The Angel of Valhalla is a legendary white chocobo within the Wildlands in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. It features in local legends, and is said to herald the end of the world.
After Lightning finds it and nurses it back to health, she can ride it and it fights alongside her as a guest during battles. In contrast to the white chocobos of Final Fantasy XIII-2, the Angel of Valhalla has green feathers and a tattoo of Zantetsuken above its left eye.
Datalog[]
The chocobo is a great bird most easily recognized by its bright yellow plumage. Chocobos are extremely useful to humans and often used as steeds. They are irreplaceable allies to the hunters who eke out a living in the Wildlands.
In those same Wildlands, there is a legend of a pure-white chocobo, called the Angel of Valhalla, who would appear at the end of the world. Until recently, the story has remained just that; but the number of reported sightings is on the increase. A certain veterinarian in the Canopus Farms, affectionately known as Dr. Gysahl, is said to be the authority on everything related to this legend.
Story[]
The Angel of Valhalla's true form is Odin.
When Lightning visits the Wildlands, she hears a mysterious voice talking to her. While exploring the Wildlands, she meets people who tell her of the legend of a white chocobo who appears at the end of the world. Lightning encounters a badly-injured white chocobo and defends it from a Chocobo Eater. She feels an odd sense of familiarity with it that she cannot explain. Telling the locals that it requires medical attention, she discovers that the chocobo responds to treatment only from her and takes it upon herself to care for it. When the chocobo is healthy again, she rides it to the ruins of the Temple of the Goddess.
After failing to save Caius Ballad's soul, Lightning learns from Yeul that the Angel of Valhalla is actually her faithful Eidolon, Odin. Lightning discovers it was Yeul whose voice she heard when she first arrived to the Wildlands, whose whisperings into the Chaos were heard by the people and eventually became the legend of the Angel of Valhalla.
Gameplay[]
Nursing the chocobo[]
Angel of Valhalla injured.
Angel of Valhalla after being cured.
Once the chocobo has been saved from the Chocobo Eater, Lightning must nurse it back to health by collecting various foodstuffs and feeding them to the bird. Completing the quest makes the Angel of Valhalla a permanent party member in the Wildlands.
After the chocobo recuperates enough to become Lightning's steed, she can still raise its level by giving it more food. The fastest way to restore its health at this point is by finding Yeul's flowers scattered across the Wildlands. There are a total of four flowers, and they take 24 hours to respawn after being consumed. Eight flowers are needed to restore the Angel of Valhalla to full strength.
Chocobo healing stages[]
- Level 1: Riding becomes possible. Requires 120 healing points.
- Level 2: Gliding becomes possible. Requires 250 healing points.
- Level 3: Unlocks maximum battle strength. Requires 400 healing points.
Nursing the Angel of Valhalla to full health earns the The Chocobo's Savior achievement.
Yeul's Flower locations[]
Yeul's Flowers are unlocked as healing items after starting the "Chocobo Cheer" quest in Jagd Village. Once consumed, they regrow in 24 in-game hours. They give 50 healing points each.
- Northeast corner of the City of Ruins.
- Small ravine west from Aryas Village.
- Fifth forest clearing in Jagd Woods in the north section.
- In the hills in Eremite Plains. Requires the ability to glide.
List of food for the Angel of Valhalla[]
- Gysahl Greens: grow in Canopus Farms after completing "A Father's Request" quest. One is given by Sarala in Canopus Farms. They give 25 healing points each.
- Tantal Greens: grow in the Research Camp after completing "The Old Man and the Field" sidequest. They give 40 healing points each.
- Sylkis Greens: grow in the Moogle Village after completing the "Peace and Quiet, Kupo" quest. They give 40 healing points each.
- Fuzzy Sheep Milk: one is given by the Innkeeper in Canopus Farms. Reward for completing the "Fuzzy Search" quest. They give 30 healing points each.
- Creamy Sheep Milk: reward for completing the "Round 'Em Up" quest. They give 40 healing points each.
- Mystical Meal: two are received after completing the "The Right Stuff" and "A Taste of the Past" quests. Chef Aryas makes it in exchange for Vibrant Ooze x3 and Moonsoul Bloom x6. They give 40 healing points each.
- Chocobull: one is given by the Hunter Chief in Canopus Farms. Cardesia in Jagd Village makes it in exchange for Chocoborel x8, and Slug Sweet x6. They give 40 healing points each.
- Animal Potion: reward for completing the "Dog, Doctor, and Assistant" quest. Tilda makes it in exchange for Dayring Blossom x4, Moonsoul Bloom x2, and Goopy Goo x5. They give 50 healing points each.
As a steed and party member[]
After being nursed to health, Lightning can ride Angel of Valhalla on most of the Wildlands areas (not inside the Temple of the Goddess), and he will fight alongside her in battle as an uncontrollable and undefeatable guest party member.
Musical themes[]
Three different versions of the "Chocobo Theme" play while riding the Angel of Valhalla, depending on its level of recovery. "Blusey Chocobo" plays when its recovery is at level one. "Chocobo Returns" plays at recovery level two. "Marimba de Chocobo" plays when the Angel is fully recovered.
Gallery[]
Etymology and symbolism[]
An angel is a non-physical entity or spirit found in various religions and mythologies. In Abrahamic religions and Zoroastrianism, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between God or Heaven and Earth, or as guardian spirits or a guiding influence. Other roles of angels include protecting and guiding human beings, and carrying out God's tasks. The term "angel" has also been expanded to various notions of spirits found in many other religious traditions. In art, angels are often depicted with bird-like wings on their back, a halo, robes and various forms of glowing light.
In Norse mythology, Valhalla (from Old Norse Valhöll "hall of the slain") is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Chosen by Odin, half of those who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr. In Valhalla, the dead join the masses of those who have died in combat known as Einherjar, as well as various legendary Germanic heroes and kings, as they prepare to aid Odin during the events of Ragnarök.
The Angel of Valhalla may be called thus due to being a white chocobo, and a typical imagining of angels has them wear white robes with wings of white or golden feathers. Angels being God's messengers may refer to the Eidolons' role as messengers of Etro, alluding to the chocobo's true form. Etro herself is associated with birds and angel wings, being depicted as a winged valkyrie in a mural in the Temple Ruins, and a golden bird motif appearing on Lightning's and Serah's new outfits granted to them by Etro in Final Fantasy XIII-2.