History VideoGame / DissidiaFinalFantasy2015

** In the original game, the Warriors of Cosmos fought for her without question when they were summoned. This was in large part because Cosmos was honest and flat out told them what they needed to know: beat Chaos and they are good to go home. When Materia does the same here, their reaction is not nearly as enthusiastic; they're annoyed at being called against their will and many of them just want to go home, and the group as a whole is concerned with finding out the whole story and not accepting what they've been told at face value. Not helping is that unlike Cosmos, Materia lacks basic information that can be provided, and the conflict seems much less black-and-white compared to Cosmos versus Chaos.

* CipherScything: The player-created protagonists don't appear in this game (aside from the Warrior of Light and the Onion Knight, who were staples of the Dissidia series from the very beginning). Shantotto replaces the protagonist from FFXI, Y'shtola is the FFXIV representative instead of the avatar, and Noctis represents VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV instead of the player-created Glaive. [[spoiler: For Noctis, it's completely justified]].

* CipherScything: The player-created protagonists don't appear in this game (aside from the Warrior of Light and the Onion Knight, who were staples of the Dissidia series from the beginning). Shantotto and Prishe replace the protagonist from FFXI, Y'shtola is the FFXIV representative instead of the avatar, and Noctis represents VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV instead of the player-created Glaive. [[spoiler: For Noctis, it's completely justified]].

* {{Tagline}): "Your fantasy. Your fight." (''NT'')

The cast is comprised largely of returning characters as well as a handful of newcomers. The developers have expressed the desire that the final product will have 50 available characters, which includes all of the characters available in ''012''; how much of this will come to fruition is yet to be seen.

An UpdatedRerelease for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, ''Dissidia Final Fantasy NT'', has been released on January 11, 2018 in Japan, and January 30 overseas. Besides the customary content updates and balance tweaks, this version also incorporates a story mode, "Battle of the Gods", set in a cycle of conflict following that from the original ''Dissidia'', now governed by Materia and Spiritus, who like Cosmos and Chaos before them, respectively summon heroes and villains across various ''Final Fantasy'' games. On February 2019, it was [[https://press.na.square-enix.com/releases/1380/dissidia-final-fantasy-nt-free-edition-coming-next-month announced]] that ''Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Free Edition'' will be released on PlayStation 4 and Steam, giving players a rotating selection of free characters as well as the opportunity to buy characters to play permanently.

** In the original game, the Warriors of Cosmos fought for her without question when they were summoned. This was in large part because Cosmos was honest and flat out told them what they needed to know; beat Chaos and they are good to go home. When Materia does the same here, their reaction is not nearly as enthusiastic; they're annoyed at being called against their will and many of them just want to go home, and the group as a whole is concerned with finding out the whole story and not accepting what they've been told at face value. Not helping is that unlike Cosmos, Materia lacks basic information that can be provided, and the conflict seems much less Black and White compared to Cosmos versus Chaos.

** Even moreso with Snow, a newcomer to the cycles of war who was never a villain in his home game. He's part of Spiritus' crew, clearly shocked by what's going on, and hasn't totally recovered from his DespairEventHorizon in ''Lightning Returns'', but the worst he does is not join in when she and Squall face Odin.

** Fridge Brilliance there. When one remembers that Zidane personally met Ramuh in his own game, Zidane was about to take on Ramuh but stopped himself when Ramuh gave Zidane the choice to decide whether Ramuh is friend or foe. In this game, Zidane did not want to fight Ramuh because one of the hidden reasons is that he believed Ramuh is on their side but, like his Ramuh in his universe, this Ramuh also want to test them, not mentally this time but physically and this time Zidane has no choice but to accept.

* '''Champions of Spiritus:'''[[labelnote:*]]New characters in italics[[/labelnote]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Garland]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII The Emperor]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Cloud of Darkness]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Golbez]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Exdeath]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka Palazzo]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Ultimecia]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Kuja]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Jecht]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Kam'lanaut]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Vayne Carudas Solidor]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Gabranth]][[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Snow Villiers]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Zenos yae Galvus]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]]

** Fridge Brilliance there. When one remembers that Zidane personally met Ramuh in his own game, Zidane was about to take on Ramuh but stopped himself when Ramuh gave Zidane the choice to decide whether Ramuh is friend or foe. In this game, Zidane did not want to fight Ramuh because one of the hidden reasons is that he believed Ramuh is on their side but, like his Ramuh in his universe, this Ramuh also want to test them, not mentally this time but physically.

* '''Champions of Spiritus:'''[[labelnote:*]]New characters in italics[[/labelnote]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Garland]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII The Emperor]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Cloud of Darkness]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Golbez]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Exdeath]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka Palazzo]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Ultimecia]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Kuja]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Jecht]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Kam'lanaut]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Vayne Carudas Solidor]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Snow Villiers]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Zenos yae Galvus]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]]

* {{Reality Ensues}}: Compared with ''012'', the game applies this to the inter-team and intra-team interactions (both sides have stronger conflicts among themselves stemming from not just disagreements on what to do but just from their clashing personalities and relationships with other characters from their games), the heroes' willingness to fight under Materia compared to when they served under Comsos (they are annoyed over having to fight in another war led by gods and are more suspcious of the circumstances), and [[spoiler: Shinryu's status as the Bigger Bad makes him a target for both sides since they learn he's the force responsible for the wars (especially the villains, who regardless of how much they despise their archenemies want to escape the cycle with none appreciating playing the pawn) with the sets of warriors teaming up against the dragon.]]

