Final Fantasy XIII-2 - Ending, Credits and Secret Ending

[@meohmy5]

No one's talking about the REAL tragedy here! R.I.P Mog ;_;

[@beelzeboss9631]

Mog ain't even dead

[@Cloud-dt6xb]

Well at the time it was kinda ambiguous. Course now we know he didn’t, at least until they pulled a “now I must go” kinda crap with him in Lightning Returns that I still call BS on.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

The ending was once spoiled for me, and it's still one of my favorite scenes

[@michaelis8847]

Made me cry when Serah had a vision death and Noel shouting Serah ;(

[@TripThreez]

Caius sitting on Etro's Throne should be a much more iconic scene than it is. I got chills when I first saw that.

[@lonzma2890]

TripThreez I think Lightning sitting on etro's throne is way better it gives me chills every time I think about it that is my opinion

[@Kreynor81]

That moment when you know that sh** is going down... I actually love the ending. It's refreshing to see a game not ending happily. We all know things will be fixed with Lightning Returns, but still.. I also liked very much that the ending is a cliffhanger. Need more of those even in videogames. Makes things more interesting.

[@Xanpakuto]

Man...The song continues right after noel screams just makes me gag.

[@nathanlink169]

Every time I watch this ending I end up crying. I don't know why I keep watching it D:

[@ekroizm]

How can you cry about a video game ?

[@Megaman6924]

+Nathan Pringle Me too. This is one of the most depressing games I've ever played.

[@givemeprimelaughter]

+Nathan Pringle I was thinking the exact same thing. I KNEW what was coming and gave myself a little pep talk "Okay. You know what happens....don't cry....You don't need to cry." Yeah....That didn't last long. I'm still wiping tears from my face. Damnit Caius!

[@adelaidalatagan7774]

don't worry you're not alone😂

[@tinkerbellmae]

Trust me my hubby was laughing cuz took me 2 hours after he got to the ending to stop crying . Ppl just feel more I guess .

[@gistcropper]

Starting at 16:22, anyone else notice that the clock tolls 13 times?

[@SylasReidd777]

Wow it's true!!!

[@HashBaller]

16:24 the bell rang 13 times

[@iamaptpupil]

simple really. Etro is a Fal'Cie. Etro is the one who intervened and made Vanille and Fang crystal once vanille ran away, and I strongly suspect that the reason snow is a L'Cie again is because he asked Etro for help to save his wife. It is the kind of thing Etro would do. Lightning completed her focus as a L'ie to Etro so Lightning turned to crystal until the time when she is called upon again. If the mythos is cement, it is probably Bhunivelze who awakens Lighnting in Lightning Returns

[@UsagiTVgaming]

I also loved the ending very daring and different, it has a whole "empire strikes back" cliffhanger feel, Thanks for posting this Omega

[@Pieman16145]

He already has so much Phoenix Down in his hair that it wouldn't have any effect.

[@Kyte001]

Caius is the best mastermind in FF nuff said.

[@Camuzz]

Not gonna lie, i miss when games had dark or bad endings- it's uncommon Idk if that's why i love this game so much Sometimes, things go very wrong~ i know that games have good endings to have that sense of acchievement, but i would love to see more game with tragic endings

[@shugochara2]

Caius better be ready for the biggest asswhooping of his life in the next game. Lightning is gonna destroy him.

[@monsterkiller4691]

Jennifer Li lol and yes

[@dokka9739]

No she wont do that..

[@justascarecrow6988]

He literally got what he wanted (mostly, slight monkeys paw), made me go through a grueling fight and then proceeded to just walk it all off. Caius really is a prick.

[@JessyDupre]

10:30 This is such a pretty song, but this scene makes me cry. Such a happy song to such a tragic ending all the way around... taking both Serah AND Mog into consideration for meohmy5.

[@labette]

Only a guardian can stab him. That is why he tried to get Lightning to do it in the opening. Also, that is why he needed Noel to do it. Only a guardian can do it. Caius and Noel were the last 2 guardians on Earth to protect Etro.

[@Dragonpit]

The interesting thing is, regardless of whether or not you choose to kill Caius, what Noel does remains the same: he spares Caius. And then Caius deliberately impales himself on Noel's blade. It's interesting because it feels like Noel has even surpassed the player. I just noticed. The glow in Caius' eye is the same as the Heart of Chaos. Does he have another manifestation of a god in his body? That would explain why he still lives.

