Kefka Palazzo

Kefka Palazzo, also known as Cefca, is the main antagonist from the Final Fantasy VI series.
== Charactah Account ==
The insane sorcerer who, after gaining immense power by absorbing the strength of the Warring Triad, became even more sadistic and nihilistic than he was even after his magitek infusion during Final Fantasy VI. His personality hardly holds much sanity, resulting in the other villains not taking him seriously. Instead, they try to use him for their convenience, since his two main motivations are simply his desire to destroy all that is, and his desire to bring Terra back onto the side of Chaos, so that she can help him achieve his first motivation.
Although initially Kefka seems lighthearted and silly, his true nature is maniacal, short-tempered, flamboyant, destructive, and cruel. This is a result of him having been made into a Magitek Knight before the process was perfected. He is a psychopath with no regard for human life nor remorse for the atrocities he commits, and revels in the suffering of others. He cracks dark jokes, breaks out into hysterical laughter upon causing mayhem, and his only joy is causing senseless death and chaos. Kefka doesn't even consider destruction fun unless lives are lost in the process. He lacks the capacity to feel empathy, implied by his line "We needn't show mercy to those who side with the Returners. ...which is good, because I never seem to have any of the stuff." His bio in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy states he lacks self-control. Despite his insanity he is high-functioning enough to plot to access the Warring Triad and to betray his liege. He has no qualms with murdering many of his own men even for trivial reasons. It is implied Kefka is hated and feared by many Imperial soldiers for this reason.
When the Returners infiltrate the Magitek Research Facility Kefka claims he is all-powerful, and intends to become a god, suggesting he suffers from megalomania. According to the Final Fantasy VI creation guide, he is narcissistic, being fascinated with the image in the mirror and dressing up for mirrors. This is implied in Dissidia with Kefka's mirror match lines being compliments on the other Kefka's appearance. Kefka is a manchild, referring to fighting as "playing" and treating Terra as a doll to be toyed with. In the Japanese versions of Final Fantasy VI and Dissidia Final Fantasy, Kefka frequently uses the first-person pronoun boku-chin when referring to himself, a pronoun usually reserved for young boys. In the localized version he throws frequent tantrums. The Dissidia series also hints at his having crossdressing tendencies.
== Appearance ==
=== Video Games ===
* Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
* Dissidia Final Fantasy
* Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
* Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia
* Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable
* Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
* Final Fantasy All the Bravest
* Final Fantasy Artniks
* Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
* Final Fantasy Dimensions II
* Final Fantasy Record Keeper
* Final Fantasy Tactics S
* Final Fantasy Trading Card Game 
* Final Fantasy VI
* Final Fantasy World Wide Words
* Final Fantasy XIV
* Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary
* Kingdom Hearts Unchained X
* Lord of Vermilion I
* Mobius Final Fantasy
* Monster Strike
* Pictlogica Final Fantasy
* Puzzle & Dragons
* Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
* Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival
* Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call
* War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
* Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble
== Trivia ==
* According to Final Fantasy VI director, Yoshinori Kitase, the scene where Kefka has his accompanying soldiers dust off his shoes was ad-libbed into the script, as he felt the original introduction scene was too boring. He wrote it to give the players an early implication that Kefka had a few screws missing.
* The developers did not initially intend to create a "world of ruin". Rather, the plan was for the party to save the world and defeat Kefka just as the world was about to be destroyed. However, because the game was coming along more smoothly than expected, the developers could free up time to implement another version of the world after its "end".[5]
* In earlier versions of Final Fantasy VI, before the player fights Kefka, he says "Life... hope... dreams? Where do they come from? And where are they going?" This is similar to the title of one of Paul Gauguin's most famous paintings, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? A variation of the above quote was used in the Halloween event for Final Fantasy XIV in 2011: "Life...Dreams...Imps... Where do they come from? And where do they go?" This was one of many lines indicating that an Imp had spawned for players to interact with in town.
* Although Kefka's stance as a Magitek Knight is implied in the story, it is never directly stated via normal gameplay. The player must talk to a patron at Vector's pub after avoiding getting caught by the patrolling soldiers to find this out explicitly. Kefka's role is foreshadowed in the prologue where he briefly descends from the Imperial Palace at Vector in the part where the narration states "Yet there now stands one who would reawaken the magic of ages past, and use its dread power as a means by which to conquer all the world...".
* Largely because of the smaller screen ratio for the GBA, PSP, and iOS versions compared to the SNES and PS1 versions, certain characters have slightly different actions in cutscenes. In Kefka's case, this is observable in at least two instances. During Terra's flashback to Gestahl's declaration of war where Kefka and the other generals, and to a lesser extent Terra, move in close before saluting him. Originally, Kefka and the others only saluted. The second instance is when confronting the Returners for the final time at the top of his tower, where Kefka paces as the screen moves, quickening pace during the latter portion of the scene. He originally stood still beyond turning around at certain points.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Kefka Palazzo at Final Fantasy Wiki
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