of unique and interesting characters. It's probably equalled in that regard only by FF9.
Give one of the blonde kids the zodiac spear, give them the berserk ring and cast auto haste. It’s the only ff game where you can cast berserk and haste on someone. It’s total carnage. Just walk around doing what you want, where you want- and everything dies before you can respond at all. So much death.
Vaan from FF12 literally serves no purpose to the plot after bringing the party together. By his own words, he is "just along for the ride" when the party was asked why they were on their journey. Penelo is only there because she's Vaan's best friend.
II: Guy III: I can't remember, it's been forever since I played the DS version IV: Edward V: Krile VI: Umaro VII: Cait Sith VIII: Zell IX: Amarant X: Wakka XII: Vaan, obviously XIII: Hope XV: Prompto XVI: can't pick a playable character since there's only one so I'll go with Anabella
FF7 to me is Sephiroth. I think he's one of the best video game villains of all time, and he's the first villain I hated as a kid because of you know what... Plus hes got the most iconic villain theme. Stories that can create a really good villain makes the story worth watching
For me it would be cloud and sephiroth as a close second. They both just have so much depth to them the reason cloud would be mine is he came from all of those problems broke and lost himself and still pieced himself back together again faced and conquered his demons. Definitely agree on sephiroth being the most iconic villajn still is my favorite of all time.
I had some xp with Motion Capture and really admire modern FF titles' seriously fluid, accurate animations and movement and fight choreography - it finally did the cinematic style of the narrative justice. As well as the character's facial likeness and performance capture. Kudos to the devs. Ps. You almost saw me as Leon in these new Resident Evil games :)
If I have to be honest, Balthier basically carried FF12. Is Vaan really considered the best character in that game? Because the story barely focuses on him…..
That's why Vaan isn't on the list. He serves no purpose beyond being in the right place at the right time to bring the party together. By his own words, he is "Just along for the ride" when the party was asked why they were on their journey.
Not that I'm aware of the 3 I usually hear about are Balthier, Basch, and Ashe. Vaan I usually hear about on worst character lists. Maybe stats wise he's one of the better or something?
First in the list, you already know there's something wrong when he called Firion "Firian". Anyway, here's my list: FF1 - Garland FF2 - Minwu FF3 - Cid Haze FF4 - Cecil Harvey FF5 - Faris FF6 - Celes & Locke (it's a tie for me) FF7 - Cloud (Remake/Rebirth - Barret) FF8 - Laguna FF9 - Vivi (Zidane is too anime) FF10 - Tidus (true protagonist, just misunderstood by a lot. he was knowingly sacrificing his existence without others knowing yet still keeping a smile on his face) FF11 - didn't play FF12 - Gabranth (FF Vader) FF13 - Lightning FF14 - Emet Selch FF15 - Ignis (because of the DLC) FF16 - Cid FFT - Delita MF Heiral
Auron is probably my fav character of the franchise. I couldn’t even tell you why anymore, he still just fills my heart with joy. Everyone is extra sentimental about their first FF and their first fav tho.
Here's my vote for the ones I played Cloud (og) Aerith (remake) Laguna Vivi Yuna (auron's cool but yuna has the best arc) Balthier Serah ( xiii -2 counts) Ignis Clive
Here’s a list of my favorite Final Fantasy characters 7-Cloud, Tifa, Barrett and Aerith 9-Zidane, Sarah, Vivi, Steiner and Freya X-Tidus, Yuna, Auron and Lulu 12-Balthier, Ashe and Fran 15-Noct, Promto, Gladiolus and Ignis 16-Dion, Clive and Cis
Kefka not on this list is criminal Prob goes for Cloud & Sephiroth too Kefka is the only villain that actually won -yeah, he’s defeated later but…at what cost (Not *your* list-looks like you may not have experienced 6? Def agree w/Clive & Cid-16 was the only FF for sometime to bring me back
FFXV: best character is either Gladiolus or Ignis FFXII: Balthier is the best character by far FFX: Tidus and Yuna are both great characters, but i think Jecht is the better one in this game. FFIX: Zidane the best one FFVIII: Laguna FFVII (OG): Cloud is the best one due to the mistery surrounding his memories and the character development he had. In the remake, Tifa wins because she is the glue that binds the party united.
Vivi is literally the poster child of Final Fantasy series. Tattoos, shirts, artwork. And you choose Zidane. Who is awesome. But that goes to Master Vivi
I've played every FF since FF6. My vote for the best (not neccesarily always my favourite) characters is: Celes, Cloud, Laguna, Vivi, Yuna, Balthier, Lightning, Ignis, and Clive.
She’s a member of an anti fascist movement 😄and she arguably has an adoptive niece. Aunt….Tifa….ANTIFA 😂 Holy shit how longs that been right in front of my face?!
almost won me over when picked Celes as faves, then one has to pick Tifa, which is actualy my personal least fave chara of all FF. Tho honestly, don't mind about Seifer, since he is indeed an interesting persona In the end, just gonna treat this as another subjective opinions.
