List of airships Airships and other aerial means of mechanized transportation in the " Final Fantasy " series are the most common form of transportation . List . " Final Fantasy " . This airship was piloted by the Sky Warriors hundreds of years ago , and is found and used again by the Light Warriors after they raise it from the desert using the Levistone . In the remakes since " " , it is revealed that Cid of the Lufaine built it . This is the game ' s fastest means of transportation and there are no random encounters while using it . However , it can only land in open fields . " Final Fantasy II " . " Dreadnought " . The " Dreadnought " was an airship built by the Palamecia Empire as a warship , and has the power to level whole towns . Firion and his party entered it after it abducted Cid ' s airship to rescue Princess Hilda and Cid and destroyed it by throwing the Sunfire in the " Dreadnought ' s " engine . Cid ' s airship . Never named , Cid ' s airship is the only airship in the world before the " Dreadnought " is finished . Cid flies it and uses it to ferry people , using the money he gets from ferrying people to upgrade it . Upon his death , he gives the airship to Firion ' s party to use . Cid ' s airship was to have its own music when flying in it on the world map , but it was only included as a bonus on music albums . " Final Fantasy III " . Cid ' s airship . Initially , Cid ' s airship is found in the desert west of Kazus . Cid allows the Warriors of the Light to borrow his airship to save the kingdom of Sasune from the Djinn ' s curse . In the 3D remakes , Luneth and Arc meet the third party member , Refia , inside the airship , who decides to join them to save her father and the people of Kazus . The airship is required to reach the Sealed Cave where the Djinn lies , as the lake in front of the cave prevents entrance by foot . At Cid ' s request , Refia and her surrogate father Takka later fit a Mythril ram on the airship ' s bow to destroy a boulder lying in Nelv Valley , in order to gain access to Canaan . Unfortunately , the airship is destroyed in the process . According to Refia , she and Takka forged the parts for the ship in Kazus . " Enterprise " . The " Enterprise " is a ship awarded to the player by Vikings for appeasing the sea serpent Nepto . Later , it is modified by Cid using the " Wheel of Time " to transform into an airship . The " Enterprise " can only land in water . It is later shot down over Saronia . The " Enterprise " derives its name from the famous American Carrier the " USS Enterprise " . It is also possible that the airship ' s name is a reference to " Star Trek ' s " spaceship " USS Enterprise " . The " Enterprise " appears in a Field Music Sequence in " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . " Nautilus " . The " Nautilus " is a high - speed Saronian airship used to fly against intense winds . It is obtained after defeating the Garuda in Saronia . It is later enchanted to dive underwater . While in its submarine form , the party can explore the ocean floor and several dungeons that were previously inaccessible . The " Nautilus " is still available for the party to use after the " Invincible " is obtained , and is faster than the " Invincible " , but lacks the healing , shop , and Fat Chocobo benefits . " Invincible " . The Great Ship , " Invincible " , is the final airship found . It is found in the Ancient Ruins and obtainable only after awakening Unei . The " Invincible " does not land , rather , the party exits the airship via a ladder that hangs beneath it . Though it is not submersible nor as fast as the " Nautilus " , the " Invincible " can go into " high gear " allowing it to pass over small mountain ranges which previous airships of the game were unable to do . It is unique in the fact that unlike other obtainable airships in the game , its interior can be visited . Inside are four beds for restoring HP and MP ; shops for magic , weapons , armor , and items ; a place to summon Fat Chocobo ; and ( in the 3D version ) a moogle to access Mognet . The " Invincible " also sports a cannon which it fires at the beginning of a random encounter . