Heir to Chaos
How to Unlock: Assuming you finished the game and have the Paradox Scope, head to Academia 4XXF (with the Paradox Scope turned OFF) and replay through the area until you reach New Bodhum, then onto the Dying World 700 AF. When Noel is in his dreamworld, turn the Paradox Scope ON and fight Caius. Similar to the “Beneath a Timeless Sky” paradox ending, Caius is much stronger. I suggest for Noel to have at least 5000 HP in order to survive the battle. Once he’s down, Dying World XXXAF will be revealed in the Historia Crux.
Requirements: Paradox Scope, Noel’s HP to 5000 to survive.
Mischievous Mog’s Marvelous Plan With Flan
How to Unlock: Similar to “A Giant Mistake” paradox ending, you will need to defeat the big red flan in Sunleth Waterscape 300AF (close the time gate in order to reset the events). The Royal Ripeness is easy to defeat when you have both characters in a HP of 3000 or more. Since he deals a status damage to the party, make sure you have a reliable healer in your party that can both cast Esuna and Curaja.
Requirements: Time Gate Seal
Test Subjects
How to Unlock: Replay Augusta Tower 200AF with the Paradox Scope set to ON. Go through all the way to the top and fight Proto fal’Cie Adam. Compared to its previous form without the Paradox Scope, he’s much more stronger so prepare for a good fight.
Requirements: Paradox Scope
The Future is Hope
How to Unlock: With the Paradox Scope set to ON, close the time gate in Academia 4XXF. When you give the Graviton Cores to Alyssa, she’ll hand you the Vagabond Artefact. Refuse her offer then the Paradox Ending will begin.
Requirements: Paradox Scope
Vanille’s Truth
How to Unlock: Once you have the Paradox Scope, set the fragment skill ON and head to Oerba 200 AF with its time gate closed to reset the events. Your goal is to reach the Deserted School House where you fought Caius and saw Yeul. Fight the stronger version of Caius and take him down. When he’s defeated, Oerba XXXF will be unlocked and you can watch the Paradox Ending. At this fight, I would recommend for you to have at least 3000HP.
Requirements: Paradox Scope
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.