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Wedge

Biggs (Vicks on the SNES) and Wedge are temporary playable characters in Final Fantasy VI. They are soldiers of the Gestahlian Empire who accompanied Terra on a Imperial attack on Narshe to retrieve a frozen esper.

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Appearance[]

Biggs and Wedge use the same sprites as the rank-and-file Imperial troopers, a brown uniform with a visored helmet, gloves, shoulderpads, and boots. They share a menu sprite, which shows a small amount of blond hair peeking out from under their helmets. In the FMV scenes for the PlayStation Final Fantasy Anthology release, one of the two is depicted as shorter and stockier.

Personality[]

Both are professional soldiers focused on their mission. Biggs is skeptical regarding the presence of the esper in Narshe and fearful of Terra due to rumors of her powers, derisively referring to her as a "witch". Wedge is more confident, reasoning their superiors would not have sent Terra with them if they did not trust their intelligence, and he reassures Biggs of Terra's obedience due to the Slave Crown controlling her thoughts. Of the two Wedge seems to be the senior officer, as he is usually the one to give orders to the other two.

Story[]

Biggs and Wedge Opening from FFVI Pixel Remaster

Biggs, Wedge and Terra arriving on the Narshe cliffs.

Biggs, Wedge, and Terra were sent to Narshe to investigate the rumors of a frozen esper the townsfolk had dug up in a new mine shaft. The two put Terra on point as they attacked the town and fought through Narshe's guards to reach the mines. Biggs bashed down a gate blocking their way, but the guards sicced a monster called Ymir on them. Biggs recognized it as a "lightning whelk" that absorbs lightning and stores the energy in its shell. The trio used this knowledge to avoid striking the monster's shell and destroyed it.

Biggs and Wedge Vanish from FFVI Pixel Remaster

Biggs and Wedge's final moments in the Narshe Mines.

In the cavern beyond the three discovered the frozen esper that began to glow as they approached it, particularly reacting to Terra's presence. As Biggs and Wedge looked around in confusion, Wedge and then Biggs vanished in flashes of light, killed by the esper's power.[1]

Gameplay[]

Fire Beam from FFVI Pixel Remaster

Wedge using the Fire Beam ability.

Biggs and Wedge's job is listed as "Soldier". As temporary characters they cannot have their equipment changed and they have no unique command abilities. They have the Magitek command in place of the Attack command since they are riding Magitek armor. They begin at Level 1 and are both equipped with a Mythril Sword, Buckler, Leather Cap, and Leather Armor.

Because Terra has access to the group-hitting Magitek attack Bio Blast, it is not difficult for her to fight through the prologue alone. Killing the two off with Terra's Fire spell will let her level up faster from fighting alone. Conversely, if the player is attempting a low-level run, they will want to use Fire to kill Terra herself so only Biggs and Wedge will gain levels.

Stats[]

Biggs Wedge
Name Initial Stats
Strength 41
Speed 36
Stamina 45
Magic 28
Attack 27
Defense 79
Evasion 12%
Magic Defense 50
Magic Evasion 0%
Escape Success 4
HP Gain 70
MP Gain 0
Level Averaging -3
Name Initial Stats
Strength 40
Speed 35
Stamina 46
Magic 29
Attack 24
Defense 77
Evasion 15%
Magic Defense 50
Magic Evasion 0%
Escape Success 4
HP Gain 68
MP Gain 0
Level Averaging -3
Level HP MP EXP +
2 81 4 32
3 93 8 96
4 107 13 208
5 124 18 400
6 144 24 672
7 166 30 1056
8 190 37 1552
9 216 45 2184
11 271 62 3936
12 301 71 5080
13 336 81 6432
14 375 91 7992
15 419 101 9784
16 469 111 11840
17 523 121 14152
18 580 132 16736
19 641 143 19616
21 773 165 26360
22 842 176 30232
23 914 188 34456
24 990 200 39056
25 1069 212 44072
26 1151 224 49464
27 1237 236 55288
28 1327 249 61568
29 1422 262 68304
31 1621 288 83184
32 1722 301 91384
33 1824 315 100088
34 1926 329 109344
35 2029 343 119136
36 2133 357 129504
37 2239 371 140464
38 2346 386 152008
39 2454 401 164184
41 2675 431 190416
42 2788 446 204520
43 2902 462 219320
44 3018 478 234808
45 3135 494 251000
46 3254 510 267936
47 3374 526 285600
48 3496 543 304040
49 3621 560 323248
51 3879 593 364064
52 4010 608 385696
53 4143 622 408160
54 4277 635 431488
55 4413 647 455680
56 4550 658 480776
57 4689 668 506760
58 4831 677 533680
59 4975 685 561528
61 5267 698 620096
62 5415 703 650840
63 5565 708 682600
64 5717 714 715368
65 5870 720 749160
66 6025 727 784016
67 6181 734 819920
68 6339 741 856920
69 6499 749 895016
71 6821 765 974536
72 6976 773 1016000
73 7127 781 1058640
74 7272 788 1102456
75 7412 795 1147456
76 7548 802 1193648
77 7680 808 1241080
78 7806 814 1289744
79 7926 820 1339672
81 8156 831 1443368
82 8266 836 1497160
83 8374 841 1552264
84 8479 846 1608712
85 8581 851 1666512
86 8681 856 1725688
87 8779 861 1786240
88 8874 867 1848184
89 8966 873 1911552
91 9144 885 2042608
92 9231 891 2110320
93 9316 898 2179504
94 9399 906 2250192
95 9481 915 2322392
96 9561 925 2396128
97 9644 936 2471400
98 9730 948 2548224
99 9818 961 2637112
Level HP MP EXP +
2 79 4 32
3 91 8 96
4 105 13 208
5 122 18 400
6 142 24 672
7 164 30 1056
8 188 37 1552
9 214 45 2184
11 269 62 3936
12 299 71 5080
13 334 81 6432
14 373 91 7992
15 417 101 9784
16 467 111 11840
17 521 121 14152
18 578 132 16736
19 639 143 19616
21 771 165 26360
22 840 176 30232
23 912 188 34456
24 988 200 39056
25 1067 212 44072
26 1149 224 49464
27 1235 236 55288
28 1325 249 61568
29 1420 262 68304
31 1619 288 83184
32 1720 301 91384
33 1822 315 100088
34 1924 329 109344
35 2027 343 119136
36 2131 357 129504
37 2237 371 140464
38 2344 386 152008
39 2452 401 164184
41 2673 431 190416
42 2786 446 204520
43 2900 462 219320
44 3016 478 234808
45 3133 494 251000
46 3252 510 267936
47 3372 526 285600
48 3494 543 304040
49 3619 560 323248
51 3877 593 364064
52 4008 608 385696
53 4141 622 408160
54 4275 635 431488
55 4411 647 455680
56 4548 658 480776
57 4687 668 506760
58 4829 677 533680
59 4973 685 561528
61 5265 698 620096
62 5413 703 650840
63 5563 708 682600
64 5715 714 715368
65 5868 720 749160
66 6023 727 784016
67 6179 734 819920
68 6337 741 856920
69 6497 749 895016
71 6819 765 974536
72 6974 773 1016000
73 7125 781 1058640
74 7270 788 1102456
75 7410 795 1147456
76 7546 802 1193648
77 7678 808 1241080
78 7804 814 1289744
79 7924 820 1339672
81 8154 831 1443368
82 8264 836 1497160
83 8372 841 1552264
84 8477 846 1608712
85 8579 851 1666512
86 8679 856 1725688
87 8777 861 1786240
88 8872 867 1848184
89 8964 873 1911552
91 9142 885 2042608
92 9229 891 2110320
93 9314 898 2179504
94 9397 906 2250192
95 9479 915 2322392
96 9559 925 2396128
97 9642 936 2471400
98 9728 948 2548224
99 9816 961 2637112

