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[[File:Nautilus.png|thumb|250px|Nautilus, the City of Dreams.]]
 
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|name=Nautilus
'''Nautilus''' {{J|歓楽都市ノーチラス|Kanraku-toshi Nōchirasu}} is a location in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''. Known as the capital of entertainment on [[Cocoon (Final Fantasy XIII)|Cocoon]], Nautilus is the home of the popular [[Pompa Sancta]] parade, and it houses an amusement park featuring tame [[Chocobo (Final Fantasy XIII)|chocobos]] of a smaller build than their [[Gran Pulse]] variety. It is known as the "City of Dreams", and is shaped similarly to a Nautilus shell.
 
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|release=FFXIII
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|japanese=歓楽都市ノーチラス
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|romaji=Kanraku-toshi Nōchirasu
 
|image=nautilus mall.jpg
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|type=Amusement park
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|region=[[Cocoon (Final Fantasy XIII)|Cocoon]]
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|affiliation=[[Sanctum (Final Fantasy XIII)|Sanctum]]
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|areas=
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*Nautilus Station
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*Festival Road
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*Nautilift Concourse
 
*Park Square
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*Chocobo Corral
 
*The Mall
 
*The Clock Tower
 
*Fiendlord's Keep
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|residents=None
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|items=
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*[[Phoenix Down (Final Fantasy XIII)|Phoenix Down]]
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*[[Star Pendant (Final Fantasy XIII)|Star Pendant]]
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*[[Spica Defenders (Final Fantasy XIII)|Spica Defenders]]
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*[[Guardian Amulet (Final Fantasy XIII)|Guardian Amulet]]
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*[[Healer's Staff (Final Fantasy XIII)|Healer's Staff]]
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|enemies=
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*[[Corps Gunner]]
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* [[Orion (Final Fantasy XIII)|Orion]]
 
* [[Zwerg Metrodroid (Final Fantasy XIII)|Zwerg Metrodroid]]
 
* [[Midlight Reaper]] (Boss)
 
* [[Brynhildr (boss)|Brynhildr]] (Eidolon)
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|quests=
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*Watch Pompa Sancta
 
*Visit Chocobo Corral and find the wayward chocobo chick
 
*Make way to Fiendlord's Keep
 
}}
 
{{Quote|Not a lot of security here. For these people, the l'Cie panic must still seem like a world away.|Sazh}}
 
'''Nautilus''' is a location in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''. Known as the capital of entertainment on [[Cocoon (Final Fantasy XIII)|Cocoon]], Nautilus is the home of the popular [[Pompa Sancta]] parade, and houses an amusement park featuring tame [[Chocobo (Final Fantasy XIII)|chocobos]] of a smaller build than their [[Gran Pulse]] variety. It is known as the "City of Dreams", and is shaped similarly to a {{w|Nautilus shell}}.
   
Nautilus is an [[Unrevisitable Locations|unrevisitable location]] and comprises the eighth [[chapter]] of the game.
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Nautilus is an [[Unrevisitable locations|unrevisitable location]] and comprises the eighth [[chapter]].
   
==Datalog==
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== Datalog ==
{{See Also|Datalog/Locales (Final Fantasy XIII)}}
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{{See|Datalog (Final Fantasy XIII)/Locales/Final Fantasy XIII}}
 
''Centered around the ever-popular Nautilus Park, the 'City of Dreams' is essentially a giant fairground built by the Sanctum for the amusement of Cocoon's citizens, Tourists visit from all corners of the world, keeping the city busy and bustling all year round.''
 
''Centered around the ever-popular Nautilus Park, the 'City of Dreams' is essentially a giant fairground built by the Sanctum for the amusement of Cocoon's citizens, Tourists visit from all corners of the world, keeping the city busy and bustling all year round.''
 
