Palom Palom is a playable character in " Final Fantasy IV " and its sequel , " " . He is a Black Mage from Mysidia who trains together with his twin sister , Porom . Profile . Appearance . Palom is a young boy wearing a striped green and white costume , with an orange cloak and green boots . His hair is pulled into a little ponytail in contrast with Porom , who has longer hair and wears the same outfit as her brother , but it is orange instead of green . In " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " , Palom ' s hair has grown longer and he wears it in a braid with a hair ornament . He still has his costume , which worn under a blue coat with a shoulder pad and a white scarf with green stripes . Palom and Porom wear matching amulets with contrasting colors — Palom ' s is red and Porom ' s is green . They wear these amulets in their artwork and renders , and wear them in - game in some releases . In the 3D versions , his model is depicted as having a near - constant frown . Personality . Palom is a casual show - off , even to adults , and refers to himself as " The Mysidian Genius " or " Prodigy " . This , combined with his inflated ego , causes him to get a little out of hand , leading to Porom having to settle him down , either with words or by smacking him on the head . During " The After Years " , Palom has matured and at one point tells Leonora not to get too confident , as this is the point where people let their egos sink them . Palom teases Leonora after taking her under his wing , but reveals to have faith and fondness for her by referring to her as his partner . He is determined to find independence from Mysidia on his personal quest to become a Sage like Tellah . Story . " Final Fantasy IV " . According to the " Final Fantasy IV Settei Shiryou Hen " , Palom and his sister Porom were learning magic since early childhood , akin to the mages of old , and were sent to study under the Elder of Mysidia by their parents . Palom and Porom first meet Cecil when he visits Mysidia after being attacked by Leviathan . The Elder asks if they will accompany Cecil and help him on his quest to become a Paladin and orders them to spy on Cecil to ensure he stays true to his word . Palom and Porom accompany him to Mount Ordeals , where Palom uses magic to extinguish a fire blocking the route up the mountain . While climbing the mountain , they meet Tellah the sage , who agrees to help them as he searches for the legendary magic Meteor to defeat Golbez . When they reach the summit they are attacked by Scarmiglione of Earth , one of Golbez ' s Elemental Archfiends , but defeat him . They arrive at a room full of mirrors , where Cecil overcomes the Dark Knight and becomes a Paladin . Cecil , Tellah , Palom , and Porom return to Mysidia , where the Elder congratulates them . Palom and Porom reveal to Cecil they were spying on him , but he tells them they were well within their rights . The Elder opens up the Devil ' s Road that leads to Baron to stop Golbez . Palom and Porom , who are finished with their mission , ask if they can help Cecil and while the Elder is reluctant at first , he agrees to let them do so . The party makes their way to Baron Castle via the Ancient Waterway after finding Yang . They meet up with Baigan who offers to help Cecil . Palom and Porom smell a monster revealing Baigan as the culprit . Once the party defeats the monster who has taken Baigan ' s likeness , Palom and Porom warn Cecil to tread lightly around Baron . Cecil meets the king , who is an impostor and is , in fact , Cagnazzo , the Archfiend of Water . After defeating him , Cagnazzo has one last trick up his sleeve . When the party tries to escape , the walls cave in . Palom and Porom save Cecil ' s party by petrifying themselves . Tellah tries to heal them , but to no avail , as they have turned into stone of their own will . This act of sacrifice further strengthens the party ' s resolve to stop Golbez . Palom and Porom are healed by the Elder , who takes them to the battle with the Giant of Babil and afterward Palom and Porom send their wishes at the Prayer Dais in Mysidia for Cecil . After Cecil ' s group defeats Zeromus and peace is restored to the world , Palom and Porom go back to their old routine in Mysidia . Palom cuts his magic classes to flirt with a girl boasting about his exploits , specifically , the time he extinguished the fire on Mount Ordeals . Porom finds Palom and brings him before the Elder , who scolds him and gives him extra homework . " 