Anima ( Final Fantasy XIII ) Anima is a fal ' Cie from " Final Fantasy XIII " , also referred to as " the Pulse fal ' Cie " . Anima resides at the top of a large structure that is laid out like a maze on the inside , known as the Pulse Vestige to the people of Cocoon . It is a mechanical being with a glowing crystal core . Datalog . " This fal ' Cie had been hibernating deep within the Bodhum Vestige . It branded Serah , as well as Lightning , Snow , and the others , condemning them all to the grim fate of Pulse l ' Cie . Although it appears Anima was brought to Cocoon in the Vestige centuries ago , Sanctum authorities had no knowledge of the alien stowaway ' s presence . Its discovery , and the resultant fear that Bodhum ’ s population may have been tainted by its magic , spawned the Purge . " Story . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Before the War of Transgression and being moved to Cocoon , Anima was located in the village of Oerba on Gran Pulse and was the village patron protecting it from hostile wildlife . During the war Anima branded Oerba Yun Fang and Oerba Dia Vanille as l ' Cie , giving them the Focus to transform into Ragnarok and destroy Cocoon . Goddess Etro placed the l ' Cie in crystal stasis before the task was complete , and the l ' Cie ' s crystallized forms were placed near their fal ' Cie in the structure where Anima resided . Cocoon was damaged in the attack and looted Gran Pulse for repair materials . Anima ' s throne with the crystallized l ' Cie still inside was lifted up into Cocoon and became Cocoon ' s Pulse Vestige located in the town of Bodhum . Anima remained dormant within the closed - up Vestige for the next 500 years until the l ' Cie came out of their crystal stasis and left the building . With the door to the Vestige open , a local girl , Serah Farron , ventured inside and encountered Anima , who turned her into a l ' Cie . PSICOM discovered the Vestige and a squadron of soldiers entered the building , all of whom were branded l ' Cie , and turned into Cie ' th . The Vestige was closed off , and when Serah and her fiancé Snow Villiers tried to re - enter it , Serah jumped onto a ledge on the Vestige from Snow ' s aerobike and got trapped by silver substance emerging from the Vestige , being taken as the fal ' Cie ' s prisoner . Afterward , PSICOM moved the Vestige to the barred - off Hanging Edge area with Anima still inside . Lightning , Snow Villiers , Sazh Katzroy , Oerba Dia Vanille , and Hope Estheim enter the ruins to find Serah . She asks Lightning to save Cocoon , then crystallizes . Snow believes she is merely resting in crystal sleep , but Lightning believes Serah to be dead . The group confronts Anima , who battles them , and brands them Pulse l ' Cie . The group is transported to an alternate dimension where the god Pulse implants eidolith s somewhere on their bodies , turning them into l ' Cie . PSICOM attacks Anima with lasers , obliterate Hanging Edge , and Anima falls into Lake Bresha , crystallizing it . It is assumed this means the fal ' Cie ' s death . In " " , it is revealed that the shockwave of Anima ' s crystallizing of Lake Bresha emanated through Cocoon and temporarily disabled all fal ' Cie . When Anima marked Serah as l ' Cie she saw a vision of Ragnarok . Lightning ' s group is told by Barthandelus Serah ' s Focus was to " assemble the tools for Cocoon ' s destruction " , i . e . to gather fresh l ' Cie to become Ragnarok , but reminiscing of Serah ' s meeting with Vanille , her having claimed she " dreamed she destroyed the world " , causes both Vanille and Snow to believe her Focus was to also become Ragnarok . This could be a hint to the later revealed idea that a l ' Cie ' s Focus can be altered should the bearer pursue a different goal . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Serah and Noel Kreiss encounter a Proto fal ' Cie , called Adam , that greatly resembles Anima , but although they retain the same appearance , they are not the same entity . It is unknown why the Proto fal ' Cie resembles the Pulse fal ' Cie , but it is possible Hope chose the design of a lowerworld fal ' Cie to avoid similarities to the Sanctum ones . The Proto fal ' Cie ' s Cie ' th take form of Pulse Cie ' th as well . Gameplay . In " Final Fantasy XIII " , Anima is fought as a boss at the Pulse Vestige by Lightning , Snow , and Sazh . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Anima from " Final Fantasy XIII " appears as an enemy . " Mobius Final Fantasy " . Anima appears as a light - element ability card . Its artwork was illustrated by Jeremy Chong . Etymology . Many fal ' Cie in " Final Fantasy XIII " are named after summoned monsters from past " Final Fantasy " games . Anima is named after Anima , the optional aeon from " Final Fantasy X " .