:- Nautilus
 
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:- Nautilus Park
 
:- Nautilus Park
   
==Story==
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== Story ==
{{sideicon|FFXIII}}
 
 
{{spoiler}}
 
{{spoiler}}
 
[[File:Vanille and Sazh Pompa Sancta.png|thumb|Vanille and Sazh at the Pompa Sancta.]]
 
[[File:Vanille and Sazh Pompa Sancta.png|thumb|Vanille and Sazh at the Pompa Sancta.]]
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The two visit the Chocobo Corral in Nautilus Park, where Sazh announces he will turn himself in to PSICOM to see [[Dajh Katzroy|his son]] for one last time. Vanille tries to dissuade him and is about to admit her involvement with Dajh becoming a l'Cie, when they are pounded by bullets from PSICOM troops. The two escape to the Clock Tower where they destroy a [[Midlight Reaper]] and Sazh comes face to face with his son who turns to crystal. [[Jihl Nabaat]] appears and tells Sazh that his son's [[Focus (Fabula Nova Crystallis)|Focus]] was to find Pulse l'Cie and reveals Vanille and Fang were responsible for his son being turned into a l'Cie. Vanille runs away in tears, and Jihl encourages Sazh to pursue her. He follows her to the Fiendlord's Keep where Vanille hallucinates an image of Sazh shooting her.
 
The two visit the Chocobo Corral in Nautilus Park, where Sazh announces he will turn himself in to PSICOM to see [[Dajh Katzroy|his son]] for one last time. Vanille tries to dissuade him and is about to admit her involvement with Dajh becoming a l'Cie, when they are pounded by bullets from PSICOM troops. The two escape to the Clock Tower where they destroy a [[Midlight Reaper]] and Sazh comes face to face with his son who turns to crystal. [[Jihl Nabaat]] appears and tells Sazh that his son's [[Focus (Fabula Nova Crystallis)|Focus]] was to find Pulse l'Cie and reveals Vanille and Fang were responsible for his son being turned into a l'Cie. Vanille runs away in tears, and Jihl encourages Sazh to pursue her. He follows her to the Fiendlord's Keep where Vanille hallucinates an image of Sazh shooting her.
   
[[File:Sazh in Nautilus.jpg|thumb|left|Sazh attempting to commit suicide.]]
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[[File:Sazh Suicide.png|thumb|left|Sazh attempting to commit suicide.]]
Sazh aims his gun at Vanille but his [[Eidolon (Final Fantasy XIII)|Eidolon]] [[Brynhildr (Summon)|Brynhildr]] appears and the two defeat it together. After the battle, Sazh again turns his gun on Vanille, but is unable to shoot her, acknowledging it will not help his son. Sazh turns the gun on himself but is unable to end his own life. Jihl arrives with PSICOM troops and captures both Vanille and Sazh telling them that the [[Sanctum (Final Fantasy XIII)|Sanctum]] would build a memorial in [[Eden (Location)|Eden]] and use Dajh as a monument to "the boy who saved Cocoon". After Jihl renders Sazh unconscious he is carried away in a coffin and Vanille follows behind in Purge attire. The two are taken aboard the ''[[Palamecia (Final Fantasy XIII)|Palamecia]]'' and placed in confinement.
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Sazh aims his gun at Vanille but his [[Eidolon (Final Fantasy XIII)|Eidolon]] [[Brynhildr (summon)|Brynhildr]] appears and the two defeat it together. After the battle, Sazh again turns his gun on Vanille, but is unable to shoot her, acknowledging it will not help his son. Sazh turns the gun on himself but is unable to end his own life. Jihl arrives with PSICOM troops and captures both Vanille and Sazh, telling them that the [[Sanctum (Final Fantasy XIII)|Sanctum]] will build a memorial in [[Eden (location)|Eden]] and use Dajh as a monument to "the boy who saved Cocoon." After Jihl renders Sazh unconscious, he is carried away in a coffin and Vanille follows behind in Purge attire. The two are taken aboard the ''[[Palamecia (Final Fantasy XIII)|Palamecia]]'' and placed in confinement.
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{{clear}}
 
{{Endspoiler}}
 
{{Endspoiler}}
   
==Areas==
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== Quests ==
*Chocobo Corral
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=== Flight of the Chocobo ===
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In the Chocobo Corral, the player must find Sazh's [[Chocolina|chocobo chick]].
*Park Square
 
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{{Quest section|Final Fantasy XIII}}
*The Mall
 
*The Clock Tower
 
*Fiendlord's Keep
 
 
==Quests==
 
===Flight of the Chocobo===
 
In the Chocobo Corral, the player must find Sazh's [[Chocobo Chick|chocobo chick]].
 
