{{Short description|Fictional character of the Final Fantasy series}} {{Italic disambiguation}} {{Featured article}} {{Infobox character | name = Claire "Lightning" Farron | series = [[Final Fantasy]] | image = Lightning CG.png | alt = A pink-haired woman in light official clothing with a weapon holstered at her waist. | caption = Lightning in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' | firstgame = ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' (2009) | creator = [[Motomu Toriyama]] | designer = [[Tetsuya Nomura]]<br/>[[Isamu Kamikokuryo]] (''XIII-2'') | voice = '''[[English language|EN]]''' [[Ali Hillis]]<ref name="LightningVoice"/><br/>'''[[Japanese language|JA]]''' [[Maaya Sakamoto]]<ref name="LightningVoice"/> | motion_actor = Naho Nakashima | home = Cocoon | weapon = Gunblade }} {{nihongo|lead=yes|'''Lightning'''|ライトニング|Raitoningu}} is a character from the ''[[Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy]]'' video game series by [[Square Enix]], within the wider ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series. She first appeared as a [[Player character|playable character]] and the main [[protagonist]] in the 2009 role-playing video game ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'', in which she is a resident of the artificial world of Cocoon. After her sister [[Characters of the Final Fantasy XIII series#Serah Farron|Serah]] is declared an enemy of Cocoon, Lightning attempts to save her and is chosen by divine powers to destroy Cocoon. Lightning reappears as a supporting character in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]'', acting as protector of the Goddess Etro. She is the sole playable character in ''[[Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII]]'', wherein she sets out to save the people of her dying world. Outside the ''XIII'' series, Lightning has been featured in multiple ''Final Fantasy'' games and has [[cameo appearance]]s in other video games.
Lightning was created by [[Motomu Toriyama]], the director and scenario writer of ''XIII'', and designed by regular ''Final Fantasy'' artist [[Tetsuya Nomura]]. The design goal was a character who was less feminine than previous ''Final Fantasy'' heroines in both appearance and personality. Aspects of her early design and personality were later altered, or transferred to other characters. After ''XIII'', Lightning's design was revised several times to reflect her role and development in each game, particularly in ''Lightning Returns''. Her real name in Japanese, Éclair Farron, was originally a [[Placeholder name|placeholder]]. Because of her first name's association with a [[Éclair|type of pastry]], it was changed to "Claire" in other countries.
Lightning has received mixed commentary from critics, with focus on her cold personality, which was compared to that of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''{{'}}s protagonist [[Cloud Strife]]. She was criticized for her relative absence in ''XIII-2''. Her role in ''Lightning Returns'' met with mixed reception; some critics saw her as underdeveloped and unlikable, while others found her better developed and more human than in previous games. Lightning later appeared on lists, compiled by [[video game]] publications, of the best characters in the ''Final Fantasy'' series and in video games as a whole. She has been received favorably in polls of public opinion by ''[[Famitsu]]'', Square Enix, and other organizations.
==Character design== [[File:Motomu Toriyama - Game Developers Conference 2010.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Motomu Toriyama]] was responsible for most of Lightning's character traits.|alt=A man in his forties with black hair in a brown jacket addresses a seminar.]]
Lightning was created by ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' director [[Motomu Toriyama]].<ref name="1UP 2006" /><ref name="Famitsu1001" /> Her character design was by regular ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' artist [[Tetsuya Nomura]]. Nomura said multiple designs—including some by staff members other than himself—were considered for Lightning,<ref name="Famitsu1001" /> while Toriyama has claimed that Nomura's first draft "looked so cool and strong that there was no need for any retakes".<ref name="1upHeroines"/> Because of the [[Video game graphics|graphical capacities]] of ''Final Fantasy XIII''{{'}}s prospective platforms, Nomura was able make Lightning's design more detailed than his previous work, highlighting her cape and facial features.<ref name="SU1"/> Commenting on an early form of her design, Nomura described her as a "cool character", defined as serious and unforgiving. Despite this, the feminine elements in her design to keep player empathy.<ref name="Famitsu1001" /> Characteristics from early designs included blond or silver hair and [[Asian people|Asian]]-looking facial features. Her final art was made less Asian, and her hair color changed to pink.<ref name="Famitsu1001" /><ref name="IGN TGS2009"/> Lightning's final hair color and hairstyle were intended to reflect her femininity, and to counterbalance her athletic body.<ref name="Famitsu1001" /> Creating her promotional CG render was fairly easy due to the number of details available for her appearance and outfit.<ref name="IkumoriLecture"/>
Lightning's real name is {{nihongo|Éclair Farron|エクレール・ファロン|Ekurēru Faron}} in Japanese and Claire Farron in English. During the early stages of production, Lightning's name was Averia: "Éclair" was used to keep this name secret, but was eventually chosen as her official name.<ref name="SU3"/> Her English name, Claire, was chosen because the name "Éclair" is closely associated with a [[Éclair|type of pastry]].<ref name="RPGinterview"/> The name "Lightning" was not chosen by Nomura but by other members of the development team. Nomura had wanted to abandon the tradition of [[Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series#Art design|naming ''Final Fantasy'' protagonists]] after weather events, and was surprised by the choice.<ref name="Famitsu1001" /> Several models of Lightning's house were constructed for ''XIII'' but were removed due to space issues.<ref name=sil1 /> Her weapon in ''XIII'', the Blazefire Saber (known as {{nihongo|Blaze Edge|ブレイズエッジ|Bureizu Ejji}} in the Japanese version), mirrors the ability of the game's Eidolon [[Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series#Recurring mechanics|summoned monsters]] to transform into animal-, human- and vehicle-like shapes.<ref name="BladeTransform"/> Lightning's Eidolon, a version of the summon Odin, was intended to appear like a father figure and present Lightning as a knight on horseback.<ref name="XIIIUO"/> In later ''XIII'' games, Odin was developed into a friend to whom Lightning could show her deeper feelings.<ref name="LRXIII_U2"/>
Due to global demand and the development staff's desire to further Lightning's character, development began for a sequel to ''XIII''. The game tackles the question of whether Lightning is happy after the events of ''XIII''.<ref name="fnc"/> Even before a sequel was greenlit, Toriyama had wanted to create a truly happy ending for the character.<ref name="SUcontinue"/> Lightning's outfit in ''XIII-2'' was designed by [[Isamu Kamikokuryo]]. He worked from a rough sketch by Nomura of how Lightning should appear.<ref name=nomura/> Nomura "fought hard" to create the draft design.<ref name="LightningNomuraXIII2"/> The outfit was redone several times by Kamikokuryo: a [[Cheongsam|qipao]] and a [[science fiction]]-inspired design were both discarded because they clashed with the game's atmosphere. The final design was inspired by the [[valkyrie]]s of [[Norse mythology]].<ref name= "XIII-2design"/> The outfit was meant to reflect the environment around Lightning.<ref name="GamestopArt"/> It features a feather motif to represent Lightning's light, delicate side and her growing powers.<ref name= "XIII-2design"/><ref name= "LightningMotif"/> She was depicted as having transcended her human limits, making it difficult to depict her as a normal person.<ref name="LightXIII-2"/>
