Celes Chere, also spelled as Celes Chère, is a playable character in Final Fantasy VI. She was raised in the Gestahlian Empire, received a magic infusion to turn her into a Magitek Knight, and rose through the ranks to become a general. However, she becomes disillusioned with the Empire and turns traitor, joining the Returners and forming a friendship with Locke. In the World of Ruin, Celes becomes the game's viewpoint character for the first several dungeons and is the first character the player controls. She travels across the new world seeking information on what has become of her friends since the cataclysm and brings them together again to strike back at Kefka and free the world from his rule.