Editing Final Fantasy (section)

=== Characters ===
{{further|Character design of Final Fantasy|Characters of Final Fantasy}}
The series features a number of recurring character archetypes. Most famously, every game since ''Final Fantasy II'', including subsequent remakes of the original ''Final Fantasy'', features a character named [[Cid (Final Fantasy)|Cid]]. Cid's appearance, personality, goals, and role in the game (non-playable ally, party member, villain) vary dramatically, but two characteristics many versions of Cid have in common are being a scientist or engineer, and being tied in some way to an airship the party eventually acquires. Every Cid has at least one of these two traits.

[[Biggs and Wedge]], inspired by two ''[[Star Wars]]'' characters of the same name, appear in numerous games as minor characters, sometimes as comic relief.<ref name="IGN-Evo"/><ref name="GS-FFHistory-Series"/> The later games in the series feature several males with [[effeminacy|effeminate]] characteristics.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200702/N07.0228.1154.25773.htm | title = Ten Gaming Clichés | first = Jeff | last = Cork | magazine = [[Game Informer]] | date = February 28, 2007 | access-date = August 4, 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071010053837/http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200702/N07.0228.1154.25773.htm | archive-date = October 10, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/441/441293p1.html |title=Final Fantasy&nbsp;XII Q&A |date=November 20, 2003 |website=IGN |access-date=August 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620082644/http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/441/441293p1.html |archive-date=June 20, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Recurring creatures include [[Chocobo]]s, [[Moogle]]s, and [[Cactuar]]s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Adler|first=Matthew|date=April 6, 2020|title=Why Final Fantasy is the Biggest RPG Series of All Time|url=https://in.ign.com/final-fantasy-vii/146623/feature/why-final-fantasy-is-the-biggest-rpg-series-of-all-time|access-date=October 20, 2020|website=IGN India|language=en-in|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027012218/https://in.ign.com/final-fantasy-vii/146623/feature/why-final-fantasy-is-the-biggest-rpg-series-of-all-time|url-status=live}}</ref> Chocobos are large, often flightless birds that appear in several installments as a means of long-distance travel for characters. Moogles are white, stout creatures resembling teddy bears with wings and a single antenna. They serve different roles in games including mail delivery, [[Metalsmith|weaponsmiths]], party members, and [[Saved game|saving the game]]. Cactuars are [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[Cactus|cacti]] with ''[[haniwa]]''-like faces presented in a running or dashing pose. They usually appear as recurring enemy units, and also as [[Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series#Summoning|summoned allies]] or friendly [[non-player character]]s in certain titles. Chocobo and Moogle appearances are often accompanied by specific [[Theme (music)|musical themes]] that have been arranged differently for separate games.<ref name="GS-FFHistory-Main"/><ref name="IGN-Evo"/><ref name="GS-FFHistory-Series"/>