Esper (Final Fantasy VI)
Talk20this wiki
- See also: Esper and Summon (Command).
Added by CrazyswordsmanAn Esper (幻獣, Genjū?, lit. "Phantom Beast") is a magical being from Final Fantasy VI. Espers act as the means through which Magic is learned in the game, and as the game's Summons.
Contents |
Story
Edit
History
Edit
Espers were created as a result of humans coming into contact with Magic and the Warring Triad during their war for dominance. The gods eventually realized what they were doing was wrong, and they decided to seal themselves away in the forms of statues. They gave the espers back their free will, and asked them to protect them. Later a second war began between Espers and humans seeking to use their powers, beginning the War of the Magi. At the height of the war the Espers created a new realm and escaped there with the Warring Triad's statues. A small handful of Espers remained in the world, such as Valigarmanda who was frozen in ice, and Odin who was petrified in the Ancient Castle buried deep within the mountains. Ramuh lived in the human world for an unspecified time, using his humanoid appearance to blend into normal society, and he implies other Espers do the same. Magicite remains of Espers also remained, such as Ragnarok and Phoenix. As a whole however, magic faded from conscious mind and became the stuff of legends and myths.
1000 Years Later
Edit
The espers had lived in their world, safe from human invasion. However, one day, a woman named Madeline stumbled upon the esper world and fell in love with an esper named Maduin, much to the other espers' dismay. She gave birth to a baby girl, and named her Terra.
Two years later, an army of humans, led by Gestahl, came into the esper world. Unlike Madeline, who had come upon the place by accident, Gestahl had spent many years searching for the Esper World. Almost immediately, his troops began capturing espers, causing a panic. As a result, the Elder, who was one of the few descendants able to perform the feat, formed a Sealed Gate around the entrance to the esper world and force out the soldiers. Maduin was taken as well when he tried to stop Madeline and Terra from leaving the esper world before the gate closed, as Gestahl captured all three of them, but killed Madeline.
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 was a failure, as Kefka would later become twisted as a result. A more refined process was later invented and used on Celes Chere, who Cid raised as his daughter. However, though the process was no longer mentally harmful, it would not completely transfer an esper's power. The espers have to be reduced to Magicite if their power is to be completely drained. This is discovered when Locke Cole, Celes, and two others try to rescue the imprisoned espers from the Magitek Research Facility. As a result, Emperor Gestahl begins to look for ways to reopen the Sealed Gate, and uses Terra and her friends to do it. Eventually, most of the espers are turned to Magicite and put into Kefka's hands, and he uses his new power to revive the Statues, slay the Emperor, and cause the apocalypse. After Kefka is defeated the remaining espers die out, as they cannot exist without the Statues, the source of Magic.
List of espers
Edit
| Name | Ramuh | MP Cost | 25 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 50 | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Judgement Bolt - Lightning-elemental attack on all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Stamina +1 | ||||
| Spells | Thunder x10, Thundara x2, Poison x5 | ||||
| Acquire | Receive in Zozo. | ||||
| Name | Kirin | MP Cost | 18 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Holy Aura - Grants Regen on party. | ||||
| Stat Boost | None | ||||
| Spells | Cure x5, Cura x1, Regen x3, Poisona x4, Libra x5 | ||||
| Acquire | Receive in Zozo. | ||||
| Name | Siren | MP Cost | 16 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | 136 | ||||
| Attack | Lunatic Voice - Silences all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | HP + 10% | ||||
| Spells | Sleep x10, Silence x8, Slow x7, Fire x6 | ||||
| Acquire | Receive in Zozo. | ||||
| Name | Cait Sith (Stray) | MP Cost | 28 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | 128 | ||||
| Attack | Cat Rain - Confuses all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Magic Power + 1 | ||||
| Spells | Confuse x7, Imp x5, Float x2 | ||||
| Acquire | Receive in Zozo. | ||||
