- "The empress of ice, wreathed in frost. She is known for her signature move, "Diamond Dust," which freezes everything in an instant."
- —Dissidia Final Fantasy Summon Compendium
Shiva (シヴァ, Shiva) is a frequently recurring summoned monster that usually takes the shape of a blue-skinned woman with clothing of the same color. Her signature attack, Diamond Dust (sometimes called Gem Dust), deals Ice-elemental damage. Along with Ifrit and Bahamut, she is one of the only summons to appear in every main series game from Final Fantasy III through Final Fantasy XIII (although in Final Fantasy XII she appeared as an airship instead of a summon). She also appears in every main series side-story and sequel that features summons, with the only exception being Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-.
Profile[]
Biography[]
Although enjoying regular appearances throughout the series, Shiva, like most of the popular summonable entities, has never been given any significant back story, being simply described as the "Ice Queen." She is, however, shown to have a lover named Shivar and a daughter named Shivan in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, although this is the only appearance that either of them have made in the entire series. In Final Fantasy XIII, Shiva is embodied in a pair of sisters called Nix and Stiria.
Shiva has occasionally been shown as one of the more "friendly" summonable entities, only requiring being fought to gain her services in a few Final Fantasy games, and she usually does not display malicious intent when doing so.
Physical Appearance[]
Shiva's basic physical characteristics are that of a willowy human female with pale skin and long, blue hair so to invoke an image of ice and cold. This image is reinforced in later summon sequences by the addition of arctic winds, freezing temperatures and large ice crystal formations. Despite the cold, Shiva invariably wears only enough clothing to retain her modesty, along with boots and other minor aesthetic pieces. She carries no weapon, and implements her main Diamond Dust attack with arm gestures, a snap of the fingers, and/or force of will. Later games in the series allow Shiva to carry out physical attacks in the form of kicks and punches.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy III[]
Shiva as she appears in the DS release of Final Fantasy III.
The first Final Fantasy to introduce Shiva and the ability to summon. She can be acquired by purchase of the Level 2 Summon Magic spell Icen.
- Mesmerize: casts Sleep on all enemies
- Icy Stare: deals Ice damage to one enemy
- Diamond Dust: deals Ice damage to all enemies
Final Fantasy IV[]
The Ice Queen, Shiva as she looks in the DS release.
- "Shiva, the Ice Queen...To incur her wrath is to feel your very heart freeze in your chest, for cold is her anger and swift her vengeance."
- —Eidolon Library
- Xem thông tin trận đấu tại: Shiva (Final Fantasy IV)
Shiva appears as Rydia's summon after she rejoins the group in the Underworld. She is also a boss in Rydia's trial in the Lunar Ruins in the Advance release.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
- Xem thông tin trận đấu tại: Shiva (The After Years)
Shiva returns in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years as one of the Eidolons being controlled by the Mysterious Girl. She can be permanently killed and lost forever as a summon unless the player stops attacking her after she stops attacking.
Final Fantasy V[]
- For the enemy page, see Shiva (Final Fantasy V).
The Summoner job class has ability to call her. Shiva is obtained in a tower behind Walse Castle. This was the first time in the series Shiva appeared as a boss and must be obtained by defeating her. Along with her are three Ice Soldiers who also must be defeated.
Final Fantasy VI[]
- See the Summon sequence here
- For the enemy information, see: Shiva (Final Fantasy VI)
Shiva appears as an Esper, first encountered by the Returners in the Magitek Factory of Vector. After being drained of her power, Kefka disposes of her and Ifrit in a waste chute. Believing they mean the two Espers harm, Ifrit attacks the party. Shiva soon senses Ramuh's power within them, and halts the battle. They then grant their abilities to the Returners. Shiva's Spell Power is 52, and she costs 27 MP to summon. She is unblockable. She teaches the following spells:
Final Fantasy VII[]
- See the Summon sequence here
Shiva as she appeared in Final Fantasy VII.
The Shiva Materia is obtained from Priscilla of lower Junon after Cloud and company defeat the boss Bottomswell. She can then be assigned to a weapon or armor and called upon in combat.
| Stats | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP for level | 4000 | 15000 | 30000 | 50000 |
| Stat changes | Magic +1, Max HP-2%, Max MP+2% | |||
Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-[]
Shiva in Before Crisis.
