10 Final Fantasy Characters Nobody EVER Used

10. Umaro (VI)

Final Fantasy VI boasts the largest cast of playable heroes in the series, with fourteen options on the table. Given the limited customisation outside of Esper and Magic setups, most players will always gravitate towards the ones with the most useful commands, such as Sabin’s Blitz button inputs or Locke’s ability to steal items.

Two of the fourteen characters are hidden and can only be recruited late in the game through the completion of side quests. The first of these, Gogo, is a game-breaker given his/her ability to not only be given multiple commands but also mimic the action of whoever took the previous turn for zero MP cost. The second, a yeti named Umaro, is much easier to find but is terrible by comparison.

Umaro has two glaring drawbacks, the first being his inability to equip any items aside from relics (two of which can give him new attacks but the worth of these is limited) and receive any boosts to his stats as a result. The second is the fact that the only action he is capable of is attacking uncontrollably, akin to any other character inflicted with the Berserk status effect.

Despite the fact that this makes him okay for dishing out damage, the wide selection of comparable and more sophisticated options means that Umaro is forgotten as quickly as he is discovered by most players.