That I just may have uncovered a plot hole... and to be fair even the best of tales have these.

That's the one thing about the games that was never mentioned, of what the planet's name was. Ivalice seems to be a very large region. What of the areas north of Arcades, or south of Giruvegan, or east of Rhodes or whatever? We know that Rozzaria extends to the territory of Tactics, but still, it seems that Ivalice is like "The Far East" or "The New World" in terms of georgraphy that the term covers: its a blanket name for that entire part of the world.

An interesting point is made with this: There is a reference to FFIV in one of the beastary entries, and mentions a 'far away kingdom' or some such thing like that. Well what if FFIV took place centuries ago on the opposite side of the world, and Ivalice is a REALLY large planet? It would give reason for the plentiful mist and magical artifacts, legions of creatures, etc.,. Just a crackpot theory, but hey, having Ivalice as a part of the world, and not the world itself leaves these kinds of things open.

One other thing: I really hope we see more of Rozzaria or other lands in Revenant Wings or other possible Ivalice-related titles (FFTA2 doesn't count unless they actually use Ivalice for real instead of a book), we hear a lot about Arcades' sworn enemy, but only see 2 principal characters (Al-Cid & his maid/assistant), and some sort of location within Rozzaria. Ahh well.

A question about Giruvegan: Where exactly IS that floating place that Ashe meets the Occuria gang at? I mean yeah its somewhere near Giru, but like, directly above, heaven, etc.,? Also, why is that no one mentioned aside from 1-2 cutscenes about being around, and then inside a GIANT FUCKING CRYSTAL?! I mean I guess Espers are common enough to not warrant a mention by the party, but come on, that crystal was big, creepy, and had the WEIRDEST names for locations within 'it'.

Outside: "Oh HAY BIG CRYSTAL" "K"
Inside: "OMFG NETHECITE" "WOW" "K"

... and then that's it. -_-.

Maybe its just me, but a giant crystal that is probably the size of the Bahamut ought to be given a bit more significance then just "ooh wow, a crystal, pretty...".

One thing I thought was kinda funny was how the dragon boss midway into the crystal was all falling down onto the green circle area, as if he was literally running onto the stage because he was late getting to where he was supposed to be, like this might play out in an Omake:

*Vaan & Crew are walking towards the large circle*
"Oh crap, I knew I shouldn't have stopped at the coffie shop, gotta run to my cue!"
*Vaan looks around for the boss but doesn't see it. Raises eyebrow*
"Boy, I SURE would HATE to fight someone right about NOW"
*Dragon runs past stage crew and jumps into the cutscene at the very last second, his increased speed makes him fly erratically*
"Woah, yeow watch out, mandatory no-plot-significance boss coming through!"
*Vaan sighs a sigh of relief then brandishes his sword*
"I was hoping he wouldn't be late, but oh well"

"*AHEM* OH WOW, A GIANT DRAGON, LETS FIGHT HIM GUYS!"
"K"

Who knows, though it's possible they may have just stayed and gloated over their victory. Not enough material in the game to say much else about this.

It's one of the longest entries, so I'll just tell you the end. Side A, with their newly gained abilities/powers defeats Side B and turns Side B's body into a giant landmass for everyone to step on.
There's more to this, but just before the final page ends it's revealed that the land is called Ivalice.

I wouldn't be surprised if this were the case. Notice how all the "scions of darkness" were the ones who rebelled. Now, considering that the Occuria are some really unsavory bastards, it's not farfetched to assume that those they support also tow the same line.

Also, note how some Espers were regulators (Hashmal), or were once beautiful (Cuchulainn) and they were cast off when they either rebelled or were no longer useful.

Yeah, they must've realized he could easily put them out of business either on his own or if allied with the rebels.

In the first fight you can steal the Genji Gloves and the Genji Shield. For the second fight you can steal the Genji Helm and Genji Armor. Steal during the 4th and 5th phase of each fight (each phase starts with a cutscene).

Didn't it seem that Gilamesh was in a hurry for the battle, but his entery landing was a little off......I wonder if theres any Bloopers of him making that cut scene.

Like the fight with the dragon boss in Giruvegan..

Near the last 3rd of the game, you can recruit the Guardian Force Odin, who randomly appears during battle. Well if you get him before a certain battle with Seifer, Odin will appear (Who, IIRC, does not normally appear during boss battles, I could be wrong though), and Seifer will cut him down. Replacing him is Gilgamesh, who mentions he is from another dimension (The world of FFV).

Similarly, I am told he mentions something to that effect in FFXII. A notable evidence of his travels are that he has, among other things, replicas of Squall's gunblade, Cloud's Buster sword (The Kanji on the sword means "Fake"), and other weapons:
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