Final Fantasy XI
2002 · the series’ first MMO, and still running
Final Fantasy XI took the series online in 2002 and has stayed there ever since. Vana’diel is shared rather than authored around one hero, which changes what a character even is: the protagonist is your own adventurer, so everyone in this roster is someone you meet rather than someone you play.
Its five playable races (Hume, Elvaan, Tarutaru, Mithra and Galka) were the series’ first attempt at a world where humans are one option among several, and they are all represented on the race tile. Beyond them sit the Zilart and the Kuluu, two ancient peoples whose history drives the original storyline.
The game’s Trust system, added years later, lets you summon AI versions of story characters to fight alongside you. That is why so much of this cast is filed as party rather than NPC: if a character fights in your group, the puzzles count them as party, whether you control them directly or not.
This cast in the puzzles
No protagonist at all (the player character is absent from the roster), and an unusually high party count thanks to Trusts.
| Characters in the roster | 25 |
|---|---|
| Debut year / era | 2002 · PlayStation 2 era |
| Roles | 17 party member · 6 antagonist · 2 npc |
| Most common weapons | Sword (6) · Staff (3) · Fists (3) · Katana (2) · Spear (2) |
| Races represented | Human (10) · Elvaan (4) · Tarutaru (3) · Zilart (2) · Kuluu (2) · Other (2) · Galka (2) |
| Eligible for the Quote puzzle | 0 of 25 |
| Summons debuting here | 1 |
The Final Fantasy XI cast (25)
Ajido-Marujido Party member
Arciela Maria di Adoulin Party member
Ayame Party member
Curilla Party member
Eald'narche Antagonist
Iroha Party member
Kam'lanaut Antagonist
Lilisette Party member
Lion Party member
Maat Party member
Nag'molada Antagonist
Naja Salaheem NPC
Nashmeira Party member
Prishe Party member
Promathia Antagonist
Razfahd Antagonist
Selh'teus Party member
Shadow Lord Antagonist
Shantotto Party member
Star Sibyl NPC
Tenzen Party member
Trion Party member
Ulmia Party member
Volker Party member
Zeid Party member
Summons introduced in Final Fantasy XI (1)
Play today's puzzle
Any of these 25 characters can be the answer to the daily Character or Silhouette puzzle. A new subject is drawn every day at 00:00 UTC, the same one for everyone.