[@fkkkkkenig]

Correct. His name is Liam O'Brien. He's done voice work for numerous games/anime.

[@koki-wt9jm]

Whoa this is probably the most complex ending. I'm currently playing this and it's sad that serah has to die. I think Noel liked serah.

[@tobiasreinhold7642]

***** Noel still has [his] Yeul, Sarah still has Snow. [Offtopic: Always hated the way they spelled Yeul. Ugh.]

[@felain_]

He wanted to protect her, he cared for her as a friend. They both have their own love life, but they cared for each other, they grew close because of how long they had been together, partners, trying to save the world together.

[@wintermelon6390]

There's some good moment 😂 And lead to love You change the future you change the relationship

[@lilaheart4224]

I always thought Serah had more chemistry with Noel than she had with Snow

[@rainbowgaming4798]

@@lilaheart4224 same but at the same time, i kind of got a more Yeulish feeling with Sarah, more like he had a duty to protect Sarah, much like in his timeline he was meant to protect Yeul

[@beckywalters2]

no matter how many times i see this it still makes me cry. it was so unfair somehow

[@SarutaValentine]

I remember when I beat this game, I mourned for over a week about Serah’s death. My brother said I was being ridiculous, but this is the game that made me fall in love with video games. Although everything is righted in the end, it doesn’t change how devastated I was! And then Lightning being in crystal gave me chills…needless to say, I preordered Lightning Returns

[@timmytimmymit5607]

I hope you’re excited for FFXVI and we get a trilogy for Clive Rosfield and also play as his young brother Joshua!

[@BwalyaChisukulu]

Your name. No way.

[@stryfe8959]

Personally I found it fitting, not during the death, but after, where it abruptly stops and is dead silent while chaos happens. Makes it a total holy crap moment.

[@Tico2858]

So either their new arc is freaking tiny, or that planet is fucking absolutely huge

[@JunKurosu]

+Tico2858 there's not that many people. Cocoon had a population of barely 20mil. people.And pulse is large

[@codyz93]

Caius's heart was etros. she gave it to him after she saw how dedicated caius was to yeul.

[@KillerPassifist]

It's a rarity to see such a dark ending.. And though I welcome it, it's still a royal kick in the face :< It could've taken a turn for the worse some other way, but nooooo!

[@paattiee]

12:47 - 13:35 is equals to the moment when Tidus says good bye to Yuna, Yuna runs straight through him and they "hug" and he jumps off.

[@needvitaminsea7825]

the last 13 days!!!! lightning returns!!!!!!

[@ZeTaCk1]

watching the cutscenes is like watching Final Fantasy Advent Children :D

[@blazefiresabers]

this had me sitting here, fucking CRYING all over again

[@jakedge3]

nope, i'm saying that chaos creates itself from other manifestations of chaos which are mere shadows of its presence, when these other chaoses die, their existence and consciousness feed one true chaos, who then sends fragments of his own power across time and space to eventually become these exact same manifestations, who then send their power back to create the true chaos in a logic loop. kind of like a time paradox, but on a multiuniversal scale.

[@15ZhuusoxXV]

Ahhh, Valhalla. What an amazing sight to behold. (17:13) Whenever I have a chance to get a glance at the city and Etro's Shrine/Temple(especially Etro's Temple), I felt amazement at the beauty of the Unseem Realm's City and anger that I can't explore it and the city a little. Does anyone else thinks that Valhalla, along with Etro's Temple, is one of the top 5 most unique(to you) and greatly design place/city/structure with a interesting(to you) backstory behind said place?

[@giuseppejoseph8890]

When the screen faded to black and the final bell tolled followed by the words, "To be continued..."

[@WynterRayn19]

Charice slayed the theme song, it really suited the ending. God I cant wait for Lightning Returns!

[@fkkkkkenig]

He actually broke the fourth wall - he's mocking the player.

[@Verkili]

@MonoChromium One of the Paradox Endings explains it. It's the ending where Noel kills Caius, but he ends up absorbing the Heart of Chaos instead of destroying it.