Her outfit in ''Lightning Returns'' was designed by Nomura. He was told by Toriyama to create something representative of her final battle, with "strength" as the main guideline. The resultant outfit, which resembles a leather [[bodysuit]], has spinal column patterns on its sleeves and is primarily colored red and white.<ref name= "LRdesigns"/> Nomura later commented that he felt "a strong reaction within [himself]" while creating Lightning's final look.<ref name="FamitsuLR"/> Nomura's design was Kamikokuryo's favorite out of the many outfits created for the character.<ref name="LRkamikokuryo"/> Her other outfits for the game were designed by Kamikokuryo, Toshiyuki Itahana, and Toshitaka Matsuda.<ref name= "LRdesigns"/><ref name= "LRoutfits"/> Many of the outfits were inspired by designs of regular ''Final Fantasy'' artist [[Yoshitaka Amano]].<ref name="LRamano"/> In addition to the new costumes, Lightning's in-game model was rebuilt from the ground-up.<ref name= "LRmodel"/> Her breasts were enlarged and several of her outfits were designed to present her in a more feminine way.<ref name="LightXIII-2"/> For the game's epilogue, Toriyama wished for Lightning to appear in an everyday setting and normal clothes. The team considered ending the game with Lightning either meeting or speaking with her allies, but Toriyama wished the story to begin and end with her alone.<ref name="LRXIII_U2"/> He has claimed that Lightning, with her solo role in ''Lightning Returns'', was the ''Final Fantasy'' series' "first female protagonist".<ref name="FemProtag"/>{{efn|Director Motomu Toriyama's full quote: "We feel that every person within the party is a main character, but we feel Lightning is very impactful as the main female protagonist in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Not only is she the first female protagonist, she is very powerful, cool, calm, and collected. So we believe that is another attractive feature of hers". This official statement addressed the common claim that ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''{{'}}s [[Terra Branford|Terra]] was the first female protagonist, but it does not address ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]'' or ''Final Fantasy XIII'' itself. According to this official statement, Square Enix identifies Lightning as the first female protagonist, without specifying whether that refers to the female protagonist in a single character title or conventional definitions of female protagonists.<ref name="FemProtag"/>}}
===Influences=== Toriyama wanted Lightning to be a type of female character previously unseen in ''Final Fantasy'' games, one with an athlete's body and a less feminine nature.<ref name="1UP 2006" /><ref name="1UP E3 2008" /> His guideline to Nomura was to make her strong, beautiful, and "like a female version of [[Cloud Strife]] from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''".<ref name="1UP 2006" /><ref name="Famitsu1001" /> Commenting on the resemblance, Toriyama stated that the similarities between the characters only extend to their cold personalities and their military backgrounds, and that otherwise "Lightning really [is] her own person".<ref name="NowGamer" /> Nomura compared the two shortly before the Japanese release of ''Lightning Returns'', saying that he had "desired for her to be carefully developed and loved for a long time, like Cloud."<ref name="FamitsuLR"/> Toriyama has said that, among the characters he had been involved in creating, Lightning was his favorite female character from a video game, alongside [[Yuna (Final Fantasy)|Yuna]] from ''Final Fantasy X'' and Yoyo from ''[[Bahamut Lagoon]]''.<ref name="1upHeroines"/>
===Personality=== [[File:Ali Hillis LF2.jpg|upright|thumb|American actress [[Ali Hillis]] voices Lightning in her English appearances.<ref name="AliHillisE3Interview"/>|alt=A brown-haired woman in her thirties wearing a green dress.]] In contrast to other characters in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, whose personality traits were molded to fit a story, Toriyama conceived Lightning's basic personality before ''XIII''{{'}}s narrative had been finalized.<ref name="1upHeroines"/> She has a cold demeanor, which was meant to clash in an entertaining way with the outspokenness of [[Snow Villiers]].<ref name="NowGamer" /> Nomura commented that Lightning has "a strong element of mystery about her character".<ref name="OPM AUS" /> She originally had a flirtatious aspect to her personality, which was transferred to [[Oerba Yun Fang]] when Fang was changed from male to female.<ref name="IGNupdate"/> [[Daisuke Watanabe]], writer for the ''XIII'' trilogy, paid particular attention in the original game to fleshing out Lightning's non-romantic relationship with Snow, and to showing her development as a person while protecting [[Hope Estheim]].<ref name="FamitsuWatanabe"/>
For ''Lightning Returns'', the developers wanted to portray Lightning in several different lights, in contrast to her static personalities in prior appearances. One of their highest priorities was to make Lightning a character who had lost much in her life and become deeply vulnerable as a result.<ref name="PolygonInterview"/> Designer Yuji Abe elaborated that, because of her losses and newfound vulnerability, Lightning came across as darker, slightly numbed to her surroundings, and "like a puppet, like someone who doesn't quite have her real self inside". He elaborated that this effect shows "the kind of vulnerability she has, and it's the point from which she starts to change afterward".<ref name="GamescomInterview"/> The decision to expand her personality in this way was originally suggested by producer [[Yoshinori Kitase]], who was concerned that Lightning's coolness in previous games had made it difficult for players to bond with her.<ref name="LRXIII_U"/> Lightning's [[motion capture]] actress across the ''XIII'' games was Naho Nakashima. She described the experience as enjoyable and ultimately emotional, describing Lightning in 2013 as "a precious existence" for her.<ref name="Nakashima"/>
Across her speaking appearances, Lightning is voiced by [[Ali Hillis]] in English and [[Maaya Sakamoto]] in Japanese.<ref name="LightningVoice"/> Sakamoto was impressed by Lightning, whom she called "cold" and "strong". She was asked to portray Lightning's strength while showing hidden vulnerabilities. Voicing Lightning was initially strange as she was used to gentler roles such as [[Aerith Gainsborough]], a central character in ''Final Fantasy VII'' and its [[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII|companion media]].<ref name="XIIIOU"/> Commenting on the difficulty of balancing Lightning's depiction as a woman and a trained warrior, Kitase noted that Sakamoto's acting helped to bring out Lightning's femininity.<ref name="Dengeki incomplete" /> Hillis was given the role of Lightning after speaking a few of the character's lines during audition, and was then given a book about the ''Final Fantasy XIII'' universe, which she found a little "overwhelming" when she read it. One of the challenges Hillis faced was recapturing the emotion and energy of Sakamoto's Japanese performance in the character's English rendition.<ref name="AliHillisSpikeInterview"/> Hillis described her main priority across the series as portraying "every single layer of who [Lightning] was as a person", working with staff to make her seem like a real person. Hillis felt that Lightning's character became more sarcastic and battle-hardened by the events of ''Lightning Returns''.<ref name="AliHillisE3Interview"/>
== Appearances == ===''Final Fantasy XIII'' series=== {{multiple image <!-- Essential parameters --> | align = right | direction = vertical | width = | footer = Lightning in ''XIII-2'' and ''Lightning Returns''. Over the course of the series, Lightning's appearance was redesigned to reflect her changing roles and evolving personality.<ref name= "XIII-2design"/><ref name="LightXIII-2"/><ref name= "LRdesigns"/><ref name="GamescomInterview"/> <!-- Image 1 --> | image1 = Lightning XIII-2 screenshot.png | width1 = 230 | alt1 = A pink-haired woman on horseback in a fantastical suit of silver metal armor holding a sword and shield.
