Bhunivelze (location)



Bhunivelze (ブニベルゼイ) is a non-visitable location from Final Fantasy XIII-2. It is an enormous man-made sphere-shaped ark which floats due to the five Graviton Cores used in its structure.

Like Gran Pulse, Bhunivelze is named after the deity from the Fabula Nova Crystallis mythos.

Datalog
The New Cocoon Project, proposed by Hope Estheim, entails constructing an entirely new shell that will house the relocated human race. ''This project began based on predictions that the crystal pillar supporting Cocoon will eventually collapse. A proposal to re-float the current Cocoon was also considered but subsequently rejected due to the necessity of reviving the fal'Cie to provide a compatible power source.''

Construction of the man-made Cocoon began in 10 AF, and is scheduled for completion in the year 500 AF.

Story
After learning of Cocoon's fate through the Oracle Drive in 10 AF, Hope decides to use the Academy's resources to devise a way to stop or minimize the damage Cocoon's destined fall could cause and save the populace. Hope initially proposes the Proto fal'Cie Project to create a fal'Cie that could keep Cocoon afloat in the sky—as was the case when he lived in Cocoon.

However, eventually Hope sees a prophecy in the Oracle Drive that depicts Serah in the Augusta Tower at 200 AF, yelling at him for the Proto fal'Cie Project he would have devised in 13 AF. Hope abandons the Proto fal'Cie Project and comes to the conclusion that a new Cocoon must be made, and begins the New Cocoon Project. Caius takes advantage of this however, in a plan to crash the new Cocoon with the old one in 500 AF, when Hope prepares to launch it into the sky.

However, Lightning alerts Serah, Mog, and Noel to Caius's plan in New Bodhum in 700 AF and they are able to stop him. When they arrive back at Academia 500 AF, Cocoon's crystal pillar starts to crumble but the crystal holding Vanille and Fang is removed from it just in time by Sazh. As Cocoon falls, Bhunivelze rises, however, with Etro killed, the chaos of Valhalla emerges into Gran Pulse and consumes Bhunivelze.

Trivia

 * In the paradox ending, "The Future is Hope", Bhunivelze can be seen behind Academy headquarters in Academia at 4XX AF.