Kefka Palazzo, also known as Cefca[note 1], is the main antagonist of Final Fantasy VI. The court mage of the Gestahlian Empire, Kefka was their first experimental Magitek Knight, giving him the ability to use magic. However, the process was not yet perfected and the infusion damaged Kefka's mind, transforming him into a maniacal harlequin with an unquenchable thirst for blood. Chaotic and unpredictable in his drive to cause destruction, Kefka eventually turned on Emperor Gestahl and seized control of the Warring Triad to become the god of magic and used their power to destroy the known world.
Kefka has been well received critically and is often considered by reviewers and analysts to be one of the greatest villains in the Final Fantasy series and video games as a whole.