<!-- Image 2 --> | image2 = Lightning LR screenshot.png | width2 = 230 | alt2 = A pink-haired woman standing in a black-red-and white outfit holding a sword and shield. }} Lightning lives with her sister Serah within Cocoon, an artificial world above the planet Gran Pulse. The two worlds are controlled by sects of the fal'Cie, a race of demigods whose two factions, the "Sanctum" population on Cocoon and the "Pulse" fal'Cie from Gran Pulse, are hostile toward one another.<ref name="DATALOGfal'cieA"/><ref name="DATALOGfal'cieB"/> In ''Final Fantasy XIII: Episode Zero: Promise'', a novel set before the events of ''XIII'', it is revealed that Lightning and Serah's parents died when their children were young. Lightning resolved to become her sister's protector, but neglected her in the process.<ref name="EPISODEzeroB"/> She resents Snow's romantic relationship with Serah and the anti-government activities of his group NORA.<ref name="EPISODEzeroA"/> Lightning discovers too late that Serah has been branded as a l'Cie—a human cursed with magical powers and a task to complete—by the Gran Pulse fal'Cie Anima: Lightning initially thinks that Serah is lying to get her approval to marry Snow.<ref name= "QUOTEdisbelief"/> When Serah is captured by Anima, Lightning volunteers herself for the Purge, a forced relocation of citizens believed to have come into contact with Anima,<ref name= "QUOTEpurge"/> to save her sister.
In ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'', Lightning reaches Anima alongside Snow, Hope and other Purge survivors. Serah turns to crystal when they arrive, and before it is destroyed Anima marks them as l'Cie. Skeptical of Snow's resolve to save her sister, Lightning abandons them and ends up traveling with Hope. During their time together, Lightning inadvertently summons Odin and unknowingly supports Hope's plan to kill Snow as she protects and mentors him.<ref name="DATALOGassassinate"/> Throughout the game, Lightning struggles to deal with her nature as a l'Cie, her anger at being made Cocoon's enemy, and her guilt at disbelieving Serah's story.<ref name= "QUOTErevelation"/><ref name= "QUOTEfacingit"/> Overcoming her issues, she acknowledges Snow's relationship with Serah and his faith that they will restore her.<ref name="QUOTEserah"/> When the party kill the Sanctum fal'Cie Orphan to save Cocoon, allies [[Vanille]] and Fang sacrifice themselves to form a crystal pillar to prevent Cocoon from colliding with Gran Pulse, while the rest including Lightning are freed of being l'Cie. ''Final Fantasy XIII: Episode I'', a short novel set immediately after ''XIII'', shows Lightning uneasy about whether her battle is over or not. She leaves to save Fang and Vanille, first giving her blessing to Snow and Serah's marriage.<ref name="EPISODEiVIII"/>
In ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]'', Lightning has disappeared, and all but Serah believe that she died with Vanille and Fang to save Cocoon.<ref name= "QUOTEserah_belief"/> In reality, Lightning was brought to Valhalla, capital of the Unseen Realm ruled by the Goddess Etro. Etro's intervention to remove the party's l'Cie brands distorted time and erased Lightning from history after Cocoon's fall.<ref name= "QUOTEvanishing"/> Lightning chooses to stay in Valhalla and atone of the deaths she caused as a l'Cie by protecting the dying Etro from [[Characters of the Final Fantasy XIII series#Caius Ballad|Caius Ballad]], an immortal man with a grudge against the goddess.<ref name="FragAfterLight"/><ref name= "QUOTEatonement"/> Lightning eventually asks Serah and [[Characters of the Final Fantasy XIII series#Noel Kreiss|Noel Kreiss]] to help her stop Caius from ending time, which he plans to do by releasing a supernatural energy dubbed "chaos" into the mortal world.<ref name= "QUOTEfight"/> Serah and Noel travel forward in time to fix distortions in history caused by Caius, and Serah eventually dies when history is restored. In the [[Downloadable content|DLC]] episode ''Requiem of the Goddess'', Lightning is defeated by Caius and loses hope after learning of her role in Serah's death. Lightning is comforted by Serah's spirit, who asks not to be forgotten.<ref name= "QUOTEcomfort"/> Vowing to preserve Serah's memory, Lightning turns to crystal, immunising her against the chaos unleashed by Etro's death which merges the two realms.<ref name= "QUOTEremember"/>
In ''[[Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII]]'', five centuries after the previous game's events, Lightning is revived by the god [[Characters of the Final Fantasy XIII series#Bhunivelze|Bhunivelze]]. As the world is on the brink of ending, Lightning is chosen as the Savior, a [[Psychopomp|spiritual guide]] for humanity, which has ceased to age due to the influence of chaos. In return for Lightning's help, Serah will be resurrected.<ref name="QUOTEsavior"/> Aided by Hope, Lightning frees her former allies of emotional burdens, reunites with Odin in the form of a white [[Chocobo]], and frequently crosses paths with [[Characters of the Final Fantasy XIII series#Lumina|Lumina]], the physical manifestation of Lightning's suppressed vulnerabilities.<ref name="QUOTElumina"/> Upon learning that Bhunivelze is manipulating her for his own goals, Lightning plans to betray him after he has finished building the new world.<ref name="QUOTEhumanity"/><ref name="DATALOGplan"/> When the end of the world arrives, Lightning fights Bhunivelze, who has been shaping Lightning into Etro's replacement.<ref name="QUOTEgoddess"/> Although prepared to fulfill her new role and abandon her human life, Lightning instead chooses to call for help and accept Lumina as a part of herself.<ref name="DATALOGsalvation"/> Everyone she has saved, including Serah, unites with her and defeats Bhunivelze. Lightning then witnesses the creation of a new universe, and goes with the rest of humanity to their new home. In the epilogue, she is seen traveling to reunite with one of her friends.<ref name="FamitsuWatanabe"/>{{efn|During the cited ''Famitsu'' interview, Daisuke Watanabe said that he wrote both the ending of ''Lightning Returns'' and the novella ''Final Fantasy XIII Reminiscence: tracer of memories'' to give readers freedom to speculate on who Lightning was meeting. The most he says is that she is going to meet someone she has not seen for a long time.<ref name="FamitsuWatanabe"/>}}
===Other appearances=== Beyond the ''XIII'' games, Lightning has appeared in several spin-offs within the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise. In the fighting game ''[[Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy]]'', Lightning is one of the warriors summoned by the goddess Cosmos.<ref name="Announcement"/> She was meant to debut in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'', but the idea was scrapped as ''Final Fantasy XIII'' had yet to be released and Square Enix did not want to reveal her abilities ahead of time.<ref name="interultimania"/> Lightning has three alternate outfits in the game.<ref name="Diss012outfits"/> She again appeared as a playable character in the 2015 [[arcade game|arcade]] title,<ref name= "DissidiaArcade"/> and its home console version ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy NT]]''.<ref name="LightDissidiaNT"/>
The character was featured in a series of special [[Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn#Character progression|player events]] in ''[[Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn]]''. Players who participated in the events received gear and outfits modeled after items, weapons and clothing from the ''XIII'' games.<ref name="LightningXIV"/> Lightning also plays a role as an ally in ''[[World of Final Fantasy]]'', appearing in her ''Lightning Returns'' outfit.<ref name= "LightWoFF"/> Lightning was also featured in both Japanese and international versions of the mobile title ''[[Mobius Final Fantasy]]'' as part of a special story event titled "''Lightning Resurrection''".<ref name="LightMFF"/><ref name="LightMFFwest"/>
