Final Fantasy II Complete Story Explained - Xygor Gaming

after Squaresoft faced a series of financial challenges the company released the original final fantasy to popular acclaim in 1987 the title saved squaresoft from bankruptcy and started one of the biggest franchises in videogame history with their 1988 follow-up Final Fantasy 2 the company embraced some extremely bold ideas with the addition of a key word system and character progression that was based on individual skills rather than levels Final Fantasy 2 evolved beyond the formula of the original title while not released in North America until many years after the title arrived in Japan Final Fantasy 2 captivated fans with amazing music challenging gameplay and characters that were much more defined than those of its predecessor perhaps the best quality the game however was its underlying story with that in mind this video intends to provide a complete and concise storyline explanation for the entirety of the game whenever possible official game footage in artwork will be used and now let's get into the tale a long piece is drawing to a close the Emperor of Polynesia has summoned monsters from the underworld to conquer the earth and establish an empire to thwart his plan a rebel army arose in the Kingdom of Finn but their castle was soon destroyed by an overwhelming assault in light of the Empire's dominance the rebels soon flee to the remote town of Altair caught up in the struggle for youths fearian Maria gai and Leon attempt to flee from the Imperial forces after their parents were slain by the evil hands of the Empire the forest soon confronted by black knights who make quick work of them and leave them for dead however rebel forces soon discover them injured and bring them to the town of Altair there they're cared for by min-woo a powerful White Mage and advisor to princess Hilda the leader of the White Rose rebellion when fury on awakens he soon discovers that his friends I am Maria a recovering from their injuries Maria's older brother Leon however went missing in the process of their rescue when Furion meets Hilda he expresses interest in joining the rebellion to avenge his family however the princess rejects him saying that the youths lack the experience necessary to help the fight against the Empire she instead advises them to return to their homes but she is alerted to the fact that they no longer have any nonetheless Hilda gives the party the rebel password Wild Rose the insignia of the kingdom of Finn with this password she says that the four will be able to live in Altair the king of Finn princess held his father has been wounded by an arrow that struck him in the back the party makes their way to Finn which is now infested with Imperial soldiers a rebel sympathizers them information that there's a wounded man behind a secret door in the pub inside they used the password again to find that the wounded man is Prince Scott of kashu and he asked the group to tell his brother Gordon that he should learn to have more faith in himself he also notifies the party that Finn fell due to the duplicity of Borgan who betrayed the kingdom by allowing the Polynesian forces to overtake the castle for this deed he was recently made a general in the Imperial Army lastly Scott contemplates having the party tell Hilda that he loves her but recants by saying his confessions would only bring her pain when Maria asks if Scott is aware of Leon's fate he has no answers however he gives the team his ring but just after doing so he falls to the ground and dies when fury on brings scott's ring back to Hilda she is now convinced that he and his friends possessed the courage needed to join the rebellion she says that the party should seek out a magical metal known as mithril which would be used to equip rebel forces with powerful weapons as a first step Hilda says the group should see Joseph a man sent to Solomon for the same purpose however he has recently gone missing to help fury on and his friends Hilda asks minwoo her trusted advisor to take part in the mission agreeing to join the team Mayhew says that the party must first pass through the port town of palu with the help of his canoe before they leave Hilda warns that the Empire is forcing the people of Basques to build the dread-nots a giant airship after arriving in Solomon the party finds that the Empire has enslaved the town's men and has forced them to work in the cave of cemet Falls nearby house they find Joseph he says that he has not yet found any mithril and adds that he will not reveal the leads he has until Furion and his friends prove their worth if the team can rescue the enslaved men at Senate Falls Joseph says he will help the group with the assistance of the canoe fear Yan and his friends enter the cave after fighting their way through the depths they find the town's enslaved men with them as Paul the self-proclaimed greatest thief in the world and friend to the rebellion beside him is Nellie Joseph's daughter who is being held hostage by Morgan as it turns out Paul discovered that the cave is where the myth Roe was coming from but he was caught in the process of seeking it out now that they are all freed Paul says he will lead the party to safety deeper inside they encounter sergeant who is guarding the mythril that the rebellion seeks after he is defeated in combat the party obtains the mythril from the nearby chests and they returned to Joseph he thanks the party for saving his daughter when the mythril is brought back to Altair Hilda thanks the group for giving the rebellion what it needs to fight