Ahriman (Final Fantasy III)

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The ebb of darkness is getting stronger! Soon none will be able to stop it! As for you, you will never leave this place alive!

Ahriman

Ahriman is a boss from Final Fantasy III located in the final area of the game, the World of Darkness, at the southeast portal. Ahriman is one of the four guardians of the Dark Crystals the Cloud of Darkness orders to kill the Warriors of Light. It guards the Earth Crystal of the Dark World.

Battle

In the DS version, Ahriman mainly uses the spells Meteor, Quake, Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, and Curaja, along with its physical attack. Quake is its most powerful attack, but it is nothing to worry about as the party can easily heal from its spells. Ahriman becomes a longer boss battle in comparison to the NES version, due to much higher HP.

One of the easiest ways to defeat this boss is to have at least one Dragoon in the party, leaving room for a White Mage or a Devout. Use the ability Jump continuously (the player should wield two Wind Spears if they have them to exploit the Ahriman's weakness) and heal when necessary. A Viking in the party can draw attacks from the Ahriman, allowing the party to take less damage.

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Trivia

• This is the first appearance of the series recurrent enemy. While it makes an appearance in remakes of the original Final Fantasy they are cameos of this same version. Neither this nor any kind of Ahriman is present in the original NES version of the first Final Fantasy.
• Although named the same, this appears to be a more powerful version of the species. This is supported in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years where this same version is fought in the same room as Final Fantasy III's Cerberus, Echidna, and Two-Headed Dragon. The boss has more developed abilities and parameters than its Final Fantasy IV enemy counterparts. If Kain Highwind is in the party, it will express concern about how they have already fought the fiend before, referring of course to the original Final Fantasy IV's enemy versions.
• Ahriman is the only one of the guardians of the Dark Crystals not to have a recolor.

Related Enemies

• Cerberus (Boss)
• Echidna (Boss)
• Two Headed Dragon (Boss)