Warring Triad The Warring Triad , also known as the Statues and Goddesses , are , according to legend , collectively the gods of magic and the beings that created the espers in " Final Fantasy VI " . They are named Demon , Fiend , and Goddess . Story . Three gods descended from the heavens and fearing one another ' s power , began to war . The mortals caught among their fighting became espers and were forced to fight as slaves to the gods . The gods realized the chaos their fighting was causing and agreed to seal away their power . They returned the espers ' free will and turned themselves to stone with the last words left for the espers being , " Never must we be woken . " After the War of the Magi the espers fled the world to a new realm and took the Warring Triad ' s petrified remains with them . The Triad were placed in a delicate balance of power , and it was said catastrophe would occur if they were moved out of position . A thousand years later a man named Gestahl rediscovered the secrets of magic . He built up an Empire and invaded the esper world , kidnapping espers and draining their powers to be used in Magitek technology to conquer the world . Kefka Palazzo knows of the Warring Triad and plans to reawaken them . After discovering magicite , the true power of the espers , Gestahl invades the espers ' world with Kefka , raising the Floating Continent with the Warring Triad ' s power at his fingertips . Kefka has other ideas and demands for the Warring Triad to use their full power , with Gestahl being against it . Kefka seizes the Triad ' s power and uses it to murder Gestahl . Kefka moves the statues out of alignment , shifting the face of the world . Kefka uses the power of the Triad in the World of Ruin to exert his destructive will on any city that resists him , using a ray of energy called the " Light of Judgment " to burn anyone who opposes him , or destroy entire towns . When the party raids Kefka ' s Tower they destroy the Triad to get rid of Kefka ' s power source . This worries Terra , who is half - esper and half - human . The Triad are the source of magic , and thus the espers ' life force . If the Triad were destroyed espers would die , possibly including Terra . By this point Kefka had drained most of the Triad ' s power into himself and thus become the source of magic . After Kefka is defeated , Terra survives as a human without the espers ' magical abilities because of her strong feelings for the children in Mobliz . Gameplay . The Warring Triad are fought as bosses in Kefka ' s Tower . According to the " Final Fantasy III Nintendo Player ' s Guide " , the final battle sequence against the Statue of the Gods is supposed to be a rematch of the Warring Triad ; the first tier being Demon , the second tier being Goddess , and the third tier being Fiend . No official material support this , however ; the idea was created by Nintendo of America . Musical themes . " Catastrophe " is the musical piece that plays when the party confronts Kefka and Gestahl before the Warring Triad , and is also used when the Floating Continent rises . During the three battles with the Warring Triad , the music used is " Battle to the Death " . Allusions . " Final Fantasy IX " . Three statues in the Desert Palace appear to be an allusion to the Warring Triad . The outer statues are demonic creatures titled " Promise of the Evil God " and " Truth of the Devil . " The middle statue is angelic , and is named the " Illusion of the Goddess . " " Final Fantasy XIII " and " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . The Japanese name of the " Ruthless " paradigm — , consisting of a Commando , a Ravager , and a Saboteur — may be a reference to the Triad . " Final Fantasy XIV " . The Warring Triad is a group of three primal s . They had the unfortunate honor of being the first three primals that the Allagan Empire successfully bound , a technology they later used in the construction of Dalamud . They remain bound in Azys Lla , presumably inside the Flagship at the center of the floating continent . Three statues in the middle of Azys Lla are carved in their likeness , and they are otherwise identical to their appearance in " Final Fantasy VI " . Archbishop Thordan travels to Azys Lla in the hopes of using the power of the trapped primals to become a god - king that would put an end to all conflict , but he is ultimately defeated by the Warrior of Light . Nevertheless , his activation of Azys Lla and his drawing upon their power begins a process of awakening , a fact not lost on Urianger . He calls upon the Warrior of Light ' s help in preparing for their awakening . With each patch , the wear of the statues has increased . As of 3 . 15 , they are covered by moss . Patch 3 . 2 started a Trial series based on the Warring Triad , starting with Containment Bay S1T7 , followed by Containment Bay P1T6 in 3 . 4 . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2008 ) . Kefka ' s EX Burst is titled Warring Triad . The input sequence to power up the attack features three controller commands appearing over Kefka in a triangle formation in the same positioning as the Triad ' s statues . The circles surrounding the commands when they appear are colored in the same pattern as the Triad ' s color scheme : the top circle ( Goddess ) is blue , the left circle ( Fiend ) is yellow , and the right circle ( Demon ) is red . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Warring Triad is mentioned in the Mognet letter sent by Kathy , who tells the player of their luck for the day . Kathy describes the Warring Triad as their nemesis for always being able to keep the ' battle - relationship ' " fresh . " " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Kefka ' s " Dissidia " EX Mode card refers to his draining of the Triad ' s power with its effect . Instead of paying Kefka ' s cost to play him from the hand , the player may instead send three Backup or Forward cards of different elements to the Break Zone . Etymology and symbolism . A triad is defined as a " group of three . " The number three occurs with great frequency in mythologies and religions found across the globe . The Warring Triad may be loosely based on the Japanese gods Amaterasu , Susano ' o , and Tsukuyomi . The storm god Susano ' o and the moon god Tsukuyomi are male , while the sun goddess Amaterasu is female and the strongest of the three siblings . According to myth , when Izanami , one of the first gods and wife to Izanagi , died and went to the underworld , Yomi , Izanagi attempted to retrieve her but she was unable to follow . Izanagi returned to Earth and bathed to purify himself , washing out Amaterasu , Susano ' o , and Tsukuyomi , from his eyes and nose . Though the three are siblings they are opposed to each other , Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi having a falling out when he killed the food goddess Uke Mochi , while Amaterasu and Susano ' o were always locked in a feud . In the original concept artwork by Tetsuya Nomura , the Warring Triad are named beyond their basic titles : the Goddess is Sophia , the Demon is Zurvan , and the Fiend is Sephiroth . The Warring Triad ' s primal counterparts in " Final Fantasy XIV " retain these names with Sephiroth ' s spelling changed to Sephirot to disambiguate from the " Final Fantasy VII " villain .