Who is Best in Final Fantasy IX

[@kain1799]

Ah yes dagger. The more summon focused character who literally can't summon for like 1/3 of the game.

[@Nonlifting_breezy]

I just played through this game the other day and the fact her and Steiner are gone for so much of the game blew my mind

[@adamcroyle7531]

Other than 10 and 8 it takes about 1/3 of most final fantasy games.

[@tkka3250]

Correction here, if you can level her enough to have the mp, she can use her summons.

[@zanes_productions]

She can’t summon until Pinnacle Rocks and then is silenced for a big chunk of her availability, plus the fact that she has to learn them over time- I’d say she can’t summon for at least 1/2 of the game if not more.

[@andriki88]

@@zanes_productions she can summon before hand, you just have to grind up the levels to have the MP available.

[@quetzalcoatl4255]

Quina really is the god character, can literally do everything: Attack damage is respectable with good Add Status options Cook insta-kills enemies below 50% hp which just gets better as the game goes on The Millionaire ability is absolutely incredible, you definitely can struggle with Gil in this game because of how expensive buying/synthing a lot of items can be. You also can have this as soon as you get Quina. More HP than the other casters Level 5 Death for Grand Dragon farming and for killing everything in the Desert Palace Level 4 Holy kills certain mobs in Outer Continent Level 3 Def Less works on some bosses, can do it while Zidane is stealing, works multiple times Aqua Breath does 25% of the enemy's max HP to all targets. Gets strong in the late game and also can help you work out the enemy HP without using Scan Mighty Guard does what would take Garnet 8 turns doing in 1 turn. Even more with Half HP ability. Boss Winning move Matra Magic can be used on yourself to set up for Limit Glove Bad Breath cripples some enemies into being powerless, even works on a lot of bosses Limit Glove is a dominant strategy in speed runs and other exploitative ways of playing the game 1000 Needles is a reliable attack in the Outer Continent Night will always work if the enemy is vulnerable to Sleep. Works on many bosses, only needs Insomniac on every party member which is not hard or much of a sacrifice Twister generally just wipes out trash mobs and does amazing damage to flying enemies (many enemies) Earth Shake is basically an alternative for Twister Angel's Snack is your insurance policy. Extremely good for Ozma and Necron Frop Drop is the best 9999 in the game. The animation is mercifully short as well (Thievery...) White Wind makes it viable to not have a White Mage in the party Vanish can be cast on an ally who is using Cover to make them block attacks and take no damage as well Magic Hammer can cripple some bosses while Zidane is stealing Auto-Life is great insurance and sets up for Limit Glove The more you understand Quina's moves the more powerful Quina becomes. The potential of the character is way beyond the rest of the cast.

[@locloudanerpg]

Couldn't have said it better.

[@barbara5399]

Plus, in the Italian version she speaks (because it's a she for italians) with Rome's accent and she's soooo funny

[@johnreyes3514]

Sooooooo agree

[@-FLETCH-]

LV4 Holy pretty much guarantees a win

[@Walamonga1313]

You have to grind Quina tho, that shit's boring

[@Khepriem]

Been going through your video catalogue and really enjoying it. The KZbin algorithm is really doing you wrong man.

[@locloudanerpg]

Well I'm not Nikki Manaj so of course it doesn't haha. One step at a time here at LOCLOUDANE.

[@tadhunter4349]

You DARE disrespect Dagger??!!! I'm telling Steiner!!! The Knights Of Pluto will have your head, peasant!!!!!

[@locloudanerpg]

Tad Hunter I’m sorrrrrrrrrryyyyyy

[@alexandrert948]

tell Steiner? tell Beatrix that she will end this scoundrel who is defaming the queen

[@JS-ri8qc]

ok relax

[@MCshlthead]

@@alexandrert948 nah Beatrix will just reduce their hp to 1 and make a biting remark like she always does

[@alanlee67]

This is a tough game to rank. The characters are well balanced. I will say that I personally like to focus on spirit and str bonus so that I can max HP and spirit. Based on that, steiner ranks much higher because his knight swords damage is based on str and spr.

