Barrier Maiden: Difference between revisions

** A villainous version also appears in ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' in Yunalesca. {{spoiler|She tells the heroes (and every group that had made it that far for the past thousand years) that not only must the Summoner sacrifice herself to save the world, but one of her guardians. Then, in order to leave Zanarkand, fight Sin, and save the world for real, she must be killed.}}

* Shana, from ''[[Legend of Dragoon]]'', is an evil example. At first, you think of her just as ''[[The Chick]]'' and ''[[The Medic]]'', but then you discover she is the Moon Child, the only being able of resurrecting the [[Dragon-in-Chief|Virage Embryo]], last boss of the game. Until she is used by [[Big Bad|Melbu Frahma]] for this purpose, no one, not even her, is aware of her real identity.

* Rare male example: Martin Septim in ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]: Oblivion'', like the other Emperors before him, is the only person who can carry out the ritual that seals the barrier against Oblivion. {{spoiler|At the end, Martin [[Heroic Sacrifice|sacrifices himself]], sealing the barrier forever.}}

* Sakuya from ''[[Ōkami|Okami]]'' is a cherry tree spirit and powerful protector. Her guardian saplings protect the nearby lands from evil, and their corruption not only weakened her into a [[Convenient Coma|coma]] but allowed evil to flourish. Amaterasu's missions largely revolve around restoring her saplings, culminating in Sakuya being restored and "refreshed" as the page picture shows.