Statue of the Gods The Statue of the Gods is a series of bosses in " Final Fantasy VI " . Its name comes from the " Final Fantasy 25th Memorial Ultimania " . The bosses are fought during the final battle in the form of a where the party has to survive each battle sequence before they can face Kefka . Those who fail to survive after all enemies in a tier have been defeated are removed from the active party before facing the next tier , and are replaced by the next characters in sequence . Gameplay . The game will ask the player to organize their twelve characters according to who they want in their active party throughout the battles . They will start with the first four characters listed , and each time someone is left KO ' d before moving on to the next tier , they ' ll be replaced by the next character on the list before reappearing on the next tier . Once all twelve characters are used up , or if all four characters are defeated before the tier ends , it becomes a Game Over . The gauntlet can be long , and there is no interval in between the tiers . The player will not be able to change equipment , relics , or make changes to their equipped espers during the gauntlet . They also won ' t be able to rest up or use recovery items , such as Tent , to replenish their lost HP and / or MP . The player should be ready and prepare accordingly by organizing the party order to best accommodate their strengths and weaknesses . When the character order is confirmed , the gauntlet will begin . The Statue of the Gods is separated into three tiers , and each tier is composed of multiple enemies . Symbolism . According to the " Final Fantasy III Nintendo Player ' s Guide " , the final battle is supposed to be a rematch of the Statues , the first tier being Poltrgeist , the second tier being against Goddess , and the third tier being against Doom . No official material support this ; the idea was created by Nintendo of America . The artwork for the Statue of the Gods shows many of them wearing capes and sashes similar to Kefka , indicating symbolism to his ascension to godhood . The positioning of Rest and Lady is based on , a sculpture of Jesus lying in Mary ' s lap after being crucified . Lady ' s Japanese name is Maria , another name for the Virgin Mother . A common fan interpretation of the Statue of the Gods is that they symbolize the " " , an epic poem in which the author travels through the stages of the afterlife , , , and . In the " Divine Comedy " , Hell is where Satan is a demon entrapped up to the waist , Purgatory is a place of suffering and spiritual growth , and Heaven is where Dante meets famous saints . This is reflected by Visage in the first tier , Tiger , Magic , Power and Machine in the second tier , and Rest and Lady in the third tier . After traversing through Heaven Dante meets God , who explains to him the meaning of life . This is reflected in Kefka , who has become the God of Magic and tells the Returners that life is meaningless . Much of the tower is mechanical with steam vents , cabling and metal woven into the organic appearances of the adversaries ( minus Machine ) . This could allude to being made from the same power that built Kefka ' s Tower , or the industrial power of the Gestahlian Empire that both created Kefka and which he destroyed .