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Red Wings . The " Red Wings " are a fleet of five airships built by Cid Pollendina as its own military division in Baron . The Red Wings are commanded by Cecil Harvey in the opening , but command is soon given to Golbez . Golbez then uses the Red Wings to collect the remaining eight crystals . When the party returns from the moon to stop the Giant of Babil , the Red Wings are inexplicably in the command of Cid ' s apprentices to assist in fighting the Giant . " Enterprise " . The masterpiece airship of Cid Pollendina , the " Enterprise " was the party ' s airship for much of the journey . It later acquires a crane attachment that allows it to ferry the Hovercraft over oceans . " Falcon " . A stolen aircraft from the Red Wings , the " Falcon " was at first vastly inferior and requires many upgrades and enhancements . The first enhancement was Adamantite hull plating which permitted it to fly over lava , and the second was a drill mounted on its bow to drill through dirt and rock which permitted it to re - open the passage between the Overworld and the Underworld . " Lunar Whale " . The " Lunar Whale " , also known as " Big Whale " , is an airship that is bestowed on the party with the aid of the elder of Mysidia . It is capable of space flight to the Red Moon , and also contains " beds " and a mechanical Fat Chocobo . The only place it cannot fly over is the Underworld , presumably because it is too large to fly through the crater . " Final Fantasy V " . An airship was discovered in some ancient ruins that would come to be known as the Catapult . Cid Previa and Mid Previa " discover " it at around the same time as Bartz , Lenna , Galuf , and Faris do . Initially , it is able to fly over mountains as well as land or on water , where it can be used as a regular , sea - faring ship . Cid and Mid upgrade the airship using Adamantite , so that it can reach higher altitudes , being able to reach the Ronka Ruins . The Catapult is rediscovered in the Merged World after Fork Tower ' s destruction . Cid and Mid remodel it into a submarine . The Airship and Hiryuu glitch loses the player their airship , meaning they can ' t complete the game . Obtaining the airship in the iOS version gains the player the achievement " The Skies Are Yours ! " . The airship also appears in a Field Music Sequence in " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . " " . Rouge ' s pirate airship . Airship used by Rouge and her pirate crew . It appears as a large , pink balloon , equipped with weapons such as poison gas canisters . The airship ' s first appearance is in the first episode , where it jumps out from the long grass to chase Prettz , with Rouge hoping to steal his motorbike . After escaping , Prettz returns to hijack the ship in order to gain entrance to the Temple of the Wind . When Rouge captures Valkus , Prettz and Linaly , she flies them to Rouge Island where they ' re held prisoner . Prettz escapes and attempts to steal the airship , before Ra Devil ' s men invade and ruin his plans . The airship houses a few interesting features , such as a microphone which Rouge uses to listen in on Valkus and Prettz , and a large net that drops from the hull which is designed to hold people hostage . " Iron Wing " . One of Tycoon ' s air force airships , captained by Valkus . The " Iron Wing " is a military airship , which second - in - command Gush captains during the time Valkus is held hostage by Rogue . The " Iron Wing " first appears in Episode 1 , where it is ordered by Queen Lenna to ensure that the Wind Crystal has not been stolen . After Valkus attempts to arrest Linaly and Prettz , the " Iron Wing " is attacked by Rouge and makes a quick getaway . It does not appear often for the remainder of the show , other than a few scenes of the army searching for the Wind Crystal . However , nearing the end of the story , Gush pilots the " Iron Wing " to the Black Moon to confront Ra Devil . Here , the ship engages in battle with Deathgyunos and is almost able to defeat him . It undergoes repairs from the battle while Prettz and the heroes finish off Ra Devil for good . Ra Devil ' s airship . A third unnamed airship , owned and piloted by the antagonist Ra Devil , is shown a few times throughout the show . It ' s somewhat bio - organic , with a large green monster face sprouting from behind it . The airship is also shown to be able to function underwater . It only makes a few appearances , but has little importance to the plot other than enabling Ra Devil transport between Planet R and the Black Moon . " Final Fantasy VI " . " Blackjack " . The " Blackjack " is an airship and is one of two airships in the world , the other being the " Falcon " . It has a casino , an item shop , and a free recovery point . " Falcon " . The " Falcon " is the second ship flyable by the party . One of the fastest vessels in the world , the " Falcon " was owned by Darill before her passing and entombed with her beneath the ocean . " Compilation of Final Fantasy VII " . " Highwind " . The " Highwind " is the stolen airship adopted by Cid Highwind and the cast of " Final Fantasy VII " , and serves as transport for the entire group of characters . Although it has no visible weapons , it is used during Cid ' s Limit Break named Highwind , where several missiles are launched from the ship . In " Final Fantasy Tactics " , there ' s an errand related with this airship . Ramza ' s party must raise the " Highwind " from the ocean to the surface . " Shera " . The " Shera " is Cid ' s airship in all appearances after " Final Fantasy VII " , replacing the " Highwind " due to the destruction of the " Highwind " during the ending sequence of " Final Fantasy VII " . It is named after Cid ' s wife , Shera . Structurally the " Shera " is quite different from the " Highwind " with a series of propellers arranged one of top of the other at the rear of the ship to serve as its propulsion , and a deck and cockpit with glass walls and flooring instead of an open deck . