The Countdown
With just one entry to go, let us briefly recap the one hundred and forty nine immortal moments from twenty six years of Final Fantasy that have been listed thus far.
#150 (AC) Rudes reaction to his sunglasses being broken.
#149 (IV) Tellah calling Edward a spoony bard.
#148 (Various) Iconic encounters with Cactuars, Tonberries and Malboros.
#147 (VIII) The pursuit of a complete Triple Triad card collection.
#146 (T) Construct 8s inadvertent termination of Mustadio.
#145 (TA2) The final showdown with Khamjas leader Illua.
#144 (IV) Cecil and the party being rescued from the Dark Elf by Edwards music.
#143 (DOC) Shalua sacrificing herself for her sister Shelkes safety.
#142 (I) Meeting the iconic Bahamut for the first time.
#141 (XII) Frans Mist-induced rage against Vossler and Ghis.
#140 (XV) Anticipation of the next release in the series.
#139 (X) Animas introduction during the Blitzball tournament.
#138 (XIII) Lightning and Sazhs prevention of the purge.
#137 (T) Ridding the world of Argath and his superior-than-thou attitude.
#136 (II) The retaking of Fynn from the Palamecian Empire.
#135 (Various) The discovery of assorted pop culture references.
#134 (IX) Tantalus successful kidnap of Princess Garnet.
#133 (TA) Marche discovering that his brother is healthy in Mewts false world.
#132 (VIII) Retreating from the X-ATM092 robot in Dollet.
#131 (II) Experiencing the bonus Soul of Rebirth story.
#130 (VI) Biggs, Wedge and Terra discovering the Esper in Narshe.
#129 (T) Gaffgarion turning on Ramza and Agrias.
#128 (VII) The destruction of the Sector 8 Reactor at Cloud and Barrets hand.
#127 (IX) The petrification of Blank in the Evil Forest.
#126 (AC) The partys confrontation with Bahamut SIN.
#125 (III) The death of Aria, which coincides with the unfreezing of the world.
#124 (VI) The decimation of Vector by a handful of Espers.
#123 (Various) Successfully defeating a superboss.
#122 (X) The reluctant destruction of Home by Cid.
#121 (CC) The final showdown between Zack and Angeal.
#120 (VII) Tifas escape from execution and catfight with Scarlet.
#119 (IX) Mogs sacrifice to ensure Eikos safety.
#118 (X-2) The deaths of Shuyin and Lenne being displayed during Yunas concert.
#117 (VIII) Squalls impalement at Edeas hand.
#116 (IV) The arrival of a grown-up Rydia to save the party from Golbez.
#115 (TAY) The final defeat of the Creator.
#114 (Various) Experimentation with the Job System.
#113 (V) Hiryu dying and being reborn as a Phoenix.
#112 (XII) Judge Bergans massacre on Mt. Bur-Omisace
#111 (IX) Zidane going back into Ipsens Castle for Amarant.
#110 (X) The confrontation of Yunalesca regarding the futility of pilgrimages.
#109 (VI) Leos death at the hands of Kefka.
#108 (T) Delacroixs transformation into a Lucavi demon.
#107 (AC) Rufus revealing his possession of Jenovas head.
#106 (XIII) Snow saving Lightning and Hope from certain capture or death.
#105 (IX) Fratleys amnesia and the subsequent destruction of Cleyra.
#104 (X) The events of Operation Miihen and their ultimate futility.
#103 (VII) The showcase of a PS3 Tech Demo of the game at E3 2005.
#102 (VI) Rebuilding the party following Kefkas obliteration of the world.
#101 (XIII-2) Serah dropping dead in the games ending.
#100 (X-2) Vegnaguns obliteration of Spira should the party fail to beat it.
#99 (VIII) Laguna failing to muster the courage to talk to a beautiful woman. #
98 (Various) The acquisition of a perfect game file. #
97 (IX) Beatrix turning on Brahne and joining the forces of good.
#96 (VI) The rigged coin toss that saw a reluctant Edgar take the throne.
#95 (TA) Marche bidding farewell to Montblanc before returning to reality.
#94 (XIII) Reluctant combat with Cid after his manipulation by Barthandelus.
#93 (IX) Moguo the Moogles descent into insanity.
#92 (XII) Balthier piloting the Bahamut away from Rabanastre.
#91 (II) The Lamia Queens attempts to seduce Firion.
#90 (X) Auron revealing the memories of his death.
#89 (III) The possessed King of Saronia killing himself rather than his son.
#88 (IX) Entering and traversing the surreal location of Memoria.
#87 (VIII) Visiting Trabia Garden after it takes a direct missile hit.
#86 (VII) Saving Midgar from destruction at Hojos hand.
#85 (DOC) Stopping Hojo from summoning Omega through Weiss.
#84 (X-2) The contents of the Crimson Sphere videos.
#83 (V) The brief reunion of King Tycoon, Lenna and Faris.
#82 (T) The multiple deaths that occur at Riovanes Castle.
#81 (IV) The petrification of Palom and Porom.
