Cecil Harvey Cecil Harvey is the main protagonist of " Final Fantasy IV " , who also appears in the sequel " " , and the interquel " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " that bridges the gap between the two games . Cecil is one of the few characters in the series to change his job during the game , starting out as a Dark Knight , but after a trial and the battle with the first of the Four Elemental Archfiends , transforms into a Paladin . In the English version of the 3D remake originally released for Nintendo DS , as well as in " Dissidia Final Fantasy " , Cecil is pronounced ( " seh - sil " ) . However , the bonus disc included with the " Final Fantasy XII " collector ' s edition pronounces it as ( " see - sil " ) . Profile . Appearance . Cecil wears dark armor that covers his body and face while he is a Dark Knight ( the 3D render shows his eyes ) . When he becomes a Paladin , Cecil wears a blue and white armor that reveals his appearance : shoulder - length white hair , blue eyes , pale skin , and a tinge of purple on his lips . Even though Fusoya claims Cecil resembles his father , Kluya , in his youth , it is stated Cecil greatly resembles his mother , Cecilia , even being named after her . In " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " , Cecil wears a suit of white armor , but with dark spikes on the knees and pauldrons , and a brown cloak with blue stripes around the neck . Personality . Cecil is a strong and gifted knight , gaining the respect and admiration of his men during his captaincy of the Red Wings . Although being raised by the King of Baron , Cecil is modest and shy and struggles with showing his emotions . His most remarkable traits are his bravery and firm beliefs . Towards his friends , Cecil is loyal and exceptionally forgiving , being able to forgive even those who betray him . In " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " , Cecil maintains the noble character of a Paladin , but as a Mysterious Girl appears , his mind and character change radically . Story . " Final Fantasy IV " . Cecil was born to a Lunarian named Kluya and a woman named Cecilia from Earth . Cecil ' s father was killed before he was born , and his mother died in labor . His older brother , Theodor , ran away with him , but abandoned him outside the town of Baron . The King of Baron found him and named him Cecil , since he resembled his late mother . Cecil was raised by the king , initially causing friction between him and the young Kain Highwind who thought Cecil received special treatment and wanted to fight him , but Rosa intervened . As the three grew up , they became close friends . Kain and Rosa followed in the footsteps of their parents and became a Dragoon and a White Mage respectively , while the king had Cecil train to be a Dark Knight . Cecil harnessed the job ' s dark powers and became one of the kingdom ' s top warriors and was promoted the captain of Baron ' s airship fleet , the Red Wings . Cecil had a strong bond with Baron ' s airship engineer , Cid Pollendina , whom he viewed almost like a father to him . Cecil commands a raid on the town Mysidia to steal the Water Crystal for the king . He succeeds , but he and his crew grow suspicious of the king , wondering whether robbing national treasures from innocent people is right . Cecil reminds his crew they are the Red Wings , and must represent Baron at all times . When Cecil returns to Baron Castle , Baigan , the captain of the guards of Baron , notices something strange about Cecil , and takes him to meet the king . Cecil hands over the Crystal , and is appalled the king does not even thank him . Cecil complains he and his crew do not understand the reasons for robbing Crystals from innocent people . The king discharges Cecil from the captaincy and orders him to hunt Eidolons in the Mist Valley , and to deliver the Carnelian Signet to the village of Mist . Kain comes to Cecil ' s defense , but the king orders him to accompany Cecil . That night , Rosa comes to Cecil ' s room to show him sympathy . Cecil is torn between doing what he believes in and doing what the king orders and swears to never perform another act of evil on behalf of Baron . Despite loving Rosa , he knows they can never be together because of his profession as a Dark Knight . The next morning , Cecil and Kain leave for Mist . They pass through the Mist Cave where a voice orders them to return to Baron , and when Cecil and Kain refuse , the mist gathers and the pair battles the Mist Dragon . After slaying the dragon they head to Mist , but the package they were supposed to deliver turns out to be an incendiary bomb that torches the village . A little girl who stays alongside her dead mother explains that whenever a summoned monster dies , its summoner dies as well . Cecil and Kain realize they defeated the Mist Dragon and thus accidentally killed the girl ' s mother , and offer to take her to safety and pledge not to follow any more orders from the king . She does not listen