the Empire on equal terms she instructs fury on and his friends to take it to Tobal the town blacksmith so that he can create some weapons from it after forging the material the weapon shop now sells a variety of mithril weapons when they return again to Hill that the princess informs the party that the Dark Knight overseeing the construction of the dread-nots is temporarily tending to other matters so it is the perfect opportunity to infiltrate the Machine and halt its construction and bask to do so the party should meet up with a contact of the rebellion inside the city and destroy the airship if possible when they arrive in Basque bornin is forcing the townsfolk to build the dread-nots while the Dark Knight is awake when they find the rebellion sympathizer he says that an entrance in the nearby sewers leads directly to the dread-nots using the entrance they enter the vast cave and fight through monsters in the city sewers as they do so they eventually run into the Dark Knight and says that the party is too late and that the dread-nots is complete he demands that the team and the resistance against the Empire and kneel before the Emperor as he leaves Morgan mocks the group and follows after him as they exit the giant dreadnought is shown rising from its construction frame and lifts itself into the air and a great spectacle flying overhead it is now out of the party's reach as they retrace their steps within the cave however they find the pass to the giant airship as they come to find out the cities of puffed and palin gate RIA and Altair have all suffered immense damage and loss of life from the dread-nots assault when they reach Altair again Hilda informs the group that many were recently wounded in the attacks in addition the shock from the devastation has even caused her father's condition to deteriorate and Hilda says that he will soon die helpless to save his fate min-woo says it is his duty to take care of the wounded he therefore leaves the party and wishes fury on and his friends good fortune in his bedchamber the dying King tells the group that Scott sealed the gates of cashew and keep to protect the Sun fire the town's symbol and magical relic however he says that the goddesses bail is needed to break the seal Hilde says the bail can be found within a cavern on the snow plains when the group expresses interest in retrieving it she recommends that the parties seek out Joseph because he is familiar with the region to get to cashew and keep she says the party should also find Sid who owns an airship that can be of assistance when they return to Salomon Joseph says that the only way to reach the snow cavern is with the snow craft which he hid in a nearby mine because Furion and his friends were so helpful before he agrees to join them in their quest after joining the team they head into summit Falls and find a blue stone there Joseph turns a small rock in the wall revealing a secret passage inside they find Joseph snow craft which can be used to traverse the snow plains near salomon after finding their way to the snow cavern the group persevere through the monsters within deep inside they find a group of Beavers as the group soon discovers guy can speak the language of the creatures when he asked about the goddesses Belle the beaver responds that there is a secret passage in the east wall and that the Bell is being guarded by a monster the party heads through the tunnel which eventually leads to a giant turtle at a man toys which is guarding the Bell and it was defeated the team pulls the goddesses bell from the wall afterward a new passage opens before them deeper inside they run into Borg and again who realizes that the party has already found the Bell he declares that the emperor will never forgive him unless he makes a stand against fear Yan and his friends and attacks after being beaten by the group Morgan says he has booby-trapped the cave and cackles as he says they'll be waiting for the group in hell just then the giant bola comes rolling out of the cavern wall startled the party begins to run away as the boulder closes in Joseph uses all of his might to block its progress and tells the group to get out while they can as they do the boulders eventually too much for Joseph to handle and it rolls over him as he bids the party farewell afterward the party finds Joseph dead on the ground with the goddess's Bell in hand the group ventures that cashew and Keith after entering the gate they soon find the Sun fire burning nearby they also find Gordon who said he came to retrieve the Sun fire as well to do so he says Eagles torch must be retrieved from inside because his aims aligned with the groups and the monsters are too powerful for him to handle alone Maria proposes that they team up to find the item gordon agrees and joins the party deep inside keshu and keep the party discovers red soul a burning flame that guards a chest it attacks the adventurers but is soon destroyed by the combined energies of the group the chest behind contains Niels torch when they return to the front of the key the party uses the item to collect the Sun fire as they exit they are stunned to see SIDS airship being chased through the sky by the gargantuan dread knocking as the dreadnought closes in on SIDS airship it uses its mechanised claw to capture it as the party soon learns the dread-nots has stopped to refuel when they approach it on land they find swarms of Imperial soldiers in and around it even still the party sneaks inside the airship determined to put an end to the Empire's most powerful weapon and the war against the