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Balamb Garden . There are structures called Garden s that act as schools to help train and educate SeeD hopefuls . One such Garden is Balamb Garden ; the player spends a lot of time here during the course of the game and is instrumental in enabling its ability to fly . Balamb Garden is home to all kinds of things , including but not limited to ; A dormitory where the party may rest , The " CC Group " and Headmaster Cid can be found here during the first half of the game . Galbadia Garden . Another Garden school - like structure , and one that the party does not get to control . They visit the school during its time as an immobile complex , but later , when it is apprehended by the Galbadia n Army , it is used against the party during the Battle of the Gardens and is the scene of a major turning point in the plot . " Ragnarok " . The " Ragnarok " is the primary airship , created by the nation of Esthar during the Sorceress War , it is heavily armed and capable of space travel . It was originally used , along with two others , to banish Sorceress Adel to space . Squall Leonhart and Rinoa Heartilly encounter the ship while lost , adrift in space . They rid it of monsters and guide it back to their planet . Selphie Tilmitt , Zell Dincht , Quistis Trepe or Irvine Kinneas ( depending on which character is not in the fighting party ) eventually becomes the ship ' s pilot . " Final Fantasy IX " . Most airships are Mist - powered , and thus only operate on Mist Continent at the start of the game . Airship technology was invented in Lindblum and its shipyards provide the continent with airships , their ally Alexandria having a single royal flagship , and numerous cargo ships skirt the skies . Gates are constructed between borders to regulate airship passage between countries . Lately , there have been efforts to develop an airship not reliant on Mist that could thus explore higher and wider , Cid Fabool IX pioneering the concept with his " Hilda Garde " series of airships . None of the airships piloted by the player party rely on Mist , meaning players can explore the entire Gaia and do not use the border gates . Cargo Ship . The cargo ship transports completed black mages from Dali to Alexandria . Zidane , Vivi , Steiner , and Princess Garnet stow away on board the airship and when Black Waltz 3 attacks the ship the tussle leads to an accident as they pass through South Gate to Lindblum region , but Garnet safely pilots the airship to Lindblum Castle . " Hilda Garde " series . Cid Fabool IX , Regent of Lindblum and accomplished engineer , created the steam - powered " Hilda Garde I " airship , being the first of its kind . The airship is named after his wife , Hildagarde Fabool , but when Hilda learned of Cid ' s adultery she absconded with the " Hilda Garde I " and morphed Cid into an Oglop . The " Hilda Garde I " was then hijacked by Kuja . Cid , with the help of engineer Zebolt , attempts to construct the " Hilda Garde II " to assist Zidane and his party . Though the resulting craft is inferior due to Cid ' s oglop state , the " Hilda Garde II " survives a flight from Treno to Alexandria , rescuing Garnet and Eiko from Kuja ' s assault on the royal city . Once Cid is restored to human form after Hilda is recovered from Kuja ' s clutches , he embarks on a quest to construct a steam - powered airship surpassing " Hilda Garde I " . When the party returns from Mount Gulug , Cid presents the " Hilda Garde III " , allowing for effortless travel across Gaia . The " Hilda Garde III " serves as the party ' s airship until the events at the Shimmering Island . " Invincible " . The " Invincible " is the battleship commanded by Garland able to destroy entire cities with a great beam of light from the bottom of the ship , and house the souls of the deceased . Princess Garnet has faint memories of " " the eye in the sky " " destroying her hometown , referring to the red bottom of the " Invincible " . The " Invincible " can also capture eidolons , and at one time is hijacked by Kuja , but after the events on Terra , Zidane and company steal it and it becomes the party ' s airship for disc 4 . " Prima Vista " . The " M . S . Prima Vista " is a luxury liner with a theater used by the Tantalus Theater Troupe . It measures 8235 tonnes and has a guest capacity