In Final Fantasy XVI, Torgal is revealed to be descended from Fenrir. His level 7-9 pedigrees are 'Leyding-looser', 'Dromi-striker', and 'Gleipnir-cutter', respectively. These are named after the three chains used by the gods to fetter the giant wolf Fenrir in Norse mythology.

🤫🌊 “Secret of the Deep Sea” from FFVII, recorded entirely on guitar and percussion. No AI, no loops, all human performance Come for the #FinalFantasy music, stay for the cool warbly underwater-sounding #guitarpedals

Help us spread the love to Final Fantasy content creators who are a bit smaller and more importantly non-toxic!

🎤Fellowship of the Ring: My Brother, My Captain, My King 🥲My brother and I get pretty damned emotional discussing the conclusion of the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. ❤️One of the best movies ever made in arguably the greatest trilogy of all time: #lordoftherings #finalfantasy

Phoenix Downbeat is now available on Apple Podcasts!!!

I think one of the reasons our show has never grown past a certain point is that the algorithms are always recommending it to straight white guys. It’s the demo for video games, and the demo for people who listen to podcasts. But boy oh boy is that NOT the demo who would like our show lol.

🎤Final Fantasy Tournament: Our Favorite FFs! 🗳️Our community voted on their favorite #FinalFantasy games! ✅We go through the results bracket style ⚔️We dissect everything from Mystic Quest & Chocobo Dungeon to #FF7 vs. #FF10 ❤️How well did classics #FF9 and #FF6 do? ❓Was #FF16 the big surprise?

K-Pop Demon Hunters is Final Fantasy More specifically K-Pop Demon Hunters is

Was looking for some #FinalFantasy starter packs. Didn’t find much so decided to start a small one, especially for smaller creators. Just grabbed the first few in our contacts, going to add several more. Please tag yourself or any creators you love below and I’ll add them! ❤️ Final Fantasy fans!

Final Fantasy content claiming to be “not political” is essentially useless.

🎤Phoenix Downbeat #18: #ChronoTrigger Music @airship-overdrive.bsky.social guides us through analysis Chrono Trigger by Yasunori Mitsuda 🎶We listen deeply to the Main Theme, Corridors of Time, & To Far Away Times! ❤️Each of us brings 2 (for a total of 6!) mystery pieces of music to discuss

"But... the Dow is over 50,000!!!"

🚨NEW🚨 Phoenix Downbeat Q&A! ❓We answer your questions about Final Fantasy music and composing for video games 😍We compare, contrast, and take some requests 🎶Listen to music from FFV, FFVI, FFVII, FFVIII, and FFIX ⚔️Plus, some Mario 64 & Marvel vs. Capcom #finalfantasy #finalfantasymusic

🎤We dive into the overworld music of Final Fantasy IV, V, and VI (Terra's Theme!) including some alternative overworld themes showing Uematsu's growth as a storyteller. 🎶Celtic Moon & Dear Friends specialty albums + we compare once again to Studio Ghibli as well as Xenogears & Eiyuden Chronicle.

Union elections plummeted last year after Trump gutted the NLRB — while the cost of living soars and corporate profits hit record highs. Unions are the key to taking on corporate power and increasing working people’s standard of living. No wonder Trump wants to eradicate them.

Final Fantasy VI: The Greatest Story of the 2D Age We conclude our conversation on what #FinalFantasy VI has to say about fascism, bigotry, oppression, and community responsibility. The we wrap up by examining its wonderful cast of characters and personal questions one last time:

Are you super excited about the God of War Trilogy Remake but disappointed there was no FFVII Remake part 3 news at State of Play? Well, I may just have the perfect thing to fill that gap. 'Greek Myths That Inspired Final Fantasy VII' is available NOW on Amazon - www.amazon.com/dp/1838009671

"Last Looks: 2025", a discussion on our favorite films of 2025, will be recording sometime in early March. Interested in recording with us? Drop a DM!

FF Mystic Quest Impact & Legacy We review the history, impact, and legacy of Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest. A lost game in the series, it has an awesome soundtrack but mostly did not hit with fans: #finalfantasy #mysticquest

I wrote about the updated #ColoradoRockies pitching staff And then immediately after publishing this they signed two veteran pitchers. We are SO BACK via @milehighsports.bsky.social

Y’all. This is the last year of my 30s. I’ve spent the first two months getting a bunch of dental work done and fighting with our neighbors and HOA. My beard is almost fully gray now. My back feels like I’ve been hauling boulders up Kilamanjaro. But it’s baseball season. And I’m a kid again.

What Final Fantasy character would win a Gold Medal at the Olympics and in what event?

🎤Mega Man Battle Network IS Final Fantasy ❓How have I never played this before? ⚔️It's a Mega Man RPG (#FinalFantasy) Card/Deck builder with a STELLAR combat system... 🤔But almost every other aspect of Battle Network is ROUGH. ❤️What I love/hate & how I intend to continue with the series:

"How do you feel? Playing in the Noble Waters Taking the train that follows the Reaper's smile? What do you think? Reading through the Holy Scriptures Seeing all the evil creatures have style? You waited for hours And never heard a soul You counted your flowers And time took a toll"

Dance break. Listen to our episode on Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and other films in the Final Fantasy canon, now available wherever you get your podcasts!

