Enkidu and Humbaba, additional Babylonian mythological references, also appear in FF.Originally Posted by prh99
Enkidu and Humbaba, additional Babylonian mythological references, also appear in FF.
Last edited by Masamune·1600; 04-22-2005 at 05:22 PM.
Ragnorok is also a weapon in FF1.
Ragnarok did not originally appear in FFI; it was a transplant from FFVI for the DoS edition.
Ragnarok first appeared as a sword in FFIII. It reappeared as the most powerful weapon in FFIV; here, it is sometimes called the Crystal Sword. Ragnarok was again the ultimate weapon in FFV, and was an either a useful Esper or an extremely powerful weapon in FFVI, dependent upon the player's choice. In FFVII, Ragnarok was a powerful sword, Cloud's second strongest. In FFVIII, as mentioned, it was the airship equivalent. In FFIX, Ragnarok was Steiner's second best weapon, surpassed only by Excalibur II. In FFX, Ragnarok was a sword for Tidus; it had the modifications of Overdrive → AP, Triple AP, and Triple Overdrive. In FFX-2, Ragnarok was an accessory that reduced MP cost to zero (Spellspring effect). In FFT, Ragnarok was the second strongest Knightsword, and automatically imbued its wielder with Shell status. In FFTA, it was a rather mediocre Knightsword. In FFCC, Ragnarok was a powerful sword. It did not appear in FFMQ.
Last edited by Masamune·1600; 04-22-2005 at 07:56 PM.
For the record, Ragnarok is the Norse equivalent of Armageddon, thusforth:
In Norse mythology, Ragnarok ("fate of the gods") is the battle at the end of the world. It supposedly would be waged between the gods (the Aesir, led by Odin) and the evils (the fire giants, the Jotuns and various monsters, led by Loki). Not only will the gods, giants, and monsters perish in this apocalyptic conflagration, but almost everything in the universe will be torn asunder.
In the Viking warrior societies, dying in battles was a fate to admire, and this was carried over into the worship of a pantheon in which the gods themselves were not everlasting, but would one day be overthrown, at Ragnarok. Exactly what would happen, who would fight whom, and the fates of the participants in this battle were well known to the Norse peoples from their own sagas and skaldic poetry. The Völuspá (Prophecy of the Völva (shaman)), the first lay of the Poetic (or Elder) Edda, dating from about 1000 AD, spans the history of the gods, from the beginning of time to Ragnarok, in 65 stanzas. The Prose (or Younger) Edda, written two centuries later by Snorri Sturluson, describes in detail what would take place before, during, and even after the battle.
What is unique about Ragnarok as an armageddon tale is that the gods already know through prophecy what is going to happen: when the event will occur, who will be slain by whom, and so forth. They even realize that they are powerless to prevent Ragnarok. But they will still bravely and defiantly face their bleak destiny.
The word Ragnarok is derived from the Old Norse word Ragnarök, which consists of two parts: ragna is the genitive plural of regin ("gods" or "ruling powers"), while rök means "fate", etymologically related to English "reach".
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