Lightning ( Final Fantasy XIII ) / Dissidia Lightning is the sole representative from " Final Fantasy XIII " introduced in " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . She also appears in the upcoming arcade version . With the aid of five comrades , she once stopped a nefarious plot by the fal ' Cie Barthandelus to destroy her world , Cocoon , defying her Focus and challenging her fate of eternal servitude . Lightning fights by using three paradigm roles from her original title , combining gunblade attacks , elemental magic , and healing abilities . Lightning serves as the main protagonist of the " 012 " storyline as she leads the other five new heroes in their battle with the manikin s , and to keep in with her role as the leader of the new heroes , her main rival is Garland , the leader of Chaos ' s armies . This rivalry is featured in the game ' s opening FMV . Profile . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Lightning is identical to her appearance in " Final Fantasy XIII " . She has light pink hair and aqua eyes , and wears a primarily white Guardian Corps military uniform , adorned with several belts and buckles and a red cape on her left shoulder . She wields the Blazefire Saber gunblade , which can shift between gun and sword forms . Lightning ' s first alternate outfit , " Midnight Cloak " , is based on a . Lightning ' s cape is dark brown , her hair is white , and her uniform has an overall darker color scheme . Her gunblade is darker , with the hilt changing from a predominantly dark pink to a dark gray . Lightning ' s second alternate outfit , named " Guardian Corps Uniform " , is the uniform of a in " Final Fantasy XIII " . She wears a khaki coat held closed by a black belt and several buckles with blue pauldrons , gray short - sleeved turtleneck , brown tights , different boots , and a black officer ' s cap with an intricate design . Lightning ' s bonus downloadable outfit is based on Aya Brea , the protagonist of " The 3rd Birthday " , another Square Enix title . The outfit consists of torn blue jeans , different boots , and a sleeveless black shirt that exposes her midriff , and a plain pendant on a black string . The outfit is available by purchasing the " " Twisted Edition " " of " The 3rd Birthday " . Lightning ' s manikin , Fleeting Flash , is pink . " Dissidia Final Fantasy ( 2015 ) " . Her default attire is titled " St . Prefecture Military Guards " ( 聖府軍警備兵 ) . " St . Prefecture Military Guards B " recolors her outfit to resemble her from " Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII " , while " St . Prefecture Military Guards C " is identical to her Guardian Corps Uniform . Her first alternate costume is titled " Knight of the Goddess & Overture " . " Knight of the Goddess " refers to her " Knight of Etro " attire from " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " ; Lightning wears a silver and gold armor with a large feathered sash from behind . " Overture " refers to the unique weapon she wields in this costume ; the Overture gunblade and the Goddess ' s Grace shield , but the shield is not used and otherwise functions identically to her normal playstyle . Her default weapon is the Blazefire Saber , used by her in " Final Fantasy XIII " . Her first alternate weapon is the Omega Weapon , her ultimate weapon from " XIII " , and her second alternate weapon is the Femme Fatale , a rapier from " Lightning Returns " . Personality . Lightning is a serious , cold , and determined young woman who acts as the leader of the new characters in Dissidia . At the start of the game , she is described as a person who wants nothing but to end the cycle of war and go back to her own world , and she was determined to make it happen in any way possible . During the course of her adventure , her friends became her emotional support and her strength . When Lightning and the team are defeated by a wave of manikins , she smiles at the Warrior of Light before she fades away , giving him good luck in the next fight . Story . Prologus . Lightning awakes by Cosmos ' s side . Lightning meets the Warrior of Light and discusses the position of the war with Chaos . She meets Jecht and Kain and is advised to see if she is stronger than the Warrior by teaming up with him . Though Lightning rejects the idea , she and the Warrior team up against the waves of Warriors of Chaos . During the fight , Lightning meets Cloud , who warns her not to underestimate their opponents . Soon after , she meets Jecht and Kain and discusses her impression of the Warrior of Light with them , before heading off to meet with Cosmos . Light to All . After obtaining her dormant crystal with the other warriors , Lightning leads Laguna , Vaan , and Tifa back to the battlefield where they are ambushed by manikins . When Kefka arrives with Kuja , Lightning fights the latter while the others try to hold off the manikins . After defeating Kuja , Lightning expresses disgust to Kefka for relishing his comrade ' s demise . He hints at the conflict ' s overall nature and leaves . Attempting to catch up with the others , Lightning finds an injured Bartz , who mumbles that Kain attacked him . Shocked at Bartz ' s revelation , Lightning dodges a sudden attack from Kain . After Lightning fights off Kain , Exdeath and Garland appear with the former revealing he has already been attacking other Warriors of Cosmos . Kain leaves with the unconscious Bartz with Exdeath in pursuit , while Garland takes his leave , deciding to abandon Lightning for the manikins while telling her most of her comrades have likely been wiped out by them already . Barely escaping with her life , Lightning reveals to Cosmos Kain attacked her and that she thinks the war is doomed . Though she wants to save the world , Lightning believes the quest for the crystals is a suicide mission . The Warrior of Light agrees before raising his sword on her . With Cosmos intervening and calling off the battle , Lightning learns the Warrior of Light and Kain have been working together to ensure their side ' s victory in the next cycle , which only serves to further anger her . Laguna , Vaan , and Yuna arrive to Order ' s Sanctuary and Lightning is the first among the four to propose