Anima

[Tabris]

. and if you notice, Anima is summoned from the underground, when all the other are summoned above the ground.

Just a small comment: Isn't Ifrit also summoned from underground?

[D.os]

Just a small comment: Isn't Ifrit also summoned from underground?

Uh, yeah.However Ifrit does not stay with any part of his body under the surffce. He's is indeed summoned from the underground, but not because we has something to hide, just because fire is easily found in earth's core, and its his natural element.
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[Little Blue]

For those curious what Anima's fayth looks like (other than the cos play BG-57 posted )

[BG-57]

Auron's Ghost, is this your own screen capture?

[Little Blue]

Yes it is. I was finally able to capture the meetings with the Fayth, Anima included. They're in the "The Fayth" thread if you want them, if they haven't been taken down by the host yet.

[BG-57]

Nice job.

I can't find any images of Anima's Fayth using Google (unless you count cosplayers and fanart as images). You should get your picture hosted permenantly.

The Fayth thread is still up. So are the files.

[Ezme]

My theory with the human arms and chains is that it is the last vestiages of anima's soul. Like sin the essance of the person slowly dissapears. This would explain why some fayth lose their power or why there arn't all the fayth of the cluster at the top of Gagazet running around like bahamut or the other aeon fayth floating above their statues. Its only a theory but hey.

[Yew-Yevon]

I finaly found the thread called the true story of anima....it comes with the site http://forums.eyesonff.com/showthread.php?t=59670

[obsessed_wif_yuna]

i found out this waii... well it wasnt me but theres got a good waii 2 get anima on www.cheatplanet.com

thatz how i got it.

~owy

[BG-57]

I've noticed that the top part of the sleeves on Anima's Fayth has a square chain design on it. Could be a visual hint about her condition.

Also, what do you think influenced the design of Anima? I've thought of three possible influences:

H.R. Gieger. Anyone who's seen his disturbing artwork knows he loves fusing mechanical and flesh and blood creatures.

Clive Barker. Especially the use of chains remind me of Hellraiser.

Legacy of Kain. This may be unlikely, but Anima's Fayth reminds me of Ariel, the beautiful but haunted specter that acts as an advisor to Kain and later Raziel.

[Holy Lancer]

I think Anima sybolizes an Enema. Just my opinion.

[boys from the dwarf]

The FF Shrine has the best full length portrait of Anima:

It's clear that Anima is two creatures grafted together. I've heard some arguments that the upper half represents the Animus (Rational, Masculine Soul), and the Overdrive represents the Anima (Feminine, Animal Soul); but they both look female to me. At the very least it is an Aeon that is the product of a tortured, conflicted Fayth.

I just noticed this, but Overdrive Anima is wearing golden metallic bracelets, of the same type that her Fayth favored in life.

that is one cool pic of anima but i gonna have to argue a bit because in animas overdrive it clearly shows her breaking out of her chains and turning into what was hidden by the strange cage anima is sealed into. that picture doesnt seem to by pixelated like the FFX graphics and it just looks like a peice of art that someone made. i think anima is just one thing not two different ones. i think the bottom half in that picture is just another pic of anima merged onto the bottom. in the overdrive animation it shows anima sinking down with the party instead of the party sinking down to see this so called bottom half.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

no, there wouldn't be two different ones since one is upside down and the other is right side up. They can't be two merged versions. Anima has two sides to it that have already been explained earlier. Each side has its own entity but they are connected. One can be summoned to the real world while the other stays in some sort of limbo or alternate dimension.

[starseeker]

I personally thought that the image around her neck was the Virgin Mary because its a holy icon (I was brought up a catholic) and anima is a creature from the underworld who is tamed but bitter and destructive when released from its confinement.

[Tavrobel]

Holy crap, it does look like Mary.