[@tinkerbellmae]

I cryed 2 hours on this ending when hubby played so much emotional

[@truefreedom6593]

Too be able to do/create things like for so long is miraculous, completely miraculous

[@givemeprimelaughter]

Oh, I HATED it at first but yes, it was refreshing to see a game, especially a Final Fantasy games, not end happily. I have a feeling it may be the same for the next one.

[@denissevl96]

how many of you were like me that you watched the ending before even playing the game once and didn't care about this ending but when you played the game you ended up crying your asses off i've passed this game about 10 times and i gets me everytime.... i loved serah and the fact that she died had me pissed off so i hope she at least makes a spiritual appearance or something in lightning returns

[@seandunne4931]

I just noticed that in the secret ending Caius sits almost as exactly as Ifrit in FFXV

[@malaki7123]

@ldc62 There's nothing that says we won't get a sequel and everything that says we will. The DLC they plan to add for Lightning and Sazh(with nothing else confirmed thus far) will just explain how they ended up where they are. With Lightning essentially becoming the Goddess, Snow wandering around as a L'Cie, Noel's status as guardian(not to mention existence), and whether or not Serah will reincarnate as Yuel does as a recipient of the Goddess' blessings, there are too many questions to answer.

[@jakedge3]

anywho, the idea is that all beings linked to chaos in any fashion, including the fabula chaos have this link. but again, it's just me coming up with random stuff, the thought had occurred to me and was nagging so much that i decided to see what you guys thought of it. honestly, it sounds like one of the most epic mindfucks ever.

[@altsien]

Keep up these great videos.

[@Verkili]

@AzureDarkGod Yep, I have to say the voice casting was pretty well done in this game. Caius's English voice is really similar to his Japanese voice actor.

[@TheGamersState]

I think I can explain on how the ending comes together. During the time of when we were seeing Noel's past and he was talking with Caius, Caius explained that if the manifestation of chaos should stop beating in his chest, the Goddess would die and the chaos of Valhalla would be unleashed. But then how did Caius come back? When our Heroes arrive in Valhalla Caius says "Here in Valhalla the Chaos is my ally" and since the chaos can destroy the timeline, he can use it to bring himself back.

[@kurostern2527]

Ninetales Commander that's actually true since the many yeul are the chaos .

[@johnbryanpanotes3671]

Is it just me or the background song is so nice!! And the singer of it is from where I live.. PHiLiPPiNES

[@bunchan6106]

im also from the philippines me and my brother are strong

[@thehantavirus]

its pretty inapproapiate for the ending though

[@DannielSquall100]

Really... what was Caius trying to do in that secret ending?

[@MrWingwes]

MOG PLEASE WALE UP! You have to wake up! Come on Mog don't do this!

[@narutouzumaki41]

The Heart of Chaos holds the lifeforce of Etro. That's why the one with the heart is immortal for they hold the power of a goddess. And there is no new Yeul. Etro is the reason she was immortal as well. So, in destroying the Heart of Chaos, he killed the goddess which released Yeul and Caius of her powers and their cursed cycle.

[@DorkyLittleMiss]

I loved that song until it became attached to this shit-tastic ending.

[@krloscholula2268]

I cry like a baby only for mogu 😭😭😭😭💔💔 :'V

[@ironwolg]

hooray! all those long hours trying to save the world and when you finally win, you lose lol

[@paattiee]

This ending was predetermined but it wasjust mind blowing. The entire time they said that Serah's life was in danger, then she dies. Caius has Etro's heart, Etro = Goddess = Kill = Gran Pulse turns into Valhalla. What's mysterious is Lightning turning into Crystal/Stone on Etro's throne. Whether or not that was Caius's doing or Etro's. Or that if Lightning became Etro (that's why she's a stone/crystal). FFXIII COME AT ME!

[@supphir3]

Okay~ Get it,thanks for the details!

[@Weage123]

so do they end the story here or is there going to be part 3??? whatcha think??

[@ArmyOfOneIX]

my jaw dropped this was so unexpected then it said To Be Continued.. i was like oh yes im ready

[@austingordon4527]

Someday it will happen to me I am dead my sister will cry a lot if I was murdered she won’t move on without me

[@oa-san53]

This game pulled an Infinity War ending before it was cool

[@jakedge3]

i have the sneaking suspicion that caius isn't going to be the focus of the game, they're probably just going to clean up his mess without getting on his bad side again. (We all saw how fucking with caius ballad turns out.)

