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From Final Fantasy Wiki

Squall Driving The Tempest in an FMV in Final Fantasy VIII.

The Tempest (テンペスト, Tenpesuto) is a vehicle from Final Fantasy VIII. It is the car that Squall drives when he attacks Edea.

Reminiscent of the American Cadilac, the Tempest is a light blue convertible with left-hand steering, meaning it is designed for driving on the right-hand-side of the road. Since the roads of Deling City are designed for left-hand-side driving it can be surmised that the Tempest is a foreign car from a different region, although which region exactly is unknown.

The Tempest's license plate reads: WH-1637551 and is a Galbadian license plate.

Other Appearances

Chocobo Racing

Squall appeared in Chocobo Racing driving The Tempest. In the game it possesses great speed, acceleration and turning, but has a bit of a problem with braking, which is referred to the FMV where Squall was driving The Tempest to assassinate Sorceress Edea in Disc 1, when his driving speed was very fast, he turned to his left and crashed hard in to the Deling City Gateway rails on his right side.

Trivia

• The Tempest's hood ornament is that of a Chocobo.

From Lostpedia

The Tempest

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First seen

"The Other Woman"

Last seen

"The Other Woman"

Constructed by

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Controlled by

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Connection

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Number

Unknown

Purpose

Chemical weapons research

Status

Abandoned, Under lockdown

Discovered by

Daniel & Charlotte (Day 95)

DHARMA Initiative Stations
The Hydra • The Arrow • The Swan
The Flame • The Pearl • The Orchid
The Staff • The Tempest
The Looking Glass • The Lamp Post

The Temple

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The Tempest is a DHARMA Initiative station that produces, stores, and distributes a deadly toxic gas. Its location is about a day's walk north of the survivors' beach camp on the western coast. It was used by the Hostiles during the Purge to annhilate the DHARMA Initiative on the Island. It has since been disabled by Daniel and Charlotte.

History

The Purge.

DHARMA Initiative

Very little is known about the history of the Tempest, although it likely was built by the DHARMA Initiative some time before 1977. ("Namaste") As the station's only apparent purpose appears to be the manufacture of chemical weapons, it may be that the station was constructed in response to the escalating tensions between DHARMA and the Hostiles. ("The Other Woman") Kate described the station to the other survivors as a "poison gas factory." ("Ji Yeon")

The Others

Juliet treats Goodwin's arm.

The ongoing feud with the DHARMA Initiative reached a critical point when the Hostiles seized control of the Tempest and initiated the Purge. The release of toxic gas on an Island-wide scale killed over 40 members of the DHARMA Initiative. ("The Man Behind the Curtain")

Later, Goodwin was assigned to the Tempest and was treated by Juliet for a burn he sustained while working there. Goodwin claimed the station was a power plant, but Juliet recognized the injury as a chemical burn. While picnicking and swimming on a secluded beach, Goodwin confessed that with a flip of the wrong switch at the Tempest station, he could kill every man, woman and child on the Island. ("The Other Woman")

Season Four (Days 91-100)

Daniel Faraday and Charlotte Lewis, two scientists from the Kahana, abruptly left the beach camp heading for the Tempest without explanation. Jack and Juliet followed - and it ultimately became clear that the scientists' purpose was to neutralize the poison gas at the station. Charlotte claimed that they did this to prevent Ben from using the gas to kill everyone on the Island. It seems likely that they were ordered to do this by Charles Widmore as one of their first steps on arriving on the Island. ("The Other Woman")

The Station

Juliet approaching the Tempest's doors

The Tempest consists of two levels: an upper level, featuring an entrance and main corridor leading to a catwalk; and the lower level chamber, containing the computer systems that control the station. Overall, the station appeared to be cleaner and in a better state of repair than other DHARMA stations.

The Tempest's interior

Entrance and corridor

The exterior of the Tempest appears to be a large bunker-like structure set into the side of a mountain. A large blast door emblazoned with the station logo serves as the main entrance - leading into a central corridor. The corridor is long and dark with flickering lights. Speakers are placed at intervals along the walls. The corridor opens onto a catwalk that overlooks the facility's lower level.