of 288 . It runs off a " veil energy propulsion system " ( i . e . a Mist - powered engine ) and was built in Zebolt Shipyards . The " Prima Vista " is registered in Lindblum and acts as the thieves ' mobile base of operations . The theater ship ' s stage is used to perform " I Want to be Your Canary " . " Red Rose " . The " Red Rose " is Queen Brahne ' s personal airship and is named after her favorite flower . She uses the " Red Rose " to travel to the various sites of conquest during her bid for world dominion . After the whole world is flooded in Mist Beatrix commandeers the ship to the Second Battle of the Iifa Tree . " Viltgance " . The " Viltgance " is a Lindblum battleship briefly seen when entering Lindblum for the first time after escaping through South Gate . It also appears during the Battle of the Iifa Tree when the party enters Memoria . Marsha , a girl in Lindblum , mentions that her father rides on an airship called the " Viltgance " . " Fenrir " . The " Fenrir " is a small airship piloted first by Zorn and Thorn , then later Black Waltz 3 while in pursuit of Zidane ' s group . It is shot out of the sky by Vivi during the approach to Lindblum and not seen again . Lindblum freighters . Seen flying around Lindblum are many small commercial airships used to ferry freight and people around the city and the Mist Continent . The airships fly in the sky while the party is on the world map . There are three main types . " Final Fantasy X " . Unlike previous " Final Fantasy " titles , there is no World Map overview and the player cannot actually fly this airship around Spira . Instead it is used more for quick transportation from one location to another . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . The group of sphere hunters known as the Gullwings , consisting of Yuna , Rikku , Paine , Brother , Shinra , Buddy and the Hypello known simply as Barkeep , use the airship " Celsius " as a headquarters as well as a means of transportation . It was named " Celsius " by Brother to spite his father , Cid , with whom Brother had had a falling out . The " joke " in this is that " Celsius " and " Fahrenheit " , the latter of which is the name of Cid ' s airship from " Final Fantasy X " , are two different ways of measuring temperatures . " Final Fantasy XI " . Airships can be accessed to allow players to travel much more swiftly over the large open world of Vana ' diel . They provide travel between the Grand Duchy of Jeuno and ports in the Republic of Bastok , the Federation of Windurst , the Kingdom of San d ' Oria , and the village of Kazham . The player must either complete the Rank 5 mission or pay to obtain a pass in order to be able to utilize them . A specific airship appears in later " " missions , transporting story characters between Tavnazian Safehold and Al ' Taieu . The player can optionally name this airship by completing a sidequest . " Final Fantasy XII " . " Final Fantasy XII " offers a variety of airships . They come in a variety of sizes and shapes , and run off a combination of magic and electricity . History recorded that airships were first invented by the moogles . The discovery of Bhujerba by House Ondore has been credited to one of the first airship expeditions . A variety of magicite called " skystone " is used to power the airships . Airships in Ivalice run on glossair rings , in which fuel produced from the Mist within Skystones runs through glossair engines . These shiny rings of blue can be seen in many airborne vehicles , from the small air cabs in the streets of Archades to the large Archadian military fleets invading the skies . There are certain areas known as Jagd s that standard airships cannot access because of the large amount of Mist in the air and the rich amount of magicite in Jagd soil . By using nethicite , airships are able to fly over Jagd territory . Most airships are named after summons in previous games . " Strahl " . The " Strahl " is the main airship for the party . It is owned by the party members Balthier and Fran . Unlike previous games , the " Strahl " can ' t be boarded . Instead , boarding the " Strahl " will instantly bring up the world map and a list of destinations that can be traveled to , similar to " Final Fantasy X " . Originally a new prototype ship for the Archadian Empire , its unique folding - wing design proved to be too expensive . As such , the ship was going to be scrapped . However , while Balthier was escaping from Archades , he stole the " Strahl " . As shown in the game when being chased by Archadians , Balthier doesn ' t use any weapons on the " Strahl " , even though it was a prototype fighter airship and as such , should be equipped with something . The " Strahl " has since been upgraded so much , it no longer resembles its original design . New features include invisibility and a skystone that allows it to travel over Jagd . Dalmascan Ships . The only instance the player is shown any Dalmascan airships is the opening FMV , with the " Durga " , which is a carrier ship powered by two glossair engines . The seal of the Kingdom of Dalmasca is painted on the side . Archadian Ships . " Alexander " . Shares its name with the recurring summon , Alexander . The " Alexander " is the flagship of the 12th Fleet of the Archadian Imperial Army and is commanded by Judge Zargabaath . It is classified as a No . 