| Name | Ifrit | MP Cost | 26 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 51 | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Hellfire - Fire-elemental attack on all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Strength + 1 | ||||
| Spells | Fire x10, Fira x5, Drain x1 | ||||
| Acquire | Receive in Magitek Research Facility. | ||||
| Name | Shiva | MP Cost | 27 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 52 | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Diamond Dust - Ice-elemental on all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | None | ||||
| Spells | Blizzard x10, Blizzara x5, Rasp x4, Osmose x4, Cure x3 | ||||
| Acquire | Receive in Magitek Research Facility. | ||||
| Name | Unicorn | MP Cost | 30 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Healing Horn - Cures party of most status ailments. | ||||
| Stat Boost | None | ||||
| Spells | Cura x4, Esuna x3, Dispel x2, Protect x1, Shell x1 | ||||
| Acquire | Receive in Magitek Research Facility. | ||||
| Name | Maduin | MP Cost | 44 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 55 | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Chaos Wave - Non-elemental attack on all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Magic Power + 1 | ||||
| Spells | Fira x3, Blizzara x3, Thundara x3 | ||||
| Acquire | Receive in Magitek Research Facility. | ||||
| Name | Catoblepas (Shoat) | MP Cost | 45 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | 96 | ||||
| Attack | Demon Eye - Petrifies all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | HP + 10% | ||||
| Spells | Bio x8, Break x5, Death x2 | ||||
| Acquire | Receive in Magitek Research Facility. | ||||
| Name | Phantom | MP Cost | 38 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Ghostly Veil - Grants Invisible on party. | ||||
| Stat Boost | MP + 10% | ||||
| Spells | Berserk x3,Vanish x3, Gravity x5 | ||||
| Acquire | Receive in Magitek Research Facility. | ||||
| Name | Carbuncle (Carbunkl) | MP Cost | 36 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Ruby Light - Grants Reflect on party. | ||||
| Stat Boost | None | ||||
| Spells | Reflect x5, Haste x3, Shell x2, Protect x2, Warp x2 | ||||
| Acquire | Receive in Magitek Research Facility. | ||||
| Name | Bismarck | MP Cost | 50 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 58 | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Breach Blast - Water-elemental attack on all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Strength + 2 | ||||
| Spells | Fire x20, Blizzard x20, Thunder x20, Raise x2 | ||||
| Acquire | Receive in Magitek Research Facility. | ||||
| Name | Golem | MP Cost | 33 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Earthen Wall - Protects party from physical attacks for a period of time. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Stamina + 2 | ||||
| Spells | Protect x5, Stop x5, Cura x5 | ||||
| Acquire | Purchase in Auction House. | ||||
| Name | Zona Seeker (Zoneseek) | MP Cost | 30 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Magic Shield - Grants Shell on party. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Magic Power + 2 | ||||
| Spells | Rasp x20, Osmose x15, Shell x5 | ||||
| Acquire | Purchase in Auction House. | ||||
| Name | Seraph (Sraphim) | MP Cost | 40 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 18 | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Angel Feathers - Restores HP of all party members. | ||||
| Stat Boost | None | ||||
| Spells | Raise x5, Cura x8, Cure x20, Regen x10, Esuna x4 | ||||
| Acquire | Purchase in Tzen. | ||||
| Name | Quetzalli (Palidor) | MP Cost | 61 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Sonic Dive - All party members use a Jump attack. | ||||
| Stat Boost | None | ||||
| Spells | Haste x20, Slow x20, Hastega x2, Slowga x2, Float x5 | ||||
| Acquire | The Solitary Island. | ||||
| Name | Fenrir | MP Cost | 70 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Howling Moon - Grants Image on party. | ||||
| Stat Boost | MP + 30% | ||||
| Spells | Warp x10, Banish x5, Stop x3 | ||||
| Acquire | Mobliz after defeating Humbaba. | ||||
| Name | Valigarmanda (Tritoch) | MP Cost | 68 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 110 | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Tri-Disaster - Ice/Fire/Lightning-elemental attack on all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Magic Power + 2 | ||||
| Spells | Firaga x1, Blizzaga x1, Thundaga x1 | ||||
| Acquire | Narshe cliffs, defeat as a boss. | ||||
