Edward Chris Von Muir (ギルバート・クリス・フォン・ミューア, Girubāto Kurisu Fon Myūa^?, Gilbart Chris Von Muir in the original Japanese language version) is a fictional, playable character from the Square Co., Ltd. RPG Final Fantasy IV. Edward is the prince of Damcyan, heir to become the seventh king of the region. Edward grew up very mild-mannered in his royal family. As a royal, Edward was required to be very well educated in business areas, but shows much more interest in music. He is admired throughout the kingdom as a singer and a harpist. Final Fantasy ) is a series of computer and console role-playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co. ... Final Fantasy IV ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Yoshitaka Amano (February 24, 2006) Yoshitaka Amano (天野 喜孝 Amano Yoshitaka, born July 28, 1952) is a Japanese artist, best known for his illustrations for Vampire Hunter D and for his character designs for the video game series Final Fantasy. ... Japanese (,  ) is a language spoken by over 130 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around the world. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... This article or section should be merged with Player character A playable character is a character in a video game that can be used as the players avatar within the game world. ... Square Co. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Final Fantasy IV ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Harp is also a slang term for the diatonic harmonica. ...

Edward's role in the story of Final Fantasy IV begins when his kingdom of Damcyan is attacked by the Kingdom of Baron's miliaty fleet of airships, known as the Red Wings, under the control of Golbez. In their attack, Baron steals Damcyan's Fire Crystal. Soon after, Cecil Harvey the Dark Knight arrives with friends Rydia the Summoner and Tellah the Sage. There, they discover that Anna - Tellah's daughter and Edward's ladyfriend - was mortally wounded in the attack, trying to protect Edward. Edward's parents were also killed in the blitz. Tellah becomes enraged and fights Edward. Soon after, Tellah leaves the party and swears revenge on Golbez. Square Co. ... Cecil Harvey is a fictional character in the Square Co. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Final Fantasy character classes. ... Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano Rydia , sometimes referred to as Rydia of Mist or Rydia Drake) is a fictional, playable character from the Square Co. ... The Summoner (sometimes referred to in English localizations as Caller) is a character class (or job) featured in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of RPGs. ... Tellah , Tella in the original Japanese language version) is a fictional, playable character from the Square Co. ...

Cecil and Rydia then ask Edward to help them find the Sand Ruby, which will cure Cecil's friend Rosa Farrell from the desert fever. Edward eventually agrees and takes them to Antlion's Cave in his hovercraft. There, Edward tells them that the giant monster, Antlion, is very tame, but it ends up attacking the party anyway. Cecil, Rydia, and Edward defeat it and gain the Sand Ruby. They return to Kaipo, where Rosa is, and cure her of the fever. They party decides that the next day they should venture over Mt. Hobs to Fabul, so they can warn the residents that Golbez may be after their Wind Crystal. That night, Anna comes to Edward in a dream, encouraging him to be strong and fight, and letting him know that she is at peace now. Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano Rosa Farrell (sometimes spelled Farrel) is a fictional character from the SquareSoft RPG Final Fantasy IV for the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). ...

The next day, Cecil, Edward, Rosa, and Rydia climb Mt. Hobs, where they meet the High Monk of Fabul, Yang Fang Leiden, who joins them. In Fabul Castle, Cecil, Edward, and Yang protect the Crystal from Baron's forces. However, they are defeated by Cecil's Dragoon friend Kain Highwind, who has sided against Cecil and with Baron, and Golbez himself. Golbez then steals the Crystal and kidnaps Rosa. Cecil, Rydia, Edward, and Yang then decide to sail to Baron in hopes of rescuing Rosa. However, on their voyage, they are attacked by the sea monster Leviathan, who wrecks their ship and separates the party. The Monk is a character class in a number of table-top roleplaying and computer games, notably the Dungeons & Dragons game. ... Drawn by Yoshitaka Amano Yang Fang Leiden is a fictional, playable character from the Square Co. ... The Dragon Knight ) is a character class (or job) featured in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of computer role-playing games. ... Kain Highwind , Cain Highwind in the original Japanese language version) is a fictional character in the Square Co. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Cecil and Yang, along with Tellah and the engineer Cid Pollendina, find Edward in Troia, where they are trying to collect the Earth Crystal to give to Golbez in exchange for Rosa. There, Edward tells them that Troia's Crystal was stolen by the Dark Elf. Before leaving Troia to retrieve the Crystal, Edward makes Cecil take his Twin Harp. The Elf is found in the Magnetic Cavern, where metal weapons and armor cannot be used. The Dark Elf nearly kills the party, as they cannot be well-protected, and Cecil doesn't have access to his sword. Edward then plays his own harp which corresponds with the Twin Harp, freeing the party from the cavern's magnetic pull. They then defeat the Dark Elf. Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano Cid Pollendina is a fictional character in the Square Co. ... Dark Elves are often malicious counterparts to the Light Elves (or High Elves) in modern popular culture originally inspired by the Svartálfar, figures in Germanic paganism. ... Magnetic lines of force of a bar magnet shown by iron filings on paper In physics, magnetism is one of the phenomena by which materials exert an attractive or repulsive force on other materials. ...

