FF1

2000 Years Ago:

An
endless
loopthe
begins
when to
Garland,
athe
knight
from
the
present,
enters
into Fiends
a time
deal with
fourinto
Fiends
become
demon
king
Chaos.
He
sends
the
2000
years
the
future
topower
wreak
havoc.
When
they The
are
finally
defeated
in
the
present,
he
uses
their
to
become
Chaos.
Light Warriors
fromChaos
the present
finallythe
travel
Fiends
to vanquish
and disrupt
timeback
loop.in time to the Temple of
The
at Crescent
Lake
foresee
four Light Warriors who will free the
worldsages
from the
destruction
of the
Fiends.
200 Years Ago:
The
four
Fiends:
Lich,
Kary,
Kraken,
and
Tiamat,
wreaking
havoc
on
the
world.
Lich
causesand
the Tiamat
ground near
town
ofbegin
Melmond
to brown
away
and
wither.
Kraken
causethethe
confinement
and
eventually,
almost
extinction
of
the
race
of
Lufenia.
Tiamat
takes
over
the
Lufenish
Floating Castle, which they used to live in.
Some Time Ago:
The town of Pravoca is overtaken by Bikke and his pirate gang.
Astos,
the Dark
Elf,tosteals
thegrievously
crystal of ill.
the
witch Matoya
and causes
prince
become
However,
he somehow
loses the
his
Crown of
in the
the Elves
Cave of
Marsh.
Present:
Princess
Sarah,
daughter
of
the
king
of
Cornelia,
is
captured
by
Garland
and
taken
to his
castle who
(formerly
the
of Chaos).
She is rescued
by The
the
four
Warriors
show
up Temple
out of nowhere,
each
an Orb.
OrbsLight
correspond
to the four
Elementals,
and all have
lostholding
their shine.
In
thanks,
the
king
builds
a
bridge
to
the
east
to
allow
the
Light
Warriors
to
continue their quest.
The
Light
Warriors
defeat
the
pirate
Bikke,
who
gives
them
his
ship
in
thanks
for not cutting his head off.
Deceived
byfrom
Astos
(who poses
as a human
king), the itLight
Warriors
retrieve
the
the
of Marsh.
Uponthe
returning
to Astos,
he him
betrays
themCrown
and reveals
hisCave
true form.
However,
Light Warriors
turn on
and
slay
him.
The
Light Warriors
take them
the Crystal,
byElven
Astos,prince
back with.
to Matoya. In
exchange,
Matoya gives
a herb hoarded
to cure the
Upon
delivering
the
theany
Elven
thetoLight
a
magical
key which
canherb,
unlock
door.prince
They gives
use this
obtainWarriors
TNT held
inside Cornelia
Castle.
They
deliver
the
TNT
to
a
dwarf
named
Nelic,
who
builds
a
canal
to
the
west.
The
Light
Melmond
seea the
carnage
caused
Lich.
They
headWarriors
into the arrive
Terra in
Cavern
and and
defeat
vampire
living
in its by
depths,
but
off. arrive at an impasse when the staircase to descend further is blocked
They
deliver
the Ruby
findoffers
in the
cave
to a Titan,
who
allows
passage
to Sage
Sarda.they
Sarda
them
magical
Rod
which
can them
open
the
downward.
thea cave
to its
furthest
depths
to
meetpassageway
Lich and defeat
him. TheThey
Earthfollow
Orb shines
again.
Lukin,
a
Sage
in
the
town
of
Crescent
Lake,
gives
the
Light
Warriors
a
Canoe
to
reach
the
Mount
Gulg.
They
plumb
its
depths
and
defeat
Kary,
the
Fire Fiend, restoring another Orb.
Theresurrect
Light Warriors retrive the Floater Stone from the Ice Cavern and use it
to
geography. the ancient Airship, allowing them full reign of the world's
The
Light
Warriors
buy a Bottle
from
a desert
and use
it tothem
trap to
a
fairy in the
town of Onlak.
The
fairy
gives
them merchant
Oxyale,
which
allows
breathe
underwater.
Thus
fortified,
they
tackle
the
Sunken
Shrine.
They lost.
find
a
Rosetta
Stone,
a Water
clue
forFiend,
the Lufenish
language,
which
has
long been
They
also
find
the
Kraken,
and
defeat
him
to
restore
the
third
Orb.
Dr.
Unne
in Melmond
the
to teach
the Light
Warriors
thetolanguage
of
the
Lufenish.
They uses
travel
to Slab
the sole
remaining
Lufenish
town
the
attempt
of Tiamat
to
destroy
a Chime
with discover
which to
enter
the Tower
of Mirage,
whichthem.
in turnThey
leadsare
to given
the Floating
Castle.
The
Light
Warriors
travel
to
a
waterfall
cave,
where
a
robot,
programmed
by
the
Lufenish,
provides
them
with
a
Cube
which
allows
them
access
to the
Floating
Tower. They
travel
Tiamat, restoring
the last
Orb.there, using the Chime and Cube, and defeat
2000
years
the past,
Garland uses the power of the defeated Fiends to
become
the in
demon
king Chaos.
The Light Warriors,
on the
advice of the Crescent Lake Sages, use the time
teleporter
in
the
Temple
they finally defeat Chaos.of Fiends to travel back in time 2000 years, when
Side Quests
The
dragons
onThey
Cardia
Island,
led by of
King
Bahamut,
put the
Light
Warriors
through
a test.
enter
the Castle
Ordeal
and bring
back
a Rat's
Tail.
Their skills
are greatly
enhanced
by the dragon
king.
Labyrinth of Time (PSP)
After defeating
the
last of the
four elemental
fiends,
The Labyrinth
Time, a
bonus
dungeon
consisting
each
timedofpuzzles,
becomes
available
and canof
bevarious
enteredfloors,
through
thecontaining
Chaos Shrine.
A
finite
number
of
abilities
such
as
"Flee"
and
"Magic"
may
be
sacrificed
to
thetime
Lightcauses
of Timethe
orbparty
in order
to gain
morehealth
time on
a given floor. Running
out
of
to start
losing
and
to become
more
frequent.ofFailing
a puzzle
in this
way causes
theencounters
group to unlock
a Red
Seal (instead
a Blue).
Occassionaly
bonus
floors
show up
a Blue
Seal (next
floor), Red
Seal
(return to
the
entrance),
andcontaining
a pot
(fully
recover
HP/MP/status).
Occasionally,
cloaked
figure who
you
the dungeon
will lend
you help in thethe
form
of a beneficial
item
orfollowed
increaseinto
in time.
When the
deepest floor
of the
Labyrinth
oforb
Time
islight
finally
reached,
thevarious
group
faces
Chronodia,
Master
of
Time,
an
of
melded
with
enemies
thebeing
game.
Its strength
is determined
by the amount of Blue
seals youfrom
obtain,
stronger
the more
you have acquired.
FF2
The
evilking
Paramecia
an ironagrip
onagainst
the world.
rebel army,
led
by
Fynn,Empire
tries tohas
organize
coup
the AEmpire,
but fails
timethe
and timeofagain.
The
empire
is
able
to
overrun
the
kingdom
of
Kas'ion
because
of
the
actions
of
Borghen,
its general,
betrayed
theking
kingdom.
Gordon
and Scott, the
princes
of Kas'ion,
travel who
to Altair
help the
out in his
ventures.
In
an of
attack
to attempt
to regain
Fynn
Castle,
both
the king
of Fynn
Scott
Kas'ion
are
fatally
wounded.
The
king's
daughter,
Hilda,
takes and
the
king
to Altair,
the underground
rebel base, and
overofinthe
hisRebels.
stead. Scott, unable
to
escape,
is hidden
by atakes
member
Four
youths,
Firion,
Gus,
Maria,
and
Leon,
are
also
fighting
against
the
Empire.
They
are
wounded
in
battle.
Leon
is
taken
by
the
enemy,
but
the
rebels rescue the other three. They are taken to Altair.
Leon
is brainwashed
byput
theinParamecian
Emperor
takesaon
the Warship
persona
of
Dark
Knight.
He is
charge
of the
missionand
to build
giant
forathe
Empire,
which
is based
in the city
of Bafsk.
The
three
youths
decide
to
search
for
Maria's
brother
Leon.
Their
first
stop to
is
Fynn,
where
the passwords
they learned
from
gain
them
Scott's
deathbed.
They
take
Scott's
ring tometal,
Hilda,Hilda
where
they
learnaccess
more no
of
the
rebels'
plans.
Without
the
legendary
Mithril,
the
rebels
have
chance
against
the Empire.
Hilda sends the three youths, along with her
magician
Mindu
(Minu),
to Semitt
which allows
them
to travel
east. Cave to procure some. Mindu has a canoe
They
travel
from
the
city
of
Paloom
byreach
sea Semitt
to Poft,Cave.
and from
therefrom
via the
an
airship
owned by a man
named
Cid, tofor
Villagers
city
of Salamand
forced
mine
Mithril
here.
of
the miners
Pavel,
a thief, andare
Nellie,
theto daughter
of
Josef
fromTwo
Salamand.
They are
are

rescued
byreturn
the three
youths
which they
to Altair
with.and Mindu, who also find a cache of Mithril,
Hilda now
decides
to send
the youths
andthey
Mindu
to Bafsk
to stop
building
of
the
Warship.
When
arrive
overhear
rumors
that the
the
Dark
Knight
has been
called
backthey
to Paramecia,
and
Borghen
taken
his
place
as overseer
of
the
Warship
project.
However,
Borghen
is has
sloppier
than
the
Dark
Knight,
and
the
youths
manage
to
sneak
in
via
the
sewers.
However,
the
Dark
Knight
is
waiting
for
them,
and
informs
them
that
the
Warship
is already
he and Borghen
escape
on it. toThey
strafe
several
and called
killcomplete;
many
Kas'ion
attempt
to
retrieve cities
an item
thepeople.
Sunfire;Gordon
most escapes
think he to
just
ran away.
Before
leaving
behind. Bafsk, the three youths pick up a pass that the Dark Knight leaves
Cid
in Poft tells
them
that the
only
way resides
to destroy
is by
the Sunfire
its
engines.
The
Flame
on the
the Warship
lowest
floor
ofthrowing
Kas'ion.
However,
tointo
be
able
to carry
the
flame
they To
require
the to
Ergil
which
itself
resides
onalso
therequire
highest
floor
of Kas'ion.
be
able
getTorch,
even
there,
however,
they
the
Goddess
Bell
to
open
the
door.
The
Bell
is
hidden in the Snow Cave to the north.
Josef
of Salamand
knows
the way
to
the
Snow
Cave,
but in back
order intoSemitt
cross
the
Snow
Field
they
will
require
the
Ice
Sled,
which
is
hidden
Cave.
Josef
and
theCave.
three Aided
youthsby
travel
therebeavers
and pick(whom
up theapparently
Ice Sled. They
travel
to
the
Snow
friendly
only
Gus
can
understand)
they
find theby
Goddess
Bell.
However,
Borghen
the
traitor
shows
up.
He
is
defeated
the
party,
but
causes
an
avalanche
which forces Josef to sacrifice himself to save the others.
The
three
youths
now
travel
to
Kas'ion,
where
they
meet
Gordon,
who
joins
them.
Together
they collect
the Ergil
Torch
andbut
thethey
Sunfire.
Hilda and
Cid
arrive
in Cid's
to both
take
to Altair,
are intercepted
by the
Warship
andairship
both Hilda
andyou
Cidback
are taken
prisoner.
The
pass
left
by
the
Dark
Knight
gains
the
three
youths
and
Gordon
access
to
the Warship.
They sneak
inside,
rescue it.
Hilda and Cid, and throw
the
Sunfire
into the Warship's
engine,
destroying
Back
in
Altair,
the
wounded
king
rewards
Gordon
by
giving
him
a
post in
Altair;
he
also
sends
the
magician
Mindu
to
look
for
the
legendary
ultimate
magic
Ultima.
king
three
youths The
to Deist
home
of
the spell,
Dragoons,
in The
hope
of sends
gainingthe
their
support.
king Castle,
then passes
away.
The
three
youths
take
a
ship
from
Paloom
to
Deist.
However,
it
turns
out
to
be
pirate and
ship,Leila
led by
a woman
named
However,
the youths defeat
the apirates,
joins
their quest
and Leila.
lends them
her ship.
In
Deist
Castle,
there
are
only
two
survivors,
a
woman
and
child.
They
tell
the
party
that Drake)
all the left.
Dragoons
have been
killed, and there
is only one
dragon
(Wind
However,
non-Dragoon
understand
the
Wind Drake
without a magical
Pendantno
which
is hidden incan
Deist
Cave.
They
find
the
Pendant.
The
Wind
Drake
tells
them
that
it
is dying.the
It
mentions
that
there
is
one
Dragoon
named
Gareth,
who
escaped
destruction
of
Deist
when
he its
leftegg
to look
for Spring
Ultima of
asLife
well.inside
Finally,
theCave.
Wind
Drake
asks
the
party
to
take
to
the
Deist
They do so, and return to Altair.
On
their arrival
they discover
that
Hilda
has place.
been They
captured, andthe
a
doppelganger
(a Lamia)
has been
ruling
in her
monster
and learn
where
is
at an beats
Arena,dispatch
where
the
Emperor
plans
on giving
her Hilda
away
as being
a there
prizeheld:
to whoever
monsters
there.
Gordon
accompanies
the
youths
while
Leila stays inthe
Altair.
The
youths
and Gordon
beat the
monster,
but are by
betrayed
by the
Emperor
and
taken
prisoner.
However,
they
are
rescued
Pavel,
thief,
as to
a
reward
for rescuing
from Semitt
Cave.
They regain
Hildathe
and
return
Altair,
where
Gordonhim
stays.
With
the
help
of
Mithril
and
Leila's
pirates,
the
rebels
have
organized
themselves
to moved
be ready
to
attacknear
the Emperor's
in Fynn
Castle.
Everyone
toand
a camp
the castle. stronghold
They succeed
in defeating
Gotus,
thehas
guardsman,
Fynn is retaken.
Hilda
tells
them
that
since
Mindu
has
not
returned
from
his
quest
for
Ultima,
they should
go
to Mysidia
toFynn
search
for him.
To do so,
though,
they
need
the
White
Mask
hidden
Castle
Basement.
With
a hint
from
Pavel,
they find
it and
head in
forthe
Mysidia.
They
learn
that
the
Ultima
magic
is
hidden
in
Mysidia
Tower.
To
enter,
they
need need
the Crystal
RodMask
hidden
in the
gaincollect
accessthetomask
that,
they
the Black
hidden
in Mysidia
Tropical Cave;
Island.toThey
and
reef. rod, and head to the tower, which lies inside a crescent-shaped coral
Before
they can
there,
they
are disappears.
swallowed by
Leviathan,
a sea village
monster
who
defends
the get
Ultima
Leila
They
find
an entire
of
people
by Gareth,
thespell.
monster
as they
searched
for Ultima;
included
in
these
isswallowed
the Dragoon
who
joins
them.
Eventually
they
find
their
ship
and
escape
Leviathan's
maw
to
enter
Mysidia
Tower.
They
find
four
crystal
orbs
and
the
Ultima
magic
inside
the
tower;
Mindu
sacrifices
himself
to
break the seal to the Ultima magic.
When
theya come
out which
they destroyed
discover that
the
Paramecian
has
unleashed
whirlwind
Altair,
Gatea,
Paloom, Emperor
and
Poft,world
and
Fynn
is under
attack.
Powerful
monsters
have
been
unleashed
on the
as
well.
Leila
is
in
Fynn,
having
gotten
out
of
Leviathan
by
herself.
They
discover
theWhirlwind,
egg from Deist
Cave
has hatched
into a Wind Drake, which
flies themthat
to the
where
the Emperor
hides.
They
manage
to reach
the
Emperor
and defeat
him,from
but he hasBefore
signedhe
a
pact
with
the
Devil
after
which
he
is
allowed
to
return
does
so, though,Castle.
the Dark Knight takes over the Emperor's death.
throne and rules
from Paramecia
Cid,
who
was and
fatallyGareth.
wounded
by the
Whirlwind,
leaves
his
Airship to the
three
youths
They
use
it to reach
thenewly-resurrected
mountain-bound
Paramecia
Castle.
When
they
reach
the Gareth,
throne
room,
the
Emperorhistries
toself
kill
the
three
youths,
and
the
Dark
Knight,
reveals
real
as
Leon.
Gareth
Deistracts
the
emperor
long
enoughwho
for
the other four to escape, but is killed for his efforts.
The
emperor
changes
Paramecia
Castle
to
Pandaemonium,
which
is
connected
to Hell. The
four youths manage to reach the new castle by going
through
for once the
andmagical
for all. Jade Portal. They confront the Emperor and defeat him
Side Quests:
South
of itKas'ion
a secret
forest by
where
a Chocobo lives. If you catch it you
can ride
withoutisbeing
accosted
enemies.
If
you visit Gareth's house after he dies, his wife gives you the Excalibur
sword.
Soul of Rebirth (GBA/PSP):
Following
the Minwu
defeatawakens
of Emperor
Palamecia,
thePassage
thought-to-be
deceased
White Wizard
in front
of the Jade
entrance.
Upon
entering
the passage,
Minwu
sees
three
Black
Knights
and man who
appears
to
be
Gordon.
The
two
defeat
the
knights
and
Minwu
discovers
that
the
man is not Gordon
at all,
but his
elder
brotherfallen
Scott.in After
aefforts
brief
discourse,
and theorize
Scott
realize
they
both
theirJade.
against the Minwu
empire and
that they
must
be had
in Hell, or perhaps
After
exploring
their also
surroundings,
and
Scott
upon
Josef and
Borghen,
twoSpeaking
men
thought
toMinwu
have
been
killedcome
ineternal
the
main
happenings.
about
finally
having
obtained
life game's
in and
this
strange
place,to
Borghen
attacks
Josef ends
and aand
battle
ensues
withtalk,
Minwu
Scott
coming
Josef's
aid.
The
battle
the
three
men
realizing
once
again is
that
they all
have
shared
the same
fate. Talk ofthat
theperhaps
passage
to
Hell,
Jade,
brought
up
again,
with
Minwu
hypothesizing
reason
they are here is that they have some unfinished task left yetthe
to
accomplish.
Descending
further into
the depths,
Minwu, Scott,
and
Josef
come "Not
uponso
a
giant
worm
coveting
a
chest.
Upon
approachng
it,
a
voice
declares,
fast!
Thisbeast
one'shad
mine."
A dragoon
appears
from
above,
the
dragoon
citing
that
the
followed
him
all
the
way
to
Hell,
and
a
battle
with
the
Roundworm
commences.
TheHe
four
defeat the
the rest
worm
, the
dragoon co.
instantly
being
as but
Ricard.
informs
that
Firion
were
able torecognized
claim Ultima
Emperor
had
risen
Helland
with
hideous
power,
postulating
that
it that
was the
from
this
very
place
thatfrom
he
drew
it from.
After
again
coming
to
the
realization
that
they
all
died
facing
the
empire
and
they are in the passsageway to the location that the Emperor aquired that
his

power
from, they put the pieces together that perhaps their meeting here is
no coincidence.
The
fourEntering
finally come
uponMinwu
what spots
looks to
beCid
a makeshift
townthis
in the
middle
of
Hell.
thepicture
pub,
Cid.
explains
place
was
just
how
would
Hell,awith
monsters
on that
anyone
they
could
catch.
Byone
the
time perished.
they found
haven
freerefutes
offeeding
monsters
tothat
build
the
town,
many
had
already
Cid,
however,
the
idea
the
place
is
actually Jade, asking why innocent children would reside here.
Coming
uponaamassive
seal justspell
like on
theit.one
that
Minwu
sacrificed
his life of
fordying,
prior,
Minwu
casts
This
time
merely
fainting
instead
Minwu
thattosince
he died
in life, it isare
hisgoing
destiny
wield Ultima
this timedetermines
to put a stop
whatever
machinations
on to
here.
The
group
finally
comes
upon
the
chamber
of the
the form
crystals.
Upon
touching
them,
each
bestow
upon
them
their
gifts
(in
of
stat
increases).
When
theythetouch
the
final,right
center
crystal,
Ultima
Weapon
appears
to
challenge
party
for
the
to
bear
Ultima.
After
defeating
the
beast,
Ultima Weapon bestows the legendary spell upon Minwu.
After
entering
a
portal
in
Machanon,
the
party
comes
upon
a
castle
they
take
to
be Pandaemonium.
Ascending
to he being
final floor,
theybycome
upon
the
Emperor.
Theand
Emperor
explains
that
defeated
Firion,
he split
into
his light
dark halves,
his
darkafter
sideMindu
plummeting
become
the master
of Pandemonium.
Surprised,
asks
if into
thisHell
isn'ttoJade
Hell.
The
Emperor
continues,
saying
that
the
passage
they
thought
was
was
actually
Raqia and
that
now stand
in Arubboth,
of the
heavens.
Having
become
lord
of they
Arubboth,
thelife
Emperor
askspalace
them
for
forgiveness,
and
would
ininjustices
return
give
them eternal
in
this realm.
Not
ones
to so
easily
forget
the
commited
by
the
Emperor
and
following
a scene
flashing
to important people in their lives, the party engages the
Light
Emperorback
in battle.
After
defeating
the Light
Emperor,
the with
scene
shifts Scott,
to Firion
and and
the Ricard
rest of
the
party
defeating
the
Dark
Emperor
Minwu,
Josef,
watching
over them
as faith
celestial
entities.
The
and
dungeonallies,
end
with
their
andlegacy
hope of
into
thescene
hands
of the
their
hoping
thatsouls
they putting
can reverse
the
violence
that they
triedliving
so hard to
stop.
FF3
Many Years Ago:
Thethree
greatstudents.
archmage
is about
expire.
divides
legacy
among
his
ToNoah
Doga
givestoofthe
realmHe
ofHowever,
magic, his
toXande
Unei
the
realm
of
dreams,
and
to Xande
thehethree
realm
humans.
despises
his
roleofand
yearns
to rule
worlds.
To that
extent,
he summons
the
Cloud
Darkness
out
of theallWorld
of
Darkness
to do
his bidding.
Another
student,
Owen,
decides
tohis
create
aDesch
Floating
Continent.
He
builds
a
tower
to
control
it,
and
appoints
son
to
watch
over
the
tower.
However,
the tower
over by monsters, and Desch is thrown out,
losing his memory
in is
thetaken
catastrophe.
On
the
floating
continent,
a technologically
advanced
civilization
develops
and
seeks
to harness
the
power
of the
elemental
crystals
of light.of
While
do
succeed,
their
experiments
upset
the natural
equilibrium
light they
and
darknot
crystals
in the
world.
Four
warriors,
granted
power
by
the
dark
crystals,
successfully
recapture
the
power
of
the
light
crystals
and
restore
equilibrium;
however,
the
civilization
who had foolishly tried to manipulate the power of the crystals is left in ruin.
A blind
the Gulgans,
predict
that history
would
repeat
itself,
and
thatrace
justofasprophets,
thethis
power
light they
could
be abused,
so
could
the power
of
dayof
came,
prophesized,
thetoo
light
crystals
would
calldarkness.
upon theirWhen
own warriors
to
restore balance.
Present (NES):
Four
young
boys
arethat
lost tells
in the
Altar
near
the city
of
Ur. They
come
upon
a large
Crystal
them
of Cave,
Xande's
plans,
andand
decides
thatorder.
they
arebestows
the
fourlegendary
legendary
warriors
destined
to defeat
Xande
restore
It
Job
classes
the
four.
bidtheir
farewell
to their
adoptive father
and mother,
Topapaupon
and Nina,
and They
start on
journey.
They
are blocked
to the outside
worlddiscover
by a large
outside
of
the city
Kazus. passage
Upon
entering
Kazus
thatboulder
everyone
inside
has
beenoftransformed
into
Jinn,they
the
being
responsible
forman
this,
has
locked
theshadows.
Sealed
Cid,
an to
eccentric
oldCave.
who
owns anhimself
airship,away
lendsinit to
the
youthsCave.
to allow
them
reach the
The Mythril
youths Ring
meet needed
PrincesstoSara
ofJinn,
Castle
Sasune
inside
thewith
Cave. SheThey
has
the
seal
and
she
tags
along
succeed
inSasune,
defeating
Jinn she
and
sealing
himring
inside
ring.
Saratothem.
takes
them
to
Castle
where
tosses
the
intothe
a for
fountain
break
the
spell.
The
king,
Sara's
father,
expresses
his
support
the
Light
Warriors'
mission and lends them a canoe.
Cid
enlists
the
help
of
Takka,
a
blacksmith
in
Kazus,
to
affix
his
airship
with
a
battering
Usingthe
the
ram, isthey
destroy the boulder blocking the path
outwards.ram.
However,
airship
destroyed.
Present (DS):
Luneth
falls in
a hole intothe
ground
and out
finds
himself
inside
a cave
with
monsters.
attempting
make
his way
of there
the cave,
Luneth
stumbles
across
the In
wind
crystal,
which
informs
himthe
that
are others
that
share
his
destiny,
and that
he must
find
them lest
world plunge
into darkness.
Back
inteased
his hometown
of Ur, Luneth
stumbles
across hisruns
childhood
Arc
being
for
his cowardice,
and
Arc subsequently
off
onfriend
his
own,
determined
to
become
stronger.
In
Kazus,
Luneth
oncetoagain
meets
up
Arc,
who isto
still
upset.
seeing
Luneth,
hetoasks
accompany
himwith
on
his journey
prove
his Upon
bravery.
Luneth
agrees
his friend
s request.
The
two
find
that
Kazus
is
full
of
ghosts.
They
quickly
learn
that
Djinn,
who
had been and
banished
into thecast
Sealed
was
the recent
earthquake
subsequently
a curseCave,
on all of
the freed
town by
s residents.
Takka
the
smith ring
laments
that he
cannot
help the
town,
and to
even
if he
could
forge
a
mythril
in
ghost
form,
he
wouldn

t
be
able
work
he
knewand
his that
missing
daughter
safe.
He
on
lament
that ait victim
isuntil
all his
fault
he Luneth
should
not was
have
been
so goes
harsh
ontoher.
Cid,
also
of
the
curse,
lends
and
Arc
his
airship
in
hopes
they
can
use
it
to
find
a
way to free the towns residents from the curse.
Luneth
and
Arc
find
Cid

s
airship
hidden
in
a
nearby
desert
only
to
discover
Refia,
Takka

s
daughter,
has
been
hiding
out
on
the
airship.
When
Luneth
and Arc
for her and
helpreveals
in forging
mythril
to lift the
curse
on
Kazus,
is ask
saddened
thata she
canring
t forge
mythril
rings
becauseRufia
she didn
t study that
far.
Refia,
however,
does
remember
the
location
of
another
mythril
ring,
already
forged
presented
to King
by her
father
many
years
ago. Refia
asks
toand
accompany
Luneth
andSasune
Arc;
she
t forge
mythril
rings,
she
still
wants
to help
out
hertofather
and
the can
people
of Kazus.
Arc
and but
Luneth
readily
agree
(and
much
Refia

s
embarrassment,
Luneth
comments
that
slacking
off
saved
her
from
the
curse,
so
hopefully
that
luck
will
rub
off
on
them!).
A
boulder
prevents
passage
through
the
nearbyofmountain
valley,
butring.
the
three
head
north
west
to
Castle
Sasune
in
hopes
obtaining
a
mythril
Upon
entering the
the people
town, they
encounter
who reveals
that while he
waspeople
traveling,
of Sasune
haveaIngus,
fallen
the
of Kazus,
and similarly
require
mythrilvictim
ring. to the same fate as
Ingus
agrees
to
arrange
for
them
an
audience
with
the
King
of
Sasune.
The
king
is no
exception
to mythril
the curse
eitherseek,
andbut
reveals
thatmissing
his
daughter,
Princess
holds
the
ring
they
she and
went
shortly
before
theSara,
curse
wastaken
placed
the
townsfolk.
Ingus
the King deduce
that Djinn
may
have
herupon
to his
cave
to the north.
Luneth
thatLuneth
they will
gethisSara
back.
asks the
King
for his
leave Sara.
topromises
accompany
and
friends
to Ingus
the Sealed
Cave
to rescue
Lady
worth twice Refia
that ofquickly
Lunethaccepts
and Arc!Ingus into the party, claiming his sword is
Midway
through
Sealed
friends
encounter
the
princess.
It seems the
she has
comeCave,
to theLuneth
cave to and
banish
Djinn just
like Luneth
and
friends.
Upon
successfully
banishing
Djinn,
Luneth
and
friends
are
teleported
to
the
wind
crystal,
whichbeen
reveals
that ittowas
theWarriors
one who summoned
them
all. The
fourlast
of
them
chosen
be the
the and
Lightlight
and
represent
the
hopehave
to restore the
equilibrium
between theofdark
crystals.

After
traveling
backand
to Sasune
Castle,
Princess
throwsThe
the King
mythril
ring
into
the
well
frees the
town
DjinnSara
sWarriors
curse.
thanks
the
andspring
understands
duty
asfrom
the chosen
of the
Light.
He
andparty
Princess
Sara
bid themtheir
all well.
In
Kazus
town,
Refia
meets
up with
hertalk
father,
who
professes
his
worry ram
and
drags
her
back
to
his
blacksmith.
You
with
Cid,
who
says
a
mythril
is
needed
on hispass.
airship
in order
to smash
thesmith
rockthe
blocking
nearby
mountain
Refia
reluctantly
helps through
her father
ram. the
Still
without
Refia,
the party
boards
thefor
newly
outfitted
airship,
only to find
Refia
waiting
and
chewing
out
the
party
being
late!
Luneth
is
surprised
as
he
thought Refia that
had to stay
with her father and continue training, but Refia
reminds
promised
doesntLuneth
want to be ashe
smith
just yet. the crystal just like they did plus she
Refia
is thankful
her
fatherthrough.
for raising
her Arc,
as an
but she
is
determined
to orphans,
see tothis
journey
Luneth,
andorphan
that
they
and believe
it must
be related
toIngus
why also
theyreveal
were
chosen
byare
the crystal.
The
party smashes
the boulder
with the
the battering
clearing
the mountain
path,
inadvertently
destroying
inram,
the
process.
Lunethbut
ironically
comments
to Cid that
it airship
feels like
they
ve done Afterwards,
this before!
Present (Both):
The first
town
the
youthsThey
comecontinue
across is
Canaan,
where
Cid's home
is;turns
Cid
takes
his
leave
of
them.
east
to
a
large
mountain
which
out
to them
be the
of Bahamut,
king of dragons.
their intrusion,
he
takes
to home
his nest.
They
unexpectedly
meet a Upon
mysterious
man named
Desch
with
amnesia
who
is
in
the
same
predicament.
Desch
encourages
the
party
to
run
away
from
the
monster;
they
succeed
in
doing
so,
jump
out
of
the
nest, andforland
in the Healing
Copse.
gives
them
thethem
usefulinMini
spell,
shrinking
people's
sizes, Desch
and tags
along
with
the
hopes used
of discovering
who he
is.
Trying
spell out,
they discover
a town
of gnomes
called
Tozas.again.
After
giving
athe
sick
an Tunnel
Antidote,
heexit
opens
path
out to Cove.
the
realThey
world
They
take
theman
Tozas
and
nearamonster
the
Viking's
discover
that Light
the
Vikings
are
paralyzed
by a sea
named
Nepto.
They
lend
the
Warriors
their
ship
in
hopes
of
destroying
the
beast.
The
Warriors
enter
Nepto's
Shrine
and discover
that a ruby
from a statue
of Nepto
has
stolen
byby
a giant
After
theeye
eye,
and been
rewards
them
givingrat.
them
therestoring
Water Fang,
one Nepto
of fourcalms
keys. the seas
The
Warriors
enter
Gulgan
Gulch,
a for
place
populated
with one-eyed
prophets.
They
are advise
given
the
Toad
spell
use
in turning
into
frogs.
Gulgans
them
to use
it when
entering
the themselves
Tower of Owen,
where The
Desch
will learn
of his
destiny.
After
defeating
the
monster
controlling
the
Tower,
Desch
learns
that
he
is
the
son
of Owen
and
it is his defeated,
responsibility
watchthrows
over the
tower.
breaks
out
thethe
monster
and to
Desch
himself
inAtofire
quench
it
and when
stabilize
tower is
and the Floating
Continent.
A
new
passage
opens uptwo
viatreasured
sea to the
Dwarven
Hollows,
where
it seems
the
ones
of
the
dwarves'
Horns
has
gone
missing,
stolen
by
a
thief
nameddefeat
Gutsco,
whoand
fledregain
to an the
underground
lake. The
Warriors
track
him
down,
him,
horn. However,
he
hidesheinsteals
their
shadows
andHefollows
them
back
to theCave,
Dwarven
Hollows,
where
both
horns!
repairs
to
the
Molten
where
the
Horns
and
the
Fire
Crystal
allow
him
to
transform
into
a
Salamander.
The
Warriors
find
and
defeat him again, and free the Fire Crystal.
Upon
hearing
rumors
of
the
town
of
Tokkul,
the
Warriors
travel
there
only
to
find
it
deserted.
They
are
taken
to
the
floating
Castle
Hein,
where
the
evil
sorcerer
Hein has
imprisoned
the people
of Tokkul
andused
Castle
Argus.
Castle
Hein
isLiving
actually
a floating
tree captured
called
Yggdrasil,
which
to rule
the
fairies
in
the
Forest
until
Hein
it.
The
Warriors
succeed
in
defeating
Hein
restoring
both
the Living Forest; the grateful fairies give
them and
the second
key,
theTokkul
Waterand
Fang.
The newly
released
king of uses
Castle
Argus,
intheir
gratitude,
gives
the Warriors
a
Time
Gear.
Cid
in
Canaan
it
to
allow
ship,
Enterprise,
to fly!
They
find
they are on a Floating
Continent;
thethe
entire
real world
is
beyond
thethat
clouds.
The
real
world
is
almost
completely
submerged
by
water.
They
find
a
lone
island
with
aa
shipwreck
on she
it. Aintroduces
wounded herself
woman as
liesAria,
inside.
The of
Warriors
heal
her
with
Potion
Maiden
Water.
She
goes
with
them
toand
another
island
housing
the them
Temple
of Water.
She
finds
shards
of
the
Water
Crystal
in
here
and
urges
to
take
her
to
the
nearby
Water
Cave
so
she
can
restore
the
Crystal.
They
do
so,
but
the
effort
drains
Aria
completely
and
she
passes
away.
The
rest
of
the
world
is
now
revealed.
The
Warriors
land
in a Goldor
town called
Amur, abut
a man
named
Goldor
has
chained
up their
airship!
lives
across
swamp
which
can only
be
reached
with
special
shoes
found
in thedeadly
Amur
sewers.
The Warriors
come
across
fourelder
old of
men
whowill
think
*they're*
the Light
Warriors,
funnily
enough.
Jiru,
the
Amur,
unlock
the
sewers.
The
Warriors
rescue
the
foolish
oldold
men
from
a pack
of Goblins,
and the
old
menShe's
realize
the truth.
They
find an
lady
named
Delilah
who
keeps
the
shoes.
reluctant
to
give
them
away,
the
four
old men
suddenly
show
up and
save
the day,
and Delilah
gives but
them
the
shoes.
The
Warriors
travel
to
Goldor's
Mansion,
which
is
made
entirely
of
gold
thanks
a Crystal.
special Their
Gold ship
Crystal.
After they
defeat Goldor, however, he
destroystothe
is released,
though.
When
flying
their
airship
over
theIt large
citySaronia
of Saronia,
the Warriors
are shot
out
of
the
air
by
a
stray
bullet.
seems
is fighting
with controlling
itself.
The
reason
isbanished
that Gigameth,
the chancellor
to King
Gorn,
has
been
him.
He
Gorn's
son,
Alus,
from
the
castle.
The
Warriors
find
Alus in
a bar and he begs them to help him back to his home.
They
findancient
the legendary
Dragoon
Tower
in Saronia,
houses
equipment
from
the
Dragoons.
Since
Gigameth
onlywhich
vulnerable
to
Dragoons,
the
Warriors
loot
theand
place
and
change
intois
Dragoons.
King
Gorn
invites
them
into
the
castle
gives
them
a
room,
but
comes
in
the
middle
of the
the
night
to
kill
Alus
at
the
bequest
of
Gigameth.
However,
before
he
can,
king
instead
stabs
himself.
Gigameth
transforms
into
a
giant
bird,
Garuda,
which the Light Warriors dispatch with the Dragoons' skills.
The
freedthe
people
of Saronia
Castlethe
replace
the
Warriors'
airship with
a faster
version,
Nautilus.
They battle
winds
of them.
Doga's
continent
to reach
his
house,
his fills
Moogles
attempt
to stop
Doga
allows
them He
in,
though, where
and them
he
themthe
inCave
on the
past
story
involving
Zande.
accompanies
through
of
the
Circle
to
reach
an
ancient
circle,
which
allows
Doga
to
give
the
Nautilus
the
ability
to
submerge
in
water.
The
Cave
collapses,
but
Doga
warps
the
Warriors
out
just
in
time.
He
tells
them
to find the Lute, which will wake the sleeping Unei.
The
Lute,and
hidden
in
underwater
Temple
of
Time,
is
retrieved
byWind
the
Warriors
usedthe
to the
awaken
Unei,
givesRuins,
them
the
third
key,
Fang.
Unei takes
Warriors
toShe
thewho
Ancient
attothe
end
of the
which
is
the
enormous
Airship
Invincible.
gives
it
to
them
help
them
in
their
quest.
Invincible
cavern.The
At the
end is thehelps
Earththem
Fang.reach the Cave of Shadows, a huge
Having
all
four Fangs
the Warriors
to enter
a continent
guarded
by
the
four
Statues
of Maze.
theallows
Quest.
reach
oldCrystal,
and
enormous
structure
called
theHowever,
Ancient's
Atforward
theThey
start
lies
thean
final
Earth,
which
they
liberate.
the
way
to
Xande's
lair
is
locked.
They
return
to
Doga's Manor.
Doga
and Unei
take
them
to
Doga'sfight
Grotto,
at
the
endThey
of which
Doga and
Unei
demand
that
the
Light
Warriors
and
kill
them.
are
reluctant
to
do
so, but
are attacked
by the
two mages.
They defeat them, and from the
energy
expended
from
demises
Forbidden
Land and
the their
Syrcus
Tower. they receive the keys to Eureka, the
They
return
to
the
Ancient's
Maze.
After
navigating
it,via
they
reach holds
the first
floor
of the Syrcus
Tower. Eureka,
which
is reaches
reachable
afloors
portal,
all
the
ultimate
weapons
job classes,
seven
down.
The
Syrcus
Tower
extendsand
upwards.
AtDoga
the and
last
floor,
Xande
confronts
the Light
Warriors
and
paralyzes
them.
But
and
Unei
summon
five
souls
(Cid,
Alus,
Sara,
Desch,
and
one
of
the
old
men
from
Amur)
to
help
them.
The
Warriors
defeat
Xande
but thethey
Cloud
ofrevived
Darkness
he five
summoned
still exists.
The
Cloud
them,
areof
by the
souls. They
follow
the Cloud
ofattacks
Darkness
intobut
the World
Darkness.
They
come
across
four
Dark
Crystals,
each
of
which
holds
a
Dark
Warrior
who
helps
them
in
their
battle
against
the
Cloud
of
Darkness,
which
they
ultimately destroy.

Side Quests:
Cid's
wifeby
in Canaan
is deathly
ill. and
The are
youths
heal her
with an
Elixir they
find
dropped
a passing
magician
granted
access
to Cid's
treasure
room.
Cities
with
interesting
shops
include
the
Ancients'
Village
on
the
Floating
Continent,
Gysahl on
the Floating
Continent
(it makes
Magic
Keys),
Falgabard (village
of(village
Magic
Knights/Dark
Knights),
Replito
(village
of
Summoners),
Duster
of you
Bards
and Geomancers),
and Doga's
Village
(where you can
buy any
magic
want).
The aUndersea
Cave isand
replete
with
treasure.
TheOdin
Saronia
Catacombs
also
has
lot
of
treasure,
at
the
end
resides
the
summon.
Lake
Dohr
and
Bahamut's
Cave in respectively.
the Floating Continent are home to the Leviathan
and Bahamut
summons,
FF4
Many Years Ago:
The
Lunarians,
race living
theled
Moon,
have
an enormous
debate
about
the
people
of theaaEarth.
One on
side,
by a whereas
man named
believed
the
Earth
was
generally
good
place,
the KluYa,
other
side,
ledthat
by
Zemus,
believed
that
it
was
a
corrupted
place
and
deserved
to
be
destroyed.
Zemus
was overruled,
however.
In desperation
he such
attempted
to destroy
the
Earth
himself,
but
was
overthrown.
To
vow
that
a
thing
would
not
happen again,
Lunarians
sealed
themselves
into brother)
a deepto sleep,
appointing
athe
single
Lunarianby
named
FuSoYa
(KluYa's
watch
over them. only
The sleep
is guarded
eight Crystals.
KluYa,
however,
awakens
from
his
sleep,
gazes
on
the
earth,
and
falls
in
lovefathers
with an
Earth
woman.
He Golbez.
decides to forsake his race and travel there.
He
two
sons,
Cecil and
Present:
KluYa
before
his time.
His own.
sons are orphaned. Cecil is taken in by the
king ofdies
Baron
and raised
as his
Zemus'
dormant
spirit awakens
and
tries toand
awaken
body.
To do so he
needs
the
four
Crystals
of
the
overworld
four his
of the
underworld,
to
counteract the eight Lunarian Crystals.
Zemus takes
control of
Golbez
and turns him
into
an evil pawn.
Golbez
gathers
four
demons
known
as
Emperors:
Milon,
Cagnazzo,
Valvalis,
and
Rubicant
to help
him. Cagnazzo in particular secretly kills the king of Baron
and
assumes
right-hand
man.his identity. He appoints a demon named Baigan to be his
Cecil
excels
in
the
Dark
Swordattechniques
and
risesskills,
in thedespite
ranks his
of Baron.
His
best
Kain,
is better
the
Dragon
Knight
king's
urging
to friend,
be aBaron's
Dark
Knight
as well.
Cecil
is finally
promoted
to captain
of
the
Red
Wings,
elite
airship
fleet,
created
by
an
engineer
named
Cid.
Cecil also falls in love with a White Mage from Baron named Rosa.
Having
honed
the
Red
Wings'
power,
Cagnazzo
as
the
king
of
Baron
orders
Cecil
to steal
the
Waterany
Crystal
from the
people war,
of Mysidia,prepares
a town for
of
magicians,
destroy
resistance.
Expecting
war,
onlydoubts
to and
findabout
a town
unresisting
villagers.
He takes Cecil
the Water Crystal,
but has
hisofking.
Upon
reaching
Baron,tohe
delivers the
Water Crystal,
but
Baigan
senses
his
wavering
andrid
reports
Cagnazzo.
Cagnazzo
decides
to get
out of
his
way
and
get
of a thorn
in his
side
at the
same
time.
He Cecil
demotes
Cecil
from
the
Red
Wings,
then
sends
him
and
Kain
to
Mist,
a
village
of
Summoners,once
with a bomb
disguised
as a package.
He intendsinvites
to destroy
the
summoners
all.
While Cecil
is gone, Cagnazzo
Golbez
in to take control ofand
thefor
Red
Wings.
Cecil
and
Kain
travel Upon
through the Mist
Cave,
but a white
dragon
stops them.
Theybomb
kill the
dragon.
Mist,
however,
they
arecome
surprised
when
the
goes
off corpse
and setsofentering
fire
the
entire
village.
They
upon
a girl
weeping
over
the
hertolink
mother;
she
tells
them
that Cecil
her
mother's
dragon
was
killed,
so
due
to
her
with
it
she
died
as
well.
realizes
the
enormity
of
his
deeds
and
attempts
to
take
the
girl
with
him,
but
she
refuses.
tries
to awakes,
take her Kain
by force,
but
she
summon
defense. He
When
Cecil
is gone
and
thecasts
girl isanext
to him.spell in
Kain is taken by Golbez and brainwashed into being his servant.
Cecil takes the
girlthe
to inn.
the In
oasis
town of
Kaipo, Baron
where soldiers
he takes
the
unconscious
girlCecil
to
the
however,
arrive
looking
forRydia.
her.
slays
them
andnight,
the girl
finally
trusts
giving
name
asin
Thearrived
next
day,
Cecil
finds
Rosa
sickold
in man
bedhim,
in
one
of her
the
houses
town.
She
here
looking
for
him.
The
caring
for
her
tells
only
Light
theit. Desert, found in Damcyan, can cure her.
Cecilhim
andthat
Rydia
gothe
off to
lookoffor
They
take
an an
Waterways
of Baron
leading
to Damcyan.
On the way
they
come
across
old
man
named
Tellah.
Tellah's
a to
powerful
but can't
remember
mosthas
of eloped
his magic.
He's
also
trying
get
to sage,
Damcyan;
his
daughter
Anna
with
a
bard
named
Gilbert,
whom
he
completely
disapproves
of. However,
the Rydia
way is
a large Octomammoth.
Teaming up, Tellah,
Cecil, and
getguarded
past it toby
Damcyan.
Before
being
to
enter held
the castle,
however,
it's strafed
by the Red
who
theable
Fire
Crystal
there.and
They go inside
to discover
AnnaWings,
dying
of
hersteal
wounds.
Tellah
goesstops
berserk
the bard,
who's
actually
the
prince
of
Damcyan.
Cecil
him,Meteo,
butattacks
Tellah
leaves
on
hisGolbez
own
quest
to
search
for
the
ultimate
magic
spell,
determined
to
kill
for
the
death
of
his
daughter.
Gilbert
agrees
to
take
Cecil
to
the
Antlion's
Lair,
which
is
where
the
Light
of
the
Desert
resides.
He
lends
him
the
royal
Hovercraft
to
get over the rocky shoals blocking the way.
They
findlair.
the They
Antlion,
but it itattacks
them before
theywhere
can get
therevive
DesertRosa.
Light
from
its
defeat
and
return
Kaipo,
they
Rosa
tells them
that
Golbez
isbeafter
thetofour
Crystals;
they
decide
that the
Wind
Crystal
in
Fabul
would
Golbez's
next
target.
Rosa
joins
them
as
they travel there.
They
pass
through
Mt.monsters.
Hobs to get
to rescue
Fabul. him
On the
way
they find ahimself
monk
named
Yang
beset
by
They
and
he
introduces
as
a member
of the Fabul monks.
They hurry
to Fabul
to fight the onslaught
Golbez
launches
way. Cecil.
They
theWind
monsters,
butreturns
Kain
unexpectedly
shows their
up to fight
Hedefeat
takes the
Crystal and
to Golbez.
Yang
joins
Cecil
and
crew
in
their
fight
against
Golbez.
Cecil
and
friends
take
a ship
in an attempt
toPhantom
return toBeast.
Baron,
but
on isthe
way they are
attacked
by Leviathan,
a huge
The
crew
scattered.
Rydia
isSummoner.
taken to theLeviathan,
land of the
Phantom
Beasts,takes
where
she
is welcome,
being
a
king
of
the
Beasts,
her
under
his wing.
Due
to far
thefaster
magical
woman
than field
usual.there, Rydia ages rapidly, becoming a young
Yang
lands
near
Baron
and
is
also
brainwashed
by
Golbez,
who
turns
him
into a palace guard.
Gilbert
lands near the city of Troia, badly wounded. The citizens of Troia
tend to him.
Rosa isValvalis
captured
by Golbez and taken to the Tower of Zot, a skybound tower
where
resides.
Cecil
lands
nearofMysidia,
where
everyone
is but
frightened
of enough.
him. He The
manages
to
get
the
elder
Mysidia
to semi-trust
him,
not must
quite
elder
says
that athrough
Dark Knight
cannot
Golbez;
Cecil
attempt
to of
become
a
Paladin
the
trials
on defeat
Mount
Ordeals.
He
appoints
a pair
twins,
Palom
and
Porom,
to
accompany
him
and
to
spy
on
him
as
well.
Palom
is a
male Black Mage, Porom a female White Mage, both ten years old.
Cecil
meets
up
with
Tellahto
onthe
Mount
Ordeals.
The twins
seem
to meet
have Milon.
heard
of
him.
They
both
journey
top
of
the
mountain,
where
they
They
him,
and
his undead
well.
Cecil
continues
to the interior
of
Mt.defeat
Ordeals.
He
meets
hiswho
ownspirit
darkas
side
and
defeats
itthe
by Paladin.
defending.
He
hears
the
voice
of his
grants
the he
power
Tellah
also learns
Meteo,
andfather,
remembers
all thehim
spells
hadof
forgotten.
Returning
to
Mysidia,
the
elder
grants
Cecil
travel
using
the
Devil's
Road,
a
magical
passage
to
Baron.
Palom
and
Porom decide
to who
tag along
asthem.
well.
Reaching
Baron,
they
discover
the
brainwashed
Yang,
attacks
They
defeat
him
quickly,
though,
and
he
regains
his
memories.
He
finds
the
key
to Baron's
waterway on his body, presumably put there when he was
captain
of the guards.
They
use the
waterway
to infiltrate
the castle.
Once inside,
to befriend
Cecil,
but Palom
and Porom
see through
him andBaigan
a fightpretends
ensues.

After
winning,
they proceed
to the
room
where
they
destroy
Cagnazzo.
After
so, they
meet
Cid,throne
who had
his own
plans
to
dethrone
the
king. They
alldoing
proceed
to Cid's
secret
hiding
place
for his
lastbreath
airship,
the
Enterprise.
However,
before
they
get
there
Cagnazzo's
last
traps
them
a room
with closing
walls. Palom
and Porom turn themselves
to
stone in
to stop
the walls
from crushing
the others.
Cecil,
Yang,
Tellah,
and Cidairship.
take toKain
the skies
on thethat
airship,
but
are
stopped
by
Kain
on
a
Red
Wings
tells
Cecil
Rosa
is
in
Golbez's
power,
and proposes
a trade
Earth
resides
in
Troia.
has no choice
but- toRosa
ask for
the the
Clerics
of Crystal
Troia, awhich
female-led
city,
for the Cecil
Crystal.
They
travel
via
airship
to
Troia,
but
discover
that
the
Crystal
has
been
stolen
by
the Dark Elf who
livesthem
in the
Cavern.
They
also
discover
Gilbert,
wounded.
gives
anMagnetic
Echo Harp
to allow
hisChocobo
music
totoreach
them
even in farGilbert
away places.
They
a flying
Black
reach
the
Magnetic
Cavern,
where
the harness
strongUpon
magnetic
fieldthe
prevents
them
from
equipping
metal
armor
or
weapons.
reaching
Elf,
he
immobilizes
the
party.
However,
Gilbert's
echoing
music
destroys
the
barrier
and
allows
them
to
re-equip
their
metal
weapons
and
dispatch
the
Elf.
They
take
the
Crystal.
Kain
arrives
and
brings
them
the Tower
of Zot.
When
they finally
reach
the
room
where
Rosa
is
held, to
they
are
met
Kain and
Golbez.
Tellah,
incensed,
uses
the
ultimate
magic
Meteo
onbycontrol
Golbez,
but
the
stress
kills
Tellah.
Golbez
is
left
largely
unharmed,
but
his
of
Kain
is
broken
and
Kain
joins Cecil
and Rosa.
Before
can leave,
they
aretoattacked
by Valvalis,
the Wind
Emperor.
Afterthey
defeating
her, though,
they head
back
Baron.
Kain
givesofCecil
a Using
Magma
Stone,
which
opens
the the
waydeep
to thehole
underworld
in
the
town
Agart.
the
airship,
they
descend
tothe
reach
a
dark
new
world.
However,
the
airship
is
caught
in
a
battle
from
Red
Wings. The
Enterprise
can't
travel
overto
the
large
lava
poolstounderground,
so
lacking
anything
else
to
do
they
travel
the
Dwarf
Castle
speak
with
the
king,
Giott.
Giott
tells
them
that
there
are
four
more
Crystals
underground
which Golbez seeks. One is held in the castle.
Before
party
can take the
Crystal,
Giott's daughter
Luca
that
herCecil
dollsand
have
gone
inside
the but
Crystal
Room;
they
arenotices
being
controlled
Golbez.
Theyberserk
defeat
thethen
dolls,
Golbez's
arm
appears
and
steals
the by
Crystal.
Golbez
himself
shows
up toby
fight
Cecil,magic
and
summons
a
dragon.
However,
the
dragon
is
destroyed
a
black
spell
cast
by
Rydia,
who
has
returned
in
adult
form
from
the
land
of
the
Phantom
Beasts.
They
drive
off
Golbez.
Cid
decides
to
stay
behind
to
help
upgrade the airship with mithril found nearby.
Cecil,
Rosa,
Rydia,
Yang,
and
Kain
attempt
a
raid
on
the
Tower
of
Babel,
Rubicant's
stronghold
which stretches
from
the bottom
of theDwarves
underworld
to
the
overworld.
All of
Golbez's
Crystals
are they
held
there. The
attack
the
outside
of the
Tower
using
tanks while
sneak
They
Lugae,
Rubicant's
mad
scientist,
and defeat
him
to receive
ain.key
to find
theinside
tower's
weapons
controls.
Yang
destroys
the
controls
but
locks
himself
to
make
sure
they to
areescape,
not used
toare
attack
the dwarves
outside.
Cecil and
party
almost
manage
trapped
Golbez.
Cid rescues
them
in
the
Enterprise,
though,
andbut
deposits
them by
inthe
thehole
overworld.
He
throws
a
bomb,
causing
an
avalanche
and
closing
to
the
underworld,
trapping himself there.
Cid's
assistants
attach
a
hook
to
the
Enterprise
to
allow
them
to
take
hold
of
the
Hovercraft.
They
attempt
another go
at the
Towerofof Eblan,
Babel through
Eblan
Cave.
There,
they
seebutEdge,
ninja
prince
fighting
with
Rubicant.
Hecome
loses,
joinsthe
Cecil
inthough,
attempting
the
seige.
They
unexpectedly
upon
Edge's
parents,
having
been
mutated
by
Lugae. After
reluctantly
defeating
them, Rubicant
appears
and expresses
his
apologies
for
his
servant's
misbehavior.
He
heals
Cecil
before
fighting
him,
and loses.
Cecil
reaches
the
Crystal
but They
is trapped;
a hole
opens beneath
him
and his
entireUpon
party
falls Room
through.
uncover
an enemy
airshipthem
and
escape
on
returning
DwarfCave
Castle,
King
Giott
informs
that
the airship,
finalit.Crystal
is can
heldtravel
in to
thethe
Sealed
northwest
of the
castle.
The
enemy
which
over
the
lava
that
the
Enteprise
couldn't,
reaches
the once
cave more
easily.and
However,betrays
right after
it Golbez
takes
over
Kain's
themacquiring
yet
again,
taking
the
Crystal
to
his mind
master.
the Kain
Crystals, Golbez's
destination
is back
at the
Lunarians'
baseWith
in theallMoon.
Returning
the Dwarf
Castle,
Cid is
up and
about
and
affixed again.
a drill
nose
to thetoenemy
airship,
Cecil
to drill
thehas
overworld
Cecil
speaks
to the
elder
of allowing
Mysidia,
who
prays
inup
theto
Mysidian
Tower.toTheir
prayers
awaken
the
Magical
Ship,
a
vessel
which
can
go
straight
the
moon.
Cecil
meetsin FuSoYa,
who
introduces
himself
andand
explains
everything
that
happened
the
past
regarding
himself,
KluYa,
Zemus.
He
also
tells
them
of to
Golbez's
to activate the ancient Babel Giant, a havoc-wreaking
device,
hastentoplan
Zemus's
Earth
to attempt
fight it. plans of destroying Earth. They quickly return to
They
enter
the
Giant
and
fightbattle
to its ensues,
control center,
but as
runthe
upwinner.
againstKain
the
Four
Emperors
again.but
A fierce
with
Cecil
arrives
Golbez,
FuSoYa
succeeds
breaking
Zemus's
spell once
and
for with
all.
Golbez
and Kain
both regain
theirin
consciousnesses.
FuSoYa
and
Golbez
go
off
together
to
attempt
to
defeat
Zemus,
but
Cecil
is
determined
to follow them.
Cecil,transport
Kain, Rydia,
andMoon's
Edge speak
the eight
Crystals
of the
Moon,
who
themRosa,
to attacking
the
Core, to
where
Zemus
sleeps.
They
find
FuSoYa
and
Zemus
with
Meteo.
They
succeed
in
destroying
him,Golbez
but
Zemus's
alterego
of hate,
Zeromus,
arises
from
his of
body.
Golbez
attempts
to
use
a
Crystal
to
seal
Zeromus,
but
fails
because
his
alignment
with
Darkness.
He
entrusts
the
Crystal
to
Cecil.
The
souls
of
everyone
who helped Cecil
from the
the beginning
help him
and histrue
party
to
regain
Cecilinuses
to reveal
Zeromus's
form
(rather consciousness.
ugly) and succeeds
defeatingCrystal
it.
FuSoYa
leaves
to
go
back
to
eternal
sleep,
but
before
he
can,
Golbez
asks
to
him.The
Cecil
finally forgives
his brother
for his
sins
and
tells him to
restgoQueen
inwith
peace.
party
Earth.
Cecil
Rosa
are
crowned
and
of Baron,
andreturns
Edge istocrowned
King and
of Eblan.
Happy
ending.King
Side Quests:
Cecil can visit the ruins of Eblan Castle and Mist Town for extra treasure.
A secret room
in out.
the Dwarf Castle leads to a place where all the
programmers
hang
A
cave
in thefight
underworld
leads toand
the Land
of
Phantomhere,
Beasts.
If Rydiatheir
and
her
friends
Queen
King
Leviathan
she
summons.
Theynear
can Mithril
alsoAshura
find
a Rat
Tail
here;
if they
give it Ore.
to
thegains
midget
in
the
island
mine
Town,
it will
give
them
Adamant
Giving
that
to
the
dwarf
smith
Kokkol
in
the
underworld
will
yield
the
mighty
Excalibur
sword!
A caverecovering
in the underworld
to theinland
of
the Sylphs.
Here
the party
Yang,
hisleads
Tower
of When
Babel,
cared
for
byfinds
the
Sylphs.
They
thenfrom
return
towounds
speakYang
to the
Yang's
wife.
they
dothe
this,
she
gives
them
a stay.
Frying
Pan
to
wake
up. When
they doto
this,
Sylphs
urge
Yang
to
He
does,
and
the
Sylphs
allow
Rydia
summon
them.
When
returns
Yang's wife
and shows
the Frying Pan, she gives
him theCecil
Cleaver,
the to
strongest
throwing
dart in her
the game.
In
theofbasement
of Baron,
in the
old Rydia
thronetoroom,
sleeps
the spirit of the true
king
Baron. Defeating
it will
allow
summon
Odin.
On
the moonthe
is odd
a cave
called
Hummingway
Home, which
is full of
Namingways,
little
man
in
yellow
who
renames
your here.
characters
when you talk to him. You can buy special Fat Chocobo Whistles
In a also
caveallows
on theyou
moon
dwells Bahamut,
the Phantom Beast God. Defeating
him
to summon
him.
In
a room
inwho
the have
Moon's
Core,rare
there's
a very
rare chance
of meeting
dancing
Pink
Puffs,
a
very
chance
of more
dropping
a Pink
Tail. Taking
it to
the midget
inthat
theto
Adamant
results
in
Adamant
given
you,
and
taking
Kokkol mine
results
in the
forging
of the being
Adamant
Armor,
strongest
in the
game.
The Lunar Ruins (GBA)
Upon
Zeromus
and beating
thethe
game,
50-floor dungeon
up
in defeating
the
moai
on fears
the moon
thatas
pits
mainachallenging
characters
of the opens
game
against
their
worst
as well
containing
enemies
and
shops and
treasure
that cannot
be found
elsewhere.

Each
trial if(ofthat
which
there are
nine) corresponds
to a party
character,
and
only
available
particular
character
in your
when
youistimes
beat
Zeromus.
This
means
Zeromus
must was
be trial
faced
a minimum
of two
(Palom
and
Porom
sharing
a
trial).Each
essentially
consists
of
your
party
facing from
a "Lunar"
dark aeons
FFX).version of a summon found in the game (similiar to the
Yang's
trialwith
hasLunar
the party
facing off against mobs of eight monks, culminating
in a battle
Titan.
Edward's
trial
sees him
in the
ruins of that
Damcyan
he must
use
the
"Sing"
command
to
play
a requiem
puts allCastle
of thewhere
blue flame
Specter
enemies to rest. The boss here
is Lunar Shiva.
Rydia's
trial
expands
on
the
battling
of
summons
theme
and
has
her
revert
back
to order
a child
she must face off against Ifrit, Shiva, Ramuh, and
Titan
in
to where
retrieve
with Lunar
(Mist)
Dragon.them as summonable spells, culminating in a fight
Cecil's
trial
start
with
him
being
tested
as Paladin,
tryingscenarios
his courage
and
ability
to do
good
deeds.
He
must
endure
five different
(chosen
randomly
from
a total
of ten)
in
which
the
player
must
do theon
right
thing
or
fail.
Cecil
will
come
upon
a
behtroned
king
who,
depending
how
many
trials
Cecil
has deeds
passed,
a sword
powerOdin.
proportional to the
number
of good
hewill
did.receive
This trial's
boss isofLunar
Rosa's
trial
has
healing
a variety
of different
conditions
of 14 people
within
athe
time
limit,her
some
of which
arehealed
actually
enemies.
After
defeating
Asura,
villagers
of the
you
will
you a gift
depending
onLunar
how
many people
you were
abletown
to heal.
Edge's
trial
has
him
naviagating
a
labryinthine
castle
where
he
must
defeat
guards
to
get
keys.
After
successfully
opening
a
series
of
doors
with
said
keys, you will face Lunar Ifrit.
The
only
solo
trial,town
Kain's
has him
investigating
a person
attacking
people
late
at
night
in
the
of
Baron.
After
some
dialogue
and
scenes
with
Rosa
and
Cecil,
Kain ofdiscovers
that tempts
the culprit
haskillbeen
other refuses,
than a
shadow
version
himself
who
him to
Cecil.none
When
Kain faces
off against
himself
who is eventually
replaced
by
LunarheBahamut.
Cid's
trial
involves
him
ferrying
people
all
over
the
world
map
in the
Enterprise
increasingly
flying, LunarinRamuh
attacks.smaller time limits. Angered by Cid's frenzied
Palom
and
Porom's
trial
is
a
tag
team
endeavor
that
has
you
switching
off
been
the become
twins with
the L & R
buttons. at
The
trial involves
effects,
some
of
which
ironically
beneficial
points.
The finalstatus
fight here
is Lunar
Leviathan.
The
extremely
dragon boss
is available
on a
random
floor
within summons
the difficult
ruins. relinquish
Defeating
him Brachioraidos
becomesBrachioraidos
much
easier ifyields
the
Grimoires
the
Lunar
are
utilized.
a Hero's
Shield.
Upon
completing
the trials,
Zeromus
EG ("Easy
Game,"
originating
from
the
use
of all
his ofscorpion
from like
Final
Fantasy
IV version
Easy
Type)
becomes
available.
attackssprite
are much
the
standard
and
beating him
is of little His
importance
other
than for
posterity.
FF5
1000 Years Ago:
Enuo,
an
creates
"Void" which
threatensEnuo
destruction
of the
world.
Theancient
peopleevil,
ofbut
the
worldadestroy
succeed
defeating
usingthey
twelve
legendary
weapons,
cannot
thein
Void.
In desperation,
call
upon
thethe
power
of to
four
Elemental
Crystals,
which
they
split in
two.
The
split
causes
world
split
into
two
distinct
worlds
as
well,
and
the
Void
is
trapped in the Interdimensional Rift between the two worlds.
The twelve
legendary
weapons
are sealed
in Castle
Kuza arise)
in theisSecond
World.
Information
on
how
to
retrieve
them
(should
the
need
hidden
in
a Sealed Tome, but the book itself is torn in two when the worlds are
separated.
30 Years Ago:
An
evil
tree
in the forest
Moore in who
the Second
World
andhavoc
takes on
the
form
of awakes
a travels
dark knight
namedof
Exdeath,
begins and
wreaking
on
the
world.
to another
(the
First World)
begins
trying
to
destroy
theHe
four Crystals
there.world
Four
Warriors
of the
Dawn
(Galuf
Halm
Baldesion,
Xezat
Matias
Surgate,
Kelger
Vlondett,
and
Dorgann
Klauser)
defeat
Exdeath
and
seal
him
in
the
First
World
using
the
power
of
the
Crystals.
Dorgann,
with
throwing
theirdown
problem
to another
world,
stays
withovercome
Exdeathnamed
in
theregret
new over
world.
He asettles
in
the
village
Rix,
marries
Stella,
and has
son named
Bartz.
He andofStella
both die aofwoman
illness in the same
year.
On
the
First
World,
King
Alexander
Highwind
Tycoon
marries
and
has
two
daughters,
Lenna
andtaking
Sarisa. However,
Sarisa
taken by
pirates
and
raised
one
ofwho
them,
Faris.
She is
befriends
a water
dragon
namedas
Syldra,
helps tow the
her name
ship around
when
wind is low.
Queen
Tycoon
becomesspecies.
deathly Tycoon's
ill. The only cure forLenna,
her is despite
the tongue
of a
Dragon,
an endangered
herstops
love
for
resolves
to kill it to save daughter,
her mother, but her
father
her,the
andDragons,
his wife passes
away.
Present:
Exdeath
begins
to stir.
He begins
to control
andthe
people
his
mind,
intent
of freeing
himself.
His firstcreatures
attack is on
Wind with
Crystal,
kept inwith
the the
Wind
Shrine
near Tycoon
Castle.
King
sensing the weakening of the wind, boards a Dragon to travel
to
theTycoon,
Wind Shrine.
takes
control
of him. The Crystal shatters, knocking him out, and Exdeath
Bartz
journey
with his pet Chocobo, Boko, to see the world, based
on
hisbegins
father'sadying
wish.
Galuf,
king
of the
Castle
of Bal,
discovers
intentions
and
a
meteor
to
the
First
World.
However,
theExdeath's
impact causes
him
to boards
lose all
memory.
Cid
Previa,
creator
of
the
Fire-Powered
Ship
which
runs
on
the
Fire
Crystal's
power,
observes
the the
weakening
of
the Crystal.
He
begs thepower.
QueenShe
of
Karnak
stop
ship
andoff
otherwise
usinghimself;
the Crystal's
refuses,tobut
Cidusing
attempts
to shut
the machine
she throws Cid
in
jail.
Scholars
from
the Library
ofvisiting
the Ancients
west
of Karnak
(where
Cid's
grandson
Mid
studies)
begin
the
Queen
urging
her
to
stop
using
the
Crystal. She builds a wall west of the town keeping them out.
Mid
descends
to the
depths the
of the
basement of
the Library of the Ancients to
look
method
of having
Fire-Powered
trackfor
of a
time,
oblivious
of the nearby
monsters.Ship work on its own. He loses
Lenna
begins
to
search
for
her
father
and
ends
up They
near Galuf's
She
is
attacked nothing
by goblins,
saved
meetHemeteor.
Galuf,
who
remembers
but follows
hisbut
desire
to gobyto Bartz.
the Wind
Shrine.
and Lenna
go there together.
Bartz
behind.
Bartz
Lenna
andWind
Galuf
from together.
more goblins in a narrow pass; they
deciderescues
to continue
to the
Shrine
The
fall
of the
meteor
hasThe
blocked
the
way
backpirates'
to Tycoon
Castle,
but itBoko
has
also
formed
a
new
cave.
cave
leads
to
lair.
They
leave
at
the Bartz
entrance
(he
is
later to
injured,
andpirate
is the
cared
forbut
by
one
of the
pirates'
men).
and
co.
decide
steal
the
ship,
are
caught
by
Faris
before
they can.
Faris
puts the three
in theidentical
brig, but
a pendant
by
Lenna
leaves
hertake
to wonder
her Shrine.
own,
pendant.
She worn
decides
to join them
and
them to about
the Wind
They
find
the
Wind
Crystal
shattered.
An
image
of
King
Tycoon
appears
to
them
and describes
(vaguely)
the
situation
involving
Exdeath
the
Crystals.
shown
to beThe
the Water
four "legendary
warriors"
andand
vow
to
protect theThey
otherare
three
Crystals.
Crystal in Walse
is next
on
their
list.
They
travel
to
the
city
of
Tule.
The
pirates
stay
in
the
bar
here.
Lenna
takes
the
party
a manZok
named
Zok,first
whoreluctant
has the key
to theLenna
Torna the
Canal,
which
leads
to to
Walse.
is her
at
give
key,
reconsiders
when he
determination
totosucceed.
He gives the
keybut
to
Bartz in the middle
of sees
the night.
Inside the
Torna Canal,
shipSyldra
is confronted
by a giant
sea monster.
It
creates
a whirlpool
whichthe
sucks
inside. Without
any way
of steering

the
ship,wreckages
it drifts until
reaches
afind
place
called
thetoShip
Graveyard,
where
several
lie. itWhen
they
safe
place
rest
andthey
dry off,
Bartz,
Galuf,
and
Lenna discover
that
Faris
isaactually
a girl.
Before
can
leave
the
Ship
Graveyard,
they
are
presented
with
mirages
(Bartz
with
his
mother,
Lenna
and
Faris
with
King
Tycoon,
and
Galuf
with
his
granddaughter
Krile)
which
puts
them
in
a
trance.
However,
Galuf
doesn't
remember
Krile,
breaks
off the trance, frees his friends, and defeats the Siren who caused the
hypnosis.
They
come to gone,
the city
of need
Carwen,
where they decide
with the
theirNorth
sea
transportation
they
airDragon
transportation.
They that
travel
Mountain,and
where
afigure
plant
called
Grass King
grows.
It's a to
cure-all
for
Dragons,
they
it's
possible
that Hiryu,
Tycoon's
Wind
Drake
might have gone
there.
They
find
Hiryu
at
the
North
Mountain.
Lenna
risks
her
own
life
to
get
the
Dragon
Grass,
walking
through
plants
tohim.
reach it, and in thanks
Hiryu
heals
Lenna
and allows
all poisonous
four of them
to ride
Hiryu
them
to Walse
implores
Watertakes
Crystal
to power
the Castle.
city, butLenna
the king
refuses.the king to stop using the
A
member
of Galuf's
army
from
the Castle
of Bal
arrives
via meteor
to
protect
the Water
Crystal
from
a woolly
mammoth
named
Garula,
has
recently
under
Exdeath's
Another
meteor
arrives
inwho
Karnak
bearing afallen
werewolf
from
Kelger's control.
army to do
the same
for the
Fire Crystal.
The
king
of Walse
to Walse
to investigate
theGaluf
meteor
and the
Water
Crystal,
but goes
isrecognize
attacked
andTower
wounded
byGarula,
Garula.
meets
the
warrior
They
butdies.
are not
in time
to save but
the does
Waternot
Crystal,
whichhim.
breaks,
ordefeat
the warrior,
who
A
soldier
from
Karnak
wanders
into
the
Karnak
meteor
and
is
warped
to
Walse meteor. Bartz and party get the hint and take the warp to Karnak. the
Bartz
party are
seen
coming outTzuze,
of theseen
Karnak
meteor
and areThey
believed
to
be and
ininleague
withto
the
werewolf,
onbreak
the premises.
thrown
jail, next
Cid.
CidFortunately,
finally manages
to
out of hisfrees
cell, are
but
ends
up
back
in
Bartz's
cell!
the
Karnak
Chancellor
Cid
because
a
crack
has
been
noticed
in
the
Crystal.
Cid
demands
Bartz's
party's
release
well; theoverheating.
chancellor reluctantly agrees. Karnak Castle
is
on
fire due
to theasCrystal's
Bartz
and party
rush
toQueen
the Fire-Powered
Ship. Bartz
managesintothe
cleanse
it
of
monsters,
but
finds
Karnak,
controlled
by
Exdeath,
ship
as
well. Hewho
defeats
the
demon
possessing
her,
but it the
moves
onup
to to
a full
Karnak
soldier,
jams
theappears
switch on
the
Crystal,
turning
power
and
shattering
it.
Tzuze
and
saves
Bartz
and
party
from
the
imminent
destruction,
but with
cannot
escape himself.
Karnak
Castletois engineer
destroyedanything
by fire.
Cid,
overcome
depression,
adamantly
refuses
ever again.
Bartz
and
party
enter
the
Library
of
the
Ancients
and
look
for
Mid
in the
basement.
They
find him and
he
shows
them
the plans
he Cid
found
restarting
the
Fire-Powered
Ship.on
Mid
travels
toFire-Powered
Karnak
to whack
outfor
of
his
depression
(literally).
Back
board
the
Ship,
which
is
quickly
rehabilitated,
the
scene
with
Cid
and
Mid
reminds
Galuf
of
a
similar
scene
between
him
and
his
granddaughter
Krile,
and
he
regains
his
memory. He explains the entire situation to Bartz, Lenna, and Faris.
Resolving
to protect
the Earth Crystal,
Bartz
and
party visit
Crescent
Town,
only
toChocobo
have
theinFire-Powered
Shipthough.
sunk
inReturning
a whirlpool!
find a of
flying
Black
nearby
to They
the
Library
the
Ancients,
Cid went
and asouthwest
Mid
tell forest,
them
that the
KingDesert
Tycoon
has
been
sighted
in
Karnak,
then
through
of
Shifting
Sands.
Bartz
and co. follow him.
The
shifting
sands
of
the
desert
confound
Bartz,
but
Cid
calls
a
sandworm
andRuin,
Bartza walks
over
its They
body run
across
the
They
Gohn,
the
Town
of
relic.
after
thesand.
spectre
of enter
Kingplace,
Tycoon,
but
are
trapped
in Ronkan
a are
pit and
fall down
a of
strange
mechanistic
theand
Airship
Base.
They
just into
west
Crescent
Island, where
Cid
Mid
have returned
thecarried
Black to
Chocobo
to its
home.
A
switch
in ancient
the Airship
BaseThey
endsmeet
up swallowing
Cidand,
and using
Mid, where
they
land
on an
airship!
uppatch
with Bartz
parts
the
Fire
Ship,
which
also
ended up
here,
up the
airship
soarises
Bartzfrom
can
use
it.
Before
he
can
go
anywhere,
though,
a
huge
flying
castle
from
Gohn.
tellsAdamantite,
Bartz that the
Crystal
behigh.
inside. However, without
a metalCid
called
theEarth
airship
can't must
fly that
Galuf
collects
some Adamantite
from theand
meteor
he
in, defenses
and Cid
enhances
the flying
airship's
capabilities.
party
getarrived
pastTycoon
the
and
enter
the
Ronkan
Ruins. Bartz
They
come
across
King
again,
but
he,
under
Exdeath's
control,
ends
up
shattering
the
Crystal.
He
threatens
to before
kill Bartz,
but another
meteor suddenly arrives and Krile knocks
out
the king
he can
do anything.
King
Tycoon
comes
to,
but
Exdeath
arrives
immediately
after
the
Crystal
shattes.
Exdeath
disappears
and returns
to
the Second
World, but to
uses
the
Crystal
shards
attackwounded.
everyone
in theand
room.
Tycoon
defeat
the
shards,
but to
is fatally
Bartz
party
barelymanages
manage to escape
aboard
the airship.
Krile
andWorld.
Galuf Bartz,
use Krile's
meteor
(the last
functioning
one)
to the
Second
Faris,
and Mid
Lenna
resolve
tothe
follow
himto
toreturn
help defeat
Exdeath.
return
to
Cid
and
(who
are atWorld.
Tycoon
meteor)
to that
ask
them
for They
their
help
in
reaching
the
Second
They
discover
Adamantite
can
power
a
meteor,
but
there
isn't
enough
to
power
up
one
meteor
completely.
Instead,
Bartz
and
co.
travel
to
all
four
meteors
to
power
them
up as much as they can, and create a warp point at center of their four
locations.
Galuf
and Krile
no time
mounting
an attack against Exdeath at the
Big Bridge
near waste
his castle
in theinSecond
World.
Bartz
and
co.
enter
the
warp and
end
up onand
a small
in the Exdeath
Second
World,
but
they
are
abducted
by
Exdeath
takenisland
prison.
shows
GalufGaluf
an image
of the
threeappoints
and tellshis
himright-hand
they'll
betoman
killed
if he doesn't
step
down.
agrees.
Exdeath
Gilgamesh
to
watch over the prisoners and leaves.
Galuf
uses Krile's
Wind Drake
to and
rescue
co.
He the
is stopped
Gilgamesh,
who ispet
a complete
wimp,
whoBartz
runs and
away
after
battle. by
They reach
the BigbyBridge,
whichwho
is under
attack
by Exdeath's
forces.but
They
again
are
stopped
Gilgamesh,
is aided
by his
sidekick
Enkidu,
he
again
runs
away.
Exdeath
around
his barren
castle,
which
flings
Bartz,However,
Faris, Lenna,
and activates
Galuf faratobarrier
the north,
to the
continent
of Gloceana.
They
pass
the
town
Regole sealed)
and Kuza
Castlea forest
(the twelve
ultimate
weapons
held
within
areof
magically
enter
where they
find
a
moogle.
The
moogle
falls
through aThey
pit and
into
the Moogle
Canal,
which
infested
with
Moogle-eating
monsters!
rescue
the
Moogle
and
follow isit
to
its
home
in
the
Moogle
Forest.
The
Moogles
here
communicate
telepathically
withher
Krile's
pet Moogle,
and she quickly rushes to the Moogle
Forest to rescue
grandfather
and friends.
Upon
returning
to the
Castle
ofits
Bal,
Bartz discovers
that theGrass
Wind is
Drake that
saved
him
is
now
dying
from
wounds.
Again,
but
it onlyvillage.
grows in Drakenvale, which lies past
theDragon
village of
Quelb, needed,
Kelger's
werewolf
In
Quelb,
the
north
gateare
is from
locked,
soFirst
theyWorld,
meet and
up with
Kelger.
Galuf they
tells
Kelger
the
other
three
the
Kelger
assumes
were
the ones
who released
ends up
Bartzson.
to a
duel, which
he promptly
loses. Exdeath.
They alsoHe
discover
thatchallenging
he is Dorgann's
Bartz
and
co.
continue
to Drakenvale,
where
theyfor
discover
a monster
plant,
which
they
surmise
must
havethe
been
the
reason
the
virtual
extinction
the
Drake.
They
retrieve
Dragon
and
return
to the
Castle of
of
Bal.Wind
Themoat
gate
guards
don't
believe
thatfallen
it's Grass
really
Galuf,
so they're
forced
to
use
the
to
enter.
Krile,
who
has
sick,
tells
Galuf
to
seek
out
the
guidance of Sage Ghido.
They
try to get
the it's
Wind
Drake
to eatbythe
Dragon
Grass,
but(despite
it refuses.
Lenna
it that
dangerous
taking
a bite
herself
the
fact
thatshows
it's poisonous
tonot
humans).
The Wind
Drake
eats
the medicine,
but
Lenna
again. requires her own medicine after that stunt; the Wind Drake heals her
They reach
Ghido's
island on the Wind Drake, but Exdeath sinks the island
before
they can
enter.
Returning
toassembled
Kelger, he atells
you
that Xezat
Matias
Surgate, king of Surgate
Castle,
has
to attack
one of
Exdeath's
team hurries to the fleet's fleet
location
near Exdeath's
Castle. barrier towers. The

