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The following is a list of creatures from the Final Fantasy series and the titles in which they appear.

Final Fantasy (Japanese: ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajii) is a popular series of role-playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co., Ltd.). Monsters and creatures are common enemies within the games as antagonists to the playable characters, with usually no relevance to the storyline.

For creatures N-Z, see Final Fantasy bestiary (N-Z)

Adamantoise

The Adamantoise from Final Fantasy XI
The Adamantoise from Final Fantasy XI

The Adamantoise resembles a large tortoise. Its shell provides it with a strong defense to its weak body. Its name is created from adamant, referring to its shell, and the tortoise it resembles.
Adamantoise has appeared in the following games:

Ahriman

The Ahriman from Final Fantasy XI
The Ahriman from Final Fantasy XI

The Ahriman traditionally appears as a floating creature with a predominant single eye. The appearance of the monster leads to alternative names such as Evil Eye or FloatEye. The word Ahriman is an alternative form of Angra Mainyu, the personified principle of darkness. Angra Mainyu was the evil spirit in the dualistic strain of Zoroastrianism. Angra Mainyu is the adversary of Ahura Mazda, the god of good.
Ahriman has appeared in the following games:

See also: Angra Mainyu

Al Bhed

An artwork of various Al Bheds from Final Fantasy X-2
An artwork of various Al Bheds from Final Fantasy X-2

The Al Bheds are a fictional race in the games Final Fantasy X and its sequel, Final Fantasy X-2. Because of their use of forbidden "machina" (machines), they are viewed with suspicion by the Yevon majority of humans often described as "Al-Bhed haters". They are human, except that all Al Bhed have almost unnaturally bright green eyes with spiral-shaped pupils. As a result, they often wear goggles so they can walk among Yevonites. Another mark of the Al Bhed race is that they all have blonde hair, unless they have none.
They also possess a language of their own. This is a learnable language in the game, and is simply a cipher in reality.

See main article: Al Bhed

Antlion

The Antlion from Final Fantasy XI
The Antlion from Final Fantasy XI

The Antlion bears an oversized arthropodic appearance. It is clearly based on the Myrmeleontidae of the same name. The antlion adult usually reaches lengths of 4cm, while their Final Fantasy counterparts are much larger.
Antlion has appeared in the following games:

Ark

The Ark from Final Fantasy IX
The Ark from Final Fantasy IX
The Ark Eidolon from Final Fantasy IX
The Ark Eidolon from Final Fantasy IX

The Ark is a hybrid of an airship and a dragon and has only appeared in Final Fantasy IX. It is first encountered as a boss battle while your party is briefly working for Kuja, but it can later be acquired as an eidolon after the defeat of Ozma, Final Fantasy IX's version of the Omega Weapon.

Bangaa

An artwork of a Bangaa from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
An artwork of a Bangaa from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

The Bangaa are a squamatic warrior race appearing in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Final Fantasy XII. Their species is separated by four sub-branches: Bangaa Ruga with yellow-brown skin, Bangaa Faa with bronze skin and shorter ears, Banga Bista with red-brown skin, and Bangaa Sanga with ash-colored skin, all in addition to breed mixes. Their intellect and manner of living is similar to the Humes, yet their incredible longevity sees them carry on almost twice as long. They hate to be called lizards, considering it an insult.

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Behemoth

The Behemoth from Final Fantasy XI
The Behemoth from Final Fantasy XI

The Behemoth is a Biblical creature from the Book of Job.
Behemoth has appeared in the following games:

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Biblos

The Biblos from Final Fantasy V
The Biblos from Final Fantasy V

The Biblos is a large stereotypical looking monster with two protruding horns. As of yet, it is unsure where the name originates from, but it may be from Byblos, the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal. It is even called Byblos in Final Fantasy Tactics.
Biblos has appeared in the following games:

See also: Byblos

Bomb

The Bomb from Final Fantasy XI
The Bomb from Final Fantasy XI

The Bomb and its various counterparts such as Grenade are relative to the weaponry of the same names, bomb, grenade, etc... They have the nasty habit of using Self Destruct if they are not dispatched quickly. The Bomb itself has always been called Bomb. In Final Fantasy IV, there was a dummied sprite nicknamed K. Higuchi (named after one of the battle programmers Katsuhisa Higuchi), bearing the exact same appearance as the regular Bomb.
Bomb has appeared in the following games:

Burmecian

A render of Freya Crescent from Final Fantasy IX
A render of Freya Crescent from Final Fantasy IX

Burmecians are a fictional race in the game Final Fantasy IX, where they are depicted as rat-like beings who live separately in Burmecia and Cleyra. Freya Crescent is a Burmecian. The Cleyrans live on a giant tree in the desert region protected by a perpetual sandstorm. The Cleyrans separated from Burmecians when the latter began to appreciate "the art of war".