rebellion inside the dreadnought the party surprisingly finds Hilda who apparently one aboard SIDS airship it was captured alongside the captain Sid asked the team to seek out the engine of the dread-nots were there to throw the Sun fire upon it to assure its destruction when they discovered the Dreadnoks engine fear Don takes the opportunity to ignite it with a Sun fire as it catches fire though the Dark Knight appears before them the mysterious servant of the Emperor lashes out against them Maria implies that his voice sounds familiar however little time to spare virion warns that the ship will soon explode determined to escape by way of SIDS airship the party runs out of the chamber running frantically through the ship as it begins to burn they exit just in the nick of time after fires are up throughout the structure the dread-nots is destroyed in a gigantic explosion and the party flies out of the area on SIDS airship back in Altair man who caters to the dying king who makes a series of final requests of Gordon min-woo and fear yacht yes Gordon to lead the rebel army against the Empire Gordon quickly agrees and swears to protect Hilda as well the King turns to min-woo and asked him to seek out a legendary magical spell that has been sealed away for ages as he says the seal on the spell may be broken only when the world stands at the brink of destruction min-woo agrees and says he will find a way to break the seal upon ultimate all fear Yan is asked to travel to dice the home of the dragoons though the King believes that the dragoons were slaughtered in an attack by the Empire he believes that there might be survivors who could be a great assistance to the rebellion the combined efforts of gordon min-woo and fury on he says will bring about victory despite the hurdles asking one last time for everyone to take care of Hilda his attendants approach and the King dies in his bed while they lament the loss of the king Gordon suggests that the sadness should be spared for another time and each of them should focus on their duties later he adds that the dragoons of dice can speak the language of the wyverns he would also make valuable allies to reach the area he says fear gone and his friend should seek out a ship in Palo when they arrived there they crossed paths with a pirate named Leila who offers passage on a ship to diced she says she'll be waiting for the group in the harbor nearby however after they board their stop mid trip and surrounded by Leila's pirate crew as it turns out Leila gives them an ultimatum their lives will be spared as long as they hand their belongings over and the party resists the Pirates attack however after all of them are defeated Leila admits she is lost instead of killing her Furion consults his friends the group asked her instead to fight against the Empire together after mulling the circumstances Leila agrees and promises to get the party to dice when they get to dice castle they find a child at the entrance he tells the group to run away but Furion and his friends chase after him and they track him down he has found his mother the child says that the reason he ran away was because he originally thought Furion and his friends were soldiers of the Empire the child's mother says her husband was a dragoon but the henchmen of the Emperor put into death the last surviving wyvern of the dragoon as she says is in the door behind them the wyvern has attempted to communicate but she cannot understand its language to interpret it she says a pendant must be retrieved from the nearby cavern in the dice cavern the group finds the remains of a dragoon when they inspect it they find the pendant and they bring it to the wyvern enticed they asked for its assistance after showing it the pendant the wyvern announces that the Empire has poisoned it he is at risk to die when asked about the wyverns he tells the party to take the last surviving wyvern egg to dice cavern and submerge it in the life spring unless they do so he says his species will go extinct back at dice cavern the party abides by the wyverns request and submerges the egg into the bottom of the spring when they return to the keep the mother thanks virion and his friends for their efforts she says that one day the egg will hatch and the young wyvern will soar into the sky and assist the rebels when the group returns to Altair Gordon tells them that Hilde has been behaving extremely strong lately in her quarters she asked to have a conversation with fury on and the rest of the party leaves the chamber while they are away she attempts to seduce fury on and tells him to approach her bed as he does so Hilda disturbingly transforms into the Lamia Queen a treacherous beast she tries to attack but Furion's friends return to the bedroom to defend him after she is defeated they all come to realize that the hill did they save from the dreadnought was an impostor and that the real princess Hilda is being held captive by the Empire in Polynesia as it turns out she is being offered as a prize in the tournament that is set to take place shortly to assist in her rescue Gordon offers to join the party and Layla agrees to make do on the high seas with her pirate crew after Gordon joins the party they traveled to the Coliseum there they shockingly find the Emperor himself the leader of the Empire as they approach him they are locked into the arena the emperor announces that princess Hilda will be granted to the victor of the tournament a gate within the arena then opens to reveal behemoth a giant beast he attacks the party but after a struggle he is defeated