Xezat's
fleet
is attacked
by Exdeath's
led by Gilgamesh,
but is
they
are
defeated.
Gilgamesh
attempts
pull forces,
Bartz
sea,
Bartz
saved
by
the Wind
Drake. Xezat
and to
Bartz's
party into
headthe
into
thebut
Barrier
Tower
via
submarine.
Xezat
heads
to
the a
power
room while(like
Bartz
goes
to the antenna
on the
roof.
Xezat
gives
them
Whisperweed
a
walkie-talkie)
to
allow
them
converse.
They
theand
antenna
defeat Atomos,
thebut
guardian
of to
it.
They
destroy
thereach
antenna
Xezat and
deactivates
the power,
is trapped
in
the
power
room.
The
Shield
Generator
is
destroyed
and
Bartz
and
party
manage to escape, but Xezat perishes in the power room.
Ghido's
island
has
sunk
into
the
sea,
so
Bartz
uses
Xezat's
submarine
to
reach
him. Ghido tells them that Exdeath is searching for something in
Moore
enter it.Forest, and gives them the Guardian Branch which allows them to
Exdeath
cannot
enter theBranch,
Moore Forest
himself,
but allows
Bartz
to open
the
way
using
the Guardian
and, being
attacked
by power
the
Crystals'
seals,
to
them.
In gratitude,
Exdeath
sics the
Crystals'
on Bartz
co.destroy
Krile
arrives
but
isofunable
to do anything.
Galuf,
however,
shakes
off and
the
trap,
shattering
one
the
Crystals,
and
begins
attacking
Exdeath
despite
the
huge
energy
being
thrown
him. He
in driving
off,
but
is killed
in the
attempt.
Heatlends
Krilesucceeds
his powers
to fightExdeath
with Bartz
instead
of him.
Bartz
and co. enter
Exdeath's
castle. Theyand
are attacks
confronted
who
transforms
into an
eight-armed
with by
theGilgamesh,
Excalipoor
sword,
but it's useless.
They
defeat demon
him and
Exdeath
banishes
him
to the
Interdimensional
Rift
for
incompetence.
The
party
attacks
Exdeath,
but
before
they
can
kill
him
the
Crystals
shatter
and
the
two
worlds
merge
back
into one.
Among
other
things,
Cid
is
trapped
in
the
Airship
Base
when
the
Fork
Tower
appears above it.
Exdeath
transforms himself into several slivers of wood and hides in an
antlion's cave.
Bartz
and
group
end received.
up near Bartz
Tycoon Castle.
They enter,
and
the two
princesses
are
warmly
Krile
decide
headto
off
alone
to
defeat
andhas
leave
thecompleted
castle.and
They
decide
to to
head
the
Pirate
Cave
(aExdeath,
newThey
bridge
been
leading
there)
and see
if Boko
is
still
around.
find
Boko
and
a
female
Chocobo
named
Koko,
whom
Boko's
apparently
married.
Boko
leaves
Koko
for
the
moment
and
travels
with Bartz and Krile.
Boko,
Bartz,
Krile fall into
the antlion's
cavethem.
on the way north,
butKrile
are
rescued
(afterand
some
rejoins
makes
"prick
herself"
on thetoying)
sliversby
of Faris,
wood who
containing
himself,Exdeath
and thus
is carried
along with
them.
Bartz
andof co.
find Ghido
in a cave,
who emerges
fills themand
in on
the details
of the
merging
the
However,
Exdeath
declares
his he
interest
in
capturing
theworlds.
power
of
the Void
for himself.
As throws
a demonstration,
pulls
Tycoon
Castle
into
the
Interdimensional
Rift,
and
Bartz,
Krile,
Boko, and Ghido far away to a spot near the Library of the Ancients. Faris,
The
Sealed
Tome
has
been
re-constituted
as
a
whole
in
the
Library
Ancients,
and itthegives
hints
to of
four
places
to travel to; each place holds of
a
tablet
key
to
three
thein
legendary
travelswhich
to theisnearby
Great
Pyramid
the desert.weapons. Bartz takes it and
They
retrieve
the
tablet,
and
having
done
so
are
visited
by
the
king
of
dragons, Bahamut, who tells them he will wait in the North Mountain.
Passing
the remains
of the
Forest
of Moore
on
the way
back to the
Library
ofthrough
the Ancients,
they are
visited
Hiryu,
whoby
drops
an unconscious
Lenna
at
their
feet.
However,
Lenna
isby
possessed
a monster
from
the
Interdimensional
Rift,
and
attacks
Bartz.
Hiryu
sacrifices
itself
to
save
Lenna,
though,
andre-joins,
the monster
is driven
from
her body
and
destroyed
by Bartz
and
co.
Lenna
but
can't
stop
Exdeath
from
pulling
the
Library
of
the
Ancients, Walse, Istory, the Moogle Village, and Rix into the Void.
Bartz
andtheco.Island
find Shrine,
their airship
again
and
use which
it to reach
the next above
tablet
location,
and
the
Fork
Tower,
has
appeared
the
Airship
Base and
contains
the
two ultimate
white
black
After
finding
the magics,
Fork
disappears
andinto
Cidaisand
freed.
Cidmagics.
has
a
book
describing
how
to Tower
transform
an airship
submarine,
andfound
effects
the upgrade
immediately.
The
submarine
takes
them
to
the
Great
Sea
Trench,
an
underwater
cave
which contains the third tablet and the Meteor spell.
The fourth tablet and the Leviathan Summon spell are located in Istory Falls.
Bartz
and once
co. enter
Interdimensional
Rift,
where
theyand
come
across
Gilgamesh
again.the
They
defeat
him and
earnaid
hisbypraise
friendship.
In
later battle,
Gilgamesh
comes
to their
sacrificing
himself to
killanother,
the enemy.
They
encounter
Exdeath,
transforms
into Void,
a gianttransforming
tree. Before into
they Neo
can
destroy
him,
Exdeath
is who
consumed
by whose
the
Exdeath,
anto embodiment
ofThey
the manage
Void,
only him,
desiretheis towns
to reduce
everything
nothingness.
to
defeat
and
castles
everyoneswallowed
is happy. by the Void are returned to their former places, and
Side Quests:
Shiva
lives
in the basement
Walse
allow of
you to Ancients,
summon
her
if you
defeat
her.
Sameof
goes
forCastle
Ifritin inaand
thewill
Library
Ramuh
in the
forest
around
Istory,
Shoat
forested
area inthe
thethe
Second
World,
Odin
in
the
the
Castle
of
Bal
basement,
and
Bahamut
in
North
Mountain.
There's
a
Magic
Lamp
in
Istory
Falls
which
allows
you
to
cast
free
Summons
in battle, with weakining intensity unless you recharge it back at the falls.
Syldra's spirit returns to the Pirates' Cave and will allow you to summon her.
The
Phantom
Village
is hidden
in the
foresthere.
near Crescent Town. Besides for
excellent
shops,
a Black
Chocobo
resides
Walse
Tower
is submerged
in who
water,
and a single
shardGogo
lies here,
guarded
by
Gogo,
the
Mimic,
challenges
you Crystal
to a battle.
does
nothing
in battle,
mimicing
which teaches
theso
Mimic
class. him by doing nothing will get you the shard,
Phoenix
Tower
is
located
in
the
middle
of
a
huge
desert.
At
the
top
you
will
meet
Hiryu, into
who the
sacrifices
to Lenna
diving off
tower and
transforming
Phoenix,himself
who allows
you tobysummon
himthe
later.
In
the
Town
of
Moore
is
a
hidden
old
man
who
offers
you
the
choice
between
the Blade
Chicken
Knifepower
(gainswhen
power
more
fights you run away from)
or the Brave
(loses
youthe
run
away).
In
a cave
dwells
a mysterious
old man, Mr. Clio, who'll report on
your
battleunderwater
statistics and
treasure
chest count.
Two insanely difficult
enemies,
Shinryu
and the
Omega,
are in the
Interdimensional
Rift; they're
quite a bit
harder than
final boss!
Side Quests (GBA Version Only)
After
getting
all
twelve
Legendary
Weapons,
a
scholar
will
come
up and
tell
you
thanaanwhite
earthquake
was inside
heard to
the you
south.
Going
underwater
there
reveals
rift. and
Going
nets
three
more
job shards
Cannoneer,
Gladiator,
Oracle.
After
beating
thethe
game,
returning
to This
the same
placearea
opens
the way
tovery
the
secret
dungeon,
Sealed
Temple.
enormous
consists
of
a
high
encounter
rate, extremely
difficult
enemies,
and a slough
of treasure.
Among
other
things,
youlike
canjokes
fight
versions
ofroom
Omega
which
make
the
look
(there's
withand
no Shinryu
less
than
five
Omegas
inoriginals
it!).
At the
very end
you'll
comea up
against
the
one and
Enuo,
the
ancient
creator
of
the
Void.
Beating
him
nets
you only
the
Necromancer job.
After
getting
Necromancer,
you
will
have
access
to
the
Cloister
of
the
Dead.
This consists
of another.
six rooms,
eachit gets
of which
you to
five boss
battles
one after
Beating
you arequire
shiny Medal
of fight
Smiting.
FF6
1000 Years Ago:
Three
godesses
or Magi
(Doom,
The Goddess)
wage in
a
magical
war
on each
other.
Chaos Poltergeist,
ensues.
Anyand
unlucky
humans
the
midst
of the
huge
magical
transformed
Espers,caught
magical
beasts.
Eventually
realizing
theenergy
horror are
of their
actions, into
the Goddesses
seal

themselves
up in stone
statues,
taking
with them
all the magical power they
used. The statues
are placed
inside
Crescent
Island.
Eventually
it be
is discovered
that
the Fearing
Espers persecution
have their own
power
which
could
drained
from
them.
and magical
annihilation
at
the
gate.hands of humans, the Espers create their own dimension and seal the
30 (or so) Years Ago to Present:
Madonna
Branford,
human
girl,anloses
her
way and
falls They
into the
world,
where
she
is ataken
in by
Esper
named
Maduin.
fall Espers'
in love
and eventually
a baby
is born,
whom
they name
Terra.
Gestahl,
leader
of
the
Empire,
discovers
the
location
of
the
Espers'
gate
and
breaks
through,
capturing
all
the
Espers
he
finds.
The
elder
of
the
Espers
manages
tofallre-seal
the Madonna
gate and naively
banish the humans,
Madonna
and
Terra also
through.
Gestahl but
to care
for Terra;
Gestahl
takes
the
baby and
leaves Madonnaasks
to die.
Experiments
on
the
Espers
by
Cid,
the
resident
Empire
scientist,
leads
to
the
creationinvolving
of MagiTek,
combination
of magicof and
science.
One
experiment
Magiteka isand
tested
on is
Kefka,
Gestahl's
generals.
The
experiment
isby
successful
Kefka
givenone
magical
powers,
but his
brain
is
warped
the
energy
and
he
becomes
a
madman.
Further
experimentation
yields
stable
magical
infusion
(though
notwith
as
powerful)
which is
usedatomore
create
Magitek
Knights,
humans
infused
Esper
raised magic.
by Cid. One of these generals is Celes Chere, who was more or less
Terra,
whose
powers eclipse even Kefka's, is brainwashed and used to carry
out military
conquests.
The
kingSabin,
of Figaro
dies andthat
is succeeded
by his
son Edgar.
twin
brother
convinced
the
kingmartial
was
poisoned
by Edgar's
the Empire,
expresses
his
desire
to
leave and
study
arts
under
the
teachings
of
Duncan,
a
master
of
fighting.
Edgar
agrees
to
a
coin
toss,
which
if
Sabin
wins
he would
gethowever,
his wish.toUnbeknownst
toSabin's
Sabin,winning
though,the
Edgar
uses
a
two-headed
coin,
be
assured
of
toss.
Sabin
trains
under
along
with died.
Vargas, Duncan's son. Duncan later
disappears
andDuncan
is believed
to have
Two
highway
bandits
named Baram
and
Clyde his
are capturedtoafter
a huge
train
heist.
Baram
is left
injured
(despite
Clyde
kill
him),
but Overcome
Clyde
finds
his heavily
way
to Thamasa,
where he pleading
falls
in all
loveemotion
with ato
local
woman.
with
remorse,
Clyde
eventually
loses
and
becomes
a
wandering
mercenary,
calling
himself
Shadow.
His
wife
later
gives birth to a daughter she calls Relm.
A
thief/treasure
hunter
named
Locke
love with
Rachel,
a girl
from
Kohlingen.
However,
while
taking
her tofalls
seein
a nearby
treasure
cave,
aAn
cavein
is started
and
Rachel
saves
Locke
only
to
put herbs,
herself
in danger.
old
man
nearby,
knowing
the
secrets
of
certain
keeps
Rachel
in
suspended
animation.
Locke
vows
to
search
the
world
to
find
a
way
to
bring
Rachel back.
A
debutante
gambler
named
Setzer
has
an
airship
race
with
his
close
friend,
Daryl.
However,
Daryl's
airship,
the Falcon,
crashes.
Setzer
restores the
Falcon,
then buries
it and malfunctions
Daryl both in and
a grave
near
Kohlingen.
A
man
whose
wife
gives
birth
to
a
deformed
baby
throws
it
out
into
the wild
Veldt. He later loses his mind and believes that it was all a dream, however.
A
ofman
dissidents
asTheir
the Returners
operating
near Mt.byKolts,
ledband
by apossible.
namedknown
Banon.
goal is tobegin
overthrow
the Empire
any
means
Present:
The
brainwashed
Terra
and
two
Imperial
Soldiers,
Biggs
and
Wedge,
are
sent
to
Narshe the
afterguards
rumors
that
an Esper
was who
foundhas
in a
the
Narshetomines.
They
decimate
and
reach
the Esper's
Esper,
reaction
Terra.
Biggs
and
Wedge
are
destroyed
by
the
power.
Terra
is
later
found
unconscious
by Arvis,
a Returner
living
in Narshe,
who helps
escape.
She
is later helped
well
byMoogles
Locke,
aliving
treasure
hunter/thief
alsoher
working
for
the Returners,
and aasgang
of
in the
Narshe caves.
Locke
and
Terra
make
their
way
to
Figaro
Castle,
where
she
is
introduced
to
King Before
Edgar. Edgar
and leave,
Locke though,
decide tothey
takeare
hervisited
to Banon
in the Returner
HQ.
they can
by
Kefka,
sent
by
Gestahl
to through
retrieve
Terra.
Kefka
first tries diplomacy,
then
attacks
the
castle.
However,
advanced
technology
the
entire
castle
sinks
under
the
sands,
and
Locke,
riding
Chocobos.
They
are
attacked
by Edgar,
Magitek
Armor,and
butTerra
Terraescape
wards by
them
off using
magic.
Having
never
seen
magic
that Terra
can
help before,
them. Edgar and Locke are more convinced than ever
They
pass
through A
thenearby
Figaro Caveseems
to South
Figaro,
where
catch
a
glimpse
Shadow.
tobut
have
many
thingsthey
that
remind
Edgar
ofofson.
Sabin.
They
enterupcabin
Mount
Kolts,
are
accosted
by Vargas,
Duncan's
Sabin
shows
to
defend
his
brother.
Vargas
attacks
Sabin,
accusing him
stealing his father's favor, which Sabin denies. Vargas is
defeated,
and of
Sabin
to the Returner
HQ. is convinced to continue with Edgar, Locke, and Terra
An
already
rich
man
Figaro,
by even more money, betrays South
Figaro to the Empire,inwho
seizetempted
it.
Banon
convinces
Terra
to join
the
Returners,
but been
beforetaken
any concrete
plans
can
be
made,
news
arrives
that
South
Figaro
has
the Empire.
Locke
is sent
to South
Figaro
to gather
intelligence,
and Edgar,bySabin,
Terra,
and Banon
take
a raft on
the Lethe
River
towards Narshe.
They
are
by
a him,
strange
octopus
Sabin,leaving
enraged,
jumps
into attacked
the
water
after
but is
sucked named
away byUltros;
the current,
the
other three
on the
raft.
Terra,
Edgar,
and
Banon
make
their
way
through
the
Narshe
caves
to Arvis's
house.
Locke
steals
the
uniform
of aCeles
soldierthere,
and finds
his way
into tortured;
a secret passage
in
Figaro.
He
finds
General
in chains,
being
she has
apparently
rebelled
against
Narshe through
Figaro
Cave.Gestahl. Locke rescues her and they travel to
Sabin
lands
near
a
cabin
in
the
middle
of
nowhere,
where
he
meets
Shadow,
who
joins
him for
time being
having
nothing
to
do).
They
come
across
anthe
Imperial
Base(apparently
where
they
overhear
theelse
plans
being
dealt
out
by
General
Leo,
an
honorable
Empire
soldier,
and
Kefka,
regarding
the
seige
of
Doma
Castle.
General
Leo
is
called
back
to
Vector
(capital
of theeveryone
Empire), in
leaving
Kefka
in charge.
Doma, killing
it, even
his own
men. Kefka poisons the water of
Cyan,
faithful
retainer
toofthe
king
ofhis
Doma,
after repelling
forces, is
incensed
by
the
deaths
his
king,
wife,
and
son.They
HeLeo's
madly
the Imperial
Base,
and istheir
helped
by Sabin
and his
Cyan.
steal attacks
sets
of
Magitek
Armor
andPhantom
make
escape.
They end
up
in the
Phantom
Forest,
which leads
to the
Train.
Sabin
jumps
onto
the
train
despite
the
warnings
of
Cyan,
who
claims
that
the
train takes
the across
deceased
to "the otherclaiming
side". They
try to
find theirbut
wayactually
off the
train,
coming
a swordsman
to be
Siegfried,
being
a for
complete
wuss.
They
to damage
engine
the sees
train
enough
itchild
to leave
off manage
near
Baren
butthe
not
before of
Cyan
his wife and
boardthem
the train
destined
forFalls,
"the other
side".
Shadow
leaves
Sabin
at
Baren
Falls.
Sabin
and
Cyan
make
it
down
the
falls,
and
landofinathe
Veldt,
aaswild
area
filled with
oftown
all kinds.
They
catch
a
glimpse
boythe
they
awaken.
In atobeasts
nearby
Mobliz,
they
buy
meat
andwild
entice
boy,
named
Gau,
help
them
tocalled
Narshe.
Gau
tells
them
of
a
shiny
treasure
in
Crescent
Mountain,
which
ends
up
being
a
diving
helmet.
it to
to Nikeah.
swim through
the Serpent
Trench,
an tounderwater
passageThey
whichuse
leads
From there
it's a short
boat ride
Narshe.
The
elder
of
Narshe forces
finally agrees
to help Banon,
but only
after
hearing
that
Kefka
has
amassed
aiming
towards
recapturing
the
Esper,
which
has
been
moved
into
the
snowy
mountain
behind
Narshe.
Finding
General
Celes
and
Terra
is
an
added
bonus.
However,
Kefka's
troops
are
defeated
by
the
Returners and Kefka manages to escape.
Terra
meets the
Esper forher
a second
time, pink
this time
fully she
in her
senses,
and
the
encounter
transforms
into
a
flying
creature;
soars
away
as
everyone else watches.
The
Returners
decide
to
search
forunder
Terra.the
Firstsand
theytohead
for Figaro
Castle,
which
submerges
and
takes
them
the
city
of
Kohlingen.
They continue south to the bandit city of Zozo. At the top of Zozo's tallest

building
meet
an
Esper
named
Ramuh,
who
watches
overisTerra's
Esper
lands suddenly
in Albrook,
and heads
towards
A
bolt from
of
form.
He-they
tells
them
that
she
will
beoffine
time,
and
that
there
nothing
they She
Judgment
strikes
theinside
town,
and
aTzen.
large
house
in theKefka's
middle Light
of
town
can
do
except
toRamuh
save
others
his inkind,
held
in
the
Magitek
Research
almost
collapses
with
a saves
child
it. She
discovers
Sabin
holding
up
the
Facility
in
Vector.
shows
them
three
shards
of
Magicite,
the
form
house,
rushes
inside,
the
child,
and
makes
it
out
before
Sabin
Espers
turnisinto
when
they are
deceased,
and tells
thehimself
true power
of
Espers
only
available
through
this form.
He them
then that
turns
into collapses.
Sabin
and
Celes head
to Mobliz,
where tothey
find but
Terra
caring
for the
Magicite
to help
them.
children.
Phunbaba
chooses
moment
attack,
ends
up knocking
They
resolve
to
go
there,
but
lack
transportation.
They
hear
of
Setzer's
love
out everyone.
Terra tells
them that
she can't
help them.
for
Maria,
an
opera
diva,
in
Jidoor,
and
resolve
to
make
their
way
onto
his
They
travel
to
Nikeah,
where
they
meet
Edgar/Gerad,
who
professes
that he
airship
and convince
him
to helpCeles
them.for
Discovering
Celes is aofdead
has
no Cave
idea who
they
are,come
tryingacross
to keep
his
cover.
They again);
follow him
through
ringer for
they
substitute
Maria
in athat
performance
Figaro
(where
they
the
fake
Siegfried
adefeat
side
path
opera.
TheMaria,
opera
is sabotaged
by Ultros,
but
Locke
manages
to stagethe
a
leads
to
the
basement
of
Figaro
Castle.
Edgar,
Celes,
and
Sabin
the
terrific
battle
and
end
up
with
a
winning
performance:
a
happy
audience,
a
monster
holding
the castle hostage, and Figaro castle rises up again and
defeated Ultros, and Maria (aka Celes) abducted by Setzer.
takes
them
to
Kohlingen.
Celes lets
the
other
Returners
on becomes
board after
the
performance.
Setzer
They
find
Setzer
in
Kohlingen
and
convince
him
to
help
them
again.
agrees
to
a
coin
toss;
heads
Celes
his
wife,
tails
he
helps
them
takes as
them toare
Daryl's
Tomb,they
where
they find
airship,
the traveling
Falcon. He
As
reach
airborne,
discover
one Daryl's
of Cyan's
pigeons
to
them. Vector. Edgar uses a two-headed coin to assure of Setzer's joining soon
Maranda.they
They trace
it to Mount
Zozo.
Setzer
takes
them
to
the
continent
of
Vector.
They
find
a
Returner
They
find
Cyan
in
Mount
Zozo
and
convince
him
to
join
them.
He
tells
them
sympathizer
in
Vector
who
stages
a
violent
sickness
to
allow
them
to
reach
that
he
has
sighted
Gau
in
the
Veldt.
They
collect
Gau
as
well,
and
enter
a
the
Magitek
Research
Facility.
There,
they
discover
Kefka
draining
two
cave
to find
Shadow
unconscious; they also find a powerful blade
Espers
(Ifrit
andsee
Shiva)
of their
magic powers.
and to
Shiva
back, nearby
calledthem
the
Striker.
They
take
but
they
Ramuh's
Magicite
they alsoIfrit
agree
helpfirst
the fight
Returners
help
he has already
left.him to Thamasa, but before they can ask him to
and when
turn themselves
into Magicite.
Shadow continues
his mercenary
travels, this time searching for the
Celes
and
the worked
Returners
discover
six They,
Esperstoo,
(including
Terra's father,
Striker
Maduin)
being
in the this
lab.
turn
themselves
into enigmatic
case anyone
cameblade,
in withand
it. hanging around the newly built Coliseum in
Magicite.
Cid
enters
and on
discovers
fact, but
before
he can
decide
what
to
do
with
it
he
is
confronted
by
Kefka.
Kefka
claims
Celes
was
working
for
They
travel
to
Jidoor
to
rescue
Owzer
Relm
of the
him
all along;
Celes and
denies
it, but
Locke doesn't
what to believe. Celes demon possessing Relm's painting. Relmand
goes
withfrom
themthe
to hands
the Fanatics'
causes
both herself
Kefka
to disappear
fromknow
the room.
Tower to rescue Strago.
Cid
helps
the
Returners
to
escape
via
a
mine
cart,
after
pledging
his
They
return
to
Mobliz,
where
the
party
is
finally
strong
enough
to
defeat
decision
to make the
Emperor
stop
hismore
silly war. They are saved by Setzer's Phunbaba. Seeing their valor, Terra regains her will to fight and goes with
Blackjack
butand
attacked
once
They shakeairship,
them off
head back
to Zozo. by Kefka's mechanical cranes. them.
They
travelone
to the Coliseum
up north,
where
discover
the real
Siegfried,
Terra
awakes
at
the
sight
of
her
father,
and
tells the
Returners
of Terra
her origins.
and
Ultros
time, who
now up
has
jobthey
as
receptionist.
the
Back
ingate
Narshe,
Banon
and
the elder
ofthe
Narshe
decide
to send
to the
Striker
in battle more
and Shadow
shows
toaclaim
it, adeciding
to joinThey
thembet
when
sealed
to
the
Esper
world
to
ask
Espers
for
help
in
defeating
the
he
loses.
Empire. the
They
do so,
but the
is anticipated
by Gestahl.
Gestahl They enter the Phoenix Caves, where they find Locke and a piece of
empties
nearby
Imperial
Basemove
of soldiers
to allow them
easy passage.
Hefortakes
Magicite
to Rachel
in isKohlingen;
it allows
succeeds
in
While
in Narshe,
Returners
encounter
named Mog held by a Magicite.
reviving
a fewthe
precious
minutes,
but that
all. Phoenix
Locke
thief named
Lone the
Wolf.
They save
him, andaheMoogle
joins them.
to use itsher
power.
When
they
reach
the
gate,
Terra
turns
into
an
Esper
and
opens
the
passage,
After
training,
the
party
is
finally
strong
enough
to
enter
Kefka's
Tower
from
but
is surprised
byBlackjack
Kefka. Aairship
gang ofand
Espers
escapes
and They
go onthen
a rampage,
air
andthen
challenge
him.Shadow,
They defeat
the three
Magi
and Kefka
trashing
both the
the city
of Vector.
regroup the
The
Tower
collapses;
deploring
his life,
chooses
to stayhimself.
with it.
in a mountain
cave
near the city of Thamasa.
Magic
disappears
thebeing
world
becomes
a normal from
human
at after
last. the deaths of the Magi, and Terra
The
Returners
go
back
to
Vector
to
find
it
in
flames.
Emperor
Gestahl
has
apparently
had
a
change
of
heart
and
invites
the
Returners
in.
He
pleads
Side
Quests:
with
themtells
to travel tothat
Thamasa,
find the
Espers, and
ask for their apologies. Sabin finds Duncan still alive, training near Narshe. Duncan teaches him his
He
also
Kefka
humanity,
due them
to his conduct
withhas
the been
Domaplaced
case. in jail for crimes against most powerful technique, the Bum Rush.
Theway
Esper
in Narshe,
Tritoch,
lends
them
hisNarshe.
power after
they
defeat
General
Leo
takes
Locke
and
Terra
to
Albrook,
a
port
town,
are the
is then
opened
to a new
cave
below
Theyforces
find a
huge him;
Yeti
met
byCeles
Celesrefuses
and Shadow,
who
have been
employed by
the where
Empirethey
to help
named
Umaro
there,
guarding
the
Terrato
Magicite. Mog
Umaro
to
them.
to speak
to Locke,
though.
join them.
They
split
up;
Leo
and
Celes
go
alone,
and
Terra,
Locke,
and
Shadow
arrive
A triangular
island
isTraveling
home to inside
a hugeit,monster
called
the Zone
Eater,
who
in
Thamasa,
a
village
of
descendants
from
the
Mage
Warriors
of
old.
The
swallows
the
party.
they
come
across
a
mimic
named
village
tries to cover
their
useinformation
of magic forabout
fear of persecution.
They
a Gogo, who joins them as well.
sage
named
Stragoupfor
any
Espers,
but
heask
has
conveniently
forgotten
everything
about them. His the
daughter,
Relm,
shows
a They discover Gau's father, a crazy old man, near the Veldt. They dress Gau
liking
for Shadow's
rabid
dog, Interceptor.
up,recognize
teach himhim.
manners,
him
to his
his father
father,iswho
nevertheless refuses
to
Gau isand
still take
happy
that
alive.
A
houseTerra,
Relm and
visitsShadow
is set onrescue
fire, compounded
by the finally
Fire Rods
kepttowithin.
Locke,
her,
and
Strago
agrees
help
takes a rest
inThe
Doma
Castle,
and him
is attacked
by three dream
demons,
them.
They
travel dedicated
to the Espers'
gathering
place
near
Thamasa,
where
they Cyan
who
possess
him.
party
rescues
from
Wrexsoul,
a monster
who
see
three
statues
to
the
three
Magi
and
with
an
inscription
saying
steals
people's
souls
by feeding
on their sadness. They purge
the demon
what
took
place.Strago's
They are
surprisedand
by saves
Ultros,them
who by
attacks
them.
Relm and
release
Cyan's
pent-up
energy.
arrives
(despite
commands)
painting
a
portrait
A flying monster named Doom Gaze holds the Bahamut Magicite.
of Ultros, which comes alive and attacks him.
dragons
holdup
thethe
seal
to the Crusader
One of them, the Dirt
They
find
the Espers,
whoagree
appear
hostile.
Terra
introduces
herself
to their Eight
Dragon,
is holding
performances
at theMagicite.
Opera House.
leader,
Yura,
they
to actions.
speak Everything
to Leo.
They
are
themselves
overcome
with and
remorse
over
their
appears
to
be all
going
An
oldtoman
ininto
Narshe
hasordiscovered
the Ragnarok Magicite, which he
fine
until
Kefka
shows
up
with
Magitek
Armor
soldiers.
He
captures
the
offers
make
a
sword
leave
as
a
stone.
Espers
and
changes
them into Magicite, then torches the village. Leo tries to An ancient castle lies beneath the Figaro Desert, and is reached when the
stop
him,
but
is tricked
castle an
bumps
into
it in
its trips
below
the sand.
They
find the remains
of
and Kefka
slays
him. when Kefka puts on an illusion of Emperor Gestahl, Odin,
Esper
king.
Taking
it into
athe
secret
passage
downstairs,
tears from
Kefka
and
Gestahl
break
the seal on Crescent Mountain, where they find the the statue
of Odin's
wife
transforms
Magicite
into Raiden.
stone
statues
containing
and
Relm
find
Gungho,
an
old
friend,
recovering
from
injuries
in
island to
rise into
the air. the Magi. The power of seal causes the entire Strago
Thamasa.
He tells in
Strago
that
Hidon,
a monster
as a youth,
The
Returners
take
the Blackjack
to Ultros
the Floating
Continent,
but arefirst.
attacked
been sighted
Ebot's
Rock
nearby.
Stragothey
andboth
the fought
party travel
there
by
the
Imperial
Airthey
Force,
ason
well
as
and
his
friend
Chupon,
After has
and defeat
Hidon.
beating
them
off,
land
the
Continent,
where
they
find
Shadow.
They
FF7/AC/DoC
then
comediscover
across aKefka,
huge Gestahl,
magical beast
named
then they
and the
three Atma,
Magi. guarding the statues; Since FF7's storyline has become more complicated from the presence of
games
sources,
we've
foundonthe
need to alter
format
of the
Celes
also
shows
up, friends;
having she
followed
behind.
Kefka
tellsKefka
her all
will be extra
timeline
a bit.and
Now,
events
take
place
a timeline
thatany
isthe
either
Before
forgiven
if
she
kills
her
refuses,
stabbing
Kefka.
recovers,
Game
(B.G.)
or
After
Game
(A.G.)
which
technically
point
in time
after
though,
and
demands
that spells,
the Magi
their
tries to the
game
starts.
So
when
Cloud
jumps
outis of
the
train in
FF7,
that's
when
0
stop him
by
using
magical
butlend
the him
spells
arepower.
muted Gestahl
by
the statues'
B.G.
ends
and
0
A.G.
starts.
Anything
labeled
as
"SIDE
QUEST"
is
field.
The
statues
shoot
bolts
down,
one
of
which
strikes
Gestahl
dead;
partthat
of the
game
which
may or may not happen, but has noan
bearing
Kefka
throws throwing
the body the
off the
island.
Heinto
thenchaos.
changes
theReturners
arrangement
of optional
on anything
is not
a side
quest.
the
statues,
entire
world
The
barely
manage
escape
their
lives. shape...
The airship breaks up as it takes them Sources have also been cited in brackets at the end of each entry, so you
away, andtothe
entirewith
world
changes
know where the info comes from and where it was created. Here are their
Debris
from all
over his
thedomain
world gathers
near
theshooting
center and
a giant abbreviations.
tower.
Kefka
makes
at
the
top
of
it,
Lightforms
of
Judgment
FF7
Final Fantasy 7 (the actual game)
bolts
down
from
it
wherever
and
whenever
he
likes,
destroying
whatever
he
wishes.
Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children (the CG movie)
Figaro
attackedtoby
tentacled beast and forced under the sands AC
with no Castle
way of is
returning
theasurface.
DoC
Dirge
of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (PS2 game starring
Vincent)
Terra lands
near
Mobliz;athe
adults inmother
Moblizfor
have
all
perished
protecting
the
children.
She
becomes
surrogate
the
children,
and
realize
she
CC
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP game starring Zack)
has
lost
her
will
to
fight.
Mobliz
is
periodically
attacked
by
a
demon
named
Phunbaba,
whom Terra just barely manages to stave off whenever he BC
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Japan) 7: Before Crisis (Cell Phone game released
Edgar,
trying
to make his way back to Figaro Castle, changes his name to OAWTAS:Denzel only
On
a Waybook)
To a Smile: Case of Denzel (from the FFVII:AC
Gerad
and
enlists
prologue
treasure inside. a gang of bandits, convincing them he wants to steal the
Sabin lands
near the
city of
Tzen, Gau
nearreturns
Albrook.
Setzer
ends
up in OAWTAS:Tifa
On
a
Way
To a Smile: Case of Tifa (from the FFVII:AC
Kohlingen,
drowning
his
woes
in
drink.
to
the
Veldt.
Mog
returns
prologue book)
to
the caves of Narshe, where he finds that all the other Moogles have
perished.
NOTE:
OAWTAS:Tifa,
OAWTAS:Denzel,
and Before
Crisis were
from
secondary
sources
that
were unofficially
translated.
Thesetaken
lines
Locke continues
searching
worldinforthe
a cure
for Rachel,
hears of
the will be in italics.
Phoenix,
creaturethe
locked
Phoenix
Caves. and
He travels
there
to search aformagical
it.
Many Years Ago:
Cyan
takes
up hisitdomicile
in Mountthe
Zozo.
Intercepting
a carrier
pigeon
with
Cetra,
a nomadic
magical
race
which
may or
may not
haveCetra
originated
a
letter,
hereceiving
reads
to
discover
soldier
(whom
he
knows
has died
in The
on the
Planet,
settle after
a long
and
arduous
journey.
Some
(later
Mobliz)
is
letters
from that
his
love,
Lola,
Maranda.
Cyan pretends
to
known
as
Ancients)
to continue
journey,
whilst
others
settle
be the soldier
and sends
flowers
and
letters
to in
Lola
in his stead.
down
and
eventuallychoose
become
humans. their
A few
true Cetra
still survive,
however.
[FF7]
Shadow
his travels, but is trapped by a Behemoth in a cave near
the
Veldt continues
and lies unconscious.
The Cetra
create
a tablet
describing
the existenceDr.
of Grimoire
Chaos and
Omega and
purpose.
This
tablet
will bethe
discovered
Valentine
Relm
becomes a famous
painter,
and
is employed
by Owzer,
rich man
in their
Dr. Lucrecia
Crescent,
providing
spark for by
their experiments.
[DoC] and
Jidoor.
painting
of a
starlet
possessed
by aademon,
and
Owzer'sHowever,
entire art her
gallery
of a house
is takenisover
by monsters.
2000 Years B.G.:
Strago
is hypnotized
byHe
theisnewly
ofwith
Kefka,
who have their base JENOVA, a malevolent creature, crash-lands on the planet and causes a
in the Fanatics'
Tower.
forcedformed
to stayCult
there
them.
huge
rift,
the
NorthernMost
Crater.
infectsCetra
the Cetra
with
a virus, turning
them
intohide
monsters.
of JENOVA
the
remaining
are
slaughtered
the
Celes
lands
on a year
small,
practically
deserted
island,She
where
she
discovered
humans
out in their
new
settlements,
the
terror.
TheAas
Planet
by
Cid.
An
entire
passes
before
she
awakes.
cares
foristelling
Cid,
feeding
creates five
Weapons
to battle
JENOVA,
butavoiding
they
are
never
used.
small
him
fish.
When
he
finally
recovers
he
shows
her
a
raft
he
made,
her
to
number
of
surviving
Cetra
succeed
in
containing
her
in
the
Northern
Crater.
reach the mainland with it. She agrees.
The
Planet
begins
to
heal
itself
using
its
life
energy.
(It
never
fully
heals.)
If
Cid does She
not survives,
recover, she
throws
a nearby
cliffwith
in Locke's
a fit of [FF7]
depression.
however,
andherself
finds aoff
seagull
nearby
Between 1999 - 41 B.G.:
bandanna
tied telling
on it. This
gives
her
letter from Cid
her where
the the
raft strength
is hidden.to continue, and she finds a

The
Shinra
Electric
Company
emerges
as the leading
provider
in the
world.
They
use
Mako
energy,
which is
from which
theenergy
bowels
of theby
earth.
Mako
is
also
known
as
Lifestream,
a drawn
spiritMako,
force
is Materia,
shared
the
planet
and
everyone
living
on
it.
Condensed
known
as
draws
a
high market
for itsurban
magical
properties. Eventually
Shinra
diversifies and
into
military,
political,
development,
scientific,
astronomical,
communications
departments
and becomes known as the 'Shinra
Corporation',
or simply
'Shinra'. [FF7]
The
existence
of
Shinra
gives
way Reactors
to Midgar,are
the placed
city constructed
around
the
central
power
plant.
Eight
Mako
at the edge
of the
circular
city tosociety,
provideand
power
to the
the plate,
two levels:
the
well-to-do
under
wherethe
the upper
slums plate
are. consists of
Knowing
the Mako
can'tLand',
last forever,
Shinra
beginshappiness
conductingand
a search
for
the
rumored
'Promised
land
supreme
abundant
Mako.
Only the
Ancients
knowa of
its of
location,
and Shinra
intends
build
'Neo-Midgar'
there.
[Conjecture:
in'Promised
DoC,
Dr. Land',
Valentine
mentions
the to
ancient
tablet
may
contain
info
regarding
so
we
can
assume
they
are already looking for it at this point.]
The
Turks are formed as an internal and hush-hush departement in Shinra;
they
[FF7]carry out less desirable missions like kidnapping and assassinations.
55 B.G.:
Vincent
Valentine
is live
born. [FF7longer
- Remember
that Hojo's
experiments
on
Vincent
himand
to
(theoretically
forever).
He was killed
when heallow
was 27
staysmuch
that age perpetually.]
c. 40 B.G. :
The
peaceful
tribecreature,
living in Cosmo
Canyon
is attacked
by the
violent aGisecret
tribe.
Seto,
a wolf-like
the the
Canyon
by going
passage,
and succeeds
in protects
holding
off
Gi
tribe,
but
is through
pierced
bySeto's
their
petrifying
arrows
and
turns
to
stone
in
the
end.
The
tribe,
including
son,
Nanaki, believes
Bugenhagen,
knows theSeto
truth.turned
[FF7] tail and fled. Only Seto's father-in-law,
35 B.G.:
Barret Wallace is born in Corel Village. [FF7]
32 B.G.:
Cid Highwind is born. [FF7]
30 - 29 B.G.
Professor
Gast,
Shinra's
leading
scientist,
heads
athe
team
including
a young
man
named
Hojo,
woman
named
Lucrecia
into
Nibelheim
Mountains.
Gast
excavates
thea body
of in
JENOVA,
whom
he believes
to be town.
an
Ancient,
and sets
up his research
lab
the Shinra
Mansion
in the nearby
[FF7]
Experimentation
oninjects
JENOVA's
cells
beginsGillian
immediately.
In JENOVA
Banora,
Professor
Hollander
his
fellow
scientist,
Hewley,
with
cells,
as
part
of
"Project
G"
(for
Gillian).
Her
cells
were
then
injected
into
an
infant named
Genesis
Rhapsodos.
Seeing
no bore
immediate
the
experiment
was
labeled
a failure.
Gillian
later
sonofchanges,
to
Angeal.
Unbeknownst
to them,
Angeal
inherited
a purer aform
theHollander,
JENOVA
cells, directly
from his mother.
[CC
- time
is an estimate].
Some time later,
Hollander
loses hisa position
as headthem.
of the[CC]
Shinra Science
Department
and begins
developing
grudge against
Grimoire
Valentine,
Vincent
Valentine's
father, discovers
anofancient
Cetran
tablet
describing
Omega
and
Chaos,
a
partnership
capable
destroying
the
world. He believes
itit.may
havetakes
to doon
with
"Promised
andCrescent.
is given
permission
to study
Heaalso
an the
assistant
- Dr.isLand"
Lucrecia
Together,
they
discover
cavern,
which
they
reason
where
Chaos
will
eventually awake. They also find the Protomateria there. [DoC]
During
an experiment
on
a dark
substance
they they find
there
(later
known
as
"G-substance"),
it
jumps
out
of
the
regeneration
tube
and
attacks
Valentine.
He later dies of the wound and Lucrecia blames herself forDr.
it.
[DoC]
Vincent Valentine joins the Turks. [DoC]
29 B.G.:
Vincent
Valentine
is assigned
to Shinra
protect scientist.
Lucrecia Crescent
while
she his
is
working
with
Dr. Hojo,
a brilliant
not
know
father was
working
with Dr.
Crescent
before he died. He
[FF7does
and DoC]
Vincent
falls
for
Lucrecia,
but
he
also
sees
that
she
is
in
love
with
Hojo,
and
resigns
himself
to unborn
that fate.
Lucrecia
also so
chooses
Hojo
proposed
experiment
on her
child.
She
does
because
sheand
feelshis
guilty
about
Vincent's
father.
Vincent
discovers
this
fact, and
additional
information
about
the
experiment
that
killed
him.
The
effects
of
this
on
their
relationship
are
unknown, but there is strife. [FF7 and DoC]
28 B.G.:
Lucrecia's
son
is
born
and
given
the
name
Sephiroth.
He
is
not
told
his
true
origins,
however,
giving birth
to him. instead
[FF7] being told that his mother, named Jenova, died
When Vincent
discoversbaby
that with
Sephiroth
is a result
ofVincent
Hojo having
injected
Lucrecia's
yet-unborn
JENOVA's
DNA,
loses
itbody,
and
confronts
Hojo.
Hojo
killshim
Vincent
and
conducts
an operation
reviving
him
and
turning
into
an
unstable
monster
capableon
of his
mutating
further when
angered.
[FF7 and
DoC]
However,
Vincent's body
unstable,
and Lucrecia
takes
it to
perform
further
experiments
on it.proves
She
injects
Vincent
with thesubdued.
Chaos
gene;
the
process
unleashesand
Chaos
for
a moment,
but it isbody,
quickly
She
takes
the
Protomateria
embeds
it
in
Vincent's
fully
reviving
him
but
leaving
him
with
the
effects
of
both
Hojo's
experimentation
(the
ability
to
turn
into monsters) and the Chaos gene. [DoC]
A
short
period
later,
Lucrecia
dies,
though
her
induction
of
JENOVA
cells
seems
have some
sortenters
of after
effect.
Vincent
remains
ignorant
of into
her
fate.
In to
disgrace,
a coffin
in the
Shinra
Mansion
and falls
a
deep
sleep.
AVincent
"reflection"
Waterfall
Cave.[DoC
and FF7] of Lucrecia remains inside a crystal in the
25-22 B.G.:
Dr.
Gast also
flees named
from Hojo
andwho
runshe
to believes
Icicle Inn isin the
the north,
he
discovers
Cetra
Ifalna,
of where
her race.
Hoping
toa
get
information
on the
Land, he last
videotapes
his
interviews
with
her,
but eventually
falls Promised
in love. [FF7]
Around
this time,
born
as an illegitimate
child
to soon
President
Shinra
to
a woman
in theLazard
slums.aisShe
apparently
commits
suicide
Lazard
takes
job at
risesthread]
to
the post
ofafterwards.
SOLDIER
Director.eventually
[CC - evidence
shown
in Shinra
this FF7and
Citadel
22 B.G.:
Dr.
Gast and Ifalna have a child together. They name their daughter Aerith.
[FF7]
20
days after
Aerith
is born,
Hojo storms
the
inn, to
discovers
the Ancients and
attempts
take
them.
Dr.Hojo.
Gast
is killed
trying
protect
and Aerithtoare
captured
by
[FF7,
Aerith's
age from
BC]them, and Ifalna
21 B.G.:
Cloud Strife is born in Nibelheim. [FF7]
20 B.G.:
Tifa Lockheart is born in Nibelheim. [FF7]
16 B.G.:
Yuffie Kisaragi is born in Wutai to Godo. [FF7]
c. 15 B.G.:
Shinra's
wing victorious,
proceeds toand
declare
war onGodo
Wutai,
an Oriental
village.
Shinra loses
ismilitary
eventually
its leader
humbled.
Eventually
Wutai
its status
tourist attraction.
[FF7] as an honorable and polite nation and becomes a
Ifalna
somehow
manages
to take
Aerith
and escape
Gravely
injured,
she makes
it toElmyra
the Midgar
Sector
7 and
Train
StationHojo.
before
collapsing.
A
woman
named
discovers
them,
promises
they
dying
mother to
take
care
ofgives
Aerith,
as her
died during
the
Midgar-Wutai
war. Ifalna
Aerith
the own
Whitehusband
Materia,had
a legendary
stone
which
has the

power
to call Holy. Aerith grows up thinking the Materia doesn't do anything
at all. [FF7]
Over time,
Aerith begins to out
show war
a strange
talent.
She Elmyra
is able to
sense the
death
of
with
Wutai
before
word of it.Elmyra's
She alsohusband
seems to beatable
to
'talk
to the
Planet'.
[FF7]actually gets
Eventually
she
gathers
the
interest
of
the
Turks,
who
watch
her,
trying
to
persuade
her toTseng
join their
ranks. Aerith
a job
as a flower
girl
in her
the
Midgar
slums.
is appointed
(or takes
takes up
upon
himself)
the job
as
watcher.[FF7]
Cid Highwind,
creator
of the
Tinyfrom
Bronco
biplane,
is given the
go-ahead
by
Shinra
to launch
a space
rocket
his
home
town.
looked
forward
to
this time
ages,
hisinexcitement
is
mounting
whenHaving
hisleave
assistant,
Shera,
discovers
a for
malfunction
an energy
tank.
She refuses
to
the soon-tobe-burning-hot
chamber,
and
Cid
forces
himself
to
shut
the
rocket
down
before
it can
ignite.
He refuses
to forgive
Shera
destroying
his dream,
and Shera
lives
with him
in penance
from then
on, for
acting
as a servant.
[FF7]
15 - 10 B.G.:
Hojo performs
experiments
using
cellscells.
fromThe
theresults
body of
JENOVA.
Heinfuses
Shinra
soldiers
with
JENOVA
are
staggering
those
who
are infected
have
strength
and skills far
beyond normal
persons.
Based
onan
these
results,
Shinra
forms
SOLDIER,
a program
designed
to use
and
train
elite
military
force
by
infusing
subjects
with
Mako
and
JENOVA
cells. [FF7]
Sephiroth
quickly
rises
in the ranks
of theHe
Shinra
military, continuously
due to his being
the
prototype
forfarthe
SOLDIER
program.
is monitored
and
shows
promise
beyond
anyone
else.
[BC
and
FF7:was
It's created
hard to well
say what
Square
means
by
prototype,
as
FF7
says
SOLDIER
after
Sephiroth
was
born,
and
that
Sephiroth
was
part
of
the
JENOVA
project,
but
BC
says Sephiroth
wasmean
the SOLDIER
prototype.
may assume
thatwas
by
Prototype,
could
model,
the We
SOLDIER
program
simply
not they
officially
introducedrole
until
after or
Sephiroth
had been
deemed
a
success.]
This
is
also
the
earliest
mention
of
the
Turks,
which
are
technically
known
as
the Investigation Division of the General Affairs Department in Shinra. [BC]
Cloud
and Tifa grow
up next to each
other
in the
city of
They are
not
particularly
friends,
much
Cloud
would
likeNibelheim.
itMountains.
to be otherwise.
After
the
death
Tifa'showever
mother,
runs
the and
Nibel
Cloud
follows
her,
but aofbridge
they
bothshe
stand
on into
breaks,
Cloud
is
blamed
for
the
injuries
suffered
by
Tifa.
They
later
have
a
conversation
by
a
well
where
Cloud
tells
Tifa ofback
his for
desire
to Midgar
SOLDIER,
promises
to come
Tifa ifto
hego
should
make it and
big injoin
Midgar.
[FF7] and
Hojo brings
his experiments
to the Mako Reactor
in Nibelheim,
whichbecome
involve
dousing
human
beings in condensed
Eventually
the humans
completely
unrecognizable
monsters, Mako.
but
they
are watched
closely is
in moved
sealed
containers.
The
suspended-animation
device
containing
JENOVA
there as well.
[FF7]
10 B.G.:
Denzel is born to well-to-do parents in Sector 1. [OAWTAS: Denzel]
10 B.G. - 7 B.G.:
President
Shinra turns
a SOLDIER
hospitalsoldiers
underneath
Sector
0 of Midgar
into
Deepground,
an
elite
battle unit whose
undergo
high-level
Mako
conditioning.
only
others
Heidigger, andThe
Scarlet.
[DoC] who know of this top-secret project are Hojo,
Shelke and Shalua Rui's mother passes away. [DoC]
7 B.G.:
Cloud
moves
to make
Midgarthe
and
Shinra.
Herelegated
attemptstotoajoin
SOLDIER
well,
but
fails
to
cut.joins
Instead
is
small
position as
in
the Shinra
military
force, little
more
thanhe
a grunt.
[FF7]
Shelke
Rui
is
kidnapped
or
recruited
by
Deepground
after
they
recognize
her
deep-diving
abilities.
Her
sister
Shalua
begins
her
quest
to
find
her.
[DoC]
Before 5 B.G.:
The
insurgent
terrorist
group power,
AVALANACHE
appears group
in opposition
to
Shinra's
domination
in military,
is far more
militant
and
organized.
Its creation
doesand
notpolitics.
appear This
to have anything
to do
with
[BC] the fall of Wutai. Shinra dispatches the Turks to deal with this threat.
Tseng,
and Rude
Turks.
[BC:and
This
is the
point in Reno,
the timeline
whereare
wewith
seethe
Tseng,
Reno,
Rude
as earliest
Turks] known
Reeve
Tuesti,
the
current Minister
of Housing
and Urban
Development
Midgar,
creates
a
prototype
Cait
Sith,
which
assists
one
of
the
Turks onfor
a
mission. [BC]
At
some
point,
Heidegger
briefly
takes
command
of
the
Turks,
pushing
them
towards
a
more
strong-arm
tactics.
Verdot
negotiates
control
back
from
him
though. [BC]
Genesis
Rhapsodos
and Angeal Hewley both join SOLDIER and rise to
SOLDIER
Sephiroth. 1st
[CC]Class. They remain fast friends, and also make friends with
Zack
joins
SOLDIER
and rises
to the2nd
ranks
of SOLDIER.
SOLDIER [CC]
2nd Class. He
becomes friendly with Kunsel,
another
Class
Cloud fails to make the cut into SOLDIER, becoming a military grunt. [CC]
Genesis
isHollander
woundedtreats
slightly
in and
a duel
with Sephiroth,
but
the wound
does
not
him,
decides
he
an Itinfusion
of blood
fromheal.
another
Typedeteriorating.
SOLDIER",
meaning
onlyneeds
Angeal.
becomes
clear
that
Genesis
is"G
slowly
[CC]
Lazard
begins
acting tendencies,
on his grudge
againstfunding
Shinra. him
Having
discovered
Hollander's
rebellious
he
begins
to
continue
his
experiments.
[CC - timing is a guess; it may be slightly later that Lazard
begins
the funding]
Exploring
Genesis's
powers
further,
Hollander
discovers
that
Genesis
can
create
copies
of wing.
himself.
He also himself
begins exhibiting
physicalGenesis
mutation,defects
in the
form of
a black
to taking
be a monster,
from
Shinra
while
on creates
aBelieving
mission
Wutai,
manyHollander's
1st and 2nd
SOLDIERs
with
him,
an in
army
of clones
with
aid,class
and
begins mounting
terrorist
campaigns
against
Shinra.
[CC]
5 B.G. (events of CC):
Zack
Angeal
train together.
is broken
but is and
saved
by Angeal
before heZack's
comessword
to harm.
[CC] by a VR Sephiroth,
Zack
is summoned
todisappearance
SOLDIER Director
Lazard's
office
asked
to
investigate
Genesis's
in
Wutai.
Lazard
says and
hebut
will
come
along
astowell.
Sephiroth
is war.
sent[CC]
to the same place in a separate
parallel
mission
finish
the Wutai
Zack
beats
offwhile
Wutai
troops,
but
is attacked
by Genesis
copies.
Angeal
stays
to
fight
them
Zack
takes
Lazard
tobysafety.
When
Zack
comes
back,
the
copies
are
dead
and
Zack
is
attacked
an Ifrit
summon.
Sephiroth
arrives
to
save
him.
Apparently
at
this
point,
Genesis
meets
Angeal
and
convinces
him to join him. [CC]
Genesis
travels
Banora with
his army,
apparently
exact revenge
on his
parents,
who hetopossibly
believes
are not
his realtoparents,
and accuses
them
of "betraying"
townspeople.
[CC] him. He slaughters his parents as well as many other
Rufus Shinra is appointed Vice President of Shinra. [CC - mail]
One
month
passes.
Angeal
arrivesthe
in town.
Banora,
meets his mother, leaves his
Buster
Sword
with her
and leaves
[CC]
Searching refuses,
for Genesis,
Lazard
asks his
Sephiroth
to Lazard
investigate
Banora.
Sephiroth
not
wanting
to
fight
friends,
so
instead
asks
Zack
and Zack
Tsengfinds
to go.
They
are attacked
byTseng
Genesis
clones
while
searching.
Gillian
in Angeal's
house.
tells
him that
the
Genesis
copies
have
their
headquarters
in
a
factory
on
the
outskirts
of
town,
so
Zack and
infiltrates
it. He
Genesis
escapes.
[CC]finds Genesis and Angeal there; Angeal follows
Tseng
informsto
Zack
that Shinra
has
antoairstrike
toGillian,
obliterate
Banora.
Zack
rushes
Angeal's
house
toordered
attempt
to find
her
already
dead her
with
Angeal
and makes
Genesis
torescue
her.
Though
Zack
thinks
Angeal killed
(and
Angeal
nonext
attempt
to dissuade
him of
the

idea),
in truth
she
committed
suicide.
summons
Bahamut to attack
Zack,
and
flies
away
on his
one
wing. Genesis
Tseng
rescues
and Banora
is destroyed
by the
Shinra
air attack.
[CC]Zack with a helicopter,
Shinra
declares
an
end
of
the
war
with
Wutai.
Sephiroth
is credited with
achieving this goal and is lauded as a hero. [CC - mail]
Hollander
begins
experimenting
with
Angeal,
realizing
that
his
infused into monsters. They begin creating "Angeal copies". [CC]cells can be
Lazard
calls
Zack
intoHe
hisalso
office
to inform
him with
that he's
been to
promoted
to
SOLDIER
1stAngeal.
Class.
him to
Sephiroth
terminate
Genesis
and
Before
he asks
can Zack
reply,
ango
alarm
sounds
- Genesis's
army
is
attacking
Shinraand
headquarters.
and
Sephiroth
fight
theReno
enemies
inside
the
building
head
out
to
Sector
8.
They
meet
Tseng,
and
Rude
off[CC]
Genesis copies. Zack meets Cissnei for the first time, also
part offighting
the fight.
The
Turks
run
off in
variousnew
directions.
Zack
comes
upon
Cissnei
again
and
rescues
her
from
type ofCissnei
Genesis
clone,
who
tries
fly away
with
one
wing
(likeanother,
theasking
real Genesis).
takes
her
leave
andtoZack
gets
a
call
from
Sephiroth,
him
to
meet
him
at
the
Sector
5
Mako
Reactor.
He's
beendoes
told in
that
Angeal
washim.
sighted
the army
order
to save
[CC]there, and wants to get there before
In
thedefeating
reactor, they
encounter
monsters
with lab,
Angeal's
face emblazoned
on it.
After
them,
they
find
Hollander's
including
someand
information
on
Project G,
as wellenters,
as the
information
that
Genesis
Angeal
deteriorating.
Hollander
surprised
to
see
them.
Genesis
swoops
in,
stopping
Sephiroth
from continuing.
Zack chases
after Hollander
while
Sephiroth
engages Genesis.
Zack
catches
Hollander,
is stopped
by
Angeal,
him in ainto
fight.
spell of
Angeal's but
collapses
the floor
beneath who
Zack,engages
and he plunges
theAdepths.[CC]
Zack
comes
to
in
the
Church
in
the
Sector
5
Slums;
Aerith
discovers
him.
Zackonoffers
herback
one to
date
as a8reward
for helping
him. monsters
Aerith accompanies
him
his way
Sector
(Zack kid;
protects
her
from
whileZack
they
go).
Zack's
wallet
stolen
by aher
street
Aerith
helps
him
get
it buys
back.
comes
up
with
anisbegins
idea
towearing.
sell
flowers
inona awagon.
He
also
her
a
ribbon,
which
she
They
go
date
at
the
Sector
6
park.
While
Zack [CC]
is contacted by Lazard who says that Genesis is attacking
Shinrathere,
HQ again.
Zack
rushes
the Shinra
HQ,
where
met byfighting
Angeal,Genesis
and agrees
to
fight
with
him.tothat
Angeal
carries
him
upordered
to he's
Sephiroth,
copies.
Angeal
says
Hollander
hasposition
GenesisSephiroth
to kill Hojo,
whom
Hollander
blames
for
taking
his
in
Shinra.
goes
down
below,
while
Zack heads
up to protect Hojo. Genesis confronts Zack, but
Angeal
thenZack
appears.
Genesis
Fury,
which
defeats.
[CC] escapes, but not before summoning Bahamut
Sephiroth
shuts
himself
in
thehas
Shinra
Datathat
Room,
research
Science
Department.
Angeal
decided
Zackdoing
should
kill him,on
sothe
in
preparation
he
meets
Zack and
tells
him should
that Genesis
and Hollander
are
in
Modeoheim,
with
the intention
that
Zack
first
defeat
Genesis.
Tseng
and
Zack
travel
there,
along
with
several
Shinra
army
grunts,
one
of
whom
turns out to be Cloud. Zack and Cloud quickly develop a friendship. [CC]
Zack infiltrates
the isGenesis
army's
base. unhinged,
He finds Genesis
attacking
Hollander;
Genesis
becoming
increasingly
and wants
take
the
world
down
with him.
Hollander
shakes
him off, who
but isfalls
captured
byto
Cloud.
Zack
andthe
Genesis
Zack
defeats
into the
abyss
beneath
factory. battle.
Naturally,
though,
he Genesis,
isn't dead.[CC]
Zack
goes intoModeoheim
search for Village
Tseng and
Cloud,work.
and Zack
finds confronts
them both
hurt in
a
bathhouse
- Angeal's
Angeal
and
finds
Hollander
goadingHollander
him on. Angeal
merges
withdefeats
severalAngeal
of his
clones
to
create
a
giant
monster.
runs
off
and
Zack
for
good.
Zack
takes his
Buster Sword.
He later
over Angeal's
roleand
as taken
a mentor
to
SOLDIER
operatives.
At some
pointtakes
Hollander
is captured
for
interrogation
in
Junon.[CC]
Director
Lazard
disappears,
joining
with
Hollander.
At
some
point,
he
submits
to
an
experiment.
Hollander
injects
him
with
Angeal's
cells,
turning
him
into a did.
direct
copy
of Angeal.
Unfortunately, he begins decomposing just
as Angeal
[CC
- timing
is a guess]
Zack
is given
a well-deserved
vacation in Costa
del vacation
Sol. The (though
Turks areTseng
sent
to
keep
an wear
eye
on
him as well,
on their
refuses
to
a bathing
suit).ostensibly
The vacation
is Shinra's
cut shortarea
whenof Genesis
clones
attack.
The
forces
begin
attacks
all
over
control,
including Junon.
Lazardover
is behind
the attacks,
an attempt
to Zack
free
Hollander.
Zack
heads
there.
Hollander
doesinSephiroth
indeed
escape.
chases
him,
but is Midgar
foiled by
thealso
Genesis
finallycopies,
shows
up
and after
tells
Zack
has
beencopies.
infiltrated
by Genesis
including
Sector
5, that
and that Zack
has permission
to go there.[CC]
Zack
finds
a malfunctioning
Shinra
attack
machine
(commissioned
fight
Genesis
copies)
Aerith;
however,
she is
saved
by
an to
Angeal
copy
resembling
athreatening
gryphon.
The
gryphon
looksthey'd
hurt,
and
stayson
in earlier,
the
rafters.
Zack
and
Aerith
finally
make
the
flower
wagon
decided
and
begin
selling
flowers.
In a1 scene
in be
thewith
church,
writes down
her
"23
wishes"
to remember
Zack
(actually
wish
- to
ZackAerith
moretogether,
often),
and
heZack
keeps
it so he'll
them.
They
have
atime
good
time
but
is
called
away
on
yet
another
mission
this
they
are
headed
to
Nibelheim,
to investigate reports of monster attacks. [CC]
Cloud
comes
with
Zack
and
Sephiroth
to
Nibelheim
(suffering
from
motion
sickness in the truck along the way).
Tifa
Lockheart
is assignedCloud,
as their touris guide
through the his
Nibel
Mountains.
She
does takes
not recognize
disguised
military
outfit.
Someone
a picture of them who
before they
leave. under
[FF7 and CC]
NOTE:
At
this
critical
juncture,
there
are
several
inconsistencies
between
the
original
FF7
and
CC.
CC
is
essentially
a
retcon
of
the
FF7
version
of
events.
There
are even
more
inconsistencies
if taking
FF7:
LastChildren:
Order into
account.
Last
Order
is
a
30-minute
anime
included
with
Advent
Collector's
Edition, which
is Order
not identical
with either
However, step
it can
be
assumed
that Last
is not canon,
but sortversion.
of an intermediate
along
the
FF7:way to Crisis Core. The following are the events as they take place in
Sephiroth
finds the JENOVA
and Mako-infused
monsters
in
the reactor,
as
well
as the
holding aJENOVA
itself.inHe
begins towhere
doubt
hisfinds
origins
and
who
he chamber
is. He
discovers
secret
library
Nibelheim
he
out
the
truth
about
himself,
that
he
was
created
with
JENOVA
cells
from
before
birth.
Overwhelmed
by
the
new
information
and
the
lies
he
was
told,
he
goes
on a rampage,
beliving
himself
to be the 'chosen
one',
the find
one that
to rule
the
Planet,
and burns
Nibelheim
to the
Zack
and
Cloud
he
intends
onmountains
taking
JENOVA,
who he
nowground.
considers
hiswho
trueis
mother.
runs
up Cloud.
to the
for revenge,
followed
by Zack,
in turn Tifa
followed
by
[FF7]
As
Sephiroth he
trieshas
to carelessly
open the chamber
JENOVA,
Tifa
takes Sephiroth's
sword
left ongets
thetothe
ground)
and
attempts
to stab her,
him
for the (which
death
of her
father.
Sephiroth
better
of her
slashes
leaving
herJENOVA's
seriously
injured
on the
ground.
He
enters
theand
inner
chamber
and
takes
head
from
its
stasis
container.
Zack
arrives
to
attack
Sephiroth
and
is
also
stabbed
and
lies
wounded.
Cloud
eventually
comes,
finds
Tifa
lyingand
bleeding
onSephiroth.
the ground.
Overcome
bydispatches
emotion, he
Zack's
sword,
attacks
Sephiroth
easily
him,takes
and
runs
him
through
the
gut
with
his manages
masamune.
Cloud
is seriously
injured,
but
in
a
haze
of
emotion,
somehow
to
grasp
the
sword
by
the
and reverse the hold, throwing Sephiroth into the Lifestream beneathblade
him.
[FF7]
Events as they occur in CC:
Sephiroth
discovers
JENOVA
and
thewho
Mako-infused
monsters
in theappears
reactor.
He
begins
toZack
doubt
and
he is. Suddenly
Genesis
and
knocks
out.his
Heorigins
isthe
the Skies.
one who
informs
Sephiroth
of Jenova's
true
nature
the
Calamity
from
Genesis
tells
Sephiroth
he
needs
his
help
- Sephiroth's
cells, are
the "perfect"
result
of the received
Jenova Project.
Unlike
Genesis,
who received
Gillian's
cells,
Sephiroth
Jenova
cells
directly.
Genesis
believes
that
if
he
was
infused
with
Sephiroth's
cells,
the
deterioration would stop. Sephiroth refuses, and leaves. [CC]
When
Zack
to,
Sephiroth
and Genesis
arefights
gone.his
Monsters
have
attacked
the comes
Shinra
soldiers,
including
Cloud.
He
wayZack
back
to
town,
defending
Cloud
and Shinra
Tifa.
The next
morning,
tells
Sephiroth
gone
to library.
the
where
heTifa
is poring
over that
the
documentshas
in the
secret
One Mansion,
week passes.
[CC]
Sephiroth
onstairs
a rampage,
in flames.
Cloud
liestohurt
at
the basegoes
of the
leading leaving
outside.Nibelheim
Zack chases
Sephiroth
back
the

Mako
Reactor in Mt.
Nibel,
and finds
Tifaand
wounded
on down
the floor..
Zack
confronts
inside
Jenova's
room,
is blasted
to a lower
level
of theSephiroth
reactor.
He
and
Sephiroth
battle
extensively.
Zack
is Sword
badly
hurt,
and
thrust
back
into
the
pod
room.
Cloud
takes
up
Zack's
Buster
and
rushes
into
the
Jenova
room,
where
he stabs
Sephiroth.
Hefinish
then Sephiroth.
goes back
into
the
pod
room
to
take
care
of
Tifa.
Zack
tells
him
to
Cloud rushes
him,the
butsword
Sephiroth
stabs
him
with
the Masamune.
Cloud
manages
to
grasp
by
the
blade,
throw
Sephiroth
into
a
wall,
and
thence into the reactor core.[CC]
5 - 0 B.G.:
Sephiroth
drifts through the Lifestream and ends up in the Northern Crater,
frozen. [FF7]
Tifa
is rescued
by her
martial
instructor,
Zangan.
She Heaven.
makes her
way to
Midgar,
where she
opens
a bararts
in Sector
7 called
Seventh
[FF7]
Zack
and of
Cloud,
both Mansion
barely alive,
are
captured by
Hojo,
taken
toof the
basement
the
Shinra
(also
in
Nibelheim),
and
used
as
part
his
new
experimentas
- to
attempt
totocreate
Sephiroth
clones (clones
is injection
something
of
a
misnomer,
he
is
trying
make
another
Sephiroth
through
of
JENOVA
cells
and
concentrated
doses
of
Mako).
Most
of
Hojo's
other
victims
are
from inthe
ruins of Nibelheim.
All most
otherend
theup
experiments
are
failures,
resulting
a
vegetable-like
state,
and
in
the
slums
of
Midgar.
Cloud
to thebut
treatment
- the
JENOVA
do not
affect
him.
Hojodoes
labelsnot
himtake
a failure,
keeps him
around.
[FF7 cells
and CC]
Cloud's
mind,
awash
inshame,
pain and
fear, confused
andits
sick
andversion
neck-deep
in
self-denial,
guilt,
and
begins
to
construct
own
of and
the
eventshis
of Nibelheim.
He
his memories
with
role Zack
played
takes
position
in
themerges
occurrences,
thinking
hethe
became
a member
of
SOLDIER.
He
also
glosses
over
his
friendship
with
Tifa
as
if
they
were
best
friends.
somehow
manages
hisover
wayhim
to the
Midgar
Tifa
findsHehim
there, and
decidestotomake
watch
for a
while.train
[FF7station.
- Why
Cloud
made] did what he did is conjecture, but reasonable assumptions can be
Shinra
orders
Nibelheim
to
be
rebuilt
and
populated
with
Shinra
staff
to
oversee
actions
the Sephiroth
clones
from Nibelheim.
They
are
ordered
tothe
pretend
no of
catastrophe
hasMansion
ever
happened
there.in(The
flashback
which
shows
the
escape
from
Shinra
is
only
seen
the
American
and International versions, not the original Japanese version) [FF7]
Hojo
remaining
of JENOVA
from Nibelheim
Shinratakes
HQ inthe
Midgar,
minusbody
the head
that Sephiroth
took with and
him. ships
[FF7] it to
Hollander,
still (the
under
attackare
bystill
Genesis,
up injecting
himself[CC]
with
Genesis's cells
reasons
unclear).ends
He begins
deteriorating.
4 B.G.:
Sephiroth
finds
that hemake
can control
Hojo's
attempted
"clones"
his mind,
although
he
cannot
them finds
do
anything
any
valuewith
due
their
vegetable
state.
thatlevel.
he ofcan
Cloudto more
effectively, as
long However,
as he doeshe
it on a subtle
[FF7 -control
Conjecture]
Shinra
decides
to
build
a
Mako
Reactor
in
the
coal
mining
town
of
Corel,
sending
Scarlet, leader
of Shinra's
militarybut
wing, as
their
representative.
The
plan
is opposed
man
named
best
friend
Barret
convinces
him to by
let a
it go.
The
MakoDyne,
Reactor ishis
eventually
built.
[FF7]Wallace
One
day,
when
Barret
and
Dyne
are
outside
the
city,
they
return
to
see
the
city
in flames.burning
An accident
occurred
at the
Reactor,
andDyne's
Shinrawife
blamed
the
townspeople,
the
town.
Barret's
wife
MyrnaMarlene
and
Eleanor
are killedtoinreturn
the fire,
but
Dyne's
newborn
daughter
survives.
The
two
attempt
to
the
city,
but
are
stopped
by
Scarlet.
In
the
pursuit,
Dyne
falls
over
the
edge
of
a
chasm;
Barret
grabs
his
arm.
While
the
two
hang
there,
both
thier arms are shot off by Scarlet. Dyne drops, but Barret
survives.
[FF7]
Dyne
survives
the drop,
to
Barret.
Both
of However,
them, overcome
with
anger,
replace
their unbeknownst
missing
armsfrom
with
chain
guns.
Dyne's
mind
deteriorates,
flooded
with grief
the
tragedy,
and he becomes
unstable.
[FF7]
Gold
Saucer,
a
huge
entertainment
complex,
is
built
over
the
ruins
of
Corel,
and
the are
old held.
town eventually
becomes
Corelnorth
Prison,
where
convicted
criminals
survivors
ofaCorel
and start
a new
town,
called North
Corel, The
but they
remain
poor move
town. [FF7]
Dyne
moves
to the Corel
Prison
and
takes it(whom
over, becoming
known
as the
Boss.
Barret
moves
to
Midgar
with
Marlene
he
adopts),
and
starts
a
rebel
group named AVALANCHE, intent on stopping Shinra wherever they
turn. [FF7]
4 - 0 B.G.:
Yuffie
leaves
Wutai
anger,
and to
searching
for Materia.
It is her
belief that
bringing
Materia
willinallow
Wutai
protect itself
and regain
its honor
and
status.
[FF7]
Nanaki
of
Cosmo
Canyon
is
captured
by
Hojo
and
used
in
an
unrelated
experiment. Hojo brands him "Red XIII". [FF7]
1 B.G.
As
above,
there are discrepancies between FF7 and CC. The following
is the
FF7 version:
Zack,
still
in
stasis in
the basement
of Shinra
Manor
in Nibelheim,
his consciousness.
When
a guard
comes
give
Zack
hisand
food,
herecovers
knocks
out
the aguard,
rescues
Cloud
(who
can to
barely
move)
escapes.
He
hitches
truckhimself,
to Midgar,
taking
Cloud
withand
him
the whole
time.
After
debating
with
he
decides
that
he
Cloud
should
become
mercenaries.
While
climbing
a
cliff
overlooking
Midgar,
they
are
chased
down
by Shinra
soldiers.
shot dead,
they
who take
can
still
barely
talk and
move.Zack
Cloudis manages
to but
crawl
to leave
Zack'sCloud,
body and
his buster
sword.
CC version of events:
Lazard,
theup
Angeal
clone,
and Zack
eithercomes
breakstoZack
outfloor.
of hisHecell
or
wakesashim
so hesoldiers,
can doappears
so
on
the
is
discovered
by is
Shinra
buthimself.
knocks
them
out, then
breaks
Cloud
out
as
well.
Cloud
suffering
from
severe
Mako
poisoning
as
well
as
the
effects
of
Hojo's
Sephiroth
experiments;
he
can
move
with
assistance,
but
can't
speak.
Zack fights
off the
he1st
finds
anduniform
puts Cloud
rest in Cloud
a bed in
Shinra
Manor.
He finds
a soldiers
SOLDIER
Class
and to
dresses
in
it
(his
clothes
soaked
with mako).
and
decides
toare
go back
to Midgar
to seeZack
her. finds the note Aerith wrote him
While
Zack
and
Cloud
make
their
escape,
the
alarm
has
gone
out
that
Hojo's that
subjects
escaped.
Shinra
sends
the confronts
Turks to eliminate
them,if
fearful
Zackhave
knows
too much.
Cissnei
finally
Zack,
unsure
she
really
wants
go through
withfinally
it.
She
attacks
him,
but Zack
fends
it off,
then
runslost
back
totoCloud.
Cissnei
decides
to(presumably
let Zack
go,the
and
reports
that
she
him.
She
gives
him
a
Shinra
bike
one
she
rode). Zack puts Cloud into the sidecar and rumbles off. [CC]
Zack
is run
off the
road
by
Genesis
clones,
then
encounters
the real
Genesis.
Genesis
tears
off
a
piece
of
Zack's
hair
now
the
only
available
source
of
Sephiroth's
cellsaand
hence
Jenova
cells. flies
He feeds
it to one
of his
clones,
who
mutatesZack
into
giant
monster.
Genesis
off, way
leaving
Zack
to
defeat
the
monster.
continues
on to Midgar,
but on the
he ends
up
in Gongaga.
[CC]
Although
Zack
had
intended
to
say
hello
to
his
parents,
Cissnei
meets
him
there.
Zack
decided to
ask personally.
Cissnei to talk
to
them
andAngeal
not put(Lazard),
them in more
danger
by
them
He Zack.
also
sees
who
traveled
to meeting
Gongaga
to
trywant
to meet
However,
he isthey're
attacked
by
more Genesis
clones,
who
morewith
of Sephiroth's
cells,
and
ledtiny
by
none
other
than
Genesis
and
Hollander
deteriorating
rapidly
and
with
stumpy
wings.
Genesis
says
that
Zack's
"S
cells"
aren't
pure,
since
Zack's
system
rejected
them
only
Cloud's
are.
Hollander
flies
off
after
Cloud
while
Genesis
keeps
spouting[CC]
rubbish from LOVELESS. He finally flies
off, leaving
him Zack
with abusy
dumbapple.
Zack
rushes
towards
Cloud,them
to find
Angeal/Lazard
trying
fight off the
Genesis
copies.
Zack
beats
off,
and
finallyisgets
rid of-toHollander.
speaks
with Lazard
realizes
where
Genesis
heading
to the coreHe
of
the Lifestream,
in theand
ruins
of Banora.
[CC]
Zack
descends
to the bowels
of Banora
and
meets with
Genesis
inmonster,
a room
shining
with
Lifestream.
Genesis
uses
it
to
transform
into
a
giant
believing
this will iscure
hima vision
of his ofdeterioration.
the
monster. Genesis
shown
the "goddess"Zack
of thefinally
planetdefeats
- Minerva.

What
happens
unclear, but at the end Genesis falls, defeated, but the
deterioration
is next
gone.is[CC]
Lazard
fends
off Shinra
soldiersLazard
with theand
help
of the Angeal
copy which
Zack
saw
in
the
Midgar
church.
the
copy
awaywho'd
from
the
effort.
The to
next
day,a Both
Zack decides
do Angeal
a favor
for pass
Genesis,
always
wanted
share
dumbapple
withtoAngeal
and Sephiroth.
With
Zack
standing
in
for
Sephiroth
(he
has
his
cells),
and
Lazard
for
Angeal,
they
do
indeed
share
a dumbapple.
Bothfrom
Lazard
andwhich
the Angeal
clone
disappear,
the
latter
leaving
behind
acapture,
letter
Aerith,
reveals
that
four
years
have
passed
since
Zack's
and
that
she's
sent
88
other
letters
to
him
through Tseng, none of which came back. [CC]
Weiss
andwith
Nero,
from
Deepground,
arrive
in atillhelicopter
away with
them.
They
won't be seen
again
DoC. [CC]to take Genesis
Zack
and to
Cloud
are
pursued
both byarmy.
the Turks
(in helicopters)
and byhe
what
appears
be
the
entire
Shinra
As
Zack
nears Midgar,
is
confronted
by a
seemingly
neverending
battalion
of
soldiers.
His him
memories
slowly
fading,
Zack
falls
to
the
ground,
where
a
soldier
shoots
in
the
head.
Cloud,
aware
that
something
has
changed,
manages
to
crawl
his
way
to
Zack's
body.
Zack,
still
alive,
gives
him
the
Buster
Sword
and
tells
him
to
"live
[CC] both our lives". Finally, he passes away, and returns to the Lifestream.
1 - 0 B.G.:
Cloud,
now
fully recovered,
buteye
still on
taciturn,
begins
to aspire toCloud
movewith
out of
Midgar.
Wanting
to keep an
him,
approaches
a
proposition.
She convinces
him bar
to act
as aTifa
mercenary
for AVALANCHE,
whose headquarters
are in Tifa's
- Seventh
Heaven. [FF7]
0 B.G.: (the events of FF7)
Cloud's
firstBarret
mission
is blowand
up Jessie,
the Sector
1 Reactor.
Cloud
and
are with
aidedAVALANCHE
byreactor.
Biggs, Wedge,
and
in
planting
a bomb,
disabling
the
Cloud
meets
a
flower
girl succeed
(Aerith)
on
the
way
out,
who
offers
to
sell
him
a
flower
for
1
gil.
Cloud
heads
back
with
Barret
to
Seventh
Heaven,
where
they
are
greeted
by
Tifa
and
Barret's
adopted daughter, Marlene. [FF7]
Denzel's parents move to Sector 5. [OAWTAS: Denzel]
AVALANCHE
carries
out abysecond
mission
on who
the leaves
Sector them
5 Reactor.
However,
they
are visited
President
Shinra,
to be
destroyed
bythrough
a new
military
robot.
They
disable
the
robot,5 but
an (mirroring
explosion
drops
Cloud
the
roof
of
the
church
in
the
Sector
slums
Zack's
fall
five
years
earlier),
where
he
is
discovered
by
Aerith.
[FF7]
The
explosion
killswill
the
parents
of [AC]
Denzel and leaves him homeless, wandering
to
anyone who
take
him in.
Reno
chooses
this
time
to
lead
a
faction
of
Shinra
soldiers
into
the
church
in
another
attempt
at
capturing
Aerith.
Cloud
helps
Aerith
escape
and
they
travel
toback
her house,
where
sheisintroduces
him Market,
to Elmyra.
Cloud 6,
asks
howonly
he
can
get
to
Sector
7,
and
told
that
Wall
in
Sector
is
the
way there.
offers
to without
take him,
both Cloud and Elmyra agree
secretly
that Aerith
he should
leave
her.but
[FF7]
Don
Corneo,
a playboy
who
lives
in Wall Market,
is ordered for
by the
Heidigger
(head
of
Shinra's
"Public
Safety
Maintenance",
euphemism
to discover
Barret'sabout
whereabouts.
He does
so,a but
Barret of
finds
outTurks)
from
Corneo's
assistant
him, as
well.
Heletkeeps
a harem
women
and
chooses
one
each
night.
Barret
agrees
to
Tifa
infiltrate
his
mansion
and
extract whatever he knows from him. [FF7]
Cloud makes
it through
Sector
6 alone,
but finds
AerithMarket,
waiting they
for him
at a
nearby
playground.
Before
they
can than
leave
to on
Wall
see
a
Chocobo-driven
coach
with none
other
it; Cloud resolves
to find
out what's up. They
continue
to Wall
Market. Tifa
[FF7]
Cloud
and
Aerith
find
out
about
Don
Corneo.
Aerith
offers
to
go
in
herself,
but
Cloud
refuses the
to let
her. Aerith
decides
tododress
Cloud
up
asrescue
a girl and
have
him infiltrate
mansion
Theyin
so,room.
find
Tifa
and
her
from
Corneo's
henchmen,
and himself!
corner
him
his
They
find out that
Shinra
is
planning
on
destroying
the
entire
Sector
7
to
get
at
AVALANCHE.
Before
they
can
get
there,
though,
Corneo
drops
them
into
the
sewers
and
sics his pet monster on them. [FF7]
They
defeat the monster,
make
their which
way through
theSector
sewers7and
the nearby
train
graveyard.
They
the
pillar
holds
up
already
attack,
with
Barret
andfind
thelook
other
AVALANCHE
members
in hotMarlene
battle. under
Aerith
agrees
to
stay
behind
to
after
the
wounded.
She
finds
there
and sends her
to her
house
in Sector
5. However,
shesequence
is captured
by
Meanwhile,
Reno
ofparty
the
Turks
activates
the
destruct
forand
theTseng.
pillar,
keeping
Cloud
and
occupied
while
it
runs
down.
Cloud,
Tifa,
Barret
make
it
out
alive,
but
the
other
AVALANCHE
members
perish
in
the
explosion. [FF7]
Barret
finds from
Marlene
at Aerith's
house
insafe.
Elmyra's
care,
and
tells
them
to
move
away
Midgar,
as
it's
no
longer
They
listen
to
him
and
set
for
nearby
Kalm
Town.
The
AVALANCHE
members
travel
to
Sector
0Aerith.
viaoff
a
wire
in
Wall
Market,
and
enter
the
Shinra
HQ
in
an
effort
to
rescue
They're
helped by Mayor Domino, who's sick of his office being abused by
Shinra. [FF7]
On
thesee
66th
floorforthey
aThey
discussion
about
of Sector
7
and
Hojo
the overhear
first time.
follow
him
to the
the destruction
next
floor
up,
Cloud
finds
the headless
remains
of
JENOVA
taken
to
thetries
HQwhere
Nibelheim.
Nearby,
they
discover
Aerith
an
a
container.
Hojo
toafter
get
Aerith
and blasts
a strange
red beast in
thea same
chamber
forHojo
procreation
reasons,
but is
Barret
and
occurs.
quickly
opens
it,
but
attacked
bythe
the chamber
beast, who
turnsreaction
out to be
Nanaki/Red
XIII. [FF7]
The
five people
split
upand
and brought
agree totomeet
at
the
66thPresident
floor elevator,
but
are
captured
by
the
Turks
the
top
floor.
Shinra
gives
them aarrives
long-winded
speech,
locks them everyone,
in jail. However,
a Sephiroth
clone
during
night then
and slaughters
including
Shinra.
It also
takesthethe
of as
JENOVA's
body
during
itsPresident
escape.
Rufus,
the
President's
son,remains
takes over
President.
Cloud
confronts
Rufus
on
the
roof
while
the
others
escape
and
Tifa
waits
for
him,
but
Rufus
takes
a
helicopter out as well. [FF7]
Cloud
and
Tifa
rejoin
the
others
on
the
main
floor;
they
escape
using
a
motorcycle
and
a
stolen
truck.
They
end
up
outside
Midgar,
and
Cloud
tells
them
that explains
they must
search
after Sephiroth.inThey
travel
to Kalm
Town,
where
thevows
storyto(casting
role
of Zack,
as this
is
what hehebelieves)
and
destroy himself
Sephiroth.the
[FF7]
They
catch
a
nearby
Chocobo
and
travel
through
a
nearby
marsh
to
the
Mythril
Mines.
They
meet
Tseng,
Rude,
and
a
new
member
of
the
Turks
named
Elena, who's taken over while Reno recuperates from his injuries in
the
Sector
Junon.
[FF7]7 pillar fiasco. She blurts out that Sephiroth has been seen in
Cloud
and
co.
travel
to Junon,
where
theyThey're
rescue told
a girlthat
named
Priscilla
and
her
dolphin
friend
from
aofwater
dragon.
Rufus
arriving
soon
in thelevels.
upper
levels
Junon.
Priscilla
lends
them
Mr.
Dolphinis
toRufus's
reach
the
upper
Cloud
disguises
himself
as
a
guard
and
marches
in
welcoming parade.
In thestow
meantime,
other ship,
party dragging
membersCloud
disguise
themselves
as sailors
away onhis
a cargo
with
them when the
parade and
is over. [FF7]
Sephiroth
(or
rather,
a
clone
controlled
by
Sephiroth)
shows
up
on
the
cargo
ship as[FF7]
well, and JENOVA attacks them. He quickly disappears after the
battle.
Cloud
anda party
end but
up at
del Sol,
a vacation
They meet Hojo,
who's on
vacation,
heCosta
tells them
to go
to Mountvillage.
Corel. [FF7]
They
dothat
so, afflicted
and end the
up in
NorthallCorel,
where
Barret
is accused
causing
the
fire
village
those
years
ago.
Barret
gets of
angry
and
depressed,
and
Aerith
they
go meet
to theanearby
Saucer,
a huge
amusement
park,
toSith;
letsuggests
offit steam.
They
toy catGold
riding
a toyofmoogle,
calling
itself
Cait
is
controlled
by
Reeve,
the
head
development in Shinra; it insinuates itself as a spy into the party. [FF7] urban
However,
DyneArena.
comesAup
for a visit
as well,
and itbutchers
a bunch
of people
near on
the his
Battle
stunned
witness
claims
was
done
byDio,
a man
a
gun
arm,Barret
and Barret
indicted
for the
crime
byare
the with
Saucer's
owner.
and hisisfriends
(including
Cait
Sith)
taken
toGold
the
Corel Prison.
[FF7]
Barret
discovers
Dynehimself
in the Prison,
and Dyne
attackstime.
him.He
Barret
him,
and
Dyne
off thetogorge
for the
givesdefeats
Barret
his
asthrows
collateral
forrace,
Barret
get back
uplast
to the
only
waynecklace
up is to win
a Chocobo
and Cloud
volunteers
forsurface.
the job. The
He wins,

of
in. course,
[FF7] and Dio, by way of apology, lends him a Buggy to travel around
They take
the Buggy
to Gongaga,
a town
to thepresence
south. They
meet
upThey
with
Reno
and Rude,
who have
been
alerted
to their
by Cait
Sith.
drive
them
off,
though.
They
come
across
a deserted
reactor
witness
Scarlet
and
Tseng
attempt
to take
materia
from
it; the (an
materia
isand
apparently
not
up
to
par.
Scarlet
is
looking
for
Huge
Materia
extremely
dense
isotope)
for a new
weapon.
They also meet Zack's parents, but Cloud
doesn't remember
Zack
at all. [FF7]
The
Buggy
shorts
out after
trying
toa get
past Cosmo
so they
are
forced
to
take
refuge
there
while
repairman
fixes Canyon,
it. They
are
warmly
when
the townspeople
findgrandfather,
out
that Nanaki/Red
XIII isBugenhagen
withgreeted
them.
Red
XIII
introduces
them
to
his
Bugenhagen.
wishes
to go
Cloud
to defeat Sephiroth, but first intends to tell
him the Red
truthXIII
about
his with
father.
[FF7]
He
takes
Redwith
XIIIghosts
and Cloud's
party
the
sealed
corridor
(which
is
now
infested
of
the
Gi
tribe)through
and
the end,
where
Red
XIII sees
the stone
his father.
Having
beentotold
the truth,
he
resolves
to
travel
with visage
Cloud toofdefeat
Sephiroth.
[FF7]
Cloud
and
reach
Nibelheim.
No and
one there
recognizes
them, however,
since
is party
staffed
by Shinra
officers
vegetable-like
Sephiroth
clones.
They itdescend
back
into the
Shinra
where
are met
by
Sephiroth
(another
clone)
again.
He Mansion
flies away
afterthey
mentioning
the
"Reunion". [FF7]
SIDE
QUEST:
Cloud
finds
the
key
to
the
room
housing
Vincent
in
the
Shinra
Mansion and convince him to help him fight Sephiroth and Hojo.
Cloud
and party
travel through
the
Nibel
Mountains
Rocket
Town,
where
they
discover
President
Rufus
and
Palmer,
head
oftothe
space
division
of
Shinra,
to
convince
Cid
to
lend
his Tiny
Bronco
bi-plane.
Cid
refuses, trying
and he
and
Cloud
escape
onthem
the
Tiny
Bronco.
However,
Shinra
soldiers
shoot
it
down,
and
it
becomes
only
good
enough
for
a
makeshift
boat. [FF7]
SIDE
If joins
Cloudhim
finds
Yuffieshe
in forests
near
Junon,
they
Afterand
he
beats QUEST:
her,toshe
when
realizes
he
has gets
lots
of fight.
Materia,
schemes
stealthey
it atvisit
herWutai.
first
opportunity.
After
Cloud
Tiny
Bronco,
Yuffie
suggests
Once there,
Yuffie
steals
allthe
his
Materia
and
runs
away.
He
chases
her
throughout
Wutai,
and
finds
the
three
Turks
on
their
break
well. They
areand
asked
Shinracaptured
to search
Don
Corneo,
but there
refuse.as
However,
Elena
Yuffiebybecome
by for
Corneo,
and
[FF7]the Turks agree to help Cloud save them and drop Corneo off a cliff.
SIDE
QUEST:
If Yuffie
to defeat
the bosses
in thea Tower
of the
Five
Gods,
including
hermanages
father
Godo,
she
and
he will
she
will
receive
the materia
to summon
Leviathan,
whohave
is the reunion
protectorand
of
Wutai.
[FF7]
On
the about
coast of
the
main continent,
a weapon
maker in aplace
secluded
hut tells
Cloud
the
Temple
of
the
Ancients,
a
legendary
housing
the
Black
Materia.
The However,
Black Materia
has them
the power
call Meteor,
ancient
destructive
magic.
he tells
that ato Keystone
is an
needed
to
enter the Temple.
[FF7]
Dio,
owner
of
the
Gold
Saucer,
has
a
Keystone
and
is
willing
to
part
with
it if
Cloud
fights
in
the
Battle
Arena.
He
does
so,
and
Dio
is
good
to
his
word.
However,
Ropeway
connecting
to the mainland
been
broken,
Cloud
andthe
co.
are stuck
in the
Gold
Cait Sithhas
takes
them
to theand
inn
in
the Ghost
Square
to meet,
talk,
andSaucer.
sleep. [FF7]
Cloud
is
awoken
in
the
middle
of
the
night
by
either
Aerith,
Tifa,
Yuffie,
or
Barret
(the
character
depends
on
how
Cloud
has
responded
to
each
of
them
throughout
the game
up have
to thisa point,
usually
it will
either Tifa
or Aerith).
Cloud
and Cloud's
date
night
out
in the
the
GoldbeSaucer,
partaking
in a
comic
play
in
the
Event
Square
and
seeing
sights
in
the
Round
Square.
However,
they see Cait
Sith with
thehe
Keystone.
HeKeystone
runs away.
chase
him
to the
Square,
throws
the
to They
Tseng,
who
escapes
in Chocobo
acaptured
helicopter.
Cloudwhere
threatens
Cait
but[FF7]
he plays
a recording
of Marlene,
by Shinra,
which stays
hisSith,
hand.
Cait
Sith
pleads
to
be
allowed
to
follow
Cloud
to
the
Temple
of
Ancients;
doubtless
Shinra
was there
they would
there to find
Sephiroth.
Cloud first,
finallybut
agrees.
[FF7] still need to follow them
They
arrive
in the
Templehas
of continued
Ancients to
to the
findbowels
Tsengofwounded
by and
the
Sephiroth
clone.
Sephiroth
Temple,
Cloud
and inside
Aerith follow
him. Aerith
discovers
the the
voices
ofthe
Ancients
telling
her
things
the
Temple;
for
starters,
about
ultimate
black
magic
Meteor
isthat
kept
viawould
the Black
Materia.the
Theplanet
Sephiroth clone
visits them
and tellswhich
them
if he
unleash
amount
of
energy
to
intend
tocall
healMeteor,
it; and
he werewould
at the
centeraofhuge
the
planet, the
energy
would
all channel
into
him.if[FF7]
They
find
the
Black
Materia
itself.
It's
kept
in
a
strange
puzzle;
a
miniature
TempleMateria
of the Ancients,
which itself
contains
model,
so on; the
the
Black
is in the would
bottom.
However,
by another
reaching
it andand
canceling
models,
the a
adventurer
cause
thedo
entire
thing toHe
collapse
on
him.
Cait
Sith
(being
toy
robot)collapses,
volunteers
to
it himself.
does
so,
and
the
Temple
of
the
Ancients
leaving
the
Black
Materia
at
the
bottom.
Somehow,
Tseng
own volition.
[FF7]survives this, either by being carried out by another or his
Cloud
finds
the Black
Materia,
but Sephiroth
controls
forces Crater.
him to
give
it
to
another
clone,
who begins
thebut
journey
backhim
to and
the
Cloud
deliriously
attacking
Aerith,
is stopped
by
CaitNorth
Sith #2, who
shows begins
up at this
point. [FF7]
Now
that
the
Blackplace,
Materia
in the hands
of At
Sephiroth,
Aerith
to
travel
to
sacred
the is
Forgotten
Capital.
its
bottom
is a decides
water
altar
where
anaAncient
can summon
Holy toForest,
counteract
Meteor.
Aerith
tells Cloud
in a dream
she's going
to the Sleeping
and leaves.
[FF7]
Cloud
follows
her to
Bone
Village,
thehim
entrance
to the
Sleeping Forest.
He
excavates
a Lunar
Harp,
which
allows
to enter
and
Coral
Valley,
which
leads
to the
Forgotten
City.
They
wait Aerith
untilForest
night,
when
the
passage
to
the
water
altar
opens,
and
discover
praying
there.
However,
shehis
is sword,
given akilling
surprise
by a The
Sephiroth
who
runs her
through
her visit
instantly.
Whiteclone,
Materia
she
falls
into with
the
ocean
and
green,
indicating
that Holy
hascarries
been
activated.
However,
thebegins
real glowing
Sephiroth
in pool.
the
North
somehow. Cloud
"buries"
Aerith
in the nearby
[FF7] Crater stops Holy
Cloud
follows
the
Sephiroth
Clone
north
through
the They
Snoware
Fields
tomet
Icicle
Inn,
where
they
find
evidence
of Dr.
Gast
andtoIfalna.
by
Elena
and
some
Shinra
officers,
who
refuse
let
them
outCloud
ofalso
the finds
village.
Elena
blames
Cloud
forto
Tseng's
death,
and and
they
fight.
a
snowboard
and
a
map
the
Great
Glacier,
snowboards
down
the
slopes to reach it. [FF7]
They
find
their
way
to
Mount
Gaea,
a
huge,
cold
mountain.
An
old
man
named
Holzoff
offers shelter
and
advice
beforedown
they to
climb
At its topMaze,
they
finally
see
the Northern
Crater.
They
the it.
Whirlwind
where
the Reunion
is taking
place
- allcontinue
the Sephiroth
clones
are returning
to
him, where
he cuts them
down.
[FF7]
Rufus,
Scarlet,
andplace
Hojoofarrive
in the Highwind,
a Shinra
airship.
They
discover
the
resting
the
Weapons.
In
the
meantime,
Cloud,
Tifa,
and
the
party
theCloud,
Sephiroth
clone
who
stole
theSephiroth
Black Materia,
and fight
it
out
outsooffind
though,
scared
that
control
again,
hehim.
gives
the Materia
to isone
of his
membersmay
to hold
whilehim
he
goes ahead.
Sephiroth,
up party
tricking
running
after Cloud
to thehowever,
center of ends
the crater.
[FF7] the party member into
Cloud
is given
an telling
illusionhim
by Sephiroth
intended
on confusing
him; in fact,
Sephiroth
isCloud's
only
the
that he
the SOLDIER
at
Nibelheim.
mind
begins
to truth:
deteriorate.
The*wasn't*
party member
arrives
on
the
scene and
gives
the
Blackthe
Materia
to
Cloud.
Cloud
isMako
unable
resist
Sephiroth's
mind
and
throws
Black
Materia
into
the
poolto where
Sephiroth's
real
body
resides.
Sephiroth
immediately
calls
the
Meteor
spell.
The
remaining
party
membersare
andawakened.
Shinra officials
quickly
escape
on the
Highwind.
Thethe
fiveNorthern
Weapons
Sephiroth
erects
an [FF7]
energy
barrier around
Crater, stopping
anyone
from coming
in.
Tifa
and
Barret
are
arrested
and
brought
to
Inner
Junon,
where
Shinra
on
executing
them
publicly
to posing
blame as
them
for theCait
giant
meteor
onplans
the
horizon.
Yuffie
infiltrates
Junon,
a Highwind.
reporter,
Sith
as
an official,
and
Cid
and
the
others
attempt
to
hijack
the
Cait
Sith
helps
Barret
escape,
but
they
are
too
late
to
save
Tifa
from
the
gas
room
she's
been
put
in. However,
before
the execution
onedestroys
of the five
attacks
Junon.
The giant
cannon iscan
puttake
intoplace,
use and
theWeapons
Weapon

before
it can
major
damage.
It does manage
to break
gas room
Tifado
is any
locked
in, and
she manages
to escape.
[FF7] the seal of the
Cait Shinra
Sith rushes
Barret
toshe
the reaches
Highwind.the
Tifa
manages
tothe
elude
Scarlet and
her
cronies
until
very
end
of
Junon
where
she
engages
in execute
a slapping
fight. rescue
Before and
Scarlet
fire cannon,
on
though,
Cid
and Barret
a daring
theycan
fly away
on her,
the
Highwind.
[FF7]
Tifa
leads
the
search
for
Cloud;
they
find
him
in
the
city
of
Mideel,
suffering
from
extreme
Mako
poisoning.
Tifa
decides
to
stay
with
him,
and
Cid
takes
over
as leader.Huge
Cait Materia
Sith offers
of Shinra's
new plan
to create
a cannon
which
as news
a weapon.
Cid decides
to stop
the plans
at all
costs. utilizes
[FF7]
The
first
of
four
Huge
Materia
shipments
is
at
the
North
Corel
reactor.
Cid
leads
a
party
there;
they
hijack
the
train
holding
it,
and
manage
to
stop
the
train
before
it crashes
intotothe
city.
[FF7]
[Note:
The
game
allows
the
possibility
of
not
being
able
save
the
game,
but
it
does
not
effect
any
of
the
other
events
of
the
game,
except
that
the
party
continues
to
be
spurned
at Corel]
The
second
is
at
the
top
of
Fort
Condor,
where
the
people
(who
are
trying
to
protect
the
condors
at to
thetake
top of
the
fort)
have
been them
waging
warrescues
against the
Shinra
forces
trying
it However,
over.
Cid
assists
and
the
condors
and leaves
the
Huge
Materia.
condor
at the
top of the
fort
dies and
an egg,
which
hatchesthe
intolarge
a baby
condor.
[FF7]
Cid
becomes
worried
about
Cloud
andcity
returns
to up
Mideel,
which and
is suddenly
attacked
by the
Ultima
Weapon!
The
breaks
and Cloud
Tifaand
fall
into true
the version
Lifestream.
Here,
and
Cloud
strive
on getting
at theand
truth,
the
of the
past Tifa
is
realized.
Cloud
remembers
himself
he and
Tifa escape
the Lifestream.
[FF7]
Shinra
takes
the huge
cannon from
Junon
to Midgar, to position it to destroy
the barrier
around
the Northern
Crater.
[FF7]
Cloud
takes over
as travel
leadertoand
leads
the expedition
to Junon.
rescue They
the third
Huge
Materia.
They
the
Underwater
Reactor in
are
stopped
by aReno,
but beat
mechanical
monstrosity
he Huge
sics on
them.
Theyrescuing
hijack
submarine
and the
shoot
down
the one
carrying
the
Materia,
later
it
from
the
wreckage.
They
then
get
a
transmission
to
return
to
Junon (Shinra thinking that the sub is manned by their own troops). [FF7]
The
fourth
and
last
Huge
Materia
is
taken
on
the
Gelnika,
a
Shinra
transport,
to Rocket
Town. Itatisthe
intended
toCid
be and
shotCloud
into space, there
along and
withbeat
a Materia
bomb,
toguarding
explode
Meteor.
Rude
(who
is
the
rocket).
They
given notravel
warning
before
the rocket
takes
off,
however
(with
Shera
asthem.
itsare
technician).
They
manage
toon
unlock
the
Huge
Materia
and
take
it
with
However,
the
rocket
is
a
crash
course
for the
Meteor
andCid.
before
they
can reach
an escape
pod,
an
energy
tank
blows
and
crushes
He
is
saved
by
Shera
helping
the
other
two
party
members,
and
apologizes
to her.about
He notes
the
which
blew
was the
same
Shera
was
worried
duringthat
thedamages
firsttank
launch
attempt.
They
take
the one
escape
pod(bits
back
Meteor,
does
not
disrupt
its path
fly tooffEarth.
it but The
are bomb
kept near
the main
bulk but
by
magical
forces).
[FF7]
They return
to Huge
Bugenhagen
inand
Cosmo
Canyon.
He
tells
them
that he the
will
watch
over
the
Materia,
reminds
them
that
Aerith
is
probably
key
to defeating
Sephiroth.
They
return
to the
Forgotten
Capital,
where
Bugenhagen
findsShinra
reference
to
a key
hidden
in the
depths. Cloud
the
key
by
using
the
submarine
and
searching
underwater,
and finds
brings
it
back
to
the
Forgotten
Capital.
It
is
used
to
activate
a
display
which
teaches
them
about
the
White
Materia
and
the
fact
that
Holy
is
on
its
way,
but
stopped by Sephiroth. [FF7]
Cait
Sith
(i.e.but
Reeve)
learns
that
the Sister
Ray,the
theDiamond
huge Junon
cannon,
is
ready
to fire,
before
theyCloud
can reach
Midgar,
Weapon
arises
and
heads
towards
Midgar!
staves
it off but
can'tthe
destroy
it. The
Sister
Ray
fires
on
Sephiroth's
barrier,
destroying
it
and
Weapon,
but
not
before
unleashes a counterattack, which destroys the Shinra
HQ
andthe
killsWeapon
Rufus. [FF7]
Reeve
findsintending
out that Hojo
is powering
up the Sister
Ray again,
thisNorthern
time to
full
power,
onparachute
sending
the
to
Sephiroth
in the
Crater.
Cloudbyand
party
into energy
Midgar,
intent
on stopping
They
are
stopped
Elena,
Rude,
and be
Reno,
and a fight
breaks
out,attacked
butHojo.
the Turks
run
away
after
it.
(The
fight
can
avoided.)
They
are
then
by a
huge
monster
piloted
by
Scarlet
and Heidigger,
which also(using
fails toinjections
stop them.
They
finally
find
Hojo,
who
undergoes
various
mutations
of
JENOVA cells) before finally yielding to Cloud's attacks. [FF7]
Cloud
and
party JENOVA
finally make
their
way toonce
the Northern
Crater
andcontinues
descend
into
it,
defeating
and
Sephiroth
and
for
all.
Meteor
falling.
Thenthe
the Holy
spell
comesofforth.
However,
it isresults
too late.inMeteor
is
too
close
and
fiercenot
combat
the
two
spells
evenplanet.
more
destruction.
It seems
only Midgar
willPlanet,
be destroyed,
but
theconsciousness
entire
Just
then,
Lifestream
emerges
from
the
aided
by
the
of Aerith
allThis
those
whobecomes
died), and
pushes
back Meteor, neutralizing it
once
and (and
for all.
event
known
as Meteorfall.[FF7]
Vincent
Yuffie
lead a climbs
rescueupoperation
ofto Midgar
during
Vincent, and
acting
on aform,
hunch,
the tower
discover
Hojoleft
isMeteorfall.
still alive,
returned
to
human
at
the
computer
console
where
they
him.
Just
before
Vincent
is able
to pull the
trigger
on onto
his gun,
the tower
explodes,
and
Vincent
manages
to
escape
by
jumping
Yuffie's
"hover
bike". Hojo
manages
to
activate
the
"Fragment
Program",
a
computer
program
that
injects
his
consciousness
into
the
"worldwide
net"
just
before
the
HQ
explodes. [DoC]
SIDE
QUESTS:
(These
can
happen
at
any
point
in
the
game
providing
the
player
has
the
ability
to
do
them.
For
example,
you
will
not
be
able
to
meet
Lucrecia in the waterfall cave if you never found Vincent in the first place!)
Vincent
discovers
Lucrecia inisadead.
waterfall
cave.
The only
thingweapon
he can thing
to
say
to her
is Limit
that Sephiroth
He
later
finds
his best
(Death
Penalty)
Break
in the cave.away
[FF7]
This
Lucrecia
of the realand
Lucrecia,
who "crumbled
long
ago".
[DoC]is only a projection
Cloud
breeds
own chocobo
in the
chocobo
stables,
and runs
in
races.
He Sage,
canhis
find
and tips
about
breeding
by talking
to athem
purple
Chocobo
whohints
unfortunately
suffers
frommake
periodic
amnesia.
Cloud
breeds
his
Chocobos
in
such
away
they
ones
with
different
transportational
abilities
(some
can go in
some rivers),
ending
in the
Gold
Chocobo,
can
go anywhere.
Heland,
uses
various
Chocobos
to
visit
four
secret which
Materia
caves;
the Knights
of thethese
Round
summon
is in one
of
them.[FF7]
Cloud
chases
after
the
flying
Ultima
Weapon
in
the
Highwind,
and
gets
the
Ultima
Weapon
sword
when
he
defeats
it.climb
It also
causes
a huge chasm
in
the Cosmo
Canyon
area,
Cloud
canas
Ancient
which
houses
another
sword,
theand
Apocalypse,
welltoasthe
some
otherForest,
goodies
like
the Typoon
summon.
[FF7]
Cloud
visits
the
Gelnika,
shotTown.
downReno
by and
a Weapon
Emerald
Weapon)
when
flying
to Rocket
Rude are(possibly
here as well,
and
they
[FF7]initiate a fight. Much treasure is inside, including the Hades summon.
Ruby
Weapon
buries
itself
in
the
Corel
desert,
only
poking
out
a
claw
to
catch will
unwary
travlers.
Cloud
manages
to (This
defeat
and
a trader
in Kalm
Town
gives
him hisnot
own
gold
Chocobo.
is it,
only
in[FF7]
the
American
and
International
versions,
the
original
Japanese
version)
The
GhostCloud
Ship enemy
the
Reactor
drops
areturns
'Guide with
Book'anif
morphed.
givesThis
itintoallows
theUnderwater
trader
in Cloud
Kalm
Town
who
Underwater
materia.
allows
and the
others
to
breathe
underwater
so
they
can
defeat
the
Emerald
Weapon
dwelling
under
the
ocean.
(If
Cloud
does
not
have
the
master
materia,
he
has
twenty
minutes
to
defeat
the weapon
before
he dies).
After
he defeats
Emerald
Weapon,
the
trader
gives
him
one
of
every
Master
Materia!
(This
is
only
in
the
American
and International versions, not the original Japanese version) [FF7]
0 - 2 A.G.:
Meteor is cells
destroyed,
when Lifestream
spreads
over
theinside
Planet,the
it carries
JENOVA
with
it but
(because
JENOVA
blown
apart
Planet
and
its and
pieces
fellthe
into
Lifestream).
Thesewas
JENOVA
are
contracted
by
people
infect
body,
whichlifestream).
causes
the
body
tocells
fightconflict
back
with
its own
spirit
energy
(the
body's
internal
This
internal
causes
the
body
to
overcompensate
and
causes
fatigue,
open
sores,
discoloration
of
the
skin, known
secretion
of black liquid,
and eventually
disease
becomes
Geostigma
affects
thedeath.
people,This
though
they
do not know
whatas
causes
it, and and
thus,heavily
can't cure
it. [AC]

