character in Dissidia Final Fantasy. Reception The character was very well received, especially among the Japanese fans of Final Fantasy. Though she does not form a couple with anyone in Final Fantasy VI, "Terra and Edgar" and "Terra and Locke" were popular fan wishes in polls of Japanese fans. That same year, she was ranked sixth in V Jumps poll for the most popular characters in the Final Fantasy series. A 2013 poll by Square Enix saw that Terra was the sixth most popular Final Fantasy female character in Japan. In an article about Dissidia Final Fantasy, IGN editor Ryan Clements called her one of the most recognizable and well-loved characters to fight against evil alongside other Final Fantasy protagonists. In 1996, Next Generation chose the scene of Terra learning to love again by taking care of orphaned children as the most memorable moment in the Final Fantasy series, stating "It's safe to say that no other game series has tackled such big issues, or reached such a level of emotional complexity. It truly is beautiful." In 2013, Gus Turner of Complex ranked Terra as the fifth most significant Final Fantasy character of all time, calling her "a benchmark for all female protagonists in the series, made unique by the multi-dimensional aspects of her personality and backstory," and stating "what characters like Yuna and Aeris continued, Terra started." Also in 2013, Michael Rougeau, also of Complex, ranked her as the ninth most celebrated female lead character in video game history, calling her "one of the most compelling and complex heroines in gaming" and declaring her a much better female Final Fantasy protagonist than Final Fantasy XIIIs Lightning. That same year, Tom's Guide's Marshall Honorof included her among the top ten female protagonists in video game history. Entertainment Weeklys Darren Franich listed her as one of "15 Kick-Ass Women in Videogames", asserting that "Going through a Django-like transformation from brain-washed slave to active hero, she's far more interesting than the simple Madonna-whore dichotomy of Final Fantasy VIIs Aeris and Tifa." The book Japanese Culture Through Videogames addresses Terra as a complex fictional character, comparing her with Metal Gears Solid Snake, Final Fantasy VIIs Cloud Strife and Tekkens Jin Kazama due to her identity issues. See also Characters of Final Fantasy VI Women warriors in literature and culture References Notes References Characters designed by Tetsuya Nomura Female characters in video games Fictional