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 . Shortly after " Final Fantasy IV " ended , Palom sailed with Porom to travel the world like Tellah . They visited Tellah ' s and Anna ' s grave - sites , where he wondered if Anna is what their mother would have been like had they known her . In the Underground Waterway , the twins encountered the Cooler Mammoth and defeated it . Since Tellah ' s passing , Palom aspired to follow in his footsteps . He is fed up with the Mysidian Elder treating him like a child in spite of being almost an adult causing a rift between him and Porom , as he intends to leave the rigid Mysidia to travel abroad to become a Great Sage . Porom schedules a visit to see Rydia with Palom . Palom asks if Rydia can take them to the Feymarch for his training as a Sage . Rydia obliges , but after speaking with Asura and Leviathan , she cannot permit them to pass . Along the way , Palom ignores Luca ' s attention . Palom takes an assignment from the Mysidian Elder to train Leonora as an Epopt at the Tower of Trials near Troia . Upon returning to Troia , Palom questions the Epopts over why Leonora had to learn Black Magic , finding it suspicious . Palom later discovers the Red Wings have begun stealing the Crystals again . After crossing through the castle of Troia ' s underground waterway , he flees with Leonora and the Earth Crystal . They mount a black chocobo and fly to the Lodestone Cavern , where the Red Wings are made to discard their metal weapons . Within the cavern ' s Crystal Chamber , they are attacked by the Dark Elf ' s spirit . After it transforms into a dragon and gains the upper hand , the Dark Elf is destroyed by , who was summoned by the Mysterious Girl . Palom teleports Leonora away and petrifies both himself and the Crystal . Leonora goes against Palom ' s wishes and returns to his side before the Mysterious Girl breaks the stone to recover the Crystal . Leonora heals Palom ' s petrification , and reveals to him she was the girl he was flirting with at Mysidia many years ago . While Palom acknowledges Leonora is not the best Epopt , he says she passes with flying colors as his partner . They band together to defeat the Mysterious Girl , but are frozen before losing possession of the Crystal . Palom and Leonora are rescued from Shiva by Rydia ' s party after Troia is defrosted , and are sent to the " Falcon " to recover . After the Mysterious Girl flees to the True Moon with the Crystals , they join the party to put an end to the Creator ' s plans . In the True Moon ' s Subterrane , Palom eavesdrops on a conversation between Luca , Leonora and Porom . After Leonora admits she likes Palom , he remarks women can be dangerous . Following the Creator ' s defeat the party escape the True Moon . The Elder of Mysidia passes on his leadership to both Palom and Porom . Leonora visits them , and abandons her Epopt position to spend more time with Palom to become a Sage . Gameplay . In " Final Fantasy IV " Palom is playable party member . He has stats weighted towards magic and learns all Black Magic spells ( learning them at earlier levels than Rydia ) . Palom also has two other special abilities , Twincast and Bluff . Twincast allows him to cast stronger spells with sister Porom , while Bluff boosts his Intelligence ( increasing his magic damage ) , which lasts for a limited time in 3D releases , and stacks additively with multiple uses in the " Advance " and " Complete Collection " releases . Palom can equip rods , daggers and bows , but is a weaker physical attacker than Rydia . Palom returns in " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " at level 34 as a playable party member . He has Black Magic , Twincast and Bluff , as in his original appearance . Palom is a playable party member in " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " , and retains his Black Magic and Bluff abilities . Although he does not initially have the Twincast ability , he and Porom relearn it as a Band ability towards the end of the game . Due to his stats , Palom is the most powerful Black Mage at dealing damage , though he lacks Rydia ' s summons , Leonora ' s White Magic or Golbez ' physical strength . He also has the lowest speed of the game ' s black magic casters . Musical themes . " Palom and Porom " is the twins ' eponymous theme tune . An arrangement is on the " " album . Other appearances . Palom has made appearances 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 Palom , as well as his sister Porom . His name is misspelled as " Parom " .