Cloud,
Tifa, Barret,
Cid,
Vincent, Redfallen
XIII, and Cait Sith
stop
once
at
the
Forgotten
Cityjoined,
to
payYuffie,
homage
They
allTifa]
split up
as easily
as they
but
promisetototheir
reunite onecomrade.
day. [OAWTAS:
Midgar
is
in
a
shambles.
The
people
decide
to
stop
using
Mako,
and
thus,
the
Mako
Reactors. Shinra
Electric
Company goes under (moreso) and
Midgar
is abandoned.
[OAWTAS:
Denzel]
Tifa, Cloud,
andin Barret
go and
to Corel
and
then
Nibelheim.
They
all decide
they
can't
live
the
past
travel
to happened.
Kalm.to There,
Barret
reunites
with
Marlene
and they
Elmyra
has
Kalm
becomes
flooded
with
refugees,
andtell
the
threewhat
decide
reestablish
normal
lives.
[OAWTAS:
Tifa]to go back to Midgar to try and
The
citizens
form a city Midgar
on the (a
borders
Midgar,
Edge.
They
construct
a monument
replica of
made
out ofcalling
debris)it in
the center
of the town.
[OAWTAS:to
Tifa]
Denzel
continues
staying
with
people
who
will
take
him
in,
suffering
much
heartbreak
as people
him
of Geostigma.
Eventually
he joins of
a
group
of orphans
who around
are hired
to die
gather
scrap material
for the building
Edge. [OAWTAS:
Denzel]
Barret
comes
to
the
house
one
day
with
a
bottle
of
Corel
wine.
After
getting
drunk
he
proposes
they and
make
a business
out of selling the wine. They
decide
to build
inbuild
Edge,
sleep
under
gather the
partsitto
it. [OAWTAS:
Tifa] a plate threatening to fall as they
The
bar
is
built,
and
they
end
up
calling
it
Seventh
again.
Barret
becomes
sort of aand
bouncer
(although
of the
time Heaven
he
just
sits
in
a corner
drinking
wine),
Cloud
takes
itmost
upon
himself
to
gather
the
fruits,
vegetables,
and
other
goods
needed
to
run
the
bar.
He
is
having
trouble
socializing. [OAWTAS: Tifa]
After
the
first
week,
Barret
says
he
needs
to
go
on
a
journey
to
settle
his
past, leaving Marlene in Cloud and Tifa's care. [OAWTAS: Tifa]
At some
pont
during
this
journey,
Barret
gets
an upgrade
to his
gun arm,
giving
it
the
ability
to
look
and
operate
like
a
normal
arm.
[AC
Conjecture:
We
Barret
has
a different gun which can change to look like a normal
arm,see
albeit
made
of metal]
Months
after
the bar
opens, it.
Cloud
a bike,
and spends mostto
oftravel
his free
time
and
money
upgrading
This buys
allows
him greater
to
obtain
goods.
While traveling
andTifa
forth,
he alsodistances
starts
extra
money
by delivering
items for back
people.
discovers
this
andearning
encourages
him
to
open
up
a
side-business
venture.
Strife
Delivery
Service
is
formed
Tifa
and
Marlenehetake
calls,
Cloud
delivers
goods,isalthough
he can
only
go places
canthe
reach
on
his bike.
The the
business
successful,
as
monsters
are
still
present,
and
lifestream
geysers
have
ruined
many
of
the
roads. The
success
also
means
isn't around
anymore,
andbusiness'
Tifa's surrogate
family
finds
itself inCloud
a rift. [OAWTAS:
Tifa]much
Eventually,
most
of
the people
move
out
of Midgar
to this
city, including
Denzel's
group
of
orphans.
Helpless
and
hungry,
he
finds
a
motorbike
a
phonea outside
a church. he
Hecollapses
calls the from
number
and accidentally
callsand
Tifa.
After
brief
exchange,
Geostigma,
and
is brought
to
Tifa's.
He
lives
there
helping
out
in asks
the bar
when
he ishe
notfound
suffering
from
Geostigma's
ill
effects.
When
she
Cloud
where
him,
she
realizes
OAWTAS:that
Tifa]Cloud is staying somewhere else. [OAWTAS: Denzel and
Denzel
treats
Cloud
as astays
heroaround
and father
figure.
Although
Tifa is adeliveries.
little hurt
by
this,
it
means
Cloud
more,
taking
less and
Relations
everyone
seem to
be getting
better,
andless
Tifa believes
their familybetween
has returned.
[OAWTAS:
Tifa]
Tifa
confronts
Cloud
about where
heAfter
found Denzel.
He confesses
that
he
has
been
staying
atcan
Aerith's
church.
Cloud
leaves.
The
only way
Tifa
get inup).
contact
with that
him conversation,
now
is through
PHS
phone
messages
(he
never
picks
He
does
this
because
he
feels
guilt
and
shame
for
all those
whothat
died
that he
could notGeostigma,
prevent, particularly
Aerith.
Also,
hides
the fact
he
contracted
which
he intense
covers
with ahesingle
Duepain
to has
his
he has
symptoms,
withsleeve.
flashes
andMako
white exposure,
light, and spasms
inmore
the affected
arm. [OAWTAS:
Tifa andofAC]
Reeve, having
financial
backing
of an starts
anonymous
sponsor
(who
Reeve
suspects
"is ainthe
debt
to the
planet"),
up the
World
Regenesis
Organization,
outfit
dedicated
to cleansing
the
planet
of arm
its ills.
Shalua
Rui circumstances
joinsparamilitary
them; at this
point,
she
has
lost her
left
eye
and
in
unidentified
and
uses
a
robotic
arm.
[OAWTAS:
Denzel
and
DoC]
Hojo's
neural
consciousness
is
fragmented
into
the
world
network.
When
the
world
network
is reactivated,and
his consciousness reforms. He uses his
knowledge
of Deepground,
Omega to formulate
a plan. [DoC] Lucrecia's experiments on Chaos and
On
his
journey,
Barret
looks
for
alternative
fuel sources, coming upon an oil
field. [AC]
Reno, base
Rude,
Elena,
Tseng,
and(west
RufusofShinra,
having
survived
everything,
make
at
the
Healin
Lodge
Midgar),
where
Rufus isWith
recovering
from
being hit by
Weapon.
He also
has
Geostigma.
that
has
happened,
heDiamond
realizes
the
mistakes
of the
past
and decides
heallmust
reform
them.
Procuring
a
Shinra
helicopter,
he
organizes
a
mission
to
Northern Crater to retrieve the last remains of JENOVA. [AC]
2 A.G.: (the events of Advent Children)
Reno,
Tseng,
and Elena
go towhen
Northern
Crater to
retrieve JENOVA's
remains.
The
mission
goes awry
discover
Loz,
and Kadaj
there,
and
are and
attacked.
isthey
able
to the
get three,
awayYazoo,
with tortured
JENOVA's
remains,
butthey
Tseng
Elena Reno
are captured
by
and
for
information.
[AC]
In Edge,Denzel,
Marlene
helps
Tifa
take careTifa
of the
orphanage,
including
a has
boy
named
who
has
Geostigma.
gets
a
call
from
Reno.
He
asked her to tell Cloud to meet them in Healin. [AC]
Cloud
the message
from
and who
goessummon
to Healin Shadow
via the Wasteland.
But hereceives
is from
attacked
by Loz
and Tifa
Yazoo,
(monsters
negative
lifestream
energy).
becomes
apparent Creepers
that they
are
for they
"mother"
Cloud
"bigit It
brother".
startlooking
attacking,
stop, and
and call
Cloud
makes
to
Healin. But
[AC]as soon as they
Cloud is briefly
attacked
byHeReno
and Rude,
whotohea easily
shrugsand
off has
and
discovers
Rufus
isasks
alive.
confined
wheelchair
Geostigma.
Rufus
to
hire appears
him
for
his
muscle,
astohe
intends
restore
Shinra
as a He
benevolent
power
and
set
things
right,
reform
theto
mistakes
he's
made.
tells
Cloud
about
the
mission
to
Northern
Crater,
but
when
seeing
[AC] he is not interested in joining them, he tells Cloud they found nothing.
Kadaj,
aftersnot
torturing
Tseng
and
Elena,
finds
Rufus
Shinratoatknow
Healin,
and
beats
the
out ofhim
Reno
and
Rude.
Kadaj
demands
where
"mother"
is, showing
Tseng
and
Elena's
bloody
ID badges
to show
he
means
business.
Rufus
replies
he
doesn't
know,
that
the
remains
they
recovered
fell from
the helicopter.
Kadaj
reveals[AC]
his plan to initiate another
Reunion, using
the Geostigma
as the
invitation.
Tifa
and
Marlene
find the
church
where
Cloud
ishas
staying
and discover
a dirty
arm
ribbon,
evidence
he and
is hiding
the fact
Loz as
enters,
looking
He
Tifa fight,
withhe
Loz
as Geostigma.
the
victor.
about
tofor
kill"mother".
her,taking
Marlene
Materia
globe
him
fromJust
Cloud'she's
big
box. Loz
leaves,
the throws
materiaaand
Marlene
withathim.
[AC]
Kadaj,
Loz,
and
Yazoo
gather
together
the
children
affected
by
Geostigma,
including Denzel, saying they are taking them to a place to heal them. [AC]
Cloud
returns
to attack
the church
and
finds
Tifa unconscious
in the
bed.
He
suffers
a bad
from
hisbrought
Geostigma
and
wakes
upflower
back
ingothe
orphanage.
Apparently,
hethe
was
there
by
Rude
andabout
Reno,
who
off
to find
what
happened
to
children.
Tifa
confronts
him
his
disease
and
why
he
kept
it
a
secret.
Cloud
remains
tight-lipped
and
closed
off,
saying
he does
not mind,
deserve
help.
Tifarefuses.
asks him
to open
up,
knowing
Aerith
is
at
the
back
of
his
but
Cloud
Reno
and
Rude
return,
saying
the
children
them.
[AC] were brought to the Forgotten City. Cloud leaves to pursue
Kadaj
takes
one of
materia Loz
has
brought
with
and inserts
it into
his
arm.
Hethat
talks
to the
the children
at the
pond
in from
of him
the is
Forgotten
tells
them
"mother"
gave
them
aheal
gift,
but
the
planet
trying
toCity.
fightHe
it,
causing
the
Geostigma.
He
wants
to
them,
to
strike
back
at
the
Planet.
He
the waterdespite
with histhe
willpleas
and commands
them
drink. They
all
do, permeates
including Denzel,
of Marlene.
Thisto activates
their

JENOVA
and theirremains.
Reunion[AC]
instinct, with Kadaj's hopes that this will
lead themcells
to JENOVA's
Cloud
arrives,
ready
for
action, by
butthe
thethree,
kids jump
in
fronta of
his bike,
causing
him
to
skid
out.
He
is
attacked
and to
fights
losing
battle,
but is
saved
at
the last
minutehisbytheory
Vincent.
TheyGeostigma
retreat
aissafe
in
theYazoo,
forest
where
Vincent
reveals
of asking
what
andplace
what
Loz,
and
Kadaj
are.
Marlene
appears,
for
him
to
stop
isolating
himself
from
those
are stillforgiveness.
with him and
brooding
andwho
try gaining
[AC]love him. Cloud decides to stop
In
Edge,
theprepare
children
have
gathered
around the
monument
to Midgar.
Loz
and
Yazoo
to
pull
it
down,
believing
thisShadow
is whereCreepers
JENOVA
but
are
surrounded
by chaos.
angry parents
and
summon
tois,fend
them
off
and
cause
Tifa
tries
to
waken
Denzel.
Meanwhile,
Reno
and
Rude fight Loz and Yazoo. [AC]
Meanwhile,
Rufus
atapproaches
the chaos him,
from and
a vantage
pointwhat
in amotivates
building
somewhere
in
town.looks
Kadaj
Rufus who
asks
him.
confesses
of his
jealousy
of Sephiroth,
JENOVA
really
wants,Kadaj
but no
would
do what,
anything
for and
"mother".
Rufus
says
history
will
repeat
itself,
and
matter
Kadaj
his
ilk
would
be
stopped
again
and
again.
Kadaj
answers
back
bymore
summoning
Bahamut
SIN
through
the
materia.
Bahamut
causes
even
chaos
in
the
town,
as
Kadaj
has
the
ability
to
control
it
though
the
materia.
He
makes
Bahamut
rip
through
the
monument
with
its
flare
attack.
The
explosion
breaks
the
hold
of
the
Geostigma
on
the
children.
Just
as
Bahamut
is
about
to
attack
Denzel,
Barret
arrives
andYuffie,
fendsCid,
himand
off. finally,
The others
arrive
too -he
Red
XIII,
with Cait
Sith onall
histake
back,
Cloud.
He says
feels
lighter.
The
group
turns fighting
Bahamut
off,
jumping
from to
building
to building,
as
destroys
the [AC]
place,
but they
are like ants
it. Cloud
dives in
withBahamut
a little more
success.
Back
at the under
building, Rufus
reveals
he has
been
holding
JENOVA's
remains
all
this
cloak,
throws
thegun.
box[AC]
off
the building.
Kadaj
dives
after
it. time
Rufus diveshis
after
him,and
shooting
his
With
Kadaj
distracted,
his
control
over
Bahamut
SIN
is
released,
and
Bahamut
returns
tojumps
his default
behavior
and
rises in
the air to
with
Mega
Flare.
Cloud
up in
the
air and
after
it, being
propelled
by attack
his friends
Barret,
Cid,
Red
XIII,
Yuffie,
Vincent,
Tifa.
But ituntil
is not
enough,
as
the
force
of
the
Mega
Flare
begins
to
push
him
back...
he
receives
a
final
hand
Aerith
the
flare. Cloud
spine from
and he
falls through
in a giant
explosion.
[AC]drags his sword along Bahamut's
Shinra
and Kadaj
are still
falling.
Kadajbygrabs
box,
but Shinra
shoots
it
open.
Rufus
is
caught
in nets
thrown
Tsengthe
and
Elena.
Kadaj
recovers
the
box
and
escapes
on
a bike.
Cloud
pursues
them
through
a detain
closed-off
highway.
Reno
and
Rude
wait
with
a
flashy
bomb
at
the
end
and
Loz
and
Yazoo. Cloud
the wasteland.
[AC]and Kadaj jump off the highway, and Cloud loses him in
Kadaj
hides incontents.
Cloud's church,
opens
box, and his
screams
when he
sees
the
damaged
Cloud
finds
himthe
bike
into
church.
They
fight
again,
bringing
down
parts
ofand
thedrives
building.
Just
asa itthe
looks
like
Kadaj
has
the
jump
on
him,
the
flowerbed
erupts
with
geyser
of
water/lifestream,
flooding
the church
and
repelling
Kadaj.
Theand
water
falls
on
Cloud,
healing
his
Geostigma.
Cloud
pursues
Kadaj
outside
the
Shera,
holding
Cloud's
friends,
hovers
nearby
(including
Yuffie,
who
has
apparently
gotten
over
her
motion
sickness).
Vincent
says
that
Kadaj
is
a
remnant
of
Sephiroth,
a larva.
They
discuss
what tobut
do,go
butalong
Tifa says
this alone. The
others
don't
understand,
with it.Cloud
[AC] has to fight
Cloud
successfully
defeats
Kadaj,
leaving
him
hanging
on
the
ledge
of
a
building
withbox,
the box
of JENOVA's
remains
in cells.
his free
hand.
Kadaj falls
back,
holding
the
merging
with the
JENOVA
Cloud
realizes
what
he's
about
to
do
and
dives
in
pursuit.
Just
as
he
is
about
to
bring
down
his
sword,
he
is he
blocked
-tobydo,
Sephiroth's
Masamune.
They
tellsthe
of
what
wants
to choke
this
Planet and
turnfight,
it intoas
a Sephiroth
vessel
sail
cosmos
anddied
find
a new
Planet.
Sephiroth
summons
the
spirit to
energy
of
those
who
from
Geostigma
toand
turn
the
world
to
darkness.
Cloud
remembers
those
who
he
cherishes
defeats
Sephiroth
with
Omnislash
Ver.
5.
Sephiroth
wraps
himself
in his
one black
wing,
saying
he will
never
be
a
memory,
and
vanishes,
leaving
Kadaj's
form
which
falls.
Rain
falls,
rain
like
that from cells,
the lifestream
that flooded
the church.
It falls
on in
Kadaj,
healing
his
JENOVA
which makes
him[AC]
disappear.
Cloud
basks
the rain
and
his victory
as the Highwind
returns.
Suddenly,
he
is
shot
in
the
back
by
Yazoo,
who
stands
with
Loz
on the
building,
struggling
not
to
disappear
in
the
rain,
using
the
ton
of
materia
in
their
arms tocausing
sustain an
themselves.
the materia,
explosion.Cloud
[AC] attacks as they release the power of
Cloud
drifts
through
white
space,
being
observed
by
the
spirits
of
Zack
and
Aerith.
He wakes
upofinlifestream
the church,
surrounded
by his
friends
and the
children,
the poolhealing
thatGeostigma.
has flooded
floor.
He
pours
the
water
overinDenzel,
him of the
All the
the
children
jump
in, laughing
andthe
splashing
around.
Asinthey
have
their
fun,other
Cloud
sees
Aerith
walking
out
of
church,
with
Zack
the
doorway.
Cloud
smiles,
knowing
he's been forgiven. [AC]
2 - 3 A.G.
Vincent buys a cell phone.
Hojo
gains
control of
of Deepground).
the body of Weiss
the Immaculate,
thethe
strongest
Tsviet
(an
elite
member
uses
this to control
other
Tsviets
(including
Nero the
Sable
who has
aHedeep
affection
for his brother
Weiss)
to
begin
gathering
troops
in
order
to
1)
gain
the
Protomateria
in
order
to
about
Chaos
and 2) tokidnap
notabout
infected
with [DoC]
Geostigma and bring
drop
them into
Lifestream
purify people
it to bring
Omega.
Deepground
steps from
up its
attempts
totroops
awaken
Omega
by anyone
kidnapping
and
killing
1200
people
Junon.
Their
attack,
discard
who
has
a
hintare
of
Geostigma,
and
takeattack
the
"pure"
victims
to same
their
headquarters,
where
they
slaughtered.
They
Wutai
in
the
manner.
They
also
upload all of Shelke
Lucrecia's
datasearching
to Shelke,
who
usesin itorder
to learn
of the
Protomateria.
begins
for
Vincent
to
find
the
Protomateria. [DoC]
3 A.G. (the events of Dirge of Cerberus)
Vincent
isSome
text-messaged
by Reeve,
who
askshowever,
him to come
to Kalm forby
a
meeting.
sortattack
of festival
isand
taking
place;
it is interrupted
Deepground,
who
again
finally
reveal
themselves.
Shelke
finds
Vincent
there,
and
she
and
Azul
come
after
him.
However,
Shelke
faints
and
Azul takes
her body
away.
Vincent
meets
Reeve,
who's
pierced
by gunfire,
at
which
point
his
comes
apart,
Cait
Sith,tells
who'd
"dressed
as
Reeve.
Vincent
later
meets with
therevealing
real had
Reeve,
who
Edgeindicates
is up"
under
attack.
appears
that
the
city
evacuated,
ashim
Shalua
that only(It500
people
aremost
"still of
living
here")
[DoC]
The
WRO
triesis to
squad.
No one
left.protect
[DoC] Edge, but Rosso the Crimson kills the entire
Weiss
broadcasts
a
message
to everyone,
telling
them the "pure"
will be
"spared for
the cause"
(i.e.
taken
to will
Omega
and sacrificed)
whereas
"tainted"
Geostigma)
be hunted
down and
killed inthe
a
variety of (i.e.
nastythose
ways.with
[DoC]
Vincent
and
Reeve
are
attacked
on
the
way
to
Edge;
Vincent
makes
it
there
by himself.
Heways.
meets
Shaluasaves
briefly,a but
their
distrust
of each other
has them
go
theirhim
own
Vincent
child
from
the
Deepground
forces,
who
helps
reach
Rosso.
Rosso
attacks,
Vincent
loses control
and
transforms
into
Chaos,
blasting
Rosso
away.but
[DoC]
Shalua
finds
Vincent
and takes
him
to the WRO
headquarters,
where
she
tells
him
of
the
existence
of
Lucrecia's
thesis,
"The
Planet's
Pulse",
regarding
Chaos
gene.
However,
Deepground,
led by
and
invade
andthe
attack
while
they're
talking.
Shelke
invades
theAzul
labnineteen
and Shelke,
the and
two
sisters
are
reunited
after
ten
years,
though
Shelke
should
be
looks
nine.bullets
Despite
Shalua's
gushing,
Shelke
attacks.
Vincent
uses
tranquilizer
and
Shalua
takes
her
away.
However,
Azul
pursues
and
attacks,
but Reeve
Vincent
destroy his Protect barrier with a rocket, and
Vincent defeats
himand
in battle.
[DoC]
Vincent
heads
towards
the Shinra
Manor
in Nibelheim
to being
find Lucrecia's
thesis;
he
goes
via
the
sewers
to
avoid
deployed
around
it. At the
same
time,
Cait Sith
No.Deepground
5 is sent of
to troops
the Kalm
Deepground
base
under Sector
0. destroyed
He sees
Deepground's
sacrifice
the
residents
to
Omega,
but
is
by
Nero
the
Sable
before
he
can
do or see
anything else. [DoC]
Vincent
finds
a
hologram
data
disc
of
Lucrecia
in
the
basement
of
Shinra
Manor (theexplains
same place
where isSephiroth
wasLifestream,
eight years
The disc
cryptically
that Omega
born of the
andago).
its purpose
is

to
usher
inmore
the end
ofofdays
cleansing
the
planet
of all living
things.
He
finds
four
the by
Omega
report
(these
sections
appear
to have
been
written
by parts
Dr. by
Grimoire
Valentine,
the
other
four
found
throughout
the
game
were
written
Lucrecia).
In
the
main
hall,
he
is
attacked
by
Rosso
the
Crimson
and athe
Deepground
battleout
robot.
With Vincent
weakened
from
battle,
she pulls
Protomateria
of Vincent's
body.
Without
the
Protomateria
control
heYuffie
transforms
but
can't
move.
Just
before
she cantofinish
himit,off,
arrives into
and Chaos,
spirits Vincent
away.
[DoC]
Yuffie
and
Vincent
travel
back
to
WRO
Headquarters
in
a
truck.
Reeve
contacts
to let them
know his plan
- they intend
to launch
a full
offensive0.them
on
Midgar
andupDeepground
headquarters,
deep
Mako
Reactor
Shelke
wakes
in a WRO lab
where Shalua
has within
been
taking
care
of her
(Azul
is also
unconscious
inbutanother
lab).
Shelke
takes
her
weapons
and
prepares
to
fight
her
sister,
Shalua
challenges
her
and
it's
a
standoff.
Meanwhile
Azul transforms
into
a signals
giant Behemoth-like
beast
and
begins
rampaging
through
WRO
HQ.
This
Deepground
to
attack
again.
The
alarm
sounds,
heralding
Deepground's
arrival.
The
truck
reaches
outside
headquarters,
butdeal
Yuffie
bang on
the head and is out for the
count, leaving
Vincent to
withgets
the atroops.
[DoC]
Vincent
meets
Shelke
and
Shalua
at the
same time
that Azul
up
with
them.
Azul
attacks
Shelke,
but
she
neutralizes
his
barrier.
Hecatches
turns back
into
athat
human
and smacks has
her again,
telling Shalua
her thatgrabs
she's
no longer
nowand
the Protomateria
been
found.
Shelke
andneeded,
shoves
her
Vincent
to
a
door
which
begins
closing.
She
uses
her
robotic
arm
to
keep
the
door
open
while The
they door
get through
and apologizes
to crushing
Shelke for
letting
heris
suffer
so
much.
finally from
closes
onartificial
her arm,
it,
just
Azul
upon
her.
All
we
see
is
liquid
her
parts
seeping
beneath the door. [DoC]
Vincent
finds
Reeve
in
a
destroyed
office
after
the
attack
is
over.
At
some
point,
the Yuffie
WRO isfind
Shalua over
unconscious
and take
her
to aenter.
regeneration
tube.
As
watching
Vincent
Shelke
Shelke
cannot
understand
why
Shalua
didtoher,
what
shethat
did,and
howwas
someone
could
give
their
life
for
another.
Vincent
tries
explain
she
Shalua's
for living",
that that
qualityhe
is what
makes
people
human.
Reeve tells "reason
Vincent
that
the
Omega
Reports
found
in
Shinra
Manor
are
incomplete.
Shelke
says
that
the
data
fragments
inside
her
head
could
be
merged
with
the
Omega
Reports
to complete
information.
the Shera
and everyone
goesthe
onboard.
[DoC] Just before this, Cid arrives in
Everyone
aboard
the
Shinra
works
on
preparing
for
the
assault
on
Midgar.
Reeve
analyzes
thetoOmega
Reports.
Shelke
modifying
the
equipment
in order
perform
a "Synaptic
Networks
Dive"on
(Shalua
alsoShinra
been
moved
on
board).
Cid
works
on
piloting
and
coordinating
thehas
attack
on
the
ground
with
Barret,
Tifa,
and
Cloud.
Yuffie,
Cid
and
the
others
will
attack
from the air. [DoC]
Shelke
commences
a
synaptic
net
dive
with
Lucrecia's
data,
merging
the
information.
The Shera's
bridge
erupts
intoShelke
a hologram
of that
space
(evoking
images
ofbeing
FF10).
Through
Lucrecia's
voice,
explains
Omega
is a
sentient
created
of
Lifestream.
Its
role
is
like
a
Weapon,
but,
before
the
Planet
is about to all
end,
will awaken
to gather
all the
life stars.
unto it.So
When
it has
finished
theOmega
Lifestream,
will the
journey
into
justit
as
souls
returntaking
to the
Lifestream,
so tooit safety
will
Planet
return
to whence
came.
In essence,
Omega
is a "elaborate
mechanism
designed
solely
to
protect
the
flow
of
life".
Normally
it
poses
no
threate,
but
Deepground
has
been
trying
to
awaken
it
by
sacrificing
pure
souls
to
it,
convincing
the
Planet
the
enditself
is near.
Reevefed
reports
isreactors.
being created
fromand
Reactor
0,
which
ismeant
being
from that
the Omega
other
8
The cut
air
ground
assaults
to destroy
otherinfiltrates
8 reactors
and
offthe
Omega's
supply
of are
Mako/Lifestream
whilethe
Vincent
Reactor
0, at
center
of
Midgar.
[DoC]
Before
they
land,
loses
controlLucrecia
of Chaos
again.toHowever,
before
anything
nasty
canVincent
happen,
an image
appears
himhim
andhe
calms
him itdown.
Shelke
Vincent
his cell
backtoand
tells
can
use
to contact
hergives
so she
can guide
him phone
on the way
Deepground.
[DoC]
The
attack
begins,
the
missiles
fly.
Yuffie
and
the
first
wave
fly
out
the
Shera
on
some
sort
of
"hoverboard".
The
ground
troops
clash
and
Rosso
meets
Cloud
headVincent
on. Azulescapes
attacks the
airships with
giant
rocketwave
launcher,
hitting
the
Shera.
an explosion
witha the
second
and
glides
down
tohis
Midgar
shots.
Shelke
contacts
him and
tells
him
missed
target,dodging
landing
in the
Trainguides
Graveyard
(yep,
the
same
onehe's
we
saw
at
the
beginning
of
FF7).
Shelke
him
through
the
graveyard
to
the
centertoofthe
city,Shinra
and the
centralMidway
complex.
But he
finds she
Rosso
at into
the
entrance
Building.
through
battle,
turns
Bloodburst
Rosso.
He
defeats
her,
but
rather
than
give
anyone
the
pleasure
of killing
her,depths.
she destroys
falls
into the
[DoC] the part of the building she's standing on, and
Shelke
tells Vincent
that
assault
on theFrom
otherthe
Mako
Reactors
has not
been
completed,
they
arethe
still
functioning.
central
complex,
the
only way tooffice.
MakoVincent
Reactor
0 is
to
go up by
into
a secret
entrance
in the
President's
is again
assailed
Chaos,
who
tries to awaken.
Shelke/Lucrecia
explains
that
Chaos
exists
inside
him,
but
independently.
It
is
the
being
who
will
"gather
all
life"
for
Omega
at
the
end
of
the
Planet.
[DoC]
Shelke's
helmet
malfunctions
and
she
loses
contact.
She
goes
up
to
the
bridge
see what's She
going
on. the
Cidengine
noticesroom
engine
levels dropping;
Shelke
goes
totoinvestigate.
half-destroyed,
andattacks
meets
Nero
the
Sable
there.
He finds
has
already
killed
the survives
entire
crew.
Shelke
him,
but
he
draws
her
into
his
darkness.
Shelke
by
using
her
magic
to
form
a
spherical
shield
against
the
darkness,
but
the
shield
has
already
begun weakening. [DoC]
Vincent
travels
through
the
Shinra
building
and
finds
the
way
to
the
undercomplex
of Shinra
HQ. Whenafter,
Vincent
tries he's
calling
Shelke,
he gets
"User
Not
Available".
Immediately
though,
then
contacted
by
Cloud,
Tifa,
and
Barret
on
his
cellphone.
They
tell
him
they
lost
contact
with
the airship
and send
map of
with
them when
they him
wereathere
thethe
firstShinra
time).Building
[DoC] (remember, he wasn't
When
VincentHQ,
gets
on
the elevator
to take
him
to Mako
Reactor
0/Deepground
he
encounters
Azul. They
the
round
Azul
turns
into
Arch
- his
beast
form.
isbattle,
simply
notsecond
strong
enough
to
kill
him.
He
thenAzul
turns
intoright
Chaos,
andVincent
transforms
Azullaughs
back
toand
human.
Then
he
hurls
Azul's
own
gun
through
his
chest.
Azul
drops
into
the
abyss.
Vincent
goes
unconscious
as
Nero
hovers
nearby.
He
drops
Shelke's cellphone near his body before vanishing. [DoC]
On
his darkness,
way through
the
underground
city, Vincent
is suddenly
engulfed
by
Nero's
Shelke
tells
him
darkness
cannot
control the
him
since he
has
Chaos At
and
abut
part
of him
was
born
from
it.meets
He escapes
darkness
unharmed.
the
gateway
into
the
reactor,
he
and
fights
Nero,
who
drags
him
darkness
again after
telling
him that
Shelke
is in
there
too.
Vincent
letsinto
himself
beher
swallowed
by the
darkness;
this
time,
he
finds
Shelke
and
gives
her
back
cellphone
taking
out manor,
with
him.
attacks
again,
but Yuffie
intervenesbefore
just like
in her
Shinra
andNero
he
disappears.
[DoC]
Vincent
finds
a room
with
a Shelke
Mako tube
(similar
to what
Cloud
and Zack
had
in Shinra
Manor)
andand
putsWeiss,
in Yuffie
one
sogoes
that
she the
can
recover.
Vincent
goes
off
to
find
Nero
and
after
reactor;
however,
their paths soon converge. [DoC]
They
Weiss,
dead
(or unconscious)
at the
center of the Vincent
reactor. grabs
Nero
stops find
them,
though,
them
his
darkness
Yuffie
and
escapes
it shoving
yet again.
Nerointo
transports
Vincentagain.
some
bizarre
realm
(think
Xen
from Half-Life)
and transforms
into Arachnero.
Midway
through
battle,
he
transforms
into
Gorgonero,
but
Vincent
defeats
him
as
well.
After
it's
over,Weiss
they come
back to thewho
reactor
room and
stumbles
brother
the Translucent,
is beginning
toNero
awaken.
[DoC]toward his
Weiss
spears
him
through
his
chest,
saying
he
has
no
more
use
for
him,
and
tosses
him Program"
aside. Weiss
reveals that
he is really
none other
Hojo. The
"Fragment
he initiated
at Meteorfall
dispersed
his than
consciousness
throughout
the
computer
networks,
then
was
brought
back
together.
Now,
using
Weiss
as his in
indestrucible
body, just
he will
merge has
withmerged
Omegawith
to
"traverse
theoriginal
cosmos
awas
blaze
of glory",
asbyVincent
Chaos.
(His
planturned
toout).
perfect
his body
injecting
JENOVA
cells,
but
we
all
see
how Lucrecia/Shelke
that
Vincent
attacks
Weiss/Hojo
but
has
his
ass
handed
to
him.
appears
to
him
and
urges
him
to
control
Chaos
rather
than letting
control
him. Vincent
succeeds
it, using
Weiss's
Protomateria
to ituse
Chaos's
power while
still in
in doing
human
form.
Vincent
battles
Weiss Empowered,
rendering
him unconscious.
[DoC] and defeats him, flinging him into a wall,
Nero
gets
up,
having
become
"Dark
Nero"
and
stumbles
over
to
incapcitated Weiss/Hojo. Helpless, Hojo watches "Dark Nero" embrace the
his

brother
and
merge with
him. Thewalks
impurity
of the
darkness
drives
Hojo
out
and
heup.
disappears.
Weiss/Nero
to the
Mako
reactor
and the
Mako
bursts
Outside
Midgar,
a giant
Weapon
begins
to
form, attaching
tubes
of
Lifestream
from
the
reactors
and
feeding
from
it.
Omega
has
awakened,
and
Vincent
hasdue
transformed
intoof Chaos.
However,
damage
Omega,
to some sort
forcefield.
[DoC] Chaos is unable to
Shelke
does
a synaptic
net
dive into
Omega,
treating
the LifestreamBeing
that
makes
it
up
as
a
giant
network,
in
order
to
find
the Protomateria.
restricted
by
ropesitofout
darkness,
she finds
a bright
light
obscuring
a woman
(Lucrecia)
holding
to
her.
Shelke
(or
her
astral
projection)
bursts
out
of
Omega's
head,
andimage
dives toward
Chaos.
Shelke
the Protomateria
in
his
chest
(and
an
ofa Lucrecia
bathed
in shoves
white pushes
it inOmega's
further,
before
she
is wrapped
inreforms).
black Lucrecia's
strand
and
pulled
back
into
wound,
where
his
head
memories
and
true
feelings
seep
into
him.
Newly
invigorated,
Vincent/Chaos
rescues
Shelke,
materializes
gun out
of midair
that "he has aa story
to end".
[DoC](known as "Death Penalty") and tells her
While
Vincent/Chaos
tries
to getthe
closer
to Omega,
Cloud,Omega's
Yuffie, and
the
others
finally
manage
to
blow
reactors,
separating
ties
to
Lifestream
and
some of his dives
strength.
With theHe
cheers
ofhis
hisway
friends
in the
background,
Vincent/Chaos
into
Omega.
works
through
to
the
core,
being
hampered
by
organic
security
probes.
He
finally
manages
to
destroy
the Omega
Cocoonattaches
which holds
inside.
After
freeingthrough
Weiss,
they
scuffle.
Then
Weiss
to Weiss.
aWeiss
giantAfter
machine
monster
strands
of
Mako
and
becomes
Omega
his defeat,
Weiss
sinks
into
the
ground.
Outside,
Omega
crystallizes.
His majestic
wings
become
alive
and
he
begins
ascending
to
the
sky.
Vincent/Chaos
soars
outend
of
Omega
and
flies
ahead.
As
the
counterbalance
to
Omega,
only
he
can
it.
Vincent/Chaos
flies
forward
into Omega
and causes
a giant apparently
explosion
(one
that
can
be
seen
from
space!).
However,
the
explosion
harms
no one,
the whiteLifestream
cloud disappears.
There's with
no trace
of Omega
or
Chaos.
The and
particles
a collection
of
purple
fragments
(Chaos),ofand
return to disperse,
the Planet.along
[DoC]
We alsoand
seeshe
Shalua's
standing
somewhere
in Midgar.
The glass is
cracked
remainstube
prone.
Her fate
remains unknown.
[DoC]
One
week later, 7th
Shelke
is adjusting
to a normal
life and
has
some
in
the
refurbished
Heaven
Bar in Edge.
Tifa, Yuffie,
and
Red
XIII coffee
are also
there.
Cloud he
is is.
searching
knows
where
[DoC] for someone (Vincent or Shalua). But Shelke
Vincent
is visiting
waterfall
cave
again
and Ileaves
after We
he says
her
"Thank
you. from
ItLucrecia's
was
you.
You were
the
survived."
see to
a
single
tear drop
crystallized
inreason
the cave.
He goes
see
Shelke
waiting
forthe
him,
watching form
the cloud-like
remnants
of outside
Omega to
in
the sky.
[DoC]
Underneath
Midgar,
Weissonly
lies on
a slab
of rock,
gun-swords
at his
side.
A mysterious
man, still
known
as G,
appears
andhis
says
"It isshine
not yet
time
for
slumber.
There
much
brother".
His
eyes
mako
and
a white
wingis sprouts
outto
of do,
hisallmy
left
side.
He flies
off.[DoC]
(This is with
a a secret
scene,
only shown
if you collected
three
"G-Reports")
500 A.G.:
Red
andofhis
grandchildren
climb
the topand
of Cosmo
Canyon
at theXIII
ruins
Midgar,
now covered
in to
greenery
forest. [FF7
andand
AC]look
FF8
Many Years Ago:
Hyne,
a sorcerer/deity,
becomes
the
father of humanity.
He givesonathrough
part of
his
power
to the when
sorceresses.
The
sorceresses'
power
passed
the
generations;
onetodies,
another
must take
overisfor
her. Only certain
people
have the potential
become
sorceresses.
4000 Years Ago:
The
time of
the Centra
twoinempires;
the
west
Esthar
to the civilization.
east.
DolletCentra
beginsfounds
to excel
military Dollet
might, to
while
Estharand
begins
to prosper
scientifically.
80 Years Ago:
The
Lunar Cry,who
a phenomenon
wherein
thea Moon
becomes
oversaturated
with monsters,
erupt
towards
Earth in
tide
destruction,
strikes
the
Centra
civilization.
ItCentra's
is utterly
destroyed
(and
a of
huge
crater forms
in
the
middle
of
it). The
mobile
shelters
(giant
buildings
which
move
through
a
force
of
science
and/or
magic)
are
mostly
ruined,
with
only two
still
remaining, both in the Dollet Empire.
The
Esthar people begin to rebuild its scientific society, but Dollet is
splintered
Timber. into the countries (more like city-states) of Dollet, Galbadia, and
19 Years Ago:
A
girl named Ellone
is born
in Winhill. She has the power to send her
consciousness
backwards
in time.
18 Years Ago:
Sorceress
Adel
has an iron
gripPresident
on the country
of aEsthar,
andGalbadia
she pits itfights
in a
war
against
Galbadia,
led
by
Deling,
dictator.
heated
battles
against
Esthar,
as and
well captures
as against
its fathers
peaceful
neighbor
Timber;
Galbadia
takes over
Timber
it.faction
The
ofthe
two
men
named
Zone
and
Watts,
the
heads
of
a
resistance
named
Forest
Owls,
arebegin
killedcropping
after Timber's
Soon,
a number
of copycat
factions
up,over
all capture.
without
a Owls
single
successful
coup to rebel
their
name. Zone
and Watts take
the
Forest
from
their fathers.
A
number
of
scientists
and
researchers,
disheartened
by
Galbadia's
motives,
leave
to
start
their
own
town
they
called
Fishermans
Horizon
(FH),
dedicated to pacifism.
Adel
discovers
the existence
of theposition
Crystalon
Pillar,
a stone
from the
the Esthar
Moon
capable
of to
reacting
from
a certain
the
Earth
(within
continent)
cause
a Lunar
Cry. She
orders
a special
enclosure
called
Lunatic
Pandora
to
be
built
around
it.
The
Pandora
seals
the
Lunar
Cry's
abilities, but it can also cause a Lunar Cry at any time.
Dr.
Odine,
a slightly Forces
manic professor,
begins
experiments
on
magical
beings
known
as
Guardian
(GFs).
He
discovers
that
they
can
be
harnessed
(Junctioned)
to human minds,
whichstudies
allows humans
to use magic,
or, more
accurately,
para-magic.
He which
also
sorceresses'
creates
Odine-brand
jewelry
is capablethe
of inhibiting
thosepowers,
powers. and
Three
Galbadian
soldiers,
Laguna,
Kiros,
and
Ward,
return
to
Deling
City
from
an is
assignment.
check outbythe
bar aatpianist.
the Galbadia
Hotel,Laguna
where
Laguna
treated
to aaThey
performance
Julia,
invites
to
her room,
where
flustered
Laguna
tells her
of his Julia
desire
to become
a
journalist.
Julia
tells
him
that
she
has
wanted
to
field-record
herself,
but
has
never been able to come up with lyrics, until that night.
Julia writes
song Eyes
On Me
about
Laguna.named
She later
marries General
Caraway
of the
Galbadia,
and they
have
a daughter
Rinoa.
Laguna,
Kiros,
and and
Ward
are up
sent
to theaCentra
Excavation
Site to patrol.
They
lose
their
way
come
against
battalion
of
Esthar
soldiers.
They
are trapped
and
only manage
to escape
jumping
off a huge
cliff. Laguna
manages
come
unharmed,
but by
Kiros
and Ward
are badly
injured.
Ward losestohis
voiceaway
permanently.
17 Years Ago:
Sorceress
Adel
the
Esthar to
troops
to her
search
for Many
any possible
successors
to
her,orders
whom
she
wishes
keep
in
custody.
girls
are
taken.
They
attempt
toare
take
a girl
named
Ellone
from
Winhilland
as well;
though
they
fail,
her
parents
killed.
She
is
taken
into
custody
raised
by a
woman named Raine.
Ward
takes
up a around
job as janitor
in the D-District
Prison, finds
a Galbadian
political
jail.
Kiros
roams
as
a vagabond,
and Laguna
meaning
in the
small
Galbadian
of job
Winhill,
formerly
bythat
Esthar.
meets
up
with Raine,
takestown
up a
the assailed
monsters
roamHearound
the
village,
and eventually
falls
indefeating
love with Raine
and marries
her.
Kiros
finds
Laguna
in
Winhill
and
joins
him
for
a
while
in
his
job.
Eventually
Laguna
goes on to pursue his dream of working for Timber Maniacs, a large
magazine.
Laguna
returns
tocandidate
Winhill. Soon
afterwards,
Ellone is captured
by efforts.
the Esthar
soldiers
(she Ellone
is a
for
sorceress
inheritance)
his
He
chases
after
towards
Esthar,
the
journey
isdespite
long. To
make
ends
meet, he
and Kiros
find
sideare
work
as but
extras
in
a movie
filming
in
Trabia
Canyon,
where
they
unfortunately
assailed
bycompany's
a real dragon!

On
his
way
to Esthar,
Laguna
falls off
a cliff and
taken in
the
Shumi
tribe,
who
nurses
him
back
health
sixis
months.
In by
the
meantime
he
has
a profound
effect
onto
the
tribe,after
and about
attempts
to
teach the
Moombas
to
speak
(they
manage
to say
his
name).
While
Squall.Laguna is searching for Ellone, Raine gives birth to a son named
Laguna reaches
thetoLunatic
Pandora
Laboratory
in Esthar, of
where
he is
captured
and
provide
hard here.
labour
for the
experiments
Dr.
Odine.
He
meetsthey
up forced
with Ellone's
more
Moombas
Kiros
and
Ward
rescue
him,
and
together
beat
location
from Dr.
Odine
and
rescue
her
aswave
well.
Before
they
get
her,
though,
Odine
manages
to
imprint
Ellone's
brain
patterns
onto
his
computer,
leading
him
to
create
a
machine
that
simulates
her
time-spanning powers. He calls the machine the Ellone Junction
Machine.
Laguna
joins
a
against they
Sorceress
Adel,
and
an
ingenious
planup
towith
get
ridrebellion
of sealing
her. Though
cannot
harmthen
herhatches
physically,
they
trick
her
into
a special
whichstation.
they
launch
into
space,
to be
continually
monitored
by container,
Esthar's
space
The
container's
antitransmission
waves
cause
constant
worldwide
radio
static
from
this
point
forward.
As part
of thetoplan,
they
Pillar from Lunatic
Pandora into
the ocean
prevent
thedump
Lunar the
Cry Crystal
from occurring.
Laguna
isofelected
President
ofin Esthar,
andfordecides
to shut
Esthar
up from
the
rest
the
world;
partly
penance
their
war,
partly
because
he
believes
of stay
the world
ready for Esthar's scientific
knowledge
yet. Kirosthe
andrest
Ward
on as is
hisnot
assistants.
Laguna sends Ellone
back
to Winhill,
Raine sent
later todies
unspecified
circumstances,
leavingSquall
her nowhere
to but
go.
She's
the inorphanage
of
Edea and Cid Kramer.
goes there
as well.
13 Years Ago:
Ultimecia,
aand
sorceress from
the
future, arrives
from the
TimeCid
Compression
(see
later)
is succeeded
by up
Edea
Kramer.
Edea
realize
thewhere
evil perishes;
she
couldshe
cause.
They
come
with
a sorceress's
plan for and
a military
academy
students
would
be
trained
to
fight
the
They call
the
school
Garden,
and
its
graduates
SeeDs.
(Possibly
theforces.
future
Squall
tells
Edea
these
things
via
a
closed
time
loop,
but
the
ending's
bit
vague
asfrom
to whether
that scene
is realaorShumi
not.) Cid
receives
funding
forathe
venture
theGarden,
mafioso-like
NORG,
Villager.
Three
Gardens
are
set
up;
Balamb
Trabia
Garden,
and
Galbadia
Garden.
Balamb
and
Galbadia
are built and
overdwells
old Centra
Shelters. NORG
himself up as His
the
"Garden
Master"
at the
ofsets
Balamb
minions
are
stationed
throughout
the lowest
Garden,level
making
sure CidGarden.
does what
he's supposed
to.
All
theSeifer,
children
from
the orphanage
later Garden
recruited into Garden.
Squall,
Zell,
and
Quistis
end to
up Trabia
at are
Balamb
headmaster),
Selphie
goes
Garden, and(where
Irvine Cid
to becomes
Galbadia
Garden.
Edea
trains
her own
smallassection
of SeeDs,
Whitetime-spanning
SeeDs. She
realizes
Ellone's
potential
a sorceress
and called
her special
power,
and
gives
them
mission:
protect
at all costs.
They are
given their
own
ship
andtheir
separate
fromtothe
otherEllone
SeeDs.
Julia Heartilly (Caraway) is killed in a car accident.
Present:
Ultimecia
reaches
mind
time
and
begins
Sorceress
Edea.
Herher
goal
is to across
compress
time
intofinally
a single
state,controlling
a more
state or
in
which
Ultimecia
may
survive.
By this(the
time
Garden
has become
less
aonly
center
for training
mercenaries
need
arose
due to
concerns)
and
their
true
purpose
has
been
forgotten.
Regretfully
Cidfinancial
begins
to
prepare
to
fight
against
his
wife,
but
delays,
hoping
she
will
prove
stronger
than the sorceress' will which pervades her.
Edea
schemes
to take
over
Galbadiadictator
herself.ofShe
does so He
by resolves
ingratiating
herself
withhis
Vinzer
Deling,
Galbadia's
a president.
to
announce
new
friendship
with
Edea18
via years
satellite
dish, However,
a technology
in
use
since
the
radio
silence
began
back.
thenot
only
remaining
radio
receiver/transmitter
is
in
the
city
of
Dollet.
He
orders
his
army to take it by force and repair the transmitter.
Rinoa
runs away
from her
in Deling
City
and
to Timber,
where
she
becomes
in father
the
Forest
Owls,
one
of travels
the many
rebel factions
hoping
to gain embroiled
independence
from
Galbadia.
Continual
Junctioning
of
a
GF
is
found
to
have
decaying
effects
on
human
memory.
Soon,
and everyone
at Balamb and Trabia Gardens
completely
forgetSquall
their childhood
at the else
orphanage.
Selphie is transferred from Trabia Garden to Balamb Garden.
Ellone is also taken to Balamb Garden for an unspecified reason.
In
Balamb Garden,
Seifer
is shown
to be
a brash
and
unpredictable
student.
Heenough,
failseventually
the he
SeeD
test twice
through
failure
of
following
orders.
Oddly
is field
appointed
head
of the
student
disciplinary
committee,
aided
by two
cronies,
Fujin
and
Raijin.
Squall
(the
youngest
of
the
orphanage
children)
proves
to
be
a
moody
and
introverted
student
with
great
skill
in
the
gunblade,
rivaling
that
of
Seifer.
Quistis
is
a
prodigy and becomes a SeeD at age 17 and an instructor a year later.
Squall
and Seifer
(both
students
of Quistis)
hurt
each
other
in a fightSeeD
with
real
gunblades;
both
bear
facial
scars
for
life.
The
next
day
is
Squall's
field
test. dwells
Beforethere,
doingand
so, he
needs
to visit
FireQuistis
Cavern,
acquire the him
GF,
Ifrit,
who
return
within
a setthe
time.
accompanies
there.
The
next
day
is
Squall's
SeeD
field
test.
Xu,
a
senior
SeeD,
shows
the
scenario.
Theit.city
of captain
Dollet isofunder
siege
by Galbadia,
and SeeD
has
been
hired
to stop
The
Squall's
team
(whichdoes
includes
Zell)
is Seifer.
Though
far
from
happy
about
the
situation,
Squall
what's
expected
of
him.
They travel to nearby Balamb City, where their water transports are
readied.
The
team
is
ordered
to
defeat
the
forces
in
their
way
and
wait
in
the
central
square.
TheyZell
do follow
so, buthim
Seifer gets
impatient
andafter
goesall).
to scout
ahead.
Squall
and
is their
They out
reach
the
communications
tower,
where(he
Seifer
runsleader,
offretreat
on his
own. Selphie
arrives
at
this
point
to
deliver
a
message:
the
order
to
within
30
minutes.
follow Seifer
and
try activating
to stop Major
Biggs
and but
Lieutenant
Wedge ofThey
the
Galbadian
army
from
the comm
tower,
are unsuccessful.
Biggs
sics the X-ATM092,
aof
huge
spider-like
robot,
on the
SeeDs.
They are
chased
the
streets
Dollet,
anditarrive
atfew
the
shore.
Quistis
putsmachine
thethrough
monster
robot
to on
restthe
bygetaway
hitting
with atransport.
hundred
roundsfinally
from
the
gun mounted
water
Biggs
and Wedge
comm tower
fiasco. are demoted due to their incompetence in the Dollet
Only
Squall,fails
Zell,yet
Selphie,
andhis
another
studentofnamed
Nida
passasks
theirSquall
SeeD
test;
Seifer
again
for
disobeyance
Selphie
to
join
the School
Festival
Committee;
Squall orders.
is noncommitant.
The big
SeeD
dance
is that night.
Rinoa
travels
to
Balamb and
Garden
to ask
Cid tomeets
help the
for free;
Cid
likes
proposal
agrees.
Squall
heraForest
there Owls
as well,
and
despite
hisher
protests
andapproaches
inability
to dance,
they tells
have
on
the dance
floor.
Quistis
Squall and
him memorable
to meet herone
at the
Training
Center.
There,
Quistis
shows
Squall
where
students
hang
out
after
hours.
She
tells
him
her instructor's
licence
has
been
revoked,Squall
mainly
due particularly
to Seifer's
rebellion,
and On
thatthe
she's
just
normal
SeeD
doesn't
care,
though.
out,athey
find(though
Ellonenow.
being
attacked
by
some of the
monsters
kept
inmemory
theway
Training
Center
Squall
doesn't
recognize
her
because
of
his
loss).
After
the
battle,
she
is
taken
away
by her
White SeeD bodyguards.
Squall's
first
SeeD
mission
(he
travels
with
Zell
and
Selphie)
is
to
Timber,
where
he
is to with
aid Rinoa.
(Cid gives himDiablos
a Magical
Lamp
as well;him.)
usingOnit
causes
ahowever,
fight
GFfalls
Diablos.
lets
you Junction
the
way,
he
into aBeating
stupor
duethe
to the
abilities
of Ellone.
Ellone
has
the
power
to
take
someone's
mind
into
past;
she
places
him
and
his
two
friends
in theup,
eyes
of Laguna,
Kiros, and
Ward (the scene involving
Julia).
They wake
confused,
and continue
to Timber.
Rinoa,
Squall,
Zell,
and
Selphie
execute
a
daring
attempt
to
kidnap
President
Deling President
as he travels
to Deling
City on voice,
a train.and
They
make car
an
elaborate dummy
complete
with recorded
a dummy

which
theytheexchange
for
thetoreal
in aa complicated
maneuver.
They
approach
President
only
findtoone
hemake
was
The real
one
is already
safe
in Timber,
where he's
traveled
an fake.
announcement
on the
newlyrestored
Dollet communications
system.
Deling
makesbythe
announcement,
but to
is galvanize
attacked by
Seifer, who
escaped
from
Garden
himself.
Quistis
arrives
the
into
stopping
Seifer.
As
they confront
him,
Zelland
mistakenly
lets slip
theSeeDs
fact
that
Seifer
part
of
SeeD.
The
President
Seifer
both
escape.
Seifer
is
metwas
by
Sorceress
henchman).Edea, however, and she takes him away to be her "knight" (a.k.a.
Cid
and
NORG
decide
not
to
wait
any
longer,
and
send
to
Martine,
Headmaster
of Galbadia
Garden,
to tellfather,
him ofGeneral
a plan to
assassinate
Edea.
The
DelingaCity
contact will
be Rinoa's
Caraway.
The
plan
is
to
include
sharpshooter
from
Galbadia
Garden;inhowever,
modifies
it to
include
thefail)
visiting
Balamb,
order toMartine
shift the
blame
(should
the plan
onto SeeDs
Balambfrom
Garden.
Squall,
his SeeD
friends,
Rinoa's
Foreston
Owls
alltobeing
searched
for.
They escape
to the
East and
Academy
Station
the are
way
Galbadia
Garden.
Zone
and Watts,
Rinoa's
two
sidekicks,
don't have
tickets,
but they manage
to
escape
stow
awayanyhow.
on it. They are later picked up by Edea's White SeeD Ship and
In the
forest Laguna
on the way
to sequence
Galbadia occurs
Garden,(this
theytime
fallthe
intoone
another
stupor,
and
another
dream
involving
the
Centra
Excavation Site).
Quistis
finds
Martine,
who
calls
them
to
the
Reception
Room.
On
the
way
there they meet
Fujin and
Raijin,also
wholooking
have been
sent by Cid to deliver the
assassination
message.
They're
for Seifer.
Irvine,
Galbadia's
sharpshooter,
joins Squallmansion,
and group.
take a train
to
Deling
City.
They
try
to
get
into
Caraway's
butThey
are
by his
guard, who
has
orders
to send
them
on
test of
before
thestopped
assassination
attempt
goesID
through.
They
are
toSeeD
go to who
theaTomb
thetoUnknown
King
and
retrieve
the
number
of
the
last
attempted
enter.
They
do
so,
and
also find
twin GF,allow
Minotaur
and Sacred,
who fight them. When they
are beaten,
thea Brothers
themselves
to be Junctioned.
They
return
to He
Deling
City
and from
present
themselves
to General
Caraway,
Rinoa's
father.
forbids
Rinoa
going
on
the
mission,
and
outlines
the
mission
to theand
five Irvine
SeeDs.are
There
issniper
a parade
in Edea's
honor
being
held
that
night.
Squall
the
team,
who
wait
at
the
roof
of
the
Presidential
Residence.
The
gateway
team
(Quistis,
Selphie,
and
Zell)
are
to
get
into
the gateway
at the
Archthe
of Triumph
and
Edea
inside
the
gates
sheifmechanism
goes
during
parade.
Oncetrap
she's
trapped,
Irvine
fires when
his shot;
it fails,through
Squall backs
him up
in hand-to-hand
combat.
Squall,
Irvine,
and Caraway
leave to theirjewelry
positions.
Rinoa suggests
using
Dr.
Odine's
patented
to stop
Quistis
ridicules
RinoaSorceress-inhibiting
resolves
to do it where
herself,she
and
runs Edea,
out
of but
Caraway's
Mansion Rinoa.
to Quistis
the Presidential
Residence,
climbs
to the
top.
In the
meantime,
regrets
her
harsh
words
and
goes
back
to
Caraway's
Mansion
Zell and when
Selphie
tow,
butonare
trapped
a paranoid
Caraway'swith
machinations
the in
door
locks
them
insteadby
of Rinoa!
Rinoa Rinoa
approaches
Edea
with the
locket,
but Edea
hits
her with where
a magical
blast.
is
dazed
as
Edea
makes
her
speech
to
the
masses,
she
proclaims
a newhim
reign
ofher
terror
would begin.
Saying
so, shetwo
murders
Deling
bytothat
stabbing
with
claw-like
hands.
Edea quickly
brings
stone
dragons
life,
and
they
attack
Rinoa.
Squall
and
Irvine
make
their
way
topthey
of head
the Presidential
Rinoatoisthe
safe,
to the roof. Residence to defeat the beasts. Once
Quistis
andfollow
the others
find
a Arch
secret
into in
the
Deling
CityEdea
Sewers,
which
they
back
to
of passage
Triumph
time
tofire,
trap
with
the
gate. Irvine
getstelling
coldthefeet
and
almost isjust
unable
to
but not
Squall
convinces
him
by
him
to
pretend
it's
just
a
signal,
an
assassination
bullet.
Irvine
fires
accurately,
but
the
bullet
is
deflected
Edea.
Squall jumps
down
fromand
the building, grabs a nearby car, smashesbyit
into
jumps
through,
who the
is atgate,
Edea's
right-hand
side. confronts Edea. He is stopped by Seifer,
Squall
defeats
Seifer
andanfights
Edea which
(Irvineimpales
and Rinoa
arrive
to help
him),
but Edea
letsoblivion.
loose
with
ice
attack
Squall
straight
through.
He
falls to
Edea
heals
and Seifer
takes
him
(plus
Quistis,
Selphie,
Zell,
and
Rinoa)
to thehim
D-District
Prison
where
he
intends
to
interrogate
him.
While
unconscious,
Squall
and
Quistis
have
another
Laguna
dream
this time
in Winhill.
also dreams
of Ward being a
janitor insequence,
the same prison
he finds
himselfZell
in when
he awakes.
With
President
dead,
Edea takes
over control
of Galbadia.
intended
act
is Deling
to for
shoot
a barrage
of missiles
at the Gardens.
SheHer
hasfirst
an
excellent
excuse
doing
so
as well:
Seifer's
of Garden.
the President
in
Timber. Missiles
are targeted
at Trabia
Garden
andattack
Balamb
Irvine
is
employed
by
Caraway
to
rescue
Rinoa
(and
ONLY
Rinoa)
from
the
prison.
Rinoa
goes,
but
when
she
finds
out
about
it
she's
pissed,
and
makes
Irvine go back.
Moombas
employed
asQuistis,
hard labour
in the are
prison;
one of them
brings
food
tostrikes
theare
cellhim,
where
Zell,
andup.
Selphie
imprisoned.
Theand
nearby
guard
and
Zell and
beats
him
Zell
decides
to break out
get
everyone's
weapons
back,
he
proceeds
to
do
so.
Now-Lieutenant
Biggs
and
Private
Wedge
enter
the
room
to teach
them a lesson
for them
beating
up
the
guards
before,
but
are
met
by
fully-armed
prisoners
who
give
the
onceover before making a break for it.
Squall
is tortured
by Seifer,
who wishes
to know
theSquall,
true meaning
ofdoesn't
SeeD
(he
figures
withbesides
Squall
a SeeD,
he would
know).
know
anything
mercenary
facet
SeeD,
and is though,
tortured
in vain.
He is
saved
by Moombas.
Zell andthe
the
others
with
theirof
newly
recovered
weapons,
and
the
help
of
the
Squall
is
astonished
when
he
hears
the
only
word
they can pronounce, "Laguna".
Zell
helps
the
rest
take
a
nearby
transportation
device
to
the
bottom
level
of
the prison;
however,
they come across
a dead end
when they
realize
that
the
entire
prison
is
in sand.
chooses
thatwords,
moment
to
rescue
them
from
thesubmerged
guards,
Rinoa
inlowest
tow.Irvine
After
atofew
short
Irvine
staves
off
the
guards
and
heads
to
the
floor
find
transportation
out
of the prison, and Squall heads for the topmost floor.
There,
heanother
manages
to get to
the
leading
outside,
but hethen
findsbegins
it only
leads
to
section
of Squall
theopening
prison.
However,
the being
prison
churning
itself ainto
the (previously
sand!
manages
to escape
buried
in itout
by
hanging
onto
rafter
a
bridge).
Somehow
everyone
comes
okay, and they steal a dune buggy to hop it out of there.
The
first
batch
of
missiles
is
fired
at
Trabia
Garden,
heavily
damaging
it.
To
attempt
to stop
the to
next
headed
for
Balamb
Garden,
the party
splits
up.
Selphie
heads
thebatch
Missile
Base
to try
to stop
them
from
launching,
and
Squall aheads
fortrain
Balamb
to warn
them
of the
impending
danger.
He hijacks
nearby
to doGarden
so.
Selphie
andtothe
wear
the
uniforms
found
the access
stolen buggy
toThey
gain
admittance
theothers
Missile
Base
(an
card
allowsin
them
inside).
do
some
running
back
and
forth
to ID
try
to
confuse
people,
gain
access
to the
power
room
and
shut
off
the
power
(it
doesn't
work),
help
to
move
a
missile
into
place,
and
gain
access
to thethen
missile
They set
the error
ratio
as high
as finally
itand
canset
go the
(just
in case),
run system.
intoforthe
base,
beat
up
some
guards,
self-destruct
sequence
thecentral
baseare
to
go.
They
are
unable
to stop
the missiles
completely,
though,
and
they
shot
off
towards
Balamb
Garden.
Before
the
SeeDs
can
escape,
they
are
attacked
by
a
giant
robot.
They
manage
to
heavily
damage
it,
and
climb
in
to
escape
the
blast.
But
the
robot
goes
nuts
(the
controls
are
fused)
and
they
find
themselves stuck inside it as it rumbles across the ocean!
Squall
arrives to
in hand
Balamb
tobefore
find itshe
in turmoil:
NORG
isGarden.
looking Cid
for
Cid,
intending
himGarden
to Edea
can destroy
the
is
hiding
in his office,
and
the
student
body
is
split
between
those
with
the
Garden
Master
and
Cid.
Squall
manages
to
find
Xu
and
informs
her
of
the
missile
attack;
shewhich
takeshas
himunknown
to Cid. Cid
tells him that
the Garden
usedtotoMD
be
a Centra
Shelter,
properties.
Hecan
allows
him to
Level
toSquall
try
to figure
out these
properties
andcontrol
if they
beturns
used
to go
avert
the
attack.
manages
tomoves
find
the
central
which
the
Garden
into
a
mobile
building!
It
out
of
its
previous
position
and
narrowly
averts the missiles.
While
students
try toNORG
figure out
how
to steer
the Garden,
is called
to
the
B1
level,them.
where
lives.
NORG
berates
them
forSquall
ruining
plans
and
attacks
defeats
NORG,
whoactions.)
dies.
(Later,
Shumihis
villagers
visit Balamb
GardenSquall
to apologize
for
NORG's

Squall
meets Cid,
who
finally
true meaning
of the
SeeD,
to defeat
the
sorceress.
They
are
thentells
methim
by the
a Ellone
mysterious
ship,
White
SeeD
Ship.
Fulfilling
their
purpose,
they
take
from
the Garden.
Squall
is
confused
and
wishes
to
learn
more
about
his
dreams
with
Laguna,
but
Ellone
refuses
to
tell
him
anything
more
than
the
fact
that
they
were
in
the
past and that she was trying to change it.
The
ship is battle,
later met
by
Galbadian
ships,
who dosent
battle
them.
However,
during
an with
Estharian
mission
by with
Laguna
also
enters
the fray.the
Ellone goes
them torescue
Esthar.
Balamb
Garden,
out
of
control,
crashes
into
Fishermans
Horizon
(FH).
Mayor
Dobe
is
annoyed
that
the
SeeDs
are
here
(he
hates
fighting).
His
fears
come
true
when Galbadia
attacks
FH,
looking
for killed.
Ellone.He
Heistries
to
reason
with
the
soldiers,
but
comes
very
close
to
being
saved
by
Squall.
However,
the
huge
machine
which
Selphie
and
her
cohorts
are
in
arrives on
the comes
scene out.
and attacks Squall! Squall manages to destroy it and
Selphie
finally
While
repairs
are
being
enacted
on
the
Garden
by
FH's
technicians,
Selphie
stages approaches
a concert where
she,
Quistis,
Irvine,
andShe
Zelltells
playhim
the instruments.
Rinoa
Squall
andtime,
takes
him
there.
he can't
depend
just himself
all the
and
that
his friends
are therethat
to help
him
when heon
needs
it.
Back in the
Garden,
Nida
(the fourth
new
SeeD member
andfornow
pilotinofport
the
Garden)
is
told
to
go
to
Balamb
City.
If
Galbadia
is
looking
Ellone
towns,
that's
the next logical place to go. They arrive to find it under
Galbadian
control.
Squall
claims
to have
information
about for
Ellone,
andthey
the Galbadian
officers
let
himhe
through.
He goes
on
a search
a man
call the
"captain",
whom
finally
finds
to be Fujin,
Raijin!
Raijin
him
by Seifer's
orders,
calls
in the
"commander",
to
helpattacks
as well.
Squall
defeats
them then
and
they run
away,
freeing Balamb
from
Galbadia's
grasp.
Selphie
now
asks
Cidmeet
if they
can
go to Trabia
Garden;
he Irvine
complies.
They
find
it
a
wreck.
They
in
a
destroyed
basketball
court.
begins
to
talk
about his
and
memories of the and
other SeeDs
nowthey
slowly
come
theychildhood,
remember
thethe
orphanage,
whom
all
called out;
"Matron".
Still, they resolve
to defeat Ellone,
Edea for theEdea,
good of
the world.
They
decide
to travel
back
to the
orphanage,
only
to meet
Garden
also
on
theormove!
Cid,
fearing
both
outcomes
of Galbadia
the battle
(losing
his
SeeDs
losing
his
wife) flees
topossible
the
ruins
ofZell
theheads
orphanage.
Galbadia
invades
Balamb
via
high-tech
airborne
soldiers.
to
the
Quad
to
stave
off
the
enemy,
but
a
collision
causes
Rinoa
to
fall
off
the
edge,
hanging
on
by her
hands.
Zell
runs
offasked
to findtoSquall
some
wayHe
to finds
save him
Rinoa.
Before
Squall
can
doisso,
he's
find by
a and
missing
child.
on
the
third
floor,
but
suddenly
attacked
another
airborne
Galbadian
soldier, who pins him to the wall.
In
desperation,
Squall kicks
outdefeats
the emergency
door his
behind
him and
they
both
flyon
outthe
theway
window.
Squall
him
and joined
grabs
jet
rescuing
Rinoa
down.
HeThey
and meet
Rinoa
(later
by who
thepack,
other
SeeDs)
head
into Galbadia
Garden.
Raijin
andcare
Fujin,
finally
decide
that
Seifer's
gone
too
far,
and
to
let
Squall
take
of
him.
They
finally
come
up
against
and once
defeat
him. They
He crawls
to Edea,
resolved
to
protect
her,
andforisSeifer,
defeated
more.
finallyoff
come
up against
Edea
and defeat
her
good.
Edea
loses
her
sorceress
powers
in
the
battle,
but
is
succeeded
by
Rinoa,
who
nowcontrol
becomes
sorcererss.
Ultimecia
wastes
no
time isn't
in controlling
her
(but
the
isn'ta as
Edea's,
since
Rinoa
really
ready
yet).
Rinoa
whispers
to complete
Seifer which
thatasshe
is now
in
charge,
and
tells
him
to
salvage
the
Lunatic
Pandora,
Ultimecia
intends
to
use
to
cause
Lunar
and use it to bring Adel's body back to earth. Rinoa then falls intoa
a
deepCry
coma.
Edea
returnsShe
to apologizes
her orphanage
andactions,
reunites
husband
Cid atknow
the
orphanage.
for her
butwith
tellsher
them
doesn't
how to and
healfalls
Rinoa.
Squall
goes
backdream
to the
infirmary
toshe
spend
time
with
Rinoa,
into
another
Laguna
sequence
(the
Trabia
Canyon
one)
but
in
this
one
Ellone
actually
speaks
with
him.
Upon
awakening,
he
realizes
thatpresents
perhapsSquall
Ellonewith
canafind
a way
to save
Rinoa.SeeDs
He goes
back
to
Edea,
who
letter
to give
the White
in an
effort
to retrieve
Ellone from
them.
The
White
SeeDs
tell
Squall
that
Ellone
was
taken
to
Esthar.
Squall
resolves
to
head there.heads.
The only
tobydo
is via
a bridge
from FH,
and
that's
where
He isway
metto
theso
other
SeeDs
and
Edea,
who
joinsknow
him
to
go toSquall
Esthar. She tells
him
ask
Dr.
Odine
about
Rinoa;
he
might
something.
They
reach
the
continent
of
Esthar,
but
can't
see
any
cities.
They
enter
the
Great
Salt
Lake,
a dried-up
water
body.the
They
eventually
disover
afrom
hidden
opening
into
the They
huge
shield
thatonhides
enormous
Esthar
Citybut
the
rest
of
the
world.
are
taken
a
futuristic
elevator
to
the
city,
on
the
way
downlab
are
subjected
the final Laguna dream sequence (in the Lunatic
Pandora
and
Odine's to
lab).
They
come
Dr. Odine,
who says
Elloneher.
is in
outer
space
at
the
moment,
andto
Squall
mustCity,
travel
therethat
to meet
goesblast
to the
Lunar
LaunchBase.
Pad
near
and
and
oneHe
up to
the
Lunar
He Esthar
leaves
Zell
to he,
takeRinoa,
over seal.
down
onother
Earth. Laguna
is
apparently already
in space,
inspecting
Adel's
Zell
returns
to
Dr.
Odine
to
discover
that
Galbadia's
taken
over
the
Lunatic
Pandora
and is Zell
piloting
ithis
to friends
Tears' Point,
thetolocation
where the
Lunar Cry
will
takethrough
place.
andCity.
attempt
board
Lunatic
passes
Esthar
They manage
to get
aboard,
but Pandora
are kickedasoffit
soon after.
Squall
Ellone,
but
before
heopens
can ask
her toofsave
Rinoa,
Rinoa
is space
taken
over
byfinds
Ultimecia
yet
again.
She
the
Adel's
seals
the
station,
then
dons
adoes
space
suit
reach
thefirst
seal that
physically
andonrelease
the
second
one.
She
so
at to
the
same
time
the
Lunatic
Pandora
reaches
Tears'
Point
and
unleashes
a
Lunar
Cry.
Adel
is
borne
to
Earth
by
the
force
of
the
descending
monsters
and
lands
in
Lunatic
Pandora.
Ultimecia then leaves Rinoa for dead.
The
Lunar
Base
begins
to
collapse
because
of
the
monsters,
and
Squall
and
the
rest (including
Ellone
and
Piet,tothe
head
of the
Lunarmemories;
Base, andshe
Laguna)
escape
pod. out
He
asksRinoa
Ellone
letsorceress
him see
Rinoa's
does
so,
and in
heafinds
that
is the
candidate
and isand
taken
by
Ultimecia.
However,
Squall
refuses
to
let
Rinoa
die
in
space,
putsover
on
his own space suit to find her.
Squall
reaches
her,
but his
oxygen
is notthe
enough
to get back
totothe
pod.Adel
He
luckily
stumbles
across
the
Ragnarok,
dragon-ship
used
carry
into
space.
The
atmospheric
stillofwork,
and
Rinoa
can
breathe
again.
clearing
thecontrols
spaceship
aliens,and
theyhe
start
back
towards
Earth,
sharing
aAfter
romantic
moment
while in space.
When
they
land
on
Earth,
Rinoa
is
captured
(albeit
willingly)
by
the
Estharians
and taken
to the the
Sorceress
Memorial,
a place
to space,
seal Rinoa,
similar
to aAdel's
(but without
necessity
of being
into
since
she
isn't
full-fledged
sorceress).
Squall lets
themtaken
take
her,
knowing
it's
best
for
the
world.
However,
Quistis
arrives
and
berates
him
for
letting
Rinoa
go.
Heinto
heads
back to the
Sorceress Memorial and saves Rinoa before she
is put
her cryogenic
chamber.
They
travelsoto that
EdeaRinoa
in the won't
ruins of
Orphanage.
Squall
resolves
to defeat
Ultimecia
beher
possessed
again.
While
there,
Squall
receives
a and
transmission
from
Esthar
City:
the
President
has
a plan
to defeat
Ultimecia,
he
wants
SeeD
to
do
it.
They
travel
to
Esthar
City
toand
be
greeted
by
the
President,
who
to
Squall's
total
surprise
is
Laguna.
He
Dr.
Odine
have hatched
athe
complicated
plan.her.
To But
defeat
Ultimecia
they
would
have
to
actually
travel
to
future
to
fight
time
travel
is
technically
impossible...
The
idea
is that Ultimecia
needs
Ellone's
powers
to of
travel
further Junction
back in
time
(the machine
she's
anfar
advanced
version
the Ellone
Machine,
has limits
as using,
tois how
back ofit the
can
go),surviving
and
a sorceress
to
possess.
Right
now Adel
the strongest
two
sorceresses,
so
that's
who
Ultimecia
wants
to
possess,
which
would
be
catastrophic.
Squall
needs would
to defeat
Adel
toUltimecia's
force Ultimecia
to possess
Rinoa
instead.
Then
Ellone
take
both
and
Rinoa's
minds
back
in
time
using
her
powers,
allowingtoUltimecia
to compress
time.
would then
return
Rinoa
and
Ultimecia
times. Once
timeShe
is future.
compressed,
the SeeDs
can
travel
down it totheir
any proper
point, including
Ultimecia's
They
take
the
Ragnarok
and
smash
into
the
Lunatic
Pandora,
entering
it
from
Theyrun
findinside
Raijin to
and
Fujin
protecting
Seifer again.
Squall
defeats
them,within.
and they
find
Seifer.
They defeat
him, and
Raijin
and

