We've all seen the memes: how it started (a young boy in a field) vs. how it's going (a grizzled warrior facing off against literal god). 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy is often cited as an example of one of those RPGs where no matter what ragtag bunch of would-be heroes get together, they'll end up defeating deities by the end of the game.
But how true is that conception? Well, while franchises like 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Shin Megami Tensei are more upfront about their deicidic tendencies, Final Fantasy does have its fair share of god-slaying. There's probably room for a debate about whether villains who declare themselves gods actually count, but that's for another day.
8 Final Fa𝕴ntasy 2: Emperor Mateus ♐
The Emperor starts Final Fantasy 2 as the ruler of a villainous empire. That's simple enough. But then, halfway through the game, things get a bit complicated. It turns out that after being defeated once and sent to hell, he actually managed to take over the underworld.
If defeating the Emperor of Hell isn't enough, Soul of Rebirth (an add-on storyline that came with the GBA port of Final Fantasy 2) introduces the Emperor of Light. Even with his soul split in two, Mateus managed to take over both heaven and hell - if that doesn't make him a god I don't know what would.
7 ꦬ Final Fantasy 6: Kefka
Kefka's whole deal is achieving god-hood and halfway through Final Fantasy 6, he manages this goal with the help of the statues of the Warring Triad. He uses his newfound power to devastate the entire world and the latter half of the game is spent building up enough power to topple him.
There's even some neat symbolism in the final battle itself. Before fighting the demonic clown, you must form three parties that each fight different bosses that take the form of a massive statue - a vicious demon, a chaotic mass of humanoids and a tiger's head, and two angelic figures at the top. It's easy to interpret this as hell, purgatory, and heaven - as constructed by Dante's Divine Comedy.
With Kefka placing himself above even heaven, there's no doubt that he considers himself a god.
6 Final Fantasy 7: Sephirཧoth
While not technically a god in the traditional sense, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sephiroth certainly seems to tꦅhink he꧒ is one in the original 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy 7. He repeatedly calls himself the "chosen one" and is adamant that he will reach the "promised land&qu📖ot; - both rather bib🅘lical references.
It doesn't help that he gains supreme powers once he merges with the Lifestream - he seems almost omnipotent in how he can affect the world. What clinches this godly perception of him is the final battle with Safer Sephiroth. Halos and angelic wings really sell the message.
5 Final Fantasy 10: Yu Yevon 🐻
Yes, Yu Yevon is more of an 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:epilogue boss to Braska's Final Aeon, but he cannot be ignored. Yu Yevon is the first boss on this list to actually be worshipped (by proxy) in a typical religious fashion, so it's surprising to find him as the final boss of the game.
Originally, Yu Yevon was simply the leader of Zanarkand and a summoner, at that. When Zanarkand started losing in a war with Bevelle, he effected the creation of Dream Zanarkand and gave himself a neat set of armor. That armor is Sin, by the way. With a new religion forming in his name, it's hard not to see him as a deific figure.
4 🍌 Final Fantasy 11: Promathia
Promathia is also known as the Twilight God and is the final boss of the Chains of Promathia expansion for the first MMORPG in the franchise. His godhood cannot really be disputed - he is the creator of the various races of Vana'diel through the Dawn Goddess Altana's meddling.
To solidify his position as an "evil counterpart" to Altana, Promathia created the beastmen solely to create strife amongst the races of Vana'diel. The storyline of Chains of Promathia has the god being summoned to the present day where he must be taken down by the player, alongside fan-favorite character Prishe.
3 ༺ Final Fantasy 12: Revenant Wings: Feolthanos
Feolthanos is another self-proclaimed god, and this time it's of the aegyl - a race of winged humanoids only introduced to Ivalice with Revenant Wings. To his credit, he did birth an entire new race in the feol viera, and he managed to escape the clutches of the Occuria by fleeing to Lemurés - a continent of floating islands. That's pretty godlike behavior.
Feolth𝔉anos even went as far as to write his own holy book to set out rules for his winged community in the sky. Sadly, by the time you meet him in the game he is a warped version of himself, twisted from many years of absorbing spiritual power from auracite. Fittingly, he becomes the final boss.
2 Lightning Returns🅠: Final ⛦Fantasy 13: Bhunivelze
Final Fantasy 13 is a pretty cut-and-dry example of a trilogy where, yes, you will eventually defeat god. The first game has you 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:defeating god-like entities in the fal'Cie, the second has you messing with various timelines,ไ and the third ends up pitting you against god.
And Bhunivelze is quite explicitly the god of the Fabula Nova Crystallis series. He created not only the first fal'Cie but the unseen world of the dead that we can first visit in Final Fantasy 13-2. Upon waking up from a long slumber in Lightning Returns, he is displeased with his world and wishes to exterminate it and start again. Of course, Lightning has other plans.
1 🐻 The Final Fantasy Legend: The Creator 🍸
While this game is technically part of the SaGa series, it sti♏ll bears the Final Fantasy moniker. This game sees a party of custom characters climb a mysterious tower an🌳d explore various worlds. At the top of the tower is The Creator, who literally created all of humanity.
They are not a very benevolent god and they are responsible for the many hardships that plague their creations. Once the party ascends the tower they learn that it was all a test of humanity's courage. The party then proceed to eliminate The Creator. A measured response, you'd have to agree.