afterward the team approaches the Emperor at first claiming to grant the reward he soon mocks the group as rebels and disappears the dark knight then arrives and orders them all into the Coliseum dungeon while they are all in their cell a man sneaks around the corner and knocks out the guard as they soon discover it is Paul the same man fury on and his friends safe from the mines near summit falls while escaping they soon find the cell holding the real princess Hilda when she is rescued she's surprised to see Gordon along with the others Furion tells Gordon to take the princess out of the dungeon while he and the others distract the guards after returning to Altair again the party learns that Hilden Gordon have made camp nearby where they hope to stage an offensive to retake Castle Finn there Gordon says virion and his friends are to play an integral role in the rebel assault while the attention the guards is occupied by the rebel forces the party used to sneak into the castle and kill Gatos the Imperial castellan at the camp Hilda also thanks the group profusely for saving her life and destroying the red not as the party enters castle fin they find Laila waiting for them at the gate pledging her support again she rejoins the group within the throne-room Gatos is waiting for the rebels when he is confronted he lashes out and attacks the team however their power overtakes his attacks and the castle is retaken for the rebellion Hilda thanks the party for their continued assistance they also learned that min-woo has left her miss city at the land of mages where he hopes to find the legendary ultimate all because Hilda has not heard from him she asks fury on and his friends to seek him out she says obtaining the spell requires two masks one of which is the white mass from the basement of Castle Finn she says she doesn't know the doors location but Paul holds the answer he says that the passageway is in the far corner of the audience chamber and to the right of the throne there they find a secret door in the wall inside they fight their way through enemies at the castles dungeon eventually they find a room with the white mask and a chest in the cydia the crew learns that the seal on Miss idiot tower can only be broken by way of the crystal rod which exists somewhere on the continent they eventually make their way to the tropical island where they find the black mask the second mass they require now with both masks the team travels to the cave of Messenia where they battle their way through the ancient ruins with the mass they are able to eliminate doppelgangers that stand in their way deep inside they find the crystal rod in a chest as the party heads to miss idiot tower by way of Leila's ship a giant whirlpool appears help us to resist the pool of the water the ship is sucked inside as it turns out the entire party has been swallowed by Leviathan a giant sea monster they also realized that laila is missing after making their way through a host of enemies with him a beast they find a dragoon named Ricard he soon realizes virion and his friends also seek the ultimate all and proposes that they team up to escape ricard says that there is a nearby bullet that is being guarded by a powerful monster after joining the party the group realizes that there are others that have remained trapped in Leviathan for long lengths of time guarding the boat inside the creature is the round one after it attacks the group used their talents to destroy it afterward they all board the boat and find their way to the mass it e'en tower as they approach the structure the crystal rod illuminates in the magical strength from the surrounding areas gathered the crystal rod then emits a huge beam of energy that dissolves the seal on the tower and fear yon and his friends proceed inside within the tower they are provoked into battle by mages that transform into the fire gigas ice Gaius and thunder gigas when all three are defeated they proceed to the inner chamber to find minwoo white wizard says he's managed to reach the seal but the binding upon it is extremely strong as men who tells the party to stand back he concentrates every last bit of his magical power on the seal and emits a giant beam of energy the seal breaks and minwoo is thrown back into the ground as freon and his friends rushed to help him the dying min-woo urges the party to go through the door to obtain Ultima just as he does he dies and fades away inside the door the party touches a crystal that bestows altima the ultimate magic spell after returning to Finn Hilda and Gordon recognize that Ultima has been obtained however the party learns that the emperor has unleashed cyclone a mysterious force that has destroyed popped Pauline Altair and gate reah according to Hilda the cyclone is now in the process of making its way to Finn and threatening the rebellion fury on and his friends also learned that laila has found their way back to finn after being separated from the party when the group uses their pendant on the giant mirror on top of the castle they see an image of the hatched young wyvern and diced which is now headed toward Finn flying down from the clouds above a bond between Ricard and the wyvern is established wyvern flies away but the team tracks down Paul when he is made aware that the party intends to go into the cyclone he allows them access to a collection of powerful items within a secret passage in his home with the help of the wyvern the party approaches the cyclone within the swirling airs the emperor's fortress bowing through the challenging foes inside they reach the throne