Bhunivelze (character)



Bhunivelze is a god in Fabula Nova Crystallis: Final Fantasy mythos. He is alluded to in Final Fantasy XIII-2 with the fragment obtained in the Void Beyond called "Bhunivelze's Sleep," and is also mentioned by Lightning in the downloadable episode "Requiem of the Goddess." The new Cocoon is also named after this god, although it is unknown how it got its name as this part of the mythology is largely unknown to humans.

Appearance and Personality
Bhunivelze is never seen in person, and like all the gods in the Fabula Nova Crystallis mythos, is never given a specific form. In the most recent trailer for Lightning Returns, he is briefly seen as a glowing star-like light above Lightning. Along with Etro and Mwynn, Bhunivelze is the third god in the mythos to have a specific gender.

In terms of personality, what little is known is inferred from the mythology video. It is shown that he lusted for power, or was perhaps jealous of Mwynn's position, hence his rebellion against her. It is also clearly shown that he feared death: this fear extended into a hatred of his mother, since he viewed mortality as her curse on the world. His wish to find the Unseen Gate was fulled by this wish to escape death, while his treatment of Etro stemmed from the fear and hatred of his mother. He is seemingly ignorant of what opening the way between the Visible and Unseen Realms would result in, since he created the other deities of the world for that purpose before making sure he would live to see their work completed by entering crystal stasis.

His stance in Lightning Returns is as yet unclear, but he appears to wish to create a new, better world once the old world has died, and entrusts Lightning with the the powers of the Savior for that purpose.

Mythology
The Fabula Nova Crystallis mythology was revealed in a video shown at Square Enix 1st Production Department Premiere event on January 18, 2011.

The universe of the Fabula Nova Crystallis series is divided in two—the Mortal World, the realm of the living, and the Unseen World, the realm of the dead. In the beginning, the god Bhunivelze had killed his mother, Mwynn, in order to take full control of the Mortal World for himself, and Mwynn was sent into the Unseen World.

Despite achieving his goal of total control of the Mortal World, Bhunivelze became troubled. He believed Mwynn had placed a curse on the realm of the living so that it would one day be destroyed. In order to put a stop to the curse, Bhunivelze sought to destroy his mother once and for all, but was unable to reach the Unseen World without giving up control of the Mortal World. To find the entrance to the realm of the dead, Bhunivelze created the fal'Cie Pulse, tasked with searching the world for the door to the Unseen World.

Bhunivelze soon created the fal'Cie Etro, but became distraught to discover that he unknowingly created her in the likeness of Mwynn and Bhunivelze decided to give Etro no powers. To replace Etro, Bhunivelze created the fal'Cie Lindzei, tasked with protecting the world and Bhunivelze himself. With the fal'Cie at work, Bhunivelze put himself into a deep crystal sleep, to be awoken only when the door to the Unseen World would be found.

Final Fantasy XIII-2
At the end of Final Fantasy XIII-2, the chaos of Valhalla consumes the mortal world and soon transforms it into Nova Chrysalia. The Final Fantasy XIII-2 Ultimania Omega ' s "Unsolved Mysteries" section speculates this might symbolize Bhunivelze's awakening, represented in the rising of the new Cocoon, also called Bhunivelze.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII


In an interview with the creators of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII a few days after the original reveal, it was revealed that Bhunivelze awoke after the creation of Nova Chrysalia and is the prominent god of the dying world, as he is worshiped by the people of Luxerion. It has been revealed that Bhunivelze was responsible for Lightning's awakening and made her into the Savior to carry out his will in guiding souls into the new world that would be born after Nova Chrysalia ends. The exact reason for his making Lightning the Savior is that he cannot create humans himself, so the souls of humans in the dying world must be saved and guided into the new world, though why he wishes humans to survive at all is still unclear. The achievement titled "A Legend from Times Past" also hints that Bhunivelze may either be linked to the game's final boss or actually be the final boss.