[@53Nicki]

I'm sorry, but Reflect + Black Magic with Vivi is a lot of work, but maxing out Zidane's Thievery, Freya's Dragon's Crest or Quina's Frog Drop for it to do 9999 damage is not?

[@koYyn]

So what about steiners charge ability which is the most broken thing in the entire game ?

[@estebanbeleno4811]

I am sure garnet can use her magics on depression, there is only a medium low rate that it will fail due to her status.

[@apriljoiordono942]

Not really, for a long section of the game she has a temporary mute effect for a while, which means she can't cast any Summons/spells for a while She can only use the normal Attack command, which she has a chance to fail focusing, which makes the command cancelled

[@estebanbeleno4811]

@@apriljoiordono942 I am pretty sure she can, the mute effect is only a medium chance for any spell or summon, but still she can cast them. Not only for playing the game multiple times, but also from the coding inside of it.

[@magsisgay]

@@apriljoiordono942 she can use it but sometimes it’ll say she can’t concentrate lol 😂 that’s why I bring her to the place where you can’t use magic because you can use it on the menu on the way to that place where you can’t use magic

[@Panikdemet]

I think the mute gives her a chance not to do ANY command. It would make sense for it to be like a permanent silence status though

[@nataliealtemose9191]

These answers are correct. Any command has a chance for fail during her mute period. The only sequence she cannot cast anything is in oeilvert

[@BlueLightningSky]

This is if you're power leveling late game but Steiner can do 9999 without going out of your way to grind crest or steal or catch frogs by the time you have access to Ozma. The set up I used to beat Ozma below lvl 50 without the stupid animal quest was Quina Steiner Eiko and Zidane because I can't take him out of the party for some reason. If you are grinding it's Zidane, Quina and Freya because they have access to consistent fixed damage and if you really want to heal you're better off running Vivi with Doomsday and dark absorb items, there should be enough for at least 4 members.

[@Walamonga1313]

This is the most accurate comment

[@SimonGrandell]

Steiner has the amazing ability charge. One of very few ways of dealing more than 9999 damage in a single turn.

[@minaly22]

My team was always Zidane + Quina + Freya + Eiko once every team member was available. Never deviated from that setup once. Maybe I would have gone with Amarant over Freya if I didn't grind at the dragon so much that I ended up maxing out Freya's damage with her Dragon Crest, as both Amarant and Freya's support skills are very similar. Eiko is my preferred white mage due to having Holy and Full Life, and Carbuncle support (especially paired with specific jewels). Quina is OP even without maxing out their damage by catching frogs, and that's enough justification to add them to the team.

[@taroupriapus9760]

Almost same.. Mine are zidane, quina, Freya and Amarant. Loved amarant chakra and aura spells, no need white mage as quinas white wind can do that

[@AyyRalphy]

Quina for the win!!! My favorite character ever in this game.

[@peachysupreme7634]

Eiko is definitely high tier :0 her white magic and support summons + holy make her a great option

[@Walamonga1313]

Eiko is the best character imo, especially if you can't bother to grind Quina to max potential

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

PLEASE do one of these for Final Fantasy VIII! It's long been my favorite of the FF franchise and it gets so little love within the gaming zeitgeist, being forever overshadowed in the minds of many by its predecessor FFVII. I'd be overjoyed just to to hear someone like you talk about it...assuming you even liked that entry of course. And don't feel bad about your maybe maybe not feelings about Garnet. We gaming nerds all know the feeling. Rinoa from VIII may or may not have been an imaginary girlfriend of mine who I may or may not have wrote fanfiction about in high school.........

[@locloudanerpg]

Haha it's in the works my freind. I plan on doing all the Final Fantasy games. Thanks for the support!

[@Twitch_Bear]

in short, who has the best limit break in ff8, cause they are pretty much the same person, except the limit break. just like FF7 and 10... and maybe 12 (original).

