Crystal World

The Crystal World (クリスタルワールド, Kurisutaru Waarudo) is the last area in Final Fantasy IX. The final bosses are fought at the end of the road and the only random encounters are crystal replicas of the four Chaos guardians.

Story
After travelling through Memoria and viewing their memories and the memories of the planet, the party find themselves in the Gate to Space, reaching the Crystal World. The party travels across a set of roads of pure crystals, eventually reaching Kuja, gazing into the Crystal. Threatening to destroy the birth of all things, Kuja sends his pet Deathguise to obliterate the party, but eventually kills his minion in disgust when he realizes it is being defeated. After Deathguise's fall, Kuja attacks the party himself, utilizing the full powers of Trance. Trance Kuja fails to defeat Zidane and his friends by normal means and resorts to casting the ultimate magic, Ultima. With showers of purple light, Kuja defeats the party, summoning Necron.

Enemies

 * Kraken
 * Lich
 * Maliris
 * Tiamat
 * Deathguise (Boss)
 * Trance Kuja (Boss)

Musical Theme
The background music played, titled "Crystal World", is actually a remix of the Prelude.

Dissidia Final Fantasy
The Crystal World is Final Fantasy IX ' s representative arena in Dissidia where Squall fights the Warrior of Light, and Zidane fights Kuja. Cecil has a confrontation with Golbez in Crystal World during his storyline.

The stage is dominated by two large connected orange platforms in the arena's center surrounded by pillars of crystal. Orange and purple platforms made of crystal float in the air and form a network of hexagonal platforms around the bottom of the central platforms. In the background the Crystal of Final Fantasy IX can be seen spinning inside a large ring. The Ω version of the stage has crystal pillars and platforms appearing in the air in random battles, and the Brave pool automatically rises each time this occurs.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
The Crystal World returns in the prequel to Dissidia.