Final Fantasy V

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Final Fantasy V

Title

Final Fantasy V

Developer

Square

Publisher

Square

Director

Hironobu Sakaguchi

Artists

Yoshitaka Amano
Kazuko Shibuya

Writers

Hironobu Sakaguchi
Yoshinori Kitase

Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

Series

Final Fantasy

Platforms

Super Famicom

Release

December 6, 1992

Genres

turn based role-playing

Mode

single-player

Final Fantasy V is a turn based role-playing game by Square. It is the fifth installment of the Final Fantasy series and was directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi.

Synopsis

The Wind Crystal Shatters... The winds fail. Ships stand still, unable to fill their sails. The world races to its end. Unless a handful of heroes can protect the remaining crystals, the world will fall into ruin.

— Box description for Final Fantasy V on Nintendo DS

Setting

A millenium ago, a powerful mage called Enuo imperiled the world using the power of the "Void". The people defeated him by using twelve legendary weapons, but the Void was not destroyed. The worlds elemental crystals were split and created two worlds, with the Void being sealed in a dimensional cleft in-between.

Both world prospered until an evil force was stirring in the second world, since malicious demons have been sealed away in the Great Forest of Moore. Once they broke free, they emerged as Exdeath. He wanted to claim the world for himself, but was defeated by the Warriors of Dawn, sealing him within the first world by using its crystals, and brought back peace.

Story

Bartz encounters Lenna, Galuf and Faris, and together they persue King Tycoon - Lenna's father - who went to investigate why the wind crystal grows weaker. There they see the wind crystal shattered, receiving new powers. An image of King Tycoon appears and say that the crystals has chosen them as their protectors.

The party discovers that the crystals are making the world inhabitable and also seal away Exdeath. They try and attempt to safe the crystals of water, fire and earth, but each time they shatter and give them new powers. Exdeath is freed and defeat the party, returning to his homeworld.

Galuf's granddaughter Krile arrives and brings back his memories - he originated from the same world as Exdeath and all of them are travelling back home. On Galuf's World, Exdeath is already persuing the crystals. The party wins an encounter with Gilgamesh, but are blown away to a different continent. When travelling to the Moore Forest to protect the crystal there, Exdeath arrives and takes the crystal for himself. Krile is trapped by Exdeath' powers, but Galuf saves her and the others by sacrificing his own life. His powers and abilities are transferred to Krile, who joins the party. They travel to Exdeath' castle, where they defeat Gilgamesh and Exdeath as well. When the crystals shatter, the worlds are reunited.

The party returns to Tycoon and celebrate Exdeath' defeat. However, Exdeath manifests again. He has now full control of the Void, and wreaks havoc, tossing entire towns and kingdoms into an interdimensional rift.

The party now has access to powerful artificats, and once obtained they enter the rift. They find Exdeath at the center of the rift seeking the powers of the Void. The party fights Exdeath and then Neo Exdeath, whos intent is to destroy all reality. They defeat him and use the crystal shards' power to seal the Void once more and return to restore the reunified world and it's crystals.

They return to the Moore Forest and those that have fallen in battle are revived.

References in Final Fantasy XIV

Legacy

• The servers Istory and Karnak refers to towns with the same name.

A Realm Reborn

• Sastasha is a reference to the Pirate's Hideout in Final Fantasy V.
• The Guardian Tree is a direct reference to the Guardian Tree from Final Fantasy V.
• The Ship Graveyard is based upon the Ship Graveyard of Final Fantasy V.
  • The boss of the single instance in History Repeating is based on the Siren of Final Fantasy V.
• Gilgamesh is based on the same character in Final Fantasy V. Enkidu is an honorable nudge towards his partner in Final Fantasy V.
  • Enkidu (Boss), a boss in the Battle in the Big Keep, is based upon the appearance of Enkidu from Final Fantasy V.
• Atomos from The Labyrinth of the Ancients is based on the boss from Final Fantasy V.

