Datalog (Final Fantasy XIII)/Paradoxes

The following is a list of Datalog entries for the Paradoxes of Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Time Gates
Added during Episode One, in New Bodhum -003 AF-

Time Gates appear as strange glowing portals, and each requires a specific 'artefact' to activate it.

By passing through these gates and traveling outside the timeline, it is said one can eventually arrive in Valhalla.

Artefacts
Added during Episode One, in New Bodhum -003 AF-

''Artefacts are the keys that activate Time Gates. These objects can appear in any form, and are only identified as 'things that shouldn't exist' or 'items from another time,' making the search for an artefact a difficult task.''

''Artefacts are strongly tied to their possessors, and are also said to take on completely different shapes depending on the person who handles them.

Historia Crux
Added when accessing the Historia Crux for the first time

The Historia Crux is the crossroads between the Time Gates. It is a seperate dimension connecting one age to the next.

This surreal plane is said to be the border of the chaotic realm of Valhalla, and only those with an affinity for the power of chaos are able to use it to travel through time. Even the godlike fal'Cie are not free to enter the Historia Crux as they please.

Paradoxes
Added during Episode Two, in the Bresha Ruins -005 AF-

Following the appearance of the gate that appeared in New Bodhum in 3 AF, Time Gates began showing up in a multitude of locations. The research institute, the Academy, gave a name to the anomalies that accompany the arrival of these gates and cause impossible things to happen—they called them 'paradoxes.' In any location where a paradox is present, people report strange occurrences, such as the sudden appearances of unusual monsters, and odd connections to other times and places.

Atlas
Added during Episode Two, after the fight against Paradox Alpha

Atlas is a massive, humanoid war machine found within the Bresha Ruins, and it begin an uncontrolled rampage when the paradox effect was triggered. Only the left hand of Atlas was uncovered, but the rest of its invisible body is thought to exist in a different spacetime.

The Fal'Cie Fenrir
Added during Episode Three, in the Yaschas Massif -010 AF-