Sky Fortress Bahamut



The Sky Fortress Bahamut is a massive airship in Ivalice, the world of Final Fantasy XII. Designed by Doctor Cidolfus to be Archadia's ultimate airship, the structure is so large that normal power supplies are insufficient to fuel it. It acts as the game's final dungeon.

Location
Hovering over Rabanastre, the Bahamut can only be reached by airship. Once entered the party cannot leave and there also are no save crystals.

Structure
The Bahamut serves as a capital ship, aircraft carrier, and superweapon for the Arcadian armies. It carries a large complement of fighters and has rapid-firing cannons placed on the hull, and utilizes a multitude of glossair rings to support its massive structure. However, Bahamut's most prominent feature is the Cannon Superstructure placed near the top, a powerful cannon powered by Mist that can destroy enemy airships in a single blast.

Story
The Bahamut is the Archadian Fleet's flagship involved with crushing the Resistance. It can only fly when a large quantity of Mist is supplied. Such energy is obtained once Reddas destroyed the Sun-Cryst, allowing Vayne Solidor to pilot the craft into battle with the Resistance over Rabanastre. Though the two fleets were otherwise a match for each other, the Bahamut turns the tide and decimates the Resistance airships. The party, piloting the Strahl, dock at the Bahamut, and Ashe and her allies lead a force up the airship to find Vayne. Along the way Gabranth arrives, still alive and driven to kill Basch. The Judge Magister is defeated, but Basch spares him.

At the Bahamut's bridge Vayne greets the party with Larsa, who turns on Vayne. The party apparently kill Vayne, but he rises again as Vayne Novus using the power of Nethicite. Gabranth stumbles to the scene and assists the party in battling Vayne, ensuring Larsa's safety. After a fierce battle Gabranth attacks Vayne but is struck down. Vaan picks up Gabranth's fallen sword and impales Vayne, forcing him to retreat to the top of the Bahamut's cannon while Venat prevents the party from following. Vayne calls to Venat and the two merge together, pieces of the Bahamut grafting themselves onto Vayne to form The Undying, a mechanical monstrosity in the image of the Bahamut's namesake summon and the game's final boss.

When the Undying is killed, the party flees to the Strahl as the Bahamut begins to descend on a crash course with Rabanastre below. Balthier and Fran stay behind to repair its glossair wings and fly it to safety, and the Bahamut crashes just outside the city. In the epilogue, it is shown to have been covered with plant life, and a small lake surrounds the base.

Enemies

 * Imperial Swordsman
 * Imperial Gunner
 * Imperial Hoplite
 * Imperial Magus
 * Mastiff
 * Sphere-Rook
 * Spinner-Rook
 * Helm-Rook
 * Gabranth (Boss)
 * Vayne (Boss) (Boss)
 * Vayne Novus (Boss)
 * The Undying (Boss)

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
The Sky Fortress's Cannon Superstructure area, where the party fights the Undying, will appear in Dissidia 012 as an arena.