Fujin
in one
lasttotime
and
to dissuade
fromtohis
imaginary
quest.come
He doesn't
listen
them;
he try
steals
Rinoa andhim
rushes
Adel's
room.
Adel takes
Rinoa
hostage,
but Squall
manages
toand
defeat
her without
harming
Rinoa.
Ellone
then
carries
out
Laguna's
plan,
time
compression
occurs.
Ultimecia's
castle
appears.
Squall
finds
his
way
through
it and
confronts
Ultimecia.
She
herself
to Griever
"ultimate GF"),
but
Squall finally
manages
to Junctions
defeat both
Griever
and the (the
sorceress.
Squall
finds
himself
adrift
in
time.
He
arrives
13
years
in
the
past
to
see
Ultimecia
dying
and
being
succeeded
by
Edea,
then
is
set
adrift
again;
only
his
yearning
for Rinoa
helps him and
to reach home again. A huge party takes
place
in and
Balamb
Garden,
Garden,
everyone
endsEdea
up happy. Cid take over again as head of the
Far Future:
Ultimecia,
the sorceress
of
thecan
era,possess
uses onesorceresses
of Dr. Odine's
items to
transfer
her
mind
into
theher
past.
She
of other
times
and
force
them
to
bidding.
plotsexist.
to enter
state
in
which
timeEdea...
is do
fused
and
only She
she can
Shetime
first compression,
takes over thea mind
of
Sorceress
Side Quests:
The
Shumi aVillage
is inimpressed
the Trabi Continent.
TheThey
Shumi
are
building
a statue
of
Laguna,
man
who
greatly.
tell
Squall
that
the
furry
Moomba
arehelp
the forms
that
Shumithem
evolve
to. Squall
talks
to the
Elder,
who
asks
him to
the
statue.
is rewarded
with finish
a Phoenix
Pinion.He finds the five necessary stones, and he
Squall
is
then
enlisted
to
bring
the
Shumi
Artisan
to
help
with
the
statue,
but
he is reluctant
to do
so. The owner
of
the the
repair shop inreminds
FH gives
a
Moomba
with
a recording
of to
hishelp
voice;
theSquall
Artisan
of his trueDoll
calling
and
he agrees
with therecording
statue.
The
Centra
Ruins
is
home
to
Odin,
a
GF
who
appears
randomly
at
the
start
of battleshim,
to destroy
the enlist
enemies. Once Squall gains Odin's help by
defeating
he may
also
enough Tonberries
in the
Ruins. the help of the Tonberry King by defeating
If
Squall
does
have
Odin's
help
by the
Seifer
battle, Odin's
Odin will
attempt to
destroy
Seifer,
but Seifer
will chop
him final
in two.
However,
Zantetsuken
blade
will
be caught
by Gilgamesh,
Cleft of Dimension,
defeats
Seifer
and takes
over Odin'sarriving
positionfrom
as athe
randomly-arriving
GF. who
There
are
six
Chocobo
Forests
around
the
world.
Completing
the
puzzles
therein
allow youvisiting
to callthe
a Chocobo
to ride
whenever
you want.
Once
are
completed,
forest-bound
Chocobo
Sanctuary
lets
you all
getsix
a
Chicobo
card.
Balamb
Garden
is
home
to
the
Card
Club
Group,
a
bunch
of
expert
card
players.
Beating
Jack
allows you
play
Club,
then
Diamond
pair of
girls),
then
Spade.
Heart
is actually
Xu,toand
the
Card
King
ends
up(aThere's
being
Quistis!
Most
ofwho
the upgrades
higher-level
CCBattle
Group
members
have
cards.
also
a
Joker
your
Meter
when
you rare
beatRagnarok
him. Beating
all
the
CC
members
has
another
effect:
when
you
regain
the
in
the
timecompressed world, they'll be on board.
Tears'
Point
home
magical item called Solomon's Ring. Using the ring
when
youGFis
have
sixto a
Malboro
summons
Doomtrain
to you. Tentacles, Steel Pipes, and Remedy+s
An
island
near
Centra
is
home to the Cactuar King; beating him will let you
summon GF Cactuar.
The Deeplives
Seaon
Research
Center
is beating
a hiddenhim
area
the summon
middle ofhim.
the After
sea.
Bahamut
the
top
floor,
letsinyou
he
is defeated,
a holeyou
opens
upand
toanthe
floors
beneath.
Using
the remaining
energy
wisely
allows
to enter
area
infested
withnets
high-level
monsters;
at
the
end
of
it
is
the
Ultima
Weapon.
Beating
that
you
100
Ultima
Stones, plus you can draw GF Eden from it.
There
areitself.
four places
where you
will sightitsa owner,
UFO inPuPu,
battle.wandering
You will then fight
the
UFO
After area.
beating
it you'll
the
Balamb
Garden
If you
givefind
it five Elixirs, it'll
give you its rarearound
PuPu
card.
Two
islands
areto
home
to hugely
difficult monsters and rare Draw Points: the
Islands
Closest
Heaven
and Hell.
Obelmake
Lakeit in
the Timber
region
isask
home
shadow.
Throwing
adone
rock that,
at it
will
withhidden
you; it'll
youtotoafind
atogether
monkey.
it'll
youconverse
hints
about
treasure.
allOnce
the
hints leads
to
agive
canyon
north
of Esthar.
Many
stonePiecing
faces
direct
Squall
confusingly
to
the
treasure,
a
Three
Stars
item.
Another
hint
from
the
shadow
leads
to
Minde Isle, which has a Luck-J Scroll.
The
Card
Queen,
originally
in
Balamb,
changes
her
location
when
you
lose
rare
cards
to
her.
Once
you
do,
you
can
win
them
back
from
her
father
and
son in Dollet. Finding her and beating her can be tough, though.
A
portal
near Ultimecia's
Castle
in the time-compressed world leads back to
the
realwill
world.
Youit can
a Chocobo
Group
inhabit
if youuse
beat
them all. to regain the Ragnarok, and the CC
FF9
Five Thousand Years Ago:
The
great destruction
civilization of
of Terra.
Terra They
begins
to decline.
Scientists
forecast
the
inevitable
decide
to seal
themselves
in a souls.
deep
sleep
andalso
appoint
a single
Terran
named
Garland
tobodies
watch
over their
Garland
watches
over
the
Genomes,
soulless
meant
to
inhabit
the
Terran souls
when
they finally
have
tails,
for
some
Terra
is citizens
destroyed,
butawake.
Garland(The
goesGenomes
in search of
a new
world
which reason.)
can support
the
of Terra.
He
finds
such
a
world
called
Gaia.
His
plan
is
to
destroy
the
life
energy
of
Gaia
and let He
Terra
take it to
over.
Hecontrol
first tries
dolife
so forcefully,
but fails.
[FF1
reference!!]
decides
take
of to
the
cycle
souls
of Gaia,
slowly
replacing
with Terra's.
do so,
the
people
of of
Gaia
themselves
must destroy
one itanother
throughTowar.
He
installs
a magical
tree
called
thereplaces
Iifa Tree whichwith
divides
the life cycleThe
of
Gaia;
it blocks
Gaia's
souls
and
Terra's
stagnant
Gaia are
ejected
in a formthem
called Mist,
which souls.
eventually
covers ansouls
entireofcontinent.
Sometime
inathe
past (no
clue when):
The
summoners
of Madain
Sari the
try
summoning
powerful
eidolon
named
Leviathan,
fail.
Theythe
seal
failed
eidolon
with
another
eidolon,
Carbuncle.
Thebut
seal
affects
entire
area, which
happens
to include
the Iifa
Tree, rendering
it inaccessible.
Five Hundred Years Ago:
A
large tribe
of named
huntersCid
finally
settles down,
establishing
a city
Lindblum.
A man
Fabool
annual
Festival
the called
Hunt,
to
commemmorate
their
origins.
Hecreates
and histhesons
become
theofleaders
of
Lindblum
in their future
generations.
One Generation Ago:
Cid
VIII,
an
engineer,
learns
to
harness
the
Mist
to
power
airships.
Soon
Lindblum
theorigins.
center of a vast airship commerce network. No one realizes
the Mist's is
true
24 Years Ago:
A
genomeInstead,
createdGarland
by Garland
proves
be and
too volatile
for to
hisGaia
use to
asinduce
a true
Genome.
gives
him
ato
soul
sends him
chaos
and
However,
is built
intended
to havoc.
run down
as soon he
as his
job isfaulty
done.and mad with power, and is
24-18 Years Ago:
Kuja
rebels against
Garland
and
his
origins.
He hides
hisand
tail,overthrow
and, angered
by
Garland's
intent to
control
him,
plots
return
to Terra
him
(while
still magic
achieving
his
goalwhich
of chaos
intoonly
Gaia).
He
searches
for
the mystic
eidolons,
creatures
can
be
called
into
existence
by
summoners.
He
discovers
the
existence
of
Alexander,
a
huge
eidolon
guarding Alexandria
Castle, and
learns
that it is sealed
by four crystal shards
scattered
Mist Continent.
quest and among
vows to nobles
destroy of
thethe
eidolons
he seeks. Garland learns of Kuja's
18 Years Ago:
Garland
uses the
Invincible
against
the summoner
village
of Madain
Sari,
to
prevent
them
falling
into
The in
village
iswith
destroyed,
with
very
few
survivors.
One
Sara,Kuja's
ishands.
cast
adrift
a
boat
heraparents,
of whom
perish.
A is
family
ofwho
three
(a husband
and
wife,
and
father) both
also

survive
moogles.and live in Madain Sari, which soon has a small population of
18 to 6 Years Ago:
Sara
is that
washed
upidentical
on the shore
near
Alexandria
Castle.
Queen
Brahne
notices
she
is
daughter
Garnet,
who
had
just passed
away,
exceptas
for
the
hornGarnet.
on to
herher
forehead.
She
andnotices
her
husband
to
adopt
Sara
Princess
Brahne's
husband
the tinydecide
horn on
the
girl's
forehead
and orders
it removed.
Kuja
begins
experimenting
with
his
own
ironic
weapons:
special
Black
Mages. These
areextreme
automatons
similar toThey
Genomes,
capable by
of performing
magical
acts
of
destruction.
are created
using
the
properties
of
Mist.
Kuja
builds
the quit
factory
the there
town
of Dali,
paying
thethe
villagers
handsomely
theirunderground
farming and in
work
instead.
Nearly all
villagers
jump at thetoopportunity.
12 Years Ago:
Another
Genome
is created
by Garland,
one whose
power
surpasses
even
Kuja;
giventhe
name
Zidane.
Garland
intends
for him
to be
the avenging
angel his
toZidane's
finish
job is
Kuja
started.
Kuja,and
upon
arriving
Bran
Bal very
and
seeing
power,
grows
jealous
casts
himback
into toGaia,
the
world
he
wishes
to
destroy.
He
knows
that
if
he
can
finish
the
job
before
Zidane
grows
up,able
he towill
have
proved
Zidane live
to be
gloat
to him
whenhis
it ispurpose
finished.of existence. He lets
Zidane
isbandit
pickedgroup
up inmasquerading
Lindblum by the
members ofand
Tantalus.
Tantalus
is a
traveling
as
stage
actors.
Baku,
the
bearded
head of Ruby,
Tantalus,
brings
up playwrights
Zidane
as Marcus,
a father.
Other
members
eventually
include
the
Southern
belle;
a
pointy-eared
vigilante;
Cinna,
a hammer-loving
gastronome; Blank, a visored tough guy;
and hog-faced
twins,
Benero and Zenero.
6 Years Ago:
While aa small
cargoprototype
of Black Mages
transported
via airship
in the
Treno
area,
falls off are
andbeing
is snagged
by
Quan,
a master
of the
Qu
tribe.
(Qu are
a strange-looking
tribe
dedicated
to
gastronomic
enlightenment.)
Quan
names
the Qu
child
Vivi and
takes ithis
to student
live
with
him
(eschewing
his
office
in
the
nearby
Marsh,
and
leaving
Quale
in
He finds
that Vivi the
teaches
himdies
much
never knew
duecharge).
to his insights.
Eventually
old man
andabout
Vivi islife
lefthe
alone.
The
husband
and wife
survivors
of
Madain
Sari beget
a daughter
named
Eiko,
who
becomes
close
friends
with
the
moogles.
Soon
afterwards,
they
and
Eiko's
grandfather
passover
away.
Anand
eidolon
named
Madeen,
present
at
Eiko's
birth,
vows
to
watch
her,
takes
over
the
body
of
a
moogle
named Mog to be her guardian.
In The Last Few Years:
Several
other
Black
Mages
eventually
become sentient
and decide to break
away
from
Kuja's
grasp.
They
build
a small
Continent,
deep
inside,
and
hide
away
from village
Kuja. in the forest on the Outer
On an excursion
to the city ofredhead
Treno, Zidane
executes
atries
heist
theaopera
house.
The bouncer,
named
Amarant,
to in
pick
fight,
but
Zidane
tricks hima surly
and runs away.
Amarant
is intrigued
by
Zidane's
attitude
again. in the short conversation he has with him, and resolves to find him
Freya,
atoBurmecian
(a rat-like
race) is saddened
Fratley
leaves
see the world.
Eventually
she
leaveswhen
as her
well,lover
andSir
takes
up
residence
the
Tantalus
headquarters.
for Fratley in
in Lindblum
the years near
she lives
away from
her home. She keeps searching
Kuja,
satisfied
with
his
latest
batch
of
Black
Mages,
strikes
up
a
deal
with
Queen
of four
Alexandria.
He corrupts
herhemind
with to
ideas
of greed,
and
tells
herBrahne
that
crystal
intends
collect
release
Alexander
andthe
capture
it)every
are shards
the
key (which
to step
incredible
power.
She
fallstounder
his
spell
and
begins
to
take
possible
to
get
the
four
shards
(and
any
eidolons
along
the
as well). One of the shards
by her one
daughter
Garnet, one
herway,
Cid IX is
of held
Lindblum;
is in
Burmecia,
andbyone
is brother-in-law,
held by Eiko in Regent
Madain Sari.
Doctor
Tot, He
the
tutor his
of research
Princess inGarnet,
fearing
the queen,
leaves
Alexandria.
pursues
Treno, and
eventually
is financed
by
the Bishop family.
One Year Ago:
Garland
creates
a
third
Genome
named
Mikoto,
a
far
more
cold-hearted
design
either
Kuja
or Zidane.
Sheruns
is intended
creatingthan
chaos
when
Zidane
also finally
down. to take over the job of
Six Months Ago:
Cid's
long-suffering
wife,
also
magician)
finally getssquishy
fed up
with
Cid's
womanizing
andHilda
turns(who's
him
into
anaoglop
(a small
bugHilda
thingie)
with a
big
moustache.
She
then
huff,bouncy
taking
the
Garde,
experimental
thatleaves
works in
onasteam
power.with
Sheher
is
later captured
by an
Kuja,
who steals airship
the airship.
Present:
Cid
begins
to notice
mood,
and
frightened
for
He
hires
Tantalus
to putBrahne's
on guise,
a show
LordisAvon's
play
"I Garnet's
Want
To sake.
Be
Your
Canary",
and
under
that
toofkidnap
Garnet
during
her
16th
birthday
party,
and
take
her
back
to
Lindblum.
(Note
that
the
"real"
Garnet
would
be
16, while
Sarathe
is actually
older
that.)
Only
Baku knowsit's
of athe
real
reason
behind
kidnapping;
thethan
restlead,
of the
troupe
routine
ransom
situation.
Marcus
isand
to play
the
Blank
istotoassumes
distract the
the audience
using
a
swarm
of
oglops,
he
and
Zidane
are
capture
princess.
The
Tantalus
members also act in the play. Here's a rundown of how it
playsother
this time
through:
King Leo (Baku)
promises
his daughter,
Princess
Cornelia
(Ruby),
to Princea
Schneider
(no
one?).
However,
Cordelia
has
fallen
in love
with Leo,
Marcus,
commoner.
Marcus's
friends
aidbyhim
in an
assault
on
King
which
proves
a failure.
Thethree
friend
played
Blank
begins
tocountry,
think
that
perhaps
having
Cornelia
marry
Schneider
would
be
best
for
the
but
the one
played by Zidane argues and a fight ensues. Zidane chases Blank offstage.
Dejected,
Marcus
Corneliaand
later that in catch
her chambers. However, Leo's
two
(playedvisits
bydeath
Benero
king.guards
Leo declares
the
penaltyZenero)
on Marcus. him and bring him to the
Unbeknownst
to
Tantalus
and
Cid,
Garnet
has
decided
to run
Lindblum
Vivi is also
in town to see
the play,
having
beenaway
sold to
a
ticket by aherself.
shady character.
Unfortunately,
the ticket
is a fake.
Vivi is
meets
a rat-boy
named
Puck as
in an
alley. Puck He
is the
prince
of Burmecia,
but
traveling
around
by
himself
a
commoner.
tells
Vivi
that
he'll
take
him
on as a slave,
and itVivi
confusedly.
Puck
grabs
ladderupused
by
a
carpenter
and hauls
to agrees
a down
nearby
cathedral,
where
he aclimbs
to the
roofs
of Alexandria.
They pop
and
sneak into
the show.
After
the
fight
scene
where
Zidane
chases
Blank
offscreen,
they
run
right
into
the hooded
palace! They
put the guards to sleep and steal their uniforms. They
meet
chaseaafter
her. Princess Garnet, whose identity they realize belatedly and
Queen
Brahne
wonders
Garnet isfinds
and her
sends
Steiner
andbyhis
Knights
of
Pluto
to search
for
her.where
He
eventually
chased
Zidane
on
one
of itthe
towers.
Garnet
jumps
off Zidane
the tower
andbeing
grabs
a nearby
streamer,
riding
to
the
Tantalus
backstage;
follows.
Steiner
tries
to
go
them, but his heavy armor causes him to crash into a wall on the way. after
Zidane
finallykidnap
catches
Garnet
and findsHowever,
out thatthey're
Garnetvisited
actually
wants
him
her!up
Ofwith
course,
he iscomplies.
by
Steiner
andtohis
knights
(one
ofBlank
which
Blank, to
disguised).
Cinna
helps
two
escape
through
a
hatch.
volunteers
go
first,
but
claims
to the
be
stuck, allowing them to escape.
Steiner
takes a side
door
catches
again,
confronting
Blank
as
well.
However,
when
heisand
gets
angry them
and yet
starts
using
anoglops.
Armor
Break
technique,
Blank's
armor
destroyed,
releasing
a swarm
of
Steiner
has
oglopophobia,
and
goes
nuts,
allowing
the
Tantalus
members
and
Garnet to escape.
The
only place out is back on stage, and Zidane and co. wing it, making
Garnet
happens:play Cornelia and changing the ending just a tad. Here's what
When
is caught
by of
Leo's
guards,friend,
Zidane,
Garnet,
and Steiner
arrive.
ZidaneMarcus
resumes
his role
Marcus's
Garnet
plays
Cornelia,
and

Steiner
unwittingly
plays Schneider.
Marcus
and
Zidaneof overpower
the
guards.
Cornelia
embraces
Marcus,
but
even
this show
love does
not
move
the
king.claiming
Marcus
attacks
the
king,
but
Cornelia
places
herself
in front
of
his
sword,
she
still
loves
her
father.
Marcus
stabs
himself,
and
the king and Schneider weep over the lost princess.
However,
despite
the
(and
Brahne's)
cheering,
the play Vivi
endslets
in
disaster
when
Vivispell
andcrowd's
Puckaccidentally
are
found
and are
chasedhood
onstage.
loose
with
a attacks
Fire
and
burns
Garnet's
off,
exposing
her!
Steiner
Zidane
and
Vivi,
but
the
Tantalus
troupe
escapes
on
their Prima Vista airship, with Vivi, Garnet, and Steiner onboard!
Queen
Brahne
lets loose
with
a giant
Bomb
which explodes,
heavily
damaging
the Theatre
Ship.
The Prima
Vista
crash-lands
in thesuper-smart
nearby
Evil
Forest.
Queen
Brahne
setsMages
Kuja's
three
Black
Waltzes
(three
and
super-powerful
Black
with
wings)
to
search
for
Garnet
and
destroy anything in their paths to get her.
Everyone
survives,
but
Garnet
Viviquickly
land far
from him.
the others.
Steiner
goes
outa looking
forwhich
them,
and and
Zidane
follows
They
up
against
monster
attacks
Garnet
and
and
Garnet
is come
captured
inside
thecage
cage-like
body.
They
fight
it, but
tooVivi,
late;Vivi!
it runs
off defeat
with
Garnet.
Another
monster
then
arrives
and
swallows
They
it, but
before
it
dies
it
sprays
Vivi
and
Steiner
with
a
sporous
substance
which
is
designed
to grow
within
body,
killing it. Zidane takes the two
unconscious
people
and the
returns
to eventually
the Prima Vista.
Steiner
is
taken
to
the
storage
room
in
the
Prima
Vista,
and
Vivi
to
a
nearby
bedroom.
Blank
makes
up itthe
potion quite
whichreluctantly).
destroys the
virus decides
they were
given,
and
they both
take
(Steiner
Zidane
to
search
forhe'd
Garnet
in quit
the
forest,
butand
Baku
refuses
to let
him.
Zidane
finally
tells
him
rather
Tantalus
go
search
for
Garnet.
Baku
attacks
him,
but
Zidane
defends
himself
and
wins
the
fight
(well...
Baku
lets
him
win). Baku
to
let
look he
forleaves,
her. Zidane
the ahelp
of
Steiner
and finally
Vivi
to agrees
search
forwith.
her.him
Before
Blank enlists
gives him
vial of
his medicine
to cure
Garnet
After
Zidane
leaves,
Baku
tells
Blank
to
follow
him
and
make
sure
he
makes
it out okay. He complies.
Zidane
and group
the center
of the Evilthe
Forest
and discover
Garnet
in
the
clutches
of thereach
Plant
They
creature
and revive
Garnet
with
Blank's chase
medicine,
butBrain.
the
rest
of destroy
the
plantsinbegin
to
after escape.
them.
A
high-speed
ensues,
with
Blank
arriving
time
to come
help
them
However,
Blank
is
too
slow,
and
is
captured
by
the
forest.
He
throws
a
map
at
Zidane
a split
second
then
petrifies
itself,
takingbefore
Blankbeing
with it.grabbed by creepers. The entire forest
Zidane, Vivi,
Steiner,
and Garnet
rest way
up during
the
andthe
decide
to head
towards
Lindblum
again.
The only
there
is night
through
nearby
Ice
Cavern.
Inside,
Viviend
helps
them
get through
bythey
using
Fire
magic
ice
walls.
Near
the
of
the
cavern,
though,
arehis
met
by the
firsttoofmelt
the
three
Black
Waltzes,
who
puts
the
party
to
sleep.
Zidane
wakes
up,
confronts
Black
Waltz and
his cohortwell.
(an ice
creature),the
and defeatsGarnet
them.
The
otherthe
party
members
They
decides
newwake
nameupforasherself,
andleave
ends up cavern.
taking Dagger
(inspired to
by choose
Zidane'saweapon).
They
head
through
South
Gate
to the village
of
Dali.
They rest
at the
inn,
but
in
thenext
middle
ofthe
theparty
nightsplits
Zidane
hear
singing
herself.
The
day,sounding
up.awakes
Dagger to
tries
to Dagger
mingle
thetopopulace
and to
start
more
"commoner-like".
Vivi
beginswith
exploring,
and is
confused
when
he
hears
a
Chocobo
call
from
underground.
He
is
captured
by
Kuja's
workers
(who think
escaped
thetocurrent
batch of Black
Mages
being
made
underground)
andhe
is taken
back
the underground
workshop.
Steiner
tries
toold
gather
information.
First
he helps
out the girl
in the
pub,know
who
tells
him
that
man
Morrid
in
the
nearby
observation
tower
would
how
get toship
Alexandria.
He and
heads
there and questions
who Now
lets out
that
atocargo
goes
Dali and Morrid,
Alexandria.
all
Steiner
has to do is
get back
Dagger
onforth
the between
ship.
Dagger
andground.
ZidaneThey
search
forthrough
Vivi, and
finally
hear
him
crying
through
a
hole
in
the
head
the
hatch
in
the
mayor's
house
to
the
underground
workshop.
They rescue
Vivi, but
discover
the Black
MagesThey
(not
yet
activated)
being
created;
Vivi
begins
to
have
existential
doubts.
also find the Chocobos used to power the machines.
They
hear
coming,
so
Zidane
shoves them
into and
the carried
nearby
machine
andsomeone
follows
after
them;
they
are ensconced
inisa barrel
to
the cargo
ship, where
Steiner
already
waits.
He
suspicious
of
the
barrels
and
investigates
them,
when
Zidane
breaks
out
and
helps
the
others
to
do so asBefore
well. Steiner
lies
to Zidane
andthey
tellsare
him
the shipbyisBlack
headed
for
Lindblum.
they
can
board,
though,
attacked
Waltz
#2, whom they dispatch.
Steiner
goes
off
to
secure
their
passage
on
the
cargo
ship,
but
the
ship
is
manned
by Black
Mages,
ignore
him.
The
othertothree
manage
to snag
the
just
as it takes
off,who
though.
Vivi
tries
to talk
the Black
Mages,
but
theyship
cannot
respond.
Black
Waltz the
#3 makes
a surprise
attackthreatens
by flying Vivi,
onto but
the surprisingly
cargo ship and
threatening
party. try
The
Waltz
the
Black Mages
onboard
toBlack
protect
him.
summarily
destroyed
and
thrown
overboard
byhead
the Black
Waltz.
ViviThey
goesare
nuts
and to
attacks
the ship
Waltz.
Zidane
and
Steiner
out
to
help
him,
leaving
Dagger
pilot
the
to
Lindblum. They defeat the Waltz and throw him off the side of the ship.
Zorn and
Thorn,
Queen Brahne's
very strange
jester
sidekicks,
are
following
behind
in
a
Mist-powered
motorcycle-like
airship.
They
become
alarmed
and
jump
off when
Black
Waltz #3it (enraged
and insane
by the
damage
done
to
him)
lands
on
it and
over,makes
chasing
after the
Cargo
Ship.
After
a
suspenseful
chase,
thetakes
Cargo
Ship
it through
Lindblum's
South
Gate,
but
the
Waltz
crashes
into
it,
heavily
damaging
both
the
Waltz's
ship
and
South Gate.
Upon
entering
Lindblum
Grand
Castle,
Dagger
shows her pendant
the
guards,
and Minister
Artania,
Cid's
chancellor,
summoned.
Heexplains
takestothem
to
Cid (everyone's
surprised
to
learn
that
he'sisan
oglop),
who
the
situation
with
Brahne
and
Kuja.
He
tells
everyone
to
rest
up
for
the
moment.
Dagger
taken
the guest room in the castle and told not to leave the
castle forisher
owntosake.
Zidane
takes
in thean
barold
scene
(unable
to stomach
the
rich
food at the
and
meets
Freya,
friend.
She's
town forcity
theand
Festival
thecastle)
Hunt,
wherein
monsters
are
released
into
the in
Lindblum
huntedof
down
for of
a
prize. After
some
reminiscence,
Zidane
leaves
to explore
the
rest
Lindblum.
Not
much
has
changed.
Steiner
and
Vivi
also
explore,
with
getting lost and Vivi going shopping; he gets a free Kupo Nut along theSteiner
way.
Zidane
heads
to the but
castle
toallowed
talk to up
Dagger.
He
her
in
the tophis
floor
of back
the and
castle,
isn't
there.
He hears
knocks
outsinging
a guard,
steals
uniform,
histelescope.
way upstairs.
He
speaks
withsleeping
Dagger
for a
bit,
looking
through
themakes
nearby
Heout.
mentions
the
herb
Tantalus
was
planning
on
using
to
knock
her
Dagger
claims
she's
had
some problems sleeping lately and asks for some; Zidane gives her.
Zidane
makes
a blunder
and
Dagger
for up
another
girlsays
he was
speaking
to atwith
the
bar;ifshe
gets mistakes
fairly
miffed.
Tothe
make
for it, go
he
he'll
make
a deal
her:
he wins
the Festival
of
Hunt,
she'll
on aindate
with
him.
She
agrees.
Zidane,
Freya,
and
Vivi
as
well
are
enrolled
the
Hunt.
(Any
of
the
three
can
win,
but
other
than
the
prize
no
story
difference
is apparent; Dagger never dates any of them. 8-))
After
the
Festival,
a
soldier
arrives
with
news:
Burmecia
is
being
attacked
by
Brahne,
whoZidane
wants the
shard
theytoown.
Freya
volunteers
to
head
there;
andcrystal
the
rest
decide
come
withinstantly
herZidane
to find
out more
about
Brahne's
intentions.
Dagger
also
wishes
to
join,
but
refuses
to
let her.
At
the goodbye
feast,
slips some
sleeping
herbup:
into
everyone's
besides
Steiner's.
ShetoDagger
feels
hersense
mind's
made
she
heads off food
with
Steiner to
Alexandria
try tobad,
talk but
some
into
Brahne.
Freya
tells
Zidane
that
they
must
head
through
Gizamaluke's
Grotto
to reach
Burmecia.
Inside,
though,
they
are
met
by
Black
Mages,
as
well
as
Zorn
and
Thorn
They rescue
Moguta,
a moogle,
fromhim
a giant
at the
behest
of
his again.
wife Gizamaluke
Mogmi
(using
Vivi's
Kupo
Nut
to lure
out).bell,
They
eventually
encounter
himself
(a
water
creature),
has
been
brainwashed
Brahne and has become violent. They are forced to kill him to proceed. by
In
the
Steiner Pickles
smuggles
South
Gate
byit).
stuffing
her
infor
ameantime,
jar
full ofStation,
Gysahl
(theDagger
guardsthrough
don't want
to go
near
They
head
Summit
a ski-lodge-type
one goes
to Alexandria
and
one to Treno. of place which has electronic cars;

Zidane
and survivors
co. makeare
it toaround,
Burmecia,
they
thehelp
buildings
ruins.
Only
aeventually
few
and where
Zidane
andfind
Freya
them in
escape.
They
come across
Brahne
and
Kuja,
who that
are they
debating
about
where
all
the
Burmecians
have
escaped
to,
and
decide
must
entered
the
Cleyra colony. Zidane and Freya try to stop them, buthave
are
attacked
by secret
Beatrix,
with Brahne
and
Kuja.who leaves them knocked out on the floor and leaves
At
Summit
Station,
Dagger
finds
Marcus
and
Cinna.
They're
looking
for
the
legendary
which is
can
supposedly
un-petrify
They
intend
to
use back
it onSupersoft,
Blank.
Marcus
headed
to Tantalus
Treno
to members
lookanything.
for it, about
while
Cinna
is
going
to
Linblum
to tell
the other
it.
Cinna
keeps
missing
his
car
back
to
Lindblum,
though,
being
infatuated
with
South
Gate
Bundt Cake.
(Eventually
Baku
tracks
him down
and punishes
him for
his
laziness.)
Dagger
offers
to
help
him.
Before
they
reach
Treno,
however,
the
is stopped
byit,Black
#3! It'stowards
gone insane,
and car
Marcus
dispatch
then Waltz
keep going
Treno. but Dagger, Steiner,
Marcus
andlives
Bakuinhave
discovered
that
Supersoft
is in stealing
the keeping
of is
a
baron
who
Treno.
Steiner
is
dead
set
it, but
overruled
byauction
the other
two. While
exploring
the
city,against
Dagger
meetsher
Kuja
once
more
in
the
house,
which
is
owned
by
him.
Kuja
notices
as
well,
and realizes he has a crush on her.
Marcus,
Baku,
Dagger,
Steiner break
into the baron's
only
find
Doctor
Tot,
Dagger's
oldand
tutor,
Tot tells
to meethouse
him
at
histo
tower
residence
nearby.
They
do
so;inside!
Tot gives
themthem
the
Supersoft
and
tells
them
about
a
secret
way
into
Alexandria,
the
Gargan
Roo.
Using
a
huge
insectlikeunderground
creature called a gargant,
they
canthey
ridestop
it alltothedestroy
way into
via
an
On the
way,
anAlexandria
Aztec-looking
snake that blockstunnel.
the way.
They
reach
Alexandria,
but
are
caught
in
a
trap
by
Zorn
and
Thorn.
Dagger
is taken
to Queen Brahne, and Steiner and Marcus are captured and put in a
metal
cage.
Meanwhile:
Zidane
co. travelsandstorm.
to Cleyra; it's
on top oftheir
a huge,
tree,
surrounded
byand
a Freya
perpetual
They
way gnarled
upwho
the
trunk and here,
into Cleyra.
isexplores.
taken toHe's
meet
the make
king
of an
Burmecia,
escaped
while
Zidane
called
inof to
emergency,
though:
Puck,
who
found
his
way
here
when
he
heard
Burmecia's
attack,
is caught by a giant antlion. Zidane rescues him.
Freya partakes
inthea harp
magical
dance by
used
the perpetual
sandstorm...
butsandstorm
(powered
onetoof strengthen
the four crystal
shards)
breaks, and the
disappears.
Brahne
takes
Dagger
to
a
special
underground
room
where
Zorn
and
extract the
locked inside her for the use of Brahne and Thorn
Kuja.
Dagger
falls eidolons
into a semi-coma.
Brahne
and
Beatrix
take
the
Red
Rose
airship
and
attack
Burmecia
fromtheir
the
air,
luring
Zidane
and
his
party
into
the
gnarled
trunk
to
give
them
and
Blackshows
Magesup
free
reign up top. The tide
of the battle is turned by Sir Fratley,
who
unexpectedly.
can't remember
her or anythingFreya
else. discovers he has acute amnesia and
Beatrix
thedefeated
jewel from
the harp and
runs.
Zidane
and
friends
attack
Beatrix takes
but are
again.
Beatrix
andthey
the snag
Blacka Mages
teleporting
to the Red
Rose,They
and, see
acting
quickly,
in
one
ofarrive
the back
teleportation
bubbles,
finding
their
way
back
innew
the eidolons,
Red ride
Rose.
They
just
in
time
to
see
Brahne
use
Odin,
one
of
her
to
destroy
Cleyra.
They
also
overhear
Brahne
ordering
Dagger's
execution.
Beatrix
begins use
to have
strong doubts
abouttoBrahne's
convictions.
and
company
the teleporters
to travel
Alexandria
to try to Zidane
rescue
Dagger.
Steiner
and
Marcus
break
out
of
their
cage
by
swinging
it
from
side he
to sees
side.
Marcus
leaves
to
try
to
rescue
Blank,
and
Steiner
is
surprised
when
Zidane,
Vivi,
and Zorn
Freyaand
arrive!
They
quickly
head to with
Dagger's
underground
chamber,
defeat
Thorn,
and
take
Dagger
them.
Back
in
the
castle,a they
are accosted
by
Beatrix
one more
time.agrees
They defeat
her and
have
heart-to-heart
talk
with
her;Beatrix
Beatrix
that
Brahne
is
wrong.
Brahne
appears
and
orders
tofinally
kill Dagger,
but
she
refuses.
Zorn
and
Thorn
appear
and
summon
a
monster
to
attack
Beatrix;
she
is
aided by Freya.
While
the two
soldiers
ward
off Brahne,
Zidane,
Steiner,
Vivi, and
Dagger
head
back
down
towards
the
Gargan
Roo.
Halfway
down,
Steiner
stops
and
requests
permission to
help Beatrix
andsoldiers
Freya; he
back
up while the
other
three
three
areheads
stuck
in the
manage
to continue
ward off down.
attacksThe
long
enough
to allow
Marcus
andcastle,
Blankbut
to
rescue them.
Zidane,
Vivi,
and
Dagger
ride
the
gargant,
but
they
are
attacked
by
another
huge
snake,
who
starts
chasing
after
the
gargant.
It
misses
Treno
completely,
and
emerges
Pinnacle
Rocks.
Dagger
is visited
by Ramuh,
an
eidolon.
After
piecing near
together
a story
of her
his,
agrees
Dagger's
latent
summoning
ability, and
allows
toRamuh
summon
him. to unlock
Brahne
is
visited
by
Lani,
a
bounty
hunter,
whom
she
tells
to
searchwith
for
Dagger
and nothing
to destroy
Vivi.toLani
by Amarant,
hooked
her,
having
better
do. isHeaided
is intrigued
after who
hearing
that up
Zidane
travels
with Dagger.
Zidane,
Dagger,
and
Vivi head
towardswants
nearby
Lindblum,
but
areas
shocked
to
see
the Red
Rose
attacking
it! Brahne
Cid's
crystal
shard
well. She
summons
who does
damage
to
Lindblum,
completely
destroying Atomos,
the Industrial
Area. major
Alexandrian
soldiers
take over
Linblum
completely.
Zidane
and
Garnet
leave takes
Vivi atZidane
the entrance,
where
he iscastle.
soon Vivi
captured
by
soldiers.
Minister
Artania
and
to him,
the
istotaken
to the
butthree
Cid recognizes
him
and Garnet
rescues
him
stay
put.
Hecastle,
tells the
travelers
his
discovery
that Kuja
istelling
behind
the
Black
Mages.
Zidane
decides
to
head
to
the
Outer
Continent
to
try
to
cut
off
Kuja
at
the
However, and
airships
cannot
run without
Mist, which
exist
in
the source.
Outer Continent,
the them
new prototype
steamship
Hildadoesn't
Gardehas
2 is
under
control.
He tells
of the nearby
Qu Marsh,
which
a
secret Brahne's
passage to
the Outer
Continent.
In
the
Marsh
they
meet
a
strange
Qu
named
Quina,
who
enjoys
eating
frogs.
His/her
master
Quale
tells
Quina
to
join
Zidane
and
search
for
culinary
enlightenment.
Quina
also
manages
tothey
uncover
the hidden
passage
to
Fossil
Roo.
they
canwhom
proceed,
areA chased
by aarrangement
huge metal
monster,
thenBefore
met
Lani,
they
defeat.
complicated
allows before
them
to
takebya Gizamaluke's
gargant
to the
Outer
Continent.
(Youbehind
can also
meet
Quina
entering
Grotto;
s/he
then
stays
at
Cleyra
and you meet him/her again in the marsh.)
The
place
they
is Conde
Petie,
villagethere.
of dwarfs.
They spot
a
Blackfirst
Mage
from
thesee
nearby
Mage aVillage
They
follow
him
to
their
well-hidden
andaBlack
Vivi
discovers
others
of his
kind.
He
is
appalled
tothe
find
outvillage,
that
after
certain
time,
thethe
Black
Mages
justfind
"stop".
The
leader
of
village,
No.
288,
befriends
Vivi.
Vivi
and
Zidane
out
that
Kuja
has
around on a silver dragon to the northwest, and they
resolve
to been
head flying
that way.
Returning
to the
Conde
Petie, they
find the
thatIifa
theTree),
only but
waythe
north
is through
a
place
called
Sanctuary
(actually
dwarfs
will only
allow
married
couples
to go
there!
At Dagger's
behest,
Zidane
agrees
to
"marry"
her
so
they
can
get
through.
(Quina
and
Vivi
either
go
through
during
the hubbub
caused
later, the
or end up getting
"married"
themselves.
8p)
Said
hubbub
is caused
by Eiko,
fromby
Madain
Sari,
stealing
food
from the
dwarves
and running
away.survivor
She's aided
her close
moogle
friend,
Mog.
They
catch
up with co.
Eiko
in theher.
Mountain
Path, where
she gets
on to
a
branch;
Zidane
rescue
Beingbysmitten
with Zidane,
shestuck
agrees
take them
north,and
but asks
them to stop
to
accompany
Zidane
Iifa information.
TreeMadain
on the Sari
way first.
there,They
and agree
resolves
to head thereher.
in hopes
ofnotices
findingthe
useful
Eiko
(with for
thesupper.
help of Quina
and
more
cooks
some fish and takes
stew
for them
While
she Eidolon
cooks,moogles)
one
of mural
her moogle
Zidane
and Dagger
to the
nearby
Wall
paintedfriends
withAfter
pictures
of
eidolons).
Dagger
finds
themIifa
familiar
and(a
oddly sealed
comforting.
the
meal,
Eiko
tells
them
that
the
Tree
has
been
by
a
powerful
eidolon,
another
eidolon
unseal it. She agrees to go with them
to unsealand
the needs
tree and
allow them
to to
enter.
They
head
the
Iifadefeat
Tree, the
anddemon
Eiko lets
them
in. causing
They travel
all the
way
down
to its for
root,
and
its
soul,
the Mist
to stop
being
created
in the
Mist Continent.
(Thisatparalyzes
the airships
that used
to
travel there.)

While
at the Tree,
Lani
and
Amarant
enter
Sari
steal
Eiko's
crystal
WhenEiko
Eikoas
comes
to getZidane
it, LaniMadain
putsif her
to and
sleep
and
grabs
her
too.shard.
Lani
uses
bait, However,
telling
that
hestep
gives
her
Dagger's
pendant,
she'll
give
back
Eiko.
Amarant
will
in
and
release
Eiko
(causing
Lani
to
run
away
in
fear),
then
challenge
Zidane
to
a
duel,
which Zidane wins.
Amarant,
being
a samurai-style
warrior,
tellsPuzzled,
Zidane Amarant
that it's decides
proper for
Zidane
to
take
his
life,
but
Zidane
refuses.
to
travel
with Zidane
toride
try by
to learn
more
about the restores
way he lives
In the
meantime,
a boather
Dagger
mosthis
oflife.
Dagger's
memories
about
birthplace
(butand
notZidane
her parents).
Eiko,
pleased
that
another
Summoner
survived,
goes
with
them
to
the
Iifa
Tree
to
confront
Kuja.
They
Kuja
at theon
Iifathem.
Tree; after
shortthem,
monologue,
Kuja sics
born meet
from
the Mist
They awater
beat
butattacks
before
theymonsters
cantries
do
anything
Brahne
arrives against
in Lindblum's
and
to
use her
Black Mages
him, but Bahamut
the fleet
attack
fails
after aKuja.
first She
strike
by
Kuja's
monsters.
She
then
summons
to
destroy
him.
Dagger,
insisting
on
helping
her
mother,
finds
the
statue
of
Leviathan
nearby;
she
then
that since
Leviathan
forcesrealizes
are on water,
it can't
be usedattacks
to help using
her. a tidal wave, and Brahne's
Garland
intercepts
Bahamut's
attack
using
theKuja's
Invincible
and orders
it to fire
on
the
ships.
(Apparently
he
doesn't
wish
mission
to fail,
is
confident
enough
inBrahne
Zidane's
abilities
to eventually
defeat
Kuja.)
Theand
are
wrecked,
and
only
survives
long
enough
to
apologize
toships
her
adopted daughter.
Zidaneisand
party take Brahne's escape pod back
to
Alexandria,
where Brahne
buried.
Dagger
is designated
to be Amarant,
the next queen.
Vivi
pops
in to see
Ruby's finds
new
mini-theater.
Zidane,
Freya,
and leaves,
Eiko
visit
Dagger,
but Zidane
himself
unable
to talk
to her.
Before
she
gives
Eiko one
of
her
crystal
shards,
leaving
each
with
two
of them. Dagger
Sensing
her chance,
Eiko
tries
to
soften
up
Zidane,
and
a
much-misplaced
love
letter
from
Eiko
to
Zidane
(written
by Doctor
Tot)
falls into
several
pairsassumes
of hands,
ending
up
being
seen
by
Steiner
and
Beatrix,
each
of
whom
it's
from
the
other,
and
they
get
mushy.
8-)
After
the
weirdness,
Doctor
Tot
invites
Eiko
to
his home in Treno.
Zorn
and
Thorn,Garde
having1 lost
their
former
master,
hook
withthe
Kuja.
Kuja
takes
the
Hilda
to the
Black
Village.
He up
enlists
sentient
Black
Mages
there
by Black
telling
them
heMage
knows
lifespan.
Nearly
all the
Mages
follow
him. the secret to extending their
In
Treno, Zidane
decides
to enter
the nearby
CardhisTournament.
final
opponent
is none
other
than
Cid,2operating
under
helper
Erin.His
He's
in
Treno
testing
out the
Hilda
Garde
steamship,
as well
as
defending
his
title
of
champion.
(Quina
has
somehow
made
it
to
Treno
as
well.
He
hallucinates
about
food
and
falls
in
the
river,
though.
8-))
Regardless
of
the
outcome
of
the tournament,
Kujacrystal
chooses this moment
to Bahamut
force the hands
of Dagger
and
Eiko,
He calls
to attack
Alexandria,
trying who
to gethold
themthe
back thereshards.
and release
the eidolon
Alexander.
Cid
takes
the
party
on
the
Hilda
Garde
2
back
to
Alexandria.
Steiner
and
Beatrixtofight
the Mistthreat
monsters creates
releasedthe
bystairway
Kuja in to
the city.
Dagger's
shard
reacts
Bahamut's
altar
of Alexander.
Eiko,
above
on awakens,
the airship,and
falls down
to Dagger.
Thethe
shards
interact
and
Alexander
shielding
Alexandria
with
hisfour
wings.
Alexander
destroys
(or
de-summons)
the
incoming
Bahamut.
However,
before
Kuja
can
grab
Alexander,
Garland
takes over
Invincible
and and
foils the
Kuja's
plans
by
destroying
Alexander
completely,
andthe
most
of theKuja
city,
Hilda
Garde
2,
with
it.
Beatrix
cannot
be
found
after
the
attack.
escapes
on
the
Hilda
Gardethe
1. Alexandria
The Tantalus
members
againitcome
to the rescue,
stealing
a rest)
boat
from
harbor
and
taking
(and
Zidane,
Dagger,
and
the
to Lindblum.
With
Alexandria
and
Dagger's
eidolons
escaped,
Kuja
decides
to
take
another
tackdestroyed
and
head
to Mount
Gulug
with
Eiko
to
extract
her
eidolons.
(I
think
it's
the
extraction
must
take
place
a certain
location,
that
part
of because
Alexandria
isnot
ruined.
The
Gulug
Stone
isin
identical
to
stones
inand
the
lab
in
Bran
Bal,
but
I'm
sure
of
its
significance.)
However,
to
get
there
he
needs
the Gulug
Stone, keptmostly
in Oeilvert. However, there's a barrier against
magic
there,
meaning
him, intending
to send Kuja's
him to get it. useless in it. So he lets Zidane come to
In
Lindblum
(where
Freya
and
Steiner
have
the
rest),Quina
Dagger
has
completely
lostSerpent's
her voice Gate
and
her
hope regrouped
during
the with
past
events.
is
washed
up by
the
ins/he
Lindblum
(Zidane
eventually
finds
him
gorging
out
on
gysahl
pickles,
and
rejoins
the
party).
Cid
is
trying
to
recreate
another
steamship,
but
as
an
oglop
his
thinking
skills
are
diminished.
He Tot
asks
Zidane
to about
help him
find awhich
way to
turn him
backaround
into a
human.
Doctor
has
an idea
a potion,
Zidane
Lindblum
finding
the
ingredients
to,decides
but
all that
the potion
isscurries
turn
Cid into
frog!
That
being the
last
straw, he
only Cid
bydoes
finding
his
wife
Hildaa
could
he
return
to
his
former
self.
Zidane
takes
to
the
Black
Mage
Village
using
the
Blue
Narciss
water
vessel
(the
one
stolen
from
Alexandria),
hoping
to find1).some clue (since the sentient Black Mages were seen on the
Hilda Garde
Only
No. 288
and
more remain
in theNo.
Black
Mage
Village
(thelocation
other two
are
taking
care
of two
a castle,
newborn
chocobo).
288resolve
tells Vivi
of the
of
Kuja's
and
Vivi and Zidane
to head
there to cut
off Kujasecret
at thedesert
source.
Kuja
captures
the
entire
party
before
they
can
do
anything,
and
tells
Zidane
that
he must
travel
Oeilvert
using
the Hilda
Garde
1 (watched
over go
by
Zorn
Thorn)
andtoget
the Gulug
Stone
for him.
Otherwise,
his friends
downand
the tube.
Zidane
reluctantly
agrees.
Zidane
retrieves
the
Stone
from
Oeilvert,
and
discovers
more
about
Terra
when
he does.
the meanwhile,
the frog
manages
to escape
his cell
and
rescue
theatIn
others.
They
head Cid
through
Kuja's
maze-like
desert palace,
finally
arriving
his inner
sanctum.
Zidane
has
arrived
by
now
and
has
been
bidden
to
enter
the
inner
sanctum
alone.
Kuja rush
grabsin the
Stonehim,
using
magic
before
Zidane
can do anything.
The
others
to save
but
Eiko iscan
stopped
and captured
by Zorn
and Thorn.
Kuja disappears
before
anyone
do anything.
Zidane
resolves
to
head
to
Mount
Gulug
to
rescue
Eiko.
To
reach
it,see
they
go
through
the
village
of
Esto
Gaza.
Inside
the
extinct
volcano,
they
Zorn
and
trying
to extract
Eiko's
eidolons.
However,
sincejust
she's
under
16
(plusThorn
she's
protected
by Mog),
the
process
doesn't
work,
causing
her
pain.
Her
moogle
friend,
Mog,
goes
into
a
Trance
condition
and
reveals
herself
to
be an eidolon.
Mog
(aka Madeen)
knocks
out Zorn
andweapon
Thorn.
Kuja
is
surprised
at
seeing
Madeen's
Trance,
recognizing
a
new
possibility.
Kuja
leaves on thegathered
Hilda Garde
back
for Terra.
He
wants
to use
souls1,toheading
create an
artificial
Trance
state which
he the
canInvincible's
use to destroy Garland.
Zorn
and
Thorn
merge
into
a
single
monster,
but
is/are
defeated
by
Zidane.
They
discover
Hilda
being
held in Lindblum,
a nearby where
room. she
Shefinally
thanks
them Cid
for
rescuing
her,form.
and
they
head
back
restores
to
his real
She
tellsForgotten
them toabout
a placewhich
called
Ipsen's
Castle,
an
upside-down
castle
on
the
Continent,
Kuja
has
hinted
holds
thequickly
key to finishes
enteringthe
Terra
viaGarde
the Shimmering
Cid'sthere.
mind restored,
he
Hilda
3, allowingIsle.
themWith
to travel
Before
theysearch
can leave,
though,
Dagger
disappears.
Steiner
and the
Tantalus
members
all
over
for
her.
joins
the
search,
heading
to
Alexandria,
and
surprised
to
meet Zidane
Beatrix,
who
apparently
survived
Kuja's
attack
onis
Alexandria.
Beatrix
tellsher
himvoice
thathas
Dagger
is probably
at
Brahne's
grave.
He
finds
her
there,
with
intact!
Dagger
cuts her
hair short to symbolize her separation from her past, and rejoins Zidane.
The group
travels
Ipsen's
messed-up
Amarant
leaves
party,
betting
Zidane
thattohe
can to
reach
endcastle.
first.
The
party
makes the
their
way
through
the
weird
castle
findthe
Amarant
and
four
Elemental
mirrors.
Amarant
taunts
them,
then leaves.
The
fourand
mirrors
are
designed
to be
placed
at
four
shrines
throughout
the
world,
activated
simultaneously.
However,
before
theyinuse
them,
Zidane realizes that Amarant hasn't made it
out.
He goes
back
to find
Amarant
Amarant
is puzzled
at Zidane's
behavior.wounded, and rescues him. Again,
The
eight
party
members
decide
to Freya
split up,
two
for each
Eiko and
Dagger
headVivi
to the
Water
Shrine,
and
Amarant
to shrine.
the to
Fire
Steiner
and
to the
Wind
Shrine,
and
Zidane
andand
Quina
theShrine,
Earth
Shrine.
They
defeat
the
four
guardians
of
the
shrines
place
the
mirrors
there.
The Shimmering
the
entrance
into Terra. Isle near Esto Gaza begins to light up and becomes

The
Hildawho
Garde
3 is him
sucked
into Terra
the Shimmering
Island.
Zidane
met
by
Garland,
invites
toAtvisit
again. they
Mikoto
guides
themis to
Bal,
the city
of
Genomes.
theship.
entrance,
catch
a memory
glimpse
ofBran
the
Invincible,
Garland's
soul-sucking
Dagger
faints
at
the
of
what
itis did
to Madain by
Sari, and the rest of the party bring her to the village. Zidane
confounded
personality
at all. the sight of everyone who looks like him, but lack any
Mikoto
confronts
him
that he's
a special
Genome
and
that
Garland
wishes Garland's
toZidane
speak and
with tells
him.In
Confused,
Zidane
agrees
to follow
her
to
Pandemonium,
theMikoto
meanwhile,
Eiko,
Vivi,
Quina,
and
Amaranttobegin
searching castle.
for Zidane.
tells them
that
Zidane
went
himself
meet Garland.
Garland
tells
Zidane
of
his true
identity
his destiny.
Zidane
refuses
to
accept
his
"angel
death"
destiny,
andand
attacks
Garland
drains
Zidane's
and of
leaves
him,
assuming
he's
nowGarland.
just an empty
shell
like
the
other soul,
Genomes.
While
Garland
that
Zidane
is just
anback,
empty
vessel,
his memories
do
not desert
him. thinks
Words
of his
friends
come
trying
to revive
At first
they
just he
make
himinconfused
and Angry,
angry.
Zidane's
friends
arrivehim.
todecides
rescue
him,
but
is lost
his
thoughts.
hurt,
and
bewildered,
he
that
his
friends
don't
deserve
to
be
caught
up
in
his
struggle.
He
tries
to
shake
them
off, but they
cling
to him and
him from theand
monsters
who
attack
him. Eventually
they
convince
him protect
of his foolishness,
he accepts
their friendship
once more.
The
party members
makewhom
their way
Pandemonium
to find Garland.
He
summons
a dragon,
they through
defeat,
go after
Garland
himself.
They
wound
him,
but
Kujathen,
decides
to
showthen
up then
in the
Invincible.
He
attacks
Zidane
and
party,
after
being
severely
hurt,
finally
uses the
Invincible's souls to go into a Trance.
Kuja
drops
Garland
off
a
nearby
cliff.
However,
Garland's
voice
reaches
him
and
tells him
that
is designed
to dietosoon
after Zidane
matures.
Overcome
with
ironiche
despair,
Kuja
decides
take
everything
in the
world
with
him. He
destroys
Terra in
a rage
of
magical
power.
discovers
the
Invincible
waiting
for
them,
and
tells
Zidane
that
they Eiko
can
escape
onand
it.
Zidane
goes
back
to
Bran
Bal
to
rescue
the
Genomes
first,
though,
Dagger
comes
with
him.
The
party
members
and
the
Genomes
barely
make
it out of Terra before it collapses.
They and
discover
the entire
world
in Mist! Kuja
has traveled
to the
Iifa
Tree
somehow
opened
theofcovered
way
to Memoria.
Memoria
is a strange
world
embedded
with It
the
memories
everyone
in
existence
(particularly
of
Zidane's
party).
also
acts
as
the
entrance
toand
theKuja
Crystal
World.
Thethose
Crystal
inside
there
is
the
start
and
end
to
all
reality,
intends
to
destroy
it.
(I
believe
the
Mist
has
been
caused
by
the
death
of
all
of
Terra's
souls;
remember
that
is no
justlonger
stagnated
thrown
outMist.)
of the soul cycle;
since Terra's
soulMist
cycle
exists,souls
they end
up as
Zidane
drops
theBlack
Genomes
inboth
Black
Village,
where they
seem to
get
fine
withoffthe
Mages,
of Mage
them
being
automata.
Cid on
in Lindblum,
who
wishes
him luck.
He
heads
towards
the IifaZidane
Tree. visits
Zidane
is
attacked
by
dozens
of
silver
dragons.
He
makes
his
way
past
them,
aided
byenters
the Alexandrian
and
Lindblum
airhim
fleets
(working
again due
to
the
Mist),
and
Memoria.
Garland
guides
through
Memoria,
giving
him
snippets
of
hints
about
all
memory
and
the
universe
being
from
one
source,
the
Crystal.
They
finally
find
their
way
into
the
Crystal
World
and
confrontand
Kuja
in his Trance.
Crystal
everything
with it. Kuja tells them his desire of destroying the
They
manage
to
defeat Kuja,
but are
bythat
Necron.
Necron
embodiment
of
annihilation,
a being
who visited
believes
the desire
of allis isthe
to
return toZidane
nothingness,
a attack
belief
reinforced
Kuja's
Crystal.
and party
Necron
andby
manage
todesire
defeattoit. destroy the
Before
the
Iifa
Tree
destroys
itself,
Kuja
teleports
the
party
out
of
there,
deciding
he has
finally senses
found aZidane
reasonand
to live.
Mikoto (aboard
Rose Garde
withthat
General
communicates
to Cidthe
onRed
the
Hilda
The Beatrix)
party
thejust
waiting
Zidane
decides
to go back to3.rescue
Kuja.escapes
He findson
him
beforeairship,
the Iifabut
Tree
explodes...
Conjecture,
this,
but
Zidane
most
probably
goes
into
a
Trance
due
to
his
will
to survive,
allowing
him to
escapemore
(remember,
did so
mention
Kuja
would
when
Zidane
became
powerfulGarland
than him,
that's that
probably
why hedie
could
survive
everything).
Some Time Later:
Vivi
endsactually
up having
children,
all ofdispute,
which resemble
him.consensus
Whether or
not
diesseveral
is a matter
of some
but general
is
that Vivi
he does.
Freya
and
Fratley
get
back
together.
Although
Fratley
still
nothing of Freya from before, Freya is still happy to be with him. remembers
Amarant pairs up with Lani again, but only as a frienship of convenience.
Beatrix
to leave
good. Steiner
her
intentionsdecides
and convinces
her Alexandria
not to, finallyfor
confessing
his love discovers
for her.
Cid and Hilda end up adopting Eiko, mostly out of Eiko's desire for it.
Tantalus
put
on
another
show
of
"I
Want
To
Be
Your
Canary".
All
of
the
party
members,
and Vivi's children, return to Alexandria to see it. Here's how it
runs this time:
Marcus
visits
Cornelia
at night
on the parapet,
declaring
love
forLeo
her.slays
She
is
captured
by
Blank
after
he
leaves.
Blank
herMarcus.
tohis
Leo,
but
him,
fearing
that
he
betray
as he brings
betrayed
Marcus
waits
the
next
morning
for might
Cornelia,
but Leo
she never
comes...
This
time,moment,
Cordelia's
lover reveals
Marcus himself.
is covered
in a robe.
At the
appropriately
dramatic
Overcome
with
emotion,
Dagger
rushes She
to him,
butitZidane
her
crystal
breaks
offZidane.
as she
runs
through
the
crowd.
leaves
where
it lies,shard
and embraces
Fade
out.
Side Quests:
The
Chocobo
Forest
has
a
baby
Chocobo
named
Choco,
who
allows
Zidane
to
ride in
himtheif Forest,
he feeds
it Gysahl search
Greens.
Chocographs
(map hints)
hidden
Choco
forUsing
treasure,
including
upgrades
to
his
abilities
that allows
him tocan
run
rivers,
oceans,
and
even
to fly.
Eventually
he uncovers
theover
location
ofmountains,
a both
Chocobo
Lagoon
andmore
the
Chocobo
Air
Garden
(which
flies
in
the
air),
of
which
have
Chocographs.
Finally
he
uncovers
the
Chocobo's
Paradise,
where
he
is
surrounded
by to
Chocobo
friends.
is stuck (leader
there... Choco
finally
returns
his friends
andHowever,
tells later.
theZidane
Fat Chocobo
of the
Chocobos
in Paradise)
that he will
return
As
youalso
travel
around,
the Moogles
will give
you letters
to deliveryou
via discover
Mognet.
You'll
get
Kupo has
Nuts
from grateful
moogles.
Eventually
that
Mognet
Central
stopped
working.
Finally has
taking
Choco
to visit it,
Zidane
finds
that
Artemicion,
the
head
of
Mognet,
used
the
Superslick
item
(needed need
to keep
the Mognet
machine
greased)
for
his own
coat,
and
is
in
desperate
of more.
from Tantalus
hassystem
some
for
her
hair,
and
borrowing
it and
it to Ruby
Artemicion
restarts
the
and
gets
you
a
Protect
Ring.
Thegiving
Kupo Nuts
can be given
to Moguta
in Gizamaluke's
Grotto
for items.
Jumping
rope
and
racing
the
Hippaul
in
Alexandria
can
get
you
special
cards
and rare items.
Old
manthree
Morrid
in thefrom
Observation
Tower
near
Dali is
a coffee connoisseur.
Finding
coffees
around
the
world
(South
Gate,
the Mayor's
house
in Dali) will
net you
the
Mini-Prima
Vista Madain
model. Sari, and
The
Nero
brothers
from
Tantalus
set
up
a
gambling
house
in Alexandria after
the attack by Kuja. You can win mucho gil from them.
A
weird
called
lives gets
in theyou
forests
thegil.
world
and
has creature
a quiz game
forthe
you.Ragtime
WinningMouse
consistenly
someofnice
Queenare
Stella,
a all.
duck
living
in Treno,
isyou
searching
for artwork
by Stellazio.
There
13
in
She
rewards
you
if
find
them.
After
finding
the
first
twelve,
sheofreturns
them
to youinvolves
and demands
you decipher
theasks
storywho
on
the
backs
them.
The story
the
12that
Zodiac
signs, and
kissed
Virgo;
the
answer
is
Scorpius.
Returning
to
Quan's
Dwelling
will
unearth
the
13th
Stellazio,
Ophiuchus.
Stella
will
reward
you
with
Cinna's
hammer
youofgive
it to her; the hammer opens two small extra scenes
during thewhen
ending
the game.
You
can
fight
monstersforinbeating
a house
in Treno; only one per time
region.
You
get various
various rewards
them.

Quina
can
catch
frogs
inofthe
Qu'sFrog
Marshes
aroundwill
therise.
world. As
s/he
catches
more,
thegive
power
his/her
Drop s/he
attack
master
Quale
will
items.
catches
99 Also,
frogs,his/her
Quale
will attack.
Beating
himhim/her
gets youspecial
Quina's
best Ifweapon.
A
monster
in aforbook
in the
Alexandria Library. He's
quite
tough,named
but youTantarian
don't getdwells
anything
beating
him.
Return
tosequence
Quan's Dwelling
afterthen
the attack
on by
Alexandria
with
Quina.ofHe
has
a
dream
about
food,
is
visited
Quale
a vision
Quan.
Quan
is opened
disappointed
in Quale
because of besides
his lack for
ofand
vision.
He says
that
Vivi
has
his eyes
enlightenment
food. Quale
leaves,
upset,
and the nearby
clocktonow
has a pair of Running
Shoes.
A
hidden
town
named
Daguerreo is home to many of the best shops and
synth
shops
in the
world.
A four-armed
man
in Daguerreo
(alsothan
seen
in some
Active
Time
Action
events
in
Treno)
is
here
as well.
winning
airship
cards
from
him,
raise
your Treasure
Hunter
rankOther
by finding
treasure
andhis
completing
the
Chocobo
and
Cold
quest.
He'll
eventually
reveal
true identity:
Gilgamesh,Hot
from
FF5!
A
man
in
Daguerreo
asks
to
see
the
Namingway
Card
if
you
have
it.
He
becomes inspired and offers to change your name if you so desire.
Many
items
can
be
bought
at
the
Treno
Auction.
Two
of
them
are
Une's
Mirror and
Dorga's
Artifact.
Taking these to the phonograph in Black Mage
Village
will play
a tune
from FF3.
Another
itemExcalibur
is the Magical
get Steiner's
sword Fingertip.
from him. Taking it to a man in Daguerreo will
There
are
several
"friendly"
creatures
throughout
the game.
They
ask
a
certain
mineral
to
satiate
their
hunger.
Giving
it to
a lotallows
of
APfor
and
another
used inwith
the physical
next
fight.
Meeting
allthem
nine yields
creatures
you
to attackmineral,
Ozma directly
attacks.
In
the Chocobo's Air Garden is a hidden eidolon wall where a monster called
Ozma
game. (resembles a small planet) lurks. This is the toughest fight in the
Getting
Memoriasword
in under
12game.
hours allows you to receive the Excalibur II,
the mosttopowerful
in the
Hades,
the world's
synthesist,
lurks and
in Memoria.
him allows you
to synthesize
somebest
of the
best weapons
armor inBeating
the game.
FF10
1000 Years Ago:
A
hugewith
war high-technological
rages between theweapons,
cities of Bevelle
and Zanarkand.
The war is
is
fought
orlays
"machina".
machina
far
superior
to
that
ofCalm
Zanarkand.
The war
waste
to Bevelle's
a large
area
of land,
later
known
as
the
Lands
(see
below).
The
leader
of
Zanarkand,
the
summoner Yu Yevon, fears the worst.
[X-2]
A songstress,
isthe
famous
throughout
Zanarkand.
In one
of her
performances,
she Lenne,
shakes
hand
oflines
a young
man named
Lenne
isupsubsequently
sentcity,
to the
front
asman
a summoner.
SheMaechen.
istries
willing
to
give
her
life
for
her
but
her
lover,
a
named
Shuyin,
to
steal
secret
machina
Vegnagun.
Lenne
tries
to stop him;
in theBevelle's
attempt, both
Shuyin
and weapon,
Lenne are
killed by the
forces
of Bevelle.
[X-2]
Vegnagun
is
revealed
to
be
extremely
unstable,
being
unable
to
tell
friend
Thewar.
forces of Bevelle lock it up deep underneath the city and
do notfrom
use itfoe.
in the
At
Yevon's
behest,
many
of the
peopleare
of Zanarkand
give upstatues,
their lives
and
turn
themselves
into
fayths.
(Fayths
souls
trapped
whose
dreams
manipulate
athat
phenomenon
called
pyreflies.
This in
phenomenon
can
result
in
making
real
which
is
not:
for
example,
calling
aeons,
beings
of
greatofpower.)
Yu Yevon
himself
with
the life
energy
(pyreflies)
of the
rest
the the
people
to of
build
an merges
invincible
armor
called
Sin.of
Using
Sin,
he
decimates
army
Bevelle;
however,
the
creation
Sin
destroys
Zanarkand
as
well.
From
within
Sin,
Yevon
uses
the
fayth
to
summon
a
dream
Zanarkand as it was before its destruction, to keep it in its
pristineZanarkand:
state forever.
Yu
Yevon's
daughter,
Lady
Yunalesca,
pioneers
a
plan
to
punish
Bevelle
and
honor
her father
asa well.
She who
creates
a her
technique
called theabilities
Final
Summoning,
wherein
summoner
trains
aeon-summoning
can
call thewho
Final
Aeon.
The
Aeon
is
created
from ais killed
guardian
of
the
summoner,
has
a
close
bond
with
her;
the
guardian
and
turned
into
a fayth,
whoarmor
thenSin,
controls
the then
aeon.merges
Summoning
Final
destroys
Yevon's
but Yevon
with
thethe
new
aeonAeon
and
Sin
is
reborn
anew
after
a
time.
The
summoner
also
cannot
withstand
the
energy
this phenomenon,
and
well.hope
Yunalesca
proclaims
that
thiscaused
ritethe
canby
defeat
Sin for a the
timeteachings
and dies
give as
Spira
forand
a short
while,
but
unless
world
embraces
of
Yu
Yevon
atones
for
their
sins,
Sinthe
willworld
never
disappear
wishes
to give
hope
for a finalcompletely.
salvation.) (This isn't true, but she
Yunalesca
uses
her
husband
Zaon
as
the
first
Final
Aeon.
She
is
then
killed
by
the Final
but refuses
to be
Sent
to the Farplane.
She
remains
theSummoning,
ruins of Zanarkand
to guide
future
summoners
in the rite
of
the Final in
Summoning.
Bevelle
remains
in
terror
of
Yevon
and
Sin,
and
to
appease
Yevon
begins
circulating
his
teachings
(received
through
Yunalesca).
Mainly
these
revolve
around
the
Final
Summoning
and a ban
on machina
(Yevon
wishes
that the
machina
war
should
never happen
again).
allows
certain
non-martial
machina
(blitzball
machines,
for instance)
to He
survive.
Bevelle
disseminates
these teachings
(along
with
Yunalesca's
plan Each
involving
theholds
Final
Summoning)
and
sets
up
temples
throughout
Spira.
temple
a
fayth, whose aeons summoners can train themselves with.
The
Al
Bhed,
a
tribe
speaking
a
foreign
language,
are
unimpressed
with
Yevon and
steadfast
in using machina.
They
are labeled
traitors
by
Bevelle
andremain
their
machina
is
whenever
possible,
or
the
fabled
airship).
Eventually
thedestroyed
Al Bhed lose
the knowledge
of lost
how(as
to in
make
machina
are
forced
the actualand
workings
of it. to use whatever they can salvage without knowing
A
song
known
as the
Hymn
the Faythincluding
(originallythe
sung
in Zanarkand)
is
takenlater
upfirst
by Bevelle
those
who
defyof
Bevelle,
fayth
inside that
the
temples.
At
prohibits
the
use
of the
song,
but after
realizing
this
isn't
working,
they
instead
spread
a
story
about
it
being
sung
in defiance
of Sin, instead. Eventually it is adopted as a holy song by the Yevonites.
The
lands made
uninhabitable
by thethe
machina
war are later
summoners
asitthe
place to complete
Final
Summoning;
theadopted
locationby
is
ideal
because
is
uninhabited.
Because
the
time
between
Sin's
destruction
and
his
rebirth
is
known
as
the
Calm,
the
place
becomes
known
as
the Calm
Lands.
(From
point forward, "Yevon" will refer to the church of Yevon, not the
personthis
Yu Yevon.)
Some Time In The Last Thousand Years:
Lady
Yocun and and
Lordthe
Ohalland
(formerly a and
star are
blitzball
player) complete
their Summoners.
pilgrimages
Final Summoning,
posthumously
named
High
An
Al
Bhed
named
Bilghen
sets
up
machina
towers
in
the
Gandof
Thunder
Plains,
designed
to
attract
the
lightning
bolts
continually
raining
down
on it.
He is eventually killed by a stray bolt.
A
thief steals
a fayth
from toa temple
and
hides it infrom
a cavern
near Mount
Gagazet,
in
an
attempt
prevent
summoners
completing
their
pilgrimages
andfiends
sacrificing
themselves.
The of
cavern
eventually
home to strong
and is called
the Cavern
the Stolen
Fayth. becomes
800 Years Ago:
Lord
Mi'ihen
sets up
an army
of soldiers
called the
Crimson
dedicated
to fighting
Sin
protecting
Spira. brands
Fearful
for
the
fate
of Blades,
the and
rite
of
Final Summoning,
theand
temple
ofpath
Bevelle
Mi'ihen
a Highroad
traitor
blasphemer.
Mi'ihen
walks
along
the
later
known
as
Mi'ihen
to
Bevelle,
and
defends
himself
in
front
of
the
court
of
Yevon.
He
succeeds
in
winning
their trust,
Yevon
changes
the Crimson Blades to
the Crusaders,
and and
declares
it an
arm of the
the name
Yevon of
clergy.
700 Years Ago:
A
member
the Yevonite
church,
rebels against
his faith.
Hepowerful
is imprisoned
in aofdark
place later
knownOmega,
as the Omega
Ruins. Because

he
is neverfiend.
Sent after his death, he eventually becomes a particularly
dangerous
400 Years Ago:
Lord
Gandof acompletes
his later
pilgrimage
and
fightsGandof
Sin in the
Calm his
Lands.
The
fight
creates
huge
gorge,
called
the
Scar.
finishes
battle
at
the bottom
of the
Scar
and destroys
Sin,
then
dies.
Because
there
are
no
Summoners
in
the
Calm
Lands,
the
few
inhabitants
eventually adopt the Scar as a burial ground.
50 Years Ago:
Lord while,
Mika isbut
ordained
Grand
of Yevon.
HeMaester.
dies sometime in the
next
refuses as
to be
SentMaester
and remains
Grand
One Generation Ago:
Sin
attacks
the
Home
of
the
Al
Bhed
and
destroys
it.
An
named
arises
as leader and leads them to rebuild their Home in Al
theBhed
desert
islandCid
of
Bikanel.
A
summoner
named
Belgemine
goes
on
her
pilgrimage.
She
nears
theis end
of
it,
but
is
killed
before
being
able
to
summon
the
Final
Aeon.
She
not
Sent,
onskilled
Spira enough
and resolves
train their
aeonsbut
untilstays
one is
to call to
thehelp
Finalfuture
Aeonsummoners
without her help.
23 Years Ago:
Wakka is born in Besaid Village.
17 Years Ago:
Braska,
a priest
of Yevon,
begins
visitingHe
thefalls
Al Bhed
in an effort
promote
relationships
two
in love
an have
AltoBhed
(the
sister
ofYuna
Cid,between
leader
ofthethe
Alcultures.
Bhed)Cid,
andthough
marries
her.with
They
asister,
child
named
(after
Lady
Yunalesca).
initially
angry
at
his
softens
and
invites
her
to
return
Home.
She
agrees,
but
on
the
way
her
ship
is
by Sin and she is killed. Braska resolves to become a summoner
to attacked
defeat Sin.
Between 17-10 Years Ago:
Auron,
a
warrior
monk
of Yevon,
is offered
the hand
of isthe
high priest's
daughter.
Hemonks.
refuses
to marry
against
his will, though,
and
ostracized
from
the order of
Auron's
friend,
Wes
Kinoc,
is
named
captain
of
the
warrior
monks (a
promotion
originally
intended
for
Auron).
He
is
later
promoted
to
maester
of
Yevon as well.
10 Years and 3 Months Ago:
Jecht,
star blitzball
in the dream
Zanarkand,
wades
outand
to sea,
he
encounters
Sin. aplayer
The
meeting
thrusts
him
out of the
dream
into where
Spira,
near
Bevelle.
After
rowdy
incident
with
the and
nearby
guards,
Jecht
ends
up in
prison.
Braska,
intrigued,
visits
the
prison
offers
Jecht
his freedom
in
exchange
for
being
his
guardian
on
the
journey
to
the
real
Zanarkand.
Jecht
agrees. Braska is also accompanied by Auron on his journey.
10 Years Ago:
Kimahri
Ronso
and
Biranbut
Ronso,
hero
of his failure.
clan, have
a battle
near breaks
Mount
Gagazet.
Kimahri
loses,
refuses
to admit
Biran,
incensed,
Kimahri's
Bevelle. horn. In disgrace, Kimahri leaves Gagazet and wanders towards
Along
Braska's
journey,
visits
Besaid
Island and
is enthralled by it; he
asks Auron
to bring
Yuna he
there
after
the pilgrimage
is over.
On
the stupor.
way across
the Moonflow,
Jechtagain.
attacks his shoopuf ride in a
drunken
He resolves
never to drink
Braska and party
reach Zanarkand,
where
theyagrees
are met
by
Yunalesca.
Upon
discovering
the role
guardian,
Jecht
become
the
fayth,
having
given
hopeofofthe
returning
Zanarkand.
Hetoasks
Auron
to find
a
way to his
ownupZanarkand
and watchtoover
his son Tidus;
Auron
agrees.
Jecht
becomes
the
Final
Aeon.
Braska
summons
him
and
defeats
Sin,
dies. Jecht eventually merges with Yu Yevon and becomes the new Sin. but
Auron,
tornand
in confronts
loss and Yunalesca,
sorrow, makes
his way
back why
to the
temple
in
Zanarkand
demanding
to know
Braska
had to
die.
Yunalesca
gives
him Auron
the usual
spiel
about
the
Summoning
providing
hope for
Spira.
attacks
Yunalesca,
butFinal
is defeated
and
mortally
wounded.
He
makes
his
way
down
Mount
Gagazet,
and
stumbles
across
Kimahri.
He consciousness
begs him to takeand
Braska's
daughter by
Yuna
from
Bevelle
to
Besaid.
Hewho
loses
is
discovered
Rin,
an
Al Sent,
Bhed
merchant,
takes
him his
in. Auron
dies
in
the night.
He refuses
to be
though,
resolving
to
fulfill
promise
to
Jecht,
and
leaves
Rin's
shop
in
the
middle of the night.
Wakka
joins
Besaid
Aurochs,
eventually
not to win
anythe
games
in the
next ten
years. becoming its captain. They are
Kimahri
goesher,
to Bevelle,
finds in
Yuna,
andwith
takes
not to leave
and he stays
Besaid
her.her to Besaid. She begs him
Yuna
grows and
up with
newfound
friends
Lulu,
Wakka,
and his
Chappu.
Both
Lulu's
Wakka's
parents
are
killed
in an grow
attack
by brother
Sin
soon
after
or just
before Yuna
arrives. Lulu and Chappu
close
andeither
eventually
develop
a romantic
connection.
In The Last Ten Years:
Auron
ridesTidus's
Sin and
ends dies
up inofthe
dream
Zanarkand,
where
he
over
broken
heart
when the
Jecht
does
notwatches
return.
TidusTidus.
grows
up in mother
his father's
shadow
to
become
star
player
of the
Zanarkand
Abes.
Jyscal
Guado
completes
a
tireless
toil
of
bringing
the
Guado
tribe
closer
to
Yevon.
He
is
rewarded
by
becoming
Maester
of
the
Guados.
He
completes
hishuman.
willingness to bring Bevelle and the Guados closer together by marrying
a
Jyscal's
son,
Seymour,
givenbut
an to
extremely
by bothaway
Guado
and
humans.
Jyscal
hasprotect
no is
choice
send himtough
and time
hisa mother
to Baaj
Island.
Desiring
him,
his mother
fayth
and gives
him
the
power
of thetodark
aeon
Anima.
Tastingbecomes
the power,
however,
Seymour
desires
far more.
Seymour
returns
to
Guadosalam
and
rises
in
the
ranks
of
Yevon,
becoming
high priest of Macalania Temple.
Lulu
becomes
to a summoner
named
Lady the
Ginnem
and
accompanies
herguardian
on
herGinnem
pilgrimage.
However,
uponShe
reaching
Cavern
of
the Stolena Fayth,
Lady
is killed
by fiends.
is never Sent,
and
becomes
powerful
fiend.
Rikku,
Cid's
daughter,
is
attacked
by
a
fiend
in
the
water.
Her
brother
attacks
it
a Thunder spell, but hits her instead, eventually giving her an phobia
ofwith
lightning.
One Year Ago:
Luzzu,
leader
of the Besaid
chapter
the Crusaders,
convinces
join
thewith
Crusaders.
is given
an Al of
Bhed
weapon.
He isChappu
killed in to
a
battle
Sin. LuluHe
becomes
reserved
andmachina
cold.
Wakka
loses
his
concentration
in
a
blitzball
tournament
because
of
of Chappu. He resolves to leave blitzball and become a guardian. the news
Six Months Ago:
Wakka
and Lulu
accompany
Father Zuke,
areaching
priest of the
Yevon,
on Lands,
a pilgrimage
to
become
a summoner.
upon
Calm
Zuke
quits
his pilgrimage
and However,
becomes
a thinking
monk
in
Bevelle.
Throughout
the
pilgrimage,
Wakka
becomes
distracted
about
blitzball,
and
resolves
to return
tohas
Besaid
one last
tournament
before becoming a guardian
for
Yuna,
who
also for
decided
to become
a summoner.
Two Weeks Ago:
Seymour
murders
his
father
Jyscal,
but
Jyscal
realizes
what
is
going
on
and
records
a video sphere
warning the
finder
Seymour's
trueisintentions.
unwillingly
to the Farplane
before
hisoftime.
Seymour
ordained He
as is
a
maester of sent
Yevon.
Some Time Recently:
[X-2]
Yevon
begins
training
people
for
entry
into
the
Crimson
Squad,
a
group
that
purports
to be with
an elite
offshoot
of the
Crusaders,
although
officially
unaffiliated
it. Three
of those
people
are Nooj,
Baralai,being
and
Gippal, who
are recorded
by
Paine during
their
training.

Present:
Yuna
enters thewhile
Cloister
of Trials
in Besaid
Temple.
Lulu
her guardians,
Wakka
practices
with the
Aurochs
onand
the Kimahri
beach. act as
Cid
sends
his to
daughter
Rikku
and her
brother
with
a to
crew
of the
Al Bhed
on a
salvage
ship
the
ruins
in
Baaj
Island.
They
are
find
legendary
machina airship of a thousand years ago and raise it from the ocean
floor.
Cid
also
puts
into
motion
a
plan
to
stop
all
the
summoners
from
completing
their pilgrimages, sick and tired of the sacrifice that goes on to pacify Sin.
The
Crusaders
strike up aMi'ihen.
deal with
theintend
Al Bhed
to combine
forces
in
an
attack
Operation
They
to catch
Sinspawn
and
bring
them
tothey
onecall
spot
(theweapons.
Mushroom
Rock),
then
when
Sin
returnsgofor
them,
to
hit
him
with
machina
Maesters
Kinoc
and
Seymour
along
with
the
knowing
full well
it will it.
fail and cause untold casualties, feeling
thatplan,
the hope
of victory
willthat
be worth
Jecht/Sin
desires
stopdream
the violence
he is Sin
causing against
his will during
in Spira.
He
takestournament;
Auron totothe
Zanarkand.
Zanarkand
a
blitzball
Auron
takes
Tidus
to Sin. attacks
Tidus
Auron are
pulled
out of Zanarkand.
Tidus
is thrust
into
the deserted
Baajand
Island.
After
being
attacked
by
fiends
(and
barely
escaping
the
clutches
of
one
of
them)
andand
building
a fire,
is attacked
byTidus
one more
fiend and
rescued
by
Rikku
her
crew
of Tidus
Al
Bhed,
who decide
think
a fiend
some
reason.
mistrustful
of Tidus,
they
to letishim
live iffor
they
helpodd
out
with
theirDeeply
salvage
operation.
Tidus
and
Rikku
manageit,to
power
up the
airshipbyand
open
thesalvage
way forship.
the
other
Al
Bhed
to
rescue
but
they
are
attacked
Sin
on
the
Tidus ends
near Besaid Island; Rikku and crew survive and take the
airship
back up
Home.
Tidus
befriends
Wakka
and
promises
to join
the Aurochs
forfirst
thetime.
tournament
in
Luca.
Hetomeets
Luzzu
and
Gatta,
the
Crusaders,
the
takes
him
Besaid,
where
he
is introduced
to thefor
various
aspectsWakka
of the
Yevonite
culture.
A
day passes
and
Yunainto
stillthe
does
not return
from the
Trials. Upon
finding
out
about
it,
Tidus
barges
Trials,
later
joined
by
Wakka.
They
find
Yuna
and heraeon.
guardians
there, having her
justnew
passed
the Trials
andin gained
the
Valefor
Yuna demonstrates
summoning
ability
the village
square.
Lulu
is
angry
at
Wakka
for
bringing
Tidus
into
the
village;
she's
especially
unnerved by Tidus's resemblance to Chappu.
The
next morning,
Wakkathe
gives
Tidus
Chappu's
sword.byWakka,
Lulu,
Tidus,
and
Yuna
headreason;
towards
beach.
Tidus
is attacked
Kimahri
along
the
way
for some
he then
joins with
the
party.
Yuna heads
for Kilika
to visit
the temple,
while isTidus
going
tournament
(Kilika
on theisway
to Luca). Wakka to Luca for the bliztball
Tidus
meets
an entrepreneur/salesman
named He'll
O'aka
XXIII
onseveral
the S.S.
Liki
bound
for Kilika,
who asks
forThe
some
donations.
meet
him
in theKilika
future,
peddling
wares.
Liki
ship is attacked
by Sin,
whoSending
then times
goes
after
Town
andhead
causes
much
damage.
Yuna
performs
the
for
the
deceased.
They
through
the
forest
to
Kilika
Temple;
they
meet
up
with
Gatta,
and
Crusaders
along attacks
the way,them
and yet
confront
named
LordLuzzu,
Ochu. At
thethe
temple,
a Sinspawn
again. a fiend
After
beating
the
spawn,
the
team
meets
the
arrogant
Luca
Goers
at
the
temple.
Inside, theyTidus
come(who's
across
anotherstays
summoner,
andCloister
her burly
guardian
notDona,
a (Dona's
guardian)
outside the
of
Trials,
butBarthello.
is pushed
in by
playing
company
finish
the Trials
andBarthello
she obtains
the Ifrit
aeon. with him). Yuna and
On
the
S.S.
Winno
heading
to
Luca,
Tidus
attempts
to
fire
a
Jecht
Shot,
his
father's
trademark
move. (He may
or may not succeed). Yuna watches and
strikes
up
a for
conversation
and disgust
Jecht comeabout
out. his father, where Tidus's feelings of despise
In
Luca,
Maester
Mika
and
Maester
Seymour team,
both arrive
to oversee
the
tournament.
So do(Cid
the intends
Al Bhed to
Psyches
who report
to Cidtheir
that
Yuna
hastheir
arrived
captureblitzball
allthemselves).
the summoners
to prevent
finishing
pilgrimages
and
sacrificing
Yuna
hears
about
Auron
in Luca,
and takes
Tidus
to meet
him. Ronso
They fail
to his
findfriend
him,
though.being
Kimahri
is distracted
by the
arrival
and
Yenke,
who
taunt
A fight breaks
out,
andofinBiran
the ensuing
scuffle
Yuna is
captured
by the
Al him.
Bhed.
To
cover (who
their losses,
the Al Bhed
Psyches
issue an ultimatum
to
theplay
Besaid
Aurochs
have
received
a bye
in the
tournament
and
only
the
Psyches
andYuna,
the
Luca
Goers),
telling
them
take
divemust
if they
want Yuna.
Yuna
back.
Tidus,
and
Kimahri
rush
to
the to
Alsafety.
BhedaThe
ship
and
rescue
Lulu
shoots
a
flare
to
inform
Wakka
of
Yuna's
Aurochs
barely
win
their match agains the Psyches, but Wakka is injured in the match.
Tidus
to the
Aurochs'
room
and takes
over for Wakka in the match
againstreturns
the Goers
(which
he may
or may
not win).
Seymour's
loyal
Guado,
by
his
behest,
and
in
an effort
to show Spira
his
power andhisobtain
their trust,
release fiends
the meets
stadium.
Seymour
summons
Anima
andthat
decimates
them. inTidus
Auron
in the
chaos as well. aeon
He informs
him
Sin is Jecht.
Auron
offers
his services
as a guardian
to Yuna, and insists on Tidus being
included
as
They head
Highroad
andwell.
Mushroom
Rocktowards
Road. the temple at Djose, past the Mi'ihen
Along
the
Highroad,
they
meet
Belgemine
(whochurch),
challenges
Yuna to an
aeon
battle),
Shelinda
naive acolyte
of the Yevon
Chocobo
Knights
(Lucil, characters
Elma,
and(aClasko),
and throughout
Maechen
for
thejourney,
first the
time;
will
meet
these
times
their
but they
generally
they
don't do much. 8-)several
They also
meet a young girl
named
Calli.
They
stop
off
at
Rin's
Travel
Agency,
where
they
hear
about
a
Chocoboeating
Tidusride;
resolves
togets
beat it (he
may off
or may
do the
so. Winning
gets
a monster.
free
losing
pushed
a cliffnot
onto
where
you chocobo
have
to make
yourwords
wayyou
back
to the
main
road
afterOldroad,
a long
detour.)
records
her guardians
final
to
her
here in
a video
sphere,
intendingYuna
to leave
it to her
after
thefriends
Final Summoning.
[X-2]
(About
this
time)
The
Crimson
Squad
has
their
final
training
exercise,
supervised
bycave
Maester
Kinocalive.
in theHowever,
Mushroom
Rock (the
Road.
are to
investigate
andevil
return
the
DenThey
ofgo
Woe)
is
inhabited
bya Shuyin's
spirit,
which
causes
all cave
the trainees
toapparently
crazy
and
kill
each
other.
A
vision
of
Vegnagun
is
shown
to
them,
causing
the
insanity.
Only
Nooj,
Baralai,
and
Gippal
remain,
mainly
because
Paine
Shuyin.stops them from killing each other. However, Nooj is possessed by
(cont.)
Itwas
is evident
thatensure
the entire
exercise,
possibly theWhen
entirethe
Crimson
Squad,
athey
hoax
thethe
deaths
of and
all the
three
return alive,
aretothat
shotLogos
at by
theytrainees.
manage
to
flee alive.
It
should
also
be
noted
and Yevonites;
Ormi
areBaralai,
working
for the
Yevonites
now
and
are
sent
to
find
and
terminate
Nooj,
and
Gippal.
They
are
unsuccessful. (Although maybe this is where Leblanc is introduced to Nooj!)
The roadEven
to Djose
is closed
to thepassage
Crusaders/Al
Bheds'
Mi'ihen.
summoners
aredue
refused
(including
an Operation
incensed
Dona).
Maester
Seymour
happens
the party and
lets
Yuna
through,However,
inviting her
to the command
center of along
the operation.
Gatta and
Luzzu
argue
nearby.
Gatta
intends
to fight in the
operation,
but
Luzzu
refuses
to
let
him.
Luzzu
also
takes
the
opportunity
to
tell
Wakka
that
he
who
enlisted
but was
tells the
himone
to be
careful
and Chappu.
not to die.Wakka smashes him one in the face,
Operation
Mi'ihen
theCrusaders.
Sinspawn(Luzzu
are madeGatta
to call
Sin,
and
Sin
andcommences;
decimates
the
willout
die to
at
point.
If arrives
Luzzu
dies,
Gatta
returns
Besaid to take or
over command
of this
the
Crusaders
there.)
Yuna
performs
thetoSending.
[X-2] (About
this time)
Paine
meets
up their
with Nooj,
Baralai,
and Gippal
onturn,
the
Mi'ihen
Highroad.
The
four
agree
to
go
own
way.
However,
as
they
Nooj
shoots
Baralai,
Gippal, and Paine, leaving them for dead. None of them
actually
die, of
course.
Yuna
and party
head for
Djose
Temple
(where they
meet the
of
the
Chocobo
Knights;
there's
only
oneanother
Chocobo
left, though
theremainder
Knights
are
all
fine).
Inside
they
meet
Isaaru,
yet
Summoner,
his
brotherscum-guardians
Maroda
and
Pacce.
Yuna completes
the and
Cloister
of Trials
and gains the help
of Ixion.
Tidus,
Yuna
andway
co.they
head
towards
the again,
Moonflow,
a as
river
infested
with
pyreflies.
On the
meet
Shelinda
as well
Biran
and Yenke

