Games - Flammie

	Games - Flammie

Flammie is a fictional dragon-like character featured in the Seiken Densetsu
video game series created by Squaresoft (later Square Enix). Though not principally a main character, Flammie nonetheless serves an important role by transporting party members on its back, usually to access some location that they couldn't before. In reality, two separate characters have appeared with the name "Flammie" in the series: first, a male version in Secret of Mana, and then a female one in Seiken Densetsu 3. In addition to being a proper name, Flammie (written sometimes as "Flammy") also serves as the name of their specific race.

Flammie lore

The history of the Flammies is detailed throughout the various games in the Seiken Densetsu series, particularly Legend of Mana, and are described as "beautiful yet powerful beasts" created by the Moon Gods, a race of omnipotent beings responsible for most of the life in the world. While the Flammies featured within the games of the series are depicted as off-white or yellow, the ancient world was populated by Flammies of six different colors, a new one being born when each Moon God went to sleep.

Eventually, the Moon Gods attempted to prove each was better than the other by creating new, powerful beasts to roam the land. These creatures, along with the Flammies themselves, often quarreled at the gods' expense, tearing apart the world as they struggled to sustain it. A rift to another world was opened in the process, unleashing dark magic across the land, and sparked wars that were fought by terrible beasts that threatened the gods themselves. The prolonged fighting damaged the Mana Tree, a gigantic tree that served as the central life force of the planet. In order to keep the power of Mana from diminishing, the gods divided crystallized portions of energy from the tree itself and gave it to six Flammies, who scattered their power across the world, becoming a "flying river of Mana".

The efforts of the Flammies were enough to empower the planet to such an extent that the rift to the dark world was closed, but as they returned to their home, the gods were nowhere to be found. Saddened, they flew far into the sky, never to be seen again. Many years passed, and new races such as humans and fairies began to populate the world. One day, six brightly colored rays of light descended on the land, imbuing the land in life energy and ushering in a new golden age. New species began to appear that resembled the Flammies, such as dragons, however they were said to lack the beauty and divinity of true Flammies, though no one had ever laid eyes on one. Creatures similar in power to Flammies called Wyrms were summoned to the land by powerful mages, and were used to carry out their purposes.

Character history

Secret of Mana

The first Flammie appears in Secret of Mana, and is discovered, newly hatched, by the main characters Randi, Purim, and Popoie within a subterranean labyrinth known as the White Dragon Cave. King Truffle, monarch of the Kingdom of Matango, gives him the name Flammie, if only because he thinks the name is cute. Flammie is then left in the King's care while the party goes about their business until they reach the Imperial Northtown Castle. With the castle set alight, King Truffle comes to the party's rescue aboard a mature, flying Flammie. After flying to safety, Truffle bestows them with the "Flammie Drum", allowing them to call upon their new friend at any time.

Serving as a means of aerial transport, Flammie can carry the three main characters on his back, and allows them access to nearly any location in the world, including the flying Mana Fortress. By utilizing the Super Nintendo's Mode 7 graphic capabilities, players can control Flammie from a "behind the back" third-person perspective, and fly over the landscape as it scrolls beneath them. This view can be switched to a top-down perspective; however, this view is the only option once Flammie flies low enough to land.

Seiken Densetsu 3

When the heroes of Seiken Densetsu 3 need a form of transport that would allow them to reach the airborne portal to another world known as the Mana Holyland, they invest in an ancient prophecy about a large dragon creature that could soar across the skies without difficulty. Seeking this "Father of the Winged Ones", the group makes their way up a steep mountain trail called the Path to the Heavens, only to find that the "Father" is actually a "daughter", a young female dragon. Riesz (or the fairy depending on whether or not the player selected Riesz to be in the party) gives her the name Flammie, and the group rides on her back into the Holyland. After meeting with the Mana Goddess, she gives them a special item called the Wind Drum that allows them to call upon Flammie to transport them anywhere.

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