Lindzei Lindzei , known as Fell Lindzei in the Analects , is a deity from the mythology of " " said to have created the fal ' Cie of Cocoon in " Final Fantasy XIII " , and the Rursan Judge in " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Lindzei is mentioned by name by Vanille , in the Analects section of the Datalog in " Final Fantasy XIII " , in a name of a fragment in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " , in a mural on the Dead Dunes and during the final battle in " " . The aspects and traits Lindzei represents are seen throughout the " Fabula Nova Crystallis " series . Lindzei ' s aspects hold an affinity to the heavens and the ethereal / celestial world , though while being tasked to protect Bhunivelze and the universe , Lindzei has its own measures to find Etro ' s gate . While not a creator deity like Pulse , Lindzei appears to invoke and encourage creativity and innovation through the minds of humans , shown through the technologically advanced civilizations ruled over by the deity , the Militesi Empire and the floating continent of Cocoon , although Lindzei is rarely acknowledged for them . Lindzei can be seen closer to the unseen realm ( the realm of the dead ) , as the means used to find Etro ' s gate involve human sacrifice , using both humans and the deity ' s fal ' Cie as tools . Thus , Lindzei is viewed as an illusive devil and trickster steeped in hypocrisy and inhumane measures in the eyes of non - followers . Gender . Though Lindzei is referred to as male in the English version of " Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII " , the deity ' s gender in the original Japanese remains ambiguous . The original Japanese version of the mythology uses gender - neutral pronouns , and none of the other games use specific gender pronouns to refer to any of the deities except for Bhunivelze and Etro . The statues depicting Lindzei in " Final Fantasy XIII " are feminine , but may be based on the fal ' Cie ' s image of a mother figure , and thus may not depict Lindzei ' s appearance accurately . Lindzei is referred to as a succubus in an Analect in the English version , which is a female demon . Etro is the only deity in the " Fabula Nova Crystallis " mythos to be specified as a goddess , and is often referred to as " the " goddess , giving the impression she is the only female deity out of the three frequently - mentioned deities . However , this classification comes from those who worship her as a patron deity . Lindzei is represented by the Jack in the card games in Serendipity , a male symbol . The face on Lindzei ' s half of Bhunivelze ' s scythe in " Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII " has androgynous features . Although two of the three murals depicting the " Fabula Nova Crystallis : Final Fantasy " lore in the Temple Ruins appeared to show a masculine Lindzei , producer Yoshinori Kitase has called it Bhunivelze in an interview . Story . Mythology . Lindzei was created by the god Bhunivelze who had destroyed his mother , Mwynn , to become the sole ruler of the world . Mwynn was banished in the realm of the dead , but afterward Bhunivelze came to believe she had cursed the world to mean all things would one day die , including him . Bhunivelze wanted to destroy Mwynn in the realm of the dead and created three fal ' Cie of his own : Pulse , Etro and Lindzei . Even though the mythology calls the three " fal ' Cie , " people would come to know them as gods . While Pulse was tasked with creating the world of " Final Fantasy XIII " and finding the door to the realm of the dead , and Etro was given no powers at all , Lindzei was tasked with protecting Bhunivelze from all who might want to destroy him . Bhunivelze crystallized himself to sleep until his creations would find the entryway to the world of the dead , but before doing this Bhunivelze gave Lindzei a special task : to wake him once the time would come . Lindzei and Pulse created many fal ' Cie of their own ; Pulse to expand the world , and Lindzei to protect it . As revealed in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 Fragments After " , Lindzei played a role in humanity ' s creation by using Etro ' s spilled blood after she sacrificed herself to attract their creator ' s attention . Lindzei came to be worshiped as mankind ' s protector while Etro became known as the Goddess of Death . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Lindzei is first mentioned in the Analects as the creator of Cocoon . The first Analect , " The Vanished Gods " , alludes to how the " Maker " created fal ' Cie from its own being and then humanity from the traces of what was Divine . This term appears synonymous with Lindzei ' s status as the creator of both the Cocoon fal ' Cie and the creation of humanity through Etro ' s blood . As the Analects are written from the Gran Pulse citizens ' perspective , Lindzei is portrayed with contempt , referred to as the " serpent " , " viper " , the " Succubus " , the " demon " , and " Fell Lindzei " . According to the Analects , Lindzei created Cocoon from pieces of land taken from Gran Pulse ' s soil . Lindzei bore other fal ' Cie within Cocoon and invited mankind to live there , calling it paradise . Those who remained on Gran Pulse believed Cocoon citizens were no more than Lindzei ' s slaves . The VIII . Analect records that Lindzei abandoned Cocoon and the fal ' Cie , betraying them altogether and leaving them orphaned . " Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania Omega " reveals that the statues in Orphan ' s Cradle ' s Narthex Throne are that of Lindzei , and Lindzei ' s symbol is the Cocoon l ' Cie brand ; the same brand of which is seen on Cocoon ' s fal ' Cie . The statues appear feminine and the statue itself resembles Lindzei ' s brand . As detailed in " Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania Omega " , a feminine parody of Lindzei manifests in Orphan ' s first form out of a subconscious yet sinister vision by the assimilated Barthandelus . Lindzei is mentioned while viewing a mural depicting Etro ' s death . Lightning and Fang recall Lindzei ' s role in humanity ' s creation , and Fang explains that the people of Gran Pulse saw the deity as an untrustworthy trickster . Lindzei personally manifests during Lightning ' s battle with Bhunivelze , transforming into a half of a twin scythe for him to wield , and is apparently destroyed during the battle . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Lindzei is served by Gala , leader of the Rursan Army . The Rursus are summoned whenever one of the four nations of Orience becomes a world power to slaughter every human in an attempt to force open Etro ' s gate with a flood of souls in an event known as Tempus Finis . While the l ' Cie branded by the Crystals aligned with the deity Pulse brave the Pandæmonium to become Agito , Gala possesses his chosen servant to become his own l ' Cie , the Rursan Arbiter . The Rursan Arbiter , known to Oriencians as the " Judge , " is presumed to be branded by the mysterious Rursan Crystal . The Judge places crucibles on the other Crystals ' l ' Cie ' s path to test them for the position of Agito : the soul that can open Etro ' s gate . If no one becomes Agito , and the flood of released souls from the Rursan slaughter fails to reveal the gate to the afterlife , Gala resets the world and begin the spiral anew , a sequence of events that repeats itself 600 , 104 , 971 times . During the events of " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " , the 600 , 104 , 972nd cycle , Arecia Al - Rashia — the servant of Pulse — convinces Gala to call off his forces when the Akademeia students she picked to become Agito and open Etro ' s gate turn down the chance to become l ' Cie . This alters the chain of events with the current l ' Cie Arbiter , Cid Aulstyne , is destroyed by Class Zero . While Gala ' s fate is left unknown , Arecia removes the Crystals from Orience to end the spiral . Etymology . Lindzei may be derived from the common name Lindsey or Lindsay .