Ronso,
who
nastily
informplan
Kimahri that summoners have been disappearing
(thanks
tofor
the
Al Bhed's
shows up
another
battle. on stopping the pilgrimages). Belgemine also
The
party
rides
a
shoopuf
towards
the otherwho
bank, but
attacked
byYuna.
none
other
than
Rikku,
inbust
an Al
contraption,
to is
make
off (all
with
Tidus
and
Wakka
upBhed
her machine
and savetries
Yuna,
though
without
knowing
who
was in
there).
[X-2]
Baralai
reaches
Guadosalam.
agrees
to take
him "under
his
wing",
erasing
his involvement
with Seymour
the
Crimson
Squad;
Baralai
into
hiding.
Gippal to
returns
to the
Al Bhed
Home
in Bikanel
Island.
It's goes
unknown
what happens
Nooj until
after
the end
of FFX.
After
reaching
the otherRikku
shore,speaks
Tidus finds
Rikku
on the
bankand
of the
river.
After
some
with
her
cousin
Yuna
ends
up
deciding
to confusion,
be yetthat
another
guardian
and
to travel
with
them. Wakka
is
blissfully unaware
she is an
Al Bhed,
however.
The
party
enters
Guadosalam,
where
they
are
greeted
by
Tromell
Guado,
Seymour's
sycopanthic
servant.
Seymour
invites
them
into
his
mansion,
where
he treats
them
toFarplane's
some food,
and a breathtaking
view
of toancient
Zanarkand
(thanks
to the
memories).
Hetothen
asks
Yuna
marry
him. Extremely
flustered,
Yuna asks for
some time
decide.
She
heads
for
the
nearby
Farplane,
where
she
meets
with
the
spectres
of
her
parents.
(Wakka
and
Lulu
also
spend
time
with
Chappu.)
Yuna
Tidus
tohe's
try Sin.
to call
Jecht, but
of course
hedoes
doesn't
come,
because
he's tells
not
dead
However,
Tidus's
mother
show
up...
even
though
she
wasn't Sent, she accepted death while still alive, pining away for Jecht.
On
the wayYuna
out ofre-Sends
the Farplane,
Jyscal
shows
up, trying towhich
leave the
Farplane.
him, Maester
but
drops
a for
video
quickly
picks
Auron he
comments
thathethe
reason
himsphere
trying to leave she
the
Farplane
wasup.
because
had a violent
death.
Yuna
decides
to continue
herMacalania
pilgrimageTemple,
in lieu which
of marrying
Seymour,
but
Seymour
has
already
left
for
he
is
high
priest
of.
Shelinda informs Tidus of the fact, and they start after him.
First
they
pass
through
the
Gandof
Thunder
Plains,
where
Rikku
makes
her
fear
of
lightning
abundantly
clear.
While
stopping
at
Rin's
Travel
Agency,
Yuna
a look of
at Jyscal's
sphere,
which
ishand.
a warning
to beware
Seymour
and
atakes
declaration
his murder
byhim,
his
son's
confront
Seymour
instead
so she
tellsShe
herdecides
friends tothat
she's
changed her
mind of
andfleeing
wants from
to marry
him.
At
the
other
end
of
the
Plains,
they
pass
through
Macalania
Woods,
where
they
find
an
out-of-breath
Barthello,
who
is
looking
for
Dona
(already
captured
by introduces
the Al Bhed).
Towards
the end of
the of
wood,
takes a
shortcut
and
Tidus
a place
kind
like aAuron
liquid
They
fight
a giant sphere
fiendtohere,
andwhich
Auronis shows
Tidus
one
ofsphere.
Jecht's
video
placesspheres
now). he left behind on their journey (nine more show up in other
Around
this time:
Isaaru
is on pilgrimage
in Besaid; the Al Bhed sneak up
and
Pacce,
and to
threaten
does,capture
and they
take him
Home. to kill him if Isaaru does not surrender. He
At
one
of
Rin's
stations
near
Macalania
Temple,
Tidusto
meets
up with
Clasko
of the Chocobo
Knights
again.
(He can
convince
become
Chocobo
breeder
instead Tromell
of a Knight,
in which
case
he endshim
up on
the S.S.arush,
Liki
with
a
gift
forYuna
Tidus).
meets
them,
apologizes
for
Seymour's
and
takes
with him. However,
the
Al Bhed
attack again!
Rikku's
brotherthem.
leadsRikku
the attack
this
buthide
again
they
defeatfrom
the machina
sent
against
can
no time,
longer
lineage
though,
who's
rather
upsetwith
at learning
about
it. her
Tromell
takes YunaWakka,
again
inside
the
temple
meet
Seymour
point she
gains
thetohelp
of the aeon
Shiva.at the Cloister of Trials, at which
While
Yuna
is
gone,
a
priestess
discovers
Jyscal's
sphere
inside
her
belongings.
Tidus
finally
views
it and resolves
to and
chase
Yuna into
the
Cloister.
They
reach
theaeon
end,Anima,
confront
Seymour,
areafter
attacked
by him.
Seymour
summons
his
but
they
defeat
it
and
kill
him.
However,
before
Yuna
can
Send
him,
Tromell
enters
and
takes
the
body
away.
Seymour becomes an Unsent.
They
make
back out
of
the Cloister
of Tromell
Trials, but
are faced
with
Tromell
andtheir
his way
contingent
ofdeal
Guado
guards.
destroys
Jyscal's
sphere,
declaring
that
"Guado
with
GuadoOnce
problems!"
Everyone
runs,
continually
dealing
with
the
Guado
pursuers.
they
near
Macalania
Forest,
a giant beast is sent against them. It cracks the frozen lake
and
theyhowever,
all fall through.
At
the
bottom
of the
Sin appears,
drawndisorientation,
by the sound of
theparty
Hymnfind
of
the
Fayth
from
thelake,
temple.
After
some
the
themselves
in thebySanubia
Desert
on Bikanel
Island,
near
thewith
Al Bhed
home.
Yuna
is found
some
Al Bhed
andof taken
to attack
Home
the
other
summoners;
however,
the
Guado
learn
this
and
Home.
They
find
Yuna and steal her.
[X-2] convinces
Gippal hasGippal
a conversation
with Yevon.
Auron at this time; this is apparently
what
to fight against
Tidus,
Rikku,
and
the
others reach
Home
togone.
find it They
under also
attack.
search
for
Yuna
and
are
devastated
to
find
findThey
Dona
and
Isaarutheir
here.pilgrimage,
Tidus finallyand
asksfinds
why out
the her
Al
Bhed
are
keeping
the
summoners
from
the
truth
about
what
happens
the
summoners
after
the
Final
Summoning.
He
resolves
more
than
ever
to find
Yuna
and
apologize
to
her
for
all
the
bright
things
he
said
about
defeating
Sin.
Cid
deems that
Homeas
cannot
be
saved
from
the
there by
the
Guado;
he takes
many
Al
Bhedtoas
hegiant
canfiends
(mostunleashed
of them, actually),
the
summoners,
andrestored.
Tidus
and
friends
the
airship
salvaged
by
Rikku
in
Baaj
Island,
now
He
then
uses
the
airship's
weapons
to
blow
up
Home.
[X-2] Buddy is one of the Al Bhed aboard the airship.
Cid
searches
forSeymour
Yuna using
a machina
inside
thehim.
airship,
finds daring
her in
Bevelle,
where
is forcing
her to
marry
Theyand
make
attempt
to
rescue
her (defeating
Bevelle's
guardian
dragon,
Evrae,a on
the
way),
but
are
captured
by tower
Maester
Kinoc
and his
monkto warriors.
Yuna
escapes
by
falling
from
the
and
summoning
Valefor
carry
her.
She
makes
her
way
to
the
Bevelle
Temple
to
enter
the
Cloister
of
Trials.
Tidus
and
co. follow
Inside,
catches a glimpse of Bahamut's fayth, who
has riddled
his her.
dreams
nowTidus
and again.
Outside
the Cloister,
Maester
KinocMika
arrives and
captures
party.and
During
the
(not-so-)fair
trial
by
Maesters
Kelk
Ronso,theYuna
her
friends
are sentenced
to the the
Viasentencee.
Purifico,and
a There
(not-so-)grueling
physical
test
supposedly
meant
to
execute
are
two
parts
to
it;
Tidus,
Wakka,
and
Rikku
end
up
in
the
water
and
have
to
fight
the
spectre
of
Evrae
to leave;
theEveryone
others end
up in a to
dry-land
andend
have
fight
to
break
free.
manages
do so.part
They
uptoon
theIsaaru
Bevelle
Highbridge.
Seymour
waits
for
them
here.
He
kills
Kinoc
and
absorbs
the
pyreflies
from
his body
and several
other guards,
creating
an
artificial
armor
similar
a
small
Sin's.they
Kimahri
himhelp
andhim
tells
the others
to run,
but(on
after
going scale)
a shorttowhile
comeattacks
back and
defeat
Seymour.
The the
party
flees Bevelle
and attempts
ends up back
in Macalania
Woods.
Yuna
wades
into
nearby
lake.
Tidus
to
cheer
her
up
by
telling
her
stories
of
Zanarkand
and
trying
get her
give
up Da
herNe)
pilgrimage,
doesn't
work.
Tidus
kisses
her to
(to
tunetoofis.
Suteki
and tells but
her ithe'll
stay
with her
no matter
what
herthe
decision
Maester
Mika
sends
word
throughout
Yevon's
temples
that
Yuna
and
her
friends
are
traitors,
to
be
killed
on
sight.
He
dispatches
warrior
monks
to
all
corners
of Spira, of
searching
for guilt
her. in
Maester
Kelk Ronso,
worried
byorder
Mika's
calm
acceptance
Seymour's
Lord
Jyscal's
death,
quits
the
of
Yevon and returns to Mount Gagazet.
The
party
back
together,
they
head
off to the
Calm
Lands.
There they
meet
with
Father
Zuke,
who
was
told
by
Bevelle
to
kill
them.
However,
he
simply
warns
and lets
them proceed.
Other
people
to meet in this vast place
includethem
Belgemine
(again),
a Chocobo
racer,
and Maechen.
They
headoftowards
MountThey
Gagazet,
the last stronghold
civilization Guado
before
the
ruins
Zanarkand.
are
stopped
by
more
ofofSeymour's
cronies, but defeat them and continue.
They
proceed
to
Mount
Gagazet,
where
they
are
met
with
resistance
by
Kelk
and
his faithful
(including
Biranand
and
Yenke).
Yuna's
strong
words
convince
Kelk to Ronso
let her pass,
but Biran
Yenke
refuse
to allow
Kimahri
to

join
her.
They
attack
accept
their
defeat
withKimahri,
grace. and Kimahri beats them. Biran and Yenke
As Yuna and
friendsdown
travelthe
through
Mount
Seymour
the
mountain
and
mows
Ronso
one(besides
byGagazet,
one, the
including
Kelk,attacks
Biran,
Yenke.
Only a scant
few Yuna
Ronso
survive
blitzball
stilland
in
Luca).
Seymour
tracks
and
catches
uparmor
to her
at
theplayers
peak
of
the
mountain.
Again
calling
power
to
create
an
of
souls,
he
is
again
defeated
by
Tidus,
Yuna,
and
the
rest,
but
not
before
Seymour
declares
his
intention
sorrow. to join with Sin and destroy all life on Spira, thus "healing" it from its
The
people
oftoSpira,
upon
hearingword
Maester
declarationThey
of Yuna
a
traitor,
begin
doubt
Bevelle's
and Mika's
their populating
intentions.
are as
also
disinclined
to trust
the warrior
monks aggressively
their villages.
Maester
Mika,
realizing
that
Yuna
is
close
to
Zanarkand,
and
finding
out
about
Seymour's
true intentions
(which
hedeclaration
doesn't agree
with at
and
also
seeing
the chaos
ensuing
fromthe
his
of Yuna
asALL),
a traitor,
spreads
a spread
second
rumor
saying
first rumor
about
Yuna's
was false,
by
theSummoning
Al
Bhed.that
Heinintends
toHe
clear
herthe
name
sotraitorship
that
she
may
perform
the
Final
peace.
calls
warrior
monks
back
to Bevelle.
leaves
many villages
unprotected,
so thewhich
Crusaders
end
up
getting
aThis
surge
of volunteers
to swell
their ranks,
were
depleted
after Operation
Mi'ihen.
A
largeClinging
exodus to
from
thewhose
ranks faith
of Yevon begins,
and Bevelle
is thrust into
chaos.
those
unshaken,
they rearrange
entire
Thesurprise.
acolyteremains
Shelinda
is appointed
captain oftheir
the
Bevelleinternal
guards,structure.
much to her
The
Guado
lose
all hope,
realizing
theirtime
foul in
deeds,
and become
depressed
and
defeatist.
Tromell
spends
all
his
the
Farplane,
pining
for
his
masters and apologizing to them.
Continuing of
north,
the party
reaches
a wall
ofinto
fayth
- all that
remain
of the
inhabitants
the
real
Zanarkand.
Tidus
falls
a
dream
upon
touching
it,
where
he istruth
finally
contacted
directly bythe
thefayth
faythasks
who him
controls
Bahamut.
He
is
toldages-long
the
about
Zanarkand,
to defeat
Sin, end
their
summoning,
and letand
them rest.
Tidus
awakes.
Thethem
party here
continues
through
a cave
leadingbattle),
to Zanarkand.
Three
trialstoawait
(the
third
a monster
sentAfter
by
Yunalesca
test
the worth
of and
those
whobeing
seek
the
Finaltowards
Summoning.
the
trials,
they
emerge
outside
continue
up
the
path
Zanarkand.
Yuna
drops
the
video
sphere
she
recorded
back
on
the
Mi'ihen
Highroad
containing
her last words; Tidus finds it and pockets it, after watching its
emotional contents.
That
night, This
Tidusisand
friends
rest
at seen
the peak
ofintro;
the red
mountain
near
Zanarkand.
actually
the
scene
in theof
inforother
words,
the
entire
game
up until
now
has
been
aThe
"flashback"
sorts
Tidus
(whichthe
is
why
he
narrates
it
at
certain
points).
next
day,
they
continue
towards
ruins of Zanarkand.
They
complete
the
Cloister
of
Trials
in
the
dome
of
Zanarkand
and
finally
meet
Yunalesca.
Yunalesca
tells Yunashe
the wishes
truth about
the Final
Summoning
and
tells
her to Yuna,
choose
the guardian
to make
fayth for
the end
Final
Aeon.
at this
treatment,
refuses
to
dointo
so, the
and
to
the
"spiral
of angry
death"
for and
once
and her
for for
all.good.
Bolstered
by decides
all her
guardians,
she
attacks
Yunalesca
Sends
Sin
arrives
at
Zanarkand,
sensing
Yunalesca's
departure.
Tidus
promises
Jecht/Sinthis
thatmoment
he'll findtoanother
way.
chooses
pick them
up.Conveniently, the airship piloted by Cid
Inside,
the
party
racks
their
brains
for the
ideas,
andofcomes
up with
two:
To was
visit
Maester
Mika
in
Bevelle,
and
to
sing
the Fayth.
The
song
enjoyed
by JechtTemple
during his
life and still
isHymn
(as evidenced
by his
appearance
near
earlier).
intend
song Macalania
while they attack
Sin,
hopingThey
to weaken
it.to have all of Spira sing the
They
visit
theguards,
Highbridge
in Bevelle,
where
find
Shelinda,
the new
captain
of the
meeting
them.
She
takesthey
them
Mika,
assumes
Yuna
has
received
Final
and
exhorts
herYunalesca,
totovisit
thewho
Calm
and
summon
it.
Shethe
tells
himAeon
whatappears,
transpired
with
and
heLands
loses
all
hope
and
dissolves.
Shelinda
asking
if
they
have
met
Mika;
Auron,
naturally
evasive,
tellsthat
herwhen
he hasn't
showed
up yet.
Tidusthe
alsoHymn
tells
Shelinda
to
spread
the
word
the
airship
begins
singing
of the Fayth, all Spira should sing along.
Bahamut's
fayth
again
contacts
Tidus
and
tells
him
to
meet
him
in
the
Chamber
thethat
Fayth.
there,
tells
them
about
Yu
Yevon,
waiting
inside
Sin,ofand
thereOnce
is where
thehereal
battle
must
bewell.
fought.
He
agrees
with
Tidus's
plan
involving
the
Hymn
of
the
Fayth,
as
He
also
asks
Yuna(since
to summon
her aeons
when them
she fights
Yu Yevon.
She thinks the offer
odd
she's been
summoning
all along)
but agrees.
Word
ofhas
Maester
Mika's on
"death"
spreads
throughout
Spira. Chaos
The church
of
Yevon
no
comment
it,
but
the
rumor
gets
around.
spreads
even further.
thetosummoner
is called
back
fromof hispeace;
pilgrimage
installed
in Isaaru
BevellePacce
tryandto Maroda,
keep
some
sort
his and
two
brothers/guardians,
now
guard
the
Highbridge
in
Bevelle.
After preparations
are
complete,
Tidus
and party
attackway,
Sin using
the
airship,
while
Spira
sings
the
Hymn
of
the
Fayth.
On
their
Tidus
brings
out
Yuna's
sphere
containing
her last
words, off
tellstwo
herofshe
won't
beSin
needing
it,
and
throws
it off
the edge.
knocking
Sin's
arms,
near
Bevelle.
However,
heAfter
soon
takes
to the
skies
and
hovers
in crashes
thewide,
sky
over
Bevelle,
waiting
for
Tidus.
Tidus
attacks
him
and
opens
the
mouth
and the airship enters.
Inside,
they Sin
find Seymour,
supposedly
"becomingbut
one"
withand
Sin.Yuna
He draws
power
from
creates
third armor
Tidus
him
down
again;and
Yuna
finallya Sends
him. body,
They continue
on into
thestrike
very
center
of Sin.
Tidus
finally
meets
his
father
there.
Jecht
transforms
into
Braska's
Final
Aeon
and
uncontrollably
attacks
Tidus.
Tidus
and
friends
manage
to
defeat
him
for good
just before
heand
dies.he finally manages to tell Jecht how much he hates him...
Yu
Yevon,one
having
aeon
takeneach
away,
attacks
Yuna and
friends.
Yuna
summons
aeonhis
after
another;
one
is possessed
bygo.
Yu
Yevon,
and
destroyed
for
good
by
Tidus,
leaving
Yu
Yevon
nowhere
to
They
finally
attack
his
body
(now
a
kind
of
black
floating
spider
thing)
and
destroy
it.
Yuna
Sends
Yu
Yevon
and
the
fayth.
She
notices
that
Auron
also
begins
to
disappear;
however,
Auron
tells He
herdisappears
to continue,and
andfinally
that he
has his
been
on the
world
for long
enough
already.
takes
place
on
the Farplane.
The
fayth with
in the
wallYufinally
stop summoning
the dream
Zanarkand
the Zanarkand
destruction
Yevon;
disappears.
The
fayth
in temples
around
Spira fadeofout
and
their the
soulsdream
are finally
put to rest.
As for the fate of Tidus... that depends on the ending of FFX-2.
Side Quests (FFX):
Tidus can
visit
Baajbeginning
Temple of
again,
whereand
hehecan
escaped
from
in the
the game,
candefeat
ask forthe
the fiend
powerhe
of
Seymour's
aeon,
Anima.
The Cavern ifofthe
theparty
Stolen
Fayth lies
between
the
Calmwhat's
Lands left
andofMount
Zanarkand;
explores
it,
they
come
across
Lady
Ginnem,
who
summons
her in
aeon, Yojimbo.
they
can
*pay*
Yojimbo's
services
nearby
adUpon
hoc defeating
Chamber her,
of the
Fayth,
which for
is where
the stolen
fayth ofthe
Yojimbo
resides.
Tidus
can
visit
Remiem
Temple
near
the
Calm
Lands.
This
temple
was
a
holy
place
before
the battle
between
High
SummonerBelgemine
Gandof andmakes
Sin; after
that,
the
Calm
Lands
became
largely
uninhabited.
her
home
here,
as
does
the
fayth
of
the
Magus
Sisters
aeon(s).
If
Yuna
defeats
all
Belgemine's
aeons,
andofasks
Yuna to Send
her.Belgemine says that she has fulfilled her powers
Tidus
can
find
the
Omega Ruins
on the
airshipHalfway
map. There
are no save
points,
but
a
lot
of
treasure
and
enemies.
through
Ultima
Weapon, a "shadow" of
thenasty
Omega
Weapon
they find
at thethey
very fight
end
and defeat.
The
Monster
Arena
is
off
the
edge
of
the
Calm
Lands;
formerly
a
training
ground
for
Lord
Mi'ihen
and
his
Crusaders,
now
a
man
lives
here
pitting
monsters against you and creating his own from monsters you capture.
Various
sidequests
have no
bearing(first
on the
the Cloudy
search
for eachother
character's
Celestial
Weapon
youstory,
haveincluding
to win the

Mirror
from
a Chocobo
race
in RemiemWoods,
Temple,then
thenbychange
it into
the
Celestial
Mirror
byand
a plant
inthem
Macalania
collecting
special
Crests
and
Sigils
using
to Village
power up
the
weapons).
There's
also
mini-games
involving
a
Cactuar
in
Bikanel
Island,
dodging
thunderbolts
in thein Thunder
Plains,
chasing butterflies
in Macalania
racing
Chocobos
the Calm
Lands,
AlBraska's
Bhed primers
to(which
learnForest,
the
Al
Bhed language,
Spheres
leftfinding
during
journey
allow
Auron
to learn hiscollecting
Overdrives),
or playing
blitzball.
Present until One Year Later (everything from here till the end is X-2 only):
A
man named
Trema creates
an hunters
organization
calledthe
the flamboyant
Seekers, who
later
become
the their
deregulated
sphere
(including
Leblanc
Syndicate);
goal is are
to find
the spheres
involving
Spira's past.
Once
many
of
these
spheres
collected,
Trema
founds
another
party,
New
Yevon,
old Yevon
teachings.
HeHe
then
takes
spheres deep
into the based
bowelson
of the
Bevelle
and destroys
them.
does
not the
return.
Nooj
founds
thehides.
Youth League, whose purpose is to discover the secrets
that New
Yevon
Gippal
either
founds
becomes They
head set
of the
Machina
Faction,
an apolitical
group
who
tinker
withormachines.
up camp
in Djose
Temple
as well
as Bikanel
Island.
Kimahri becomes elder of the Ronso.
Hovers are installed on the Mi'ihen highroad. Chocobos slowly go out of
style.
One Year until Two Years Later:
The
Gullwings
are
whenname
Brother and from
Buddy find an ancient airship
which
they
dubairship.
the created
Celsius.
the way
to the
ShinraThe
and Painecomes
also join up.the gull who shows them
Wakka and Lulu get married.
O'aka
buys
up Rin's
Travel
near Macalania
butdrying
is foiled
when
the
temple
falls into
the Agency
lake because
of the faythTemple,
vanishing,
up
his
customer
prospects.
Macalania
Woods
also
begins
to
fade.
The
Guado
move
into
the
woods
hiding
away
from
the
rest
of
Spira,
and
in
particular
the
Ronso,
whose
vengeance they fear.
Dona
joins
the Elma,
Youth and
League,
along
with Maroda
and the
previous
Knights
(Lucil,
Clasko).
A nervous
lad named
Yaibal
also Chocobo
joins.
Barthello joins New Yevon.
Yuna
is
offered
the
hand
of
the
son
of
the
praetor
of
New
Yevon
in appointed
marriage.
She
refuses.
Some
time
later,
the
praetor
is
retired
and
Baralai
is
in his place.
Cid creates
a help.
business by turning Zanarkand into a tourist attraction. He
hires
Isaaru to
Pacce
creates
his own
group,
thekiddies.
Kinderguardians, whose
only other
members
are sphere
Taro andhunting
Hana, two
other
Two Years Later (required missions only):
Yuna
finds
a
sphere
showing
Shuyin,
who
appears
look likelike
Tidus
her.
She
resolves
search
Spira looking
more tospheres
it. toRikku
convinces
her totojoin
the Gullwings
with herfor
to facilitate
this.
On a tripGrid
to Luca,
theSongstress
Gullwings dressphere.
run into Leblanc,
whostrange
steals reason,
Yuna's
Garment
and her
For while
some
Leblanc
feels compelled
to
put on(with
a concert
in a
Luca
looking keeping
like Yuna.
The
Gullwings
crash
the
concert
Yuna
in
moogle
costume
a
low
profile)
and
grab
back
the
grid
and
the
sphere.
Yuna
begins
dancing
while
in the Songstress
her feelings
are broughtcostume
out in it).(the dressphere was originally Lenne's, and
The
Gullwings
into discovered
the Leblancruin
Syndicate
when investigating
a sphere
on
the
topthe
of sphere.
arun
newly
on Mt. Gagazet.
The Gullwings
get
away
with
Landing
in
Besaid,
they
find
Wakka
upset
about
the
idea
of
being
a father.
He
remembers
Chappu
telling
him
of
a
sphere
of
his
parents
in
a
hot
moment; the cave he looks in does have a sphere, but that's not it.
Another
sphere is reported in Zanarkand, but it's really only half a sphere.
The
Gullwings
looking
for it. meet up with Isaaru in his job as tourist entertainer while
An
"awesome"
sphere
isit. reported
in Kilika.
The
League
andif New
Yevon
are fighting
overmake
The
Gullwings
drop
by Youth
(and
meet
Tobli,
haven't
They
their
way to the
temple,
step
in and
grabthey
the
sphere, already).
foiling both
parties!
The
Gullwings
decide
to
give
back
the
sphere
to
either
New
Yevon
or the
Youth
League
(the
main
story
is
not
affected
by
this
choice).
While
they
do
so,
Leblanc
sneaksThe
aboard
the Celsius
and to
steals
half-sphere
they got
from
Zanarkand!
Gullwings
resolve
get the
it back
by disguising
themselves
as Leblanc
Syndicate
members.
Three
uniforms
be found
from
in Bikanel
Island, Mushroom
Rock Road,
andcan
the newly
found
hotgoon-ettes
springs in Mt.
Gagazet.
The infiltration
is
pretty
much
a success,
barring aThey
rather
embarrassing
massage
Yuna
finds
herself
forced
to
give
Leblanc.
the sphere,
but
also the remaining
half The
of it, at which
pointVegnagun,
they're find
intruded
on the
by
Leblanc,
and
Logos.
and both
GullwingsOrmi,
and the
Syndicate
agreesphere
to find itshows
and take
it out.
The
groups
go
deep
inside
the
bottom
of
Bevelle.
They
cut
through
New
Yevon
troops and
himself
to get waiting
to the room
where
Vegnagun
or
was.
Instead,
they Baralai
find a dark
Bahamut
for them!
They
find outis(a- bit
later)
Vegnagun,
landedthat
in the
Farplane.sensing danger, dropped through a huge hole and
Fiends
begin
popping
out of the
temples.
Apparently
the new
dark
Aeons
are
behind
First
the League
Gullwings
Besaid,
where
they
findand
Beclem
(a in
guy
sent
byit.the
Youth
to head
whip to
thewants
Aurochs
intodown
shape)
Wakka
a
fight
over
how
to
deal
with
it.
Beclem
to
burn
the
temple,
Wakka
would
rather not.
In the
Gullwings
stop anyway.
Another
bigend,
holethe
is there
wherebeat
the dark
fayth Valefor
used toand
be. the fiends
In
Kilika, themake
Gullwings
enlisttoDona's
help to
get past
League
guards
their way
the temple,
where
they the
beatYouth
up dark
Ifrit.
Anotherand
hole.
Nooj,
Baralai,
and
Gippal
all
disappear;
they
head
for
the
Farplane,
where
they
aim
to
stop
Shuyin.
Shuyin's
aura
finally
leaves
Nooj
and
enters
Baralai, who goes towards Vegnagun, pursued by the other two.
Although
the they
Machine
Faction
claims
to be request
able to deal
with
the
fiends
at
Djose
at first,
get in
over their
head
Dark
Ixion
falls
to
the
Gullwings
as
well.
However,
Yuna
is and
shoved
into help.
the
hole
this
time.
She
lands
on
the
Farplane,
where
she
meets
Shuyin,
who
mistakes
her
for
Lenne
and
tells
her
about
his
plans
for
Vegnagun.
Nooj
and
Gippal
show
up,
and
she sees thatbyShuyin
is actually
Baralai,
who goes her
further
the
Farplane,
other
two. Yuna
somehow
way into
back
to
Bevellefollowed
(where shethe
fought
Dark
Bahamut),
eithermakes
just "magically"
or up
by
following
or not). a shining silhouette (depending on if you press X during this time
With the disappearance
their
Spira to
begins
to falltheir
into fears.
chaos She
and
bickering.
Yuna
decides ofto
put leaders,
on(once
a concert
assuage
enlists
Tobli
to handle
logistics
he shakes
off his creditors).
Shinra
creates
a new
spherethe
screen
would
Tobli's Hypello
workers
go
aboutthat
pitching
it. allow everyone to see at once.
The
concert
place
the Thunder
Plains (after
someLenne's
clearingfeelings
out of
fiends);
Yunatakes
wears
her on
Songstress
causing
and
be projected
onto thedressphere,
sphere screen.
The song
works, and
Spiramemories
begins toto
calm
down somewhat.
The
GullwingsOn
andthe
theway,
Leblanc
go down
one of versions
the holesoftowards
the
Farplane.
they Syndicate
have
tothen
beat
up the
Shiva,
Anima,
and the to
Magus
Sisters.
Theythe
meet
updark
with
Bahamut's
fayth,
who
apologizes
Yuna;
apparently
various
fayth
tried
to fought
stop Shuyin,
but got tangled up in his bad karma, resulting in the aeons who
Yuna.
On
the
way,
they
find
Gippal
wounded.
Leblanc
agrees
to
stay
with
him
while the Gullwings go on to Vegnagun.
Arriving
athis
theplan
heart
of theheFarplane
and
Vegnagun,
they
see
Nooj, who
describes
to
them:
decides
to
shoot
Baralai,
hoping
to
wound
not kill him; this would force Shuyin to enter Nooj, who would then but
kill

himself.
Yuna then
shoots
that plan,
instead
electing
to dressphere,
take down
Vegnagun
talk down
to Shuyin
wearing
Songstress
hoping thatand
Lenne's feelings
wouldwhile
convince
him the
to stop
the whole
shebang.
The
first
part
goes
off
without
a
hitch
(Jecht,
Auron,
and
Braska
give
hints
and
help tocannon.
the Gullwings
whilethat
they
fight),
but tries
Shuyin
starts
up
the
big
Vegnagun
After
taking
down,
Yuna
her
own
plan,
which
backfires
when
Shuyin
finally
realizes
she's
not
Lenne.
The
Gullwings
fight
him.
(He
has
all
of
Tidus's
overdrive
moves.)
Afterwards,
Lenne
herself
comes out of Yuna's dressphere and talks to him; they disappear together.
What
happensplay
nextthe
depends
on which That
ending
you get.
The "bad"
ending
occurs
game
normally.
means
the next
scenespeak.
has a
"ghost" ifof you
Tidus embracing
Yuna
in the Farplane,
but neither
of them
The
"good"
ending
is
available
if
you
press
the
X
button
on
the
Farplane
after
meeting
Shuyin
in
chapter
3,
then
again
right
now.
Bahamut's
fayth
appears and tells Yuna he'll try to arrange her meeting with Tidus.
The
"perfect"
ending is available if you have 100% completion; it occurs after
the good
ending.
No matter
which
ending
get,apologize
the next scene
consists
of Luca
where
Gippal,
and you
Baralai
Spira
resolve
to Stadium,
continue
the
Calm.
TheNooj,
Gullwings
party to
and
fly and
off somewhere
in the
meantime.
The
"bad
ending"skip
endsthe
here.
The "good"
endingupcontinues
after
the credits
withlight
the ends
very last
scenethe
of FFX
(Tidus
swimming
towards
the
light).
Here
the
up
being
sea
near
Besaid
Village.
He comes
of the
and finally
meets
Yuna,
whenthe
the
Celsius
swoopsout
down
on ocean
him. Wakka
and the
restupof with
the
town watch
happy
reunion.
SIDE MISSIONS OF FFX-2:
Chapter
4 only which
allowshe
you
to talkalltoaround
peopleSpira.
or see scenes via Shinra's
commspheres
places
Besaid
Village:
Not much
toput
doBeclem
here past
the required
missions.
Yougives
can run
the
Gunner's
Gauntlet
and
to
shame.
In(via
chapter
5, Lulu
birth
to a where
baby boy.
Beclem
gives
Wakka
a sphere
the
Gullwings)
from
Chappu,
Chappu
tells
him
to
stop
acting
like
his
father.
Wakka
realizes
hechooses
has to stop
putting
on himself
flow. He that
finally
a name
for labels
his baby,
Vidina. and just go with the
Kilika
Port:
Theopening
only extras
arepath
in chapter
5, wheresoyou
can see
the Youth
League
finally
up the
to the temple,
people
and
families
can get
back
together.
If you
all the
in
thetheir too;
Commspheres
chapter
4, Dona
andviewed
Barthello
will scenes
get back
together
otherwise
they'llinstill
be fighting.
Luca:
In chapter She
2, Yuna
can
embarrassing
escapade
from
the
introduction.
canSphere
alsorelive
talk
toher
Shelinda,
who's
amoogle
reporter.
In chapter
3
she
can try
and win5the
Break
tournament
(Shinra's
the moments
reigning
champ).
In
chapter
she
can
play
Blitzball,
or
have
a
few
quiet
alone thinking of Tidus.
Mi'ihen
Highroad:
In chapter
2, Yuna
meets
Calli, by
who
wants a Chocobo.
After
helping
her catch
one,can
Calli's
then
attacked
a
Chocobo
Eater
fiend,
whom
Yuna fights
off. You
invite
her
aboard
theYuna
Celsius,
too.
In chapter
3,
the
machina
guarding
the
Highroad
go
nuts
and
has incident
to help
take
them
down.
In
chapter
4,
Rin
starts
an
investigation
into
that
as
well
as
one where
a hoverthe
fellinvestigation,
off the bridge.
on
do in Calli,
earlier
chapters
and Prophet
during
theDepending
culprit
canChocobos),
bewhat
one you
of Rikku,
the
Chocobo
(areasons.
weird hippie
guy
who
likes
or called
Rin out
himself,
all
for
different
In
chapter
5
the
culprit
is
actually
in an Agatha Christie-style scene.
Mushroom
Rock
Road:
In chapter
2 you can
help clear
out headquarters.
fiends here. You
can
also meet
up
with
and Maechen
at the
Youth
League
you
choose
give
theLucil
Awesome
to
Youth
League,
can If
participate
intoatalk
tournament
here
inSphere
chapter
5. You
can
alsoYevon,
haveyou
another
heart-to-heart
with
Lucil.
If
instead
you
gave
it
to
New
barred from the tournament and you'll speak with Yaibal instead. you'll be
Djose:
You to
meet
Gippal
here
chapter
sign
up to
dig
Bikanel.
Not
much
else
do till
chapter
5,in
where
the2,
Aland
Bhed
invite
you
toinsoup
up their
Experiment
from Bikanelmachina,
to do so.take it on, and take it down. You need lots of parts
Moonflow:
Tobli's
the
here. In
chapter
2 you
be the
bodyguard
forall,
his
Hypello
courier.
Inguy
chapter
you
can
sellcan
tickets.
If you
got
them
chapter
5 will
have quite
a nice3show
(thehelp
Gullwings
can feature
too!).
Thunder
You have
can calibrate
the towers here in chapters 1-3. In
chapter
5Plains:
the fiends
sphere screen.
Kill 'em
all.taken over due to strange stuff from Shinra's big
Macalania:
O'aka
will
be on ifthe
run
fromhim.
his creditors
You
canhe'll
have
him
come
up
to the
Celsius
you
If you
payhere.
off his
debt,
return
to will
his
shop
inover
Macalania,
ascatch
will be
his doing
little
brother
Wantz.
Otherwise
the
Al
Bhed
take
it
and
O'aka
will
slave
labour
in
Bikanel.
Besides
this,
you'll
also meet up
with the rather
depressed
Tromell
herewill
in
chapter
1,
and
the
indigenous
music-playing
other
tribes,
who
say
they
fade away with the forest.
The
Ronso
and the 1.
Guado:
can
speak
withaffects
Kimahri
and Garik
in you
Gagazet
in chapter
WhatinYou
you
tell the
whether
or not
get
the
Trainer
dressphere
chapter
3. Guado
AlsoIfin
chapter
3,mission,
you can
try and
stop
Garik
from
his
Guadocentric
rampage.
you
do
this
the
Ronso
won't
go to Forest
battle, and
and move
in chapter
5tothe
Guado will join
the
other
races
in
Macalania
back
Guadosalam.
Lian
and
Ayde
will
return
and inspire
Kimahri
and Garik
to
look togenocide.
the future.
If, ahowever,
you give
that
mission
a
miss,
the
Ronso
will
commit
Not
single
Guado
will
remain.
The
other
races will
fade
along with
Macalania
Woods.
Lian
and
Ayde
will
still
return,
but
Garikaway
willbut
remain
intractable.
Note
that
you
can
meet
Lian
and
Ayde
once
a
chapter,
nothing
in
particular
will
happen
during those meetings.
The
Zanarkand
Issue:
If you2tell
Cid
off in chapter
he'll
be sulking
in the
Thunder
Plains
in
chapters
3 (when
ask1,for
Yuna's
forgiveness).
In
chapter
5, after
beating
theand
fiends
in
the he'll
Thunder
Plains,
can
visitup
a
new
dungeon.
Cid
willwill
be return
inside,
and
once
you
get
through
ityou
he'll
come
to
the
Celsius.
Isaaru
to
Bevelle
as
its
leader.
If,
however,
you let
Cid
be,
you
won't
see
him
again
during
the
game,
and
Isaaru
will
remain
in
Zanarkand
as its protector. Maroda will (ironically) be the leader of Bevelle
instead.
The Cactuars:
You canyou
dig to
in Bikanel
starting
chapter
1. In
chapter
3,
Nhadala
Benzo,
and
ask from
you
take him
the
Cactuar
Nation
aswill
an introduce
ambassador.
There
you'll
speak
with to
Marnela,
aallto
big
cactus,
who
asks
you
to
find
the ten
cactuar
gatekeepers,
scattered
over
Spira.
You
can
finish
this
sidequest
only
in
chapter
5,
but
in
the
meantime
the
place
is
being
attacked by
Angra
a
really
nasty
fiend.
After findingthe
the first
nine
gatekeepers,
you
mustMainryu,
venture
into
thehas
Cactuar
Hollow,
rogue
cactuars them,
dwell.
(The
gatekeeper
with awhere
badMarnela
crowd.)
After(or
subduing
the
tenlast
gatekeepers
get
ridfallen
ofthe
theinbig
fiends,
but
dies
dries
out)
in
the
attempt.
You
have
to
beat
boss
on
your
Once you're done, a new Marnela - just a sapling - will begin growing. own.
Bevelle:
You can
follow Gippal,
Baralai,
andKinderguardians
Nooj down here will
on their
way the
to
the
Farplane
chapter
3. In chapter
5,
the
Via
Infinito,
a in
100-level
semi-random
dungeon.
Every Mika,
20 levels
isdiscover
a boss,
which
is actually
an Unsent.
You'll
fight
Kinoc,
Jyscal,
Yunalesca,
and
Zaon.
After
that,
you'll
come
up
against
Trema
himself.
Beating
him
gets
you
a very nice accessory.

Calm
Lands:
TwoYou
rivalcan
companies,
Open Air and
and go
Argent
Inc.,
have opened If
attractions
pick
one company
about
promoting
in
chapterthe
5here.
one
has
500
PRthe
points,
will
show upthem.
and
convince
twocompany
companies
toover
merge
into
ClearTobli
Skies
corporation.
Chocobo
Power:
Clasko
originally him
joinstothe
Youth
League
Mushroom
Rock
Road,
but
you
canonconvince
give
it up
justinraise
chocobos.
He
then
with
the where
Celsiusthe
and
lands
in and
theused
Calm
later
on.
Once
yougoes
clean
outyou
the
ruins
Battle
Arena
to Lands
be,
he'll
use
as
a
chocobo
ranch.
You
can
use
chocobos
to
dig
in
Bikanel,
to in
open
up ait
secret
dungeon
in
Mi'ihen
Highroad,
or
another
secret
dungeon
of the chocobo ranch itself. Hiding in it is the Amazing Chocobo. the back
FF12
The Age of Gods:
A
legend states
thatgods
the gods
withdrew legends)
into a "city
theirOccuria.
own making",
sounding
as if the
(in the
areofsource
the
In the
ensuing
years,
the Occuria
useEsper
their Sun-Cryst,
of history
deifacted
nethicite,
toshapes
give power
to particular
humans
over others,
shaping
as
a gardener
plants.
[RW] The but
Occuria
attempt
to control
the them.
aegyl the
same
way theythe
control
the
humans;
the
aegyl
rebel
against
As
punishment,
Occuria
banish
the flying continent of Lemur s, and create a barrier of Mist
to keepthem
themto
there.
[RW] Feolthanos,
an aegyl,
who
is married
to ahis
viera,
follows
his
peopleand
to
Lemur

s.
However,
he first
places
pieces
anima
into
magicite
stores
them iniswhat
would
asofthe
Glabados
Ruins.
His
ship,
the
designed
tolater
reactbe
to known
this magicite
and
be summoned
there
to
takeGalbana,
the carrier
to
Lemur
s.
[RW] In Lemur
s, the
aegyl them
fall towith
fighting
amongst
themselves.
desperation,
Feolthanos
provides
auracite,
which
allows them
them In
to
summon
Yarhi,
but steals
theirauraliths.
anima away
by bit
and
stores
in
giant
pieces
ofstops
magicite
called
This bit
causes
thehimself
aegyl
to
loseintheir
emotions
and
the
infighting.
He
eventually
seals
away
the
Keep of Forgotten Time, becoming an auralith himself.
The
Espers this
are created
by the gods, but,War
led by Ultima, in
rebel against them
(apparently
is the
Clan
Primer
TheThousand-Years
gods bind them into mentioned
glyphs, forcingHashmal's
them to serve
whoeverdescription).
summons them.
More than 2000 Years Ago:
Kiltia founds the religion later called the Light of Kiltia.
Several
Church. years later, Saint Ajora founds a break-off sect, the Glabados
Approx. 1150 Years Ago:
King Raithwall,
a noble
of a small
country in nethicite
Valendia,(the
is contacted
by the
Occuria
and
given
three
Dawn, first
Midlight,
and
Shards)
and
theshards
Sword of
of deifacted
Kings.
(Apparently
Occuria
it
to Dusk
the garif,
who
find
themselves
unable
to use
it,the
before
giving
itgive
to
Raithwall.)
He
uses
these
to
unite
Ivalice
into
the
Galtean
Alliance.
Archadia
and Rozarria, members of the Alliance, take root during this time.
Raithwall defeats the Esper Belias and binds it to him.
Approx. 1100 Years Ago:
Raithwall
dies.
He the
leaves
theShard
Dusk is
and
Shards
to his descendants,
the
House
Galtea;
Dawn
leftMidlight
inthe
histutelage
tomb.
The
of Kings
is
placed
inadjured
the
Stilshrine
ofwatch
Miriam
under
of Sword
theand
Gran
Belias
is
to
keep
over
the
Tomb
of
Raithwall
theKiltias.
Dawn
Shard.
706 Years Ago (Year 1 Old Valendian/O.V.):
The
last of Raithwall's
descendants
dies,
ending the second
Galteanprince
Alliance
and
beginning
rule direct
of House
Dalmasca,
started
of
Dalmasca,
andthe
House
The to
Dusk
Shardbyisthegiven
to the new
Dalmascan King,
and theNabradia.
Midlight Shard
Nabradia.
Approx. 200 Years Ago (500 O.V.):
Archadia's
senate-run
republic is replaced
a military
governance
Archadia
an expansionist
invasion by
policy.
It eventually
wars system.
several
times
withbegins
Rozarria.
House
Solidor,
a
powerful
Senate
family,
struggles
to
remain
in power,
creating
the
Ministry
of
Law
and
installing
Judges
as
its
head.
It
remains
in
power until the present.
Fifty Years Ago (656 O.V.):
Fran
flees
the
viera
Eruyt
Village,
averring
that
she
can
no
longer
simply
watch
the hume
attacks
each other. Her sister Jote, leader of the
village,as
declares
hersociety
no longer
a viera.
Some Time Before Six Years Ago:
Venat
rebels
against
the Occuria
and begins searching for a way to deny
them their
plans
of controlling
humanity.
Some Time Ago:
The
Republic
of
Landis
is
conquered
byarethe
Empire.
brothers,
Basch
and Noahwhereas
fon Ronsenburg,
leftArchadian
adrift. Basch
flees
toTwo
the
Kingdom
ofquickly
Dalmasca,
Noah
pledges
fealty
to theGabranth
Archadian
Empire.
He
rises
in
the
ranks,
and
soon
becomes
Judge
of
the Ministry of Law.
Lord
Vayne
Solidor,
sonbrothers
of Emperor
Gramis,
rises in and
the ranks
ofdeath,
the Empire.
He
has
his
own
elder
accused
of
treason
put
to
at
the
behest of his father, leaving only his younger brother Larsa.
Six Years Ago (700 O.V.):
Cidolfus
Demen
Bunansa,
lead researcher
for
the Archadian
enters
Giruvegan,
city of
the
He finds nethicite
Venat
there,
whoEmpire,
becomes
confidante,
himOccuria.
how to manufact
and beginning
a planhis
to
rebel againstshowing
the Occuria.
Cid
becomes
infatuated
with
Venat's
plans,
and
begins
to
act
erratically.
He
appoints his
son,
as a
Ffamran,
upset at airship,
his father's
behavior,
on Ffamran,
thegoing
Strahl,
anJudge.
experimental
Archadian
and
becomes
aflees
sky
pirate,
under
the
name Balthier.
Cid becomes close
with
Emperor
appioints
handVayne.
man, but
also to Gramis
report back
to himJudge
on hisGabranth
doings. to be Vayne's rightSix Years Ago to the Present:
Balthier meets up with Fran, and she joins him in his journeys.
Cid
creates
the Bahamut,
a giant
and powerful
warship.
However,
he
requires
an enormous
amount
of energy
to to
power
it; the
even
manufacted
nethicite
can't
do the trick.
He
begins
a Occuria's
scheme
access
Sun-Cryst,
the
source
of
all
nethicite,
to
destroy
the
power
over
man
and
give
Archadia ultimate control over humanity's destiny.
Five Years Ago (701 O.V.):
A
it. plague consumes Rabanastre. The parents of Vaan and Reks are killed in
Two Years Ago (704 O.V.):
Princess
Ashelia
(Ashe) B'Nargin Dalmasca and Prince Rasler Helos
Nabradia are
married.
Nabradia,
afraid of Archadia's
power, makes
a treaty
withpressures
Rozarria
to
place
Rozarrian
troops
neargrowing
thenoNabradian
border.
Archadia
Nabradia
to dissolve
the pact,
to
avail.
In response
toisthe
escalation,
Archadia
invades
the
Nabradian
capital
Nabudis
(the
force
led
by
Judges
Bergan
Zecht).
Archadian
forces
the Midlight
Shard.
Zecht
isand
ordered
by The
Doctor
Cid
to use
thecapture
shard
against
Nabudis
as aJudge
test,
and
does
so,
not
realizing
the
consequences.
Nabudis
is instantly
vaporized;
no
one
in
the
city
survives.
Soon
a
layer
of
thick
Mist
envelops
the
city,
fiends
begin
to multiply,
turning
it into
the Nabreus
Deadlands,
and and
the
Verdpale
Palace
of
Nabudis
becomes
a
necrohol.
Nabradia
is
swallowed
up
by the Archadian Empire.

Judge
Zecht,
ashamed
and torn
by his actions,
of Law and
takes
the
name
Pirate
King
movesflees
into the
theMinistry
port
Balfonheim
and
clean
it up
of Reddas.
its more He
unsavory
citizens.
Soonathe
is the de
factobegins
leader to
of the
town.
Drunk
on itsFortress,
power, Archadia
continues
the war with
an
unprovoked
attack
on
Nalbina
which
lies
between
Nabradia
and
Dalmasca.
Losing
fortress
Archadia
wouldand
giveisitslain
the run
of Dalmasca. Prince Rasler goesthe
to
the frontto
lines
of Nalbina,
in battle.
[RW]
Amongofthe
dead of Nalbina
is
Velis,inthe
lover
of Mydia,
a feol
viera and
descendant
Feolthanos.
He
is
buried
the
Paramina
Rift.
Overcome
by
sorrow,
she remembers
the words
of her
mother isthat
theirtoancestor
came
from
a floating
continent,
continent
linked
the
"Eternal".
She begins
searching
for aand
waythat
to gothe
there,
in an effort
to revive
Velis.
The
people
of
Dalmasca
largely
lose
their
will
to
fight.
A
brave
force,
including
Captain
Basch named
fon Ronsenburg,
Vossler
Azelas, and a against
young
soldier
from
Dalmasca
Reks, ismounts
counterattack
Archadia.
being death:
sent out,
given
a atask
byand
Kinggive
Raminas
in
the event Before
of
the
king's
to Basch
secure
the
Dusk
Shard
it to the
Princess,
as
proof
of
her
lineage,
allowing
her
to
take
the
throne
of
Dalmasca.
The terms
Dalmascan
force, however,
is utterly
defeated.ofSoon
after,
Archadia
offers
of
Dalmascan
surrender.
King
Raminas
Dalmasca
agrees to sign the treaty at Nalbina Fortress.
The
remainingforDalmascan
including
Basch,
Vossler, and forces,
Reks,
quickly
Nalbina to forces,
protect
from
who theyleave
fear will assassinate
him as King
soon Raminas
as he signs
theArchadian
treaty.
Judge Gabranth,
Basch's
twin
appears
disguised
asReks.
Basch
and
murders
the king
and
mostpublicly
of thebrother,
Dalmascan
including
is
taken
into
custody
and
accused His
offorces,
regicide
(theismotive
isBasch
given
that
the king
was leader
"selling
out"
Dalmasca).
execution
announced
by
Marquis
Ondore,
of
the
neutral
city
of
Bhujerba,
who
is
ordered
by
Vayne
to do
so. Soon
afterwards,
the
Marquis
alsodue
announces
that Princess
Ashe
has
taken
her
own
life
of
a
broken
heart
to
the
deaths
of
her
husband
and father (it is unclear if Vayne is behind this announcement as
well).
Dalmasca
soonaccomplished
offers an unconditional
to the Archadian
Empire.
Gabranth
has
his goal ofsurrender
leaving Dalmasca
a broken
and
emasculated
kingdom.
Contrary
to
Ondore's
proclamations,
neither
Ashe
nor
Basch
have
died.
Basch
is
interred
in
the
Nalbina
Dungeons
by
Gabranth
to
ensure
he
does
not
embarrass his
plot,
and to keeptaking
as a the
last-ditch
blackmail
tool against
Ondore.
underground,
name
Amalia, and
a
resistanceAshe
effortgoes
against
the Empire. Vossler
accompanies
her joins
as her
protector.
Recently:
The
wyrm
Yiazmat
murders Montblanc's
master.toVowing
revenge,
he begins
Clan
Centurio
in Rabanastre
an attempt
attractQuests
the best
hunters
to eventually
take onas Yiazmat.
(See Side
for monster
further
information.)
The Present (706 O.V.):
Imperial
are
common
sight for
in Rabanastre.
Rabanastre, capital of Dalmasca.
Vayne
is soldiers
appointed
asathe
new Consul
Ondore
slowly begins
easing
the shackles
of theit Empire
diverting
the
purest
magicite
from
the
Lhusu
Mines
before
reachesby
Emperor,
sending it to
thea Resistance.
Judgesoldiers.
Ghis
isDraklor
dispatched
tothe
Bhujerba
to
investigate,
with
cadre ofMines,
Imperial
researchers
are also
sent
to
the
Henne
Magicite
searching
for
a
new
source
of
magicite
in
case Bhujerba's should cease.
Vaan
(Reks's
brother),
Penelo,
and
Kytes
are
orphans
living
in
Rabanastre
under
the
care
of
Migelo,
a
bangaa
who
runs
the
sundries
store.
They
are
all
employed
inacquired
various odd
jobs. We contract
first see to
Vaan
doingfor
ratthe
extermination.
Migelo
has
an exclusive
provide
fete of
incoming
consul,
butsends
the
caravan
with
the
goods
has
been
waylaid
in the
the
Estersand.
Migelo
Kytes
to
Tomaj
in
the
Sandsea
Pub
for
replacement
goods,
then
sends
Vaan
after
Kytes
when
Kytes
fails
to
come
back.
Vaan
finds
Kytes
in
the
Sandsea
studying
a
notice
board
where
a
hunt
has
been
postedis for
mark (Rogue
Tomato) lateness.
in the desert.
Kytes
suggests
that
the
tomato
theacause
the Tomaj
caravan's
sends
back
to
Migelo
andway
accepts
the of
hunt.
gives him
a Vaan
writ of
transithim
and
Vaan
makes
his
into
the
Estersand,
defeats
the Rogue
Tomato,
and
heads
back
towards
the
city,
but
the
gates
are
locked.
Migelo
arrives
with
a
liquid
bribe
for
the
guards
and
gets
Vaan,
Kytes,
and
Penelo
(who
came
to
look
for
Vaan) back inside the city.
Vayne
givesdesire
a speech
to the
of Rabanastre,
where
he humbly
declares
for peace
andcitizens
theseem
defense
of Dalmasca;
the people,
who
previouslyhis
spouted jibes
and insults,
placated.
Vaansome
decides
to sneak
intoback
the to
Royal
Palace of
during
the fete,
in ansuggests
effort to
find
treasure
to
give
the
people
Dalmasca.
Penelo
he
go to Old
Dalan
in Lowtown.
Vaan
takes herStone,
advice. Dalan describes a
secret
into
thefrom
palace,
him
a Crescent
needs way
a Sunstone
the gives
Giza Plains
to recharge it. and tells him that he
Penelo
meets
Vaan
by
the
south
gate,
and
tags
to
the Giza
Plains.
Vaan
collects
a Shadestone
frominto
the anomads
in along
Giza,
travels
around
the
Plains
recharging
it untilMigelo's
it turns
Sunstone,
and back
returns
to the who
city.
Penelo
leaves
to
watch
shop,
and
Vaan
heads
to
Dalan,
tells
him
that
the
secret
way
to
the
palace
lies
through
Warehouse
No.
5
in
Lowtown and thence to the Garamsythe Waterway.
While
Vaan
is Balthier
attempting
his
coup,
both
the
Resistance
(led by through
Amalia and
Vossler)
and
and
Fran
are
also
entering
the
palace
the
waterway;
the Resistance
is attempting
assassinate
whereas
Balthier
is looking
for treasure.
Vayne has to
been
alerted to Vayne,
the Resistance's
plot,
attackhowever
them. (it is unclear who the mole was), and prepares the Ifrit to
Vaan
finds
wayainto
thestone,
palaceactually
treasurythe
with
the help
of Dalan's
Crescent
Stone,
andhis
takes
bright
Dusk
Shard.
He can
is confronted
by
Balthier,
who demands
theThe
stone,
but
before
the
standoff
continue,
Imperial
soldiers
draw
near.
IfritBalthier,
finds
the
Resistance
andthe
begins
a
large-scale
attack.
Vaan
flees,
and
who
is
still
after
stone,
follows.
They escape
on a motorcycle-like
vehicle,
but the the
vehicle
soon
stops
working
(the
Dusk
Shard
absorbsairthe
Mist
inside
skystone
magicite
in
the
vehicle).
After
a
harrowing
ride,
they
end
up
back
in
the
waterway.
They
soon
meet
up with
fightingand
Imperial escape
soldiers together,
in the waterway.
Vaan
saves
Amalia
from Amalia,
the
soldiers,
butVaan
are
arrested
by
Vayne.
Penelo
runs
up and
triesthey
to convince
them to let
go,
but
is
unsuccessful.
Balthier
hands
Penelo
his
handkerchief
for
safekeeping
until
they
get
out.
Ba'Gamnan,
Gabranth's
dirty-work
bangaa
headhunter,
looks
on inand
disgust
(heare
desires
on Balthier's
head
himself). Vaan,
Balthier,
Amalia
thrownthe
intobounty
the Nalbina
Dungeons.
Vaan
happens
upon
three seeqs
beating
uphelps
a bangaa
insidethem
the dungeon.
The
seeqs
turnFran
on him
and
Balthier
him knock
out. They
meet
up with
andinstead,
espy
Gabranth
conversing
withtoBa'Gamnan,
both upset
that
Balthier
has Judge
eluded
them.
Gabranth
heads
speak
with
Basch,
and
opens
the
magicks
binding
the
way.
The
party
follows
quickly
afterwards.
Gabranth
interrogates
Basch
about
Amalia,
but
Basch
says
nothing.
The
Judgebelow
leaves.
Balthierswinging
and Fran
enterBalthier
the room;
Fran Vaan's
detects protests
Mist coming
from
Basch's
ignores
and
takes
everyone
down
withBasch
the cage.
cage,
freeing Basch.
Vaan is suspicious
of
him,
but
agrees
to
let
accompany
them
through
the
Barheim
Passage.
Basch
manages
to
explain
his
version
of
events,
and
Vaan
slowly
begins to change his mind about him.
They
emerge in Vaan
the Dalmasca
Estersand,
head
for but
Rabanastre.
The
party
separates.
heads
tofrom
Migelo's
toand
findVaan
Penelo,
finds
Kytes,
who
has
an aerrand
to do
Old Dalan.
offers
to instead
doVaan
it instead.
Dalan
gives
him
Sword
of
the
Order
to
give
to
Vossler.
finds
Vossler's
hideout,
the Resistance
is fiercely
debating
the but
meaning
of
the fact that
Baschwhere
still trust
lives.
Basch
comes
out,and
in new
clothes,
Vossler
refuses
completely
him.
Both
Basch
agree
that
they
need
to tocontact
Marquis
Ondore
in Bhujerba
to Vossler
try to secure
Amalia's
release.
Basch goes
with Ba'Gamnan
Vaan to thehas
Sandsea
to find
Balthier
Migelo,
but
instead
find that
kidnapped
Penelo
in anand
attempt
to lure

Balthier
out.
He hasisleft
a note telling
Balthier
tooffers
comehim
to the
in
Bhujerba.
Balthier
reluctant
go, but
Vaan
theLhusu
Dusk Mines
Shard
if
he
takesin him.
Balthier
agrees.toBasch
also
goes
along, intending
to meet
Ondore
any case.
Vossler
succeeds
in
reaching
Ondore.
Ondore
has
him
smuggled
onboard
the
Dreadnought
Leviathan,
Amalia
his time,
waiting for
a chance where
to get her
out. is being held captive. He bides
The
Strahl
arrives
inmeets
Bhujerba
to just
see outside
the Imperial
forces on a search
for
Lord
Larsa.
Larsa
them
thetoaerodrome,
introduces
himself as Lamont, and asks to go along with them
the Lhusu Mines.
In
the
mines,
Larsa/Lamont
finds
a
piece
of
manufacted
nethicite,
the
proof
he
wasThey
searching
for that
the Empire
has been doing
experiments
on it in
Lhusu.
happen
whoBa'Gamnan
says
that he's
already
let
Penelo
go,suddenly
but attacks
them.upon
The Ba'Gamnan,
party flees and
loses
them
in the
mines.
Penelo
is picked
up Ondore
by Judge
Ghis,
who
later
meets
Larsa.
Larsa
apologizes,
then
asks
to
put
Penelo
up
in
his
mansion.
Both
Vaan
and
Basch with
wish him.
to meet
Ondore,
sotothey
need
a wayproclaiming
to find the around
people
associated
Vaan
decides
make
athe
stink,
Bhujerba
"I'mResistance,
Captain Basch!".
Finally,
Havharo,
leader
of the
Bhujerban
cadre
of
the
has
Vaan
apprehended.
Basch
then
walks
in,
and
one of Havharo's agents, a servant of Ondore's, agrees to take them to him.
Vaan
asks Ondore
to see Basch
Penelo,also
but she
and
Larsa to
have
already
leftAmalia.
for the
Dreadnought
Leviathan.
asks
Ondore
help
rescue
Their
plan
involves
Basch
drawing aboard
his sword
against
Ondore,
being
arrested
and
taken knows
to
Judge
the them
Leviathan,
whereand
Amalia
is
being
held.
Ondore
that Ghis
Vossler will help
escape.
Ghis
tells
Amalia
(revealed
to
be
Princess
Ashe)
that
he
will
release
her
if
she
swears
fealty
to
the
Empire,
which
she
refuses
to
do.
Unfortunately,
she
has no
way
proving
her
lineage
andDusk
reclaiming
her
throne.
Basch
Ashe
that
he of
was
bidden
to give
her the
Shard,
whose
location
onlytells
he
knows
however,
it
begins
shining
in
Vaan's
hand.
Ghis
is
delighted,
and
demands
the shard.
hands
it over
promise
not to
execute
anyone.
GhisVaan
agrees,
and
sendsafter
the extracting
prisoners aaway,
quartering
Ashe separately.
The
soldiers
escorting
Balthier,
Basch
and
Vaan
scuffle
with
them;
Vossler,
walking
behind,
enters
into the
fray
and
they
succeed
intofreeing
themselves.
They
find
their
way
to attempt
Ashe
and
free
her.
She
agrees
trust Basch
for the
moment,
but
does
not
to hide
her hatred
for him.
On
the
way
to
the
Leviathan's
harbor,
they
meet
up
with
Larsa
and
Penelo.
Larsa
tells
them
that
Ghis
is
aware
of
their
escape.
He
gives
Penelo
manufacted
nethicite
he with
found
theofmines.
Vossler leaves to secure the
an
airship, and Penelo
goes
theinrest
the party.
They
meet
Judge
Ghis
before
they
can
find
an
airship.
Ghis
attacks
them
with
magic,
but
Penelo's
nethicite
absorbs
it.
They
defeat
Ghis,
and
Vossler
enters,
directing
them to an
Atomos
he found.
Theyhandkerchief
make it backtotohim.
the
aerodrome
Bhujerba.
Penelo
returns
Balthier's
Vossler
tellstoin
Ashe
he as
must
for in
another
way to restore Dalmasca,
and for her
take that
Basch
hersearch
protector
the meantime.
Ashe
heads
to Ondore
and asks
forshe
his obtains
help, butproof
Ondore
reasons
withThat
her
that
she
cannot
doaboard
anything
until
of her
lineage.
night,
Ashe
steals
the
Strahl,
intent
on her,
obtaining
thethe
Dawn
Shard
from
the
Tomb
of
Raithwall.
Vaan
happens
upon
as
does
rest
of
the
party. Ashe
askstreasure.
Balthier to "kidnap"
and have
tells him
that
Tomb
contains
and her,
Penelo
wishRaithwall's
to stick
around
either,
so much
they
all head to Vaan
the closest
they can
get no
to Raithwall's
Tomb:
the
Dalmasca
Westersand.
Emperorthat
Gramis
asks
Gabranth
Larsa,
especially
from Vayne, and
ensure
he does
not
become to
asprotect
ruthless
as Gabranth
himself.
Vossler
discovers
Ashe's
and contacts
Ghis.
Heagrees.
offers him a
trade: the
Dawn Shard
for goals,
giving Ashe
back herJudge
kingdom.
Ghis
The
party
heads
west
to
thethe
Ogir-Yensa
Sandsea,
where
Vossler
meets
up
with
them.
They
deal
with
Urutan-Yensa
as
they
head
past
the OgirYensa
Tomb. and Nam-Yensa Sandseas, to the Valley of the Dead and Raithwall's
The
makeand
their
way the
through
tomb, defeat Belias and obtain its aid.
Theyparty
continue
obtain
Dawnthe
Shard.
When
they
exit8th
theFleet.
tomb,Vossler
Judge Ghis
is waiting
for
them
the ShivaGhis
and
the
rest
of
the
tells
her
to give
him
the with
Dawn
assists
her judgment by threatening Balthier
with
death.
AsheShard;
hands the
shard over.
Although
they were
ordered
toit test
the shard
immediately,
Ghis
it
tested
anyway,
intending
to not
use
gain
power
over
Theofhas
shard
begins
reacting,
throwing
Fran
into
atoberserk
rage.
TheyVayne.
break
out
their
bonds
and
attack
the
Imperial
guards,
but
are
stopped
by
Vossler.
They
defeat him.
The
Dawn
drains
Mist fromAshe.
the ship's
engines.
Vossler
Basch to
take
upairship
hisShard
charge
of nick
protecting
party
manages
totells
escape
a
stolen
in the
of time
- theThe
Shiva
explodes,
taking
Ghis on
and
Vossler,
and
the
entire
8th
Imperial
Fleet,
including
the
Dreadnought
Leviathan,
with
it. The it.
party spots the Dawn Shard streaking away in a ball
of
flame, and
retrieves
Ondore
takes advantage
of this The
loss pirate
to thecity
Empire
to begin agrees
recruiting
Resistance
in earnest.
of
Balfonheim
to
supply the members
Resistance,
buttonotannounce
to fight her
with presence,
them.
Ashe
returns
to
Rabanastre,
but
declines
aswas
such
an
announcement
would
be
detrimental
to
Ondore's
efforts
(since
it
he who
announced
her
death,
and
exposing
this
as
a
lie
would
lower
his
esteem
in
the
eyes of
of potential
recruits).
Rozarria
assembling
forexpresses
war under the
pretext
training
exercises.
The begins
Archadian
Senate
its
displeasure
at
Vayne
for
his
reckless
display
of
the
Fleet.
Vayne
is
summoned back to Archades.
Ashe
resolves
to
useto the
Dawn
Shard
to attack
Archadia.
However,
she
does
not
know
how
use
it.
They
decide
to
head
for
the
garif
village
of
Jahara
to ask the and
elder
Balthier
demands
before
accompanying
asksthere.
formore
Ashe's
wedding
ring 1. Hepayment
tells her he
will
return it once hethem,
finds something
valuable.
The
garif
war-chief
is
unable
to
help
Ashe,
but
he
tells
her
that
the
Dawn
Shard
has
lost
its
Mist
and
is
useless
at
the
moment.
They
then
are
found
Larsa,
asks war.
AsheHe
to accompany
him Gran
to Mt Kiltias
Bur-Omisace,
in an Ashe
effort by
to
end thewho
coming
hopes
that pact
the
can then
confirm
as
Dalmascan
royal
blood,
and
a peace
could
be forged
and there
to
stop
Ondore
and
the
war.
(Al-Cid
Margrace
of
Rozarria
is
also
invited
to BurOmisace
by
Larsa.)
He
convinces
her
to
do
this;
despite
the
fact
that
she
would
be
helping
the
Empire,
Larsa
correctly
informs
her
that
Dalmasca
would
be theabout
battlefield
of any war.
Vaan decides to go with them, in search
for answers
his direction
in life.
Judges
Drace
and Gabranth,
though
in conflicting
about the
propriety
of
Vayne's
ascendancy
to
the
throne,
agree
thatminds
they
Larsa,
both
Vayne
Senate,
who would
reactmust
badlyprotect
when Lord
they
discover
thatfrom
Larsa
is notand
the the
puppet
they thought
he was.
At
some point
in the
the increased
recent past,
Mjrn, activity
Fran's in
sister,
leaves Eruyt
Village,
concerned
about
Imperial
the
Golmore
Forest,
near
the
Henne
Mines. She follows
them to the
mines, where
she is
captured
byMagicite
Draklor
She
is subjected
to manufacted
nethicite,
which
opens
herwandering
to researchers.
possession
by Venat.
She goes
berserk, killing
the
researchers
and
the mines.
The
party
passes
through
Golmore
Jungle,
but
the
forest refuses
tofind
let Mjrn.
Fran
pass.
Fran
opens
the
way
to
Eruyt
Village
and
instructs
Vaan
to
Vaan instead
finds her
older
sister
and
leadertoofknow
the village,
Jote.
While
speak,
Fran enters
village
and
demands
where
Mjrnsubsequent
is;
shethey
has
sensed
Mjrn
isthe
not
the
forest.
Larsa interprets
words
tothat
say
thateither
Mrjn
is in
in the
Henne
Mines,
where
the Jote's
party
heads.
They
meet
Mjrn,
who
summons
or
happens
upon
a
great
Tiamat;
the
party
defeats it, and Venat flees Mjrn's body.
The
group
returns
to
Eruyt
Village,
where
Jote
them
Lente's
Tear,
a
relic
that
allows
thetelling
party
to pass
thein
jungle.wood.
Mjrngives
wishes
to come
with
them,
but
Fran
refuses,
her
to Rift,
stay
party
passes
through
Golmore
Jungle
and Paramina
andthe
enters Mt The
Bur-Omisace.
In
the meantime,
Vayne
executes
a coup, assassinating
his
father
Emperor
Gramis.
blames
on Gregoroth,
chairman
the
Senate.
Senate isHestripped
ofthe
its act
authority
by the Ministry
of of
Law,
and
VayneThe
is

endowed
with autocratic
powers and
and draws
installed
as the
newhim,
Emperor.
Judge
Drace
accuses
Vayne
of treason
sword
against
realizing
that
the
Judges
support
him.
JudgeVayne
Berganorders
disarms
her,
madenot
inhumanly
strong
by
manufacted
nethicite.
her
execution
(though
Zargabaath
tries being
to convince
him otherwise)
and Gabranth
hisreports
order
reluctantly,
after
made
aware
that Vayne
of hisobeys
regular
to Gramis to
onMtVayne's
doings.
ordersknows
Zargabaath
to take
the
Alexander
Bur-Omisace
andVayne
bring
Larsa
Zargabaath takes
Bergan and Gabranth
with
him.back, apparently by force.
The
deposed
Senate
makes
a
token
resistance
with
the
forces
available
to
them, but it is quickly quelled.
The
party
meets
with Gran
Kiltias
Anastasis
andwould
Al-Cid,
who
brings Larsa
them
news
of
the
Emperor's
death.
The
previous
plan
have
involved
having
the ear Ashe
of Emperor
Gramis;Ashe
but decides
with Vayne
at the
he
would
simply than
declare
impostor.
to try
and lead,
gaininforms
a greater
power
Vayne
andan
fight
rather
than Raithwall
sue for peace.
Anastasis
her
of
theit,Sword
of cancel
Kings,
a relic
ofuse
King
that can
destroy
nethicite.
With
she
can
Vayne's
of
the
Dusk
Shard,
and
have
a
fighting
chance
with
Ondore
and
Rozarria
against
Archadia.
He
sends
them
to
the
Stilshrine of Miriam to retrieve the sword.
Battling
past another
Esper,
Mateus,
Ashe
obtains
the
Sword
of Kings.
Balthier
suggests
she
use
it
to
destroy
the
Dawn
Shard
as
a
test.
The
ghost
of
Rasler
appears tothe
her, tryingwant
to dissuade
her from
doing it (the
Occuria,
who
are
projecting
themisses.
nethicite
to remain
their
tools).
Ashe
swings
the understands
sword, image,
but deliberately
Fran
detectsas
a cessation
of
Mist from
it, and
that the sword
is real.
Upon
heading
back
to
Mt
Bur-Omisace,
they
find
it
under
attack
by
Imperial
forces.
Larsa
has
been
taken
away
by
Gabranth,
and
Bergan
has
slain
Anastasis.
The lined
party with
attacks
Bergan and
kills him,
finding
that his entire
body has
been
manufaced
Al-Cid,
survives,
asks
Ashe
tobut
come
back
to Rozarria
andofnethicite.
convince
them
towho
stand
downKings
their
troops,
Ashe
refuses,
telling him
her that
plan the
to use
the
Sword
against
the
Dusk
Shard.
Balthier
suggests
shard
is
in theofDraklor
Laboratory, in Archades.
The
party
to
the Mosphoran
Highwaste
and
toforward
Salikawood,
where
they heads
gather
apass
bunch
of moogle
to fix
thethen
road
to the
Phon
Coast.
They
through
the artisans
Coast,
the
Tchita
Uplands,
and
Sochen
Cave
Palace,
finally
reaching
Old
Archades.
Balthier
meets
an the
old
acquaintance
of
his
named
Jules,
who
helps
them
pass
through
to
Archades
proper
by starting
a commotion,
in section
exchange
forinvestigates
the juicy tidbit
of of
Balthier's
return.
Balthier
goes
to
the
Central
and
a
way
getting
to Draklor;
he givesthe
Jules
some
chops
to give makes
to VaanVaan
to allow
him to reach
him.
Juleshis
pockets
chops
and
run
around
town
collecting
own
chops
tothe
pay
theessentially
ferry,
delaying
him. Inthat
the Vaan
meantime,
a
cadre
of Judges
reinforces
service
entrance,
ensuring
and will
co.
won't
be
able
to
sneak
in
quietly.
While
Vaan
makes
a
disturbance,
Jules
be collecting his own info about Draklor to sell to the highest bidder.
Jules
shows
them to a cabbie
who takes
them
to into
Draklor.
In the
meantime,
however,
Zecht/Reddas
hasmost
made
his guards
own
way
Draklor,
intending
on
confronting
Cid.
Vaan floor,
finds
of the
already
incapacitated.
When
they
reach
the
70th
Reddas
attacks
them,
but
quickly
realizes
his
mistake.
They
confront
Cid
together
at
the
top
floor.
After
the
fight,
Reddas
leaps
at Cid,
butairborne
is deflected
by Venat,
who finally telling
shows himself.
Cid
escapes
onwhere
an
vessel,
to go
to
Giruvegan,
she might
find abut
newtaunts
stone,Ashe,
and that he her
intends
to go
there as well.
Reddas
takes
them
back
to
Balfonheim.
Balthier
suggests
they
follow
Cid
to
Giruvegan;
Cid left
haswithout
the stone,
and
if they
destroy
it with
the Resistance
Sword of Kings,
Vayne
willforces
be
his
trump
card,
and the
allied
and
Rozarrian
can crush
Archadia.
Reddas
towhich
accompany
them,
instead
investigating
documents
he Lighthouse.
found indeclines
Draklor
point to
to
the
Ridorana
Cataract
and
the
Pharos
The
party
heads
the
Feywood,
where
a sea
of Mist
awaits.
A city
vision
of Rasler appears
to which
Ashe
and
opens
the
way
forward,
towards
the
of
Giruvegan.
The
gate
bars
the Balthier
door only answers
to the
who
commands
Belias,
the Gigas.
Though
to wait
forone
Cidcity.
at the
entrance,
Rasler's
ghost
appears
and leadswants
Ashe deeper
into
the
After
reaching
the
Great
Crystal
and
defeating
the
Esper
Shemhazai,
Ashe
finds
herself
alone
in
a
strange
place.
The
Occuria
speak
to
her,
give
her
the
Treaty-Blade,
and entrust
herher
with
theleading
task ofto destroying
the
Archadian
Empire
andwhere
Venat.
They
give
hints
the
Pharos
Lighthouse
at
Ridorana,
she
is
to
find
the
Sun-Cryst
and
cut
new
nethicite
from
it.
Basch
is
against
her
listening
to
them.
Balthier
realizes
that
Cid
never
meant
to
come
there;
he
wanted
Ashe
to
meet
with
the
Occuria,
though
he
does
not yet divine Cid's true purpose of powering the Bahamut.
Larsa
begs Vayne
to treat
with dispatch
Ashe, butGabranth
Vayne claims
thatonAshe
seeks
not
peace.
Larsa and
Vayne
to spy
Ashe
and war,
see
which
she desires.
Reddas's
pirates
run
into
becalmed
waters
in
the
Ridorana
Cataract,
due to
a
huge
sea
of
Mist.
After
a
rescue
operation,
Reddas
gives
Balthier
a
skystone
works
in jagd
(liberated from
allowing him to fly
directly to which
Ridorana.
Reddas
accompanies
themDraklor),
on their way.
Balthier
tells
Vaan
to
take
the
Strahl
should
something
happen
to
him.
They
find
anthem,
inscription
Raithwall
telling them
of theEsper,
threeHashmal,
bosses that
await
and
notby
toKing
trust
illusion. They
another
on
the
way
up.
They
find
themselves
in thefight
Sun-Cryst
room. to
Rasler
again
appears
to
Ashe,
indicating
that
she
should
use
the
Sun-Cryst
destroy
the
Empire.
Gabranth
appears
then,
cajoling
her
to
do
it.
He
attempts
to
madden
her
by telling
hertothat
the fall,
one still
whonursing
killed her
father.against
(Apparently
he
secretly
desires
see he
thewas
Empire
a grudge
them for
the
destruction
of Landis.)
He
Reddas,
reveals
true
identity
as
Zecht.
Ashe
finally
realizes
thatfights
Rasler
is just who
abattles
construct
ofhis
the
Occuria,
and
resolves
to
destroy
the
Sun-Cryst.
Gabranth
them,
until
Cid
shows
up.
Cid
dismisses
Gabranth,towho
attacks
him,
only toThe
be thrownbattles
back by
Venat.
Cid
uses the
Sun-Cryst
awaken
Bahamut.
Cid,
who
summons
the
Esper
Famfrit.
Theythe
defeat
him, and party
soon
hisTreaty-Blade
body
fades
away.
Ashe
and
Vaan
both
try
attacking
the
Sun-Cryst
with
the
and
Sword
of
Kings,
but
cannot
reach
it
due
to
the
incredible
power
flowing
out
of Cryst
it. Reddas
takes the sword
from
Ashe
and
tells them
run.
at
the
it and in
causing
it to
explode.
The to
rest
of He
the leaps
party
escape,
but himself,
Reddas striking
is consumed
the blaze.
The
party
heads
back
to
Balfonheim,
to
find
Al-Cid
waiting
for
them.
He
informs
them
that
he
was
unsuccessful
in
securing
Rozarria's
peaceful
intent; military
generals
went right
to theImperial
Resistance.
A column
of fightersa
ended
up of
in war
oldonNabradia,
fighting
forces.
This
required
declaration
the
part
of
Archadia
and
the
Resistance
both
and
the
battleground
is Dalmasca.
for thethey
Empire
fighting the Resistance,
but itRozarria
is only acurrently
matter of waits
time before
join in.to tire
Vayne
commands
the Bahamut
and
heads
for Rabanastre.
The Strahl
heads
for
the
Bahamut.
Vaan
hides
his
voice
as
Larsa
using
Balthier's
voice-hiding
gadget,
and
Ondore
is(Larsa
convinced
to
let
them continue
for
theoffBahamut
through
the
air
battle.
tries
to
convince
Vayne
to
ease
on
the
Resistance
battleships,
demands
complete
annihilation.)
The
party
disembarks
and
goes
offbut
to Larsa
findand
Vayne.
On tries
the
way,
they
are him
again
attacked
by
Gabranth.
He
is
defeated,
Basch
to
convince
to
end
his
hatred.
They
find
Vayne
and but
Larsa,
who
finally
raises his
sword against
his
brother.
They
defeat
Vayne,
he
uses
manufacted
nethicite
left
him
by
Cid
to
become
Vayneafterwards;
Novus, a grey-skinned
monstrosity.
Vaynehis
tells
Gabranth
to
defend The
Larsa
Gabranth
responds
bybattle,
raising
sword
against
Vayne.
party battles
Vayne
Novus;
afteragainst
the
Gabranth
succeeds
in
piercing
Vayne.
Vayne
unleashes
a
blow
Gabranth,
sending
him
across
the nethicite.
room. He Vayne
summons
a finaltoattack
againstaided
him, but
it is absorbed
by
Larsa's
escapes
the outside,
by Venat
against
Vaan.
Vayne,
though
he
believes
himself
to
be
dying,
is
directly
possessed
bya
Venat,
summoning
pieces
of
the
Bahamut
to
himself
until
he
resembles
giant
mechanical
dragon.this
Henew
begins
destroying
ships
left and right.
However,
the party attacks
boss, The
Undying,
and prevails.
The
party
(with Larsa,
and Basch
carrying
Gabranth)
escapes
to head
the Strahl,
but
the
glossair
rings stop
Balthier
and Fran
back
inside
toBahamut's
fix them,his
without
theworking.
rest
of then
the party.
adjures
Basch to
continue
oath intelling
protecting
Larsa,
passesGabranth
away.
The
Strahl
begins
moving.
Basch,
using
Balthier's
voice-mimicking
device,
pretends to be Judge Gabranth and broadcasts a cease-fire, with Larsa

confirming
order.
Ashe
to Ondore. the
They
declare
thethen
war gets
over.on the mike and repeats the cease-fire
Judge Zargabaath,
onboard
the
Alexander, broadcasts
Bahamut
is
on
a
crash
course
for
He intends ato message:
ramafterwards.
it with The
the
Alexander,
and
ordersAshe,
his ships
toRabanastre.
fire to
onget
Alexander's
Balthier
then
contacts
asking
her
them to layremains
off the
fire until
he
fixes
the
rings.
We
see
him
carrying
Fran
(unconscious
from
falling
debris).
Then the Bahamut falls to the earth, well past Rabanastre.
One Year Later (707 O.V.):
Lord Larsa
has taken
over as Emperor. Basch is now a Judge and his
personal
protector.
place in one
month.Ashe's coronation as Queen of Dalmasca is set to take
Penelo
and
Vaan
return
to Rabanastre
to live
(theofBahamut
remains
as a
presence Vaan
on thealso
town's
They take
care
the his
Strahl
Balthier's
absence.
has outskirts).
somehow gotten
the cash
to buy
owninairship.
Penelo
returns
to
the
Strahl's
hangar
to
find
it
"stolen":
a
letter
and
ring
remain.
The
letter reads:
more
valuable:
the which
Cacheisofreturned
Glabados.
I await in
Bervenia."
The"Something
ring is Ashe's
wedding
ring,
to
her.
Side Quests:
You
can
take
on
45
different
monster
hunts
(marks),
either
from
notice
boards
or
Montblanc
in hunters.
Clan Centurio.
At
one point,
there of
areCenturio,
reports of
a
bangaa
attacking
mark
a to
bangaa
member
and
Montblanc
post
ago
dummy
hunt
in Monid,
an effort
get where
Vaan
and
Balthier
towith
take
it.
They
do
so,
and
to
the
Ogir-Yensa
Sandsea,
they
meet
up
the
one and only Ba'Gamnan, whom they finally defeat.
The
final hunt
is Yiazmat.
unlock
it, has
first 10
youmillion
must defeat
the
Hell life
Wyrm
in
the
Sochen
Palace. To
Hell
Wyrm
HP
and
many
bars.
Yiazmat
is inCave
the coliseum
inseveral
the
Ridorana
Cataract,
and
has
50 million
HP.
Beating
him
(which
requires
hours,
though you
can
leave
and Blade,
return
to
continue)
nets
you
one
of
the
three
ingredients
of
the
Wyrmhero
and reunites Montblanc with his five brothers.
Note
that Yiazmat
was known
as "Yazmat"
in the Japanese
version.
This is
an acronym
for "YAZumi
the
nickname
of
Yasumi
Matsuno,
director
of FF12.
He middle
had MATsuno",
to leave
the
development
team,
reportedly
due
to
health
issues,
in the
of thehimself.
game.
Montblanc's
"master",
who
was
killed,
is
a
reference
to
Matsuno
The
English
title
of
the
hunt
is
"Farewell to a Legend".
Two
of the hunts can be found in the Pharos Subterra, the three lowest
levels
time. of the Pharos Lighthouse which are available after beating it the first
Another
one isbe
in found;
the deepest
the Lhusu
Mines.
To lying
fully explore
it,
two
keys
need
oneafterwards.
inpart
theof
Antlion
and
one
around
in
the
Phon
CoasttoHunter
Camp
Thehunt,
mark
in this
case the
is
none
other
than
Gilgamesh.
TheBig
party
meets after
him first
on
ahim
bridge
(hence
titleEnkidu,
of
the
hunt,
"Battle
on
the
Bridge");
fighting
and
his
sidekick
he
runsaoff.
The second
battle is much
harder.
beating sneaks
him, heback
leaves
behind
replica
of party
the Wyrmhero
Blade,
whichAfter
he quickly
in
and grabs
while the
leader's back
is turned.
Other
than
the
five
storyline
Espers,
there
are
no
less
than
eight
others
to be
obtained.
Speaking
nu mou ininMt
Bur-Omisace
it is attacked
yields
key that
works
on to
a athe
waystone
the
Stilshrine ofafter
Miriam.
Following
the awaystone
leads you
to
Esper Zeromus.
In
the
Mosphoran
Highwaste,
the
shrines
dotting
the
rest
area
"floatweed".
Floating up the correct weeds opens a path to thecontain
Esper
Exodus.
The
Zertinan
Caverns
open up the
after
a point
in the story, and a previously
unreachable area
now contains
Esper
Adrammelech.
The
Garamsythe
(whichopen
work the
afterway
completing
the White
Mousse
hunt) canWaterway
be used sluices
to eventually
to the Esper
C
chulainn.
The
Barheim
Passage
can
be
opened
up
with
a
key
obtainable
after
helping
to
heal
a
bangaa
traveler
in
the
Dalmasca
Estersand
village.
The
Passage
can be further explored to find the Esper Zalera.
Three
nu Deadlands;
mou guard one
a keyis toin the
of Nabudis.
The
leader
in the
Nabreus
theNecrohol
Archades
Shop,
one
is in isDalan's
house
in they
Lowtown
of way
Rabanastre.
After Magic
convoluted
collection,
open
the
to three doors
insome
the Necrohol.
Pastmedallion
the third
door
lies the
Esper
Chaos.
Once
you'veMines.
collected
ten Espers,
a geomancer
in Jahara
will lies
openthe
a gate
in
the
Henne
At the
end of the
newly opened
section
Esper
Zodiark.
After
beating
Shemhazai
in
the
Great
Crystal
of
Giruvegan,
a
new
way
will
open
up,
with as
many
Zodiac symbols.
At theOmega
end liesMark
the
Esper
Ultima,
wellgates
asyields
thenamed
path
toafter
an extremely
difficult
boss,
XII. Beating
Omega
another
of the three
requirements
for the
Wyrmhero
Blade.
You
can
go fishing
by getting aEstersand
rod (the Muramata)
in Balfonheim
and times,
giving
itand
to beating
a man
in
the Dalmasca
After
fishing
enough
Gilgamesh,
on avillage.
long
hunt
involving
many
different
clues.
It shows
leads you
youmust
to gives
agopoint
in
thetreasure
Barheim
Passage,
where
Gilgamesh
again
up.
He
you
the
Matamune
rod,
claiming
he
was
looking
foryou
another
legendary
blade,
but just the
found
a fishing
rod.ofWith
the
new
rod,
can
fish
till
the
end,
gaining
third
element
the
Wyrmhero Blade.
The
Phonwill
Coast
HunterThere
Camp allows
youthan
to start
quest
whereby
monsters
show
noCamp).
less
80 of athem
(though
onlyrare
30
yield the trophies
youup.
can give are
to the
The
Giza
Plains
colony
takes
care
of
cockatrices;
however,
at
a
point
in the
story,
they
all
run
away.
You
must
collect
them
from
practically
every
city
in
the
world
you're
done
with item
the sidequest.
can
speak with them by
finding
thebefore
"Feather
of the
Flock"
in the rainyYou
Giza
Plains.
You
can
race
Rikken
and
his
friends
in
Balfonheim
in
a
similar
race
to
Vivi's
in FF9, though the prizes aren't great.
You
find bottles
Bhujerban Madhu (liquor) around Bhujerba and sell
themcan
to people
in theof
city.
Going
on the
commerical
airships,
you(they're
can start asisters);
quest where
you
must
meet
the
cabin
chief
of
each
airship
givingwith
them
all
letters keeps
an amorous
male
family fromallbugging
them
their
advances,
and you'll
get a prize.
You
can
find
a
viera
in
Rabanastre
and
match
her
up
with
her
"soulmate"
after running around after both of them.
Ktjn,
another
viera in Rabanastre, will ask you questions throughout the
game;
your
and you'll
getdecisions
a prize. will affect what she finally decides to do with her life,
There
are
several
a mention here. other minor quests to do, but none of them really deserve
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
After The Final Battle:
The
huge
explosion
by
theopening
Sun-crystup
and
weakens
the
barrier
of Mist descend
aroundcaused
Lemur
s,
to Bahamut
the outside
world. Sky
pirates quickly
on it, eager
to reap itsit bounty.
Mydia,
a
feol
viera
and
descendant
of
Feolthanos,
discovers
the
Cache
of
Glabados
before
gets
Reading
Feolthanos's
words toto "the
his
descendants,
andBalthier
hearing
thetothere.
rumors
that
Lemur
and
s istravel
linked
Eternal",
she
uses
the
Cache
summon
the
Galbana
to
Lemur

s, in
hopes of reviving
hertransformed
dead lover into
Velis.the
Once
there, she
is taken
over
bythe
Feolthanos's
will andto
Judge
Wings.
She
begins
distributing
auracite
the
sky pirates
arrive,of
carrying
out
Feolthanos's
intent of
amassing
an army
to returnwho
to Ivalice
and
wage war
on
it. In the meantime,
chaos ensues.
Prologue: In Search of the Eternal
Vaan
and Penelo
follow
Balthier,
Fran, and the
Strahl
to the Glabados
Ruins.
Balthier
found
the
Chronicles,
scroll
indicating
the true nature
of Lemurhas
salready
and auracite.
After
fighting offa some
monsters (including
Ifrit),

they
find to
twosomething
pieces of called
magicite:
theEternal".
Cache of
Glabados,
whichtoBalthier
says
is
linked
"The
Balthier
tries
take both
of
them,
saying
they'reand
toothrows
dangerous
for
Vaan,
butfirst
Vaan
challenges
him;
Balthier
acquiesces
one
to
him.
The
ruins
begin
to
crumble;
the
party escapes on the Strahl, but Vaan's airship is destroyed.
Balthier
travels
to Lemur
and begins
attempting
to destroy
the time,
auraliths.
He
confronts
Mydia
over
thesauracite
at some
point, but
the place,
and
outcome
is unclear.
Chapter 1: The Derelict
Vaan
returns
Rabanastre.
Summoned
by the
Cache,
theofGalbana
is
called
him, ato
derelict
ship.
Vaan,
Kytes,
and
Filo
sneak out
the cityand
at
night
totocheck
itgotten
out, but
arefirst.
ambushed
by
Yarhi.
However,
Ba'Gamnan
his
crew
have
there
Bwagi,
Rinok,
and
Gijuk
are
getting
sick
of
their
leader, though.
In any
they
chaseonly
after
and fight.
wins,
but
attacks
himcase,
from
the back,
to Vaan
be knocked
outVaan
by Penelo
andBa'Gamnan
Tomaj,
who've
followed
Vaan
everyone
in it,
headed
for Lemur
s.in. Just then, the ship takes off, with
Chapter 2: Distant Skies
Ba'Gamnan
is tied
bycontrol
Tomajusing
and kept
prisonerThey
onboard
ship, which
Vaan
discovers
he up
can
the Cache.
landbythe
onYarhi.
Zephyr
and
head into
Bosco
Pampa,
where
they
find
Llyud
Penelo
heals
him,the
and
they tells
helpthem
stave
off
more
Yarhi
whobeset
arepirates,
attacking
aegyl
friends.
Llyud
of
the
newly
arrived
sky
andLlyud's
leads
them to the Fane of Gucuma Qul, where they're holed up.
They make
way inside
the fane,
toare
be confronted
skyunlikely
pirates and
the
Esper
Titan.their
During
fight,
theyan
rescuedmuzzle
byby an
savior:
Ba'Gamnan,
who
hasthe
been
given
electrified
byinside
Tomaj
and
is
forced
to follow
Vaan's
orders.
They
defeat
theJudge
sky pirates
the
fane,
and
interrogate
them.
They
find
out
that
the
of
Wings
is
after
the
auraliths.
Llyud
tells
them
that
the
auraliths
are
what
keeps
the
barrier
between
Lemur
s and Ivalice
going,
and one
that of
the
effects
of destroying
them
could
be catastrophic.
He knows
where
them
is, and
they head
off to Tormelados.
Chapter 3: What Goes Up...
At
thislands
point,atTomaj
begins
collecting
on sky pirate
activity.
The
party
Rise,
they intelligence
rescue
several
fromof
sky
pirates,
and
themKisne
thewhere
ship.
They
continue
on to aegyl
the
Tehp
Qul.
Vaantake
sneaks
inaboard
the
front
entrance
past
the
guards
andFane
opens
theinback
entrance
for
the
rest
of
the
party.
They
find
the
Judge
of
Wings
the
chamber
of offering
the auralith,
speaks
to iftheir
anddestroy
controlsthe
them
with
a
bright
light,
themwho
their
dreams
theyminds
help
her
auraliths.
She
shows
them
a
vision
of
Balthier's
meeting
with
her
as
well.
However,
the
party
resists
her
and
fights
her
and
her
summoned
Shiva
helper,
driving
her
off - but not before she destroys the auralith.
Ba'Gamnan
runs received
off, but finds
his old
crew,
Rinok,
and Gijuk,
waiting
for
him.
They've
auracite
from
theBwagi,
Judge
of beat
Wings
andoff,
summon
Yarhi
to attack
him.
Vaan,
Ba'Gamnan
and
the
others
them
in the
process
hearing
that
the
Judge
of
Wings
is
in
the
Muruc
Cahuac
Skysea.
The
team heads there, after Tomaj opens the Sky Saloon aboard the
Galbana.
Chapter 4: A Grand Hunt
While
Vaanofgoes
toQul,
the Skysea,
Feolthanos
induces
Mydia
to headto to
the
Underfane
Yaxin
abut
large
magicite
rests.
She
attempts
use
to revive
her she
dead tries
lover,where
only
summons
a stone.
Yarhi
which
looks
likeit
him,
which
toVelis,
knock
back
into the
This
achieves
Feolthanos's
goal
of
removing
the
last
vestige
of
emotion
and
will
from
Mydia.
The ship
lands ataPort
Marilith, where
they meet
withmost
Rikken,
Elza, and
Raz,
who
are
tournament
to see
gets
the
auracite.
Filo
gets
them
to holding
waive the
participation
fee who
and
theheparty
but not
before
Ba'Gamnan
Rikken indicates
that
knowsjoins,
the Judge
of Wings,
but refuses toslips
sayaway.
any more.
Vaan
andsky
friends
firstThey
go to
Isshu,
they meet
Rikkenasand
beset
pirates.
help
themwhere
outabout
(collecting
treasure
theyhis
go),crew
but
Rikkenbystill
refuses
to tell Vaan
anything
the Judge.
Theypirates.
head to
Cebe,runs
where
they
again stops
team by
upand
withtells
Rikken
tohe's
defeat
more
sky
Rikken
off,
but
Tomaj
them
found
an
underground
shrine
on first.
the island,
the
Yapih Caverns.
Vaan
explores
them
and
finds Rikken
there
They're
confronted
by Bwagi,
Rinok,
and Gijuk,
but
Ba'Gamnan
(who's
managed
to
shake
off
Tomaj's
muzzle)
attacks
them
first.
Once they're
down,
goes
after
over to
Ba'Gamnan,
feeling
forUnderfane
him,
buthe
he
jumps
up,Vaan.
grabsFilo
her,walks
and runs
further
into the
caverns,sorry
to the
of Yaxin
Qul.
Vaan
rushes
in,
where
he
teams
up
with
Rikken
to
fight
Ba'Gamnan
(he
agrees
to
do
so
on
the
condition
that
Penelo
smiles).
Bwaji,
Rinok,
and
Gijuk
also
joinwhen
in thePenelo
fray. The
three bangaa
are
knocked up
out,and
andtakes
Rikken
gets
his
reward
dances.
He
ties
Ba'Gamnan
him
away.
After heLlyud
leaves,
theaffected.
party is They
suddenly
overwhelmed
though
is not
continue
further in.by a wave of emotion They
find
thedefeating
Judge ofhim,
Wings
no auralith.
They're
by
Belias.
After
the inside,
Judge but
summons
Bahamut,
but attacked
the party
is
saved by
bright
lightcausing
- the incomplete
Yarhi
form
of towards
Velis. Bahamut
wreaks
havoc
on athe
island,
the entire
thing
to fall
the
earth.
The
party
makes
it
back
to
the
Galbana,
but
the
ship
is
caught
in
the
explosion,
and everything goes white.
Chapter 5: Stranded
They
come
in Tomaj's
on the
islandabout
of Tswarra;
the
Galbana
is
broken.
Vaanto
realizes
that Camp
Llyud
feels
thetofall
of the
Skysea.
While
Tomaj
begins
repairs,
the rest
ofnothing
the party
needs
start
foraging
for
food.
They
start
in
the
Guguerro
Greendeep,
but
they
find
Velis
there,
wounded
being
attacked
Yarhi. to
Vaan
and
PeneloTo
save
himget
and
take
him
back and
to
the
camp,
but heby
refuses
anything.
try to
him
to
open
Penelo
dances
him,
and
hesay
finally
says for
"Thank
Vaan
beginsup,
to feel
jealous,
sinceforPenelo
usually
only
dances
thoseyou".
she cares
about.
Vaan
and
Kytes
further
intalking
Gugoza
Falls. When
they
return,
they
Penelo
and
Velishunt
sitting
and
together.
Penelo
says
Velisfind
is
lookingisfor
someone
named
Mydia.
Before
Vaan and
can
ask
tothat
explain,
the
camp
attacked
by
Yarhi.
Velis
is still
wounded
can'thim
fight,
but
the rest
of
the
party
stave
off
the
attackers.
Afterwards,
Velis
takes
Penelo
aside
and
thanks her, then disappears in a white light.
Mydia arrives
at the
camp turns
and him
confronts
Vaan and
andforces
the others.
Velis
suddenly
appears,
but
Mydia
a Yarhi
him toPenelo
attack
Vaan
and
Penelo,
saying
that,
like defeat
theinto
aegyl,
Velis
is begs
incomplete.
refuses
toLlyud
fight
Velis,
buthim
the
others
him.
Penelo
Vaanwords
not tothat
kill
Velis,
but
finishes
off
instead.
He
realizes
from
Mydia's
the aegyl are indeed incomplete - they lack their anima, their emotions.
Llyud
asks
Penelo
to
dance
for
him;
since
her
dance
stirred
emotions
in
Velis,
he thinks perhaps
it would by
do the same
forthat
him.
It doesn't
quite
seem
to
work,
interrupts
them
he's
fixed the
Galbana,
and
that though.
he sees Tomaj
the Strahl
in the skytelling
as well.
Chapter 6: Stealing Eternity
The
party
lands
on
Arda to
and
enters
Heaven's
Vigil,
where that
theyBalthier
meet Fran.
She
points
them
ahead,
the
Ymir
Qul
Range,
indicating
has
gone
there.
However,
they
again
meet
Bwagi,
Rinok,
andfind
Gijuk,
whothey
are
working
for
Ba'Gamnan
again.
After
beating
them
up,
they
out
that
meant
to
capture
Fran
in
an
effort
to
lure
out
Balthier
though
they're
not
sure
whether
that
was
just
a
way
for
Balthier
to
get
rid
of
his
three
cronies.
Theyback
indicate
that thereVigil.
are new members of the gang, so Vaan and friends
rush
to Heaven's

