Probaly Fran (ff12), tifa (ff7) yuffie (ff7 derge of cerbeus) or rikku(ff10)
The main protagonist is a girl and out of the 6 playable characters 3 are girls the girls names are vanille, lightning, and fang.
Main (playable) characters,FF1 - No named characters,FF2 - Maria,FF3 - Refia,FF4 - Rydia, Rosa,FF5 - Lenna, Faris, Krile,FF6 - Terra, Celes, Relm,FF7 - Tifa, Yuffie,FF8 - Quistis, Selphie, Rinoa,FF9...
Actually,at the beginning your a female character,Lightning,and yes she is supposed to be like the female version of Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy 7. But as you get farther in the game,you change...
The PS3 and Xbox 360 game will be released on January 31 2012