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List about the visually stunning science-fantasy RPGs in all of its incarnations released since the original 1987 game.

Despite the word &quot;final&quot; in its title, Final Fantasy just doesn&#39;t seem to end. This popular <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-rpg-video-games-ever-made?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">RPG video game</a> series has <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/final-fantasy-games/video-game-info">created new entries and adventures</a> since 1987, and is still going strong. While each sequel is considered a fresh adventure that isn&#39;t connected to the other games, there are a number of Final Fantasy <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/disney-movie-theories/lisa-waugh?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fan theories</a> that suggest otherwise.

Some of these fan theories about Final Fantasy lore could just be coincidences, however many of them&nbsp;might be on to something. Whether fans make a connection thanks&nbsp;to crossover characters, timeline jumping, or just the constant appearance of a guy named Cid, there is some compelling evidence to suggest that there are connections among two, three, or even <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/final-fantasy-games/video-game-info" target="_blank">all of the games in the Final Fantasy franchise</a>.

So set up camp, cast Curaga on the party, save your game, and take some time to read through each one of these fun Final Fantasy&nbsp;theories. Afterward, you&#39;ll see that&nbsp;the games are more connected to each other than you may think - and if you have a theory of your own, share it in the comments.

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List of the best Final Fantasy characters from the original game to the newest titles in the series. These unforgettable characters, including Cid and Cloud Strife, are probably partially responsible for high sales across the Final Fantasy franchise, having sold millions of copies. Because of the popularity of the “Final Fantasy” franchise, some might even consider these characters among the greatest <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-badass-video-game-heroes-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">video game characters</a> ever created. But which Final Fantasy characters are the best?Choosing the best or greatest Final Fantasy characters can be difficult for both casual players and hardcore fans alike. There are powerful warriors, sensual sorceresses, and next-to-impossible bosses, all of whom come alive for players as they progress through the game. Most players generally, however, rank newer characters among their favorites, perhaps because of the higher quality graphics and game play newer systems allow. Technology has come a long way since the introduction of Final Fantasy in 1987. Improvements don’t mean that older characters aren’t memorable or aren't integral parts of the Final Fantasy franchise, though. For example, can you imagine Final Fantasy without Sephiroth? Many fans rank him among the top characters in Final Fantasy. Another commonly seen character is Cid, who is consistently a fan favorite as well.This is a list of the best Final Fantasy characters of all time. Some are playable, some are not, but they’re all consistently ranked as fan favorites. If you haven’t played the Final Fantasy series yet, you’re missing out on some of the most exciting video game characters out there.

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Square Enix&rsquo;s Final Fantasy series of RPGs have been delighting gamers since the first one came out on the NES in 1987, but what are the best Final Fantasy games? To find out, thousands of gamers have ranked all the&nbsp;Final Fantasy games on this list, which includes the main numbered releases and side games. It doesn&rsquo;t matter if the game came out on a specific&nbsp;console, if it was a&nbsp;portable release, or a mobile-only version, as long as it is a Final Fantasy game.

What makes a good Final Fantasy game? Is it the story, the characters, or the gameplay? The answer, obviously,&nbsp;is a combination of all three of those things and more. The best Final Fantasy games have memorable characters such as Sephiroth and amazing settings, such as Zanarkand. Of course, there are the great minigames as well, like Blitzball in Final Fantasy X or Triple Triad in Final Fantasy 8.

Though the FF&nbsp;franchise has been around since 1987, sequels are still being made and the franchise will likely continue to thrive well into the future. And unlike many other long-lived <a href="/list/best-video-game-franchises/ranker-games?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">video game franchises</a>, Final Fantasy hasn&rsquo;t gone down in quality with age. Whether you&rsquo;re playing the&nbsp;Final Fantasy&nbsp;VII Remake or are still scrolling through one of the SNES&nbsp;classics, you&rsquo;re bound to have a good time.

If you&#39;re wondering, &quot;What are the greatest Final Fantasy games?&quot; or &quot;What is the best Final Fantasy game of all time?&quot; then this list should answer your questions.

From the late-&#39;80s&nbsp;to the mid-&#39;90s, Nintendo&nbsp;dominated the video game market, and Nintendo of America insisted that all games released on its&nbsp;consoles in the states&nbsp;follow their PG-13&nbsp;&ldquo;<a href="http://www.tanookisite.com/nintendo-censorship/">Video Game Content Guidelines</a>.&rdquo; This meant no &quot;sexually suggestive or explicit content,&quot; among many, many, other restrictions, including no references to religion, alcohol, drugs, or politics. For JRPG fans, this meant a lot of&nbsp;censored <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-final-fantasy-characters/ranker-characters" target="_blank">Final Fantasy characters</a> in America.

