In the Divine Comedy, Hell is where Satan is a demon entrapped up to the waist, Purgatory is a place of suffering and spiritual growth, and Heaven is where Dante meets famous saints. Lady's Japanese name is Maria, another name for the Virgin Mother.Ī common fan interpretation of the Statue of the Gods is that they symbolize the Divine Comedy, an epic poem in which the author Dante Alighieri travels through the stages of the afterlife, Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. The positioning of Rest and Lady is based on Michelangelo's Pietà, a sculpture of Jesus lying in Mary's lap after being crucified. The artwork for the Statue of the Gods shows many of them wearing capes and sashes similar to Kefka's god form. These theories are not supported by official material the ideas were created by their authors. According to the Final Fantasy III Players Guide, the three-sectioned vast, distorted creature is an organic version of Kefka's Tower.
This concept is used during the battle against him in Final Fantasy XIV, however.įinal Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Intermission Review - Half-MeasureĪccording to the Final Fantasy III Nintendo Player's Guide, the final battle is supposed to be a rematch of the Statues, the first tier being Poltrgeist, the second tier being against Goddess, and the third tier being against Doom. However, since the enemy does not actually appear in the final battle, it is dummied. The dummy version of Kefka's AI script implies that the enemy was a device used to help switch the tiers in the final battle. Each boss instead uses a placeholder Brachiosaur sprite, set to be hidden from view. As a result the individual bosses do not disappear when defeated, their names are not shown, and any attacks that alter the background will alter the Statue as well. Uniquely, the actual appearance of the Statue of the Gods is rendered as part of the background in place of the sprite system used for other enemies and bosses.
The Statue of the Gods is separated into three tiers, each composed of multiple enemies. When the character order is confirmed, the gauntlet will begin. The player should prepare accordingly by organizing the party order to best accommodate their strengths and weaknesses. The player will not be able to enter the main menu or rest up during the gauntlet.
The gauntlet can be long, and there is no interval in-between the tiers. Once all twelve characters are used up, or if all four characters are defeated before the tier ends, the game is over. They will start with the first four characters, and each time someone is left KO'd before moving on to the next tier, they will be replaced by the next character on the list. The player will be prompted to organize their twelve characters according to whom they want in their active party.
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