Gapra Whitewood



The Gapra Whitewood is a location on Cocoon in Final Fantasy XIII. Lightning and Hope travel through here after leaving the Vile Peaks. The wood contains trees that seem to be a mixture of crystals and machinery, and various monsters held behind barriers. The main purpose of the area was to house monsters that the Sanctum were to experiment on, and turn into bioweapons. It also serves as a border zone, separating the Vile Peaks from the population of Palumpolum.

Story
Lightning and Hope arrive here from the Vile Peaks, planning to travel to Palumpolum where they will find transport to Eden and attack the Sanctum. However, after Lightning gives Hope a knife that she recieved as a birthday present from her sister Serah, Hope reveals his true intentions to get his revenge on Snow for the death of his mother Nora. Together, they create Operation Nora which is a plan to attack Snow and the Sanctum. After Lightning and Hope travel through the woods and defeat the Aster Protoflorian, they reach a coast and see the city of Palumpolum in the distance. Lightning suggests that they should drop in on Hope's father, assuming he may be able to persuade Hope to abandon his vendetta against Snow.

Zones

 * Ecological Research
 * Canopy Wardwalks
 * Research Corridor
 * Bulkhead fal'Cie
 * Bioweapon Research Site D
 * Bioweapon Research Site K
 * Field Trial Range S
 * Field Trial Range N
 * Environmental Regulation
 * Bioweapons Maintenance

Ecological Research

 * Frag Leech x4
 * Frag Leech x2, Thexteron x1
 * Thexteron x2

Canopy Wardwalks

 * Thexteron x2
 * Frag Leech x4 (Two separate encounters)
 * Thexteron x2, Frag Leech x2
 * Vespid x1 Frag Leech x2
 * Vespid x1, Thexteron x2
 * Alpha Behemoth x1

Research Corridor

 * Frag Leech x6
 * Alpha Behemoth x1
 * Vespid x2
 * Thexteron x2

Bulkhead Fal'Cie

 * Vespid x1, Thexteron x2
 * Thexteron x2, Alpha Behemoth x1

Bioweapon Research Site D

 * Silver Lobo x1
 * Silver Lobo x2 (Two separate encounters)
 * Silver Lobo x3
 * Crawler x4 (Two separate encounters)
 * Crawler x3, Silver Lobo x1
 * Feral Behemoth x1

Bioweapon Research Site K

 * Crawler x10

Field Trial Range S

 * Silver Lobo x2 (Two separate encounters)

Field Trial Range N

 * Silver Lobo x2, Crawler x3
 * Barbed Specter x1
 * Crawler x2, Barbed Specter x1
 * Feral Behemoth x1

Environmental Regulation

 * Feral Behemoth x1
 * Crawler x4
 * Crawler x2, Barbed Specter x1
 * Barbed Specter x3
 * Feral Behemoth x1, Crawler x5
 * Feral Behemoth x1 verses Silver Lobo x3 (Three-way battle)
 * Feral Behemoth x1, Barbed Specter x1

Bioweapons Maintenance

 * Silver Lobo x4
 * Corps Watchman x2, Corps Marksman x1
 * Milvus Velocycle x1
 * Corps Watchman x3, Corps Marksman x1
 * Milvus Velocycle x1, Corps Marksman x2
 * Aster Protoflorian x1 (Boss)

Music
The Gapra Whitewood daQf47VyjVA "The Gapra Whitewood" is the background music for this location. It is an ambient theme, with female vocals and a relaxed piano and percussion background.

Trivia

 * The Gapra Whitewood bears a resemblance to the Macalania Woods in Final Fantasy X, which are also white with hints of blue and crystallized.