Strago Magus

Strago Magus
Final Fantasy character
Concept artwork of Strago by Yoshitaka Amano for Final Fantasy VI
First gameFinal Fantasy VI (1994)
Created byAkiyoshi Ohta[1]
Designed byTetsuya Nomura (preliminary)[2]
Yoshitaka Amano[3]
Kazuko Shibuya (sprites)[4]
Voiced byKenichi Ogata[5]

Strago Magus, known in Japan as Stragos Magus (Japanese: ストラゴス・マゴス, Hepburn: Sutoragosu Magosu) is a character introduced in the 1994 role-playing video game Final Fantasy VI by Square Enix. Created by Akiyoshi Ohta, Strago is a Blue Mage, a recurring character class in the Final Fantasy franchise that fights using magical abilities learned from enemy monsters. A descendant of warriors in a past tragedy, Strago tends for his granddaughter Relm Arrowny, and later joins the protagonists to ensure that same tragedy does not repeat. He has since appeared in other games related to the Final Fantasy franchise, including Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, where he is voiced by Kenichi Ogata.

Strago received mixed reception, regarded as a filler character and cited as an example of the development team's difficulty in juggling such a large cast. However his caring for Relm in a harsh world received praise, especially in light of cut content related to the character. He was additionally observed through the scope of his role as an elderly figure amongst the game's cast and the narrative possibilities it represented, but also the view on Japanese culture and their own approach to family structure.

  1. ^ Saga, Soraya [@sorayasaga] (June 4, 2018). "No. Relm's backstory was mainly written by Akiyoshi Ota ( @akitakasi ) partially by others. I just added the aspect about her friendship with Edgar" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 2, 2020 – via Twitter.
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  5. ^ @DFF_OperaOmnia (January 26, 2020). 【キャラクター紹介・135】27日(月)15:00開始の「おぼえたわざの数々」で登場するFFVI「ストラゴス」さんをご紹介 ストラゴスさんは強化効果「ソウルオブサマサ」の効果で、特定のアビリティが２連続で発動するようですよ #DFF_OO #FF6 (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 26, 2020 – via Twitter.