and summons Titan and an earthquake separates Mist from the rest of the valley . Cecil wakes up with Kain gone and the girl lying wounded . Cecil takes her to Kaipo and allows her to recover at the inn , but she refuses to speak to him . That night soldiers from Baron arrive and demand Cecil hand over the girl , saying the king decreed the summoners of Mist too dangerous to be left alive . Cecil does not allow the soldiers to kidnap her , and fights them off . The next morning the girl thanks Cecil for protecting her , introduces herself as Rydia of Mist and joins Cecil ' s party formally . Cecil and Rydia hear of a sick girl from Baron who had contracted Desert Fever and find Rosa resting in a nearby home . The doctors say they have to find the Sand Pearl to cure her and Cecil and Rydia go north through the Underground Waterway to Damcyan meeting an old man , Tellah , on the way . The three arrive at Damcyan in time to see the Red Wings , now commanded by a man called Golbez , steal the Fire Crystal and find Tellah ' s daughter , Anna , who dies of her wounds . Tellah vows revenge on Golbez and leaves despite Cecil ' s protests . Anna ' s lover , Prince Edward , mourns for her death but Cecil and Rydia snap him out of it . Cecil tells him he is now the king of Damcyan and must act as such . Edward agrees to take them to the Antlion ' s Den where they find the Sand Pearl and use it to cure Rosa . They decide to defend the remaining Crystals , deducing the Air Crystal in Fabul the next target . To reach Fabul , the party crosses Mt . Hobs , and on the summit finds a Monk named Yang Fang Leiden fighting off Golbez ' s troops . Cecil and his friends help Yang defeat them . Cecil warns Yang of the danger ahead , and joins Yang in the journey back to Fabul . In Fabul , Yang warns the king of Baron ' s incoming attack , and Cecil and Edward back him up . The king is skeptical because he cannot trust the Dark Knight Cecil . Yang convinces him of Cecil ' s loyalty , and Cecil , Yang , and Edward help defend the castle with Rosa and Rydia put on relief . After the battle against the Baronian army , Kain , who is now working for Golbez , corners Cecil in the crystal room . The two duel , but Cecil fails to beat Kain . Golbez defeats Edward and Yang and takes Rosa hostage , while Kain takes the Crystal . Cecil decides to sneak into Baron and get an airship from Cid Pollendina , who was also skeptical of Baron ' s activities . The party boards a ship provided by the king of Fabul and sets sail to Baron , but on the way the ship is attacked by Leviathan and Cecil , Rydia , Edward , and Yang are blown off the deck . Cecil lands on a beach near Mysidia , the town he raided as the captain of the Red Wings , and learns he is unwanted . Cecil meets the Elder of Mysidia and explains him his plight . The Elder tells Cecil if he wants to defeat Golbez he would have to relinquish his Dark Sword and acquire the acceptance of the Holy Light by becoming a Paladin . Cecil accepts the challenge , and the Elder sends him to Mount Ordeals with Palom , a Black Mage , and Porom , a White Mage . On Mount Ordeals they meet Tellah again , who has been searching for the legendary magic Meteor to defeat Golbez . Tellah agrees to help them and at the mountain summit they arrive at a room full of mirrors , and a mysterious light who refers to Cecil as " my son " commands him to take a sword , which transforms him into a Paladin . Cecil has to overcome his hatred by facing himself as a Dark Knight . Succeeding by not raising his sword against his darkness , Cecil becomes a full - fledged Paladin . Tellah learns Meteor but finds he is not strong enough to cast it . Cecil , Tellah , Palom , and Porom return to Mysidia where the Elder congratulates them and speaks of the Mysidian Legend of the sword Cecil now holds , and how only a chosen one can wield it . Cecil agrees to defeat Golbez and the Elder opens the Devil ' s Road to Baron where Cecil and his friends learn Cid has a new airship , but was arrested when he refused to let the king see it . Cecil tries to enter the castle , but the guards stop him . Cecil overhears a martial - artist was invited to be an officer in Baron , and that he hangs out at the inn . Cecil discovers it is Yang who orders the guards to attack Cecil , and then attacks him himself . Cecil snaps Yang back to reality , and Yang realizes he was under the control of the king of Baron . Yang rejoins Cecil ' s party and finds the Key of Baron in his pocket , which the party uses to enter Baron Castle via the Ancient Waterway . Cecil ' s party reaches the castle and meets up with Baigan who tells Cecil he is not under Golbez ' s control , and that he is loyal only to the King of Baron . He offers to help Cecil , and Cecil accepts it , but Palom and Porom smell a monster in the area and point Baigan out . Cecil ' s party fights Baigan , and Cecil meets the king who is upset Cecil has become a Paladin . When Cecil mentions the king of Baron ' s true name , the