Falcon ( Final Fantasy IV ) The Falcon is an airship in the game " Final Fantasy IV " . An abandoned Red Wings airship placed in the Tower of Babil , it is stolen by the party for usage and to escape from the tower . Story . " Final Fantasy IV " . Cecil , Rydia , Rosa , Kain , and Edge find it in the Underworld after falling from the tower ' s upper level , and Edge christens it the " Falcon " before using it to escape the tower . They return to the Dwarven Castle . King Giott tasks them to recover the final Dark Crystal from the Sealed Cave , but the airship ' s lack of Mythril plating makes it unable to fly over the lava due to its protection . The party discovers Cid injured in the infirmary , and with the reluctant help of his nurses and Edge , retrofits the " Falcon " with the needed modifications . After Cecil ' s failure at the Sealed Cave , Giott urges him to go to Mysidia to see the awakening of the " Lunar Whale " . With the passage to the surface closed , Cid attaches a drill to the " Falcon " so it can drill a hole though the rubble and return to the surface . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . The " Falcon " is in the hands of the dwarves in the underworld overseen by Cid and the dwarfs . When monsters begin to pour out of the Sealed Cave , Cid travels to Fabul with Palom and Porom and ferries Cecil to the cave to find the cause . The four find Rydia collapsed in the crystal room , and shortly after see the Tower of Babil glowing . Cid takes them to the tower to investigate the cause . Several years later , Palom wishes to travel to the Feymarch to further his training to be a Sage . Cid and Luca arrive to take him and Porom to visit Rydia in Mist , when Palom tells Rydia his request . Rydia agrees and Cid and Luca fly them to the entrance to the Feymarch , the Passage of the Eidolons in the underworld . While the three mages investigate the cave , Cid and Luca perform maintenance on the " Falcon " , and Luca ' s skill with the engine prompts Cid to agree to take Luca on as an apprentice . During the main events of the game , Luca arrives in the " Falcon " to save Rydia when she is attacked by monsters upon exiting the Passage of the Eidolons . Worried the events of seventeen years ago are repeating and the Crystals are in danger , the two head to the Sealed Cave with Luca ' s mechanical dolls , Calca and Brina . The group fails to keep the Crystal of the cave save from a Maenad , and in the confrontation Calca and Brina are damaged . Luca and Rydia fly the " Falcon " to the surface and plan to fly to Baron due to the presence of the Red Wings in the underground , but they are caught and the " Falcon " crash - lands near Agart . The two forage repair materials from the Agart Mine and restore the " Falcon " to working order , when suddenly there is an earthquake and Titan attacks them . The two are saved by a mysterious Man in Black , who directs them to the Tower of Babil . Returning to the underground , the group finds the Tower of Babil glowing ominously . As they fly closer , Edge and the Eblan Four land on the airship , Edge realizing the events of the past are repeating and taking a leap of faith off the tower to escape a Maenad . The group returns to the surface to find meteors have rained on the planet from the Moon , and they fly to Baron to investigate . The " Falcon " then serves as the player ' s airship in the final chapter until the heroes depart for the True Moon . Layout . The " Falcon " is a standard design among airships with a main deck hosting several cannons for aerial combat and an elevated platform at the bow of the ship holding the steering controls . In " The After Years " there is a staircase to a lower deck with recovery beds . During the final chapter , other party members the player rescues rest here to recover from the ordeals of their various individual chapters . In " " , dwarfs operate merchant services and offer healing . The " Falcon " is not available for player control , Cid ' s apprentice pilots it and flies it to the next destination in accordance with the progression of the story . Musical themes . The theme used when piloting the " Falcon " is called " Airship " , and is used for all airships in " Final Fantasy IV " except the " Lunar Whale " . This song can be found as track 29 on both the original SNES and " Final Fantasy Chronicles " soundtracks , along with an arranged version from the DS release on disc two , track 5 of that game ' s album .