Prima Vista



The M.S. Prima Vista (劇場艇プリマビスタ) is a luxury liner with theater used by the Tantalus Theater Troupe in Final Fantasy IX. It measures 8,235 tons and has a guest capacity of 288. It runs off a veil energy propulsion system and was built in Zebolt Shipyards. The Prima Vista is registered in Lindblum and acts as the thieves' mobile base of operations. The theater ship's stage is used to perform I Want to Be Your Canary.

Zidane starts the story in the ship. After the ship sustains substantial damage at the hands of Queen Brahne, it crashlands in the Evil Forest.

Tetra Master

 * Card 087
 * Location:
 * Prize when Vivi wins the Festival of the Hunt
 * Obtained from Chocograph 6, Cold Field
 * Won from the Four-Armed Man at Daguerreo/Right Hall.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
The Central Stage of the Prima Vista appears as one of several new arenas in Dissidia 012. Cloud speaks to Kuja about keeping his memories safe and their mutual reluctance to fight, and in another scene Firion speaks to Lightning about Firion's rose, which she says holds significance to her as well.

The arena consists of a main stage area with a flat castle prop in the background. The trap doors used to ascend to the stage in Final Fantasy IX can be seen on the floor, but are merely aesthetic features. Fighters can climb up the walls and battle on and behind the prop as well as on the stage. The edge of the stage marks the borders of the arena, an invisible wall keeping characters over the ground. The North Gate and Alexandria Castle can be seen looking over the stage, seemingly indicating the Prima Vista is floating somewhere near village of Dali.

The Mallet is the battlegen item obtained through stage destruction in this area. It was previously the second battlegen item in Ultimecia's Castle in Dissidia.

Etymology
In English ship-naming conventions, the prefix "M.S." stands for "Motor Ship", referring to a vessel which is powered by an internal combustion engine. Given that it uses Mist as its fuel source, it could also stand for "Mist Ship". It's Japanese prefix, Gekijō-tei, means "Theater Ship".

"Prima Vista" is Italian for "first sight". In musical notation, to perform a piece a prima vista means to read and play written music that the performer has not seen before, literally "at first sight".