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Cactuar

The Cactuar from Final Fantasy VIII
The Cactuar from Final Fantasy VIII

The Cactuar is a creature resembling the cacti. In Final Fantasy VII, there is also a creature called the Cactuer which bears the same look as the regular Cactuar. In Final Fantasy VIII, the Cactuars appear as well as a Jumbo Cactuar which is basically a giant version of the original Cactuar.
Cactuar has appeared in the following games:

See main article: Cactuar

Cetra

An artwork of Aeris Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII
An artwork of Aeris Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII
Ifalna from Final Fantasy VII
Ifalna from Final Fantasy VII

The Cetra, also called the Ancients, are a race of powerful people in Final Fantasy VII. The legend tells that they are the ones who can find the "Promised Land". The last remaining Cetra is the playable character Aeris, which is half-Cetra, half-human. The only true full-blooded Cetra actually seen through the course of the game is Ifalna, on the right, who turns out to be Aeris' mother.

See main article: Ancients

Chimera

The Chimera from Final Fantasy X
The Chimera from Final Fantasy X

The Chimera is a monster, depicted as an animal with the head of a lion, the body of a she-goat, and the tail of a dragon, sometimes with multiple heads. The Chimera originates from Greek mythology. In Final Fantasy V, there was a basic Chimera called Kimaira sprite which got dummied, leaving two other monsters as the only "official" Chimeras left. They are Kimabrain and Quadraharpy.
Chimera has appeared in the following games:

See also: Chimera

Chocobo

An artwork of a Chocobo from Final Fantasy X
An artwork of a Chocobo from Final Fantasy X

A Chocobo (pronounced choh-koh-bo) is a large fictional chicken-like ratite which was first featured in Final Fantasy II, and then in all subsequent installments, plus their own merchandise. Chocobos have also starred in several spin-offs, including Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon and Chocobo Racing (both for the PlayStation) and in Legend of Mana by Shiro Amano. Final Fantasy III introduced the Fat Chocobo, a Chocobo whose main role is to keep items; the Chocobo sprite used is the same as in Final Fantasy II. In Final Fantasy IV, new Chocobos were added, the Black Chocobo who could fly and the White Chocobo who could restore MP. In Final Fantasy V, the Chocobo has a more important role being Bartz's (the main character) friend. He is named Boko. There is also a Chocobo named Koko who turns out to be boko's "unofficial" wife. Final Fantasy VII introduces a new concept for Chocobos where you fight them in battle, catch them, and raise them from Yellow Chocobo to Gold Chocobo.Final Fantasy VIII brings back Boko , whom you can control in a minigame called Chocobo World only available for the PocketStation after finding him; you also get to meet Koko in Chocobo World. In Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, Chocobos are only seen as a weathercock on the top of a house. In Final Fantasy Tactics some types of Chocobos are present including the classic Yellow Chocobo. Boko from Final Fantasy V makes an appearance in this game too under the name Boco, sharing the same appearance as the Yellow Chocobo. In Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, the Chocobo appears as the ride for the Judges.
Chocobo has appeared in the following games:

See main article: Chocobo

Cockatrice

The Cockatrice from Final Fantasy XI
The Cockatrice from Final Fantasy XI

The Cockatrice is a legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics. It was supposed to be born from an egg laid by a Cock and incubated by a toad or serpent. A female Cockatrice is, by analogy, sometimes termed a Chickatrice. Its reputed magical abilities include turning people to stone by either looking at them, touching them, or sometimes breathing on them, like a dragon breathing fire. The Cockatrice is very similar (if not identical) to another legendary creature, the Basilisk. Its name may come from a folk etymology for crocodile. A fan-translation of Final Fantasy III gives a monster the name Cockatrice, however, this monster does not bear the appearance of a bird, but rather a lizard-like appearance. There is also a bird-like monster translated to Dive Eagle in Final Fantasy III which may be the true Cockatrice of the game.
Cockatrice has appeared in the following games:

See also: Cockatrice

Coeurl

The Coeurl from Final Fantasy XI
The Coeurl from Final Fantasy XI

The Coeurl is a fictional immortal alien predator which sustains itself by feeding upon the Id of other beings. Its resemblance is comparable to a panther or a leopard.
Coeurl has appeared in the following games:

