Adam (Final Fantasy XIII-2)

Proto fal'Cie Adam (デミ・ファルシ＝アダム) is a man-made fal'Cie from Final Fantasy XIII-2.

As Paradox
ACADEMY DATANET FILE

Proto fal'Cie Adam is an artificial fal'Cie that oversees the city of Academia.

''This man-made entity handles all of the roles previously filled by the Cocoon fal'Cie. Adam is an all-powerful being who protects the lives and interests of the citizenry—a fal'Cie for the people.''

As Project
ACADEMY DATANET FILE

''The Proto fal'Cie Project began in 13 AF, under the direction of the Academy. The objective was to develop an artificial fal'Cie in order to re-levitate Cocoon. The project was proposed and designed by Alyssa Zaidelle, and directed by Hope Estheim.''

The Proto fal'Cie Project is currently underway in Augusta Tower, the Academy's central network facility.

Story
A man-made fal'Cie created as a result of Proto Fal'Cie Project in 13 AF. It was supposed to act as a power source for Cocoon to make it float again. It somehow traveled back in time to 13 AF and influenced the AI responsible for its creation, therefore creating a loop and becoming a paradox itself. By doing so, it couldn't be destroyed as it ensured its creation and would always reappear after defeat. Only after Serah blamed Hope for this situation, it vanished for good. It was later revealed that it was recorded by the Oracle Drive. Hope, seeing Serah and Noel's fight against the Proto Fal'Cie, decided to abandon the project.

Etymology
Adam was the first human on the Earth according to Bible.

Trivia

 * Fragment obtained after defeating Proto fal'Cie Adam states that several memory modules previously belonging to fal'Cie Eden were used in its creation. This may possibly explain why Adam wanted to obtain full power of the fal'Cie and desired to rule over people of Academia.
 * It is possible that Adam was also influenced by some Pulse fal'Cie as it looks like Anima. Also, in Academia 400 AF it transforms people into Pulse Cie'th rather than Sanctum Cie'th.