Full Story (Spoilers)

     Final Fantasy IV starts off with Dark Knight Cecil, Captain of the Red Wings, an elite group of soldiers sent by King Baron of the Kingdom of Baron to capture all the Crystals by any means necessary. Cecil and the rest of the Red Wings were sent by King Baron to capture the Water Crystal of Mysidia and are forced to murder any innocent beings who get in their way. After returning home to Baron again, Cecil greets King Baron and then gives him the Water Crystal but then King Baron believes that Cecil can’t be trusted as Cecil seems reluctant to follow orders. The King then dismisses Cecil from commanding the Red Wings but Cecil and the Red Wings then tell the King that they are displeased with taking the Crystal. The King then takes away Cecil’s command of the Red Wings and then tells Cecil to kill the Phantom monster in the Mist Valley and to deliver the Bomb Ring to the Mist Village. Kain then goes into the room and then convinces the King to reconsider his decision and then the King tells Kain to go with Cecil to the Mist Valley as Kain is certain that Cecil will be back in command shortly. After talking a bit with Cid, Baron’s chief airship engineer and Rosa, who is Cecil’s childhood friend and love interest, Kain and Cecil then head out to the Mist Valley……..

     After exploring the nearby town of Baron for a bit, Kain and Cecil then enter the Mist Valley and after defeating the monsters in the Mist Cave, Cecil and Kain then arrive in the Mist Village but then the Bomb Ring starts to glow and releases a group of Bomb monsters which burns the whole town and it surprises Kain and Cecil. A little girl cries for help and Cecil and Kain then find out that her mother died and Cecil admits that he killed her mother’s dragon. Kain then realizes that the King wants them to eliminate the summoners as well but Cecil and Kain then go against the King’s orders and they decide not to kill the girl. The girl is frightened and summons Titan which destroys the mountainside as well and Cecil wakes up to find the girl lying nearby but Kain is nowhere to be seen. Cecil then decides to take her to the nearby village of Kaipo to help her. After heading to the inn to rest, Cecil and the little girl sleep but they are later on interrupted by a Baron General and he then sends some guards to kill the little girl. Cecil refuses the orders and he then protects the girl from the General and the guards and after defeating them, Cecil and the little girl then goes to sleep for good. The next morning, Cecil explores the village for a bit only to find a very sick Rosa in a building nearby and the man tells Cecil that he needs to find the Sand Ruby to cure her. The little girl then tells Cecil that her name is Rydia and then they both head out to find the Sand Ruby. They enter the Water Cavern and they later on find a mysterious old sage in Tellah and Tellah asks Cecil and Rydia to help save his daughter from an evil bard. Tellah then joins up with Cecil and Rydia and then after going through the cavern, they all head to the nearby Kingdom of Damcyan.

     Just upon arriving in Damcyan, Cecil and the others then see the Red Wings bomb the Kingdom and Cecil and the others decide to check out what happened by entering the Kingdom. Some of the survivors tell then tell Cecil and the others that the Red Wings took their Crystal and then later on, Tellah sees his daughter Anna lying on the floor and he sees the bard and then attacks him. Eventually, Anna tells Tellah to stop and the bard, Edward tells Tellah that a man named Golbez led the Red Wings to take the Crystal and that Anna protected him from enemy attack. Tellah gets angry and then swears to get revenge on Golbez on his own and the walks away. Edward then keeps on crying but then Rydia makes him snap out of it and they all decide to venture to get the Sand Ruby using his hovercraft. After heading east, they then manage to reach the Antlion Cave and eventually, they reach the Antlion who has the Sand Ruby. After defeating the Antlion, Cecil and the others head back to Kaipo and Cecil gives Rosa the Sand Ruby and then Rosa tells Cecil that she secretly followed him and that Golbez is the new Captain of the Red Wings appointed by the King himself. She later on tells Cecil and the others that Golbez will go after the next 3 Crystals and Edward tells Rosa that the Fire Crystal of Damcyan is already taken by Golbez. Edward then tells the others that Fabul must be the next target of Golbez but it is blocked by ice at Mt. Hobs and then Rosa asks Rydia if she can cast Fire but sadly, she can’t yet. Rosa joins up with Cecil and the others and then during the night, Edward plays his harp by the water and is attacked by a WaterHag and during the battle, the ghost of Anna cheers him on and then Edward wins the battle. She tells Edward it’s all a dream and then the next day, Cecil and the others head to Mt. Hobs and then Rosa then asks Rydia to cast Fire to melt the ice but Rydia hates Fire as it burned her village. Rydia eventually casts Fire and then eventually, the encounter a monk named Yang fighting some enemies and then Cecil and the others help him out. Cecil and the others warn Yang that Golbez is after the Wind Crystal and they then hurry to Fabul. After arriving in Fabul Castle, Cecil and the others explore a bit and then Yang tells the King that trouble is near and then Cecil, Yand and Edward decide to defend the castle while Rydia and Rosa stay behind. After defeating a few Baron guards, the Red Wings bomb the castle and then several waves of battles later, Yang, Cecil and Edward then retreat to the Crystal room of the castle and then Kain appears. Cecil asks him to fight alongside him like always but then Kain decides to fight against you!

     Kain defeats Cecil easily and then Rosa and Rydia enter the room and then Kain seems weak when Rosa appears but then Golbez walks in the room and then easily wipes out Yang and Edward and then Kain takes the Wind Crystal. Rosa wants them to stop but then Golbez kidnaps her and then goes away and Kain follows along as well. Cecil and the others agree that the best way to get Rosa back from Golbez is to sneak into Baron by boat and then the King of Fabul provides Yang and the others with a boat. Later on Cecil tells Yang that they plan on getting an airship from Cid once they reach Baron to catch Golbez and then Yang’s wife encourages them before leaving on their journey. At sea, a whirlpool appears and then Leviathian pops out and then the boat sinks and then Cecil finds out that he’s all alone. Cecil enters the town of Mysidia and all the people there hate Cecil as he stole their Crystal in the beginning of the game and then Cecil finds the town elder and the elder tells Cecil to overcome his dark-self before fighting against Baron. He suggests that Cecil goes to Mt. Ordeals and become a Paladin and then he brings along Palom and Porom, twin mages who will help Cecil along the way.

     After arriving at Mt. Ordeals, Palom takes out some flames with Ice Magic and then a scene occurs afterwards in which Rosa is tied up underneath a guillotine type blade and then Golbez summons Milon, one of the four element fiends. Kain doesn’t believe Milon is enough to get rid of Cecil and the others and offers to go after them instead, but Golbez doesn’t like the idea much however. Near the top of the mountain, Cecil and the others find Tellah again and seeks the elite spell Meteo on the mountain to defeat Golbez. Tellah joins up with them and at the top of the mountain, they encounter Milon and then a battle occurs. After defeating him Milon then attacks them from behind and then Cecil and the others finally defeat him for good. Cecil and the others encounter a pillar and Cecil hears the voice of his father and then he ends up fighting his old dark-self. After defeating it, Cecil then becomes a Paladin and is no longer an evil, dark knight anymore and then Tellah learns all his old spells, including Meteo! They all return to Mysidia to tell the elder the great news and then after talking to the elder, he then admits that Palom and Porom were sent as spies just to watch Cecil. The old Mysidian Legend is recited once again and then Tellah demands to find and defeat Golbez and the elder opens up a road to Baron. Palom and Porom decide to tag along and then Cecil and the others head to Baron. They head to the inn nearby and then they find Yang and then Yang orders some guards to get you and after the battle, Cecil and the others fight Yang and then Yang comes to his senses finally. He tells Cecil that Rydia was swallowed by Leviathian and that Edward is now gone and he gives you the Baron Key which allows you to sneak into the castle. After going through a waterway, they all reach Baron Castle and then Cecil and the others enter the castle and then Baigan of the Baron army decides to join Cecil and the others but then betrays then and after defeating him, Cecil and the others find the King and it appears the King is none other than another one of the four elemental fiends, Cagnazzo.

     After defeating him, Cecil and the others eventually meet up with Cid and then later on, the walls of the castle try to crush Cecil and the others but then Palom and Porom then sacrifice themselves by turning to stone to save the others. Meanwhile, Golbez is extremely angry at Cecil’s power and Kain suggests making Cecil get the Crystal for him by offering Rosa up for the Crystal and then taking Cecil out in the process. Later on, Cid then offers Cecil and the others the use of his airship, the Enterprise and then Cid joins up with Cecil and the others and then another airship flys by. Kain then tells Cecil to get the Earth Crystal for him if Cecil ever wants Rosa alive again and then Kain leaves. Cecil and the others then travel to Troia and they enter the city of Troia. After exploring through the city for a bit, Cecil and the others then head into nearby Troia Castle. Cecil and the others then manage to find Edward inside the Castle, where Edward is resting his wounds and Edward then gives Cecil the “TwinHarp” which it might help agains the Dark Elf, who has the Earth Crystal. After reaching the Magnetic Cavern, Cecil and the others feel a strange source of Magnetic energy and they eventually encounter the Dark Elf in the Crystal room. After being easily defeated by the Dark Elf, Edward senses that trouble is lurking and he uses the last of his strength to play his harp and the music manages to break the Dark Elf’s magnetic field. Cecil and the others re-equip themselves and then after defeating the Dark Elf, they get the Earth Crystal and return back to Troia Castle again. The clerics in Troia Castle marvel at the return of their Earth Crystal and then Cecil hears the voice of Kain telling him and the others to board the airship again. Kain then tells Cecil and the others to go to the Tower of Zot.

     After reaching the Tower, Cecil and the others eventually manage to encounter Kain and Golbez and then Cecil gives Golbez the Earth Crystal and Golbez tricks Cecil and doesn’t give Rosa back. Tellah then decides to fight Golbez to avenge Anna and then decides to cast Meteo on Golbez, using the last ounce of his strength. Unfortunately, Tellah dies and failed to get his revenge on Golbez and then Golbez attacks Cecil but he couldn’t finish off for some reason and his control over Kain is broken. Kain apologizes and he then joins up with Cecil and the others and they save Rosa before the blade finishes her off and then after talking with Cecil and the others, Rosa joins up with the others. They then all encounter Valvadis, the next elemental fiend and after defeating her, Rosa casts Exit and they return back to Baron Castle. Cecil finds himself back in his room again and then Kain tells Cecil that there are actually 8 Crystals present in the world, the 4 that Golbez has and the 4 Dark Crystals that are hidden underground. He then explains that when all 8 Crystals gather together, a path to the moon will open up and then Kain gives Cecil the Magma Key needed to use to get underground. Cecil and the others board the Enterprise and they then head to the town of Agart by a large mountain. Cecil and the others enter the town and after dropping the Magma Key in the large well, a hole opens up in the mountain and then Cecil and the others head into the hole. After a battle between the Red Wings and some tanks, the Enterprise then lands underground and then Cecil and the others head inside to a nearby Castle.

     After arriving in the Castle, Cecil and the others then talk to King Giott and he tells Cecil that two of the four Dark Crystals are already gone but Giott’s Crystal is still safe for now. King Giott asks Cecil and the others to defend the Castle using Cid’s airship but then Cid tells him that the airship is beat up for the time being so he has to go and repair it. King Giott claims the Crystal is hidden safely behind the throne but then Yang senses something is wrong and they see a bunch of dolls dancing around in the Crystal room and after defeating them, Golbez appears and then explains that with the 8 Crystals, he can open the Tower of Babil which opens up a path to the moon which holds power beyond compression. Golbez then attacks Cecil and the others and later on, Rydia joins Cecil and the others and they manage to defeat Golbez with her help. Rydia then explains to the others that Leviathian took her to the Land of the Summons and they became friends and there, she learned her summoning abilities but lost her white magic power altogether. She also explains that time flows differently there which explains why she looks a little older now and just as Cecil and the others leave, Golbez’s hand reaches out and takes the Crystal and disappears. Giott then explains that Cecil and the others head to the Tower of Babil to get the Crystals back and Cecil and the others agree. Inside the Tower, Cecil and the others find the TowerKey and later on Yang appears to sacrifice himself and then later on, Cecil and the others encounter Golbez and he then destroys the bridge, leading Cecil and the others to almost certain death. Cecil and the others get saved by Cid, flying in the new Enterprise and then the Red Wings chase after the Enterprise. Cid then tells Cecil to take over as he tries to seal the cave with a bomb and he tells the others to head to Baron as he sets himself up the bomb and it seems he has died.

     Back in Baron Castle, Cecil and the others find Cid’s two helpers and they attach a hook to the Enterprise which will help Cecil and the others along the way for their journey. Cecil and the others head to Eblan Castle and after exploring for a little bit, they head to Cave Eblan nearby and inside the cave, they encounter Edge, who is the prince of Eblan and from there, they all head to the Tower of Babil. Inside the tower, they encounter Edge’s mother and father, Queen and King Eblan and a battle occurs. After a scene involving Edge and his parents, Rubicant, the final elemental fiend comes in and then Edge and the others eventually defeat him and then Rubicant vanishes. Later on, Eblan troops rush in and they offer to help Cecil and the others but it is not needed and then Cecil explains to Edge about the whole Golbez thing and the Crystals too. Edge and the others steal an airship from the Red Wing fleet, called the “Falcon” and they all head back to see King Giott again. Later on, King Giott gives Cecil a mystical necklace to enter the sealed cave and then Cecil and the others find Cid sleeping inside the castle. They manage to explain their dilemma to Cid, since the sealed cave is over lava and then Cid upgrades the Falcon to their liking and the goes back to sleep again after finishing the upgrades. Cecil and the others then finally head off to the Sealed Cave and after entering it, they eventually manage to find the Dark Crystal and then the walls close in on them and they end up fighting an evil wall.

     After defeating it, Cecil and the others reach the entrance of the cave and they hear Golbez’s voice again and he controls Kain once again and then Kain takes the Crystal away from Cecil and into Golbez’s hands. Cecil and the others head back to the Dwarven Castle again and then King Giott tells them about the Lunar Whale Ship, the moon and the old Mysidian Legend. Cid installs a drill on the Falcon so that Cecil and the others can head back to Earth and then Cecil and the others manage to return back to Mysidia. At Mysidia, the Elder tells about the Mysidian Legend and they all pray and summon the Lunar Whale and then Cecil and the others use the Lunar Whale to head to the moon to go after Golbez and Kain. After going through the Lunar Path, Cecil and the others enter the Crystal Palace and they meet a strange old man named FuSoYa, a lunarian and then he tells about the lunarians and explains that Golbez is being controlled by another lunarian named Zemus and that he plans on summoning the Giant of Babil from the Tower of Babil to destroy Earth. FuSoYa also tells Cecil that he is half-lunarian and then they head back to Earth where they find the Giant of Babil trying to destroy Earth.

     Cecil finds that most of his friends are helping out to try and take down the Giant like Edward, Yang, Palom and Porom and many more. Cecil and the others hop into Cid’s airship and then they enter the Giant of Babil. Inside the Giant, Cecil and the others encounter the Four Elemental Fiends once again and after defeating them for good, Cecil and the others find Golbez and then FuSoYa casts a spell which removes Zemus’ control over Golbez and it is revealed that Golbez is Cecil’s brother. The Giant them crumbles and then Kain is no longer under control anymore and they all head back to the Lunar Whale. Cecil and the others then head back to the Crystal Palace on the moon to go after Zemus and stop him once and for all. FuSoYa and Golbez go on ahead and then Cecil and the others teleport themselves to the Lunar Subterrane. Eventually, Cecil and the others meet up with Golbez and FuSoYa who have confronted Zemus and they fight him. They both cast Meteo on Zemus and then Zemus is defeated and turns into his true form, called Zeromus. Golbez and FuSoYa go after Zeromus but then Golbez tries to use the Crystal on Zeromus but it doesn’t work in the hands of darkness and then Zeromus defeats Golbez and FuSoYa. Golbez gives the Crystal to Cecil and then back on Earth, all of Cecil’s friends pray and then Cecil and the others gain power from them and they fight Zeromus to determine the fate of the world. Cecil and the others defeat Zeromus and then after a scene, Golbez goes with FuSoYa to know more about his lunarian past and thanks Cecil and then Cecil and the others head back to Earth. Cecil and Rosa then get married and become the new King and Queen of Baron and thus, FFIV ends and the ending is a good one. This concludes the full-story of FFIV, and it’s a solid storyline as well……

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Release Information

(Japan) November 23/1991
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(North America) March 12/1992
(Japan) March 21/1997
(Japan) March 1/1999
(North America) July 3/2001
(Europe) (Anthology) February 27/2002 Courtesy of: sithlordexar888 (Japan) March 28/2002
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