2. Firion 4. Kain or Cecil 5. Faris or Bartz 6. Locke or Celes 7. Tifa or Cloud 8. Zell, Seifer or Laguna 9. Zidane, Vivi, Steiner or Dagger 10. Tidus, Yuna or Auron 12. Balthier or Basch 13. Sazh, Lightning or Fang 15. Ignis or Promto 16. Clive or Cid
How is Laguna not the best character in 8?! He is the only flushed out/likeable character in the entire game. Seifer has a cool concept behind him (Squall's nemesis and all that) but is so misused and poorly implemented that he barely leaves any impact on the player (and other characters, for that matter). He's cool and him cutting Odin in half was pretty awesome, but that's it
I agree. The whole list was about what I expected, but Seifer barely ever comes off as anything more than a one-note "Rival Blue to Trainer Red" antagonist. Even Zell had a better character arc.
Honestly, I think Final Fantasy 8 is too convoluted and often ambiguous to have great characters. But I think Squall is the best just because of his character development.
@@DragonOfDestiny1 definitely agree on the first part, but wholeheartedly disagree on Squall. His development and relationship with Rinoa is so forced and Squall himself goes from being an asshole loner to a slightly-less-assholish-slightly-less-of-a-loner. And I just didn't feel his "becoming a leader" arc. Like, at all. Laguna's arc on the contrary is well structured, emotional, has good chemistry and Laguna himself, as I already mentioned, is a very likeable fellow. I also really liked how Laguna's rather eventful life story, had an impact on the entire storyline and some characters (including Seifer). The conclusion to his arc is the only one in the game I've actually cared for.
@@jerrysmith8814 Laguna was just not really given enough time in the story, and I don't think it was really made clear who he was. Was he Squalls father? It wasn't even mentioned
@@DragonOfDestiny1 no, he was just a Galbadian soldier. He was in love with Rinoa's mother during his service and later a sort of adoptive father to Ellone. The original concept for FF8 was to have both Squall and Laguna to be fully fledged protagonists, but Laguna's segments were eventually drastically minimized. And even so, his 3-5 hour story manages to have more depth and cohesion than the main story line. I do agree that he definitely deserved more time throughout the story, but considering the type of character writing of the rest of the cast, he definitely shines the brightest and somehow his briefly shown relationship with Raine is much more touching than Squall and Rinoa's (THE LEITMOTIF OF THE ENTIRE GAME)
Lighning was fantastic! I don't understand the hate for XIII, I really enjoyed all three games. But, then, my favourite FF game is always whichever one I'm currently playing! (At the moment it's VI, and Celes is awesome!) Really enjoyable video - thanks!
I love Tifa like she was my own girl friend, but the best character in FF7 is Barrett. He steals every scene he's in and has all the most memorable lines.
Each to their own, and everyone has their own opinion. But I got to say, Zidane over Vivi? Seifer over anyone in 8? Noctis over Ignis? Why? I would say Vivi for 9, Squall, Zell or Quistis for 8, and Ignis for 15. (He literally goes against Ardyn, and is blinded because of him, still manages to fight through to help Noctis)
Zidane is a very likeable rogue, and his dynamic with Kuja is interesting. I'd say Vivi has a better character journey, though. And Seifer is a pretty complex villain so I wouldn't disagree there. But I'd choose Tidus over auron
Totally agree - Cloud is GOAT and has been at the top in popularity polls for almost 26 years. However, because there is a lack of media literacy, he is always unjustifiably misunderstood and mischaracterised. Without Cloud there is no FF7 period!
1:18 Ok,so that’s a lie Also, Ignis is the best FF15 character. Like, come on, did you not play his DLC? He literally created an alternate timeline where neither Noctis nor his brother-in-law would have died. Plus, he’s actually able to beat Noctis at full power. Not to mention he’s the guy who keeps the entire group in line, but isn’t above cracking jokes with them
@@DragonOfDestiny1 Dude, Ignis was there with him almost the entire time. And Ignis quite literally also sacrificed his life in the parallel universe, seriously, you had to select the option to win. He was just rawdogging death at that point and couldn’t have cared less, he solo‘d Ardyn like it was nothing. Also, he (technically) killed a Malboro all by himself while being blinded not too long ago, that’s a whole other level of skill
Mmm i dont agree with 15... well at least for me, best character is Ignis, he keeps everybody sane!! And for 16... i could argue Dion... i mean that character steals every scene he is in... but Cid..oh Cid... i adore him
Zidane better than Vivi? Nah fam, this is way off lol. Edit: Also, for FF8, did you straight up take Seifer's description from a Reddit post? Lol. "Seifer is kind of pathetic, but that's the point" is literally a title on a Reddit post.
