Characters: Who Can Use Escort Guard – 6 shown
Optional characters must be recruited outside of the main plot; temporary characters do not permanently stay in the party
Name		 Starting Equipment Job Weapon Age Birthday Birthplace Blood Type Height
Barret Wallace Gatling Gun, Bronze Bangle Leader of AVALANCHE Gun-arm 35 December 15 Corel Village O 6"4'
Cait Sith Yellow M-phone (Manipulate Materia, Transform Materia), Silver Armlet Toysaurus Megaphone ??? ??? ??? ??? 3"2'
Cid Highwind Spear, Gold Armlet Pilot Spear 32 February 22 ??? B 5"8'
Cloud Strife Buster Sword (Ice Materia, Lightning Materia), Bronze Bangle Mercenary (ex-member of SOLDIER) Sword 21 August 19 Nibelheim AB 5"7'
Red XIII Mythril Clip (Fire Materia, All Materia), Mythril Armlet (Sense Materia) Beast Headdress 48 ??? Cosmo Canyon ??? 3"9'
Vincent Valentine Quicksilver, Silver Armlet Unemployed Gun 27 October 13 ??? A 6"