Cameos in Enigma

Notes from the Editor: This is closely tied with the Allusions section. If any characters are identical to their initial appearance in a Final Fantasy game, it is an alternate version of them. Remember that this page is just base concepts, and if you feel that there is a problem somewhere, please, feel free to ask me about it.

The following are characters that were directly inspired from characters in the Final Fantasy series and appear in Enigma and Enigma II

Final Fantasy II

 * Richard is the Dragoon elder, who lives in the village of Deist. He was responsible for bringing the Dragoons Vance, Kain, Fang and Lyn to his village and is the key to acquiring the Dragoon class. He was inspired by Ricard Highwind.

Final Fantasy III

 * Noah is a powerful sage who lives in Fuyuki, northwest of Majutsu Beach. He is the key to acquiring the Sage class and was inspired by Noah from Final Fantasy III.

Final Fantasy IV

 * Kain appears in the village of Deist, as a Dragoon. He wields a blood-soaked lance that he received from his father and it occasionally reveals his dark side. Kain is much different from his inspiration and is much more adamant and straight-forward, yet is cheery. He was inspired by Kain Highwind


 * Zouken is a High Sage that appears in Fuyuki. He is more deranged than his counterpart, Noah and is paranoid to extremes. His paranoia proves useful and results in the player obtaining the Sage. He was inspired by Tellah

Final Fantasy V

 * Gilgamesh is a master swordsman and a former king. Due to his reckless actions as King, he escaped with his companion Enkidu and entered The Rift in order to find new challenges and weapons. When Enigma walks on a very long bridge, Gilgamesh appears and fights the young hero, in order to steal his/her weapons for his own use. He was inspired by Gilgamesh from the Final Fantasy series.


 * Enkidu appears as Gilgamesh's sole companion. While he is human, he is capable of transforming into different beasts to aid Gilgamesh. Enkidu is Gilgamesh's best friend and faithfully aids him in any way he can.

Final Fantasy VI

 * Ken is as an elder on Mt. Austere, and is the key to obtaining the Samurai class. He does not like using technology, but is unafraid to use it if there is a need for it. He represents the old ways of the Samurai, in contrast to the flashier techniques used by his grandson. He is inspired by Cyan Garamonde

Final Fantasy VII

 * Cloud, Tifa and Aerith appear in the City of Old York; as Steve, Rachel, Andrea (for Cloud, Tifa and Aerith respectively). Steve (or Cloud) is the focal character that originates from Final Fantasy VII and a side-quest occurs with him involving his relationships between him and Andrea and Rachel.
 * The Turks appear as business owners, ranging from restaurants, night clubs and even a weekly radio show. They don't have a serious impact on the story, although in Enigma II, their presence in the new Old York can be felt.
 * The Remnants are a famous rock band; and their leader, Kadaj, despises Steve for a special reason. The Remnants as a whole appear as a boss fight after their designated sidequest, revolving around a concert.

Final Fantasy VIII

 * Laguna appears as the President of the Diamond City, one of the four capitals on Earth. He is the one who gives the player the Valkyrie class and is opposed to the President's plans for certain reasons.

Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2

 * Shinji appears in Fuyuki as a rival Sage to the player. He is inspired by Seymour Guado and appears younger than his original appearance, but unlike his counterpart, Shinji dresses in more masculine clothing, has a shorter haircut and is more violent. Shinji battles with inner darkness and (eventually) questions his fate, attempting to change it for the better.

Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2

 * Lightning appears as an optional boss after completing the game. She appears in Pandemonium, an optional, post-game dungeon. She fights Enigma, explaining that she is in a "time-paradox" and the only way out is to escape Pandemonium. Initially, she appears in her Guardian Corps outfit (wielding the Blazefire Saber), but after fighting for a while, she changes into her Valkyrie armour and equips her new Gunblade. After defeating her, she realizes that it wasn't her time yet and she will find another way to leave Pandemonium. She is inspired by Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII.


 * Fang appears as a Dragoon who lives in the village of Deist. She is more commonly seen at the Isle of Dragons, satisfying her blood-lust by killing dragons. Her actions have caused the Dragon Council to awaken and when Enigma returns to the Isle of Dragons after leaving Deist for the first time, s/he sees Fang fighting larger dragons than that which is commonly seen on the island. Enigma decides to help Fang from being killed by these dragons and discovers why Fang fights so much. She was inspired by Oerba Yun Fang.