Maduin ( Final Fantasy VI ) Maduin is Terra ' s father , an esper , and temporary playable character in " Final Fantasy VI " . He is the guardian of the Esper World , overseeing the gateway between the esper realm and the realm of humans . The party acquires his magicite to learn spells from . Profile . Appearance . Maduin is a humanoid esper with long sea - greenish - gray hair on his field sprite , though on his summon sprite it ' s grayish - violet . Both field and summon sprites depict him with his hair tied up in a ponytail , and tufts of fur the same color as his hair on his shoulders . He has a muscular figure , with his summon sprite depicts him with a grayish - tangelo skin tone , and his field sprite with light gamboge skin . His summon sprite shows him with clawed fingers and digigrade legs with long talons on his toes . Maduin wears a dark vermilion loincloth with an amber sash in his summon sprite , and wears a pendant he gives to Madeline when they meet . On his field sprite his eyes are moderate indigo . His summon sprite resembles that of the from " Final Fantasy V " , and may be a heavily modified Gigas sprite . Personality . Maduin doesn ' t harbor as much suspicion and fear of humans as the other espers , accepting Madeline into the esper world and acting protective of her . As with other espers , Maduin is shown to be patient and wise . Story . He is one of the higher - ranking espers in their society , being approached by other espers in concern when Madeline arrives , and being allowed to stay with her in the Elder ' s home . Twenty years ago , a human girl named Madeline crossed into the esper realm and was found by Maduin . When she recovered he gave her his pendant and told her she was in the esper world . Madeline claimed she fled the human world due to the people ' s greed and hate , but when Maduin told her the espers believe human and esper cannot co - exist , she agreed to return the next day . In the morning Maduin followed her to the gate and told her she can stay if she wishes . When Madeline repeated the concern that their races cannot co - exist , Maduin asked her how they could be sure unless they tried . The two conceived a child , whom Maduin named Terra . Two years later , the sealed gate opened and Gestahl invaded the esper realm with the Gestahlian Empire and set about capturing the espers . Maduin stayed with Madeline as the Esper Elder prepared to sacrifice his life to sweep the Empire out of their realm and seal the gate . When the other espers accused Madeline of leading the Empire to their realm , she grabbed Terra and ran to the entrance . Maduin followed as the Elder ' s spell took effect , sweeping Gestahl and his troops out of the gate . The collapsed Madeline tried to return with Maduin , but Terra flew from her grasp and out of the gate , and the two followed . Gestahl struck down the weakened Madeline and took Terra from her , while Maduin was one of several espers imprisoned by the Empire in the Magitek Research Facility . When the Returners raid the facility 18 years later , Maduin and the other espers that have been drained of their power transform into magicite and grant the party their powers . In Zozo , Maduin ' s magicite reacts to Terra , awakening her memories of the esper realm and revealing her origins to the party . Maduin remains in the party ' s inventory for the rest of the game , able to be equipped by anyone as a magicite . Maduin fades from the world with the Warring Triad and Kefka gone , and magic vanishing from the world . He tells Terra she may fade away with the espers as well , but if the human side of her is strongly attached to something in the world , she may survive as a full human . Maduin ' s magicite vanishes in a puff of smoke and dust . Obtained . Maduin is obtained automatically upon completion of the Magitek Research Facility . Battle . Maduin ' s attack when summoned is Chaos Wave , also known as Chaos Wing . It deals non - elemental magic damage to all opponents with a Spell Power of 55 , and the attack is unblockable . Maduin costs 44 MP to summon . Magicite . Maduin teaches the spells Fira , Blizzara , and Thundara at a rate of x3 each . He teaches Thundara faster than Ramuh , but Fira and Blizzara slower than Ifrit or Shiva . He has the advantage of teaching all three spells at once . His level up bonus is to increase the equipped character ' s Magic Power by 1 . Flashback . Maduin from Terra ' s flashback has some raw stats , and a pair of Sprint Shoes permanently equipped . He has no battle commands , not even the basic Attack or Item s command . The menu is disabled during the flashback sequence so the player cannot view his stats or equipped items . Creation and development . In early drafts of " Final Fantasy VI " , Maduin was the esper meant to be found at Narshe ' s caves . Other appearances . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Maduin does not appear in person , but two items make reference to it . Terra ' s level 100 exclusive weapon is called " Maduin ' s Horn " after the esper in " Final Fantasy VI " . The " Maduin ' s Fang " accessory explicitly makes reference to Madeen ' s transformation in " Final Fantasy IX " . The description of Maduin ' s Fang refers to the " Final Fantasy IX " Madeen as Maduin , marking the first and only time the two creatures share the same name in the same " Final Fantasy " title . " Final Fantasy Legends II " . Maduin appears as a light - elemental summon . Maduin ' s special ability is Chaos Wave when summoned into battle , which deals light - elemental damage to all enemies . Summoning Maduin costs 3 points from the Consumption Gauge . In addition , Aemo has a rank six Maduin Phantom Stone equipped to her during the game ' s opening prologue . Depending on the Maduin ' s type and rank , the user is able to learn the following abilities : Maduin ' s default designs for his rank 4 and 5 Phantom Stones are based off his original " Final Fantasy VI " appearance , however his rank 6 artwork changes his design to resemble Terra Branford ' s Trance design from the same game . " Pictlogica Final Fantasy " . Maduin appears as an item held by Terra . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Maduin appears as a summon . When summoned in battle , he deals non - elemental magic damage to all enemies . " Mobius Final Fantasy " . Maduin appears as a wind - element ability card in " Mobius Final Fantasy " . His ability is Aerora which is a mage ability that allows a cone wind attack . He produces four earth orbs in battle . He possesses the extra skills Break Exploiter , Elemental Return and Weakness Breaker . His auto - ability is Break Power Up + 3 % . He can be obtained from the Ability Card Shop or through Summoning . Non - " Final Fantasy " Appearances . " Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable " . Maduin is a chance card with the ability : Get total house x 27G . Etymology . Maduin ' s Japanese name is . He is the protagonist of " Immram Maele Dúin " or the " Voyage of Máel Dúin " , a tale of a sea voyage written in Old Irish around the end of the first millennium . He is the son of Ailill Edge - of - Battle , whose murder provides the initial impetus for the tale .