Relm (Final Fantasy VI party member)

Relm is a playable character in Final Fantasy VI. She is the final character to join the party in the World of Balance and the last main playable character, not counting the two secret characters.
==Battle==
Relm's Strength and Stamina are among the worst in the game, but her Speed, Evasion and Magic Evasion are above average, particularly for mage-type characters. Relm's standout stat is her Magic—at base 44 she has the highest Magic in the game, making her a natural fit to be a mage.
===Stats===
Name 	Initial Stats
Strength 	26
Speed 	34
Stamina 	22
Magic 	44
Attack 	11
Defense 	35
Evasion 	13%
Magic Defense 	30
Magic Evasion 	9%
Escape Success 	5
HP Gain 	37
MP Gain 	18
Level Averaging	+0
Level	HP 	MP 	EXP 	+
1 	37 	18 	0 	
2 	48 	22 	32 	
3 	60 	26 	96 	
4 	74 	31 	208 	
5 	91 	36 	400 	
6 	111 	42 	672 	
7 	133 	48 	1056 	
8 	157 	55 	1552 	
9 	183 	63 	2184 	
10 	210 	71 	2976 	
11 	238 	80 	3936 	
12 	268 	89 	5080 	
13 	303 	99 	6432 	
14 	342 	109	7992 	
15 	386 	119	9784 	
16 	436 	129	11840 	
17 	490 	139	14152 	
18 	547 	150	16736 	
19 	608 	161	19616 	
20 	673 	172	22832 	
21 	740 	183	26360 	
22 	809 	194	30232 	
23 	881 	206	34456 	
24 	957 	218	39056 	
25 	1036	230	44072 	
26 	1118	242	49464 	
27 	1204	254	55288 	
28 	1294	267	61568 	
29 	1389	280	68304 	
30 	1488	293	75496 	
31 	1588	306	83184 	
32 	1689	319	91384 	
33 	1791	333	100088 	
34 	1893	347	109344 	
35 	1996	361	119136 	
36 	2100	375	129504 	
37 	2206	389	140464 	
38 	2313	404	152008 	
39 	2421	419	164184 	
40 	2531	434	176976 	
41 	2642	449	190416 	
42 	2755	464	204520 	
43 	2869	480	219320 	
44 	2985	496	234808 	
45 	3102	512	251000 	
46 	3221	528	267936 	
47 	3341	544	285600 	
48 	3463	561	304040 	
49 	3588	578	323248 	
50 	3716	595	343248 	
51 	3846	611	364064 	
52 	3977	626	385696 	
53 	4110	640	408160 	
54 	4244	653	431488 	
55 	4380	665	455680 	
56 	4517	676	480776 	
57 	4656	686	506760 	
58 	4798	695	533680 	
59 	4942	703	561528 	
60 	5087	710	590320 	
61 	5234	716	620096 	
62 	5382	721	650840 	
63 	5532	726	682600 	
64 	5684	732	715368 	
65 	5837	738	749160 	
66 	5992	745	784016 	
67 	6148	752	819920 	
68 	6306	759	856920 	
69 	6466	767	895016 	
70 	6628	775	934208 	
71 	6788	783	974536 	
72 	6943	791	1016000	
73 	7094	799	1058640	
74 	7239	806	1102456	
75 	7379	813	1147456	
76 	7515	820	1193648	
77 	7647	826	1241080	
78 	7773	832	1289744	
79 	7893	838	1339672	
80 	8010	844	1390872	
81 	8123	849	1443368	
82 	8233	854	1497160	
83 	8341	859	1552264	
84 	8446	864	1608712	
85 	8548	869	1666512	
86 	8648	874	1725688	
87 	8746	879	1786240	
88 	8841	885	1848184	
89 	8933	891	1911552	
90 	9023	897	1976352	
91 	9111	903	2042608	
92 	9198	909	2110320	
93 	9283	916	2179504	
94 	9366	924	2250192	
95 	9448	933	2322392	
96 	9528	943	2396128	
97 	9611	954	2471400	
98 	9697	966	2548224	
99 	9785	979	2637112	
===Equipment===
Relm's equipment draw is nearly identical to Strago's, with the addition of female-exclusive pieces and a pieces exclusive to Relm. She can equip Brushes, rods, maces, and some daggers for weapons, and universal shields, robes, and creature costumes for armor. She joins the party equipped with a Chocobo Brush, Mythril Shield, Plumed Hat, and a Silk Robe. Her ultimate weapon is the Angel Brush, won from the Plague in Dragons' Den. She also has an exclusive Relic, the Fake Moustache.
