Freya is one of the many "strong, serious female" characters to appear throughout the series. It is a role preceded by Rydia (as an adult) from "Final Fantasy IV", Faris Scherwiz from "Final Fantasy V", Celes Chere from "Final Fantasy VI", Aerith Gainsborough from "Final Fantasy VII", and Quistis Trepe from "Final Fantasy VIII", and succeeded by Lulu from "Final Fantasy X", Fran from "Final Fantasy XII", Oerba Yun Fang from "Final Fantasy XIII", and Aranea Highwind from "Final Fantasy XV" (though the latter was merely a guest character, she nonetheless came the closest to filling the role).