Lux Crystal Battle

Lux Crystal Battles were team-based event contests that took place per fortnight in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival. At the beginning of each battle, players would choose to join one of the two available teams, with the players on each team working together to achieve victory by using the Rhythmia they collect during gameplay to take over and control crystals on a diamond-shaped grid.
Lux Crystal Battles were initially available in all regions; however, a patch added made it so that Lux Crystal Battles are no longer available in regions outside of Japan.
As of January 16, 2019, the Lux Crystal Battles have officially ended, and its unknown if an alternative of the competition will commence following its closure.
==Gameplay==
Each arcade location that owns at least one All-Star Carnival cabinet has its own local instance of the current Lux Crystal Battle. When a player signs up for a team, they must also register their home store. Players can only affect the Lux Crystal Battle that is linked with their registered store, even if they are playing on a cabinet at a different store.
Lux Crystal Battles take place on diamond-shaped grid that contains 16 crystals, each of which starts with 4,400 HP. In order to take over an opponent's crystal, players must work together to reduce the HP of that crystal to zero. Taking over a crystal restores its HP to 5,500 and it also triggers a Lux Extended Bonus that effects all of the crystals immediately adjacent to the one that was just taken over. This bonus reduces the HP of opponent's crystals by 1,300 while restoring 250 HP to crystals owned by the player's team.
During the course of a gameplay session, players will acquired Rhythmia by traveling and defeating monsters. Players can use this acquired Rhythmia in two different ways: They can either attack an opponent's crystal or heal a crystal that is already controlled by their team. When used for attack, Rhythmia is converted into damage at a one-to-one ratio. This means that 800 points of Rhythmia will cause 800 points of damage. When used for healing, the HP restored to a crystal is equal to 20% of the Rhythmia used by the player. So if the player uses 800 points of Rhythmia to heal a crystal, they will restore 160 HP.
Everyday, one crystal is randomly selected to become a bonus crystal. The effects of any Rhythmia that is used on this bonus crystal is doubled. In addition to this, whenever a player spends Rhythmia at their registered home store, its effectiveness is doubled. All of the Rhythmia earned during a single gameplay session can only be applied to a single crystal. Players cannot split their Rhythmia between different crystals within in a single gameplay session. Players also cannot save Rhythmia between gameplay sessions.
At the end of the Lux Crystal Battle, the team that controls the most crystals at their home store wins, and each member of the winning team receives the local victory reward. The worldwide winner is determined by tallying every local instance of the Lux Crystal Battle across the world. Each member of the globally victorious team receives the worldwide victory reward, regardless of the status of their local battle.
After the Lux Crystal Battle is over, any characters, songs, and/or Moogle costumes that were given out as prizes during the battle become available in their respective shops. This means that members of the losing team, as well as players who were not able to participate in the Lux Crystal Battle, can still unlock these rewards by paying the appropriate amount of sound medals, crystal shards, or Gil.
==All Lux Crystal Battles==
Below is a list of all Lux Crystal Battles that took place, with the winning team of the worldwide portion of the battle indicated with an asterisk (*).
