Prison Prison , also called Jail , is a recurring type of location in the " Final Fantasy " series where criminals are held . Castles with an area designated for cells was a staple of main series games in the SNES era . Many games often use prisons as a plot point after the party get caught . They are often escaped by overpowering their captors or through a secret exit found inside . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IV " . The prison of Baron Castle , called Baron Dungeons , is located on the west side of the castle , and it consists of only three cells . After Cecil return from Mysidia , he can speak to the prisoners over the bars . The prison holds three Mysidian mage ' s prisoners ; two Black Mages and one White Mage . It is unknown what happens to them when Cecil returns to the castle from the underground waterway as the cells are empty . The Prison Garb is a piece of armor found on characters that have been imprisoned . " Final Fantasy V " . When Faris catches Bartz , Lenna and Galuf trying to steal her ship , she has the trip imprisoned within the pirate ship , but later frees them and decides to help them on their quest . The party is imprisoned within Karnak Castle when they want to talk to the Queen about her kingdom exploiting the Fire Crystal . While in prison they meet a fellow captive , Cid Previa . The party is released when the Queen becomes possessed by Exdeath and the party must save the Fire Crystal from the Fire - Powered Ship . Walse Castle ' s prison holds Lone Wolf imprisoned within . The party has a choice of freeing him or leave him imprisoned . If the party frees him , enters the cell and examines the cauldron , the door to the cell will close . After 30 seconds , the door will automatically open and Bartz will express his relief . Bartz , Lenna , and Faris get caught by Exdeath ' s minion when they arrive in Galuf ' s World before Galuf comes to rescue them from a jail in Castle Exdeath . " Final Fantasy VI " . A series of four cells form the prison of Figaro Castle . Lone Wolf the Pickpocket is jailed here early in the game , but later escapes . In the World of Ruin , a passage from the Figaro Cave connects to the prison , and later in the game the prison offers access to the cave leading to the Ancient Castle . There are unoccupied prison cells in the basement of the mansion in South Figaro . Celes is imprisoned nearby during the Imperial occupation of the city . Vector houses three prison cells , in one of which they imprison Kefka Palazzo for war crimes , namely the poisoning of Doma Castle , during a short time the Empire feigns a ceasefire . In the World of Ruin the prison remains intact within Kefka ' s Tower , the party enters through a new door in the right cell , and the left cell which housed Kefka before now holds the Ultima Buster . The former entrance door now looks over a drops onto a catwalk . " Final Fantasy VII " . Corel Prison is a prison in the desert . Corel was once a prosperous mining city , but was the site where the Shinra Electric Power Company first discovered the secret of Mako . To keep the secret of Mako theirs , Corel was destroyed and the reactor blown up . The ruins were turned into a prison in the shadow of the Gold Saucer amusement park rising overhead , and people who break the Saucer ' s rules are tossed in the prison . The prison came under the control of Mr . Coates and Dyne , a survivor of Corel . When the party is trapped in the prison , Barret fights Dyne , who wants Barret to kill him so his daughter Marlene , now under Barret ' s care , doesn ' t have to see him in his current hateful state . With Dyne ' s pendant as a sign of authority , Cloud is able to have Mr . Coates allow him to return to the Gold Saucer and participate in a Chocobo race to win the party ' s freedom . Shinra also maintains prisons at Shinra Headquarters in Midgar and in Junon , and the party is imprisoned in both over the course of the game and escapes . " Final Fantasy VIII " . The D - District Prison is the Galbadia n prison used to imprisoned political enemies of Galbadia . Squall , Quistis , Selphie , Zell , Rinoa , and Irvine are thrown into D - District Prison after failed assassination of Sorceress Edea during the parade at Deling City . " Final Fantasy IX " . In Disc 2 , upon arriving at Alexandria via the Gargan Roo , Princess Garnet , Steiner and Marcus are imprisoned by Zorn and Thorn . While Garnet is later taken to her room , Steiner and Marcus are put in a cell hanging from the dungeon ' s ceiling . They eventually manage to escape the cell and proceed to fight Alexandrian soldiers ( this is the best place to exploit the Marcus / Eiko stat bug ) . " Final Fantasy X " . Although not really a prison , but a system of labyrinths and drainage pipes , the Via Purifico is a place in Bevelle where the Yevon priesthood throws people who oppose Yevon as well as those who can reveal the truth about it . In one of the Jecht ' s Spheres , Jecht can be seen imprisoned in Bevelle before Braska and Auron came to release him . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Shuyin was imprisoned in a machina complex called Gaol , due to trying to hijack Bevelle ' s weapon to " save the summoner " . " Final Fantasy XI " . Mordion Gaol is an unique area normally inaccessible to players , who can only enter there if a GM teleports him / her , generally as a punishment for in - game infractions . It is comprised of 32 small rooms where all means of communication with other players are disabled . " Final Fantasy XII " . Nalbina Dungeons are a part of the Nalbina Fortress which Archadia ns sealed off from the Fortress . People who fought in invasion of Dalmasca and Nabradia two years prior to the game events and those oppose Archadia . Vaan , Balthier , and Fran are thrown here after the events in Rabanastre at the beginning of the game . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Vanille and Sazh are captured by Nabaat and her PSICOM platoon in Nautilus , and locked in a jail cell in the airship " Palamecia " . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . In the Bresha Ruins at 5 AF , Serah and Noel are thrown into a jail by the Academy after the battle against Paradox Alpha due to being in a restricted area . Inside Patron ' s Palace , there exist prison cells in the upper parts of the building . In one of them lives Snow Villiers . " Final Fantasy XIV " . The Coral Tower in Limsa Lominsa has an inaccessible area that serves as a prison for players similar to the Mordion Gaol from " Final Fantasy XI " , comprised of several rooms that completely seal all methods of communication with other players . During a brief period of time as part of the Seventh Umbral Era event , players could talk with an NPC at the Red Rooster ' s Stead to get teleported inside the prison , where they could speak with the Wandering Minstrel . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Prison is located at Sprohm and holds units who have been removed from battle by a Judge . Players can release their units early by paying a fee and can pardon units and remove cards from them for a price here . Units who have served their time can also be retrieved here . The Aerial Prison is located in the Prison Sands , and all high - security prisoners are taken there . It is actually a cover for a top - secret weapons operation by the Lilty army , led by Jegran , using crystallized human s as fuel for huge airships . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . The jail is located World of Sky , found in the cloud underneath the Floating Castle . The party manages to break out by bending the bars and defeating the guards in the area . They finds the hangar with three gliders and escape on a glider . Etymology . A or jail is a facility in which individuals are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state as a form of punishment .