king lets out that he killed the real king , and Cecil demands the king reveal himself . The king is Cagnazzo , the Archfiend of Water , whom Cecil ' s party defeats in battle . Cid escapes prison and joins Cecil ' s party , but Cagnazzo has one last trick up his sleeve : when Cecil tries to escape , the walls cave in . Palom and Porom save Cecil ' s party by petrifying themselves to hold the walls back . Tellah tries to heal them , but to no avail , and Cid takes them to his newest airship : the " Enterprise " . Kain issues an ultimatum : Cecil must either get the Earth Crystal in Troia or Rosa will die . In Troia Cecil learns from the Epopts that the Dark Elf , a monster who lives in Lodestone Cavern to the north , has stolen the Crystal . He finds Edward recovering from the Leviathan attack who gives Cecil a Whisperweed as he is too weak to help Cecil out . Cecil ' s party heads to the cave to meet with the Dark Elf , but the cave is covered in a magnetic field and Cecil and his friends cannot equip metallic weapons or armor . The Dark Elf thus defeats Cecil . Edward plays a melody on his harp and the Whisperweed reacts making the Dark Elf lose control of himself and allowing Cecil to attack him with his sword . Cecil claims the Earth Crystal and he and his party return to Troia , where Kain makes him get on the " Enterprise " . Kain guides Cecil ' s party to the Tower of Zot where Golbez is holding Rosa prisoner . Cecil ' s party climbs the tower and meets Golbez at the top who takes the Crystal but does not free Rosa . Tellah wounds Golbez by casting Meteor and Cecil rushes forward to strike , but Golbez knocks him down . As Golbez is about to strike the finishing blow he stops and backs away , silently realizing Cecil is his younger brother . He tells Cecil it is not over , and escapes . Everyone surrounds Tellah , who is dying due to the effects of casting Meteor . He asks Cecil , Yang , and Cid to avenge Anna for him , and dies . Kain is freed of Golbez ' s control and takes the party to Rosa and Cecil , who share a kiss . Rosa and Kain join the group , but they cannot escape the tower without fighting Barbariccia , the Archfiend of Air . Before she dies , Barbariccia tries to kill the party by collapsing the tower , but Rosa casts the Exit spell and the party is warped to Cecil ' s room in Baron . Golbez now possesses all four Crystals , but Kain speaks of the Dark Crystals hidden in the Underworld and explains Golbez needs the Crystals to open " the way to the Moon " . Cecil decides to head underground to protect the remaining Crystals and Kain shows Cecil the Key of Magma used to enter the Underworld . The party enters the Underworld via the " Enterprise " , but they are too late : the Red Wings are already battling the dwarves ' tanks . The " Enterprise " is damaged and Cecil ' s party seeks help from the dwarves in the Dwarven Castle where they meet King Giott . He asks the party for help , but Cid has to take a leave of absence to repair the " Enterprise " and wrap its body in Mystic Silver to help the airship withstand the intense heat of the Underworld . Yang senses something in the crystal room behind the throne and Giott opens it up for Cecil ' s party . They find Luca ' s dolls , the Calcabrina , under Golbez ' s control and Cecil ' s party defeats them . Golbez shows up and places the party in a magical hold . He summons the Shadow Dragon to eliminate everyone except for Cecil . The Mist Dragon appears and defeats the Shadow Dragon releasing Cecil and an adult Rydia appears and defeats Golbez . The party , Cecil and Rosa in particular , are happy to see Rydia who has been living in the Feymarch ever since the Leviathan incident and thus aged into adulthood in a faster pace than normal , and she offers her help . The weakened Golbez steals the Crystal and escapes . The party heads for the Tower of Babil to retrieve the other Crystals and finds Dr . Lugae , a scientist under Golbez working with Rubicante , the Archfiend of Fire . Rubicante is teleported away and Cecil ' s party defeats Lugae . The party finds the key to stopping the Super Cannon , but when they reach the cannon its operators would not go down without a fight or making the cannon unstoppable . Yang is determined to stop the cannon himself , and is left behind . Golbez catches the party escaping the tower and drops them off a bridge , but Cid catches them on the " Enterprise " before they fall into the lava . The Red Wings chase the " Enterprise " , and Cid sacrifices himself to save the party and the airship , which escapes the Underground back into the Overworld . Before he jumps off the " Enterprise " Cid asks Cecil to return to Baron and talk to his workers . Cecil does so , and the workers attach a hook to the airship used to pick up and carry the Hovercraft which is used to enter Cave of Eblan . In the cave , the party finds Rubicante fighting Edge , the prince of Eblan . Rubicante defeats Edge and the party tries to convince him to join them . Edge