{{Quest-stub|Final Fantasy XIII}}
 
   
==Treasure==
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== Treasure ==
{|class="half-width FFXIII table"
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{|class="half-width FFXIII article-table"
 
|-class="a"
 
|-class="a"
 
!width="200px"|Item
 
!width="200px"|Item
 
!width="250px"|Location
 
!width="250px"|Location
 
|-
 
|-
!class="b"|[[List of Final Fantasy XIII Items#Phoenix Down|Phoenix Down]]
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!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy XIII items#Phoenix Down|Phoenix Down]]
 
|Park Square
 
|Park Square
 
|-
 
|-
!class="b"|[[List of Final Fantasy XIII Accessories#Star Pendant|Star Pendant]]{{foot|Only appears after finding Sazh's chocobo chick}}
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!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy XIII accessories#Star Pendant|Star Pendant]]{{foot|Only appears after finding Sazh's chocobo chick}}
 
|Chocobo Corral
 
|Chocobo Corral
 
|-
 
|-
!class="b"|[[List of Final Fantasy XIII Weapons#Spica Defenders|Spica Defenders]]
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!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy XIII weapons#Spica Defenders|Spica Defenders]]
 
|The Mall
 
|The Mall
 
|-
 
|-
!class="b"|[[List of Final Fantasy XIII Accessories#Guardian Amulet|Guardian Amulet]]
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!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy XIII accessories#Guardian Amulet|Guardian Amulet]]
 
|The Clock Tower
 
|The Clock Tower
 
|-
 
|-
!class="b"|[[List of Final Fantasy XIII Weapons#Healer's Staff|Healer's Staff]]
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!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy XIII weapons#Healer's Staff|Healer's Staff]]
 
|The Clock Tower
 
|The Clock Tower
 
|}
 
|}
   
==Enemy Formations==
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== Enemies ==
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{{multicol-begin}}
<tabber>
 
The Mall=
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;The Mall
*[[Corps Gunner]] x6
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* [[Corps Gunner]] x6
*[[Orion (Final Fantasy XIII)|Orion]], [[Corps Gunner]] x3
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* [[Orion (Final Fantasy XIII)|Orion]], [[Corps Gunner]] x3
*[[Zwerg Metrodroid (Final Fantasy XIII)|Zwerg Metrodroid]] x2
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* [[Zwerg Metrodroid (Final Fantasy XIII)|Zwerg Metrodroid]] x2
*[[Zwerg Metrodroid (Final Fantasy XIII)|Zwerg Metrodroid]]
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* [[Zwerg Metrodroid (Final Fantasy XIII)|Zwerg Metrodroid]]
*[[Zwerg Metrodroid (Final Fantasy XIII)|Zwerg Metrodroid]] x2, [[Corps Gunner]] x3
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* [[Zwerg Metrodroid (Final Fantasy XIII)|Zwerg Metrodroid]] x2, [[Corps Gunner]] x3
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{{multicol-separator}}
|-|The Clock Tower=
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;The Clock Tower
*[[Zwerg Metrodroid (Final Fantasy XIII)|Zwerg Metrodroid]] x3, [[Orion (Final Fantasy XIII)|Orion]]
 
