Phantoma

Phantoma is a system in Final Fantasy Type-0 in which the characters absorb energy from their fallen foes, triggering MP recovery among other boosts. There are different types of Phantoma, indicated by their colors. Different types of these are needed for customizing and upgrading magic. Phantoma can be seen as akin to a soul.

Overview
Defeated enemies leave "Phantoma" in their wake, which is said to be their source of magic. When the characters absorb this, the MP recovers a bit. The amount of recovery depends on the type of Phantoma, as indicated by the color.


 * Red Phantoma: Fire-elemental Phantoma.
 * Magenta Phantoma: A stronger version of Red Phantoma.
 * Crimson Phantoma: A stronger version of Magenta Phantoma.
 * Flaming Phantoma: A stronger version of Crimson Phantoma.
 * Shinsha Phantoma: Ultimate Version of Red Phantoma.


 * Blue Phantoma: Ice-elemental Phantoma.
 * Cyan Phantoma: A stronger version of Blue Phantoma.
 * Smalt Phantoma: A stronger version of Cyan Phantoma.
 * Cobalt Phantoma: A stronger version of Smalt Phantoma.
 * Zenith Phantoma: Ultimate Version of Blue Phantoma.


 * Yellow Phantoma: Thunder-elemental Phantoma.
 * Sepia Phantoma: A stronger version of Yellow Phantoma.
 * Yuou Phantoma: A stronger version of Sepia Phantoma.
 * Amber Phantoma: A stronger version of Yuou Phantoma.
 * Gold Phantoma: Ultimate Version of Yellow Phantoma.


 * Green Phantoma: Healing power Phantoma. Use it to power-up Defense spells.
 * Equisetum Phantoma: A stronger version of Green Phantoma.
 * Lierre Phantoma: A stronger version of Equisetum Phantoma.
 * Sage Phantoma: A stronger version of Lierre Phantoma.
 * Kikujin Phantoma: Ultimate Version of Green Phantoma.


 * Purple Phantoma: Multi-elemental Phantoma. Use it for power-up special magic spells.
 * Mauve Phantoma: A stronger version of Purple Phantoma.
 * Piani Phantoma: A stronger version of Mauve Phantoma.
 * Azure Phantoma: A stronger version of Piani Phantoma.
 * Lithospermum Phantoma: Ultimate Version of Purple Phantoma.


 * White Phantoma: Non-elemental Phantoma. Doesn't affect magical powers.
 * Porcelain-colored Phantoma: A stronger version of White Phantoma. Prevent negative effects in upgrading.
 * Geppaku Phantoma: A stronger version of Porcelain-colored Phantoma.


 * Enpaku Phantoma: Phantoma with strong intention. A very rare item. Can only be extracted from Celestia's son.

Magic System
The statistics system "Altocrystarium" depends on Phantoma to power up the characters magic. Depending on the type of magic, it can power up the magic in different areas. For example, Fire RF magic can be powered up in strength, MP usage, call time, projectile distance and speed. Increasing the Fire RF magic's strength parameter requires six red phantoma.

Trivia

 * Unlike in the Demo, the full version improved the phantoma system to make the character absorb more than one at a time.
 * Shinsha is the Japanese name onyomi pronunciation for the mineral Cinnabar, which was often crushed and used in ceramics as an extremely natural vivid red.
 * Kikujin is a color that was considered extremely high class due to its exclusivity to nobles in Japanese feudal castes.
 * Lithosperum is the Latin scientific name for the Wisteria, a popular kind of flower known in Japan called the Murakami, known to be one of the few flowers to be of the color purple.