Lightning features as a playable character representing the ''Final Fantasy XIII'' games in the ''Theatrhythm'' [[rhythm game]] subseries.<ref name= "TheatrythmLightning"/><ref name= "TheatrythmLightning2"/><ref name="TheatrythmLightning3"/> She is featured, sporting her ''XIII-2'' design, in ''[[Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade]]''.<ref name= "ABLightning"/> Lightning is a playable character in the mobile crossover games ''[[Final Fantasy: All the Bravest]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy: Record Keeper|Record Keeper]]'',<ref name="ATBlightning"/><ref name= "SilRecord"/> a powered-up character form in ''[[Final Fantasy Explorers]]'',<ref name= "LigtExplorers"/> a [[Chibi (term)|chibi]] figure in ''[[Fortune Street|Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Mobile]]'',<ref name="ChibiLightning"/> and a character card in ''[[Final Fantasy Artniks]]''.<ref name="FamGREE"/> In response to speculation about her continued role in the ''Final Fantasy'' series after ''Lightning Returns''{{'}} release, Kitase clarified in 2013 that she would appear in spin-off titles, but that her role in the main series had ended.<ref name="LightFuture"/>
Outside the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise, Lightning features in a minigame in ''[[Kingdom Hearts coded|Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]'',<ref name="SilKHcoded"/> and in a collaboration between the ''Final Fantasy'' series and ''[[Puzzle & Dragons]]'' alongside other established series characters.<ref name="LightP&D"/> Versions of her outfit from ''XIII'' may be worn by protagonist [[Aya Brea]] in ''[[The 3rd Birthday]]'' and a character from arcade shooter ''[[Gunslinger Stratos|Gunslinger Stratos 2]]''.<ref name= "AyaLightningVoice"/><ref name="FFgunslinger"/> Sakamoto, who portrays both Aya and Lightning, voiced Aya to sound like Lightning when the outfit is equipped.<ref name= "AyaLightningVoice"/>
===In merchandise and promotion=== Lightning has been featured in ''Final Fantasy XIII''-themed merchandise produced by Square Enix. The two pieces directly inspired by the character are necklaces<ref name= "SqareEnixMerch1"/><ref name= "SqareEnixMerch2"/> and a mild perfume called "Lightning eau de toilette".<ref name= "LightningPerfume"/> Action figures of Lightning in her three main iterations were produced by figurine company Play Arts Kai.<ref name="AliHillisE3Interview"/> Cards depicting the character are available in the ''Final Fantasy'' Trading Card Game.<ref name="TradingCard"/> Lightning appears in a live-action [[PlayStation]] commercial titled "Michael", alongside characters such as [[Nathan Drake (character)|Nathan Drake]], [[Kratos (God of War)|Kratos]] and [[Cole McGrath]].<ref name="LightningAd"/> An actress portrayed the character at the ''Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Event'' during [[Asia Game Show]] 2013.<ref name="CPLightning25"/> She was portrayed again in a Japanese live-action/CGI TV commercial for ''Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII''.<ref name= "LRliveaction"/> In April 2012, Lightning and other characters from ''XIII-2'' were used to showcase [[Prada]] designs in a 12-page section in the male fashion magazine ''[[Arena Homme +]]''.<ref name= "XIIIfashion"/><ref name="ArenaHomeMag"/> To promote ''Lightning Returns'', Lightning was featured on the packaging of snacks produced by [[Ezaki Glico]].<ref name= "LightPocky"/> She later was used in a 2015 [[Louis Vuitton]] advert,<ref name= "GSLightningVuitton"/> and a 2017 Chinese [[Nissan]] commercial alongside Snow.<ref name="LightningNissan"/>
== Reception == ===Critical response=== While ''Final Fantasy XIII'' was in development, Todd Ciolek of [[Anime News Network]] was unimpressed by Lightning, whom he called a "businesslike blank".<ref name= "AnimeLightning"/> Reviewing the finished game, Ciolek opined that Lightning is initially "far too distant and cold" and lacked other personal traits, though he admitted that she became a more appealing lead character by the game's end.<ref name= "AnimeReview"/> Wesley Yin-Poole of ''VideoGamer.com'' simply referred to Lightning as a female version of Cloud.<ref name= "VGreview"/> ''[[1UP.com]]''{{'s}} Jeremy Parrish commented that, barring scenes in which Lightning shows a thoughtful side, she is "your typical, sullen [Square Enix] protagonist".<ref name= "1UPreview"/> Conversely, ''[[GameSpot]]''{{'s}} Kevin VanOrd called Lightning a "likeable, strong-willed beauty".<ref name="gspot_review"/> Martin Robinson of ''[[IGN|IGN UK]]'' said that Lightning "instantly endears herself" in comparison with Hope or Snow, but that her generic backstory made her less relatable overall.<ref name= "IGNreview"/> ''[[GamesRadar]]''{{'s}} Carolyin Gudmundson was unenthusiastic, calling her "one-dimensional and boring" due to a lack of original elements in her narrative.<ref name= "GRveview"/> ''[[Gamasutra]]'' writer Christian Nutt believed that Lightning's relationships with the cast added humanity to the narrative.<ref name="GamasutraAnalysis"/>
For ''XIII-2'', ''[[Game Informer]]''{{'}}s Joe Juba was disappointed that Lightning had been transferred to a supporting role in favor of Serah and Hope, whom he saw as weaker characters than Lightning.<ref name="XIII-2GIreview"/> Simon Parkin of ''[[Eurogamer]]'' found that the story suffers without the driving force of Lightning's single-minded determination.<ref name="XIII-2EGreview"/> VanOrd was disappointed that Lightning and Caius Ballad have relatively limited screen-time, since they come off as stronger characters than the protagonists.<ref name="XIII-2GSreview"/>
In ''Lightning Returns'', Juba criticized Lightning's lack of personal growth during the narrative,<ref name="GILRreview"/> and ''IGN''{{'s}} Marty Sliva felt that her increased coldness makes her "downright unlikable".<ref name="IGNLRreview"/> VanOrd argued that Lightning is not "interesting in and of herself" and that her role as a vessel for plot developments made it more difficult for players to connect with her.<ref name="GSLRreview"/> Parish, writing for ''[[Eurogamer|USGamer]]'', stated that Lightning had become "downright apathetic", further noting that her lack of personality clashed with the in-game ability to dress her in costumes.<ref name= "USgLRreview"/> By contrast, Parkin commented that certain [[Quest (video gaming)|side quests]], such as herding sheep or retrieving a girl's doll, helped to humanize Lightning and make her likable.<ref name="EGLRreview"/> Similarly, ''[[Destructoid]]''{{'s}} Dale North found that the costumes and dialogue lighten her character: he argued that these elements make her less "flat and lifeless now, which is a big improvement".<ref name= "DesLRreview"/> Dave Riley of ''[[Anime News Network]]'' felt that Lightning's stoic attitude, although out of place in previous games, fit her role as a god's servant in ''Lightning Returns''.<ref name= "ANNLRreview"/> ''Tech Reviewer'', in a feature about the portrayal of female characters in video games, was impressed with the character's depth and portrayal. Matthew Prichard of ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'' had mixed thoughts, finding her well written and escaping many common archetypes for female characters, but disliked the revealing nature of her costumes.<ref name="Escapeist"/>
