Benjamin Benjamin , also known as Zash , is the main protagonist of " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . He is an adventurous but simple - minded boy sent by White to save the world from the Dark King and restore light to the Crystals . Benjamin ' s name is never mentioned in - game , as the player chooses their name when beginning the game , and only the North American manual mentions it . In the demo sequences displayed at the title screen the protagonist is named DemoPlay , and in the Japanese manual the character is merely called Protagonist . Profile . Appearance . Benjamin wears purple plate armor with some gold highlights on his boots and tasset , and a blue round on the breastplate . His shirt and trousers beneath the armor are black . He has blue eyes and brown hair that is swept up into spikes on one side . Personality . Benjamin is a bemused but undaunted young man . He reacts to the news that he is the prophesied Knight with a shrug , and repeats this gesture often throughout his quest , usually in response to his companions or odd helpers . If he doesn ' t shrug it off , he gets annoyed , as when he learns the Old Man was just " guessing " at his destiny or when Tristam continually calls him " kid " . Although he is often puzzled , Benjamin never gives up even when people around him lose hope . Though he is adventurous , he tries to stay grounded in common sense compared to his sometimes - reckless friends . Story . Benjamin lived in an unnamed village south - west of Foresta . As the game begins an earthquake raises the Hill of Destiny and destroys the village . Benjamin meets an old man who shows him the Focus Tower , and tells him that according to the Prophecy , when the Vile Four seal the doors of the Focus Tower and steal the power of the Crystals , a Knight will appear to fight them and save the world . The old man believes Benjamin to be the Knight , and considers his suspicions confirmed when Benjamin fights off a Behemoth that attacks . The old man vanishes , and Benjamin departs the cliff moments before it collapses into an abyss . Benjamin travels to Foresta and meets Kaeli , who travels with him to the Level Forest , decaying and withering without the power of the Crystal of Earth . Kaeli is poisoned by a Minotaur , and her mother takes her home while Benjamin continues to the Sand Temple to find an Elixir to cure her . He finds the temple empty , but Tristam appears and offers him Elixir if Benjamin helps him search for treasure in the Bone Dungeon to the north . Benjamin agrees and the two set off . In the depths of the dungeon the two defeat the Flamerus Rex and restore the Crystal of Earth . Tristam however is more concerned with the Dragon Claw he finds in a treasure chest nearby , and departs after giving Benjamin the promised Elixir . Benjamin cures Kaeli , who tells him she needs to see Spencer in Aquaria , but she is still too weak to travel so Benjamin goes in her place . As he passes through the Focus Tower he finds the old man again , who tells him Captain Mac will be crucial to his quest , and Phoebe can help him . Benjamin finds Phoebe in the Libra Temple on the way to the village , who tells him the ice covering the region can only be removed with Wakewater , which springs in the Life Temple . This ice is also blocking an underground passage under Aquaria where Spencer is trapped . The two head to Aquaria and retrieve the Libra Crest to warp from the Libra Temple to the Life Temple , where the spring is dried up and the old man gives them the last of the water in a gourd . The water is ineffective , so the two head north to the Ice Pyramid where the Crystal of Water lays . Defeating the Ice Golem within the Pyramid restores the Crystal , and the region is thawed . Underneath Aquaria , Benjamin meets Spencer , who tells him Captain Mac was studying the prophecy of the Knight , but on his return from his last voyage the lake below dried up , stranding his ship on a rock ledge . Spencer is digging to reach the ship and save him , and in the meantime Benjamin heads to Fireburg . Meeting Reuben , the two head to the Mine to rescue Reuben ' s father in exchange for Reuben helping Benjamin find the Crystal of Fire . With Reuben ' s father freed the two head to Lava Dome within a volcano . Killing the Dualhead Hydra there restores the Crystal of Fire and causes the volcano to erupt . The two head south through the Focus Tower to the Windia region where the last Crystal lays . Reuben is attacked by a Mummy while crossing the bridge to the Alive Forest , and falls onto a rock ledge below , exploring on his own while Tristam accompanies Benjamin to the forest . Finding passage to Windia blocked by a Giant Tree , the two head to Aquaria where Kaeli is resting after traveling there , hoping she can speak to the tree . Tristam and Spencer head off on a treasure hunt , and in his absence Phoebe tries to expand a tunnel using a bomb . However , she mishandles it and the tunnel partially collapses . Benjamin recruits Kaeli and the two return to the Alive Forest , where the Giant Tree transports them to Windia when they dispatch a Gidrah infesting its insides with monsters . Hoping the Crystal of Air is there , the two continue on from Windia to Mt . Gale , where a Dullahan tells them Pazuzu is keeping the Crystal in his tower to the north . Dispatching the Dullahan calms the turbulent winds in the region enough for Otto to use his Rainbow Bridge Machine to create a path to the tower . Inside the tower Pazuzu is defeated and the final Crystal shines . In Windia Benjamin tells Otto they still need to rescue Captain Mac , when Reuben appears and tells them he found another entrance to the Focus Tower when he fell . Using Thunder Rock from Reuben ' s father , Otto powers up the Rainbow Bridge to reach the other end of Spencer ' s tunnel , where a well - placed bomb completes the tunnels - water floods down from Aquaria above to refill the dried lake . Mac ' s ship docks , and when he is rescued Mac tells Benjamin the rest of the prophecy , which foretells that the Dark King is their true enemy in Doom Castle atop the Focus Tower . Using Mac ' s ship , Benjamin and Phoebe sail to the hidden lower entrance to the Focus Tower and climb into Doom Castle . In the Dark King ' s antechamber , they find a statue of Benjamin , and the four Crystals use their power to shatter the barrier to the Dark King ' s chamber beyond . After a final battle the Dark King is destroyed , and the old man who helped Benjamin appears and reveals his true identity as the fifth Crystal , the Crystal of Light . With the world saved and the Crystals restored , Benjamin bids farewell to his friends and sets sail with Tristam on Mac ' s ship in search of new adventure . Gameplay . As the main character , Benjamin has access to every piece of equipment and spell in the game , with the sole exception of a handful of equipment exclusive to his allies . His level caps at Level 41 . The player can cycle through his weapons at any time by pressing or button ; this can also be done during battle . Upon level up , Benjamin will gain 40 HP , 2 . 5 Attack , 2 Defense , 2 Speed , 1 Magic , and 0 . 5 Accuracy per level . Stats . The following is Benjamin ' s raw stats before weapon and armor modification : Other appearances . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . Benjamin appears as a playable character and is the main representative of " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . He can be available from the start by transferring save data from the second demo of the game into the main game . However , if the player did not select him among their party of four or download the demo , he can later be unlocked by collecting Yellow Crystal Shards . He is a Balance oriented character . His Limit Break , Mega Grenade , deals damage in proportion to his Strength and Luck . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Benjamin appears on a promotional card depicting his " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " artwork . His card is Lightning - elemental .