1 Heavy Carrier class airship . It is the second largest Airship in the game after the " Bahamut " . " Atomos " . Sharing its name with the recurring boss and summon , Atomos , the " Atomos " is a class of carrier ship , meant to transport people quickly . It is similar to " Pandaemonium " , though it is painted in a white hue . " Bahamut " . Shares its name with the recurring summon , Bahamut . A Sky Fortress under the command of Vayne Solidor , it is powered by a great amount of Mist , taken from the Sun - Cryst . Even when not at full power , its Mist Cannon is powerful enough to blow entire airships out of the sky in one shot . Built by the Archadian Empire , " Bahamut " serves as a gigantic base for the Archadian military . At the end of the game it is heavily damaged and crash lands , narrowly missing the city of Rabanastre . It crashes just outside of the city , and embeds itself in the ground . In the epilogue , it is shown to have been covered with plant - life , and a small lake had been formed at the base . " Carbuncle " . Shares its name with the recurring summon , Carbuncle . It was also the ship Vossler used to transport the party to " Shiva " . Note the red jewel on the front of the ship , gems similar to this are found on the creature Carbuncle in all of its appearances . " Catoblepas " . Shares its name with the recurring enemy and summon Catoblepas . Originally the Destroyer - class airship of the 12th fleet , it has been a standard to include " Catoblepas " in every fleet . " Ifrit " . Shares its name with the recurring summon , Ifrit . It was one of these types of ships that stopped the resistance from invading the Royal Palace of Rabanastre while Vayne Solidor was visiting . Part of the 8th fleet , it can be assumed they sunk with the " Leviathan " . " Leviathan " . Shares its name with the recurring summon , Leviathan . The " Leviathan " is the flagship of the 8th Fleet of the Archadian Imperial Army and is commanded by Judge Ghis . It is classified as a No . 1 Dreadnought class airship . It was fitted with a special type of skystone , able to resist the effects of the Jagd , which usually disables the use of airships . It was destroyed in an explosion caused by the Dawn Shard , when Judge Ghis attempted to test the shard ' s power by through the use of the airship ' s own energy source . A second ship by the same name is built sometime after the game ' s conclusion . Like the first it was built by the empire , but is owned by Dalmasca and used as Ashe ' s flagship . It appears in " Revenant Wings " . " Odin " . Shares its name with the recurring summon , Odin . It is part of the Imperial 1st Fleet . " Pandaemonium " . Shares its name with a Mark in " Final Fantasy XII " , two locations and a summon in " Final Fantasy VIII " , Pandemona . The " Pandaemonium " is a carrier ship similar to " Atomos " , only differs in its hue which is black . " Remora " . Shares its name with the " Final Fantasy V " and " " summon , Remora . Unlike the other airships , the " Remora " is a class of light fighter . Several " Remora " are seen , including ones codenamed " Antlion " and " Tonberry " . Its official name is the " Draklor CB56 Remora Fighter " . " Shiva " . This Light Cruiser - class airship shares her name with the recurring summon , Shiva . Part of the original 8th fleet , she was crippled in the explosion caused by the Dawn Shard , the only ship shown to not have been outright torn apart . Briefly seen limping away from the disaster , with apparent heavy damage . It is unknown what became of her . " Valfarre " . Possibly shares its name with the " Final Fantasy X " aeon , Valefor . An improved light fighter , the " Valfarre " is seen directly after the party leaves the Tomb of Raithwall , and during the battle between the Resistance and Archadia . It ' s official name is the " Draklor CB58 Valfarre Fighter " . It is referred to as " Valefor " on the Collector ' s Edition bonus disc and in the official artwork book . Resistance Ships . " Garland " . Shares its name with two antagonists of the " Final Fantasy " series . Garland from the original " Final Fantasy " and Garland from " Final Fantasy IX " . The flagship of the Resistance , it is under the command of Marquis Ondore . " Galuf - Val " . Shares its name with the character of " Final Fantasy V " , Galuf