Datalog / Significant Persons The following is a list of Datalog entries for the People of " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Some of the data is updated during the course of the game . " Added at the beginning of Episode One , in New Bodhum - 003 AF - " Lightning . Lightning is Serah ' s older sister , and a former soldier . She is also one of the l ' Cie who helped stop the fall of the skyborne paradise , Cocoon , saving millions of lives in the process . Three years ago , one of the supernatural fal ' Cie gave Lightning a Focus — an order to destroy Cocoon . She resisted her fate , however , and protected her floating home . Shortly after those events , Lightning ceased to exist in this world . Most believe that she gave her life in return for Cocoon ' s salvation . " Updated after speaking with her in New Bodhum - 700 AF - " Lightning is now the goddess ' s champion , and has sworn to protect Etro ' s temple in the Unseen Realm of Valhalla . She fights a never - ending battle against Caius Ballad , the man who would destroy the goddess and unleash the energies of chaos upon the world . From Valhalla , where the entire span of history can be seen , Lightning sends her voice to past companions and guides them to where the timeline needs them most . After a brief reunion with her sister in a future New Bodhum , the former soldier entrusts Serah and Noel with a mission to prevent the prophesized fall of Cocoon , while she herself prepares for a final confrontation with Caius in the city beyond time . " Added at the beginning of Episode One , in New Bodhum - 003 AF - " Serah Farron . Serah is Lightning ' s younger sister . Three years ago , she unwittingly became part of events that threatened the entire world , and was eventually saved by her older sibling . Serah is still unable to accept the fact that Lightning is gone . She left her home on Cocoon , and now lives as a teacher in the Gran Pulse frontier town of New Bodhum . Serah is engaged to the NORA leader , Snow , but current circumstances prevent them from being together . " Updated after the battle with Gogmagog in a Dying World - 700 AF - " Serah began her journey through time to search for her sister , Lightning , who somehow slipped through the cracks of history . She is a gentle person at heart , but shows her strength of will when faced with difficulty or hardship . During the events leading up to her departure from New Bodhum , Serah was ' blessed ' with the ability to see changes to the future — a power known as the ' Eyes of Etro ' . This power has its source in the chaotic realm of Valhalla , and each ripple in history drains a little more of her life force . Even knowing the danger in which this puts her , Serah is determined to accompany Noel as they strive to make changes and bring hope for the world of tomorrow . Snow Villiers . " Added during Episode Three , in the Sunleth Waterscape - 300 AF - " Snow is Serah ' s fiance and a former l ' Cie . Three years ago , he proved himself a hero when he saved Serah alongside Lightning . After the catastrophe that befell Cocoon , he left on a journey to find Serah ' s missing sister . The determined NORA leader has vowed not to return until he is successful , and left Serah with an engagement pendant . Snow once escaped the cursed fate of a l ' Cie , but his arm still shows the glowing brand of servitude . It appears the irrepressible hero encountered more than just Time Gates during his journey to find Lightning . Oerba Dia Vanille . " Added during Episode Three , in the Sunleth Waterscape - 300 AF - " Vanille was born in the Gran Pulse village of Oerba . She fought against Cocoon in the War of Transgression hundreds of years ago , but turned to crystal before her Focus was complete . The catastrophe that occurred centuries later was set in motion when she awoke from crystal stasis . After meeting with Lightning and Snow , Vanille decided to fight for the home of her new friends , and sacrificed herself to save Cocoon . Even now , the Gran Pulse native sleeps within the crystal pillar that supports the fallen shell . Oerba Yun Fang . " Added during Episode Three , in the Sunleth Waterscape - 300 AF - " Fang is a l ' Cie from the same village as Vanille . She transformed into the monster Ragnarok during the War of Transgression and came close to destroying Cocoon . In her moment of triumph , however , an irresistible force intervened and scorched her brand . Fang and Vanille then fell into a premature crystal slumber . When she awoke with Vanille several centuries later , their actions started a catastrophic chain of events . Fang eventually redeemed herself by being part of the miracle that saved Cocoon , and now resides within the crystal pillar alongside her fellow Gran Pulsian . " Added during Episode Three , in the Yaschas Massif - 010 AF - " Hope Estheim . Hope Estheim is a young leader within the Academy . Along with Lightning and Snow , he was also one of the former l ' Cie responsible for saving Cocoon . Hope studied tirelessly and skipped several grades in the pursuit of his degree . He has been part of the Academy since its inception , and rose to the top of its leading research team within a few short years . From his experience with fighting fal ' Cie , Hope has developed a strong belief that scientific knowledge will be the key that grants mankind independence . The young Estheim has gained attention as the main advocate of the Academy ' s ideals . " Updated after talking to him at Academy headquarters in Academia - 4XX AF - " Hope is a high - level advisor for the Academy . He proposed , and came to direct , the New Cocoon Project started in 10 AF . To oversee the completion of the project , Hope and Alyssa Zaidelle entered a time capsule in 13 AF , and awoke in the year 4XX AF . A charismatic figure overwhelmingly popular with the people , Hope feels a duty to protect the project ' s founding ideals . Even more so , he is consumed with a need to rescue Fang and Vanille from their slumber within the crystal pillar . Sazh Katzroy . " Added during Episode Three , in the Yaschas Massif - 010 AF - " Sazh is one of the former l ' Cie responsible for protecting Cocoon . With a chocobo chick as his constant companion , this courageous father threw himself into battle to rescue his son , Dajh , from a fate worse than death . In his regular occupation , Sazh