Clive's character arc is finished before act 1 even is finished. The game skips over most development Clive has with timeskips. Cid steals every scene he is in with far less screen time than Clive. I'd argue Joshua and Dion are more interesting than Clive.
IV: Cecil. Correct. V: Lenna. Arguable but agreed. VI: Celes. Definitely. VII: I'd still say Vincent Valentine, but I don't hate your choice so okay. VIII: Seifer. YES!! Nice to see him getting proper recognition! IX: But...but Vivi! 😭 X: Auron. The ONLY choice. XII: Balthier. No arguments here. XIII: Lightning. Best? Yes. My favourite? Nope. (Snow my beloved...) XV: THIS IS IGNIS ERASURE HOW DARE YOU?!?! XVI: I'll let you know...
I would have to agree that Auron is easily one of the most intriguing characters in all of Final Fantasy. From the moment you first see him in the beginning of the game, you know he’s going to be epic
They went so hard with the emo-angst angle with his character and design that the most I ever got out of him from the original FF7 was how he was tormented about not being able to be himself. I really don't remember very much else that stood out except that he was following in Zach's footsteps because he couldn't just be himself. FF7Rebirth has already shown more character development by having him actually confess his feelings towards Tifa if you go that route. At least Tifa was more fleshed out with her backstory.
Gosh.. her being treated like a p***star is a best character though? I feel like her character quality is somehow drowned by the fact that she is extremely over sexualised by the fans.
Final Fantasy 1) Warrior/Knight Final Fantasy 2) Minwu Final Fantasy 3) Luneth Final Fantasy 4) Cecil Harvey Final Fantasy 5) Faris Scherwiz Final Fantasy 6) Terra Bradford Final Fantasy 7) Tifa Lockhart Final Fantasy 8) Selphie Tilmitt Final Fantasy 9) Vivi Ornitier Final Fantasy 10) Yuna Final Fantasy 12) Balthier Final Fantasy 13) Everyone pretty much sucks in the original, but Lightning did get redemption in sequels so she wins by process of elimination. Final Fantasy 15) Noctus Lucis Caelum Final Fantasy 16) Cid
Glad to see you chose wisely when it comes to FF12 😁 But I so cannot agree wirg FF13 choice... Lightning sounds like angry Liara all the time (yes, I know, same VA). Fang is much better^^
I've haven't played much of Final Fantasy Games, but I have Final Fantasy XIV and XV on PC and I've been thinking buying and playing Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth to PS5 defienitily Rebirth The Newiest One. Final Fantasy Characters what I know and like are Cloud, Sepiroth and Tifa (Final Fantasy VII), Noctis Lucis Caelum, I remember when I've watched someon'es Tqwitch stream about of FF XV, the Streamer and Chat said he looks like a Live Action version of Sasuke from Naruto, Cindy and Gentiana (Final Fantasy XV). I've been interested and excited for Final Fantasy XVI for a long time since it's launch, and I have PS5. Should I buy XVI on PS5 and play XV on PC before that? Square Enix Final Fantasy is easily 1 of The Best Video Game Series of All Time! 😊❤
As I started from 6: FF6: Kefka FF7: Tifa FF8: Laguna FF9: Vivi FF10: Auron FF12: Balthier FF13: Won't bother, I like to think this game doesn't exist FF15: Care less, all are unlikable FF16: Gav
I agree with most of these! I'm impartial to 8, so I have no favorite. I would change 6 to Locke. Celes is a worthy candidate and great choice, though! I never played 2 or 3 but they're on my to do list.
The MMOs are both numbered AND mainline Final Fantasy games, but I can see why they were left off of this list. Surely this means you are going to do a Top Ten from each of those two games, right? Right?
@@vct454 Or Tataru. Honestly, though, I think the reason why they kept the MMOs off the list is the same reason they kept FF1 off the list (and why they had to go with the DS remake for FF3). The player character is a generic fill-in for the player. And while you’re mostly the main character (especially in FF14), there’s not a ton of character growth because your character is a fill-in for yourself. The growth is in everyone else that you meet and change for the better. Still, though, Tataru for MVP!
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Sephiroth, and Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Tifa Lockhart and FF7 is my favorite Final fantasy
Final Fantasy VII Remake is my favourite Final Fantasy Game and my favourite Final Fantasy character is Tifa, because she's so powerful and defienitily beautiful! ❤
Final Fantasy 6 is my favorite one and my boy Locke was the best character. He had a serious Han Solo vibe going on.
my favorite game [not including MMOs] is a tie between 10 & 12, and my favorite character is Penelo
Cid in 16 was by far the most charismatic Cid I have ever seen. The moment I heard his voice, saw his swagger, and got a glimpse of his attitude, he was one of my faves.