Fran
is being
attacked
by
skyonward,
pirates, back
and is
by Qul
Vaan's
party.
She
joins
the
party
andthe
they
head
to saved
the
Ymir
Range,
where
Fran
shows
them
entrance
to
the
Ymir
Qul
Underground.
Inside,
they
are
surprised
to
find
an
auralith,
as
well
as
Balthier
and
the
Judge
of
Wings
facing
off against
eachtoother.
They fend
off theToJudge,
only
to have Balthier
tell
them
herushes
intends
destroy
stone.
further
complicate
things,
Ba'Gamnan
in still
at the
samethe
time.
Vaan
defeats
both
Ba'Gamnan
and
Balthier,
but
Balthier
manages
toanima
get
away
fromand
him
and
the
auralith
in
the
process
releasing
the
of
Llyud
many
ofdestroy
the aegyl.
Everyone blacks out.
Chapter 7, Part 1: Illusions Within
Vaan
comes Penelo,
to in Lesrekta,
the world
thecan't
Yarhi,
and
makes
his versa,
way toand
the
Neverwood.
Llyud,
Kytes,
andof
Filo
see
Vaan
or
vice
all
of themThey
continuously
hear
voices
asking
them
about
their
desires
and
treasures.
fight
off
the
Yarhi,
but
can't
actually
communicate
with
each
other.
They
walk
into The
End
of Dreams,
andtofinally
manageemotion
to meetagain.
each
other.
In the
process,
Llyud
appears
toBalthier's
begin
experience
Vaan tells
them
that he's
willing
to hear
reasons
for his actions.
They
travel
to
Illusion's
Home,
where
Velis
appears
to
them
and
indicates
that
the
Yarhi were
the them.
ones toying
with them
them.the
Numerous
Yarhithe
appear, andVaan
defends
against
tells
truth about
that
it causes
itsfeelings
user'sVelis
anima
to disappear,
that
the auracite
nature
of
Yarhiusing
are based
on the
of the anima
that
wasand
used
to create
Velis
tells
them
that
when
he
disappears,
some
of
Mydia's
feelings
mayit.come
back.
Inanima.
addition,
he implores
them
tothat
destroy
the auralith
auralithsis and
restore
the
aegyl's
Finally,
he
tells
them
the
last
in
the
Keep
of
Forgotten
but only
Mydia
to get for
there.
At to
last,
he and the
other YarhiTime,
disappear,
leaving
theknows
swordhow
Anastasia
Vaan
use.
Chapter 7, Part 2: The Oath
With
the aegyl's
anima
released
and Mydia's
own anima
returned,
anger
and
sorrow
come
back
inpirates
full force.
She begins
her
attack
on her
Ivalice
in
earnest,
providing
the
sky
with
auracite
and(subconsciously?)
terrorizing
various
areas
on
the
continent.
She
is
conflicted,
however,
and
leaves
clues
leading
toward
the
Feol
Warren,
where
she
travels
to
fulfil
her
own
dark desires.
Returning
to the
Galbana,
Vaan
and party
find Nono,
the Strahl's
mechanic,
aboard,
along
Fran and
Balthier.
The
Strahl's
broken
down,
so
they tag
along.
After
awith
confrontation
between
Vaan
and
Balthier,
the
airship
is
ambushed
by
rogue
aegyl;
their
anima
having
returned,
they
are
attacking
indiscriminately.
After
defeating
them,
Llyud
decides
he
wants
to destroy
the
remaining
auralith
to
remove
the
barrier
and
free
the
aegyl,
despite
the
Just then, however, the Leviathan arrives, carrying some new guests. risks.
Chapter 8: Ivalice
Ashe
and peace
Baschbetween
are aboard
the Leviathan,
used as areports
symboltheof new
the
newfound
Archadia
and as
Dalmasca.
attacks
by Yarhi
andBasch
asks for
help
someoneAshe
who's had experience
with them.
She and
joinVaan's
the party.
They
head
to
the Dalmasca
Estersand, where
Lord Larsa
is pirates
waitingand
for
them,Yarhi
in the
interests
inconspicuousness.
After
off
sky
their
barring
the of
way,
they meet
Larsa.
Larsabeating
informs
them
that dissent.
the fact
that
the
Judge
of Wings
isdecide
dressed
as
an Archadian
Judge -is
sowing
After
a
conference,
they
to
head
to
three
places
the
Giza
Plains,
where
a guard
has
information
for them;
theand
Paramina
Rift, where
someone
claims
havemore
seen
the Judge
Wings;
the Glabados
Ruins,
where
Balthiertothinks
clues
may beofhidden.
Ashe
enjoys
a
quite
moment
on
the
deck
of
the
Galbana,
and
tells
Balthier
that
she'd
visited
Rozarria's
Ambervale
previously
(Al-Cid
has
apparently
made good on his offer).
In
Giza
Plains, after viera
rescuing
Dalmascan
guard from about
Yarhi, the
they"floating
find out
that
a fair-skinned
wasthelooking
for information
continent"
- Mydia.
know where
they areFran
now.tells them about the feol viera, though she doesn't
In
the suddenly
Rift, they appears,
find a monument
to the dead
of Nalbina,
including
Velis.
Mydia
and accuses
of being
a deceiver
and traitor
to
thoseMydia,
who died
at
Nalbina.
Basch Basch
isn't
rising
to
the
bait,They
though,
and
attacks
who
raises
a
multitude
of
zombies
to
aid
her.
find
out
that
herthe
feelings
due to
Nalbinatoward
war. Ivalice are probably fueled by thoughts of revenge
In
the
Glabados
Ruins,
they
find
a
tablet
left
by
Feolthanos,
saying
that
his
treasures
Cache
of Glabados)
meant for
his
viera was
wife what
and
children
- (the
the
feol viera.
alsowere
realize
theindicating
Cache
summoned
the Galbana.
FiloThey
and Kytes
alsopieces
findthat
a together,
map
where
the
feol
viera
dwell
now.
Finally
putting
all
the
the
party
heads
to Roda Volcano and the Feol Warren.
They
enter
heart of the
warren,
find Mydia
slaughtering
remaining
viera.
Whenthe
confronted
by Vaan
andtoparty,
she Yarhi
throws
partthe
of
the
Cache
of
Glabados
intoshe
thereturns
lava,
summoning
many
toher
attack.
When
she's
finally
defeated,
to hernoviera
form.
She
tells
them
that
sheable
killed
the
others
so
that
when
she
dies,
other
feol
viera
would
live
to
be
to
be
taken
over
by
Feolthanos.
She
finally
passes
away,
and
her
soul
guides
Llyud to the Keep of Forgotten Time.
Chapter 9: Thoughts Forgotten
The
party heads
into
Gates
ofdoomed
Shattered
Time,
where
they must
fightThe
the
imprisoned
anima
of the
the
aegyl,
tothat
battle
throughout
eternity.
battle
seemshis
tosorrow.
never
end,
and
Llyud
thinks
Feolthanos
may
be trying
to
show
them
They
manage
to
defeat
them
all,
and
continue
to
the
Keep of Forgotten Time.
Feolthanos
appears,
and
transforms
into
the
Judge
of
Wings.
He
shows
them
a vision ofYarhi
the aegyl
theythe
have
been
fighting,
slain.
Heoff,
absorbs
them
and
summons
attack
party.
After
them
Feolthanos
attacks
Vaanaside
with and
a to
ball
of instead.
light, intending
to fending
absorb
his
anima,
but
Llyud
shoves
him
is
hit
Feolthanos
lets
him
go,
saying
that
the
aegyl's Inanima
are no
worth anything
to him.
Llyud'sFeolthanos
anima is gone
again.
thelonger
imprisoned
aegyl
anima
overcome
with
visions
ofresponse,
his they
past,regret
when
he leaveshim.
the He
Cache
of
Glabados
for his
family,
and
indicate
following
disappears,
showing
everyone
that he was just an illusion.
They
further
in, andtransformed
find a giant auralith
like
a winged
this
iscontinue
the true
Feolthanos,
into summons
an shaped
auralithMydia's
himself.
Theyman
fight
off
waves
of Yarhi,
and
finally
Feolthanos
anima
and
again
transforms
her
into
the
Judge
of
Wings
to
attack
them.
After
beating
her,
the party
implores
Feolthanos
to try and instead
remember
hisdeeper
own feelings.
Sensing
his Womb
anima
begin
to return,aFeolthanos
flees
into
the
keep, to the
of Feolthanos,
world created
from Feolthanos's
sorrow.
Chapter 10: Wings Eternal
After
beating
several waves
YarhiHe
and
a rousing
pep talkhalfway
by Vaan,
they
finally
meetAfter
Feolthanos's
finalofform.
summons
Bahamut
the
battle.
he is defeated,
Feolthanos
appears
in his
aegyl
formthrough
before
Vaan.
Vaan
is vanquish
unable
to
defeat
him, but
the
rest Llyud
of
friends
arrive.
Together,
they
him.
Feolthanos,
dying,
tells
that
he
entrusts
the
future
of the He
aegyl
eternal
suffering.
fliestooffhim,
and and
fadesthanks
away. Vaan for freeing him from his
Thethe
Keep
of Forgotten
Time
begins
tohim
crumble.
and party Balthier
are stopped
by
Yarhi,
who
have
come
to
see
off
andVaan
say
Vaan
to
return
the
Galbana
back
towith
thethe
aegyl,
and goodbye.
to come
backtostells
the
Strahl
with
him.
Llyud
tellsthat
him
thatneeds
auraliths
gone,
Lemur
will
begin
to
fall
to
earth,
and
he
to
find
a
new
home
for
the aegyl.
However,
there's
no
reason
why
they
can't
meet
again,
with
his
wings
and
their
airships.
Before
he
leaves,
Penelo
dances
for
him.
The
ending
scenes
show
the party
returning
to their homes
in Rabanastre;
Kytes
apparently can
still summon
Yarhi,
and resumes
his magical
studies with
them.
Secret Ending

After
beating
allscene
optional
missions,
the final
is meet
at level
99. After
the The current
ending,
a quick
plays
where another
Vaan
and boss
Penelo
with
Kytes,
Church.rulership is the Holy Empire Yudora. The current religion is the
and
some
of his
but chase
VaanFilo,
says
he's Fara
Ajora Glabados
inwillBervenia
Freetrouble"
City; raised
in Milodos.
taking
Penelo
on aYarhi,
date, who
grabswant
her, and runs adventure,
off. The others
after him.
prophesizes
that
aborn
wellthe
bring "great
and demands
that who
itHe
is
sealed;
as itit died
turnssoon
out,
that
wellbegan
is tainted
and anyone
drank from
after.water
Thus from
Ajora's
fame
to grow.
Side Quests
Ajora begins
togains
prophesize
of the arrival of a "kingdom from a higher
The
majority
of
the non-story
missions
revolve pacts
aroundwith
defeating
Yarhi
and/or
Ajora
sky
pirates,
defeating
scions
and on
obtaining
them,
finding
rare source".
experience
antipathy
forseveral
him. disciples and the Fara Church begins to
materials
(these
are usually
posted
the
notice
board by
Larsa)
or The
cooking
Information
comes
to the Yudora
Empire
that Ajora
is actuallyaround.
a spy, taking
ingredients
for
Penelo.
Two
interesting
ones
are
number
69
and
70.
first
money
from
the
highest
bidder
spreading
information
They
involves
fighting
Elza,
andBa'Gamnan
Raz in theand
Zwaua
Rainwood,
and
the dispatch Germonik, their own spy, and
to verify
the account.
second isof
aPahalo.
final Rikken,
showdown
with
his
three
in the
Shadow
You
can also
find Gilgamesh
and
Enkidu
incronies
theallow
Gates
of Germonik discovers several Holy Stones which he believes Ajora to be using
Shattered
Time
he's
apparently
lost,
but
will
turn
into
a
Yarhi
and
you
to try to the
revive
the Zodiac
Braves.
thestir
spy
were chaos
never
to summon him if you beat him.
proved,
Empire
fears that
AjoraAlthough
is trying to
upallegations
some unknown
in the Empire.
The Well
of Whispered
Oaths
is a side
area
inside
the part
Keepin of
Time.
In
addition
todungeon.
fighting
Zodiark
here,
you
can take
theForgotten
Midlight
Germonik
tells
the
Empire
of
Ajora's
whereabouts.
Ajora
is
captured
and
Deep,
a
ten-level
Each
level
has
a
different
requirement
to
win,
executed at Golgollada Gallows.
including
fighting
yourup
own
and sword.
in the tenth
youdone
fight as
Yiazmat.
disciple
is chased
byTor,
Holy
Empire
Beating
powers
theclones,
Anastasia
This level
can be
many Ajora's
Balias Swale
andBalias
is forced
to Balias
where
he isYudora.
killed. He hides out at
times as him
you like
to max
out
its
stats.
A
giant wave the
submerges
Fara isChurch
Believingthethis
be
FFMQ
supernatural,
Glabadosthe
Church
formedCapital.
and overtakes
oldtoFara
The
Darkparts,
King and
his
cronies
take over
Focus
Tower
(which
splits the
world
into four
one
for
eachThe
element)
and
capture
theupper
five Crystals
(one
for Church.
Germonik
writes
the
Germonik
Scriptures,
detailing
the
truth
about
himself
each
element,
plus
Light).
Dark
King
turns
the
floors
of
Focus
and St. Ajora.
Tower
intothe
Doom
Castle.
The
elements
begin
decay. The
Light Element
takes
form
of anhim
old
man
and
meets
a to
boy
Benjamin
on the
Zodiac Brave Legend
Hill
of on
Destiny.
He tells
must
restore
thenamed
Crystals
and defeat
the The
Ivalice before
its unification
is
divided Lesalia,
into seven
separate
monsters
to restore
peace tothat
thehe
world.
Fovoham,
Lionel,
Limberry,
Gallione,
andprovinces:
Murond.
Benjamin
enters
Level
Forest
and
helps
adying,
man and
get back
tohim
hisahome
town
of Zeltennia,
Warring
takes
placeevil
over
hundreds
of years
as
to from
who the
will Lucavi
gain
the
upper
Foresta.
The
man
tells
him
the
trees
are
gives
sample
Tree
hand.
A him,
particularly
king
summons
a12dark
lord
Demons
Wither
for
proof.
Unfortunately,
Benjamin
can't
get
past
Level
Forest
without
to
help
but
the
demon
kills
him.
heroes
dubbed
"Zodiac
an axe.
appear wielding the 12 Zodiac Stones and banish the demon back toBraves"
Hell.
He
heads
to
Foresta,
where
he
finds
everything
withered
and
old,
even
the
Glabados
Church
takes(aadvantage
of this story to say that a similar
people.
a girl
fromtoForesta,
conveniently has an axe, and when shown The
storythe
happened
to Braves
St. Ajora
the TreeKaeli,
Wither,
agrees
help Benjamin.
and
12 Zodiac
killed king
it). of Limberry summoned a demon; Ajora
They
reach
the end
of gives
Level Forest
andher
fightaxe,
a Minotaur,
who poisons
Kaeli
The Fifty Year War
before
he
dies.
Kaeli
Benjamin
and
he
takes
her
back
to
The ruler
of Ivalice
King Denamunda;
theOrder
ruler of
Ordalia
is
Foresta to rest up. He begins searching for the Elixir needed to cure Kaeli.
Diwanu.
The isthe
leader
of of
thetheIvalice
of neighboring
the Northern
Sky is
He comes
to thenamed
Sand Tristam.
Temple, He
but offers
the Elixir
hasit already
been taken
by of
a King
Barbaneth
Beoulve;
leader
Order
ofthe
theTouten
Southern
Sky is aCidolfus
treasure
hunter
to sell
for
an insane
amount
Orlandeau.
There
also
exists
a
third
group,
Knights,
valiant
money,
which
Benjamin
doesn't
have.
Instead,
he
offers
him
a
deal:
he'll
of which is Goffard Gaffgarion. Gustav Margriff is a Hokuten Knight.
give
himthethe
Elixir ifthere.
Benjamin helps him enter the Bone Dungeon and member
King Diwanu of Ordalia dies and is succeeded by his brother Valowa.
retrieve
treasure
is aitsterritory
the Ordalian
border. war
Unrest
At
the end ofthe
theEarth
BoneCrystal
Dungeon,
Benjamin
finds finds
the Flamerus
Rex;
when
it Zelamonia
there
causes
nobles of
to Ivalice
appeal running
to King along
Denamunda.
He declares
on
is
defeated,
revives.
Benjamin
the
Sand
Coin,
a
key
for
theBenjamin
Focus Tower.
Tristam discovers his treasure, the Dragon Claw, and Ordalia.
gives
the Elixir.
While
Ivalice's
army
marches
on
Bura,
Ordalia's
capital,
King
Denamunda
falls
ill
and
dies.
He
is
succeeded
by
his
son
Denamunda
II.
Benjamin
heads
back
to
Foresta
and
heals
Kaeli,
then
travels
to
the
Focus
Tower. The Sand Coin allows him to enter the water section of the world.
stalemate
the war
is separated
reached due
toIvalice
an invasion
by Romanda.
Romanda
ainmilitant
nation
by the Larner
Channel;
He meets ais girl
named
Phoebe in
theshe's
Libra looking
Temple.for
She tells
himcalled
that A
king is aisblood
relative
to King
Valowafrom
of Ordalia.
everything
frozen
in do
Aquaria,
and
spring
Wakewater
to needs
thaw
it.the
To
so Crest
she needs
to travelthere.
to theThe
LifeaCrest
Temple,
and
to its
A
bout
of
Bubonic
Plague
(Black
Death)
assails
the
Romandan
army and
do
*that*
she
Libra
to
transport
has
been
they retreat after three years of war.
stolen by a giant squid and taken to the Wintry Cave.
IIOndoria
dies (believed
to be assassinated)
is succeeded
by his
Benjamin
and
Phoebe
retrieve
thedried
Crest
and
travel
the Life(still
Temple
to find Denamunda
son
Ondoria.
is a weak-willed
man and unfitand
to rule;
all the decisions
that
most
ofthe
the
Wakewater
has
up.
The
Lightto
Crystal
disguised)
are made
by his
wife Louveria.
gives
them
small
amount
that's
left
over.
They
try
to thaw
out
Aquaria,
but
it
just
isn't
enough
to
work.
They
decide
that
restoring
the
Water
Crystal
King
Valowa
of
Ordalia
dies
and
is
succeeded
by
his
son
Prince
Lanard.
is the only way out.
Because of
Ondoria's
weakness,
IvaliceofisBarbaneth
pressuredand
to Orlandeau,
end the war.
They
head
pastand
therevive
Falls Basin
and into
the Ice
Pyramid,
where
they defeat
However,
because
of theand
fearful strength
the
the
Ice
Golem
the
Water
Benjamin
finds
the
River
Coin.
leaders
theinstead
Nanten
Northern
Phoebe
returns
to Aquaria.
She
tellsCrystal.
him
of her
grandfather
Spencer,
living
surrenderofbut
a mutualOrder
peaceofisthe
agreed
upon. Sky, Ivalice does not
in
the
river
canyon
beneath
her
house.
Benjamin
meets
him
and
is
given
a
key
toCrystal
a treasure
(a Venus Shield) in the Focus Tower. He finds it, meets the During the Fifty Year War:
Light
is dismissed
from theSky,
Touten
Gustav
is dismissed
the fire
region.again (who tells him to seek out Reuben) and goes ahead to Gaffgarion
from
the during
Order
of the Northern
bothKnights
on true and
charges
of contemptible
conduct
Earthquakes
afflict
Fireburg
and its
environs.
One
has
trappedtoReuben's
highest
bidder. battle. Gaffgarion becomes a mercenary, selling to the
father,
Arion,
in
the
nearby
mine.
They
need
a
Mega
Grenade
dislodge
the
trapping
him,
but the onlyinman
who
has it has
locked
in his King Ondoria's two sons die. He adopts his much younger sister Ovelia as
hut. rock
They
meet
up
theget
pub,
gives
themhimself
a Multi-Key
his daughter.
which
allows
them
towith
openTristam
the door and
thewho
Mega
Grenade.
Dukeup,
Gerrithputs
Barrington
adopts
Rapha
andelite
Marach
Galthena. When
They
dislodge
the
rock.
Arion,
though
hurt,
returns
to
Fireburg
to
recover.
He Grand
they grow
them as
leaders
of his
assassination
group
tells
them
that
the
Fire
Crystal
is
in
the
Lava
Dome.
Reuben
helps
Benjamin
whichhe
is later disbanded.
get through
the
Volcano
and
Lava
Domeand
to defeat
the Dualhead
Hydra
who Kamyuja,
The
Knights
of
Death,
an
anti-aristocratic
terrorist
group,
are disbanded.
guards
the
Fire
Crystal.
It
is
revived,
Benjamin
gets
the
Sun
Coin.
Their
leader
is
Wiegraf
Folles;
his
second-in-command
is
Gustav
Margriff,
Reuben
stays
with
him
as
he
travels
to
the
wind
region
past
the
Focus
after his dismissal from the Hokuten.
Tower once more.
Priest Bremondt
ofKadmas,
Lionel becomes
insanely
jealous
at Templar,
the love and
shared
They pass
a far
rope
bridge,
butTristam
an attack
by ata that
monster
knocks
Beowulf
head of
the
Lionel
Knights
his
Reuben
to stick
athrough
platform
below,
stuck.
enters
moment
andit between
sweetheart
Reis.
In a fitherself.
of anger,
he
casts
a curse
on Beowulf,
but
Reis
decides
to
around
Benjamin
some
more.
Reuben
eventually
makes
intercepts
it,
sacrificing
The
curse
turns
her
into
a
dragon
form,
in
out of there himself.
which
all
her
memories
are
erased.
She
leaves
in
humiliation,
and
Beowulf
Theythem.
head Benjamin
east to the
Alive Forest,
where
a living
tree doesn't particularly quits the Knights Templar to begin searching for her.
like
realizes
that
Kaeli
from
Foresta
Beoulveallows
Delita
and
Teta
Heiral
to
live
in
Eagrose
Castle
and he travels
back there
to find
she's
in Aquaria
now. could probably help, Barbaneth
his family.
Delita becomes
son Ramza, and Teta
In
Aquaria,
Phoebe
tells
Benjamin
that
Spencer
wants
to talk
to him.but
He and with
and Alma
(Barbaneth's
daughter)fast
alsofriends
becomewith
veryhis
close.
Tristam
head
there.
Tristam
goes
off
with
Spencer
toinfind
treasure,
Benjamin
hisdestroys
Dragon
Claw
first.
Phoebe
comes
to
findBenjamin
Spencergives
and The War of the Lions (beginning of the game)
accidentally
part
of
the
cavern
wall,
sealing
it
off.
goes
Chapter and
One:Ramza
The Meager
called
because
an exchange
between
back upstairs, gets Kaeli, and returns to the Alive Forest.
Wiegraf
where (So
Wiegraf
claims
that of
Ramza
has never
known "the
The Giant
tellsShe
Kaelia
that and
if she
destroys
the monsters
it, it'll meager" - living in poverty.
take
herthe
to Tree
Windia.
agrees,
she
and
Benjamin
get
rid them
ofinside
theoff
Gidrah
Barbaneth
Beoulvefalls
ill
and
dies
(poisoned
by
his
son
Dycedarg
in aOrder
longleading
monsters
inside
the
tree.
True
to
its
word,
it
drops
near
range
plot to gain
the throne). Zalbaag Beoulve becomes leader of the
Windia.
of
the Northern
Sky.
They meet
with Otto,
a professor
in Windia,
who tells
themwent
that the
wind has Ramza Beoulve and Delita Heiral are sent to the Gariland Military Academy;
stopped
lately.
He
also
says
that
his
daughter
Norma
to
Pazuzu's
Alma Beoulve and Teta Heiral attend the Eagrose Aristocratic School.
Tower
and
trapped there.
However, now
he can't
the tower
King Ondoria and Queen Louveria have another son, Orinus.
because
thewas
wind-powered
therereach
is down.
must
wind; he'sRainbow
sure theBridge
cause leading
of the wind
stopping
isThey
the The Knights of Death resurface as the Corpse Brigade. Due to the turmoil
nearbyrestore
Mount the
Gale.
caused
thewith
war,ousting
they run
rampant throughout Ivalice. Eagrose Castle
concernsbyitself
them.
Benjamin
and
Kaeli
defeat
the
Dullahan
at
the
center
of
Mount
Gale
and
restore
the wind.
Otto rebuilds
the Rainbow
Bridge.
They head
to the
Pazuzu's
Ramza,
Delita,
and with
theiragroup
of thieves.
HokutenThey
cadets
havetotheir
battle in
Tower,
rescue
Norma,
and
continue
up
to
defeat
Pazuzu,
restore
Wind
Magic
City
Gariland
band
of
decide
travelfirst
to Eagrose
Crystal, and find the Sky Coin.
Castle to await orders regarding the
Corpse Brigade.
Now
they
need
to
head
to
the
Doom
Castle,
but
the
only
way
in
is
by
sea.
On the way,
find
Thadalfus,
HokutenBrigade
cadet under
Marquis
First
Benjamin
goes
to him.
Windia
and meets
up with Reuben,
whoa takes
Kaeli's Elmdore
(the they
leader
of Argath
Limberry),
beset bya Corpse
soldiers.
They
place
in only
traveling
with
Captain
Mac
(Kaeli's
father)
has
ship nearby,
andaccompany
upon
his discovery
Ramza
is aMarquis
Beoulve,
he been
begs
but
can
be reached
by using
the
Mobius
Crest
to teleport
there.
But the rescue
them
toArgath,
letbyhim
him to that
Eagrose.
The
has
crest
is
in
Spencer's
Cave,
which
is
blocked
off!
There's
another
entrance,
kidnapped
Gustav,
second-in-command
of
the
Corpse
Brigade,
and
a
but to get
there
the Rainbow
Bridge
must
be has
lengthened.
To do
so, to
a ransom is demanded. (Dycedarg and Prince Larg put him up to it, giving
Thunder
Rock
is
needed.
Reuben's
father
Arion
one,
so
they
travel
them
an excuse to concentrate all their forces in destroying the Corpse
Fireburg, get it, and bring it back to Windia.
Brigade.)
The
bridge
is lengthened,
andthem
they the
return
to They
Spencer's
Place.
However,
reachingthe
Eagrose
Castle,
Dycedarg
Ramza,him
Delita,
Argath
Spencer
doesn't
want
to give
return
to Windia,
and Upon
from
chasing
Marquis,
fearing
that ifforbids
theyout
rescue
the and
Hokuten's
Kaeli
gives
themthem
Mac's
to crest.
show
Spencer.
do the
so, ship,
and
excuse
willfor
bethe
negated.
However,
Ramza
finds
fromCity.
Zalbaag
that
a spy
Spencer
shows
theCaptain
waymonsters.
to Cap
the crest.
They
use them
it toThey
reach
searching
Marquis
was
last
seen
in
Dorter
Trade
He
resolves
to
which
has
been
overrun
by
They
destroy
and
find
Mac.
travel there; Delita and Argath accompany him.
Kaeli shows up and takes him back to Windia.
They
pass
through
The
Siedge
Weald,
where
they
are
attacked
by
Phoebe
arrives
in
Windia
and
joins
Benjamin
for
the
last
time
in
his
trek
to
monsters.
Doom
Castle.
He
takes
the
ship
there
and
confronts
four
palette-swapped
explore leader
Dorter of
until
they
happen
upon the
Dorter Slums.
There,
they
versions
ofhuge
the spider).
four Crystal
guardians,
then
defeatsand
thereveals
Dark King
find
Wiegraf,
the
Corpse
Brigade,
threatening
a(Wiegraf
Corpse
Brigade
actually
The Light
Crystal
is restored
itself (who's
as the They
fencer
until he
divulges
the
whereabouts
of
the
Marquis.
is
angry
old man awho
helped Benjamin
along
his way.
that
Gustav
acted
without
his
permission,
giving
the
Hokuten
an
opening
to
Benjamin
goes
back
to
Windia
and
decides
to
take
Captain
Mac's
ship
to
Corpsecadets.
Brigade.)
Wiegraf
leaves,
but
the fencer
andvery
his group
sail
around
theup
world.
He saystogoodbye
everyone,
but before
he leaves attack
attack the
Ramza's
After
beating
them,
Argath
gives
harsh
Tristam
shows
and decides
go alongtowith
him. Exeunt
Omnes.
treatment
to Rat's
the fencer
until
he tells
them
that
the
Marquis
hasa are
beenshocked
hidden
in
the
Sand
Sietch
in
Zeklaus
Desert.
Ramza
and
Delita
FF Tactics: Timeline
by Argath's ridiculously harsh views of commoners.
12 Centuries Ago
Wiegraf pulls
beats
Ramzabut
toWiegraf
the Sand
Sietch
andand
confronts
Gustav.
Gustav
a sword,
kills Rat's
him first.
Ramza
his cadets
fight

through
theupguards
of the
Sandlets
Rat's
Sietchgotoinfind
Wiegraf,
dead
Gustav,
and a tied
Marquis.
Ramza
Wiegraf
exchange
fora the
Marquis.
Ramza
and Larg
co. travel
back
to Eagrose
Castle.
Dycedarg
is upset
with
them,
but
Prince
enters
and
commends
Ramza's
work.
(Larg
later
tells
Dycedarg
that
with
thewith;
Marquis
alive,
thehas
Corpse
Brigade'
audacity
would
still
haveeven
to sends
be
dealt
and
Ramza
proven
hiswith
ability
as a
warrior.)
Dycedarg
Ramza
to
the
Brigands'
Den
to
deal
a
cadre
of Corpse Brigade there.
Milleuda
Folles, Wiegraf's
sister,
leads
the cadre
at the Brigands' Den.
Ramza,
unwilling
her, must.
She
declares although
her undying
hatred to
forfight
the Beoulves
and
all escapes,
nobles. however, and
Gragoroth
Levigne,
a
member
of
the
Corpse
Brigade,
carries but
out not
an
assassination
attempt
on Dycedarg.
Dycedarg To
which
was
by Zalbaag,
before
he badly
wounds
allow
hisfoiled
escape,
Gragoroth
takes
Teta
Heiral,
Delita's
sister,
as
a
hostage.
He
escapes
with
her
to
the
windmill
on Fovoham Windflats.
Ramza,
Delita, disgusting
and Argathremarks
return toabout
Eagrose
Castle to and
hearRamza
the news.
Argath
makes
several
commoners
dismisses
him,
demanding
never
to at
see
him again.
However,
Argath
tells Ramza
them
about
the
Corpse
Brigade
base
Ziekden
Fortress
before
he
leaves.
and
Delita head towards there.
To
get
there,
they
pass
through
Lenalian
Plateau,
where
Milleuda
is
stationed. They are forced to fight again, and Milleuda is killed.
Ramza
reaches
Fovoham
Windflats
and
is confronted
by Wiegraf.
He
beats
him,
but
Wiegraf
escapes.
Delita
rushes
into
the
windmill
to
find
that
Gragoroth and Teta are gone; they escaped to Ziekden Fortress.
Ramza
and Delita
reach
ZiekdenArgath,
Fortressand
to find Gragoroth
holding
as
a
hostage.
However,
Zalbaag,
HokutenWith
are
alsoTeta
there.
Argath,
at
Zalbaag's
order,
shoots
Teta
with athe
crossbow.
Gragoroth's
hostage
gone,
he
is
also
shot.
Fatally
wounded,
he
shuts
himself
in
the
fort.
Delita's
and wounded.
he and Ramza
fight
Argath, who
dies.
Delita
rushes
torage
Teta,overflows
who's
badly
However,
Gragoroth
ignites
thecannot
huge
store
explosives
inHowever,
the fort.
Ramza
turnshim
tail from
and
runs,
but
Delita
move of
from
his the
grief.
Teta
shields
the
blasts
with her
last
energy.
(After
explosion
and
commotion,
Ramza
remains
unaware
that
Delita is alive.)
Chapter
Two:
The
Manipulative
and
the
Subservient
(So
called
because
the
true natures of
the war come
out: Larg
that of
theGoltanna.)
manipulative Church and the
unknowingly
subservient
Princes
and
King
Ondoria
falls ill and
dies. A battle for the guardianship of Prince Orinus
breaks
outfirst
between
Ondoria's
cousin.Prince Larg, Louveria's brother, and Prince Goltanna,
Ramza,
unsure
of
his
state
of life,
changes
his last
name
to Ruglia
and joins
Gaffgarion's
mercenary
group
(which
currently
onlyonly
hasperson
one
other
a
squire real
named
Ladd).
Gaffgarion
is
now
the
whomember,
knows
Ramza's
identity
(besides
Delita and
Ramza's
siblings).
Delita,
who escaped
Ziekden
Fortress
thanks to them
Teta, that
meets
with
members
of
the
Murond
Glabados
Church
and
convinces
he
wishes
to join
their
cause.
He Blackram
starts a long
stringunder
of double-crossing,
becoming
a
member
ofquickly
the
Knights
BaronHowever,
Grims, afirst
Nanten
Knight
leader;
he
rises
to
second-in-command.
the
Black
Sheep
and
Baron
Grims
are
wiped
out
by
the
Ryomoku,
an
assassin
group
led
by
Grand
Duke
Gerrith
Barrington.still
Delita
insteadbeing
joins loyal
the Hokuten
and rises
to
the
rank
of Holy
Knight,
allegedly
to Goltanna
behind
Larg's
back,
being
loyal while
to the
behind
even
Goltanna's
back,
and
planning
on double-crossing
evenChurch
the Church
at the
end.
Gaffgarion
and
group
are
hired
by
the
Order
of
the
Northern
Sky
to
attend
Agrias
Oaks,under
the bodyguard
of Princess
Ovelia. Simon
She is stationed
in Orbonne
Monastery,
auspices
ofVirgo,
Priest
The
monastery
is status.
given the
the
Holy
Stone
which
is a Penn-Lachish.
royal
keepsake,
for
proof
of
her
The
job
of
Agrias
and
her
knights
is
to
protect
the
Princess at all costs; Gaffgarion is hired to help her.
Minister
Gelwan,
a
close
aide
to
Goltanna,
defects
to
the
side
of
Larg
and
Queen
Louveria.
Larg,
whoGelwan
knows suggests
he will be
named guardian
to Prince
Orinus,
wants Ovelia
dead;
kidnapping
her time,
and taking
her
to
FortGoltanna
Besselat,
where
she is by
to sending
be executed.
At the same
they
can
frame
for
the
crime
the
kidnappers
in
Nanten
dress.
Delita is thewhile
backup
for
the disguised
Hokuten;
he is toand
carry
out the actual
kidnapping
the
disguised
Hokuten
keep
Agrias
Gaffgarion
busy.
They
are
then toGaffgarion
meet at Zeirchele
Falls,
they
will continue
to aBethla.
(Then
why
to protect
her atwhere
all?
My
guess
isthat
to make
grand
show
of
hishire
desire
tokidnapped
protect
the
princess,
thus
proving
it the
must
have
been
Goltanna
who
her.
He
purposely
throws
away
lives
of
the
front-line
Hokuten
to
Gaffgarion
and
Agrias,
knowing
that
Delita
will
sneak
through
the
back
and
accomplish
his
purpose
anyway.)
Queen
Louveria gives the order for the kidnapping to take place.
Gelwan's
plan is carried
out: The
meet the
defeat
at theaway
hands
of
Ramza,
Gaffgarion,
andhim
Agrias,
butHokuten
Delita
steals
princess
on to
a
Chocobo.
Ramza
sees
and feels
a need
to find on
out
what happened
him andOvelia.
why
he's
in agrees
Goltanna's
army.
He
insists
following
Agrias
to
rescue
Agrias
and
tells
him
that
they
must
have
taken
her
to
the impenetrable fortress, Fort Besselat.
On
theCity.
wayFolmarv
to Bethla,
Agrias,
Gaffgarion,
and
Ramza
through
Dorter
Trade
of the
Knights
Templar
tries
stoppass
them
a
band
of thieves
against
buteasily.
the
thieves
aretosurprised
by by
thesending
inclusion
of Gaffgarion
in the
party,them,
and fall
Ramza
and
company
pass
through
Araguay
Woods,
where
Boco
the
Chocobo is beset by Goblins. They save him and he joins them.
Next
stopknowing
is Zeirchele
Falls.
refuses
to hand
over
Princess
to the
Hokuten,
thatGaffgarion
they'll Delita
kill her.
He upon
wants
to take
herthe
back
to Goltanna.
Agrias,
Ramza,
and
come
the
scene,
and the
Hokuten
command
Gaffgarion
to
kill theand
Princess;
he
agrees,
seeing
as it's
allthe
to
contract.
Delita
joins
Ramza
Agrias
in
fighting
Gaffgarion
and
Hokuten.
Gaffgarion
escapes,
the
battle,
Delita,
whilehim,
not
telling
Ramza
anything
aboutwith
hishowever.
life
otherAfter
thanAgrias.
the fact
thatleaves
Teta saved
agrees
to
let
Ovelia
travel
Ramza
and
He
to
places
unknown.
Agrias
and
Ovelia decide
to head
to Lionel
where
Cardinal
Draclau
can
protection.
(They do
not reach
FortCastle,
Besselat
in this
leg of
the game,
byoffer
the way.)
(Cardinal
Draclau
of
Lionel
Castle
controls
Baert
Ludovich's
Baert
Trading
Company.
He
orders
Ludovich
to
find
a
Holy
Stone,
Taurus,
which
was
rumored
to later.)
have Ludovich
been discovered
the Clockwork
Cityfound
of Goug.
(More
about
findscaptures
thein one
whoHowever,
allegedly
the
stone,
namedthat
Besrudio
Bunansa,
and
him.
he won't
talk,
and
Ludovich
tries
to
find
his
son
Mustadio,
who'll
definitely
come
to
rescue
father and will tell the location of the stone in exchange for Besrudio's life.)his
The
Castled
City
of
Zaland
is
on
the
way
to
Lionel.
Ramza
and
Agrias
come
upon Mustadio
Bunansa,
an
from the
Clockwork
City
of Goug,
being
beset
bythat
agents
from
theengineer
Baert
Trading
After
rescuing
him,
he
tells
them
Baert
Company
is party
to Company.
many
illegal
ventures
behind
the
cover
enterprises.
His
father, Besrudio,
has
beenwhy
captured
by
them.
He
begs
them
to
take
him
to
Lionel,
but
won't
tell
them
Baert
Company
is
chasing him.
Ramza
overhears
Ovelia
pouring
her
heart
out
to
Agrias.
He
finds
out
that
Ovelia
and
Alma
were
close
friends
in
another
monastery,
where
Ovelia
was
stationed
before she
went wouldn't
to Orbonne.
also wishes
that she was
never a princess,
so people
haveOvelia
to die because
of her...
Ramza,
Agrias, and
Mustadio
mustMustadio
pass through
Baliastell
TorRamza
to reach
Lionel.
Baert
Company
is
there,
however.
still
cannot
why
he's
being chased.
Dycedarg
orders
Gaffgarion
to
capture
Ovelia
at
any
cost,
even
Ramza's
life.
He
claims
that
Ramza
is
a
disgrace
to
the
Beoulve
name.
Gaffgarion
is
dubious, but orders are orders.
Ramza
and co.
reach
Lionel
Castle.
Cardinal
Draclau agrees
to
expose
Prince
Larg's
plan,
and
also
offers
to
rescue
Mustadio's
father,
Besrudio,
from
theStone
Clockwork
City him
of Goug.
However,
he
Mustadio
the
Scorpio
Zodiac
and gets
to According
confess
that
thatshows
was the
reason
that
Baert
Company
istochasing
Besrudio.
toand
Mustadio,
Baert
Ludovich
wants
the
Stone
make
weapons
with.
Agrias
Ovelia
stay
with
Draclau
in
Lionel
Castle;
Ramza
and
Mustadio
head
for
the
Clockwork
City
of
Goug.
(Draclau's
ensure
that Ovelia
will stay at the castle, while
Ramza
andsoothing
Mustadiowords
can give
the stone
to Ludovich.)

They
through Tchigolith Fenlands and fight some skeletons, ghouls,
and a pass
Malboro.
In the Clockwork
City of Goug,
Mustadio
tells Ramza
to waitby
forLudovich.
him while He
he
checks
out
the
situation.
However,
Mustadio
is captured
tells
himthat
thehe'll
location
of the
Zodiac
Stone
he's
looking
for (actually
a fake)and
in
hopes
letBefore
him
go;
but
Ludovich
sics
his
people
on Ramza
Mustadio
anyway.
he
leaves,
he
drops
a
hint
that
Cardinal
Draclau
was
behind
his
search
for
the
Taurus
Stone.
Ramza
and
Mustadio
rescue
Besrudio,
shows
the real
Stone
to Ramza.
They
decide
thatthen
theyMustadio
must
Ovelia
fromZodiac
Draclau,
but the
main way
is
closed; they
must
go by rescue
sea.
They
reach
the
Port
City
of
Warjilis.
Ramza
unexpectedly
meets
Delita,
who
warns
Ramza
to
leave
Ovelia
alone
and
let
Delita
take
care
of
things.
Delita
claims
that Larg,
andstream,
everyone
else
unaware
thatHe
they're
being leaving
carried
alongGoltanna,
byinthe
which
heare
is going
against.
then
exits,
Ramza
totalsame
confusion.
Draclau
gets
a
visit
from
Gaffgarion
(who's
still
in
Dycedarg's
pay).
A
meeting between
the Cardinal,
Gaffgarion,
and inLudovich
takes
place.
Gaffgarion
and
Draclau
agree
to
let
Ovelia
stay
the
castle.
That
way,
Ramza
(who
knows about
Prince
Larg
being the
one who
actually
kidnapped
Ovelia)
and
Mustadio
(who
has
the
Taurus
Stone)
will
both
fall
into
their
clutches.
failing him,Draclau
kills him.(and his alterego Cuchulainn), upset with Ludovich at
Balias
Swale
is onthe
theLionel
way Knights,
to Lionel.and
Ramza
and Mustadio
running
away
from
they rescue
her. Shefind
tellsAgrias
them
that
Draclau
and
his
cohorts
arerush
planning
Golgollada
Gallows
nearby;
they
there. to execute the Princess at the
The
executioner
at
the
site
turns
out
to
be
Gaffgarion;
the
Princess
is
a
fake.
Gaffgarion
set a trap
forrush
Ramza
at Draclau's
Ramza
his band
beat him, however,
and
to Lionel
Castle torequest.
rescue the
real and
princess.
Delita
visits
Ovelia
in
her
cell,
but
Folmarv,
the
leader
of
the
Knights
Templar,
and
Cardinal
Draclau
enter
the not
cell really
beforePrinvess
he can finish
what he
has to say.
Folmarv
informs
her -that
double.
confused
about
this
theshe's
character
stillOvelia,
seemsbut
to asay
she's (I'm
the
real Ovelia.)
Then
Folmarv,
Draclau, information
and Delita leave.
Wiegraf,
mourning
for
his
sister
Milleuda
on
the
Lenalia
Plateau,
is
visited
by
Loffrey
the
Knight
Templar.
He
is
convinced
to
join
their
cause.
Although
Loffrey
claims
thatof their
goals areChurch)
the same,
the
Knights
Templars'
true
purpose
(and
that
the
Glabados
is
to
collect
the
Holy
Stones
and
resurrect the Zodiac Braves.
Another
trap hasthe
been
setwhile
at thehis
main
gatefight
of Lionel
Castle.
Gaffgarion
traps
Ramza
behind
gate,
troops
Ramza's
in front
of the
gate.
Managing
to open
the gate,
battle
becomes
free-for-all,
with
Ramza
finally beating
Gaffgarion,
whothe
dies.
Ramza
rushesainto
Lionel Castle.
(PSP
Only)
Delita
andfinally
Ovelia,
reaching Zeirchele Falls, are attacked by the
Northern
Sky.
Ovelia
realizes
kill her, and
willingly
goes with
Delita. that her previous protectors are out to
Ramza
confronts
Draclau,
who
tries
to dissuade
him from rescuing
the
Princess,
urging
him to follow
histells
brothers.
Ramza
adamantly
refuses,
and
demands
to
see
Ovelia.
Draclau
himand
that
she'sthe
been
taken
to Zeltennia
Castle,
then
he
takes
out
his
Holy
Stone
calls
power
of
Cuchulainn,
the
Impure.leaving
Ramza
and
his band
defeat
Cuchulainn,
disappears,
only
his Scorpio
Zodiac
Stone
behind. who dies and
Goltanna
holds
a meeting:
Gelwan,
Kanbabrif
(his
aides),
Orlandeau
(leader
of
the
Order
of
the
Southern
Sky),
his
adpoted
son
Orran,
and
attend.
Delita
enters,one
telling
Goltanna
that who
he has
the princess
with
him.Delita
He
also
has
a
prisoner,
of
the
Hokuten
originally
helped
kidnap
Ovelia.
He
exposes Minister
Gelwan,
and
Delita
kills him
then
and there.
Delita
demands
that
Goltanna
storm
Lesalia
Capital,
depose
Louveria
and
Orinus,
and institute Ovelia as queen.
Goltanna
Lesalia and
imprisons
Queen
Louveria in Fort
Besselat
for
the crime rushes
of kidnapping
Ovelia.
However,
Larg
himself
Orinus's
guardian
affirms
as king
At declares
the
same
time,theGoltanna
claims
thatand
Ovelia
has him
the real
claimoftoIvalice.
the throne.
Thus
begins
"War of
the Lions".
The
first
battlewounded.
occurs atInGulofavia,
with heavy casualties to both sides, and
over
400,000
Ivalice,
crippling
both sides.addition to this, a huge drought begins throughout
Both the Hokuten and the Nanten head to Fort Besselat to fight over Queen
Louveria.
Goltanna
has
a meeting
in Fort
Besselat.
Attendees
are
Goltanna,
Orlandeau,
Bolmna,
and taxes
Blansh
latter two
are aides
to
Goltanna).
Goltanna
to raise
for (the
thedismisses
farmers
because
of as
the ridiculous.
high
pricesHe
of
grain
duedecides
to Goltanna
the draught;
Orlandeau
this idea
asks
Prince
to
try
a
peace
treaty
with
Larg,
seeing
as
both
sides
are
being beset
by theand
draught
and lack
ofupfood,
as well
as
heavy losses
of
manpower.
Goltanna
his
aides
flare
at
this
and
Goltanna
declares
that any more harsh words on Orlandeau's part will cost him his life.
Chapter
Three:
The
Valiant
(So
called
because
Ramza,
in
a
conversation
with
Rapha,
finally realizes that he is not fighting for honor, but because he
craves
justice.)
Ramza
headsthe
to war.
Lesalia Capital to tell his brother Zalbaag that someone is
manipulating
On
the(Orlandeau's
way he passes
through the
Town
of aGollund.
There,
Orran
Durai
adopted
hasMining
stumbled
onto
thieves'
hideout.
thieves
decide He
to kill
Orran, son)
butupon
Ramza
savesthat
himRamza
(not
that
he
needs The
too
much
saving!)
is
surprised
hearing
is
a
Beoulve
but
leaves him peacefully without telling him his true identity.
Ramza
reaches
Lesalia.
He
tries
to
tell
Zalbaag
about
the
manipulation
and
that
Dycedarg
spearheaded
Ovelia's
capture,
but
Zalbaag
refuses
to
believe
him.
he can be convinced, a Hokuten knight enters and brings news
that Before
Orlandeau
Zalbaag
leaves. and the Nanten have broken through Dugeura Pass.
Alma,
who's
also
inabout
Lesalia,
catchesand
up Delita,
with Ramza
at the
gate along;
of the
castle.
tells
her
Dycedarg
and she
begsback
toLucianada,
come
RamzaHe
refuses.
Their
talk
is cut short
by theHe
arrival
of Zalmour
a
Pagan
Examiner
for the
Glabados
Church.
declares
Ramza
a heretic
for
the
"murder"
of
Cardinal
Draclau
and
demands
that
he
comes
with
him.
Ramza
defeats
Zalmour,
who disappears.
Alma
tellsatRamza
that Monastery.
she's seen
one
of
those
Holy
Stones
he's
dealing
with,
Orbonne
However,
as awith
heretic,
to bring Alma
him. Ramza can't get into Orbonne himself, so he's forced
At
Orbonne,
Ramza
finds
Simon
wounded.
Simon
tellsIsilud
him that
the Knights
Templar
have
arrived
looking
for the
Virgo
Holy
Stone.
is leading
them
and
istolooking
through
theand
underground
library
to
find the
Stone.
Ramza
tells
Alma
stay
with
Simon,
gives
her
his
two
Stones
(Taurus
and
Scorpio).
He chases Isilud.
Isilud
disappears,
and
grabs
Alma
on
the
way
out.
Ramza,
chasing
Knights
Templar,
finds
now
a Milleuda.
Templar. Wiegraf
still
wantsdefeats
to the
get
revenge
onFatally
Ramza
for Wiegraf,
killinghehis
sister
Ramza
him again.
wounded,
teleports
out of the However,
monastery.
Wiegraf's
despair
and
hate
react
with
the
Aries
Stone
and
summon
Belias,
a
Lucavi
demon.
Belias signs a pactdisappears.
with Wiegraf,
giving
Wiegraf
body
and
power.
Simon
crawls
out Belias's
of the
monastery
and
givesWiegraf/Belias
Ramza a book called the Germonik
Scriptures;
then
he
dies
from his
wounds.
The
Scriptures
the true story of St. Ajora and dispel the Church's claims
that he's
a Son tell
of God.
Upon
traveling
back
to
Dorter,that
Ramza
confronted
Marach
Galthena,
a
Netherseer.
He
tells
Ramza
if he iswishes
to seebyAlma
again,
he must
bring the Germonik Scriptures
to Riovanes
Castle.
Delita
finds
Ovelia
crying
in
the
ruins
of
Zeltennia
Church.
She
tells
him
that
since
she's
a fake,
worth comforts
nothing, not
to live; she
all
her
suffering
wasshe's
for. Delita
her even
and promises
herwonders
that shewhat
can
trust
him.
(PSP
Only)
On
the
way
to
Riovanes,
Ramza
passes
through
theHe
Zeklaus
Desert,
where
he
finds
a
young
game
hunter
beset
by
Behemoths.
helps
stave
off, and
in FF
return
the Advance
young man,
fact a them
crossover
from
Tactics
2.) Luso, joins his party. (Luso is in

Marquis
Plains. Elmdore, who switched to Goltanna's side, dies in battle in the Fuse
The Grogh
on the
waySouthern
to Riovanes
Castle.
There,
Ramza
stumbles
on Heights
a group lies
ofone
Order
of the
Sky who
wish
desert
and
quit
fighting.
However,
ofthey
them
recognizes
Ramza
tellstothe
group
to
kill
him
instead;
that
way,
can
leave
with
an and
honorable
discharge
instead
of
hiding
for
the
rest
of
their
lives.
After
reluctantly
vanquishing
them,
Ramza
is
visited
by
Orran
and
a
group
of
Order
of
the
Southern
Sky.
Orran
tells
Ramza
thatasks
he'shim
a sympathizer
and
would risk
his life
Ramza
and his
cause.
Ramza
if he knows
Orlandeau
(whom
hisfor
father
Barbaneth
said was
his only
real friend);
OrranRamza
replies that
that
he's Orran's
father-in-law
(see
Inconsistencies).
Orran
tells
Orlandeau
knows
of the
the
conspiracy
by
the
Church
but
has
no
evidence;
Ramza
almost
gives
him
Germonik
Scriptures but remembers his sister's needs. They part on friendly
terms.
Next
stop
is the Walled Rapha
City of runs
Yardrow.
Here,
Ramza
finds Marach
andsave
his
sister,
Rapha,
Marach
and begs
Ramza
to
her
from
him. arguing.
Ramza
does
so,
andfrom
decides
to hide
forBarrington
the
moment
with
Rapha
in
Yardow.
Rapha
tells
Ramza
about
Grand
Duke
and
his
scheme
to gain
Galthenas'
Heaven
and
Hell
that Barrington
he burned once
their
entire
village
to the
gain
hold
of them.
Shetruth
alsoabout
tellsskills;
him
that
raped
her.
Once
Rapha
discovered
the
the
burnt
village,
she
ran
away, butthe
Marach
refused
to believe
it.therefore
Rapha says
Barrington
wishes
to
become
regent
ofother.
Orinus
and they're
king,that
by
allowing
and
Goltanna
to kill
eachtells
While
speaking,
a frog
withif Larg
Marach's
voice
shows
up
and
Ramza
that
the
ante
hasScriptures
been
raised:
he
wants
to
see
Alma,
he
must
bring
both
the
Germonik
and
Rapha
to
Riovanes. Then the frog disappears, leaving Ramza bemused.
(PSP
Only)they
Delita
finds
Oveliabypraying
in the ruins
ofassassins,
the Zeltennia
chapel.
However,
are
attacked
two
Northern
Sky
who
fire
a
crossbow
Ovelia.
Delitaattack
pushes
the
way,them.
though the bolt
grazes him.atThe
assassins
himOvelia
full on,out
andofhe
slays
Next
stop
is
The
Yuguewood;
here,
ghosts
of
warriors
from
the
Fifty
Year
War plague Ramza and Rapha.
Grand
Duke
isTemplar,
visited by
Folmarv.
He Holy
tells Folmarv
that
wants
to
workBarrington
with Barrington
the Knights
who
haveasks
the
Stones,
in anhe
effort
to
bring
to the
throne.
Folmarv
why
he should
listen
to
Barrington;
Barrington
calls
for
Marach,
who
brings
in
Isilud
(Wiegraf
follows
them
in).
Barrington
tells
Folmarv
that
he
has
the
Taurus
and
Scorpio
Stones
and
theNanten
Germonik
Scriptures
as well
(although
he doesn't
technically
havetoit
yet).
Knight
interrupts,
telling
Ramza's
arrival;
Marach
deal A
with
Barrington
threatens
to of
expose
the
Church's
lies Stone
ifleaves
Folmarv
doesn't
gohim.
along
with him.
Inon
response,
Folmarv
uses
his Zodiac
and
his
alterego
Hashmal
to
go
a
rampage
and
kill
Barrington's
troops;
he
also fatally wounds Isilud for his incompetency.
At the gate
of wounded,
Riovanes Castle,
Ramza
and Rapha
fight
Marach
and his
troops.
When
Marach
disappears;
Rapha
also
disappears
to
follow him. Ramza makes his way inside the castle.
Alma,
in
her
cell,
hears
horrific
sounds
of
fighting
above
her.
Suddenly,
her
cell door
and a mortally
wounded knight enters. He tells her to run
away,
thatopens
a dangerous
monster
then runs
out
of her now-open
cell.is around; then he dies. Alma hesistates,
Ramza
enters
the
castle
to
find
many
dead
Order of the
Southern
Sky... and
Wiegraf,
whotochallenges
him to aRamza
duel.
After
him,
Wiegraf
Aries
Stone
Belias.
and beating
friends defeat
Belias,uses
and his
he
dies, leaving
theturn
Ariesinto
Stone
behind.
In
the
meantime,
Alma
finds
her
way
into
the
main
hall
where
Folmarv
went
nuts.Alma
She doesn't
finds Isilud
on the
floor.
Isilud
tries
to warn
her Wiegraf,
about Folmarv
but
get lying
the
point
(she
he's
talking
about
who's
already
dead).
gives
Alma
thethinks
Pisces
Stone
and
dies.Stone
Folmarv
then
enters.
He
walksIsilud
up to
Alma,
intending
to killofher,
but
his and
Leo
reacts
to
her.
He
realizes
that
she
is
the
embodiment
St.
Ajora,
takes
her
away.
She drops the Pisces Stone behind her.
Rapha
confronts
Barrington
on
the
roof
of
the
castle.
She
draws
her
sword,
but
Barrington
takes
out
a gun.
Barrington
taunts
her,
she
can't
kill
him
because
herdemands
body
remembers
terrortrue;
he saying
causedthat
her.fires,
Marach
overhears
him and
toand
know
ifthethat's
Barrington
but
Marach
pushes
Rapha
away
takes
the
bullet
himself.
Barrington
demands
thatMarach
Rapha and
takegive
the Taurus
Stone
(which
Marach
stillLettie
has from
Isilud) from
it to him,
but
before
she
can,
(an
assassin)
climbs
up
behind
Barrington
and
throws
him
off
the
roof.
Marquis
Elmdore
(who's
been
as a and
Zodiac
Brave)
enters and
the
Stone.
Ramza
andresurrected
Rapha
refuse,
they
fight Elmdore
anddemands
his two
assassins.
The
three
foes
disappear
after
the battle,
but
before
they
Elmdore
tells
Ramza
that
if
he
wants
Elmdore's
stone,
he
should
comedo,
to
Limberry Castle.
Rapha,
who
Marach's
Taurus
Stone,
weeps over
Suddenly,
thehas
Stone
reacts and
Marach
is brought
backMarach's
to life. dead body.
Ramza enters the main hall where Isilud died and finds the Pisces Stone.
Chapter
Four: In the
Name
of Love
(So called
because
of and
the many
of love
throughout
this
chapter:
Delita
Ovelia,
Ramza
Alma,themes
Beowulf
and
Reis,
and maybe
even
Cloud
and and
Aeris.)
Ramza
tells
Marach
and
Rapha
that
he
believes
that
Folmarv
is
behind
the
plot
of to
the
Zodiac
Stones;
he tells
thatbeing
he plans
to
toChurch.
Zeltennia
Castle
meet
Delita
andCount
advise
him them
that he's
usedhim
bygo
the
He
also
wishes
to
meet
Orlandeau
and
show
the
Germonik
Scriptures, and try to convince him to join Ramza's cause.
Prince
Larg's
Hokuten
take
an
offensive
stand
and
storm
Fort
Besselat.
The
war rages on.
Valmafra
a female
forhim
theasMurond
Church,
isLenande,
sent
to keep
eyemagician
onHowever,
Delitaworking
and
help
long
asGlabados
his
aims
coincide
those
ofshe
thean
Church.
if she
finds out
that he's
doublecrossing with
the Church,
is
to kill him.
In
Zeltennia
Castle,
Orran
returns
to
his
adoptive
father,
Orlandeau.
Orran
unfortunately
has nothing
to report
other his
than theLibra
existence of the Taurus
and
Stones.
Orlandeau
takes
whenScorpio
the truth
does come
out, the
realout
war willown
start... Stone and says that
On
the
way
to
Zeltennia,
Ramza
must
get
through
Dugeura Pass, which is
guarded by the Order of the Southern Sky.
Next stop Tengille,
is Bervenia
Free daughter
City. Ramza
is surprised
by tries
a battle
with
Meliadoul
Folmarv's
and
Isilud's
sister.
to tellafter
her
the
truth
about
father, but she refuses to listen andHe
disappears
being
beaten
by her
Ramza.
(PSP Only)
In Zeltennia,
overhearsher
Ovelia trying
blow
reed
whistle
as taught
herneck.
by Delita
Alma.
to do it,tohis
and
shethe
notices
a
pendant
aroundtohis
He He
tellsshows
her it's tohow
remember
sister
Tietra,
and
was Delita
used. swears he will not allow their foes to use Ovelia the way Tietra
Next
Finnath
them is
and
movesCreek,
on. which is populated by wild Chocobos. Ramza defeats
Ramza meets
Delita secretly
Zeltennia
Church.
Delita tells and
Ramza
Church's
real
intentions:
to stirinrevolt
among
the
anti-nobilists,
thenthe
to
assassinate
the leaders
the
armies:
Larg,
Goltanna,
Orlandeau,
Zalbaag,
andall
Dycedarg.
With of
the
leaders
gone,
Ivalice
will embrace
peace
and
the
Church's
ways.
Delita
admits
that
he's
using
Ovelia
but
he
has
also
fallen
in love
with her.who
However,
their
conversation
is interrupted
by Zalmour,
the
Pagan
Examiner,
has
the
Church
surrounded
and demands
Ramza
to
come
him.
Ramza
and
(who
he's
seenwith
Delita
with
Ramza
theDelita
heretic)
kill refuses
Zalmour.to let Zalmour live once
After
the
fight,
Valmafra
shows
up.
Delita
introduces
her
to
Ramza,
and
tells
Delita
that
has This
headed
to Fortnext
Besselat
to deal with she
the
revolts
stirred
up Orlandeau
by the Church.
is Ramza's
destination.
Balthier Subquest (PSP Only)
A
rash of to
thefts
against the Glabados
clergy
has stirred
up rumors.
Ramza
responds
a call
to catch
the
perpetrator
in Dorter
Free
City,
but
runsthe
intoguards.
a trap
laidforbyguards
theis priests.
Ramza
the thief,
Balthier,
and
fends
off
looking
theaids
Cache
of Glabados,
he
hopes can
returnBalthier
him home
(since itfor
apparently
brought
him therewhich
to begin

with).
He teams up with Ramza in the hopes he'll find it with the other
auracite.
Agrias's Birthday Sidequest (PSP Only)
If
Ramza
collectswhere
enough
money and
lands
on aa Tynar
town on
the first
of Cancer,
a
scene will
Mustadio
Agrias
Rouge
lipstick
for her
birthday.
He play
has an obvious
crushgives
on her.
Chapter 4, Continued
The
Beddha
Sandwaste
lies between
Bervenia Free
City andBarich
Fort Besselat.
Here,that
Ramza
is spread
confronted
by Barich
a Templar.
informs
him
he
has
a deadly
poisonFendsor,
called
Mossfungus
throughout
Hokuten
troops.
In the confusion
caused
by it,then
the
Knights
Templar
planthe
to
kill
Goltanna,
Orlandeau,
and
Larg.
Barich
infects
Ramza
and
his
troops
with
the
poison
(luckily
Ramza
has
some
Antidotes
on
hand)
and
proceeds to fight him. However, Barich is killed by Ramza during the battle.
Count
Orlandeau
is accused
Prince
of conspiring
with the
Church
to the
overthrow
him.
He by
isGoltanna
taken toGoltanna
the appoints
prison
inDelita
Bethla,
execution
following
morning.
then
the awaiting
head
of
the
Order
of
the
Southern
Sky
in
Orlandeau's
place,
and
tells
him
to
try
to
get
an official
edict from
theofChurch
approving
Goltanna's
position
as
king.
(Goltanna
obviously
knows
the
Church's
Mossfungus
scandal
(the
poison
was only spread among Hokuten) and therefore thinks the Church is on his
side.)
Zalbaag
finds Larg
in a as
hill outside
Besselat,have
surrounded
by dead and
dying
Hokuten.
well
asFort
Dycedarg,
by
Mossfungus,
but Larg,
not
badly.
However,
Dycedarg,
partbeen
of hispoisoned
plot
to take
the
throne,
stabs
Larg.
An
astonished
Larg
saysasthat
Dycedarg
killed
father
as
well,
before
dying;
Zalbaag
is
nonplussed.
Dycedarg
tellshis
a
horrified
Zalbaag
to
put
the
knife
in
the
hands
of
one
of
the
dead
Hokuten,
claiming
that that dead
a spy of the Nanten and did the deed.
Zalbaag complies,
but hisbody
mindwas
whirls...
Ramza
his way past
the the
Nanten
manages
toboth
opensides
the
sluices
infights
Fort Ramza
Besselat,
causing
waterguard
to rushand
out,
paralyzing
of
theRamza
battle.
and
Orran,
accompanied
by
Valmafra
(Delita
wants
both
and
Orlandeau
to
escape,
so
that
they
can
defeat
the
Church
after
it has served
hisZeltennia
purposes),
rescue Princess
Orlandeau
from whom
Bethla.he
Orlandeau
sends
back
to protect
Ovelia,
claims
is
the trueOrran
heir
thetothrone.
believed
in Goltanna's
cause;
otherwise
hetowouldn't
have(Orlandeau
fought
for always
him. However,
the
current situation,
with Orlandeau
being scheduled
for execution,
is less than
favorable.)
Delita
confronts
and
stabsforhim.
A memberdresses
of the Church
Grenados,
who'sGoltanna
a dead
ringer
Orlandeau,
in named
typical
Orlandeau
clothes
and
is stabbed
by Delita
(Grenados gives up
up his
life
for
the Church's
cause).
With
the
leaders
of
both
the
Nanten
and
Hokuten
gone
or
dead,
High
Priest
Funebrisso
suggests
a mediator; however,
the strength of both sides is still
enough
that to
they
Limberry Castle
look(Dycedarg
for Alma. and Delita) refuse. Ramza then heads to
On
the
way,
they
pass
Mount
Germinas
(where
they're accosted
by bandits
who decide
to killStones
Ramzafor
fora the
bounty)
and
demand
his Holy
chance
to rise
"toPoeskas
a higherLake
level".(where ghosts
Loffrey
Wodring,
a
Templar,
meets
with
Dycedarg
at
Eagrose.
Dycedarg
repeats
hisHoly
refusal
to as
accept
the Church's
mediation.
gives
him the
the
Capricorn
Stone
a "token
of body.
good Loffrey
will"
- but
in Loffrey
realityvery
it's
to
give
Lucavi
demon
Adrammelech
a knows
host
also
hints
strongly
to
Dycedarg
that
the
Church
that
he
poisoned
his
father
with
Mossfungus.
He
suggests
that
Dycedarg
listen
to
the
Church.
However,
the
one who listened, to the entire conversation, was Zalbaag...
Folmarv
and Elmdore
meet
Limberry
They to
comment
on
Adrammelech's
new
host,
andinside
weIffind
out
thatisCastle.
they're
trying
resurrect
a
demon
called
the
"Bloody
Angel".
thewithout
Angel
resurrected,
all
Lucavi
can
come
and
go
at
will
on
the
real
world,
needing
hosts.
Alma
is
to
be
the
host
for
the
Angel,
but
the
Angel
can
only
be
summoned
at
a
place
called
the cohorts,
"dead city". Folmarv
leaves(who
to look foractually
it, leaving
Elmdore
and his
assassin
andRamza
Lettie
Ultima
Demons
in
disguise)
to fight offCelia
Ramza.
defeats are
the Marquis and
his assassins.
(PSP
Only)
Before
being
able
to
reach
him,
Ramza
is
attacked
by
a
zombie
version
of
Argath.
They
taunt
each
other,
but
Ramza
finally
emerges
victorious again.
Elmdore
retreats
toLucavi
an underground
cemetary,
then uses
his Gemini
Stone
to
turn into
the the
demon
Zarela.
Meliadoul
(Folmarv's
daughter)
suddenly
enters
room,and
astonished
at finding
out the
true power
of the
Zodiac Stones.
Meliadoul
Ramza defeat
Zarela.
Meliadoul
her ownkeeping.
Holy Stone,
Sagittarius,
a treasure
of her
family.
gives
to has
Ramza
She
now
believes
Ramza
and
needs
to She
find
out
theit truth
about for
herman,
father
- is
hegave
human
anymore?
She
tells
Ramza
that
Folmarv's
right-hand
Loffrey,
another
Holy
Stone
(Capricorn)
to
Dycedarg;
both
she
and
Ramza
want
to
find
out
why.
(It
was
to
give
the
Lucavi Adrammelech a body.) Meliadoul joins Ramza's troops.
In
Zeltennia,
Ovelia
(who
had
been
appointed
queen
by
Goltanna
before
he
died) is visited
bykill
Orran,
whombut
she
seems
to know.
her
that
Orlandeau
did two
not
Goltanna,
before
heenter.
can
tell
herOrran
who
ittells
was,
Delita,
Valmafra,
and
ofthat
the he
Southern
Sky
Delita
orders
theone
Knights
to
leave,
then
tells Order
Ovelia
wishes
to be
the people's
"hero",
who
will
restore
peace
to
Ivalice.
She's
surprised;
Delita
then
tells
her
to
leave.
He
promises
not to hurt
Orran.
(He to
thinks
perhaps
Orran
might
for
him
against
the Church.)
Ovelia
goes
the but
door
(which
is out
of work
sight
of and
the
three
opens
and
closes
the door,
stays
to hear.
Delita
Orranothers),
have
an
argument,
andthen
Delita
declares
that inside
all
manipulators
will
die,
including
the
High
Priest.
He
turns
to
Valmafra,
who
has
let
out
a
gasp.
He
tells
her
that
he
knows
she
was
sent
as
an
assassin
if
he
turned
against
the
Church.
She
takes out
her knife,
realizes her.
that she can't stab Delita
because
of her
feelings
for him;
Delita but
overpowers
Zalbaag
takes a that
chemist
to visit the
grave of
his
father
Barbaneth.
The
chemist
confirms
Mossfungus
is
growing
out
of
the
grave,
but the
man
seems
urgent
to leave.
He of
tells
Zalbaag
that
Mossfungused
corpses
are
bad
luck;
they
signify
the
end
that
family's
dynasty.
Zalbaag
flips
him
a
coin
and stands by Barbaneth's grave, shocked...
Ramza
and
Meliadoul
travel
to
Eagrose
Castle
to
find
the
truth
about
Dycedarg, Loffrey, and the Capricorn Stone.
(PSP Only)
Dorter,byRamza
is confronted bydemands
Cletienne.toHe
is frozen
by his
magicks,
butInsaved
Meliadoul.
know
her father's
true intentions,
but Cletienne
shrugsMeliadoul
her off and disappears.
Ramza
reaches
Eagrose
Castle.
There
are
no
guards
outside,
but
Zalbaag's
Chocobo
is there.to Inside
the castle,
Ramza
finds Zalbaag
with Balbanes.
his sword
drawn,
intending
kill
Dycedarg
his
actions
Larg
Dycedarg
callskills
hisDycedarg.
Order
of Suddenly,
the for
Northern
Sky against
to help,
but and
Ramza
saves
Zalbaag,
who
Dycedarg's
Capricorn
Stonedemon.
begins
to
glow,
and
Dycedarg
transforms
into
Adrammelech,
the
Lucavi
Adrammelech
kills
Zalbaag;
his
body
disappears.
Ramza
then
defeats
Adrammelech.
He decides
to Alma.
head to Mullonde, headquarters of the Murond
Glabados Church,
to look for
Cloud Subquest
In
themany
Clockwork
City of Goug, Besrudio has found a strange steel device
from
centuries
Ramza's
Holy
Stones. ago. It bears the mark of Aquarius, and reacts to
In
the
Mining
Town
of inGollund,
Ramza
hears a rumor about a strange,
powerful monster living
the Goland
Colliery.
In
thethe
Royal
City of he
Lesalia,
Ramza
overhears
rumor again.
He
tells
bartender
might
want
to
go
and the
kill same
the monster.
Beowulf
Kadmas,
agrees. a hunter, asks Ramza if he can join him on this quest; Ramza
The
Goland
Colliery
is inexplicably
guarded
by Chemists
dragons.
When
Ramza
and Beowulf
reach
theto
inner
chamber,
they holds
find aand
HolyAquarius
Dragon
named
Reis is
whom
Beowulf
seems
know.
Reis, who
the
Holy
Stone,
being
beset
by
an
Archaeodaemon
named
Schinoeg,
demands
stone.fight.
Beowulf and Ramza rescue Reis from the Demon who
and
Reis
joins the
Ramza's

Back
Goug,
Ramza
puts
the Aquarius
the Ramza
steel device.
It turns
out
to inbehim.
a robot
named
Construct
8 who stone
claimsinthat
is his master;
he joins
In
the
Trade
City
of
Sal
Ghidos,
Ramza
meets
a
flower
girl
named
Aeris
(from FF7). He buys a flower from her.
Back
in
Goug,
Besrudio
has
found
yet
another
device.
This
one
looks
like
some kind
chart mechanism.
It also
reacts
to for
Ramza's
Holy
Stones,
andoftheheavenly
sign of Cancer
is on it. Ramza
leaves
to look
this Stone.
In
Zeltennia
Castle,
a
rumor
circulates
about
Nelveska
Temple.
It's
also
known asRamza
"Cursedheads
Island"
andfrom
rumors
of a Holy Stone and an iron guard are
rampant.
there
Zeltennia.
In
Nelveska
Temple,
Ramza
comes upon
anSteel
Automaton
named
Construct
new,
an
identical
clone
of
Construct
8.
This
Giant is
also powered
by7a
Zodiac
Stone, inthe
thisnow-empty
case the Cancer
Stone.
Construct
whothat
appears
to
be
guarding
temple
without
regard
to7-new,
the
fact
there
are
no
more
inhabitants,
attacks
Ramza.
Ramza
defeats
it
and
obtains
the
Cancer Stone.
Beowulf
gives Reis her
the back
Cancer
the stone reacts to her and lifts her
curse,
transforming
intoStone;
a human.
Returning
once moreatovery
Goug,
Ramza puts young
the Cancer
Stone inalso
the from
new
device.
It
summons
strange-looking
man (Cloud,
FF7), who runs away.
Back
in
Zarghidas,
Cloud
meets
Aeris
and
notices
something
familiar
about
her.
8-) Then,
a bunch
of of
ruffians
gang
upundisclosed
on Aeris. Apparently
sheridicule
has to
pay
them
a large
amount
money
for an
reason.
They
her,Ramza
then Cloud
to her
rescue.
Aeris
and attack
Cloud,
but
showscomes
up to save
him.
CloudThey
joinsforget
Ramza's
party.
Chapter 4, continued
In Mullonde,
High Loffrey,
Priest Funebris
is cornered
by stabs
the three
head but
Knights
Templar:
Cletienne.
Folmarv
Funebris,
tells
him
that Folmarv,
the
wouldand
heal.
Folmarv Death
offers City.
to save
Funebris's
life
in
exchange
for wound
the whereabouts
ofSquare
Murond
Funebris
finally
blurts
out
the
location
in
a
Magic
in
the
deepest
level
of
Orbonne
Monastery.
However,
Funebris
doesn't
know
how
to
open
it
but
it
must
mention
the Germonik
Scriptures.
Folmarv
nodsplunges
to Loffrey
he leaves
to
look itforin
Ramza
and the
Loffrey
hisassword
into
Funebris's
back
and leaves
himScriptures;
there.
Ramza
fights
his
way
into
Mullonde,
but
he
is
stopped
by
the
three
Knights
Templar.
They
demand
all
of
his
Holy
Stones
and
the
Germonik
Scriptures,
in
exchange
for Alma.
He give
giveshim
them
theLoffrey
Scriptures,
to give
them
the chant
Stones
they
Alma.
readsbut
therefuses
Scriptures
and
finds
the
tountil
open
the Magic
Square;
Templar
betray
Ramza
and attack
him. Ramza
defeats
themthen
and the
theyKnights
disappear.
Further
into
the
Mullonde
is
(for
reasons
unknown)
a
room
with
a
large
coffin.Lucavi
Folmarv
summons
three
Demons
andisa now
surprise
attacker
- Zalbaag!
The
arehim.
controlling
his
body,
which
undead.
Zalbaag
begs
Ramza
to kill
Ramza
reluctantly
flash of sound
and color,
never
to return.does, and Zalbaag disappears in a
Ramza
finally
reaches
the
innermost
sanctuary
of
Mullonde,
where
Funebris
lies
with aand
sword
in hisone
back.
Funebris
ishestill
barely
alive, but
can only
twitch
his
hand
whisper
word
before
dies:
"Orbonne".
Ramza
heads
to
Orbonne
for the
final sequence
of
battles.
Deep Dungeon Subquest
In
the Port
City of called
Warjilis,Deep
Ramza
overhears
conversation
about
ancient
lighthouse
Dungeon.
The a Dungeon
holds
lots an
of
amazing
treasure,
and
is home
tothe
many
dangerous
monsters.
The
Dungeon
has
ten
levels,
each
harder
than
next.
When
Ramza
finally
fights
his
way
to
the
final
level,
he
is
confronted
by
another
surprise:
the
wizard
Elidibus.
Elidibusin (a
former
graduate
of Gariland
Military
Academy
who fought He
for
Ivalice
theinto
Fiftya Year
War)
has
yet
another
Zodiac
Stone,
Serpentarius.
transforms
Lucavi
demon
and
attacks
Ramza.
Ramza
(aided by a
mysterious
Serpentariusmonster
Stone. called a Byblos) defeats Elidibus and takes his
Disorder in the Order Subquest (PSP Only)
If
RamzaDelita
goeswalks
to Zeltennia
Castle,
a scene
where
Agriasanger
reunites
with
Ovelia.
in on
the
meeting,
andplays
despite
Agrias's
him,
she
askshand
him and
to protect
her.
Agrias
takes
her leave
of Ovelia,
sheattakes
Ovelia's
slips her
a As
knife,
to protect
herself.
After
this,Den.
rumors
surface
of Northern
Sky deserters
Brigands'
Ramza
can defeat
these remnants
as well. holing up in the
Lionel's New Liege Lord Subquest (PSP Only)
These events occur after finishing Nelveska Temple and Mullonde.
When
visiting
Lionel
Castle,
Beowulf
and
reminisce
about
their
homeland.
Beowulf
leaves
to help
Ramza,
butReis
hears
scream.
He he
rushes
back
to seeReis
Reison
gone
but
Aliste
standing
there.
Alisteathe
tells
him liege
that
has
kidnapped
the
orders
of
Celebrant
Bremondt,
new
lord
of
Lionel
after
the fall
of Cardinal
Delacroix,
and
if Beowulf
wants
to see
her
again
he
should
come
to
the
gates
of
Lionel
Castle.
In
fact,
however,
Aliste
has
no
intention
of
allowing
the
Cardinal
to
get
away
with
this
kidnapping.
He drugs
the guards
castletotothe
ensure
that if Beowulf overpowers
him,
he would
have aninside
easy the
passage
Cardinal.
Beowulf
is attacked
by tells
AlisteBeowulf
at the gates.
After
a long
Aliste finally
falls,
at
which
point
he
that
he
would
havebattle,
died anyway,
of a
malady. He is happy that his end was quick, and urges
Beowulf
to rescue
Reis.
Ramza
and
Beowulf
confront
Bremondt
in
the
oratory
of
the
castle.
Bremondt,
clearly
nervous
and overpowered,
promises
wealth to
his guards
if theyhas
defeat
their
foes.
Beowulf
triesoftohow
make
Bremondt
reason
- that
Reis
never
loved
him,
regardless
much
moneysee
he
but
Bremondt
is half-crazed
and
refuses
toa listen
to reason.
As gives
a and
lasther,
resort,
Bremondt
uses
dark
powers
to
turn
into
Dark
Dragon.
Beowulf
Ramza
defeat
it.
Bremondt
reverts
back
to
human
form,
dead.
Beowulf
finally
rescues Reis, and thanks Ramza for his help.
Chapter 4: Final Battles
Ramza
fights
his
way Loffrey
past theinhordes
of Knights
Templar
guarding Orbonne
Monastery.
He
meets
the lowest
reaches
of theDeath
Monastery.
Ramza
defeats
him,
but
Loffrey
theninside.
opens
thethen
gate
to Murond
City, trapping
sucking
Ramza's
party
and
himself
He
destroys
the
entrance,
Ramza
there.but
Loffrey
tells
himRamza
that hissees
sister
is waiting.
demands
know
where,
Loffrey
dies.
a flash
of lightRamza
and follows
it. to
In
theand
Murond
Death toCity,
Ramza
is challenged
by Cletienne.
Heisdefeats
him
continues
the
Lost
Sacred
Precincts,
where
he
again
challenged,
this time
by Barich
who hasagain,
been brought
back continues
from the dead
as
a
Zodiac Brave.
Barich
is defeated
and Ramza
to the
Graveyard
of Airships.
This
place
is
where
St.
Ajora's
soul
lives.
Folmarv
is
attempting
to
use
Alma's body
to
ressurrect
St. Ajora,
but theAjora
Virgoneeds
Stonemore
is notbloodshed
responding.
Ramza
then
arrives.
Folmarv
decides
to
return;
he
transforms
into thedecides
Lucavi that
demon
Hashmal
and
After
being
beaten,
Hashmal
sacrifice
himself
forfights
Ajora.Ramza.
Alma's
body begins
to glow and
St. Ajora takestoover
her body.
Somehow,
will fights
against
Ajora
and herfour
realUltima
body appears
beside
Ajora.
AjoraAlma's
becomes
enraged
andAngel.
summons
Demons,
then
transforms
into
Ultima,
the
Bloody
Ramza's
troops
begin
to prevail
against
him.
The
Ultima
Demons
disappear,
and
Ultima
gathers
even
more
power,
but
Ramza
defeats
him.
Ultima's
final
death
throes
completely
destroy the entire airship...
A
poignant
funeral
service
is held
Alma a(infuneral.
the name
of and
St. Ajora,
no
less).
Ramza,
being
a heretic,
wasfor
denied
Orran
Valmafra
show
up
late
and
Orran
lays
flowers
at Alma's
grave.
However,
Orran is
completely
surprised
when
he
sees
Ramza
and
Alma
pass
by
on
Chocobos!
He tries
chaseofafter
quickly
ride out
of whether
his sight.they
No truly
one
ever
seestoeither
themthem,
again,but
andthey
history
is unsure
as to

died
in Murond
City,
or whether
he survived and remained in peace
with his
sister forDeath
the rest
of his
life.
Epilogue
Delita marries Ovelia and becomes king of Ivalice.
However,sanity.
the apparent
deaths
of Ramza
andKing
Alma
slowly
away at
Ovelia's
Several
married
Delita,
on eat
her
birthday,
she
hides her
away
in she
theyears
ruinsafter
of she
Zeltennia
Church
(where
Delita
once
comforted
when
cried).
Delita
finally
finds
heratand
has
a boquet
of
flowers
for
her,
but
Ovelia,
crazed
with
grief,
rushes
him
with
a
dagger
(the
same
one
given
to
her
by
Agrias)
and
stabs
him.
She
accuses
him
of
killing
Ramza,
and
that
he
plans
on
killing
her
as
well.
Delita,
shocked,
pulls
the
out and
stabs
withend
it. Weak
pain,
he limps
steps,
thenknife
wonders,
"Did
youOvelia
get your
in all with
of this,
Ramza?
I...Ia few
got this..."
before
all goes black.
Orran
completes
his
work,
the
Durai
Writings,
chronicling
the
truth
behind
the
Church,them
the toKnights
Templar,
and Ramza's
actions.
Hecoronation.
plans on
presenting
Prince
Clemence
the occasion
his
However,
the Church
apprehends
Orranon
before
he can
do of
so,are
proclaims
him
a
heretic,
burns
at the stake.
The
Durai
Writings
confiscated
and
hiddenand
away
deephim
in Mullonde.
400 Years Later
Alazlam
Durai,
a descendent
of Orran,todiscovers
the Durai Writings
his
workJ.as
a historian.
Hethe
attempts
truth ofduring
what
happened
during
the War of
Lions... andpiece
thus together
the gamethe
begins.
FF Tactics: Organizational/Family Charts
Zodiac Brave Story: Characters
This
is a much-expanded
version
of
the lines,
Character
page from theby
main site.
Only
note:
For the "Title"
and
"Job"
titles/jobs
(,) areone
held
concurrently
(at the
same
time),after
while
those followed
followed by commas
semicolons
(;) are held subsequently
(one
another).
Adrammelech; Adramelk (PSX)
Given
Job: Ghost ofA Fury
Personality/Goals:
powerful
Lucavi demon
whose
link
to our world
is the
Capricorn
Holy he's
Stone.
Thetohost
him
is Dycedarg
Like all Lucavi,
trying
get eventually
the Bloodygiven
Angel,
Ultima,
back toBeoulve.
Earth.
Aeris
Personality/Goals:
A flower
girlFF7,
whowhich
lives in
of Sal
reality
she's a crossover
from
is the
whyTrade
CloudCity
thinks
sheGhidos.
looks In
familiar.
Agrias Oaks
Titles: Holy
Knight, Lesalia St. Konoe Hokuten Knight, Bodyguard of
Princess
Ovelia
Given
Job:
Holy Knight
Personality/Goals:
A pure-hearted
warrior
is who
devoted
to Princess
Ovelia.
She
will
stop
at
nothing
to of
rescue
her
fromwho
those
relentlessly
pursue
her.
SheAalso
feels
a
kind
pity for
Ovelia.
History:
Hokuten
Knight
under
the
Lesalia
St.
Konoe
division,
she
quit
her
day
jobOvelia
after discovering
that it wasafter
Prince Larg who tried
to capture
Ovelia.
When
takenjoins
to Zeltennia
sequence
of events
in
Lionel
Castle,isAgrias
Ramza to try atocomplicated
get her back.
Aliste Rosenheim (PSP Only)
Title:
Knight Templar
Given Job:
Templar
AlisteCastle,
was formerly
theBeowulf
lieutenant
commander
of the
Gryphon
Knights
at Lionel
and once
left,
he
became
the
commander.
Hehelping
nursed
a desire
to
defeat
Beowulf
in battle,
finally
crowning
said
desire
by
Bremondt
to
kidnap
Beowulf's
girlfriend
Reis
and
challenge
Beowulf
at
Lionel.
He
reveals
the
real
reason
for
helping
Bremondt
- not the
bounty
on to
Beowulf's
but
theand
factfor
thathis
Aliste
isno
dying
of
a disease,
and
wishes
settle
hishead,
score
once
all.
He
has
real
wish
for Beowulf
to
losean
Reis
- inpassage
fact,
he in
drugs
the should
guards
inside,
ensuring
willBeowulf.
have
easy
if Aliste
lose. Lose
he does,
andBeowulf
is killed by
Arazlam Durai; Alazlam J.D. (PSX)
Title:
Historian
Alazlam
400
years after
the scope
of Durai)
the game.
Hedescribe
finds a long-hidden
book,
thelives
Durai
Writings
(written
Orran
which
the role of
someone
hitherto
unknown
in theby
War
of the
Lions:
Ramza
Beoulve.
(General
consensus
is
that Delita
was
the
outstanding
hero
of the
war.) of
Alazlam
embarks
on
a
journey
to
discover
the
real
truth
behind
the
the
Lions;
this
is
how
the
game
supposedly
begins.
We
later
find
outWar
the
Alazlam is a direct descendant of Orran.
Argath Thadalfus; Algus Sadalfas (PSX)
Title:
Hokuten
Cadet
Given
Job: Squire
Personality/Goals:
Argath, the
a noble
whose
family
was dishonored,
harbors an
enormousfolk
grudge
against
common
folk.
Histhere
ridiculous
views treat
common
as
animals,
whose
lives are
only
to be thrown
away at
nobility's
expense.
History:
Argath's
grandfather
disgraced
the
Sadalfas
name
during
Fifty
Year
War abyHokuten
betraying
his friends
to him
saveinhimself.
Before
hebecame
could the
escape,
however,
Cadet
stabbed
the
back.
Argath
a
Hokuten
Cadet
himself,
under
the
auspices
of
Marquis
Elmdore.
When
Elmdore
is kidnapped
by Gustav,
he travels
to
Eagrose.and
Hethey
meets
Ramza
on the way;
Ramza rescues
him
from
some of
monsters,
travel
together
to and
Eagrose
to
inform
the
Beoulves
theperpetrated
Marquis' kidnapping.
(Dycedarg
Larg
were
the
ones
who actually
it, rescue
however,
are
oblivious
to
his
pleas.)
Argath
travels
with
Ramza
and
they
theand
Marquis,
but a heated
conversation
between
Ramza,
Delita,
andtoArgath
back
at
Eagrose
causes
Ramza
to
banish
Argath
("I
never
want
see
again!")
Argath
to his superior,he
Zalbaag,
and
by Zalbaag's
orderyou
(for
a
strategic
coupreturns
at Ziekden
Teta,
Gragoroth's
hostage,
and
then
kills Gragoroth.
Delita isFortress)
so incensedkills
at the
death
of his sister
that he
kills
Argath
himself.
(PSP
Only)
Ramza
again
meets
up
with
Argath
as
a
zombie
warrior
in
Limberry
Castle,
on
the
way
to
fighting
Elmdore
as
Zarela.
The
two
taunt
each other, but Argath is again defeated by Ramza.
Alma Beoulve
Given Job: Cleric

Personality/Goals:
Alma
a very than
braveher
and
kind-hearted
girl, who's
much
closer
to Ramza
(her
full is
brother)
other
half-brothers.
fights
when
she
can,
but
Ramza
constantly
has
to
rescue
her: she
she is
is She
the only
eligible
body
for
St.
Ajora
and
Ultima,
the
Bloody
Angel;
the
cornerstone
the Lucavi
plan.
History:
Almaofattended
thewhen
Eagrose
Aristocratic
School
with
Teta.
the
coup at Ziekden
Fortress
Ramza
disappeared,
she
was
at aAfter
monastery
where
shewith
befriended
Princess
Ovelia.
she
lived
in the
Royal
City
of
Lesalia
her
brother
Zalbaag.
SheLater,
met
Ramza
there
and
accompanied
him
to
Orbonne
Monastery
(she
wished
to
know
the
truth
about
the Holy alone).
Stones,There,
and Ramza
a heretic
wouldand
findtaken
it hard
the
monastery
shegoes
is being
kidnapped
bycastle,
Isilud
to to enter
Riovanes
Castle.
When
Folmarv
nutsStone.
in the
she
finds
Isilud
wounded;
Isilud
gives
her
his
Pisces
Holy
Ramza
tries
to
save
her,
but she isfinds
again
kidnapped
by Folmarv;
she
is taken
Mullonde.
When
Folmarv
the
true
location
Murond
Death
City,to
she
is taken
there.
Her
body
is atand
firstUltima
taken
over
by St.ofAjora,
but
she
somehow
gets
it back.
After
St.
Ajora
are
defeated,
Alma
is
buried
by
the
Church,
but
history
is unsure whether she really died, or the burial was just a ruse.

