Changes: Tower of Babil (Final Fantasy IV)

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Babiltop — Cecil confronts Rubicante at the top of the Tower of Bab-Il

The Tower of Bab-Il (reads "bab-il") is a location in the game Final Fantasy IV. It is a large tower that stretches from the Underworld to the Overworld. It houses the Giant of Bab-Il which must be summoned by collecting the eight Crystals from both worlds and bringing them to the tower. If the Giant is summoned, it means certain doom for the entire world. Dr. Lugae and Rubicante, the Fiend of Fire have made the tower their headquarters. They operate a "Super Cannon," which they use to fight the Dwarves of the Underworld.

Cecil, Kain, Rydia, Rosa, and Yang attempt to sneak into the lower half of the tower and steal back the Crystals stolen by Golbez. When they do so, they find Dr. Lugae and Rubicante preparing for war with the Overworld kingdom of Eblan. Rubicante escapes, but Cecil and his friends must fight Dr. Lugae and his robotic son Balnab. After defeating them, they obtain the key to stopping the Super Cannon. They are able to stop it, but Yang locks himself in the room and presumably dies in the explosion. During the escape from the tower, Golbez tries to make the bridge leading to the tower collapse from afar. However, Cecil's party is saved by Cid.

After another series of events, Cecil and his party meet Edge and arrive at the upper half of the Tower of Bab-Il. There, they meet the King and Queen of Eblan, who were turned into monsters by Lugae. Edge helps them return to their senses, and they are killed as a result. Rubicante then appears, and says things that make Edge lose control of his emotions. Cecil and his friends are able to defeat Rubicante and find the room with the Crystals. However, they fall into a trap door leading back underground. There, they find an abandoned Red Wing airship which Edge christens the Falcon and use it to escape the tower.

Once Golbez acquires all the Crystals, the Tower of Bab-Il becomes shielded and no longer accessable. Cecil, Rydia, Rosa, and Edge, along with the Lunarian FuSoYa, return arrive to deactivate the shield, however, they are too late. The Giant of Bab-Il emerges, and they must destroy it.

Treasure

Babilbase — The base of the Tower of Bab-Il in the Underground

Underworld

2000 accumulated GP
Cure2 X2
Ether1
Ether2
Life X2
CatClaw
Archer Bow
Ice Arrows X20
Bandana
Monster-in-a-box: Fight Alert for an Ice Brand.
Monster-in-a-box: Fight Alert for a Blizzard Spear.
Monster-in-a-box: Fight Alert for an Ice Shield.
Monster-in-a-box: Fight Alert for Ice Armor.

Overworld

84000 accumulated GP
Cure3 X2
Middle Katana
Monster-in-a-box: Fight Mad Ogre X4 for an Ogre Axe.

Passage to the Falcon

Cure2 X2

Monster formations

Etymology

The Tower of Bab-Il is named for the Tower of Babel from a story from the book of Genesis in the Holy Bible, as well as other various ancient documents. The story tells of how early humanity united together to build a great tower that would extend to the heavens so they could see God. They called this the Tower of Babel. However, God destroyed the tower, scattered humanity throughout the world, and confused their language, so that they could never again unite to challenge God's authority.

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