Strago (Final Fantasy VI party member)

Strago is a playable character in Final Fantasy VI. He is a Blue Mage, able to mimic the magical attacks of monsters. He joins the party late in the World of Balance before the game shifts to the World of Ruin.
==Battle==
===Stats===
Strago's stats are all-around poor. His Speed and Stamina are the worst in the game and he has the third-worst Strength after Relm and Gogo. His other stats are subpar with the exception of Magic and Magic Defense, which are above average.
Name 	Initial Stats
Strength 	28
Speed 	25
Stamina 	19
Magic 	34
Attack 	10
Defense 	33
Evasion 	6%
Magic Defense 	27
Magic Evasion 	7%
Escape Success 	3
HP Gain 	35
MP Gain 	13
Level Averaging	+2
Level	HP 	MP 	EXP 	+
1 	35 	13 	0 	
2 	46 	17 	32 	
3 	58 	21 	96 	
4 	72 	26 	208 	
5 	89 	31 	400 	
6 	109 	37 	672 	
7 	131 	43 	1056 	
8 	155 	50 	1552 	
9 	181 	58 	2184 	
10 	208 	66 	2976 	
11 	236 	75 	3936 	
12 	266 	84 	5080 	
13 	301 	94 	6432 	
14 	340 	104	7992 	
15 	384 	114	9784 	
16 	434 	124	11840 	
17 	488 	134	14152 	
18 	545 	145	16736 	
19 	606 	156	19616 	
20 	671 	167	22832 	
21 	738 	178	26360 	
22 	807 	189	30232 	
23 	879 	201	34456 	
24 	955 	213	39056 	
25 	1034	225	44072 	
26 	1116	237	49464 	
27 	1202	249	55288 	
28 	1292	262	61568 	
29 	1387	275	68304 	
30 	1486	288	75496 	
31 	1586	301	83184 	
32 	1687	314	91384 	
33 	1789	328	100088 	
34 	1891	342	109344 	
35 	1994	356	119136 	
36 	2098	370	129504 	
37 	2204	384	140464 	
38 	2311	399	152008 	
39 	2419	414	164184 	
40 	2529	429	176976 	
41 	2640	444	190416 	
42 	2753	459	204520 	
43 	2867	475	219320 	
44 	2983	491	234808 	
45 	3100	507	251000 	
46 	3219	523	267936 	
47 	3339	539	285600 	
48 	3461	556	304040 	
49 	3586	573	323248 	
50 	3714	590	343248 	
51 	3844	606	364064 	
52 	3975	621	385696 	
53 	4108	635	408160 	
54 	4242	648	431488 	
55 	4378	660	455680 	
56 	4515	671	480776 	
57 	4654	681	506760 	
58 	4796	690	533680 	
59 	4940	698	561528 	
60 	5085	705	590320 	
61 	5232	711	620096 	
62 	5380	716	650840 	
63 	5530	721	682600 	
64 	5682	727	715368 	
65 	5835	733	749160 	
66 	5990	740	784016 	
67 	6146	747	819920 	
68 	6304	754	856920 	
69 	6464	762	895016 	
70 	6626	770	934208 	
71 	6786	778	974536 	
72 	6941	786	1016000	
73 	7092	794	1058640	
74 	7237	801	1102456	
75 	7377	808	1147456	
76 	7513	815	1193648	
77 	7645	821	1241080	
78 	7771	827	1289744	
79 	7891	833	1339672	
80 	8008	839	1390872	
81 	8121	844	1443368	
82 	8231	849	1497160	
83 	8339	854	1552264	
84 	8444	859	1608712	
85 	8546	864	1666512	
86 	8646	869	1725688	
87 	8744	874	1786240	
88 	8839	880	1848184	
89 	8931	886	1911552	
90 	9021	892	1976352	
91 	9109	898	2042608	
92 	9196	904	2110320	
93 	9281	911	2179504	
94 	9364	919	2250192	
95 	9446	928	2322392	
96 	9526	938	2396128	
97 	9609	949	2471400	
98 	9695	961	2548224	
99 	9783	974	2637112	
===Equipment===
Strago's weapons draw is limited to rods, maces, and some daggers. His armor options consist of universal shields, robes, and creature costumes that are exclusive to him and Relm. He joins the party equipped with a Mythril Rod, Mythril Shield, Plumed Hat, and a Cotton Robe. His ultimate weapon is the Stardust Rod.
Strago's weapons do not deal much damage on their own due to his low Strength, but he can use his various magical rods to cast spells when attacking. The Healing Rod has high power and ignores defense, which lets him be powerful against undead and heal the party without need for magic or items. The Magus Rod offers +7 Magic, the highest boost possible, and can be acquired early in the World of Ruin and in multiples for Strago to dual wield via a Genji Glove.
