Zettaflare

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Zettaflare is a powerful magic spell used by Donald Duck at a pivotal point in Kingdom Hearts III. The moment gained notoriety among fans of Square Enix fans, as Donald's use of the move made him the most powerful spell caster in the Final Fantasy canon, as not even the most powerful mage in the series, Bahamut, can use a move that powerful.

Origin

In Kingdom Hearts III, the main characters of the game are fighting Terra Xehanort, a powerful villain being controlled by series antagonist Xehanort. In a desperate situation, Donald Duck unleashes "Zettaflare," a powerful spell which seems to vanquish Terra Xehanort and knocks Donald unconscious (shown below).

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The moment left a lasting impression with players, particularly because Zettaflare became canonically the most powerful move in the Final Fantasy universe, and players found it humorous that such a powerful spell could only be cast by Donald Duck. An anon on 4chan put the situation into perspective, writing that the "Flare" spell is only used by top party members and bosses in the series. Above that is Megaflare, used by Bahamut in Final Fantasy as well as secret, powerful bosses. The tiers increase, though no being in the series has used Zettaflare, a move which is canonically "one quadrillion times stronger than Megaflare."

The power of the move led to humorous comparisons between powerful fictional characters and Donald Duck. Redditor Shy-senpai^[1] posted a photoshop which compared Donald to a Super Saiyan from Dragon Ball (shown below, left). Instagram user keybladememes^[2] posted a Kaiba's Defeat meme about the moment, gaining over 2,300 likes (shown below, right).

The topic has also been covered by YouTubers including TheGamersJoint (shown below, left) and joked about in channels such as TheDarkV-Creation (shown below, right).

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