Battle 	Date 	Worldwide Victory Reward 	Local Victory Reward
Mooglevs.Chocobo* 	December 21, 2016 -January 3, 2017 	"Fallen Angel"from Final Fantasy XIV 	Ramza fromFinal Fantasy Tactics
Shiva*vs.Ifrit 	January 4, 2017 -January 17, 2017 	"Devil Lord Confrontation I"from Romancing SaGa 3 	Ace fromFinal Fantasy Type-0
Cosmos*vs.Chaos 	January 18, 2017 -January 31, 2017 	"Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy [Final Trailer]"from Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy 	Cosmos and Chaos fromDissidia Final Fantasy
Terra*vs.Lightning 	February 1, 2017 -February 14, 2017 	"Something to Protect"from Final Fantasy IX 	Vincent fromFinal Fantasy VII
White Magevs.Black Mage* 	February 15, 2017 -February 28, 2017 	"The Final Battle"from Final Fantasy V 	Garland fromFinal Fantasy
Squall*vs.Ace 	March 1, 2017 -March 14, 2017 	"War: The White Weapon"from Final Fantasy Type-0 	Unlock Tonberrycostume for Moogle
Holyvs.Meteor* 	March 15, 2017 -March 28, 2017 	"Meridian Dance"from Secret of Mana 	Sephiroth fromFinal Fantasy VII
Shinryuvs.Omega* 	March 29, 2017 -April 11, 2017 	"The Price of Freedom"from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- 	Zack fromCrisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Tyrovs.Dr. Mog* 	April 12, 2017 -April 25, 2017 	"The Decisive Battle FFRK Ver. arrange from FINAL FANTASY VI"from Final Fantasy Record Keeper
"The Chase FFRK Ver. arrange from FINAL FANTASY VII"from Final Fantasy Record Keeper	Tyro fromFinal Fantasy Record Keeper
Thunder Plains*vs.Dalmasca Estersand 	April 26, 2017 -May 9, 2017 	"Final Battle"from Final Fantasy X 	Krile fromFinal Fantasy V
Warrior*vs.Mage 	May 10, 2017 -May 23, 2017 	"Dancing Edge"from Mobius Final Fantasy 	Wol fromMobius Final Fantasy
Minwuvs.Galuf* 	May 24, 2017 -June 6, 2017 	"The Dawn Warriors"from Final Fantasy V 	Agrias fromFinal Fantasy Tactics
Potion*vs.Ether 	June 7, 2017 -June 20, 2017 	"Veiled in Black"from Final Fantasy XV 	Noctis fromFinal Fantasy XV
Samuraivs.Red Mage* 	June 21, 2017 -July 4, 2017 	"Nemesis"from Final Fantasy XIV
"Through the Maelstrom"from Final Fantasy XIV 	Gilgamesh fromFinal Fantasy V
Strahlvs.Ragnarok* 	July 5, 2017 -July 18, 2017 	"Phon Coast"from Final Fantasy XII 	Edge fromFinal Fantasy IV
Physical damage*vs.Magical damage 	July 19, 2017 -August 2, 2017 	"Battle 2"from Final Fantasy Mystic Quest 	Benjamin fromFinal Fantasy Mystic Quest
Ciaran fromFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Regenvs.Haste* 	August 3, 2017 -August 16, 2017 	"The Darkness of Eternity"from Final Fantasy IX 	Yuffie fromFinal Fantasy VII
Cactuar*vs.Tonberry 	August 16, 2017 -August 29, 2017 	"Etro's Champion"from Final Fantasy XIII-2 	Serah and Noel fromFinal Fantasy XIII-2
Sky*vs.Sea 	August 30, 2017 -September 12, 2017 	"Battle 2"from Final Fantasy V"Omnis Lacrima"from Final Fantasy XV 	Exdeath fromFinal Fantasy V
Blitzball*vs.Triple Triad 	September 13, 2017 -September 26, 2017	"Premonition"from Final Fantasy VIII 	Edea fromFinal Fantasy VIII
Stand up and playvs.Sit down and play* 	September 27, 2017 -October 10, 2017 	"The Rebel Army -arrange- from FINAL FANTASY II"from Dissidia Final Fantasy -Arcade-	Materia and Spiritus fromDissidia Final Fantasy -Arcade-
Operavs.Library* 	October 11, 2017 -October 24, 2017 	"Somnus"from Final Fantasy XV 	Maria fromFinal Fantasy II
Angelo*vs.Interceptor 	October 25, 2017 -November 7, 2017 	"Protect the Espers!"from Final Fantasy VI 	Guy fromFinal Fantasy II
Drain*vs.Osmose 	November 8, 2017 -November 21, 2017 	"Horrible Shadow"from Romancing SaGa"Misgestalt"from SaGa Frontier 2 	Leon fromFinal Fantasy II
Behemoth*vs.Adamantoise 	November 22, 2017 -December 5, 2017 	"Battle on the Bridge"from Final Fantasy Tactics 	Gladiolus fromFinal Fantasy XV
Narshevs.Icicle Inn* 	December 6, 2017 -December 19, 2017 	"Defiers of Fate"from Final Fantasy XIII 	Prompto fromFinal Fantasy XV
Fishingvs.Cooking* 	December 20, 2017 -January 2, 2018 	"Life and Death"from Final Fantasy XII 	Ignis fromFinal Fantasy XV
