Final Fantasy VI
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| Developer(s) | Square Co., Ltd. |
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| Platform(s) | Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), Sony PlayStation, Game Boy Advance (GBA) |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Final Fantasy VI (ファイナルファンタジーVI, Fainaru Fantajī Shikkusu) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square Co., Ltd.. Released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, it was the third game in the Final Fantasy series to be released in North America (after Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy IV). As a result, it was marketed under the title "Final Fantasy III" in North America. Several other changes were made to this due to various content guidelines imposed by Nintendo of America, including censorship of nudity and offensive language.
Final Fantasy VI was a significant development in the series in that it was the first to be directed by someone other than producer and series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, with that role being filled instead by Yoshinori Kitase and Hiroyuki Itō. Additionally, the game features fourteen main playable characters and several temporary supporting characters, giving it the largest cast of any game in the Final Fantasy series to date, excluding spin-off titles.
Gameplay
Like previous Final Fantasy installments, Final Fantasy VI consists of three basic modes of gameplay: the overworld map, towns and dungeons, and combat. On the overworld map, the player directs the characters to locations spread out across the game's world. Like most games in the series, there are three primary means of travel across the overworld: by foot, by chocobo, and by airship. Enemies are randomly encountered in the overworld while traveling on foot.
Most of the game's plot takes place as the player progresses through towns and dungeons. The citizens of the towns offer information to players, and some residents own item or equipment shops. Later in the game, visiting certain towns will activate side-quests. Dungeons appear as a variety of areas, such as caves, sewers, forests or man-made buildings that contain hostile creatures the player will randomly encounter. These dungeons often have treasure chests containing rare items that are not available in NPC stores. Some dungeons require the player to split the characters into multiple parties in order to solve puzzles.
The total length of the game is usually cited as approximately 40-50 hours, although much of that consists of optional side quests. A fairly recent gamer fad includes the speed run, which ignores all but that which is necessary to reach the ending in the fastest time possible. The current record for completing the North American localization of the game is 5 hours and 26 minutes.[1] By comparison, a tool assisted speedrun of the game has been completed in 4 hours, 5 minutes and 53 seconds.[2]
Combat
Combat in Final Fantasy VI is menu-based. The player selects an action from a list, including such options as Fight, Magic, and Item. A maximum of four characters are available per battle. Battles use a pseudo-real time system called Active Time Battle, where each character has an action bar that replenishes itself at a rate dependent on their speed statistic. When a character's action bar is filled, the player may assign an action. In addition, each character possesses a unique special ability; for example, Locke possesses the ability to Steal items from enemies, while Celes' Runic ability allows her to absorb most magical attacks until her next action. Parties are rewarded for battle victories with experience points and money, called "gil" (or "GP" in the North American localization). When characters attain a certain amount of experience points, they gain a level and their statistics increase. A multiplayer functionality for battles also exists; control of individual characters can be assigned in the configuration menu.
In contrast to previous titles featuring the Active Time Battle, the player is able to pick any character whom has a filled action bar and has not yet received any commands, instead of forcing the player to issue commands to whatever character had their action bar filled first.
An element not included in previous games is the desperation attack. When a character becomes critically wounded, there is a small chance that the character will use an extremely powerful technique in place of their normal physical attack. Similar features appear in subsequent Final Fantasy titles under a variety of different names, such as Limit Breaks, Trance, and Overdrives.
Customization
Characters Final Fantasy VI can equip a wide variety of weapons, armor, and accessories known as "relics" to increase their statistics and obtain special abilities. Much of the equipment can be used by more than one character. Although only two characters start the game with the ability to use magic, almost every character can learn to do so. Characters may equip Magicite, enabling the use of specific magic spells. If a character has Magicite equipped, he or she will gain "Magic Points" after most battles. As a character gains magic points, he or she gradually learns spells from the Magicite equipped. In addition, equipped Magicite allows the player to summon a monster to help the party in battle, and may also offer a statistical bonus upon level up.
Plot
Setting
Final Fantasy VI takes place on a large, unnamed world. During the course of the game, its geography and landscape change due to various developments in the game's plot. During the first half of the game, the world is divided into two major continents and referred to as the "World of Balance". The northern continent is punctuated by a series of mountain ranges and contains many of the locations accessible to the player. Halfway through the game, the world's geographical layout is altered, resulting in its two large continents splitting into several islands of various size situated around a larger continent at their center. This altered layout of the game's locations is referred to as the "World of Ruin".