and his home , Val Castle . It was shot down during the battle between the Resistance and Archadia . " Queen Hilda " . Shares its name with one of the characters of " Final Fantasy II " , Princess Hilda , as well as Hildagarde Fabool in " Final Fantasy IX " . This cruiser - class provides support and defense for the Resistance airship fleet against Archadia . " Xezat Surgate " . Shares its name with one of the characters of " Final Fantasy V " , Xezat Matias Surgate . It was designed as an aircraft carrier , and the main force of the Resistance with many of these class , similar to how the Archadians use many " Ifrits " . Vaan pilots an airship which acts as a base for his party . Even though it is called the " Galbana " , the player may call it whatever they like . It also contains a sky saloon created by Tomaj where Vaan can buy and sell raw materials , craft weapons , and sell items . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Cid Raines and his Sanctum Guardian Corps command an airship called " Lindblum " , named for the city of Lindblum in " Final Fantasy IX " . Another is the " Palamecia " of the Sanctum Skyfleet , where the protagonists battle Barthandelus . Many other airships are shown in the game of varying designs and sizes , and the party flies small , unnamed airships for brief periods throughout the game . However , they do not have permanent access to any single airship for personal travel , yet the main airship that serves the purpose of transporting the main characters is Menrva , Barthandelus ' s servant who transforms into an airship to guide the group to specific places in the story . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . The party pursues and fights Caius Ballad on an airship near the end of the story . This unnamed airship , which looks similar to the Havoc Skytank from " Final Fantasy XIII " , is piloted by Sazh Katzroy . The main body owning airships appears to be the Academy ; their airships defeat Atlas ' s first form in Bresha Ruins 5 AF , and much later , in Academia 400 AF . The main personal method of transport appears to be a type of flying car . " Final Fantasy XIV " . " Agrius " . The opening CG of the game shows the Battle of Silvertear Skies between a fleet of Garlean Empire magitek airships including the XIVth legions flagship " Agrius " against a swarm of wyverns led by the Father of Dragons , Midgardsormr . The mothership is encircled and crushed by the dragon , crashing in the Mor Dhona region . The wreckage of the airship can be seen by the player still tangled in the great dragon ' s corpse when visiting the region , and was eventually made into a dungeon . " Blackjack " . The personal airship of Highwind Skyways chairman Tatabaru . Similar in design to the " Tiny Bronco " ( see below ) and other transport airships , it is distinguished by its sleek black paint on the hull . " Dezul Qualan " . An experimental hybrid airship in development by the Ehcatl Nine under the visionary Sezul Totoloc . Its design combines traditional Ixal i ballooncraft with magitek - based airship technology used by Highwind Skyways . The Ixali Beast - Tribe quests focuses around the construction of the prototype airship . " Enterprise " . The prized airship of Cid nan Garlond , it is a custom built vessel unmatched in speed by the entire fleet of Garlemald . Cid took this ship with him when he defected from the Empire . This ship is used in many quests to ferry the player characters to dungeons by Cid himself . Later upgraded into the " Enterprise Excelsior " , incorporating an experimental aetheric convergence device . " Gration " . A new dreadnaught created by Garlemald following the succession of Varis zos Galvus . It was used demonstrated by the VIth Imperial Legion during their search for Azys Lla . Forced to remain moored at the Gamma Quadrant of Azys Lla due to its engines being frozen with aetheric ice . Manacutters . Experimental single - seat aircraft developed by Garlond Ironworks , used by the Warrior of Light and Estinien Wyrmblood to infiltrate the Aery . Manacutters are the only airships available to players as mount s . " Soleil " . A Bronco - class airship used by Archbishop Thordan VII and his Heavens ' Ward to travel to the floating continent of Azys Lla . " Tiny Bronco " . An airship maintained by Garlond Ironworks engineers Biggs and Wedge , it is shot down by Imperial Mercenaries who are out for the bounty on the engineers heads . Airships identical to this design can be boarded by players for travel between the city states . The Void Ark . A vessel created by the Fifth Astral Era city of magic , Mhach , in an attempt to escape the great flood of the Sixth Calamity . Unlike conventional airships , it is powered by thousands of voidsent sealed within coffins aboard the ark . Wind - up Airship . Wind - up Airship is a