| Noctis Lucis Caelum | |
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| Final Fantasy character | |
 Noctis wielding the Engine Blade, as drawn by Tetsuya Nomura for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT. | |
| First appearance | Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV (2016) |
| First game | Final Fantasy XV (2016) |
| Created by | Tetsuya Nomura |
| Designed by | Tetsuya Nomura Hiromu Takahara Yusuke Naora |
| Voiced by |
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| Motion capture | Takuma Harada[2] |
Noctis Lucis Caelum (Japanese: ノクティス・ルシス・チェラム, Hepburn: Nokutisu Rushisu Cheramu), "Noct" (ノクト, Nokuto) for short, is a character from Square Enix's Final Fantasy video game series. Noctis is a playable character and the main protagonist of Final Fantasy XV, which was originally a spin-off titled Final Fantasy Versus XIII. The crown prince and protector of Lucis, Noctis must reclaim his country's Crystal from the empire of Niflheim, going on a journey to become the True King of legend and save his world from darkness. Noctis has also appeared in the game's expanded media, Final Fantasy crossover titles and other games, including Puzzle & Dragons and the fighting game Tekken 7.
Noctis was created and co-designed by Tetsuya Nomura, with later revisions by Yusuke Naora. Nomura created Noctis as a type of protagonist that had not before been used in a leading role in the Final Fantasy series, focusing on realism. Hiromu Takahara, lead designer for Japanese fashion house Roen, designed Noctis' clothes to be asymmetric, mirroring the fashion house's trademark style, and indicative of the game's themes and atmosphere. Before his design was finalized, Noctis was given a story-inspired, temporary outfit that was used in early trailers.
Since being revealed, Noctis's appearance has been compared with those of other asocial characters in the series. Journalists have positively received Noctis, many of whom noted his growth during the story and contrasted him with other Final Fantasy protagonists. His appearances in the expanded media of Final Fantasy XV and other games have prompted multiple types of responses.