===Popularity and analysis=== In a ''VideoGamer.com'' list of the ten best ''Final Fantasy'' characters, Lightning was placed sixth; writer Yin-Poole found her interesting in her own right despite her similarities to Cloud.<ref name= "TopTen"/> In 2011, ''IGN'' ranked Lightning among the best characters in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, saying that she demonstrated that "a delicate balance can exist between strength and tenderness, even in the midst of ... incredible acrobatic feats".<ref name="IGNFFcharacters"/> Lightning was ranked eighth in a similar list by ''GameZone''{{'s}} Heath Hooker: points of praise were her visual appearance and determination, which made her "one of the strongest female leaders of the ''Final Fantasy'' series" in Hooker's opinion.<ref name= "Strong"/> In ''Game Informer''{{'}}s list of top ten heroes of 2010, Lightning was ranked eighth and praised as the only protagonist in ''Final Fantasy XIII'' who "seemed capable of taking on the corrupt government of Cocoon": another comment was that her "no-nonsense approach to her mission makes her the game's standout hero".<ref name= "GStopten"/>
In 2010, Lightning placed 34th in a ''[[Famitsu]]'' poll regarding the most popular video game character in Japan.<ref name= "FamPoll"/> At the 2013 ''[[Dengeki PlayStation]]'' Awards, she was voted best video game character of the year for her appearance in ''Lightning Returns''.<ref name= "LightningDengeki"/> She came first in a [[Microsoft]] poll to determine the most popular character of the ''Final Fantasy XIII'' games.<ref name= "MicrosoftPoll"/> In 2014, readers of IGN voted her the best character in ''XIII''.<ref name="IGNFFcharacters2"/> At [[Penny Arcade Expo|PAX]] Prime 2013, she took third place in a list, compiled by journalists and game developers, of the top female characters in Western and Japanese [[role-playing video game]]s.<ref name="ForbesPAXreport"/> In a ''Famitsu'' poll from 2017, Lightning was voted as the second most wanted character fans expect to be featured in Square Enix's ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' franchise, being surpassed only by [[Noctis Lucis Caelum]] from ''[[Final Fantasy XV]]''.<ref name="LightningKHpoll"/>
In the book ''The Music of Nobuo Uematsu in the Final Fantasy Series'' Richard Anatone describes Lightning's original theme as one that transcends gendered generalizations and helps to show her personality, making her stand out within the main cast even if none of them were the sole leading character.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o45yEAAAQBAJ&dq=lightning+final+fantasy+figure&pg=PT268|title=The Music of Nobuo Uematsu in the Final Fantasy Series|publisher=Kindle|year=2022|isbn=9781789385564|access-date=2023-02-22|archive-date=2023-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909134700/https://books.google.com/books?id=o45yEAAAQBAJ&dq=lightning+final+fantasy+figure&pg=PT268|url-status=live}}</ref> In ''ConsumAuthors: The New Generational Nuclei'' the character is described as the ideal figure for a woman in the modernity.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6A0hDgAAQBAJ&dq=lightning+final+fantasy&pg=PT70|title=ConsumAuthors: The New Generational|publisher=EGEA Spa - Bocconi University Press|year=2017|isbn=9788823879430|access-date=2023-02-22|archive-date=2023-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909134700/https://books.google.com/books?id=6A0hDgAAQBAJ&dq=lightning+final+fantasy&pg=PT70|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Interactive Storytelling for Video Games: Proven Writing Techniques for Role'' describes her as a mother figure trying to take care of her sister, contrasting against her initial stoic portrayal in the opening sections.<ref>{{cite book|title=Interactive Storytelling for Video Games: A Player-Centered Approach to Creating Memorable Characters and Stories|edition=1st|publisher=Focal Press|year=2011|isbn=978-0240817170|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7cLcB_LdzegC&dq=lightning+square+enix&pg=PA92|access-date=2023-02-22|archive-date=2023-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909134700/https://books.google.com/books?id=7cLcB_LdzegC&dq=lightning+square+enix&pg=PA92|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Notes== {{notelist}}
== References == {{Reflist|30em|refs=
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<ref name="LightningVoice">{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Final-Fantasy/Lightning-Farron/|title=Voices of Lightning Farron|publisher=Behind the Voice Actors|access-date=2013-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106035604/http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Final-Fantasy/Lightning-Farron//|archive-date=2013-11-06|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Dengeki incomplete">{{cite journal | date=April 2009 | title=PlayStation 3 Keyperson Interview | journal=[[Dengeki PlayStation]] | issue=445 | pages=56–57 | publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]] | language=ja}}</ref>
<ref name="1UP 2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/ffxiii-interview |title=FFXIII Interview: Nomura, Kitase, Hashimoto and Toriyama |date=2006-06-07 |last=Smith |first=Luke |website=[[1UP.com]] |access-date=2009-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805002459/http://www.1up.com/news/ffxiii-interview |archive-date=2011-08-05 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="1UP E3 2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/e3-2008-xiii-interview |title=E3 2008: One More Final Fantasy XIII Interview |last=Bettenhausen |first=Shaneauthor |date=2009-07-16 |website=[[1UP.com]] |access-date=2009-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017194112/http://www.1up.com/news/e3-2008-xiii-interview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-17}}</ref>
<ref name="Famitsu1001">{{cite journal | date=2008-02-08 | script-title=ja:1000号記念スペシャル表紙プロジェクト | journal=[[Famitsu Weekly]] | issue=1001 | pages=42–45 | publisher=Enterbrain | language=ja}}</ref>
<ref name="SU1">{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy XIII Scenario Ultimania |publisher=Studio Bentstuff |isbn=978-4-7575-2775-1 |pages=50–52 |language=ja |date=2010-02-01}}</ref>
<ref name="SU3">{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy XIII Scenario Ultimania |publisher=Studio Bentstuff |isbn=978-4-7575-2775-1 |pages=10–13 |language=ja |date=2010-02-01}}</ref>
<ref name="XIIIUO">{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania Omega |publisher=Studio Bentstuff |pages=341 |isbn=978-4-7575-2958-8 |language=ja |date=2010-10-04}}</ref>
<ref name="sil1">{{cite web | url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/04/24/lightings-house-was-cut-from-final-fantasy-xiii-but-you-can-see-pictures-of-it/ | title=Lighting's House Was Cut From Final Fantasy XIII, But You Can See Pictures Of It | last=Yip | first=Spencer | publisher=Siliconera | date=2011-04-24 | access-date=2013-06-16 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227120246/http://www.siliconera.com/2011/04/24/lightings-house-was-cut-from-final-fantasy-xiii-but-you-can-see-pictures-of-it/ | archive-date=2011-12-27 | url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="BladeTransform">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-03/12/qa-ffxiiis-yoshinori-kitase-and-isamu-kamikokuryo |title=Q&A: FFXIII's Yoshinori Kitase and Isamu Kamikokuryo |last=Lanxon |first=Nate |magazine=[[Wired UK]] |date=2010-03-12 |access-date=2013-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120190834/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-03/12/qa-ffxiiis-yoshinori-kitase-and-isamu-kamikokuryo |archive-date=2013-01-20 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="RPGinterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.rpgamer.com/features/insidegaming/tslatteryint.html|title=Inside Gaming – Interview with Former Square Enix Translator Tom Slattery|last=Cunningham|first=Michael A.