Other appearances[]

FFBE 031 Biggs
FFBE 029 Wedge

The Final Fantasy VI versions of Biggs and Wedge have appeared in several titles in the Final Fantasy series.

Both characters make cameo appearances in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, serving as tutors from the in-game manuals. Biggs jokes about his name being mistranslated as Vicks, but assures the player that it is Biggs.

In addition, they have also appeared in mobile crossover titles. Both appear as units in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, with the characters mounting their magitek armors. Biggs and Wedge also appear in Final Fantasy Record Keeper during the first chapter of the Record Dungeon storyline, serving as NPCs during the Narshe opening sequences of their original game.

Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances[]

Chrono Trigger[]

CT Biggs & Wedge

The two soldiers called Biggs and Wedge appear in Chrono Trigger, as employees in Norstein Bekkler's Tent of Horrors. A V-Jump issue in Japan humorously states that after Valigarmanda made them disappear in Final Fantasy VI, they ended up in the Chrono Trigger dimension and were found by Norstein, who gave them their new jobs.[2] Like in Final Fantasy VI, Biggs was called Vicks in the SNES and PlayStation versions, but this was corrected in the Nintendo DS version.

Behind the scenes[]

This is the first chronological appearance of Biggs and Wedge in the Final Fantasy series and would go on to become recurring names appearing in several games for different characters. The duo are a reference to Star Wars, specifically Luke Skywalker's wingmen during his trench run to destroy the first Death Star in A New Hope.

The FMV for Anthology shows one of the two as shorter and stockier than the other. This is likely intended to be Wedge, as later Final Fantasy titles tend to depict Wedge as being shorter. Later appearances depict Biggs as the one holding command or seniority over Wedge, a reversal of their dynamic in Final Fantasy VI where Wedge is more authoritative.

FFVI Early Screenshot 1

Early screenshot of the Japanese version.

Early screenshots of the game's Japanese version call Biggs, レオ (Reo?), and Wedge, バナン (Banan?), respectively, the Japanese names of Leo and Banon. It is possible the names were conceived before they were given to the actual Leo and Banon, or they were used as placeholder names for the soldiers in the screenshots.

In an early draft of the Opera "Maria and Draco" sequence, Biggs and Wedge disrupted the opera instead of Ultros. The party would have fought the two in the rafters in a timed battle where the two tried to push the weight off the wedge of the screen and the party had to defeat them before they succeeded.[3]

On April 4, 2013, Letter from the Producer Live Part VI for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Producer Naoki Yoshida (Yoshi-P) showed a video to spotlight the Magitech Armor in the game. The video was heavily inspired by, and designed to evoke, the opening scene of Final Fantasy VI, and featured characters recognizable as Terra Branford, Biggs, and Wedge.

Gallery[]

Etymology[]

Biggs and Wedge are a recurring running gag in the Final Fantasy series. They almost always appear as a duo, and are named after Star Wars characters, Biggs Darklighter and Wedge Antilles, Luke Skywalker's Red Squadron wingmen in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.

Ted Woolsey, the game's original translator, translated Biggs' name as Vicks, which was corrected to Biggs in all subsequent re-releases, and he is referred to as Biggs in Japanese materials that use English text. However his Japanese name would not correspond to the pronunciation for "Biggs". Biggs' name is given as ビックス (Bikkusu?) in Japanese, while future appearances of Biggs in other games use the correct transliteration for "Biggs", ビッグス (Biggusu?). V sounds are not native to Japanese, so often times B sounds are used as substitutes, which is likely why Woolsey translated the name as he did. A more literal, direct translation of the Final Fantasy VI spelling would be "Bikks".

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