Censorship of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/final-fantasy-games/video-game-info" target="_blank">Final Fantasy games</a> in the US began back in 1987 with the very first game in the franchise and lasted until Nintendo final loosened up in the N64 era. Since then, many of the games have,&nbsp;fortunately,&nbsp;been re-released on other consoles in all their uncensored glory. But even in the so-called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_generation_of_video_game_consoles">eighth generation</a> of video game history, a few sexy Final Fantasy characters were toned down in official artwork released in America. Since this is the Internet age,&nbsp;we can look at all the 16-bit midriffs and Harajuku Girl-inspired character sketches we want, worry-free.&nbsp;Enjoy!

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<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/final-fantasy-games/video-game-info" target="_blank">Final Fantasy games</a> are&nbsp;known for their rich lore, sprawling overworlds, and innovative combat systems, but their true legacy is creating at least <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-annoying-tv-and-film-characters-ever">one cringe-worthy character in every title</a>.

The worst <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-final-fantasy-characters/ranker-characters" target="_blank">characters in Final Fantasy</a> come in all shapes and sizes; the good the bad and the Quina (like, seriously what was the deal with that?).

Bad characters started appearing in the FF series as early as 1990 when then franchise launched (the protagonist didn&#39;t even have a name in the original Final Fantasy!), but ever since Square merged with Enix to form Square Enix, they&#39;ve been trying to reinvent the wheel with every new release.

So what&#39;s it take to make the cut as one of the worst characters in FF history? Some are simply boring or poorly written, others are utterly useless in combat, and some are just so weird you have to wonder if developers just ran out of ideas.

So here they are, the worst characters from Final Fantasy games. Some are party members, some are NPCs, some are even leading characters, but they all have one thing in common -&nbsp;they&#39;re just the worst.

From The Guardians of Light to&nbsp;Noctis Lucis Caelum, who do you think are the&nbsp;worst Final Fantasy characters?

Costumes & Cosplay

To really capture the look and feel of a <a href="http://na.square-enix.com/us/home">Square Enix</a> character takes a lot of&nbsp;dedication, so you can imagine&nbsp;tackling&nbsp;a <a href="http://www.ranker.com/review/final-fantasy/2476612">Final Fantasy</a> character is no easy task for even the most skilled of cosplayers. This list is full of cosplayers dressed as <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/final-fantasy-games/video-game-info" target="_blank">Final Fantasy</a> characters who really put in an insane amount of effort to bring these intricate video game characters to life in full 3D glory. Vote up the most authentic and inventive cosplay of Final Fantasy characters on this list to let others know who&#39;s the best, and vote down the ones that could use some extra work.

You&#39;ll find <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-final-fantasy-characters/ranker-characters">your favorite characters from the entire span of Final Fantasy games</a> in the franchise on here, being sure not to skip over any of the side games or old classics. Keep scrolling to see which cosplayers totally kill these amazing Japanese RPG-themed cosplays.

Weapons

Occasionally,&nbsp;the most absurd&nbsp;Final Fantasy&nbsp;weapons are wielded by <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-final-fantasy-characters/ranker-characters" target="_blank">some of the best characters</a>. This is to be expected with such a big franchise. As&nbsp;Final Fantasy&nbsp;grows, it gets more and more intricate to entertain the devoted fan base. This attention to detail&nbsp;lead to some pretty wild <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/final-fantasy-fan-theories/erik-barnes" target="_blank">fan theories</a> about what's really going on&nbsp;between the lines. And some&nbsp;of the more unconventional characters were even&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/final-fantasy-characters-censored-united-states/kellen-perry" target="_blank">censored for American audiences</a>.At a certain point everything about the game franchise&nbsp;is a little fantastical, and that includes those trademark, ridiculous&nbsp;Final Fantasy&nbsp;weapons. Yeah sure, those odd swords&nbsp;are&nbsp;cool in&nbsp;video games, but in real life they'd be more&nbsp;likely to harm the person wielding them than anyone else.And boy, are there sure&nbsp;a lot of these impractical weapons.

