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Artefacts (オーパーツ, Ōpātsu^?, lit. "OOPArts") are an important element of the gameplay of Final Fantasy XIII-2 and the Historia Crux. When acquired, they allow use of Time Gates, which act as portals to the Historia Crux, the traveling element of the game.

Time Gates appear whenever there is a distortion in time, but they can only be accessed through use of specific artefacts, specific to each gate (apart from the Wild Artefact, which can open any gate that requires one). Since artefacts are not supposed to exist, due to being formed when two timelines collide, they can only be uncovered by use of the Moogle Hunt and Moogle Throw commands.

Hope Estheim studied artefacts during some time of Final Fantasy XIII-2, but then switched to the New Cocoon Project.

DatalogEdit

See also: Datalog/Paradoxes.

Artefacts are the keys that activate Time Gates. These objects can appear in any form, and are only identified as 'things that shouldn't exist' or 'items from another time,' making the search for an artefact a difficult task.

Artefacts are strongly tied to their possessors, and are also said to take on completely different shapes depending on the person who handles them.

List of ArtefactsEdit

New BodhumEdit

Name	Year	Category	Description	How to obtain	Unlocks
Giant's Artefact	003 AF	Monster Bits - Gogmagog Fragment Alpha	A mechanical artifact exquisitely crafted in the shape of a left hand.	Examine the mirror in Serah's room.	Bresha Ruins 005 AF
Artefact of the Ark	700 AF		An artefact for the final battle, created with the last of the goddess's strength	Go to the space-time distortion	Academia 500 AF

Bresha RuinsEdit

Name	Year	How to obtain	Unlocks
Eclipse Artefact	005 AF	Use Moogle Hunt in the Lamentable Rest area.	Yaschas Massif 10 AF
Wild Artefact		Use Moogle Hunt in Echoes of the Past.	Multiple Locations*
Reunion Artefact		Use Moogle Hunt in Echoes of the Past.	Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF

Yaschas MassifEdit

Name	Year	Category	Description	How to obtain	Unlocks
Bountiful Artefact	010 AF				Serendipity Year Unknown
Mysterious Artefact	010 AF			Use Moogle Hunt.	Coliseum Year Unknown

List of Wild ArtefactsEdit

World	Location	How to obtain
Bresha Ruins -005 AF-	Echoes of the Past, near the gate next to Chocolina.	Use Moogle Search as soon as the tutorial is finished.
Bresha Ruins -300AF-	Lamentable Rest, center.	Complete the Iridium Ring fragment and use Moogle Search near the NPC's location.
Oerba -200 AF-	Village Proper, Northwest.	Once the temporal rift has been completed, use Moogle Throw from the southern platform.
Sunleth Waterscape -300 AF-	Animal Trail (on Enlil).	Halfway through the journey, use Moogle Throw on the east side.
Archylte Steppe -Year Unknown-	West Clearwater Marshes.	Once access is gained, use Moogle Throw onto the low platform to gain the Artefact.
Augusta Tower -200 AF-	50th floor, inner walkway.	Can be acquired without Moogle abilities.
Academia -4XX AF-	Alley, South-East corner.	Moogle Hunt required.
Yaschas Massif -100 AF-	The Paddrean Archeopolis.	Complete each Ruby of Grief fragment, then complete the Temporal Rift at the Paddrean Archeopolis.
A Dying World -700 AF-	The Farseers' Relic.	Once all storyline objectives are complete, examine the Farseers' Relic. Moogle Hunt is then required.
Serendipity -Year Unknown-	Racing Reception or Hall of Gaming, Casino Vendors.	Purchase for 10,000 Casino Coins (or 7,500 Casino Coins with the Bargain Hunter Fragment Skill).

*List of Wild Artefact Gates Edit

There are 10 gates in the game that require a Wild Artefact to open. This is a list of locations that require a wild artefact to unlock.

Bresha Ruins 300 AF Bresha Ruins 100 AF Yaschas Massif 01X AF Academia 400 AF Yaschas Massif 100 AF Augusta Tower 200 AF Oerba 300 AF Academia 4XX AF A Dying World 700 AF Archylte Steppe Year Unknown

GalleryEdit

Gallery

Concept art.

Acquisition of a Bountiful Artefact.

Noel using a Wild Artefact.

Giant's Artefact.

Eclipse Artefact.

Thundering Artefact.

Combat Artefact.

Tower Artefact.

Artefact of Rebirth.

Vagabond Artefact.

Artefact of the Ark.

The collective image of all important artefacts.

EtymologyEdit

The Artefact's Japanese name is OOPart, out-of-place artifact, which refers to an object of historical, archaeological, or paleontological interest found in an unusual or seemingly impossible context that could challenge conventional historical chronology.