Faris Scherwiz (Final Fantasy 5)

Born Sarisa Scherwil Tycoon to King Alexander Highwind Tycoon, she was a year older than her sister, Lenna Charlotte Tycoon. Sarisa was raised by King Tycoon, her mother, and Jenica, a servant in the castle. Sarisa would learn spells with Jenica and was sometimes tasked putting her younger sister to sleep. Sarisa's mother was sick while she was young and King Tycoon would often ride the wind drake, Hiryu, in search of a doctor to cure her.

Sarisa was lost at sea in a storm one day when sailing with her father when she was around five. As she was unable to pronounce her name correctly (calling herself "Farifa"), the pirates who found her dubbed her "Faris".The shock of the event and her youth at the time caused Faris to forget much of her history at Tycoon. Not wishing to be the only woman in a crew of pirates, Faris dressed and acted as a man. Faris was raised with Syldra, likening their bond to that of siblings, and used their companionship to pull the ship across waters, not needing the wind. Faris's relationship with Syldra allowed her to later become the pirate captain. Faris' crystal represents courage, the essence of fire. Faris is bold, determined, brash, and rough-spoken. Faris is initially ruthless, to the point of holding Princess Lenna for ransom. These traits and her leadership qualities mean she commands respect among the pirate crew, who have promised to follow her to the ends of the earth. Though Faris initially joins for selfish reasons, curious to learn more about Lenna's pendant, Faris eventually bonds with the other Light Warriors, which is seen when she becomes closer with her sister Lenna and also with Bartz when spending time with him alone in Lix. Faris' loyalty to the Light Warriors extends as far as her being willing to follow Galuf to his world, despite being warned it would be a one-way trip. Though Faris has embraced her role as pirate captain, she runs from and shuns her past as the eldest daughter of King Tycoon. Faris is initially defensive of and ashamed of her gender. The morning after it is revealed to the others, she doubles down harder on her usual traits, which the others respect. Faris hides from Lenna that they are sisters, even when Lenna suspects it, only owning up to it later after encountering King Tycoon in Gohn and, even then, choosing to conceal her identity as Princess Sarisa. Although Faris later accepts her royal heritage and assumes the throne at Tycoon with Lenna, she still escapes the first chance she gets, believing that she is not cut out for royalty. Beneath her brash and rough-spoken persona, she has a caring side that she reveals for Syldra, Lenna, and King Tycoon.

Faris has a deep bond with Syldra, likening her to a sibling and showing immense distress at her death. Faris' actual sibling, Lenna, becomes close to her later. Faris is protective of Lenna, rushing to her defense in the North Mountain when Lenna is attacked by Magissa. Lenna suspects all along that Faris is her sister, though Faris hides it at first; after owning up to it, the two form a sisterly bond talking about their past life.Despite being separated from King Tycoon much of her life, Faris expresses a love for the king too and calls him "papa" and, later on, protects him, even when he is possessed. As a Light Warrior, Faris has access to all the jobs learned from the the crystal fragments, which store powers of warriors of legend. Access to these powers allows Faris and the other Light Warriors to mix them to combinations that suit the current battle plan. Faris later acquired the twelve legendary weapons that had previously been used to defeat the warlock Enuo one thousand years ago.

Faris's main strength is her leadership skills. Faris commands great respect of her pirate crew, who rarely question her orders, even if they confuse them, and who have promised to follow her wherever she needs them.

Faris has long, loose purple hair with a green headband and green eyes. She wears a dark blue sleeveless jacket with gold piping and a paler blue tunic with a gold belt that has a red jewel, similar to her sister's. Over the shoulders, Faris wears a baggy green shawl hiked up on the shoulders and secured with a red stone brooch. She has brown leather bracers on the forearms and matching boots.