I laugh my ass off whenever someone complains that there are "too many superhero movies/shows" or "too many multiverses!" There's never been a problem with an easier solution. It's 2026. Watch something else.

Top 10 Final Fantasy Cities We count down the Top 10 Cities from Final Fantasy and also Kingdom Hearts with some Chrono Trigger mentions! #finalfantasy #chronotrigger #kingdomhearts #top10

Final Fantasy Top 10 Summons Summons! Espers! Eidolons! Just some materia that was lying around! I do my best to rank the best or most interesting or indelible summoned monsters in #FinalFantasy history:

Final Fantasy is the best thing. Why? Because every single one pisses people off. Because every single one is controversial. Because where most modern art seeks to fulfill your expectations, Final Fantasy will always seek to subvert and upset them.

With one more Laguna flashback and after discussing the infrastructure of Esthar (no, seriously) we begin a series of "I've never seen anything like that before" moments in FFVIII. #ffviii #ff8 #finalfantasy #jrpg #videogames #everythingisfinalfantasy www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtJK...

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Lord of the Rings: Gandalf vs. The Balrog The Fellowship of the Ring continues! We Quest to Mount Doom through the Mines of Moria where Gandalf has his epic and famous confrontation with the Balrog. #lordoftherings #lotr #finalfantasy

Lord of the Rings: Gandalf vs. The Balrog The Fellowship of the Ring continues the Quest of Mount Doom through the Mines of Moria where Gandalf has his epic and famous confrontation with the Balrog.

We wrap Chrono Trigger with a look at its biggest ideas & questions How gray can morality get on a long enough timeline? How fragile is civilization? And how great of a piece of art is Chrono Trigger especially when compared to the best of its genre and medium? #chronotrigger #finalfantasy

Creaking boat sounds made by pick-scraping the strings on a bass headstock, pitching that down, and adding reverb. Enjoy #gamemusic #sfx #dkc2 #musicproduction #guitareffects

DadPod: Where Does Kindness Come From? On this episode, we wonder aloud if my son is kind. Can a 19-month-old exhibit kindness and if so, how? Plus, his journey with sign language and coping with disappointment. www.patreon.com/c/DCProducti...

Yes I vote. Yes I have hope. And yes, I draw inspiration from fictional heroes, including Frodo and Gandalf. Because there are other forces at work in this world besides evil.

Final Fantasy VIII: Esthar #FFVIII continues as Squall gains a deeper understanding of his own emotions, we contemplate our own introverted tendencies, and we finally make it to the incredible city of Esthar #FinalFantasyVIII #FF8

We're back! Season 4 of In a Place Like This kicks off with a subject very near and dear to my heart, Final Fantasy! Join us and very special guests @finalfantasypod.bsky.social as we discuss the movies that are a part of this beloved video game canon! #finalfantasy #finalfantasythespiritswithin

This was a BLAST! Make sure to follow these guys and their super fun movie podcast! Ira and I were honored to be guests and get a chance to geek out over Final Fantasy movies.

📽️Top 10 Final Fantasy Endings!!! ❤️Final Fantasy knows how to end a story ⚔️This was challenging but here is my list of the Top 10 finales in Final Fantasy #finalfantasy #videogames #jrpgs

🎤Final Fantasy VI: General Celes & The Espers ⚔️We meet one of the greatest characters in #FinalFantasy history, Celes Chere! ❤️We get introduced to a new element of Terra 🪙Our heroes learn about a fateful coin flip, a long-lost love, and what an ancient war has to do with saving their friend:

🎤Final Fantasy VI: From Doma to the Phantom Train ⚔️We follow Sabin down his path reuniting with Shadow, meeting Cyan & Gau, & traversing through Doma. 👻🌳🚂Then off to Phantom Forest and a Ghost Train 😍One of the best story arcs in #FinalFantasy history! ❤️Please follow on your Podcast app!

I'm tired of the annual MLB Hall of Fame debates. I think the only real solution is to start over from the very beginning & put the players in charge. #MLB fans deserve a museum that honors the greatest players in history. Here's how we can build it. My latest for @milehighsports.bsky.social

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Final Fantasy is filled with remarkable and incredible moments that make you say "wow!" Here are my picks for the 10 most jaw-dropping scenes in franchise history:

Phoenix Downbeat: Overworlds I - II - III We listen to Nobuo Uematsu's overworld music from #FinalFantasy 1, 2, & 3 We compare the 8-bit chiptunes to full orchestrations and even vocal renditions and hear similarities to Joe Hisaishi and Studio Ghibli music:

Which do you prefer; Phaser before Delay, or Delay before Phaser? We explore some order switching between the two in this all-tones-no-talking demo using “First Steps” from Celeste #guitarpedals #phaser #delay #signalchain #gamemusic

🎤 #FinalFantasy VI: Edgar Figaro & His Ways With Women 👑We are introduced to Edgar Roni Figaro, King of Figaro and relentless womanizer ⚔️We critique his character and debate his thematic purpose ❤️Terra continues to search for herself while everyone races to use her as a weapon: #ffvi #ff6

I'm going to do a fun experiment over the next few days. Going to switch back and forth between replaying FF16 and FF7 Rebirth. I remain flabbergasted at their nearly polar opposite game-design choices but how extraordinary both were at modernizing FF. Also easily the 2 strangest DISCOURSE games.