

Jack, Jed, Ash, and Sophia were given their crystals by the Lufenians, but Neon got hers from Astos. Several characters claim the crystals identify them as the heroes of Lukahn's prophecy, though several others, including Jack himself, point out how the crystals do not shine as the prophecy says they are supposed to. The protagonists Jack Garland, Jed, Ash, Neon, and Sophia all have Dark Crystals that resonate when near each other. Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin One of the Components that can be created through Battlegen is the Blackcrystal Sliver, found in the Chaos Shrine as a reference to the Dark Orb from the first game. The Dark Crystals the Emperor speaks of are never seen in-game.
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As a result, because Jecht was infused with the powers of Chaos, the Crystal he received was attuned to darkness and the Emperor seized the crystals created from Jecht with the intent that, as the Warriors of Cosmos survived the death of their goddess, the Emperor would likewise survive Chaos', and would be free to rule all existence unopposed with both gods dead. The Dark Crystals are a crucial part of the Emperor's scheme, having manipulated Jecht to fight Tidus so that he would receive the crystal Cosmos implanted in him during the last cycle of conflict while he was a warrior of Cosmos. It is also said that his daughter Mira draws her powers from the crystal.Ī Dark Crystal, aligned with The Void that existed before the universe, appears as an opposite of the four Crystals of creation. Inside the Crystal resides Darklord Craydall, who fills the tower with the power to sustain the monsters inside it once the Miasma cleared. An artificial Crystal of Darkness is delivered to Minfilia as a potential means of combating Lahabrea.įinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord Ī dark crystal resides on top of the Flying Tower, which adventurers constantly try to destroy. During the Dry they absorb sunlight, which can be drained into Shadestones to create items known as Sunstones.ĭark Crystals are objects used by the Ascians to possess mortal bodies. The large crystalline rocks scattered around the Giza Plains are known as Dark Crystals. The Dark Crystals, along with the Crystals of the Overworld, are retrieved from the Depths of the True Moon. The two again retrieve the Dark Crystal from the Sealed Cave, but the Mysterious Girl arrives and takes it from them. Rydia and Luca arrive too late at the Dwarven Castle to prevent the Mysterious Girl from taking the Dark Crystal there. The four Dark Crystals, along with numerous other crystals of both light and darkness from other worlds, appear. After Cecil and company arrives inside the chamber, they find Rydia lying on the floor of the chamber. The entrance to the Crystal Chamber is guarded by the Demon Wall. The Dark Crystal is silently shedding its light inside the Crystal Chamber in the Sealed Cave. The party retrieves the Dark Crystal, but as they leave, Golbez asserts his mental domination of Kain and seizes it from the party. Golbez steals the Dark Crystal from the Dwarven Castle, but the seal on the cave protects the last Dark Crystal from him.Įventually, Giott fears that Golbez will be able to break the seal by force, and gives the party Luca's necklace to open the seal. However, the location of only two Crystals is known: one is kept by the dwarves at the Dwarven Castle, while another is kept in the Sealed Cave. In an alternate backstory given by Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin, the Black Crystal is explained as crystal matrix stolen from the Lufenians.įour Dark Crystals exist in the Underworld, to counter the four Crystals of the Blue Planet's Overworld. It is explained in Dissidia Final Fantasy that Garland's Black Crystal drew its power from The Void, allowing Garland to travel into the past and become Chaos. After the Warriors of Light restore light to the four elemental crystals, the Black Crystal disappears in a flash, and the pedestal where it once stood allows travel 2000 years into the past. While the game's plot never explicitly states any detail, Garland used this Crystal as a means of connection to the 2000-year-old past, possibly to communicate with the Fiends of that time, and possibly to travel there upon death. 1.9 Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy OriginĪ Black Crystal ("Dark Orb" in the NES version) can be found in the middle of the Chaos Shrine.1.7 Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales.

