Bravely Second: End Layer

a game

Bravely Second is the direct sequel to Bravely Default currently in development for the Nintendo 3DS. The game will take place in Luxendarc several years after the events of Bravely Default. and will feature a new protagonist named Magnolia Arch.

The title Bravely Second is currently tentative and is set to include a subtitle like its predecessor.

Gameplay
Bravely Second will retain most of the gameplay systems of its predecessor, such as the Brave & Default battle system and acquiring Sleep Points for the time-stopping Bravely Second ability.

In place of Airy from the previous game is a new feature titled "Tell Me Agnès", in which Agnès will assist the party as their navigation guide on the touch screen of the menu.

Job System
Like its predecessor, Bravely Second will utilize the job system, featuring several returning job classes in addition to introducing new ones. Asterisks are still being used as the catalyst for changing jobs, though whether the same asterisk bearers will appear is currently unknown.

Setting
The story takes place in Luxendarc, seven years after the end of the first game. Among the returning locations is the desert city of Ancheim, known for its large wind-powered clock, with a new location in the city of Istantar that is a magical academy city. Other places include the Vatican-ike city of Guatelatio, new headquarters of the Crystal Orthodoxy that lies between the Temple of Earth and the Holy Land.

Playable Characters

 * Yu Zeneolsia - The main protagonist of the game. He is a 16-year-old boy from Guatelatio, styled the "Falcon of the Gale", and the leader of the Three Musketeers tasked with protecting Agnès Oblige. In his artwork, he is shown with a book in the style of D's Journal with the initial 'U' on the cover.
 * Magnolia Arch - A "Ba'al Buster" from the moon, she has a sociable and daredevil personality with a habit of saying words in French. She bears the weight of being the last of her kind after a Demon Lord unexpectedly appeared. In combat, Magnolia is able to use the Bravely Second ability, which allows her to freeze time for short periods.
 * Jean Engarde - A 16-year-old boy from Guatelatio, styled the "Wolf of the Inferno", and a member of the Three Musketeers tasked with protecting Agnès Oblige.
 * Nikolai Nikolanikov - A 34-year-old man from Guatelatio, styled the "Bison of Solidity", and a member of the Three Musketeers tasked with protecting Agnès Oblige.

Returning Characters

 * Tiz Arrior - A playable character from Bravely Default. He had collapsed into a deep sleep after releasing the celestial being housed within him, and after an unknown period of time, he was found and rescued by Magnolia in a lab's white magic stasis chamber.
 * Agnès Oblige - A playable character from Bravely Default. Once a vestal of the Wind Crystal, she now serves as the Pope of the Crystal Orthodoxy. Shortly before achieving her goal of peace, she is kidnapped.

Others

 * Amy Matchlock - Keeper of the Tomahawk asterisk. She comes from a minority region in Florem and has the ability to communicate with Spirits.

Bravely Default Special Movie
Bravely Second received a special movie teaser in Bravely Default, which is unlocked after completing the final chapter The End: Bravely Default. Alternatively, it can be unlocked earlier by inputting the  on the title screen.

Six months after the defeat of Ouroboros, Tiz Arrior releases the Celestial that he was told he had been carrying and collapses soon afterwards. Some time later, he awakens inside a White Magic restoration tank, where a guard comments that he has had cerebral dysrhythmia. A young woman suddenly appears and dispatches of the guards, scientists, and doctors in the room, as well as using the Bravely Second technique to help take down a powerful monster. She frees Tiz and introduces herself as Magnolia Arch, telling him that they are going to "some place nice."

Bravely Second
Several years after bringing peace to Luxendarc, Agnès Oblige becomes the newly inaugurated Pope of the Crystal Orthodoxy, and works to bring peace with the Duchy of Eternia. However, shortly before signing the peace treaty, Agnès is kidnapped, and it falls on her protectors—Three Musketeers Yu Zeneolsia, Jean Engarde, and Nikolai Nikolanikov—to rescue her.

Music
ryo will be in charge of the game's soundtrack. Many tracks from Bravely Default will also return.