Esper (Final Fantasy VI)
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An Esper is a magical being from Final Fantasy VI. Espers act as the means through which Magic is learned in the game, and as the Summons in the game.
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Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Espers were created as a result of humans coming into contact with Magic and the three goddesses during the War of the Magi. Those who could not use Magic fought against the Espers, who could not control themselves. However, the goddesses eventually realized that they were doing wrong, and they decided to seal themselves away in the forms of Statues. They gave the Espers their free will back, and asked the Espers to protect them.
[edit] 1000 Years Later
The Espers had lived in their world safe from human invasion. However, one day, a woman named Madonna stumbled upon the Esper world and fell in love with an Esper named Maduin, much to the dismay of the other Espers. They gave birth to a baby girl, and named her Terra.
Two years later, an army of humans, led by Gestahl, stumbled across the Esper world and captured many Espers, including Maudin and Terra. As a result, the Elder, who was one of the few decendents able to do so, formed a Sealed Gate around the entrance to the Esper world.
For the next sixteen years, Espers were being held in labs in the Imperial capital of Vector, and were the subject of horrible experiments conducted by Cid Del Norte Marquez, who experimented with extracting magic power from the Espers and infusing them into humans using the process of Magitek. His first experiment was done on a man named Kefka Palazzo. The experiment worked too well, as Kefka became twisted as a result. A more refined process was later invented and used on Celes Chere, who Cid raised as his daughter. However, the process was still being done improperly. The Espers had to be reduced to Magicite if their power was to be completely drained. This was discovered when Locke Cole, Celes, and two others tried to rescue the imprisoned Espers. As a result, Kefka began looking for ways to reopen the Sealed Gate, and used Terra and her friends to do it. Eventually, most of the Espers were turned to Magicite and put into Kefka's hands, and he used his new power to revive the Statues, slay the Emperor, and cause the apocalypse. After Kefka was defeated in the end, the remaining Espers died out, as they could not exist without the Statues, which were the source of Magic.
[edit] List of Espers
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Name (SNES): | Ramuh | Name (GBA): | Ramuh | ||
| Attack: | Bolt Fist - Lightning-elemental damage to all enemies | Spell Power: 50 | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 25 MP | Stat Bonus: | Stamina +1 | |||
| Spells: | Thunder x10 | Thundara x2 | Poison x5 | |||
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Name (SNES): | Kirin | Name (GBA): | Kirin | ||
| Attack: | Life Guard - Casts Regen on Party | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 18 MP | Stat Bonus: | None | |||
| Spells: | Cure x5 | Cura x1 | Regen x3 | Poisona x4 | Scan x5 | |
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Name (SNES): | Siren | Name (GBA): | Siren | ||
| Attack: | Hope Song - Silences enemies | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: 136 | |||
| MP Cost: | 16 MP | Stat Bonus: | HP + 10% | |||
| Spells: | Sleep x10 | Mute x8 | Slow x7 | Fire x6 | ||
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Name (SNES): | Stray | Name (GBA): | Cait Sith | ||
| Attack: | Cat Rain - Confuses enemies | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: 128 | |||
| MP Cost: | 28 MP | Stat Bonus: | Magic Power + 1 | |||
| Spells: | Confuse x7 | Imp x5 | Float x2 | |||
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Name (SNES): | Ifrit | Name (GBA): | Ifrit | ||
| Attack: | Inferno - Fire-elemental | Spell Power: 51 | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 26 MP | Stat Bonus: | Strength + 1 | |||
