The Universe as We Know it: Final Fantasy Edition

​Have you ever wondered what it would be like if all the Final Fantasies were put into one continuous history? This report is a history of Final Fantasy, transcribed and put together to show what it might look like if FFII was a direct sequel to FFI, with the others following suit, creating one immaculate and detailed universe instead of separate ones. Be warned, this topic will spoil every Final Fantasy game for you. Forever!


Part One, the planet of Spira
Our story starts in the settings of Final Fantasy I. Final Fantasy I has to be the beginning of the Final Fantasy Universe. For obvious reasons - it was the first game, after all - but also for plot reasons. You see, Final Fantasy I takes place in a timeloop - with Chaos sending the Four Fiends into the future to send Garland into the past who would eventually become Chaos. It is up to the Four Warriors of Light to stop this continual loop by defeating Chaos. The implications of this is that any Final Fantasy that takes place before FFI would be continually repeated until the heroes of light stop Chaos. We just couldn't believe that poor Galuf from FFV needs to die, again and again and again.

In the picture to the right, you can see our heroes outside the kingdom of Corneria. After the events of the first Final Fantasy, Corneria would expand, conquering neighboring areas. Once it reached its apex, this kingdom became the Palamecian Empire! The Warriors of Light, too old by this point to enter the combat, knew they had to keep the Crystals out of the hands of the Emperor. They went into hiding to protect this crystals; this is why there is no mention of the crystals in FFII, despite their incredible power! As time pased, peace from the Corneria/Palamacian incident allowed many nations to form. The remnants of the now defunct Palamacia would eventually reform into the nation known as Baron. Eventually under the guidance of Cid the kingdom would use its archived technology to create the red wings. With the original Warriors of Light completely out of the picture, the crystals resurfaced and were able to be used for evil.

This begins the plot of IV. Naturally, technology had advanced substantially over this period of time. This explains the modifications to the airships, allowing drills in these newer models. Space travel - performed by the lunar whale - was developed off the planet, which is why it was not previously mentioned in Final Fantasy. The war for the crystals engulfed the entire planet, from the underworld to the moon. The entire nation of Damcyan was left in disrepair. After this, war finally fell out of favor. Peace at last surfaced for years and technology was boomed and machines began to be relied upon.

The cities and nations evolved - the largest being Bevelle - by using machines and technology adapted from the city of Baron. Zanarkand, which is the largest city in Final Fantasy X, is formed by the descendants of the summoners of Mist from Cecil's time. The peace could only last so long. However, this time when war broke out, the destruction was absolute. The Bevelle machines completely destroyed Zanarkand, but the Summoners of Zanarkand created Sin. Sin ravaged Spira for a thousand years until summoner Yuna defeated it once and for all. After this complete destruction, many people wanted to leave Spira. Shinra a member of the Gull-Wings found blueprints for the ancient Lunar Whale of the Lunarians of FFIV and guided his people off the planet. Where did they end up? Find out in the next chronicle of Final Fantasy!