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==Story== |
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| − | The Elder allowed [[Madeline]] to remain with her baby daughter [[Terra Branford|Terra]] when Terra was conceived as the child of Maduin and Madeline. Later, when the [[Gestahlian Empire]] [[Raid on the Esper World|invaded the esper world]], the Elder spoke to Maduin about raising a barrier to cast them out. Maduin said that in the Elder's old age, the effort could kill him. Nevertheless, as he was the only esper able to do so, the Elder sealed the gate, saving the esper world from the Empire for a short while. He presumably died in the effort, as Maduin predicted. |
+ | The Elder allowed [[Madeline]] to remain with her baby daughter [[Terra Branford|Terra]] when Terra was conceived as the child of Maduin and Madeline. Later, when the [[Gestahlian Empire]] [[Raid on the Esper World|invaded the esper world]], the Elder spoke to Maduin about raising a magic barrier to cast them out. Maduin said that in the Elder's old age, the effort could kill him. Nevertheless, as he was the only esper able to do so, the Elder sealed the gate, saving the esper world from the Empire for a short while. He presumably died in the effort, as Maduin predicted. |
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| + | The esper elder can create a tempest to sweep all the invaders out of the esper world, and seal the gate with a magic barrier. Even among espers, the power to create a magical seal is limited to a single bloodline, and he's the last of that line. Due to his old age, there's a chance he might not survive casting the barrier. Without the Esper Elder, both the humans and espers will never be able to open the gate again. |
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| + | *Esper Elder is one of two espers that has a unique field sprite for an esper, but he cannot be obtained as a magicite so he can't be summoned by the player. From the look of his abilities, he could have been either a [[Wind (element)|wind]]-elemental summon or a support summon. |
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Revision as of 11:00, 29 July 2018
Template:Sideicon The Esper Elder is a minor character in Final Fantasy VI. The leader of the espers, he is one of the oldest and wisest espers alive, and is implied to be friends with Maduin, the gatekeeper of the Esper World.
Story
The Elder allowed Madeline to remain with her baby daughter Terra when Terra was conceived as the child of Maduin and Madeline. Later, when the Gestahlian Empire invaded the esper world, the Elder spoke to Maduin about raising a magic barrier to cast them out. Maduin said that in the Elder's old age, the effort could kill him. Nevertheless, as he was the only esper able to do so, the Elder sealed the gate, saving the esper world from the Empire for a short while. He presumably died in the effort, as Maduin predicted.
Abilities
The esper elder can create a tempest to sweep all the invaders out of the esper world, and seal the gate with a magic barrier. Even among espers, the power to create a magical seal is limited to a single bloodline, and he's the last of that line. Due to his old age, there's a chance he might not survive casting the barrier. Without the Esper Elder, both the humans and espers will never be able to open the gate again.
Etymology
In fiction, an esper (stylized as ESPer) is an individual capable of telepathy and other similar paranormal abilities. The term was apparently coined in this sense by Alfred Bester in his 1950 short story "Oddy and Id" and is derived from the abbreviation ESP for extrasensory perception.
Trivia
- Esper Elder is one of two espers that has a unique field sprite for an esper, but he cannot be obtained as a magicite so he can't be summoned by the player. From the look of his abilities, he could have been either a wind-elemental summon or a support summon.