Skyblade
05-22-2013, 06:32 PM
Having finally finished FFXIII-2, I was struck by an odd similarity in the plot to the story of FFTA2. Both games feature an unworldly threat breaking through a rift between worlds, and the bleedthrough of creatures and power from a dark otherrealm. Both also feature the idea of seals placed upon the rifts, holding the spread of the corruption at bay.
This is hardly the first time the Void has been a threat in the worlds of Final Fantasy, however. Exdeath tried to consume the world with it in FFV. The Cloud of Darkness had a similar plan in FFIII. Gilgamesh has been a wanderer of the void in many of his appearances. And, of course, Dissidia shows us the threat of the void to all the worlds of Final Fantasy.
So what exactly is the void, what is its nature, why is it a threat, and what connection does it hold to the worlds of the series?
In most games, it is shown as a consuming, corrupting force. In XIII-2 and Dissidia, we see the results of its corruption unchecked.
But XIII-2 and FFTA2 also give us another insight into the Void. The Voidbeasts and the Neukhia. Though often described (and, indeed, named) for being empty, in both of these games, the Void has life, of a sort. Beasts, demons, creatures from beyond, that spread into our world through the rifts, along with the Void's corruption.
So is the Void as empty as we think? Or is it being driven from some force within? Had Luso not succeeded in sealing the Rift, would Ivalice's fate have been the same as Pulse's? What is the true power and malignancy of the void, and when will we take on this threat to the worlds that is greater than any villain the series has had so far?
This is hardly the first time the Void has been a threat in the worlds of Final Fantasy, however. Exdeath tried to consume the world with it in FFV. The Cloud of Darkness had a similar plan in FFIII. Gilgamesh has been a wanderer of the void in many of his appearances. And, of course, Dissidia shows us the threat of the void to all the worlds of Final Fantasy.
So what exactly is the void, what is its nature, why is it a threat, and what connection does it hold to the worlds of the series?
In most games, it is shown as a consuming, corrupting force. In XIII-2 and Dissidia, we see the results of its corruption unchecked.
But XIII-2 and FFTA2 also give us another insight into the Void. The Voidbeasts and the Neukhia. Though often described (and, indeed, named) for being empty, in both of these games, the Void has life, of a sort. Beasts, demons, creatures from beyond, that spread into our world through the rifts, along with the Void's corruption.
So is the Void as empty as we think? Or is it being driven from some force within? Had Luso not succeeded in sealing the Rift, would Ivalice's fate have been the same as Pulse's? What is the true power and malignancy of the void, and when will we take on this threat to the worlds that is greater than any villain the series has had so far?