Manikin

Battle Pieces, referred to as Manikins (イミテーション Imitations in the Japanese version) by the in-game characters, are the main enemy types in Dissidia Final Fantasy. They appear as colored palette swaps of the twenty-two playable characters, with crystal-like texture and colored a single color reflective of that character's original game. Their voices are also garbled, distorted versions of their counterparts.

Battle Pieces function identically to their palette swaps; they have the same attacks, the ability to inflict HP damage, as well as enter EX Mode. However, Battle Piece tend to be much weaker than normal characters, with lower HP and an easier AI script. They also cannot perform EX Bursts, and though they can enter EX Mode they do not alter their appearance when doing so. Their icon is not that of their character, but those of the game pieces themselves.

Enemy Types
There are various kinds of Battle Pieces that can be encountered when playing through each character's story mode. There is the Normal Battle Piece, which is represented on the board by a single gray icon. This enemy is very low leveled and is considered to be an easy enemy to defeat. There is also the Hard Battle Piece, which is represented by a gray icon with swords on the back of it and is bolstered with accessories. This enemy is higher leveled with a small increase in difficulty. The last type of Battle Piece that can be encountered is represented by a single gold icon, known as a Strange Battle Piece. This enemy will have very low HP but come with a catch, such as an abnormally high amount of Brave points, or no brave points combined with a summon that matches their bravery to yours. The difficulty of these enemies is higher than a basic enemy. On some occasions all three of these enemies will award you a +1 to your Destiny Point total if you meet a requirement listed on their board description.

Aside from the previously mentioned enemies there are also two harder versions of the Battle Pieces. The Expert battle pieces are represented by large brown icons with dull gold markings and shoulders. These enemies are higher leveled than the other basic enemies and are at a higher difficulty level. The Ultimate battle pieces can only be encountered after getting enough SP in a story. They are also represented by a large gray icon with dull gold markings and shoulders, however, there are six spikes coming off the icon's shoulders which differs from the expert battle piece. These enemies are both higher in level and difficulty than any of the previously mentioned enemies. Both of these enemies will always give you a chance to earn Destiny Points. The Expert Battle Pieces will give you a chance to earn +1 to your total, while the Ultimate Battle Pieces will give you a chance to earn +2.

Naming System
Manikins are not referred to by the name of the character they represent, but are instead given titles that loosely reference their appearance, origins, or are some how related to their role in their original game.

Etymology
Manikin, also known as mannequin, is an articulated doll or dummy used mainly by artists, tailors and dressmakers. This name is befitting to the role of these characters as Crystal embodiments.