| “ | A power greater than even that of the Six, purifying all by the light of the Crystal and the glaives of rulers past. Only at the throne can the Chosen receive it, and only at the cost of a life: his own. The King of Kings shall be granted the power to banish the darkness, but the blood price must be paid. To cast out the usurper and usher in dawn's light will cost the life of the Chosen. Many sacrificed all for the King, so must the King sacrifice himself for all. Now enter into reflection that the Light of Providence shine within. | „ |
| ~ Bahamut's words to Noctis as they meet within the Crystal. |
| “ | The Chosen's purpose is no more. Power is granted that darkness be banished and balance returned to the Star. When mortals grow arrogant, seeking to repeat blasphemies of old, no longer are they worthy wards. To cleanse the Star, all life must be swept away. So it is ordained, and so shall it be. | „ |
| ~ Bahamut's true intentions revealed. |
| “ | One foolish act trumped by another greater still. Such havoc serves only to harm those who wreak it. Without the guidance of the Light, mankind will fail, doomed ever to repeat the cycle of folly. Always have mortals lived under patronage divine. Though guided by the Light, they war among themselves and defile the Star. How could mortals hope to survive alone in a godless world? | „ |
| ~ Bahamut's last words before he was destroyed by Noctis. |
Bahamut is the overarching antagonist of the 2016 action role-playing game Final Fantasy XV.
He is one of the Six Astrals of Eos, representing as the God of War and is perhaps the most powerful among them, as well as the most mysterious one. He is also responsible for bestowing his powers onto the Oracle, as well as entrusting the Ring of Lucii and the Crystal to them in hopes of them to find the True King. Like the other Astrals, he is bound to protecting Eos, but he believes that sacrifices must be made for life to flourish.
He is voiced by David Lodge, who also voices Derek Clifford Simmons in Resident Evil 6.
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
- Bahamut was responsible for everything that happened in the FFXV universe.
- Back in the Old War, Bahamut chose to use the Teraflare without second thought, even knowing it would kill all life on the planet and even his fellow gods.
- In the original timeline, Bahamut's helping the heroes was for nothing but pragmatic reasons, as he wanted to end the lines of Lucis and Oracle to vanquish the Starscourge, covering up his responsibility for everything he set in motion.
- He desensitized Somnus (and indirectly other succeeding kings) into committing terrible deeds (especially mass murder in Somnus’ case), promoting a falsified account of their history, and condoning Bahamut’s worldviews.
- Bahamut was also responsible for Ardyn's fall to villainy, as he rejected him over Somnus for being a righteous idealist who refuses to sacrifice any lives.
- He refused to give Regis a way to save his son or Luna. His refusal to revive them shows how irresponsible Bahamut is with his powers and the people he treats as his disposable tools.
- In "Episode Ardyn," Bahamut let Ardyn suffer his fate as he viewed him as a failure.
- In other FFXV-related projects, Bahamut's villainy expanded:
- Bahamut deemed humans and even other Gods as lower beings, and he wanted to annihilate them all for their moral squeamishness in his ways.
- Bahamut resurrected Luna and granted her the same powers as Ardyn, only to help him recreate the Teraflare with her song. He hypocritically used the darkness as a power source for that Teraflare.
- Bahamut attempted to kill the heroes and the other gods who opposed him, and though he failed in this specifically, he still caused a fair amount of damage to the planet and destroyed the City of Insomnia.
- Shortly before Noctis kills him, Bahamut selfishly justifies his corrupt acts and self-preservation under the idea that mankind will suffer without the gods. Although the other gods and the Crystal do cease to exist as a result of Bahamut’s death, the Star Scourge is completely purged as well, making it widely agreed to be the preferable outcome since Bahamut proved himself irredeemably worse than even Ardyn.
- According to a creative explanation by a fan to link the two "timelines" together, Bahamut abused the power of the Crystal to instigate a time loop, leading to 13 loops ending as the base game did, followed by a fourteenth taking the Verse 2 route in Episode Ignis, and then the fifteenth and final one going the route of the FFXV -DotF-. This theory is called the "Versus XV theory" (in allusion to FFXV's original name and its allusions to the number XV).
- That same fan also coined Bahamut's fitting nickname of "Tyrannus DracoRex," which is "tyrannical dragon king" in Latin.
Trivia[]
- Bahamut shares his voice actor and many personality traits with another Pure Evil: Derek Simmons from Resident Evil 6.
- Bahamut is the only Final Fantasy XV Pure Evil.
External Links[]
- Bahamut on the Villains Wiki.
- Bahamut on the Ultimate Evil Wiki.
- Bahamut on the Final Fantasy Wiki.
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 Pure Evils
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