In contrast to the medieval settings featured in previous Final Fantasy titles, Final Fantasy VI is set in a steampunk environment. The structure of society parallels that of the latter half of the nineteenth century, with opera and the fine arts serving as recurring themes throughout the game,[3] and a level of technology comparable to that of the Second Industrial Revolution. Railroads are in place and a coal mining operation is run in the northern town of Narshe. However, communication systems have not reached significant levels of development, with letters sent by way of carrier pigeon serving as the only means of long-distance communication.
One thousand years before the events of the game, three goddesses who served as the source of all magic in the world were at war with one another. This quarrel released magical energy into the world, transforming any human touched by it into a magical creature known as an "Esper," each under the control of the goddesses. The goddesses then used the Espers as soldiers in their war against one another in a conflict known as the "War of the Magi". Eventually, the goddesses realized their war had disgraced them, and in order to repent, they returned free will to the Espers and turned themselves to stone. Their only request was that the Espers ensure their power remain sealed so that it could not be misused again.[4] When the war ended, the remaining humans and Espers were burdened with differences in lifestyle, appearance, and beliefs. As a result, the Espers departed to another dimension, taking the goddess statues with them and sealing the entrance to their world.
Gradually, the human race built a society based on technology while the War of the Magi passed into legend.[5] In the present day, the most powerful technology is in the hands of the Empire a cruel and expanding dictatorship led by Emperor Gestahl and his top generals, Kefka Palazzo, Leo Cristophe and Celes Chère. Approximately eighteen years before the events of the game begin, the barrier between the human world and the Esper's dimension weakens and a human woman named "Madonna" passes through. Though most of the Espers are untrusting of her and believe that humans cannot co-exist with Espers, one named "Maduin" believes that they should at least try before passing judgement.[6] Madonna stays in the Espers' world, and soon has a child named "Terra" with Maduin. At this time, driven by greed to wield the legendary power of the Espers, Gestahl takes advantage of the weakened barrier and launches a strike on the Espers' dimension in an attempt to capture as many Espers as possible. Despite the Esper elder casting a spell to send Gestahl's forces back through the dimensional gateway and to seal the game once again, many Espers are captured, and Madonna, Maduin and infant Terra are also caught in the spell. Madonna then dies, while Maduin and Terra are captured.
Using the Espers as a power source, Gestahl initiated a research program to combine magic with machinery and infuse humans with magical powers, the result being a technology known as "Magitek". The Empire allocated this concept of Magitek into large mechanical suits known as "Magitek Armor", allowing a soldier to use the power of magic. Additionally, Kefka Palazzo was infused with magic, becoming one of the prototypes in a line of soldiers called "Magitek Knights" that would later include Celes Chère, though — the process experimental at this time and unrefined — his sanity was impaired as a result.[7] Another Magitek invention was the Slave Crown, a device that allows a person to control another.[8] As Terra grew older, the Empire would use this device to control her actions and use her as a weapon. Though the potency of Magitek is less than that of natural magic, as of the beginning of the game, the Empire is on the verge of rediscovering the full potential of magic by reopening the gateway to the world of the Espers. However, the Empire's rule is opposed by the Returners, a group of rebels seeking to overthrow the Empire and free the countries they've conquered.
Characters
Final Fantasy VI features fourteen permanent playable characters, the most of any game in the series, as well as several characters who are only briefly controlled by the player. Primary characters include Terra Branford, a reserved half-human, half-Esper girl who spent most of her life as a slave to the Empire and is unfamiliar with love; Celes Chère, a former general of the Empire, who joined the Returners after being jailed for questioning imperial practices; Locke Cole, a treasure hunter and rebel sympathizer with a powerful impulse to protect women; Edgar Roni Figaro, a consummate womanizer and the king of Figaro, who claims allegiance to the Empire while secretly supplying aid to the Returners;[9] Sabin René Figaro, Edgar's brother, who fled the royal court in order to pursue his own path and hone his martial arts skills; Cyan Garamonde, a loyal knight to the kingdom of Doma who lost his family and friends as a result of Kefka poisoning the kingdom's water supply; Setzer Gabbiani, a habitual gambler and thrill seeker; Shadow, a high-priced ninja mercenary, who offers his services to both the Empire and the Returners at various stages throughout the game; Relm Arrowny, a young but harsh artistic girl with magical powers; Strago Magus, Relm's elderly grandfather and a Blue Mage; Gau, a feral child surviving since infancy in the harsh wilderness known as the Veldt; Mog, a Moogle from the mines of Narshe; Umaro, a savage but loyal sasquatch also from Narshe, talked into joining the Returners through Mog's persuasion; and Gogo, a mysterious, fully shrouded master of the art of mimicry.
