Distant Glory / Redemption of the Warrior Distant Glory : Redemption of the Warrior is a storyline in " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . It is a bonus storyline that unlocks Gabranth as a playable character upon its completion . Story . The player encounters Gabranth in a hellish land where the fallen warriors of previous cycles of battle are forced to fight each other for the fight to return to the land of the living . Gabranth encourages them to give up fighting and surrender to their fate , as even if they win they will just be enslaved by the gods again . As they travel Gabranth tells them he too was summoned by the gods to fight against a certain mage , but was defeated and discarded as weak when the cycle began again . The player continues to fight on and encounters Gabranth at the world ' s exit , who decides to test if they are worthy to return to the cycle or remain trapped . He battles them , and the player is victorious . He allows them to pass and leave , but warns them not to lose hope no matter how hard they fight , and to hold on their pride and honor , which he could not . With Gabranth defeated , the player may purchase the ability to play as him from the PP Catalog for 1000 PP . Stages . Distant Glory 2 - 1 . This stage is simple with enemies in close proximity to each other , but there are limited chances to earn Destiny Points . The Battle Pieces in this stage have Arcane Resins equipped and thus tend to enter EX Mode as soon as the battle begins . The player begins with four Destiny Points . Earning the most Destiny Points in this stage is simple . The player should first move to E1 and defeat the False Stalwart at D1 followed by Garland who appears at F1 , then move to E5 and repeat this with the Imitation Despot at F5 and The Emperor at D5 . By this the player can keep their DP count neutral and end the stage with three DP . Distant Glory 2 - 2 . The player must defeat all the enemies in this stage to make the Stigma of Chaos appear , as the placement of the Golbez Chaos piece means the player will have to fight the Warrior of Antiquity . As before the normal Battle Pieces are equipped with Arcane Resin . The player begins with four Destiny Points . To earn the most DP in this stage , the player should first defeat the Counterfeit Wraith at D4 to spawn the Cloud of Darkness at H3 . The player can then chain the Cloud of Darkness with the Delusory Warlock at G4 , and then move to A2 and chain the Warrior of Antiquity at A3 with Golbez at B2 . This lets the player end the stage with four DP . Distant Glory 2 - 3 . In this stage the enemies appear closely together and all allow the player to earn bonus Destiny Points . The player begins with five Destiny Points . To earn the most DP in this stage , the player should first defeat the Fallacious Tree at F2 , then move to C2 and chain the Lady of Antiquity at B2 with Exdeath at D2 . The player should then defeat the Phantasmal Harlequin at D4 and finish off by chaining Kefka at F4 with the Warrior of Antiquity at G5 . This lets the player end the stage with seven DP . Distant Glory 2 - 4 . All the enemies are spread out in this stage , making it difficult to accumulate Destiny Points . All enemies must be defeated to complete the stage . The player begins with five Destiny Points . Because of the placement of the enemies , there are no chances for chains , so the best the player can do is earn the DP bonuses against individual enemies to keep their DP at its starting amount . Saving the Warrior of Antiquity at H1 or Ultimecia at H5 to fight last and fighting them from H2 / H4 allows the player to end the stage without moving after , letting them end the stage with five DP . Distant Glory 2 - 5 . This stage has Gabranth waiting for the player to fight at the other end of the board . The close grouping of enemies before him makes it easy to earn a lot of DP quickly . The player begins with five Destiny Points . It is a simple matter to earn the most DP possible in this stage . The player should first defeat the Capricious Reaper at F4 and the Ephemeral Phantom at G4 , then move to B3 and defeat all three adjacent enemies to earn a total of four DP . This lets them move on to fight Gabranth with seven DP .