Relm's access to daggers and maces is largely irrelevant due to her poor physical stats. She can use magical rods to cast spells when attacking, and the Healing Rod can be used to heal party members without using magic or items, or used offensively against undead enemies. The Magus Rod offers +7 Magic and can be acquired early in the World of Ruin. Her various brushes offer lower Magic boosts, but boosts her other stats instead.
Relm's defensive options are light gear and mage robes, but in the late-game she has access to two powerful armor pieces, the Behemoth Suit and the Cat-Ear Hood. The Behemoth Suit is almost as powerful as Genji Armor and boosts all of Relm's stats by 6, and the Cat-Ear Hood grants Relm resistance to all elemental damage but water and poison, and doubles the amount of gil won from battles. With the Behemoth Suit and Cat-Ear Hood and a proper shield, Relm can be a very durable mage.
====Weapons====
Daggers	Rods	Maces	Brushes	Universal
*Dagger
*Mythril Knife
*Air Knife
*Man-Eater
*Swordbreaker
*Gladius	
*Mythril Rod
*Flame Rod
*Ice Rod
*Thunder Rod
*Poison Rod
*Healing Rod
*Punisher
*Gravity Rod
*Holy Rod
*Magus Rod
*Stardust Rod	
*Chain Flail
*Morning Star	
*Chocobo Brush
*Da Vinci Brush
*Magical Brush
*Rainbow Brush
*Angel Brush	
*Unarmed
*Impartisan
====Armor====
Shields	Helmets	Body Armor
*Buckler
*Mythril Shield
*Flame Shield
*Ice Shield
*Thunder Shield
*Aegis Shield
*Force Shield
*Genji Shield
*Cursed Shield
*Paladin's Shield
*Tortoise Shield	
*Leather Cap
*Plumed Hat
*Magus Hat
*Bandana
*Green Beret
*Priest's Miter
*Hairband
*Tiara
*Mystery Veil
*Circlet
*Oath Veil
*Hypno Crown
*Red Cap
*Thornlet
*Cat-Ear Hood
*Saucer	
*Leather Armor
*White Dress
*Mythril Vest
*Mirage Vest
*Gaia Gear
*Cotton Robe
*Silk Robe
*Luminous Robe
*Magus Robe
*Regal Gown
*Tabby Suit
*Chocobo Suit
*Moogle Suit
*Nutkin Suit
*Behemoth Suit
*Reed Cloak
==Abilities==
Relm's primary ability is Sketch, which lets her draw a living replica of an enemy to attack. In the vast majority of cases, when Relm Sketches an enemy, there is a 25% chance of one attack being used and a 75% chance of the other. There is, however, a handful of enemies in the game which always deliver the same attack when Sketched. The attacks usable via Sketch are usually attacks the enemy is capable of using normally. In the original Super NES release, Sketch was glitchy and the game could be corrupted if the wrong enemy was Sketched.
Sketch is largely useless due to the fact the attacks used via Sketch calculate damage based on the enemy's stats. Because of how Final Fantasy VI's damage formulas are balanced, enemies usually have far lower Strength and Magic than the party will, so even if Relm Sketched an attack that would be very powerful otherwise, it will be far less effective than expected. Many enemies have either normal attacks or their special attack as one or both possible Sketch attacks, including most bosses, with the notable exceptions of Kefka and the eight legendary dragons. Most of the time whatever attack Relm uses via Sketch will simply not be very powerful.