The warning on the computer

Computer systems

There are two computer systems on the lower level of the station. One system's monitor displays an interactive process flow diagram with a pressure warning, while the other appeared to control various parts of the chemical process, allowing an operator to issue commands to change the temperature, open and shut valves and vents, etc.

The latter computer also displayed the names of chemicals, such as thionyl chloride, O-ethyl 2-diisopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonite and N,N-diisopropyl-2-aminoethane thiol. These are precursors to the nerve agent VX. VX was banned by the UN in 1993, but would have still been accessible to the DHARMA Initiative in the 1970's.

The computers seemed to each be different makes and models: one appeared to be a newer computer, while the other was an old Apple II similar to the computer found in the Swan.

Computer screen

• The first computer screen repeats the following text:
  
  

• In the end, the code is the same to last "set valve BC22 = open", but it ends with
  
  

Notable visitors

Picture	Name	Episode	Reason for Visit
	Goodwin	"The Other Woman"	Worked there, and at one point received a chemical burn while stationed there.
	Daniel	"The Other Woman"	Went to The Tempest with Charlotte. Donned hazmat suits to protect themselves from the gas, and disabled the gas when confronted by Juliet.
	Charlotte	"The Other Woman"	Went to The Tempest with Daniel. Donned hazmat suits to protect themselves from the gas, and disabled the gas when confronted by Juliet.
	Juliet	"The Other Woman"	Followed Daniel and Charlotte to stop them, under orders delivered by Harper.
	Jack	"The Other Woman"	Followed Daniel and Charlotte to stop them.
	Kate	"The Other Woman"	Followed Daniel and Charlotte to stop them.

Trivia

General

• Producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof confirmed on the March 10, 2008 Official Lost Podcast that the Tempest was on the blast door map. They also confirmed it was a chemical weapons facility and was what the Hostiles used to gas the DHARMA Initiative in the Purge.
• The computer keyboards in this station are a modern design, at the very least an IBM/PC AT Enhanced model keyboard, having both arrow keys and a number pad. This style was first released in 1987, demonstrating that the equipment in this station is newer than the other stations that have been shown.
• "TEMPEST" is a US government codename for the concealment of compromising emanations in part through the use of Faraday cages to contain the electromagnetic radiation of entire buildings.
• When Jin visits the Flame station in 1977, you can barely make out the phrase "Tempest station" on the computer monitors behind Radzinsky's as he's getting up.

Cultural references

• The Tempest is a play written by William Shakespeare, that tells the story of the sorcerer Prospero and his daughter Miranda, who are stranded on a mysterious desert island that has mystical properties. Prospero raises a storm, or tempest, which causes a passing ship containing his enemies to run aground. Using magic, spirits and a man-beast creature named Caliban, he separates and manipulate the survivors of the wreck for his own purposes. The play ends with Prospero restored to his former glory.
• Forbidden Planet is a classic sci-fi film based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. Its storyline features many similar themes to Lost: a mysterious location, geographic isolation, immense power sources, ancient civilizations, hidden underground facilities, an invisible monster, a stranded crew of explorers, lost scientific expeditions, and deadly psychic powers.
  • David Fury mentions Forbidden Planet while discussing the Monster in an interview with Lostpedia:

• The Tempest DHARMA logo is a huge wave which is symbolic of a catastrophic event, much like the Biblical story of the great flood. (The Other Woman-Enhanced)

Production notes

• Cooper Battery, a World War II coastal defense gun battery at Kualoa Ranch on Oahu, served as the entrance to the Tempest station. [1]

• The inside of the Tempest is actually an abandoned dairy factory.

Unanswered questions

For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: The Tempest/Theories

• When was The Tempest constructed?
• What was DHARMA planning to do with the toxic gas?
• How was the gas released during the Purge?
• Why do the Others maintain a fiction that the Tempest is a power station?
  • What work are they doing at the station?

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