works as a top - class pilot . He continued to fly airships after the fall of Cocoon , but one day he simply disappeared along with his son . " Added during Episode Two , in the Bresha Ruins - 005 AF - " Alyssa Zaidelle . Alyssa is an Academy trainee who helps release Noel and Serah from the custody of the Bresha Ruins security force . The lies she uses to set them free , and the fact that she already knows Serah ' s name , make the two time travelers wary of trusting her . Although still a teenager , Alyssa is highly gifted and is already part of an official research team . There is something in the Bresha Ruins that she is eager to investigate . " Updated during Episode Three , in the Yaschas Massif - 010 AF - " Alyssa has been promoted to Hope ' s main assistant , and is the foremost researcher in the field of Time Gates and paradoxes . It was her report on the events that took place in the Bresha Ruins in 5 AF that caught Hope ' s attention and led to her rapid rise in the Academy . There are some who believe she is using Hope to further her own ambitions , but her knowledge of spacetime theory is such that the young director entrusts her with an entire branch of research . Mog . " Added after Noel introduces himself and Mog to Serah in Episode One " Mog is a small , mysterious creature covered in white fur . He has bat - like wings that he often beats as he flits around , but his power of flight does not appear to rely on them . Mog has a crystal bobble that reacts to the presence of anomalies , and he is proficient at finding lost objects , but his most astounding feature is his ability to transform into a weapon . With the right components available , Mog is capable of evolving into even more powerful weaponry . Lightning came across Mog in Valhalla , and asked the strange little being to act as Serah ' s protector and good luck charm . Although he closely resembles the fictitious moogles described in Cocoon ' s fairy tales , the connection is uncertain . NORA . " Added at the beginning of Episode One , in New Bodhum - 003 AF - " NORA is a vigilante group of young do - gooders from the Cocoon town of Bodhum . No strangers to fending for themselves , the group went on to found the settlement of New Bodhum in the harsh environment of Pulse . NORA consists of four core members : the intimidating Gadot , Snow ' s right - hand man ; the amiable mood maker , Yuj ; the mechanical genius , Maqui ; and the NORA House resident chef , Lebreau . Snow , NORA ' s founding member , is presently away from New Bodhum . Chocolina . " Added after meeting her during Episode Two , in the Bresha Ruins - 005 AF - " Chocolina is a time - traveling merchant who can be found all over the world . There are reports of this mysterious trader appearing in almost every age in history . Some rumors say that she is a certain creature that took on human form . . . Aside from offering an assortment of wares , Chocolina is also an expert craftsperson , able to synthesize special weapons and items from raw materials . She will , however , always insist on collecting a fee . Chocolina derives great joy from offering her services to needy time travelers , and seems to know much about Serah and Noel . " Added during Episode Two , in Oerba - 200 AF - " Yeul . Yeul bears the same name as the ancient seeress , Paddra Nsu - Yeul . Appearing alongside Caius in Oerba in the year 200 AF , she leaves Serah with the enigmatic words , ' If you change the future , you change the past . ' Upon seeing Yeul ' s face , Noel is unable to hide his shock and confusion . " Updated after speaking with Lightning in New Bodhum - 700 AF - " Yeul is a seeress , burdened with the power of prophecy — her life span grows shorter with every vision of the future . She dies at a young age , only to be born once more among the Farseer people . Each reincarnation has the same appearance and ability , and is given the name ' Yeul ' . The Yeul who Noel befriends is the last seeress . She promises the young hunter that they will meet again , before breathing her last . The last vision she sees is not one of despair , but of hope . " Added during Episode One , in New Bodhum - 003 AF - " Noel Kreiss . Noel is a young man that arrived in New Bodhum at the same time as the meteorite . He is the ' last of humanity , ' from a world seven hundred years in the future — a world where Cocoon no longer exists . He claims to have met Lightning in the otherworld of Valhalla , and that she requested he find Serah in the past . Noel is adept at hunting , and appears to have some knowledge of time travel . " Updated after the battle with Gogmagog in a Dying World - 700 AF - " Noel is the last child of humanity , born in a world 700 years after the catastrophe . He is the hunter from the future who encouraged Serah to step out of the present and into the flow of time . Noel is one of the Farseer tribe , and became the seeress Yeul ' s protector at a young age . The earnest hunter yearned to best Caius in combat , but was abandoned by his mentor before he had the chance to prove himself . Finally , unable to save Yeul from her mortal fate , Noel was left alone , the last human on earth . Noel refused to give in to despair , and when he reached out his hand to Etro , the goddess sent him to Valhalla to meet with Lightning . Thus began Noel and Serah ' s mission to save the future . " Added during Episode Two , in Oerba - 200 AF - " Caius Ballad . Caius Ballad is the man Serah saw in her dream , fighting with Lightning . In 200 AF , he appears with Yeul in the village of Oerba , and attempts to administer justice for Serah and Noel ' s crime of changing history . Noel seems to know this dark warrior , but is unsettled to have encountered Caius in that time period . " Updated after speaking with Lightning in New Bodhum - 700 AF - " Caius Ballad is a former l ' Cie and the immortal Guardian of the seeress , Yeul . Everything this man has done for the past several centuries has been for the purpose of freeing his charge from her curse of eternal reincarnation . If he can kill the goddess and send the artificial Cocoon plummeting into Pulse , the resulting flood of volatile chaos through Etro ' s Gate would shatter the boundary between Valhalla and the mortal realm . Life and death would cease to hold meaning , and Yeul ' s cruel fate would finally be undone . Or so Caius believes . . .