Sunleth Waterscape

The Sunleth Waterscape is a location in Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2. Located in the Riparian Corridor valley in Cocoon, it is a nature reserve where many types of rare monsters run rampant, including edible Flan. It is maintained by a fal'Cie capable of changing the weather. Rain affects some of the creatures, making them either stronger or weaker in battle.
In Final Fantasy XIII, the Sunleth Waterscape is an unrevisitable location that comprises the sixth chapter.
In Final Fantasy XIII-2, the Sunleth Waterscape has lost its lush green and become more "autumnal." New species of giant monsters have moved in, and they can be used as transportation, along with the vines hanging throughout the area.
==Datalog==
Off-limits to civilians, this unusual nature reservation is often visited by Sanctum officials engaged in ecological field studies. Research into the local ecosystem is conducted via climate-control mechanisms installed in the area. These mechanisms provide direct access to the fal'Cie in charge of manipulating weather conditions.
==Fragments==
;Area Information
The Sunleth Waterscape is a nature preserve located inside Cocoon. After the catastrophe, the various fal'Cie that controlled the weather became dormant and the light of the fal'Cie Phoenix, which once served as Cocoon's sun, dimmed considerably.
For these reasons, the native biosystem has broken down and the site is now a haven for monsters.
;From the Editor's Desk:
Jars of concentrated miniflan mucus are sold exclusively at the local Academy branch office. Known as Firaga for the Tongue, the spice is wildly popular with chefs who need to give their dishes an extra dash of hellish heat.
==Story==
===Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero -Promise-===
When Hope Estheim was eight years old, he and his close friends Kai and Elida went on a school field trip to the Sunleth Waterscape.Quote: Hope visited Sunleth Waterscape on a field trip with his school six years ago... (ホープは6年前、通っていた学校ぐるみでサンレス本郷の見学会に参加した...). Final Fantasy XIII Scenario Ultimania, pp.082. With Sazh as the pilot of their airship, Hope, Kai, and Elida and their class landed at a temporary landing facility near Lake Shayra. Their teacher told the class they would walk from Lake Shayra through Rainbow Pass and along the forest trail before turning back. Guided by a researcher, the class went along the lake's edge and up a hill to Rainbow Pass, all the while taking pictures with their toy cameras and learning about the scenery and wildlife. Trekking through the slippery Tree-Shaded Path, Hope and Elida were fatigued but Kai was still full of energy despite being covered in dirt. The class returned to the lake's shore for lunch. Hope recovered from his fatigue and wondered what to do now that his camera was full. Kai sought to climb a tree and take a picture for his younger brother Hal, but Hope had a bad feeling about it. Kai had dropped his camera, so the three searched the area but found nothing.
Kai thought he lost his camera somewhere between Rainbow Pass and Lake Shela but the path had been closed off. Thinking about Hal and how disappointed he would be, Hope suggested they sneak back onto the path and look for Kai's camera. The trio took a side path to slip past the researchers cleaning up the main route. They encountered a Flandragora that chased them until they escaped and got themselves lost. Following advice from his father, Hope used a sharp rock to mark a boulder with an 'X' to designate their starting position, and he, Elida, and Kai continued onward.
Around noon they found a machine panel which Elida activated. After failing to use it and call for help, the trio continued along a rocky path and came across a climate control orb Elida touched against Kai and Hope's protest, causing rainfall. They retreated in a rock tunnel for shelter but Hope recalled a researcher saying certain monsters enjoy rain. He made a run for the orb to shut off the rain but several Mud Frogs and Hedge Frogs appeared near him and Elida. The monsters advanced towards them but turned away as someone stopped the rain. Thanks to Elida tampering with the panel, their airship found them and they were taken back aboard. Kai's camera was returned to him as a researcher had found it while cleaning up the path and brought it back to the airship. Hope regretted suggesting to go look for it, causing the misadventure, and putting himself and his friends in danger. After returning to their seats Hope wanted to apologize to Kai but the latter enjoyed himself and was not angry. In the evening the airship prepared to leave Sunleth. At Elida's insistence, Kai took a picture for Hal as he promised: a night view of Sunleth.
===Final Fantasy XIII===
Following the fresh smell, Vanille leads Sazh to the Sunleth Waterscape after the pair leaves the Vile Peaks. After they spot PSICOM ships flying overhead heading in the direction of Palumpolum, Sazh comments that Lightning and Hope could be in trouble. Vanille doesn't think there is anything they can do to help, and suggests running in the opposite direction—towards the city of Nautilus.