Shiva can be summoned in battle using the appropriate Materia. She is similar in appearance to the Final Fantasy VII version.
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Final Fantasy VIII[]
- See the Summon sequence here
Guardian Forces (GF) are the summonable creatures of Final Fantasy VIII, used by junctioning them to a character. The GF govern major stat growth, elemental/status offense and defense, and the commands a character may use during battle. Each GF has a preset list of abilities they can learn, but through the use of certain items, the GF can learn additional abilities and forget those that were previously learned.
Shiva is available as one of two default Guardian Forces assigned to protagonist Squall Leonhart at the start of the story. It is implied that she knows Ifrit, as he will comment on her if the player summons her in the battle against him. Shiva may be assigned to any party member throughout the game. If Squall attempts to exit Balamb Garden before accessing the tutorial where he obtains her, Quistis will present both Shiva and Quezacotl to him before reaching the world map.
Abilities learned from Shiva listed below:
| Command Ability | AP | GF Ability | AP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic | N/A | Boost | 10 |
| Draw | N/A | SumMag +10% | 40 |
| GF | N/A | SumMag +20% | 70 |
| Item | N/A | SumMag +30% | 140 |
| Doom | 60 | GF HP +10% | 40 |
| Junction Ability | AP | GF HP +20% | 70 |
| Str-J | 50 | Character Ability | AP |
| Vit-J | 50 | Vit +20% | 60 |
| Spr-J | N/A | Vit +40% | 120 |
| Elem-Atk-J | 160 | Spr +20% | 60 |
| Elem-Def-J | 100 | Spr +40% | 120 |
| Elem-Def-J x2 | 130 | Menu Ability | AP |
| I Mag-RF | 30 | ||
Triple Triad[]
| Shiva | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tập tin:TTShiva.png | Level | 8 (GF card) | Element | Ice | |
| Refine | 1 refines into 100 North Winds | ||||
| Drop | None | ||||
| Card | None | ||||
| Win | Trade The Girl Next Door magazine with Zone on the White SeeD Ship | ||||
Final Fantasy IX[]
Bản mẫu:Tetra Master
Shiva is an Eidolon that can only be summoned by Princess Garnet. Shiva is learned from Opal. According to notes left on the Eidolon Wall at Madain Sari, the summoners first discovered Shiva in the form of a small child. As years passed she eventually grew into her more familiar adult appearance. Her spell power is equal to 36 plus the total number of Opals in the party's inventory.
Final Fantasy X[]
- See the Summon and Overdrive sequence here
- Xem thông tin trận đấu tại: Shiva (Final Fantasy X)
The Aeon Shiva's is earned after Yuna visits the Fayth in the Macalania Temple. Shiva's Fayth appears as a Macalania priestess. She is unique in that Yuna can summon her before the player has named her.
Summonable entities in Final Fantasy X could be controlled by the player, and had their own special attacks, spells, and Overdrives. Shiva's new attack was called Heavenly Strike, and did ice damage and delayed the enemy's turn. Though she starts out knowing only ice magic, she can be taught any ability provided the player has enough items. Ice magic heals her.
Shiva's Fayth.
After Lulu receives and charges her Celestial Weapon, Onion Knight, Shiva will be able to break the damage limit of 9,999 HP.
In the International and PAL versions of the game, Dark Shiva will appear as an exceptionally hard optional boss when the party attempts to re-enter Macalania Temple after escaping from Bevelle.
Final Fantasy XI[]
Shiva in Final Fantasy XI.
Shiva appears in Final Fantasy XI as one of the 6 celestial avatars. She represents the ice element. The job class summoner can unlock the "spell" Shiva upon completion of the quest "Trial By Ice." Alternatively, a brave low-level summoner may go on the quest "Trial Size Trial By Ice" and defeat Shiva in a battle alone rather than in a group. She has the highest magic attack of the game's six celestial avatars thus far, making her merited blood pact "Heavenly Strike" a popular choice. Shiva is also the name of one of the game's servers.