[@Solar000Knigth]

I love final fantasy and this one really got me into the history way more than the others dunno why and it really really made me sad see that ending it was like "awww everything is..." "WHATA FUCK!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS SERAH DIED?!" *waits a few more seconds* "NOW THE WORLD GONE TO SHIT?! CMOOON!!!" :(

[@TheFishie1]

Serah dying sort of reminds me of Aerith's death...not the circumstances...just the suddenness and how much it seems to impact the audience...it's pretty tough not to choke up a bit the first time you see this...

[@LeopardSamurai]

Changing the future may have had consequences, but I couldn't handle seeing Serah die and turning Lighting to crystal. ;__; Damn you, Caius!

[@jakedge3]

here's a serious mindfuck for you, what if every single incarnation of chaos in the entire final fantasy series, every last one from every perceivable title, manga, anime and otherwise, ultimately ended up becoming one being after they die? that chaos's entire existence is predetermined by how many versions of himself come into existence across time and space, feeding into one all-powerful manifestation of all of their souls combined? would that be a final fantasy or what?

[@GiygasTheUnbound]

That one minute of Caius being [Ca]pta[i]n Obvio[us] (HEY, YOU CAN EVEN SPELL IT WITH HIS NAME) and then asking Yuel on a date was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo worth the fucktons of hours spent getting the secret ending. Totally.

[@MSKOSTASMAN]

Caius:No man,or woman cannoq bring her back now Chuck Norris:U sad something?

[@UdtheImp]

@MonoChromium Maybe the Heart of Chaos prevents suicide. He NEEDS someone else to kill him. Probably a Cannot Self-Terminate type of thing.

[@Greatanotherchannel]

Let's get this straight raiden failed to stop time compression and so hope became raiden.

[@562lightning]

When I saw the new cocoon go up in to the sky I screamed my ass off... I saw a little bit more sarah died I cried... everyrhing went to darkness and saw lightning in crystal.. I stared in awe =0 now I'm thinking... Final Fantasy XIII-3? That would definitley a first.

[@codyz93]

and serah is the next yeul.

[@hawk222]

You know, there are still a few more contradictions that need fixing: Noel, Serah, Hope, and Sazh/Dajh (and Snow, if he made it). They're all out of place in the timeline, regardless of whether it was "fixed" or not. Serah should be back in her time, Noel in his, Hope in his, and Sazh/Dajh in theirs. That being said, this game (and, to an extent, the previous one) confuses the crap out of me, so I understand that I may not have any idea as to what I'm talking about.

[@15ZhuusoxXV]

This is my top 5 of unique and interesting places to me: 1. Valhalla 2. Zanarkand 3. Giruvegan 4. Bevelle 5. Rabanastre

[@Idunhavanamez]

@ffandcinema Probably because he knew the heart of chaos wouldn't get destroyed and instead consume Noel just like it did Caius so he needed to know he had the strength to overcome it?

[@MeidoLazorZangetsuha]

wait so im confused. i watched my sister play, the first time she chose to show mercy. noel didn't kill caius until caius took the sword and suicided. next time she chose, finish him. it had same ending. was it she accidently chose the wrong one and repeated, or its the same either way? is the ending the same whether u KILL HIM, SHOW MERCY, or LET TIME RUN OUT?

[@kurostern2527]

MeidoLazorZangetsuha the same either way.

[@Hibana緋花]

MeidoLazorZangetsuha

[@Jack_80]

yeah it was stupid to even give you the choice if you don't really have the choice. made no sense to me.

[@KingdomHeartsMusicHQ]

So he said the Goddess is dead, but he still looks like he has the powers he had before. His eyes glowed liked Noctis's. Noctis's eyes are supposed to glow because of the goddess Etro's gift. The lore is connected. So how does he still have his powers of the Goddess?

[@jc9622]

@TheMustik92 what do you mean "she found Mog"... watch the opening scene of FF13-2... ( not the opening part where you wait to activate the opening scene, at the start of game)

[@Verkili]

My theory on how they'll get out of this mess? Bhunivelze. Hope didn't just pull that name out of his ass. If you've read up on the FFXIII mythology, he is the ultimate god who is sleeping beyond the Chaos. He is the one who actually created Etro, and he is said to awaken when the gate to beyond is open... like Caius just freaking did here. It wasn't explicitly confirmed, but Bhunivelze is most likely the "Maker" that the fal'Cie were trying to revive in the first FFXIII.

