Shadowseer

The Shadowseer is an Elite Mark from Final Fantasy XII. It can be found in the Unknown area of Subterra in the Pharos at Ridorana after placing all the black orbs in the Penumbra, Umbra and Abyssal areas.

Hunt 44: God Or Devil?
Petitioner: Montblanc Petitioner's Location: Rabanastre
 * A petition has been submitted for the hunting of the Seer (Rank 6). The petitioner is Montblanc in the clan hall in Rabanastre.
 * Hunt accepted. A being claiming to be a god, the Seer, has been creating trouble. This "god" is to be found in the Pharos at Ridorana.
 * Shadowseer defeated! Report to Montblanc in the clan hall.
 * Hunt reported. Montblanc was happy to see another megalomaniacal entity brought to its knees.

Bestiary Entry
Genus: Rank VI Mark Classification: ???

''Being a Seer with the eldritch Power to read the Fate of Men and Kingdoms by the Movements of the celestial Bodies and the Flow of Mist, twisted to a Thing of Evil by a great Flux of umbral Energy. The Shadowseer may draw on both the Power of Darkness and that of Light, being able to summon both Anima of Shadow and Anima of the Sun at once. Fearing its evil Will, Montblanc wisely recognized this Mark.''

Battle
Make sure to use Esuna whenever a party member is afflicted with a negative status ailment. Have the character, or characters, most geared toward magic cast Holy, since the Shadowseer is weak to Holy damage. Do not use any Dark weapons, such as Ninja Swords on the Shadowseer, since it will absorb the damage. Equipping holy element weapons, such as the Excalibur, is a good idea. After losing a certain amount of HP, Shadowseer will summon Pandaemonium. During this time, Shadowseer will put up two palings, which essentially makes it invincible. Killing Pandaemonium will cause the paling to drop, allowing the party to injure it until it summons the Slyt. The Shadowseer will repeat this with the other Pharos bosses (Fenrir and Phoenix), at which point it will lament that it is out of creatures to summon.

If the player is looking to deal a massive amount of damage, and willing to rob one character the use of magick, they could give a character (Basch is recommended) the Excalibur and Genji Glove, then cast Haste, Bravery, and Berserk, along with any other wanted buffs. This will allow the character to deal a massive amount of damage quickly, but will rob them of the ability to cast magick.

Rewards

 * 20,000 gil
 * Megalixir x2

Trivia

 * Shadowseer does, in a way, resemble a Zombie Mage as well as all the similar enemies of the Undead genus. However, despite being vulnerable to Holy, Shadowseer himself is not an Undead and is not recognized as one.
 * The four bosses that Shadowseer summons are references to the Sì Xiàng, four mythical Chinese beasts that correspond to the four directions of the compass. Pandaemonium refers to the Black Tortoise of the North, Slyt refers to the Azure Dragon of the East, Fenrir refers to the White Tiger of the West, and Phoenix refers to the Vermilion Bird of the South.
 * The mentioned team, including Shadowseer himself, might also refer to the relationship between Chaos and the Four Fiends, although this is less likely as Chaos makes an appearance in the game, along with some redone versions of the Four Fiends.

Related Enemies
The Shadowseer is related to these enemies: The battle also requires the party to fight:
 * Zombie
 * Zombie Mage
 * Zombie Warrior
 * Ghoul
 * Ghast
 * Zombie Knight
 * Forbidden
 * Shambling Corpse
 * Banshee
 * Zombie Warlock
 * Zombie Lord (rare)
 * Drowned (rare)
 * Velelu (rare)
 * Disma (rare)
 * Pandaemonium (Elite Mark)
 * Slyt (Elite Mark)
 * Fenrir (Elite Mark)
 * Phoenix (Elite Mark)