When it comes to enchanting video game songs, it doesn&rsquo;t get much better than Final Fantasy. As one of the longest-standing <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-video-game-franchises/ranker-games?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">video game franchises</a> of all time, the best Final Fantasy songs are both gut-wrenching and epic. From The Prelude, the quintessential&nbsp;FF song that has been reimagined&nbsp;and covered over hundreds (if not thousands) of times, to the powerful &quot;Omnis Lacrima&quot; ballad from Final Fantasy 15, this list ranks all the best Final Fantasy songs from Mystic Quest to today.&nbsp;

Whether you think &quot;Aerith&#39;s Theme&quot;&nbsp;in Final Fantasy 7 was the single greatest video game song ever written or still love listening to &quot;Terra&rsquo;s Theme&quot; from FFVI all these years later, vote up all your favorite Final Fantasy songs, including the Final Fantasy VII Remake theme song &quot;Hollow&quot;, which was actually composed by Nobuo Uematsu.

And be sure to add your own favorite songs if they aren&rsquo;t already below.&nbsp;

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How far have you gotten in the&nbsp;Final Fantasy VII&nbsp;remake? Whether you have just begun or are already pretty far along, chances are good you&#39;ve run into some bosses that have given you a run for your money at least a couple of times. Some&nbsp;Final Fantasy 7&nbsp;Remake bosses are definitely easier than others, but if you need a little guidance to help you move further in the game, then this is the guide for you.&nbsp;

Right from the start, you have to go up against the Scorpion Sentinel. It may be the first boss, but it&#39;s by no means a pushover. Just like in the original, you have to employ the right sets of strategies&nbsp;to win, which means&nbsp;you can&#39;t simply hack and slash&nbsp;your way through&nbsp;like you could with all the guards at the beginning of the mission. It&#39;s a pivotal moment when you realize exactly what kind of battles you can expect further in the game, and many of them only get tougher. Which FFVII Remake boss was your favorite to do battle with? And which ones had you cursing at Shinra over and over?

Vote up all the hardest&nbsp;FF7&nbsp;Remake bosses&nbsp;so other gamers can see what to expect next. And fear not: we&#39;ve included some tips and guides for each boss, as well as their weaknesses and immunities&nbsp;so you can go into each battle prepared, plus what kind of loot you can swipe from specific bosses.

Zodiac

Since 1987, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/final-fantasy-games/video-game-info" target="_blank">Final Fantasy franchise</a> has taken the world of interactive entertainment by storm. Regardless of console, each installment of Square Enix&#39;s epic role-playing game brings its audience an exciting world filled with sci-fi&nbsp;fantasy and extraordinary lore. The <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-final-fantasy-characters/ranker-characters" target="_blank">Final Fantasy characters</a> that enrich these stories are all memorable in their own ways, whether it&#39;s because of their impactful dialogue and storylines, or their overly wispy silver hair and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-absurd-final-fantasy-weapons/joesph-langdon" target="_blank">ridiculously giant swords</a>.

Final Fantasy zodiac signs are the perfect escape for those who seek their solace through the stars (and also love playing long-winded RPGs). Let&#39;s connect these eccentric and unforgettable video game personalities with their astrological kindred spirits - after all, aligning Final Fantasy characters by zodiac sign&nbsp;helps&nbsp;explain what make them tick.

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Here is a complete list of all the Final Fantasy Dissidia characters. These are the Final Fantasy Dissidia supporting characters and selectable Dissidia fighters. Characters in Final Fantasy Dissidia series games are included on this list. The Final Fantasy Dissidia game characters fight each other in this fighter video game. The characters include eternal enemies Cloud Strife and Sephiroth. Feel free to use this list as a basis for your own favorite games character list.

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Cloud Strife

Cloud Strife is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Square's role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII and several of its sequels and spin-offs. He was originally designed by Final Fantasy VII character designer Tetsuya Nomura. Cloud's appearance is marked by spikey blond hair, striking blue eyes, dark clothing and his Buster Sword, which previously belonged to his friend Zack Fair.
In Final Fantasy VII, Cloud is a mercenary and self-proclaimed ex-member of SOLDIER, an elite, genetically augmented military unit operating under the de facto world government, the megacorporation Shinra Electric Power Company. Fighting against Shinra in the resistance group AVALANCHE, and driven by a feud with the primary antagonist, Sephiroth, Cloud learns to accept his troubled past and adapts to his role as a leader. Cloud has also appeared in several other titles outside the Final Fantasy VII continuity, such as Itadaki Street Special, Final Fantasy Tactics, Dissidia Final Fantasy, Ehrgeiz and the Kingdom Hearts series.
Cloud has garnered a primarily positive reception from critics. Described as "iconic," the character has been ranked highly in various published character lists.

