For over 25 years the Final Fantasy series has enchanted fans with its captivating stories and characters. There’s a huge fanbase for not only the main games of I-XV now, but also a myriad of spinoffs and standalone titles. There’s a rather sizeable fanbase for Final Fantasy now, and it’s clear how devoted they are. Some of these fans have used their skills to create incredible cosplay from nearly every game in the series. It’s interesting to see which Final Fantasy games and characters people choose to cosplay as, and of course there are a few that stand out more than others.
Not surprisngly, Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X seem to be the most popular for cosplayers. Final Fantasy VII is arguably one of the most famous and beloved games in the series, and until Final Fantasy XV was the only game in the series to receive a film. The iconic Cloud Strife is one of the most popular characters to cosplay, with his blond spiky hairdo. There are multiple versions of Cloud however, and talented cosplayers have represented each well. There’s his normal outfit from the original Final Fantasy VII, his black leather one from Advent Children and even his generic Shinra Soldier outfit from Crisis Core. Other popular characters from VII include Vincent Valentine, Tifa Lockhart, Cid Highwind and Reno of The Turks.
Besides VII another game represented in cosplay well is Final Fantasy X. Yuna and her band of guardians are a bright colorful lot, making them perfect for cosplaying. There’s of course a wealth of Tidus’, but other characters like Lulu, Rikku and Yuna herself are just as popular as the young hero. You can’t forget the enigmatic swordsman Auron too.
As popular as VII and X are, it’s good to see some of the less remembered games from the series represented as well. Like the chaming group cosplay of Luneth, Arc, Refia and Ingus from the DS remake of Final Fantasy III. There’s also an incredible Black Mage costume from Final Fantasy Tactics.
Amazingly, fans have already taken to the characters of Final Fantasy XV and created some fabulous cosplays of them. Noctis, the upcoming game’s main character is particularly popular, while another party member Prompto looks to come in second. One talented cosplayer even created a costume of Stella, the character that was transformed into the one we now know as Luna, in the transition from Final Fantasy Versus XIII to XV.
With a series as rich and full of diverse characters, it’s easy to see why fans are quick to jump on board. As long as Square Enix provides colorful and interesting characters designs, we’ll continue to see tons of Final Fantasy cosplay.
Tidus - Final Fantasy X
Onion Knight - Dissidia Final Fantasy
Edea Lee - Final Fantasy VIII
Rydia and Edge Geraldine - Final Fantasy IV
Selphie Tilmitt - Final Fantasy VIII
Cloud Strife and Vincent Valentine - Final Fantasy VII
Lightning- Final Fantasy XIII
Bartz Klauser - Final Fantasy V
Snow Villiers - Final Fantasy XIII
Lightning - Final Fantasy XIII-2
Songstress Yuna - Final Fantasy X-2
Seven - Final Fantasy Type-0
Fran - Final Fantasy XII
Cloud Strife- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Stella Nox Fleuret - Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Luneth, Arc, Refia and Ingus - Final Fantasy III
Auron - Final Fantasy X
Rinoa Heartilly - Final Fantasy VIII
Yuffie Kisaragi - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Balthier - Final Fantasy XII
Vaan - Final Fantasy XII
Yazoo - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Ace - Final Fantasy Type-0
Eiko Carol - Final Fantasy IX
Aerith Gainsborough - Final Fantasy VII
Sazh Katzroy- Final Fantasy XIII
Rikku - Final Fantasy X
Zidane Tribal - Final Fantasy IX
Irvine Kinneas - Final Fantasy VIII
Cecil Harvey and Rosa Farrell - Final Fantasy IV
Noctis Lucis Caelum - Final Fantasy XV
Kuja - Final Fantasy IX
Tifa Lockhart - Final Fantasy VII
Squall Leonhart - Final Fantasy VIII
Warrior of Light - Dissidia Final Fantasy
Black Mage - Final Fantasy Tactics
Dark Knight Cecil - Final Fantasy IV
Beatrix - Final Fantasy IX
Prompto Argentum - Final Fantasy XV
Celes Chere - Final Fantasy VI
Judge Gabranth - Final Fantasy XII
Kefka Palazzo - Final Fantasy VI
Ultimecia - Final Fantasy VIII
Genesis Raphsodos - Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
Penelo - Final Fantasy XII
Sice - Final Fantasy Type-0
Kurasame - Final Fantasy Type-0
Miqo-te - Final Fantasy XIV
Cid Highwind - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Seymour Guado - Final Fantasy X
Reno - Final Fantasy VII
Paine - Final Fantasy X-2
Sephiroth - Final Fantasy VII
Locke Cole - Final Fantasy VI
Rasler and Ashe - Final Fantasy XII
Steiner, Garnet and Freya - Final Fantasy IX
Cloud Strife - Final Fantasy VII and Crisis Core
Wakka and Lulu - Final Fantasy X
Zack Fair - Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
About the author
Hayes Madsen
A connoisseur of all things RPG related, and always looking for the artistic expression in gaming. His love of Gundam is only matched by his love of Pizza. Playing Games Since: 1991 Favorite Genres: RPGs, JRPGs, Strategy,