Sazh recounts the story of how his son Dajh became a l'Cie for the Sanctum during the Euride Gorge incident, and how he joined the Purge to save Dajh from his Focus. They come across the port to Nautilus, and wait to catch a boat in the pouring rain. Vanille asks if Sazh hates Gran Pulse, to which he replies he did not use to. He claims to have suspected the Sanctum's motives for their propaganda until he got sucked into their stories about Pulse. Sazh believes the Purge and everything after it happened because Dajh sensed a Pulse fal'Cie in the Pulse Vestige back in Bodhum. Vanille tells him Dajh wasn't at fault and Sazh turns the blame onto the Pulse l'Cie who caused the Euride incident. Vanille seems to be hiding something as she runs out into the rain to hide her tears.
===Final Fantasy XIII-2 Fragments After===
After the fal'Cie Cactuar and Snow get caught in a temporal distortion the two witness many events, including Serah's death. Snow requests to be made a l'Cie and Cactuar gives him the Focus of fighting alongside Serah during the final battle. They arrive at the Sunleth Waterscape in the year 300 AF where they are confronted by Royal Ripeness, and Cactuar is driven away while Snow stays to fight the beast.
===Final Fantasy XIII-2===
While in search of Lightning three years later, Serah Farron, Noel Kreiss, and Mog travel to Sunleth Waterscape at 300 AF. Since Cocoon's fall, the fal'Cie that used to maintain the Sunleth Waterscape have become dormant. In 300 AF, Noel and Serah find Snow overcome by Miniflan constituting Royal Ripeness, a monster threatening Cocoon's crystal pillar. Concluding this event to be a paradox, Serah and Noel use a giant Enlil to reach an artefact that leads them to the Archylte Steppe of another era where they find the anomaly: a Faeryl that ingested a Black Hole Gem that caused devoured Miniflan to be sent to the 300 AF Sunleth Waterscape.
Defeating the monster, the number of flan in the Sunleth Waterscape decreases and they find Snow fighting the reduced Mutantomato. Having told him not to exert himself, Noel berates Snow for believing himself to be everyone's hero and protector, asking if he had ever really saved anyone, and if he realizes how his recklessness affects the people around him, namely the ones he is supposed to protect. Snow entrusts Serah under Noel's protection and disappears as the paradox affecting the area has been corrected. Noel, Mog, and Serah leave through a Time Gate and Caius Ballad and Paddra Nsu-Yeul appear, the former asking if their actions in this time are acceptable.
In 400 AF, the Academy has made Sunleth Waterscape a protected observatory as they find the young Miniflan have begun to form communities called "Flan Schools." Serah, Noel, and Mog help the Miniflan find their missing friends, but once the flan are reunited they threaten to take out the crystal pillar with their rough housing. Being a teacher, and having experience with troublemaking kids, Serah scares the Miniflan into promising to behave themselves.
==Areas==
In Final Fantasy XIII, the Sunleth Waterscape is a mountainous area covered with lakes, large trees and cliffs. It's connected with the Vile Peaks and has a seabus transportation service to Nautilus. Gazing into the skies reveals distant landmasses beyond the clouds. The area is lush in vegetation and has many flowers and butterflies.
In Final Fantasy XIII-2, the area seen in the first installment is not available for exploration, and the new area is located near the crystal pillar and its surroundings are explorable on various tree branches. The area appears autumnal and the party can move via vines hanging from the trees, and use large tree trunks and branches to navigate to different locations.