[@josephaversa2494]

2:49 Steiner's Sword Magic *DOES NOT* in fact use Vivi's MP. It uses Steiner's MP. In either case, Vivi is your best way to take advantage of elemental weakness, and you can even use Doomsday to heal the party provided they are equipped with Shadow-absorbing equipment. Maybe consider putting him up one tier at least, the only two problems he has are MP usage (which can be solved with either Amarant or ethers/elixirs), and reflect requiring setup (not that bad). Eiko should also DEFINITELY be higher due to the Marcus Stat Glitch, she's the only character who can max out her Strength or Magic stat this way. Not only that, but she has Haste, which is great until you can get your hands on Auto-Haste. I don't see how you can, in good conscience, put Zidane higher than either of them, they are equal at best, albeit for different reasons. Especially when his main gimmick, stealing from enemies to make Thievery stronger, is a chore in comparison to the reflect strategy. "Couldn't steal anything." "Couldn't steal anything." "Couldn't steal anything." That's playing Zidane in a nutshell for most of the game. His Dyne abilities are strong, and yes, Soul Blade and Thievery are amazing (especially Thievery), but he's more niche than both Vivi and Eiko.

[@kawan3661]

It was my first FF and I love it so much till this day.

[@mattsully2238]

Nice to see a Amarant get some love

[@CloudsOverDD]

quina requires more work to do the same thing the other 3 do way easier, and most those abilities are fluff that aren't that useful :/

[@Walamonga1313]

Basically this. If you dedicate to grinding Quina to learn all spells and get all frogs and learn the abilities, sure it's the most flexible and powerful party member. But if you don't? Eiko and Freya are better.

[@axelajimbobbrockett]

The worst thing about this video is how you pronounce Zidane But apart from that I agree with a lot of your comments, but I would also mention that for the superboss Ozma, a team of Vivi and Amarant can be great if they both have return magic, getting triple Doomsday and therefore triple 9999 can help massively. I would also add Eiko for the Phoenix ability which can be a literal lifesaver in that battle And yes, Quina is god

[@GopherChomper]

Honestly impressed with this list. 90% of people out there seem to think Zidane Vivi Dagger Steiner is the best party hands down. Like nah fam, Freya Amarant and Quina are way better and don’t require a specific other party member to be present. They’re unconventional and less straight forward. But goddamn are they way more powerful

[@cheezezlayer493]

final fantasy IX for me is the best of them all! if u talk about fantasy and unique characters both protagonist and villains even the flow of the story romance adventure and battle sequence are all blend in balance, the game is very exciting thus memorable, up until now I still play the game! I love final fantasy IX

[@zingzangspillip1]

I am very suspicious of your list. Catching 99 frogs takes a lot of work but it is very easy to make 99 Garnets to turn Dagger into a strong summoner. And she has Curaga! I think you were just trying hard to put Quina at number 1.

[@_Brennus]

The 9999 limit in FF9 is very stifling.

[@Based_Chameleon]

Vivi and Eiko should be higher simply due to them being able to do 19998 damage in one round while in trance.

[@true-omegaid8467]

But it is not at all monsters.

[@brianlaudrupchannel]

Buy trance can be wasted

[@kefkarothsephka7708]

amarant has the potential to do up to 29,997 with his attack and both counters. likely even more if a gang of enemies only use physical and magical attacks only on him.

[@zettas1157]

My party ended up being Zidane, Garnet, Freya and Quina. I honestly dont agree about Garnet being bad given that she was extremely useful with Bahamut and Ark. People say Arks not that great because of its long animation but I would argue that its because of its long animation that its so good. Even without max damage if your utilizing Regen (You either need to beat Ozma or beat Hades and use his shop to get Ark) The end game section becomes a breeze with Ark. If your party can Regen to near full health without interruption you dont need to really worry about reviving.

[@TheHawksEyeYT]

Just finished my first playthrough and Garnet was my MVP. My party had Auto-Regen and Garnet had also that ability that guarrantees full lenght summons so every time i summoned ark my whole party was practically fully healed

[@mullerlira4391]

My favorite final fantasy game ❤

[@Asteroid-rp2jg]

Vivi is great when you learn the half mp skill

[@dylanlunsford5749]

I love quina! Always name him/her Chef!!!