toy airship that appears as a minion . It is awarded to adventurers for serving as an envoy on behalf of the city - state leadership . " Final Fantasy XV " . The ancient civilization of Solheim used airships , and airship technology thus possibly originates from Solheim . In the modern era , Niflheim uses the technology to transport its troops and magitek armor . From Chapter 3 onwards , Niflheim # s aircraft scour the lands and drop soldiers near the player party to initiate a battle . If Aranea Highwind arrives to help the party fight daemons , her aircraft is red rather than black . The player party ' s car , the Regalia , can transform into a flying form and become the party ' s airship . The player can obtain the flying Regalia in Chapter 15 as an additional challenge ; when certain conditions are met , the car is remodeled to the flying model , called Regalia Type - F . The player can maneuver it anywhere on the skies of Eos , but landing it can be tricky . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The final battle takes place on a crashed airship inside the Airship Graveyard of the Necrohol of Mullonde . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Although not shown , references are made throughout the game such as Montblanc ' s brother Nono ' s development of one as a merchant ship . An airship is used to cross between the continents at Ports in Fluorgis and Moorabella . Additionally several missions are done aboard the airship , both docked and during flight . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . There are two types of airships . The first is instant transportation to towns around Orience taken from the Airship Landing area from Akademeia . The airship shuttle service becomes available in Chapter 3 and costs money to use . Akademeia airships cannot fly to other nations ' air space and thus the range starts limited but more destinations become available as the dominion expands . There is also a playable airship , found during a sidequest , called " Setzer " , named after Setzer Gabbiani from " Final Fantasy VI " . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles ( series ) " . A single airship appears over Padarak called the " Skysphere " . It brings in families to Padarak when Large House , Spacious Houses , Luxurious House , Yuke Shack , Lilty Hut , or Selkie Dens are built . The ship is piloted by a moogle named Mogcid . Hugh Yurg mentions that King Epitav used the " Skysphere " before to warn his people of the Dark Lord and Padarak Citizens will mention that he also built the " Skysphere " . This is the first airship to ever appear in the " Crystal Chronicles series " and the only airship that exist in the " Crystal Chronicle " world during this period . The " Alexis II " is a enormous passenger airship , revealed later to had been a test vessel for the " Alexis " . The game opens when Layle and Keiss , are on a escort mission guarding the airship is on its maiden voyage before it suddenly attacked by a group of Zu summoned by Amidatelion , who uses Layle to bring her into the world before she takes the Yuke Crystal shards powering the " Alexis II " crystal reactors . Using his own Crystal Bearer powers , Layle managed to land the ship before it crashed into Alfitaria . The " Alexis II " was later fitted with Cid ' s steam engine and maintained by Layle ' s powers before it was destroyed by the " Alexis " . " Final Fantasy Adventure " . Glaive ' s Airship serves as a dungeon , it ' s station at a lake for refueling . Both Sumo and Bogard take this opportunity to sneak into the airship to retrieve the captive Fuji . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . The Glider is only usable and available while on the World of Sky . When the player has completed everything needed in this world and leaves it , the Glider will vanish . So when the player returns to visit this world , the Glider will not be available to them . They can get it back by revisiting the pub in Sky Town and speaking to the people inside . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . The " Talon " , a space - time battle cruiser . Initially , the " Talon " is within the Palace near Dharm . By finding its units , battle cruiser function will be restored . Within the ship and after finding the right units , an Inn can be found which will restore HP / MP to full along with other things . Once its original crew members are found in Pureland , the player will be able to shops for items , weapons , armor , and magic . They can also mix special Stones to create powerful weapons , armor and Lost Magic . The " Talon " also sports four type of weaponry which fires at the beginning of a random encounter . If equipped with the Shield instead of a weapon , the " Talon " will avoid random encounters in a manner similar to many traditional airships . " Bravely