Last week, we asked YOU to help us decide which Final Fantasy party member is the very best. And now, after more than 3.2 million 1v1 battles with matchups like Cloud vs. Vivi and Yuna vs. Squall, the ultimate winner has been chosen.
So, who claimed the top spot in the battle of the greatest Final Fantasy party member ever? Drumroll please...
With an 87.8% win percentage, Final Fantasy VII's Tifa Lockhart claimed the top prize by securing victory in 52,887 of the 60,259 battles she was in.
While some may have expected Cloud Strife to take the top spot (he was #2, losing by only 0.4%!), Tifa was one of the most popular party members in both the original and Final Fantasy VII Remake, the latter of which was recently released to great praise.
Final Fantasy VII's popularity was clearly seen in this Face-Off, as Aerith took spot #3, Barret took spot #6, Red XIII took spot #8, and Vincent Valentine secured spot #9. In fact, every Final Fantasy VII party member made it into the top 25, except for Cait Sith at #45 and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade - EPISODE INTERmission's Sonon Kusakabe at #85.
Rounding out the top 10 were Final Fantasy IX's Vivi Ornitier at #4, and Final Fantasy X's Auron at #5, Yuna at #7, and Tidus at #10 (which is quite fitting!).
Taking last place, with a win percentage of only 13.3%, was Final Fantasy IV: The After Years' Calca. She beat out Final Fantast IV: The After Years' Luca by 1.5% to secure the bottom spot. Unfortunately for The After Years' fans, nine of the bottom 10 characters were from this sequel - Brina (#106), Tsukinowa (#105), Gekkou (#104), Harley (#103), Leonara (#102), Ursula (#101), and Izayoi (#100).
The only non-The After Years character to make the bottom 10 was Final Fantasy II's Guy.
Are you wondering where your favorite Final Fantasy party member landed, like maybe Final Fantasy IV's Kain Highwind? (He took spot #18!) For all the rankings, you can check out the full list of where all 108 Final Fantasy party members who competed in this Face-Off ended up.
For more Final Fantasy, check out our ranking of the Final Fantasy games, our review of the Yuffie-centric Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade - EPISODE INTERmission and details on the world, heroes, and story of Final Fantasy 16.
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