[@taroupriapus9760]

I named it Molly in my first game in 2001🤣 thought its a fat woman 🤣 may

[@kevin933]

Vivi is late game low tier I agree, but as soon as you can steal the ice staff and magus hat from Gizamaluke, he'll be your main source of damage for the rest of disc 1 and all of disc 2 (barring limit glove shenanigans)

[@chisaten]

Thanks a lot. This might help get me back into serious gaming again, which I have sadly been out of for about a year.

[@-FLETCH-]

Honestly it made happy that Freya was high tier considering she’s my favorite character!

[@martir851]

good video, i love you. my childhood game

[@siffy5340]

Trying to get all the steals with zedane while vivi keeps stacking focus, then like 1 or 2 shoting the boss after getting all the steals is pretty great.

[@tasselhoff1293]

Each character is good in their own sense. But the most well rounded character is Amarant. If given the healer ability his melee attacks will heal about 3000hp for zero MP cost and he can still dps using thrown weapons/chi blast for huge damage, equipping him with high tide will give plenty of group regens and chakras.I often use Amarant as a healer, but with his skills and abilities his damage output is just that much better then eiko or dagger. :)

[@EarthenCavy]

Amarant is my absolute go-to, and my uttermost love. Thank you for educating the filthy masses who hate him FOR NOTHING about how amazing he is. 💕

[@BJGvideos]

Ok maybe you can help me then because I've never been able to get anything strong out of him. He's always been a load on my party with almost no attack. How do I build a successful Amarant?

[@EarthenCavy]

@@BJGvideos okay, first? You NEED to power up his abilities as soon as you get him, and chocograph like hell. Pause everything you are doing and focus on him. His Throw is OP as hell when he first arrives, and since it’s a ranged attack, he can do massive damage from the back row. That’ll do great, until you can get No Mercy from his claws. Back row, 1.5x dmg. This attack is particularly effective in enemies weak vs wind- equip the Kaiser Knuckle and black belt. Absolute wreckage, especially vs Ark in Oeilvert! He’s a beast vs Ozma, too. I easily one-on-one Ozma with that gear + return magic. Where Ammy truly shines, though, is not so much in DPS, but in UTILITY. Though he CAN wreck faces with damage if given the proper kit, Amarant is best at support. He can regen+auto-life the whole party in trance for 14mp. When Necron killed both my Quina and Eiko with that damn Southern Cross attack, he revived them both with 1/3hp in one turn. Amarant also inflicted a holy weakness on Necron with Curse, so Eiko ruined that boss hard, even with the Shell up. Ammy is literally the only character that can counter BOTH phys AND magic at once, and his mp healing with Power Up’d Chakra is far more powerful than using an ether, and if he’s tranced, that’s the whole party for a pittance! Having him equipped with High Tide is an absolute must. So, yeah! My husbando is definitely my best go-to character, and he’s really a killer support for both Quina and Eiko (my other two party members). Give him a shot! 💕

[@BJGvideos]

@@EarthenCavy I see. I'll have to try that. Thank you.

[@catbitmaster8216]

Actually, if you focus enough times, Vivi can deal 9999 damage even with lower power magic, and focus buff is permanent for the battle

[@harumachibito105]

I really liked Salamander (Amarant? In English version) a lot because of his diverse abilities that focused not just damage but some heal and buff and some other things I wish we didn't get him so late in the game TT

[@S_B-]

Beatrix is obviously the God tier character (okay I may be biased because i had a crush on her back then xD).

[@alanhegewisch4486]

You did my girl Garnet wrong lol, endgame, get a couple garnets, maximize magic + spirit and summon Bahamut during her limit break. She'll be dealing 5000 damage nonstop without spending MP or a turn!