Most of the main characters in the game hold a significant grudge against the Empire and, in particular, Kefka Palazzo, who serves as one of the game's main antagonists along with Emperor Gestahl. Additionally, the supporting character Ultros serves as a reccurring villain throughout the game. A handful of Final Fantasy VI characters have reappeared in later games, such as Secret of Evermore and Kingdom Hearts II. Additionally, Final Fantasy SGI, a short technology demo produced for the Silicon Graphics Onyx workstation, featured 3D renderings of Locke, Terra and Shadow.
Story
The story opens with Terra Branford participating in an imperial raid on Narshe in search of a frozen Esper. However, during the raid, her controllers are killed and the imperial control over her is broken, but she is unable to remember anything about her past.[10] Locke Cole, a treasure hunter, promises to protect her until she can regain her memories and helps her escape to the hideout of the Returners, a group of militants opposing the Empire. Along the way, they meet Edgar Roni Figaro, the king of Figaro, and his estranged brother, Sabin Rene Figaro, who join them. Banon, the leader of the Returners, asks for Terra's help in their struggle against the Empire, and she agrees.[11] The resistance then prepares to return to Narshe to investigate the frozen Esper, but before they can, the Empire begins to invade nearby South Figaro. Locke heads to the besieged town to slow the Empire's advance, while the rest of the group makes their way via rafting down the nearby Lete River. However, they become separated after a battle with Ultros, self-proclaimed "octopus royalty" and a reccurring antagonist, forcing the various members of the Returners to find their own ways to Narshe.
While Banon, Edgar and Terra take a relatively straightforward path by way of the river, Sabin encounters Shadow, who offers to show him a path through an imperial encampment erected for the siege of Doma Castle, underway at this same time. During the siege, Kefka Palazzo, one of Emperor Gestahl's three generals, poisons the water supply to the castle, killing nearly everyone inside.[12] Infuriated at the death of his king, friends and family, Cyan attacks the nearby imperial base seeking revenge. Sabin and Shadow join forces with him, and together the three escape. While Shadow soon takes his leave, Sabin and Cyan continue, passing over Baren Falls to the open plains of the Veldt. Here, they encounter Gau, who has survived in the wilderness alone since infancy, and who then accompanies Sabin and Cyan to Narshe. In the meantime, Locke infiltrates the Empire's ranks in South Figaro. While there, he frees and promises to protect the jailed Celes Chère, one of the Empire's own generals, now targeted for execution for defying the Empire's ruthless practices.[13] From her Locke learns that the Empire plans to attack Narshe, to which the two make their way while slowing the imperial advance. As time goes on, romantic feelings begin to form between the two.
