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Princess Sarah, also given as Princess Sara (セーラ Sēra), is a recurring name used by several princesses in the Final Fantasy series.

Appearances

Final Fantasy

Artwork of Sarah from the Dawn of Souls port.

Princess Sarah is a minor character in the original Final Fantasy. She is the daughter of the King of Cornelia and Queen Jayne, and has a younger sister. She is kidnapped by Garland, and held hostage in the Chaos Shrine, but the Warriors of Light rescue her. In return, she gives them the lute, which later enables them to expose a hidden passage in the Chaos Shrine when they travel to the past towards the end of the game.

Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.

Garland holding the princess captive.

Final Fantasy III

Main article: Sara Altney

Princess Sara meets the party while on her way to stop Djinn of Fire. Later in the game, she would help save the light warriors from the Curse of the Five Wyrms, along with Desch, Alus Restor, one of the Old Men, and Cid Haze. In the Nintendo DS remake, she and Ingus have a small love story.

Final Fantasy IX

Main article: Garnet til Alexandros XVII

Sarah is Garnet's real name, before she was adopted by Queen Brahne. The player must go to Madain Sari and reveal the hidden text on the Eidolon wall to find this out. This makes her the first playable Princess Sarah in the series.

Etymology

Sarah (שָׂרָה in hebrew) is a Hebrew name for "princess", or a woman of high rank.

In Popular Culture

8-Bit Theater

A parody version of the original Final Fantasy's Sarah, who, due to her frequently being kidnapped and exposed to evil people, is more evil than most of the villians. She decides to help Garland learn to become a villian because of his incompetence.