Coliseum (Final Fantasy XIII-2)



The Coliseum is a battle arena in Final Fantasy XIII-2 located in the Void Beyond, and is where those from distant past battle without end until the Day of Reckoning. The Coliseum contains many of the downloadable content battles featured in the game.

Datalog
''In a lost corner of the Void Beyond, there is a place where mighty souls gather. It is a testing ground for powerful warriors from every age and every reality, who come to pit their fighting skills against one another. On the Day of Reckoning, it is said these combatants will join the battle to end all battles.''

''Only one law governs the Coliseum—the weak serve the strong. The one that stands triumphant in this arena commands unswerving loyalty from the rest.''

Final Fantasy XIII-2
While looking for a way to resolve the paradox that occurs in the Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF, Serah, Mog, and Noel visit the Coliseum in search of a fragment. During their search they encounter the Arbiter of Time, who demands them to leave his domain. After the Arbiter mentions an 'omen' corrupting the domain, Noel asks him to give the party the item in return for their retreat. The Arbiter hands over the 'omen', which turns out to be the White Hole Gem fragment, and asks them to leave.

The Graviton Cores document that Snow Villiers is trying to find the Coliseum in order to become stronger, as seen in the DLC scenario, Snow: Perpetual Battlefield. Once the Hope's Message fragment is obtained from New Bodhum 700 AF, a treasure box can be opened to reveal a wealth of high level monster materials.

Snow reaches the Coliseum and engages its occupants in battle. Serah challenges Snow to show him how much she has matured on her journey with Noel. Afterwards, Noel and Serah see a dark force surround Snow, binding him to the Coliseum. As Noel asks Snow if he got on anyone's bad side since he left the Sunleth Waterscape, Serah catches a glimpse of a figure resembling Yeul enveloped in chaos. Bound to the Coliseum, Snow is forced to stay with its occupants until he can be freed.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Producer Yoshinori Kisate recently confirmed that the Coliseum would be making a return in Lightning Returns in another form, but as yet nothing more is known.

Areas
The Coliseum is the smallest area in the game; the slightly larger area is Serendipity. It is a circular area with a staircase leading to a Time Gate. The area seems to be located in a spherical object.
 * Coliseum

Treasure
All treasure spheres can only found in Coliseum -Year Unknown-.

Coliseum Matches
Enemies can be fought in Coliseum after downloading the content from either PlayStation Network or Xbox Games Store. All fights that have been downloaded are accessed from the version of the Coliseum at the far left of the Historia Crux by talking to the Arbiter of Time.

Bringer of the End

 * Omega

Operation XIII-2

 * Lightning
 * Lieutenant Amodar

A Study in Elegant Death

 * Nabaat
 * PSICOM Wardens
 * Nightshade Pumas
 * Azure Behemoths

Uninvited Invertebrate

 * Ultros
 * Typhon

Clash On The Big Bridge

 * Gilgamesh

Take Me to Your Leader

 * PuPus
 * UFO

The One You Love

 * Snow

No Mercy for the Judged

 * Valfodr
 * Leyaks
 * Golden Chocobos
 * Cactuaramas
 * Chichus

Music
For the Coliseum version that handles the downloadable content fights, the unnamed track from the game's original soundtrack plays; it is 21st track on the fourth disc.