Vivi Ornitier (Japanese: ビビ・オルニティア, Hepburn: Bibi Orunitia)[a] is a video game character in the Final Fantasy series.

Vivi is one of several "energetic young boy" characters who permeate the many player parties in the Final Fantasy series.

He later discovers that the Black Mages are mindless footsoldiers, manufactured by a man named Kuja and supplied to Garnet's mother Queen Brahne to conquer the Mist Continent.

[18] He was named one of the best Final Fantasy characters by IGN and Complex staff, the latter calling Vivi's design "iconic", a sentiment that Sarah Doherty of RPG Site shared.

[19][20][21] Dave Smith of IGN felt that Vivi was simple yet complex, owing to him feeling like a mixture of old and new Final Fantasy elements.

[22] Chris Carter of Destructoid identified Vivi as one of the core reasons for their enjoyment of Final Fantasy IX, while Bitmob staff noted him as a standout among the game's cast.

[23][24] Mike Diver of Vice called him one of the most overlooked video game characters, praising him for his evocative story line.

[27] Adam Biessener of Game Informer discussed how exciting it was to see a character with his design, and noted that they wish they could have followed Vivi's story instead of Zidane's.

[32] Nadia Oxford of USGamer called him one of the best-written characters in a Japanese role-playing game while similarly praising his journey.

[33] Gerren Fisher of Venture Beat discussed how they connected to Vivi due to going through similar things in their life as a child, such as his shyness and learning about death.

[35] In 2021, Matthew Byrd of Den of Geek ranked Vivi #1 on the list of the top 15 Final Fantasy characters of all time.