Minwu Minwu , known officially in Japan as Ming - Wu , known as Mindu in the " Final Fantasy Origins " version , and called Minh in the " Neo Demiforce " fan translation , is one of the temporarily playable characters from " Final Fantasy II " , as well as the protagonist of " Soul of Rebirth " . A White Wizard from Mysidia , he works as Fynn ' s Royal Mage , and after Fynn ' s takeover by the Palamecian Empire , he becomes Princess Hilda ' s right - hand man who will do anything to help the Wild Rose Rebellion . Minwu is alluded to in several other installments , always as a great mage of lore . Profile . Appearance . Minwu wears a white turban with a white cloth covering his mouth , and wears a white robe with a gold pieces of plate in them . His turban and cloak are adorned with red gems and he is shown carrying a red and blue spiked shield . He has short hair , perhaps brown as shown by the sprites , dark brown skin , and blue eyes . Personality . As a white mage , Minwu is naturally a person who takes care of the wounded , and is loyal to Hilda and acts like an adviser . He usually talks in a way that things " are by fate have to happen , " so he may have an external locus of control . When he leaves to Mysidia , he acts like a person on a mission , because " his fate " is to obtain the Ultima Tome . Story . " Final Fantasy II " . Minwu has long served the Fynn royal family as their personal mage and healer . Fleeing Fynn with Princess Hilda and the King during the Palamecian Empire ' s attack , he helps set up the rebel base in Altair . When Hilda finds Firion and his friends badly beaten in the woods near Fynn , Minwu heals their wounds , sensing " a strong life force " within Firion . After Hilda accepts Firion , Maria and Guy into the resistance , Minwu accompanies them to Salamand , and further to the Semitt Falls to find mythril for their cause . They fight their way through the falls , and rescue enslaved peasants from Salamand from the Empire and obtain the mythril . After returning to the Rebellion , Minwu joins the party into infiltrating the Empire ' s operations at Bafsk and sabotaging the " Dreadnought " . However , once they reach the behemoth airship , its construction has been already been concluded . Once the party returns to Altair , they discover the King of Fynn ' s injuries have worsened , and Minwu stays in Altair to attend to the King . After the party destroys the " Dreadnought " and rescues Hilda alongside Gordon , the King of Fynn dies of his wounds , and with his final breath , tells Minwu to travel to Mysidia to find the Ultima Tome . Minwu agrees to his king ' s last request and sets out . The party follows Minwu ' s quest after Fynn ' s liberation and hear he ' s departed for the Mysidian Tower . There , he finds a seal blocking the way to the Ultima Tome , and waits for the party to arrive . Minwu offers to break the seal , using all of his power , at the cost of his own life . Telling the rest of the party not to mourn , he perishes in the Chamber of the Seal . Minwu awakes in a strange cave similar to the Jade Passage , and encounters the Prince of Kashuan , Scott , and together they descend the cave , finding Josef of Salamand and later the Dragoon Ricard Highwind . Due to these encounters Minwu realizes he is dead . He learns of recent events through Ricard Highwind , such as the Emperor ' s death and revival as the Lord of Hell . Together , the four fight their way through the path to hell and reach a settlement where they meet Cid , who together with Wild Rose soldiers , established and defend Machanon . Minwu finds a portal to an area resembling the Chamber of the Seal at the Mysidian Tower , the place where he died . Inside they encounter the Ultima Weapon , who , once defeated , grants Minwu an Ultima Tome . Back in Machanon they find another portal leading to a strange palace , which Minwu deducts to be Pandaemonium , the palace of hell . At the top of the structure they find the Emperor ' s light side , who tells them they have been chosen into Heaven , not unlike him , whose soul has been split into Good and Evil , and sent to both Heaven and Hell . Minwu learns that unlike what he thought , he has been traveling through the passage to Heaven , Raqia , and the palace of Heaven , Arubboth . The Emperor offers the party a heavenly afterlife , but a vision of Firion , Maria , Guy , and Leon fighting the Hell Emperor awakes Minwu . The party engages the Light Emperor so as to banish both Emperors . Upon his defeat , Minwu can rest in peace knowing that the future of the world is in good hands . " Final Fantasy II Muma no Meikyū " . In the game ' s official novelization , Minwu ' s role is quite different . As the entire Ultima plot was cut , Minwu never dies in the novel . Instead , Minwu meets the Emperor ' s mother , Airu , whom the Emperor had banished to live on the Palamecian deserts after ascending the throne . Airu is looking for a way to save her son , and together with Minwu creates a crystal that has the power to purify the land of demonic influence . Even if it is too late to save the Emperor , Airu and Minwu ' s crystal is used to destroy the Stone of Iludia , which is revealed to be the resting place of Satan who keeps corrupting all of the Palamecian Emperors , making them evil . " Final Fantasy II Hihō no Dragon " . An elderly Minwu appears in this book . Gameplay . Minwu joins the party knowing several White Magic spells in high levels , but without any experience with weapons or shields . He also has high Spirit and Magic , so his magical proficiency will quickly grow . His ultimate weapon in the Arcane Labyrinth is the Staff of Light , while in Soul of Rebirth he acquires the Stardust Rod . Depending on Minwu ' s stats , the Staff of Light may be preferable to the Stardust Rod , as it boosts Minwu ' s Agility while the Stardust Rod does not , but the Stardust Rod gives a great booster to Magic , Spirit and Intelligence than the Staff of Light . Minwu is the only character who can be taught the Ultima spell in Soul of Rebirth , and his many high - level spells greatly increase Ultima ' s power . Other appearances . Minwu has made appearances in the following games in the " Final Fantasy " series : Etymology . The name " Minwu " bears a resemblance to Menw . He is called Minu in the Spanish versions and Min ' U in German .