===Final Fantasy XIII===
* The Old Growth
* Sun-dappled Trail
* A Shimmering Sky
* Lake Shayra
* Rain-spotted Vale
* Hemmed in Stone
* Seabus Docks	
===Final Fantasy XIII-2===
* Lush Woodland Path
* Forest Crossroads
* Assembly Area
* Base of the Crystal
* Undergrown Path
* Overgrown Forest
* Animal Trail
* Warpwood
* Hidden Woodland Area
* Bow Isle
* Bumply Bough
* Isle of Arboreal Embrace
==Treasure==
===Final Fantasy XIII===
Item 	Location
Mysterious Fluid x8	The Old Growth
Belladonna Wand 	Sun-dappled Trail
Procyons 	Sun-dappled Trail
Doctor's Code 	Sun-dappled Trail
Iron Shell x15 	A Shimmering Sky
Librascope 	A Shimmering Sky
Scaled Wing x10 	A Shimmering Sky
Metal Armband 	Rain-spotted Vale
Aqua Ring 	Rain-spotted Vale
===Final Fantasy XIII-2===
====300 AF====
Item 	Location 	Requirements
625 gil 	Base of the Crystal 	None
Spark Ring 	Animal Trail 	Moogle Throw
Librascope 	Animal Trail 	Moogle Throw
Silver Bangle 	Animal Trail 	Moogle Throw
Mana Chip x8 	Animal Trail 	Moogle Throw
Wild Artefact 	Animal Trail 	Moogle Throw
Vitality Chips x7 	Warpwood 	Moogle Throw
Frost Ring 	Hidden Woodland Area 	Moogle Hunt
Unicorn Horn 	Hidden Woodland Area 	Moogle Hunt
Zephyr Ring 	Bow Isle 	None
Ember Ring 	Island of Arboreal Embrace	Moogle Throw
960 gil 	Overgrown Forest 	None
Blue Flower 	Overgrown Forest 	None
Thundering Artefact 	Overgrown Forest 	None
Combat Artefact 	Isle of Arboreal Embrace 	None
Extraordinary Egg 	Overgrown Forest 	Moogle Throw
Mysterious Artefact 	Assembly Area 	Moogle Throw
Leyak 	Animal Trail 	Improved Moogle Throw
Vitality Droplets x8	Lush Woodland Path 	None
====400 AF====
Item 	Location 	Requirements
Graviton Core Eta	Assembly Area	Moogle Hunt
==Enemies==
===Final Fantasy XIII===
;The Old Growth
* Flandragora x2 (two separate encounters)
* Hedge Frog x3
* Hedge Frog x2, Flandragora
* Hedge Frog x4
* Flandragora
;Sun-dappled Trail
* Flandragora x2 (Two separate encounters)
* Gremlin x5 (two separate encounters)
* Flandragora
* Flandragora x3
* Gremlin x3
;A Shimmering Sky
* Scalebeast (four separate encounters)
* Gremlin x4
* Gremlin x3
* Gremlin x6
;Rain spotted Vale (Dry)
* Garchimacera, Gremlin x3
* Wyvern
* Flandragora x2 (three separate encounters)
* Flandragora x4 (four separate encounters)
* Flandragora x3
* Gremlin, Garchimacera x2
* Garchimacera, Wyvern
* Garchimacera x2, Wyvern
* Garchimacera x3
;Rain spotted Vale (Wet)
* Mud Frog, Hedge Frog x3
* Scalebeast, Gremlin x3 (two separate encounters)
* Mud Frog, Hedge Frog x2
* Mud Frog x2, Hedge Frog (two separate encounters)
* Scalebeast, Gremlin x2
* Mud Frog x3
* Garchimacera, Gremlin x3 (two separate encounters)
* Scalebeast, Gremlin x4
* Scalebeast, Garchimacera x2
* Mud Frog x4
;Hemmed in Stone
* Enki, Enlil (boss)
===Final Fantasy XIII-2===
====300 AF – Before Faeryl====
;Assembly Area
* Flanbanero
* Miniflan
* Flandit
* Oannes
* Ceratosaur
* Royal Ripeness (Boss)
;Base of the Crystal
* Flanbanero
* Miniflan
* Miniflan
* Flandit
* Oannes
* Ceratosaur
;Warpwood
* Flanbanero
* Miniflan
* Oannes
* Ceratosaur
;Hidden Woodland Area
* Flanbanero
* Miniflan
* Oannes
* Unsaganashi
* Fachan
* Oannes, Unsaganashi x2
;Bow Isle
* Flanbanero
* Miniflan
* Flandit
* Oannes
* Ceratosaur
;Isle of Arboreal Embrace
* Flanbanero
* Miniflan
* Oannes
* Ceratosaur
* Miniflan x5 (fixed)
====300 AF – After Faeryl====
;Assembly Area
* Flandit x2
* Flandit x2, Ceratosaur x3
* Oannes x2
* Oannes, Ceratosaur x4
* Ceratosaur x4
* Ceratoraptor, Ceratosaur x3
* Ceratoraptor, Ceratosaur x5
* Calautidon
* Sahagin Prince x3
;Base of the Crystal
* Flandit x2, Ceratosaur x2
* Oannes, Ceratosaur x4
* Ceratosaur x4
* Ceratoraptor
* Sahagin Prince x3
* Calautidon x2
;Warpwood
* Flandit
* Oannes x2
* Ceratosaur
* Ceratoraptor
* Calautidon
;Hidden Woodland Area
* Unsaganashi x5
* Calautidon
* Sahagin Prince x2
;Isle of Arboreal Embrace
* Flandit
* Oannes x2
* Ceratosaur
* Ceratoraptor
* Calautidon x2
* Sahagin Prince x3
====400 AF====
* Flandit
* Seeping Brie
* Fachan
* Unsaganashi
* Illuyankas
* Miniflan, Blue Miniflan, Yellow Miniflan, Black Miniflan, Pink Miniflan (boss)
==Creation and development==
Lightning travels through the Sunleth Waterscape in the E3 2006 trailer, but she does not visit the area in the final game. It is likely she was simply used as a placeholder, as she was the first character unveiled for the game. The area in Final Fantasy XIII where Sazh and Vanille board the boat to Nautilus is only seen in a cutscene, but can be made playable via hacks.