See also: Couerl

Demon's Gate

The Demon's Gate from Final Fantasy VII
The Demon's Gate from Final Fantasy VII

The Demon's Gate appears as a demonic being meshed within a wall.
Demon's Gate has appeared in the following games:

Dragon

A full motion video of the Dragon from Final Fantasy
A full motion video of the Dragon from Final Fantasy

The Dragon is featured in all of the Final Fantasy games in the main series as well as most spin-offs and related material. Final Fantasy VI includes the dragon as part of the storyline, where eight Dragons exist in the World of Ruin, without counting some ordinary Dragons encountered on the field. There was additionnally a Dragon called CzarDragon intended to be in Final Fantasy VI, but it was eventually cut out of the game, however, they left the sprite in the game. The Dragon is mythological and is depicted as a large and powerful reptile or serpent with magical or spiritual qualities.
Here are the various forms of Dragons:

See also: Dragon

Dullahan

The Dullahan from Final Fantasy VI
The Dullahan from Final Fantasy VI
The Dullahan from PlayStation release of Final Fantasy VI
The Dullahan from PlayStation release of Final Fantasy VI

The Dullahan is a type of undead legendary creature. It is headless, usually seen riding a headless black horse and carrying his head under one arm. When he stops riding, a mortal dies. Take note that the PlayStation release of Final Fantasy VI had a slightly modified sprite, which seems to be a glitch, the mace not being in the Dullahan's hand, but way to the right as you can see on the right image.
Dullahan has appeared in the following games:

See also: Dullahan

Dwarf

The Dwarves from Final Fantasy IX
The Dwarves from Final Fantasy IX

Dwarves are a race of short humanoid creatures in Norse mythology, fairy tales, sword and sorcery fiction and role-playing games. Dwarves are much like humans, but generally living underground or in mountainous areas. Final Fantasy III, as well as containing a Dwarf civilization, there is the Viking job which looks like a Dwarf. Final Fantasy IV's plot contains a section where Dwarves are mainly involved. The status effect Mini transforms enemies and friends in dwarves, not the same as the real dwarves living underground, but a little person. A monster named TinyMage is also present in the game, being a little person who can do magic, appearing the same as the Mini status, another monster named TinyToad is similar being a dwarf version of a regular Toad. There was a dummied sprite nicknamed A. Matsui (named after one of the battle designers Akihiko Matsui) which beared the appearance of a little person too, but never got in the game. In Final Fantasy V, Dwarf also makes its appearance, in the form of a status effect using a speel to transform an enemy in a Dwarf, and also as a small civilization of Dwarves, but not as much as in Final Fantasy IV.
Dwarves have appeared in the following games:

See also: Dwarf, Races of Final Fantasy

Elvaan

The Elvaans from Final Fantasy XI
The Elvaans from Final Fantasy XI

Elvaans are a fictional humanoid race inhabiting Vana'diel, the world of Final Fantasy XI. A race of proud warriors, they are the founders of two legendary orders of knights in the nation of San d'Oria. Their design is much like the elves from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Their unshakable pride and faith in their beliefs is visible in each of their determined faces. The Elvaans have great swordsmanship and are potent healers, though low on magic points and accuracy. Most Elvaans seem to eschew the business world, preferring an austere lifestyle as skilled swordsmen. The Elvaans also appeared in Final Fantasy and inhabited the land of Elfheim (or Elfland for the Nintendo Entertainment System).

See also: Elf, Races of Final Fantasy

Flan

The Flan from Final Fantasy IX
The Flan from Final Fantasy IX

The Flan also called Pudding is a small, magical creature, which moves with motion comparable to jelly. They usually possess a certain affinity to a certain element and therefore are vulnerable to opposing elemental magic. Physical attacks seem almost worthless in breaking the Flan's defense. In Final Fantasy X-2, the Flan's names is accompanied with a Spanish name relating to its colour and element. They are Amarillo (yellow), Azabache (black), Azul (blue), Palido (pale), Rojo (red).
Flan has appeared in the following games:

Friendly Dragon

The Friendly Dragon from Final Fantasy V
The Friendly Dragon from Final Fantasy V

Friendly Dragons are featured in only three games in the Final Fantasy series. They are also known as Hiryuu and are a gentle version to the typical Dragons of the series. Friendly Dragons have appeared in the following games:

Gargant

The Gargant from Final Fantasy IX
The Gargant from Final Fantasy IX

Gargants are huge insects that travel underground in the world of Final Fantasy IX. People can travel using them by luring them with their favorite food, gargant grass, and either hanging onto their backs, or using a special carriage rigged up underneath them. Their living ground is called a Roo (possibly from the French word "rue" meaning street).