By equipping the Fake Mustache, Relm's Sketch turns into Control. When Relm controls an enemy, the enemy enters a Confuse-like state where their sprite reverses. Relm takes the same stance as when casting a spell, and on her turn she will have a unique command window with up to four commands usable by the enemy monster. When a command is input, the monster will use the command, and Relm's ATB gauge then depletes and refills as though she is taking her normal turns. If the monster dies or is struck by a physical attack, Control ends and Relm's ATB gauge depletes, and she will have her normal commands on her next turn.
Control is far more useful than Sketch in most situations. It can take a monster out of battle for several turns and turn their own powers against them. However, it is still preferable to teach Relm powerful spells and utilize her as a mage, since monster stats are still low and they will do less damage than Relm could herself. It is difficult to maintain Control of an enemy in a battle with primarily physical attackers, and most bosses are immune to Control.
Both Sketch and Control are useful as utility abilities to teach Strago Lores. Monsters that use Lores Strago can learn often have them as Sketch or Control abilities, eliminating the need to wait for the enemy to use the Lore so Strago can learn it.
If Shadow was not waited for before escaping the Floating Continent, Relm will gain the protection of Interceptor in his place in the World of Ruin. Interceptor will randomly intercept blockable physical attacks on Relm, nullifying their damage, and has a chance to then counterattack with Wild Fang or Takedown, which deal non-elemental magic damage to one opponent, but miss on Floating targets.
Relm's Desperation Attack is Star Prism, which inflicts Instant Death on an enemy.
==Quests==
===Recruitment===
In the World of Balance, Relm joins the party in the Esper Caves. When the party battles Ultros, Relm will automatically arrive when his HP falls below a certain threshold, and after a cutscene joins the party. Using her Sketch ability on Ultros automatically ends the battle.
In the World of Ruin, the way to recruit Relm varies depending on whether the party waited for Shadow before escaping the Floating Continent. If they did, Relm can be found in Owzer's Mansion in Jidoor and will rejoin the party after they defeat Chadarnook. If the party did not wait for Shadow, Relm will be found in the Cave on the Veldt and the party must rescue her there and defeat the Behemoth King, after which she can be found in Owzer's mansion.
Recruiting Relm in the World of Ruin in the mobile/Steam version earns the Portrait Time! achievement.
===Story role===
Relm must be recruited in the World of Ruin to recruit Strago. When entering the Cultists' Tower with Relm in the party, a cutscene will occur where she snaps Strago to his senses and he rejoins the party.
When the player revisits Thamasa with both Relm and Strago in the party, a cutscene initiates where Strago learns his friend Gungho has been hurt fighting the monster Hidon, and a cave on Ebot's Rock appears containing Hidon's lair. Relm must be in the party to initiate the cutscene, but does not need to enter Ebot's Rock to face Hidon, only Strago is required.
During the ending when the party is escaping Kefka's Tower, Relm's ending scene will be different if Strago was not recruited, where Edgar, Celes and Setzer run by her as she struggles to get down the conveyor belt, until she threatens to draw their portraits and they come back for her. Relm also appears in Strago's ending scene.
==Gallery==
FF6RelmSprites.PNG|Sprite sheet of Relm (SNES/PS/GBA).
FF6 iOS Relm Sprites.png|Sprite sheet of Relm (Mobile/PC).
Relm Spellcasting Animation.gif|Animated sprite of Relm casting a spell (SNES/PS/GBA).
Relm Spellcasting Animation FF6 IOS.gif|Animated sprite of Relm casting a spell (Mobile/PC).
Relm from FFVI Pixel Remaster spellcasting sprite.gif|Animated sprite of Relm casting a spell (Pixel Remaster).
Relm Sketch Animation.gif|Animated sprite of Relm using Sketch (SNES/PS/GBA).
FF6SNES Relm Victory Pose.gif|Animated sprite of Relm's victory pose (SNES/PS/GBA).
Relm Victory Animation FF6 IOS.gif|Animated sprite of Relm's victory pose (Mobile/PC).
Relm from FFVI Pixel Remaster victory sprite.gif|Animated sprite of Relm's victory pose (Pixel Remaster).
FFVI Star Prism.PNG|Star Prism.
Category:Character gameplay in Final Fantasy VI