When asked why Sunleth Waterscape is populated by flan in Final Fantasy XIII-2 the lead scenario writer Daisuke Watanabe answered: "We are aware that most episodes in the game are very serious. So we thought that the Sunleth Waterscape location offered an opportunity to introduce a humorous note and the flan creatures are perfect for this purpose."http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-15139.html
==Musical themes==
===Final Fantasy XIII===
The eponymous theme, "The Sunleth Waterscape", plays as the background music. It is one of the few location themes in the series to have distinct English lyrics. The song is performed by Frances Maya, alternating with a piano melody and background percussion and violin. The theme is an arrangement of the main theme, "FINAL FANTASY XIII - The Promise".
The theme appears on Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Compilation Album and in the Final Fantasy XV music player as a default track.
The official lyrics for the Japanese version were released on the Final Fantasy XIII: Original Soundtrack.
==== Japanese version ====
:Step into the rainbow, find another view
:Chase the tender light, borders let's cross over
:Ready to define the mists inside your heart?
:Take a breath and start your life
:Waves of a new day
:Clear all the gloom away
:Hope is what we simply need to proceed
==== Overseas version ====
:Step into the rainbow, world you never knew
:Chase the arcs of light, soar beyond your sorrows
:Dance among the colors, let them be your dreams
:Close your eyes and see anew
:Dawn of the new day
:Clears all our gloom away
:This is the hope that we need to go on
===Final Fantasy XIII-2===
In the year 300 AF, "Starting Over" plays as the location theme. It was composed and arranged by Naoshi Mizuta, sung by Joelle, and mixed by GOH HOTODA. The lyrics were written by DAGMUSIC. An alternate version, "Starting Over -Aggressive Mix-" plays whenever monsters appear, and unlike the original version, it is not mixed by GOH HOTODA. At 400 AF and 300 AF in the southern parts, the original theme from Final Fantasy XIII returns as the background theme, but the lyrics are from the Japanese version instead of the overseas English version.
====Lyrics====
The official lyrics were released on the Final Fantasy XIII-2: Original Soundtrack.
:Losing ground losing myself
:Darkness comes alive
:I find myself at night, and in daytime I hold on
:With the leaves, I keep swirling 'round around around
:What can make me feel alive?
:A new feeling
:A new place oh
:Starting over
:Over
:Over
:Together we can turn this 'round around around
:Together we might feel love
:A new feeling
:A new place oh
:Starting over
:Over
:Over
:(Chorus)
:"Fill me up with brand new feeling"
==Other appearances==
===Theatrhythm Final Fantasy===
The Sunleth Waterscape appears as the FMS for its eponymous theme.
====Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call====
The Sunleth Waterscape returns as the FMS for several Final Fantasy XIII themes:
* "The Sunleth Waterscape"
* "Groovy Chocobo"
Old Growth.png|Sunleth Waterscape.
Sunleth 300AF.png|Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF.
===Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade===
FFAB Sunleth Waterscape FFXIII.png|Sunelth Waterscape (Normal)
FFAB Sunleth Waterscape -AF 400- XIII-2.png|Sunleth Waterscape -AF400- (Normal).
