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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Games 2.1 Main Games 2.2 Prequels, Sequels, Spin-Offs 3 Timeline 3.1 1996 3.2 1997 3.3 1998-1999 3.4 1999 3.5 2000 3.6 2001 3.7 2003 3.8 2004 3.9 2005 3.10 2006 3.11 2007 4 Kerfluffles 5 Influential Fanworks 6 Fandom Members 7 Fandom Size 8 External Links 9 See Also 10 Sources

[edit] Introduction

Final Fantasy is a series of video games created by the Japanese company Square-Enix.

Final Fantasy VII is arguably the most well-known in the series, however, among what would be considered the 'die-hard Final Fantasy fans', it is usual for them to argue against the hype surrounding the entire VII series.

[edit] Games

[edit] Main Games

• Final Fantasy
• Final Fantasy II
• Final Fantasy III
• Final Fantasy IV
• Final Fantasy V
• Final Fantasy VI
• Final Fantasy VII
• Final Fantasy VIII
• Final Fantasy IX
• Final Fantasy X
• Final Fantasy XI
• Final Fantasy XII
• Final Fantasy XIII
• Final Fantasy XIV

[edit] Prequels, Sequels, Spin-Offs

Final Fantasy VI

• Final Fantasy VI: The Interactive CG Game

Final Fantasy VII

• Before Crisis (Final Fantasy VII)
• Final Fantasy VII: Snowboarding
• Crisis Core (Final Fantasy VII)
• Advent Children (Final Fantasy VII)
• Dirge of Cerberus (Final Fantasy VII)

Final Fantasy X

• Final Fantasy X-2

Final Fantasy XI (add-ons to the base game)

• Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart
• Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia
• Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan
• Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess

Final Fantasy XII

• Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

Final Fantasy XIII

• Final Fantasy Agito XIII
• Final Fantasy Versus XIII

Final Fantasy Tactics

• Final Fantasy Tactics
• Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
• Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
• Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Sealed Grimoire

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

• Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers

Misc

• Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales
• Final Fantasy Adventure
• Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
• Bahamut Lagoon
• Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon
• Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon 2
• Chocobo Racing
• Kingdom Hearts
• Kingdom Hearts II

[edit] Timeline

Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan community.

[edit] 1996

• On September 16, 1996, FFML (Final Fantasy Mailing List) was created as a place to post FF fanfiction.

[edit] 1997

• Final Fantasy VII is released (January 31 in Japan, September 7 in the United States).

[edit] 1998-1999

• During 1998 and 1999, most of the fan fiction communities that currently matter in the Final Fantasy community were founded. (Caleb Nova)

[edit] 1999

• On September 9, 1999, Final Fantasy VIII is released in the United States.

[edit] 2000

• In 2000, FanFiction.Net ran a beta certification process. People who wished to be certified as beta readers were asked to beta read a story, treating the process as they would any story they normally beta read. This was run by Michela Ecks and Niamh Crilly as part of FanFiction.Net's Writers University. The pass rate was roughly one in four.
• On November 14, 2000, Final Fantasy IX is released in the United States.

[edit] 2001

• On December 19, 2001, Final Fantasy X is released in the United States. This was the first game in the series on the PlayStation 2 platform, and the first to feature full voice acting.

[edit] 2003

• On July 3, 2003, the LiveJournal community bad_smutfic was created. [1] Among the fan fiction communities represented on this community include: Dragon Ball, Final Fantasy, Full House, Gunsmoke, Harry Potter, Scooby Doo, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Strokes, and X-Files.
• On November 18, 2003, Square-Enix released Final Fantasy X-2 in the United States.

[edit] 2004

• The first Final Fantasy Wiki, The Final Fantasy Wiki, opens on February 7, 2004. It is formed by Reeve.

[edit] 2005

• Final Fantasy Wiki is started on March 13, 2005.
• The FF_Press community is created on LiveJournal on May 12, 2005.
• On September 7, 2005, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is released on video in Japan.

[edit] 2006

• Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is released in the United States on April 25, 2006.
• On October 31, 2006, Final Fantasy XII is released in the United States.

[edit] 2007

• On January 1, 2007, the LiveJournal community 7musicalmusesv2 was created, and it hoped to include Final Fantasy among its fandoms.
• On April 21, 2007, the Final Fantasy XII LiveJournal community ff12insanity was created. [2]
• On April 30, 2007, The FF Wiki closed. [3]

[edit] Kerfluffles

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[edit] Influential Fanworks

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[edit] Fandom Members

See Final Fantasy fans.

[edit] Fandom Size

As of June 13, 2008, there are 424 fans on FanPop [4] and the LiveJournal commuity ff12insanity had 53 members and was watched by 45 people. [5]

See also:

• Final Fantasy Blurty community size
• Final Fantasy DeadJournal community size
• Final Fantasy InsaneJournal community size
• Final Fantasy last.fm group
• Final Fantasy LiveJournal community size
• Final Fantasy Scribbld community size

[edit] External Links

• FF_press
  
• Final Fantasy Wiki
• Final Fantasy VII @ FanFiction.Net

[edit] See Also

• Final Fantasy VII
• Final Fantasy X
• Final Fantasy X-2
• Kingdom Hearts
• Kingdom Hearts II

[edit] Sources

Below is a partial list of articles and academic sources to help you continue to learn about this community.

This section needs more information.