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Rydia is a playable character in Final Fantasy IV and its sequel, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. She is a Summoner from the village of Mist, and is one of the most prominent characters in the game.
Personality[]
At first, Rydia is devastated by her mother's death and unleashes her rage on Cecil Harvey and Kain Highwind, despite their attempts to help her, but after Cecil comes to her defense later Rydia bonds with him. Traveling with Cecil, Rydia sees the world and matures, telling Edward to stop crying as she has chosen not to cry. Rydia overcomes her fear of fire after melting a blockade of ice at Mt. Hobs with the Fire spell.
Rydia puts her past behind her in favor of stopping Golbez. Rydia comes to consider the Eidolons Asura and Leviathan her family, and even introduces them as her parents to Cuore. Rydia feels rejected and saddened when the two refuse to let her live in the Feymarch with them.
| Party members in Final Fantasy | |
|---|---|
| Final Fantasy | Fighter • Thief • Monk • Red Mage • White Mage • Black Mage |
| Final Fantasy II | Firion • Maria • Guy • Leon • Minwu • Josef • Gordon • Leila • Ricard • Scott |
| Final Fantasy III | Luneth • Arc • Refia • Ingus |
| Final Fantasy IV | Cecil • Cid • Edge • Edward • Fusoya • Kain • Palom • Porom • Rosa • Rydia • Tellah • Yang |
| Final Fantasy V | Bartz • Lenna • Galuf • Faris • Krile |
| Final Fantasy VI | Terra • Locke • Edgar • Sabin • Cyan • Gau • Celes • Setzer • Strago • Relm • Shadow • Mog • Gogo • Umaro |
| Final Fantasy VII | Cloud • Barret • Tifa • Aerith • Red XIII • Cait Sith • Cid • Yuffie • Vincent |
| Final Fantasy VIII | Squall • Rinoa • Zell • Selphie • Quistis • Irvine |
| Final Fantasy IX | Zidane • Vivi • Steiner • Garnet • Freya • Quina • Eiko • Amarant |
| Final Fantasy X/X-2 | Tidus • Yuna • Auron • Kimahri • Wakka • Lulu • Rikku • Paine |
| Final Fantasy XII | Vaan • Penelo • Balthier • Fran • Basch • Ashelia |
| Final Fantasy XV | Noctis • Ignis • Gladiolus • Prompto |