FFAB Sunleth Waterscape FFXIII Special.png|Sunelth Waterscape (Special)
FFAB Sunleth Waterscape (A Shimmering Sky) FFXIII Special.png|Sunleth Waterscape (A Shimmering Sky) (Special).
FFAB Sunleth Waterscape -AF300- FFXIII-2 Special.png|Sunleth Waterscape -AF300- (Special)
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
Sazh and Vanille split from Lightning and flee through an uninhabited valley.
==Gallery==
;Final Fantasy XIII
VanilleFlowers.png|Vanille "follows the smell".
sunleth old growth.jpg|The Old Growth.
Sunleth Waterscape - Sun-dappled Trail.png|The Sun-dappled Trail.
sunleth trail.jpg|A view from the hills.
FFXIII Sunleth Hills.png|A view from the hills.
Sunleth waterscape view.jpg|View of the Sunleth Waterscape.
FFXIII Sunleth Waterscape - A Shimmering Sky.png|A Shimmering Sky
Sunleth waterscape view2.jpg|A Shimmering Sky.
Sunleth Waterscape - Lake Shayra.png|Lake Shayra.
Sunleth_Waterscape_FFXIII.png|Vanille at the Sunleth Waterscape.
Vanille Sunleth Waterscape.png|Vanille at the Sunleth Waterscape.
Vanille_Weather.png|Vanille examines a weather sphere.
Sunleth rain.jpg|Climate Control Orb.
Sunleth Waterscape - Rain-spotted Vale (Dry).png|Rain-spotted Vale (Dry)
Sunleth Waterscape - Rain-spotted Vale (Wet).png|Rain-spotted Vale (Wet)
Sunleth Waterscape - Hemmed in Stone.png|Hemmed in Stone.
Sunleth Waterscape Port.png|Vanille and Sazh in the port.
Sunleth Waterscape.png|Concept art.
Sunleth waterscape concept1.png|Concept art.
Sunleth waterscape concept2.png|Concept art.
Sunleth waterscape concept3.png|Concept art.
Electric fence concept.png|Electric fence concept art.
Train station concept.png|Port concept art.
;Final Fantasy XIII-2 300 AF
XIII-2_Sunleth_Waterscape_concept1.jpg|Artwork of Serah in Sunleth Waterscape.
XIII-2_Sunleth_Waterscape_concept2.jpg|Artwork of Serah with Mog in Sunleth Waterscape.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF - Lush Woodland Path.png|Lush Woodland Path.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF - Forest Crossroads.png|Forest Crossroads.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF - Animal Trail.png|Animal Trail.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF - Warpwood.png|Warpwood.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF - Hidden Woodland Area.png|Hidden Woodland Area.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF - Bow Isle.png|Bow Isle.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF - Bumpy Bough.png|Bumpy Bough.
Chocolina and Serah.jpg|Chocolina.
Sunleth waterscape monster ride.jpg|The party rides on a monster.
Flan guarding an artefact.jpg|Flan guarding an artefact.
Crystal Pillar in Sunleth Waterscape FFXIII-2.jpg|Parts of the crystal pillar in Sunleth Waterscape.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF Vine.png|Traveling with a vine.
Sunleth_Waterscape_300_AF_Map.jpg|Map.
;Final Fantasy XIII-2 400 AF
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 400 AF - Lush Woodland Path.png|Lush Woodland Path.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 400 AF - Overgrowth Forests.png|Overgrowth Forests.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 400 AF - Forest Crossroads.png|Forest Crossroads.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 400 AF - Assembly Area.png|Assembly Area.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 400 AF - Crystal Pillar.png|The crystal pillar.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 400 AF - Animal Trail.png|Animal Trail.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 400 AF - Warpwood.png|Warpwood.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 400 AF - Bow Isle.png|Bow Isle.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 400 AF - Bumpy Bought.png|Bumpy Bought.
FFXIII-2 Sunleth Waterscape 400 AF - Isle of Arboreal Embrace.png|Isle of Arboreal Embrace.
FFXIII-2 Miniflans.png|The new generation of Miniflans.
Sunleth_Waterscape_400_AF_Map.jpg|Sunleth Waterscape 400 AF Map.
;Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Snow_Sunleth_LRFFXIII_Retro.png|Serah, Noel, and Snow in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Retro-spective trailer.
==References==
Category:Locations in Final Fantasy XIII
Category:Locations in Final Fantasy XIII-2
de:Auenwald von Sunleth
fr:Côte de Sunleth