The Heart of Sabik

[Tehmon]

Regarding P12S, I recall one of the studium quests with the Golden Dheata.
Here's a thread about it: An ominous premonition? (Slight spoiler for the Studium quests)

In the P12S transition, you can see a

serpent-like creature/construct behind Athena. Is that the serpent the quest is talking about?

[GrizzlyTank]

Regarding P12S, I recall one of the studium quests with the Golden Dheata.
Here's a thread about it: An ominous premonition? (Slight spoiler for the Studium quests)

In the P12S transition, you can see a

serpent-like creature/construct behind Athena. Is that the serpent the quest is talking about?

Well Athena does say

Seven hells

during her normal fight.

Maybe the seven hells have something to do with seven wedges..... There is a concerning amount of seven here!

[Alleluia]

Well Athena does say

Seven hells

during her normal fight.

Maybe the seven hells have something to do with seven wedges..... There is a concerning amount of seven here!

Wait...She says.

"7 hells"? As in the amount of hells and heavens the 12 supposedly have. That can't be a coincidence. Also, interesting an ancient from before the sundering would make that reference.

[SannaR]

Wait...She says.

"7 hells"? As in the amount of hells and heavens the 12 supposedly have. That can't be a coincidence. Also, interesting an ancient from before the sundering would make that reference.

Yeah she says that n more

She says Lahabrea's seven hells line. Ultima's denizens of the abyss. From ink as black as night. Line and T.G Cid's crush helm line.

[Cilia]

Yeah she says that n more

She says Lahabrea's seven hells line. Ultima's denizens of the abyss. From ink as black as night. Line and T.G Cid's crush helm line.

There's a bunch of references in the fight itself; though of course it's non-canon.

When using her shrinking technique (that applies to both the party and the field, semi-canonically mimicking the "NASA strat" from Omega Protocol) she uses Ultima's "Denizens of the Abyss, from ink of blackest night! I summon you!"

Pallas Athena's tank buster move is the Crush Helm technique from the Return to Ivalice raids, using the invocation "Misfortune hangs heavy on the prideful. Poor cover for when the heavens fall."

She also borrows techniques from various other raid bosses, such as Midgardsormr's Exaflare (from O10) and Twintania's infamous Twisters.

Design-wise Pallas Athena appears to be Lovecraftian inspired, with the mass of tentacles and godlike power to reshape reality. Incidentally this means the overall theme of the final bosses from Pandaemonium isn't other video games per sé, but horror in general - with Hesperos representing Gothic Horror, Hephaistos representing Body Horror, and Athena representing Eldritch Horror.

Athena's character, on the other hand, still takes a lot of cues from II's Emperor Mateus, though with a scientific bent as opposed to his naked lust for power and domination.