Met his voice actor, genuinely nice guy
I'm still sad about his death
Hes the sexiest video game character imo
No one thinks Vaan is the best character in 12. No one.
I suspect that was a joke - much as if he'd suggested Hope as the best character in FF13. Come to that, anybody other than Lightning in FF13.
Of of the big things FF7 has going for it is its overflowing roster of unique and interesting characters. It's probably equalled in that regard only by FF9.
Greetings. My name is no one.
Not the best, but not absolutely irrelevant or unimportant as many seem to think.
Mojoplays has another video titled Worst party member in every FF game, and Vaan is the choice for FF12 in that video as well.
"People often think Vaan is the best character but..."
I question your research 😂
Give one of the blonde kids the zodiac spear, give them the berserk ring and cast auto haste.
It’s the only ff game where you can cast berserk and haste on someone. It’s total carnage. Just walk around doing what you want, where you want- and everything dies before you can respond at all. So much death.
VII: Tifa
VIII: Squall
IX: Vivi/Freya
X: Auron
XII: Balthier
XV: Noctis
Now do the WORST character from every mainline game.
Vaan from FF12 literally serves no purpose to the plot after bringing the party together. By his own words, he is "just along for the ride" when the party was asked why they were on their journey. Penelo is only there because she's Vaan's best friend.
All the dumbshits from FFXIII...
II: Guy
III: I can't remember, it's been forever since I played the DS version
IV: Edward
V: Krile
VI: Umaro
VII: Cait Sith
VIII: Zell
IX: Amarant
X: Wakka
XII: Vaan, obviously
XIII: Hope
XV: Prompto
XVI: can't pick a playable character since there's only one so I'll go with Anabella
Lightning?
@@greytakerrev7147 Hope 😬
FF7 to me is Sephiroth. I think he's one of the best video game villains of all time, and he's the first villain I hated as a kid because of you know what... Plus hes got the most iconic villain theme. Stories that can create a really good villain makes the story worth watching
For me it would be cloud and sephiroth as a close second. They both just have so much depth to them the reason cloud would be mine is he came from all of those problems broke and lost himself and still pieced himself back together again faced and conquered his demons. Definitely agree on sephiroth being the most iconic villajn still is my favorite of all time.
It’s always Sephiroth in my book ❤❤
I agree, Sephiroth might be the best character in all of final fantasy.
You guys are too kind. I voted for Tifa myself 😂
CIDOLFUS TELAMON! Get your Cids right.
Bro they didn’t get FiriOn
Tifa is by far the best female character in all of Final Fantasy. Along with Aerith, Yuna, Rikku, Celes, Tera, Lightning, & Jill.
7. Cloud, Tifa
8. Squall, Rinoa
9. Vivi, steiner
10. Tidus, lulu
12. Balthier
13. Snow
15. Noctis
16. Clive
my list:
FFI: Chaos
FFII: Firion
FFIV: Cecil
FFV: Faris
FFVI: Locke
FFVII: Cloud
FFVIII: Laguna
FFIX: Vivi
FFX: Yuna
FFXII: Balthier
FFXIII: Lightning
FFXV: Ardyn
FFXVI: Cidolfus
I had some xp with Motion Capture and really admire modern FF titles' seriously fluid, accurate animations and movement and fight choreography - it finally did the cinematic style of the narrative justice. As well as the character's facial likeness and performance capture. Kudos to the devs. Ps. You almost saw me as Leon in these new Resident Evil games :)
If I have to be honest, Balthier basically carried FF12. Is Vaan really considered the best character in that game? Because the story barely focuses on him…..
That's why Vaan isn't on the list. He serves no purpose beyond being in the right place at the right time to bring the party together. By his own words, he is "Just along for the ride" when the party was asked why they were on their journey.
@@DRCEQ I thought so. Which is all the more confusing that some might say it’s him.
I think basch is the best character in that game personally.
I didn’t really like any of them.
Not that I'm aware of the 3 I usually hear about are Balthier, Basch, and Ashe. Vaan I usually hear about on worst character lists. Maybe stats wise he's one of the better or something?
My favorite Final Fantasy character and game are Cloud and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Cid Highwind for the win imo
My God Rebirth was soooooooo fing amazing
And Cloud GOAT Final Fantasy character period
Picking Seifer instead of Laguna or Squall is a tragedy😂
For Laguna’s battle music alone
Vivi is not only best ff9 character maybe FF character ever, but also one of the best characters ever.
I think Vivi, Clive, and Cloud have the best character journey to be honest
Vivi made me tear up. My thoughts while playing ff9: there's no way anyone would hurt Vivi?!!💔
Steiner way more cooler than vivi
My faves from each game
6 - Terra, Celes, Shadow, Locke, Edgar, & Sabin
7 - Aerith, Tifa, Cloud, Zack, Sephiroth, & Vincent
8 - Rinoa, Squall, Laguna, Irvin, & Quistis
9 - Vivi, Freya, Zidane, Steiner, Garnet, & Eiko
10 - Auron, Yuna, Lulu, Rikku, & Jecht
13 - Lightning
First in the list, you already know there's something wrong when he called Firion "Firian".
