May 20th - May 27th
Downloadable Black Mage and White Mage outfits for Noel Kreiss and Serah Farron in Final Fantasy XIII-2. Based on arguably the two most iconic job Classes of the series, Noel dons the familiar blue robe with striped pants while Serah wears a white top with pink markings on the edges. Ironically, Serah is more skilled with Black Magic than Noel and Noel learns stronger Cure spells than Serah, so the two jobs would be more apt if they switched outfits. However, most White Mages of the series are female while Black Mages are generally considered male, so the outfits were likely designated with this in mind.
May 13th - May 20th
The render model of Jenova, taken from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-. Jenova is an alien xenomorphic creature that landed on the Planet thousands of years ago. After its arrival, Jenova emerged from the landed site (which later came to be known as North Crater and approached the Cetra, using its mimic abilities to destroy them using their memories and emotions. Those who were taken victim were infected with Jenova's cells and mutated into monsters. Jenova would then take the form of the fallen Cetra, and so get close enough to destroy their loved ones. Ifalna calls this process as Jenova giving the Cetra "the virus".
And this is what Sephiroth calls "mother".
May 6th - May 13th
April 29th - May 6th
April 22nd - April 29th
Screenshot of Yazoo from Final Fanta-
GAH!
April 15th - April 22nd
Artwork of The Tower, the Final Dungeon of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time. When Larkeicus had a vision of a shockwave from the future that would destroy the Crystals, he built the tower to block the shockwave when it appeared in the sky. Holding the true body of Sherlotta at the top of the tower, Larkeicus uses her powers to create new Crystals, intending to use their power to achieve immortality. When the Hero climbs the tower and destroys Larkeicus and his Crystals, Sherlotta vanishes and the tower is destroyed. In an ironic twist, this act causes the shockwave Larkeicus foresaw, bringing the purpose of the tower and its construction full circle.
April 8th - April 15th
Artwork by Akihiko Yoshida depicting the Lich summon from Final Fantasy Tactics. When summoned by a character, Lich's attack "Descending Darkness" deals damage equal to half a character's maximum HP. A sprite version of this artwork is shown during the casting of the spell, followed by the appearance of dark blue lightning. The summon was mistranslated as "Rich" in the original Final Fantasy Tactics.
April 1st - April 8th
In-game depiction of Ultros as he appears in Final Fantasy XIII-2. A downloadable opponent to be fought in the Coliseum, true to form he delights in Serah as a pretty girl, hates Noel for being a "muscle head", and calls in Typhon to help him, cheering Typhon on and buffing him while Typhon provides the main offense. Upon defeat he can be recruited into the Paradigm Pack as a Synergist. This is Ultros's only voiced appearance in the series, and his only proper appearance in a 3-D game, his Final Fantasy XII incarnation appearing as a Flan-type enemy.
April Fools
"You gave me the 4th one...Huh? Was it you? Then dodge my sword! Eat this!!!"
Featured Image for April 1st 2012 when the Wiki's main page became "Gilgapedia". The image is Gilgamesh from Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, wearing his first alternate outfit based on his Final Fantasy VIII incarnation, wearing light armor and a red cape and cowl covering his face. In the game Gilgamesh appears from a portal to the Rift after Seifer kills Odin by reversing the Zantetsuken. Gilgamesh takes hold of Odin's sword and delivers the depicted quote before swinging to blast Seifer away and end the fight. Final Fantasy VIII was Gilgamesh's first cameo appearance since Final Fantasy V.
March 25th - April 1st
Artwork of the main cast of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. The artwork depicts five of the central characters of the game, protagonist Ceodore Harvey, parents Cecil Harvey and Rosa Joanna Farrell, Ceodore's ally the Hooded Man, and awol Dragoon of Baron Kain Highwind. This piece of art was drawn by Yoshitaka Amano for the release of Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection, a compilation of Final Fantasy IV, The After Years, and a new "Interlude" chapter linking the two games.
March 18th - March 25th
An image of Bartz Klauser and Boco from Final Fantasy V in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. This image displays the unique art style of the music-based Final Fantasy spin-off. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy was released in Japan on February 26th for the Nintendo 3DS. Boco is singing and Bartz is preparing to jump into the air.