Abilities[]
| Level | Name | MP | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diamond Dust | All | Massive Ice Damage - Two-hour |
| 1 | Axe Kick | 10 | Blunt physical attack weapon skill |
| 10 | Blizzard II | 24 | Ice-based Elemental Spell |
| 28 | Frost Armor | 63 | Gives the entire party the effect of Ice Spikes |
| 39 | Sleepga | 56 | Inflicts Sleep on enemies in range |
| 50 | Double Slap | 96 | Hits twice with a hand-to-hand physical attack weapon skill |
| 60 | Blizzard IV | 118 | Ice-based Elemental Spell dealing damage |
| 70 | Rush | 164 | Five-hit hand-to-hand physical attack weapon skill |
| 75 | Heavenly Strike | 182 | (Merit) Ice-based Elemental Spell dealing massive damage |
| Favor | Shiva's Favor | -- | Increases Magic Attack of all party members in range |
Final Fantasy XII[]
The Airship Shiva.
Although not appearing in the game as a summon, the blue-skinned figure bound to the Esper Mateus closely resembles Shiva. Fran's level 3 quickening Shatterheart resembles Shiva's special attack Diamond Dust. There is also an airship named Shiva.
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings[]
- Bài viết chính: Shiva (Revenant Wings)
- "Alluring Empress of Ice. Blizzards whirl and rage at her command."
- —Description
Shiva is the rank 3 Water Ranged summon, and costs 20 affinity points to summon. Her normal attack, Triple Slap, deals water damage to one foe with three successive hits. Her special, Diamond Dust, deals heavy water damage to all enemies in range, and inflicts Stop. She is one of the unique water types in that she is really an ice-type. Therefore, she is weak to fire instead of thunder. There are two other weaker Yarhi which are also named after Shiva, Shivan and Shivar, which are stated to be her child and lover respectively.
Final Fantasy XIII[]
The Shiva Sisters concept art in Final Fantasy XIII.
- "Cool them off!"
- —Snow Villiers
- See the Gestalt Mode And Summoning sequence here.
- Xem thông tin trận đấu tại: Stiria (Boss) and Nix (Final Fantasy XIII)
In Final Fantasy XIII Snow Villiers' Eidolon is the Shiva Sisters, also referred to as the Twin Sisters of Shiva. The sisters are composed of Stiria (スティリア, Sutiria), the dark-skinned elder sister with a light patch around her right eye, and younger, lighter-skinned Nix (ニクス, Nikusu), who has a dark patch around one eye. Snow first faces the sisters as bosses at Lake Bresha, as a test to prove his strength to them.
While summoned, the sisters have their own separate ATB Gauge, but both will be dismissed if their shared SP Gauge falls to zero. This is compensated by Stiria not being able to be directly targeted. In normal mode, Stiria focuses on the Medic and Ravager roles, healing Snow and dealing ice-elemental damage to enemies. Nix focuses on a Commando role, although she does have one spell at her disposal. While Stiria cannot be targeted by enemies, she can still be damaged by area-of-effect attacks.
Snow's Gestalt Gauge increases by driving up enemy chain gauges and by defending against enemy attacks as a Sentinel. In Gestalt Mode, the Shiva Sisters transform into a motorcycle Snow can ride.
Stiria's Abilities[]
| Ability | ATB Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blizzard | 1 | Inflicts ice magic damage on one opponent. |
| Blizzara | 2 | Inflicts ice magic damage on opponents within a small radius. |
| Blizzaga | 3 | Inflicts ice magic damage on opponents within a large radius. |
| Curaga | 1 | Restores major HP on one ally. |
| Esuna | 1 | Removes the most recently inflicted status ailment on one ally. |
| Arise | Auto | Revives ally from KO with full HP. Instantly dismisses Eidolons. |
| Penetration | Auto | Ignores target's Fire, Ice, Lightning and Water resistances when attacking. |
Nix's Abilities[]
| Ability | ATB Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wheel Rap | 1 | Inflicts physical damage on one opponent. |
| Flip Kick | 1 | Inflicts physical damage and launches a staggered opponent in the air |
| Wheel Grind | 1 | Inflicts multiple physical damage on one opponent. |
| Wheel Toss | 1 | Inflicts physical damage on one opponent from long range. |
| Pirouette | 2 | Inflicts physical damage on opponents within a small radius. |
| Blizzara | 2 | Inflicts ice magic damage on opponents within a small radius. |
| ATB Charge | Auto | Accelerates ATB gauge when recharging. |
| Penetration | Auto | Ignores target's Fire, Ice, Lightning and Water resistances when attacking. |
Gestalt Mode[]
| Ability | ATB Cost | Move PS3/360 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelie | 3 | Up  /A
|
Charge forward and deal non-elemental damage to target. |
| Spinfreeze | 3 | Down /A
|
Deal Ice damage to surrounding targets and launch staggered ones into the air. |
| Icicle Drift | 3 | Left or right /A
|
Deal non-element damage by sliding into target. |
| Ice Ramp | 3 |  /B
|
Jump off conjured ramp and deal Ice damage. |
| Diamond Dust | All |  /Y
|
Repeatedly deal Ice damage to all targets. |
Final Fantasy Tactics[]
The job class Summoner earns this ability over time. Her Glacial Shards attack is a large ice-elemental attack that spreads over a portion of the battlefield. Shiva costs 24 MP, has a speed of 25, and needs 200 JP to learn.