Anyway, here's my list:
FF1 - Garland
FF2 - Minwu
FF3 - Cid Haze
FF4 - Cecil Harvey
FF5 - Faris
FF6 - Celes & Locke (it's a tie for me)
FF7 - Cloud (Remake/Rebirth - Barret)
FF8 - Laguna
FF9 - Vivi (Zidane is too anime)
FF10 - Tidus (true protagonist, just misunderstood by a lot. he was knowingly sacrificing his existence without others knowing yet still keeping a smile on his face)
FF11 - didn't play
FF12 - Gabranth (FF Vader)
FF13 - Lightning
FF14 - Emet Selch
FF15 - Ignis (because of the DLC)
FF16 - Cid
FFT - Delita MF Heiral
Lightning and Tifa are totally my favorite Final Fantasy ladies.
Auron is the coolest guy to ever fake a broken arm injury.
Now do a Top 10 Best Cids list. Highwind and Telamon would have to fight for the top spot.
Nothing tops Oglop Cid from FF9. NOTHING.
Thunder God or bust.
FFI - Chaos
FFII - Firion
FFIV - Kain
FFV - Faris
FFVI - Sabin
FFVII - Cloud
FFVIII - Laguna
FFIX - Vivi
FFX - Yuna
FFXII - Cid
FFXIII - Sazh
FFXV - Ignus
FFXVI - Clive
Honourable mentions - Cecil, Edgar, Aerith, Tifa, Zell, Freya, Auron, Basch, Fang, 'My boy' Gav
Nah, Cidolfus is the best in FFXVI
@@Mukation should have mentioned him as an honourable mention but Clive is still my favourite character in the game. Cid is the man though
Now do a list with the most UNDERRATED character in every FF game.
Ooh, I wanna see a vid like that!
Auron is probably my fav character of the franchise. I couldn’t even tell you why anymore, he still just fills my heart with joy. Everyone is extra sentimental about their first FF and their first fav tho.
Here's my vote for the ones I played
Cloud (og) Aerith (remake)
Laguna
Vivi
Yuna (auron's cool but yuna has the best arc)
Balthier
Serah ( xiii -2 counts)
Ignis
Clive
serah is super under rated
Not picking Vivi is the absolute worse take I've ever seen in a video
Right?!
Tifa and Seifer were worse takes imo
@@Havenfallalso picking Firion over Minwu was bullshit as well.
Here’s a list of my favorite Final Fantasy characters
7-Cloud, Tifa, Barrett and Aerith
9-Zidane, Sarah, Vivi, Steiner and Freya
X-Tidus, Yuna, Auron and Lulu
12-Balthier, Ashe and Fran
15-Noct, Promto, Gladiolus and Ignis
16-Dion, Clive and Cis
always listing half the party members isn't really a good list😂
@@NoctLightCloud Sorry. Sometimes it's hard to pick favorites.
Kefka not on this list is criminal
Prob goes for Cloud & Sephiroth too
Kefka is the only villain that actually won
-yeah, he’s defeated later but…at what cost
(Not *your* list-looks like you may not have experienced 6?
Def agree w/Clive & Cid-16 was the only FF for sometime to bring me back
Good start to the video, putting Firian instead of Firion, really makes it seem professional
Honestly Zidane, Steiner, and Vivi are all tier for best IX character
FFXV: best character is either Gladiolus or Ignis
FFXII: Balthier is the best character by far
FFX: Tidus and Yuna are both great characters, but i think Jecht is the better one in this game.
FFIX: Zidane the best one
FFVIII: Laguna
FFVII (OG): Cloud is the best one due to the mistery surrounding his memories and the character development he had. In the remake, Tifa wins because she is the glue that binds the party united.
Balthier constantly saying he's the leading man, but being stuck with Vaan was a slap on the face
Vivi is literally the poster child of Final Fantasy series. Tattoos, shirts, artwork. And you choose Zidane. Who is awesome. But that goes to Master Vivi
Cloud is the poster child of final fantasy
I've played every FF since FF6. My vote for the best (not neccesarily always my favourite) characters is: Celes, Cloud, Laguna, Vivi, Yuna, Balthier, Lightning, Ignis, and Clive.
FF2: Firion
FF3: Luneth
FF4: Cecil
FF5: gilgamesh!!!
FF6: Sabin
FF7: Barret/ cloud
FF8: Squall
FF9: Vivi
FF10: Tidus
FF12: Basch
FF13: Fang
FF15: Ardyn
I am surprised that FFXV's entry wasn't Ignis
THIS!!!! My laptop barely survived this egregious error!!
