: "You've got chutzpah to spare, I'll give you that." Bhunivelze (SPOILERS). https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/. Voiced by: Yuki Kaji (Japanese) ...

Hope went missing 169 years prior to Lightning's awakening, during which time his body was hijacked by Bhunivelze. 13x13 = 169. The maximum amount of days ...

Turned out to be a Defied Trope. Lightning was planning to become the new Goddess of Death after slaying Bhunivelze, but deep down inside, she truly didn't want ...

: This is what Lightning is trying to achieve by working with Bhunivelze. Bhunivelze can't bring her back but she is brought back to life anyway towards the ...

Bhunivelze is the "holy" God of Light. Alexander's summoning circle (well, square) actually contains Bhunivelze's crest/mark; In XIII, Alexander's special ...

The game is the final stretch in the End of the World as We Know It where God Himself is the driving force behind the end of the world.

Determined Defeatist: Hope knows that he's not going to live through Bhunivelze's plan, as Bhunivelze already has him as a puppet and eventual host. However ...

The Greater-Scope Villain of the XIII trilogy, Bhunivelze takes centre stage in the finale seeking to create a New World for humanity to inhabit as his puppets.

He most likely died (given how he didn't reach Lightning at the altar), but his soul returned after Lightning fought Bhunivelze. Blow You Away: More-so than ...

Bhunivelze is the highest god, who created Lindzei and Pulse (and Etro) and gave them their respective duties, so it's just you misunderstanding the cosmology.