Strago Magus Strago Magus is a playable character in " Final Fantasy VI " . He is from the remote town of Thamasa , and lives with his adoptive granddaughter , Relm Arrowny . He is a Blue Mage , and is a Mage , one of the descendants of the human s who fought during the War of the Magi . Profile . Appearance . Strago is a small , elderly man who wears loose fitting clothes and a bright , red cape . His white hair is styled in mohawk , and he has large bushy eyebrows , a white mustache and beard . Personality . Strago is overprotective of Relm , not letting her join the party when she asks to . Undeterred by his old age , Strago is energetic and spirited , although clumsy and prone to make mistakes , which Relm scolds him for . Story . Strago grew up in Thamasa with his friend Gungho and together they would unsuccessfully hunt the beast Hidon . He was overprotective of Relm , whom some townspeople believe to be his adopted granddaughter , although it is never confirmed either way . When Terra Branford , Locke Cole , and Shadow visit Thamasa and ask Strago about the espers , Strago denies their existence , but invites them to stay at the inn for a low price of 1 gil . During the night Relm is caught in a burning building and Strago futilely uses Ice spells to put the fire out . The Mayor of Thamasa says that magic is forbidden and Strago asks Terra and Locke to help him . The three enter the burning building and rescue Relm , but are cornered by flames and Shadow and Interceptor save them . Afterward , Strago explains his magical abilities to Terra and Locke , and agrees to help them find the espers . Relm wants to accompany them but Strago does not let her . She follows anyway , and catches up with them during their fight with Ultros . Together they find the espers and Terra convinces them to negotiate peace with General Leo and the Gestahlian Empire . The peace treaty is a trap set up so Kefka Palazzo could harvest more magicite and Strago and Relm join the others in the fight against him . One year after the end of the world Strago joins the Cult of Kefka with the belief Relm has perished , but upon reuniting with her snaps back to his senses . Together , they return to Thamasa to find the injured Gungho who claims to have found Hidon . Strago goes to fight it one last time , and defeats it leading to a celebration with Gungho . In the ending , Strago and Relm have several arguments as they escape Kefka ' s Tower . Gameplay . Strago is a Blue Mage , learning attacks from enemies through his special ability , Lore , which allows him to learn an ability when he sees it . His role is as a mage , due to his low physical stats but decent magic stats and access to rods , maces and robes which can boost his magic . However , his relatively weak Lores , limited stats , and lack of access to female - exclusive equipment make him less suited to the role than other characters . His Desperation Attack is Sabre Soul that instantly kills an enemy that is not immune to Death . Creation and development . During development , Strago had a 65 - year - old wife named Lara . They had amusing arguments with each other claiming the other will die first , but she was cut from the game . Shadow and Relm ' s relationship as father and daughter was officially confirmed in developers ' interviews in 1995 . The developers initially considered having a scene in a bar ( presumably in Thamasa ) where Strago asks Shadow to reveal his identity . The dialogue was supposed to be as follows : Musical themes . Strago ' s theme is named after him , and is the main theme played in the town of Thamasa . The theme is mixed into the ending . A piano version of Strago ' s theme is included on the " " album . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Strago is a playable character . He could be recruited the Challenge Event Back to the Skies as the First Time Reward for completing the event ' s stage Phantom Train in Part 1 . Strago can use Black Magic spells up to rarity rank 4 , White Magic spells up to rarity rank 3 , and Summoning spells up to rarity rank 3 . His default Soul Break is Doom which at the expense of one Soul Gauge segment afflicts one target with Doom . The rod Whale Whisker ( VI ) allows Strago to use the Super Soul Break Mighty Guard , which for one Soul Gauge segment casts Protectga and Shellga on all party units and boosts their Resistance by a large amount ; upon mastery , Strago ' s Magic gains 10 points . The light armor Nutkin Suit ( VI ) allows Strago to use Aqua Breath which at the expense of one Soul Gauge segment deals magic water damage to all targets . Strago can equip the following weapon types : daggers , rods , and staves . The rod Whale Whisker ( VI ) unlocks Mighty Guard . He can equip the following armor types : shields , hats , light armor , robes , and bracers . The light armor Nutkin Suit ( VI ) allows Strago to use Aqua Breath . He can equip accessories . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Strago appears with water - elemental cards . Other media . Games . In " Secret of Evermore " , Strago appears among the crowd of spectators that includes other " Final Fantasy VI " characters at the gladiator battle of Antiqua . He appears alongside Terra , Locke , Mog , Relm , and Umaro . Etymology . " Strago " may be related to the Italian word for " wizard " , " stregone " . Strago ' s name was originally romanized as Stragus in the original Japanese instruction manual and the game ' s ending , and likely would have been this in English if not for the game ' s six - letter name limit . ( The katakana form , ストラゴス , is only five characters long and did not reach the six - character name limit . ) The name has also been variously rendered as Straggus or Stragos . It may actually derive from Ancient Greek στραγγός , " strangós " , which means " twisted " , alluding to Strago ' s highly eccentric personality . Ancient Greek did not have a true " gg " sound , and two consecutive gammas ( γγ ) were always used to render a " ng " sound instead ; as such , στραγγός may have been misread as " straggós " . ( More confusingly , in " modern " Greek , γγ is romanized " ng " but often pronounced simply especially in the modern dialect of , while γ alone is romanized " g " and pronounced instead . But the modern Greek meaning of στραγγός has changed since ancient times ; it now means " drained " . ) If an Ancient Greek origin of both Strago and Magus holds true , then Strago Magus can be rendered in Ancient Greek as Στραγγὸς Μάγος , which literally means " Twisted Wizard " .