Materia*vs.Spiritus 	January 3, 2018 - January 16, 2018 	"FINAL FANTASY Record Keeper Arrange Medley"from Final Fantasy Record Keeper 	"THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY MENU Arrange Medley"from Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Knightvs.Dragoon* 	January 17, 2018 -January 30, 2018 	"Frog's Theme"from Chrono Trigger 	Ultimecia fromFinal Fantasy VIII
Leviathan*vs.Alexander 	January 31, 2018 -February 13, 2018 	"Tempus Finis"from Final Fantasy Type-0 	Kurasame fromFinal Fantasy Type-0
Crystal Towervs.Interdimensional Rift* 	February 14, 2018 -February 27, 2018 	"Theme of Love"from Final Fantasy IV 	"Spira Unplugged"from Final Fantasy X
AVALANCHE*vs.Rebel Army 	February 28, 2018 -March 13, 2018 	Aranea fromFinal Fantasy XV 	"Invidia"from Final Fantasy XV
Melee weapons*vs.Ranged weapons 	March 14, 2018 -March 27, 2018 	"Player Icon: Ifrit" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"FF Moogles' Theme" from BRA★BRA Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo
Field Music Sequencevs.Battle Music Sequence* 	March 28, 2018 -April 10, 2018 	"Player Icon: Alexander" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"Ominous Prognisticks -arrange- from FINAL FANTASY XIV" from Dissidia Final Fantasy -Arcade-
Highwind*vs.Blackjack 	April 11, 2018 -April 24, 2018 	"Player Icon: Phoenix" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"Lunar Whale" from Final Fantasy IV
Magic Pot*vs.Mover 	April 25, 2018 -May 8, 2018 	Red XIII fromFinal Fantasy VII 	"UTAKATA FFRK Ver. arrange from FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0"from Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Ramuhvs.Phoenix* 	May 9, 2018 -May 22, 2018 	"Player Icon: Ramuh" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"Doga and Unei" from Final Fantasy III
Jump ropevs.Lightning dodge* 	May 23, 2018 -June 5, 2018 	"Player Icon: Shiva" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"Bloodthirst" from Mobius Final Fantasy
Summoner*vs.Bard 	June 6, 2018 -June 19, 2018 	"Player Icon: Leviathan" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"Battle with an Esper" from Final Fantasy XII
Odinvs.Bahamut* 	June 20, 2018 -July 3, 2018 	"Player Icon: Odin" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"Let Me Blow You a Kiss" from Final Fantasy X-2
Gilgamesh & Enkidu*vs.Ultros & Typhon 	July 4, 2018 -July 17, 2018 	"Player Icon: Bahamut" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"Feldschlacht III" from SaGa Frontier 2
Chocobo racing*vs.Chocobo puzzles 	July 18, 2018 -July 31, 2018 	Mog fromFinal Fantasy VI 	"The Earth Under Our Feet" from Final Fantasy Type-0
Mt. Gagazet*vs.Mount Gulg 	August 1, 2018 -August 14, 2018 	"Player Icon: Knights of the Round" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"Servants of the Mountain" from Final Fantasy X
Blonde hair*vs.Silver hair 	August 15, 2018 -August 28, 2018 	"Player Icon: Gigantuar" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"LIVE A LIVE" from LIVE A LIVE
Enterprise (XIV)vs.Enterprise (IV)* 	August 29, 2018 -September 11, 2018 	"Player Icon: Behemoth" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"The Boundless Ocean" from Final Fantasy III
Thief*vs.Monk 	September 12, 2018 -September 25, 2018	"Player Icon: Ultros" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"Rufus' Welcoming Ceremony" from Final Fantasy VII
Slide Triggervs.Touch Trigger* 	September 26, 2018 -October 9, 2018 	"Player Icon: TFFAC Cast" fromTheatrhythm Final Fantasy 	"Spark" from Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia
Castle Corneliavs.Alexandria Castle* 	October 10, 2018 -October 23, 2018 	"Player Icon: Bomb" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"Final Fantasy Mystic Quest Medley" from Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Antarctic Windvs.Bomb Fragment* 	October 24, 2018 -November 6, 2018 	"Player Icon: Tonberry" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"Mobius Final Fantasy Medley" from Mobius Final Fantasy
I will use it!vs.I will save it!* 	November 7, 2018 -November 20, 2018 	"Player Icon: Magic Pot" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"Chrono Trigger Medley" from Chrono Trigger