Reunited in Narshe, the Returners — to whose ranks Celes, Cyan and Gau are added — prepare to defend the frozen Esper from the Empire. After successfully thwarting the imperial invasion, Terra approaches the frozen Esper, prompting her to transform into an Esper-like form herself. She flies away, confused and horrified by her own transformation.[14]
The Returners set out to search for Terra and soon find her in the city of Zozo, though still shocked by her apparent existence as an Esper and unable to come to terms with it. There, they also meet the Esper Ramuh, who tells them that if they free various other Espers from imperial control, they may find one who can help Terra.[15] With the help of Setzer Gabbiani, new recruit to the group and believed to be the owner of the only airship in the world — the Blackjack — the Returners then travel to the Empire's capital city of Vector. There, they attempt to rescue several Espers from the Magitek Research Facility, including Maduin, who is revealed to be Terra's father. However, the Espers choose instead to give their lives to transform into Magicite — the crystalized remains of their essences that form when they die and allow others to use their powers[16] — to which they bestow upon the Returners.[17] Before the group can then escape, Kefka arrives and causes the Returners, including Locke, to momentarily doubt Celes' loyalty, much to her anguish. However, she provides proof to them of her support by teleporting them out of the facility while she remains behind.[18] The rest of the group then returns to Zozo, where they show Terra the Magicite of her father, prompting her to gain knowledge of her past and accept herself as the half-human, half-Esper child of Maduin and a human woman, Madonna.[19]
The Returners now decide that it is time to launch an all-out attack on the Empire, and Banon asks Terra to attempt contacting the Espers' dimension in order to gain their support.[20] Terra succeeds in making contact, and when the Espers learn that the others captured by the Empire previously have now perished, they become infuriated and enter the human world, where they destroy much of Vector. When the Returners arrive in the capital, they find Emperor Gestahl claiming to no longer have the will to fight, inviting the Returners to a banquet to negotiate peace. Gestahl asks Terra to deliver a truce to the Espers on his behalf, to which she agrees.[21] Accompanied by Locke, Shadow (now hired by the Empire) and Generals Celes and Leo, she heads to a remote village in search of the Espers, where they meet Strago Magus and his granddaughter, Relm Arrowny, who also accompany them. In the meantime, Celes and Locke's friendship is strained. At first, she is unwilling to forgive him for momentarily doubting her loyalty earlier, and when she later attempts to discuss the matter with him, he brushes her off as she had done with him.
Soon, they find the Espers and Terra convinces them to accept a truce with Gestahl. However, during the negotiations, Kefka attacks the Espers, killing all of those still alive and capturing the Magicite their essences become. Additionally, he kills General Leo, who is appalled by Kefka's dishonorable tactics and attempts to defend the Espers. The Returners reunite, now aware that the peace was a ploy for Gestahl to obtain Magicite and the goddess statues within the Espers' sealed dimension.[22][23] Kefka and Gestahl use their newly acquired Magicite to obtain the goddess statues, while the Returners — now joined by a repentant Shadow, wracked with self-reproach over working for the Empire — attempt to stop them, first engaging in a final battle with Ultros. Despite their efforts, the Returners are unable to prevent Kefka and Gestahl from gaining the power of the goddess statues. Now empowered, Kefka promptly kills Gestahl and moves the statues out of their proper alignment, upsetting the balance of magical power and causing the destruction of most of the surface world. In the subsequent disaster, the Returners are separated from one another as Setzer's airship is torn apart.
One year later, Celes awakens from a coma on a deserted island and learns that the world has been devastated by Kefka. Much of its human population — has died and its plant and animal life are slowly being killed by sickness to punctuate humanity's despair.[24] After attempting suicide herself, Celes is approached by a seagull wearing a sling made from Locke's bandana. Taking it as a sign that he might be alive, Celes' hope is renewed and she sets out in search of the other Returners. One by one, she reunites the group, all still alive, and new members Mog, Umaro and Gogo are enlisted. Additionally, her relationship with Locke is repaired and continues to develop romantically. Together, the reunited Returners launch a new offensive against Kefka, utilizing the Falcon — an airship that belonged to a now deceased friend of Setzer's — to reach Kefka's tower and infiltrate it. Inside, the Returners battle their way through Kefka's defenses and destroy the three goddess statues, the source of Kefka's newfound power. However, they now learn that Kefka has drained the magical power from them and has become the source of all magic in the world himself.
Making a final stand against Kefka, the Returners successfully kill him, but since the goddesses' power was the source of magic, all Magicite begins to shatter and Kefka's magically-maintained tower begins to crumble. In repentance of his past, Shadow stays on Kefka's tower to await its destruction, while Terra leads the others out as she begins to weaken due to her half-Esper heritage.[25] However, before her father's Magicite shatters, his spirit informs her that by holding to the human side of herself, she may survive the passing of magic. In the end, Terra is allowed to live and the world is rejuvenated.
