Mine are Zack and Sephiroth from FF7 and Squall from FF8.

What's your's?

mine would be vincent, zack, tifa, sazh, serah, lightning, genisis and most of all

 

reno

I like most of them, but i guess my top faves (In no particular order) would be:

 

noctis

yuna

tifa

lightning

cloud

hope

tidus

rikku

zack 

aeirth

squall

vaan

vanille

terra

serah

noel

riona

 

I can't really pick ;p

Cecil: What I love about Cecil is that, at the beginning of the game, he has it made, in a material sense. He's got stature in Baron, he has to coveted role of leading the Red Wings, he's financially well off, and best of all, he's on the winning team. But yet, even with the plethora of dividends, Cecil isn't happy. Because he knows that his happiness would come at the expense of hurting innocent people. And that right there is what kind of makes Cecil unique from most of the Final Fantasy protaganists: he doesn't take the side of good because circumstances force him into it; he chooses to do good because it's the right thing to do. Keep in mind that by refusing to do his duty by doing the will of Baron, he's shooting himself in the foot. But he does it anyway, because he believes in something stronger than just worldly gains, and I think that kind of sincerity is so awesome. Better still, it's not like he gets off freely: he has to face his past sins in the face and account for every one of them. He doesn't get to just ignore the villages he's attacked, or the people he's hurt: he has to see them, and in turn reconcile with his past and try to find a better version of himself in the process. And he sticks with it, through all the hardships and pain, because it was the right thing to do. That's awesome.

 

Terra is another big favorite. Her character arc is an interesting one, because during the plot of FFVI is the only time she's ever had in her life where she can actually experience free will. In many ways, her and Kefka are much in the same when she first wakes up: neither of them really understand what love is, what the point of building something might be, and only really know how to use their powers for destruction. But what's great about Terra is that she can learn: through her interactions with the rest of the cast, and her travels, she comes to understand the many emotions that the regular human being might feel: Locke's regret and loyalty, Celes' desire to be understood, the Figaro brothers' companionship, Cyan's loss. In many ways, the cast all have terrible lives, but they pull through and keep pulling through because they have something to live for, and to love in the future, regardless of pains. This culminates when the world ends, and Terra, all alone in a dead and dying world, finds herself compelled to help orphaned children survive. She's never met them, has no duty to them, but because of what she's learned, she understands the desire to help and protect people simply out of the desire to do the right thing. And that's what finally separates her from Kefka: real power isn't found in the ability to destroy, but rather, to create.

 

I have others. I'll see if I can collect my thoughts.

NOCCCCCCCCTIIIIIIIIIIIS!

Honestly that is to hard a question. I will just pick from my favourite game, and go with Auron, probably.

Sephiroth is my favorite and Squall in 2nd place

Heroes: Zack Fair, Cloud Strife, Vincent Valentine, and Lightning

 

Villians: Sephiroth and Caius Ballad

 

Other: Reno (FFVII)

Ramza Beoulve is my favorite hero hands down. I pretty much love all the Tactics characters but runners up for favorite of the series are Delita, Algus, Izlude, and Wiegraf. And possibly Gafgarion, he's pretty damn sassy.

 

Outside of tactics I do love Vivi Orunitia and the Black Waltzes. Actually the entire reason I played Kingdom Hearts in the first place was because Vivi was in one of the games.

 

From there I suppose I like Quina, Zidane, Cecil, Luneth and Arc. I really wish Luneth had been in Dissidia. It made me really sad that he got left out and replaced with a generic role. Ah well, so it goes.

ff7 cloud ,ff8 squall ,ffx tidus ,ff13 lightning returns snow can i say sora?

Ashe:

The great thing about Ashe is that her personality feels very real and believable, rather than being constructed:  in spite of all the classic set-ups which surround her, she manages to avoid cliche herself. If I can make some generalizations, princess characters in games tend to be grouped either into the quiet-but-kind trope, or the super-independent-borderline-bratty trope. Ashe manages to find her own ground: she's stubborn, aristocratic, and doesn't like being interrupted, but never to the point of satire. She's been raised on a different tier of society than the rest of the cast, so it stands to reason that she's going to act in this way. And it's evened out by the fact that she genuinely cares about the people she would-be ruling over, that she seems like an incredibly capable leader with remarkable intelligence, and more than that, she's practical. Things arise which she might not like (such as Balthier being a pirate, or the fact that she has to keep pretending she's dead), but she's wise enough to know when to hold them and when to fold them. That mentality makes her feel like a better politician and, really, better royalty. Again, in terms of cliches in games, the princess character tends to not actually be burdened with any of the responsibilities of their title and office. With Ashe, those responsibilities are not only present, she embraces and excels at them, which makes her feel much stronger within the plot, and gives her character more strength and genuine sincerity. You're not just putting Ashe back on the throne because of her name: you're putting her back because she's the right person for the job, and that makes a big difference.

 

Also, I really love her relation towards her backstory. She literally loses everything that matters to her, and frankly, she has more of a right to be Squall than Squall does. It would be so easy to write her as brooding and sad. But, because of her awareness of what is expected of her as a leader, as well as her own desire to appear strong, she tries to keep her head up. And again, she does this without becoming satirical: Ashe is quite clearly mad about everything that has happened, and this anger drives her along, but it constantly is playing in sync with the rest of her character, such as the stubborness and the dedication to trying to be the ideal ruler. She's not going to stop and mope, but she is going to get even with Arcadia, which gives her great motivation along her quest. 

 

What really cements it, though, is the final growth of her character arc. Ashe has spent years being angry, wanting nothing more than to put two rounds in the back of Vayne Solidor's head, and goes through great lengths to get this power. But as she goes along, it becomes more and more clear to her that maybe, just maybe, this isn't the best way for her to solve her problems. She can gather power, and use it to wipe out who she pleases, but that would only make her more like Vayne. She comes to realize that it's not just power that helps build countries, but wisdom and love. She stops short of letting her hate consume her, made even more poignant that the weapon to realize all her dreams is literally placed in her hands. She has all the tools she needs to use her super-special-awesome attack, but ultimately decides NOT to use it. And it's that choice that makes her one of the best characters in my mind: it's the choice not to destroy, but to build.

Everyone listing FF7 characters and no mention of Cid Highwind, the true hero. Shame.

 

Also Auron, Jecht, and most of the characters from 6, EXCEPT Kefka.