Mechanical Ancient civilization*vs.Magical Ancient civilization	November 21, 2018 -December 4, 2018 	"Player Icon: Feral Chaos" fromthe Dissidia Final Fantasy 	"Final Fantasy XV Medley 2" from Final Fantasy XV
2D Games*vs.3D Games 	December 5, 2018 -December 18, 2018 	"Player Icon: PuPu" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"Alexander Medley" from Final Fantasy XIV
Digital Soundtrack*vs.Orchestral Soundtrack 	December 19, 2018 -January 1, 2019 	"Player Icon: Shinryu" fromthe Final Fantasy series 	"FF Medley" from BRA★BRA Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo
Openingsvs.Endings* 	January 2, 2019 -January 15, 2019 	"Player Icon: TFF Cast 02" fromTheatrhythm Final Fantasy 	"Advent: One-Winged Angel" from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
==Sound Medal Bonus==
When a Lux Crystal Battle ends, players are awarded a number of bonus sound medals. Players receive these sound medals even if their chosen team is defeated. The number of sound medals received is based on the amount of Rhythmia the player contributed to their team:
Rhythmia Contributed 	Sound Medals Awarded
0 points 	0 medals
1 point - 1,999 points 	1 medal
2,000 points - 3,999 points 	2 medals
4,000 points - 5,999 points 	3 medals
6,000 points - 7,999 points 	4 medals
8,000 points - 9,999 points 	5 medals
10,000 points - 13,999 points	6 medals
14,000 points - 17,999 points	7 medals
18,000 points - 23,999 points	8 medals
24,000 points - 29,999 points	9 medals
30,000 points - 39,999 points	10 medals
40,000 points - 49,999 points	11 medals
50,000 points - 79,999 points	12 medals
80,000 points or more 	15 medals
==Behind the scenes==
As of the final Lux crystal battle, the Groove Crystal (the blue team) has won the most battles against the Beat Crystal (the red team) by a narrow margin of 28 out of 54 battles. At three wins each, Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy X are the games with the most Lux crystal battle victories that involved either a character, location, airship, faction, or a mini-game. In contrast, Final Fantasy VI is the game with the most losses; winning one but losing three more battles for the remainder of the competition. 
==Gallery==
;Japanese version
TFFASC Lux Crystal Battle 1 (Moogle vs. Chocobo) Banner.jpg|LCB 1: Moogle vs. Chocobo (JP banner)
TFFASC Lux Crystal Battle 2 (Shiva vs. Ifrit) Banner.jpg|LCB 2: Shiva vs. Ifrit (JP banner)
TFFASC Lux Crystal Battle 3 (Cosmos vs. Chaos) Banner.jpg|LCB 3: Cosmos vs. Chaos (JP banner)
TFFASC Lux Crystal Battle 4 (Terra vs. Lightning) Banner.jpg|LCB 4: Terra vs. Lightning (JP banner)
TFFASC Lux Crystal Battle 5 (White Mage vs. Black Mage) Banner.jpg|LCB 5: White Mage vs. Black Mage (JP Banner)
TFFASC Lux Crystal Battle 6 (Squall vs. Ace) Banner.jpg|LCB 6: Squall vs. Ace (JP banner)
TFFASC Lux Crystal Battle 7 (Holy vs. Meteor) Banner.jpg|LCB 7: Holy vs. Meteor (JP banner)
TFFASC Lux Crystal Battle 8 (Shinryu vs. Omega) Banner.jpg|LCB 8: Shinryu vs. Omega (JP banner)
TFFASC Lux Crystal Battle 9 (Tyro vs. Dr. Mog) Banner.jpg|LCB 9: Tyro vs. Dr. Mog (JP banner)
TFFASC Lux Crystal Battle 10 (Thunder Plains vs. Dalmasca Estersands) Banner.jpg|LCB 10: Thunder Plains vs. Dalmasca Estersand (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle Warrior Mage.jpg|LCB 11: Warrior vs. Mage (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 12 Minwu Galuf.jpg|LCB 12: Minwu vs. Galuf (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 13 Potion Ether.jpg|LCB 13: Potion vs. Ether (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 14 Samurai Red Mage.jpg|LCB 14: Samurai vs. Red Mage (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 15 Strahl Ragnarok.jpg|LCB 15: Strahl vs. Ragnarok (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 16 Physical Magical.jpg.jpg|LCB 16: Physical damage vs. Magical damage (JP banner)
