Brilliance

Brilliance is an element in Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia. It is the sequestered memories of Materia's champions and is carried by Dark Manikins. It first appears in Act 2 of the storyline.

Story
The party's first encounter with brilliance is in Act 2, when the Dark Manikins offer their assistance in protecting the dark Crystal Core. Materia's edits to her champions' memories range from certain isolated events to large continuous swathes of time (for example, Cecil Harvey did not recall ascending Mount Ordeals or anything he did as a Paladin). Materia chose to do this in the belief that her champions could not achieve true respite if they were burdened by painful memories. However, most of them disagreed with her stance.

The dark manikins carry these excised memories in a form they refer to as "brilliance," with the manikin of each champion housing that person's memories. Usually, the manikin releases the brilliance to their original after being defeated in combat, whereupon the recipient has access to their complete memory once more.