10 Final Fantasy Characters Nobody EVER Used

Final Fantasy I is the only game in the series where the main characters are complete blank slates, devoid of personalities or even predefined names. The first decision that any player is tasked with making is what combination of the six available job classes they want to distribute across their party of four, a daunting task for the uninitiated. A warrior is essential for damage dealing, complemented well by either a monk or a thief for raw power or speed. Logic would suggest picking both a black and a white mage to give the party the full range of offensive or defensive magical capabilities available.

The red mage is presented as the best of both worlds, able to use both black and white magic (and use a handful of swords and daggers for attacking). This combination is immensely practical in the early game, freeing up a party slot for a third melee fighter.

Over time, however, the red mage becomes a massive burden, as whilst black and white mages can learn all of their respective spells, the most powerful ones are locked off from them, even after Bahamut upgrades the party’s classes and turns the mages into wizards. Adding insult to injury is the fact that Knights and Ninjas are given the additional ability to use basic white and black magic (though not quite as many spells as the red wizard), rendering them pretty much obsolete from the second half of the game onwards…