Luca ( Final Fantasy IV ) Luca is a non - playable character in " Final Fantasy IV " . She is the princess of the dwarves in the Underworld , and the daughter of King Giott . She also appears in " " as a playable character . Profile . Appearance . In " Final Fantasy IV " , Luca has quite a different look from the other dwarves by wearing a pink dress and having her hair up in pigtails . Like the other dwarves her face is obscured , showing only her eyes . In " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " , she has a radically different look , wearing a pink shirt and matching pants , with a matching visor . She sports red - brown and orange bracers and boots , goggles around her neck , and a mole on her cheek . Unlike in the original game , where her hair was brown , her hair is light red . Personality . Luca is a tomboy , who enjoys engineering , as and works as Cid ' s apprentice in " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " . She is one of the few female characters who isn ' t a magic user , serving as a physical fighter . In " The After Years " , it is stated she has a crush on Palom , one that she wants to keep secret . She is strong enough to put her feelings aside for more important matters , and gives her approval when Leonora states she has fallen for him . Luca is fiercely protective of Calca and Brina , refusing to let Rydia harm them and fending them off alone when the dolls go berserk and turn on them , and refusing to even let Cid look at their mechanics , claiming they ' re too fragile for him , who is used to airship engines . Story . " Final Fantasy IV " . Luca is the keeper of the Calcabrina dolls , which fall under the control of Golbez in an attempt to take the dwarves ' Crystal . She is the keeper of the key to the Sealed Cave , which doubles as her necklace and entrusts the key to Cecil Harvey so he can protect the Dark Crystal . She later appears in a tank during the attack on the Giant of Babil and then in the Tower of Prayer . In the ending , she attends Cecil and Rosa ' s wedding with her father . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . A year later , the Sealed Cave overflows with monsters and Luca is sent in the " Falcon " to the upper world to seek help . Along the way she gathers Palom , Porom and Cid before reaching Fabul and recruit King Cecil . By this point Luca has become one of Cid ' s apprentices , showing great progress in shipwrighting , and insisting she can pilot the " Falcon " on her own . Luca appeared when Cid , Palom , Porom and Rydia visited the Dwarven Castle during a trip to the Feymarch . She had developed a crush on Palom , and did a poor job of concealing it . She accompanied the group to the Passage of the Eidolons but remains on the " Falcon " with Cid , and while they were gone Luca fixed an engine problem that stumped Cid , deciding to become his apprentice . Luca arrives in the " Falcon " to save Rydia from a monster when she exits the Passage of the Eidolons , and tells her how the Mysterious Girl has started stealing the Dark Crystals . They return to the Dwarven Castle aboard the " Falcon " , and witness the Red Wings airship fleet arriving and the Second Battle of the Underworld ensues . Inside the castle , they find the Mysterious Girl has already claimed three of the Dark Crystals with only the one stored in the Sealed Cave remaining . With the permission of Giott , Rydia and Luca set out for the Sealed Cavern in hopes of obtaining the last Dark Crystal before the Mysterious Girl . Though they recover it , they are defeated by the girl who taunts Rydia , destroys Calca and Brina , and takes the Dark Crystal . Rydia and Luca flee the Underworld aboard the " Falcon " and retreat to Agart for repairs . They enter a cave and find some of the material they need to fix the " Falcon " and , depending on if they found the Mythril Nut , Bolt , and Spring , either scrap Calca and Brina for the remaining parts or fix them as well . Shortly after finishing the repairs , they are attacked by the Eidolon Titan . They are rescued by a man in dark armor and a black mantle . The Man in Black boards the " Falcon " and urges the pair ( or party if Calca and Brina are fixed ) to travel to the Tower of Babil before history repeats itself . Joined by Edge Geraldine , the Ninja King of Eblan , they gather the others to break a force field that surrounds the Baron Castle , and then to defeat the Mysterious Girl . Luca joins the party who embarks the " Lunar Whale " to stop the True Moon from crashing into the Earth . Within the moon she and Cid repair Calca and Brina into their perfect form and together with the party they defeat the many creatures that emerge from the Crystals , as well as the Creator . Luca is last seen in the Dwarven Castle with Giott , Cid and his grandson fixing an airship trying to figure out if powering it with the Crystals ' power would work , and helps Cid disarm the Red Wings . Luca has romantic feelings for Palom , although she never tells him . Giott mentions she never stops talking about him , although Luca cuts him off in embarrassment . She states she ' s not going to let herself be distracted by her feelings since she has more important things to worry about , and is happy when Leonora confesses she is also in love with him . Gameplay . Luca is a strong physical attacker , and wields hammers and axes with heavy armor . Stats . Luca has decent HP and Stamina and high Strength , but low MP and Speed . Her stat growth is nearly identical to Cid ' s , with the only notable differences being her MP and Speed are slightly higher , though still poor . Abilities . Her abilities are Big Throw , which lets her do normal damage from the back row , and Cid ' s Analyze ability to expose enemy stats . Luca can use the following Band abilities : Equipment . Luca can equip the same equipment as Cid , with the addition of the female - exclusive equipment . Other appearances . " Pictlogica Final Fantasy " . Luca appears as a playable character . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Luca ' s card is part the trading card series .