Gogo (Final Fantasy VI)

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Shrouded in odd clothing... is this a man...? ...a woman...? ...or should we ask...?
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A man shrouded in strange clothing... Or perhaps a woman? Perhaps not even human at all...
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Gogo is a playable character in Final Fantasy VI. S/he is an optional character, only found in the World of Ruin, and is a skilled mime.

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Appearance

Gogo wears many layers of clothing and has his/her face covered so well it is unclear who Gogo is, or even what gender. On inspection, it appears Gogo is wearing a myriad of designs and pieces of clothing which resemble the rest of the cast to varying extents. Gogo's color scheme is yellow, red and green, s/he wears an elaborate head gear that covers him/her entirely apart from the part left open for the eyes; the headgear has a protruding horn-like appendage on the left and feathers. Gogo is draped in exquisite robes with beads and tassels, and has shoes with pointed tips. Yoshitaka Amano's concepts portray Gogo with facial makeup similar to that of Gilgamesh.

Personality

From what can be seen from the only lines Gogo has when the party meets him/her, Gogo is a master Mime who has seen few humans since he/she has been inside the Zone Eater, and dislikes being idle from mimicking. Gogo has shown to have an actual personality besides miming, as he/she has a normal conversation with the party before joining them.

Although the Japanese version states that it is difficult to see whether Gogo is male or female, he/she does use the masculine pronoun ore, and speaks in an all-round masculine speech register. Gogo's gender is never revealed within the game or any Final Fantasy VI media, although Gogo is considered a male according to the unused shop price modifiers.

Story

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Gogo lives in the stomach of the Zone Eater on Triangle Island. To obtain him/her, the party must let the Zone Eater eat them, where they can head to the room where Gogo awaits.

Gogo's SD artwork.

In the ending, Gogo has to mimic Celes Chere as she presses switches, because they open in a set. When they leave the room, Gogo, while still trying to mimic Celes's moves, goes to the right and comically falls into a pit, and is not clearly seen on the airship. Gogo does, in fact, escape in the airship with the rest of the party, though s/he is only visible for a split-second, along with the other secret character Umaro.

Identity

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Gogo joins the party.

Who Gogo is is left a mystery. There are several fan theories as to Gogo's identity, such as being one of several characters whose fates after the end of the world are unknown, such as Darill, Emperor Gestahl, Banon, Famed Mimic Gogo from Final Fantasy V, or someone else. Most of these theories carry little actual evidence.

Gogo is likely a reference to, and shares many similarities with, the boss Famed Mimic Gogo in Final Fantasy V. His abilities work the same as Mimes' did in Final Fantasy V and the name of Gogo's Desperation Attack, Punishing Meteor, could refer to the Famed Mimic Gogo, who counters all attacks with an attack of his own, essentially "punishing" the party for failing to mimic him properly (i.e. doing nothing). If the Famed Mimic's HP gets too low, he triple-casts Meteor almost certainly killing the party.

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Gameplay

Gogo's stats are subpar to compensate for his/her high versatility. S/he equips much of the same equipment as Relm and Strago, but has several items they do not. Gogo can equip rods, some daggers, Maces, universal shields, and lightweight caps and robes.

Gogo's innate ability is Mimic, which has him/her copy the last action an ally took in battle. If the action was a spell, Gogo will cast that spell for no MP cost; if s/he mimics the use of an item, s/he will use the item without reducing the party's stock. Gogo's Desperation Attack is Punishing Meteor that deals magical damage to one enemy.

Gogo can freely equip almost any three command abilities usable by the other twelve playable party members. The only ability s/he cannot equip is Terra's Trance. Gogo can equip relics that "upgrade" the abilities of party members, such as the Brigand's Glove, which upgrades Steal to Mug, and if equipped with such relics, will gain the corresponding command upgrades.

Gogo can equip any character's command in the player's party including Pray, Possess, Shock, and the dummied Summon command. He/She has access to whatever commands the party has, no matter if the character is glitched, buggy, or have been hacked into the party. Depending on the situation, it may be added at the end of the list of available commands where they'll be blank or replace an existing command. These commands will be available to be equipped into Gogo's command menu from his/her status menu, but they will appear as blank entries on the list of available commands the player can choose from, but will be visible on Gogo's battle command list once equipped.

Gogo cannot equip espers to learn magic, but can use any spell known by another member of the current party. Without allies, Gogo's Magic command will be empty, though other learned abilities such as Lore, will have the original user's full complement, regardless of accompanying party members. Gogo will not learn spells taught by specific equipment, such as the Paladin Shield's Ultima.

Players should not equip Gogo with the Cursed Shield if they want to uncurse it, as Gogo simply cannot uncurse it. The reason for this is because the only characters that can uncurse the shield are those who gain Magic AP in battle. Those that cannot earn Magic AP, like Gogo and Umaro (if he could equip shields), are unable to uncurse the shield.

Inside the Cultists' Tower, the player should equip Gogo with the Attack or Rage command instead of the actual Magic command if they desire to be able to cast magic with Gogo. This is because the game converts the Attack and Rage commands into the Magic command within the tower.

