Fourteen named roles anchor Final Fantasy Resonance: eight on the heroes' side and six antagonists. The official site's story section confirms the core triangle of Rain, Lasswell and Fina; the wider cast comes from the official reveal materials as compiled by the Final Fantasy Wiki.
The main party
Rain
The protagonist. A knight of the Kingdom of Grandshelt, so skilled he commands an airship squadron at a young age. Earnest and principled, he refuses to trade one side for another even in dire situations and stays determined to protect everyone. He carries complicated feelings toward his father Raegen, who left the family and vanished without a trace. Rain's official profile is published on the game's own site, the only character with one so far.
Lasswell
Deputy commander of Rain's squadron, raised alongside Rain and adopted into his family. Serious and stoic, Rain's equal in combat, and frequently dragged along by Rain's impulses. He idolises his adoptive father.
Fina
A mysterious girl who appears from within the Earth Crystal. Capable with both archery and white magic, cheerful and innocent, she remembers nothing of her past, not how she came to be inside the crystal, nor why she can speak with espers. She is the party's esper summoner in combat.
Lid, Nichol, Jake and Sakura
The companions gathered across the journey, each tied to a region of Lapis:
- Lid, an airship engineer from Dirnado who fights alongside Mechabo, a machine she built herself, chasing the title of Cid, the top-engineer honour of her capital
- Nichol, an analytical strategist of the Olderion Federation, from the family of Wardens of the Waters guarding the Water Shrine
- Jake, who leads the rebellion against the Zoldaad Empire: easygoing on the surface, burning for his countrymen's freedom underneath
- Sakura, a powerful Mysidian mage who looks like a child and speaks like a scholar
One more name sits on the cast list: a mysterious woman who opposes Veritas of the Dark, travels with the esper Bahamut, and wields great destructive magic. Who she is, is a story question the story page handles carefully.
The Sworn Six of Paladia
The antagonists: six knights whose ambition is the destruction of all eight crystals of Lapis. Their leader-in-focus, Veritas of the Dark, opens the game by shattering the Earth Crystal before Rain's eyes.
| Knight | Aspect | Signature |
|---|---|---|
| Veritas of the Dark | Darkness | The black-armoured knight who defeats Rain and Lasswell |
| Veritas of the Heavens | Wind | Polearm and shield mastery, dispassionate |
| Veritas of the Waters | Water | Water-aspected magic, underhanded tactics |
| Veritas of the Flame | Fire | A lax giant with a flaming axe |
| Veritas of the Earth | Earth | An honourable fighter with a massive shield |
| Veritas of the Light | Light | Capricious, rage-prone, cannon gauntlets |
Voice actor table
Every role in both languages, as compiled by the Final Fantasy Wiki from official cast material:
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Rain | Nobuhiko Okamoto | Clifford Chapin |
| Lasswell | Yusuke Kobayashi | Alejandro Saab |
| Fina | Akane Fujita | Lizzie Freeman |
| Archwitch Fina | Inori Minase | Corey Pettit |
| Lid | Ayaka Ohashi | Elsie Lovelock |
| Nichol | Tsubasa Yonaga | Khoi Dao |
| Jake | Yoshimasa Hosoya | Jonah Scott |
| Sakura | Aoi Yuki | AmaLee |
| Veritas of the Dark | Akio Otsuka | Ian Sinclair |
| Veritas of the Heavens | Show Hayami | Ricco Fajardo |
| Veritas of the Waters | Kana Hanazawa | Colleen Clinkenbeard |
| Veritas of the Flame | Kenta Miyake | Paul St. Peter |
| Veritas of the Earth | Yuichi Nakamura | Kieran Flitton |
| Veritas of the Light | Yoshino Nanjo | Morgan Berry |
The Archwitch Fina row is separate from Fina on purpose: the cast list bills her as her own role, and the official materials are deliberate about the distinction. The game ships with full voice acting in Japanese and English on every platform, one of the language facts covered on the platforms page.
FAQ
Who is the protagonist of Final Fantasy Resonance?
Rain, commander of the Grandshelt airship squadron, voiced by Nobuhiko Okamoto in Japanese and Clifford Chapin in English.
Who is the villain?
Veritas of the Dark, the black-armoured knight who shatters the Earth Crystal in the opening, voiced by Akio Otsuka and Ian Sinclair. He is one of six, the Sworn Six of Paladia.
Who voices Rain in English?
Clifford Chapin, whose casting is confirmed both on the official site's character section and in the compiled cast table.
Is Archwitch Fina the same person as Fina?
The cast list bills the Archwitch as a separate role with separate actors (Inori Minase and Corey Pettit). What that means for the story is spoilers, and this page stays out of it.