The creature costumes exclusive to Strago and Relm are very effective for the points where they can be acquired, and the Behemoth Suit gives +6 to all stats and has defenses comparable to Genji Armor, improving on Strago's worst traits. Coupled with the proper hat and shield, Strago can overcome his poor base stats and be just as effective as any other character, though his niche remains spellcasting.
====Weapons====
Daggers	Rods	Maces	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	
*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
*Green Beret
*Priest's Miter
*Circlet
*Red Cap
*Thornlet
*Saucer	
*Leather Armor
*Mythril Vest
*Mirage Vest
*Gaia Gear
*Cotton Robe
*Silk Robe
*Luminous Robe
*Magus Robe
*Tabby Suit
*Chocobo Suit
*Moogle Suit
*Nutkin Suit
*Behemoth Suit
*Reed Cloak
===Abilities===
Lore is Strago's variant of Blue Magic. When he sees an enemy use a certain attack, at the end of the battle he will learn it as a Lore. Strago must actually "see" an enemy use a Lore he can learn to learn it—if he is afflicted with KO, Petrify, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Confuse, Berserk, Stop, Hidden, Frozen, or Rage (though Strago cannot use Rage in a normal playthrough) at the time the Lore was used, he will not learn it. However, if he "sees" the Lore being used and is then afflicted with one of these statuses when the battle ends, he will still learn the Lore. The battle must be won though; if the player flees from it, the spell will not be learned. Strago is able to learn compatible Lores used by Gau under the effect of Rage, and by Relm via Sketch and Control.
Strago's Lores offer him a level of versatility not available to other party members through magic or espers. He has easy access to and -elemental attacks, and through manipulation of the party's gil, Lv.? Holy can be used to hit all enemies with a powerful -elemental attack. Grand Delta is a non-elemental attack that is functionally a weaker version of Ultima, but easier to learn and with a slightly lower MP cost. Defensively, White Wind can be just as effective as a high-level healing spell if used properly, and Mighty Guard grants the party useful stat buffs. Dischord is useful for item farming, as it halves the enemy's level and makes steal more likely to succeed.
Strago's Lores all have the benefits of bypassing reflect and Runic, which makes him a good teammate for Celes when planning to make heavy use of her Runic ability. He is also a good choice to fight the Gold Dragon in Dragons' Den, as he can use White Wind to heal the party, ignoring the Gold Dragon's permanent Runic status, and he can use Tsunami and Aqua Breath to hit the Gold Dragon's weakness to water.
Strago's Desperation Attack is Sabre Soul. It deals no damage and inflicts Instant Death on a single target. 
==Quests==
===Recruitment===
In the World of Balance, Strago joins the party in Thamasa at the start of the Burning Home. He is a required character until completion of the Esper Caves.
In the World of Ruin, Strago is found in at the Cultists' Tower. The player must enter the area with Relm in the party, and she will call out to Strago and bring him to his senses and he will rejoin the party.
===Story role===
When the player regains the Blackjack after the story events at Thamasa, a new NPC will be in the town, Gungho, an old friend of Strago's. If Strago is in the party when speaking to him, a brief cutscene will play where the two speak.
If Strago and Relm are in the party when the party visits Thamasa in the World of Ruin, a cutscene will initiate of Strago learning Gungho was injured by Hidon, a monster that lives on Ebot's Rock. After viewing this scene, a cave will appear on Ebot's Rock north of Thamasa. Hidon is the only enemy who uses Strago's ultimate Lore, Grand Delta. (In the GBA version, the superboss Omega Weapon can use it as well.) The path to Hidon is blocked by a treasure chest that demands the party feed it Coral before it will let them pass, but the chest will not move unless Strago is currently in the party.
When the party first enters Kefka's Tower, Strago has dialogue in the cutscene that occurs. If he is not recruited, Celes has additional dialogue similar to his.
If the player did not re-recruit Strago, Relm's scene when fleeing Kefka's Tower in the ending is different.
==Gallery==
FF6StragoSprites.PNG|Sprite sheet of Strago (SNES/PS/GBA).
FF6 iOS Strago Sprites.png|Sprite sheet of Strago (Mobile/PC).
Strago Spellcasting Animation.gif|Animated sprite of Strago casting a spell (SNES/PS/GBA).
Strago Spellcasting Animation FF6 IOS.gif|Animated sprite of Strago casting a spell (Mobile/PC).
Strago from FFVI Pixel Remaster spellcasting sprite.gif|Animated sprite of Strago casting a spell (Pixel Remaster).
FF6SNES Strago Victory Pose.gif|Animated sprite of Strago's victory pose (SNES/PS/GBA).
Strago Victory Animation FF6 IOS.gif|Animated sprite of Strago's victory pose (Mobile/PC).
Strago from FFVI Pixel Remaster victory sprite.gif|Animated sprite of Strago's victory pose (Pixel Remaster).
FFVI Sabre Soul.PNG|Sabre Soul.
Category:Character gameplay in Final Fantasy VI