Stats

Name	Initial Stats
Strength	25
Speed	30
Stamina	20
Magic	26
Attack	13
Defense	39
Evasion	10%
Magic Defense	25
Magic Evasion	6%
Escape Success	4
HP Gain	36
MP Gain	12
Level Averaging	+2

Level	HP	MP	EXP
1	36	12	0
2	47	16	32
3	59	20	96
4	73	25	208
5	90	30	400
6	110	36	672
7	132	42	1056
8	156	49	1552
9	182	57	2184
10	209	65	2976
11	237	74	3936
12	267	83	5080
13	302	93	6432
14	341	103	7992
15	385	113	9784
16	435	123	11840
17	489	133	14152
18	546	144	16736
19	607	155	19616
20	672	166	22832
21	739	177	26360
22	808	188	30232
23	880	200	34456
24	956	212	39056
25	1035	224	44072
26	1117	236	49464
27	1203	248	55288
28	1293	261	61568
29	1388	274	68304
30	1487	287	75496
31	1587	300	83184
32	1688	313	91384
33	1790	327	100088
34	1892	341	109344
35	1995	355	119136
36	2099	369	129504
37	2205	383	140464
38	2312	398	152008
39	2420	413	164184
40	2530	428	176976
41	2641	443	190416
42	2754	458	204520
43	2868	474	219320
44	2984	490	234808
45	3101	506	251000
46	3220	522	267936
47	3340	538	285600
48	3462	555	304040
49	3587	572	323248
50	3715	589	343248
51	3845	605	364064
52	3976	620	385696
53	4109	634	408160
54	4243	647	431488
55	4379	659	455680
56	4516	670	480776
57	4655	680	506760
58	4797	689	533680
59	4941	697	561528
60	5086	704	590320
61	5233	710	620096
62	5381	715	650840
63	5531	720	682600
64	5683	726	715368
65	5836	732	749160
66	5991	739	784016
67	6147	746	819920
68	6305	753	856920
69	6465	761	895016
70	6627	769	934208
71	6787	777	974536
72	6942	785	1016000
73	7093	793	1058640
74	7238	800	1102456
75	7378	807	1147456
76	7514	814	1193648
77	7646	820	1241080
78	7772	826	1289744
79	7892	832	1339672
80	8009	838	1390872
81	8122	843	1443368
82	8232	848	1497160
83	8340	853	1552264
84	8445	858	1608712
85	8547	863	1666512
86	8647	868	1725688
87	8745	873	1786240
88	8840	879	1848184
89	8932	885	1911552
90	9022	891	1976352
91	9110	897	2042608
92	9197	903	2110320
93	9282	910	2179504
94	9365	918	2250192
95	9447	927	2322392
96	9527	937	2396128
97	9610	948	2471400
98	9696	960	2548224
99	9784	973	2637112

Equipment Lists

Weapons

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Daggers	Rods	Maces	Universal
Dagger Mythril Knife Air Knife Man-Eater Swordbreaker Gladius	Mythril Rod Flame Rod Ice Rod Thunder Rod Poison Rod Healing Rod Punisher Gravity Rod Holy Rod Magus Rod	Chain Flail Morning Star Scorpion Tail	Unarmed Impartisan

Armor

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Shields

Helmets

Body Armor

Buckler
Mythril Shield
Flame Shield
Ice Shield
Thunder Shield
Aegis Shield
Force Shield
Genji Shield
Cursed Shield
Paladin's Shield
Tortoise Shield

Leather Cap
Plumed Hat
Magus Hat
Priest's Miter
Green Beret
Mythril Helmet

Red Cap
Black Cowl
Circlet
Thornlet
Saucer

Leather Armor
Cotton Robe
Silk Robe
Mythril Vest
Ninja Gear
Mirage Vest

Gaia Gear
Luminous Robe
Diamond Vest
Black Garb
Magus Robe
Reed Cloak

Creation and Development

It was originally intended for Gogo to be found in any of the bars in the World of Ruin disguised as one of the player characters not in the player's active party. Gogo would randomly cycle between the towns based on a timer and if the player managed to speak to him/her with the real character s/he was disguised as, Gogo would reveal him/herself and join the party.

The developers felt the quest was too difficult and changed this for the final version of the game.^[1] This could possibly suggest that the Siegfried imposter was meant to be Gogo during development.

Musical Themes

Template:Listen Gogo's theme is named after himself/herself. It is the theme played inside the Zone Eater, and it is mixed into the ending.

Gogo's theme resembles to Fat Chocobo's theme from Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy III.

Other Appearances

Final Fantasy IX

Gogo is mentioned in the key item descriptions for the Mini-Brahne figurine, as well as the Magical Fingertip description.

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

Template:Sideicon Gogo is an ally and a summonable Legend in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade.

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Final Fantasy Trading Card Game

Gogo appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game with water-elemental cards. Though Gogo isn't associated with water in Final Fantasy VI, the "Famed Mimic Gogo" is fought underwater in Final Fantasy V. Template:Gallery

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