Final Fantasy VI
Celes' character and story, including her attempted suicide and opera performance, were designed by Yoshinori Kitase, who regarded her as his favorite character in "Final Fantasy VI". Her role in the game was limited at first, but this changed later in development. She was the first character players control in the World of Ruin due to not wanting fellow protagonist Terra Branford's story to be given too much emphasis over others'. She was a Rune Knight, able to use an ability called Rune. This ability was originally owned by another character named Locke Cole. She was originally meant to feature the "conflicted spy" archetype where she would spy on the protagonists. She was also supposed to be mentally unstable like "Final Fantasy VI" antagonist Kefka. She was originally depicted being tortured while restrained, but this was changed in the Game Boy Advance port of "Final Fantasy VI" due to the lack of Computer Entertainment Rating Organization age ratings when "Final Fantasy VI" was originally released.