Well, it's clear they haven't actually played any of the games in the series so don't be too surprised.
Tifa for the win.
He said Nibelheim was destroyed by Shinra when Sephiroth is the one who burned it down 🤦
She’s a member of an anti fascist movement 😄and she arguably has an adoptive niece. Aunt….Tifa….ANTIFA 😂
Holy shit how longs that been right in front of my face?!
almost won me over when picked Celes as faves, then one has to pick Tifa, which is actualy my personal least fave chara of all FF. Tho honestly, don't mind about Seifer, since he is indeed an interesting persona
In the end, just gonna treat this as another subjective opinions.
1 - Matoya
2 - Leon
3 - I guess Luneth
4 - Cecil
5 - Galuf
6 - Ceres
7 - Zack
8 - Squall
9 - Vivi
10 - Yuna
12 - Balthier
13 - Hope
15 - Ardyn
16 - Cid
2. Firion
4. Kain or Cecil
5. Faris or Bartz
6. Locke or Celes
7. Tifa or Cloud
8. Zell, Seifer or Laguna
9. Zidane, Vivi, Steiner or Dagger
10. Tidus, Yuna or Auron
12. Balthier or Basch
13. Sazh, Lightning or Fang
15. Ignis or Promto
16. Clive or Cid
How is Laguna not the best character in 8?! He is the only flushed out/likeable character in the entire game. Seifer has a cool concept behind him (Squall's nemesis and all that) but is so misused and poorly implemented that he barely leaves any impact on the player (and other characters, for that matter). He's cool and him cutting Odin in half was pretty awesome, but that's it
I agree. The whole list was about what I expected, but Seifer barely ever comes off as anything more than a one-note "Rival Blue to Trainer Red" antagonist. Even Zell had a better character arc.
Honestly, I think Final Fantasy 8 is too convoluted and often ambiguous to have great characters. But I think Squall is the best just because of his character development.
@@DragonOfDestiny1 definitely agree on the first part, but wholeheartedly disagree on Squall. His development and relationship with Rinoa is so forced and Squall himself goes from being an asshole loner to a slightly-less-assholish-slightly-less-of-a-loner. And I just didn't feel his "becoming a leader" arc. Like, at all.
Laguna's arc on the contrary is well structured, emotional, has good chemistry and Laguna himself, as I already mentioned, is a very likeable fellow. I also really liked how Laguna's rather eventful life story, had an impact on the entire storyline and some characters (including Seifer). The conclusion to his arc is the only one in the game I've actually cared for.
@@jerrysmith8814 Laguna was just not really given enough time in the story, and I don't think it was really made clear who he was. Was he Squalls father? It wasn't even mentioned
@@DragonOfDestiny1 no, he was just a Galbadian soldier. He was in love with Rinoa's mother during his service and later a sort of adoptive father to Ellone.
The original concept for FF8 was to have both Squall and Laguna to be fully fledged protagonists, but Laguna's segments were eventually drastically minimized. And even so, his 3-5 hour story manages to have more depth and cohesion than the main story line.
I do agree that he definitely deserved more time throughout the story, but considering the type of character writing of the rest of the cast, he definitely shines the brightest and somehow his briefly shown relationship with Raine is much more touching than Squall and Rinoa's (THE LEITMOTIF OF THE ENTIRE GAME)
This is a trip down memory lane for me as a 90s kid I played a good amount of these games!
Just wanted to confirm Balthier was the best one from FF12. Main or supporting character, he is the GOAT.
Not picking Vivi is a crime…
Agree!!
Agreed
Lighning was fantastic! I don't understand the hate for XIII, I really enjoyed all three games. But, then, my favourite FF game is always whichever one I'm currently playing! (At the moment it's VI, and Celes is awesome!) Really enjoyable video - thanks!
Tifa and zidane over cloud and vivi is wild
Oh man this is gonna piss people off hahahaha
Which version of final fantasy 2 did you pull the video piece from?
I love Tifa like she was my own girl friend, but the best character in FF7 is Barrett. He steals every scene he's in and has all the most memorable lines.
Each to their own, and everyone has their own opinion. But I got to say, Zidane over Vivi? Seifer over anyone in 8? Noctis over Ignis? Why? I would say Vivi for 9, Squall, Zell or Quistis for 8, and Ignis for 15. (He literally goes against Ardyn, and is blinded because of him, still manages to fight through to help Noctis)
Zidane is a very likeable rogue, and his dynamic with Kuja is interesting. I'd say Vivi has a better character journey, though. And Seifer is a pretty complex villain so I wouldn't disagree there. But I'd choose Tidus over auron
To not have cloud for ff7 is crazy, he's storyline is incredible
Totally agree - Cloud is GOAT and has been at the top in popularity polls for almost 26 years. However, because there is a lack of media literacy, he is always unjustifiably misunderstood and mischaracterised. Without Cloud there is no FF7 period!