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Genome

An artwork of Zidane Tribal from Final Fantasy IX
An artwork of Zidane Tribal from Final Fantasy IX

Genome are bodies created by the Terrans of Final Fantasy IX. They possess intelligence, but lack souls, and are all very similar in appearance with little disambiguation. They are clearly diffent from Gaiains as they possess tails. It is later discovered that the main protagonist, Zidane, is a genome.

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Goblin

The Goblin from Final Fantasy XI
The Goblin from Final Fantasy XI

The Goblin is an evil or mischievous creature of folklore, often described as a grotesquely disfigured or elf-like phantom. The creature that appears in the series has always been called Goblin (except in the Nintendo Entertainment System release of Final Fantasy), but this is not to be confused with Final Fantasy VI, where an original monster called Satan in the Japanese version was mistranslated as Goblin. In Final Fantasy V, there is a slight difference in appearance between the Goblins that Bartz (the main character) fights in solo battles and the Goblins that subsequently appear as ordinary monsters on the field.
Goblin has appeared in the following games:

Guado

A Guado Guard from Final Fantasy X
A Guado Guard from Final Fantasy X

The Guado are a fictional, arboreal humanoid race inhabiting Spira, the world of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. They are elfish in appearance with long limbs and plant-like hair. They are the protectors of Spira's afterlife, the Farplane.

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Gurgan

A Gurgan from Final Fantasy III
A Gurgan from Final Fantasy III

Gurgans are one-eyed sages that foretell the future in Final Fantasy III. They are central characters in the unfolding of the story, and are likely a reference to Odin from Norse mythology.

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Hypello

A drawing of an Hypello from Final Fantasy X
A drawing of an Hypello from Final Fantasy X

The Hypello are a fictional race which is featured in Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 which are blue-colored and speak with a lisp or speech impediment which makes their speech sound slurred. The Hypellos are a very mystical race of which little is known. They are also able to make Hypello Potions which are used to restore a person to normal after being inflicted with the Berserk status.

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Imp

The Imp from Final Fantasy X
The Imp from Final Fantasy X

The Imp is a term for an imaginary being similar to a fairy, frequently used in folklore. A being described as an imp would be more likely to be mischievous than seriously threatening, which is displayed in their Final Fantasy impressions. Additionnally, in Final Fantasy VI, the Imp does not appear as a regular monster, but rather as a status effect, which can be inflicted on monsters as well as on playable characters, which mutates them into a so-called Imp. The characters resemble a frog while the monsters tranform into what is called a Kappa, differing on color depending on the monster which was transformed. The creature that appears in the series has always been called Imp, but this is not to be confused with the original game, Final Fantasy for the Nintendo Entertainment System, or Final Fantasy IV, where the Goblin was mistranslated as an Imp. Additionaly, in Final Fantasy IV, there was a sprite for a real Imp and not a Goblin mistranslated, but it got dummied, leaving two other monsters as the only "official" Imps left. They are Fiend and Gremlin.
The Imp has appeared in the following games:

See also: Imp

Iron Giant

The Iron Giant from Final Fantasy X
The Iron Giant from Final Fantasy X

The Iron Giant is a formidable opponent of the series. It appears as a towering, oversized mutant who often possesses an equally oversized sword. In Final Fantasy Tactics, Iron Giant makes its appearance under the name Steel Giant, sharing the same appearance with the characters Worker 8 and Worker 7 - New whose character class is Iron Giant.
The Iron Giant has appeared in the following games:

Lamia

The Lamia from Final Fantasy IX
The Lamia from Final Fantasy IX

The Lamia is a mythological person: the daughter of Poseidon and Lybie. Lamia was a queen of Libya, whom Zeus loved. Lamia is described as having a serpent's body, but female breasts and head, however, in certain games, her appearance is totally snake-ish.
Lamia has appeared in the following games:

See also: Lamia

Lufenian

Lufenia from Final Fantasy
Lufenia from Final Fantasy

The Lufenians are a race in Final Fantasy (or Lefeinish for the Nintendo Entertainment System).

