Enthrallment Enthrallment , also known as mind control . possession , or brainwashing , is a recurring concept within the " Final Fantasy " series . It refers to the enslavement of a character , typically either an antagonist or playable character , by an evil power in order to do their bidding . With respect to the antagonists , it is typically not known to the player that they are actually puppets of another evil power until the story develops . The term does not refer to willing servants , but rather to an individual whose mind has been forfeited or has been otherwise strongly compelled to enter into servitude . Appearances . " Final Fantasy II " . If the player visits Bafsk before they are sent to destroy the " Dreadnought " , the Dark Knight will be present and none of the townspeople will respond to Firion ' s party . When Firion ' s party is sent to destroy the " Dreadnought " , Borghen will have been put in charge of overseeing the construction of the " Dreadnought " and the townspeople will talk to Firion ' s party , along with several characters mentioning that they cannot recall anything from when the Dark Knight was present . After the Emperor is slain by Firion ' s party , the Wild Rose Rebellion learns that the Dark Knight is in fact Leon , Maria ' s missing brother . Believing him to be under a spell of the Emperor , the party travels to Castle Palamecia to confront Leon . There , the Emperor returns from Hell , mocking Leon ' s attempt to take the throne . After the party escapes with Leon to Fynn , Maria convinces Leon to join the party , and he aids them in slaying the Emperor once and for all . " Final Fantasy IV " . Multiple times in the story , Kain betrays the party in order to serve his new master , Golbez , whom after the incident at Mist Village had apparently placed him under a spell to enthrall him . Golbez is revealed to have been enthralled all along , having been a pawn of Zemus in order to activate the Giant of Babil . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Bahamut is the last eidolon summoned by Rydia ? after the first four eidolons are defeated . She tries to finish off the party with Bahamut , but the real Rydia appears and summons the Mist Dragon to knock some sense into Bahamut who dismisses himself from battle . Both Cecil and the eidolons are being controlled by the Mysterious Girls . If the player is not careful , the eidolons can be killed off during battle so the player must make them regain their senses . " Final Fantasy V " . Exdeath is able to possess people after the crystals sealing him have weakened enough ; even if his physical body remains trapped , Exdeath ' s mind is able to control the King of Tycoon and Queen Karnak . Based on a Walse warrior ' s comments when a Garula attempted to shatter the Water Crystal about it being controlled , Exdeath was also implied to have possessed the Garula as well . " Final Fantasy VII " . All Sephiroth Clones , including Cloud Strife , are subject to the will of Sephiroth and Jenova , especially with regard to the Reunion . Cloud is temporarily subjected to servitude to Sephiroth twice — once at the Temple of the Ancients , and again at the Promised Land , in both cases being made to hand over the Black Materia . " Final Fantasy VIII " . In Disc 2 , it becomes evident that Edea ' s malevolent actions are not willful , nor do they comport with her kindly demeanor back when Squall and his friends were in her care as children . She reveals that as a sorceress , her powers and mind were subjected to the will of Ultimecia , who used Junction Machine Ellone to junction herself with sorceresses from the past . When aboard the Lunar Base , Rinoa comes out of a comatose state , only to be possessed by Ultimecia and free Adel from her tomb . Later , as part of Laguna Loire ' s plan to assassinate Ultimecia , Adel and Rinoa are once again possessed by Ultimecia in order to accomplish Time compression . " Final Fantasy X " . Any new high summoner must nominate a guardian to become the new Sin upon defeating the old one . Jecht , having volunteered to be the next Sin upon Braska ' s completion of the pilgrimage , is shown to be steadily losing touch with his humanity as he becomes Sin , a gargantuan beast who goes around destroying civilization under the command of Yu Yevon . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Shuyin , a wandering spirit , is able to possess people and take over their minds . This is seen in Den of Woe where Shuyin possesses the Crimson Squad candidates to kill each other , and later tries to do the same to the Gullwings who enter the cave . Shuyin possesses Nooj , a Crimson Squad survivor , to shoot his friends , and later possesses Baralai and uses him as a host to control Vegnagun . Lenne ' s spirit is also shown to take possession of Yuna ' s at times , although much lesser extent to what Shuyin is doing . " Final Fantasy XIII " . While they are not mentally possessed , l ' Cie , regular human beings , are enthralled by the fal ' Cie , god - like creatures with great power , to do their bidding , on pain of turning into Cie ' th — mindless beasts who roam about for eternity in torment . Lightning , while not under a spell , is somewhat forced to do the bidding of Bhunivelze and lead souls of Nova Chrysalia into the new world he will create as he cannot create living beings . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Primal s can enthrall beings in a process that gradually erodes the will of the affected until they become single - mindedly devoted to the Primal , as worship is one of the means by which a Primal can sustain itself in Eorzea . Those with the power of Echo cannot be enthralled . This process is considered irreversible and incurable ; as such , most authorities have enthralled victims exterminated to weaken the Primals . It is also possible for a Primal to relinquish its claim , but only Bahamut has ever been observed of doing so . Each Primal has its unique enthrall . Other Primals are not as prone to using enthralling : Titan and Ramuh chiefly as a defensive measure , while Ravana and Garuda prefer acting out their obsessions . The Elder Primal Bahamut had enthralled Nael van Darnus , while he used Meteor to call down Dalamud using Meteor , and Louisoix Leveilleur , whom he made into a protector within the Binding Coil of Bahamut . The Ascians possess their own method of enthrall , using the power of the Dark Crystal to turn a mortal into a host body to act through . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Lara was taken by Dogra to the Southeast Cave , and Granny came to rescue her . Arthur persuades Granny to let them take care of Dogra . Arthur eventually find Lara within the cave , but she ' s been brainwashed and engages the party into a battle . Once she has been defeated , she returns to normal and joins the party .