[@aswqwsax]

Get 99 garnets by synthesising and Bahamut will deal 9999

[@ayakotami3318]

A lot of people think the team of Zidane, Garnet, Vivi, and Steiner is the best but I disagree. My team through many playthroughs is Zidane, Freya, Garnet (Eiko during the mute time), and Vivi. 😊 I know this is off a little bit but even if the guides for any FF Game recommends a party I don't go by it. XIII is a prime example as the guide recommends Lightning, Hope, and Fang. Nope! Lightning, Sazh, and Vanille the entire way. 😅

[@AyyRalphy]

Lmao I loved Dagger she saved my ass with her long summon animations while the party was in regen trying to not get killed during bosses😂🤣 I would throw Freya in the sh*t tier personally

[@taroupriapus9760]

Loved final fantasy 9 so much, I believe actually lived in that world long ago. Played this game at least 20 times until mid 2000s. My most favorite character is definitely Vivi, but since disc 3 he's not very useful anymore. The strongest party for me consist of Zidane ... Steal, thievery, strong trance, good speed and strength Freya.. Jump, excellent defense early on, dragon's crest Quina... Versatile mage,frog drop, magic hammer, mighty guard, millionaire ability Amarant... Chakra, good strength and magic, throw skill, very good trance

[@thebel-boy13]

In that section when she's mute, she actually can still use magic, it's just that there's a chance she'll "lose focus" and not do anything for her turn.

[@thebel-boy13]

I feel like everyone is good in their own way. My optimal team is actually Zidane, Dagger, Freya and Quina (I'm gonna use this team against Ozma). With the use of support abilities and some items, you're actually gonna be fine with everyone.

[@richardjd8182]

My favourite game ever

[@Atomos89]

If you have regen on all characters, daggers long summons are basically damage + party heals. Also, if you stock up on gems and boost eidolons they hit damage cap. Definitely not the worst character when used like this.

[@belzyk3dg122]

The sheer amount of EMOTIONAL DAMAGE this video does to me having vivi…. The best ff character of all time so low hurts….

[@roundninja]

I try to stick with the classic party as much as possible, Zidane, Steiner, Garnet, and Vivi, just like the Thief, Fighter, White Mage, and Black Mage in 8-Bit Theater. It can be a real struggle sometimes.

[@vigminitaur5359]

Hah I’ve been rockin zidane, freya, amarant and quina. I just got the airship, been grinding in tetra master. Great video, thanks.

[@rabidsalvation9021]

So much misinformation in this video...

[@TheJamez1972]

Yeah. That was really bad.

[@Sentinel82]

Opinions are like a$$e$, etc.

[@rustybreville95]

I think dagger should be bumped to low because of her summoning echo that can occur when she's tranced.

[@alfonsocalderon8851]

Vivi is literally the best. Always in my party and strongest. I mean flare and reflect x2

[@endymionisrafieldeios7362]

Zidane, Garnet, Amarant, Quina

[@Tidus24kmc]

I just used Zidane Steiner Vivi and garnet... Because they are the first you get ha

[@finaltime21]

Yes my G Quina, finally someone realising your worth

[@Gambling4Life]

Steiner has one great move which you didn't mention, charge! , if set up properly it lets everyone attack twice while in crital it's really good for speed runners and for ozma. So I deffo don't think he's that bad might even be the strongest as it effectively allows 4 x 9999 damage on that turn if they are maxed physical attackers in low hp.

[@pianocat5955]

You can break any character if you put enough into then. Compared to other characters, steiner is able to get to 9999 so much easier without the need to grind.

[@ninmohattori9212]

Without Zidane My favorite party is Eiko Vivi Freya Quina

[@MattiMallikas-zf9ji]

Zidane, eiko, vivi, steiner. Late game strategy was. All party member absorb shadow damage. Doomsday 9999. Damage all enemys and heal party entirely. Everytime. And then doomsday sword with steiner. Cheaper to use than his own skills like climhazzard. Eiko holy and healing if there is need of that. I newer stole that much with zidane so i mention only trance anttacks with him and supporting. But i just started this game again so il try your combination. You should try this my strategy also if you havent yet. Low tier char but works enought. Against ozma quina is vital. I agree with that mighty guardian without that its very hard match. My opinion,