agrees because he has taken a liking to Rydia . The party enters the upper half of the Tower of Babil and finds Edge ' s parents at the top murdered by Rubicante and transformed into monsters by Dr . Lugae . Edge brings them to their senses and Rubicante appears and attacks the party . Cecil ' s party defeats him and enters the crystal room , where they fall back to the Underground and find a new airship : the " Falcon " . The " Falcon " cannot fly over the lava , so the party returns to the Dwarves ' Castle to visit King Giott who says it is time to defend the last Crystal in the Sealed Cave . He gives Cecil ' s party the key to opening the cave . To get the " Falcon " fly over the lava Cecil heads for the hospital to find Cid recovering who remodels the airship . The party heads for the Sealed Cave and work their way to the bottom where they find the Crystal . Golbez possesses Kain who steals the Crystal and runs off . The party heads back to the Upper World ( after Cid attaches a drill to the head of the " Falcon " ) and heads for Mysidia , where the Elder prays for something to help the party . That something is the " Lunar Whale " , the " Ship of Light from The Moon " , which lets the party fly to the Moon . On the Moon the party finds a palace where a man named Fusoya sleeps . Fusoya wakes up and explains Golbez is being controlled by a Lunarian named Zemus and reveals the real reason Golbez is gathering the Crystals : the Crystals are the key to activating the Giant of Babil which can grant wishes . Zemus wishes for the Earth to be destroyed , and he is using Golbez to do it . The party returns to Earth with Fusoya , but they are too late : the Giant of Babil has awakened , and goes on a destructive spree . A fully - recovered Cid leads an army of leaders from all over the world , as well as Cecil ' s friends , to do battle with the Giant . They help Cecil and his friends enter the Giant and after defeating the CPU an angry Golbez appears . Fusoya knocks Golbez back to reality and Cecil learns he is his older brother , Theodor . Fusoya and Golbez head to the Moon to fight Zemus , and Kain rejoins the party . On the " Lunar Whale " , Cecil asks Rydia and Rosa to leave the ship as he feels it is too dangerous for them to go to the Moon . They oblige but stow away to the Moon anyway , and convince Cecil they should join . They head to the Lunar Core where they witness Fusoya and Golbez defeat Zemus . The hatred possessing Zemus , Zeromus , jumps out and attacks the party . With help from old friends , they defeat Zeromus using the crystal . Back on Earth , Cecil and Rosa marry and take the throne of Baron with all but Kain attending . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . While attending the ceremony of Damcyan ' s reconstruction , Cecil joins Yang in investigating an incident at Mt . Hobbs by the Dad Bomb . Saving the two monks , Cecil accompanies Yang to Fabul and learns of Yang ' s daughter Ursula being born , naming him as the baby girl ' s godfather . The " Falcon " arrives and Cecil joins Cid , Palom , Porom and Luca in dealing with the monsters emerging from the Sealed Cave while Rosa remains in Fabul . Finding Rydia , Cecil takes her to the Tower of Babil where he and the twins lose her and Edge comes to their aid . Upon finding her , Edge realizes it is not the real Rydia and the group nearly loses to her until the real Rydia arrives , and they defeat the imposter together . Though he never discovers the fake Rydia ' s true identity , Cecil learns Rosa is to bear him a child and reveals the news to his friends . Seventeen years later , Cecil rules over Baron with Rosa as his queen and their son , Ceodore , as prince . While Ceodore is at Mythril training to be a knight , Baron Castle is attacked by monsters . Cecil , Rosa and Cid fight them off but Cecil has Cid take Rosa away to Damcyan via airship when their numbers don ' t relent . Shortly after a Mysterious Girl arrives , riding , and unleashes him on Cecil , who slumps down . Ceodore returns to Baron with a Hooded Man who rescued him from monsters after his airship crashed , and the two find Baron peaceful , the townsfolk claiming Cecil fended off the monsters . When the two sneak into the castle the Hooded Man finds Cecil in the throne room , not recognizing him and acting strangely . Suspicious and unwilling to let Ceodore see his father this way , the Hooded Man takes him out of the castle and they flee Baron . However , Cecil is also suspicious of him , and sends soldiers to pursue them . Word spreads that Baron ' s Red Wings are again attacking kingdoms and stealing Crystals , and several of the former heroes seek to travel to Baron to investigate . Edward sails to Baron and meets with Cecil when Cecil orders Damcyan to leave the investigation of the meteor impact to Baron . Though Cecil acts strangely , he is reassuring and friendly and gives Edward a gift to take home to Damcyan . Edward in turn gives Cecil a bouquet of flowers and Cecil not recognizing