Warring Triad
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Added by TenzaZangetsuThe Warring Triad (三闘神, Santōshin?, lit. "Three Warring Gods"), also known as the Statues, are an important plot point in Final Fantasy VI. According to legend, the Warring Triad are collectively the gods of Magic, and the beings that created the Espers. They are named Demon, Fiend, and Goddess.
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In ancient times, the Warring Triad feared each other's power and started a war. The humans and animals caught in the crossfire became Espers and were enslaved by the gods to fight for them. Eventually the gods realized the chaos their fighting was causing and sealed themselves in stone, their final act to give the Espers their free will and ask them to protect them from being awoken. After the War of the Magi, the Espers fled the world to a new realm and took the Warring Triad's petrified statues with them. The Triad were placed in a delicate balance of power, and it was said catastrophe would occur if they were moved out of position.
One thousand years later, a man named Gestahl rediscovered the secrets of magic. He built up an Empire and invaded the Esper world, kidnapping Espers and draining their powers, resulting in Magitek. Kefka Palazzo also seemed to be somewhat aware of the Warring Triad's existence, as he was maniacally reveling in his increase in power and mentioned his plans to reawaken the Warring Triad within the Magitek Research Facility. After discovering the true power of the Espers, Gestahl invaded the Land of Espers again with Kefka Palazzo, raising the Floating Continent with the Warring Triad's power at his fingertips. However, Kefka seized the Triad's power for himself and used it to murder Gestahl. Kefka then succeeded in moving the Statues out of alignment, releasing their power, shifting the face of the world, and conquering the world.
In the World of Ruin, Kefka used the power of the Triad to exert his destructive will on any city that resisted him, using a ray of energy called the "Light of Judgment" to burn anyone who opposed him, or even destroy entire towns. When the party raided Kefka's Tower with hopes of defeating Kefka, they had to destroy the Triad first to get rid of Kefka's power source. This worried Terra, who was half-Esper and half-human. The Triad were the source of magic, and were thus the life force of the Espers. If the Triad was destroyed, all Espers would die, possibly including Terra. However, by this point, Kefka had drained most of their power into himself and thus, he had become the source of Magic. After Kefka was defeated, Terra survived as a human without the Espers' innate magical abilities because of her strong feelings for the children in Mobliz.
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"Catastrophe" is the name of the music piece that plays when the party confronts Kefka and Gestahl before the Warring Triad, and is also used when the Floating Continent rises. During the three battles with the Warring Triad, the music used is titled "The Fierce Battle", also called "Battle to the Death". The same music piece is used for the battle with Ultima Weapon, and in the Advance release, Kaiser Dragon and Omega Weapon. The track is included as a battle theme in Dissidia Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy under the name "Battle to the Death."
Other appearancesEdit
Added by BlueHighwind- In Dissidia Final Fantasy, Kefka's EX Burst is titled Warring Triad. The input sequence to power up the attack features three controller commands appearing over Kefka in a triangle formation in the same positioning as the Triad's statues. The circles surrounding the commands when they appear are colored in the same pattern as the Triad's color scheme: the top circle (Goddess) is blue, the left circle (Fiend) is yellow, and the right circle (Demon) is red.
- Three statues that appear in the Desert Palace in Final Fantasy IX appear to be an allusion to the Warring Triad. The outer two statues are demonic creatures titled "Promise of the Evil God" and "Truth of the Devil". The middle statue is angelic, and is named the "Illusion of the Goddess".
- In Final Fantasy XIII, the Japanese name of the "Ruthless" Paradigm may be a reference to the Triad - the Japanese name for the Paradigm is "撃滅の戦鬼", translating as "Warring Demons of Destruction" and consists of a Commando, a Ravager and a Saboteur.
EtymologyEdit
The Warring Triad may be loosely based on the Japanese gods Amaterasu, Susano'o, and Tsukuyomi. The storm god Susano'o and the moon god Tsukuyomi are male, while the sun goddess Amaterasu is female and the strongest of the three siblings.
There is also a parallel between the Warring Triad, and the Goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite in Greek mythology. According to myth, the three argued over who was more beautiful, and when Paris judged Aphrodite as the winner, this led to a chain of events that started the Trojan War.
TriviaEdit
- The triad seems to be linked to the three basic elements. Fiend corresponds to Ice, Demon to Fire, and Goddess to Lightning.
