What's the head that Kefka holds up?

[Killed by Death]

(SPOILER)You know, when you're fighting his ultimate form. He holds up this skull after a few minutes. Who's is it? Gestahl's? And does it make him stronger? Answers please, you terribly cool people.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

He never holds up a skull. I can only imagine you're thinking of this, which is his own head, and he doesn't hold it up. This was before the 3D games where everyone was so well-animated, so rather than actually put forth the effort to make his big battle sprite laugh, they just stuck this in front of him to symbolize his laughter. Kind of lazy, really.

[Killed by Death]

Oh.

I was kind of hoping it was Gestahl's head. That would have been da shiznit.

[puny-luv]

Wow. I had no idea it was supposed to be KEFKA'S head... I always thought it was just something... random, I guess.

But yes, if it was Geshtal's head... that would've been crazy. And disgusting... cause a year had past and... ew.

[DJZen]

I'm not entirely sure that those "sprites" were particularly capable of being animated... The reason is that they weren't actually sprites. They occupy a background layer, not the sprite layer.

Actually, now that I think about it, they were capable of "animation" in a sense. It's sort of like how Barbariccia is "animated". It makes me wonder if that head was meant in a more metaphorical sense. Like.... "this is the spirit of Kefka being an insane, power-drunk psycho".

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Actually, now that I think about it, they were capable of "animation" in a sense. It's sort of like how Barbariccia is "animated".

Clearly.

[Reine]

The head appears when he uses "Goner" He says, "The End, comes beyond chaos...", Then the head appears , which would symbolise him laughing. The sound of him laughing in battle BTW, is actually part of the music.