Phantoma Phantoma is the life essence of living beings in " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Player can absorb it from fallen foes to replenish MP and for use in Altocrystarium to augment spells . There are different types of phantoma , indicated by their color . Different types are needed for customizing and upgrading magic . Phantoma is akin to the concept of " heart " and " soul " in the " " series . White and pearl phantoma are described as energy of the void ; void being a common theme associated with Etro in the series , the goddess who is said to reside outside the mortal realm . The way in which Phantoma is obtained is similar to the draw system used in " Final Fantasy VIII " . In both systems , the player must extract it from enemies . Both were created by Takatsugu Nakazawa . Story . Phantoma appears in various colors , but always as a smoke - like substance that flows out of dying bodies . Phantoma can be given willingly for a cause , as seen when the Vermilion Bird Crystal Secundus l ' Cie Caetuna uses the voluntarily - surrendered phantoma of cadets to summon the Verboten Eidolon Alexander . Only a handful of elite researchers from the Sorcery Division are privy to information about phantoma . Class Zero receives special privileges , but as Machina Kunagiri and Rem Tokimiya join the class , Arecia Al - Rashia asks Ace to keep the new recruits in the dark about phantoma . Arecia instructs him that Machina and Rem need only to know phantoma is the class ' s source of magic , explaining why they can circumvent the empire ' s crystal jammer . Arecia shows the cadets the Altocrystarium where they can enhance their magic in exchange for the phantoma they have collected in battle . Researchers in the Sorcery Division also task the class with collecting specific colors of phantoma for examination . In fact , Class Zero cadets are not the only ones with a clandestine task of this nature , as several phantomists in different towns of Orience are looking to trade in phantoma under instruction from Arecia . Quon Yobatz later defines phantoma as the " essence of life , " comparing them to the soul . During his quest to master all magic he learns of phantoma and Class Zero ' s special status , seeking to join the class . When Rem succumbs to her illness , the cadets find she cannot be roused because her phantoma levels have dropped . If Class Zero cadets fall in battle , however , Arecia can restore them to life by replenishing their phantoma . As Tempus Finis commences magitek creatures known as Rursan Reaver s emerge to slaughter the populace . Rursus destroy phantoma , making it impossible to heal those injured by them . At the Pandæmonium , Cid Aulstyne becomes the Rursan Arbiter seeking to destroy Orience if no Agito steps up to save it . The Arbiter himself harvests phantoma , seen when he absorbs Shinryu Celestia ' s . The cadets harvest his phantoma , destroying him , but the deed kills them . As the Arbiter is destroyed , he dissipates into white wisps that disappear into the void around , possibly the phantoma he had harvested . When a l ' Cie enters a crystal stasis it appears their phantoma is also trapped in the mortal realm . When Arecia decides to end her experiment , she releases Machina and Rem from crystal stasis , restoring them to life . Gameplay . Magic system . The statistics system " Altocrystarium " depends on phantoma to power up the characters ' magic . Depending on the type of magic , it can power up the magic in different areas . For example , Fire RF magic can be powered up in strength , MP usage , call time , projectile distance and speed . Increasing the Fire RF magic ' s strength parameter requires six red phantoma . Harvesting . Defeated enemies leave phantoma in their wake , which is said to be their source of life and magic . When the characters absorb this , the HP or MP recovers a bit . Harvesting phantoma with different characters earns special bounties . The amount of recovery depends on the type of phantoma , as indicated by the color . Each enemy is assigned a type , which determines its drop rates of certain phantoma . They are determined either by the element of the attack , whether the attack is normal , or whether Killsight was the killing blow . Etymology . In the Spanish version of the game , phantoma is called " Pneuma " . In the French version of the game , phantoma is called " Anima " . In the Japanese release many of the color names found in the phantoma system derive from rare and expensive colors used in classical Japanese art . " Shinsha " ( " Cinnabar " in the English release ) is the Japanese name for the mineral Cinnabar , which was often crushed and used in ceramics as a natural vivid red . " Seiji " ( " Jade " in the English release ) is the Japanese name for the mute jade green and Chinese ceramic crafts of celadon . " Kikujin " ( " Celadon " in the English release ) is a green that was considered high class in Japanese feudal castes due to its exclusivity to the emperor , and extensive process to make it an iridescent hue by silk fabric , reminiscent of the shining of a fish ' s gills when under the light of the sun . " Lithospermum " is the Latin scientific name for the Wisteria , a popular kind of flower known in Japan called the Murakami , known to be one of the few flowers to be of the color purple in the nation . " Shikon " , meaning " blue - purple " , is also the color derived from extracting a dye of the uncommon and wild Murakami root to gain the color . Like " Kikujin " , " Shikon " was limited off to the nobility of Japan . " Enpaku " ( " Argent " in the English release ) is a white lead made paint under the products of " ganryou " in classical Japanese painting , being powdered paints that were nearly invulnerable to fading , and durable to mishandling when dried , as they were highly insoluble in other common known liquid mediums and its pigment ' s chemical makeup contributed to its properties . Like its named phantoma being highly desired in game , " Enpaku " originally was used as a primer for works , as its traits allowed paper and other surfaces to flatten out and bring out other colors of " ganryou " , before it was replaced with " gofun " shell crushed white due to its hazardous and impractical creation process during the late Muromachi Period . " Yuou " ( " Jasmine " in the English release ) is the name for a yellow made " ganryou " paint from the arsenic mineral orpiment . " Hakuji " ( " Ivory " in the English release ) is the name for a clean white porcelain made from a high grade of clay from Japan , having been discovered by Korean artisans . " Geppaku " ( " Pearl " in the English release ) means " moon white " in Japanese , and is a highly desired color in ceramics and pottery , due to how its hue under light is like that of the moon ' s reflection .