In the PlayStation version, when summoned, the summoner will sometimes say, "Wind, fade to silence and light, give us power! Shiva!"
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[]
The Summoner job class learns the ability to summon her through the Snake Staff. Unlike in her other appearances where she appears with a revealing outfit, this incarnation of Shiva is shown in full armor with only the bottom of her face revealed. Although Shiva wields a sword and shield she does not use them to attack. Instead, she holds the sword vertically above her head, and casts an ice spell.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]
Like in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Shiva appears once more with her dark blue armor and sword, although she does not use her sword to fight, but instead raises it to send a flurry of ice shards at the selected foes. The Summoner job can learn the "spell" Shiva through the Serpent Staff.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time[]
When wearing the Mythic Beast Sallet and Mythic Beast Plate a female Selkie resembles Shiva.
Dissidia Final Fantasy[]
The automatic version of Shiva.
The manual version of Shiva.
Shiva appears as a summon in Dissidia. When used, Shiva "freezes" the opponent's Brave Points, preventing them from increasing. Like many summons in Dissidia, Shiva can be summoned in two distinct ways: automatically, which summons her immediately when the user is attacked by an HP attack and her Final Fantasy VIII artwork appears, and manually, where her Final Fantasy IV artwork appears. Shiva's auto version can be obtained in the third stage of the Destiny Odyssey II storyline, and the manual version can be obtained in the same odyssey's second stage.
Final Fantasy: Unlimited[]
Shiva in Final Fantasy: Unlimited.
In the anime, Final Fantasy: Unlimited, Shiva makes two appearances as a summon. The Soil Charge Triad (Soil is like the colored bullet of a Magun, used to summon creatures) needed to summon Shiva is:
- The cry of the dark spirit, Dark Green!
- The one that does not forgive creation, Virgin White!
- The one that freezes everything, Ice Blue!
Followed by saying: "Shine! Summoned Creature! Shiva!"
In the English audio version, the Soil Charge Triad was changed to:
- The cry of a soul without light, Forest Green! (or Moss Green)
- The soil that forbids the birth of life, Maiden White!
- To freeze all things, Ice Blue!
Followed by saying: "Shine! I summon you! Shiva!"
Other Appearances[]
Chocobo series[]
- Bài viết chính: Shiva (Chocobo Series)
Shiva appears in Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon, Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon 2, Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales, and Chocobo Racing. She appears also as cards in Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales and Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon.
Non-Final Fantasy Appearances[]
Itadaki Street series[]
Shiva has appeared in Itadaki Street Special and Itadaki Street Portable.
The World Ends With You[]
- "A powerful, top-class Tin Pin with a cool design worthy of its namesake, the Ice Queen. Rapidly tap empty space to activate her psych."
- —Pin Description
Shiva appears as a pin called Tin Pin Shiva in The World Ends with You. Her psych calls up massive icicles from the ground, dealing considerable damage to the enemy.
Blood of Bahamut[]
Artwork of Shiva in Blood of Bahamut.
Shiva is set to appear as one of the giant monsters in Blood of Bahamut.
Lord of Vermilion II[]
Shiva's card in Lord of Vermilion II.
Shiva appears as a card in Lord of Vermilion II.