mythology

Mythology Manual - Titan: Earthen Rage The entity labelled as ‘Titan’ is one of the founding members of the Final Fantasy franchise’s repertoire of summonable beings. Representing the Earth element, this muscular male figure is often presented as a prehistoric entity, much like the race of...

Kazushige Nojima’s new novel Final Fantasy VII Remake: Trace of Two Pasts is out (in Japanese only) and already people are peeking at its pages. One of the details which people are reporting is that Tifa’s mother might be called Thea. If true, this is pretty cool! Not only is it a pretty name...

FFFMM: Phoenix: A Bird Reborn Not many mythology-based metaphors possess an impact quite as powerful as the Phoenix rising from the ashes. The imagery of a rebirth following hardship is attractively therapeutic, encapsulated perfectly by the self-engendering mythical bird which upon death is...

Heimdall’s horn has sounded for all mythology fans! Norse Myths That Inspired Final Fantasy VII is the latest book by award-winning Final Fantasy community author M. J. Gallagher. This ambitious, well-researched work examines how Norse lore and Viking culture manifests in the locations...

Today Zaperart has successfully launched The Blueness of a Wound on Steam, a point & click adventure game set in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. From the creator of the graphic novel Lost Dreams of the Unicorn (Roko Zaper - also known as redcloud9 here on Final Fantasy Forums)...

DISCLAIMER: CONTAINS SHADOWBRINGERS SPOILERS THROUGHOUT. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE READER SHOULD COMPLETE THE GAME BEFORE READING THIS. FFFMM - Hades: Shadow Lord Hades, Greek mythology’s god of the Underworld, regularly emerges in modern popular culture. Often he is depicted as a hellish...

FFFMM - Siren: Seductive Song The Sirens are amongst Greek mythology's most characteristic monsters. Usually envisioned as half-bird, half-woman, Sirens lure distracted sailors with sweet music causing them to ruin their ships on the rocks. They embody the treacherous zone where sea meets land...

FFF Mythology Manual - Ixion: The Dark Horse of Djose! Introduction: The Equine Experiment. Within the pantheon of Final Fantasy’s summonable creatures Ixion does not often show himself (his first and most notable appearance being in Final Fantasy X); yet he’s clearly made an impression and...

Welcome to the Final Fantasy Forums’ Mythology Manual Noticeboard! This shall serve as a hub for the Mythology Manual article series (2015-present). Any news relating to the Final Fantasy Forums Mythology Manual (FFFMM) shall be posted here so that it is easier to keep up to date. What is the...

FFF Mythology Manual – Shiva: The Transcendent Snow Sorceress. (an improved update of this article can be read in Timber Maniacs issue 2, pages 5-10) Only a handful of summoned creatures are as ubiquitous within the Final Fantasy universe as Shiva. Since her first appearance in Final Fantasy...

FFFMM Halloween Special - Phantom Train and Doomtrain: Spooky Trains on Separate Tracks. Ghost trains have captured the imaginations of many people. Not only are there real-world reports of haunted trains, but they appear in literature, and dark rides in theme parks and fairgrounds labelled as...

FFF Mythology Manual - Red XIII: Nanaki the Native. Red XIII is truly a contender for the most unique of playable characters in the Final Fantasy series. Appearing in FFVII and related compilation material, Red XIII (or Nanaki) is not only a member of a species other than human (a rare treat in...

FFF Mythology Manual - Alexander: Divine Defender. Alexander is a very popular recurring summon in the Final Fantasy series. His appearance is that of a gigantic robot and often doubles as a mobilised fortress. Alexander is usually quadrupedal (or, more accurately, tripedal as his body...

FFF Mythology Manual - Ultros: An unorthodox adaptation! Anyone who has played Final Fantasy VI will be aware of a certain talkative, loveable, and yet terribly perverted purple octopus. The creature’s goofy teeth and mischievously sinister eyes make him one of the funniest, most iconic and...