Porom Porom is a playable character in " Final Fantasy IV " and its sequel , " " . She is a White Mage from Mysidia who trains together with her twin brother , Palom . Profile . Appearance . As a young girl Porom wears an orange and white striped costume with a green cloak and orange boots . She has brown hair worn in a high ponytail . Her brother Palom wears the same outfit with reversed colors . In " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " Porom has pink hair , and wears a mini - dress , striped stockings and a cloak . Many pieces of artwork featuring Porom were altered to be less revealing in the overseas versions , as was done with Rydia and Ursula . Porom ' s top was altered to cover her chest , which was visible from the side . The material for her outfit was made less transparent . Porom and Palom wear matching amulets with contrasting colors — Porom ' s is green and Palom ' s is red . They wear these amulets in their artwork and renders , and can be seen wearing them in - game in some releases . She wears a pair of pink sandals and toe rings . Personality . Porom is respectful and polite , and often has to keep Palom in line , frequently whacking him on the head . She loves her brother and supports his quest to become a Sage , but believes he lacks the discipline . Porom believes that mastery of both White and Black Magic alone does not make a Sage , it is the pursuit of such mastery and what one does with it . As an adult Porom wishes to travel to see the world and hone her skills as a mage , but she places her duties to Mysidia first , especially with the Elder taken ill . Story . " Final Fantasy IV " . According to the " Final Fantasy IV Settei Shiryou Hen " , Porom and her brother Palom learned magic since early childhood , akin to the mages of old , and were sent to study under the Elder by their parents . Palom and Porom meet Cecil when he visits Mysidia after being attacked by Leviathan . The Elder asks them to accompany accompany Cecil and help him on his quest to become a Paladin . The Elder also orders them to spy on Cecil to make sure his intentions are pure . Palom and Porom accompany Cecil to Mount Ordeals where they meet Tellah the sage searching for the legendary magic Meteor , which he believes would help him defeat Golbez , a powerful sorcerer who has taken control of Baron ' s Red Wings to attack other nations . Tellah agrees to help Cecil ' s party and when they reach the summit , they are attacked by Scarmiglione of Earth , one of Golbez ' s Archfiends , and defeat him . They arrive at a room full of mirrors . A mysterious light , who refers to Cecil as " my son " , commands him to take a sword , which transforms him into a Paladin . Cecil must overcome his former feelings of hatred by battling himself . He succeeds , and becomes a full - fledged Paladin , while Tellah learns Meteor . Cecil , Tellah , Palom , and Porom return to Mysidia , where the Elder congratulates them . He speaks of the Mysidian Legend of the sword Cecil now wields , and how only the Chosen One can wield it . Cecil agrees to defeat Golbez and asks the Elder to open the Devil ' s Road to Baron , and the Elder obliges . Palom and Porom , who are finished with their mission , wish to help Cecil . While the Elder is reluctant he agrees to let them do so . In Baron , Cecil and his friends learn that the engineer Cid has created a new airship , but was arrested when he refused to let the king see it . After rendezvousing with Cecil ' s companion Yang they get the Key of Baron , which the party uses to enter Baron Castle through the Ancient Waterway . Cecil ' s party meets up with Baigan who swears to not be under Golbez ' s control like Yang was , and that he is loyal only to the King of Baron . He offers to help Cecil , but Palom and Porom smell a monster in the area , and point Baigan out as the monster . Baigan transforms and Cecil ' s party defeats him . Palom and Porom warn Cecil to tread lightly . Cecil meets the king , who is upset Cecil became a Paladin . It turns out that the king is an impostor , its true form that of Cagnazzo , the Archfiend of Water . Cecil ' s party defeats Cagnazzo and Cid escapes prison and joins the party . Cagnazzo has one last trick up his sleeve . When Cecil tries to escape , the walls begin to close in . Palom and Porom save Cecil ' s party by holding off the walls and petrifying themselves . Tellah tries to heal them , but to no avail , as they have turned to stone of their own will and cannot be healed by normal means . Palom and Porom are later healed by the Elder , who takes them to the battle with the Giant of Babil . Afterward they send their wishes on the Prayer Dais in Mysidia for Cecil . After Cecil ' s party frees Golbez from Zemus ' s control and then defeats Zemus ' s evil incarnate Zeromus , peace returns to the world . Porom arrives at her magic class without Palom , and goes off to look for him . She finds him flirting with a girl , and scolds him and brings him back to the Elder , who gives Palom twice as much homework to do . