History Characters / FinalFantasyRecurringCharacters

* JokeWeapon: Excalipoor, a knock-off of Excalibur. He's also got a lot of other weapons that are convincing fakes.
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRebirth'', Excalipoor gets upgraded to a LethalJokeItem thanks to the unique way he wields it -- see DeathOfAThousandCuts above.

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: As a trademark, he often shifts into an alternate "true" form with six or eight arms.
** ''VIII'' pokes fun at this by having Gilgamesh sport cardboard cutouts of three extra arms on the right side of his cloak, while his ''real'' arms are concealed behind it.

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRebirth'' he decides that Cloud is a worthy opponent, stalling his departure from the VII universe to duel him and calling him "this world's bladesman of legend" after being defeated--though Cloud disagrees since Sephiroth is still a superior swordsman.

-> Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeGori (''XII''; Japanese), Creator/KazuyaNakai (''Dissidia 012'', ''Type-0'', ''XIII-2'', ''World'', ''Stranger of Paradise'', ''VII Rebirth''; Japanese), Riki Kitazawa (''XIV'', ''Chocobo GP''; Japanese), Creator/JohnDiMaggio (''XII'', ''XIII-2''; English), Creator/KeithSzarabajka (''Dissidia 012'', ''Type-0'', ''World'', ''Stranger of Paradise'', ''VII Rebirth''; English) Kurt Wilson (''XIV''; English)

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Gibbs in ''Final Fantasy XII'' panics at the sight of Chocobos because he worked with them as a kid, got a permanent smell from it, and spent millions of gil for special perfume to get rid of the smell if it means getting a wife. [[SequenceBreaking Bringing a chocobo to him causes him to run away, to Deweg's annoyance, and unlock the area they were guarding early on]].

-> Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeGori (''XII''; Japanese), Creator/KazuyaNakai (''Dissidia 012'', ''Type-0'', ''XIII-2'', ''World'', ''Stranger of Paradise'', ''VII Rebirth''; Japanese), Riki Kitazawa (''XIV'', ''Chocobo GP''; Japanese) Creator/JohnDiMaggio (''XII'', ''XIII-2''; English), Creator/KeithSzarabajka (''Dissidia 012'', ''Type-0'', ''World'', ''Stranger of Paradise'', ''VII Rebirth''; English)

* IdentityAmnesia: In ''Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth'' he initially doesn't remember who he is or what his purpose is, only his obsession with reclaiming the Genji armor from Cloud.

* WalkingTheEarth: More like "Walking the ''Multiverse''". To date, he has appeared in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'', both remakes of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Final Fantasy [=IV=]: The After Years]]'', the GBA version of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' (though that one was explicitly a LegacyCharacter version), ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' and its sequel, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'', ''[[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy]]'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'', ''VideoGame/StrangerOfParadiseFinalFantasyOrigin'', and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRebirth''. (He's also apparently [[spoiler:Icelord]] in the backstory of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyBraveExvius'', as of the ''War of the Visions'' crossover event.)

* MoonRabbit: [[spoiler:In IV, the Hummingways are a tribe of rabbit creatures who come from the moon.]] He claims to be from the moon in other games, but many people doubt these lunar origins.
* TheNicknamer: He's said to give nicknames to everyone he meets and write them down in his journal.

* BootstrappedLeitmotif: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CMTXyExkeI Clash on the Big Bridge]]. The very first battle against Gilgamesh simply uses the regular ''Final Fantasy V'' boss music; "Clash on the Big Bridge" was used for the entire sequence where the party fought through enemies on the Big Bridge, and Gilgamesh was just the boss at the end of it. But nearly every other boss fight against Gilgamesh afterward used it. The first time it was reused outside of ''V'' was for ''XII'', as a MythologyGag because the Gilgamesh of that game also fought the party on a bridge.