*[[Orion (Final Fantasy XIII)|Orion]]
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* [[Zwerg Metrodroid (Final Fantasy XIII)|Zwerg Metrodroid]] x3, [[Orion (Final Fantasy XIII)|Orion]]
*[[Zwerg Metrodroid (Final Fantasy XIII)|Zwerg Metrodroid]] x5
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* [[Orion (Final Fantasy XIII)|Orion]]
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* [[Zwerg Metrodroid (Final Fantasy XIII)|Zwerg Metrodroid]] x5
*[[Midlight Reaper]] (Boss)
 
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* [[Midlight Reaper]] (Boss)
|-|The Fiendlord's Keep=
 
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{{multicol-separator}}
*[[Brynhildr (Boss)|Brynhildr]] (Eidolon battle)
 
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;The Fiendlord's Keep
</tabber>
 
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* [[Brynhildr (boss)|Brynhildr]] (Eidolon battle)
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{{multicol-end}}
   
==Musical Themes==
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== Musical themes ==
{{listen|filename=FFXIII - Nautilus.ogg|songname="Nautilus"}}
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{{audio|filename=FFXIII - Nautilus.ogg|title="Nautilus"}}
 
The themes "Nautilus" plays in Nautilus, while "[[Chocobo Theme#Final Fantasy XIII|Chocobos of Cocoon - Chasing Dreams]]" and the battle theme, "Feast of Betrayal" play in Nautilus Park.
 
The themes "Nautilus" plays in Nautilus, while "[[Chocobo Theme#Final Fantasy XIII|Chocobos of Cocoon - Chasing Dreams]]" and the battle theme, "Feast of Betrayal" play in Nautilus Park.
   
 
A piano arrangement of "Nautilus" is included on the ''[[Piano Collections: Final Fantasy XIII]]'' album.
 
A piano arrangement of "Nautilus" is included on the ''[[Piano Collections: Final Fantasy XIII]]'' album.
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==Behind the scenes==
==Gallery==
 
 
[[File:Nautilus Party.jpg|110px|Key art.|thumb]]
{{Gallery|title=Artworks|collapse=hide|class=FFXIII
 
 
Although an key art exists featuring the entire party at Nautilus, only Sazh and Vanille visit the place in the game. The Chocobo Park area that cannot normally be accessed other than in cut scenes can be made playable via hacks.
|File:Nautilus_Party.jpg|Promotional poster of the party at Nautilus.
 
|File:FFXIII Nautilus.jpg|Nautilus concept art.
 
|File:Nautilus_Concept_Artwork.jpg|Nautilus concept art.
 
|File:Nautilus.jpg|Nautilus concept art.
 
|File:Fiendlord'sKeepArt.png|Artwork of The Fiendlord's Keep.
 
|File:Nautilus_4.jpg|Artwork.
 
|File:Nautilus_5.jpg|Artwork.
 
|File:Nautilus_7.jpg|Artwork.
 
|File:Nautilus_8.jpg|Artwork.
 
|File:Nautilus_6.jpg|Nautilus Park artwork.
 
|File:Nautilus_9.jpg|Chocobo Corral artwork.
 
}}
 
{{Gallery|title=Screenshots|collapse=hide|class=FFXIII
 
|File:Nautilus_-_Nautilus_Station.png|Nautilus Station.
 
|File:Ff13-ss-location9.jpg|[[Siren (Summon)|Siren]] shown on the screen in Nautilus.
 
|File:Nautilus_-_Festival_Road.png|Festival Road.
 
|File:Nautilus_-_Festival_Road_2.png|Festival Road.
 
|File:Ff13-ss-location13.jpg|Nautilus Park.
 
|File:Nautilus_-_Park_Square.png|Park Square.
 
|File:Nautilus_-_Park_Square_Field.png|Park Square.
 
|File:Chocobo family.jpg|Chocobos in Nautilus.
 
|File:Nautilus_Sheep_and_Hina.png|Nautilus sheep.
 
|File:Fiendlord's Keep Nautilus.PNG|The Fiendlord's Keep.
 
|File:nautilus chocobo corral.jpg|Chocobo corral.
 
|File:nautilus mall.jpg|The Mall.
 
|File:Ffxiii nautilus.jpg|Nautilus view.
 
|File:Ffxiii nautilus2.jpg|Nautilus view.
 
|File:Sazh in nautilus.jpg|Sazh in Nautilus's amusement park.
 
|File:XIII nautilus airship.jpg|Airship to transport the l'Cie to the ''Palamecia''.
 
