Edward Chris von Muir Edward Chris von Muir , also known as Gilbert or Gilbart , is a playable character from " Final Fantasy IV " and its sequel , " " . He is the crown prince of Damcyan , and in line to become the seventh king . Although he is required to be educated in politics , Edward shows greater interest in music and often leaves the kingdom disguised as a bard to travel the land with his harp . Profile . Appearance . Edward is a a youthful , blond man in his mid twenties , wearing red garments ( orange in the 3D version FMVs ) , a cloak and a hat with a feather in it . In " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " Edward ' s hair is a little longer and wavier , and he wears a brown tunic with plate armor covering his arms . Personality . Much like Cecil , who was also raised within nobility , Edward is introverted around others . He is sensitive and somewhat of a coward , but gains confidence and assists his friends to the best of his abilities strengthened by his love for those he has lost . In " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " , Edward acts intuitive and is observant , realizing Cecil is acting strangely . According to his conversation with the final boss , he knew the what the Mysterious Girl was up to from the start . Story . " Final Fantasy IV " . Edward was born and raised in Damcyan , but disliked the idea of playing politics and preferred music . He traveled the land as a bard and fell in love with a girl named Anna . When Tellah , Anna ' s father , did not approve of their union , the two ran away making Tellah furious , and he followed them looking to take Anna back . Edward and Anna return to Damcyan , but the kingdom is raided by Golbez and the Red Wings of Baron , who steal Damcyan ' s Fire Crystal . Anna is mortally wounded shielding Edward from harm . Tellah arrives , along with Cecil and Rydia , and blames Edward for Anna ' s injuries . Tellah attacks him , but Anna breaks up the fight and tells Tellah she is in love with Edward , and there is nothing Tellah can do about it . Edward explains to Tellah it was Golbez who attacked Damcyan , and Tellah swears to avenge his daughter . Anna dies . Having lost his parents , his love , and with his kingdom in ruins , Edward breaks down in tears . Cecil slaps him across the face and demands his help , and Edward helps him find the Sand Pearl so Cecil can cure Rosa Farrell ' s Desert Fever , the woman he is in love with . They return to Kaipo and use the Sand Pearl to cure Rosa , and decide they need to defend the remaining Crystals , and that the Crystal of Air in Fabul is Golbez ' s next target . That night Edward hears noises and sneaks out of the inn to investigate . He plays his harp by the oasis and a Sahagin attacks him . Anna ' s ghost appears and tells Edward to believe in himself and to be strong for her . Edward agrees and goes back to sleep . To reach Fabul , Edward , Cecil , Rydia , and Rosa cross Mt . Hobs where they meet a monk named Yang Fang Leiden fighting off Golbez ' s troops , who joins the party . In Fabul , Yang warns the King of Fabul of Baron ' s incoming attack , and Cecil and Edward help back him up . The king is initially skeptical because he cannot trust Cecil due to him being a Dark Knight . Edward , the king ' s old friend , steps in and tells Cecil is right because Golbez has already stolen the Crystal of Fire . The king is convinced of Cecil ' s loyalty , and Cecil , Yang , and Edward help defend the castle . After the fight against the Baronian army , Cecil is cornered in the crystal room by Kain , Cecil ' s old friend who has joined Golbez . Kain defeats Cecil and Golbez defeats Edward and Yang , and takes Rosa as hostage while Kain steals the Crystal . The party decides to sneak into Baron by ship and get an airship from the Baronian engineer Cid Pollendina , but on the way they are attacked by Leviathan and Cecil , Rydia , Edward , and Yang are all blown off the ship . Edward is recovered near the nation of Troia , wounded , and is placed in a hospital . Cecil , Tellah , Yang , and Cid later visit him while searching for the Crystal of Earth , and tell him they are going to fight the Dark Elf . Edward gives Cecil his Whisperweed , which has the power to echo whatever Edward plays on his harp . When Cecil and his friends are fighting the Dark Elf , Edward senses they are in danger , and struggles out of bed to get to his harp despite the doctor ' s warnings . Edward plays his harp , making the Whisperweed react . The Dark Elf loses control of himself , enabling Cecil and company to use metallic weapons and defeat it . Cecil and his friends visit Edward one more time , and Tellah tells him Anna was happy to be loved by a man like Edward . Edward tells Tellah to avenge Anna for his sake , too , and Tellah promises he will . Edward recovers for the battle with the Giant of Babil , and commandeers an airship along with the Epopts of Troia . He goes to the Tower of Wishes in Mysidia to help pray for Cecil ' s victory against Zeromus , and in some versions of the game can rejoin Cecil ' s party at this point . After Zeromus has been felled and peace returns to the world , Edward is approached by children who beg him to tell the story of Cecil through the song of his lyre . Edward tells them he would do so providing they help with Damcyan ' s reconstruction . Once they leave , he looks up and prays Anna and Tellah are doing fine in the afterlife . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Edward holds a celebration on the reconstruction of Damcyan , inviting , among others , dignitaries from all over the world to express his gratitude . Cecil discusses the absence of both Edge Geraldine and Rydia , and the security of the Fire Crystal with the castle open to the public . Edward shows him that he alone can open the chamber to the Crystal . The celebration is cut short when a soldier brings distressful news of a group of monks in Mt . Hobs . Seventeen years later , Edward continues to rule Damcyan , and has gained a personal secretary named Harley , who goes missing when investigating a meteor impact site . Edward and three soldiers search for her , and she joins the team as they return to Damcyan to find the castle surrounded by the Red Wings . Baron requests Damcyan to leave the meteor impact site for Baron . Edward and Harley go through the cave to Kaipo , but Harley falls ill to the Desert Fever . Edward ventures into the Antlion Cave to retrieve a Sand Pearl , and with Harley recovered , they board a ship to Baron to talk to Cecil . Edward notices something strange with him when Cecil does not recognize the bouquet of whisperweed he ' s given him , allowing Edward to eavesdrop on Cecil and an unknown person ' s conversation on Baron ' s plans to attack Damcyan for their Crystal . They return to Damcyan and witness Yang and his ship being swallowed by Leviathan . The Red Wings attack Damcyan with Kain in helm . Edward fights him to defend his kingdom and the Crystal , but is defeated , and Kain steals it . Edward joins Cecil ' s son , Ceodore Harvey , on his journey back to Baron , where they meet Rosa and Cid , and meet with Kain in the castle . Upon confronting him , they discern he is actually Kain ' s dark half who defeated his light half ( the Mysterious Man ) on Mount Ordeals . The Mysterious Man ( Kain ) regains his Jump ability , equips his lance , and fights his dark half . After defeating him Kain becomes a Holy Dragoon , and together the group confronts Cecil and the Mysterious Girl who now controls him . They are forced to fight Cecil as well as Odin , who comes to his senses and knocks Cecil out of being possessed by the Mysterious Girl . Edward joins the others to the Crater where they fight a boss from each Crystal before facing off with the Mysterious Girl and Bahamut . After helping to defeat the Creator , Edward and Harley observe the Crystal in Damcyan . Although pulled away by an elder to discuss Harley ' s plan to amass the materials needed to rebuild the damage caused to the Blue Planet since the moon meteors nearly destroyed it , Edward sees the spirits of Tellah and Anna and thanks them . Gameplay . " Final Fantasy IV " . Edward is a playable party member . He has low physical and magical stats , a Bardsong ability , a Salve ability to split healing items ( though only a Potion in 2D ) for the party , a Hide ability to remove himself from battle , and can wield harps , daggers , and bows . Bardsong in the 2D releases only inflicts a random status ailment on an opponent , but in the 3D releases allows him to choose the effect of his song , and potentially learn new songs upon levelling . While Edward is a weak party member offensively and defensively , his stat growth skyrockets past 70 , allowing him to achieve the highest possible stats in the game . Edward also appears as a boss known as Bard in a scripted encounter against Tellah . " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " . Edward returns as a party member , but is stronger than in the original game , with a versatile healing ability . He retains his abilities from the original , with Hide renamed as Escape , Bardsong having random effects , and Salve functioning identically to how it functions in the 3D release . Aside from Speed , his stats are low , though his deal more damage to various and may have properties . While he has only a few Band abilities , King ' s Quad allows him , Cecil , Edge , and Yang to break the damage limit of 9 , 999 . Edward also appears briefly as a storyline boss . Musical themes . Edward ' s theme is called " Edward ' s Harp " . Edward claims this was Anna ' s favorite song . The " Spoony Bard " . One of the most infamous lines in " Final Fantasy " history originates from the original English release of " Final Fantasy IV " . When Tellah attacks Edward in Damcyan he shouts out various insults , including " You spoony bard ! " While it was a fluke in the localization , the line has become a running gag within the fan community , being referred to in some of the later installments , and in popular culture . While later remakes of " Final Fantasy IV " have re - translated the script , " You spoony bard ! " has remained across all translations and ports . Other appearances . Edward has appeared in the following games in the " Final Fantasy " series : Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . Edward has made key guest appearances in the following non - " Final Fantasy " games : Etymology . A possible theory is that " Gilbart " comes from , an influential writer of books about banking who shaped most of the joint stock banks in the 1800s . The name " Gilbart " provides the source for the name of the gil , the recurring currency in " Final Fantasy " , tying into the historical Gilbart as a banker . As further reference to Edward being the coin ' s namesake , his tale in " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " subtly focuses on managing money , most prominently in his challenge dungeon .