* BootstrappedLeitmotif: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CMTXyExkeI Clash on the Big Bridge]]. The very first battle against Gilgamesh simply uses the regular ''Final Fantasy V'' boss music; "Clash on the Big Bridge" was used for the entire sequence where the party fought through enemies on the Big Bridge, and Gilgamesh was just the boss at the end of it. The first time it was reused was for ''XII'', as a MythologyGag because the Gilgamesh of that game also fought the party on a bridge. But the song is so catchy and epic, and Gilgamesh's appearance in ''XII'' was so iconic, that the two were forever intertwined from then on.

-> Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeGori (''XII''; Japanese), Creator/KazuyaNakai (''Dissidia 012'', ''Type-0'', ''XIII-2'', ''World'', ''Stranger of Paradise'', ''VII Rebirth''; Japanese), Creator/JohnDiMaggio (''XII'', ''XIII-2''; English), Creator/KeithSzarabajka (''Dissidia 012'', ''Type-0'', ''World'', ''Stranger of Paradise'', ''VII Rebirth''; English)

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CMTXyExkeI Clash on the Big Bridge]].
** BootstrappedLeitmotif: The very first battle against Gilgamesh simply uses the regular ''Final Fantasy V'' boss music; "Clash on the Big Bridge" was used for the entire sequence where the party fought through enemies on the Big Bridge, and Gilgamesh was just the boss at the end of it. The first time it was reused was for ''XII'', as a MythologyGag because the Gilgamesh of that game also fought the party on a bridge. But the song is so catchy and epic, and Gilgamesh's appearance in ''XII'' was so iconic, that the two were forever intertwined from then on.

* {{Samurai}}: His main design motif.

* WalkingTheEarth: More like "Walking the ''Multiverse''". To date, he has appeared in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'', both remakes of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Final Fantasy [=IV=]: The After Years]]'', the GBA version of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' (though that one was explicitly a LegacyCharacter version), ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' and its sequel, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'', ''[[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy]]'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' and ''VideoGame/StrangerOfParadiseFinalFantasyOrigin''. (He's also apparently [[spoiler:Icelord]] in the backstory of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyBraveExvius'', as of the ''War of the Visions'' crossover event.)

-> Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeGori (''XII''; Japanese), Creator/KazuyaNakai (''Dissidia 012'', ''Type-0'', ''XIII-2'', ''Stranger of Paradise''; Japanese), Creator/JohnDiMaggio (''XII'', ''XIII-2''; English), Creator/KeithSzarabajka (''Dissidia 012'', ''Stranger of Paradise''; English)

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Biggs is called "Vicks" in Woolsey-led translations due to a transliteration error in the original Japanese; it's a fairly simple mistake to have made and has been corrected ever since.

** IncomingHam: Many of his entries, his DynamicEntry in ''XII'' as described above taking the cake.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Kupo!"
** VerbalTic: In early games it was all they could say. In later games, they can speak human language, but often end sentences or punctuate words with it.

** UnknownRival: But it seems one-sided. In the ''Chocobo Series'' for example, Mog is always looking to one-up Chocobo and snatch glory for himself while Chocobo considers him a close friend.

* CoolOldGuy: From middle aged, to at the edge of their ''eighties''. Double subverted with Cid Raines from ''XIII'', who is a rather young man (In his late twenties to early thirties), but still older than most of the main cast as well as Cindy of XV, who is a WrenchWench (and is actually the ''granddaughter'' of that game's Cid).

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: He's based on a rabbit. Of course he's going to be cute.

* TheNicknamer: He's said to give nicknames to everyone he meets and write them down in his journal.

* OneSteveLimit: Besides the [[LegacyCharacter obvious]], there's another Cid in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' who isn't considered the Cid of the game and really doesn't have to do with the actual Cid. ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' also introduced a Dark Knight character named Sidurgu Orl, who has the similarly-pronounced nickname ''S''id. The Return to Ivalice raid series from the same game also has another Cid show up based on the Tactics version. Then there's ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' which features both Cid Sophair and his granddaughter Cidney/Cindy Aurum who is more akin to the classic Cid archetype, being the game's main mechanic, meaning she just might be the first female Cid in the franchise. ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'' follows it up with Cidolfus Telamon and Clive Rosfield, who takes on the name "Cid the Outlaw" after the former's death, making him the first Cid to be the ''main playable character''.