them alerts him that something is wrong — the flowers are Whisperweed , and if Cecil was himself he would recognize them . Edward eavesdrops on Cecil through the Whisperweed , the conversation revealing he is working with the Mysterious Girl to seize the Crystals , and the item he has given Edward is a Carnelian Signet . Ceodore , Rosa , Kain , Cid and Edward confront Cecil at Baron Castle . Cecil engages them using the Mysterious Girl ' s power to summon , but Odin , being the spirit of the former King of Baron , recognizes his enemies as " [ his ] children of Baron " and returns to his senses , refusing to harm them . He strikes down Cecil breaking the Mysterious Girl ' s hold on him , but rendering Cecil in a pseudo - comatose state , because he was possessed by the Dark Knight ( hinted by the dreams he had about the Hooded Man , Edward , and his family meeting him on Baron Castle ) . Unable to speak but for grunts and moans , Cecil ' s abilities in battle are hampered . The party travels to the True Moon to follow the Mysterious Girl , hoping to find the answer to restoring Cecil ' s mind . In the Subterrane , the group comes upon a Dark Knight who attacks them , claiming to be the true Cecil . Cecil protects them from its blows , and is protected himself by Golbez . Rosa and Ceodore help Golbez stand against the Dark Knight and Cecil comes to his son ' s aid to save his life . Cecil absorbs the Dark Knight as the embodiment of his repressed darkness , and is restored to his senses and power . After the Creator ' s destruction and the True Moon ' s departure , Cecil returns to his throne as the King of Baron and continues to train Ceodore as a knight . Gameplay . " Final Fantasy IV " . As a Dark Knight , Cecil wields the Darkness ability , and stats weighted towards physical damage and can only wield swords and shields . Darkness has different effects depending on the version : in the 2D version , it deals non - elemental damage to all enemies at the cost of an eighth of his HP . In the 3D version , it doubles the damage of normal attacks at the cost of his HP . Dark Knight Cecil has high physical stats , with very low Magic Defense . His most powerful Dark Sword , the Deathbringer , can inflict instant death on hit . As a Paladin , Cecil can use a few White Magic abilities and Cover , a wider range of equipment , and has greater defensive magical stats . He has a more defensive role , but his physical attack stats and ability to equip powerful weaponry makes him a strong fighter . In the 2D release , Cecil ' s range of possible equipment increases very broadly , and allows him to equip his ultimate weapon , the Ragnarok , or the Lightbringer if he completes his Lunar Trial . In the 3D release , his ultimate weapon is still the Ragnarok , though it is weaker . In addition to being a party member , Dark Knight Cecil is fought in Mount Ordeals as a boss . He must be defeated at the chamber in Mount Ordeals . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Cecil returns as his Paladin self . He retains his White Magic and Cover skills . He joins the party at level 32 , and he already knows all his spells . He comes equipped with a Mythril Sword , Mythril Helm , Fire Armor , and Mythril Gloves . " Final Fantasy IV : The After Years " . Cecil is playable in his Paladin form . He has a larger number of White Magic abilities and retains his Cover ability , and a large number of Band abilities making him useful in many lineups . He can equip , , , , , and many armor types . Cecil has strong physical stats , though his low Spirit limits his ability to make use of White Magic . Cecil can equip many powerful weapons , such as the , , and even the . Additionally , Cecil is fought as a boss three times . His normal self is first fought in the flashbacks in the Lunarian ' s Tale and later in The Crystals , while his dark side boss is fought on the Subterrane of the True Moon . Musical themes . Cecil ' s theme is called " The Red Wings " , and it is mixed into the fanfare that plays when Cecil transforms into a Paladin . It plays during the opening scene on the airship , in the battle against Dark Knight , in the short sequence between rescuing Rosa and fighting Barbariccia , and on the upper levels of the Lunar Subterrane . Other appearances . Cecil has appeared in the following games throughout the " Final Fantasy " series : Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . Cecil has made key guest appearances in the following non - " Final Fantasy " games : Other media . Games . In " " , many of Cecil ' s Paladin parts are obtainable for use in the . In the tactical Square Enix mobile game " Heavenstrike Rivals " , Cecil and Golbez were added as units in a special event from Christmas 2015 until the end of the year . Virtual World . Users in Square Enix Members Virtual World community can make their character appear as either of Cecil ' s two versions : Dark Knight Cecil or Paladin Cecil , both designed similar to Cecil ' s DS appearance .