Final Fantasy 6 has 20 different characters that you meet in one way or another during the course of the game. Some characters are playable characters, some are NPCs and some are your enemies. If you're interested in a description of these characters, you've come to the right place.
A mysterious young woman controlled by the Empire, and born with magic...
Terra is the character you start the game with. She is known as the only magic-user in the world, and might be of big help. Later in the game, she get the Morph-ability which strenghtens your magic, defense and attack for a short period. She is still one of your best magic-casters.
Treasure hunter and trail worn traveller, searching the world over for relics of the past...
Locke is a thief...errgh..I mean a Treasure Hunter. He once left someone when she needed him, and after that, he helps every girl he can find. His ability, Steal allows him to steal Items and Clothes(!) from enemies.
The young king of Figaro Castle, ally to the Empire, and master designer of machinery...
Edgar is a friend of the Returners, which pretends to be an Imperial ally. He can handle machines well, and his special skill, Tools, allow him to use normal tools as lethal weapons in combat.
Edgar's twin brother, who traded the throne for his own freedom...
When his father, the king died, Sabin left the castle and was trained in Marterial Arts by master Duncan. He is a fearsome fighter, and his skill, Blitz, allows him to do some very special attacks that HURT!
He owes allegiance to no one, and will do anything for money. He comes and goes like the wind...
Shadow will do anything for money, and his only friend is the dog, Interceptor. Not much is known about his past, even if he is haunted by bad dreams. His skill, Throw, make him able to throw different Items on enemies.
Faithful retainer to his family's liege, with the courage and strength of a hundred men...
After his whole family and all his friends is killed by Kefka's poisonous attack on Doma, he joins the party in hope of revenge. Cyan is a good sword-fighter, and his ability makes him able to do some nice sword-attacks.
Draped in monster hides, eyes shining with intelligence. A youth surviving against all odds...
Gau has lived together with the monsters at the Veldt as far as he can remember. His special skill makes him able to Leap out on the Veldt, learn monsters attack and use them in battle later.
Product of genetic engineering, battle hardened Magitek-Knight, with a spirit as pure as snow...
Former general of the empire, inprisonned, saved by Locke, a strong magic-user. Her Skill makes her able to absorb magic attacks from enemies, which is sometimes very useful.
A Black-Jack playing, world traveling, casino dwelling free spirit...
Setzer the gambler, is the owner of the worlds only known airship, and therefore important. He attacks his enemies by throwing cards on them:). His skill will make a random attack on the enemies.
Human-loving, fast-talking, street-smart, SLAM-dancing Moogle...
This guy is an expert of dancing, and his dances is deadly for many enemies.
An elderly gentleman, pure of heart, and learned in the way of the monsters...
Strago is a descendant of those known in earlier FF-games, as Blue Mages. He can learn the enemies` special attacks, and use them later. He lives in Thamasa together with his granddaughter Relm.
In her pictures she captures everything: forests, water, light... The very essensce of life...
Relm is a so good artist that all her pictures comes to life. Useful in battles, letting her draw the enemies. She seems to have some strange connection with Shadow's dog, Interceptor.
Admirer of bone-carvings, as strong as a gigas, a sasquatch pal with muscle!...
Umaro is a young yeti, friend of the moogles, living in the montains of Narshe. He goes berserk in battles, but is really strong.
Shrouded in odd clothing,...is it a man...?...a woman...?...or should we ask...?...
Gogo is a mystical character, sealed down in the zoneeater cave since FF5, he is back! He can "equip" 3 different Skills from the other characters, and with his own skill, Mime, he can mime the last attack.
Uwa Ha Ha Ha! This is the mad villain of FF6!
Kefka is a joke of an imperial general. But dont get tricked by his funny comments and cool face, this guy is actually dangerous!
This character is not playable
This is the emperor of...the empire (how original)
No Final Fantasy game without a character called Cid...and like always, he is a mechanic.
Leo is general of the empire, but he discovers the evil there and tries to save our friends.
This character is only playable in one battle.
Two soldiers of the empire, escorting Terra to Narshe
These characters are only playable in the beginning of the game.
This octopus is Chupon's (the guy in the Typoon-summon in FF7) buddy and he thinks he is a dangerous enemy. Later on, he becomes more friendly and starts working on the coloseum.
You meet him as a boss 4 times.