He told her she may represent the Returners' last hope, and it was clear their interest in her centered around her wielding of magic. Kolts, the group reached the hideout and Terra met Banon. Terra agrees to contact the frozen esper to aid the Returners.Īfter making contact with Edgar's estranged brother Sabin on Mt. Though she was hesitant, the group set out for the South Figaro Cave and the Sabre Mountains, where the Returner Hideout was. Edgar admitted to Terra that they were Returners and asked her to come with them and meet their leader, Banon. That night Kefka returned and set fire to the castle, and Terra, Locke, and Edgar escaped on chocobos while the castle submerged under the desert. Kefka arrived to reclaim her, but Edgar feigned ignorance of who he was looking for. The two promised to shelter Terra until her memories returned, but Terra was dubious and wondered if they were only interested in her for her magical powers. Locke took Terra to Figaro Castle and introduced her to its king, Edgar. Locke rushed to Terra's rescue and, with help from a group of moogles that live in the mines, defeated the guards and escaped town through a hidden passage. Meanwhile Arvis contacted Locke, an agent of the Returners, and asked him to help Terra. They cornered Terra in a passage when the floor caved in and she fell to a lower floor, and saw glimpses of her servitude to Kefka before passing out. The guards came to the house to arrest her and Arvis had her sneak out the back door and into the mines, and the guards pursued. Terra awoke in Arvis's home with no memories but her name. Terra encounters the frozen esper in the mines, destroying her Magitek Armor. She was rescued by Arvis, a resident of Narshe, who removed the slave crown and sheltered her in his home. The trio killed several members of the Narshe guards and found the esper, but it began to glow and resonate with Terra, and a surge of energy knocked her unconscious. They sent two Imperial troopers, Biggs and Wedge, as well as Terra, to raid the town and retrieve the esper. The Empire received word that a frozen esper had been excavated in the mines of the town of Narshe, a neutral city. At some point after this Terra attended Gestahl's declaration of war speech with Kefka, Celes, and Leo, standing silently by her Magitek Armor while the assembled Imperials saluted their Emperor. The incident was so horrific that it became news even outside the Empire and rumors spread of a dangerous 'witch' under their control. One of his orders was to kill fifty soldiers in Magitek Armor-Terra killed them all in under three minutes. Kefka Palazzo took an interest in her and placed a Slave Crown on her, giving him direct control over Terra. Due to her innate magical ability, Terra was given the title of Magitek Elite. Both General Celes and General Leo knew her from her time in the Empire, aware she was being used as a biological weapon.

The exact details of Terra's upbringing in the Empire are unknown. Intrigued by the prospect of a half-esper, Gestahl took Terra back to Vector where she was raised as a living weapon and experiment as the Empire developed Magitek. Emperor Gestahl took the baby Terra from Madeline and struck her down. When the Gestahlian Empire raided the land and abducted Maduin, he and Madeline were accidentally cast out of the Esper World with Terra. Terra was born in the Esper World to an esper father, Maduin, and a human mother, Madeline.

5.1 Non- Final Fantasy guest appearancesīaby Terra with her mother and father, Madeline and Maduin.

In spin-off titles she is typically the primary representative for Final Fantasy VI and the foremost character of the game. Though the story of Final Fantasy VI has an ensemble cast with no intended main character, Terra is the first character the player controls and is featured in the game's logo. While initially apprehensive about fighting and reluctant to use her powers, Terra comes to accept her true nature and fights alongside the Returners to bring about peace and create a better world for the future. After she is freed from the mind control of Kefka, Terra finds refuge in the Returners, a rebel group whose members convince her to ally with them for protection and to stop the Empire from conquering the world. Terra begins the game as a soldier for the Gestahlian Empire, who used her to further their experiments with Magitek due to her unique ability to innately use magic.

Her name in menus before the player names her is displayed as ?, and her 'name' in dialogue is Girl. Terra Branford, known as Tina in the Japanese version, is a playable character in Final Fantasy VI.

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