Summary table
The following table summarizes some relevant characteristics of the 14 playable characters.
| Character | Skill | Skill type | Dedicated relics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strago | Lore | Support, debuff & attack | 0 |
| Gau | Rage | Support, debuff & attack | 0 |
| Mog | Dance | Support, debuff & attack | 1: Molulu's charm |
| Sabin | Blitz | Support & attack | 0 |
| Gogo | Mimic | Support | 4: Thief's bracer, Brigand's glove, Fake mustache, Coin toss |
| Umaro | Berserk | Support (itself) | 3: Berserker ring, Blizzard orb, Bone wrist |
| Terra | Trance | Support (herself) | 1: Princess ring |
| Relm | Sketch | Debuff | 3: Fake mustache, Memento ring, Princess ring |
| Locke | Steal | Debuff | 2: Thief's bracer, Brigand's glove |
| Celes | Runic | Debuff | 1: Princess ring |
| Edgar | Tools | Debuff & attack | 0 |
| Shadow | Throw | Attack | 1: Memento ring |
| Setzer | Slots | Attack | 1: Coin toss |
| Cyan | Bushido | Attack | 0 |
Playable Characters
All names used are the default names.
Terra Branford
Although Terra can equip a wide variety of weapons and armors, her primary role is as a spellcaster. When in her Esper form, her spell are twice as effective. She appears at the beginning of the game, with assistants Vicks and Wedge. When she is using the Magitek armor, she will have additional abilities compared to other characters.
Locke Cole
Locke, a treasure hunter, has the Steal ability. This gives a chance on retrieving an item from an enemy in battle (that is not otherwise dropped randomly.)
Edgar Roni Figaro
Edgar, he is seen as a "ladies" man you can say; his variety of attacks and skills make him a very useful character
Sabin Rene Figaro
Sabin is a very powerful character. His Blitz moves are very strong and do not require MP or time dedication to execute.
Celes Chere
Celes is another intriguing character upon this story, her variety of attacks and spells make her very useful for a hybrid. Mainly her role would be spell casting, but she has good physical attributes as well. Her runic skill can be very helpful when facing against enemies with elemental spells, which she can absorb for her own benefit.
Setzer Gabbiani
===Shadow===Shadow has excellent physical abilities. He has great speed and agility, and is extra helpful when equipped with a Genji Glove. His Throw command is very useful, allowing him to hurl weapons at the enemy for a higher damage. Weapons special to this are the Shurikens, Fuma Shurikens, and various elemental and Shadow scrolls.
Cyan Garamonde
Cyan is a tough character with high HP and attack power. His SwordTech skill is very powerful but requires significant time to execute.
Gau
Mog
Strago Magus
Strago is a Blue Mage. He can equip only lighter armor, and primarily wields rods and staves. Though his physical attributes are quite low, his Magic stat and MP are higher. The old man's special skill is Lore, which allows him to command unique spells learned from monsters. In order to acquire these spells, he must first experience them, which (in the case of beneficial or rarely used Lores) may require controlling the monster in question.
Relm Arrowny
Relm has the highest Magic stat of any character, and although physically very weak, her skills are crutial to getting Strago all of his Lore magics.
Gogo
Gogo has average stats, but his Mimic skill allows him to copy the last attack used without consuming MP or any special requirement for the attack. Also, he can customize the three remaining slots on his command menu.
Umaro
While you may not actually be able to control Umaro, his attacks are very powerful and with relics he is capable of gaining extra abilities. i.e. BodyThrow, Ice Storm.