}}
 
   
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According to the ''[[Final Fantasy XIII Scenario Ultimania]]'', the Fiendlord's Keep was intended to be a haunted house-type attraction where the goal would be to go through the castle, overthrow the demon king and take his throne.
==Etymology==
 
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The park's name may derive from the ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' [[List of Airships#Nautilus|airship]] of the same name. The city is also shaped similarly to a Nautilus shell.
 
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== Other appearances ==
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=== ''[[Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade]]'' ===
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<gallery>
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FFAB Nautilus Park (Halloween Version) FFXIII.png|Nautilus Park (Halloween Version) (Normal).
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FFAB Nautilus FFXIII Special.png|Nautilus (Special).
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FFAB Nautilus Park FFXIII Special.png|Nautilus Park (Special).
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FFAB Nautilus Park (Chocobo Corral) FFXIII Special.png|Nautilus Park (Chocobo Corral) (Special).
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</gallery>
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{{Location section|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade}}
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=== ''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]'' ===
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==== Nautilus Park, Part 1 ====
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[[File:FFRK Nautilus Park, Part 1 FFXIII.png|right|150px]]
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{{Location section|Final Fantasy Record Keeper}}
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==== Nautilus Park, Part 2 ====
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[[File:FFRK Nautilus Park, Part 2 FFXIII.png|right|150px]]
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{{Location section|Final Fantasy Record Keeper}}
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== Gallery ==
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;Artwork
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<gallery>
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Nautilus.png
 
FFXIII Nautilus.jpg
 
Nautilus_Concept_Artwork.jpg
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Nautilus.jpg
 
Fiendlord'sKeepArt.png|The Fiendlord's Keep.
 
Nautilus_4.jpg
 
Nautilus_5.jpg
 
Nautilus_7.jpg
 
Nautilus_8.jpg
 
Nautilus_6.jpg|Nautilus Park.
 
Nautilus_9.jpg|Chocobo Corral.
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</gallery>
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;Screenshots
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<gallery>
 
Ffxiii nautilus.jpg|Nautilus view.
 
Nautilus_-_Nautilus_Station.png|Nautilus Station.
 
Ff13-ss-location9.jpg|[[Siren (summon)|Siren]] shown on the screen in Nautilus.
 
Nautilus_-_Festival_Road.png|Festival Road.
 
Nautilus_-_Festival_Road_2.png|Festival Road.
 
Ffxiii nautilus2.jpg|Nautilus view.
 
Ff13-ss-location13.jpg|Nautilus Park.
 
Nautilus_-_Park_Square.png|Park Square.
 
nautilus chocobo corral.jpg|Chocobo corral.
 
Nautilus_-_Park_Square_Field.png|Chocobo corral.
 
Nautilus_Chocobos.png|Chocobos in Nautilus.
 
Nautilus_Sheep_and_Hina.png|Nautilus sheep.
 
Fiendlord's Keep Nautilus.PNG|The Fiendlord's Keep.
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Nautilus_Park_-_The_Mall.png|Nautilus Park - The Mall.
 
Sazh in nautilus.jpg|Sazh in Nautilus's amusement park.
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Nautilus_Park_-_The_Fiendlord's_Keep.png|Nautilus Park - The Fiendlord's Keep.
 