| Spells: | Fire x10 | Fira x5 | Drain x1 | |||
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Name (SNES): | Shiva | Name (GBA): | Shiva | ||
| Attack: | Gem Dust - Ice-elemental | Spell Power: 52 | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 27 MP | Stat Bonus: | None | |||
| Spells: | Blizzard x10 | Blizzara x5 | Rasp x4 | Osmose x4 | Cure x3 | |
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Name (SNES): | Unicorn | Name (GBA): | Unicorn | ||
| Attack: | Heal Horn - Casts Remedy on party | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 30 MP | Stat Bonus: | None | |||
| Spells: | Cura x4 | Remedy x3 | Dispel x2 | Safe x1 | Shell x1 | |
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Name (SNES): | Maduin | Name (GBA): | Maduin | ||
| Attack: | Chaos Wing - Non-elemental attack | Spell Power: 55 | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 44 MP | Stat Bonus: | Magic Power + 1 | |||
| Spells: | Fira x3 | Blizzara x3 | Thundara x3 | |||
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Name (SNES): | Shoat | Name (GBA): | Catoblepas | ||
| Attack: | Demon Eye - Petrifies enemies | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: 96 | |||
| MP Cost: | 45 MP | Stat Bonus: | HP + 10% | |||
| Spells: | Bio x8 | Break x5 | Doom x2 | |||
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Name (SNES): | Phantom | Name (GBA): | Phantom | ||
| Attack: | Fader - Makes party invisible | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 38 MP | Stat Bonus: | MP + 10% | |||
| Spells: | Berserk x3 | Vanish x3 | Gravity x5 | |||
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Name (SNES): | Carbunkl | Name (GBA): | Carbuncle | ||
| Attack: | Ruby Power - Casts Reflect on party | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 36 MP | Stat Bonus: | None | |||
| Spells: | Reflect x5 | Haste x3 | Shell x2 | Safe x2 | Warp x2 | |
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Name (SNES): | Bismark | Name (GBA): | Bismarck | ||
| Attack: | Sea Song - Water-elemental attack | Spell Power: 58 | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 50 MP | Stat Bonus: | Strength + 2 | |||
| Spells: | Fire x20 | Blizzard x20 | Thunder x20 | Raise x2 | ||
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Name (SNES): | Golem | Name (GBA): | Golem | ||
| Attack: | Earth Wall - Protects party | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 33 MP | Stat Bonus: | Stamina + 2 | |||
| Spells: | Safe x5 | Stop x5 | Cura x5 | |||
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Name (SNES): | Zoneseek | Name (GBA): | Zona Seeker | ||
| Attack: | Wall - Casts Shell on party | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 30 MP | Stat Bonus: | Magic Power + 2 | |||
| Spells: | Rasp x20 | Osmose x15 | Shell x5 | |||
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Name (SNES): | Sraphim | Name (GBA): | Seraph | ||
| Attack: | Reviver - Heals party | Spell Power: 40 | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 18 MP | Stat Bonus: | None | |||
| Spells: | Raise x5 | Cura x8 | Cure x20 | Regen x10 | Remedy x4 | |
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Name (SNES): | Palidor | Name (GBA): | Quetzalli | ||
| Attack: | Sonic Dive - Party uses Jump attack | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 61 MP | Stat Bonus: | None | |||
| Spells: | Haste x20 | Slow x20 | Hastega x2 | Slowra x2 | Float x5 | |
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Name (SNES): | Fenrir | Name (GBA): | Fenrir | ||
| Attack: | Moon Song - Makes multi-images of party | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 70 MP | Stat Bonus: | MP + 30% | |||
| Spells: | Warp x10 | X-Zone x5 | Stop x3 | |||
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Name (SNES): | Tritoch | Name (GBA): | Valigarmanda | ||
| Attack: | Tri-Dazer - Ice/Fire/Lightning 3-way attack | Spell Power: 110 | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 68 MP | Stat Bonus: | Magic Power + 2 | |||