|publisher=RPGamer|date=2012-04-23|access-date=2013-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104181530/http://www.rpgamer.com/features/insidegaming/tslatteryint.html|archive-date=2013-11-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="IGN TGS2009">{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2009/09/23/tgs-09-final-fantasy-xiii-update |title=TGS 09: Final Fantasy XIII Update |last=Tanaka |first=John |website=[[IGN]] |date=2009-09-23 |access-date=2009-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214151747/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/09/23/tgs-09-final-fantasy-xiii-update |archive-date=2015-02-14 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="IGNupdate">{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2009/10/21/final-fantasy-xiii-update |title=Final Fantasy XIII Update |last=Tanaka |first=John |website=[[IGN]] |date=2009-10-21 |access-date=2013-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214142024/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/10/21/final-fantasy-xiii-update |archive-date=2015-02-14 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="NowGamer">{{cite web|url=http://www.nowgamer.com/features/394/gc-09-final-fantasy-xiii-interview |date=2009-08-20 |title=GC 09 Final Fantasy XIII Interview |publisher=[[NowGamer]] |last=Gordon |first=Jonathan |access-date=2010-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507175637/http://www.nowgamer.com/features/394/gc-09-final-fantasy-xiii-interview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-05-07}}</ref>
<ref name="OPM AUS">{{cite journal | last= Davis | first=Jonti | date=April 2007 | title=Don't Dream It's Over | journal=Official PlayStation Magazine (Australia) | issue=2 | pages=74–75 | publisher=Derwent Howard Media}}</ref>
<ref name="fnc">{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/comtou/ffxiii_and_fnc_interviews/ |title=Kitase and Toriyama Talk FFXIII-2 and Fabula Nova Crystallis |last=Gantayat |first=Anoop |publisher=Andriasang.com |date=2011-01-28 |access-date=2012-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629090211/http://andriasang.com/comtou/ffxiii_and_fnc_interviews/ |archive-date=2014-06-29 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="SUcontinue">{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy XIII Scenario Ultimania |publisher=Studio Bentstuff |isbn=978-4-7575-2775-1 |pages=496–499 |language=ja |date=2010-02-01}}</ref>
<ref name="nomura">{{cite web |last=Gantayat |first=Anoop |title=Hey Mr. Tetsuya Nomura, Whatchu Up To? |work=Andriasang |url=http://andriasang.com/comtqv/nomura_other_games/ |publisher=Andriasang.com |date=2011-02-01 |access-date=2011-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815221145/http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/02/01/nomura_other_games/ |archive-date=2011-08-15 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="GamestopArt">{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/news/final-fantasy-xiii-2-roundtable-art-and-music-6345473 |title=Final Fantasy XIII-2 Roundtable: Art and Music |last=Toyad |first=Jonathan Leo |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=2011-11-16 |access-date=2013-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119180342/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-xiii-2-roundtable-art-and-music/1100-6345473/ |archive-date=2014-01-19 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name= "XIII-2design">{{cite web|url=http://www.xbox.com/ja-JP/Marketplace/Product/ff13-2/interview2|title=上国料勇氏スペシャルインタビュー/FINAL FANTASY XIII-2|trans-title=Special Interview: Isamu Kamikokuryo / Final Fantasy XIII-2|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|date=2011-12-15|access-date=2013-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530130902/http://www.xbox.com/ja-JP/Marketplace/Product/ff13-2/interview2|archive-date=2013-05-30|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name= "LightningMotif">{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/news/201101/28039725.html|title=『FFXIII-2』＆神話"ファブラ〜"開発スタッフインタビュー【完全版その1】|publisher=[[Famitsu]]|date=2011-01-28|access-date=2014-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020020101/http://www.famitsu.com/news/201101/28039725.html|archive-date=2013-10-20 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name= "LRdesigns">{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/news/201212/29026849.html|title=『ライトニング リターンズ ファイナルファンタジーXIII』は"ヒラリズム"に注目!? 開発スタッフインタビュー【完全版】|trans-title="Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII" Feature: Developer interview [full version]|publisher=[[Famitsu]]|date=2012-12-29|access-date=2013-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509000918/http://www.famitsu.com/news/201212/29026849.html |archive-date=2013-05-09 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="LRkamikokuryo">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeP1VMUumrU |title="Inside The Square": Director's Cut – LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII |author=Square Enix |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=2014-02-04 |access-date=2014-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924193226/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeP1VMUumrU |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=live |author-link=Square Enix}}</ref>
<ref name="LRamano">{{cite web|url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/tgs-lightning-returns-is-the-opposite-of-final-fantasy-xiii|title=TGS: Lightning Returns is the Opposite of Final Fantasy XIII|last=Parish|first=Jeremy|website=[[Eurogamer|USGamer]]|date=2013-09-19|access-date=2013-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921231623/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/tgs-lightning-returns-is-the-opposite-of-final-fantasy-xiii|archive-date=2013-09-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name= "LRoutfits">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2013/11/19/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-costume-based-final-fantasy-vi/|title=Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Has A Costume Based On Final Fantasy VI |author=Sato |publisher=Siliconera |date=2013-11-19|access-date=2013-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125191610/http://www.siliconera.com/2013/11/19/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-costume-based-final-fantasy-vi/|archive-date=2013-11-25|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="FamitsuLR">{{cite journal|date=2013-11-14|script-title=ja:ここに, ひとつの神話が終われワを迪える解放者の覚醒よワ13日一|journal=[[Famitsu Weekly]]|issue=1302|pages=42| publisher=[[Enterbrain]]|language=ja}}</ref>
<ref name= "LRmodel">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2013/11/07/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-alters-lightnings-silly-sorceress-pose-final-release/ |title=Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Alters Lightning's Silly Sorceress Pose |last=Yip |first=Spencer |publisher=Siliconera |date=2013-11-07 |access-date=2013-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108145259/http://www.siliconera.com/2013/11/07/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-alters-lightnings-silly-sorceress-pose-final-release/|archive-date=2013-11-08|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="FemProtag">{{cite web |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/18/lightning-returns-carrying-the-adventure-solo-as-final-fantasy/ |title=Lightning Returns: Carrying the adventure solo as Final Fantasy's 'first female protagonist' |last=Bailey |first=Kat |publisher=[[Joystiq]] |date=2013-01-18 |access-date=2013-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014232947/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/18/lightning-returns-carrying-the-adventure-solo-as-final-fantasy/ |archive-date=2013-10-14 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="LightXIII-2">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrNLr8DSbw0 |title=Square Enix Presents E3 2013 – Day2 [#06] - FFX/X-2 HD & Lightning Returns: FFXIII Interview |author=Square Enix Presents |publisher=[[YouTube]] |at=From 25:14 onward |date=2013-06-22 |access-date=2013-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527220106/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrNLr8DSbw0 |archive-date=2016-05-27 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="PolygonInterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/21/4644112/lightning-returns-a-more-vulnerable-heroine-running-out-of-time|title=Lightning Returns: a more vulnerable heroine running out of time|last=Corriea|first=Alexa Ray|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=2013-08-21|access-date=2013-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821210334/http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/21/4644112/lightning-returns-a-more-vulnerable-heroine-running-out-of-time|archive-date=2013-08-21 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="GamescomInterview">{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/08/23/gamescom-saying-goodbye-to-lightning-in-final-fantasy-xiii |title=Gamescom: Saying Goodbye to Lightning in Final Fantasy XIII |last=Goldfarb |first=Andrew |website=[[IGN]] |date=2013-08-23 |access-date=2013-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214142801/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/23/gamescom-saying-goodbye-to-lightning-in-final-fantasy-xiii |archive-date=2015-02-14 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="1upHeroines">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/motomu-toriyama-talks-making-heroines |title=Motomu Toriyama Talks About Making Heroines |last=Gifford |first=Kevin |website=[[1UP.com]] |date=2011-03-30 |access-date=2013-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403154304/http://www.1up.com/news/motomu-toriyama-talks-making-heroines |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-04-03}}</ref>
<ref name="IkumoriLecture">{{cite AV media|date=2015-03-20|first=Kazuyuki|last=Ikumori|url=http://www.twitch.tv/squareenixpresents/v/3927230|title=SMU Guildhall: The Cinematic Evolution of Final Fantasy|medium=Video|access-date=2015-12-06|format=[[Twitch (service)|Twitch]]|publisher=[[Square Enix]]|archive-date=2015-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011224842/http://www.twitch.tv/squareenixpresents/v/3927230|url-status=live}} [http://www.ffworld.com/?page=article&id=75 Transcript in French] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128124806/http://ffworld.com/?page=article&id=75 |date=2015-11-28 }}</ref>
<ref name="LightningNomuraXIII2">{{cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201102/01039883.html|script-title=ja:『ファイナルファンタジー ヴェルサスXIII』スタッフインタビュー【完全版その5】|publisher=[[Famitsu]]|date=2011-02-01|access-date=2018-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201230950/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201102/01039883.html|archive-date=2011-02-01|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="LRXIII_U">{{cite book |title=Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania |publisher=Studio Bentstuff |isbn=978-4757541580 |pages=736|language=ja |date=2013-12-19}}</ref>
<ref name="LRXIII_U2">{{cite book |title=Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania |publisher=Studio Bentstuff |isbn=978-4757541580 |pages=742–743|language=ja |date=2013-12-19}}</ref>
<ref name="XIIIOU">{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania Omega |publisher=Studio Bentstuff |isbn=978-4-7575-2958-8 |pages=397–399|language=ja |date=2010-10-04}}</ref>
<ref name="FamitsuWatanabe">{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/news/201407/11056946.html|title=『ファイナルファンタジーXIII REMINISCENCE -tracer of memories-』著者、渡辺大祐氏にインタビュー|trans-title=Final Fantasy XIII: Reminiscence -tracer of memories-: Interview with author Daisuke Watanabe|publisher=[[Famitsu]]|date=2014-07-11|access-date=2014-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711075338/http://www.famitsu.com/news/201407/11056946.html|archive-date=2014-07-11|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Nakashima">{{cite web|url=https://ameblo.jp/dekausa-chan/entry-11710024924.html|script-title=ja:ライトニングリターンズ FFXIII|language=ja|publisher=Naho Nakashima blog|date=2013-11-22|access-date=2023-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714074622/https://ameblo.jp/dekausa-chan/entry-11710024924.html|archive-date=2023-07-14|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="AliHillisSpikeInterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamernode.com/starcraft-ii-mass-effect-2-ffxiii-voice-actress-ali-hillis-interview/ |title=StarCraft II, Mass Effect 2, & FFXIII Voice Actress Ali Hillis Interview |last=Fanelli |first=Jason |publisher=GamerNode |date=2010-12-13 |access-date=2013-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031080518/http://www.gamernode.com/starcraft-ii-mass-effect-2-ffxiii-voice-actress-ali-hillis-interview/ |archive-date=2013-10-31 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="AliHillisE3Interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GC7n50tgyk#t=499 |title=Square Enix Presents E3 2013 – Day2 [#05] – Focus On: Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII |author=Square Enix Presents |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=2013-06-22 |access-date=2013-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527094000/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GC7n50tgyk |archive-date=2016-05-27 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<!-- Appearances -->
<ref name="DATALOGfal'cieA">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2010-03-09 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Datalog – Pulse fal'Cie''': Fal'Cie are an existence beyond human comprehension, possessed of incredible magic power. The ones responsible for Cocoon's construction are protectors of humanity, but there are others of their kind as well: the fal'Cie who dwell on Pulse and name themselves enemies of Cocoon.}}</ref>
<ref name="DATALOGfal'cieB">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2010-03-09 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Datalog – Sanctum fal'Cie''': The Sanctum fal'Cie are the unfathomable entities that constructed the floating shell of Cocoon in ages past, and even now watch over the world's human inhabitants.}}</ref>
<ref name="EPISODEzeroA">{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero: Promise |chapter= Part 1: Encounter – Chapter One |author=Jun Eishima |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |language=ja |date=2010-01-27 |isbn= 978-4-7575-2770-6}}</ref>
<ref name="EPISODEzeroB">{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero: Promise |chapter= Part 1: Encounter – Chapter Three |author=Jun Eishima |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |language=ja |date=2010-01-27 |isbn= 978-4-7575-2770-6}}</ref>
<ref name= "QUOTEpurge">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2010-03-09 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Vanille''': Pulse fal'Cie and l'Cie are bad news. That's why Cocoon kicked them out. Live too close to the fal'Cie? One-way ticket to Pulse! That's the Purge in a nutshell.}}</ref>
<ref name= "QUOTErevelation">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2010-03-09 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Lightning''': This l'Cie curse, it took everything from me. My future. My dreams. I didn't want to think. So I fought instead. As long as I was fighting, nothing else was real. I was running away.}}</ref>
<ref name="DATALOGassassinate">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2010-03-09 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Datalog – Operation Nora''': Operation Nora [...] the means by which he will exact vengeance on Snow. [...] Lightning soon realizes her mistake. Her lecture to abandon compassion was intended as a warning against the hesitation she fears will be his undoing.}}</ref>