[@Polomance862]

My greatest complaint regarding the Temporary Units in Final Fantasy 9 is that they could've been permanent party units with special attributes to balance out not being able to Trance. These would offer varied playstyles and give players means to discern choices. Even if we narrow down the options. - Beatrix: Knight Skills + White Magic. Cura, Life, Full-Life, Esuna, Silence, Reflect, Blind and Holy. - Marcus: Thief Skills + Monk Skills (Marcus has a prominence to replace Zidane when the party splits. Still granting access to stealing.) - Cinna: Blue Mage Skills + Dragoon Skills (Cinna tends to be the oddball with a mind for quirky effect. Learning Blue Magic by traditionally suffering the attack.) - Blank: Black Mage Skills + White Mage Skills + Steal (Blank uses oglops and characteristically plays dirty. Status effect spells would be his tools.)

[@Senumunu]

I really hope the remake/remaster makes Beatrix a permanent party member

[@Theberzerkerz]

Quina is my favorite character. That said I had to catch nearly 200 frogs at level 70 to do max damage. Auto-Life is single-target btw :)

[@ciberkid22]

Am at the end of my first playthrough, just beating the first Kuja fight and seizing the Invincible. My go-to team is Zidane, Steiner, Vivi, and Eiko as they all can hit *very* hard and their utility spells can be clutch sometimes. I'm just learning the remainder of Steiner's attacks / abilities before finishing the game, *maybe* fighting Ozma after doing all friendly monsters, and I'll probably do a 100% run afterwards!

[@wakkasoblitzed7970]

The i in Zidane is pronounced like itch not Aye.

[@danielramsey6141]

Correction on Dagger! She can Do Crazy Damage so Long as Garnet Is stocked with ITEMS LIKE Garnet & Peridot! The Game has a Hidden Mechanic that focus around Having Multiples of Certain Items! Stuff like Dead Peppers, And Dark Matter need up to 99 of itself to cause damage or Add to Damage! It’s also the Same case for Eiko and her Phoenix! There’s also Different Items that Can change Carbuncle and even Fenrir’s attacks!

[@MiguelGonzalez-hs4rd]

actually Quina's ability needs much more than 100 frogs. The calculation of the attack is: the number of frogs multiplied by Quina's level, even being level 99 (the limit) does not reach 9999, and honestly I think you can spend the game with a level around 50, so you would need about than 200 frogs for the attack to make 9999. Quina is indeed the best, considering his ability as an attacker, support and healer.

[@taroupriapus9760]

Yes, I was level 99 with Quina and I remember I added my frog catch up to 105 or 106 to get 9999 damage

[@Yiazmats]

Steiner is my boy and has never left my party lol, he breaks the boss attack repeatedly while I wait for offing Zidane to steal, also charge! is broken with physical team

[@Turai12]

Wait, Dagger can use her magic while mute or am I insane?

[@notsoberoveranalyzer8264]

The disrespect to the bestest boy would be unforgivable, however you do pay respects to the best poptart.

[@ignatkupryashin749]

in lategame it much more productive just to beat physical cause of fast animation. So my best team is Zidane, Steiner, Amarant, Quina

[@NickST1192]

Wish this game had higher damage limit and more super bosses like ffx and ff12

[@Keiji555]

Correction. Freya is irrelevant. She is rather poor, doesn't deal much damage, and is only useful with one or two abilities and Jump. Other than that, there's no point to her.

[@Ash-yj9qv]

Garnet has an easy 9999 damage, Atmos, getting all of the Amethysts for max damage is easy too

[@reloadpsi]

"There's an entire section where she's permanently mute and can't use magic." ...no, there's an entire section where she's got this slight chance of failing to execute a command in combat. I recently replayed the game, and as long as you put the Tiger Racket on her and use her as an attacker she does more damage than anybody else during that section because of how overtuned that item is relative to when you can get it. It was really weird.

[@michaelflatt4663]

Low tier Vivi? You need to specify why best boy is low tier. I am literally shaking.

