Lightning

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First appearance: Final Fantasy XIII (2009)If there’s something I’ve learned throughout my time playing Final Fantasy games, it’s that pink-haired women are not to be trifled with.And Lightning is the most dangerous of them all.This former Cocoon soldier is a combat savant of god-like skill. But what makes her truly incredible is how she managed to carry the entirety of the Final Fantasy ... read more

Lightning, real name Claire Farron (Eclair Farron in the Japanese version), is the main protagonist of Final Fantasy XIII. She is the narrator and a temporary playable character in Final Fantasy XIII-2, and returns as the protagonist and sole permanently playable character in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

In Final Fantasy XIII, Lightning seeks to save her younger sister Serah, but becomes entangled in a plot that endangers her home of Cocoon. In Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lightning serves as a knight protecting the goddess Etro in Valhalla from her fated rival, Caius Ballad. In Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Lightning is chosen to be a savior by the god Bhunivelze, tasked to save the people's souls before the end of the world.

Lightning is the second main female protagonist in a mainstream numbered Final Fantasy game, the first being Terra Branford from Final Fantasy VI.