Princess Hilda Princess Hilda later known as Queen Hilda , is a non - player character from " Final Fantasy II " . She is the daughter of the King of Fynn and the leader of the Wild Rose Rebellion , to which the main characters belong . Profile . Appearance . Hilda has fair skin , blue eyes , and wears her long , blonde hair in two braids . She wears a long light blue and white dress with small blue triangles patterned throughout and a high slit on the side , a pair of blue sashes tied around her waist , and a blue cape attached to the dress with a brooch . She wears an ornate blue headdress or cap with long blue and white horns on either side of her head , along with two pairs of smaller gold spikes closer to the top and a pair of blue sandals with bronze anklets . Personality . Hilda is described as a strong - willed young woman with great leadership skills despite her youth . She cares deeply about the lives of her subjects . Story . Hilda finds the wounded Firion , Maria , and Guy after the Palamecian Empire attacked their hometown of Fynn and killed their parents . She takes them to the rebel base in Altair to be healed with the help of her assistant , Minwu . The party soon discovers she is the leader of the Wild Rose Rebellion . Firion asks to join the resistance , but Hilda refuses , feeling the party is too young . She is sympathetic to their plight and allows them to stay , teaching them the password of the rebellion , the " Wild Rose " . Firion , Maria , and Guy leave Altair and travel to Fynn , where they discover Hilda ' s fiance Scott , who has been taken care of and hidden in the basement of the pub after the conquer of Fynn by the Empire . He gives them his ring to give to Hilda after telling them that Borghen betrayed Fynn and that Hilda is the love of his life , before perishing . Upon returning to Altair , Firion and his friends show Scott ' s ring to Hilda , who allows them to join the rebellion and has them keep the ring . She asks them to join her assistant , the White Wizard Minwu , and seek the source of the Empire ' s Mythril , which gives its weapons a great advantage . They retrieve Mythril from the Semitt Falls and as they return to the base , Hilda asks the party to sabotage the construction of the Dreadnought at Bafsk , since the Dark Knight who supervised the construction was called back to Palamecia due to the attack on the Empire ' s Mythril supply , and replaced by Fynn ' s traitor , Borghen . The rebellion is tricked into believing the Dreadnought ' s construction was slowed down by Borghen ' s presence , which was only a guise . The moment Firion and his friends reach the Dreadnought ' s construction area , it takes flight and attacks most towns allied with the resistance . Back at the headquarters , Hilda asks the party to search for the Sunfire at Kashuan , which could destroy the Dreadnought from the inside . To enter Kashuan , Hilda suggests the party contacts Josef of Salamand , who may know the location of the Goddess ' s Bell . As Firion and his friends , allied with prince Gordon of Kashuan , Scott ' s brother , obtain Sunfire , Hilda and Cid are captured by the Dreadnought while trying to meet up with Firion ' s party in Kashuan Keep on Cid ' s airship . Firion leads an effort to rescue her , but is unaware she has been replaced in her cell by a disguised Lamia Queen , who is taken back to Altair instead of her . Lamia Queen tempts Firion , but the pirate Leila sees through the disguise and intervenes . After discovering the truth and killing the Lamia , Firion learns that the Princess is being held at the Emperor ' s gladiatorial arena . The heroes enter and defeat a monster , but the Emperor has them arrested . They break out of their cell and rescue Hilda . Hilda and Gordon organize the Liberation of Fynn after Hilda ' s rescue , which Firion ' s party participates in . After reclaiming her throne and becoming queen , she asks the party to look for Minwu , who has gone to search for the Ultima Tome . When the party acquires the Ultima Tome , the Emperor ' s new weapon , the Cyclone , had already destroyed most towns allied with Fynn , nearing the kingdom ' s capital . Hilda suggests they use the mirror room at Fynn Castle to summon a Dragoon ' s Wyvern . After the successful defeat of the Emperor of Palamecia , Hilda holds a celebration after the empire ' s defeat before finding out that the Dark Knight , Leon , has crowned himself emperor . After the revival of the Emperor , Hilda invites Leon to join their ranks when Firion and Maria bring him back with them . After the definite defeat of the Emperor at Pandaemonium , Leon abandons the kingdom , and Hilda congratulates the party for their victory over and plans to rebuild Fynn . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Hilda appears in the " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " with her official Yoshitaka Amano artwork and her " Final Fantasy I & II : Dawn of Souls " artwork . Her cards are water - elemental . " Triple Triad " . Hilda appears on a Triple Triad card in the version playable via " Final Fantasy Portal App " .