what do you guys think about him as the leading character of FFV? would you tell how dull and development-lacking his character is or rather find something deeper about him and praise it, if there is any? let's open a discussion here to bring to the community another less-known character and see.

I think there isn't much exciting in him compared to the leads of IV and VI and does anyone think the scene where he's standing by those tall rocks after the earthquake early in the game is wrong? being that he is described to be fearful of heights from his childhood experience. and about his sprite, wasn't it pretty similar to the warrior of FF1-3? personally I think it might be modeled after them and to show the improvement of the next generation FFs in the SNES. what are your thoughts?

FFV wasn't really big on character development. There probably even less developed than the IV characters. Faris and Galuf were pretty interesting though.

One thing interesting about Bartz though, he finds out later in the game that he was actually following in his father's foot steps. Usually if a character had a famous parent they're goal through out the game is them wanting to be just like them.

I would say though out of IV and VI, Bartz is the least interesting lead character. Maybe they were trying to go for a more traditional hero? You know, the simple boy from a small town that saves the world?

I don't believe so, the main char just kind of went along with everything were like Rydia said others changed and experiences based around them.

We have to give Bartz some credit. I mean he definently had more personality than any NES Final Fantasy character.

Let's compare him to the other SNES leads.

Bartz was an ordinary person like many other RPG main characters who was put into an extraordinary situation.

In IV, Cecil was a dark knight who regrets his past decisions, questions the king for his actions, and later overcomes his old self and becomes a paladin.

VI, there's several characters that are candidates for the main character.

Terra was a half esper girl who wanted to find out who she was. Both physically and mentally, and gradually does through out the game

Celes was a former general of the empire who joins the resistance.

Locke, a treasure hunter, who feels bad about what happened to the person he loved in the past and wants to find a way to revive her.

I don't have time to describe all the VI characters, but pretty much all of them have a more interesting story than Bartz. Bartz just has the disadvantage of being a normal person. But he still has his own personality.

that part was kinda hilarious. FFV has some errors in scenarios like this. Faris hasn't revealed her true gender in that part right? but who knows, if you were Bartz would you feel the same if that "guy" was soooo beautiful? or perhaps they could've noticed already that she's a girl since she's in bed and they might saw her chest.


At Rydia, I could add that Bartz is the same as them by discovering his past but what's lacking is a situation that's strong enough to make him change attitude. the only climax on him was when his hometown got sucked by the void and went crazy driving the airship aimlessly but what's odd is there isn't much development that followed after that. as if nothing happened until the ending.

overall I'd say he has some similarity to Tidus. It's like Bartz is a less-developed version of "him".

If he has a personality i realy didnt have the chance to see it in final fantasy 5.