| Name | Midgardsormr (Terrato) | MP Cost | 40 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 93 | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Abyssal Maw - Earth-elemental attack on all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | HP + 30% | ||||
| Spells | Quake x3, Graviga x1, Tornado x1 | ||||
| Acquire | Yeti's Cave. | ||||
| Name | Lakshmi (Starlet) | MP Cost | 74 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 34 | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Alluring Embrace - Restores HP of all party members. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Stamina + 2 | ||||
| Spells | Cure x25, Cura x16, Curaga x1, Regen x20, Esuna x20 | ||||
| Acquire | Jidoor, defeat Chadarnook in Owzer's mansion. | ||||
| Name | Alexander (Alexandr) | MP Cost | 90 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 114 | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Divine Judgement - Holy-elemental attack on all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | None | ||||
| Spells | Holy x2, Shell x10, Protect x10, Dispel x10, Esuna x15 | ||||
| Acquire | Doma Castle after completing Dreamscape. | ||||
| Name | Phoenix | MP Cost | 110 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Flames of Rebirth - Revives KO'd party members. | ||||
| Stat Boost | None | ||||
| Spells | Raise x10, Arise x2, Reraise x1, Curaga x2, Firaga x3 | ||||
| Acquire | Complete Phoenix Cave. | ||||
| Name | Ragnarok | MP Cost | 6 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | Variable | ||||
| Attack | Metamorphose - Changes enemy into an item. | ||||
| Stat Boost | None | ||||
| Spells | Ultima x1 | ||||
| Acquire | Narshe weapon shop in World of Ruin. | ||||
| Name | Odin | MP Cost | 70 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unknown | ||||
| Attack | Zantetsuken - Slices all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Speed + 1 | ||||
| Spells | Meteor x1 | ||||
| Acquire | Ancient Castle. | ||||
| Name | Bahamut | MP Cost | 86 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 92 | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Mega Flare - Non-elemental attack on all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | HP + 50% | ||||
| Spells | Flare x2 | ||||
| Acquire | Defeat Deathgaze. | ||||
| Name | Crusader | MP Cost | 96 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 190 | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Cleansing - Non-elemental attack on all allies and enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | MP + 50% | ||||
| Spells | Meltdown x1, Meteor x10 | ||||
| Acquire | Defeat the Eight Dragons. | ||||
| Name | Raiden | MP Cost | 80 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | N/A | ||||
| Hit Rate | 140 | ||||
| Attack | Shin-Zantetsuken - Slices all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Strength + 2 | ||||
| Spells | Quick x1 | ||||
| Acquire | Ancient Castle, examine the Queen's statue after acquiring Odin. | ||||
| Name | Leviathan | MP Cost | 70 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 130 | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Tidal Wave - Water-elemental attack on all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Stamina +2 | ||||
| Spells | Flood x2 | ||||
| Acquire | Ferry between South Figaro and Nikeah, defeat as a boss. GBA only. | ||||
| Name | Gilgamesh | MP Cost | 99 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 200 / 120 / 99 / -- | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Enkidu/Excalibur/Masamune/Excalipoor - Uses one of four random attacks. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Strength +2 | ||||
| Spells | Quick x1,Valor x5 | ||||
| Acquire | Dragon's Neck Coliseum, defeat as a boss. GBA only. | ||||
| Name | Cactuar | MP Cost | 50 MP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | n/a | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | 1000 Needles/10000 Needles - Random attack on a single enemy. | ||||
| Stat Boost | Speed +2 | ||||
| Spells | Teleport x20, Vanish x10, Hastega x5 | ||||
| Acquire | Desert near Maranda, defeat as a boss. GBA only. | ||||
| Name | Diabolos | MP Cost | 100 MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | n/a | ||||
| Hit Rate | Unblockable | ||||
| Attack | Dark Messenger - Gravity-elemental attack on all enemies. | ||||
| Stat Boost | HP +100% | ||||
| Spells | Gravity x5, Gravija x3 | ||||
| Acquire | Dragon's Den, defeat Kaiser Dragon. GBA only. | ||||
