Final Fantasy VI story
Final Fantasy VI, also known as Final Fantasy III from its initial North American release, is a 1994 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the sixth main entry in the Final Fantasy series. Synopsis: Set in a world with technology resembling the Second Industrial Revolution, the game's story follows a group of rebels as they fight to undermine an expansionist and powerful empire.
40 total · 1 choice · 8 major · 31 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| good vs. evil | choice | At the heart of the game's story lies a conflict between a characteristically good band of resistance fighters and a characteristically bad empire in the first half of the game, and the malevolent tyrant Kefka in the second half of the game. |
| belonging | major | The story explores the half-human and half-Esper Terra not quite fitting in in the world of humans. |
| descent into madness | major | The main antagonist Kefka went increasingly mad after being infused with magical powers. In the end it became apparent that he'd descended into nihilism as a result of his madness and ultimately tried to destroy all of existence. |
| hybrid being | major | The much featured character Terra was the product of a union between a human woman and the Esper (a magical being) Maduin. |
| magic powers | major | The introduction of magic to an industrial society and the devastating ramifications thereof is central to the plot. |
| resistance movement | major | The story follows a rebel organization, known as the Returners, as they oppose a dangerous and expanding empire. |
| the lust for power | major | The main antagonists Gesthal and Kefka lusted to take over the world. |
| what if I had amnesia | major | Terra couldn't remember who she was or where she came from after the slave crown was removed, and she spent a significant portion of the game finding out about her past. Rachel lost all her memories after taking a bad fall in a cave. |
| what it is like to be different | major | The story explores Terra's struggles to fit into the world of human beings. Being half-human and half-Esper, she didn't quite fit it. |
| band of outlaws | minor | Edgar briefly led the Crimson Robbers under the false identity of Gerad. |