#80 (VI) Setzer burying his grief about Darills death.
#79 (X) Seymours Bond villain-esque monologue about his plans.
#78 (VII) Cait Siths fateful acquisition of the Black Materia.
#77 (T) Final encounters with Loffrey, Cletienne, Barich and Folmarv.
#76 (D) The general premise of the action/fighting/rpg game.
#75 (VIII) Breaking out of the desert prison.
#74 (IX) The cargo ship black mages sacrificing themselves for Vivi.
#73 (VII) Cid finally realising his dream of space travel.
#72 (X) Kimahri engaging Biran and Yenke in combat.
#71 (X-2) The reunion of Tidus and Yuna.
#70 (T) Ramzas acceptance of the fact that his actions will go unnoticed.
#69 (XII) Defeating Balthiers father Cid in battle.
#68 (IV) Edges overcoming of Rubicante.
#67 (VI) Shadows tormented dreams.
#66 (I) Beating Chaos and ending Garlands time loop.
#65 (III) Defeating Doga and Unei to unlock their magical power.
#64 (T) Ramza and Almas possible survival in the games ending.
#63 (VII) Barrets reunion with Dyne and the latters suicide.
#62 (VIII) Seifers bisection of Odin.
#61 (II) The first encounter with a Chocobo.
#60 (CC) Zacks first meeting with Aeris.
#59 (X) Yuna performing the sending in Kilika.
#58 (VII) Escaping from Shinra on a motorcycle.
#57 (IX) Kujas first appearance and departure in Burmecia.
#56 (XII) Ashes refusal to becoming an Occuria puppet.
#55 (IV) Cecil saying goodbye to Golbez.
#54 (V) Deceased characters holding back the void from Exdeath.
#53 (VII) Weapons attack on Shinra headquarters.
#52 (VIII) Balamb Garden taking flight to avoid a missile attack.
#51 (VI) Cyan witnessing his wife and sons departure to the afterlife.
#50 (X) The invasion of Seymour and Yunas wedding.
#49 (VIII) Lagunas rescue of Ellone from Adel.
#48 (IV) Kain breaking free of mind control for the final time.
#47 (TAY) Kains pursuit of redemption for his actions.
#46 (XIII) Vanille and Fang turning to Crystal together.
#45 (X) Tidus learning that Yunas quest will claim her life.
#44 (VI) Assorted interactions with Ultros.
#43 (IX) Steiner and Beatrix fighting together for the future of Alexandria.
#42 (X) Fighting the Aeons one by one in Sins core.
#41 (T) Wiegrafs final demise at Ramzas hand.
#40 (VII) Shinras destruction of sector seven in Midgar.
#39 (AC) Clouds battling against Sephiroth.
#38 (VIII) Squall rescuing Rinoa from space.
#37 (X) The kiss between Tidus and Yuna.
#36 (IV) Tellahs fatal casting of the Meteor spell.
#35 (VIII) Squalls fateful meeting with Laguna.
#34 (II) The sacrifices of Minwu, Josef and Ricard.
#33 (VII) Sephiroth setting Nibelheim ablaze.
#32 (VI) Rachels brief return to life as a result of Lockes actions.
#31 (XII) Gabranth turning on Vayne and dying in the process.
#30 (T) Tietras death at Argaths hand.
#29 (VII) Nanaki learning about his fathers heroism.
#28 (VI) Terra transforming into an Esper.
#27 (VIII) Squall being rescued from limbo by Rinoa.
#26 (VII) Tifas exploration of Clouds mind in the Lifestream.
#25 (IX) Zidanes heroic return in the games ending.
#24 (V) Assorted interactions with Gilgamesh.
#23 (VI) Kefkas final defeat and the removal of magic from the world.
#22 (VII) Cloud and the partys final battle with Sephiroth.
#21 (VIII) The opening duel between Squall and Seifer.
#20 (X) Sins attack on the city of Zanarkand.
#19 (Various) Experiencing the music of the series.
#18 (IX) The realisation that Vivi has died before the games ending.
#17 (T) Ramza being made to kill Zalbaag and Dycedarg.
#16 (I) The acquisition of an airship for the first time.
#15 (IX) Bahamut and Alexanders epic confrontation.
#14 (VII) Vincents lie to Lucrecia about Sephiroths fate.
#13 (VIII) The battle between Balamb and Galbadia Gardens.
#12 (IV) Cecil becoming a holy paladin.
#11 (IX) Kujas destruction of the planet of Terra.
#10 (X) Tidus fading away during the games ending.
#9 (VI) Kefkas reshaping of the world.
#8 (V) Galufs final stand against Exdeath.
#7 (T) Ovelia stabbing Delita for his actions.
#6 (CC) Zacks final stand against the Shinra army.
#5 (IX) Zidane realising his purpose in life with the help of his friends.
#4 (VI) The entirety of the opera sequence.
#3 (VII) Sephiroths murder of Aeris.
#2 (VIII) Squalls heroic speech during the battle of the two Gardens.
#1 (?) - Lets find out