Shemhazai



Shemhazai the Whisperer is an Esper from Final Fantasy XII. The Esper of Soul, she represents the Zodiac sign of Sagittarius, the Archer. This is because her hands resemble crossbows, and she has horse-like qualities. From her power of Soul, her color sign is Pink. She is also referred to as the Dhanus Ascendant, which is the Sanskrit name of its Zodiac sign as used in Jyotish (Hindu) astrology.

Final Fantasy XII
Shemhazai is found in the lowest reaches of Giruvegan, just before the warp point leading to the Occurians. It can be assumed they sealed her here to protect them once more. She is the third of the 5 Espers obtained during the main storyline.

Attacks
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Devour Soul
A Non-Elemental attack. However, its damage is calculated just like the item Knot of Rust:

Shemhazai's Current HP / (Random number 1-10)

Its damage cap is 9999.

Note: Some sources will say it's her Max HP that determines its damage. However, this isn't the case, it is her Current HP, and thus does more damage when she's at Max HP. To improve damage, cast the spell Bubble on her.

Soul Purge
A Non-Elemental attack, and Shemhazai's ultimate attack. Shemhazai walks to the top of a cliff under the moonlight. She sees the moon, then she charges her guns/her hands. After charging her guns, she jumps off the cliff, shooting the enemies in range with pure soul energy. Then she lands near the enemies, and the soul energy that struck the enemies charges up, changes into a big soul ball, striking and destroying the damned soul of the enemies, and also damages the enemies physically. Its damage is calculated just like the item Dark Matter:

(Sum of all Knot of Rust damage + Sum of all Devour Soul damage) / 3

Its damage cap is 60000, making it the most powerful single attack in Final Fantasy XII and one of the only attacks that breaks the damage limit. However, once used, the damage is set back down to 0, and has to be built up again.

Information
Genus: Esper Classification: The Whisperer

License Information

 * Required License Points - 50 LP
 * Required Mist Carts - 2

Technicks

 * Libra

Magicks

 * Haste

Passive

 * Ignore weather and terrain effects

Revenant Wings
Shemhazai will be returning, along with the other Espers, in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. She is a Rank III lightning magical summon.

Soul Emit (Soul Purge)

Thundaja

Etymology
Shemhazai's name is derived from the name of the fallen angel, Samyaza. Samyaza's name translates to "infamous rebellion", which hints at Shemhaizai's rebellion along with the other Espers.