The End (term)

"The End", also known as "Fin", is a common phrase used at the end of numerous works of fiction, including many Final Fantasy games after defeating the final boss. "The End" screens are usually a black background with bold text, though some will feature embellishments and details that define the game.
There is usually no input generated while in this screen and so one of the options can be to punch in a special code for a minigame like in Final Fantasy IX, or to turn off the system. After a few minutes, the "Prelude" plays, and in some cases in the early games a star field will scroll out of the screen.
== Appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy ===
Appears in a colorful background with lakes and forests pitted against a partly cloudy blue sky. In both the Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls and Final Fantasy Origins versions, it instead appears in the classic starry field screen.
=== Final Fantasy II ===
Appears on a black background together with a blue orb. In the Origins version, appears in a space type setting, and in the Dawn of Souls version, an even more vibrant space setting.
=== Final Fantasy III ===
Appears in the classic star field. In the 3D remakes, it usually appears only on a black screen, written as "fin".
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
Also appears in the classic star field. In the DS version, appears on a black screen on the bottom while Kluya, Cecilia Harvey, and Theodore are staring at the moon on the top screen. The iOS/Android version is the same, but on a single screen, with a different typeface.
==== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ====
Appears on a black screen surrounded by theater curtains. In the smartphone remake it only appears on the black screen. The typeface is the same as from Final Fantasy IV for iOS/Android.
=== Final Fantasy V ===
Appears in front of a star field. In the Anthology rerelease, it is followed by an FMV.
=== Final Fantasy VI ===
Appears on a black screen for a few seconds, then a star field follows afterwards with the words still on screen. In the Anthology rerelease, it is followed by an FMV.
=== Final Fantasy VII ===
The End screen is simply a repeating pattern of flying stars.
==== Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII- ====
Appears as fin in a black screen.
==== Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- ====
There is no The End scene at the end of the credits; rather, there is an epilogue of Cloud Strife atop of a train headed to the Sector 8 station, leading the way to the message "To be continued in Final Fantasy VII".
==== Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- ====
Appears on ocher red screen with light red swirl graphics, with what appears to be Vincent Valentine's Cerberus pendant on the right.
==== Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode -Final Fantasy VII- ====
Appears as End while under the sun.
=== Final Fantasy VIII ===
The "The End" screen is a part of the final FMV that includes the ending and the credits. It appears surrounded by a pair of wings. Final Fantasy VIII appears beneath and the trademark, 1998 Square below that. After a few seconds, the screen is cleared to black.
One of Selphie's Limit Breaks is called "The End", which can defeat any foe (even bosses and those immune to instant death, but not the undead).
=== Final Fantasy IX ===
The minigame Blackjack is playable while the The End screen is shown by entering the following sequence:
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In the mobile/Steam/PlayStation 4 versions, this option is no longer available; the option to access the minigame is instead made available from the game's title screen upon beating it at least once. The copyright information at the bottom is updated to reference Square Enix, as well as the copyright dates 2001 and 2016.
Completing the game in the versions with an achievements system earns the All's Well That Ends Well achievement/trophy.
=== Final Fantasy X ===
"The End" appears between a white symmetrical type symbol featuring the Yevon and Jecht symbols on a black screen. "To Zanarkand" plays in the background. The symbols in Yevon script are A and Z of the alphabet, but they have additional meaning in the world of Final Fantasy X as the symbols representing Yu Yevon and Sin, respectively, and are the sort of "alpha and omega" used by Yevon faith.
==== Final Fantasy X-2 ====
Appears on a black background with a symbol that resembles a wave shaped into half a heart and seagulls flying in place of the missing half, akin to the theme of water of Final Fantasy X. It is followed by the player's statistics as well as a New Game+ option. If the player receives the Perfect Ending or "Monkey ending", then "The End" appears against the background of the Zanarkand sunset before fading to the black background with the water symbol. If receiving the Perfect Ending, the player is also presented with the message "Thank you for playing". "The End" is also the name of a Garment Grid in the game.
In the HD remaster, it also shows percentage of the story completed, percentages of all unique creatures created in the Creature Creator, and the amount of times the game has been cleared. Additionally, the final levels of the current party upon completion of the game is also shown.
=== Final Fantasy XII ===
Appears on a simple black background, after all the credits roll.
==== Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings ====
Appears on a starry field on the bottom with the Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings logo at the top.
=== Final Fantasy XIII ===
It appears on white screen featuring the crystallized Cocoon. "The End" subtitle is written in italics.
==== Final Fantasy XIII-2 ====
The classic "The End" is replaced by a "To Be Continued" as the storyline is to be concluded in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, and to force the player to replay some areas with Paradox Scope fragment skill switched on and discover paradox endings.
==== Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII ====
Appears on a black screen after the end of the credits and before the "Epilogue" FMV. "The End" is written in plain Times New Roman format with a crystalline texture.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
At the conclusion of the quest in patch 6.0, the word "Fin" appears on-screen, accompanied by a pair of lines on the bottom right which reference the song "Tomorrow and Tomorrow".