room with the realization that fear Yan and his friends have reached him by way of the revived y ver the her command several waves of his Royal Guards to stop them when they are bested the Emperor himself promises to kill the group and attacks he is overtaken by the might of the party the fortress begins to shake violently and Emperor fades away when they returned back to Finn fury yawn and his friends are greeted as heroes and Hilda rejoices that the light of peace shines in the world once more she then arranges a celebration party for the group in the castle and Finn rejoices was singing and dancing however the celebration is cut short when one of the soldiers of the rebellion announces that the Dark Knight has declared himself the new emperor it is also revealed that the Dark Knight is actually Leon the brother Maria and he aspires to resurrect the Pala me Sein Empire once again as the soldier relays this information and falls and dies dumbfounded Maria promises to go to Leon and convince him to stand down thanking him to be under the influence of the Emperor's spell Allah says that he could only be in Polynesia a fortress situated high in the mountains Gordon wishes the party well as they set up to defeat the Dark Knight when they find CID who was wounded by the cyclone he lays down in bed he agrees to lend fury on and his friends his airship but soon dies and fades away back and diced is made known to all that the dragoons and wyverns were slain by the Empire after he gets his revenge against the Emperor Ricard pledges to return to diced and trained the young boy came to be a great dragoon after using the airship to enter castle Polynesia the party makes their way through the fortress when they finally reached the throne room they are greeted by the dark knight Leon on the throne the Leon threatens fury on Maria attempts to stop him from fighting against the rebellion nevertheless Leon rejects her overtures claiming that only power was the Justice Leon prepares to do battle with a party however the Emperor appears again as a giant monster he rebukes Leon's attempt to name himself Emperor and says that he no longer cares about maintaining control of the Empire instead he says he will use the powers he gained in hell to overtake the world as the emperor prepares to do battle with the team ricard quickly jumps forward and tells the group to call the wyvern to escape fury on and Maria try to stop him for ricard succeeds in distracting the Emperor long enough for the wyvern to carry the party to safety as it does the entire fortress of polynesia is consumed by a magical force ultimately the entire structure the previous fortress is transformed into castle pandemonium the fortress of hell as Leon returns to Finn with fury on Maria and guy Princess Hilda is updated on the circumstances and learns that regard as sacrificed himself the young warns that while the emperor still lives more will die because leon has seemed to change his tune Hilda allows the group to decide whether he can join the rebellion after Maria asked for his assistance leon agrees before they set out to end the reign of the emperor they first stop at dice where Alina and Kane learned that ricard has died while overtaken with grief Elina gives the most prized possession of dice the legendary sword Excalibur to the group to get to pandemonium a party must venture through the Jade passage where the monsters from Hell are pouring forth into the world when they get to the new hole in the earth they are magically transported inside after passing through they eventually reach pandemonium when they get to the inner sanctum they're confronted once again by the Emperor and taunts the party saying that the hand of man can never be strong enough to defeat the Lord master of Hell in his monstrous form he then attacks the party using their array of attacks and magic Tyrion and his friends are able to defeat him stunned at the party's power the Emperor disintegrates and fades into oblivion fury on Maria guy and Leone returned to Finn where Hilda congratulate s' them with the emperor gone she says there is nothing left to fear Gordon says the kingdom will be built anew and a new peaceful order will be established he thanks the group and hopes that Scott is looking down on him from above Paul quips that the party has put him out of a job because he can no longer steal from the Empire layla recognizes the party's accomplishment and offers to take them in if they ever want to try their hand at piracy Nelly hopes that Joseph would be proud of the moment and offers to stay in Finn to serve Hilda as Hilda Gordon and Nelly leave the room the four friends agree to live in peace together under the new kingdom Leone however is regretful for his actions and says he must leave fury on admits that he cannot stop him from leaving but tells Leone they will meet again after he departs the spirits of Joseph min-woo Sid and Ricard appear for a moment and the party thinks of the help they provided along their journey they then agree to leave the castle together with their struggle over and the emperor defeated the monsters plaguing the world have vanished peace returns to the world and the wounds of war amended the memories of the conflict soon fade and SIDS airships soars in the skies above and that concludes my complete story explanation for Final Fantasy 2 if you liked this video please subscribe to my channel for more storyline explanations and click the bell to be 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Length: 27min 22sec (1642 seconds)

Published: Fri May 15 2020