Wait so is the the best character or best protagonist in every mainline final fantasy
I'm pretty sure even the devs hated Vaan.
Cloud is easily the best character in FF7 and all of FF.
100% agree.
1:18 Ok,so that’s a lie
Also, Ignis is the best FF15 character. Like, come on, did you not play his DLC? He literally created an alternate timeline where neither Noctis nor his brother-in-law would have died. Plus, he’s actually able to beat Noctis at full power. Not to mention he’s the guy who keeps the entire group in line, but isn’t above cracking jokes with them
The journey that Noctis takes and his sacrifice make him the best character in ff15 imo
@@DragonOfDestiny1 Dude, Ignis was there with him almost the entire time. And Ignis quite literally also sacrificed his life in the parallel universe, seriously, you had to select the option to win. He was just rawdogging death at that point and couldn’t have cared less, he solo‘d Ardyn like it was nothing. Also, he (technically) killed a Malboro all by himself while being blinded not too long ago, that’s a whole other level of skill
How could you not put Torgal as the best character from FF 16. He is the best boy
Maybe consider doing a list of the “Best Cid Characters in FInal Fantasy series”!? Just a thought. 😅
My personal list is :
Ff1 chaos
Ff2 chocobo
Ff3 unethical
Ff4 Cecil
Ff 5 Bartz (butz)
Ff 6 sabin
Ff7 cloud
Ff 8 laguna
Ff 9 vivid
Ff 10 Waka
Ff 12 balthier
Ff 13 lightning
Ff 15 Innis
Ff 16 Clive
Have some disagreements with a few but I was surprised by V. I enjoyed Galuf, Faris, Bartz but found Lenna less interesting
I would choose Gilgamesh in V. He's a fan favorite and absolutely iconic.
Mmm i dont agree with 15... well at least for me, best character is Ignis, he keeps everybody sane!! And for 16... i could argue Dion... i mean that character steals every scene he is in... but Cid..oh Cid... i adore him
tifa is best girl, i always loved her ever since i was a little girl, best role model
In the OG Ff7, it’s cloud. However, Tifa takes it in the new versions. Her added depth puts her over Cloud just barely
Zidane better than Vivi? Nah fam, this is way off lol.
Edit: Also, for FF8, did you straight up take Seifer's description from a Reddit post? Lol. "Seifer is kind of pathetic, but that's the point" is literally a title on a Reddit post.
You got my favorite on this from Final Fantasy XII!
I'm sorry, but for final fantasy 16 it is Clive. Cid is great, but Clive had much better character development. He's a top 5 FF character.
MOJO plays means side characters
Sorry, but Cid is for me. Literally the best character in FF since Auron
@@kevingame3198 well they chose noctis and lightning, so they're including mains too
Clive's character arc is finished before act 1 even is finished. The game skips over most development Clive has with timeskips. Cid steals every scene he is in with far less screen time than Clive. I'd argue Joshua and Dion are more interesting than Clive.
List was going so well until FFIX. The Vivi and Steiner brigade will have you strung up by your toes for this one! LMAO
For FFXII, this would be the place to put an NPC. Larsa. Larsa Solider is only seen from time to time, but he is my favorite character of that game.
Nice. On Point. Thumbnail pic. G'damn that outfit hawt.
Celes over KEFKA?! You mad m8???
& dude, Cloud Or Sephiroth are practically cemented in…oh hell w/it
The disrespect of Terra 😭
IV: Cecil. Correct.
V: Lenna. Arguable but agreed.
VI: Celes. Definitely.
VII: I'd still say Vincent Valentine, but I don't hate your choice so okay.
VIII: Seifer. YES!! Nice to see him getting proper recognition!
IX: But...but Vivi! 😭
X: Auron. The ONLY choice.
XII: Balthier. No arguments here.
XIII: Lightning. Best? Yes. My favourite? Nope. (Snow my beloved...)
XV: THIS IS IGNIS ERASURE HOW DARE YOU?!?!
XVI: I'll let you know...
I’ve not even watched the whole thing and already annoyed it’s Firion not Firian
cloud is obviously the best character in ff7 and whole franchise
I would have to agree that Auron is easily one of the most intriguing characters in all of Final Fantasy. From the moment you first see him in the beginning of the game, you know he’s going to be epic
Tifa is a great character but she's not better than Cloud lol
They went so hard with the emo-angst angle with his character and design that the most I ever got out of him from the original FF7 was how he was tormented about not being able to be himself. I really don't remember very much else that stood out except that he was following in Zach's footsteps because he couldn't just be himself. FF7Rebirth has already shown more character development by having him actually confess his feelings towards Tifa if you go that route. At least Tifa was more fleshed out with her backstory.