[@LoliDeeDeeXD]

i think Lightning cryalized herself to keep the memory of Serah forever. Serah said don't forget about me so Lightning did that so she'll have an eternal memory of her......

[@nikkiannacoolness]

I don't think Caius is still alive. It's probably just his spirit like when you see Serah in Lightning's Requium (spell check) but then again everyone kept saying that life and death lose all meaning in Valhalla so maybe he never really died in the first place. I dunno

[@TwilightMidna44]

Lightning didn't make mog, mog got thrown into valhalla and he challenged lightning to a duel, he lost to lightning and in valhalla the rules are that the defeated obey their conqueror

[@bleachboy14]

I dont know about that. That hair be looking mighty fabulous to me. I mean you would have to be a goddess to have such lovely flowing locks...or just use L'oriel.

[@SuntopKinseeker]

Square.... you better make it to 18 and when you do..... It better be epic like 6 and 12 endings were.

[@Surkimus]

Serah looks so damn beautiful in this cutscene *___*

[@falingleaf]

XII-3 probably would involve Noel and Hope finding out what happened and stuff...either that or complete new characters o_o But personally I didn't really like this ending, but it surprised me :O @Verkili comment, it makes sense though, even though I didn't know about the mythology of FFXII, so that's pretty cool...Now its up to the "Maker" to save the day and make Noel and Hope the main characters for FXIII-3 :D!

[@malaki7123]

I thought the ending was very satisfying, and I can't wait to see how things go down in the (pretty likely) sequel. I mean really, after hearing about what the Eyes of Etro do to their user, and especially after the devs showing no quarrel with having Yuel die over and over, did anyone really think Serah was coming out of that one alive? I almost exprected Noel to disappear since his future world never really happens. Anyway, great Empire, now bring on Jedi!

[@ThePaleAmethyst]

Despite the grim ending, I think that Caius and Yeul would make a much happier world than what was.

[@anotherguttersnipe2]

@BloodyFatalis 1: He's got nothing on Hazama(Blazblue) 2: This is actually what I want to see more of. Srsly, I'm sick and tired of happily ever afters. Moar dis pear plz :3 3: see point 2.

[@thenmanful]

Its awkward for me since I am watching and the video keeps buffering and Serah made it awkwarder since it goes like "I wanna make a new future" then Serah says "Let's do it" and it buffers

[@iiixySaTnAfLaNiF]

Of course the lore is connected, but they don't glow simply because of the goddess. It's a result of him summoning Chaos Bahamut

[@pokemon1012345]

Oh I can't help but lol at the way Serah collapses. But it makes me cry DX

[@TerasXertas]

There's just one thing I never understood in this game, and maybe it's because I missed something but... If Caius dying would mean the death of Etro as well, why didn't he just stab his own heart in the first place? He comes back to life in the secret ending anyway. Anybody?

[@krystaljohnson3085]

"To be continued..." There will be a sequel ? A Final Fantasy XIII 3 ? *-*

[@chedderman101]

I just have a feeling that caius ans yeul will somehow be the "new deity"

[@rbs3263]

agree with ya, when me and my little bro( only six years) saw the cute mog being weak.... man.... really don't want to remember 8D

[@WumbMasta]

although its a major cliff hanger, i think this was a fantastic, shocking ending to the game and perfectly leads into xiii-3. if square for some reason decides not to make a xiii-3, then im gonna be pissed off because unlike xiii, i REALLY liked this game and actually connected with the characters and was intrigued by the story. dlc can blow me, xiii-3 better come out soon along with versus xiii, kh3, and xv lol.

[@KevinBhattisthegreatest]

Like the 13 hours you get to save the world in Lightning Returns.

[@FruggleFarkle123]

Probably. But I bet it will release after Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Kingdom Hearts 3. Or not. They did that with this one.

[@Daymarex3]

Freaking Caius, you troll.

[@darkstylezvideo]

actually she is. it's the same voice actress.

[@CircuitReborn]

Makes you wonder what kind of technology would be needed to make a gaint floating orb like that.