Shemhazai (Final Fantasy XII boss)

Shemhazai is a boss from Final Fantasy XII. The party fight her in Giruvegan.

Bestiary Entry
Genus: Esper Classification: The Whisperer

Page 1: Observations
''Scion that is both horse and woman, wielding utter control over the souls that wander the underworld, in opposition to Igeyorlm the Martyr, scion of light. Though she once served the gods as a guardian, when Ultima announced her rebellion, Shemhazai went to her, whispering of the gods' hidden weaknesses. She then descended upon the land without leave of the gods, and taught men of destruction and evil. For this was she stricken down and bound.''

Battle
You have a Save Crystal before facing Shemhazai, so remember to Buff! Shell is crucial as you should see it soon. Shemhazai has random elemental weakness, thus it's advised to use non-Elemental weapons while fighting her. At the beginning of the battle, Shemhazai likes to cast Silencega, or Silence to seal your Magicks, or use Syphon to drain MP away, if you're lucky, you can squeeze a Dispel at her before being inflicted by Silence. Shemhazai's attacks consist of Magick and standard attacks, be CAREFUL, her standard attacks have a high chance of inflicting Disease and Silence, as stated above, cast Shell to reduce the rate of being inflicted. She likes to use Shock and Flare, which will probably be One-hit KO's unless you have Shell. Shemhazai also uses Syphon, which drains about 20-30% of your MP. When her health depletes about 40% or so, she'll readies Chain-Magick, which cancels her Magick charge time! During this time, she likes to blast you with high level Black Magick spells. Make sure your party are buffed with Shell from time and you'll eventually win.

Origin of Name
Shemhazai's name and backstory bear similarities to an angel in Christian and Jewish mythology, Samyaza. Samyaza rebelled against God, along with other angels, and were banished to roam the earth. These angels (known as the Grigori), bred with mankind, and created hybrids which spread evil accross the world. Samyaza, along with the rest of the Grigori, were bound to the earth during the Great Flood.

Related Enemies

 * Adrammelech
 * Belias
 * Chaos
 * Cúchulainn
 * Exodus
 * Famfrit
 * Hashmal
 * Mateus
 * Ultima
 * Zalera
 * Zeromus
 * Zodiark