With the exception of the four characters you choose to start with at the beginning of the game, you will have to unlock the rest (so choose wisely). The majority of characters are unlocked by collecting Crystal Shards. There are twelve colors of Crystal Shards, and each character is aligned with a certain type. When you collect enough shards of one type, you can then choose (only) one character of that type to be unlocked. Then your Shards (of that type) will reset to zero. Unlockable characters that do not require collecting crystal shards are limited to Chaos (via Rhythmia) and the DLC packs' characters.
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| Ace (Final Fantasy Type-0) | Collect enough Yellow Crystal Shards
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| Aerith (Final Fantasy VII) | Collect enough Pink Crystal Shards
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| Agrias (Final Fantasy Tactics) | Collect enough Orange Crystal Shards
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| Amphmau (Final Fantasy XI) | Collect enough White Crystal Shards
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| Ashe (Final Fantasy XII) | Collect enough Orange Crystal Shards
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| Auron 2 (Final Fantasy X-2) | DLC character - DLC Pack 06
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| Balthier (Final Fantasy XII) | Collect enough Blue Crystal Shards
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| Barret (Final Fantasy VII) | Collect enough Silver Crystal Shards
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| Bartz (Final Fantasy V) | Collect enough Red Crystal Shards
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| Benjamin (Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest / Final Fantasy USA) | Collect enough Yellow Crystal Shards
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| Cecil (Final Fantasy IV) | Collect enough Green Crystal Shards
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| Celes (Final Fantasy VI) | Collect enough Blue Crystal Shards
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| Chaos (Dissidia Final Fantasy) | Collect 20,000 Rhythmia and defeat Chaos
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| Ciaran (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles) | Collect enough Green Crystal Shards
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| Cid (Final Fantasy III) | Collect enough Orange Crystal Shards
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| Cloud (Final Fantasy VII) | Collect enough Yellow Crystal Shards
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| Cloud 2 (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children) | DLC character - DLC Pack 03
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| Cosmos (Dissidia Final Fantasy) | Collect enough Red Crystal Shards
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| Edgar (Final Fantasy VI) | Collect enough Gold Crystal Shards
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| Edge (Final Fantasy IV) | Collect enough Gold Crystal Shards
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| Eiko (Final Fantasy IX) | Collect enough Silver Crystal Shards
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| Faris (Final Fantasy V) | Collect enough Purple Crystal Shards
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| Firion (Final Fantasy II) | Collect enough Indigo Crystal Shards
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| Fran (Final Fantasy XII) | Collect enough Gold Crystal Shards
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| Galuf (Final Fantasy V) | Collect enough Silver Crystal Shards
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| Garnet (Final Fantasy IX) | Collect enough White Crystal Shards
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| Hope (Final Fantasy XIII) | Collect enough White Crystal Shards
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| Jecht (Final Fantasy X) | Collect enough Gold Crystal Shards
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| Kain (Final Fantasy IV) | Collect enough Blue Crystal Shards
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| Krile (Final Fantasy V) | DLC character - DLC Pack 05
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| Laguna (Final Fantasy VIII) | Collect enough Gold Crystal Shards
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| Lenna (Final Fantasy V) | Collect enough White Crystal Shards
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| Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII) | Collect enough Red Crystal Shards
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| Lightning 2 (Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII) | Collect enough Green Crystal Shards
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| Lilisette (Final Fantasy XI) | Collect enough Silver Crystal Shards
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| Locke (Final Fantasy VI) | Collect enough Orange Crystal Shards
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| Makina (Final Fantasy Type-0) | Collect enough Purple Crystal Shards
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| Minwu (Final Fantasy II) | Collect enough Purple Crystal Shards
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| Noel (Final Fantasy XIII-2) | Collect enough Purple Crystal Shards
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| Onion Knight (Final Fantasy III) | Collect enough Yellow Crystal Shards
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| Orlandeau (Final Fantasy Tactics) | DLC character - DLC Pack 04
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| Paine (Final Fantasy X-2) | Collect enough Blue Crystal Shards
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| Princess Sara (Final Fantasy I) | Collect enough Pink Crystal Shards
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| Prishe (Final Fantasy XI) | Collect enough Purple Crystal Shards
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| Ramza (Final Fantasy Tactics) | Collect enough Yellow Crystal Shards
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| Rem (Final Fantasy Type 0) | Collect enough White Crystal Shards
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| Rikku (Final Fantasy X-2) | Collect enough Pink Crystal Shards
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| Rinoa (Final Fantasy VIII) | Collect enough Blue Crystal Shards
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| Rosa (Final Fantasy IV) | DLC character - DLC Pack 02
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| Rydia (Final Fantasy IV) | Collect enough Pink Crystal Shards
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| Seifer (Final Fantasy VIII) | Collect enough Purple Crystal Shards
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| Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII) | Collect enough Black Crystal Shards
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| Sera (Final Fantasy XIII-2) | Collect enough Indigo Crystal Shards
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| Shantotto (Final Fantasy XI) | Collect enough Yellow Crystal Shards
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| Snow (Final Fantasy XIII) | Collect enough Pink Crystal Shards
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| Squall (Final Fantasy VIII) | Collect enough Green Crystal Shards
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| Terra (Final Fantasy VI) | Collect enough Indigo Crystal Shards
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| Tidus (Final Fantasy X) | Collect enough Indigo Crystal Shards
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| Tifa (Final Fantasy VII) | Collect enough White Crystal Shards
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| Tifa 2 (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children) | Collect enough Green Crystal Shards
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| Vanille (Final Fantasy XIII) | Collect enough Silver Crystal Shards
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| Vann (Final Fantasy XII) | Collect enough Green Crystal Shards
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| Vincent (Final Fantasy VII) | DLC character - DLC Pack 07
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| Vivi (Final Fantasy IX) | Collect enough Orange Crystal Shards
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| Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy I) | Collect enough Red Crystal Shards
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| Y'Shtola (Final Fantasy XIV) | Collect enough Indigo Crystal Shards
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| Yuffie (Final Fantasy VII) | DLC character - DLC Pack 01
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| Yuna (Final Fantasy X) | Collect enough Pink Crystal Shards
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| Yuna 2 (Final Fantasy X-2) | Collect enough Indigo Crystal Shards
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| Zack (Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core) | Collect enough Red Crystal Shards
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| Zidane (Final Fantasy X) | Collect enough Red Crystal Shards
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