JRPG Demographics

Roles, ages, and sexes of playable characters in JRPGs

Roles

Balanced characters are either very good or very bad at everything
Bruisers are typically strong but slow and bad at magic
Mages are good at magic but lacking in strength, defense, or health
Skirmishers are fast and are strong or have nontraditional combat utility
Strikers are strong and either fast or good at magic but come up short elsewhere

Ages

Children are or appear to be pre-teens
Young adults are teenaged and usually living with a caretaker, or are treated as young by others
Adults are fully grown and self-sufficient
Elderly adults are visibly old or identified as old by others
Unknown characters have either unknown or mysterious ages

SNES (1991–1996)

Breath of Fire(1994, SNES)

  • Bleu
  • Bo
  • Gobi
  • Karn
  • Mogu
  • Nina
  • Ox
  • Ryu

Breath of Fire II(1995, SNES)

  • Bleu
  • Bow
  • Jean
  • Katt
  • Nina
  • Rand
  • Ryu
  • Spar
  • Sten

Chrono Trigger(1995, SNES)

  • Ayla
  • Crono
  • Frog
  • Lucca
  • Magus
  • Marle
  • Robo

Emerald Dragon(1995, SNES)

  • Atrushan
  • Bagin
  • Barsom
  • Farna
  • Karshwarl
  • Khosraw
  • Hathram
  • Saoshyant
  • Tamryn
  • Walamur
  • Yaman

Final Fantasy IV(1991, SNES)

  • Cecil
  • Cid
  • Edge
  • Edward
  • FuSoYa
  • Kain
  • Palom
  • Porom
  • Rosa
  • Rydia
  • Tellah
  • Yang

Lufia & the Fortress of Doom(1993, SNES)

  • Aguro
  • The Hero
  • Jerin
  • Lufia

Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals(1996, SNES)

  • Artea
  • Dekar
  • Guy
  • Lexis
  • Maxim
  • Selan
  • Tia

GEN (1995–1995)

Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium(1995, GEN)

  • Alys
  • Chaz
  • Demi
  • Gryz
  • Hahn
  • Kyra
  • Raja
  • Rika
  • Rune
  • Seth
  • Wren

SAT (1996–1996)

Shining the Holy Ark(1996, SAT)

  • Akane
  • Arthur
  • Basso
  • Doyle
  • Forte
  • Lisa
  • Melody
  • Rodi

PSX (1997–2000)

Breath of Fire III(1998, PSX)

  • Garr
  • Momo
  • Nina
  • Peco
  • Rei
  • Ryu
  • Teepo

Breath of Fire IV(2000, PSX)

  • Cray
  • Ershin
  • Fou-Lu
  • Nina
  • Ryu
  • Scias
  • Ursula

Final Fantasy IX(2000, PSX)

  • Amarant
  • Dagger
  • Eiko
  • Freya
  • Quina
  • Steiner
  • Vivi
  • Zidane

Final Fantasy VII(1997, PSX)

  • Aeris
  • Barret
  • Cait Sith
  • Cid
  • Cloud
  • Red XIII
  • Tifa
  • Vincent
  • Yuffie

Final Fantasy VIII(1999, PSX)

  • Irvine
  • Quistis
  • Rinoa
  • Squall
  • Selphie
  • Zell

Lunar Silver Star Story Complete(1998, PSX)

  • Alex
  • Ghaleon
  • Jessica
  • Kyle
  • Mia
  • Laike
  • Luna
  • Nash
  • Ramus
  • Tempest

Xenogears(1998, PSX)

  • Bart
  • Billy
  • Chu-Chu
  • Citan
  • Elly
  • Emeralda
  • Fei
  • Maria
  • Ricardo

PS2 (2001–2008)

Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana(2005, PS2)

  • Arlin
  • Delsus
  • Klein
  • Lita
  • Marietta
  • Norn

Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter(2003, PS2)

  • Lin
  • Nina
  • Ryu

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner(2005, PS2)

  • Argilla
  • Cielo
  • Gale
  • Heat
  • Serph

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2(2005, PS2)

  • Argilla
  • Cielo
  • Gale
  • Heat
  • Roland
  • Sera
  • Seraph
  • Serph

Final Fantasy X(2001, PS2)

  • Auron
  • Kimahri
  • Lulu
  • Rikku
  • Tidus
  • Wakka
  • Yuna

Persona 3(2006, PS2)

  • Aigis
  • Akihiko
  • Junpei
  • Ken
  • Koromaru
  • Minato
  • Mitsuru
  • Shinjiro
  • Yukari

Persona 4(2008, PS2)

  • Chie
  • Kanji
  • Naoto
  • Teddie
  • Yosuke
  • Yu
  • Yukiko

Shadow Hearts(2001, PS2)

  • Alice
  • Halley
  • Keith
  • Margarete
  • Yuri
  • Zhuzhen

Shadow Hearts: Covenant(2004, PS2)

  • Anastasia
  • Blanca
  • Gepetto
  • Joachim
  • Karin
  • Kurando
  • Lucia
  • Yuri

Xenosaga(2003, PS2)

  • chaos
  • Jr
  • KOS-MOS
  • MOMO
  • Shion
  • Ziggy

WIIU (2016–2016)

Tokyo Mirage Sessions: ♯FE(2016, WIIU)

  • Eleonora
  • Itsuki
  • Kiria
  • Mamori
  • Touma
  • Tsubasa
  • Yashiro

PS4 (2017–2017)

Persona 5(2017, PS4)

  • Akechi
  • Ann
  • Haru
  • Joker
  • Makoto
  • Morgana
  • Ryuji
  • Yusuke