With so many characters in theFinal Fantasyseries, do you often wonder who the strongest protagonist is?

Or who the weakest Final Fantasy character is?

Here are the best Red Mages in the Final Fantasy series!

Clive, Lightning and Yuna side by side from the Final Fantasy series in a collage.

Final Fantasy has a long and storied history, spawning multiple games and spin-offs.

Due to this, the strongest protagonists differ in several ways.

These rankings arepurely from a gameplay perspective.

A collage of three Red Mages from Final Fantasy. From left to right - the Final Fantasy 1 Red Mage, Alisaie Leveilleur from Final Fantasy 14, and the Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Red mage.

Eventhen, we imagine they’ll be rather contentious - that’s OK!

This is our take on the subject, is all.

Due to NES limitations, his appearance was only a sprite.

A closeup of the Warrior of Light from the original Final Fantasy, holding his sword in front of his face.

Hes a standard RPG hero and lacks depth, belonging to the perennial good-guy trope.

This can be chalked up to him being the first main character in the series.

He can change intoseveral jobs, such as Knight, Mage, or Thief.

Final Fantasy: Firion as seen in the game Dissidia, holding his sword in front of his body with one hand.

Each Job in Final Fantasy has powerful weapons and abilities but is rather bog-standard.

Firion is portrayed as a jack of all trades and a master of none.

Otherwise, there isnt much to separate Firion from the Warrior of Light.

Reynn and Lann seen smiling in a meadow in World of Final Fantasy.

At least this time, he has a proper name and storyline.

Firion’s design was also reworked for Dissidia.

Their strength comes from the ability to tame and capture the monsters of the Final Fantasy universe.

The four protagonists of Final Fantasy 3 meeting in a cave.

This isnt summoning, so they are eligible for the list.

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That said, Ace is generally considered the most prominent one.

A collage of Summoners from Final Fantasy. From left to right the Summoners of Final Fantasy 3, Final Fantasy Tactics and Rydia from Final Fantasy 4.

This magical identity makes him more powerful than the physical and versatile fighters, but not by much.

Ace could probably beat Final Fantasy characters like Firion or Bartz, but that is about it.

Ace is fast and unique, particularly compared to other future Final Fantasy characters, but not by enough.

Bartz from Final Fantasy 5 as he appears in Dissidia, looking ahead seriously.

He is stronger by having a simultaneous combination of ways to fight.

Rain is primarily a swordsman who can wield magic.

His lack of a speciality or unique backstory powers keeps him stuck in the realm of being bland.

Ace holding a magical card in Final Fantasy Type-0, backed by flames.

Here are the best White Mages in the Final Fantasy series.

With that said Zack suffers from a glaring disadvantage that other Final Fantasy protagonists lack.

Maybe he should steer clear of bullets and guns.

A closeup of Rain as he appears in the mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius backed by a starry sky.

you’re able to reach your conclusions on that point.

Hes mostly just a fighter built on skill and technique.

He doesnt have a magical background or hidden cheesy protagonist powers like some other protagonists.

Final Fantasy: Crisis Core - Zack Fair holding his signature buster sword with Cloud and Sephiroth in the background.

A collage of White Mages from Final Fantasy. From left to right, the Final Fantasy 1 White Mage, Terra from Final Fantasy 6 and Minwu from Final Fantasy 2.

Zidane Tribal from Final Fantasy IX - as seen in Dissidia with his dual daggers held crossed in front of him.

Squall from Final Fantasy 8 in his remastered appearance standing in his bedroom.

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