Phantom Forest (Final Fantasy VI)

The Phantom Forest is a location in Final Fantasy VI and is where the Phantom Train departs. The forest contains a recovery spring, and there is a path that loops back to the entrance.
== Story ==
Cyan, Sabin, and Shadow pass through the forest after fleeing from the Imperial Camp. They come across a train platform for the Phantom Train and board to inspect it when it pulls out of the station. After defeating the train, it stops at the southern edge of the forest and lets them off while picking up the spirits of those killed at Doma Castle, including Cyan's wife and son, Elayne and Owain.
In the World of Ruin, the Phantom Forest no longer exists, apparently destroyed in the cataclysm.
==Layout==
The Phantom Forest is explored unusually compared to other locations in the game, with the forest being displayed in a sideways perspective and players moving between screens through exits in the background and foreground. The first area leads to a recovery spring, and then leads deeper into the forest. Here, the path down takes the party back to the first area, and the path up goes yet deeper into the forest where the Phantom Train is visible through the trees. The exit here takes the party to the train platform. On subsequent visits this final area with the Phantom Train in the background is ommited, and the path that led to it instead exits to the world map at southern end of the Phantom Forest.
==Gameplay==
===Encounters===
* Ghost
* Ghost x3
* Ghost, Poplium x2
* Ghost x2, Poplium x3
===Quests===
====Journey to the Veldt====
Sabin, Shadow and Cyan are forced to come through the Phantom Forest on their way to the Veldt via Baren Falls. The path through the forest is short and straightforward to the Phantom Train.
One thing to be aware of is that, once the siege of Doma has concluded, Shadow may randomly leave the party after any random battle, as long as they are not aboard the Phantom Train. The player may wish to flee from random encounters to ensure Shadow does not leave until they are aboard the Phantom Train.
===Map===
== Other appearances ==
=== Theatrhythm Final Fantasy ===
The Phantom Forest makes a cameo appearance as part of the terrain that is passed through during Final Fantasy VI Field Music Sequence events. The Phantom Train can be seen in the background.
=== Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade ===
== Musical themes ==
The Phantom Forest has its eponymous theme as a background theme. Known as "The Mystic Forest," the theme is also found on the Piano Collections: Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy VI: Grand Finale and Final Fantasy Orchestra Albums. An orchestrated version is included on the Distant Worlds IV: more music from FINAL FANTASY album performed by Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus.
An arrangement of this theme is found on Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy as Terra's dungeon theme. This version also appears in the Final Fantasy XV music player.
== Gallery ==
Phantomforest.PNG|Inside the Phantom Forest. (SNES).
Phantomforestoutside.PNG|The Phantom Forest as it appears on the World Map (SNES).
FFVIA Forest WOB BG.PNG|Battle background (GBA).
FFVI Phantom Forest WM.png|Northern entrance on the world map (2014 mobile/Steam).
FFVI Phantom Forest WM S.png|Southern entrance on the world map (2014 mobile/Steam).
FFVI PC Phantom Forest.png|Entrance (2014 mobile/Steam).
Phantom-Fprest-FFVI-iOS.png|The spring (2014 mobile/Steam).
Phantom-Forest-Train-Station-FFVI-iOS.png|Train station (2014 mobile/Steam).
FFVI Android Shadow's Second Dream Flashback.png|Phantom Forest as seen from Shadow's dreaming flashbacks (2014 mobile/Steam).
FFVI PC Phantom Forest Ending.png|The Phantom Forest in the ending (2014 mobile/Steam).
Battleback forest.png|Battle background (2014 mobile/Steam).
== Etymology ==
de:Phantomwald
ru:Призрачный Лес
Category:Locations in Final Fantasy VI
Category:Forests