her,
calling
"hunter"
to find
more rumors
aboutColliery
monsters.
A rumor
in
the
Royalhimself
CityRamza.
of aLesalia
about
a monster
in Goland
leads
an
alliance
with
They
rescue
Reis
from
an Archaeodaemon
inhim
theto
Colliery,
then
begin
their
search
for
the
Cancer
Holy
Stone,
which
can
cure
her.
They
find
it
in
Nelveska
Temple,
guarded
by
Construct
7-new.
Beowulf
later
confrontsbyBremondt
and histhem
former
ally Aliste at Lionel Castle after Reis
is kidnapped
them, defeating
both.
Besrudio Bunansa; Besrodio Bunanza (PSX)

Title:
Holy Knight, Senior
Lecturer,
Academy
Personality/Goals:
His long
lecturesGariland
can be aMilitary
major
bore,
butinnoa one
knows
more
than
veteran.
he'stitle
only
single
battle,about
he's abattle
master
of this
strategy.
TheAlthough
Holy Knight
is been
honorary.
Delita Heiral; Delita Hyral (PSX)

Titles:
Hokuten
Cadet, Blackram
Knight (under
Baron
who
is under
Prince
Goltanna),
Knight
(Hokuten),
leader
of theGrimms,
Blackram
Knights,
leader
of
the
OrderHoly
of the
Southern
Sky, ruler
of Ivalice.
Given
Job:
Squire;
Holy
Knight
Personality/Goals:
Delita,
although
ultimately
an idealistically
honorable man
(who
of ends
himself
as the
people's
"hero"),
of the
unfortunate
maximthinks
of "the
justify
the
means".
After
hisholds
sister's
death
of a
manipulative
plot, he
vows
never
to belead
manipulated
again,
butbecause
instead
to
manipulate
others.
His
manipulations
to
his
eventual
rulership
of Ivalice,
while
hefalls
lets in
everyone
else
deke
ithe's
out. doing
He uses
Ovelia forhis
hisgoals
purposes,
but
Balthier (PSP Only)
actually
love
with
her
while
it.
Although
coincide
with
thosethem.
of Goltanna
andon
theletting
Church
at points,
he always
plans
on
doublecrossing
He
intends
Ramza
and
his
friends
live
so
that
they
can
the Church's new Zodiac Braves and allow Delita to become
Given
Job:
Pirate
Personality/Goals:
a crossover from Final
king destroy
himself.
Fantasy
XII.Sky
He's
suave
ladies'
man. Balthier isFF12
Blanche; Blansh (PSX)
History:
Delita
washim
born
to his
poor
farmers
on
thethey
Beoulve
land.
Barbaneth
History:isGiven
theaconfusion
timelines
and
FFT, the
Balthier's
basically
adopted
and
sister
Teta,
and
became
fast
friends
history
intentionally
murky. of
He
mentionsbetween
having
lost his
airship,
Strahl,
Ramza
and
Alma.
Delita
attended
the
Gariland
Military
Academy
with with
but
not
how.
He
also
mentions
searching
for
the
Cache
of
Glabados,
an
Ramza.
He
follows
Ramza
through
the
rescue
of
Argath,
the
kidnapping
Title:
Aide
to
Prince
Goltanna
important
plot
element
in
FF12:
Revenant
Wings.
He
says
he
found
it
once,
Teta,
and
the
decisive
battle
at
Ziekden
Fortress,
where
Argath
kills
Teta.of
Plays a bit part and only has a few lines in the game.
and
"look
what
it's
gotten
me
into";
he
hopes
if
he
finds
it
again
he
can
"put
Delita
kills
Argath,
but Gragoroth
(Teta's
kidnapper)
ignites
the ammunition
things
back
as they
were".
This seems
to indicate
thatFF12
the Cache
teleported
inside
Ziekden
Fortress.
Teta
shields
Delita
with
her
body,
saving
him.
him
into
Ramza's
time,
probably
in
the
time
between
and
FF12:RW.
In
Delita's
beginssides
to form.
Heanrises
in rankgroup
in thecalled
Nanten
Knights
any
case, this
search
leads
him to perpetrate
a him
rashaof
thefts like
against
and
thenplan
switches
(after
assassin
theBlackram
Ryomokuand
Glabados
clergy,
and has
rendered
heretic,
Ramza.
destroy
the
Blackram
Knights,
including
their
leader,
Baron
Grimms)
Ramza,
upon
looking
into apparently
the
rumors,
falls
a trap
the Church
has set for Bolmina, Baron; Bolmna (PSX)
joins
thehe's
Hokuten
again
to go
undercover
during
Larg's
scheme.
Throughout
Balthier
in
Dorter.
Together
they
fend off
theinto
bounty
hunters,
and Balthier
all
this,
in
contact
with
the
Murond
Glabados
Church,
vowing
allegiance
joins Ramza.
to
their for
scheme
to dethrone
BOTHher
Larg
and Goltanna.
He's sent
kidnap
Title:
Aide
to Prince
Goltanna
Ovelia
Larg,
but
instead
takes
for
However,
aftertoacharge.
fight
Nothing
much
is known
about him besides his title.
with
some
Order
of the
Southern
he Goltanna.
leaves
Ovelia
in Ramza's
Later,
when
Ramza
is involved
in Sky,
rescuing
Besrudio
Bunansa,
Ovelia isvisits
left
in
Lionel
Castle.
Delita
(who
is
supposedly
in
alliance
with
the
Church)
Barbaneth Beoulve; Balbanes Beoulve (PSX)
her
in
her
cell
and
eventually
takes
her
to
Zeltennia
Castle,
leaving
Ramza
to
fight with
Cardinal
Delacroix.
After
Delacroix's
death,
Delita storm
exposes
Glevanne
for
kidnapping
Ovelia,
then
demands
that
Goltanna
the
Bremondt, Celebrant
Imperial
Capital
capture
Queen
Louveria,
whoInmasterminded
thefinds
Title:
Heavenly Knight,
leader of Order
of the Northern
Sky soldier,
kidnapping.
The and
Queen
istotaken
to Fort
Besselat.
Zeltennia,
Delita
;Title:
Buremonda,
(PSX)
Personality/Goals:
An
amazingly
and
honorable
himself
becoming
closerDelita
Ovelia.
Valmafra
Lenande
is(todispatched
by is
the
Priest
of Priest
Murond
Glabados Church
Barbaneth's
valiant
fighting
is partcourageous
of
what
kept
Ivalice
from
total
surrender
Church
to "help"
Delita;
knows
her true
purpose
killtohim),
but
Given
Job:
Celebrant
after
the
Fifty
Year
War.
Barbaneth
dies
before
the
scope
of
the
game
also
a
shrewd
enough
judge
to
know
that
she
won't
be
able
do
it.
In
the
PSX
version,
Bremondt
doesn't
appear
in
the
game,
but
he
plays
a
begins.
Ramza
secretly
meets
Delita
in Zeltennia
Church,
where
Delita
in the story
of Beowulf
and Reis.
Jealous
of their
love, he casts a curse Eventually,
History:
Barbaneth
was instrumental
in and
the Fifty
Year War.
He has
two
sons part
discloses
the
Church's
plan
to
kill
the
leaders
of
the
Hokuten
and
Nanten.
on
Beowulf,
but
hits
Reis
instead,
turning
her
into
a
dragon.
from
one
wife
(Dycedarg
and
Zalbaag)
two
other
children
from
a
Ramza
is attacked
by Zalmour
Lucianada,
Pagan Examiner;
Delita
kills
In
the PSPas
version,
he is theignorant,
subject ofspoiled
an extended
sidequest.
We
see by
different
wife
(Ramza and
Alma).
After the Fiftywas
Year War, he was slowly
him
for seeing
him meet
with Ramza.
Later,a
ishead
accused
Bremondt
a weak-willed,
man driven
almost
insane
poisoned
bylong-term
Dycedarg
using
Goltanna
of conspiracy
against
him;
Delita
isOrlandeau
appointed
ofescape
theby
Order
desire
for of
Reis,
andwhen
his previous
loss. is
Hekilled
succeeds
Cardinal
Delacroix
as
Dycedarg's
plot
for Mossfungus;
the throne of this
Ivalice... the beginning of
the
Southern
Sky.
Delita
allows
both
Ramza
and
Orlandeau
to
Fortof
liege
lord
Lionel
the
Cardinal
by
Ramza.
Upon
discovering
Besselat
(he wants
them
both
to be
able to fight
the Church).
Delita
then
the fact that
Beowulf
has undone
his curse,
heher.
orders
Reis
kidnapped
and
stabs
Goltanna
and
blames
it on
Orlandeau;
heOvelia
kills
a is
look-alike
Orlandeau
brought
to Lionel.
Beowulf
and Ramza
rescue
Inisthe
process,
Bremondt
to
make
sure
no
one
would
be
looking
for
him.
visited
by
Orran
in
turns
himself
into
a
Dark
Dragon,
but
to
no
avail;
he
still
defeated
and
Reis
Zeltennia;
he tries
to tell
herdeclares
the truth his
about
Delita's
killing
Goltanna,
butthe
is brought back to Beowulf for good.
Barich Fendsor; Balk Fenzol (PSX)
Delita
interrupts
him.
Delita
true
purposes
(to
betray
even
Church);
as
he
expected,
Valmafra
can't
bring
herself
to
kill
him.
He
locks
Orran
away
in Zeltennia
for knowing
much.
AfterinRamza
defeats
the
Title:
Lucavi
and the
Zodiacand
Braves,
no onetoo
is king
left to
Ivalice
besides
Ovelia,
GivenTemplar
Job: Machinist
whom Delita
marries
thusover
becomes
ofrule
Ivalice.
Much
later,
Ovelia
Celia
Personality/Goals:
Barich
doesn't care
much and
for human
life.are
He's
thethan
becomes
insane
with
mulling
Ramza's
fate;
she stabs
King
Delita
with
mastermind
behind
the
Mossfungus
plague,
his
ideals
less
a
knife.
He
stabs
her
back,
and
there
ends
the
complete
saga
of
the
War
of
honorable.
the
Lions.
Given
Job:
Assassin;
Ultima
Demon
History:
Barich
used
to
live
in
the
Clockwork
City
of
Goug.
He
was
A
mysterious
woman
working
for
the
ressurrected
Marquis
Elmdore;
in
blacklisted
by
the
royal
knights
for
anti-aristocratic
behavior,
and
ended
up
reality she's an Ultima Demon working for the Lucavi.
joining
the
Knights Templar.
wasinfecting
killed bythe
Ramza
a battle in
the with
Beddha
Sandwaste,
but not He
before
entireinHokuten
army
Mossfungus
Denamda Atkascha; Denamunda Atkascha (PSX)
Death
City. poison. He is ressurrected by the Lucavi to guard Murond
Cletienne Duroi; Kletian Drowa (PSX)
Title:
King of
Ivalice to two kings of Ivalice (father and son), both of whom
This
name
was
ruled
during
the given
Fifty
Year
War and
it (Denamda
diedofof
Balias; Bariaus (PSX)
Title: Templar
illness;
Denamda
II was
rumored
towere
havekilled
been during
assassinated.)
The Ison
Given
Job:
Sorceror
Denamda
II
was
Ondoria.
Cletienne
is Folmarv's
left-hand
man. Folmarv
He's a master
of allfinal
magic.
He
usually Delacroix, Alphonse;
Draclau, Alphons (PSX)
works
behind
the
scenes,
but
follows
when
the
hour
of
Ultima's
The
first
disciple
of
St.
Ajora,
who
lived
over
1200
years
before
the
scope
of
is at
hand.
He goes
with him
to Mullonde
fights Ramza
the
game.Swale,
He was
chased
by thecaught
Holy Empire
Yudoraat
allBalias
over; he
there;
he's then
sent
tothere.
guard
the Lost
Sacred
Precinctsand
at Murond
Death
in Balias
and
was finally
and executed
Tor.hid away ressurrection
City. Ramza
slays
him
Title:
Cardinal in Murond
Glabados
Church;
leader of of
Lionel.
Barrington, Gerrith; Barinten, Gelkanis (PSX)
Personality/Goals:
Delacroix,
like
nearly
all members
theHis
Church,
is in on
the Zodiac
Brave scandal
and
wants
to ressurrect
Ultima.
Holy
Scorpio,
is assosciated
with
Cuchulainn.
He's ruthless,
but
put Stone,
on
Title:
Grand
Duke
of
Riovanes,
Weapon
King
good
enough
show
to
fool
even
the
shrewdest
warriors
like can
Ramza
anda
Personality/Goals:
An
ambition-driven
man
who
has
some
very
sick
Ovelia.
Cloud Strife
tendencies.
His moniker
eagerness
and prowess
weapons
of all types
has
History:
In his search
for
the Holy
Stones,
Delacroix
usesthe
Baert
Ludovich'sin
earned
him
the
"Weapon
King". with
Heinto
wishes
to become
king
Baert
Company.
They
discover
that
Besrudio
has found
Taurus
Ivalice
by
threatening
the
Knights Templar
working
withtheir
him;
he of
tells
the
Goug
mines;
they
chase
after
him.
In the meantime,
Ovelia
andStone
Agrias
Given
Job:
Soldier
them
that
he'll
get
the
Germonique
Scriptures
and
expose
lies.
head
to
Lionel
to
seek
sanctuary
with
Delacroix.
They
meet
Mustadio
on to
the
A crossover
from and
FF7.talks
Cloud
(who has
these
reallyto
weird
flashes globe
where he way. Delacroix sends Mustadio and Ramza to rescue Besrudio (actually
History: During
the
Fifty Year abilities,
War, Barrington
burned
a village
people
with gets
a headache
strange)
arrives
thanks
a heavenly
magical
Sky
and
Netherseer
because
they
refused
to of
service
him.
get
the in
Holy
Stone)
anddiscovers
then return
toplot
Lionel;
while
keeping
Oveliaisand
machine
found
by
Besrudio
in
the
Clockwork
City
of
Goug.
He
runs
away,
He
found
two
children
(siblings)
named
Rapha
and
Marach
Galthena.
One
Agrias
Lionel.
Agrias
his
and
escapes,
but
Ovelia
taken
but
meets
Aeris
in
the
Trade
City
of
Sal
Ghidos
and
notices
something
was
a
Skyseer,
one
was
a
Netherseer.
He
raised
them
as
his
own
children;
captive
and
eventually
taken
to
Zeltennia
Castle
by
Delita.
Delacroix
kills
familiarup
about her. Aeris is accosted by bandits, but Cloud and Ramza (who Ludovichfor his incompetence (Ludovichwas the one who let Ramza on to
they
eventually
became
the main
members of
an assassin
group
called
Kamyuja,
which
was headed
by Barrington.
Barrington
began
to
Delacroix's
involvement in Besrudio's chase). Ramza then confronts
reasons. right then) fight them off. Cloud joins Ramza for fairly confusing
debauched
and greedy.
He raped
Rapha,
but
sheGermonique
was always
toobecome
scared to shows
Delacroix,
tell
anyone
about
it.
He
sends
Marach
to
get
the
Scriptures
Delacroix. but he transforms into Cuchulainn. Ramza kills Cuchulainn and
from Ramza;Folmarv
when Ramza
finally
arrives,
he makes
the bad
mistake
of
threatening
with
the
Taurus
and
Scorpio
Stones
(taken
from
Isilud)
and
the Germonique
Folmarv
goesescapes,
on a rampage
and and
kills has a
Barrington's
men,
as Scriptures.
well
as
Isilud.
Barrington
however,
Construct 7-new;Worker 7-new (PSX)
showdown
with
Rapha
on
the
roof of
Riovanes
Castle.
He
pulls
a gunwas
on
Dycedarg Beoulve
her,
but
makes
another
bad
mistake
of
mentioning
her
rape.
Marach
listening,
and saves
Rapha
from
the(an
bullet
by taking
it himself.
However,
Given Job: Automaton
before
anything
can
be
done,
Lettie
assassin
friend
of
the
ressurrected
Apparently
a guardian
of guarding
NelveskaitTemple,
formerly
a research
institute,
Titles: Job:
Magic
Fencer,
Aide to Prince Larg
Marquis
Elmdore)
7-new
continues
centuries
after
it's
been
completely
Rune
Knight
off
the roof.
End ofcomes
story. out of nowhere, grabs Barrington, and throws him Worker
devoid
of people.
It runs via the Cancer Holy Stone. Ramza finally defeats it Given
Personality/Goals:
A man
driven
completely
and
byHe's
greed,
during the
Cloud Subquest.
Dycedarg
is the
only
Beoulve
who
dishonors
his incessantly
family
name.
sneaky,
too,
but
isn't
very
good
at
tact.
Definitely
someone
to Prince
stay
away
from.
His
goal
is
to
become
king;
first
by
killing
his
father,
then
Larg.
History:
Dycedarg
slowly
poisoned
his
father
Barbaneth
during
the
Fifty
Year
Belias; Velius (PSX)
War
in
a
long-term
goal
to
become
king;
after
Barbaneth
dies,
Dycedarg
becomes
the
aide
Prince
Larg;
the
two become
inseperable.
Dycedarg
Construct 8;Worker 8 (PSX)
goes
along
with
alltoofalso
Larg's
plans,
including
the
kidnapping
of Corpse
Princess
Title/Given
Job:
Gigas
Ovelia.
He
and
Larg
wish
to
get
rid
of
the
anti-aristocratic
Beliasis
Lucaviafter
assosciated
with the
Aries Stone
and Wiegraf.
took
Brigade. Elmdore,
Dycedarginpays
a Corpse
Brigade
fencer
named
GustavHowever,
to kidnap
Job: Automaton
control
ofthe
Wiegraf
he
fatally
wounded
by Ramza.
HeRamza
left,He
but
later Given
an excuse
torescues
wipe
out
the
Corpse
Brigade.
A
long-inactive
robot
found
in the Stone
Goug mines, Worker 8 finally came to life Marquis
faced
anwas
all-out
battle
in Riovanes
Castle.
slew
Ramza (against
Dycedarg's
will)
the
Marquis
anyway.
(Larg tells
after
Ramza
gave
it the
Aquarius
Belias,Ramza's
who left troops
only hisinZodiac
Stone
behind.
it
doesn't
matter.)
In
an
effort
to
redeem
himself,
Dycedarg
sends
its
master,
and
joined
Ramza's
troops. (its power source). It named Ramza Dycedarg
Ramza
to Gragoroth
deal with the
Corpse Brigade
Brigade member)
hiding in the
Den. During
that time,
(a Corpse
triesBrigands'
to
assassinate
Dycedarg
but
fails,
leading
tokidnap
Teta's Ovelia
kidnapping.
Three
months
later,
Dycedarg
hires
Gaffgarionto
and
blame
it
on
the
Nanten.
He
tells
Gaffgarionto
kill Ramza
if he getsisinpoisoned
the way.by
Much
later,
during the
Beowulf Kadmas
coup
onby
Ziekden
Fortress,
Dycedarg
the
Mossfungus
poison
Cuchulainn
spread
Barich
(but
not
badly).
In
front
of
Zalbaag,
he
kills
Prince
Larg,
;Title/Given
Queklain (PSX)
and
tells that
Zalbaag
to put was
a knife
in the hands
of killed
a dead
Hokuten
Knight,
FormerJob:
Title:
Head of the Lionel Knights Templar
Job:
The Impure
claiming
the
knight
atoNanten
spy and
Larg.
However,
the
Given
Templar
Cuchulainn
is the
assosciated
with Cardinal
dying words
of
Larg,
alluding
Dycedarg's
Barbaneth,
Zalbaag
Personality/Goals:
Beowulf
is aa former
lovelorn
knight searching
for
his
old
flame,
Scorpio Stone.
HeLucavi
was defeated
by Ramza
in LionelDelacroix
Castle. and the
wondering.
Dycedarg
assumes
control
of thekilling
Hokuten.
Loffreysets
(a Templar)
transformed
by
a
curse.
He's
Templar
and
knows
the
ins
and
outs
meets
with
Dycedarg
at
Eagrose
and
suggests
that
he
accept
the
Church's
of
the
Church's
misdemeanour-laden
politics.
He's
a
valiant
fighter
as
well.
offer
of
mediation.
Loffrey
knows
that
Dycedarg
killed
Barbaneth
and
makes
History:
Priest Bremondt
of
Lionel
becameReis.
insanely
jealous
of athe
loveon
several
strong suggestions
about
it. he
Dycedarg
the
Capricorn
shared
between
Beowulf
and
his girlfried
Hetransformed
tried
to lay
curse
Stone
(intending
for Dycedarg
to be
theleaves
host
body
for the
Lucavi
demon
Beowulf,
but
Reis
sacrificed
herself
and
she
was
into
a
dragon.
Adrammelech).
Zalbaag
overhears,
and
later
confirms
the
truth.
Zalbaag
Darlavon,
Master;
Daravon,
Bordam
(PSX)
She immediately runs away, and Beowulf spends a long while searching for
Personality/Goals:
engineer
living
the Clockwork
City civilizations.
of Goug,
Besrudio
combs
theAn
ancient
mines
forintraces
of lost former
He's
an
honest
man, but
rather
frail
by now.
History:
Besrudio
has
lived
in
Goug
with
his
son
Mustadio
all
his
life. Baert
When
he
happens
on
the
Taurus
Holy
Stone
in
a
mine,
he's
chased
by
the
Company
(sent
by Cardinal
Delacroix
and Baert
Ludovich)
and eventually
rescued
byConstruct
Ramza
and
Mustadio.
He plays
his part
in the Cloud
Subquest
by
finding
8 in
the mines,
from
his world
into the
Tactics
world.and later the device which calls Cloud

enters
Eagrosebecomes
and kills Adrammelech.
Dycedarg for his
crime, but the Zodiac Stone reacts enough evidence
Ajora.
Germonique
wrote the
Germonique
and
Dycedarg
telling to
thekill
truth
about
Ajora and later
the Zodiac
Brave
legend.
disappears)
but is then slain
by Ramza.Adrammelech kills Zalbaag (his body Scriptures,
Goltanna, Druksmald
Title:
Prince of Ivalice, supreme leader of Order of the Southern Sky, leader
of
Zeltennia
Personality/Goals:
Goltanna's
a bit paranoid,
very
and
to
rule
Ivalice
bynot
declaring
Princess
Ovelia
asnot
ruler
andmoralistic,
not
letting
herwants
out of
of
Zeltennia.
He's
as
underhanded
as his enemy
Larg,
though.
Because
Given
Job:
Serpentarius
his
flag,
he's
known
as
the
Black
Lion.
A
mysterious
wizard,
a
graduate
of
the
Gariland
Military
School.
He
was
a
History:
Goltanna
was
framed
by
Larg
for
kidnapping
Ovelia,
but
had
his
great fighter
for
Ivalice Castle.
during the
Fifty Year
during
own ace up
his Delacroix's
sleeve: Delita,
Larg's
was
really
working forDelita
recapture
of
Riovanes
Between
thenWar,
and but
the disappeared
War
of the
hethe Goltanna.
After
death
andbackup,
Ovelia's
arrival
at
Zeltennia,
somehow
found
or created
a thirteenth
Zodiac
and hid
outLions,
intothe
Glevanne's
plot and
demands
thatkidnapping
Goltanna
storm
Lesalia
lowest
level
ofreaches
Midlight's
Deep
tohemeditate.
He Stone
challenges
Ramza
a duel exposes
capture
Queen
Louveria,
who
ordered
the
of
Ovelia.
Sheand
is to be
when
Ramza
him,
and
then
transforms
into
a
Lucavi
demon.
held
in
Fort
Besselat
for
her
crimes.
Goltanna
agrees.
During
Louveria's
Ramza slays Elidibus and collects his 13th Stone, Serpentarius.
capture,
Larg
insists
that
Prince
Orinus
is
the
ruler;
Goltanna
retorts
with
his
claim
of
Ovelia
being
the
true
ruler,
and
the
War
of
the
Lions
begins.
Despite
heavy
forfor
both
sides, treaty
Goltanna
would
rather raise
taxesattoFort
ridiculous
heightslosses
than
try
ahears
peace
with
Larg. During
the battle
Besselat,
Goltanna
reports
of
Orlandeau
(his
most
trusted
aide
and
leader
of (Orlandeau
his Order of escapes
the Southern
Sky) plotting
rebellion;
he sentences
Elmdore, Messam; Elmdor, Mesdoram (PSX)
to
death.
afterwards.)
He appoints
Delita
as head
ofhim
the
Nanten.
Atfor
the
same time,
he knows
of Delita's
ties
to
the
Murond
Church
and
asks
a
sanction
of
his
claim.
(He
knows
that
the
Church
poisoned
Title:
Marquis
of
Limberry,
Pagan
Examiner
the
Hokuten
and
therefore
they
must
be
on
Goltanna's
side.)
After
the
battle,
Given
Job: Ark Knight
Goltanna
is assassinated
Delita,
whoOrlandeau
frames it on
(but he kills
Personality/Goals:
The"Silver
real Marquis
Elmdore
was a strong
fighter
fortoIvalice.
an impostor
Orlandeau soby
that
the real
canOrlandeau
be at peace).
He
was known
as the
Noble"
to his
Ogre"
his
enemies
(both nicknames
coming
from
thefriends,
color ofbut
his "Silver
hair). However,
when
he's
ressurrected
as
a
Lucavi,
he's
a
nasty
SOB.
History:
ThebyMarquis
was a by
powerful
forcebut
during
the Fifty
Year War.
He
was
kidnapped
Gustav
Dycedarg)
rescued
by
Ramza
and
Argath
Gragoroth Levigne; Gragoroth Levine (PSX)
(who
is
aasquire
under(sent
him).
After
the War
of the
Lions
broke
out,
he was
killed
by
stray
arrow
in
an
early
battle
at
the
Fuse
Plains.
He
was
ressurrected
as the
Lucavi themselves
demon Zarela
and
was given
twoand
Ultima
Demons
as
helpers
(they
disguised
as
assassins):
Celia
Lettie.
He
A member
the Corpse
who
carries
out
failed
assassination
travels
Riovanes
Castle
to gainwhere
Barrington's
Holy
Stones,
but Ramza
on of
Dycedarg
andBrigade
instead
kidnaps
Teta
asahis
hostage.
He takeswhen
her
him.
Heto
then
returns
to Limberry
he
Ramza.
Ramza
does foils attempt
to
the windmill
onit.Fovoham
Windflats,
but
retreats
to Ziekden
Fortress
indeed
enter,
and defeats
both Elmdore
andawaits
his alterego
Zarela.
Ramza
reaches
At
Ziekden
Fortress,
he's
surprised
when
Argath
(athim as
Zalbaag's
order)
shoots
Teta,
leaving
him
unprotected;
Argath
shoots
well.
Heand
retreats
into the fort, and ignites the explosives inside, killing all but
Ramza
Delita.
Folmarv Tengille;Vormav Tingel (PSX)
Grenados
Title:
Head
of the Knights
Templar
Given
Job: Divine
Knight
Personality/Goals:
Folmarv's
true personality
is unknown;
he's
been
completely
taken
over
by
his
alterego,
the
Lucavi
Hashmal
.
He
lives
to
A
fanatic follower
of the Glabados
Church,
he also himself
bears afor
striking
ressurrect
hishell
master
after which the Lucavi can basically do
resemblance
to Orlandeau.
He agrees
to sacrifice
theOrlandeau
Church,
whatever
the
theyUltima,
want.
although
he doesn't
reallythe
know
why.
(Delita
dresses
him
up as
History:
Folmarv
enters
the
picture
in
Lionel,
where
he
visits
Ovelia
in
her
and
kills
him,
thus
letting
real
Orlandeau,
whom
he
framed
for
cell
and
informs
her
of
her
true
identity.
He
is
later
summoned
to
Riovanes
to
Goltanna's
death,
go
free.)
meet
Barrington,
who
wants
to force the Knights
Templar
into helping
him
bywith
threatening
with
Germonique
Scriptures.
Folmarv,
maddened
not Isilud's
onlythem
bytwo
this
butthe
by
his sonturns
Isilud's
incompetency
in
letting
Barrington
get
Holy
Stones,
intoalso
Hashmal
and
goes
on a
Grimms, Baron; Grims, Baron (PSX)
rampage,
killing
not
only
Barrington's
troops
but
Isilud.
Folmarv
later
enters
the
main
hall
again
to find
Alma.
He
walkshim
up believe
to her, intending
tothe
kill
her,
but
his
Virgo
Stone
reacts
with
her,
making
that
she's
Title:
Baron
in Zeltennia, leader of the Blackram Knights of the Order of the
intended
host body ofElmdore
Ultima. He
takes herCastle;
with him.
later
Southern
Sky
with
the
ressurrected
in the
Limberry
he Folmarv
decides
torests.
gomeets
onHe
a
Baron
Grimms
leads under
the Blackram
Knights
and Delita
quickly
rises and
to the
quest
to
find
Murond
Death
City,
place
where
Ultima's
soul
second-in-command
Grimms'
leadership.
However,
Grimms
travels
tohe'll
Mullonde
High
Funebris,
wounding
him.
He
rest
of of
theex-knights
Blackramcalled
Knights
(everyone
besides
Delita)
is killed
by of
a rebel
tells
him
let
himand
liveconfronts
if Funebris
tellsPriest
him still
the
location
of Murond
Death
group
"Ryomoku".
Delita
assumes
leadership
the
City.
Funebris
complies,
telling
him
that
he'd
need
to
open
the
gate
there
newly reformed Blackram Knights.
(the
spellthen
is inconfronts
the Germonique
Scriptures)
butthe
Loffrey
stabs
him
anyway.
Gustav Margriff; Gustav Margueriff (PSX)
Folmarv
Ramza
and demands
Holygives
Stones
and
the
Germonique
Scriptures
in
exchange
for
Alma.
Ramza
him
the
Scriptures
but
won't give
him
the Stones
till he
shows
him Alma.
Folmarv,
Loffrey,
and
Cletienne
fight
Ramza
but lose;
they
disappear,
going
to
Title: Hokuten
Knight;Brigade
Second-in-command of Knights of Death; second-inOrbonne.
Folmarv
ahead
of Ramza
and
reaches
the farthest
depths
ofdismissed
Corpse
Murond
Death
City,stays
theneeds
Airship
Graveyard.
Heturns
tries into
to revive
St. Ajora
but of command
Gustav
was
the Orderactions
of the Northern
Sky during
the Fiftyand
fails;
he
concludes
he
more
blood
and
Hashmal
, to fight
Year war
because
ofwith
hisfrom
unbecoming
(like
unnecessary
violence
Ramza.
Ramza
beats
him,
but
Hashmal
sacrifices
himself
to
St.
Ajora,
finally
rape).
He
joined
up
the
Knights
of Death,
an anti-aristocratic
group led
completing the ressurrection process.
by
Wiegraf
Folles.
TheYear
Knights
ofbut
Death
were disbanded
due toCorpse
heavy
losses
during
the
Fifty
War,
reformed
under
the
name
Brigade,
where
Wiegraf andGustav
Gustavbegan
resumed
their roles
as leader with
and the
assistant
leader.
tocome
become
disillusioned
losing
battle
theyHowever,
were
fighting,
and
tried to
clean
to kidnap
Dycedarg.
Dycedarg
agreed
to
forgive
him
if
Gustav
did
him
a
favor:
Marquis
Funebris, Marcel; Funeral, Marge (PSX)
Elmdore Gustav
so that the
Hokuten
would have
an excuse
to destroy
the
Corpse
Brigade.
agrees,
but Wiegraf
is enraged
atRamza
him.
Gustav
hides
out
with
the
at thegets
Beddha
and
Wiegraf
Title:
HighisPriest
of the
Murond
Glabados
Church
after
him,Marquis
but Wiegraf
thereSandwaste;
first. Gustavboth
is stabbed
by
Wiegraf
forchase
his
Funebris
shrewd,
but
not
shrewd
enough.
He
wants
to
ressurrect
the
actions.
Zodiac Braves
and St.
Ajora, but
his age and
infirmitytoprove
to be
histurn
undoing;
hisonce
Knights
Templar
(supposedly
employed
protect
him)
against
him
he
outlives
his
usefulness.
Folmarv
kills
him
at
Mullonde
after
heCity.
tellsHowever,
the Knights Templar
where
to find the entrance to Murond
Death
long
enough
Hashmal; Hashmalum (PSX)
"Orbonne",
to Ramza he's
who alive
chases
after
them.to blurt out the one word,
Elidibus;Elidibs (PSX)

Gaffgarion, Goffard;Gafgarion, Gaff (PSX)

Given
Job: Fell Knight
Personality/Goals:
prettyHe
sneaky,
and
verygoing
shrewd.
He doesn't
have theelse,
bestbut
setdoesn't
ofGaffgarion's
morals,
though.
what's
on better
than
anyone
care,
as
long
asknows
he gets
his
History:
AofTouten
Knight actions.
during
the
Fifty
Year
War,
he money.
was selling
discharged
because
his
reckless
He
became
a
mercenary
to Beoulve,
the
highest
bidder.
He
enlisted
a
Squire
named
Ladd,
and
later
Ramza
as
his
cohorts.
(He was
the only
one
whobyknew
Ramza's
trueupidentity
after of
the
Ziekden
Fortress
battle.)
Heher
is
hired
Dycedarg
to put
a pretense
defending
Ovelia,
while
letting
be
captured
byRamza
Delita,
the backup.
He
catches
up
to Delita
at Zeirchele
Falls,
and
fights
and
Delita.
Ovelia
falls
into
Ramza's
hands.
Later,
he
visits
Cardinal
Delacroix
who
tells
him
to
bring
both Ramza
and Mustadio
to Lionel;
Ramza(who's
knows in
the
truth about
the
kidnapping,
and
Mustadio
is
wanted
by
Delacroix
league
with
Dycedarg,
Gaffgarion's
employer).
Gaffgarionsets
up
a
trap
at
Golgollada
Gallows,
is defeated
by Ramza.
to Lionel; but
Ramza
finally slays
him. Gaffgarion's final attempt is at the gate
Glevanne; Gelwan (PSX)
Title: Aide (a
to real
Prince
Goltanna
Glevanne
chicken)
defectsOvelia
to Larg's
side;
to itprove
his
willingness,
heofconcocts
a secretly
plan
kidnap
and
blame
on on
Goltanna.
However,
the
thetohim
Northern
he
sent
snitches
him
(thanks to one
Delita)
andOrder
Delitaofkills
on theSky
spot.
Germonique; Germonik (PSX)
One
of St.
Ajora's firstAjora's
disciples was
actually adidn't
spy sent by
the Holy
Empire
Yudora
to but
investigate
actions.
proof
Ajora's
spy
business,
he did discovertrue
some
ZodiacHe
Stones, find
giving
the of
Holy
Empire

Goltanna.
He's
a goodand
deal more
devious,
hatching
plotshe's
andnot
a
long
string
of blames
as long-term
events
prove,
shrewd
enough.
His Because
link tored
theherrings.
throne
isHowever,
through
Queen
Louveria,
his
sister,
and
her
son
Orinus.
of
his
flag,
he's
known
as
the
White
Lion.
History:
Larg's
first entry
into Elmdore
the War of
the Lions
is Dycedarg,
to commend
for
his
work
in
Marquis
(even
though
hisRamza
right-hand
man,
set
therescuing
kidnapping
up).byLarg
thinks
Ramza
may
prove useful
the to
future.
Later,
Larg
is visited
Glevanne,
an aide
to Goltanna
who in
wishes
double-cross
his
master.
Together
with
Queen
Louveria,
they
hatch
the
following
plot:
Larg is Monastery;
to hire Gaffgarion's
troupe
to guard
Ovelia, to
who
is
stationed
Orbonne
thisa will
prove
Larg's
protect
her.
At thein
same
time,
he is
to send
cadre
of Order
ofintentions
theknows
Northern
Sky,
disguised
as
Order
of
the
Southern
Sky,
to
kidnap
her.
He
that
they'll
lose
Gaffgarion,
but while
they're
fighting,
Delita
(a out
Hokuten,
as
farand
as
Larg to
knows)
isbetoframed
kidnap
her.
This
way,
Ovelia
will be
thebackfires
way,
Goltanna
willturns
the
kidnapping.
However,
the of
plan
when
Delita
out
to for
be (the
a
Nanten,
bentone
on
taking
Ovelia
toLarg's
Goltanna.
Larg
tries
to
chase
Ramza
only
other
who
knows
of
plot)
and
fails
to
catch him.
Hehe
counts
his losses
and bides
his
until the
death
of
King
Ondoria,
when
declares
that Prince
Orinus
is time
theregent,
rightful
heir.
Since
Orinus
is
only
3
at
the
time,
he
declares
himself
Orinus's
which
would
put
him
in
rule
of
Ivalice.
However,
Goltanna
simultaneously
proclaims
Ovelia as
ruler; the
War of who
the Lions
begins.
Glevanne's
actions
aretrue
exposed
by Delita,
demands
thatHowever,
Louveria
be capturedtrue
and
kept
in Fort
Besselat
her crimes
against
Ovelia.
Larg's
Hokuten
eventually
storms
FortforBesselat.
However,
they
are
paralyzed
by anLarg
epidemic
of
Mossfungus,
spread
by
Barich
of
the
Knights
Templar.
himself
is poisoned,
buthim,
not becoming
badly. However,
Dycedarg
takesLion
advantage
Larg's state
and stabs
the head
of the White
flag. of
Lettie; Lede (PSX)
Given
Job: Assassin
A
mysterious
woman
working
for
the ressurrected
Marquis
Elmdore;
in
reality
she's an
Ultima
Demonhim
working
theofLucavi.
She's
the one who
killed Barrington
by throwing
off thefor
roof
Riovanes
Castle.
Loffrey Wodring; Rofel Wodring (PSX)
Title:
Templar
Given
Job: Divine Knight
Personality/Goals:
Loffrey
is soft-spoken
but
hard-actioned.
He's completely
ruthless
and dedicated
to Folmarv
and
ressurrecting
Ultima.
History:
Loffrey
enters the
fray
when
hetoarrives
at Eagrose
with
a message
from
Folmarv
- reconsider
accepting
the
Church's
mediation
offer.
When
Dycedarg
refuses,
Loffrey
gives
him
several
overt
hints
that
the
Church
knows
of his
assassination
of his afather
Barbaneth.
Loffrey,
in
a plot
to give
the
Lucavi
demon
Adrammelech
host
body,
leaves
him
the
Capricorn
Stone
as ato"token
of good
will".ofLater,
Loffrey
accompanies
Folmarv
to Holy
Mullonde
wrest
the
location
Murond
Death
City
from
High
Priest
Funebris.
Even
after
Funebris
gives
the
location,
Loffrey
stays
behind
stabstohim
again,Death
just toCity
make
sure.
Loffrey
is later theusing
one who
opens and
the
way
Murond
from
Orbonne
Monastery,
thehim,
Germonique
Scriptures.
He guards
the entrance,
but
when
Ramza
defeats
he sends
the
entire
party
to
Murond
Death
City,
and
destroys
the
entrance
before
he
dies.
Louveria Atkascha; Ruvelia Atkascha (PSX)
Title:
Queen
of Ivalice husband Ondoria was crowned king, she really took
When
herreins
weak-willed
over the
ofissuing
the kingdom.
However,
she
soon
turned all
outwho
to be
a triflewith
megalomaniac,
ridiculous
orders
and
sentencing
argued
her
to
death.
She
wished
her son
Orinus
to become
not Ovelia;
she
hatched
a plot
with
her brother
Larg
to kidnap
Ovelia.king,
However,
theSouthern
truth
leaked
out,
and
Louveria
was
captured
by
Goltanna's
Order
of
the
Sky and taken to Fort Besselat to stew for her crime.
Ludovich Baert; Rudvich Bart (PSX)
An
asinine(which
and incompetent
bad guy,
Ludovich
ownsbut
thedeals
criminal
Baert
Company
haswell).
manyHe
legal
cover
practically
everything
illegal
as
is everything
hired
bybusinesses,
Cardinal
Delacroix
toin
find
the know
Taurus
Holy
Stone,
but bungles
up, including
letting
Ramza
that
the
Cardinal
is
behind
him.
Delacroix
(and
his
alterego
Cuchulainn)
kills
Ludovich for his incompetence.

Title/Job:
Bringer
The
closest
thing of
theOrder
Lucavi
to
a leader,
the absence
of Ultima.
Luso (PSP Only)
Hashmal
assosciates
himselfhave
with
Folmarv
andincontrols
his every
action.
leads he
a mindless
andthere,
barbaric
quest
to ressurect
Ultima,
and He
when
finally gets
he sacrifices
himself tohis
domaster
it.
Given
Job:
Game
Hunter
A
young
hunter
who
Ramzaforsaves
from monsters in the Zeklaus Desert. He
joins
Ramza
while
looking
from FF
Tactics
Advance
2. his friends. Actually a crossover character
Isilud Tengille;Izlude Tingel (PSX)
Title:
Templar
Given
Knight
Blade
Isilud
isJob:
loyal
hisfirst
father
Folmarv,
but is slightly
incompetent
when
comes
to
it.
He
leadstothe
attack
on Orbonne
Monastery,
looking
for
the itVirgo
Stone
needed
to
ressurrect
Ultima.
He gets
the
Stone
and disappears.
However,
Grand
Duke
Barrington
called
the
Knights
Templar
to Riovanes
Castle
in
an
effort
to
gain
their
help
in
his
goal
to
rule
Ivalice.
Isilud
was
foolishly
caught
off his guard
and
Marach (then Barrington's
stole
both
Virgo
andfatally
Scorpio
off him.
Folmarv/Hashmal
into astooge)
violent
rage,
leaving
Isilud
wounded.
Alma
(who's
held
atgoes
Riovanes)
escapes
finds
Isilud
on
the
floor.
Isilud
tries
to
warn
her
about
his
father
being
a and
monster,
but
she
doesn't
understand.
He
passes
away,
and
leaves
Alma
the
Pisces Stone, which is a treasure of his family.
Canne-Beurich, Bishop; Kanbabrif (PSX)
Title: Aidethe
to least-seen
Prince Goltanna
Possibly
person(?)
in the entire game. I think he only has a
single line, and
it's not much.
Larg, Bestrald;Larg, Bestrada (PSX)
Title:
Prince of Gallione,
supreme
leader
of Order
of thethan
Northern
Sky
Personality/Goals:
Larg is
only slightly
more
honorable
his enemy

Marach Galthena,Malak Galthana (PSX)

Given
Job: Netherseer
Personality/Goals:
Ato
rough
young
who fights
his beliefs
tooth
and
nail.
He's
dedicated
Grand
Dukeman
Barrington,
hisfor
adoptive
father,
until
he
finds
out
the
truth behind
Barrington's
actions.
History:
The
town
where
Marach
and
his
sister
Rapha
lived
was
torched
by
Barrington
when
he
found
that
he
couldn't
harness
the
town's
special
Sky/Netherseer
skills. However,
he found
the Galthena
siblings
in the
wreckage,
and
decided
that
he could
use
them
after all.
Marachcrying
andbyRapha
become
the
head
of
the
Kamyuja,
an
assassin
group
spearheaded
Barrington.
TheRamza
Ryomoku
dissolves
afterGermonique
the Fifty YearScriptures,
War. Marach,
upon
finding
out
that
has
obtained
meets
in
Dorter
Trade
City and
demands
thethe
Scriptures
in exchange
for
Alma, him
who's
been
captured
by
Folmarv
and
taken
to
Riovanes
while
Folmarv
meets
with
Barrington.
However,
Marach
is surprised
in theBarrington.
Walled CityHe
of
Yardrow
when
he
meets
Rapha,
who's
from
becomes
angry
with
heraand
fights
her, running
butRapha's
she'saway
helped
by Ramza.
escapes,
and
turns
into
frog
to ups
overhear
conversation
withMarach
Ramza
in
the
slums
of
Yardow.
He
then
his
demands,
saying
that
if
Ramza
wants
to see
Alma, he must
bring
both the
Scriptures
and guard
Raphaand
to steals
Riovanes.
In
Riovanes,
Marach
catches
Tengille
the
Taurus
and
Scorpio
Stones
from
him.Isilud
Marach
then off
fightsRapha
Ramza
at the
gate
to
Riovanes,
but
loses;
he
and
Rapha
both
disappear.
up
on the roof,iswhere
she
meets
Barrington.
She draws
herher
sword,
butends
Barrington
waiting
for
her with
a the
gun.pain
Barrington
tells
she can't
kill him,
because
her
body
still
remembers
it
went
through
when
Barrington
raped
her.
Marach
overhears
and
demands
if
that's
true.
Barrington
is
caught
off way
guard;
Rapha
rushes
Barrington
fires; fights
Marach
her
out
of the
and
is the
killed
by thehim;
bullet.
After
Ramza
offpushes
Marquis
Elmdore
(who's
after
Stones
Marach
still
has),
Raphajoin
uses
one of party
Marach's
Stones
to
bring
him
back
to
life.
He
and
Rapha
Ramza's
in fighting the Knights Templar.

and
searches
for
evidence
to show
and Goltanna, but comes up
dry.
He
strikes
achances
long
friendship
withOrlandeau
Ramza.
History:
Ramza
upon
Orran
in theRamza
Mining rescues
Town of him.
Gollund,
where
Orran
has
stumbled
on
a
thieves'
hideout;
Orran
Meliadoul Tengille;Tingel (PSX)
discovers
that his
goals
coincide
with
Ramza;
he pays him
a visit
at him
thelater
Grogh
Heights,
when
Ramza
is
on
the
way
to
Riovanes.
Orran
tells
he's
searching for
Ramza almost
gives
him
the Germonique
Scriptures,
butevidence;
can't
(Barrington
the
Scriptures
in exchange
for
Title:
Alma's
release).
Orran
returns later
todemands
Zeltennia
to report
his
slim
findings
to
GivenTemplar
Job: Divine Knight
Orlandeau.
Orran
and
Ramza
rescue
Orlandeau
from
the
Fort
Besselat
Personality/Goals:
Meliadoul
is
a
noble
soul
who
fights
for
what
she
believes
hold
where
Orlandeau
awaits
execution
due
to trumped-up
charges
of
in.
Unfortunately,
she
believes that
Ramza
brother, and that her
rebellion.
Orlandeau
sends
Orran
back
Zeltennia
rescue
Princess
father
is After
a nice
guy.
Eventually
she
sees
thekilled
truth,her
though.
Ovelia.
Orran
runs into
some
trouble
ontothe
way
andtoends
up"Uncle")
wounded.
History:
hearing
of Isilud's
death
in Riovanes,
Meliadoul
ambushes
Ovelia
(who
seems
to
know
him
and
refers
to
Orlandeau
as
Ramza
in
Bervenia
Free
City.
Ramza
tries
to
tell
her
the
truth,
but
she
listen to him
tellhim
the short.
truth about
the
murder
of Goltanna,
but
Delita
(thetries
realto
refuses
to listen.
She
the
battle, up
andtoretreats
to regroup
her forces.
murderer)
cuts
Delita
doesn't
deny
it, though.
After
offering
She
chases
after
him,loses
finally
catching
him
in Limberry
Castle;
she
a
position
under
Delita (which
he
refuses),
Delita
is forced
to releases
lock
him Orran
up
in
arrives
in time
to
witness
the
transformation
of Marquis
Elmdore
into
the
the
Zeltennia
Dungeon;
Orran
just
knows
too
much.
He
later
him,
Lucavi
demon
Zarela.
She
finally
believes
Ramza,
and
fights
with
him
after
the Lucavi
areRamza
defeated
byAlma
Ramza.
Orran comes
toride
Alma's
funeral, but
against
Zarela.
As
a that
token
of wants
her trust,
she gives
Ramza
her Sagittarius
is
surprised
to
see
and
(supposedly
dead)
by
on
Stone,
and
tells
him
she
to
know
why
the
Capricorn
Stone
was
Chocobos.
He tries
chase
them,
fleeLions,
out ofentitled
sight. Orran
later
given
to Dycedarg.
also suddenly
dubious
whether
hertofather's
writes
a chronicle
oftothe
truthitafter
behind
the but
Warthey
of the
the
"Durai
really
human
or not.She's
She joins
Ramza's troops
toabout
find the
answers
her
Writings".
He
means
to give
to Prince
on the
of his
questions.
coronation,
but
theaChurch
(who
doesn'tClemence
want
the truth
to occasion
be
told)him
intercepts
him,
declares
him
heretic,
confiscates
the
Writings,
and
burns
at
the
stake.
Milleuda Folles;Miluda Folles (PSX)
Ovelia Atkascha
Title:
of the Corpse Brigade
GivenMember
Job: Knight
Personality/Goals:
Milleuda
is Brigade.
dedicatedShe
to the
causes
of all
hernobles
brothertreat
Title:
Princess
of Ivalice
Wiegraf,
leader
of
the
Corpse
believes
that
Given
Job: Princess
commoners
like dirt
and vows
to get
revenge
on them.
Personality/Goals:
her
realbrave
identity
is shrouded
in mystery,
History:
Milleuda
proved
her valor
to her
her
brotherincarnation,
during
the Fifty
Year War
acts every
inch
the Although
princess.
She's
in the
face of adversity,
butOvelia
her
when
she
helped
the
Corpse
Brigade'
previous
the
Knights
of
courage
is
offset
her weakness
andrealizing
people
are
taking advantage
Death.
She
wasHowever,
appointedRamza
to head
the
Corpse
Brigade
section
at to
thereason of her (especially by
Delita,
without
even
it). always
Brigands'
Den.
is
sent
to
deal
with
her.
He
tries
History:
The
real
Ovelia
is
the
sister
of
King
Ondoria;
the
current
Ovelia
was
with her,make
but her
strong
beliefs
(coupled
with
someeven
verystronger
nasty remarks
by
adopted
by
Ondoria.
Whether
the
two
are
the
same
is
a
matter
of
doubt,
but
Argath)
her
retreat
with
her
hate
for
nobles
than
before.
we'll
assume
they
were. However,
she's
not taken
Ondoria's
real daughter;
that's
She
is then
sent
to guard
the Lenalian
PlateauRamza
(the pass
leading
to Ziekden
for
certain.
After
Ovelia's
adoption,
she
was
to
Orbonne
Monastery,
Fortress,
the
Corpse
Brigade'
headquarters).
is
again
forced
to
fight
under
the
auspices
of
Simon
Penn-Lachish.
Her
bodyguard
is
Agrias
and
her, and this time she doesn't survive.
her twoshe
knights. (Before
goingwith
to Orbonne,
she was inalso
a different
monastery
where
fast friends
Alma.)
Gaffgarionis
Larg
to
protect
her.made
However,
a kidnapping
scheme
perpetrated
byhired
Larg by
and
her
stepmother/sister-in-law
Louveria
has
the
Order
of
the Northern
Sky,
posing
as
the
Nanten,
kidnap
her.
Delita
takes
her
from
them,
intending
to
take
her
Mustadio Bunansa; Mustadio Bunanza (PSX)
to
Zeltennia
Castle,and
butRamza
decideshead
to leave
her with
Ramza
andshe
Agrias
for the
time
being.
Ovelia
to Lionel
Castle,
where
Cardinal
will
protect
her.
(Ovelia
pours
outHowever,
her
heart
to assumes
Agrias,
tellingher
herDelacroix
how
she
wishes
she
wasn't
ahis
princess...)
Delacroix
Given
Job:
Machinist
uses
as
bait
to
capture
Ramza
and
new
friend
Mustadio.
Delacroix
Personality/Goals:
Aisshrewd
and
kindand
young
man dedicated
his father
up,princess.
and Delita
and Folmarv
visit
her; to
Folmarv
tells
her thatand
she's
Besrudio,goals
Mustadio
a fierce
fighter
calculating
planner.toWhen
his and locks
not
theher
real
Delacroix
doesn't
hurttoher,
however;
Ramza's
coincide,
he his
joins
him without
a fuss.
Delita
ends
up taking
her to Zeltennia
asintend
he wanted
before.
Afterofthe
History:
Mustadio
lives Besrudio
with
father
Besrudio
in the Clockwork
City
of
death
of
Delacroix,
Goltanna
proclaims
Ovelia
as
the
rightful
ruler
Ivalice
Goug.
However,
when
discovers
the
Taurus
Stone
in
the
Goug
(whether
with
or
is unclear).
She spends
herintime
free
mines,
the Baert
Company
(sent
by Cardinal
Delacroix)
chases
after
Zeltennia,
but
notagainst
allowedher
to will
leave
it. Delitahe's
finds
her crying
ruinsinof
and
captures
him.
Mustadio
manages
to take
the Stone
and
flees,
buthim
the
the Church,
and
comforts
her;
he realizes
falling
for ambitions.
her asthe
a person,
Baert
Company
catches
up
to
him.
Luckily,
Ramza
comes
to
his
rescue.
and
not
seeing
her
as
just
another
stepping
stone
to
his
Later,
Mustadio
begsLudovich's
him to takethugs).
him toRamza
Cardinal
Delacroix
(whom herefuses
thinks can
is visited
by Orran
(whom
she
seems
to know,
and she
calls
help himwhy
fight
agrees,
butthinking
Mustadio
to tell Ovelia
Orlandeau
"Uncle").
Delita
stepstoin
before
Orran
can finish,
tells
Ovelia
Ramza
he's being
chased
by Baert
Company,
that thetoless
of
his him
true up,
hopes.
Ovelia
listens
what
Delita
decides
to doand
with
Orran
(he
people
who
know,
the
better.
They
reach
Lionel;
Delacroix
agrees
help
locks
but
only
until
Ramza's
finishes
with
his
quest).
After
Ramza
Mustadio
(knowing
that
he'll
walk
right
into
Ludovich's
hands).
Mustadio
defeats
the
Lucavi,
Delita
marries
Ovelia
and
becomes
king
of
Ivalice.
thinks
that
Ludovichplans
on
using
the
Stone
to
make
weapons.
The
However,
the
deaths
of
Ramza
and
Delita's
uncompromising
ambition
begin
Cardinal
(by
showing
him
his
own
Scorpio
Stone)
gets
him
to
confess
the
to eat away
at her
sanity;
later,
her birthday,
she
real
reason
running
away
from Baert
Company.
Mustadio
separates
rushes
at Delita
and
stabsone
him.day
Hemany
stabsyears
her back
inon
shock,
and the dynasty
from
Ramzahe's
in Goug
to father
look
around,
but and
he's
captured
by Ludovich.
Ludovichshows
him
his
in chains,
Mustadio
"reluctantly"
tellsanhim of the War of the Lions ends.
the
location
of the
Stone
- actually
athat
fakeDelacroix
Mustadio
made
for behind
just such
occasion.
Ludovich
lets
drop
a
hint
is
actually
the
whole
deal and
leaves
Mustadio
and
Ramza
to his
goons, whom
they
fight
off.
Mustadio
joins
Ramza's
party
to Mustadio
fight
against
andonthe
Church.
In the
PSP version,
we find out
that
hasDelacroix
a shy crush
Agrias.
Ramza Beoulve
Title:
Hokuten
Cadet; Heretic
Given
Job: Squire
Personality/Goals:
A noble
the son
of nobles,
Ramza
is the
FF
Tactics.
His
absolute
inability
abide
wrongdoing
leads
to
ahero
longofand
arduous
quest
discover
theto
truth
and
right
wrongs
inhas
Ivalice.
He gets
along who
very
wellto
with
hisher)
sister
Alma
(whom
hethe
continually
to rescue
from
Title:
King
of
Ivalice
those
wish
to
use
but
not
as
well
with
his
other
two
brothers,
Ondoria
(son of Denamda
II) was
a very
weak monarch
and
to rule; all Zalbaag and Dycedarg (who were from different mothers). At first he
the
real decisions
were died;
made
by his
wife
They
hadunfit
two
sons
that
he's
fighting
to clear
the
Beoulve name
from
the opens
horrorshis eyes
together,
both
of whom
Ondoria
thenLouveria.
adopted
his son
much
younger
sister believes
Dycedarg
has
caused
it,
but
later,
a
conversation
with
Rapha
Ovelia
as
his
daughter.
However,
Ondoria
had
another
with
Louveria,
to
his true
nature
- hisevent
kindness.
Orinus,
and the
situation became volatile. Ondoria died due to the Black
History:
Almost
every
in the According
game involves
Ramza;
checkanthe
Plague soon
after.
Complete
Timeline
for his history.
to Ultima,
though,
interesting
tidbit emerges:
Ramza
Ultima
in the first
place.is the descendant of the original hero who defeated
Ondoria Atkascha;Omdolia Atkascha (PSX)

Orinus Atkascha;Orinas Atkascha (PSX)

Title:
Prince
of Ivalice and Queen Louveria, his birth stirred a hornet's nest of Rapha Galthena; Rafa Galthana (PSX)
Born
to
King
betrayal
and Ondoria
ambition
as the
"Warruler.
of the Lions". Larg declared
Given
Job: SkyseerA soft-spoken young woman with a rebellious streak. All
himself
Orinus's
regentlater
andknown
therefore
ad hoc
Personality/Goals:
she
wants
is to be
free
of
those Marach
who persecute
her. by Grand Duke
History:
Rapha
and
heronly
brother
were
raised
Barrington
(who
really
wanted
theirburned
powers
as Skyseer
and
Netherseer).
Barrington
hadhas
previously
their
village
because
of those
Orlandeau, Cidolfus; Orlandu, Cidolfas (PSX)
powers.
Rapha
continually
doubts
about
her
"father"
- especially
rapes
her.organization
She becomes
afraid
to"Ryomoku",
disobey him.
She
and Marach
headafter
an he
assassin
called
the
led
by
Barrington
(the
Ryomoku
is
dissolved
after
the
Fifty
Year
War).
Rapha
finally
runs
away
from
Title:
Leader
of
Order
of
the
Southern
Sky,
T.G.
Cid
("Thunder
God
Cid")
Barrington
whenrescues
she discovers
hishim.
warHowever,
crimes. Marach
tries
to chase
after
Given
Job: Sword Saint
her,
but Ramza
her
from
Rapha
ishim
forced
to
Personality/Goals:
Orlandeau
is one of
the last true
noble
knights
in the
accompany
Ramza
back
to
Riovanes
when
Marach
tells
that
he
won't
land.
His
fearsome
battle
skill
proved
invaluable
in
the
Fifty
Year
War.
He
see Alma again
if Rapha
doesn't go but
back.
Rapha
has a confrontation
refuses
to fight for anything he disbelieves in, and honor plays a big part in Barrington
on
the
roofbullet
of Riovanes,
Marach
overhears
and, finally with
his deeds.
convinced,
takes
the
meant
forand
Rapha.
However,
Rapha
History:
Orlandeau
ledpart
the of
Order
ofallowed
the Southern
thetoFifty
Year
with
the Taurus
Holy
Stone,
she joins
Ramza
in hisrevives
quest to
War;
hispeace
courage
was
what
IvaliceSky
andduring
Ordallia
come
to
a Marach
defeat the
Lucavi.
mutual
rather
than
have
Ivalice
completely
surrender.
During
the
Fifty
Year
War, he adopted
a
son,
Orran Durai,
who to
became
hisdoubts
ardent during
follower.
He
continued
working
for
Goltanna,
but
began
have
his
the
War
of the
Lions
when
insisted on
taxing
farmers took
beyond
their
means
rather
than
try aGoltanna
peace
agreement
with
Larg.the
Goltanna
offense
at hisend
words.
Orlandeau
the
Nanten
fight
valiantly
agains Louveria)
the Hokuten,
Reis Duelar; Reis Dular (PSX)
and
up guarding
Fortand
Besselat
(and
the
captured
Queen
against
Larg.
Orran
begins
collecting
information
about
the
Church's
conspiracy;
Orlandeau
encourages
him
but
insists
that he
needs
more
Given
Job: Holy Dragon;
Dragonkin
evidence.
Later,
in
Bethla,
Orlandeau
is
falsely
accused
by
Goltanna
of
Personality/Goals:
No one
really
knows.
She's
in lovejealousy
with Beowulf,
though.
rebellion;
he is sentenced
to be
executed
the
next day.
deference
to his
History: The
Reis
shared
with
Beowulf
sparked
from Celebrant
lord,
Orlandeau
keeps quiet.
However,
he
isisrescued
byInof
Orran,
Ramza,
and Bremondt
of love
Lionel.
He
cast aShe
curse
on Beowulf,
but
Reis
sacrificed
herself
Valmafra.
Upon
hearing
Ramza's
story,
he
convinced
the
Church's
for
him,
becoming
a
dragon.
quickly
escaped
the
scene,
ashamed
of
crimes, and
joins
Ramza infamily)
his fight.
He Ramza's
gives himcause.
the Libra Stone (an
her
new
form,
and
Beowulf
began
to
search
for
her.
He
finally
finds
her
(with
heirloom
of the
Orlandeau
to aid
Ramza's
help)
in
the
deepest
section
of
the
Goland
Colliery;
she's
beset
by
an
Archaeodaemon
named
Schinoeg
who
wants
her
Aquarius
Holy
Stone.
Ramza
and
Beowulf
rescue
her.
She
accompanies
them
to
Nelveska
Temple,
where
an
Automaton
named
Construct
7-new
guards
the
nowdefunct With
temple.
They
defeat
it and
pick
upchange
the Cancer
Stoneform.
it leaves
Orran Durai; Olan Durai (PSX)
behind.
the
Cancer
Stone,
Reis
can
backZodiac
into
human
However,
hernormal
long
years
in dragon
form
changed
herby
forever;
she can't
use
or equip
human
items.
She
ishave
later
kidnapped
Aliste
and
Bremondt,
but
is
rescued
by
Beowulf
and
Ramza.
She
also
still
has
a
strong
Given
Job:
Astronomer
rapport with all dragons.
Personality/Goals:
Orran is
a strong-willed,
curious
young
man who's
dedicated to his adoptive
father
Orlandeau. bright,
He knows
of the
Church's
plans

St. Ajora Glabados

The
Legend:
St.
was
born
Bervenia
andthat
raised
in
Milodos.
The dayas
he
was
born,
he Ajora
went
to
the
towninwell
and said
theuntil
well
meant
it
turned
out, the
well
was
tainted.
His
popularity
grew
the
Holydeath;
Empire
Yudora
began
to
be
fearful
of
him;
they
executed
him
at
Golgollada
However,
days
after tidal
his death,
the
headquarters
ofbethe
Fara ChurchGallows.
were
destroyed
in
a
giant
wave.
This
was
taken
to
a
supernatural
occurence,
and
the Glabados
Church
was born.
states that
Ajora
took
12
Zodiac
Stones and
defeated
an evilLegend
demonalso
summoned
by a
king
of
Limberry.
The
Person:
Ajora
began
as
a petty
spy, selling
information
aboutand
countries
to
the
highest
bidder.
The
Yudora
Empire
got
wind
of
his
actions
sent
a
spy,
Germonique,
to find
out
his activities.
Germonique
foundthe
more
thanorhe
bargained
for,
though.
It's
unclear
whether
Ajora
summoned
Lucavi
vice
versa,
but
he
was
chosen
to
be
the
host
for
the
Lucavi
leader,
Altime.
Germonique
several
Holy
Stones (Virgo
among
them)
andhavoc
informed
the
Empire
offound
Ajora's
plans;
the
Empire,
justifiably
fearful
of the
Ajora
would
cause,
executed
him.
However,
his
spirit
rested
in Murond
Death
City,
in
the Airship
Graveyard.
1200
later,
heagain
was
ressurrected
Hashmal
, a Lucavi
demon,
butyears
defeated
yet
by Ramza. by
Simon Penn-Lachish; Simon Pen Rakshu (PSX)
Title:
Pagan
Examiner; Head
of Orbonne
Simon
is a kind-hearted
old man
who
hasMonastery
kept in
a dark
secret
allspent
his life.
discovered
Germonique
Scriptures
Orbonne
and
hisHe
life
dissecting
itthe
andradical
annotating
it. He used
to be
a Pagan
Examiner
the
Church,
but
quit
after
one
incident,
hoping
toPrincess
spend
the
rest of
hisforlife
in
peace
at
Orbonne.
He
was
overjoyed
when
Ovelia
came
to
his
monastery;
she
lent
life
to
the
entire
place.
He
also
dubiously
received
the
Virgo
Zodiac
Stone
her forbears
when
shethe
arrived.
However,
he
was
caught
up in
the
Warfrom
of
killed
Knights
Templar
when
they
came
searching
forthe
theLions
Virgoand
Stone.
Heby
gave the
Stone
to Ramza
for
keeping
before
he died.
Tietra Heiral; Teta Hyral (PSX)
Delita's
sister
was basically
adopted
byAristocratic
Barbaneth School
Beoulveas
part
of
the
Beoulve
family.
Eagrose
with
herstatus.
close
friend
Alma.
SheShe
wasattended
hounded
by
her
peers
because aofCorpse
her
lowly
She's
unwillingly
thrust
into
the
fray
when
Gragoroth,
Brigade
member,
carries
out
failed
assassination
attempt
on Dycedarg,
instead
takes
Teta
asaa
hostage
to
allow him
totoescape.
He
takes and
her
to the
windmill
Fovoham
Windflats,
then
Ziekden
Fortress.
There
he's met on
by
both Ramza's
troops,
andretreats
the Order
ofwith
the a
Northern
Sky,
led by
Zalbaag.
Argath,
by
order
of
Zalbaag,
shoots
Teta
crossbow,
leaving
Gragoroth
open;
he
shoots
Gragoroth
as
well.
Gragoroth,
fatally
wounded,
then
locksDelita
himself
in the fort.byDelita
goes
over Argath's
actions
and
kills
him;
Teta's
side.insane
suddenly
ignites
explosives
thethen
fort,kneels
but
Delita
is unable
toGragoroth
move
of his
grief.the
Teta,
with her lastinstrength,
shields
Delita
from the
blast because
with her own
body.
Ultima; Altima (PSX)
Title:
Bloody
Angel Seraph;High Seraph;Arch Seraph
Given
Jobs:ofDeath
The
leader
the
is assosicated
with
the in
Virgo
Stone
and
can
only
enter the
realLucavi
world through
the
right
body:
this Holy
case,
Alma
Beoulve.
The
mastermind
St. Ajora.
Oncehost
Ultima
comes
back
to life,
Lucavi can comebehind
and goAltima
at will is
without
needing
bodies...
Valmafra Lenande; Balmafula Lanando (PSX)
Personality/Goals:
A heavily
sarcastic
sorceror
working
forfeelings
the Murond
Glabados
Church.
supposed
to be
ruthless,
but her
get in the
way of her
job. isShe's
History:
Valmafra
sent
by thethe
Church
to help
Delita
and
spyHowever,
on him. Ifshe
she
sees
that
he
is
going
to
betray
Church,
she
is
to
kill
him.
finds
herself
falling
for
him,
and
can't
stab
him;
Delita
overpowers
her.
She
continues working with him; the next time we see her is at Alma's funeral.
Varoi VI; Valowa (PSX)
Title:
King
of Ordallia
Varoi
was crowned
king after
hisFifty
brother Devanne
died.
He led
of Ordallia
against Ivalice
in the
War, butIII
died
before
thethe
warforces
ended,
succeeded
by his son
Prince Year
Lennard.
Wiegraf Folles
Title:
Head
of Knights
of Death; head of Corpse Brigade; Templar
Given
Job: White
Knight
Personality/Goals:
A purpose,
shrewd young
who
fights for
a purpose.
He'sthan
even
willing
to dieHe's
for that
but heman
isn'tthough.
interested
more
suffering
necessary.
still
fairly
cold-blooded,
He'sinfiercely
protective
of
his
sisterWiegraf
Milleuda,
also athe
Corpse
Brigade
member.
History:
headed
anti-aristocratic
Knights
of
Death
during
the
Fifty
Year
War;
after
they
disbanded,
they
resurfaced
as
the
Corpse
Brigade.
After
Gustav
kidnaps
Marquis
Elmdore
(at Dycedarg's
request),
an
enraged
Wiegraf
begins
to search
for A
him.
(Hein
knows
that
the City
nobles
willhim
come
like a load
ofSietch
bricks
him.)
fencer
Dorter
Trade
to down
the
Sand
Rat's
inon
Zeklaus
Desert.
He
gets
there
beforeleads
Ramza
and
stabs
Gustav.
Ramza
confronts
him,
but
lets
him
go
in
exchange
for
the
Marquis'
life.
Wiegraf
later
guards
the
windmill
at
Fovoham
Windflats,
where
Teta
(Gragoroth's
hostage)
is
kept.
He's
defeated,
but
escapes.
He
surfaces
many
months
later
as a Templar
underdeath.
Folmarv's
orders.
Hehis
lives
for at
revenge
against
Ramza
for Milleuda's
Hegrief
finally
gets
chance
Orbonne,
butsigns
is fatally
wounded
by Ramza.
His
and
despair
summon
Belias, who
a body.
pact
with
Wiegraf's
blood,
allowing
Beliasto
take
over
Wiegraf's
mind
and
Wiegraf/Belias
later
meets
Ramza
for
a
final
time
in
Riovanes
Aries
Stone. Castle; Ramza defeats Wiegraf/Belias and all that's left is his
Zalbaag Beoulve; Zalbaag Beoulve (PSX)
Title:
Head
of Order
of the Northern Sky
Given
Job: Ark
Knight
Personality/Goals:
A nobleuntil
and devoutpoint
knight
who refuses
to hear
any bad
words
about
his brother...
otherwise.
When
he finally
sees
the
truth,
he
pursues
it without events
heed.
History: Zalbaag, at Barbaneth's
behest, took over the Order of the Northern

Sky
when
Barbaneth
died. He meets
Delita,
and
Argath
at Eagrose,
and
tells
them
that a spy
theRamza,
Corpse
Brigade
was
headed
towards
Dorter
(little
knowing
whatfollowing
repercussions
those
few words
would
have).
Later,
Zalbaag
foils
Gragoroth's
attempt
on
Dycedarg's
life,
but
can't
save
Teta
from
him.
By
Dycedarg's
order,
Zalbaag
pursues
Gragoroth
to
Ziekden
Fortress
and
tells
Argath
to Lesalia.
kill both Many
Teta and
Gragoroth.
Ashamed,
he then
returns towho
thetries
Royal
City
of
months
later,
he's
visitedrefuses
by
Ramza,
to
tell
him
of
Dycedarg's
treachery,
but
Zalbaag
to
listen.
After
the decisive
battle
at Fortsuddenly
Besselat,stabs
Zalbaag
finds
both
Dycedarg
and
Larg
mildly
poisoned.
Dycedarg
Larg,
andthe
tells
Zalbaag
to
put
the
knife
in
the
hands
of
a
dead
Hokuten,
claiming
that
Hokuten
was
a Nanten
spy and
killed Larg.
However,
Larg's
dying and
words,
accusing
Dycedarg
of killing
his father
Barbaneth,
shocks
Zalbaag
hebut
resolves
to
find
out more.
He
travels
to Eagrose,
meaning
to
findLoffrey
out more,
ends up
overhearing
astrong
conversation
betweenDycedarg's
Dycedarg
and
where
Loffrey
gives
several
hints
regarding
poisoning
Barbaneth
with
Mossfungus.
Zalbaag
decides
to
find
out
once
and
for
all;
he
hires
a
chemist
to
go
to Barbaneth's
grave.Zalbaag,
The chemist
confirms that
Barbaneth
was killed
by
Mossfungus
poisoning.
in ahim,
righteous
rage,
heads
back
Eagrose
to confront
Dycedarg.
He kills
butleaving
Dycedarg
turnsZalbaag
into to is
Adrammelech
and
destroys
Zalbaag,
not
even
a
body.
later
ressurrected
against
willRamza
as a zombie,
forced
to fight
Ramza in the
basement
of Mullonde.
Hehis
begs
to kill him;
Ramza
reluctantly
complies,
and
Zalbaag finally
rests in peace.
Zalmour Lucianada/big>; Zalmo Rusnada (PSX)
Title:
Pagan
Examiner
Given
Job: Celebrant
Personality/Goals:
Zalmour
is aHe
truebelieves
believerthat
in St.
Ajoraisand
is zealous
bringing
wrongdoers
to justice.
Ramza
a heretic
and in
must
be Zalmour
brought to
justice.
History:
first
confronts
Ramza
in the
Royalhim,
Cityhowever,
of Lesalia,
where
surrounds
him
by
Church
knights;
Ramza
defeats
and
he he
escapes.
Hewith
later
chases
to
Castle,
where
he isnot
surprised
finding
him
Delita
(an him
ally
of Zeltennia
the Church).
Delita
resolves
tohis
allowby
him
to
live
once
he's
seen
Delita
with
Ramza,
and
makes
good
on
resolution.

Symbol:
History:
Leo is in the keeping of Folmarv. It is assosciated with the Bringer of
Order,
a lion. Hashmal (Folmarv's alterego). Note that Hashmal closely resembles
Libra
Sign:
Measuring Scales
Symbol:
History:
The
Libra when
Stonehe
is joins
a keepsake
of the
family.with
Orlandeau
gives
Ramza
his party.
It is Orlandeau
not assosciated
a Lucavi.
Image:it to
Pisces

Sign: Fish
Symbol:
History:
The gives
Piscesit Stone
was
in the keeping
of Isilud.
AfterFolmarv
he is killed
by
Folmarv,
to
Alma.
However,
it when
and
takeshe
her
away.
Ramza
later
entersAlma
and drops
finds the
Pisces
Stone.enters
It is not
Image:
assosciated
with
a Lucavi.
Sagittarius
Sign:
Archer
Symbol:
History:
The Sagittarius Stone is in the keeping of Meliadoul. She gives it to
Ramza
Image: when she joins his party. It is not assosciated with a Lucavi.
Scorpio

Zarela
Title:
PaganCelebrant
Examiner
Given
Given Job:
Job: Dark Angel
Personality/Goals:
Zarela is the Lucavi assosciated with Marquis Elmdore
and
the
Gemini
slain by Ramza.Stone. He makes his last stand in Limberry Castle and is
FF Tactics: Zodiac Stone Histories
Aquarius

Sign:
Water Carrier
Symbol:
History:
The
Aquarius
Stone fell
into
the hands
of Reis
Duelar,
Beowulf's
love.
She
keeps
itit even
she
becomes
a the
Holy
Dragon.
Ramza
Beowulf
recover
whenwhen
they
rescue
her from
Goland
Mines.
It isand
then
Image:
used to power
Construct
8. It is
not assosciated
with
a Lucavi.
Aries

Sign:
Ram
Symbol:
History:
The AriesItStone
was given
to Wiegraf
hisWiegraf.
entranceAries
into the
Knights
Templar.
was
taken
by Ramza
when upon
he beat
is
assosciated
withgreatly
the
Lucavi
demon
Image:
Note that Belias
resembles
aBelias,
ram. the Gigas (alterego of Wiegraf).
Cancer
Sign:
Crab
Symbol:
History:
The
Cancer
Stone
powers
Construct
7-new, the guardian
of the
Nelveska
Temple.
When
defeats
Construct
theGoug
Cancer
Stone
Image:
is
tothe
restore
Reis
toRamza
herdevice
human
form.
It is later7-new,
taken
used
to used
power
heavenly
which
summons
Cloudtofrom
hisand
world.
It
is
not
assosciated
with globe
a Lucavi.
Capricorn

Sign: Scorpion
Symbol:
History:
The Scorpio
Stone
is in
the
keeping
of Cardinal
Draclau.
When
Ramza
defeats
him,the
he
takes
the
Stone.
When
Ramza
enters
Orbonne
Monastery
toIsilud
chase
Knights
Templar,
he
gives
the
Stone
totoAlma,
who's
Image:
captured
by
and
taken
to
Riovanes.
The
Stone
is
given
Isilud,
who
subsequently
loses
it toScorpio
Marach.
When Marach
joins
Ramza'sthe
party,
he
gives
Ramza
the
Stone.
is
assosciated
with
Cuchulainn,
Impure
(Draclau's alterego).
Serpentarius

Sign:
Snake
Symbol:
History:
The
Serpentarius
is either
found
or created
Elidibus,
who
takes
it to
the
level Stone
of Midlight's
Deep.
When
Ramzabyreaches
him,
he
transforms
intolowest
a Lucavi
Image:
him, he takes
the
Stone. (who is also called Elidibus). When Ramza defeats
Taurus
Sign: Bull
Symbol:
History:
The
Taurus
Stone was
found
by Besrudio
in the Goug
mines.
Mustadio
gives
it Taurus
to Ramza
when
they
Ludovich's
forces
at Goug.
Image: gives
Ramza
the
Stone
to
Almadefeat
when
he
chases
the
Knights
Templar
in
Orbonne
Monastery,
but
she
is
captured
by
Isilud
and
taken
to Riovanes.
The
Stone
then
falls
into
the
hands
of
Marach.
Barrington
kills
Marach
for
the
Stone,
but
after
Ramza
defeats
both
Barrington
and
Elmdore
(who
also it
wants
the Stone),
uses
it to bring Marach back to life. Marach gives
to
Ramza
when heRapha
joins his
party.
Virgo

Sign:
Virgin
Symbol:
History:
The Virgo Stone
is a
keepsake
of the to
royal
family.Monastery,
It was given
SimonofPenn-Lachish
when
Ovelia
wasthe
taken
Orbonne
asto
proof
her give
birth.itHowever,
Isilud
and
Knights
Templar
takeSt.
it from
Image:
Simon,
and
to
Folmarv..
The
Virgo
Stone
is
what
brings
Ajora
back
from
the
dead.
It
is
assosciated
with
Ultima,
the
Bloody
Angel
(St.
Ajora's
alterego).
FF: Tactics Advance
Ithem).
am obviously not going to include all the missions here (or even most of
listed. Only the ones relevant to the story and the main characters will be
Marche
the
new kid
on the
block in the
of St. Ivalice,
is having
his
first Radiuju,
day
atMost
school,
where
apparently
the city
curriculum
of a
Sign:
Goat
snowball
fight.
the
kids
pick on
Randell,
a consists
rather sullen
Symbol:
youngster;
however,
a of
spunky
girl named
RitzMewt
Malheur
berates
them.
History:
The
Capricorn
Stone
was
given
to
Dycedarg
by
Loffrey.
After
Zalbaag
kills
Dycedarg
at
Eagrose,
Dycedarg
turns
into
the
Wroth,
Mewt
tells
Marche
he's
planning
on
buying
a
book.
Marche,
however,
has
to
Adrammelech,
who
Dycedarg. Ramza
defeats
Adrammelech and takes go
homeinvites
to meet
his invalid brother Doned, who's coming out of the hospital.
Image:
the Stone. (Note
thatkills
Adrammelech
resembles
a goat.)
Marche
at
Mewt's
book.Mewt and Ritz to come over to his house afterwards to look
Gemini
On
the
way home
theysight
meet(having
Mewt's lost
father,
accosted
by hisearlier
boss.
He's
a pretty
pathetic
hisCid,
wife,being
Remedi,
sometime
and never
really
recovering).
That
evening,
Marche,
Ritz,
Mewt,
and
Doned
pore
over
the
book
Mewt
brings
come tohome,
life. and talk about how nice it would be to make a video game
The
spell
in
the
book
activates
during
the
night,
turning
St.
Ivalice
into
the
Sign:
Twins
country
ofand
Ivalice,
a Marche
fantasy is
world
populated
by humans,
moogles,
bangaa,
Symbol:
mou,
viera.
deposited
smack
into
theby
heart
of the
city of
History:
The
Gemini
Stone
isthe
in the
keeping
of Marquis Elmdore.
After Angel, nu
Cyril,
where
he
bumps
into
a
nasty
bangaa.
He's
saved
a
moogle
named
defeating
him,
Ramza
takes
Stone.
It
is
assosciated
with
the
Dark
Montblanc,
and has his first engagement (battle) right there. He also finds
Zarela
Image: (Elmdore's alterego).
out
about Laws.
Leo
Montblanc
takes Marche
Marche to the toCyril
pub, where
he's introduced
to
Montblanc's
nothing
better to do
in his quest toclan.
find out whatdecides
happened join
and them,
how tohaving
get home.
After
doing
a
bunch
of
missions
from
the
pub,
Marche
eventually
catches
up
to
Ritz in
Nubswood.
also joined
aaclan
- this
one's the
all-viera
(andclan,
Ritz
herself
has
viera job She's
commands).
After
battle
against
Cheetah
Ritz introduces
her newshe
viera
buddy
Shara.
has
figured
out
what
happened,Marche
but hastodecided
doesn't
want
to Ritz
go back
to the real
Sign: Lion
Image:

world,
mainly
because
in that
she has
to continually
dye her naturally
white hair,
whereas
in the
new world
one she's
a natural
pink.
The nextofstory
mission
takes
place which
in Eluut
Sands,
whereminds.
Montblanc informs
Marche
a rumor
of five
Crystals,
alter
monsters'
The
nexttoone
is in Ulei
River.
Marche
is sent
to investigate,
and finds
himself
warped
a astrange
place
which
houses
a large
Crystal.out
Upon
it, however,
Totema
(guardian)
comes
itapproaching
and attacks
Marche!
Marche
defeats
it, the
the named
CrystalFamfrit
isin destroyed,
andofMarche
Famfrit
allows
himself
to
be
summoned
by
Moogles
Marche's
clan.
sees
a
brief vision of Mewt after destroying the Crystal.
We
now
discover
what
happened
to
Mewt
he's
in
Bervenia
Palace,
and is
now
Prince
Mewt.
His
father
Cid
is
the
Judgemaster,
and
his
deceased
mother is now Queen Remedi. The wacky Laws are all the prince's doing.
Marche Ezel
nextBerbier
visits the
cityconcocting
of Cadoan,
where
he hears
aboutMarche
a character
named
who's
a way
to fight
the Laws.
soon
meets
up Judgemaster
with him being
pursued
byup
units
from
the palace.
Marche
protects
him,
but
Cid
shows
and
immobilizes
Ezel
withLaw
a Law.
However,
Ezel
demonstrates
his
Antilaw
cards,
which
remove
the
and
teleport
Ezel
Marche
outafterwards.
of there. Ezel sets up a secret Law Card shop
in Cadoan
forand
Marche's
use
More
missions,
then
Marche
reaches
Roda
Volcano.
Again
Marche
is
warped
to athe
room
with Crystal
a Crystal.
This time
fights
eight
Ultima
Crystals,
after
which
second
explodes
andhethe
Ultima
totema
summon
is
granted
to
the
nu
mou
in
his
party.
He
then
sees
another
vision
of
Mewt,
who
refuses
to to
face
factshisthat
his mother is dead, and complains that
Marche
is trying
destroy
dream.
The
nextBabus,
important
mission
takesnuplace
Salikawood, where
Marchetomeets
up
with
Mewt's
personal
mouat
retainer.
sent
Babus
to
stop
Marche from destroying any more
Crystals.Mewt's
Marche
defeats
him,try
and
he escapes.
Next
up
is
Nargai
Cave,
home
of
the
third
Crystal
and
its
totema,
Adrammelech.
After it's
defeated,
itrushes
grantsupthe
summon to bangaa
members
of Marche's
clan.
to Totema
Marche,
of Mewt and
rushes back
to Babus
the palace
to check
on
him. but sees the vision
In
Baguba
Port,
Marche
meets
with
Nono,
Montblanc's
little
brother.
Nono's
airship
was attacked
by thieves,
who the
retreated
to Jagd Dorsa,
a
where
Laws
have
no power.
wholeMarche
"not-dying"
dealthe
in location
the
rest
of Ivalice
also
doesn't
apply, However,
so it's Adangerous.
chases
thieves
and
retrieves
Nono's
merchandise.
grateful
Nono
sets
up
a
trade
shop
in
Baguba.
Marche
soon
finds
out
that
Bervenia
Palace
has
put
a
bounty
on
his
head.
(Flashbacks
of FF
Tactics.)
The first contenders catch up to Marche in Kudik
Peaks,
and are
quickly
dispatched.
The
mission,
involving
clocks,
is in
Jeraw Sands. Ritz and Shara
againnext
show
up having
takenforged
the same
job as
Marche.
Marche
meets
with
Ezel
in theforcity
ofonly
Muscadet,
who anyone
tells him
that the
judges
are
on
a
blitz
searching
not
Marche,
associated
with
him. said
In Muscadet,
a traveling
judge is with
apprehending
a but
moogle
just
because
someone
Marche
is
one.
Marche
takes
on
the
judge's
noxious
associates
prevails. However, Judgemaster Cid shows up
and
takes
Marche
away and
to prison.
Marche
explains
to
Cid
and
Babus
about
the
"real
world"
and
the
false
one.
Before
he's
done,
though,
another
warp
opens
up
and
takes
them
to
the
next Crystal.
Babusthe
fights
Marche
alone
as Marche
destroys
the isExodus
Flowers
protecting
After
Marche
the Crystal
again
destroyed
and
Exodus
isCrystal.
given
to
the
viera
aswins,
a world".
summon.
After
this,
the
three
see
a
vision
of
Mewt
and
Cid
from
the
"real
Cid
finally
wakes
up
to reality,
and
Marche
thatpalace
he's free
go. He also
judges
from entity.
the tells
power
of the
andto declares
themremoves
to be the
an
independent
After
Cid's
leaving
the
palace,
Remedi
introduces
Mewt
to
his
new
protector,
Llednar
Twem.
Llednar
is
actually
an
aspect
of
Mewt
the
very
nasty
one
that deals with hurting things badly.
After
fighting
offSands
some -more
bounty
hunters,
Marcheiscatches
aget
glimpse
of
Doned
in Gotor
but itisn't
seems
like hisinbrother
trying
Marche
captured!
Doned,
of course,
interested
going back
to atowheelchair
in
the real world.
In
Deliaopens
Dunes,
Marche
meets
with Llednar,
who
triesMarche,
to stop him.
However,
a
warp
up
to
the
final
Crystal.
Llednar
attacks
but
Cid
shows
up
and uses a special
Law
that prevents
Llednar from using his super-nasty
powers
However,
card himagainst
and getMarche.
him out of
the way.Llednar ignores it, allowing Cid to redMarche
continues
to
the
Crystal
room,
where to
he fights
the final
Totema,
Mateus,
which
then destroying
gives itselfall
asfive
a summon
humans
in his
party.
However,
even
after
Crystals,
thethe
world
of Ivalice
remains
-Marche
because,
as
Queen
Remedi
explains,
Mewt,
Ritz,
Doned,
and
even
aren't really interested in going back in their hearts.
Montblanc
tells
Marche
of Gift
Day,sees
a daythis
when
everyone
goes
totothe
palace
to
give
gifts
to
the
prince.
Marche
as
the
perfect
way
get
ahold
of
Mewt and
convince him to go home. However, first Marche has to find a
present.
find
someMontblanc
Materite. says Nono can come up with a great gift if Marche can
Marche
searches
for
the Materite
in the Materiwood. However, Doned again
tattles
on him,
with
another
the Materite
and
runs
off. clan attacking him. After the battle, Doned steals
Nono
manages
to
whip
something
up anyway,
while
Marche
and
Montblanc
make
it fairly
far into
theguards,
palace,
they're and
thentakes
ambushed.
Babus
saves
Marche
from
the rest
of the
though,
and
him
toLlednar
Mewt.
Marche
fails toand
convince
Mewt
notsends
to listen
to Queen
Remedi,
andand
then
appears
attacks.
Babus
for
Cid,
who
again
arrives
gets
rid of Llednar.
Mewt
and hopes
RemediMarche
run away
place
Ambervale, where Remedi
apparently
won'ttobea able
to called
find them.
Marche
also needs
to convince
Doned,
so he
places
aCave,
bogushemission
at the
pub
designed
to
coax
Doned
out
of
hiding.
In
Tubola
meets
up
with Doned.
Marche tells
Doned
that
while Doned
waswhereas
an finally
invalid,
that
resulted
in his
continually
getting
their
mother's
attention,
Marche
was
always
relegated
to
secondary
status.
Doned
finally
apologizes
and
joins Marche.
Cid
sends
a message
to Marche
to of
meet
him
atRemedi's
Deti Plains.
After
fighting
some
monsters,
Cid
informs
Mewt
and
place,
but
also
him he'll
need
someMarche
amber
from
Siena
Gorge,Marche
withhiding
which
Ezel can
craft tells
a special
Antilaw
allowing
Marche
to hurt
Llednar.
agrees.
This time,
though,
the gorge
is they
guarded
bythough,
Ritz and
heragrees
clan, who
tryMarche
to stop
Marche
from
continuing.
After
lose,
Ritz
to
let
try to return the world to normal, although she won't help him.
Marche
travels
Ambervale,
to be accosted
by Llednar.
However, this time
Cid appears
andtostops
his superpower
with Ezel's
new Antilaw.
After
defeating
Llednar,
Marche
travels
inside
theRemedi
palace and
at Ambervale
to
find
Remedi
and
Mewt.
After
several
fights
with
fake Totema
she
summons,of Remedi
turns
into who
Li Grim
(aka
Grimoire"),
the
personification
thewakes
dreams
of
those
called begins
Ivalice"Le
into
being.
After
her
defeat,
Mewt
finally
up
to
the
truth.
Ivalice
to
revert
back
to
St.
Ivalice.
While
it's happening,
Ritz and
Shara
have
one last
talk the
where
Shara
that hint,
white
hairback
is beautiful
andworld,
a sign
of honor
among
viera.
Ritzclaims
takes
the
and
in
leaves
her
hair
white.
Cid
meets
an
old employee
of the
his,real
who
hasno
a one
newreally
prospect
forif ithim.
As toBiggs,
what
happened
to
the
country
of
Ivalice,
knows
disappeared
for
good or not...
Side Quests:
Ezel's
antilaw
crusades
culminate
inMarche
him being
a mediator
the
resistance
and
the palace.
He asks
to
along
to between
help protect
himso,
from
the
who
show
up protesting
thecome
talks.agrees
Marche
to
do
and
a rabble
treaty
is
signed
whereby
the resistance
tomanages
step former
down,
and
the
palace
agrees
to
allow
limited
antilaws
and
not
to
persecute
members. Ezel joins Marche's clan in gratitude.
After Remedi
finishing are
the still
game,
many
missions
open
up. Apparently
and
gone,
butmore
everyone
else,
including
Marche, Mewt
Ritz,

Doned,
and Cid, remain in Ivalice. The game doesn't really explain how that
happens.
A mission
is posted
about
a woman
screaming
in Tubola
Cave. Marche
goes
to
investigate,
and it's
none
other
than
Shara,
waseffort
frightened
antlion
larvae.
her
to join
the
clanwho
in an
to getby
Ritz
and
Marche Doned
to makeconvinces
up.
Babus was
postsoriginally
a mission
in an
effort
tohisfind
the
teddy bear
Mewt
leftwith
behind
(which
given
to
him
by
real
mother).
Marche
goes
him
to
where
he Marche's
meets a ghost
of Queen
Remedi,
whom they fight
off.Ambervale,
Babus agrees
to join
clan after
they find
the bear.
Marche
finds
a
mission
posted
about
zombies
(actually
vampires)
in
Lutia
Pass.
Ritz alsotheexpresses
interest
in bullies
it, and from
goesthe
with
him there.
The
zombies
same of
names
as the
snowball
fight
way
back
fromhave
the beginning
theclan
game...
so that's
where
they
ended
up! After
the
fight,
Ritz
also
joins
the
and
has
a
rather
awkward
moment
with
Marche.
After doing all 300 missions:
Themake
judges,
after the
secession
from
the palace,
begin
to
abuse girls
their to
power
to
ridiculous
laws,
likeCid
"nogets
jumping"
one
thatMarche's
requires
kiss
someone.
8p Judgemaster
fed the
upor
and
joins
clan to
help
stop
the Marche's
judges.
They
finally
stamp
out
rogues,
but
Cidtime
realizes
that
clan
like
will
be
required
to
police
the
judges
from
to
time.
Hea
also
tells Marche
thatrollwhen
he retires, Marche would be a good
judgemaster.
8-) Credits
(again).
FF: Tactics A2
I am obviously
going
to include
allstory
the missions
herecharacters
(or even most
of
them).
Only
thenot
ones
to thequests
and
main
will be
listed, or
those
part
ofrelevant
lengthy side
with the
significant
story attached.
The
ending
indicates
that
this
takes
place
approximately
10-20
years
after
FFTA, as well
as 1-5 years after FFXII:RW. Unfortunately there are other
confusing
games. aspects to this, so I will not try to directly integrate the three
Several Years Ago (Frimelda Sidequest)
Frimelda
the Blademaster,
is known
throughout
Jylland. She
travels
with
her Lotice,
paramour,
LuctheSardarc;
however,
Luc
becomes
jealous
of
Frimelda's
prowess
with
bladelosing
and
poisons
her with
Zombie
Powder.
She
becomes
a
zombie,
gradually
her
memories,
while
Luc
takes
her
sword and leaves.
Present
Luso
Clemens,hea gets
perkydetention
but ordinary
student,
is finishing
schooltoyear.
Unfortunately
on the
last
day,
andcontains
has the
to report
the
library.
Once
there,
heimmediately
finds a mysterious
book
which
ahe
prompt
for
a
hero's
name.
Luso
writes
his
own,
at
which
point
is thrust
into the world of Ivalice.
Luso
lands
in
the
middle
of
a
battlefield.
Clan
Gully
is
attacking
a
giant
crushatrice,
Klesta.A Cid
invites
Lusoand
to changes
join his clan,
asclothes
the easiest
wayand
to
avoid
being killed.
judge
appears
Luso's
for him,
they
succeed
Targ to
rest up.in driving off Klesta. The clan heads to the nearby village of
Clan
Gullyranch's
accepts
a mission
to
off Luso
wolves
which are
threatening
a
chocobo
owner.
After
thedrive
battle,
discovers
aHejournal
which
automatically
itselfmore
as new
missions
aremeantime,
completed.
is confused
and wishes
towrites
find
out
about
it. some
In the
the
clan
accepts
another
mission.
Cid
says
he
can
do
snooping
about
the
issue
in
Camoa, but the way is blocked by a band of brigands, the Yellow Wings.
Luso
accepts
a mission
toCid
defeat
thean
Yellow
Wings.ofAfter
doing so,
the who
clan
continues
on to
Camoa.
meets
old friend
his
named
Ribs,
says
that
he'll
him
information
in exchange
a tomato
stalk.
Gully
goes
off togive
fight
the
monster tomatoes.
Whenfor
they
get
there,
theyClan
find
that
the
tomatoes
are
accompanied
by
an
alraune,
whose
drill
is
worth
a
lot
of
money.
Before
they can
do anything,
a girl named
Adelle
shows
up
and
says
she'll
help
them
in
the
fight
in
exchange
for
some
of
the
profits.
However, once the battle's over, she scarpers with the drill.
Back
in Camoa,
the tomato
stalk
buys Luso
Cid information
aboutand
a mage
named
Lezaford,
who
might
be able
toLezaford
help
get backtohome
explain
the
mysterious
journal
- however,
isexplains
believed
have
diedhunter
long ago.
Cid
and
Luso
also
spot
Adelle,
who
Ribs
is
a
treasure
who
recently
accepted
a
particular
mission
bill.
Clan
Gully
accepts
the
same
bill
in an attempt to chase her down.
After
defeating
the
Ugohr,
a giant
turtle,she
Adelle
finally
shows
up,
after
letting
Gully
do
all
the
heavy
lifting.
However,
falls
into
a
trap
Cid
and
Luso
had
set
the drill
was already
sold
andenter
spent.the
They
her
in
the up.
trapUnfortunately
and head
back
Camoa,
only
to head
see her
publeave
after
them.
She
herself
intotothe
clan as
they
towards Graszton
to find
out
moreinveigles
about Lezaford.
In
Cid meets
up injured.
with Ewen
of Khamja,
an old
compatriot
his.
TheGraszton,
meeting
ends
with
Cid
He rests
in Lezaford
bed
in the
inn,
and of
sends
Luso
to the Aldanna
Range,
where he's
heardup
that
still
lives.
After
fighting
some
Mist-infused
creatures
in
the
Aldanna
Range,
Lezaford
appears.
He
Luso
backhis
to hisexperiences,
cottage to discuss
the
journal.
He tells
Luso
the takes
journal
records
and
that
once
it's complete
he
willthat
return
tomuch
his home
world.life
The
end result
is that
Luso
simply
has
to
experience
as
as he
possible
in order
to
return
home.
Lezaford
also
indicates
to
Adelle
that
has
something
to
say
to
her,
but
Adelle
isn't
interested.
Luso
visits Cid, then
takes a mission
in Zedlei Forest
fighting
Bombs. Luso
is
then
introduced
to Auctions.
In the
meantime,
he learns
of a medicine
which
can
be
created with
Pearl
Moss,
which
is found
is also
interested
in the
Zingu
Pearls
found
there.in the Galerria Deep. Adelle
After
defeating
LordCid
in the
Deep and
retrieving
both the moss
and the
pearls, the
theyFlowsand
return to Cid.
is grateful
for the
medicine.
Luso
takes
on
the
next
mission,
which
is
in
the
Rupie
Mountains.
However,
they meet
arefuses,
mysterious
ninja
Ewen,
who offers
to clan
buy priveleges.
his
judge.
When
Luso
Ewen
trapsnamed
the Luso
judge,
removing
Luso's
After
he
is
defeated,
he disappears.
finds
a stone
left behind
by him
Ewen,
and
the
judge
reappears.
Luso
returns
to
Graszton,
where
Cid
tells
to
take
the
stone
to
Moorabella
to
get
it
appraised.
Cid
also
tells
him
he
should
take
a tripdue
to to
the
continent of Ordalia, but the airship that flies there is
grounded
a prankster.
Luso
arrivesHowever,
at the airship
tosky
seepirate
that the
prankster is one
"Genius
Ed",
a nu
mou
sage.
Vaan,
extraordinaire,
shows
up Gully
and
tries
to
claim
Ed
forthe
himself.
After
some
argument,
Vaan
joins
Clan
in the
battle.
After
battle
is
over,
Penelo
arrives
and
chews
Vaan
out.
Before
she canindrag
him away,
he Ordalia.
lets slip where the next treasure he's after
resides,
Tramdine
Fens on
Luso
takes
thesome
airshipghosts
to Ordalia
(where
he is rejoined
by Cid)
engages
in
battle
with
at
the
Tramdine
Fens.
After
the and
battle,
Luso
collapses
and has
dreams.
After
arriving
back
town
rest,
Cid
informs
a disturbing
bill has been
posted
by someone
elsetowho
is to
also
being
disturbedhim
by that
dreams.
The
clan
heads
to
the
Nazan
Mines
to
battle
the
Oversoul,
an
undead
monster
(guess
creates
Defeating
heals
Luso
of who
them.
Back what?)
in town,
Luso,disturbing
Cid
and dreams.
Adelle
are
treatedit who's
by a
performance
by none
other
than Hurdy,
the moogle
from Rabanastre,
mastered
getting it. the flute. Hurdy needs a new lute, and posts a bill to ask for help
After
collecting
thewho
ingredients
and
battling
baddies
insays
his way,
Luso
creates
the
lute
for Hurdy,
decides
to join
Clan
Gully.
Cid
that the
from
Moorabella
has go
finally
come
back
saying
that
the
appraisal
isappraiser
finished.
While
Cid
and
Luso
talk
to
the
appraiser,
Illua
from
Khamja
tries
toIllua
get
Adelle
to joinand
herLuso
group
(which
she
doesn't
refuses and
leaves.
then
come
tellname).
her
thatAdelle
stolen,
and the Cid
original owner
is looking
forinit,and
having
posted
athe
bill stone
to that was
effect.
When
Gully
arrives
in the Bigsa
Greenlands,
they
that
they
set
up;
Khamja
them.
After
beating
themdiscover
off,who
theyare
return
to were
town
and
overhear
a ambushes
conversation
about
Vaan
andsky
Penelo,
accused
of
attacking
Baron
Beltorey.
They
confront
the
pirates
and
are
told
that
while interrupted
they did infiltrate
Beltorey's
mansion
in an
attempt
to rob on
him,
they
were
by
Khamja,
who
were
the
ones
behind
the
attack
his
life.
In fact, Vaan and Penelo drove them off.