TFFASC Lux Crystal Battle 17 (Regen vs. Haste) Banner.jpg|LCB 17: Regen vs. Haste (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 17 Cactuar Tonberry.jpg|LCB 18: Cactuar vs. Tonberry (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 19 Sky Sea.jpg|LCB 19: Sky vs. Sea (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 20 Blitzball Triple Triad.jpg|LCB 20: Blitzball vs. Triple Triad (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 21 Standup Sitdown.jpg|LCB 21: Stand Up and Play vs. Sit Down and Play (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 22 Opera Library.jpg|LCB 22: Opera vs. Library (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 23 Angelo Interceptor.jpg|LCB 23: Angelo vs. Interceptor (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 24 Drain Osmose.jpg|LCB 24: Drain vs. Osmose (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 25 Behemoth Adamantoise.jpg|LCB 25: Behemoth vs. Adamantoise (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 26 Narshe Icicle Inn.jpg|LCB 26: Narshe vs. Icicle Inn (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 27 Fishing Cooking.jpg|LCB 27: Fishing vs. Cooking (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 28 Materia Spiritus.jpeg|LCB 28: Materia vs. Spiritus (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 29 Knight Dragoon.jpg|LCB 29: Knight vs. Dragoon (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 30 Leviathan Alexander.jpg|LCB 30: Leviathan vs. Alexander (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 31 Crystal Tower Interdimensional Rift.jpg|LCB 31: Crystal Tower vs. Interdimensional Rift (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 32 AVALANCE Rebel Army.jpg|LCB 32: AVALANCHE vs. Rebel Army (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 33 Melee Ranged.jpg|LCB 33: Melee weapons vs. Ranged weapons (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 34 Field Battle.jpg|LCB 34: Field Music Sequence vs. Battle Music Sequence (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 35 Highwind Blackjack.jpg|LCB 35: Highwind vs. Blackjack (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 36 Magic Pot Mover.jpg|LCB 36: Magic Pot vs. Mover (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 37 Ramuh Phoenix.jpg|LCB 37: Ramuh vs. Phoenix (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 38 Jump rope Lightning dodge.jpg|LCB 38: Jump rope vs. Lightning dodge (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 39 Summoner Bard.jpg|LCB 39: Summoner vs. Bard (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 40 Odin Bahamut.jpg|LCB 40: Odin vs. Bahamut (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 41 Gilgamesh Enkidu Ultros Typhon.jpg|LCB 41: Gilgamesh & Enkidu vs. Ultros & Typhon (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 42 Chocobo racing Chocobo puzzles.jpg|LCB 42: Chocobo racing vs. Chocobo puzzles (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 43 Cold Hot Weather.jpg|LCB 43: Cold Weather vs. Hot weather (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 44 Blond White-haired.jpg|LCB 44: Blond people vs. White-haired people (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 45 Enterprise Red Wings.jpg|LCB 45: Enterprise vs. Red Wings (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 46 Thief Monk.jpg|LCB 46: Thief vs. Monk (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 47 Slide Press.jpg|LCB 47: Slide vs. Press (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 48 Cornelia Alexandria.jpg|LCB 48: Castle Cornelia vs. Alexandria Castle (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 49 Antarctic Wind Bomb Fragment.jpg|LCB 49: Antarctic Wind vs. Bomb Fragment (JP banner)
Lux Crystal Battle 50 Use Not Use Elixir.jpg|LCB 50: I will use it! vs. I won't use it!
Lux Crystal Battle 51 Mechanical Magical Ancient Civilization.jpg|LCB 51: Mechanical Ancient Civilization vs. Magical Ancient Civilization
Lux Crystal Battle 52 2D 3D Games.jpg|LCB 52: 2D Games vs. 3D Games
Lux Crystal Battle 53 MIDI Orchestral Soundtrack.jpg|LCB 53: MIDI Soundtrack vs. Orchestral Soundtrack
Lux Crystal Battle 54 Openings Endings.jpg|LCB 54: Openings vs. Endings
==Etymology==
Category:Gameplay in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival