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Every now and then, while browsing through an FFVI forum, a thread will come up about the War of the Magi. People want to know as much as they can about it, and now, for the first time, they really CAN know as much as they can about it, literally, 'cause I went through the entire game script (in several different translations) to collect any and all references to the War of the Magi, the Blue Mages, and all that other stuff that existed 1000 years prior.

Hopefully, this will help to fuel some better fanfics about this era (not to mention better ffwiki/wikipedia articles about it), and if anyone's up for it, I wouldn't mind collaborating on one myself. And for anyone else who reads it, I hope you can enjoy it in that it can simply add that much more color to the classic story we all know and love.

So anyway, without further adieu, here it is:
A Collection of the Original References to the War of the Magi in FFVI by Fleetingsight

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Oh tell me why
Do we build castles in the sky

thats cool. thanks for doing all the work, so we can exploit it. j/k

this is good, cause someone always has questions about it, and a lot of people make stuff up (like me).

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Praise Be To Helix!

This is awesome! The War of the Magi is so intriguing... I thought it was really interesting to read all this.

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Thanks, this is a cool reference tool. *bookmarks the link*

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Quote (Harlequin @ 17th November 2008 01:32)

Thanks, this is a cool reference tool. *bookmarks the link*

yeah, thanks. i bookmarked it too. this is really gonna be useful, cause ive been writing my own backstory to the game, and i was trying to use ingame clues to help me, especially about the War of the Magi.

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Praise Be To Helix!

You're very welcome, and I'm really glad you guys are enjoying it so much. And BlitzSage, I'll be looking forward to reading your fanfic. I've also started one, and am hoping I have the time and determination to finish it.

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Oh tell me why
Do we build castles in the sky

Quote (fleetingsight @ 20th November 2008 07:55)

You're very welcome, and I'm really glad you guys are enjoying it so much. And BlitzSage, I'll be looking forward to reading your fanfic. I've also started one, and am hoping I have the time and determination to finish it.

thanks, that means alot.

i dont know. i think what ive created is good, its just that it strays so far away from the game. and its so massive. ive created thousands of years worth of history behind the game (i think its about ten thousand years worth of stuff). i might take part of it actually and make sort of a short story ot of it. i dont know yet.

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Praise Be To Helix!

That's really interesting. When you put it all together like that, you can really see a storyline forming there.

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Thanks for putting this together! good job

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One more thing to note is that in the original japanese version, Odin's last words were "Quite skilled...I'm impressed...", instead of the seemingly less dignified "Don't do it...You can't turn me into Magicite..." that is in the U.S. version. Also, his attack is literally translated as Beheading Iron Sword (Zantetsuken), which is the same as in his other FF appearances.

Also, I didn't mention the 8 dragons, which probably had something to do with the WOTM as well, so I'll have to add these things to the webpage sometime.

This post has been edited by fleetingsight on 3rd December 2008 00:53

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Oh tell me why
Do we build castles in the sky

Quote (fleetingsight @ 3rd December 2008 00:52)

One more thing to note is that in the original japanese version, Odin's last words were "Quite skilled...I'm impressed...", instead of the seemingly less dignified "Don't do it...You can't turn me into Magicite..." that is in the U.S. version. Also, his attack is literally translated as Beheading Iron Sword (Zantetsuken), which is the same as in his other FF appearances.

Also, I didn't mention the 8 dragons, which probably had something to do with the WOTM as well, so I'll have to add these things to the webpage sometime.

thats cool. just keep us posted. thanks again.

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Praise Be To Helix!

I just want to add my thanks as well. I bookmarked your site and will refer to it.

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Hi orinocou! Glad you like it! I'm a fan of your comic, so it's great to hear that this helps you.

If anyone else can think of other ff6 reference pages they might like to see, let me know, and I might consider it when I have time.

This post has been edited by fleetingsight on 9th January 2009 03:42

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Oh tell me why
Do we build castles in the sky

Quote (fleetingsight @ 9th January 2009 03:34)

Hi orinocou! Glad you like it! I'm a fan of your comic, so it's great to hear that this helps you.

If anyone else can think of other ff6 reference pages they might like to see, let me know, and I might consider it when I have time.

Fleeting,
when are you updating the fandub on youtube? I still watch them after all this time and love it!! Do you think you'd are able to do most of the game eventually, or will that take forever?

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I've had an eternity to ponder the meaning of things....and now I have an answer!!

Now this is pretty nifty. Kudos for compiling all that information; I know it must have been hard work. This stuff is interesting, especially the translated versions of the other script. They always leave out so much in the US versions...

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Fleeting,
when are you updating the fandub on youtube? I still watch them after all this time and love it!! Do you think you'd are able to do most of the game eventually, or will that take forever?

Hey regalcrown,
Thanks for the support. I've finally uploaded a new vid today. Hopefully, if all goes well, I can finish the whole game, but it might take a while.

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Oh tell me why
Do we build castles in the sky

Quote (BlitzSage @ 22nd November 2008 19:03)

Quote (fleetingsight @ 20th November 2008 07:55)

You're very welcome, and I'm really glad you guys are enjoying it so much.  And BlitzSage, I'll be looking forward to reading your fanfic.  I've also started one, and am hoping I have the time and determination to finish it.

thanks, that means alot.

i dont know. i think what ive created is good, its just that it strays so far away from the game. and its so massive. ive created thousands of years worth of history behind the game (i think its about ten thousand years worth of stuff). i might take part of it actually and make sort of a short story ot of it. i dont know yet.

I'm ponderin g whether or not i should write a fanfic this summer...
heck im only 14 so....

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