When
they When
return they
to Grazston,
finds
a ofbillDelgantua,
posted asking
for none
them
specifically.
show
up Gully
at thewho
Ruins
they
find
other
thanattacks
Illua and
Ewen
of Khamja,
attack
them. After
staving
thema
off,
Illua
again,
causes
a
reaction
with
Luso's
journal
(actually
grimoire)
when
it comes
close
toZellea,
a grimoire
which she Land,
also has.
Thisthey
causes
Clan
Gully
to
be
teleported
to
the
Forbidden
where
are
visited
by they
an image
of Lezaford
warned
immediately.
Before
they
can,
are attacked
by theand
demon
handtoofleave
Neukhia,
coming through
the Rift.
A
gate decides
crystal leads
back her
to Lezaford's
cottage.
Adelle,
troubled
by she
Illua's
words,
to discuss
situation
with
Lezaford.
He tells
her that
is
one
of theskill
"Gifted",
a setnigh-immortality.
of special
individuals
unique
including
strength,
and
Adellewith
is upset
bytalents,
this revelation,
though she
had
an even
idea of
it before.
Back in off
town,
Hurdy expresses
in a digmoogles
occurring
in Goug
City.anAfter
fighting
"mooglebane",
small interest
rabbits
which
hate,
he finds
old
instrument
he can
Afterwards,
Adelle
finally
decides
leave
the clan
to
think
further
on use.
her
However,
during
her towanderings,
Illua
confronts
her again,
andsituation.
hypnotizes
her.
Responding
to
another
bill,
Clan
Gully
comes
across
Adelle,
who
is
under
Illua's
control, to
and
them,
capture
Luso'sthem.
grimoire. After
being brought
herattacks
senses,
Lusointending
convincestoAdelle
to rejoin
Back
in town,
Gully
finds
a bill
purportedly
posted
by
Vaan
and
Penelo,
declaring
that
they
are
coming
after
Lord
Eden's
jewel
called
the
"Black
Cat".
Gully
chases
after
them
in help
Camoa,
only
to findthe
that
they're (very
bad)
fakes;
the
real
Vaan
and
Penelo
them
capture
charlatans,
but
afterwards
they run off with the Black Cat.
Khamja
is finally
making
final
Illua challenges
Clan Gully viaby
a
posted
bill
tocaptures
meet
her
intheir
thejudge
Ruinsmove;
of Delgantua
(again
accompanied
Ewen).
Illua
Gully's
(unless
theybut
areshe
in possesion
of Ezel's
card)
and
attacks.
Luso
manages
to
defeat
her,
warps
everybody
to
Zellea
again.
Illua
determined
to Illua
openlies
thedefeated,
Rift by completing
her own
grimoire
first.
After isone
but not through
before
her
grimoire
is
complete
andlast
thebattle,
Rift
opens.
Neukhia
fullyit comes
the
Rift,
and Clan
Gully undertakes
an epic
battle
to defeat
for good.
With Luso's grimoire complete, he finally returns home.
Side Quests - FF12 Characters
Several characters from FF12 can be recruited to your party.
After
meeting
fake
Vaan and
Penelo, -Luso
andMargrace,
co. will come
across
a
familiar
face
inthethe
Fluorgis
Aerodrome
Al-Cid
who who
trieshe'd
his
trademark
charm
on
Adelle.
He'll
ask them
takemeantime,
a letter to Penelo
Vaan,
expected
to
meet
but
never
showed
up. Into
the
arrives,
and
is
rather
annoyed
at
Vaan
for
missing
his
meeting.
She
joins
your
clan
as you head to the Ruins of Delgantua.
In
thejoins
Ruins,
under
attack
by some
after saving
he
also
yourVaan
clan.isThe
letter
is from
Al-Cid brigands;
to Vaan telling
him to him,
go with
Clan
along.Gully to fight against Khamja, which was Vaan and Penelo's intent all
A
later
scene and
with mentions
Vaan, Penelo
Hurdy back
in Fluorgis
references events
from
FF12RW
other and
characters
in Rabanastre.
After
Vaanmissions
and Penelo
join,
another
mission
opens
up.kept
Lusoaccepting
had previously
accepted
from
a
man
named
Marnot,
who
dates
from
multiple
women at once
and woman
asked Gully
to
fill instead
in for him.
At this
point,
Marnot
has suitor.
concentrated
on
one
who
has
taken
up
with
a
mysterious
Marnot
asks
Gully
to
be
his
champion
in
a
duel
with
this
suitor,
who
turns
out
to
be...
Al-Cid
Margrace,
who's
collected
a
bevy
of
and
Viera
beauties
who
aid him.toAfter
beating
him, his
Al-Cid
asks
Luso
ifGria
he
can
join
his
clan
in
an
attempt
get
away
from
duties
as
prince
of
Rozarria.
Luso
accidentally
meets upwho
withaccuse
Montblanc
during
his main
quest when
he
is
accosted
byby
twofinding
bangaas
him of
thievery.
Montblanc
saves
him
from
them
the him
allegedly
stolen
item.
Luso
thanks
him
butthen
he
leaves
before
he
can
ask
his
name.
Ironically,
Hurdy
arrives
just
and says the moogle Luso describes reminds him of his brother.
Much
later,
Montblanc
a bill saying
he is looking
for specific
treasures.
When
Luso
accepts
it, posts
Montblanc
is chagrined
to find
that
Luso
has
already
found all
of them!
Montblanc
instead
joins the clan,
to the
joy
of his
brother.
Montblanc
features
in
his
own
side
quest,
as
well,
involving
a
woman
named
Cois
who
lures
him
out
to
the
ruins
in
an
attempt
to
ambush
him
rather
than
for the amorous intent of her quest posting.
After
beating
all
of
the
tournaments,
the
final
tournament
consists
of
fighting
Clan
Centurio
from
Ranabastre.
Fighting
them
with
Vaan,
Penelo
or
Montblanc in your party will trigger extra dialogue.
Side Quests - Frimelda
Frimelda
Lotice,
now athezombie,
puts of
upher
a predicament.
notice in the Luso
pub accepts
asking for
medicine,
notpotions
realizing
true nature
however,
hurtinher
than healing
her. She asks him
if she it;
is
dead,
andthe
Luso answers
therather
affirmative.
Luso
later
accepts
a
mission
in
Fluorgis
to
get
rid
of
a
monster
who
is
terrorizing
the
city;
however,
the
monster
turns
out
to
be
Frimelda
again,
who is simply wandering around.
Another
mission
is
posted
asking
Luso
to
protect
his
chocobo
farm
against
a
Seeq
himselfGhi
the Swordking.
However, the
when
Luso gets
there,
he
finds
acalling
man
named
who challenges
Swordking
and
defeats
him;
he
turns
himself intoYelghi,
stone afterwards.
Ghi indicates
he is on
a mission
to
find
the
Blademaster.
Luso
accepts
another
mission,
man
complaining
of a previous
monster
haunting
him.
As
it turns
out, from
it none
is aLuc
Sardarc,
Frimelda's
companion,
who
is being
haunted
by
other
than
Frimelda
herself
in and
her
zombie
form.
Luc
finally
realizes
that isFrimelda
isn't
dead
after
all,
cowardly
decides
to
kill
her
again.
She
aided
by
Luso,
and
Luc
is
driven
off.
Ghicreate
Yelghia discovers
Frimelda's
andfight
contacts
the Fens
to
potion
to cure
her
socondition
that
can
atthe
last.Witch
She of
agrees,
but
at
a which
grave cost
- Ghi's
own
health.
Hehe
puts
up
anher
anonymous
attothe
pub
directs
Luso
to the
Nazan
mines
todoor.
retrieve
andoesn't
item mission
to find
deliver
a
"great
master
of
the
sword"
who
is
at
death's
Luso
anyone
but some monsters, but does find the potion.
They
deliver
it
to
Frimelda
at
the
Kthilli
sands,
to
find
her
under
attack
by
monsters,
being protected
byher
none
than
Sardarc,
regretsform
his
previous
theother
potion,
andLuc
she
returns who
to human
and joins actions.
their clanThey
as a give
Paladin.
Ghi
Yelghi
issues
a
challenge
to
Frimelda
in
the
Ruins
of
Delgantua.
He
fights
one on
when
Frimelda
beats
him, he
goesin to
his rest in
peace,her
satisfied
thatone;
he was
able
to fight the
greatest
warrior
Jylland.
Side Quests - Duelhorn
Luso
accepts
several
missions
whichinvades
pit him against
members
of
Duelhorn,
a huge
clan
from the
Jylland
themeet
intention
of
converting
its clans
to
beeast
partwhich
of Duelhorn
itself.
Theywith
finally
the four
leaders
Duelhorn
- Maquis,
Night
Duke
Snakeheart
- makingofport
in Graszton.
TheyAlys,
fightthe
them
off, Dancer,
but theyand
all disappear.
A setNight
of missions
ensues,
involving
Luso fighting
Duke
Snakeheart,
Alys,
or
the
Dancer
in various
circumstances.
At one
point
Alys enlists
Clan
Gully
to help
her
anand
enemy
clan.attacks
Finally,
Duke
Snakeheart
is
fed
up
with
the
dance
of against
the clans
directly
the
headquarters
of
Khamja,
which
Duelhorn
sees
as
their
primary
foe.
The
other
three
leaders
of
Duelhorn
don't sanction
this,tricks
causing
them
turn against
Snakeheart
as
well
as in
Khamja.
Snakeheart
Gully
into to
protecting
him from
his former
friends
one mission.
Khamja
contacts
ClanupGully
and demands to know their relationship to
Duelhorn;
AlysDuelhorn
shows
midway
that Gully and
are
allies. through the meeting, convincing Khamja
The
heads
of
Duelhorn
issue
orders
to the
four Jylland
leaders demanding
that
they
Khamja
strongholds
throughout
the area,
despite
theimmediately
misgivings
ofattack
Alys the
and
Maquis.
Gully finds
themselves
off
Duelhorn's
troops
to
keep
peace.
Snakeheart
leaks
the full fighting
plan to
Khamja, ensuring Duelhorn's defeat.
With
Duelhorn
defeated,
Maquis,
and
obsessed,
to attack
Khamja
headquarters
himself.
Alysdeluded
implores
Gully
to stop decides
him. They
reach

Maquis,
but he divides
himself
into five
different
people in
and
attacks the clan.
Once defeated,
Duelhorn
effectively
ends
its campaign
Jylland.
Maquis,
wounded,
is taken
inwar
by between
a viera White
Mage
named
Cyda,
whose
home
was
destroyed
in
the
Duelhorn
and
Khamja.
However,
Cyda's
health by
begins
toSnakeheart,
fail - due towho
being
poisoned
by
Powder,
administered
Duke
isshe
stillcan
bitter
at Zombie
Maquis.
Maquis
contacts
the
Witch
of
the
Fens,
who
says
make
a
potion
to
heal
Cyda
in exchange
for either
Maquis's
life or hisDrought,
memories. Maquis chooses
the
latter,
and the
Witch
gives
him theproves
Lethean
his memories.
However,
the drought
addictive. which slowly erases
Maquis
posts
a bill asking
for helphe
to is
find
ingredients
to make
the and
Lethean
Drought.
When
Gullytoarrives,
unable
to recognize
them,
are
troubled
by Clan
his
intent
furtherasking
imbibe
the dangerous
potion.
Theyofthey
later
find
another
bill,
posted
by
Cyda,
them
to
speak
to
the
Witch
the
Fens about
Maquis's
deal with
her,
she ifhas
beguncontinues
to suspect.
Witch
history,
tells which
them that
Maquis
on The
this
road heexplains
will havethe
nothing
leftand
of himself.
Cyda posts
sayingupMaquis
left muttering
something
about
a
snake.
Gullyanother
finally bill,
catches
with
Maquis,
whoMaquis,
is facing
with
Snakeheart.
Snakeheart
admitsis his
crimes
against
and off
Maquis
demands
payback.
Snakeheart
finally
defeated
for good
with Clan
Gully's
help.
Maquis
decides
to
take
one
last
Lethean
Drought,
despite
Gully's
warnings.
Alys
and
thea Night
Dancercoup
headand
back
to the
Duelhorn
headquarters,
where
they
stage
successful
take
over
as leaders.
They
decide
to
renounce
Duelhorn's
expansionist
ways
and
to usher
in enters
a new
era
of peace.
They
ask
Maquis
to
come
with
them;
however,
Cyda
at
that
point.
Unfortunately,
Maquis's
memories
are
entirely
gone,
and
he
decides
to
go
back to Duelhorn instead.
Sidequests - Miscellaneous
Adelle
cancontaining
meet a variety
of
other members
of theLennart,
Gifted, who
on her
weapons
their
abilities.
They
include
whoconfer
first
unlocks
her
Heritor
class,
Ljda,
Viola,
Elpe,
Hilo, Nesiaam,
andher,
Wermut.
They
each
have
their
own
backstory
and
reasons
for
helping
and
some
have
entrusted
their before
abilitiesshe
with
othersthe
who
passofthem
on. Adelle
cannot meet
the next Gifted
masters
ability
the previous
one.
Clan
Gully
is
challenges
to
a
set
of
battles
with
Cinqueluer
first
one
on
one
with
each of
the Blue
"kings",
then theGreen
entireKing
clan Verre,
at once.
Cinquluer
consistsand
of
Red
King
Black
King Nware,
WhiteKing
KingRuuj,
Blanch
(each
of Bliu,
which is a mage
of the color
indicated).
The
Head
Editor
of
the
Bonga
Bugle
posts
requests
for
help
with
his
monthly
publication.
interviews to Gully
battles.finds themselves taking on a variety of duties, from
Clan
Gully isto
asked
to accompany
a (which
Komodo
boy to
throughout
his
journey
deliver
his
potions
hePotion
hasnext
adelivery
tendency
swallow
himself).
He up
continually
insists
can
reach
the
point by himself,
but
always ends
asking Gully
for he
help
to continue.
Chita
of
Chita's
Weaponers
posts
bills
challenging
clans
to
learn
weaponry
skills
from
him.
Unfortunately
he's
a
bit
of
a
windbag,
and
his
"lessons"
are
trite
and useless. He always ends up challenging Clan Gully to a speed
battle.
House
Bowen wife
is intent
defeating
theeventually
giant Crushatrice
Klesta,
which
killed
Bowen's
years on
ago.
Clan
Gully
helps
them
achieve
this
goal,
as
well as
introducing
their
latest
member,
Veis
thefoes
Assassin,
to their
ranks.
Bowen
later
meets
with
Gully
as
both
allies
and
in
a
variety
of
missions.
A
rancher in
in exchange
Targ Wood
Gully to help in catching a variety of colored
chocobos
forasks
rewards.
The
Culinary
Crusade
also enlists
Gully
to need
help collect
ingredients
for
various
rather
odious-sounding
dishes;
they
to defeat
a particular
number of
specific
monsters to complete
the
task correctly.
Tournaments
take
place
throughout
Jylland;
first
concentrating
on
one
region
(Camoa
Cup,
Graszton
Cup),
then
a continent (Loar and
Ordalia),
finally
the
Jylland
Cup.
Each
one
arounds.
scion-summoning
asand
a Cup
reward
and
consists
of Gully
threefacing
to has
five
Finally
theaccessory
Champions'
is
announced,
with
off against
Clan
Centurio.
The
Nu Mou
Nobles and
Bangaa
Brotherhood
have
terrorized
eachthe
other
in
the
Rupie
Mountains
for
ages.
Each
side
enlists
Clan
Gully
against
other
side,
until
both
bandThey
together
to tofight
offtogether
none other
House
Bowen,
hired
by have
a thirdtoparty.
decide
work
from than
then on.
Syrenead
Sie
Hyskaris,
aand
viera
Green
Mage,
decides
to
prove
herself
by
defeating
a
giant
wyrm,
enlists
Gully's
help
to
do
so.
She
later
asks
them to help her capture it and then cut off its horn.
The
Jylland
Defenders
of
the
Peace
ask
Gully
for
help
in
defeating
a
variety
of
marks. The final mark is the Magick Weapon, Upsilon, a giant mechanical
contrivance.
Afterfights
finishing
all 300
missions,
"The Final
Mission"
appears.
This
is a setthe
of
five
against
fearsome
enemies,
all oftwo
whom
are
Level
99,
including
full
and
a clan that
includes
Master
Tonberries.
Beating it
endsCinqueleur
the game again.
The Brightmoon
is a tower
that
near
Graszton.
It consists
of five
flights
and crystal,
a bossTor
battle;
going are
fromappears
one floor
to the
nextcan
requires
examining
a
special
and
there
paths
that
be time
taken.
After
completing
it once,floors.
it will
show
upseveral
in two
other
areas,
each
offering
access
to
different
The
boss
battle
in
the
third
area
is
none
other
than
the
nu
mou
Keeper
of
the
tower;
defeating
him
leads
to
the
final
Brightmoon
Tor battle, against the giant cockatrice Cerayn.
FF: Legend of the Crystals (OAV anime)
Here's
a rundown
of
what
basically
happens
throughout
the four
chapters
of
the
series.
It does
notdid
stress
all of the
interactions,
merely
a list of
plot
elements.
also
nothorrible
include
thecharacter
many cutscenes
robotic
minionsI plotting
the
destruction
of Planet of
R.Ra Devil and his
Windthe
Chapter:
Linaly's
grandfather
that
there's
something
wrong
with
wind.on
He
decides
to go him.
on asenses
journey
to the
Temple
ofinthe
Wind,
Linaly
insists
Prettz
spies
them
going
their
boatbut
and
demands
to accompanying
go with
them, but
Linaly's
grandfather
doesn't
trust
him
and
declines
vehemently.
Eventually,
Prettz
follows
them
in
his
motorbike
until
giant
monster
overtakes
them.
Linaly
tries
Summoning,
but all
she
gets
is aa
Chocobo
who
runs
away.
Prettz
saves
them
with
his
sword,
but
Linaly's
grandfather
iswishes
strickenand
andrefuses
must stay
behind.
Linalysidecar
honors-her
grandfather's
to ride
in Prettz's
until
Rouge's
pink
airship
overtakes
them.
demands
Prettz's
bike
and Prettz
whatever's
Prettz
replies
inwith
usual
style
- She
insults
- and the
pirates
attack.
easilyin it.
subdues
them
his
homemade
explosives
and
continues
on, unaware
that
he's
incurred
Rouge's
incisive
wrath.
On
the
way,
Linaly
and
Prettz
lost
inearring.
the forest.
communicates
withthem
her via
Yin-get
Yang
SheLinaly's
takes
itgrandfather
off and
the
forest spiritWhile
guides
to her
the Wind
Temple.
The
temple
is
floating
and
unreachable.
Prettz
sprints
off tothe
hijackbecome
Rouge's
ship, Linaly
solves
the
puzzle
of
the nearby
floor tiles Prettz
and
tiles
columns
which
rise
up
and
take
Linaly
to the
the Crystal.
entrance.
is
nonplussed.
The
Wind
Temple
allows
them
through
to
Upon
touching
the
Crystal,
Linaly
gets
a
vision
of
the
four
Valiant
Warriors;
the
Crystal
then
flies
right
into
Linaly's
stomach!
In
the
meanwhile,
Valkas
and
the
Iron Wing
have
arrived,
assuming
that Linaly
andhave
Prettz
are temple
defilers.
discover
that
thePrettz
otherexit
three
already
been
taken
by(They
Ra
Devil.)
Linaly
and
theCrystals
temple on
Prettz's
bike,
unaware
of the
ambush
waiting
for them...
Fire
Chapter:
Valkas
exchanges
insults
with
Prettz,
but
in
the
meantime
Rouge
listens
in gasses
from herthe
pink
shiplot
and
finds
outValkas,
about the
Wind
Crystal.
Coveting
it, she
whole
and
Linaly,
and
captive.
Rouge
torturing
Prettz
with
atakes
tickle
device instantly
to
get him
toPrettz
tell
the
whereabouts
of tries
the
crystal,
but
he withstands
it. Valkas
falls
in in
love
with
Rouge.
The
ship
flies
to
Rouge
Island,
where
Rouge
puts
them
all
the
same
cell.
After
Prettz's
futile
attempt
at
bending
the
bars,
the
Crystal
unexpectedly
releases
itselfhe
from
Linaly's
body,
anddefeat
the ghost
of Mid
comes
out.
Mid
tells
his
story,
how
helped
the
Valiants
Exdeath
and
now
Ra
Devil and
is trying to
destroy
the world
forRouge
reasons
unknown.
TheDeathgyunos
crystal
then
reinserts
itself
in Linaly's
body.
thenPrettz,
reveals
herself,
having
heard
the whole
thing.
takes
Linaly
away.
overcome
by
rage,
coaxes
Valkas
to bend
the She
bars,
letting
him slip
and
chase
after
Linaly.
He
finds
Rouge
feeding
her
prune
juice.
8-) through
He slices
up
some
gold
treasures
(which
really
pisses
Rouge
off)
and
proceeds
off a daring escape on his bike. However, an unexpected attack by Rato pull

Devil's
forces makes
everyone
work
IronIsland)
Wing finds
Valkas
again;
everyone
but
Prettz
(who's
stilltogether.
in The
Rouge
hightail
itaonto
the
Iron
Wing and
Rouge's
pinkthrows
ship
isstuck
tethered
to it; Prettz
then
finds
room
teeming
with
explosives,
his
own
explosive
into
the
place,
and
ends
up
sinking
the
island.
However,
Prettz
manages
to
hide
inside
a
nearby
pot,
saving
himself
fromtodeath
as thePrettz.
island The
sinks.
Linaly
calls
hertogether
friend
Kisana,
aWing,
sea
serpent,
help
reach
entire
party
now
on
the
Iron
they
fly
for
Tycoon.
However,
by
the
orders
of
Tycoon
Castle,
Rouge is not allowed to go free and is chained to her chair.
Dragon
Chapter:
Valkas
receives
transmission
from
Tycoon
allowing
Rouge
to go free.
The party
finally
reaches
Tycoon
Castle,
where
they
are met by
Queen
Lenna
Blue
Mage
Hassan.
Oncehas
thechosen
entire
party
is together,
Queen
Lenna and
reveals
that
the
Windagainst
Crystal
the
four
(Linaly,
Prettz,
Valkas,
and
Rouge)
to
fight
Ra Devil.
Midfor
now
tells
his full
story:
when
his
grandfather
Cid
(who
is
translated
here
some
bizarre
reason
as
"Shido")
died,
he
took
with
him
the
wisdom
of
the
Crystals;
he had
all
his
papers
burned.
When
Mid
went
to
the
graveyard
to
mourn,
Ra
Devil
appeared
andlaser
tookbeam
Cid's brain
from
body.
When
Mid
cried out,
Devil
sent anot
single
through
histhe
heart,
killing
him.
However,
hisRa
soul
could
rest
while
this
indignity
had
been
committed
to
his
grandfather.
It
now
comes outathat
Ra Devil
needs
all four total
Crystals
to become
Deathgyunos,
god-like
entity
who
means
destruction
and
oblivion.
They
deduce
that
Ra
Devil's
hideout
is
on
the
Black
Moon,
but
the
only
way
to
reach
it isDragon
by waking
theHowever,
legendaryeven
Hiryuu
(Flying
Dragon)
who rests
in
the
nearby
Tower.
as
they
speak,
Ra Devil's
robotic
forces
attacking
Tycoon.
Linaly,
Mid,Rouge,
and
Prettz
continue
to a
the
Dragonbegin
Tower
while
everyone
else
(even
after
being
paid
king's
ransom
by
Queen
Lenna)
fights
against
the
enemy.
Two
robotic
enemies
attack
en route
to
the bottom Chocobo
of the Dragon
but
Prettz
getsone,
both of
them
(aided
bythe
a summoned
from Tower,
Linaly).
The
second
however,
held
rediseye
of Ra
Devil
which
does
not
disappear.
The Lenna
bottom
of
the
Dragon
Tower
a
large
lake.
Prettz
tries
swimming
it,
but
then
and
Mid
uncover
a way
by land,
leaving
Prettz
half-stranded
onRa
a giant
stone
head.
They
find
the
Hiryuu,
but
it's
only
a
baby.
The
red
eye
of
Devil
suddenly
begins to
attracting
stone
to itself,
becoming
a statue-like
apparition.
Ra
Devil
speaks
them,take
but
Prettz
slashes
the
stone
being
to
pieces
before
it
can
do
anything.
They
the
Hiryuu
and
try
to
leave,
but
the
stone
reassembles
Linaly
away from
Prettz as
he watches,
and Ra
Devil
takes itself.
her away
to is
thestolen
Black
forces
retreat
from
the
attack.
suddenly
growsMoon.
to full Ra
sizeDevil's
and the
heroes
prepare
to
travel toThe
theHiryuu
Black Moon.
Star
Chapter:
The
Hiryuu
tows
the
Iron
Wing
and
Rouge's
pink
ship
towards
the
Blackship
Moon.
However, and
Ra Devil's
forces
attack. The
is totaled,
Rouge's
is damaged,
theand
Hiryuu
regresses
aIron
babyWing
again,
but the
Black
Moon
was
reached.
Prettz
Valkas
head to to
Ra
Devil
to
rescue
Lenna,
but
it's
too
late
Ra
Devil
already
transformed
into
Deathgyunos.
There's
a in
longish
battle
scene
and
Deathgyunos
falls.
Prettz
finds
Lenna
but
she's
not
her
right
mind
she
beats
him
up.
Mid
blows
on
her
and
she
recovers,
though. After
retreating
from Lenna's
a giant green
the
Crystal that
suddenly
transfers
itself
toyet.
Prettz
from
body.ofmonster,
They
then
discover
Deathgyunos
is
not
dead
It
takes
the
firepower
Valkas
and
Rouge,
a
barrage
of
Chocobos
from Linaly
(hertoSummon
power
is
by the
crystal),
and
Prettz'sare
samurai
sword
the
evilrightful
red
eye
to augmented
finally
destroy
it for
good.
The
Crystals
then
returned
to
their
places,
Mid's
soul
rests
in peace band
with his
grandfather
and theand
other
Valiant
Rouge's
of pirates,
and Linaly
Prettz
headwarriors,
home. Valkas joins
FF: Unlimited (Episodes 1-13)
Episode 01: "Wonderland, Journey into the Darkness"
A
giant out
dark
appears
in the
the oceanof off
of Tokyo.a white
Two huge
beasts
appear
of pillar
it, a They
red
one
with
a gun,
one Joe
with
the
head
of
a sword.
attack
each head
other
and
bothand
are
destroyed.
and
Marie
Hayakawa,
a
geologist
couple,
are
swallowed
into
the
pillar
and
end
up
in
a
crazy
place
called
the
Inner
World.
They
return
safely
after
many
adventures.
Twelve
years
later,
the
pillartoisexplore
a tourist(after
attraction.
Joebestselling
and Marie book
have
gone
theand
Inner
World
again
writing
on
theinto
flora
fauna
of the
place),
and are
never
seena again.
Their
twin
children,
Yu
and
Ai,
enter
an
abandoned
subway
station
to
ride
the
Inner
World
subway
to look
for their
the to
train
occupant
- ashe
woman
named
Lisa parents.
Pacifist, However,
also traveling
the has
Inneranother
World
for
reasons
refuses
to divulge.
Arriving
in the
Inner World,
they encounter
a strange
land that
looks like
Tokyo,
but
is inhabited
by
insects
built
out
plants!
encounters
a
chocobo,
who
pulls Ai's
andand
runs
off.who
Heof
then
tripsYu
over
leg.
Theinleg
belongs
to He
apigtails
man
called
has
been
put
tosomeone's
sleep and
trapped
a plant
cage.
awakens
atKaze,
Yu's touch.
Suddenly,
what looks
like a flying
saucer
drops called
a crystal
that turnsbut
intoit
a mushroom
monster!
Lisa staves
it offthe
with
a power
kigenjutsu,
just
gets
angrier
and
bigger.
Lisa them.
and
kids
endKaze
up hanging
off and
the edge
of
aDemon
cliff with
the to
monster
before
However,
is nearby
uses
his
Gun
summon
Phoenix
and
destroy
the
monster
from
inside.
However, he has an unnoticed observer by the name of Oscar...
Episode 02: "Magun, Man of the Black Wind"
Kaze
walksFungus
off, ignoring
the parting
words
of Lisa
and returns
the children.
In the
meantime,
(the person
inside
the
flying
saucer)
to Gaudium,
the home of
Earl Tyrant,
and and
we
are
introduced
to three
Earl
Tyrants's
Deathlords,
Fungus,
Herba,
Oscar.
Oscar
creates
aofof
puppet
named
Crux,
who
tails
Kaze.
Fungus
is
given
the
task
of
getting
rid
Lisa
and
the
others.
In the meantime,
said
targets
again;where
he has
a
contraption
hisnamed
neck
now.
They meet
followthe
himchocobo
into a forest,
they
meet a crazyaround
old lady
Chocobaba.
Chocobaba's
fairly
useless,
but
after
she
runs
off
Yu
finds
a
chocobo
feather.
However,
they're
attacked
by another
mushroom
monster who
and
cornered.
Yu's
chocobo
feather
appears
call his
chocobo,
attacks
one
of
the
monsters.
It's glows
still
notand
enough,
andtoHe
things
are
looking
dim,
until
Kaze
arrives
and
blasts
them
to
oblivion.
wants
to
ask
Yu
something,
but time
before
heTyphoon)
can Fungus
arrives.
Kaze's
Demon
Gun
is put
to
good
use seen
(this
with
and
Fungus
disappears.
Kaze
asks
them
if
they've
a of
man
named
Shroi
Kumo
(having
remembered
his
name),
but
they
haven't,
course.
Yu
tries
wearning
his
chocobo
feather
and
finds
that
he
can
read
the
chocobo's
mind,
which
tells
him
to
hurry
and
catch
the
subway before it leaves!
Episode 03: "Fruit, The Town of Sweet Scent"
In
Gaudium,
Fungus
is
at aone
fraction
of his original
size.
8-)
Oscar
believes
Kaze
might
beresurrected
thesee
Unlimited,
whose
rivals
the
gods'.
In
any
case,
Herba
wants
to
the
Demon
Gun
for power
herself.
Lisa
and
kids
get
off
the
subway
in them,
a
place
where
everything
is made
of
fruit.the
Kaze's
already
there
before
though.
O_o
Everyone
here
wears
hooded
cloaks
and
talks
depressingly.
Ai's
bag
is
suddenly
stolen
by
one
of
them,
and
sheabout
chases
afterKumo
him, getting
cut off
fromredirected
Lisa and to
Yu.Gaudium
She findsfor
Kaze
asking
Shroi
again,
but
being
his
inquiries.
losesthe
theGuiding
thief.
However,
the asound
the ocean
the home She
of Fabra,
One, inside
giant of
oyster
shell. leads her to
Fabra
gives
Ai
a
little
monster
named
Pochepoke
to
help
her,
then
disappears.
Herba
enters
now, on her
own flying everyone
contraption.
She
makes
a
whole
bunch
of thing
flower
then
with
pollen
that
does the
same
asmonsters,
laughing
gas. showers
Kaze
aims
the Demon
Gun,
it
doesn't
want
to work.
Instead,
he shoots
down
the flower
monsters,
butbut
only
succeeds
in
increasing
the
pollen.
Ai
asks
Pochepoke
for
help,
and
gets
it
in
the
shape
of an
explosive
watermelon
seedKaze
whichsummons
dispersesShiva.
the pollen.
The
Demon
Gun
decides
to
work
now,
and
A
frozen
Herba
runs
away.
reunites with
Lisasubway's
and Yu, but
Izabel,
therush
clocktoon
the
chocobo,
rings
out,Aiindicating
that the
leaving!
They
catch
it...
Episode 04: "Makenshi, The White Etude"
...but
theywho
miss stole
it! However,
a face
pops up fromhe
oneate
of the
nearby tiles
- He
it's
the
one
bag!
it to
already.
8p)
introduces
himself
as Ai's
Fungo,
and(Unfortunately,
takes
them
underground
the base
of
the
Comodin,
an
organization
trying
to
bring
order
to
the
Inner
World.
They
meet
its
leader,and
Knave,
his second-in-command,
clothes),
its braniac
inventor, Sid. Kaze'sMireth
there, (who
too. gives Ai some new
Sid heals
the in
chocobo
from residual
weirdness
pollenShroi
with
Genevieve,
his
"all
one
healer".
However,
the
fun
isfrom
cut flower
short
when
Kumo
piercesthe
theComodin
base's cover.
One
big explosion
later,
Ai
and
Yu are
unconscious,
are
out
of
commission,
Lisa
has
a
flashback
of
the white beast in Tokyo 12 years ago, and Kaze is duking it out with Shroi

Kumo,
about
havoc
he's causing.
However,
his Demon Gun
refuses uncaring
to fire, and
Shroithe
Kumo
destroys
everything
around him...
Episode 05: "Sid. The Adventure of the Underground Waterway"
Sid
prepares
hisprovides
river vessel,
toinstant
take Lisa,
Ai,but
and
Yu back toeats
the
subway.
themCatharine,
with some
food,
Pochepoke
half
of it Mireth
inby
one
gulp, prompting
to muffle
8p
They
take
off, but
are
interrupted
Fungus,
back to fullAi
size,
riding ait.giant
serpent
named
Viking.
He
gives chase...
They gadgets
manage to
getthe
rid chocobo's
of him withsuper
the help
of several
secret
James
Bond-style
and
kick...
but not
forbunch
long;
a
surprise
attack damages
Catherine.
Sidflat.
goes
nuts,
of
crazy
machines,
and
hammers
Fungus
8pHowever,
Lisa, breaks
Ai, Fungus
andout
Yu arun
for the
subway,
leaving
a
heartbroken
Sid
behind.
shows
up
again,
only
to
be
killed
again
by
Kaze's
Ixion
summon.
Sid
is
forced
to
leave
Catherine
in the explosion. The wanderers manage to catch the
subway andbehind
escape.
Episode 06: "Kigen Arts, The Savior of Souls"
Yu picks
a of
name
for
his chocobo:
Chobi.
They
land in aentrance!
desert punctuated
with
pillars
fire.
Unfortunately,
one
closes
theHowever,
subway
They start
walking,
and
Chobi
leads
them
to an
oasis.
they're attacked
by
Herba
and
a Ai,
bunch
of
plant
spiders.
Lisa
her kigenjutsu
blow some
away, letting
Yu, and
Chobi
escape,
butuses
is herself
trapped bytoHerba...
Ai
tries
to
get
Pochepoke
to
help,
but
only
gets
junk.
Lisa
has
a
flashback
of and
her training
with
her
mother
to destroy
the
tree
she's
tied
to
escape.
She
then
triesinside
toand
useitmanages
her kigenjutsu
on the
water,
but
fails
to
read
it
properly
(the
Elenium
reacts
crazily)
and
sets
it
on
fire!
Herba
runs
but the four
aresurround
thrust into
a deep
geyser,
and
Ai
up away,
unconscious.
The wanderers
plant
spiders
them
again.
Lisa
tries
to ends
useand
CPR,
it isn't
working.
Kaze
shows
up, butenergy
the Demon
Gun
isn't Kaze
firing,
he'sbut
eaten!
Lisa
manages
tothe
useplant
nature's
to save
Ai,
and
summons
Bismarck
from
inside
spider
and
wipes
them
all
out,
taking
the
oasis
with
them.
However,
an
earthquake
then
erupts,
leaving the four wanderers falling to an uncertain fate...
Episode 07: "Subway. Enemy of the Dimensional Tunnel"
They
land
sand
which cushions
their(dazed
fall, and
near thecaused
subway,
too!
Kaze
goeson
with
them
time,
though
byright
a flashback
Yu
taking
hand).
Theythis
meet
another
person
on
the
subwaybythis
time:byLou
Lupus. his
They
explore
the
subway,
but
it's then
attacked
Omega,
an
extremely
destructive
creature...
Lou
explains
that
Omega
destroys
everything,
and says
that itthat
washer
broken
up
but
its
parts
seek
to
become
whole
again.
She
also
own
world was destroyed
byand
it. transforms
She then into
asksa wolf-like
for a mirror
(provided
by
Pochepoke),
looksand
intouses
it,
form. but
She
on
top
ofis the
subway
anDemon
energyGun
attack
againstthat
Omega,
itjumps
failstime,
and
she
sucked
intoIfrit,
it. Kaze's
decides
now'sriding
a good
and
he
summons
which
dissipates
Omega.
Lou
comes
back
to
the subway on the tail car (swallowed by Omega earlier).
Episode 08: "Soil, The Heart of the Magun"
The
wanderers
end of
upfire.
in another
desert,
thisforone
withtries
pillars
of sand
(or
rather,
instead
having
fallen
Kaze,
to look
for after
him.
In
the Soil!)
meantime,
Pist,
theLou,
fourth
Deathlord,
returns
toforGaudium
completing
his Ocean
Puzzle.
He demonstrates
his
plans
beating
Kaze
on
Shroi
Kumo,
stopping
him
from
using
his
mist
attack
by
blasting
the
vial
out
of his
hand
with work
a water
gunLou
(although
ShroiinKumo
makes
suretheir
he
knows
that
can only
once!).
finds Kaze
a sand
drift,
but
reunion
is
interrupted
by
Pist. Kaze
begins
dissolving
hismonster
Demon
Gun
(despite
the
huge
wind
it
brings),
but
Pist
quickly
uses
a
called
Sand Sword to steal the Demon Gun and put it on his own hand!
Lou
a everybody
dentist's mirror
provided
byhole
Pochepoke
to transform
and
distract
Pistuses
while
escapes
down
in the sand.
However,
he
quickly
finds
them
with Crux's
Too
fast a
for
everyone,
he Omega,
soon
haswhich
them
all trapped
in
pieces
of Kaze
the help.
Sand
Sword.
Lou
mentions
surprises
him.
However,
goads
him
into
using
the
Demon
Gun.
He
tries
to
summon
Bahamut(?),
but
the
Demon
Gun
backfires
and
ends
up
back
on Kaze's
(only hefor
can
fire it). Pist returns to Gaudium and all the
Deathlords
beginhand
the search
Omega...
Episode 09: "Oscha - The Endless Project"
The
wanderers
end up inan
a place
with twoonhuge
assembly
lines;
workers on
one end
partly
assemble
object,
thethe
other
end it's
disassembled.
Lou
tells
the party
that
they Deathlords
do this while
to survive
chaos
the
Inner
World.
Back
indecides
Gaudium,
allofffour
are hearing
sent
to
find of
pieces
of Omega.
Oscar
to
go
on
a
tangent
after
from
Crux,
though...
the
workers
find
themselves
finally
completing
the
object
they're
making...
it's
they
all which
collapse
from them...
existential uncertainty. The object then when
turns
intodone,
a giant
robot
chases
Oscar Gun
appears
and hasdefends
a bit of him
witty from
repartee
with
Kaze.
Kaze uses
his
Demon
while
robot's
attacks.
Odin
destroys
the
robot.
AKaze
tinyLou
robot
emerges
from and
the the
wreckage,
but
is kicked
to
death
by
Chobi.
8-)
disappears
again,
Lou
(still
insanely
in love
with him) goes off to search for him.
Episode 10: "Mansion. The Memory of Sagiso"
The
subway
drops
them
offlooks
in what
looks
like a town,
but
all the houses
are
pure
stone.
Yu
spies
what
like
hisinto
parents
(themansion,
backpacks
are
theirs)
walking
far off!
They
chase
after
them
aofhuge
but
can't
find
them.
They
end
up
in
a
room
with
a
bunch
Dead
Peppers
(huge
spicy
peppers)
hanging
from
the ceiling.
Chobi
loves Ai
'em,
he grabs while
one, but
goes
nuts
and runs
around
likeand
crazy,
hooking
byso
the
he
does
so
and
himself
her
the of
others.
Yupigtails
runs after
them,
but gets
lost.separating
Lisa,
however,
hears
thefrom
crying
atrying
small
whoexit...
calls
himself
Sagi,
and
they
wander the
mansion
together,
to boy,
find the
A contraption
made by
Oscar She's
puts everybody
back
together
- with
Herba
her pet
flower,
Hughug!
apparently
looking
forcreatures
Omega,
without and
success.
She
also
shows
Yu's
cactus
wearing
theopens
backpacks,
which
shethem
refuses
to"parents":
say out!
where
she
got.havoc
The
contraption
yet
again,
but
this
time
Kaze
steps
He
wreaks
with
Atomos
(Herba
runs
away
first,
natch).
The others
are
almost
sucked
in
with
the
mansion,
but
Sagi's
idea
to
feed
Chobi
another
Dead
Pepper
(from
Pochepoke)
works,
and
they
run away
at Spicy (egret
Speed.orchid).
8p When
they
come
to,
Sagi
is
gone,
but
in
the
ground
is
a
sagisou
Lisa
suddenly
remembers
a sagisou
sheand
talked
to as
a Sagi
child,was
but that
left flower...
behind when she
moves to another
country,
realizes
that
Episode 11: "Ciel. The Departure of Chocobo"
The
party
reaches
a
field,
where
they
encounter
a
herd
of
being
chased
bythe
a mushroom
monster.
the helpChocobaba's
of Lisa and chocobos
Chobi,
thesister,
herd
destroys
monster.
They
meetWith
Chocoimo,
younger
but
she
can't
help
them
(naturally).
Isabel
rings
and
the
humans
start
to
leave, but Chobi stays behind with the herd.
The
subway
islarge
again
attacked
bymeantime,
a part of the
Omega.
Yu isherd
separated
from
the
others
by
a
gorge.
In
the
Chocobo
comes
across
the ruins
from
thechocobo.
time of He
Ciel.
themhim
and is
transformed
the
CielTitan
fliesChobi
to and
Yutouches
andothers
saves
Omega.
Kazeinto
summons
to attack Omega,
the
escapefrom
on
the subway.
Episode 12: "Fungus - Eternal Life"
The
members
of
Gaudium
begin
collecting
crystals
of
Omega
(in
their
inert
forms).
Shriomakes
Kumo him
collects
particularly
large
specimen,
and other
in gratitude
Earl
Tyrant
the aangry
fifth
Deathlord.
Fungus,
on begins
the
hand,
collects
zip.
Earl Tyrant
gets
and shows
with Oscar's
help
a
to
get
rid
of
Fungus
to
feed
Chaos.
Oscar
Fungus
the
part
of
hisplan
world
that party
was absorbed
into
theend
Inner
World.
By another
incredible
coincidence,
the
(including
Kaze)
up
in
the
same
place
and
are
confronted
by
Fungus.
Fungus
grows
due to the Ixion,
energy on Phoenix,
his homeworld.
Kaze
attempts
totobeat
himenormous
by first
Fungus
continues
regenerate
eachsummoning
time. Lisa, Yu, then
and Ai circle but
around
on
Chobi/Ciel to
see
the outcome...
Episode 13: "Meteor. Abominable Memory"
Lisa
offFungus
Chobi and
trieswith
to reach
Kaze.
Her kigenjutsu causes
spores
to
filljumps
the air.
attacks
rocket-mushrooms,
andattacking
ends
up
capturing
Chobi
with
Ai and
Yu. random
Lisa but
tries
to stop
Kaze
from
Fungus
for
fear
of
hitting
the
children,
Kaze
refuses
to
listen.
Fungus
captures them both with another mushroom and throws them underground.

Inside
a spore-filled
cave, Lisa
triesattacks
talking Kaze,
to Kaze
again,
unsuccessfully.
Shroi
Kumo
suddenly
up and
making
a reference
to the
fact that
Kaze
can't fireshows
the Demon
Gun whenever
he
wants.
In
the
meantime,
Fungus
(back
to
normal
size)
has
captured
the
children
and
Chobi.
He
explains
to
them
that
the
Inner
World
will
absorb
the
Outer by
Worlds
and
chortles
about
their
impending
execution,
but all
is
interrupted
Shroi
Kumo,
who
tells
him
Kaze
is
still
alive
and
invites
him
to
finish
the job.
Fungus
grows
again,
with thetocapturees
tied to
his giant
mace.
Lisa
and
Kaze
run
out
from
underground
see
Fungus
threaten
to
crush
the
However,
Cruxthat
picks
this time the
to sow
a destructive
mold Fungus
around
the children.
place
(the
same
mold
destroyed
the Gun
first picks
time).
begins
toKaze
crumble
with
the
rest of
hisMeteor
world.Master
Theworld
Demon
time
to
allow
to
fire
it,with
summoning
to totally
destroythis
Fungus
and
his
world
along
him.
Chaos
feeds
off
Fungus's
destruction;
Earl
Tyrant is quite pleased.
FF: Unlimited (Episodes 14-25)
Episode 14: "Omega, Reunion and Departure"
Back
on the
Yu tells
his entire story;
his parents
being
swallowed
upsubway,
by
dark
pillarLisa
inflora
Sadogashima,
theirabout
adventures,
their
selling
book
on the
Inner
World
and
fauna,
their
return,
and besttheir
subsequent
disappearance
back
into
the
Inner
World.
In
Gaudium,
Earl
Tyrant
takes
themake
now four
Deathlords
to visitsothe
Room
of Chaos,
and
again
orders
them
to
Omega
whole
again,
that
he
can
sit
in
the
"seat
of
God".
The subway
is again
attacked
by appearance,
Omega, but this
time
heoyster
succeeds
in
destroying
it.
Fabra
makes
another
and
her
home
(sprouting wings) guides their subway car out of the dimensional tunnel.
Warming
themselves
by
a
fire,
the
party
is
visited
by
none
other
than
Fungo,
who
takes
them
to the
Comodin's
base.
Ai gets another
change
of
clothes
Mireth.
Sid
explains
tonorthern
themathat
the
subway
was
powered
byhe
a
piece
offrom
antimatter,
which
was
actually
part
ofSilvia,
Omega,
which
is why
kept
attacking
the
subway.
He
also
shows
them
the
prototype
airship
to be usedinvolving
against all
Earl
Tyrant.
(CueKaze
a remixed
music
video
of Over
the
FANTASY
the
summons
has
ever
done,
and
Lisa
Pacifist
musing
about
why everyone
has to fight.)
The
Comodin
(with
Lisa,ocean
Ai, and
Yu
aboard)
launch
Sid's to
submarine,
Jane,
across
the Inner
World
in
search
for "Flight
Water"
power Silvia.
Crux
watches
them leave.
Episode 15: "Jane. The Moving Ocean Puzzle"
Onboard
thetoship,
Knave
gives
the Comodin
a pep
talk while
Sidaround
brags
about
Jane
kids.
They
manage
to sidestep
his
talks
and run
having
fun
and the
watching
the
Comodin
practice
theirmessy
blowing
techniques
(cue
a
music
video
with
VIVID
playing).
After
ainrather
meal,
Mireth
gives
the
kids
their
room
(Yu,
Ai,
and...er,
Chobi
one
room,
with
Mireth
and
Lisa
in another). A week later, Fungo has a strange premonition...
Theattraction,
submarineawanders
into
Pist's
Ocean isPuzzle,
and
he startsbyit the
up.
The
first
strange
water
monster,
easily
destroyed
Comodin's
suck-blow
missile.Sid
8-)brings
They then
come
none other
than
Kaze,
sinking
in having
the ocean.
himbyinto
theacross
submarine,
and
Kaze
narrowly
misses
CPR
done
on
him
Knave.
8p
Pist
then
appears
and
explains
the Ocean losing
Puzzlea tochallenge
his hapless
victims:
Each
cube
the
puzzle
is abychallenge;
brings
thembrings
closer
to of
being
swallowed
Chaos,
whereas
winning
one (supposedly)
them
to the exit.
The
puzzle
begins
to turn,
spewing them
into
thecloser
next
challenge...
Episode 16: "Kigen Summon, behind the Smile"
The
crew is
awakens
to find
the
sub mermaid,
on dry land,
unable She
to move.
The that
first
challenge
in come
the form
ofand
a giant
Somosan.
demands
three
people
out
answer
three
questions
each;
each them
right
question
brings
them
closer
to
the
exit,
and
each
wrong
one
brings
closer
to Chaos.
Knave, Mireth,
and Lisa volunteer. Knave and then Mireth
both end
puddles
of up
guk.getting
Now it'severy
Lisa'ssingle
turn... question wrong, and are turned into
Lisa
answers
the
first
two
questions
wrong,
as well.
She
smiles
at the
mermaid,
trying
to buyher
time,
but Somosan
comments
onwas
thealways
falsity told
of
the
smile.
Lisa
remembers
mother's
deathbed,
she
smile...
Kaze
(surprisingly)
stands
up
and -where
tells
her
that
her
smile to
is
meaningless.
This
gives
Lisa
the
real
answer
that
there
was
no
answer
to
begin
with;
no
matter
what
anyone
said,
it
would
always
be
wrong.
Somosan
disappears,
but
tries
to
take
the
submarine
with
her.
Lisa
uses
her
life
energy
to save
the submarine,
reacting gives
with the water
to but
create a
sort
of her
water
creature
("kigenjuu").
upenergy
forwith
lost,
saves
She awakesShe
inside theherself
submarine,
KnaveKaze
and
Mireth
back(apparently).
to their old selves.
Episode 17: Frog - A Tiny Huge Adventure
The
next
challenge
is
a
weird
one:
first
Jane
is
dumped
into
an
ocean
of
mud,
slowly
sinking
to Chaos
the by
bottom.
However,
trusty
Sidslew
isn'tofaround
to
help:
he'sensues.
been turned
into aatthinking
frog
the
Frog
Sage!
A whole
nasty
adventures
Sid
keeps
someone
will
recognize
him
(Fungo,
Lisa,
they of
justhim
endand
up chasing
around
eat him.him
Yu
finallyChobi)
grabs but
a "kero"
hold
wants tohim
keep
him or
astrying
a petto
(calling
"Keronta",
beinginto
Japanese
"ribbit")
Ai
firmly
takes
Sid and
flushes himwith
down
the toilet
the mudfor
outside
thebut
sub!
He realizes
that
he can reach
another
pieceupofwith
the none
Innerother
Worldthan
by
swimming
through
a dimensional
break,
and
ends
Chocobaba
and Chocoimo,
who think
he's
a prince
and
tryofkissing
him.
8p
Though
of
course
itspell:
doesn't
work,
it does
give
him
the
hint
what
he
does
need
to
break
the
a
maiden's
kiss.
He
rushes
back
to
the
sub
and
decides
try itthinks
out onhe's
Lisa,
but she
energy
she
detects
from
him,toon
and
a trap
frommisunderstands
Earl Tyrant! Shethe
even
warns
everyone
to
stomp
really
care. him. 8p Kaze seems to kind of understand him, but doesn't
Just
when he's
given
up allthan
hope,
who she
should
meet
him
but Mireth?
Unfortunately
no
better
thejumps
rest:
puts
him
a sandwich
and
gets
ready
toshe's
eat!the
Fortunately
Sid
the
boatwhere
andin gives
herouta that
big
smooch,
breaking
spell.
He
rushes
to
the
bridge,
he
finds
the engines
were
broken
when
the aComodin
trieddistortion
escapingaround
by themselves.
-_-,
He
goes
nuts,
ends
up
finding
hole
in
the
the
ship,
and pilots it through! Phew.
Episode 18: Madoushi - The Battle Between Mist And Clouds
Oscar
uses his Jane
voodoo
magic
tocloudy
awaken
Madoushi,
Shroi Kumo's
brother.
In
the
meantime,
lands
on
a
surface;
everybody
gets out
andit.has
fun.
However,
a mist
ruined
city
arises
from
the
clouds,
and Kaze,
Madoushi
issummons
on
He
breathes
out
a
that
paralyzes
everyone
besides
who
Shiva. Thethen
summon
fails toin hurt
Madoushi,
cracks
his chooses
soul sword.
Madoushi
traps
an energy
cube.butShroi
Kumo
this
moment to arrive,
full ofKaze
confusion.
Madoushi
challenges
Shroi
Kumo,
telling
him
that
he'd
always
been
in
his bigbattle,
brother's
shadow,
and that even
after hisMadoushi's
death his passion
lived
on.
They
and
eachShroi
summons
dragon.
destroys
Shroi
Kumo's
andsword
attacks
Kumo ahimself,
butbyvanishes
in mid-thrust;
Madoushi's
cracks
completely,
weakened
Kaze's
summon.
They
physically
attack
eachinto
other,
andand
Shroi
Kumo
Madoushi's
sword.
Madoushi
dissipates
dust,
both
the destroys
mist
and
the energy
cube
disappear.
Kaze
prepares
to
attack
Shroi
Kumo,
but the
Gaudium
deathlords
realize
that
the
battle
may
destroy
the
world,
so
Pist
shifts
Kaze
and
the
sub
into the next level before the fight can take place.
Episode 19: Ai - An Encounter With Kuria
Ai
and
Yu
have
a
bit
of
a
fight
in
the
hall,
but
are
interrupted
by
a
spectre
that
lookstossed
like Ai's
face, submarine
which mocks
her.
Aocean!
tussle breaks
out, ending
up in
Ai
being
into
the
Unfortunately,
the sky
is
below
the
ocean,off
sothe
Ai is dumped
into
a strange
land
all by herself.
She
meets
a
strange
green-skinned
boy,
but
their
meeting
is
interrupted
by
three
creatures
sent
by
Pist
to
search
for
Omega.
The
boy
warns
her
not
to
touch
him,
but she
ends
up grabbing
anyway
the for
creatures.
Safein
a is,
cave,
hepieces
tells her
namehim
is Kuria
andwhile
he's fleeing
searching
his siblings
that
other
of his
Omega!
Heisalso
tellsof)
herprotects
that the his
Flight
Waterfrom
from destroying
Tenos (which
his strange
clothing
made
powers
everything.
Ai
invites
him tries
to come
with her,
they
are again
- thiscatchers
time by
Kaze,
who
to attack
Kuriabut
butis
isalmost
rebuffed
by interrupted
Ai.but
TheKuria
Omega
decide
to
try
again
this
time.
Ai
caught,
saves
her...
unfortunately, one of his gloves comes off as he does so, and the power of

Omega
is unleashed.
leaving Kuria
behind. Lisa and Yu manage to dive in on Chobi and save Ai,
Episode 20: Yu - The Secret Of Gaudium
Jane
is dumped
right satellites.
into the sky...
the sky
Gaudium!
It landsbut
on
one
of
the
defense
Knave
triesright
to above
use the
mainDead
cannon,
nothing
can
getHe
through
the defense.
suddenly
smells
Peppers
and goes
nuts.
transforms
intoknocked
CielChobi
andoff
flies
right
into
Gaudium,
with
Yu
hanging
on
for
dear
life!
Yu
gets
and
wanders
the
halls,
where
he
is met
none other
than World
Earl Tyrant!
Andwith,
when
theTyrant
conversation
turns
to
why
Yuby
entered
theparents...
Inner
to begin
Earl
shows him
a
room
wherein
wait his
However,
as
might
be
expected,
it
seems
Earl
Tyrant
has
brainwashed
them
in
some
way;
they
don't
recognize
Yu.
Chobi
picks
this
time
to finish
his to
Dead
Pepper
and
rush
Yu out
ofitthere.
In the
the crap
meantime,
Sid
has
uplinked
the
satellite
he's
on and
uses
tobegins
blow
outhim
of
the
other
satellites.
Kaze
sees
Shroi
Kumo
and
attacking
(throwing
off
Lisa's
protests).
However,
Shroi
Kumo
summons
his
dragon
whichinto
destroys
the satellite Jane is on (but not Jane...hmmm.) Jane escapes
back
the portal.
Episode 21: Cactus - The Wandering Ocean
Jane
and
find
themselves
stuck
inPochepoke
an endless
towed
around
by crew
sand
currents.
tries
to desert,
spit cactus
outbeing
a chocolate
bar
for off,
Yu,
but Yu,
instead
he Ai
spits
outto
a get
strange
(and
familiar)
creature!
It
runs
and
Ai,
and
Lisa
do
their
best
to
catch
it
to
no
avail
(it
uses
its
needles
to and
cause
big
to where
anyonehewho
tries).
up turns
outside
submarine
the pain
desert,
jumps
in aThey
holeend
which
outthe
to
hold
hundreds
ofinother
cactus creatures!
They turn
outand
to be
friendly
(phew).
Fungo
arrives
and apparently
can
understand
them,
says
they're
called
cactuars
(sabotenders).
He
says
that a "wandering
ocean" attacked
the desert,
destroying
their village
and
driving
them Marianne,
underground.
The Comodin
offer toLisa
helpfinds
(Sidout
provides
three
of
his
darlings,
Cordelia,
and Kaoruko).
that thenone
ocean
consists
of angry
souls
of the
dead,
attacking
the living.
However,
of
the
Comodin's
efforts
work;
not
even
Kaze's
Bismark
summon
can
drain
the
water.
Instead,
all ocean.
the Cactuars
focus
theirthinks
life energy
into a giant
which
up the
firstrevives
everyone
the Cactuars
have tornado
all died
out, butdries
the newly
releasedAtsun
them.
Episode 22: Moogle - Nostalgic Memories
The
crew
reaches
a
sunny
place
which
reminds
everyone
of
home.
However,
as by
Yu,their
Ai, memories
and Fungo
find
out, all
theinsensible.
adults quickly
become
overwhelmed
and
become
quite
They
meet
up
with
a
strange
creature
named
Moogle,
who
looks
eerily
similar
to
Kaze,
and
who
tellsphenomenon
them that they've
been captured
by their
the Nostal
Sidestreet,
a
devious
that
captures
people
in
memories
and
then
devours
them.less
He memories.
says that Yu
andrush
Ai haven't
been
caught
yetis because
children
have
They
towards
a tower
which
emitting
the
strange
waves
causing
the
phenomenon,
to
find
Kaze
there.
Yu's
hit
by
another
wave
is to
"finished",
Fungo puts it,but
as well. Moogle
apparently
knows
him
andand
tries
strike
upas
a conversation,
remember
him.
Kaze
tries
use
his Demon
Gun, but anotherKaze
wavedoesn't
hits him
and he,
too, succumbs
totohis
memories.
Yu,
Ai,
and
Fungo
quickly
follow
suit,
leaving
Moogle
the
last
one
standing.
However,
as
he
astutely
points
out,
Kaze's
memories
aren't
all that
nice,
andenhances
he snapsthe
outpower
of it, but
notDemon
before he
remembers
who
Moogle
is.
Moogle
of
the
Gun
and
Kaze
summons
Ixion
type
Zero, who
smashes
the tower.
Everyone
awakescube
and just
rushes
to theit
submarine;
they
quickly
escape
the
ocean
puzzle
before
shatters. Moogle comes along for the ride now.
Episode 23: Telos - Eyeing The Flight
Jane
theThey're
end of met
the sea
and flying
arriveswith
neara Telos!
stuck
on
thefinally
land,reaches
though.)
byaRu,
cape (Jane's
made
out
of
Flight
Water.
She
takesprices.
her to He
Bolbol,
funny
tailor
who to
makes
Flight
Water
clothes
for
exorbitant
shows
them
the
way
Telos,
where
Sid
prepares
his
Lamone
machines
for
harvesting
the
Flight
Water.
However,
Crux tails them and their party's broken up by Pist!
uses his newest
toy,
Elenium
(a compound
made
from Soil)
to
defyPist
everyone's
attacks.
HeBlue
destroys
a to
bunch
ofthe
Sid's
Lamones;
Sid
predictably
goes
nuts
and
actually
manages
pierce
Blue
Elenium
and
smash
Pist,
but
Pist
(being
made
of
water)
just
reforms.
Lou
and
Kaze
arrive;
Kaze
summons
a powered-up
Giga-Phoenix
(thanks
to Moogle),
but
the
Blue
Elenium
infects
it
and
causes
it
to
go
nuts.
Lisa
tries
to
use
her
kigenjuu
(Leviathan) against it, but it has no effect. At the last minute, Shroi
Kumo
him... shows up and destroys it with his mist dragons. Kaze faces off against
Episode 24: Chaos - The True Identity Of Earl Tyrant
The
is broken
up
by the
destruction
of Telos!
Shroi(the
Kumo
lets goGun
with is
a
nastyduel
attack
and and
blows
Kaze
and Moogle
away
Demon
apparently
broken,
Moogle's
amazed
it off
worked
until
now).
Yu
and Ai
are
rescued
by
Chobi,
but to
somehow
Yu fallswhich
and
is trapped
behind
while
everyone
else
escapes
the
submarine,
is
swallowed
back
up
by
the
ocean!
In the meantime,
Shroi Kumo
"rescues"
Kaze
and
returns
him by
to the
sub.
Meanwhile,
Pist's
to find
out
EarlWater.
Tyrant
is deduces
angry
his
destruction
Telos;
hesurprised
wanted
some
ofTelos...
thatthat
Flight
He
that
Shroi Kumoof
was
the one
who destroyed
Shroi
Kumo
finally
tells
everyone
onboard
the
sub
the
truth:
that
Chaos
is
by emotions
like anger,
fear, and
sadness;
that
the
Demon
and
all
thefed
battles
they
fought
were
meant
toShroi
feed
Chaos;
that
this isGun
the
true
identity
of Earl
Tyrant.
deduces
that
Kumo
isand
investigating
Earl
Tyrant
to find
out
why
hisSid
world
was
destroyed,
as all
well
as Kumo
attempting
to
stymie
the
tide
of
emotions
feeding
Chaos.
However,
Shroi
canthey
tell
them
is
that
they're
no
match
for
Earl
Tyrant,
and
to
run
as
far
away
as
can.
In the meantime, Yu has been taken by Crux, heading right for
Gaudium...
Yu
is taken
back
to by
Earlcooking
Tyrant and
is forced
to watch
hisnot
parents
again,
serving
Earlsign...)
Tyrant
up more
emotions
(he's
hungry
any
more...
bad
and
notlife
recognizing
him.
In who
the meantime,
Ru
and
Lisa
figure
out
that
Soil
is
the
crystals
of
those
have
died
by
Chaos's
hands.
While
all
this
is
happening,
Pist's
gathered
enough
energy
to
restart
the
Ocean
Puzzle
back from
the beginning!
However,
he's his
interrupted
Shroi
Kumo.
He informs
him that
Gaudium's
known
about
plans
forby
a
while,
and that
of Omega's
including
Kuria,
have been
sent
to
Earl
Tyrant,
withall
Flight
Water to crystals,
control them.
Shroi
Kumo
interrupts
him
and
uses
an
empty
bottle
to
capture
him
inside
and turn
him to
mist,
then goes
aheadcrystals
and "summons"
him to
destroy
the Ocean
Puzzle!
This
causes
disappear
from
Tyrant's
room.
By Its
this
time,
JaneOmega's
emerges
thetoOcean
Puzzle
to Earl
see
Gaudium
appear!
guard
satellites
attack, from
but
Shroi
Kumowho
saves
the
day
and
destroys
them.
However,
he's
interrupted
by
Earl
Tyrant,
transforms
into
his
true
form,
Chaos!
Everyone
on
the
sub
loses
their
energy,
and
then
the monster attacks...
Episode 25: Kaze - When Life Gives Hope
Earl
Tyrant nearby,
has trapped
Ai, Lisa,
Kaze,
Shroi
Kumo
inthe
a dank
dungeon.
Yu stands
helpless.
Oscar
tellsand
them
he's
sunk
Comodin
into
Chaos.
Joe and
Marie
Hayakawa,
still
reveal
a plan
to Earl
merge
Earl
Tyrant
with
Kuria,
who
is was
revealed
tocontrolled,
be
the
heart
of crystals
Omega.
Tyrant
says
that
his
original
plan
to
collect
all
of
Omega's
and
unleash
Chaos
to
the
Outer
Worlds,
but
only
Kuria
is
left.
With
a
new
invention
made
by
the Hayakawas,
TyrantKuria
instead
plans
merge his powers with that
of Kuria's.
He starts Earl
by turning
back
into to
a crystal!
Shroi
Kumo
awakens by
andEarl
tries
to use
his
sword
to destroy
the
machine,
but
it's
intercepted
Tyrant
and
heads
right
for him,
piercing
him
straight
through!
Oscar has
another
trick up
hisback
sleeve:
he's
collected
all
of
Kaze's
Soil
bullets
and
Shroi
Kumo's
Mist
bottles
and
commands
Crux
throw
them into
She does
so...swallowed
surprisingly
reluctantly.
tries to
to flower!
get
Pochepoke
to Chaos.
do something,
but he's
by
Herba's
petAi
Hug-hug
Earl
Tyrant
and
Oscar
next
reveal
another
shocker:
Earl
Tyrant
plansthe
to
merge
with
Yu
and
Ai
as
well
they're
not
actually
human!
In
fact,
they're
"apex
of evolution"
of the
Inner
World!
When the
Hayakawas
first
entered
the
Inner
World,
they
found
the
two
babies
(intentionally
left
there)
and
adopted
them
in
place
of
their
twins
who
died
at
birth.
Isabel,
Chobi's
clock,
was
actuallyalong
a tracking
device
to trackcomplete
them through
the Inner of
World.
The
battles
the way
were used
designed
the maturation
their
innate
powers in order
to eventually
mergetothem
with Earl
Tyrant.

The experiment
begins...
butWorld
Lisa interrupts
it byand
finally
revealing
her
real
reason
for being
in
the Inner
- ones
to find
Joe
Marie
andtobring
them
back.
She
exhorts
them
notHerba's
to kill the
who
risked
their
lives
find
them...
and
the
spell
is
broken.
mind
control
mechanism
falls
out
of
Joe
and Marie's
Lou and Moogle finally arrive by air and destroy the
apparatus,
freeingears.
the children.
Herba
sics
Hug-Hug
on
them,
but
Pochepoke
devours
it
from
the
inside!
Lou
then
lets
loose on
Herba appears
and smashes
her to fall
However,
one
of
Earl
Tyrant's
tentacles
and impales
her.into
HerChaos.
eyes close
for good.
Earl
Tyrant
reappears
threatens
However,
somehow
Ai and
Yu repairastheChaos
Demon and
Gun so
it works everyone.
again! But there's
no
bullets
left...
Crux
revisits
ShroiforKumo,
who's
still
barely
alive...
she's
saved
a
single
empty
Mist
bottle
him.
He
takes
it
and
turns
his
soul
into
Mist!
It
entersKaze's
Chaosbullets
and possesses
it. Shroi
Kumo
Kazewho
to finally
finish their
duel.
are provided
by Lou
andurges
Moogle,
turn leaving
themselves
into
Soil
to
power
it.
Finally,
Kaze
turns
himself
into
Soil
as
well,
Lisa
to
fire
the
gun,
using
her
kigenjuu
to
help
her.
Kaze's
Bahamut-creature
emerges
and the two
summons
attack
each his
other,
destroying
as
well
as Gaudium.
Oscar
lies on the
ground,
mask
crackedthemselves
open, and his
last word
is "UNLIMITED!"...
During
theand
ending
credits,
survivors,
the story
ends.the Comodin arrive on Sylvia to find all the
FF: The Spirits Within
Many Years Ago:
On
an unknown
alien
planet, its
an own
extremely
aggressive
raceoffights
a war
so
pitched
it ends up
destroying
planet.
A large chunk
it flies
off into
space,
carrying
with
it several
million
of its
inhabitants
and
fauna
of various
sizes.
The
flight
through
space
kills
all
the
living
things
on
the
chunk,
but
they
aremade
imbued
with such
malicewith
andthe
suffering
they
ghosts
of
a
sort,
of energy
patterns,
ability that
to tear
outbecome
the souls
of any
living
they
touch.
They
within being
him and
taking
over
his can
bodyalso
and"infect"
soul. a living person, growing from
Years 2031-2065:
The
planetary
chunk
crash-lands
on Earth,
the planet.
Chaos
ensues,
and millions
die. unleashing these Phantoms on
Dr. Sid, determines
New York City's
primary
leader in the
emerging
field of bio-etheric
energy,
the
wave
composition
of the
Phantoms.
design
adamage
barrier which
can keep these Phantoms
out,
as well He
as ahelps
way to
to
actually
throughout
Earth.the non-corporeal beings. Barrier cities begin to be erected
The
military,
led
by
General
Hein
(whose
family
was
killed
by
the
Phantoms)
are
vehement
that
theconstruct
total destruction
of thespace-bound
Phantoms must
take place
through
force.the
They
Zeus to target
meteor
where an
the enormous
Phantoms make
their lair.cannon called
Dr.
Sid's
studies
lead
him
to
discover
another
approach.
Since
the
Phantoms
are out
wave
forms,
constructing
a wave
of the exact
opposite
pattern
would
cancel
the
Phantom
wave
and
neutralize
it. He
is itself
also is
against
using
the
Zeus
cannon
because
of
his
realization
that
the
Earth
alive,
an
entity
he calls Gaia,
and that
GaiaGaia
is the
for
on the planet.
The
Zeus
cannon
injure
bysource
forcing
thelife
Phantoms
to burrow
ever
deeper would
withindoubtless
the earth,
an outcome
which
would
doubtless
be
catastrophic.
Dr.
Sid
begins
constructing
a theoretical
wavespecific
pattern.life
He forms
dividesmay
the carry
pattern
into
eight
parts,
which
he
calls
Spirits.
Only
a
Spirit,matches
and thisthe
necessitates
scanning
thethe
environs
of New
York though,
to find one
that
patternis he
needs.by
On
very first
his
protege,
Dr. Aki
Ross,
infected
a Phantom.
Sidmission,
discovers
that Aki
herself
holds
the
first
Spirit,
and
is
successful
in
containing
the
Phantom
particles by surrounding it with that Spirit.
Aki
begins
fighting
for
her time
life, and
searchesthe
madly
for the
She
finds
another
each
implanting
pattern
intoother
the Spirits.
chest
plate
containing
her four,
Phantom
and
thus
strengthening
the bond.
Soon
after,
she
begins
to
have
extremely
graphical
dreams
involving
the
destruction
of
the
alien
but never
understands
from. planet,
She records
themquite
for future
study. what they are or where they come
Year 2065:
On her sixth
is named
hampered
byEdwards.
the intrusion
ofother
the Deep
Eyes,
a
military
patrolmission,
led byWhittaker,
aAki
man
Gray
(The
members
are
Neil
Fleming,
and
Jane
She
to
retain
the
sixth
Spirit,Ryan
held
byfact
a plant,
but
GrayProudfoot.)
istoinfected
by a manages
Phantom
himself.
Upon
discovering
the
after
returning
the
barrier
city,
Aki
is
barely
successful
destroying
the Phantom particles before it gains control of
Gray's bodyinand
soul.
One
last consul
meeting
is
in which
General
Hein and
Sidreveals
vy for
their
own
ideas
as
to
how
theheld,
Phantoms
may
be
Aki Dr.
finally
that
she has
a Zeus
Phantom
inside
her,
contained
bydefeated.
thetosix
Spirits.
DueSid
to that
evidence,
the
cannon
is
denied
permission
fire
until
Dr.
has
completed
research.
General
Hein has absolutely
no belief
the Spirit
wave may his
actually
defeat
the Phantoms,
and conspires
to that
destroy
Aki's
believability
to the consul.
General
Hein
the Deep
Eyesbetounder
watch Akicontrol
on her next
mission.
He
tells
thatassigns
he believes
Aki may
Phantoms,
and ifGray
he
observes
any strange
activity
on herthe
part, he is of
to the
arrest
her. He
notices
Gray's
the Deep
Eyes hesitance,
as well. however, and assigns his own men to watch over
The
seventh
mission
leads
to
a barren
wasteland
with corpses
from
a previous
battle.
The
Spirit
they
looking
for
liesriddled
infighter.
a one-celled
organism
which
energy
ofare
a gun
from
a dead
The Deep
Eyes
and
Akipowers
barelythe
make
ither
outpack
alive,
but
Aki
is having
severe
trouble
controlling
the
Phantom
inside
without
the
seventh
Spirit.
General
Hein's
men
attempt
to take control but are defeated by a combination of the Deep Eyes
and
a random
a stray
bullet. Phantom attack. However, they damage Aki's chest plate with
General
Hein
searches
Aki's room
for dreams.
any evidence
he can
use
against
her
and
comes
across
the
records
of her
Heafter
issues
warrant
for Aki,
Sid,
and the
Eyes;
they
just
Dr.aSid
succeeds
in
implanting
theDeep
seventh
Spirit
intoare
Akicaptured
and containing
the Phantom
within her.
Hein
takesMajor
a squad
ofto his
most
trusted
soldiers,
including
longtime
compatriot
Elliott,
the
barrier
control
system.
He
believes
that
a
small
demonstration
of over
the Phantoms'
capacity
destructionone
is barrier
all he
needs
to
win thePhantoms
consul
to his the
sidetown.
at last.
Hefordeactivates
panel,
allowing
to
enter
However,
he
underestimates
the Phantoms'
ability
to travel
through
energyattack
streams
powering
the
barrier
city, andElliott
eventually
the
citythe
isbefore
under
and eyes.
the survivors
are evacuated.
is killed
byentire
a Phantom
Hein's own
The
Deep
Eyes,
Aki,
and
Sid
escape
their
prison,
but
only
barely.
Sid
maintains that
their
only hope
to find
the eighth
Spirit
and project
it,
cancelling
all the
out.aisThey
steal
wheeled
transport
to travel
there,
but Ryan
is Phantoms
wounded
by
bumpy
ride.aHe
urges
them
toDeep
leave
him
there
but
to
leave
himship,
a gun;
they
comply.
The
remaining
Eyes
manage
to
reach
Aki's
but
while
Neil
leaves
to
detach
a
final
coupling
from
the ship
andRyan,
Jane stays
to protect
him,
they are
both
killed
by a sudden
Phantom
attack.
comes
on
thethat
scene
with
guns
blazing,
also
killed.
Gray's
andwho
sadness
such
he almost
forces
Aki toisleave
him there,
butanger
she saves
him at theislast
moment.
Dr.
Sid
discovers
that
the
eighth
Spirit
belongs
to
a
Phantom
inside
Phantom
Crater,
the crash
site.Spirit.
In a last-ditch attempt, Aki and Gray agreethe
to
go inside and
capture
the last
General
Hein,
overcome
with
remorse,
resigns
himself
to suicide,
but to
a
thought
strikes
him
just
before
he
pulls
the
trigger.
He
instead
decides
travel
to he
thereceives
Zeus cannon
and destroy
theconsul
Phantoms
for once
and for
the way
a message
from the
members
allowing
himall.
to On
do
so.
Hein
fires
theand
Zeus
cannon
before
and Gray
can actually
reach the
eighth
Spirit,
it iswhom
destroyed.
As deduces
heAki
continues
firing,
an
enormous
creature,
Sid
ishim
the
GaiaAki
ofand
the Gray
aliensee
world.
They
attempt
to He
speak
to Dr.
Hein,
dissuading
from
continuing,
but
he
refuses
to
listen.
continues
to
fire,
the
last
shot
entering
the
very
heart
of
Earth's
Gaia.
However,
as
he
continues
to
try
to
wreak
havoc,
the
Zeus
cannon overloads and the entire space station self-destructs.

Aki
discovers
anotherGaia.
eighth
Spirit:
theDr.
Phantomdevice
insidetoher,
to the
closeness
of Earth's
She
hooks
thereacting
shield she
around
her
transport;
Phantoms
which
touch
it areSid's
disintegrated.
However,
still
needs
a
way
to
project
the
wave.
Gray,
mortally
wounded
in
the
Zeus
cannon
attack,
lets the
alien
Gaiaofsteal
his own soul,
imbued with
theall.
eight
Spirits,
and
spread
it
to
the
rest
the
Phantoms,
neutralizing
them
He
then expires, while Earth's Gaia slowly revives itself.
FF: Crystal Chronicles
Many Years Ago:
In the beginning
was
originally
only the
one Clavats,
tribe. Over
one tribe
divided
into stout
four there
-and
thephysically
Lilties,
thestronger
Yukes,
andtime,
the the
Selkies.
The
Lilties
were
than
all thetoother
tribes.
The Yukes
sacrificed
the Clavats
strength
of their
physical
bodies
increase
their
magic
potential.
The
toiled
the
soil.
The
Selkies
valued
speed
and
stealth
for
underhanded purposes. Moogles and Carbuncles roamed the land as
well.
Originally,
were
no monsters,
and Era.
despite
differences
the
tribesRebena
theythere
lived
peace
inLady
a Golden
Thethe
capital
of this between
Golden
Era
was
Te inRa.
The
Mio, a
benevolent
powerful
figure, their
was
primarily
responsible
for the
goodness
of people
by
consuming
memories.
If
one
accumulates
too
many
memories,
that
person
will
dwell
on
the
past
and bear
burden.
If a person
forgetsby
toonibbling
much, that
will
learn
nothing.
So itsshe
serves
a balance
on person
memories,
encouraging
people
to make
newas
ones.
One
day,The
a meteor
crashed
into
the Miasma,
earth, carrying
withmonsters
it the Meteor
Parasite.
Meteor
Parasite
created
a gas
that
thrive
in,
but
is fell
toxicinto
to
the
tribes
and moogles.
Thebecoming
Golden
Age
ended abruptly
as
the
land
chaos.
Rebena
Te
Ra
fell,
a
smoldering
ruinwas
full
of
monsters.
At
this
moment,
from
all
the
combined
suffering,
Raem
born, a and
sort sad
of god
opposite
to
Mio.
Every
few years,
Raem
devours
the
horrible
memories
of
the
people,
causing
severe
memory
loss
and
even amnesia. He appears as a large golden phoenix.
It
soon
discovered
thatfrom
Myrrh
could
repel
the Miasma
temporarily.
Myrrh
is was
the trees.
recycled
memories
Mio,
with
warmth
and
light,
returned
to
the
Myrrh
People
large
crystals
toovertake
store
and
radiate
Myrrh
to
protect
their
cities.
Without
it,built
theShella
Miasma
would
the
town and
kill protecting
everyone
in
it.
Cities
like
Alfitaria,
and
Tida
began
to
flourish
again,
their
cities
with
Myrrh.
However,
this
Myrrh
only
lasted
for
a
year
before
the
protection
wore
so Crystal
Caravans
had
be sent
out to collect
more.
Three
drops
of off,
Myrrh
would be
enought
to to
power
for another
year,
and
these
caravans
aretain
Crystal
Chalice
to the
storecrystal
the Myrrh
for fire,
the
journey.
couldused
alsoMiasma,
the
elements
(wind,
earth,
water)
in The
orderChalice
to permeate
the
andfour
allow
the caravan
to advance.
Soon
after,
conflict
between
the
tribes
errupted,
as
the
Lilties
amassed
iron
from
the Mine
of
Cathuriges
tohomeland
power a in
new
empire,
and the
Selkies
were
expelled.
They
sought
a new
Curach.
In the
end,
they
conquered
a dragon
but
found
nothing
butConall
the
ocean
at were
the
end
of their
journey.
They
eventually
settled
in Leuda.
The
Lilties
eventually
stopped
by
the
Yukes,
whose
magical
prowess
overpowered
them,
along
with
the
dwindling
supply
of
iron
from
the
mines.
A
new
era
of
peace
between
the tribes
began, River
and toand
celebrate,
Veo into
Lu Sluice,
which
formed
Jegon
turned the
the Yukes
Fields built
of Fum
fertile
farmland
for thethe
Clavats.
At
some
point,
the
town
of
Tida
was
destroyed
because
the
Crystal
Caravan
never returned.
The
Blackand
Knight
a preacher
named Hurdy
set
out to purge
the landthat
of
Miasma,
afterand
many
years
of research
on the
elements,
discovered
the
Lynari
Desert
hides
the treasure
of this,
the
fifth
element,
one
that
can
penetrate
all
streams
of
Miasma.
Using
they
accessed
the
Miasma
stream
to Mount
Vellenge,
the home
of the Meteorand
Parasite,
andthenearly
succeeded
in killing
it. However,
Raem
defeated
two,
robbing them
of their
memories.
The interceded
Black Hurdy
Knightassumed
now
wanders
the
countryside
seeking
to decieves
reclaim
his
Gurdy, a charlatan
who
his memories.
victims out of
their money. the role of
The Present:
Soon
after,
aBlack
caravan
from and
TipaHurdy
sets out
onunbeknownst
a journey, taking
the exact
same
path
as
the
tofond
them.
However,
unlike
the
two
that Knight
came
before,
they did,
use
theirpossess
good and
memories
to
defeat
Raem.
Raem,
unable
to
accept
defeat,
the
body
of
Mio,
but
is once again
defeated.
Finally, they kill the Meteor Parasite, which
eliminates
the Miasma
forever.