:Yet stand tall, my friend
:Our journey will never end
=== Final Fantasy XV ===
The word "Fin" appears in a white, cursive script against a black screen after the final scene plays.
===Final Fantasy XVI===
=== Final Fantasy Tactics ===
Simply appears as The End at the bottom right of a black background.
=== Final Fantasy Tactics Advance ===
It was called Fin, an abbreviation of "Finis", which is Latin for "End", instead. The letters are white while the background is black. It will go straight to the main menu and the player may continue to the alternate plot. It appears after the song "Fulfilled Dream Segment" is finished.
==== Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift ====
"Fin" returnsm in front of the artwork of the Grimoire of the Rift.
=== Final Fantasy Type-0 ===
Following the ending credits and the epilogue text, the kanji appears, which is used in its singular appearance to represent "The End".
=== Final Fantasy Adventure ===
Appears on a screen with a seedling of the Mana Tree growing in sunlight.
=== The Final Fantasy Legend ===
There is no "The End" at the end of the game, instead, the phrase "See you again!" is displayed.
=== Final Fantasy Legend II ===
The word "The End" appears in between two Pillar of Sky on the starry night sky.
=== Final Fantasy Legend III ===
At the end of the credits, all the words will appear in capital letters spelling "The End" on the white screen along with the copyright information right below it.
=== Final Fantasy Dimensions ===
Appears in a black screen.
=== Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008) ===
Appears as a bold The End text floating among stars, as a nod toward the traditional Final Fantasy The End screen.
==== Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy ====
The ending cinematic in Dissidia 012, is the same as the original Dissidia.
=== World of Final Fantasy ===
For the game's "bad ending," "END" is displayed in spiky white lettering with an X slashed through it horizontally and a streak of white extending from the bottom of the N, as if like blood. No "The End" graphic is displayed during the game's "good/true ending."
== Gallery ==
Final Fantasy The End.gif‎|Final Fantasy.
FF1OriginsThe End.png|Final Fantasy Origins.
FF1DoSTheEnd.png|Final Fantasy Dawn of Souls.
FFI PSP The End.png|Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary.
FF2TheEnd.gif|Final Fantasy II.
FF2OriginsTheEnd.png|Final Fantasy II Origins.
FF2DoSTheEnd.png|Final Fantasy II Dawn of Souls.
FFII PSP The End.png|Final Fantasy II (PSP).
FF3TheEnd.gif|Final Fantasy III (NES).
FFIIIDS The End.png|Final Fantasy III (DS).
FFIII iOS The End.png|Final Fantasy III (iOS).
Final Fantasy IV Ending.png‎|Final Fantasy IV (GBA).
FFIV PSP The End.png|Final Fantasy IV (PSP).
FFIVDS The End.png|Final Fantasy IV (DS).
The end ffiv ios.PNG|Final Fantasy IV (iOS).
TAY PSP The End.png|Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (PSP).
TAY IOS The End.png|Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (IOS).
Final Fantasy V Ending.png‎|Final Fantasy V.
The End FFV.jpg|Final Fantasy V (iOS).
Final Fantasy VI The End.jpg‎|Final Fantasy VI.
FFVI IOS The End.png|Final Fantasy VI (iOS).
Final Fantasy 7 The End.gif‎|Final Fantasy VII.
File:VIIBC The End.png|Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-.
DoC The End.jpg‎|Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-.
DoCLE The End.png|Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode -Final Fantasy VII-.
Final Fantasy 8 The End.jpg‎|Final Fantasy VIII.
Blackjack1.jpg|Final Fantasy IX (PS).
Final Fantasy IX, The End, Steam.jpg|Final Fantasy IX (PC).
Final Fantasy X The End.jpg‎|Final Fantasy X (PS2).
FFX The End.png|Final Fantasy X (PS3).
FFX-2 Ending.jpg‎|Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2).
FFX-2 The End PS3.png|Final Fantasy X-2 (PS3).
FFXIITheEnd.PNG|Final Fantasy XII.
RW The End.png|Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings.
FFXIIITheEnd.PNG|Final Fantasy XIII.
LRFFXIII The End.png|Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.
FFTThe End.png|Final Fantasy Tactics.
FFT PSP The End.png|Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.
FFTA fin.jpg|Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
FFTA2 Fin.png|Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift.
Type0 The End.png|Final Fantasy Type-0.
FFT0 The End.png|Final Fantasy Type-0 HD.
FFA The End.png|Final Fantasy Adventure.
FFLegendTheEnd.gif‎|The Final Fantasy Legend.
FFLegend2TheEnd.gif|Final Fantasy Legend II.
FFLegend3TheEnd.gif|Final Fantasy Legend III.
FFCrystalChroniclesTheEnd.PNG|Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.
RoF The End.PNG|Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates.
EoT The End.png|Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time.
Bravely Default Fin.png|Bravely Default.
FF Dimensions The End.png|Final Fantasy Dimensions.
FFDissidiaTheEnd.PNG|Dissidia Final Fantasy.
MysticQuestTheEnd.jpg|Final Fantasy Mystic Quest.
World of Final Fantasy Bad End.jpg|World of Final Fantasy bad ending
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