When the Giant of Babil is activated, Edward commands an airship along with the Troians in order to stop it from advancing.

Before the last final battle, Edward's prayers give the party the strength they need to defeat Zemus. Square Co. ...

Skills

Hide

Edward runs off of the screen, Hiding from the battle. Though he receives no damage, he can no longer attack. While Hiding, Edward's only available commands are to reappear, or "defend" to continue Hiding. This skill can be used manually, but if Edward's HP drops enough to put him in danger mode, this will be executed automatically. If the rest of the party is wiped out, he will automatically come back out of hiding to make an action.

Medicine

By using the Medicine command, Edward heals his allies, using a Potion. This ability was translated as Heal for the Final Fantasy Chronicles version and Final Fantasy IV Advance. Sadly, this command does not make use of higher-potency potions (Hi-Potions, X-Potions) for a greater effect, which severely limits its use later in the game.

Sing

Like the bards of Final Fantasy III and Final Fantasy V, Edward can inflict various status effects on enemies by Singing to them. Examples include the Lullaby (sleep), Song of Charm/Enticement (confusion), and Song of Silence (mute). The effect generated is random, and sometimes no effect is caused at all. Upon the completion of his Lunar Trial in the Game Boy Advance version, it upgrades to Chant, which casts Shell and Protect on all party members. The Bard is a character class (or job) featured on Square Enixs Final Fantasy series. ... This article is about the Famicom game, Final Fantasy III. For the Nintendo DS remake, see Final Fantasy III (Nintendo DS). ... Final Fantasy V ) is a console role-playing game (RPG) developed and published by Square Co. ... Status Effects are modifications to a characters condition that appear in numerous video games. ...

The Spoony Bard

In the original English translation of Final Fantasy IV for the Super NES, which is often attributed to Ted Woolsey, but was actually credited to Kaoru Moriyama, K. Okahisa, and H. Takahashi, Tellah attacks Edward upon meeting him and uses the insult, "You spoony bard!" As silly as the line is, it has become one of the most famous and often quoted pieces of dialogue in the entire Final Fantasy series (and the word "spoony," which means "enamored in a silly or sentimental way" is used more or less correctly here). For this reason, the line was left in the game even after it was retranslated for release on the Sony Playstation and once again when put on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. Ted Woolsey was the primary translator of Squaresofts console role-playing games during the SNES era (circa 1990-1996). ...

Translations

The following are various transcripts and translations from Final Fantasy IV, notable for contributing the phrase "You spoony bard!" to the international lexicon. The text is reproduced here under strict fair use guidelines as it is critical to demonstrating the reason behind and context for "You spoony bard!" as well as providing insight into the game itself. This transcript of the confrontation between Tellah and Edward contains the original Japanese, a literal translation, a "free text" translation attempting to capture the spirit and tone which the author intended, and the SNES translation. For fair use in trademark law, see Fair use (US trademark law). ...

Tellah

original: きさま あの時の吟遊詩人！ きさまのせいでアンナは！

literal: You, the bard of that time! As for Anna, it's because of you! (The word used for both instances of "you" is "kisama," one of the rudest ways to say "you" in Japanese. This is what is often presumed to be what "you spoony bard" is supposed to be a translation of. Because of it's harshness, one might say "kisama" is akin to "you bastard" or "you son of a bitch.")

"free text": You! You're that bard from before! This is your fault!

SNES: You're the bard! You did this to her!

bard

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Tellah

original: きさま よくも娘を・・・・

literal: You, how could you, my daughter... (Again, "kisama" is used for "you.")

"free text": You! How could you do this to my daughter...

SNES: You swindler!

bard

original: ちがうんです！

literal: It is different!

"free text": No, I didn't!

SNES: Please! Listen!

Tellah

original: なにがちがうと いうのだ！

literal: Say what is it that's different!

"free text": What do you mean you didn't!?

SNES: You spoony bard!

References

Square-Enix official site