that they take out the manikin infestation . They leave to destroy the manikins and along they way find Tifa and Kain who agree to help them . After fighting waves of manikins , the group is ambushed by Exdeath and Golbez . They learn that the manikins are making their way to Cosmos , and Kain agrees to hold Exdeath and Golbez while Lightning leads the others in a final stand against the manikins at the Empyreal Paradox . Upon arriving , they are ambushed by Garland , The Emperor , the Cloud of Darkness , Kefka , and Ultimecia . After defeating the warriors of Chaos , they learn they were just buying time for the next wave of manikins to arrive from the portal . Lightning feels guilty for having lead the others to their deaths , but her companions agree that they all wanted to end the cycles of warfare and are prepared to die . As they look towards the emerging manikins , Kain rejoins and they charge at the waves of manikins to close the portal . They are overwhelmed , and Lightning ' s allies collapse . Lightning is the last one standing and throws her Zantetsuken into the portal , sealing it . With a smile on her face , she collapses in defeat . As Shinryu cleanses its powers and takes the other warriors to the next cycle of conflict , it does not revive Lightning and her team because they all lost their powers by the storm of manikins . When the Warrior of Light looks up at her , she smiles at him before fading away . Confessions of the Creator . After the player defeats the Southern Lufenia gateway to access the northern continents , Lightning can be found wandering near the Citadel of Trials teleport stone , provided she is not currently in the player ' s party . When spoken to she brushes off the help of the " mured moogle " , saying that changing one ' s name does nothing to change reality , and the party needs to stop fleeing and face the truth . As the world of the " Confessions of the Creator " is a hypothetical nightmare world where the cycles of war kept going and Feral Chaos killed all summoned warriors , the Lightning present is likely a specter , a ghost of the true Lightning . She vanishes when the player advances past the Mirage Sandsea to the Lands of Discord . Official Quests . Lightning appears traveling with Yuna in two official quests . In " Yuna ' s Quest 012 : In Such A Place " , the two receive a call from Cosmos to return to Order ' s Sanctuary , and battle Golbez on their way back . " Lightning ' s Quest 012 : One Can Fight Together " explores Lightning ' s actions after finding Firion ' s wild rose . Going off alone , feeling it is connected to her memories , she is found by Exdeath , who mocks her need for a flower to remember who she is . Yuna arrives and the two defeat the warlock . The battle allows Lightning to recall some of her memories , and she recounts to Yuna that her mission in this world is similar to the one she was given in her home world — to fight on the behalf of the gods as decreed by fate . Yuna tells Lightning she can rely on them as friends for support , and a grateful Lightning tells Yuna to call her " Light " . Gameplay . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Lightning is described in the game as a Paradigm Commando . She fights by using her three paradigm roles from Final Fantasy XIII : Commando , Ravager , and Medic . Each of these roles has their own move set , meaning Lightning can change her fighting style at any time . The player must press L and R to activate the three roles . Commando uses melee - based attacks , Ravager focuses on elemental magic attacks , and Medic is based on healing Bravery . The player can skip roles if they do not want to use one of the three shown above . A downside to Lightning is that her melee attacks are not very powerful , and she is fairly fast on the ground . Furthermore , her HP attacks require charging , giving enemies enough time to dodge and counterattack . In the Dissidia Arcade reboot , Lightning is classed as a Speed - type character . Lightning has an almost identical moveset , with the only major diferences being that her EX Skill is now Army of One and that she cannot use her Medic paradigm role any longer . Her HP Attacks are Crushing Blow , Razor Gale , Lightning Strike and Thunderfall . EX Mode . Lightning ' s EX Mode is Omega Weapon equipped , where she swaps out her Blazefire Saber for her strongest gunblade in " Final Fantasy XIII " , the Omega Weapon . While in EX Mode , Lightning gains the abilities " Omega Weapon " and " Grav - Con Unit . " The Omega Weapon bonus automatically inflicts Break on opponents when she lands a successful attack while their Bravery is less than 30 % of its base value , and Grav - Con Unit completely protects her from Wall Rush damage by projecting a force field to bounce her back into the air when she hits a solid surface . Lightning ' s EX Burst is Gestalt Drive , where she attacks with a backlip and a barrage of gunfire before attacking with the Zantetsuken . The player has to enter the commands shown on the screen as Lightning attacks the opponent with Lightning Strike , Thunderfall , Stormblade , and Razor Gale , with all of them appearing at random . Lightning finishes the EX Burst with Zantetsuken , where she spins around with swords outstrecthed to unleash multiple blows that slit away the screen . She then lands and the opponent is slashed again behind her , dealing HP damage from the spinning blows . Failing to input the commands will result in Lightning skipping to Zantetsuken and less Bravery damage done . EX Skill . In the arcade reboot of " Dissidia Final Fantasy " , EX Skill replaces EX Burst . Lightning ' s EX Skill is Army of One which is executed when I is pressed . It manifests with Lightning delivering a series of slashes and a single kick at the enemy . Equipment . Lightning can equip Swords , Daggers , Greatswords , Katanas , Guns , Parrying Weapons , Shields , Bangles , Gauntlets , Hats , Helms , Headbands , Ribbons , Clothing , Light Armor , and Chestplates . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2015 ) . Type : Speed Unique Ability : Paradign Shift . Lightning can change between the Commando and Ravager Paradigms by pressing the Left Analog Stick / L3