Orphan



Orphan is the final boss and the primary antagonist of Final Fantasy XIII. He is the source of power of Cocoon, and rests within Orphan's Cradle in a state of pre-birth until the end of the game. Orphan is voiced by Hiro Shimono in the Japanese version and Michael Sinterniklaas in the English version.

Story
Residing within a pool in a deep sleep, Orphan is the main power source to Eden, enabling the city to siphon power from other fal'Cie to keep Cocoon in air. By the end of the game, Orphan is awakened as from its rest after Galenth Dysley's defeat, assimilating him as it emerges. Using Barthandelus as its shell, Orphan reveals having the same desire to use Ragnarok as a means of summoning the Maker even if it meant it would die in the process. After the first fight, Orphan revealed Lightning, Snow, Hope, and Sazh as bait made to bring the the intended l'Cie and become Ragnarok. Fang attempts to finish what she started to Vanille's horror as the others turn into Cie'th. However, Orphan survived and decided to force Fang into becoming Ragnarok again to kill it right, repeatedly killing her then reviving her to take in her rage as Vanille refuses to leave Fang behind. However, the others managed to will themselves back to their normal forms and destroy Orphan's shell, forcing the fal'Cie into its true form. After Lighting tells Orphan that they don't share its idealogies, the group destroys it for good.

Battle


Orphan is fought as the final boss of the game in two states. The first is using a blade-like shell created from Barthandelus and a female angelic figure, the latter's face also present on the wheel on it back. After the shell is destroyed, Orphan appears as its true self during the final battle, assuming a near-invincible wheel-like form that if damaged enough causes him to assume a weakened angel form.

In his true form, Orphan is at level 51 and has 3,390,000 HP, as shown in this video at the 1:48 mark. This makes him the final boss with the most HP, a record previously held by Safer∙Sephiroth with a maximum of 400,000.

Music
Orphan's battle theme consists of two parts: "Born Anew" and "Nascent Requiem".

Etymology
An Orphan is a child permanently bereaved of his or her parents. This can be seen in Orphan's position as a fal'Cie, infantile visage and boss themes, "Born Anew" and "Nascent Requiem". In addition, Orphan's final appearance and name allude to the (singular form: Ophan), a class of celestial beings described in the Book of Enoch (a non-canonical work excluded from Biblical scriptures). They are never-sleeping creatures guarding the throne of God, and are generally depicted as fiery, eye-covered wheels.

Trivia
Orphan in 19 seconds: C0_jTFDTgX8
 * The script engraved on the blade-like structure of Orphan's first form appear to be a revised version of the lyrics "Fighting Fate" written in the Cocoon alphabet. While in its first form, Orphan refers to itself with plural pronouns.


 * Orphan's final form during the Stagger is not immune to the instant death by Vanille's full ATB skill Death. As explained by battle planer Nobuyuki Matsuoka in Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania, this is done to pay homage to The Final Fantasy Legend in which the final boss can be instantly defeated with the weapon Chainsaw which may inflict instant death.