There is no true characters in Final Fantasy. Rather you get to choose from six character classes at the beginning of the game. These will be your characters throughout the entire journey.

Warrior/Knight Warriors have the highest hit points of any class. They can also equip almost every weapon/armor in the game. This adds to the already high strength and endurance. Class Change- Knight Knights have all the great stats of warriors, plus they can use white magic up to level 3.

Thief/Ninja Thieves are more agile than warriors, making escaping battles easier. They can only wear light armor, and their weapon selection is small. A thiefs attack is weaker than that of a Warrior. Class Change-Ninja The Ninja gets a huge boost in weapon and armor selections, as well as the ability to cast Black Magic up to level 4.

Monk/Master Monks actually increase their stats better without armor and weapons. When fighting without a weapon, Monks can surpase Warriors damage at level 15+. The downside is their extremely low defense. In a heavy battle or boss fight, they can get easily KO'ed. Class Change- Master Nothing new for the Monk...well, outside of the new sprite.

Red Mage/Wizard Red Mages can use Black and White Magic up to level 5. There is also a wide variety of weapons and armor for the Red Mage to use. Red Mage is the best of all magic users for physical fighting. Class Change- Red Wizard Red Wizards spell list increases to level 7, and they get some more weapons and armor to choose from.

White Mage/Wizard White Mages are the healers and damagers of the undead. They are weak in defense, but their constitution can keep them going in the long stretch. Class Change- White Wizard The only difference is the White Wizard can learn the rest of the White Magic missed by the White Mage.

Black Mage/Wizard The Black Mage uses damage and status ailing spells. This class has the fewest hp, and is extremely weak in defense. The better choice of mages is the Red Mage. Class Change- Black Wizard As with the White Mage, Tthe only difference is the Black Wizard can learn the remaining Black Magic spells.