* KansaiRegionalAccent: In the original Japanese.

* OneSteveLimit: Besides the [[LegacyCharacter obvious]], there's another Cid in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' who isn't considered the Cid of the game and really doesn't have to do with the actual Cid. ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' also introduced a Dark Knight character named Sidurgu Orl, who has the similarly-pronounced nickname ''S''id. The Return to Ivalice raid series from the same game also has another Cid show up based on the Tactics version. Then there's ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' which features both Cid Sophair and his granddaughter Cidney/Cindy Aurum who is more akin to the classic Cid archetype, being the game's main mechanic, meaning she just might be the first female Cid in the franchise.

The Cids are a varied bunch in personality, appearance and importance. Inevitably though, Cid is a genius engineer and probably built or owns an airship. Often, but not always, they are related to someone named Mid, whether he's a son or grandson or even a father.

* BladeOnAStick: Before he transforms, he'll be seen carrying his naginata. In ''XIV'' his primary weapon of choice was a halberd.

* BonusBoss: Eventually became a recurring one.

* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: How strong he's made out to be in both story and gameplay depends on the game he's in. In his early appearances, he's just another boss. But starting with his cameos in remakes, he's also appeared as a formidable BonusBoss.

* AdaptationalBadass: Ultros is generally little more than a comic relief character of little true threat. But in ''Anime/KingsglaiveFinalFantasyXV'', he is a ''MASSIVE'' monster capable of single handedly destroying an entire rather large airship. Also an example of AdaptationalDumbass as this Ultros appears to lack any sort of sapience.

* WalkingArmory: According to his [[http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/5/58/FFXIII-2_Gilgamesh_Artwork.jpg concept artwork from Final Fantasy XIII-2]] he adds to his WallOfWeapons with each game he cameos in (and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX even some]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII he hasn't]]).

* GoldColoredSuperiority: In games with multiple colors of Chocobos, Gold Chocobos tend to be the best ones. For example, in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', while the non-yellow Chocobos let you cross different types of otherwise-impenetrable-on-foot terrain such as mountains or shallow water, Gold Chocobos can cross any time of terrain and are the only ones that can cross oceans (and thus is the only way to get the ''Knights of Round'' Materia, as it's on Round Island which is surrounded by ocean and has no landable terrain for Cid's airship).

* ShoutOut: They are named after two of Luke's wingmen from ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/ANewHope''.

-> Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeGori (''XII''; Japanese), Creator/KazuyaNakai (''Dissidia 012'', ''Type-0'', ''XIII-2''; Japanese), Creator/JohnDiMaggio (''XII'', ''XIII-2''; English), Creator/KeithSzarabajka (''Dissidia 012''; English)

* WalkingTheEarth: More like "Walking the ''Multiverse''". To date, he has appeared in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'', both remakes of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Final Fantasy [=IV=]: The After Years]]'', the GBA version of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' (though that one was explicitly a LegacyCharacter version), ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' and its sequel, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'', ''[[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy]]'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV''. (He's also apparently [[spoiler:Icelord]] in the backstory of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyBraveExvius'', as of the ''War of the Visions'' crossover event.)

* WeaponOfChoice:
** His main four weapons he's known for are the Excalibur, Excalipoor, Masamune, and Zantetsuken.
** Before he transforms, he'll be seen carrying his naginata. In ''XIV'' his primary weapon of choice was a halberd.

* TheUnintelligible: Typhon only ever speaks in roars. Ultros even admits he's "not much for words" in ''XII-2''. Though Mobius Final Fantasy shows that his roars do actually translate to some sort of language which the Warrior of Light is able to understand.
-->'''WOL:''' You too huh? Why must we always bail out loudmouthed friends out of trouble , I wonder? \\