Development
Audio
The soundtrack for Final Fantasy VI is the work of long-time series contributor Nobuo Uematsu. The score consists of themes for each major character and location, as well as music for standard battles and fights with boss enemies, as well as for special cutscenes. The "Aria di Mezzo Carattere" is one of the latter tracks, played during a cutscene involving an opera performance. This track features an unintelligible "voice" that harmonizes with the melody; technical limitations prevented the use of an actual vocal track. The orchestral album Final Fantasy VI Grand Finale features an arranged version of the aria, featuring Italian lyrics, performed by Svetla Krasteva with orchestral backing. This aria is also found in the second full-motion video in the PlayStation re-release with the same lyrics but a different musical arrangement. In addition, the album Orchestral Game Concert 4 includes an extended version of the opera. Arguably the most famous sequence in the game, Electronic Gaming Monthly declared the opera scene one of the "20 Greatest Moments in Console Gaming" in 2002.[26]
Along with "Aria de Mezzo Carattere", "Dancing Mad" is another notable track from Final Fantasy VI. It is played during the game's four-part final battle, and has four movements. Each movement combines Baroque organ with modern rock & roll and electronica. It is possible that the piece was arranged for a choir, as there are "voices" in this piece similar to those heard in Aria di Mezzo Carattere.
Final Fantasy VI Grand Finale features eleven tracks from the game, arranged by Shiro Sagisu and Tsuneyoshi Saito and performed by the Ensemble Archi Della Scala and Orchestra Synfonica di Milano. Piano Collections: Final Fantasy VI, a second arranged album, features thirteen tracks from the game, arranged and performed for piano by Reiko Nomura.
Additionally, the original score was released on three compact discs in Japan as Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version. A version of this album was later released in North America under the title Final Fantasy III: Kefka's Domain, available exclusively through mail order from Square Soft.
Graphics
Yoshitaka Amano, also a long-time contributor to the Final Fantasy series, returns as the image designer. Amano provided concept sketches to the programmers, who converted them into the Sprites that feature in the game. Some liberties were taken during the conversion, such as the changing of Terra's hair from blonde to green, and changing Celes' outfit entirely. The PlayStation release includes full motion video produced specifically for the re-release: the character designs in these video sequences are based on Amano's designs, rather than the sprites in the game.
Even though this is not the first game to utilize the Super Nintendo's Mode 7 graphics, Final Fantasy VI made much more extensive use of them than either of its two predecessors. For instance, unlike both Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy V the world map is rendered in Mode 7, which lends a somewhat three-dimensional perspective to an otherwise two-dimensional game.
Localization and censorship
Template:Frame right The English language localization of Final Fantasy VI includes a number of changes to the original Japanese version. The most obvious of these is the change of the game's title from "Final Fantasy VI" to "Final Fantasy III", implemented to reflect the fact that it was only the third Final Fantasy title to have been released in North America. Unlike Final Fantasy IV (originally released in North America under the title "Final Fantasy II"), there are no major changes to gameplay, though certain editorial adjustments exist in the English script. In a January 1995 interview with Super POWER magazine, translator Ted Woolsey explained that "there's a certain level of playfulness and... sexuality in Japanese games that just doesn't exist here [in the USA], basically because of Nintendo of America's rules and guidelines".[27] Consequently, some of the game's graphics were subtly altered to cover up instances of nudity. Additionally, building signs in towns were changed from "Pub" to "Cafe".
The English localization also features changes to several names, though some of these — in the case of characters — were necessitated by technical restrictions of only six letters per name (e.g. "Stragos" was shortened to "Strago"). Other changes were made in order for the game to meet Nintendo's aforementioned content guidelines, which, for instance, placed restrictions on the use of religious allusions, leading to the renaming of the magic spell Holy to "Pearl". A number of other changes were made simply due to cultural differences between Asian and North American audiences. For example, Terra's Japanese name, Tina, sounds exotic to Japanese speakers, but is a common Anglophone name. Finally, dialogue text files had to be shortened due to the limited data storage space available on the game cartridge's ROM.[28] As a result, many additional changes were rendered to dialogue in order to compress it into the available space.
