Limited to 5 character means it is hard choices, FF9 has enough alone to fill any list.
1) Vivi FF9 - He's awesome
2) Fran FF12 - I'm sure I mainly played the game because of her, never play it without her being in my main party.
3) Rude & Reno FF7 (only from FF7) - As a unit/team. They were funny, the fact they were generic villains yet had personalities. Rude wanted some Tifa action...
4) Squall FF8 - His development in the game was both pushed upon him yet also forced by his own stubborness.
5) Red XIII FF7 - A talking cat people.
Honourable mention to Fang from FFXIII, the game is the worst FF game I've played, it has awful character except her. Who is a powerful female character who doesn't take any crap and just wants the girl. didn't make the list because she' in FFXIII.
Hmm, pie.
