Destiny Odyssey V Destiny Odyssey V , subtitled Journey , Courage , Friends , is a storyline in " Dissidia Final Fantasy " which follows the journey of Bartz on his quest for his crystal . Chronologically , it is tied with Zidane ’ s chapter . This chapter has a difficulty rating of 4 stars . Story . Bartz wakes up after falling into a trap set up for him by Kefka and hides as Kefka arrives with Kuja . Kuja berates Kefka to failing to capture Zidane , who their trap was meant for , and Bartz decides to look around the villains ' stronghold as Kefka and Kuja leave to concoct a new plan . Bartz eventually runs across The Emperor and Ultimecia speaking to Sephiroth , offering him an alliance . Sephiroth refuses , and the Emperor notices Bartz spying on them . Bartz flees , and the Emperor and Ultimecia decide to send Exdeath after him . Bartz escapes and continues to search . Finding what appears to be his Crystal guarded by Exdeath , Bartz evades him and steals it , fleeing afterwards . Confident he has won the race with Zidane to retrieve his Crystal first , Bartz looks for a way back to him . Running across Golbez , he warns Bartz that he cannot find the Crystal simply by looking and attacks him . Bartz is victorious and flees as an earthquake occurs , not understanding Golbez ' s advice . Bartz finds Zidane and Squall , and shows Zidane his Crystal . An annoyed Zidane reaches for it and vanishes with the Crystal . Exdeath appears and laughs that the Crystal Bartz found was a fake intended to transport Zidane to Kuja , and Bartz delivered it to him as Kuja predicted . Exdeath calls the manikin s to attack and Squall and Bartz flee . Stopping to rest ahead , Squall returns Bartz ' s Chocobo feather good - luck charm and thanks him for it . Exdeath catches up to them and Bartz volunteers to fight him , tired of running . Bartz defeats Exdeath and his Crystal manifests from his Chocobo feather . Zidane then reappears running up to them , and Bartz runs forward to meet him . Stages . Destiny Odyssey V - 1 . The first stage is fairly simple , with only a few enemies barring the way to the Stigma of Chaos . The player begins with four Destiny Points . Due to the simple stage design , earning the most DP possible is not difficult . Only the Phantasmal Girl at C4 and the Fallacious Tree at H4 give the player to earn more DP , so move to C3 to chain the Phantasmal Girl with the Fallacious Wanderer at C2 to open the locked area , then move to G4 and chain the Phantasmal Harlequin at G3 with the Fallacious Tree , ending the stage with three DP . Destiny Odyssey V - 2 . This stage features tougher enemies than the first stage which must be defeated to gain access to the area where the Stigma of Chaos is located . The player begins with five Destiny Points . To finish with DP , defeat the Transient Lion at D4 first , then defeat the Imaginary Champion at G4 to open the locked area at E1 . With the path clear chain together the Fallacious Tree at C1 and the False Stalwart at D2 , ending the stage with four DP total . Destiny Odyssey V - 3 . At first glance , there appears to be a straight path to the Chaos Piece , but the Fallacious Tree at D1 is Berserk , forcing the player to fight both it and the Phantasmal Harlequin at C2 if they appear to pass . Though many of the enemies in this stage are high level , their placement makes it easy to chain them to conserve Destiny Points . The player begins with four Destiny Points . To earn the most DP possible , move to D2 , provoking the Fallacious Tree and Phantasmal Harlequin to attack . Then move to D3 and chain the Transient Lion at D4 with the Imaginary Soldier at E3 . Finally , move to F5 and chain the stronger Fallacious Tree at E5 with the Capricious Reaper at G5 , then move to the Chaos piece , allowing the player to end the stage with seven DP . Destiny Odyssey V - 4 . In this stage , the player may either open the Locked Area and reach the Stigma of Chaos , or go a different route , defeating the battle pieces at the top of the stage . The player begins with five Destiny Points . Earning a high amount of DP is unlikely in this stage due to the placement of the Battle Pieces making chains difficult . To earn the most DP , defeat the Fallacious Tree at B1 first , then move to D2 and defeat the Counterfeit Wraith . Now defeat the False Stalwart at F4 , then move to F1 and chain the Phantasmal Girl at E1 and the Imaginary Champion at G1 , opening the path to the end of the stage with five DP . If the player has the Jump Skill they can shorten the path by jumping over the Phantasmal Girl , letting them end the stage with five DP still but letting them skip the False Stalwart and Counterfeit Wraith . Destiny Odyssey V - 5 . Due to the events of the previous cutscene , there are many battle pieces on the stage , though they all do not need to be defeated . Bartz faces off with Exdeath at the end of the stage . The player begins with four Destiny Points . To earn the most DP , move to G3 and chain the Counterfeit Wraith at F3 and the Imitation Despot at G2 to earn two more DP , then move to D3 and chain all three adjacent enemies , including the Fallacious Wanderer at E3 that only appears when the player attains a three - star completion bonus on the storyline . This results in a total of eight DP , minus one more DP needed to move to the Chaos Piece and face Exdeath .