Zippo

thumb|250px|Final Fantasy XIII "l'Cie" Zippo lighter.
Zippo lighters are recurring pieces of Final Fantasy themed merchandise. Zippo lighters are refillable, metal lighters manufactured by Zippo Manufacturing Company. All Zippo lighters carry a limited lifetime guarantee and are the size of 5.5x4x1cm.
The official Final Fantasy Zippo lighters are sought-after by collectors and are thus pricey. Many knockoffs and unofficial lighters are sold in places like eBay, but the official products come with certification of authenticity and are serial-numbered. Final Fantasy Zippo lighters have only been sold in Japan.
==List of merchandise==
===Final Fantasy===
As part of a Yoshitaka Amano series, a Zippo lighter with artwork of the Warrior of Light and Princess Sarah was released on August 31, 2016.
===Final Fantasy VII===
The official Final Fantasy VII Zippo lighters are each limited to 3,000 pieces, and the individual serial numbers are carved on the back of the lighters along with the symbol seen on the background during the game's introductory credits. There are ten different Final Fantasy VII Zippo lighters, of which five are of lighter in color and the other five darker. The pale silver lighters have the character's name written on the lighter in black; in the darker lighters the character's name is in the lighter's base color.
The lighters were released at 1997 with retail price of 9,000 yen. Characters available are:
*Cloud Strife (Dark chrome)
*Tifa (Pale silver)
*Aerith Gainsborough (Pale silver)
*Sephiroth (Pale silver)
*Cait Sith (Pale silver)
*Barret Wallace (Dark chrome)
*Red XIII (Dark chrome)
*Cid Highwind (Dark chrome)
*Yuffie Kisaragi (Pale silver)
*Vincent Valentine (Dark chrome)
Cloud strife zippo.jpg|Cloud Strife Zippo lighter; serial number is seen at the back.
Final-Fantasy-VII-Zippo.jpg|A complete set of 10 Final Fantasy VII Zippo lighters.
Ffvii zippos.jpg|Final Fantasy VII Zippo lighters.
====Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children====
The "Cloudy Wolf" Zippo lighter depicts Cloud's Fenrir wolf emblem. It has the wolf's bust in the corner, and the emblem carved onto the lighter's surface. The lighter was released in 2005 and is limited to 3,000 pieces although there's no serial number to confirm its validity.
Fenrir zippo.jpg|"Cloudy Wolf" Zippo lighter.
Cloudy Wolf 01.jpg|"Cloudy Wolf" box.
Cloudy Wolf Zippo.jpg|"Cloudy Wolf" Zippo lighter and the box.
Cloudy_Wolf_03.jpg|"Cloudy Wolf" Zippo lighter back.
Cloudy_Wolf_04.jpg|"Cloudy Wolf" Emblem.
====Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-====
The Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- Zippo lighter is red with the Cerberus emblem in black embossed on the lighter's surface. The original retail price of the lighter was 11,550 yen. The lighter has a brass finish.
Dirge zippo.jpg|"Dirge of Cerberus" Zippo lighter.
Dirge zippo box.jpg|"Dirge of Cerberus" Zippo lighter and the box.
Dirge zippo front.jpg|"Dirge of Cerberus" Zippo lighter front.
Dirge zippo back.jpg|"Dirge of Cerberus" Zippo lighter back.
===Final Fantasy VIII===
The Final Fantasy VIII "Sleeping Lion Heart" Zippo lighter set with a lighter and a stand was limited to 3,000 pieces. The Griever emblem along with the words "Sleeping Lion Heart" are embossed on the lighter, and the stand features Squall Leonhart's Revolver gunblade.
Sleeping_Lion_Heart_Box.jpg|"Sleeping Lion Heart" Zippo lighter box.
Sleeping_Lion_Heart_Griever_Emblem.jpg|"Sleeping Lion Heart" Zippo lighter Griever emblem.
Sleeping_Lion_Heart_Griever_Emboss.jpg|"Sleeping Lion Heart" Zippo lighter Griever emboss.
Sleeping_Lion_Heart_Zippo_Serial.jpg|Back of "Sleeping Lion Heart" Zippo lighter.
Sleeping_Lion_Heart_03.jpg|"Sleeping Lion Heart" Zippo lighter.
Ffviii zippo.png|"Sleeping Lion Heart" Zippo lighter.
Sleeping Lion Heart Base.jpg|"Sleeping Lion" base.
Another Final Fantasy VIII lighter has the SeeD organization's logo on the front of the lighter, and the ornamental wing design seen in the game's "The End" screen with text: Final Fantasy VIII. It includes a metallic container padded with blue material. This lighter is extremely rare, with only 400 ever produced in 1999.
Rinoa Heartilly and Squall Leonhart lighters also exist, with their name, profile, and "FFVIII" carved on it, along with some text.
Ffviii seed zippo.JPG|"SeeD" Zippo lighter.
Ffviii seed zippo container.jpg|Container for the "SeeD" Zippo lighter.
FFVIII SeeD Zippo.jpg|"SeeD" Zippo lighter (back).
Rinoa zippo.jpg|Rinoa Zippo lighter.
Squall_ZIPPO.jpg|Squall Zippo lighter.
===Final Fantasy X===
The official Jecht Zippo lighter has the Zanarkand Abes logo embossed on the lighter, along with the following lines of text[sic]: Jecht, once a talented Blits-Ball player, becomes a legendary "guard" along with Braska later on.. The lighter was limited to 3,000 pieces and its original retail price was 11,000 yen.
Jecht zippo.jpg|"Jecht" Zippo lighter box.
Jecht zippo front.jpg|"Jecht" Zippo lighter front.
Jecht zippo back.jpg|"Jecht" Zippo lighter back.
====Final Fantasy X-2====
The Final Fantasy X-2 "Yuna" Zippo lighter represents the Gullwings with the wing of a seagull embossed on the lighter. The chain is made of .925 silver, and the lighter of polished steel. The lighter is limited to 3,000 pieces and its original retail price was 15,000 yen.
YunaZippo.jpeg|"Yuna" Zippo lighter with a chain.
Final Fantasy X-2 Zippo.png|Close-up.
===Final Fantasy XII===
The official Final Fantasy XII "Judge" Zippo has the seal of the Archadian Empire embossed on it. It is made of polished steel and its original recommended retail price was 12,000 yen.
Ffxii zippo.jpg|"Judge" Zippo.
Judge_Zippo_01.jpg|"Judge" Zippo lighter and the box.
Judge_Zippo_02.jpg|"Judge" Zippo lighter (front side).
Judge_Zippo_03.jpg|"Judge" Zippo lighter (back side).
Judge_Zippo_04.jpg|"Judge" Zippo lighter (inside detail).
===Final Fantasy XIII===
The Final Fantasy XIII "l'Cie" Zippo lighter has the Pulse fal'Cie's symbol on it, the same that the fal'Cie's l'Cie are marked with in the game. Its original retail price was 13,650 yen.
===Vagrant Story===
The Vagrant Story Zippo lighter has a strap. The original retail price was 15,000 yen. It depicts the Blood-Sin, the inverted form of the Kildean Rood. In its Kildean form it was a tattoo on the priestess Müllenkamp. The inverted form is used by Sydney Losstarot, who has it tattooed on his back. The Iocus priesthood used the rood as their holy symbol. During the inquisitions led by the priesthood, they would brand heretics with the rood turned inverse (the "blade" facing down), and this symbol came to be known as the Blood-Sin. Even after the destruction of Lea Monde, Mullenkamp's legacy lived on in the form of the "Key" to Lea Monde's power, granting control over the Dark. The Blood-Sin was the physical symbol of this key.
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