471: And then I died

[Loyal]

First, Barry is the Red Wizard, from what I remember on other threads discussing them.

Second:

Fighter appears to lead the party. Now, in a group with a charismatic Ninja, noble White Wizard, and Knowldable Red Wizard, why would he be the leader? Because of the damn destiny thing you always get in FF games =P
And if Fighter really did have this amazing destiny; it's really the only way anyone would let him lead.

Simple: He is a Fighter. He is the tank. He is the one with the highest Maximum HP and the Highest Absorb stat. He is the one that takes the hits. He is the one that (In FF and in 8BT as well, according to RM's chart) gets hit most often. It's only common sense to put the meat shield in front. You aren't gonna get much protection if your shield is still on your back, are you?

Third:

I was under the impression that Fighter was more afflicted by ignorance and immaturity than by a true lack of intelligence, both of which can be changed over time. He's probably an absent-minded slow learner too, but that doesn't make him unintelligent.

Or, simply put, Fighter is incompetent, and likely has ADD (He seems fairly artistic, with his like of Haiku, and the many variations of his sword techniques which, itself, could be called Art).