Lunarian

The menu image of FuSoYa from Final Fantasy IV
The menu image of FuSoYa from Final Fantasy IV

Lunarians are a race of human-like wizards in Final Fantasy IV. They came from a planet between Mars and Jupiter, which was destroyed and became the asteroid belt. Sometimes, they are identified by a moon-shape crest on their foreheads. They created Earth's second moon, where they sleep until they believe the time is right for Earthlings and Lunarians to co-exist in harmony.

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Magic Pot

The Magic Pot from Final Fantasy X
The Magic Pot from Final Fantasy X

The Magic Pot is the name of the creature which inhabits a pot and chooses to fight inside the pot using it to its defense. Because of it's general immobility, it favours magical attacks. Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI use the exact same sprite for this monster.

In Final Fantasy VII, Magic Pots can only be found in the last area of the game. Rather than attacking, they request that the player give them an elixir item. If a Magic Pot recieves an Elixir, it leaves the field of battle on its own, and bestows a large amount of AP (Ability Points) on the party. This behavior is replicated in the nine fairy spirits in Final Fantasy IX, which request various precious stones from the player in exchange for AP and hints.
Magic Pot has appeared in the following games:

Malboro

The Morbol from Final Fantasy XI
The Morbol from Final Fantasy XI

The Malboro is a mutanous form of the Ochu (also known as Otyugh or Gulguthra in popular games featuring Dungeons & Dragons).
Malboro has appeared in the following games:

Mermaid

A Mermaid from Final Fantasy
A Mermaid from Final Fantasy

Mermaids are a race of legendary creatures bearing the appearance of demi-fish, demi-human people and are featured in Final Fantasy. They have the ability to breathe underwater. They also appear in Final Fantasy III as monsters on the field. There is also a creature called Merman in Final Fantasy III.

See also: Mermaid

Mindflayer

The Mindflayer from Final Fantasy
The Mindflayer from Final Fantasy

The Mindflayer takes its appearance from the Illithid of Dungeons & Dragons' fame. They are semi-humanoid beings with an octopus-like head with psychic powers that often live in moist caverns and underground cities. They capture cave dwellers and other creatures living underground such as drow and dwarves, using them as slaves and as a food source, much like cattle.
Mindflayer has appeared in the following games:

See also: Illithid

Minotaur

The Minotaur from Final Fantasy V
The Minotaur from Final Fantasy V

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a creature that was half-man and half-bull. It dwelt in the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze constructed by King Minos of Crete and designed by the architect Daedalus to hold the Minotaur. The Minotaur was eventually killed by Theseus.
Minotaur has appeared in the following games:

See also: Minotaur, Bull

Moogle

An artwork of the Moogles from the Final Fantasy series up to Final Fantasy IX
An artwork of the Moogles from the Final Fantasy series up to Final Fantasy IX

Moogles are little white creatures that appear throughout the Final Fantasy and Seiken Densetsu series. They first appeared in Final Fantasy III, although a little creature called the Beaver appeared in Final Fantasy II, showing a certain resemblance to the Moogle as we know it. They usually provide save points, shops, or, in some games, may join your team as in Final Fantasy VI and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance or join as a Summon in Final Fantasy VII as part of the Choco/Mog Summon or in a minigame called Mog House as well as in several objects seen throughout the game. In Final Fantasy VIII using the Chocobo World minigame, the MiniMog Summon can be acquired. In Final Fantasy IX, Moogles provide Save Points, Shops, allow the Tent to restore life energy, and use the player as a courier to send letter to other Moogles, via a network known as Mognet.
Moogles have appeared in the following games:

See also: Moogle

Moomba

An artwork of a Moomba from Final Fantasy VIII
An artwork of a Moomba from Final Fantasy VIII
A Moomba from Final Fantasy VIII
A Moomba from Final Fantasy VIII

Moombas are furry little red creatures that are actually members of the Shumi Tribe who have evolved into cute little toy bears. They mainly appeared in Final Fantasy VIII and its minigame Chocobo World, but they also appear in Final Fantasy X as a doll held by Lulu and in Final Fantasy X-2 as a doll held by Yuna's Mascot.

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Mover

The Mover from Final Fantasy IX.
The Mover from Final Fantasy IX.

The Mover is a small, bug-like, bouncing or hyperactive sphere. It is a low-life form and isn't capable of much and therefore does not prove much of a difficulty in battle.
In Final Fantasy VII, Movers are found in the same area as #Magic Pots, and provide a comparable amount of Ability Points without the need to give up an Elixir.
Mover has appeared in the following games:

See also

Final Fantasy bestiary (N-Z)

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