Remora

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This is one of the many worlds of FFXI. It was activated to alleviate overcrowding on the other servers. Its original population consisted of players world shifted from Bahamut, Shiva, Titan, Sylph, Valefor, Alexander, Leviathan, Diabolos, Unicorn, Gilgamesh, Ragnarok, Garuda, Kujata, Seraph, and Asura Servers. On June 15, 2005, the populations of the servers were adjusted and Remora was found to be less populated than other servers. Remora received world shifts from Bahamut, Odin, Siren, Unicorn, Gilgamesh, and Asura Servers.

ID Number: 30

Activation Date: October 7, 2004

History in the FF Series

Remora was a Summon which appeared only in Final Fantasy V. Remora was 8 orange & white pirahnas. They would latch onto the enemy and reduce their Speed stat. This is different from Slow status in that slow lengthens the time it takes for the ATB gauge to fill while this causes there to be a lag, a delay of a few seconds between when the enemy's ATB gauge becomes full and when they are able to perform their attack, allowing others to get their Commands enacted before them.

• In FFV, Remora could be purchased at a magic shop in the town of Worus (World One) or the Mirage Village (the reunited world, World Three) for 250 Gil. They were classified as Level 1 Summon Magic.

Moves:

"Latch-On"- reduces the Speed stat of 1 enemy (FF5)

Attributes:

N/A

Historical Background

Remoras are both real creatures and mythological creatures.

Remoras are fish (Family Echeneidae) that reside in the tropical open-waters of the ocean. Their dorsal fin is modified into a sucker which allows it to cling to larger organisms. They are not parasites, but commensalists (one species benefits, the other does not benefit, but is not harmed). The Remora feed off of leftover scraps of food and other parasites on the host. They also get free transport and protection (since few creatures that eat remoras would dare approach the host). Their primary hosts are: sharks, whales, manta rays, swordfish, and tuna. Some of the smaller remoras actually travel inside the mouths or gills of manta rays, swordfish, sunfish, and sailfish.

In Greco-Roman mythology, the Remora (Roman)/Echeneis (Greek) were fish each about 6 inches in length which were believed to be able to collectively stop a ship from sailing, even in high winds, by clinging to its hull, keeping it fixed in one place. Pliny the Younger, writing of the Battle of Actium (31 BCE; the decisive battle of the Roman Civil War where Octavian defeated Marc Antony, paving the way for Octavian to consolidate power and eventually form the Roman Empire), blamed the Remora for Marc Antony's defeat. Basically, the Remora was a mythological mundane creature (as opposed to fantastic creatures like Chimeras or Harpies). Remora is Latin for "delay" while Echeneis means "ship-holding". The modern common name, Remora, and family name, Echeneidae, derive from the mythological creature.