[@locloudanerpg]

Forgive me for I have sinned.

[@brianyaniro5086]

This ranking is insane.

[@henfjo]

Me on my fist playthrough: Vivi Steiner Garnet Zidane

[@kefkarothsephka7708]

my first play in late 2000-early 2001 zidane amarant vivi steiner

[@Dodgeballmike26]

freya, amarant, quina, and zidane are almost always my final party

[@marckevin203]

I think this game doesn't have a tier list for me most of the party members is well balance just take time to memorize their skills. But I usually go with Zidane, Steiner, Freya & Quina.

[@csmith3248]

Yeah I do agree there isn’t really a tier list all characters are useful in their own way you just have to set them up correctly I always shuffle my team around to use different tactics

[@moto3112]

Vivi is my healer, I give everyone absorb darkness and spam doomsday 👉🏻👈🏻

[@jaidencarvalho1761]

Great video! Bonus Question if Beatrix was a permanent playable character wjere would she rank on this list? I'm using a GS to have ber in my party and she is one of my favorites!

[@locloudanerpg]

Probably above Steiner for early game damage.

[@igno4ta]

FFIX's Garnet+Zidane+Vivi+Steiner = Skyrim's Sneaky Archer

[@BlueGuise9]

Doesn't Quina's Blue Magic do random damage? I always found it unreliable.

[@taroupriapus9760]

Some do fixed damage Some are healing magic Magick hammer devastates enemies All blue magic cannot be reflected

[@ericforsyth]

That Zidane pronunciation, though. ^^'

[@Boggzorz]

So my team of steiner, vivi, zidane and dagger/garnet wasn't optimal min/maxing? bahaha

[@fadexrucks1598]

Zidane, Vivi, Steiner and Garnet!

[@foosbooze263]

Quina was OP as hell for me on my first play through. My favorite fighter, so so character. Lol

[@ToliBera]

How dare your mouth, Vivi is best boy.

[@hyoyoung5200]

1:59 summon animation in this game is a hack HP as the auto regen still work during this

[@scorpioigor]

As someone who has played this game seven or eight times, your list is horrible. No offense. Garnet/Dagger can easily deal a LOT of damage to the entire group of enemies early on in the game by stacking up enough precious stones that teach a specific summon. The best, in my opinion, is Ramuh, as it is pretty easy to stack up Peridots and Ramuh only costs 22 MP. My Dagger could deal 8000 damage to all of the enemies at once when my strongest offender in the group could deal only around 3000. Also, her Trance is absolutely insane. She can attack multiple times without depleting her Trance gauge, and without additional MP cost. Steiner is honestly one of the most broken characters in the roster. You only focused on physical damage and who can deal 9999 damage more consistently, but ignored all of the other aspects of the battle. Steiner is a tank, his HP is immense and so is his defense. With MP Attack, he can deal high damage consistently, and Shock is absolutely overpowered. A high-level Steiner will survive almost anything. Vivi is one of the most useful characters in the roster throughout the game. His magic makes dealing with random encounters so much easier, and his Flare on Reflectx2 plus his Return Magic is an extremely useful tool against Ozma. Sure, Frog Drop, Dragon Crest and Thievery can deal 9999 consistently, but that comes with a lot of work and farming, while Vivi can already get there with only two support abilities equipped. Also, he can heal himself and recover his MP easily with Drain and Osmose (Osmose is broken as hell). Plus, he's the most interesting character in the game, hands down. Eiko is also OP. Really, all you have to do is equip something that will boost her Holy spell and you're done. She will deal around 9000 damage easily while being a very useful White Mage and Summoner. Also, she is the only one who can: revive a single party member with full HP; revive the ENTIRE group at once with most of their HP; save the entire group even after everyone dies (that's how I beat Ozma earlier today, actually). Honestly, every character in the game is strong if you know how to play to their strengths. That's why FF9 is so awesome, there are multiple ways to play the game, and every character is very unique.

[@holyman-emoguy8702]

Garnet is awesome. Plus, she’s more durable than Eiko

[@user-abuser26]

Quina, Freya, Zidane and Steiner

[@evelindongultiano6214]

Yeah thats always been my party, Zidane Freya amarant and quina. s tier team

[@greycat111]

Bro how is casting reflect and 2x reflect on Vivi for 9999 damage harder than spending hours catching frogs as Quina for hours or as Freya killing dragons for hours

[@bobjackson4287]

Steiner is not low tier. Not only is he the toughest character in the game (He has the highest defense stats and highest HP growth) he will reach the damage cap very early and without grinding. He also has the best weapon in the entire game. He also has unique Tin Armor which has insane defensive stats. Climhazzard is one of the best AOE's in the game aside from a properly geared party doing doomsday. Charge is an absolutely broken ability. With max damage attacks on your party members Steiner has the highest single damage potential in the entire game at 40k in a single turn. Shock for most players will reach damage cap first. Overall he is not low tier at all, Hes top tier and probably god tier due to how much damage he can potentially do in a single turn. He is damage king and is so for pretty much the entire game. Not sure how you think his damage cap is somehow harder than farming dragons or frogs when all you have to do is equip Ragnarok. Vivi - Doomsday and reflect X2. Doomsday is best aoe in the entire game bar none. Even when single target it's a 10k damage and 40k heal. Not low tier at all. Healing ultra late game does not need a dedicated healer because of how strong auto regen is but this pretty much cements it. The strongest enemy in the game, Ozma can die in 1 round if charge is used so healing is pretty much worthless because of how high the damage output of the party is.

[@armonquezada1726]

My personal list of strongest 1.. Quina 2.. Zidane 3. Amarant 4. Eiko 5 . freya 6. vivi 7. Steiner 8.Garnet

[@penguinwarcry]

You can get auto reflect off items, and Vivi starts the fight with reflect x2 if you put points into it... how is that hard to setup? Vivi literally rolls through the end bosses with this EASY setup. Also with Dagger, just get the item that always does the full summon animation, use Odin, auto 1 hit every time, free farming.

[@judgegabranth2188]

No offence, but these videos contain a bunch of misinformation: 1) When Garnet is mute she can still use magic. She just has a chance of not acting on any turn (whether it's magic or not). Maybe you confused it with Oeilvert, where no one can use magic. (Still agree she is the worst though) 2) Sword magic does not use Vivi's MP. Still agree it's bad (although it's amazing in disc 1). 3) What do you mean Steiner is hurt by the damage cap? He absolutely isn't. He has by far the most effortless 9999 attack (Shock), which only costs some MP, but all enemies in the game will die long before he runs out of MP, plus tents and ethers are plentiful in late game (without grinding for them) for use out of battle. Other 9999 alternatives require much more effort (grand lethal, thievery, dragon's crest, frog drop, limit glove, Amarant's attack, flare + reflect x2...), while shock just does 9999 right off the bat even at lower levels. Heck, Steiner also has the 2nd more effortless high damage attack (climhazard), which also hits all enemies. It seems to me more like Steiner benefits from the damage cap. Also, he has by far the best armor in the game (tin armor), making him the best character for taking any kind of attack (including magic).

[@MatiKRool-nk4sd]

Zidane-eiko-freija-quina.

[@dannylim95adl27]

Yes Quina on God tier, I mean s/he doesnt actually need to grind the frog to be useful e.g angel snack, mighty guard, white wind, magic hammer, lv5 death and etc. Zidane and Steiner becomes boring for me after awhile Dagger and Eiko are fun to use due to summons (getting 99 gems for all summons takes longer than the frog mini game, plus trance Dagger after summon once I would leave her on standby and the eidolon would summon itself) Vivi was my no.1 b4 I learn about other colours of magic, now he somewhere in the middle Freya is interesting as I always saw her a hybrid of dragoon and red mage while Amarant was benched when I first played the game now he is somewhere up there (plus his trance form...hot hot)

[@rubenmatins3668]

The moment you put Garnet as the last one (like shes useless) i wonder how much you understand of the game lol,but oh well...