* {{Reality Ensues}}: Compared with ''012'', the game applies this to the inter-team and intra-team interactions (both sides have stronger conflicts among themselves stemming from not just disagreements on what to do but just from their clashing personalities and relationships with other characters from their games), the heroes' willingness to fight under Materia compared to when they served under Comsos (they are annoyed over having to fight in another war led by gods and are more suspcious of the circumstances), and [[spoiler: Shinryu's status as the Bigger Bad makes him a target for both sides since they learn he's the force responsible for the wars (especially the villains, who regardless of how much they despise their archenemies want to escape the cycle and none them appreciate playing the pawn) with the sets of warriors teaming up against the dragon.]]

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Of the eleven villains who have been around since the original Dissidia, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Gabranth]] is the only one to not return, especially weird considering that his counterpart Vaan is part of the base roster. This likely had to do with his fighting style being heavily reliant on EX Mode, which has no formal counterpart here.

* '''Champions of Materia:'''[[labelnote:*]]New characters in italics[[/labelnote]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Warrior of Light]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII Firion]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Onion Knight]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Cecil Harvey, Kain Highwind]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Bartz Klauser]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra Branford]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Locke Cole]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa Lockhart]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Squall Leonhart]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Rinoa Heartilly]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Zidane Tribal]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Tidus]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Yuna]][[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Shantotto]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Vaan]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Lightning]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Y'shtola]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis Lucis Caelum]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Ramza Beoulve]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0 Ace]]''

* '''Champions of Materia:'''[[labelnote:*]]New characters in italics[[/labelnote]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Warrior of Light]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII Firion]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Onion Knight]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Cecil Harvey, Kain Highwind]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Bartz Klauser]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra Branford]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Locke Cole]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Squall Leonhart]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Rinoa Heartilly]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Zidane Tribal]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Tidus]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Yuna]][[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Shantotto]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Vaan]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Lightning]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Y'shtola]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis Lucis Caelum]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Ramza Beoulve]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0 Ace]]''

''Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT'' is an entry in the [[OverlyLongGag wall-jumpingly popular]] ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series. It is a pseudo reboot-sequel to ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', [[RecycledTitle perhaps sharing the same name,]] but being distinctly different. Like the original, ''Dissidia'' is a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover [[MascotFighter Mascot Fighting Game]] based on the ''Final Fantasy'' series, with characters from the ''Final Fantasy'' series appearing to battle each other across different worlds. It is developed by Team Ninja, of the famed ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' franchise, but no characters outside of the main ''Final Fantasy'' franchise are planned for the game.

* {{Retcon}}: Bordering on a PlotHole example. In the previous game, it was made clear that the Manikins have the power to permanently kill off a fighter if they should defeat one, which was the fates of Lightning, Vaan, Kain, Tifa, Yuna, and Laguna. However, in the storymode for the ''NT'' version, Lightning and Vaan are alive and part of the heroes, despite the fact they should be KilledOffForReal, implying that some manner of retcon took place.

* {{Fanservice}}: [[Administrivia/TropesAreFlexible Of the non-sexual variety]]. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Kain]], [[FinalFantasyTactics Ramza]], and [[FinalFantasyType0 Ace]] are all in the base game despite having no story role.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Of the eleven villains who have been around since the original Dissidia, [[FinalFantasyXII Gabranth]] is the only one to not return, especially weird considering that his counterpart Vaan is part of the base roster.

** In the original game, the Warriors of Cosmos fought for her without question when they were summoned. When Materia does the same here, their reaction is not nearly as enthusiastic; they're annoyed at being called against their will and many of them just want to go home, and the group as a whole is concerned with finding out the whole story and not accepting what they've been told at face value.

*** For that matter, [[spoiler:the villains aren't so keen on fighting their designated enemies just because some self-proclaimed god they've never heard of told them to. They're just as eager to break the cycles of war and go home as the heroes, hence the EnemyMine situation they end up agreeing to.]]

* '''Champions of Spiritus:'''[[labelnote:*]]New characters in italics[[/labelnote]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Garland]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII The Emperor]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Cloud of Darkness]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Golbez]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Exdeath]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka Palazzo]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Ultimecia]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Kuja]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Jecht]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Kam'lanaut]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Vayne Carudas Solidor]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Snow Villiers]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Zenos yae Galvus]]'' [[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]]

* '''Champions of Spiritus:'''[[labelnote:*]]New characters in italics[[/labelnote]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Garland]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII The Emperor]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Cloud of Darkness]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Golbez]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Exdeath]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka Palazzo]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Ultimecia]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Kuja]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Jecht]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Kam'lanaut]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Vayne Carudas Solidor]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Snow Villiers]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Zenos yae Galvus]]''

* '''Champions of Spiritus:'''[[labelnote:*]]New characters in italics[[/labelnote]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Garland]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII The Emperor]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Cloud of Darkness]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Golbez]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Exdeath]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka Palazzo]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Ultimecia]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Kuja]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Jecht]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Kam'lanaut]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Vayne Carudas Solidor]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]], ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Snow Villiers]]''[[labelnote:*]]Not available in base console release[[/labelnote]]

*** Snow also claims that "not even lightning can stop me", a rather [[WhosOnFirst cheeky]] reference to Lightning's unsuccessful attempt to talk him down from absorbing the Chaos of Yusnaan into his body.