While folks initially thought the game was too edgy, players have since changed their minds.

Lets get right to it, shall we?

Sophia

Alongside Jack Garlands single-minded nature, entirely focused on slaying Chaos, is his teammate, Sophia.

5 Best Characters in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

But even so, Sophia is pretty charming.

Sophia is a master Jedi, never shying away from combat.

Shes the teammate you could rely on to protect you and slay any enemy that comes your way.

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Jed

Jed is more laid-back than Sophia and Jack Garlands rageful fighting party.

Hes a breath of fresh air, bringing in spices of quirky escape moments to the team.

He holds the team together in more ways than one and helps extenuate the other characters personalities.

5 Best Characters in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

Still, his kind, happy-go-lucky personality always adds comic relief to the Chaos-killing vengeful party and darkness-filled world.

He also seems genuinely caring towards his team and the people theyre trying to save from the Chaos nightmare.

He has a history with Jack Garland and claims to know the location of the crystals his team needs.

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Square Enix describes Astos as a beauty with an air of pestilence and its easy to see why.

Still, merging his opposing character design makes him stand out even more.

This places him among the five best characters inStranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.

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Captain Bikke

Neatly executing a wildcard character is always a neat trick for the best video game characters.

InStranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Captain Bikke executes random, unpredictable moves to a tee.

Additionally, the best characters of a game are often the ones that leave a lasting impression.

5 Best Characters in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

Previously, he was constantly raiding Pravoka city with his crew.

Players then had to stop him from causing more damage.

Hed often summon pirates to do his bidding.

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InStranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, hes refined from a stereotypical look to a proper villain.

Hes more dangerous and raids an entire town.

The boss battle is an upgrade as there are no pirates fighting his battles for him.

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Along with his massive ax, players would need zeal to defeat him.

He has many hearts smitten though not for the most obvious reasons.

Hes highly single-minded, merely wanting to complete his core mission to slay Chaos.

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Naturally, players thought of him as arrogant, rude, and closed-off.

But farther into the game, its easier to understand him and even find his focused nature pretty compelling.

Maybe even die for them?

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