Underrated Characters

July 25, 2007, 12:55 AM

I think they're Faris, Firion, Maria, Leon, Garnet and Paine. anyone else?

July 25, 2007, 2:01 AM

If we are just talking about playable characters, then Cait Sith is the first one that comes to mind. Wakka does too, not because he is particularly good...but because he is painfully average, and in a game full of strong characters, people tend to get the misconception that he sucks.

July 25, 2007, 2:04 AM

I say that some underrated characters that are actually good were Barret, Kiros, Ward, Cid, Vivi(Maybe. I haven't played FFIX yet.), and Balthier.

July 25, 2007, 2:09 AM

let's see...ashe, wakka, garnet, rinoa...thats about all i can think of right now.

ashe- she's just as good as fran, and everyone seems to think fran is so great. there's not much of a difference between the 2, i always used ashe and not fran.

wakka- his attack reels are deadly, if you get him strong enough.

garnet- a great healer and her eidelons are much better than eiko's IMO.

rinoa- wishing star and invincible moon are key, and if you junction her right then she's a powerhouse.

July 25, 2007, 6:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Orichalcon

let's see...ashe, wakka, garnet, rinoa...thats about all i can think of right now.

ashe- she's just as good as fran, and everyone seems to think fran is so great. there's not much of a difference between the 2, i always used ashe and not fran.

wakka- his attack reels are deadly, if you get him strong enough.

garnet- a great healer and her eidelons are much better than eiko's IMO.

rinoa- wishing star and invincible moon are key, and if you junction her right then she's a powerhouse.

People only like Fran cuz she's in leather bondage clothes, simple as that.

Garnet is way underrated. Personally, she's my favorite FF female character, and her eidelons are definitely better than eiko's (although summons in IX are kind of useless in general). Her personality was just so great, and i loved the fact that they made a lead female look like a natural girl (i.e. no gigantic watermelons hanging off her chest).

Quina is also underrated. He/she may be the worst looking character ever, but that frog drop of his can be pretty damn powerful, and he can be pretty bloody useful in Kuja's desert palace too.

Kuja is really underrated as a villian thanks to all the Sephi fanboys and people insecure in their sexuality.

Zidane is pretty underrated as a lead character. He's not a loner badass with a big sword that PSone generation kiddies grew up with, he's just a normal guy with a big heart and a weakness for ladies. I love him, he's actually a character i can relate to for the most part and empathize with. I cant very well empathize with a guy who's been pretending to be someone else so long he believes he is that someone else (cloud, for those of you who couldnt figure it out).

July 25, 2007, 6:53 AM

I would say Selphie, Irvine, Yuffie, & Kimahri.

They were all under-rated in my own opinion. Selphie was a really decent character to use.

Yuffie had great speed.

Irvine awesome Aim and Kimahri was very versitile.

July 25, 2007, 10:24 AM

Balthier, underrated? Far from it love - nearly everyone I have seen on forums LOVE this guy to bits.

Underrated? I'll stick with playable for now - Basch, Pennelo, Vaan, Selphie, Zell.

If I do non playable, I'll be here forever.

July 25, 2007, 10:42 AM

I think Wakka is extremely underated, he was my best character in ten.

Fran in FFXII, people never seem to talk about her.

And the obvious one Cait Sith, not the strongest of characters but has a nasty limit break.

July 25, 2007, 11:32 AM

okay I'll explain mine too.
Faris- Amano's favorite among his works. plus she's a pirate and I like her antics a lot.
Firion- (I mean in rereleases) nice character design. I like it a lot and I think he's as cool as Cecil, Locke and even Squall. it's just that FF2 is an early game so let's not expect much character development.
Maria- from FF2 also. not much char development but she is described in FFwikia as having a strong personality, she doesn't give up on problems easily. She looks like a younger Ashe to me, and I recognize her as beautiful as the likes of Rinoa and Yuna.
Leon- the namesake of Squall! I think he's cool and I know some fans of FF2 does. It's just that he's not well-known to many. we should not him for being the first character in the series with a dark personality. like the later characters Shadow, Vincent and Auron.
Garnet- same with the people above
Paine- a very unique female character in the series. people tend to overlook her for being a quiet type girl. not to mention the game she's in is overlooked as well. I think she's not as dull as people think. her serious and quiet personality sometimes work as comical relief. remember when she shocked Rikku and Brother by speaking in Al Bhed all of a sudden?

July 25, 2007, 6:34 PM

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Originally Posted by VengefulRonin

People only like Fran cuz she's in leather bondage clothes, simple as that.

Garnet is way underrated. Personally, she's my favorite FF female character, and her eidelons are definitely better than eiko's (although summons in IX are kind of useless in general). Her personality was just so great, and i loved the fact that they made a lead female look like a natural girl (i.e. no gigantic watermelons hanging off her chest).

Quina is also underrated. He/she may be the worst looking character ever, but that frog drop of his can be pretty damn powerful, and he can be pretty bloody useful in Kuja's desert palace too.

Kuja is really underrated as a villian thanks to all the Sephi fanboys and people insecure in their sexuality.

Zidane is pretty underrated as a lead character. He's not a loner badass with a big sword that PSone generation kiddies grew up with, he's just a normal guy with a big heart and a weakness for ladies. I love him, he's actually a character i can relate to for the most part and empathize with. I cant very well empathize with a guy who's been pretending to be someone else so long he believes he is that someone else (cloud, for those of you who couldnt figure it out).

Very well said. You may very well be my new best friend on this forum.