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Final Fantasy V
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The Plot
The planet is assaulted by meteorites from above and decay from below. An adventurer, a princess, a female pirate, and an aged amnesiac investigate the shattering of the elemental crystals. After several false starts, they discover that the meteorites are coming from another world. They jump into a warp zone and travel to the source of the menace. In the second world, they find the evil X-Death and his henchman Gilgamesh. Your party meets with the benevolent Four Braves of the Dawn. Thirty years ago they imprisoned X-Death inside a tree, but the spell has since become ineffective. 
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Released: December 6, 1992, in Japan; October 5, 1999, in the US (PlayStation version)
Systems: Super Famicom, PlayStation
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X-Death is confronted, and Galuf sacrifices himself for the party. Galuf's granddaughter Kururu joins in his stead. Together the new party confronts X-Death and kills him... or do they? (Answer: No.) The first and second world combine into a third; continents fuse and cities collide as the two realities combine. In the third world, X-Death excisesentire cities with the power of "mu" (nothingness), while the party struggles to unlock the eight holy weapons. At last the party travels to the center of the Cleft of Dimension, determined to finish X-Death once and for all.
The Heroes
Bartz travels the world on the back of his chocobo, Boco, seeking adventure and fortune wherever he may find himself. 
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The princess Reina has always lived in the shadow of her father, King Tycoon. Her rebellious tendencies lead her to wonder what life is like outside of the castle. Reina's foil is her sister, Faris. Uncouth and uncultured, Faris has spent her entire life on the high seas as a pirate. Galuf, an amnesiac old man, is jolly even in the face of adversity. His granddaughter Krile is fantastically optimistic and endearing.
A mysterious cave. |
The ancient turtle sage Gill is a rock of stability in the whirlwind of change. The Four Braves of the Dawn provide support in the second world: Kelga is the reclusive and benevolent werewolf, King Zeza provides military and tactical assistance, and Drogan, Butz's father, watches over the party from above. The King of Bal - known to the party as Galuf - fights on the front lines. He may be old and forgetful, but he's still going to do his part! There's also a forest full of moogles ready to "kupo!" our heroes to victory.
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The Villains
Final Fantasy V offers the greatest supporting villain known to RPG-kind: Gilgamesh. His home base on the Big Bridge, his dramatic musical theme, the most amazing attack ever to be found in an RPG (the Ultimate Gilgamesh Metamorph) all make Gilgamesh exude coolness from every pixelated pore of his sprite-based body. Gilgamesh and his sidekick, Enkidu, awe and amuse you every time they burst onto the scene.
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