Rydia's Contest History

Who is Rydia?
Rydia is a summoner in Final Fantasy IV. She comes from the village of Myst. A village known for summoning. One day her mom died because her Eidolon had been slain by Cecil and Kain. Unaware of their action, the two reach the village and release the fire. They offer to help Rydia out but she is so angered she summons Titan and splits the ground. Weakened from the summoning, Cecil took Rydia to Kaipo to rest but refused to talk to Cecil. At night, Baron knights arrived to eliminate the summoner but Cecil intervened and stopped the knights. Rydia forgave Cecil and told him her name. Rydia joined Cecil in his quest to cure Rosa and stop Baron. On the journey, Rydia reveals her hatred of fire when she refuses to use fire to melt an ice block. Yang helps her overcome her fear and she eliminates the block. On their journey to Baron by sea, Leviathan attacks the boat and Rydia is swallowed. The party mourns her passing.

However, Leviathan really just took Rydia to the Feymarch - home of the Eidolons. Times flows much faster in the Feymarch and Rydia grew into a young women and became a better summmoner and black mage. Rydia was told of the danger Golbez was threatening the world with and Rydia left to rejoin Cecil. Underground in the Dwarven Castle, Golbez was about to finish off the party when Rydia returned and stopped him with her Mist Dragon. The party is amazed to see her alive and how much she has grown. She continued to help the party win the final battle against Zeromus.

In The After Years, Rydia is tasked with rebuilding the village of Myst.

"Coward. You're a man, aren't you? A grown man! Stop crying. I have."

Contest History
Win-Loss Record: 0-1

Summer 2008 Contest - Division 8 - Second Group
 * Division 8 Round 1 --- 3rd place, 22461 [17.48%] - Auron, 50759 [39.50%] - Sub-Zero, 34533 [26.88%] - Marcus Fenix, 20745 [16.14%]

Rydia surprised everyone here by not coming in last. The DS remake really helped her out here but it's doubtful she every makes the contest again.