Music References

Original Theme	Theme
Moogles' Theme	Good King Moggle Mog XII
Clash on the Big Bridge

Heavensward

• Gaelicats are based on the same monsters appearing in Final Fantasy V.
• Bandersnatchs are based on the same monsters appearing in Final Fantasy V.
• The Great Gubal Library is based in the Library of Ancients dungeon from Final Fantasy V.
  • The enemy Page 64 and the boss Byblos are based on the enemies from Final Fantasy V.
• Krile Baldesion is based upon Krile of Final Fantasy V.
  • Her grandfather Galuf is also based upon Galuf Baldesion of Final Fantasy V.
  • Her Attire is based upon the White Mage attire of Krile in Final Fantasy V.
  • Krile and Galuf hail from the Isle of Val, a reference to the "Isle of Bal", their home from Final Fantasy V.
• Catoblepas from Halatali (Hard) is based on the optional boss and summon from Final Fantasy V.
• Karlabos from Sastasha (Hard) is based on the boss from Final Fantasy V.
• Calofisteri, the final boss of The Weeping City of Mhach, is based on the boss from Final Fantasy V.
• The Enchanted Fan enemies appearing in Sohr Khai are based on the enemies from Final Fantasy V.
• Liquid Flame from The Great Gubal Library (Hard) and Living Liquid from Alexander - The Arm of the Father can transform into differnt forms. This is a reference to the Liquid Flame battle in Final Fantasy V.

Stormblood

• The Sirensong Sea is based on the Ship Graveyard of Final Fantasy V.
  • Ghido is based on the turtle sage Ghido from Final Fantasy V. When summoned near an Wind-up Exdeath minion, they will have a fighting animation.
• Omega (boss) and Shinryu are also rivals within Final Fantasy V.
• In The Lochs a moai face can be found. This is a reference to the moai statue on the ocean in Final Fantasy V.
• Several locations in The Forbidden Land, Eureka are named after characters appearing in Final Fantasy V:
  • Port Surgate
  • Klauser's Howe
  • The Val River Swale
  • Klauser's Peace

• The Interdimensional Rift is a direct reference to the final dungeon of Final Fantasy V.
  • Alte Roite is the boss of Deltascape V1.0 and based on the boss in Final Fantasy V.
  • Catastrophe is the boss of Deltascape V1.0 and based on the boss in Final Fantasy V.
  • Halicarnassus is the boss of Deltascape V1.0 and based on the boss in Final Fantasy V.
  • Exdeath is the boss of Deltascape V1.0 and Neo Exdeath is the phase 2 boss of Deltascape V1.0 (Savage) and based on the final boss in Final Fantasy V.

• The boss of the stage 25 Masked Carnivale, Azulmagia, is a reference to the Blue Mage enemy in Final Fantasy V.
  • After clearing the stage, Blue Mage's will receive his signature cane as the Level 50 Blue Mage weapon.
  • The artifact gear for Blue Mages is based on the gear from Final Fantasy V.
  • The casting effect for Blue Mages is also based upon the casting effect for Blue Mages in Final Fantasy V.

Music References

Original Theme	Theme
Interdimensional Rift Prelude to the Void	Deltascape
Boss Theme "Battle 2"	Omega Squared
The Decisive Battle	Decisions (Omega)
The Final Battle	Final, Not Final

Shadowbringers

• The ancient civilisation of Ronka and it's ruins are a reference to the Ronka Ruin's in Final Fantasy V.
• Fort Gohn is named after the village appearing in Final Fantasy V.
• The final boss of The Twinning - The Tycoon - is named after the kingdom in Final Fantasy V.
  • Since the boss is a palette swap of the castle-like primal Alexander, the name could also be a reference to Castle Tycoon or Lenna's father, Alexander Highwind Tycoon.

Endwalker

Music References

Original Theme	Theme
The Day Will Come	The Day Will Come (Endwalker)

Images

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  Final Fantasy V Cover on Steam