In addition to the true ending of Final Fantasy XIII-2, there are eight alternate endings referred to as “Paradox Endings”. These eight endings can only be triggered by doing certain tasks in the worlds.
Through the numerous time vortexes that you will venture inside, there will be a point in time that players will need to do something in order to trigger a paradox ending. By triggering a paradox ending, it doesn’t simply end the game. With the time traveling that Square Enix implemented in the game, they made FFXIII-2 pretty much endless as things change from one time to another.
For those who wish to unlock every Paradox Ending, here’s the complete guide.
Fate and Freedom
How to Unlock: When you arrive on the New Bodhum in the year AF00X, you’ll trigger a series of Live Trigger events with the four NORA members. After talking to them, they’ll ask you to visit the NORA house. Inside, trigger a cutscene involving Snow. Go outside and everybody will be gone to the beach area. From the NORA house, head south and you’ll find Lightning. She’ll ask you if you want to be with her; say YES and you’ll unlock the first paradox ending that won’t require you to finish the game.
Requirements: None
A Giant Mistake
How to Unlock: Remember how you have to weaken Atlas in order to beat him in New Bodhum 005 AF? Well, once you have the Time Gate Seal, close the gate in New Bodhum 005 AF to reset the events. Now, instead of weakening him first in order to take him down, fight him straight on. Once defeated, you will unlock the Paradox Ending.
Requirements: “Scars” Gate Seal, Character’s HP to at least 4000 as he’s super strong.
Beneath a Timeless Sky
How to Unlock: Once you complete the game and obtain the Paradox Scope fragment skill, close the time gate of Academia 4XXF and replay through the area until you reach the end of the Void Beyond. In the Void Beyond, turn on the Paradox Scope and fight Caius once again in his much stronger persona. I would suggest that you should have at least 5000 HP for all the characters in the party. When he’s defeated, a New Bodhum XXXAF timeline will be revealed in Historia Crux.
Requirements: Paradox Scope, Serah’s HP to 4000 to survive
Jackal
February 4, 2012 at 5:17 AMThank you for this. I wanted some different closure after beating the game and getting stabbed in the face. xD
Paul
February 5, 2012 at 5:09 PMlol you don’t need 4k hp to beat atlas. I actually beat him without weakening him the first time around (took ~2 hours of farming) with noel having ~1250 hp and sarah having ~875. All you need to do is have noel have protect, serrah with steelguard, the cat healing pet and the sentinel pet that drops near atlas and a black belt on both serrah and noel. Whenever he is about to attack swap to triple sent. Serrah may die a lot just use pheonix on her to rez her and buy some wound potions. Make sure to use protect right after his purge so you live through the double punch.
Skullosis1235
February 18, 2012 at 3:37 PMIt wont let me close the 4xxf gate and ive beaten the game and have the paradox scope. help?
Mark Fajardo
February 18, 2012 at 3:37 PMYou need to find the Gate Seal
Skullosis1235
February 18, 2012 at 4:57 PMWhat do i have to do to get it?
Liffer
May 23, 2012 at 1:21 AMI have beaten the storyline, and went back to complete the paradox endings, starting with freedom vs fate (saying yes to the fake Lightning). I closed the gate to Academia 4XX AF like I had to, completed the alternate ending, only now I can’t go back in time anymore, is there a way to reactivate the link between Academia 4XX and the timelines before it? Help please =)
Liffer
May 23, 2012 at 1:41 AMOops sorry, maybe it’s a little late to be playing, haha. Easy fix, if a moderator wouldn’t mind deleting my two comments, it’d be for the best… =P
JakFan121withFFXIII-2
December 13, 2013 at 1:21 AMThis is the best thing ever. If you go to finalfantasty.wiki.com/wiki/Paradox_Endings it will not tell you what you need to do and where to go.