<ref name= "QUOTEdisbelief">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2010-03-09 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Lightning''': You became a l'Cie, so now you're gonna marry this idiot? And you think I'm gonna buy that? Full points for originality. But don't forget. If you really are a l'Cie, it's my job to deal with you. / '''Serah''': Sis... / '''Lightning''': This is ridiculous. Worst birthday ever.}}</ref>
<ref name= "QUOTEfacingit">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2010-03-09 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Lightning''': It was too much. / '''Snow''': Hm? / '''Lightning''': What happened to Serah. All I could think about was, 'What could I have done?' I hated myself for not trusting her. It hurt too much. I couldn't face it.}}</ref>
<ref name="QUOTEserah">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2010-03-09 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Snow''': We will see her again, right? / '''Lightning''': Don't go there. No room for doubt. / '''Snow''': You're right. / '''Lightning''': We'll see her again. And soon. You've convinced me of that. So stay strong. / '''Snow''': Don't worry. We'll finish this, and go see her together.}}</ref>
<ref name="EPISODEiVIII">{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy XIII Episode i |chapter= Part VIII |author=Jun Eishima |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |language=ja |date=2010-12-16}}</ref>
<ref name= "QUOTEserah_belief">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII-2 |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2012-01-31 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Noel''': All your friends think your sister is inside that pillar? / '''Serah''': I was scared. People said I was dreaming. They said... They said I was just making up stories so that I didn't have to face the truth.}}</ref>
<ref name= "QUOTEvanishing">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII-2 |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2012-01-31 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Lightning''': I was lost. The darkness caught me in its embrace, and wrote me out of history.}}</ref>
<ref name= "QUOTEfight">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII-2 |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2012-01-31 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Lightning''': We must face Caius on two fronts: in Valhalla, and in the world of humans. If we don't... We won't be able to change the future. I can't do it on my own. I need your help.}}</ref>
<ref name="FragAfterLight">{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy XIII-2: Fragments After |chapter= 2: prayer and wish |author=Jun Eishima |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |pages=17–63 |isbn=978-4-7575-3650-0 |language=ja |date=2012-06-21}}</ref>
<ref name= "QUOTEatonement">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC: Another Beginning, Lightning's Story; Requiem of the Goddess |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2012-05-15 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Lightning''': My path was set: I would remain in Valhalla, and carry out the will of the Goddess. The sorrows of the dead would be mine to bear. It would be my atonement.}}</ref>
<ref name= "QUOTEcomfort">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC: Another Beginning, Lightning's Story; Requiem of the Goddess |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2012-01-31 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Serah''': Don't be sorry. And forget your tears. You don't need them. No matter what future is waiting for us, I'll have no regrets. No matter what end we see coming, I won't change my mind. / '''Lightning''': You knew. You knew what would happen. [...] / '''Serah''': I believe in you. You'll keep the future of this world safe. So it's okay. I don't mind if I'm gone. [...] Just keep me in your thoughts. Remember me, and we'll see each other again.}}</ref>
<ref name= "QUOTEremember">{{cite video game|title=Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC: Another Beginning, Lightning's Story; Requiem of the Goddess |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2012-05-15 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Lightning''': I'll never forget. I promised you that. Even if I stand to lose everything, I'll preserve your memory for the tomorrows yet to be. [...] There are ways to keep a thought alive, and I know one that works for sure; indestructible crystal. [...] This shall be my legacy, and my atonement. But most of all, my final hope.}}</ref>
<ref name="QUOTEsavior">{{cite video game|title=Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2014-02-11 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Lightning''': [Bhunivelze] told me what I had to do. I would be his servant, and if I succeeded in doing his bidding... my reward would be a miracle. He said she would live again. My sister, Serah. [...] And so I was chosen, by God, to rescue lost souls and guide them past the end of this world, and into the next. I became the savior.}}</ref>
<ref name="DATALOGplan">{{cite video game|title=Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2014-02-11 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Datalog - Lightning's Heart''': Lightning has regained the memories that she lost. When she fell into the crystal sleep, it was as a vessel for Serah's soul. But Serah is no longer inside Lightning's heart. Did she lose Serah as well as her emotions when she became the savior? [...] Lightning finally reveals her intentions. If God will not fulfill his part of their bargain, then she will not stand idly by and watch him take another throne. After he has made his new world, Lightning will wrest it from his hands and give it to humanity. Even if she has to use her last resort...}}</ref>
<ref name="QUOTEhumanity">{{cite video game|title=Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2014-02-11 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Lightning''': I'm more powerful than I ever was – but it came with a price. I'm not even sure if I'm human anymore. [...] I've taken a lot of lives, more than I can count. If I had any humanity left, I would have been crushed by the guilt by now.}}</ref>
<ref name="QUOTElumina">{{cite video game|title=Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2014-02-11 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Serah''': Do you remember? What you tried to do? You tried to kill me. ''[Lumina appears before Lightning.]'' / '''Lightning''': You! You're me. Young...weak... / '''Serah''': I'm Claire Farron. Her selfishness, her loneliness, her fear. That little bit of your soul that you couldn't accept.}}</ref>
<ref name="QUOTEgoddess">{{cite video game|title=Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2014-02-11 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Lightning''': God has bigger plans for me, doesn't he? Being the savoir was just the first step. If I could complete my task in the short time I had, then he would know. That I could carry out the real mission. And replace the lost goddess.}}</ref>
<ref name="DATALOGsalvation">{{cite video game|title=Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII |developer=Square Enix |publisher=Square Enix |date=2014-02-11 |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360|quote='''Datalog - Return''': Lightning [...] sank into the darkness. She arrived in the world of the dead, prepared to take Etro's place and accept her duty of eternal solitude. But there in the depths, she found herself. The self that she had cut away and discarded. The child she had been: sometimes selfish, sometimes cruel, and terribly lonely. Lumina was made up of everything that Lightning had ruthlessly abandoned when she was forced to grow up too soon. Seeing herself honestly for the first time, Lightning wished desperately to be saved.}}</ref>
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