Arc Arc is a playable character in the 3D remake release of " Final Fantasy III " . He is one of the Warriors of Light , and is first encountered in Ur . Profile . Appearance . Arc is the shortest party member with brown hair and freckles . His Freelancer outfit consists of a yellow shirt covered by a long green coat , a white mantle , and a yellow scarf . He wears fingerless gloves , fitted black pants , and brown knee - high boots . His theme color is green , shown in his Job armors , while his scarf is visible when robe - clad . Arc ' s silver belt buckle is used to distinguish his Job outfits from his allies . Personality . Arc is described by Doga and Unei as the light of kindness , made clear when the party meets Alus Restor in war - torn Saronia . Arc can relate to the young prince , as he himself initially lacked self - confidence and believed himself to be cowardly . What Arc lacks in strength , he makes up for in intelligence . In the opening FMV , Arc is depicted as a Black Mage , reflecting his intelligence . Despite his shyness , Arc is noble and helps those in need . Being a victim of bullying , Arc initially suffers from low self - esteem . He looks up to his childhood friend Luneth as a role model , and admires his outgoing and optimistic qualities that he feels he himself is lacking . He is grateful to Luneth for defending him when he was being harassed , and for always trying to encourage him . Yet , Arc regrets becoming Luneth ' s " burden " and flees from him after the boy returns to Ur as a Warrior of Light . Arc is determined to grow strong on his own so Luneth wouldn ' t feel obligated to protect him anymore . Story . Arc is Luneth ' s childhood friend , both raised by Topapa and Nina . When rumors of ghosts in Kazus reach Ur , Arc tries to argue with a group of children , saying ghosts do not exist , but they belittle him . When Luneth arrives after encountering the Wind Crystal , Arc is too ashamed to speak to him and flees . He decides to go to Kazus to prove he ' s not a coward . Although he reaches the town safely , the sight of the people affected by the Djinn ' s curse frightens him . When Luneth follows , Arc asks to accompany him . He is chosen as a Warrior of the Light after defeating the Djinn with Luneth , Refia , and Ingus and remains with the party afterward . Later , Cid Haze tells Arc and the others that they are orphans from the surface world . They and their parents were aboard Cid ' s airship when Xande flooded the world with darkness , causing the airship to crash on the Floating Continent and killing their parents . Arc and Luneth were found near Ur and adopted . When the party ' s airship is shot down in Saronia , they find the exiled prince Alus Restor being bullied in a pub . Arc leads the party in defending him and Alus joins the party temporarily . He and Arc befriend as Arc empathies to his feelings of being weak and frightened . He helps Alus gain the confidence to talk to his father , King Gorn , and ask him to stop the civil war ; Arc reassures Alus his father must still care about him . When they are admitted to the castle , King Gorn enters the room during the night and almost murders Alus , but turns the knife on himself at the last moment , and it ' s revealed he had been under the control of Gigameth . Arc and the others defeat him , but Gorn dies and Alus succeeds to the throne . Arc assures him that he will do a great job . After defeating the Cloud of Darkness , Arc returns to Ur with Luneth . Gameplay . Arc ' s battle prowess is determined by the job he is equipping . He starts a Freelancer , but after making some progress , more jobs become available , and the player is allowed to freely change between jobs and accumulate progress in each . The individual job abilities are expanded , with advanced ones Having characters progress through drastically different job branches can be both a blessing and a curse , as HP increases gained through level ing up accumulate into the permanent abilities of the character , although HP is the only affected stat . At the end of a victorious battle , Arc stands with his right hand over his heart . When he gains a level or job level he will jump into the air and raises both arms . Other media . Games . Users in Square Enix Members Virtual World community can make their character appear as Arc . Arc ' s hair costs 100 crystals and his clothes cost 480 crystals . Etymology . This could refer to a bow ( as in bow and arrow ) or an arch . It may also be a variation of " Ark " , which could be an opaque reference to another character from " Final Fantasy III " , Noah , as well as continue the recurring theme of floods in the game ' s story .