How are they going to create engagement if they don’t rile up the shippers?
So glad you added Tifa. She's so beloved worldwide... Even Italians love her.
If you know, you know. 😏
She's definitely not the best character though
Gosh.. her being treated like a p***star is a best character though? I feel like her character quality is somehow drowned by the fact that she is extremely over sexualised by the fans.
@alimichalkan8046 Exactly no one actually cares about her character it's kinda sad she's popular but for all the wrong reasons 😅
@@alimichalkan8046 I mean, your not wrong. But we can all agree that the internet only made things worse for her.
@@DaenerysUchiha Valid points you just spitted out. Pretty valid indeed.
Final Fantasy 1) Warrior/Knight
Final Fantasy 2) Minwu
Final Fantasy 3) Luneth
Final Fantasy 4) Cecil Harvey
Final Fantasy 5) Faris Scherwiz
Final Fantasy 6) Terra Bradford
Final Fantasy 7) Tifa Lockhart
Final Fantasy 8) Selphie Tilmitt
Final Fantasy 9) Vivi Ornitier
Final Fantasy 10) Yuna
Final Fantasy 12) Balthier
Final Fantasy 13) Everyone pretty much sucks in the original, but Lightning did get redemption in sequels so she wins by process of elimination.
Final Fantasy 15) Noctus Lucis Caelum
Final Fantasy 16) Cid
Glad to see you chose wisely when it comes to FF12 😁
But I so cannot agree wirg FF13 choice... Lightning sounds like angry Liara all the time (yes, I know, same VA). Fang is much better^^
I've haven't played much of Final Fantasy Games, but I have Final Fantasy XIV and XV on PC and I've been thinking buying and playing Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth to PS5 defienitily Rebirth The Newiest One. Final Fantasy Characters what I know and like are Cloud, Sepiroth and Tifa (Final Fantasy VII), Noctis Lucis Caelum, I remember when I've watched someon'es Tqwitch stream about of FF XV, the Streamer and Chat said he looks like a Live Action version of Sasuke from Naruto, Cindy and Gentiana (Final Fantasy XV). I've been interested and excited for Final Fantasy XVI for a long time since it's launch, and I have PS5. Should I buy XVI on PS5 and play XV on PC before that? Square Enix Final Fantasy is easily 1 of The Best Video Game Series of All Time! 😊❤
buy and play them all. enjoy!
Cecil?!?! Argument started.
People can say whatever they want about Balthier, but he will always be a Mid character, 😂. I swear that joke never gets old, lol.
You should do a Top Final Fantasy FMV/Cinematics video.
Tifa for two obvious reasons...
I 100% thought they were gonna pick Ignis for FFXV
Irvine is better than Seifer all day every day. Laguna would have also been an acceptable answer.
Tifa ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Its tifa lockhart not lockheart
Cloud. Only choice that matters and ofc his true girl..... AERITH!!!!!!!!
Putting zidane as best ff9 character over vivi might warrant time inside
Ignis is the best character in ffxv for me.
As I started from 6:
FF6: Kefka
FF7: Tifa
FF8: Laguna
FF9: Vivi
FF10: Auron
FF12: Balthier
FF13: Won't bother, I like to think this game doesn't exist
FF15: Care less, all are unlikable
FF16: Gav
Blathier was my favorite too. Honestly I loved 13. Why was it so hated? was it the characters? the battles? the linear path? the story?
The best character from 15 and 16 was my blender that I put the discs in after I finished the games.
you can see that this list is highly influenced by the creators sexual preference . . . .
I'd argue Final Fantasy 15 was worse than 13 as far as the series goes. Its unfinished comparatively
lol at the bizarre praise for Lightning.
They really put Celes over Terra and Tifa over Cloud 💀 they literally are alongside Zidane the best developed protagonists.
Cid's visuals in FF16 are way more appropriate to his voice than the actual actor himself.
I agree with most of these! I'm impartial to 8, so I have no favorite. I would change 6 to Locke. Celes is a worthy candidate and great choice, though! I never played 2 or 3 but they're on my to do list.
Cecil"s last name is Harvey?! Now, I am starting to see similarities of him and Harvey Dent/ Two-Face.
The MMOs are both numbered AND mainline Final Fantasy games, but I can see why they were left off of this list.
Surely this means you are going to do a Top Ten from each of those two games, right?
Right?
They didn't want Emet to overshadow the entire rest of the list.
@@vct454 Or Tataru. Honestly, though, I think the reason why they kept the MMOs off the list is the same reason they kept FF1 off the list (and why they had to go with the DS remake for FF3). The player character is a generic fill-in for the player. And while you’re mostly the main character (especially in FF14), there’s not a ton of character growth because your character is a fill-in for yourself. The growth is in everyone else that you meet and change for the better. Still, though, Tataru for MVP!