FFXIII Nautilus Airship.png|Airship to transport the l'Cie to the ''Palamecia''.
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FFRK Nautilus Park, Part 1 JP FFXIII.png|The Japanese dungeon image for ''Nautilus Park, Part 1'' in ''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]''.
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FFRK Nautilus Park, Part 2 JP FFXIII.png|The Japanese dungeon image for ''Nautilus Park, Part 2'' in ''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]''.
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</gallery>
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== Etymology ==
 
The park's name may derive from the ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' [[Nautilus (Final Fantasy III)|airship]] of the same name. The city is also shaped similarly to a Nautilus shell.
   
 
{{Etym|Nautilus}}
 
{{Etym|Nautilus}}
   
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Nautilus being the "City of Dreams" shares a similar naming scheme with [[Dream Zanarkand]] from ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'', dubbed "The City that Never Sleeps," and [[Insomnia]] from ''[[Final Fantasy XV]]''.
==Trivia==
 
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*Although an official artwork exists featuring the entire party at Nautilus, only Sazh and Vanille visit the place in the game.
 
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==Allusions==
*There is a boy NPC within the first section of Nautilus who chases after some other children. If the player is close to him he will eventually utter "Run, run, or you'll be well done!", a quote from [[Kefka Palazzo]] in ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''.
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There is a boy NPC within the first section of Nautilus who chases after some other children. If the player is close to him he will eventually utter "Run, run, or you'll be well done!", a quote from [[Kefka Palazzo]] in ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''.
*The Chocobo Park area that cannot normally be accessed other than in cut scenes can be made playable via hacks.
 
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*The Fiendlord's Keep is a reference to ''Chrono Trigger'', as the Fiendlord's Keep is the character Magus's stronghold during the Middle Ages.
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The Fiendlord's Keep is a reference to ''Chrono Trigger'', as the Fiendlord's Keep is the character Magus's stronghold during the Middle Ages.
*A photo of Nautilus can be found in Hope's house.
 
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*In ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]'', Nautilus is mentioned when [[Snow Villiers]] and [[Serah Farron]] say that [[Mog (Final Fantasy XIII-2)|Mog]] is like a theme park mascot.
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A photo of Nautilus can be found in Hope's house in Palumpolum. In ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]'', Nautilus is mentioned when [[Snow Villiers|Snow]] and [[Serah Farron|Serah]] say that [[Mog (Final Fantasy XIII-2)|Mog]] is like a theme park mascot.
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[[de:Nautilus (FFXIII)]]
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[[Category:Locations in Final Fantasy XIII]]
 
[[Category:Towns]]
 
[[Category:Towns]]

Revision as of 16:58, 24 February 2020

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Not a lot of security here. For these people, the l'Cie panic must still seem like a world away.

Sazh

Nautilus is a location in Final Fantasy XIII. Known as the capital of entertainment on Cocoon, Nautilus is the home of the popular Pompa Sancta parade, and houses an amusement park featuring tame chocobos of a smaller build than their Gran Pulse variety. It is known as the "City of Dreams", and is shaped similarly to a Nautilus shell.

Nautilus is an unrevisitable location and comprises the eighth chapter.

Datalog

Centered around the ever-popular Nautilus Park, the 'City of Dreams' is essentially a giant fairground built by the Sanctum for the amusement of Cocoon's citizens, Tourists visit from all corners of the world, keeping the city busy and bustling all year round.

- Nautilus

Nautilus Park is the crown jewel of the Sanctum-built City of Dreams. it houses numerous attractions constructed with the latest technology, but the true stars of the park are the chocobos and sheep found in the family-friendly petting zoo.

With the wilds of Cocoon crawling with all manner of vicious beasts, people find the presence of the docile park animals to be a rare and reassuring change.

- Nautilus Park

Story

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. (Skip section)
Vanille and Sazh Pompa Sancta

Vanille and Sazh at the Pompa Sancta.

Sazh and Vanille arrive in Nautilus after leaving the Sunleth Waterscape. They spot an advertisement for the Pompa Sancta Parade followed by breaking news from Palumpolum, showing taped footage of Lightning, Snow, Hope, and Fang attacking PSICOM troops. Vanille recognizes Fang, but says nothing Sazh asks about it. They attend the Pompa Sancta Parade, which tells the story of the War of Transgression between Gran Pulse and Cocoon.

