Edge Geraldine Edge , real name Edward Geraldine , is a player character in " Final Fantasy IV " and its sequel , " " . Various sources offer conflicting information on Edge ' s name . The gallery in " " lists Edge ' s artwork as " Edge ( Edward ) Geraldine " , while other sources , including collector cards included with the game , give his name as Edward Geraldine with Edge as an alias or nickname . He is the prince of Eblan and a skilled ninja . He is brash and has an inflated ego , and frequently flirts with women . He is kind with a strong sense of right and wrong , and defends his kingdom no matter the price . Profile . Appearance . Edge is a young , lean man , with short , slightly spiked silver hair and light - blue eyes . In " Final Fantasy IV " , Edge wears gray - blue and black armor with a gray cowl covering his mouth and a large gray cape . In " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " Edge retains the cowl but has darker blue clothing on his torso with golden armor on the shoulders and waist , and has a wavier hairstyle . His cape is exchanged for what appears to be Rubicante ' s Cloak of Flame , depicted in Edge ' s artwork , and can be obtained for him as equipment in the game . Personality . Edge is rude , hotheaded and stubborn , refusing to give up his pursuit of Rubicante and not backing down from the fight despite being outmatched . He is mean and obnoxious to the party at first , but comes to appreciate their help over time . He has an unrequited crush on Rydia and flirts with other women occasionally , remarking that Rydia and Rosa make " two babes in the party " . He has a short temper and uses his rage as a source of power in his rematch with Rubicante , unlocking new Ninjutsu skills . In " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " Edge is matured , displeased with the Eblan Four ' s insistence to train in peacetime and thinking life would be better without the arts of war Eblan prides itself on . He cares for the Eblan Four , tolerating them and teaching them to survive and value their lives in their missions . In contrast to their previously seen relationship , it is Edge who calms a panicking Seneschal , worried about his health at his age if he continues , and he leaves the kingdom in the Seneschal ' s hands when he leaves to investigate the Tower of Babil . Story . " Final Fantasy IV " . The kingdom of Eblan is attacked and evacuated to Cave of Eblan , and the King and Queen disappear , thought to have been murdered by Rubicante , the Archfiend of Fire . Seeking revenge , Edge confronts Rubicante near the entrance to the Tower of Babil but is overpowered . When Rubicante leaves , expecting Edge to become stronger , the prince is met by Cecil , Kain , Rosa , and Rydia , who aim to enter the tower and recover the seven Crystals that had been stolen by Golbez . They ask Edge to join them , but he refuses , claiming he will defeat Rubicante alone . Rydia bursts into tears , not wanting to see another person sacrifice his life like Tellah , Yang , and Cid . Not wanting to see a pretty girl cry , after being healed by Rosa , Edge declares them all fast friends and joins the party . With Edge ' s secret Ninjutsu , the party sneaks through a wall into the upper floors of the Tower of Babil . They find Eblan ' s King and Queen , Edge ' s parents , seemingly normal at first transform into grotesque chimeras . After having to fight them , they are momentarily brought back to their senses and bid farewell to their son before taking their own lives . Rubicante appears and explains that Dr . Lugae was responsible and that he had no part in this . When Rubicante tells Edge his emotions will be his weakness , Edge retaliates and unleashes his latent powers . After Rubicante ' s defeat , the Seneschal and several guards arrive expecting to find the Archfiend . Edge informs them of the urgency to stop Golbez from collecting all eight Crystals , and that he must help save the world . After asking the Seneschal to look after the kingdom , the party arrives at the room with the seven Crystals , though they fall through a trapdoor and end up escaping by way of an abandoned Red Wings airship , which Edge names the " Falcon " . Appearing in the Underworld , the party heads to the Dwarven Castle due to being unable to fly over lava . After receiving King Giott ' s orders to find the eighth Crystal in the Sealed Cave before Golbez can , the party visits a recovering Cid in the infirmary , who upgrades the " Falcon " to withstand lava . Edge is ordered to help out when he is busy talking to Rydia , and Cid can see Edge is infatuated with her . After obtaining the Crystal and returning to the entrance , Kain falls under Golbez ' s mind control and absconds with the Crystal . Following Giott ' s advice regarding the Mysidian Legend , and after Cid upgrades the " Falcon " to drill a way back to the surface , Cecil , Rosa , Rydia , and Edge travel to Mysidia where the Elder prays for help . The " Lunar Whale " arrives , and with it , the party travels to the Moon . On the Moon the party finds Fusoya in the Crystal Palace , a Lunarian who was awaiting their arrival . After explaining the origins of the conflict , in which Zemus was controlling Golbez to carry out his deeds on Earth , Fusoya joins the party to neutralize the barrier upon the newly awakened Giant of Babil . After defeating the Archfiends and disabling the CPU , Fusoya awakens Golbez ' s memories , and his relation to Cecil is revealed . Golbez and Fusoya leave to fight Zemus , while Kain helps the party escape the falling Giant . Although Edge blames Kain for the Giant ' s appearance , Kain makes amends with Cecil and the three decide to fight Zemus as well . When Rosa and Rydia are ordered to stay behind , Edge tells Rydia , " This is work for grownups " , offending her . Rosa and Rydia stay aboard the ship and are allowed to join the battle . The five travel through the Lunar Subterrane and witness Fusoya and Golbez apparently defeating Zemus . Edge jokingly tells them that they should have " left [ Zemus ] for [ Edge ] . " However , Zemus is reformed into Zeromus . Ultimately , Edge and the others defeat Zeromus after Cecil exposes his true form with the crystal . With the world at peace , Edge becomes King of Eblan and oversees his nation ' s reconstruction , although the Seneschal has to order him to stop daydreaming about Rydia and focus on his duties . At Cecil and Rosa ' s wedding , Edge pretends to ignore Rydia when she arrives . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Edge asks Gekkou and Zangetsu to guard the Eblan Castle during his absence as he heads out to the celebration in Damcyan , but they tell him it ended hours ago . Edge says he ' ll see that for himself and heads for the Cave of Eblan after seeing the tower glow . He infiltrates the Tower of Babil and explores the upper area . When Cecil and the twins are attacked by three Android Soldier s they merge into the Deus Ex Machina . Edge saves them and they continue up the tower looking for the missing Rydia . At level B6 they find Rydia and Edge recognizes her as a fake . The impostor summons elemental Eidolons to attack the group , followed by Bahamut . The real Rydia arrives and returns Bahamut to his senses , forcing the impostor to fight the group herself . Defeated , the impostor fades and reports to an unseen entity the " Eidolon system " is complete . Seventeen years later , Edge helps Rydia rebuild Mist . During the attacks by the Mysterious Girl , Edge and the Eblan Four infiltrate the Tower of Babil to confront the enemy , but are defeated . They jump out of the tower and onto the " Falcon " , where they find Rydia , Luca , and the Man in Black , all of whom Edge recognizes . Together they round up others to break the force field surrounding the Baron Castle . Edge visits Eblan Castle prior to this and finds it under attack by , who is mind - controlled by the Mysterious Girl . He attempts to fight Ifrit but Rubicante intervenes . Edge and Rydia confront Rubicante , who teaches them the Inferno Band , which they use to fight Ifrit and free him from the Mysterious Girl . At Baron they defeat the Mysterious Girl , who is revealed to have a dozen copies of herself . They free Cecil from possession and on the True Moon the party faces various recreations of their former foes , who plead with the party to strike them down . This includes Rubicante , whom Edge makes peace with after facing him off alone . If he wins , he gains Rubicante ' s cloak , the Fire Scarf . They stop the Creator who was responsible for the Maenads , the Mysterious Girls ' true identity . The Maenads come to their senses as the Creator attempts to chase the party , and destroy him with a Meteor spell . Before dying , they ask Rydia to look after a young Maenad , saying it is all that remains of them . Edge leaves Eblan for Mist , where Rydia is raising the Maenad and has named her Cuore . Leviathan and Asura pay a visit and Asura reveals it was Edge who invited them . Gameplay . " Final Fantasy IV " . Edge is a playable party member . He is a Ninja , who has high Speed , Evasion and physical stats , but low defense . His abilities are Steal , Throw and Ninjutsu . Steal allows him to steal some items from enemies , Throw allows him to throw offensive items to deal heavy damage to enemies , while Ninjutsu allows him to cast magic which always hits all enemies . He is able to dual - wield his weapons , can equip katanas , boomerangs and claws , and can equip lightweight armor . Edge is fast and deals decent physical damage , but is less survivable and powerful than other characters , and his offensive magic is much weaker than Rydia ' s or Palom ' s . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Edge joins the party at level 39 . He retains his Ninjutsu , Throw and Steal commands , and functions identically to his appearance in the original game . " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " . Edge returns as a playable party member . He has decent all - around stats aside from low Spirit , with his Speed once again being his greatest stat , and can serve both as a physical attacker and as a more powerful mage with Ninjutsu . He also has access to many Band abilities with other characters and the other Ninjas . His variety of and has improved since the original game . Edge is fast and a decent character all - around , but excels in no area other than speed . Musical themes . It is uncertain if Edge has an official theme , but the song " Hello , Cid ! " is often played in moments where Edge is the spotlight character . During Edge ' s Lunar Trial the city of Troia ' s theme , " Troian Beauty " , is played , which could hint the song may be his theme , as during the other characters ' Lunar Trials it is always their theme that is played . " Troian Beauty " might have been chosen to represent Edge due his flirtatious personality and that the most attractive women in the world of " Final Fantasy IV " come from Troia . Other appearances . Edge has appeared in the following games in the " Final Fantasy " series : Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . Edge has made key guest appearances in the following non - " Final Fantasy " games : Other media . A costume based on Edge appears in " " . Etymology . The name " Edge " is a combination of the first two letters of his first and last names , Edward Geraldine . Edge shares his first name with Edward , likely because they are both princes of their respective countries ( Edward ' s original name in Japanese is Gilbert , preventing any given name conflict ) . " Geraldine " is the feminine form of the given name " Gerald " .