Vivi Ornitier (Japanese: ビビ・オルニティア, Hepburn: Bibi Orunitia) is a video game character in the Final Fantasy series. He appears in the video game Final Fantasy IX, where he serves as one of the game's main protagonists. He is a shy character who through the game's plot grapples with the trauma of discovering his past and identity. He is a Black Mage, a class of magic users who employ fire, ice, lightning, and other elements into their magic. His design took inspiration from the film The Dark Crystal and was meant to appear both realistic and comic-like; part of the game's world was designed around him in turn. He has appeared in other Final Fantasy spin-off games such as the Theatrhythm Final Fantasy series, Kingdom Hearts II, and World of Final Fantasy. A felt doll of Vivi was included with pre-orders of the Japanese original release of FFIX.
Vivi is one of several "energetic young boy" characters who permeate the many player parties in the Final Fantasy series. He was preceded in his role by Palom from Final Fantasy IV, Gau from VI, and Zell Dincht from VIII, and he was succeeded in this role by Hope Estheim from XIII, and Talcott Hester from XV (though in the case of the latter, he was merely a non-player character, but nonetheless came the closest to filling the role).
Vivi's character was met with universal acclaim, he is regarded as one of the greatest characters in role-playing games and video games in general, with some critics wishing that the game followed him instead of protagonist Zidane Tribal. He also received praise for the depth of his character development in Final Fantasy IX. He was popular with Famitsu readers, who identified him as one of the best video game characters to date.
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