Editing Relm Arrowny (section)

==Critical reception==
Relm has received generally positive reception. She became a significant topic of discussion among fans and critics following the reveal of the Pictomancer job in ''Final Fantasy XIV'', which is based on her ability in ''Final Fantasy VI''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/what-relm-arrowny-can-tell-us-about-pictomancer-in-ffxiv/ |title=What Relm Arrowny can tell us about Pictomancer in FFXIV |work=[[Destructoid]] |last=Vaynshteyn |first=Paula |date=January 9, 2024 |accessdate=April 17, 2024}}</ref> Her role as a child character in games has been particularly discussed, with the authors of the book ''Queerness in Play'' noting how such characters are usually not as limited to healer roles as "maiden characters" such as [[Rosa Farrell]] from ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' and fellow ''Final Fantasy VI'' character [[Terra Branford]], and emphasize potential instead of limitation like older teenage characters in ''Final Fantasy'' tend to do.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=awZ0DwAAQBAJ |title=Queerness in Play |publisher=Springer |last1=Harper |first1=Todd |last2=Adams |first2=Meghan Blythe |last3=Taylor |first3=Nicholas |year=2018 |isbn=978-3319905426 |accessdate=April 23, 2024}}</ref> Meanwhile, Patrick Holleman in the book ''Reverse Design: Final Fantasy VI'' found her juvenile petulance to be "occasionally cute and amusing". However, he felt she alongside Strago suffered from "late-arrival syndrome," and as a result was behind other characters not only mechanically but received less character development. He added that being young made her unlikely to be featured prominently in the story, a connection he admitted he would not have made when playing the game twenty years prior to writing the book.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wVBtDwAAQBAJ |title=Reverse Design: Final Fantasy VI |publisher=CRC Press |last=Holleman |first=Patrick |date=September 3, 2018 |isbn=9780429834431 |accessdate=April 23, 2024}}</ref>

The relationship between Relm and her paternal figures has also been a subject of discussion. ''[[Destructoid]]'' writer Chad Concelmo felt that the demonstration of her past with Shadow was beautiful due to its subtlety, and that such stories were a rarity in video games, which he observed were typically more explicit in stating what was happening.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/the-memory-card-90-in-her-fathers-shadow/ |title=The Memory Card .90: In her father's Shadow |work=[[Destructoid]] |last=Concelmo |first=Chad |date=May 12, 2011 |accessdate=April 17, 2024}}</ref> In the book ''The Legend of Final Fantasy VI'', Pierre Maugein argued that being abandoned by her father made her create a "hard outer shell" for relationships, considering her a heartbreaking character, especially since her father is in the same group and she never learns his identity. He enjoyed that the characters' shared history was illustrated through clues for the player to pick up, and considered the relationship between the two among the most powerful in the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' franchise.<ref name="Legend"/>

Maugein also observed how she contrasts with what Strago represents, namely the social paradigm of old people being the center of the family in Japanese culture. He felt her acerbity symbolized a shift among younger generations as they grew more estranged from traditional cultural social paradigms, and while she seemed like a "sweet, naive" girl, she was portrayed as strong-willed and able to criticize adults. In this way, she illustrated a "particular truth" to people reflected the concept of a child or "simple" characters being more able to "convey the image of raw life force". Maugein felt that it was this particular aspect of her character that allowed her to save Strago from the Cult of Kefka, her "unconstrained harsh yet affectionate words" cutting through the cult's brainwashing and the moral despair of her grandfather.<ref name="Legend">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WeivtAEACAAJ |title=The Legend of Final Fantasy VI: Creation - Universe - Decryption |last=Maugein |first=Pierre |year=2018 |publisher=Third Editions |isbn=978-2377840304 |accessdate=April 23, 2024}}</ref>
[[File:FinalFantasyVI-RelmTheme.ogg|thumb|Relm's musical theme uses a recurring but changing melody that has been seen as the character reflecting on her own sadness while still conveying a childlike demeanor.]]
Writer and musician Sebastian Deken in his book examining the characters of ''Final Fantasy VI'' discussed how, despite her precocious behavior, the way she is introduced - with a title card he compares to a translation of the poem "Deer Park" by [[Wang Wei (Tang dynasty)|Wang Wei]] - conveyed depth. He commented that her actions and beliefs told how much she cared about Strago, and how motivated she is to do things for him. When discussing her music theme, he described it as "sweet but immature", talking about how it may cause listeners to wonder where it's going and encouraged them to give her a second look despite her late-game introduction. He felt that the song went in a downward motion to convey sadness, speculating that it may suggest that Relm reflects on her sadness often. The stillness of the theme also caused him to speculate what it could mean, suggesting "time stretching out in front of her, as it does when you’re a child; maybe it’s daylight; or maybe she’s stepping back from her canvas, thumb to her chin." He found her theme "childlike without being childish", and expressed that composer Uematsu's affinity for Relm may be reflected in how the melody illustrates his own artistry.<ref name="Reverse">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oyUvEAAAQBAJ |title=Final Fantasy VI |publisher=Boss Fight Books |last=Deken |first=Sebastian |year=2021 |isbn=9781940535289 |accessdate=April 23, 2024}}</ref>
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