What is the protagonist name in Metaphor: ReFantazio? Playable character explained

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As someone who’s spent countless hours immersed in the world of RPGs, I can’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia when it comes to naming our digital companions. From Tidus to Cloud, the names we choose for our characters have become an integral part of the gaming experience.

Pondering over whether Metaphor: ReFantazio has a universally recognized main character aside from the one I’ve assigned to him as a film critic.

In role-playing games (RPGs), giving your characters names is a longstanding custom, which helps you feel more connected to the narrative. It’s fun to recall the excitement of renaming our characters back in the early Final Fantasy series, as the voice actors often didn’t use Tidus’s name in Final Fantasy X to honor this tradition.

However, official names make conversations easier. They save us awkwardly saying “the main character” every other sentence. Or the ambiguous second-person “you”.

In other words, does our protagonist in the game Metaphor officially go by a specific name, or are we free to choose his nickname as we begin playing the game?

Let’s take a look.

What is the protagonist name in Metaphor: ReFantazio? Playable character explained

Since there’s no predefined name for the character in Metaphor: ReFantazio (unlike in some games like Final Fantasy where characters have default names), you might be curious if there’s an official or canonical name for the main character at all.

It’s true that there exists a standard name for certain games, however, this name may vary depending on the specific language being used within the gaming environment.

If you’re using English (or any other languages like Japanese, Chinese, or Korean) for your game, then the principal character’s name happens to be Will.

However, it differs if you’re playing in other European languages.

He also has the following names:

  • Wilhelm in German
  • Victor in Spanish and Italian
  • Éric in French
  • Pedro in Portuguese

Revisiting the debates that echoed through online forums two decades ago, where passionate European gamers insisted on using the misinterpreted name, Aeris, instead of Aerith, for the character in Final Fantasy VII.

However, take note that the main character in Metaphor goes by different names depending on the language you speak. Therefore, it’s understandable if your French friend refers to the young hero as Eric and his fairy companion as Gallica.

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2024-10-14 15:33