The two visit the Chocobo Corral in Nautilus Park, where Sazh announces he will turn himself in to PSICOM to see his son for one last time. Vanille tries to dissuade him and is about to admit her involvement with Dajh becoming a l'Cie, when they are pounded by bullets from PSICOM troops. The two escape to the Clock Tower where they destroy a Midlight Reaper and Sazh comes face to face with his son who turns to crystal. Jihl Nabaat appears and tells Sazh that his son's Focus was to find Pulse l'Cie and reveals Vanille and Fang were responsible for his son being turned into a l'Cie. Vanille runs away in tears, and Jihl encourages Sazh to pursue her. He follows her to the Fiendlord's Keep where Vanille hallucinates an image of Sazh shooting her.

Sazh Suicide

Sazh attempting to commit suicide.

Sazh aims his gun at Vanille but his Eidolon Brynhildr appears and the two defeat it together. After the battle, Sazh again turns his gun on Vanille, but is unable to shoot her, acknowledging it will not help his son. Sazh turns the gun on himself but is unable to end his own life. Jihl arrives with PSICOM troops and captures both Vanille and Sazh, telling them that the Sanctum will build a memorial in Eden and use Dajh as a monument to "the boy who saved Cocoon." After Jihl renders Sazh unconscious, he is carried away in a coffin and Vanille follows behind in Purge attire. The two are taken aboard the Palamecia and placed in confinement.

Spoilers end here.

Quests

Flight of the Chocobo

In the Chocobo Corral, the player must find Sazh's chocobo chick.

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Treasure

Item Location
Phoenix Down Park Square
Star Pendant*(Only appears after finding Sazh's chocobo chick) Chocobo Corral
Spica Defenders The Mall
Guardian Amulet The Clock Tower
Healer's Staff The Clock Tower

Enemies

The Fiendlord's Keep

Musical themes

The themes "Nautilus" plays in Nautilus, while "Chocobos of Cocoon - Chasing Dreams" and the battle theme, "Feast of Betrayal" play in Nautilus Park.

A piano arrangement of "Nautilus" is included on the Piano Collections: Final Fantasy XIII album.

Behind the scenes

Nautilus Party

Key art.

Although an key art exists featuring the entire party at Nautilus, only Sazh and Vanille visit the place in the game. The Chocobo Park area that cannot normally be accessed other than in cut scenes can be made playable via hacks.

According to the Final Fantasy XIII Scenario Ultimania, the Fiendlord's Keep was intended to be a haunted house-type attraction where the goal would be to go through the castle, overthrow the demon king and take his throne.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Nautilus Park, Part 1

FFRK Nautilus Park, Part 1 FFXIII
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Nautilus Park, Part 2

FFRK Nautilus Park, Part 2 FFXIII
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Gallery

Artwork
Screenshots

Etymology

The park's name may derive from the Final Fantasy III airship of the same name. The city is also shaped similarly to a Nautilus shell.

The Nautilus is the fictional submarine captained by Nemo featured in Jules Verne's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island. Verne named the Nautilus after Robert Fulton's real-life submarine Nautilus.

Nautilus being the "City of Dreams" shares a similar naming scheme with Dream Zanarkand from Final Fantasy X, dubbed "The City that Never Sleeps," and Insomnia from Final Fantasy XV.

Allusions

There is a boy NPC within the first section of Nautilus who chases after some other children. If the player is close to him he will eventually utter "Run, run, or you'll be well done!", a quote from Kefka Palazzo in Final Fantasy VI.

The Fiendlord's Keep is a reference to Chrono Trigger, as the Fiendlord's Keep is the character Magus's stronghold during the Middle Ages.

A photo of Nautilus can be found in Hope's house in Palumpolum. In Final Fantasy XIII-2, Nautilus is mentioned when Snow and Serah say that Mog is like a theme park mascot.