See also: Esper and Summon (Command).

An 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 1 Story 1.1 History 1.2 1000 Years Later 2 List of espers

StoryEdit

HistoryEdit

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 LaterEdit

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 espersEdit

		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.

v · e · d Final Fantasy VI
Characters
Player characters Terra Branford - Locke Cole - Edgar Roni Figaro - Sabin Rene Figaro - Shadow - Cyan Garamonde - Gau - Celes Chere - Setzer Gabbiani - Mog - Strago Magus - Relm Arrowny - Gogo - Umaro
Temporary player characters Biggs and Wedge - Ten Moogles - Banon - ????? - General Leo Cristophe
Gestahlian Empire Emperor Gestahl - Kefka Palazzo - Cid Del Norte Marquez
Other characters Arvis - Baram - Crimson Robbers - Darill - Dream Stooges - Duane and Katarin - Duncan Harcourt - Elayne and Owain - Elder of Narshe - Esper Elder - Gau's Father - Gungho - Impresario - Interceptor - Lola - Madeline - Maduin - Mayor of Thamasa - Owzer - Rachel - Ramuh - Siegfried - Typhon - Ultros - Vargas - Yura
Locations
World of Balance - World of Ruin
Figaro-Narshe Region
Narshe - Narshe Mines - Figaro Castle - South Figaro Cave - South Figaro - Duncan's Cabin - Mt. Kolts - Sabre Mountains - Returner Hideout - Lethe River - Ancient Castle - Yeti's Cave
Doma-Mobliz Region
Gau's Father's House - Imperial Camp - Doma Castle - Phantom Forest - Phantom Train - Baren Falls - Veldt - Mobliz - Crescent Mountain Cave - Serpent Trench - Nikeah - Cave on the Veldt - Cultists' Tower
Kohlingen-Jidoor Region
Kohlingen - Jidoor - Zozo - Auction House - Opera House - Darill's Tomb - Mt. Zozo - Owzer's Mansion - Dragon's Neck Coliseum
Vector Region
Tzen - Albrook - Maranda - Vector - Magitek Research Facility - Imperial Observation Post - Cave to the Sealed Gate - Imperial Palace - Phoenix Cave - Kefka's Tower
Thamasa Region
Thamasa - Burning Home - Esper Caves - Ebot's Rock
Other Locations
Land of Espers - Floating Continent - Solitary Island - Triangle Island - Zone Eater's Belly - Dreamscape - Dragons' Den - Soul Shrine - Dinosaur Forest
Races
Human - Magi - Esper - Moogle - Yeti
Terms
Apocalypse - Blackjack - Eight Dragons - Falcon - Final Fantasy VI: The Interactive CG Game - Gestahlian Empire - Imperial Air Force - Light of Judgment - Magicite - Magitek - Magitek Armor - Magitek Knight - Returners - Warring Triad - War of the Magi
Music
Original Soundtrack - Grand Finale - Piano Collections - Kefka's Domain - Final Fantasy Finest Box - Final Fantasy VI Special Tracks - Final Fantasy VI Stars Vol.1 - Final Fantasy VI Stars Vol.2 "Battle Theme" - "Decisive Battle" - "Terra" - "Kefka" - "Kids Run Through the City" - "Aria di Mezzo Carattere" - "Relm's Theme" - "Searching for Friends" - "The Fierce Battle" - "Dancing Mad"
Doujinshi
Figaro no Kekkon: Tales from Desert
Abilities
Blitz - Bushido - Control - Dance - Desperation Attack - Lore - Magitek - Mimic - Mug - Pray - Rage - Runic - Shock - Sketch - Slots - Steal - Throw - Tools - Trance
Archives
Abilities - Armor - Enemies - Enemy Abilities - Bugs and Glitches - Items - Magic - Relics - Timeline - Translations - Walkthroughs - Weapons

v · e · dRaces
Recurring Races
Cactuar - Chocobo - Dwarves - Human/Hume - Moogle - Summons
World A
Elf (Dark Elf) - Lufenian - Mermaid
Final Fantasy III
Fairy - Gnome - Gulgan
Final Fantasy IV
Summoners - Eidolons - Hummingway - Lunarian
Planet R
Werewolf - Wind Drake
World of Balance/World of Ruin
Esper - Magi - Yeti
The Planet
Cetra - Red XIII's Species
Final Fantasy VIII
Guardian Force - Moomba - PuPu - Shumi
Terra/Gaia
Black Mage - Burmecian/Cleyran - Eidolon - Gargant - Genome - Oglop - Summoner - Terran - Qu
Spira
Aeons - Al Bhed - Fayth - Guado - Hypello - Ronso - Shoopufs - Unsent
Vana'diel
Antica - Avatar - Elvaan - Galka - Gigas - Goblin - Kuluu - Lamia - Mamool Ja - Mithra - Moblin - Orc - Qiqirn - Quadav - Quasilumin - Sahagin - Tarutaru - Tonberry - Troll - Yagudo - Zilart
Ivalice
Aegyl - Baknamy - Bangaa (Bangaa Ruga, Bangaa Faas, Bangaa Bista, Bangaa Sanga) - Esper - Garif - Gria - Helgas - Lucavi - Nu Mou - Occuria - Rev - Scion - Seeq - Urutan-Yensa - Viera (Veena Viera, Rava Viera, Feol Viera)
Gran Pulse/Cocoon
Cie'th - fal'Cie - l'Cie
Hydaelyn
Elezen - Hyur - Lalafell - Miqo'te - Roegadyn