March 11th - March 18th
A promotional picture of Japanese singer-songwriter Angela Aki. Aki was hired to perform Final Fantasy XII's theme song "Kiss Me Good-bye". Aki went on to include on her later single Kokoro no Senshi the theme song from Final Fantasy VIII, "Eyes on Me."
February 26th - March 11th
Screenshot of the Cactoid family from Final Fantasy XII. When the player comes to the village in the Dalmasca Estersand and crosses the river, they find the village on the northern shore occupied by a disgruntled Cactoid matriarch and her children. The villager Ruksel explains that the Cactoid is looking for her eldest son Dran, who has been terrorizing the desert, and has forced the villagers to search for him in areas beyond the desert. Vaan must locate the discarded Cactus Flower from the Flowering Cactoid Hunt, and it grows back revealing the Flowering Cactoid was Dran. The player can then take Dran back to the North Bank and the Cactoid matriarch will depart and set the villagers free.
February 19th - February 26th
The cover of the 1000th issue of the prestigious gaming magazine Famitsu, illustrated by Tetsuya Nomura. Nomura chose to illustrate some of his characters from his work with Square Co., Ltd. and Square Enix, for which he is famed. The characters featured are Cloud Strife, Squall Leonhart, Lightning, Noctis Lucis Caelum and Ace from the Final Fantasy series, and Aya Brea from Parasite Eve. Each character sports a pair of fox ears to represent the mascot of Famitsu. The mascot itself, a kitsune, is wearing a costume similar to King Mickey's in Kingdom Hearts.
Two games in the Final Fantasy series have attained a 40/40 score from Famitsu: Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy XIII-2.
February 12th - February 19th
Cancer headed to the cape where Virgo waited. The sun was setting into the ocean. Would he finally see her?
A screenshot from Final Fantasy IX depicting the hero, Zidane Tribal, finding the fourth Stellazzio coin, corresponding to the Zodiac sign of Cancer. In the game, Stellazzio are 13 rare coins by the artist of the same name. Found at specific points in the world of Gaia , each Stellazzio is named after one of the 12 signs of the Zodiac. The thirteenth Stellazzio is an ancient Zodiac sign called Ophiuchus.
The rather unfortunate wording also depicted is completely unrelated to the quest.
January 5th - February 12th
Artwork of the Cloud of Darkness as originally drawn by Yoshitaka Amano for Final Fantasy III. The main antagonist of the game who manipulates the warlock Xande to summon her, she desires to create a flood of darkness to destroy the world. This design was relatively obscure until the development of Dissidia Final Fantasy when Tetsuya Nomura based the Cloud of Darkness's Dissidia design on this piece of art instead of her in-game Final Fantasy III sprites, which only vaguely resembled Amano's concepts.
January 29th - February 5th
"The ancient War of the Magi... When its flames at last receded, only the charred husk of a world remained. Even the power of magic was lost... In the thousand years that followed, iron, gunpowder, and steam engines took the place of magic and life slowly returned to the barren land. Yet there now stands one who would reawaken the magic of ages past and use its dreaded power as a means by which to conquer all the world. Could anyone truly be foolish enough to repeat that mistake?"
January 8th - January 22nd
The Nibelheim Incident as depicted in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. After learning what he believes to be his true origins, Sephiroth flies into a rage during a mission to Nibelheim, slaughtering the citizens and burning the town. As Zack Fair bears witness to this, Sephiroth stares at him coldly before turning and walking away through the flames to retrieve Jenova from Mt. Nibel. This image is one of Sephiroth's iconic moments and is often referenced visually in his other appearances.
January 1st - January 8th
Artwork by Toshiyuki Itahana depicting a Clavat and a Yuke, two of four races that inhabit the world of the Crystal Chronicles series. Clavats are the closest of the Crystal Chronicles tribes to resemble Humans and are usually the main characters of the games. Yukes are tall, slender creatures with vast amounts of knowledge who wear suits of armor that conceal their faces.