Reception and criticism
The Super Nintendo versions of Final Fantasy VI have sold in excess of 2.55 million copies in Japan and 870,000 copies in North America.[29] Additionally, the North American rerelease on the PlayStation has sold approximately 364,000 copies.[30]
On the critical front, GamePro gave Final Fantasy VI a perfect 5 out of 5 score at the time of release, while Electronic Gaming Monthly issued a 9 out of 10[31] and ranked it ninth in its 1997 list of the one hundred greatest console games of all time. When Final Fantasy VI was rereleased for the PlayStation, the same magazines rated it 4 out of 5 and 9.5 out of 10, respectively.[32] Multimedia news website IGN ranks the game as fifty-six on their list of the one hundred greatest games — placing it as the second highest ranked Final Fantasy title on the list after Final Fantasy IV[33] — while the users of the gaming website GameFAQs chose Final Fantasy VI as the tenth greatest game of all time in 2005.[34]
Rereleases
PlayStation
Final Fantasy VI was ported to the Sony PlayStation and rereleased in Japan and North America during 1999. In Japan, it was available both individually and as part of Final Fantasy Collection, while it was only available as part of Final Fantasy Anthology in North America. During 2002, this rerelease became available in PAL territories and was the first time the game had seen an official release in those countries.
Final Fantasy VI's PlayStation rerelease is very similar to the original seen on the Super Nintendo. With the exception of a few new full-motion video cutscenes added at the beginning and end, the graphics and sound are unchanged. Additionally, unlike the PlayStation rerelease of Final Fantasy IV included in the Final Fantasy Chronicles compilation, the script for the English language version was left essentially unchanged, with only a few item and character name adjustments. For example, gil remained translated as "GP", and "Ultima Weapon" remained mistranslated as "Atma Weapon". The only notable changes to gameplay involve the correction of a few software bugs from the original, the addition of new bugs and the addition of a new "memo save" feature, allowing players to quickly save their progress to the PlayStation's RAM. The rerelease also included a number of special features, including a bestiary and artwork gallery.
Game Boy Advance
It has been announced that Final Fantasy VI will be rereleased in 2006 as a Game Boy Advance title. It is expected that this version will include additional gameplay features and enhanced visuals, as was the case with Game Boy Advance rereleases of other classic Final Fantasy titles.[35]
References
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- ^ Left statue: The birth of magic... three goddesses were banished here. In time they began quarreling, which led to all-out war. Those unlucky humans who got in the way were transformed to Espers, and used as living war machines. / Center Statue: The Espers created these statues as a symbol of their vow to let the goddesses sleep in peace. The Espers have sworn to keep the goddesses' power from being abused. / Right Statue: The goddesses finally realized that they were being laughed at by those who had banished them here. In a rare moment of mutual clarity, they agreed to seal themselves away from the world. With their last ounce of energy they gave the Espers back their own free will, and then transformed themselves... ...into stone. Their only request was that the Espers keep them sealed away from all eternity. (Final Fantasy VI).
- ^ Game opening: Long ago, the War of the Magi reduced the world to a scorched wasteland, and magic simply ceased to exist. 1000 years have passed... Iron, gunpowder and steam engines have been rediscovered, and high technology reigns... (Final Fantasy VI).
- ^ Madonna: But humans and Espers can never coexist...! Maduin: How do we know for sure unless we observe for ourselves? (Final Fantasy VI).
- ^ NPC in Vector: That guy Kefka? He was Cid's first experimental Magitek Knight. But the process wasn't perfected yet. Something in Kefka's mind snapped that day...! (Final Fantasy VI).
