Top Fifty Final Fantasy Characters
24. Fran, FFXII
Fran is pretty cool. Honestly, I didn't really follow Final Fantasy XII's plotline very closely, so anything I say here might not be totally accurate. I believe Fran left her home (and her family) in order to travel around with Balthier. The viera race seems to not like their people leaving, so they maybe sort of disowned her. Fran feels sad that she isn't close with her family, but she wants to be free to travel and do what she wants, and severing ties with her family is the price she's willing to pay for that freedom. I think this is admirable. If your family is trying to reign you in, and you don't want to be, you may just have to disappoint them and do what you want anyway. Sometimes it takes a lot of courage to stand up to your family and go against their values in order to do what you believe in.
Though I wasn't strongly tuned into the plot of this game, I always enjoyed having Fran in my party while I played it. She's smart and strong, and has cute bunny ears. She's also sort of Balthier's sidekick. The two of them together are grand. They are comedic, their friendship is cute, and they are both strong characters, so you don't have to be too worried about losing the game if they are both in your party. If FFXII had been made to follow Balthier's and Fran's adventures, I'd have probably enjoyed the game much more. Maybe there should be a game made about just them. :D
