Cid Cid is a character that has appeared , or been mentioned , in almost all " Final Fantasy " - related media ; the main series , spinoffs , film and anime . Cid has become a " Final Fantasy " trademark , as with chocobo s and moogles . He leads the list of recurring characters , which include Biggs and Wedge and Gilgamesh . However , each installment features a different Cid character , and his roles in the series range widely from a party member to an NPC to an antagonist . In " Final Fantasy " tradition , Cid characters often have a group of distinct traits fans have come to expect . They are often mechanically minded and frequently portrayed as engineers or inventors . Cids are often the source of the airships the player uses toward the game ' s end , as its captain or its creator . The Cid characters are sometimes partially responsible for the main conflict within the game as a result of his inventions or research being abused . If this is the case , he will often seek redemption by assisting the party . Cid is usually older than the main cast , sometimes by several decades , and they are thus portrayed as fatherly figures , sometimes as the biological , adoptive , or surrogate father of one of the main characters . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Cid does not appear in the original NES version . He is mentioned briefly in remakes , a designed to extend the presence of Cid into every game of the core " Final Fantasy " series . Cid is described as the ancient Lufenian creator of the airship the Warriors of Light use . " Final Fantasy II " . The original Cid . He began his career as one of Fynn ' s knights , but later acquired an airship and left Fynn ' s service to seek out his own fortune . Based out of Poft , Cid offers taxi service with his airship to Firion and the party . His airship is taken ( with Princess Hilda aboard ) by the Palamecian Empire ' s " Dreadnought " , but Firion and his friends rescue them , and the " Dreadnought " is destroyed . Later , Cid dies and gives his airship to Firion . In the " " and later remakes , Cid shows up in the city of Machanon , a city in the afterlife . " Final Fantasy III " . Cid Haze is a creator of airships on the floating continent , from the village of Canaan . He transforms the sailing ship into an airship and in the short time he accompanies the party , will occasionally attack with a hammer or use a Fire spell on all the enemies . Later , he helps save the Light Warriors from Xande . In the 3D remake version , Cid is involved in the Legendary Smith sidequest . " Final Fantasy IV " . Cid Pollendina is a playable character and the first playable Cid in the series . The head of Baron ' s corps of engineers , Cid is a friend and mentor of both Cecil and Rosa . He designs the airships used by Baron ' s elite Red Wings corps , but develops misgivings about the King of Baron ' s methods . Cecil and Kain ' s exile , and the use of the Red Wings to destroy Damcyan , prove more than Cid can tolerate : he rebels against the King and is imprisoned for his treason . He is later freed by Cecil , joining his party . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Cid is a temporary character who doesn ' t make it into the final party . Cid is a playable character at the ripe old age of 71 . He fights alongside Cecil and Rosa to repel Baron ' s invasion and later accompanies Ceodore for the last portion of his journey . " Final Fantasy V " . Cid Previa and his grandson , Mid Previa , are engineers from Karnak who invented the machine which amplifies the power of the Crystals . In particular , they used the Fire Crystal to build the Fire - Powered Ship for Queen Karnak . The two later remodel an airship found in the Catapult . Cid Previa reappears in " " . " Final Fantasy VI " . Cid Del Norte Marquez is a non - player character who invented Magitek technology for the Empire , a broad technological category that includes powered armor , weapons , and even pseudo - genetic engineering , all stemming from the extraction of magical essence from espers . He raised Celes as if she were his own daughter . Depending on the actions of the player , Cid either lives or dies . " Compilation of Final Fantasy VII " . Cid Highwind is a playable character . A gifted mechanic and pilot , he constructs several of the vehicles used by the party in " Final Fantasy VII " , including the Tiny Bronco and his eponymous airship , the " Highwind " . Cid dreams of going into space ; the player first encounters him in Rocket Town , a city built around Shinra ' s abandoned space program ( of which Cid was a part ) . He reappears as a non - playable character in " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " , " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " , in the CGI - movie " " , and is mentioned off - hand in " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . He also appears in the " Kingdom Hearts " series , making him the " Cid " of that game series as well . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Cid Kramer is the Balamb Garden headmaster , where Squall Leonhart is a student . Cid provides Squall and his SeeD companions the training they need to defeat a powerful sorceress . Cid reveals to Squall that Balamb Garden is capable of flight , fulfilling his traditional duty as a Cid to provide the player with a flying form of transportation . " Final Fantasy IX " . Cid Fabool IX is briefly playable during a non - battle sequence . He is the Regent of the city - state of Lindblum — appropriately , a city of accomplished engineers , mechanics , and airship pilots . A fight with his wife , Hilda , over his issues of infidelity ended with his being transformed into an oglop . Despite this handicap , Cid remains Lindblum ' s ruler , and his skill at designing airships has led the city to become the world ' s preeminent air power . He is transformed into a frog when the party attempts to cure him , but returns to his human form after his dispute with Hilda is resolved . At the end of the game , Cid and Hilda adopt Eiko . " Final Fantasy X " . Cid is the Al Bhed ' s leader , the father of Rikku and Brother , and Yuna ' s uncle . With the help of the other Al Bhed , he unearths an ancient airship at the Al Bhed excavation near Baaj Temple . Cid repairs and christens the ship " Fahrenheit " . The airship is made available to the player as a mode of transportation , and is employed in battle with Evrae and Sin . Cid is voiced by in the Japanese version and in the English version . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Cid returns as a non - playable character . He appears at the Zanarkand Ruins , selling clues to sphere hunter s , coming into conflict with Yuna ' s misgivings about the area becoming a tourist attraction . He later appears on the Thunder Plains , before getting lost in a cave and being rescued by the Gullwings . He is then brought on their airship " Celsius " . " Final Fantasy XI " . Cid is a non - player character in the nation of Bastok . He is a Hume and the most prominent engineer and inventor on the world of Vana ' diel . He is found in the Bastok Metalworks in " Cid ' s Workshop " . Cid has a close relationship with the owner of the Steaming Sheep Tavern , the bar in Bastok . Cid is responsible for much of Bastok ' s success and prosperity in recent years , and as such has grown influential in the Republic . It is implied that one of the key factors behind President Hrichter Karst ' s election to office was Cid ' s backing . Player characters who come from Bastok can expect to do a few quests to help Cid acquire items to make his inventions . " Final Fantasy XII " . Doctor Cidolfus Demen Bunansa is a non - playable character and , for the first time in the series , an antagonist and a boss battle . He is Archadia ' s chief researcher who leads the study of nethicite . Cid is the creator of most of Archadia ' s airships , including Sky Fortress " Bahamut " . Cid shares his surname with Mustadio and Besrudio from " Final Fantasy Tactics " . There is another character with the name Cid , Al - Cid Margrace , a member of the Rozarrian ruling family . Unlike Dr Cid , Al - Cid is on the player team ' s side ; however , he isn ' t the " Cid " of " Final Fantasy XII " , as only Doctor Cid has been confirmed by Akitoshi Kawazu and Yasumi Matsuno in interviews as being the game ' s " official " Cid . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Cid Raines is a Brigadier General in command of the Wide - area Response Brigade division of the Sanctum Guardian Corps , commanding the airship " Lindblum " . He is younger than previous Cids and initially prevents the player party from being arrested by the Sanctum , but his more complex role and motivations are revealed later . A soul trapped in the Sea of Chaos takes form of Cid and acts as the advocate of the souls of the dead . Cid reveals to Lightning the true nature of Chaos and hints at Bhunivelze ' s true intentions . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Cid nan Garlond is the lead of the Garlond Ironworks , a group of Garlean engineers in disagreement with the Garlean Empire ' s warmongering policies and allied to the Eorzean City States . In the ChocoGo April ' s Fool 2016 joke video , a character called Cid Shipman appeared as the CEO of the ChocoGo company . " Final Fantasy XV " . Cid Sophiar is an elderly man and the head mechanic the Hammerhead service station that looks after Noctis ' s car . His granddaughter , Cindy Aurum , helps him with his business and has the most contact with the group when they first meet . During Regis ' s youth Cid fought beside him , Cor Leonis , and Weskham Armaugh . Cid can upgrade some of the player ' s weapons . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Cidolfus Orlandeau ( or Cidolfas Orlandu ) , is a playable character . Orlandeau , a Holy Swordsman , is the commander of the Knights of the Order of the Southern Sky and a long - time friend of Ramza Beoulve ' s father , Barbaneth . He becomes playable late in the game , and is the most powerful player character at the time of his recruitment . He has been referred to as Thunder God Cid , or T . G . Cid for short . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Judgemaster Cid Randell is Mewt Randell ' s father and in the fantasy world of Ivalice , he is the Judgemaster , leader of the Judges that enforce Ivalice ' s laws . He is playable only if specific conditions are met by the player . " " . Cid is the leader of Clan Gully , a hunters ' clan . He is the first nonhuman Cid to appear in a " Final Fantasy " game . He inducted Luso into his clan when the boy appeared during their hunt . Al - Cid returns , this time as a playable character . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Imperial Marshal Cid Aulstyne is the main antagonist , a first for a Cid character . He is the 76 - year - old leader of the Militesi Empire in the emperor ' s absence , and seeks to subjugate all the Crystals of Orience . To achieve this , he mobilizes the imperial troops to invade the other Crystal - Nations . Known as a genius engineer , Cid proclaims to lead Orience to a new future . " " . Mogcid is a moogle who pilots the " Skysphere " . He helps bring more families to Padarak . He is part of the group of moogle brothers who live in Padarak . Mogcid is the first time a Cid has appeared in the " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " series . " " . Cid is a yellow - skinned Lilty with glasses and a white mustache . He is one of the more important characters and often gives information to the protagonist , Layle . " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . Otto Cid Bekenstein is the creator of the Rainbow Bridge Machine in Windia . " " . Cid is an non - playable character who lives in the windmill behind Horne . Cid was not affected by the curse and thus was not petrified along the other villagers . Cid plays no role in the storyline and the player needs the Magic Key to unlock his windmill ' s door . When spoken to , he will tell the player various statistics , such as play time and number of enemies slain . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Cid is the leader of the Empire ' s fleet of airships . He orders the Warriors to steal the crystal belonging to the kingdom of Lux . He leads a scientific project to create indestructible robots as soldiers for the emperor . Dr . Lugae , the creator of this machine , loses control over a unit named Argy . Later on , Cid is defeated when he is unable to see the humanity in the robots and they turn on him . They do not kill him , but save his life before the explosion of the biggest flying ship . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Cid of the Lufaine of " Final Fantasy " is the narrator , voiced by in the Japanese version and in the English version . He is revealed to be the master behind the cycles of conflict , with a past connecting him to Chaos , Cosmos , and the Warrior of Light . This past is revealed in the Chaos Reports and Cosmos Reports , the latter of which are written by Cid himself . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Cid of the Lufaine returns with an expanded role and backstory , which are the focus of the Reports and of Confessions of the Creator . One of the Mognet moogles is named " Mogcid " , and is an airship fanatic who asks the player what their craft of choice is . He is enthusiastic if the player answers Gelnika or " Fahrenheit " , but is displeased with an answer of wyvern , decrying " Okay , so there is some romance in flying on the back of a dragon . But it ain ' t no airship , kupo ! " " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Cid Haze appears as the Smithy of Crystal weapons . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Cid Haze returns as a bonus character . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . Cid Haze appears as a playable character and one of the representatives of " Final Fantasy III " . He is unlocked by collecting Orange Crystal Shards . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Cid appears as a non - playable character . He supports Dr . Mog and the player character by offering his services in terms of managing the placement , enhancement and creation of the player character ' s equipment and abilities . Various Cids from across the series are both playable and fought throughout the game . These include Cid from " Final Fantasy IV " , " Final Fantasy VII " , " Final Fantasy XII " , and " Final Fantasy Tactics " . " Final Fantasy Explorers " . Cid is the leader of the Explorers ' Union in Amostra , who can be found at the base of the Union in Libertas . He is a legendary figure among other Explorers . He has brown hair and mustache , and wears a purple coat over a red shirt and white pants . He is in charge of opening the Tutorial Quests as well as Aptitude Exams for access to new jobs . " Mobius Final Fantasy " . Cid makes an appearance as a non - playable character . In his youth , Cid bore an uncanny resemblance to Wol and he served a Princess Sarah whose appearance physically resembled Sarah Cornelia . Cid also had a brother named Mid . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Cid appears in with many cards . " Chocobo Series " . Cid has appeared in the " Chocobo " game series in two incarnations . The first incarnation appeared in " Chocobo ' s Dungeon 2 " . The same appearance was retained in " Chocobo Racing " , albeit a different costume . He is also seen in " Chocobo Stallion " and " Hataraku Chocobo " , Japanese - exclusive " Chocobo " titles . His second incarnation is a younger bespectacled blond . He appears in " " and " " . Cid is an energetic young blond , a break in the tradition of old and wise Cids , though still as intelligent . He plays a supporting role as the starry - eyed inventor of various vehicles , weapons and equipment , all of which have feminine names . Cid is a member of the Comodeen , a resistance group which joins forces with the cast to defeat Earl Tyrant and his cohorts . " " . Dr . Sid is the resident Cid character , though his name is spelled differently . He is a scientist to whom Aki , the protagonist , serves as the protege . He is voiced in the English version by Donald Sutherland . " World of Final Fantasy " . Cid appears as a character and for the first time in the series , Cid will appear in a completely robotic form . He is an android mecha that is full of knowledge and will occasionally help out the main characters throughout their journey . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " . Cid ' s Highwind incarnation from " Final Fantasy VII " appears as a non - playable character in the " Kingdom Hearts " series . He plays a crucial role in providing Sora ' s Gummi Ship along with translations of Ansem ' s Reports . Originally from Radiant Garden , he takes Leon , Yuffie , and Aerith with him when the world is taken over by Heartless . " Dragon Quest " . In " " , a game in the series released after Enix ' s merging with Square , a ( a platypus monster ) character named Ducktor Cid ( CidMoja ) in Japanese version ) appears in " Dragon Quest Heroes " . Sed is a playable character . He is the mortal son of one ofs main protagonists , Seth Balmore , and in his younger years was a notorious pirate . Although the name differs slightly it can be considered the name Sed is derived from that of Cid in the " Final Fantasy " series as the creator of " Lost Odyssey " , Hironobu Sakaguchi , also worked on a number of the " Final Fantasy " games . This is backed up by Sed also providing both the main mechanical expertise in the party , and some of the vehicular support in the form of his ship , the " Nautilus " . " Imaginary Range " . Cid appears as the male protagonist , where he still fulfills his role as an engineer / inventor . He can create and / or alter things using his " PAD " with the power of " IP " . He calls his ability " miracle " . " Heavenstrike Rivals " . Cid and Shipwright Cid are units . The version of Cid is Cid Pollendina from " Final Fantasy IV " .