Pompa Sancta



The Pompa Sancta is a popular event held in Nautilus in Final Fantasy XIII. It is a show displaying various Eidolons in pageantry fashion, while telling the story of the historical event known as the War of Transgression.

Datalog
''This festive nighttime dance parade depicts the events of the War of Transgression in a stylish and dazzling display of pageantry. Held in Nautilus, the production portrays Cocoon fal'Cie as Eidolons who combine their powers with those of flamboyant 'Sanctum l'Cie' in order to overthrow the villainous l'Cie of Pulse.

In the show's dramatic finale, a Pulse l'Cie transforms into an abomination reminiscent of Ragnarok before finally being slain by a righteous l'Cie from Cocoon.
 * &mdash; The Pompa Sancta

Story
When Sazh Katzroy and Oerba Dia Vanille arrived in Nautilus, a news broadcast of their friends, Lightning, Hope Estheim, Snow Villiers, and Oerba Yun Fang - combined with Vanille's guilt over Dajh Katzroy's fate - causes Vanille to cry. To cheer her up, Sazh decides to take her to see the Pompa Sancta.

When the duo arrive, the show starts with a clock, timing down the minutes to when the Pompa Sancta is going to begin. When the minutes are up, thousands of discs rain down on the crowd, each holding a hologram of the fal'Cie Carbuncle. Vanille catches one, and Carbuncle pops out. The little creature flies up in the sky and joins the other holograms to form many dancers, dancing on water while listening to the beautiful music of Siren, this setting symbolizing Cocoon. But then, underneath the dancers comes orbs of red flames, transforming into more dancers. Sazh explains that they are from, and symbolize Pulse.

The red dancers jump to where the blue dancers are, instantly destroying them. Suddenly, a burst of flame in the sky brings forth the Eidolon Ifrit, and on top of his head, a Pulse l'Cie, claiming he will destroy Cocoon.

A gust of wind appears, and out of it arises a Cocoon L'Cie, who fights the Pulse l'Cie with the help of the Eidolon Ramuh. The two l'Cie fight each other until the Pulse l'Cie transforms into a dark, winged creature. Vanille is startled by the sight, knowing the creature as Ragnarok. To retaliate, the Cocoon L'Cie transforms into Valefor. The two Eidolons collide, killing Ragnarok instantly, and after the battle, Cocoon appears, with it's shell broken, and the pieces circling the planet.

As the crowd cheers, Vanille can only look away, shedding a single tear. Could the death of Pulse beings truly bring happiness?

Notable Eidolons

 * Carbuncle
 * Siren
 * Ifrit
 * Ramuh
 * Valefor
 * Ragnarok