Final Fantasy IX Characters

Party Characters Hide
Amarant Coral	Eiko Carol	Freya Crescent	Garnet Til Alexandros XVII
Quina Quen	Adelbert Steiner	Vivi Ornitier	Zidane Tribal

Guest Characters Hide
Beatrix	Blank	Regent Cid Fabool IX	Cinna
Marcus

Antagonists Hide
Black Waltzes	Garland	Kuja	Lani
Brahne Raza Alexandros XVI	Zorn and Thorn

NPCs Hide
Alleyway Jack	Minister Artania	Artemicion	Baku
Bobby Corwen	Choco and Mene	Doctor Tot	Sailor Erin
Sir Fratley	Lady Hildagarde Fabool	Hippaul	Knights of Pluto
Mikoto	Mog	Morrid	Black Mage No. 288
Nero Family	Puck	Quale	Quan
Ruby	Stiltzkin

Garland

Biography

Garland is a mysterious old man who acts as one of the main antagonists of Final Fantasy IX. Garland doesn't appear to the party until later in the game, but his actions before and during the timeline of events throughout the game directly cause many of the problems that the party faces. Garland is cold, emotionless, and clearly has some deeper connection with Kuja, another antagonist. Garland also has a connection with Zidane, of which Zidane is unaware.

Garland was created by the people of Terra, as they needed someone who could manage the ascension of their souls as the Terran people slept. Garland is responsible for the creation of all the Genomes, as well as Zidane and Kuja, who are advanced Genomes. Garland dubbed Kuja a failure, as he was not emotional enough to experience Trance, and created Zidane to replace him. This was a miscalculation on Garland's part, as Kuja was emotional enough to be jealous of Zidane. Kuja took Zidane to Gaia, away from Garland.

Garland was responsible for many of the events in the past which shaped the backstories of members of Zidane's group. Garland had Madain Sari destroyed years before the events of the game, which shaped the lives of both Princess Garnet and Eiko. Garland was also responsible for the function of the Iifa Tree and its byproduct of Mist, shaping the lives of Vivi and anybody else who spent time on the Mist Continent.