Archive
Archive is a Tonberry in Phantom Village.
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Lore
Although identical in form to those gruesome figures of legend, the tonberries, the Archive is unquestionably rational and possessing of a friendly─if occasionally boastful─demeanor. He pledged to join Ketenramm's expedition soon after being roused from his sarcophagus in the phantom village, though it remains to be seen whether he will prove a useful asset, as the "wise old man" struggles to recall most of his allegedly nigh-infinite knowledge─a result of lingering grogginess from his lengthy slumber, or some other arcane process?
— Occult Record: The Archive
Born late into the War of the Magi and blessed with incredible natural talent, it is said he mastered every skill under the sun and even possessed the ability to see into the past. In his youth, he traveled the realm in pursuit of an end to the war, absorbing a great deal of knowledge along the way. Yet for each moment of beauty that caught his eye, he saw a dozen atrocities. In the end, he grew disillusioned with mankind and chose instead to preserve their sole contribution of value: civilization. So goes the tale as told by his close companion Iris─for the man himself can no longer remember it.
— Occult Record: The Archive (Part 2)
Dialogue
Phantom Village, after completing Wisdom's End
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Trivia
- Archive's outfit design has some resemblance to Omniscient, one of the two bosses in the Fork Tower dungeon in FFV. This is later verified by the introduction of the Index, who was originally spawned from the Archive and is a direct reference to Omniscient.