17 Facts About Rydia

1.

Rydia of Mist is a fictional character in the Final Fantasy series.

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2.

Rydia's appears in Final Fantasy IV as one of its protagonists.

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3.

Rydia's is able to summon entities, as can others from her village.

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4.

Rydia's is the daughter of a summoner from the village of Mist.

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5.

Rydia joins Cecil after he inadvertently destroys her village, not knowing that a package he was delivering was meant to destroy it.

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6.

Rydia's is originally cold towards Cecil, although he would apologize and promises to protect her from harm.

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7.

Rydia has received generally positive reception and is considered a fan favorite.

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8.

Rydia's is considered one of the best Final Fantasy characters, and her outfit and hair design is considered iconic.

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9.

Rydia's design was created by Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano.

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10.

Rydia's is voiced by Noriko Shitaya in Japanese and Caroline Macey in English.

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11.

Rydia becomes enraged when she learns of their actions, using Titan to cause an earthquake that separates them but injuring herself in the process.

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12.

The real Rydia appears near the end of the game, saving their lives.

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13.

Rydia appears in the rhythm game Theatrhythm Final Fantasy as a character representing Final Fantasy IV.

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14.

Rydia has received generally positive reception and has been recognized as a fan favorite by GamesRadar.

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15.

Rydia discussed her sprite, which he felt was a particularly striking design in comparison to earlier Final Fantasy sprites, as well as how "surprisingly tragic" her story was for a game of its era.

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16.

Rydia found this believable, and a moment that stuck with him.

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17.

Hilary Andreff of RPGFan discussed how striking Rydia's design was as a child and how affecting it was to discover she had killed her mother.

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