2. Cecil (Final Fantasy IV)
Cecil feels like a fulcrum point for Final Fantasy heroes. The Final Fantasy IV protagonist set the stage for future Final Fantasy leads to question the world around them and to stand against oppressive systems. While subsequent games would take on new stages, new allegories, and new heroes, the core theme of facing the truth and your place in it has reverberated through the franchise in the years since Final Fantasy IV. Cecil is the blueprint for nearly every hero that followed.