Cosmos

Cosmos is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. He is sometimes referred to as "Autobot Cosmos" for trademark purposes. Wired Magazine once nominated him as one of the 12 most ridiculous Transformers of all time.

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Kefka Palazzo

Kefka Palazzo is a character in the Final Fantasy series of video games. Originally designed by Yoshitaka Amano, he appears in Final Fantasy VI as a clown-like, nihilistic psychopath who acts as the game's main antagonist and as the God of Magic, physically transforming into a Lucifer-esque fallen angel.
He is present in the spinoff fighting games Dissidia Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, wherein he is voiced by Shigeru Chiba in Japanese and Dave Wittenberg in English. He also appeared in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Artniks, and Final Fantasy All the Bravest as an enemy boss.
Kefka has been rated one of the most memorable and evil video game villains ever created, with critics and fans noting his intense hatred and maniacal laughter as defining characteristics. He has also been compared to the Joker from Batman.

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Sephiroth

Sephiroth is a fictional character in the role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII developed by Square, where he is the main antagonist. Character designer Tetsuya Nomura conceived and designed Sephiroth as an antagonist to and direct physical opposite of the game's main character, Cloud Strife. The character was portrayed in Japanese by voice actor Toshiyuki Morikawa and in English by both Lance Bass in Kingdom Hearts and George Newbern in all his subsequent appearances.
Sephiroth is revealed in Final Fantasy VII to be the result of an experiment by the megacorporation Shinra, in which they injected him with cells from the extraterrestrial lifeform Jenova when he was still a fetus. Upon discovering this, Sephiroth decides to follow what he believes to be his destiny and take control of the Planet, whilst Cloud and the game's other protagonists attempt to stop him. Sephiroth's role in the story, as well as his background, are expanded in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. Additionally, he appears as a boss character in the Kingdom Hearts series, and other video games developed by Square.

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Squall Leonhart

Squall Leonhart is a fictional character and the primary protagonist of Final Fantasy VIII, a role-playing video game by Square. He was designed by Tetsuya Nomura, with input from game director Yoshinori Kitase. Squall has appeared in several other games, including Chocobo Racing, Itadaki Street Special, and the Kingdom Hearts series, as Leon. His weapon, a gunblade, also appears in other works.
In Final Fantasy VIII, Squall is a 17-year-old student at Balamb Garden, a prestigious military academy for elite mercenaries. As the story progresses, Squall befriends Quistis Trepe, Zell Dincht, Selphie Tilmitt and Irvine Kinneas and falls in love with Rinoa Heartilly. These relationships, combined with the game's plot, gradually change him from a loner to an open, caring person. Squall had a varied reaction from critics, with some judging him poorly compared to other Final Fantasy heroes and others praising his character development.

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Square Co., Ltd.'s role-playing video game Final Fantasy VI features fourteen permanent player characters, the largest number of any game in the main Final Fantasy series, as well as a number of characters who are only briefly controlled by the player.

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Tidus

Tidus is a fictional character from Square Enix's Final Fantasy series, first introduced as the protagonist of the role-playing video game Final Fantasy X in 2001 by Square. Tidus is introduced as a 17-year-old rising blitzball star player from the city of Zanarkand. After a mysterious creature called Sin attacked his hometown, Tidus was seemingly transported to the world of Spira. Shortly after arriving, Tidus meets a newly fledged summoner, Yuna, and her guardians. The summoner is soon to set out on a pilgrimage in an attempt to put an end to the very creature that attacked Tidus' city; and by joining them, Tidus hopes he will find his way home. He has also made appearances in other video games, such as Final Fantasy X '​s sequel, Final Fantasy X-2; the Kingdom Hearts series, and other crossover games by Square Enix.
Tidus' character was designed by Tetsuya Nomura with the intention of having a cheerful appearance in contrast to previous Final Fantasy protagonists, while scenario writer Kazushige Nojima wanted to expand the relationship between the player and the character through the story. He is voiced by Masakazu Morita in Japanese and James Arnold Taylor in English.

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Zidane Tribal

Zidane Tribal is a fictional thief in the Final Fantasy series, and the protagonist of Final Fantasy IX.

Here is a complete list of all the Final Fantasy Dissidia characters. These are the Final Fantasy Dissidia supporting characters and selectable Dissidia ...