Final Fantasy 16 finally debuts the series' most destructive spell - but not before Donald Duck used it in Kingdom Hearts 3
Final Fantasy 16 not only introduces someone who can use what fans agree to be the series' strongest spell but, in turn, someone who may finally be strong enough to beat Donald Duck of Kingdom Hearts 3 fame.
Before we crack on, take this as your spoiler warning if you don't want FF16's story spoiled in a major way.
As its narrative progresses, FF16 eventually pits you against Bahamut in an epic scrap sparked by their Dominant Dion Lesage becoming incensed after learning of the corruption taking hold of their homeland.
Knowing Dion to be of a good heart, another character, Joshua, takes the form of the Phoenix to quell Bahamut's rage. Desperate to protect his brother from harm, Clive summons Ifrit to join the fray.
What follows is a batshit scrap that involves Clive and Joshua's Eikon forms fusing together and enough laser-based moves from Bahamut to make a Gundam blush – it's rad.
What we're talking about, though, is the latter stages of the fight, which sees Bahamut working their way up through the gears of each Flare ability. On the ropes, Bahamut flees the world to cast a move called Zettaflare to destroy the world. While he does succeed in casting it, Ifrit and Phoenix power through it to bring the grumpy ol' dragon down.
The appearance of Zettaflare is a big deal for Final Fantasy as it's the first time we've definitively seen it in a mainline game from the series. Is it the first we've seen it generally, though? Uh, about that.
Before FF16, we've seen the spell twice. The first would be in a Nintendo 3DS game called Bravely Default, which started development as a sequel to a Final Fantasy spin-off called The Four Heroes of Light. While not technically a Final Fantasy game, it retains all the hallmarks –
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