- ^ Wedge: Not to worry. The Slave Crown on her head robs her of all conscious thought. She'll follow our orders. (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Locke: On the surface, Edgar pretends to support the Empire. The truth is, he's collaborating with the Returners, an organization opposed to the Empire. I am his contact with that group... The old man you met in Narshe is one of us. (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Terra: You... saved me? / Locke: Save your thanks for the Moogles! / Terra: Uhh... I can't remember anything... past or present... / Locke: You have amnesia!? (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Banon: Have you made a decision? Will you become our last ray of hope? ... / Terra: I'll do it! (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Kefka: Now that Leo's gone, I'll turn this water into a flowing river of poison! ... / Soldier: Some of our people are prisoners inside the castle! If we poison the river... / Kefka: Do it! Take 'em all out! (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Guard: So, the mighty Celes has fallen! / Celes: How can you serve those cowards... / Guard: Hold your tongue! / Celes: Isn’t it true Kefka’s going to poison the people of Doma, to the east? / Guard: Shuddap! ... / Locke: Lets go! / Celes: !? You'd take me along? Thanks, but no thanks. I can barely walk... I’m grateful, but... Even if you got me out, you’d never be able to protect me. No, I think I’m better off here. / Locke: I'll protect you! Trust me! You'll be fine! (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Locke: ...Where's Terra? / Celes: She changed into a...something, and...took off. She looked like... She looked like...an Esper... (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Unspecified character: Terra looks like she's in pain. / Ramuh: Her very existence strikes fear into her own heart. / Unspecified characteR: How can we help her? / Ramuh: When she accepts this aspect of herself, I think she'll be all right. / Unspecified character: We have to help her! / Ramuh: Then free those of my kind imprisoned in Gestahl's Magitek Research Facility. One of them can surely help her. (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Ramuh: Gestahl's method is incorrect. You can't drain a live Esper of all its power. It is only when we are reduced to Magicite that our abilities can be transferred in total... / Unspecified character: Pardon!? / Ramuh: When we transform into Magicite, our power can be relocated. / Unspecified character: Magicite...!? / Ramuh: That's what's left of us when we... pass away. (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ An Esper: Our friends are all gone... We haven't much time left... We have no choice but to entrust you with our essences... / Esper: You want to help me... But... I haven't long to live. Just as Ifrit did before me, I'll give to you my power... (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Kefka: So that's it! Magicite... ... / Kefka: General Celes!! The game's over. Bring me those Magicite shards! / Locke: Celes! You... deceived me!? / Celes: Of course not! Have a little faith! / Kefka: G'hee, hee, hee! She has tricked you all! Celes, that's so... YOU! / Celes: Locke... Please believe me... / Locke: I... ... ... / Kefka: NOW!! / Kefka: Exterminate all of them! / Celes: Locke... Let me protect you for once... Maybe now... Now you'll believe me... / Kefka: Celes! W... What are you doing? Stop it!!! (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Terra: Father...? I remember it all... I was raised in the Esper's world. ... / Terra: I'm the product of an Esper and a human... That's where I got my powers... Now I understand... I finally feel I can begin to control this power of mine...(Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Arvis: I see... Your plan would combine Narshe's money with Figaro's machinery to storm the Empire... not enough manpower, though... / Banon: We have to open the sealed gate... Terra!? / Terra: To the Esper World...? / Arvis: We'll never beat the Empire without them. / Banon: When the gate has been opened, the Espers can attack from the east. We'll storm in at the same time, from the north. No way around it. We MUST get the Espers to understand. We have to establish a bond of trust between humand and Espers. Only one person can do this... Terra... / Terra: Half human, half Esper... My existence is proof that such a bond CAN exist... I'll do it. I'm the only one who can! (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Gestahl: I've lost my will to fight... ... / Gestahl: I've ordered this war to be over! Now I must ask for a favour... After they devastated my Empire, the Espers headed northward, towards Crescent Island. They must be found...! We must tell them we're no longer their enemy. After all that I have put them through, it is up to me to set things right. That is why... I need to borrow Terra's power. Only Terra can bridge the gap between Esper and human. We must make for Crescent Island aboard the freighter from Albrook. Will you accompany me? (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Kefka: G'ha, ha, ha! Emperor's orders! I'm to bring the Magicite remains of these Espers to his excellency! Behold! A Magicite mother lode!! (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Setzer: We've been had!! The Emperor is a liar! ... / Edgar: I got to know the gal who brought us tea. After a while, she just blurted out the whole crooked plan. (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Cid: Celes... at last...! You're finally awake... / Celes: I... feel like I've been sleeping forever... / Cid: For one year, actually... ... / Cid: We're on a tiny, deserted island. After the world crumbled, I awoke to find us here together with... a few strangers. / Cid: Since that day, the world's continued its slide into ruin. Animals and plants are dying... The few others who washed up here with us passed away of boredom and despair. (Final Fantasy VI)
- ^ Celes: Terra! What's wrong? The Magicite... Magic is disappearing from this world... / Edgar: The Espers... They no longer exist... / Celes: You mean Terra, too? / Terra: Come with me. I can lead you out with my last ounce of strength. (Final Fantasy VI)
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External links
- Official website
- Final Fantasy Wiki category list for Final Fantasy VI
- GameFAQs entry for Final Fantasy VI
- "A Fine Fantasy", Escapist Magazine article
- Final Fantasy VI at IMDb
- Final Fantasy VI at MobyGames
- FinalFantasyIII.com
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