| Spells: | Firaga x1 | Blizzaga x1 | Thundaga x1 | |||
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Name (SNES): | Terrato | Name (GBA): | Midgardsormr | ||
| Attack: | Earth Aura - Earth-elemental attack | Spell Power: 93 | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 40 MP | Stat Bonus: | HP + 30% | |||
| Spells: | Quake x3 | Graviga x1 | W Wind x1 | |||
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Name (SNES): | Starlet | Name (GBA): | Lakshmi | ||
| Attack: | Group Hug - Recovers HP for party | Spell Power: 34 | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 74 MP | Stat Bonus: | Stamina + 2 | |||
| Spells: | Cure x25 | Cura x16 | Curaga x1 | Regen x20 | Remedy x20 | |
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Name (SNES): | Alexandr | Name (GBA): | Alexander | ||
| Attack: | Justice - Mystic purity (Holy) attack | Spell Power: 114 | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 90 MP | Stat Bonus: | None | |||
| Spells: | Pearl x2 | Shell x10 | Safe x10 | Dispel x10 | Remedy x15 | |
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Name (SNES): | Phoenix | Name (GBA): | Phoenix | ||
| Attack: | Life Giver - Revives party | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 110 MP | Stat Bonus: | None | |||
| Spells: | Raise x10 | Life 2 x2 | Auto-Life x1 | Curaga x2 | Firaga x3 | |
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Name (SNES): | Ragnarok | Name (GBA): | Ragnarok | ||
| Attack: | Metamorph - Changes enemy into an item (if it hits) | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: Variable | |||
| MP Cost: | 6 MP | Stat Bonus: | None | |||
| Spells: | Ultima x1 | |||||
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Name (SNES): | Odin | Name (GBA): | Odin | ||
| Attack: | Atom Edge - Slices through enemies (instant kill) | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: Unknown | |||
| MP Cost: | 70 MP | Stat Bonus: | Speed + 1 | |||
| Spells: | Meteor x1 | |||||
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Name (SNES): | Bahamut | Name (GBA): | Bahamut | ||
| Attack: | Sun Flare - Flare / non-elemental | Spell Power: 92 | Hit Rate: Unblockable | |||
| MP Cost: | 86 MP | Stat Bonus: | HP + 50% | |||
| Spells: | Flare x2 | |||||
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Name (SNES): | Crusader | Name (GBA): | Crusader | ||
| Attack: | Purifier - Non-elemental attack harms enemy and you |
Spell Power: 190 |
Hit Rate: Unblockable |
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| MP Cost: | 96 MP | Stat Bonus: | MP + 50% | |||
| Spells: | Merton x1 | Meteor x10 | ||||
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Name (SNES): | Raiden | Name (GBA): | Raiden | ||
| Attack: | True Edge - Slices through enemies (instant kill) | Spell Power: N/A | Hit Rate: 140 | |||
| MP Cost: | 80 MP | Stat Bonus: | Strength + 2 | |||
| Spells: | Quick x1 | |||||
[edit] Secret Magicites (GBA Version Only)
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Name (SNES): | (n/a) | Name (GBA): | Leviathan | ||
| Attack: | - Water-elemental attack | Spell Power: | Hit Rate: | |||
| MP Cost: | 70 MP | Stat Bonus: | Stamina +2 | |||
| Spells: | Flood x2 | |||||
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Name (SNES): | (n/a) | Name (GBA): | Gilgamesh | ||
| Attack: | - Four random attacks | Spell Power: | Hit Rate: | |||
| MP Cost: | 99 MP | Stat Bonus: | Strength +2 | |||
| Spells: | Quick x1 | Valor x5 | ||||
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Name (SNES): | (n/a) | Name (GBA): | Cactuar | ||
| Attack: | - Two random attacks | Spell Power: | Hit Rate: | |||
| MP Cost: | 50 MP | Stat Bonus: | Speed +2 | |||
| Spells: | Warp x20 | Vanish x10 | Hastega x5 | |||
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Name (SNES): | (n/a) | Name (GBA): | Diabolos | ||
| Attack: | - Gravity-elemental attack | Spell Power: | Hit Rate: | |||
| MP Cost: | 100 MP | Stat Bonus: | HP +100% | |||
| Spells: | Gravity x5 | Gravija x3 | ||||
