5 Final Fantasy Henchmen (That Were Better Characters Than Their Employers)

1. Wiegraf Folles (Final Fantasy Tactics)

Employer - Folmarv Tengille Final Fantasy Tactics is something of an oddity in that it is one of (if not) the best entry in the entire series, but comparatively few people have played it or even heard of it in comparison to the well-known main franchise entries. Such individuals are missing out on a truly great and beautiful story that focuses on a number of individuals and groups vying for control of the seven kingdoms of Ivalice (very similar to a book that came out a year beforehand called 'A Game Of Thrones', but hey ho). At its centre is Ramza, a young member of the noble house Beoulve that turns his back on his villainous brothers, though not before he is pitted against Wiegraf Folles, a warrior with intentions of overthrowing aristocratic rule and giving power to the people, for the first time. He lives, but Ramza has an encounter with his sister Milleuda shortly afterwards, which claims her life. Swearing revenge, Wiegraf becomes an effective foil to Ramza when he is recruited by the Knights Templar, a dastardly offshoot of the Church of Glabados religious order. Given an artefact called a Zodiac stone for supposed safekeeping, he is slain in honourable battle by his nemesis. The stone returns him to life, however, leading to one of the series' most tragic moments when the reanimated Wiegraf proclaims that he no longer cares about his sister's death or his once noble intentions, wanting only to bring chaos and destruction to the world. There is nothing that players can do to bring him back around. Instead, they are forced to condemn a hugely underrated character (in a game full of underrated characters, from Argath to Gaffgarion) to a second and permanent death.
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Alex was about to write a short biography, but he got distracted by something shiny instead.