Earth (The Spirits Within)

For a history of this land, see: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within/Chronology The world of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a fictional depiction of the real-world Earth in crisis, set in the 2060’s.

The majority of the film’s plot is situated the New York Barrier City and various Wastelands in the United States of America, with brief visits to the Caspian Mountains in Eurasia and outer space in the Zeus Canon in orbit around the planet.

Geography
A fictionalized version of real-world planet Earth appears in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. In this future, the world has been invaded by ghost-like aliens called Phantoms who have forced the human race near the brink of extinction. What few cities are left are fortress towns called Barrier Cities, whose bio-etheric ovo-pacs protect the inhabitants against the Phantoms. Outside of the Barrier Cities, the Earth has been turned into a barren wasteland, with all life killed by the Phantoms. Cities like New York have been completely devastated outside of the section protected by the barrier.

Climate
The climates shown are that typical of their relative real-world locations, with the mild temperatures of New York and the snow-capped Caspian Mountains.

Flora/Fauna
With the majority of the world’s wildlife and plants consumed by the Phantoms, the remaining populace has been kept in protected conservation zones and wildlife preserves.

Races/Ethnic Groups
Humans – The original dominant sentient race on Earth in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, humans of various ethnic groups are now united in their efforts to survive and defeat the Phantom threat. Phantoms – Refugees-turned-invaders from a destroyed world, the Phantoms seem to possess a single minded determination to destroy all life on Earth.

Spirits
Each biological being exists as a physical entity and a bio-ethereal entity based on their biological energy. A science on the exploration of these bio-energy forms, Bio-etherics, has been formed by Dr. Sid and also explores the concepts of Gaia and the existence of the Phantoms.

List of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Locations

 * 1) New York Barrier City
 * 2) Houston Barrier City
 * 3) San Francisco Barrier City
 * 4) Chicago Barrier City
 * 5) Zeus Canon
 * 6) Caspian Mountains
 * 7) Leonid Meteor