Final Fantasy has hundred of characters introduced over its 30-year history. The amount of va🐭riety over three decades of games is astounding. You have magical children, dragons, talking cats, giant c൩hickens and so much more. It's an amazing feat for any franchise to develop such a diverse and unique cast of fictional characters. The series is unrivalled when it comes to appealing to a huge market.

With so many options available, sometimes you have to resort to judging someone by appearance. Players don't have time to test out each individual to see if they're worth the effort. The downside to that is some of the cuter and harmless characters are actually extremely powerful. When it comes to Final Fantasy, the look of a 🐽character is an inaccurate reflection of their abilities. Even the most fluffy and sweet creature can be a powerful force in combat.

That being said, you may occasionally run into that one character who does nothing but disappoint. Maybe he/she has a cool design but is lacking in stats. Or they might be terrible at everything with no redeeming qualities. Whatever the case, these abominations ar🌟e only good at wasting your time. Ins🎐tead of making battles easier, they only serve to give you a headache. It's as if the developers created them with the intention of leaving players unsatisfied. Below is a collection of 30 characters who are surprising in one way or another. For better or for worse. You may want to brace yourself for this one.

30 Weak: Kimahri (Final Fantasไy X) ܫ

Oh, Kimahri. Why do you look so cool, yet are useless most of the time? Kimahri is a part of the Ronso race introduced in Final Fantasy X. His m♌ain problem is that he's a user of the infamous "Blue 🌞Magic".

Es🐓sentially, he can only learn new𓂃 abilities by copying enemy attacks. Afterwards, he can use these attacks with the Overdrive function. In other words, Kimahri is unpractical and will always be the weakest member of your party.

29 🐲 ꧟ Strong: Eiko (Final Fantasy IX)

When you first meet Eiko, she comes across as a bratty, but cute, kid. She has a huge crush on Zidane and can be a litt💦le annoying at times. Don't let this childish demeanour fool you though.

♏Eiko is a powerful mage and summoner. She gets access to some useful spells like Re-Raise and is a better healer than Dagger, the other white mage. She also has four amazing summons, namely Carbuncle and Madeen. Eiko makes a good case to always be on the front line.

28 Weak: Bꦉenjamin (Final Fantasy Mystic Quest) 𒁃

Let's ignore how bad Final Fantasy Mystic Quest is and instead talk about how bad the main character is. Benjamin, which is a great Final Fantasy name, is the worst main character in the franchisꦰe.

Every time a new character joins your party, they are stronger than Ben. That's right, our brave hero is the weak link. The 🐼Chosen One is the second worst character in the g♔ame. Who's the worst? You'll see soon enough.

27 Strong: Luna (Final Fantasy XV) 💞

While the character was never fleshed out properly, Luna is much stronger than she looks. She is an Oracle who is given the task to communicate with the Six Astrals of the Final Fantasy XV universe.

This proves to be a difficult task as the Astrals are proud (and rude) creatures. It's amazing how Luna manages to deal with them on her own. She softens them up a bit so Noctis can have an easier time with his quest. That iꩵs true love.

26 Weak: Biggs And Wedge (All Ve♛rsions)

This is one of those inside jokes in the Final Fantasy universe. Many games have two soldier characters named Biggs and Wedge. They're usually close friends. They are also very weak and useless in c꧃ombat.

It's not their fault, th⛎ough. In a world where superhumans are flying around and destroying cities, being a regular human must suck. Oh well, at least these guys have good intentions (most of the time).

25 Strong: Reynn And 🔥L💜ann (World Of Final Fantasy)

Reynn and Lann are two parts of a whole, so it makes sense for them to be a sing🐎le entry. On their own, these two aren't too impressive. That all ch𒅌anges when they unlock their ability to capture and control monsters from the entire franchise.

This pair can tame anything, from chocobos ⛎to behemoths. Even 🎀powerful eidolons like Shiva and Ramuh carry out their every command. Reynn and Lann can stand up against the strongest of foes thanks to their special powers.

24 Weak: C♔ait Sith (Final Fantasy VII)

Cait Sith is one of those comedic relief characters that Final Fantasy games tend to have. They usually aren't strong and are there to get a few cheap laughs out of you. To add to the insanity, Cait Sith r꧂ides a giant robotic Moogle.

His stats are decent at best, but most of his damage is randomly calculated. 🍰In turn-based RPGs you want consistency. Sadly, Cait Sith proves to be more🐻 of a liability as more often than not, he will fail you.

23 Strong: Carbuncle (ಌAll Versions)

Another cute critter who packs more power than you would thi꧑nk. Carbuncle has the power to reflect all magic attacks. ꦅThis is one of the most useful skills in the games as many foes use magic.

Carbuncle has made many appearances in Final Fantasy🍌 games and is꧟ always a useful Summon. It's also the ideal pet. You'd be lying if you said that you didn't want to have a Carbuncle by your side.

22 ꩲ Weak: Trey (Final Fantasy Type-0)

Final Fantasy Type-0 lets you pick from around 13 characters. Some of them are good, 🐎bꩲut then you have Trey. He has some of the worst stats in the game and offers less utility than the others.

His main 🦩weapon is a bow, which is a little on the boring side. Especially in a world where firearms exist. The bow is cumbersome to use and relies on charging to do damage. You certainly do🐈n't want to use Trey during a solo mission.

21 🍨 Strong: Hope (Final Fantasy XIII) 🌳

Hope falls into that naive and childish archetype that JRPGs love to do. One thing these characters ওhave in common is that they're surprisingly strong in combat. In the story, Hope is afraid of fightin✤g at first despite being a prodigy.

Not only does he have some of the best magic stats in the game, but he also gets access to a va🥃riety of attacking and support spells. Hope✨ is a mainstay in your party as keeps everyone healthy while debuffing enemies.