Marilith

Marilith, also known as Marilis, Kary, Lilith, or Maliris, is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series. Always snake-like, female, Fire-elemental, and usually sword-wielding, Marilith first appeared as a prominent boss in the original game and has since returned as a boss in others.

Final Fantasy


Originally translated as Kary, Marilith was one of the Four Fiends of Chaos. After the rampages of Tiamat and Kraken, Marilith made her abode in Mount Gulg, threatening the nearby town of Crescent Lake.

Final Fantasy IV
The Lesser Marilith is an enemy encountered in the Sealed Cave. Curiously, despite the name, there is no "greater" Marilith.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
The Lesser Marilith from Final Fantasy IV returns in The After Years, and Marilith from Final Fantasy also appears along with the rest of the original Four Fiends. It is a powerful boss, but is weak to Ice-elemental spells. It drops the Rising Sun upon defeat.

Final Fantasy IX


Final Fantasy IX pays homage to many previous games in the series, and so the Four Fiends reappear as the guardians of the planet Terra. Maliris defends the Fire Shrine and is later battled in Memoria. Crystallized versions of her appear in the Crystal World. She has a more serpentine appearance in this instance.

Final Fantasy XII
Marilith appears as a mark in Final Fantasy XII, playing less of a role than in the previous two games. It is entirely serpentine in this game, and does not brandish any swords.

Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV
A Marilith appears in the first episode of the animated series Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV. When Noctis Lucis Caelum was just eight years old, he was gravely injured from an attack of a ravaging Marilith. However, his mother died during the attack. His father, King Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII, saved him by attacking the Marilith and the screen fades to white.

Several years later, while Noctis and his gang are travelling to meet Lunafreya Nox Fleuret, they encounter Niflheim soldiers. During the battle, enemy reinforcements, which include the Marilith, arrive. Noctis recognizes the monster and attacks, an act which the Marilith reciprocates.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Marilis appears as a Lamia and is one of the four Falgabirds. She is an homage to Marilith.

Final Fantasy Adventure
The Kary is a boss found within the Cara Mountain Range. It can attack with a barrage of icicles, a charging attack, and a tail attack. It will drop the Ice when defeated.

The Final Fantasy Legend
Translated into English as Lilith, Marilith is not a fightable enemy, but is a possible monster that the party's monster unit(s) can transform into.

Final Fantasy Legend II
Lilith is a possible monster that the party's monster unit(s) can transform into.

Dissidia Final Fantasy


Marilith is a summon in Dissidia Final Fantasy. When summoned, she uses Fire Arcana, evoking a timer upon the opponent, and when it reaches 0, the opponent's Bravery becomes fixed for a certain period of time. A colored version of her original artwork from Final Fantasy is used in this game. Marilith can be obtained as a Stage Bonus on the Shade Impulse II storyline.

A portrait of her also hangs in the Chaos Temple stage.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Marilith returns in Dissidia 012, with the same function. She can be purchased from certain Moogle Shops for 100 KP. She also makes a cameo in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy as a tutor in the in-game manual of the Labyrinth.

Final Fantasy All the Bravest
Marilith appears in Final Fantasy All the Bravest as an enemy encountered inside the Interdimensional Rift. She uses Firaga and drops the Butterfly Sword.

Mobius Final Fantasy
Marilith appears as an ability card and is also an enemy encountered in the game's fourth main scenario chapter. When fought she shares the element of fire with her original incarnation, but her obtainable card is of the darkness element.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
Marilith appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game with a fire-elemental card and Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls artwork.