Default " . The Duchy of Eternia ' s Sky Knights commandeer an army of airships . Before the start of the story , they were dispatched at the city - state Caldisla . " Eschalot " . The " Eschalot " is a special airship commandeered by Argent Heinkel . He used it numerous times to raid the city of Caldisla . When Heinkel was confronted by Tiz and his friends , he lured them to the " Eschalot " as it was taking off , effectively luring them into a trap : their only means of escape was killing the only man on board capable of piloting the airship , Heinkel himself . Following his defeat , the " Eschalot " began steering off - course and was about to crash , but Ringabel remembered his own piloting skills in the nick of time , and was able to safely land the ship in a nearby lake . From this point on , the player can pilot the " Eschalot " . It is capable of flying around the map and land on bodies of water to serve as a boat , the ships ' actual flying range is limited , as it cannot land on the ground : it needs to land on specific docks that can only be reached when it is navigating as a boat . After the Wind Crystal is awakened , Alternis Dim destroys the skystone that allowed the " Eschalot " to fly , preventing it from taking off . Nevertheless , it can still be used as a boat . " Grandship " . Initially a small settlement on a sunken ship in the middle of the sea , " Grandship ' s " flying capabilities are discovered and restored after the party goes through its engine room , which serves as a dungeon . From there , the player can fly around the map , and land anywhere they wish as long as they have enough space to do so . " Grandship " can be called from anywhere on the map , whether the party is on foot or on board the " Eschalot " , by tapping an icon on the touch screen ' s menu in the world map . Tapping said icon while flying aboard " Grandship " allows the player to use an auto - piloting function to instantly travel to places they have already visited , or visit " Grandship " itself . Other airships . Three other airships are named in the copy of D ' s Journal obtained after defeating Alternis Dim : Nobutsuna Kamiizumi ' s airship , the " Yagyu " ; Vincent S . Court ' s airship , the " Grand Healer " , and Alternis ' s own airship , the " Dark Knight " . All three ships are known to be capable of surpassing the Eternian highlands , and it is stated that the " Yagyu " and " Dark Knight " are armed , but any other information is unknown . The second - to - last entry in Alternis ' s journal mentions the " Yagyu " being piloted by Yewmire Astrae after Kamiizumi ' s defeat , and Alternis being forced to gun down the ship with the " Dark Knight " . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Warship . One of the Avalonian airships , docked at Castle Liene . The Warriors of Light board this ship in order to cross over to Deist , but it is destroyed in the process . " Heliogabalus " . The greatest warship made by the Avalonian Empire . It is used to attack Mysidia in order to gain their crystal , but it is destroyed by the Warriors of Light . Lugae ' s Airship . The only airship that the player can use , in the World of Dusk . It has beds and a place to put various dolls with abilities . Argy is also a part of the airship , ready to reset memory points for the Memorist job class . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Cid ' s Airship , " Final Fantasy IV " " Falcon " , " Final Fantasy III " " Invincible " , the " Lunar Whale " and " Final Fantasy V " " Blackjack " make a cameo in the Duel Colosseum . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . The " Falcon " appears in the Field Music Sequence for " Searching for Friends " . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . New to the sequel are Airship FMS . Depending on the chosen song ( mainly Airship themes ) , the airship featured are the ones accessed from their original game . The Feature Drive enables the airship to gain a burst of speed . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . The party uses an unnamed airship after Zeromus ' s defeat in the Troia Range and flies over to the Interdimensional Rift . " " . " Syliva " is the only airship , invented by Cid . " Black Boa " . The aircraft used by Aki Ross to travel the Earth in search of Spirit . The only shuttle of its kind , it can travel to and from space without the use of support engines and fuel tanks . " Copperhead " . Another aircraft named after serpents , the " Copperhead " is used by the Deep Eyes squad in their mission to eradicate Phantoms across the wastelands around Earth . Other appearances . " Mario Hoops 3 - on - 3 " . The final court in the game is the Rainbow Ship , which resembles a classic " Final Fantasy " airship . It is also where the game ' s " Final Fantasy " guest characters first appear .