Final Fantasy IV story
The game's story follows Cecil, a dark knight, as he tries to prevent the sorcerer Golbez from seizing powerful crystals and destroying the world. It is the fourth main installment of the Final Fantasy series. The game was released under the title Final Fantasy II in North America.
34 total · 1 choice · 1 major · 32 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| good vs. evil | choice | It is up to the dark knight Cecil and his party to prevent the sorcerer Golbez from seizing powerful crystals and destroying the world. |
| magic powers | major | The use of magical spells is a key component of the game play and story plot. |
| betrayal | minor | Kain pointedly betrayed Cecil and his party by stealing from them the Dark Crystal. Although, it is later revealed that he's been under the control of Golbez and was therefore not acting of his own free will. |
| brother and brother | minor | In a dramatic plot twist, the evil sorcerer Golbez was revealed to be none other that the dark knight Cecil's brother. |
| brother and sister | minor | The black mage Palom and his twin sister the white mage Porem. |
| coping with saying goodbye forever | minor | Anna's ghost came back to say goodbye to her lover in life, Edward. |
| coping with the death of a child | minor | Tellah pointedly mourned the tragic death of his daughter Anna. |
| coping with the death of a lover | minor | Edward mourned the tragic death of his lover Anna. |
| disapproving parent | minor | The Mysidian sage Tellah was enraged to find out that his daughter Anna had ran off to Damcyan to marry Prince Edward. |
| duty vs. conscience | minor | Cecil asked "Why are we robbing crystals from innocent people?" to which his airship crewmen replied "That's our duty". Cecil followed through on his orders to do so, but was later demoted from his post as captain of the Red Wings by the king for openly questioning what they had done. |