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Palom and Porom are present at the celebration of Damcyan ' s reconstruction . They join Cid and Cecil to check on the strange occurrences at the Sealed Cave , where they find a seemingly amnesiac Rydia , who is revealed to be an impostor at the Tower of Babil until the real Rydia reunites with them . Palom has begun his quest to become a sage and travels around the world with Porom often accompanying him . Their travels take them to Kaipo and the Underground Waterway to fight the Octokraken , and later to the Passage of the Eidolons with Rydia , though they are denied entry to the Feymarch . It is implied that Porom frequents Troia to train new Epopts in White Magic . Porom has taken over active leadership of Mysidia , as the aging Elder has fallen ill and Palom is in Troia training Leonora . Cecil ' s son Ceodore and his mysterious traveling companion , Hooded Man , visit her seeking passage through the Devil ' s Road to Baron . Porom sends a White Mage and Black Mage to accompany them . When the " Lunar Whale " is seen rising from the ocean , the Elder fears what it means . Porom volunteers to travel to Mount Ordeals to find Kain , desiring his aid in protecting the village and the Water Crystal with Palom absent . Porom is accompanied to the mountain by a White Mage and Black Mage . Though the three find Kain and convince him to aid them , they return to Mysidia to find it under attack by the Mysterious Girl . Porom and the Elder attempt to protect the Crystal from her as she summons , but Kain betrays them and delivers the Crystal to her . Porom and the Elder fall unconscious from their wounds . When Rydia , Luca , Edge and the Man in Black arrive at Mysidia , they defeat Ramuh and restore him to his senses , freeing the town and recovering Porom to rest in the " Falcon " . At Agart the four attempt to fight , and Porom rushes to their aid to cast Float on them , allowing them to avoid Titan ' s earthquakes . The strain prevents her from helping further and she is taken back to the " Falcon " . Porom accompanies the party to the True Moon to help them fight The Creator . The Creator is felled and peace once again returns to the world . The Elder of Mysidia appoints Palom and Porom as joint rulers of Mysidia , feeling that their conflicting powers and personalities will balance perfectly to give Mysidia the leadership it needs . Gameplay . " Final Fantasy IV " . Porom is a playable party member . She has high magical stats but low physical stats , can cast all White Magic spells and also has the Cry and Twincast abilities . Cry makes escaping easier ( and may inflict confuse in " Complete Collection " ) in the 2D releases , while halving the defense of enemies in the 3D releases . Twincast allows her to combine her magic with Palom to cast a potentially more powerful spell . She can equip staves and bows , and mage armor . She is a weaker physical attacker than Rosa , but her magic is more powerful . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Porom returns as a playable character joining at level 34 . She retains White Magic , Cry and Twincast and functions identically to the way she did in the previous game . " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " . Porom returns as a playable character . She retains access to White Magic , and though she has no Twincast ability , she can use many Band abilities with other characters including Palom . She is the greatest caster of White Magic due to her stats , but lacks Rosa ' s physical prowess , and lacks Leonora ' s Black Magic . Musical themes . " Palom and Porom " is the twins ' eponymous theme tune . An arrangement is on the " " album . Other appearances . Porom has appeared in the following games in the " Final Fantasy " series : Other media . Games . Users in Square Enix Members Virtual World community can make their character appear as Porom , as well as her brother Palom . Etymology . Porom may be named after Porrima .