Editing Final Fantasy II (section)

===Characters===
[[Image:Final Fantasy II party.jpg|thumb|[[Yoshitaka Amano]]'s artwork of the main characters Leon, Firion, Maria, and Guy|alt=A watercolor painting of four warriors. The leftmost is a pale man with dark gray hair facing left, the next one is a white-haired man with a billowing red cape holding a sword and facing the viewer, the third is a black-haired woman looking to the right in three-quarters view and holding a bow, and the rightmost is a large man with a helmet holding up his fists and facing right. Clouds and an airship are in the background.]]

''Final Fantasy II'' features four playable characters as well as several secondary characters who are only briefly controlled by the player. Primary characters include {{nihongo|Firion|フリオニール|Furionīru|"Frioniel" in the Japanese release and English NES prototype}}, a resident of the country of Fynn and the main protagonist; {{nihongo|Maria|マリア}}, a soft-spoken archer and dedicated enemy of the Empire; {{nihongo|Guy|ガイ|Gai|"Gus" in the remake for the PlayStation}}, a simple monk who communicates with animals; and {{nihongo|Leon|レオンハルト|Reonharuto|"Leonhart" in the Japanese release and English NES prototype}}, a conflicted dark knight who is missing for most of the game.<ref name="FFII"/><ref name="OriginsCharacters">{{cite book | year=2003 | title=Final Fantasy Origins instruction manual | page=15 | publisher=Square Enix | id=SLUS-05141}}</ref> Five playable characters temporarily join the party to assist Firion, Maria, and Guy in their missions for the rebellion. These are {{nihongo|Gordon|ゴードン|Gōdon}}, the prince of Kashuan and a member of the rebellion; {{nihongo|Josef|ヨーゼフ|Yōzefu}}, a villager in the town of Salamand; {{nihongo|Leila|レイラ|Reira|"Reila" in the Japanese release and English NES prototype}}, a pirate; {{nihongo|Minwu|ミンウ|Min'u|"Mindu" in the PlayStation remake and "Ming-Wu" in the Japanese release and English NES prototype}}, who is a [[White Mage (Final Fantasy)|White Mage]] with the rebellion, and {{nihongo|Ricard Highwind|リチャード・ハイウインド|Richādo Haiuindo|"Gareth" in the PlayStation remake, Edward in the English NES prototype and "Richard" in the Japanese release}}, who is the first dragoon to appear in the series.<ref name="FFII"/>

Firion and the  {{nihongo|Emperor of Palamecia|パラメキア皇帝|Paramekia Kōtei}} (named {{nihongo|Mateus|マティウス|Matiusu}} in Kenji Terada's novelization of the game) are the respective hero and villain representing ''Final Fantasy II'' in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'', ''[[Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy|Dissidia 012]]'' and ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy NT|Dissidia NT]]'', fighting games featuring characters from across the series. Firion is voiced by [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] in the Japanese versions and by [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] in the English versions; Mateus is voiced by [[Kenyu Horiuchi]] in the Japanese versions and [[Christopher Corey Smith]] in the English versions. In the PlayStation's opening FMV of ''Final Fantasy II'', Firion is also voiced by Yukimasa Obi, while Maria is played by [[Noriko Shitaya]], Guy by [[Kenta Miyake]], and Leon by [[Takayuki Yamaguchi (voice actor)|Takayuki Yamaguchi]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}