Adam Proto fal ' Cie Adam is a man - made fal ' Cie from " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " made sentient with advanced AI . Adam is tasked with the protection of the city of Academia , and was meant to eventually re - levitate Cocoon when its crystal pillar would weaken . It was constructed by the Academy . ACADEMY DATANET FILE Datalog . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Proto fal ' Cie Adam is an artificial fal ' Cie that oversees the city of Academia . This man - made entity handles all of the roles previously filled by the Cocoon fal ' Cie . Adam is an all - powerful being who protects the lives and interests of the citizenry — a fal ' Cie for the people . ACADEMY DATANET FILE The Proto fal ' Cie Project began in 13 AF , under the direction of the Academy . The objective was to develop an artificial fal ' Cie in order to re - levitate Cocoon . The project was proposed and designed by Alyssa Zaidelle , and directed by Hope Estheim . The Proto fal ' Cie Project is currently underway in Augusta Tower , the Academy ' s central network facility . The Proto fal ' Cie known as Adam was built by humans . Some of the memory modules of the fal ' Cie Eden , which once controlled Cocoon , were transplanted to the artificial fal ' Cie . Fragment s . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . In 400 AF , the automated Academia defense networks began to attack the population they were tasked with protecting . However , the time traveler Serah Farron was able to eradicate the malfunctioning systems . At least , according to certain records of unknown providence . Story . Adam is a man - made fal ' Cie created as a result of the Proto fal ' Cie Project in the year 13 AF to be a means to re - levitate Cocoon . In a conflict of interest with its creators , a future incarnation of Adam used Augusta Tower to travel back to the time of its creation when the tower was nearly complete . When there , it influenced the AI responsible for its creation , and reprogrammed the machines to murder Hope Estheim and Alyssa Zaidelle as well as the other scientists responsible for its creation . This act created a loop with Adam becoming a paradox as it proceeded to use the Academy to enforce its rule over humans as the Cocoon fal ' Cie had done . Adam finds its rule threatened by Serah Farron and Noel Kreiss as the Proto fal ' Cie unknowingly drives them to uncover the truth of its existence in Augusta Tower 200 AF . Having Augusta Tower ' s time teleportation chamber , Adam could endlessly negate his defeat by the two and enhance itself . In a gambit , Serah yells at Hope stating the situation is his fault . Upon seeing this via an Oracle Drive prior to the beginning of the Proto fal ' Cie project , Hope ' s decision to abandon the project erases Adam from existence . Gameplay . Serah and Noel battle Adam in a chamber they enter via a Time Gate from the top floor of Augusta Tower . Although Adam is erased from history , the party still gains spoils and gil from the battle . Creation and development . The design for Adam was originally the unused design for a fal ' Cie by the name of Nemesis intended for " Final Fantasy XIII " . In 2014 , many content was unearthed from files of " Final Fantasy XIII " including a complete model for Nemesis along with a battle , fairly similar to what is seen in case of Adam in Augusta Tower , including similarly looking place for the battle . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Proto fal ' Cie Adam appears in " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " with a Fire - elemental card . Etymology . This refers to Adam in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " being the first fal ' Cie the humans created .