Magitek Magitek , or magical technology , is a recurrent technological advancement in the " Final Fantasy " series , being introduced in " Final Fantasy VI " . It revolves around the use of magic or similar energies to power up machines and devices . In " Final Fantasy VI " , Magitek is the general term for technology powered by magic forcibly extracted from espers by the Gestahlian Empire . In " Final Fantasy XIV " , Magitek refers to the Garlean Empire ' s ceruleum - fueled devices . In " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " the technology is a result of the White Tiger Crystal . In " Final Fantasy XV " , it is a technology used by the Niflheim Empire that involves the use of daemons . A common byproduct of Magitek is the equally named Magitek Armor . Appearances . " Final Fantasy VI " . Magitek was invented by Cid Del Norte Marquez , an engineer for the Empire . Using an unknown process , Cid discovered how to forcibly extract magic from espers and imbue machines and humans with magical energy . As the first experiment with Magitek , Cid infused Kefka Palazzo with magic , giving him great power but destroying his sanity . Later experiments use a modified process , granting the subject magic but at a lower potency . This increased the usefulness of the process , and the Empire began to create many machines that could use Magitek power . This led to the construction of the Magitek Research Facility in the Imperial capital Vector , where espers are drained of their powers and machines and humans are granted magical abilities . The main use of Magitek is the Empire ' s signature Magitek Armor , which can fire beams of magical energy . Magitek Knight s , humans given the ability to use magic , also begin to appear in the Empire ' s ranks with increasing frequency as the Magitek processes are developed . The animals around the continent of Vector become imbued with magic , possibly from the fallout from the Magitek Research Facility . With their armies using Magitek technology , the Empire conquers the southern continent and attempts to push into the north , conquering Doma and Figaro . After the Returners attack Vector , the Magitek Research Facility is damaged and the espers used to power the Empire ' s experiments turn themselves into magicite . The Returners take the magicite , effectively cutting off the Empire ' s supply of Magitek power . Cid and Kefka discover from the Returners that the magic taught by magicite is more potent than magic extracted through Magitek . Thus , the factory is dismantled and , with the war approaching its end , Magitek use is largely discontinued as Kefka and Gestahl opt to use magicite instead . Following the end of the world , the Empire is destroyed , but Kefka ' s Tower still contains a great deal of machinery and Magitek soldiers . They are more powerful than the Empire ' s , likely due to Kefka ' s increased magical powers and ability to imbue others with magic . Gameplay . Magitek is an ability and a command used when characters are riding Magitek Armor , replacing the Attack command and Gau ' s Rage command . All Magitek abilities are magical and most are unblockable . Magitek is powerful and requires no MP to use , but the range of abilities is restricted for most characters . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Magitek refers to machina devices fueled by ceruleum , a rare substance created by draining the energy of crystals . On Hydaelyn , the Garlean Empire are the foremost users of magitek . The majority of Garlean citizens have a natural ineptitude for the workings of magic , and so to overcome this disadvantage developed magitek . The technology is not widely used in the Eorzea n region , but is slowly being adopted and seeing more widespread use thanks to Garlond Ironworks . It will not be long before a merging of Garlean magitek and Ul ' dah n mine carts results in a web of iron causeways spread across Thanalan . Magitek Armor first saw military use during the great battle of Carteneau . In addition , goblins are increasingly making use of magitek devices — including ones surreptitiously " borrowed " from the Garleans and then modified with goblin ingenuity ( if it can be called that ) . While some airships are fueled by ceruleum , they are not grouped under the label of Magitek . " Final Fantasy XV " . The Empire employs Magitek technology to produce various apparatus , among them the magitek infantry and magitek armor , which they deploy to war . The technology was developed by Verstael Besithia with help from Chancellor Ardyn Izunia . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Magitek is the result of the C - Engine , technology that siphons power from the White Tiger Crystal . It was developed by Cid Aulstyne , an engineer in the Milites Empire military . The empire premiered Crystal energy extraction technology , and developed the magitek armor . The imperial government installed high - output C - Engines throughout the state to extract energy from the Crystal that distributed the energy to smaller C - Engines , which then used that energy to generate power for the various imperial arms factories . As a result , magitek armor could be mass - produced .